Fire Department Funds Tuition Assistance

Fire Chief Randy Brown, Deputy Fire Chief Don Lehr, and Lt. Scott Brace of the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department present a check to Dr. Mary Henderson, Director of the OWC Fort Walton Beach Campus and Brian Shonk, Director of the OWC Public Safety Division and Criminal Justice Training Center. The funds will be used to establish the Ocean City - Wright Fire Department Fund which will be used to provide tuition assistance for Ocean City - Wright Fire Department employees attending OWC’s programs in Emergency Administration and Management, Emergency Medical Services, and/or the Bachelor of Applied Science with emphasis in Public Service Management.

Back to Main Page

Darkroom Donation

Reid Gilland of Valparaiso (left) discusses photographic darkroom equipment with Steve Phillips (right) of OWC’s Division of Fine and Performing Arts. Gilland, who is the retired range chief at Eglin Air Force Base and former Valparaiso City Commissioner, recently made a donation of two enlargers and other photographic equipment to the college for photography classes.

Back to Main Page

Republican Women Present Scholarship

Barbara Wall, President of the Republican Women of Okaloosa, Federated, presents a scholarship certificate to Sloan Robbins of Mary Esther, recipient of the club’s first scholarship.

Back to Main Page

Thomas Scholars Recognized

Fred Thomas, President of Thomco Enterprises of Fort Walton Beach, congratulates recipients of the Yolanda Thomas Scholarship, established in memory of his late wife, Yolanda. The scholarship supports women students who return to college and attend OWC. L to R: Fred Thomas, Michelle Rief, Wanda Morgan, Monique King, LaRhonda Taylor, Lori Allgood and Dr. Bob Richburg.

Back to Main Page

Thomhave Scholarships Remember Son

The family of the late Christian Thomhave presents Jim Chitwood, OWC Foundation Executive Director, with a $11,000 check from the Christian Thomhave Memorial Golf Tournament held recently at Foxwood Country Club in Crestview. The annual golf tournament, in memory of Christian, provides scholarship support for OWC students from Crestview or Niceville. (l to r) B. J. Thomhave, Jim Chitwood, Kalena Thomhave and Karen Thomhave.

Back to Main Page

Burke Scholars Thank General

Lt. Gen.(retired) Kelly Burke greets OWC nursing student and recipient of the
Kelly and Denny Burke Scholarship, Andrea Rinke, at a recent scholarship luncheon
at which recipients thanked the general and his family for their scholarship
support. The Burke 2 + 2 Scholarship, established in 1993, funds non-traditional
students at OWC, then provides additional support for two years at any public
academic institution in Florida.

Back to Main Page