The awards below are for the following scholarships/grants:
Attend ASBO International Scholarship Recipients
Leroy Holloway Professional Development Grant Recipients
OCSBM Scholarship Recipients
Leroy Holloway Grant Recipients
This grant is for an OkASBO member who has never attended the ASBO International Conference.
To find out more about this grant, click here
Download application form here.
2008 - Ms. Ronita Bridges
Ms. Ronita Bridges has been selected to receive the “Leroy Holloway” Professional Development Grant to attend the ASBO International Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 12-15, 2007.
Ms Bridges has been the Business Manager and Treasurer
at Sterling Schools since 2003. Prior to that, she held the
same positions at Elgin Schools, beginning in 1996. Earlier
experience found her at Cameron University as their Federal
Programs Director.
She has been a member of Oklahoma ASBO since 1996 and is a graduate of the Oklahoma Center for School Business Management at OSU, and this is her first trip to ASBO International Conferences and Exhibits.
Won’t you join with me to encourage her?
Read the whole story on page 17 of the August 2008 OkASBO News
Previous Recipients
2007 - Ms. Liz Fawbush, Duncan Schools
2006 - Ms. Kim Smith, Tri-County Technology Center
2005 - Ms. Karen Pierce, Allen-Bowden Schools
2004 - Ms. Terri Cornelsen, Texhoma Schools
2003 - Mr. Douglas Melton, Guymon Schools
2002 - Ms. Patti Beavers, Bartlesville Schools
2001 -
Ms. Patricia Smith, Pocola Schools
2000 - Ms. Tamyra Nash, SDE
Everyone seems to think that their attendance was beneficial, but call and ask them for yourself.
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OCSBM Scholarship Recipients
Any School district that maintains membership or become paid members of OkASBO may apply to OkASBO for a scholarship to attend any seminar offered by the Oklahoma Center for School Business Management.
Oklahoma ASBO has reserved $5000.00 as scholarship awards to its members who desire to attend classes and courses offered by the Oklahoma Center for School Business Management. Recipients are aknowledged individually.
If you received a scholarship last year, you are not eligible for another one but a different OkASBO member at your school district is eligible.
Click here for a partial listing of the courses offered this school year. You may contact Dr. Linda Abner at 405-744-8501 for a complete course listing and the tuition for each.
To find out more about this scholarship, click here
Download application form here.
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Associate Member ASBO International Scholarships
This scholarship was first introduced in 2007 and continues this year. The number of scholarships awarded depends upon the funds received from the Associate member exhibitors at our Spring Conference.
To find out more about this scholarship, click here.
2008 - Marilyn Vann and Kelly Shannon
Kelly Shannon has been a member ofOklahoma ASBO since 2004.She graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1986 w/ BS in Accounting. She worked in public accounting as an auditor and CPA, including having her own CPA practice until 2002. She did not have any school auditing or accounting experience when she was employed by Ardmore City Schools on 9/4/2001 as an accountant. She was promoted to Business Manager the following year.
Marilyn Vann has been a member of Oklahoma ASBO since 2002. She has worked for Norman Public Schools since March, 2004 
and has enjoyed every minute. As the Accounting Coordinator, she supervises the Accounts Payable, Payroll, Activity Fund functions and performs other accounting duties as needed. She is a graduate of the Oklahoma Center for School Business Management program, a member of the OkASBO Human Resources/ Risk Management Committee since 2005, and member of the Advisory Committee for the Accounting Program at Moore Norman Technology Center for 14 years.
Please join me in encouraging Kelly and Marilyn in their endeavors. Congratulations to both of you! See you in Denver!
Read more about them on page 15 of the August 2008 OkASBO News
Previous Recipients
2007 - Ms. Patti Beavers
Read more about Patti Beavers on page 12 of the August 2007 OkASBO News
