Dr. W.O. Young
Pictured: Ruth Cherokee Young
Ruth attended Murray State College in Tishomingo, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman. In 1959, she and husband, Bill, founded the Cherokee Telephone Company in Durant. The company remains a family owned and operated business today.
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This scholarship is for students majoring in Art. Recipients must be U.S. citizens, enrolled full-time, and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to students from southern Oklahoma and northern Texas.