College of Education
Warf-Pickel Hall
PO Box 70685
Johnson City, TN 37614
Contact Name:  Dr. Angela Lewis
Phone Number:  (423) 439-7503
Email Address:  lewisar@etsu.edu

Applications for Clemmer College of Education scholarships are available November 1 for the next academic year from
Clemmer College of Education, Room 321 Warf-Pickel Hall


Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Armentrout Scholarship Endowment :

  • Full-time undergraduate
  •  Teacher education major
  •  Minimum GPA – 2.8
  •  Demonstrates potential and motivation for teaching
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Claudius G. and Katherine Earnest Clemmer Endowment :

  • Rising junior, senior or graduate
  • Minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Demonstrates potential for career in teaching
    Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Lauren Cole Memorial Scholarship for ETSU Parks & Recreation Management

  • Must have declared major in Parks & Recreation Management
  • Must be a senior
  • Must have a demonstrated commitment to community service
  • Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Must submit a short essay on these combined topics:
    Parks and Recreation - 1) Why is it important? and 2) What do I plan
    to do with my degree?
  • Applications and essay are due March 1st

ETSU College of Education Scholarship Endowment :

  • Undergraduate
  • Elementary and/or secondary education major
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Sara J. Goodin Memorial Scholarship:

  • Graduate
  • Student must be seeking Master of Arts in Teaching degree and have earned a baccalaureate degree with an Arts and Sciences major
  • Minimum GPA – 3.2
  • Two letters of recommendation from faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences required
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Professor E.E. and Margaret Johnson Hawkins Memorial Scholarship Endowment:

  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Elementary or secondary education major
  • Minimum GPA – 2.6
  • Resident of northeast Tennessee (Washington, Carter, Unicoi, Sullivan, Greene and Johnson counties)
  •  Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st 

Dr. L. Scott Honaker, Jr. Memorial Scholarship :

  • Graduate students
  • Candidate must be nominated by a committee made up of a member from each College of Education department
  • Education major
  • Minimum GPA – 2.8 with emphasis on graduate GPA
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Joan  Brandon Hull Memorial Scholarship Endowment :

  • Undergraduate and graduate
  • Education major
  • Minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Preference given to residents of Greene County, Tennessee
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Mabel Clair Ligon Memorial Scholarship Fund :

  • Full-time rising junior, senior or graduate student
  • Major: undergraduate – secondary or elementary teacher preparation program
  • Graduate – counseling (community agency)
  • GPA:   undergraduate – 3.0; graduate – 3.5
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Military Order of the Purple Heart Endowment :

  • Undergraduate
  • Apply to:  Director, Division of Special Education
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Carolyn G. Palmer Memorial Scholarship Endowment :

  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Education or educational media major
  • Preference given to North Carolina or Tennessee resident
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st 

Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship :

  • Junior or senior
  • Education major
  • Minimum GPA – 3.0
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st 

Lloyd T. and Winifred O. Roberts Scholarship :

  • Junior, senior or graduate
  • Physical education major
  • Minimum GPA – 2.5
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Louise Skalko Scholarship Endowment :

  • Undergraduate or graduate
  • Media services, instructional technology or special education major
  • Preference given to students with disabilities, especially the hearing impaired
  • Minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Documented financial need
  • Recipients selected by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of Media Services and Office of Disability Services
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

John L. and Grace Wilson Wade Family Scholarship :

  • Undergraduate
  • Education major
  • Documented financial need
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st

Karen & Russ West Teaching Leadership Endowment

  • Graduate students
  • Currently employed as an elementary, middle school or secondary classroom teacher
  • Currently be, or be approved to enroll in CCOE and the ETSU School of Graduate Studies for the purpose of obtaining a master's degree
  • Demonstrate creativity and innovation for effective classroom teaching

 Isabel Hayes Williams Scholarship Endowment :

  • Undergraduate
  • Minimum GPA – 2.8
  • Demonstrates great promise as teacher or educator
  • Apply to:  Dean’s Office, College of Education, 321 Warf-Pickel Hall
  • Application deadline:  March 1st