Four students – Jessica Findley, Caitlynn Patton, Taylor Shelton and Caden Tucker—have received the Bill & Eloise Muncy Memorial Scholarship for Academic Year 2022-2023 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU).
Findley, Patton, and Tucker all hail from Hinton, Oklahoma. Findley is a sophomore studying Business Marketing. Patton is a sophomore with an undecided major. Tucker is a freshman at SWOSU majoring in Engineering Technology. Shelton is a graduate student from Watonga, Oklahoma pursuing a masters in Health and Physical Education.
The Bill and Elois Muncy Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 by their children — Mike Muncy, SWOSU Class of 1977, of Oklahoma City, and Jayne Muncy Hackworth of Centennial, Colorado. The fund benefits SWOSU students from the Geary, Watonga, Calumet, Hinton, and Greenfield areas.
Bill and Elois Muncy were educated in Hinton. Bill was a year ahead of Elois in school, and together the two took every math class offered to them. Bill wanted to go to college but could not afford it, so after graduation, he went to work at his uncle’s farm at Geary. They understood the value of education and were always reading and learning. They always said, “Once you learn it, it’s yours for life.”
The Bill and Elois Muncy Memorial Scholarship Fund is stewarded by the SWOSU Foundation, Inc. The Foundation was established in 1977 to promote philanthropy, award scholarships, and distribute funds to support the activities and programs of SWOSU. For more information about the Bill and Elois Muncy Memorial Scholarship Fund or any SWOSU Foundation funds, please contact 580-774-3267 or visit www.SWOSUFoundation.com.