Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship
Created in 2002 by Pete Stavros, former OSFA Legislative Director, the Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship offers children and relatives of active or retired Oklahoma firefighters who are members of the OSFA help with college expenses.
Scholarship Award for 2012 - $600
Scholarship Application Deadline for 2012 - postmarked no later than April 15
Application Criteria
A child or relative of an active or retired member of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association. Prior winners are not eligible to re-apply.
To Apply
Download application and information forms from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation's Scholarship Center and Directory. Visit the OCCF Web site for the scholarship information at
www.occf.org/scholarships/stavro.
If the link fails, go to www.occf.org and position your cursor on Scholarship Center at the top of the page and choose Directory. Click on S in the alphabet listing and then choose Pete and Lela Stavros Scholarship from the S listing.
Download all forms listed on the scholarship page, as there are special instructions and deadlines for each form.
If you do not have Internet access, call OSFA at 800.308.5336 for copies of the forms.
Deadline
All scholarship materials must be postmarked by April 15. Mail to Pete and Lela Stavros Scholarship, c/o OSFA, 2716 N.E. 50th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73111.
Recipients will be notified by mail and the scholarships will be disbursed during a special ceremony at the annual OSFA Convention.
Congratulations 2011 Stavros Scholarship Recipients!
From left to right: OSFA President Bert Norton, Pete Stavros, Graham Billeg,
Danielle Logan, Jordan Gaither, Holly Wilson and Jacey Wallace.
Receiving $500 college scholarships through the
Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship Foundation
at the 117th annual
OSFA Convention were:
Graham Billeg, Newcastle High School (son
of Robert Billeg, Oklahoma City FD)
Jordan Gaither, Davidson High
School (daughter of James Gaither Jr., Frederick FD)
Danielle Logan,
Fort Supply High School (daughter of Marty Logan, Ret. Woodward FD)
Jacey
Wallace, Hugo High School (daughter of Patrick Wallace, Hugo FD)
Holly
Wilson, Broken Arrow High School (daughter of Brian Wilson, Broken
Arrow FD)
On hand to congratulate the recipients was Pete Stavros, who retired from the Oklahoma City Fire Department after 31 years of service and was the OSFA Legislative Director in the 1980s and '90s.
2010 Stavros Scholarship Recipients
From left to right, Tyler Iago, Jodie
Neal, Pete Stavros,
Jarred Stockton, Joseph Boak, and Bradley Lowden
Jarred Stockton of Mangum, sponsored by his step-father, Kent Gambill. Jarred planned to attend OU and study physical therapy.
Joseph Boak of Beggs, sponsored by his father, Evert Boak. Joseph planned to attend OSU and study civil engineering.
Bradley Lowden of Fort Supply, sponsored by his father, Michael Lowden. Bradley planned to attend NWOSU and study law enforcement to be a game warden.
Tyler Iago of Newcastle, sponsored by his father Thomas Iago. Tyler planned to attend USAO and study pre-med and continue into firefighting.
Jodie Neal of Stroud, sponsored by her father, Randy Neal. Jodie planned to attend OU and study to become a pharmacist.