University Staff Association Staff Scholarships

USA Professional and Support Staff Scholarships

The University Staff Association welcomes UHCL employees (professional and support staff) to submit a complete application packet for one or more scholarships. These scholarships are set aside specifically for professional and support staff working at UHCL, to aid in the pursuit of academic excellence, degree completion, and career growth.

Let this page serve as a resource in your pursuit of an academic degree at UHCL or another accredited institution of higher education. Note that some scholarships are UHCL-specific while others are not. The University Staff Association encourages staff to apply for the following scholarships:

• Jean Nettles Staff Scholarship
• Katherine Justice Employee Scholarship
• Maria Guadalupe Torres Scholarship
• William A. Staples Staff Scholarship

Maria Guadalupe Torres Scholarship Recipients

2023-2024

• Salma Argumedo (Fall 2023)
• Andrew Ngo (Fall 2023)
• Erin Haynes (Summer 2024)
• Lauren Sawyer (Summer 2024)

2022-2023

• Miriam Qumsieh (Fall 2022)
• Erin Haynes (Spring 2023)
• Miriam Qumsieh (Spring 2023)

2021-2022

• Fran Davis (Fall 2021)
• Katelynn Rivardo (Fall 2021)
• Fran Davis (Summer 2022)

2020-2021

• Fran Davis (Summer 2021)
• Tiffany King (Spring 2021)

2019-2020

• Vanessa Cubides (Fall 2019)
• Tiffany King (Fall 2019)
• Vanessa Ochoa (Fall 2019)

2018-2019

• Corinne Hodges
• Julie Ann Brenegen
• Patrick Lawrence Cardenas

For additional information regarding this scholarship, please reach out to Bernie Streeter, our Scholarship Committee Chair, via email at streeter@uhcl.edu.