Tracy Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Two $1,000 Scholarships are awarded to
NHS members each year.
NHS members each year.
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Tracy Murphy was a true Douglas County native and attended all thirteen years of school at Ava Public Schools. When she entered high school, she became very active in all aspects of school. She was a four-year member of the Pom Pom Squad and practiced on a daily basis. While in high school, Tracy was on the speech team, in Quill & Scroll, Key Club Queen, Anchor Club, the top ten-percent of her class and worked part-time at Wal-Mart.
Tracy was on the original members of the National Honor Society in Ava High School which was very important to her. She felt that athletic students were honored at many events, but scholastic achievements were seldom recognized. She worked hard with several teachers to help form this club and was very proud to be a member and officer her junior and senior years. A few months into her first-year at Southwest Missouri State University, Tracy was killed in an auto accident. Her high school teacher, Mrs. Pat Henry, asked Tracy's father Max Murphy, if he would establish a scholarship as a memorial to Tracy to give deserving NHS members a chance to further their education. The Tracy Murphy Memorial Scholarship was established in 1987. To date, we have given sixty-five scholarships totaling $81,000. The money for this scholarship has accumulated from donations in lieu of flowers, private contributions and fund raisers by the club members through the years. Tracy's family believes that a small portion of her life can live on in the lives of people that benefit from this memorial scholarship. |
Tracy Murphy Memorial
Scholarship Winners 2024 Heston Alexander and Mallory Melton 2023 Wyatt Johnson, Ivy Nelsen & Reagan Stillings 2022 Andrew Dalton, Ethan Donley & Lauren King 2021 Sydney Gunter & Grace Key 2020 Hunter Downs & Karcee McFarlin 2019 Coy Akers and Araina Evans 2018 Kathrin Buff, Becca Dudley, and Rachel Taylor 2017 Alayna Brown & Dakota Hathcock 2016 Ruby Kilgore & Jennifer Withers 2015 Kayla Casey & Kane Thompson 2014 Kathrin Aid & Bailey Lee 2013 Sarah Copeland & Hannah Dudley 2012 Kevin Philpott & Alisha Womack 2011 Whitney McDonald & Kalynn Miller 2010 Kristy Sigafoos & Austin Stillings 2009 Austin Evans & Caitlin Patterson 2008 Wil Shrable & Trey Hathcock 2007 Daniel Posey, Kerre Shrable & Ashley Sigafoos 2006 Kelse Bray & Kati Ewing 2005 Amber Carmichael & Kayla Hinrichs 2004 Heath Gray & James Transano 2003 Denver Brown & Jessica Williams 2002 Kelbe Hollrah, Carrie Barker & Tara Hathcock 2001 Sara Moran & Ashley Strong 2000 Lydia Wallace & Andrew Stewart 1999 Samantha Brown & Brooke Fish 1998 Amber Smith & Evelyn Zamora 1997 Brandy Lakey & Michelle Shortt 1996 Jennifer Streight & Jolee Jenkins 1995 Jennifer Corum & Alisha Swofford 1994 Sarah Henry & Alisha Heriford 1993 Heather Davidson & Reagan Swofford 1992 Becky Henry & Holly Stillings 1991 Renee Alvarez & Kara Beth Norman 1990 Erin Fleetwood & Scott Sallee 1989 Tim Noll & Brandon Schmacht 1988 Mary Brooke & Chris Calmer |
