In 2002, the Miss Texas Organization proudly awarded over
$2,500,000 in cash and in-kind educational scholarships. Individuals, colleges,
universities and corporations contribute scholarship funds. Numerous
scholarships are awarded at the state and local levels to meritorious students
of diverse needs and interests.
2004 Awards - 2003 Awards
- 2001 Awards - 2000
Awards
| Top Ten Scholarship Awards | |||
| $10,000 | Miss Texas 2002, - Mike Miller & Associates Award | Lisa Dalzell | Miss Lake O’ The Pines |
| $ 8,000 | 1st Runner-up - Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 6,000 | 2nd Runner-up - RB Contractors / Randy & Vallarie Brown Award | Brooke Staudt | Miss Hurst-Euless-Bedford |
| $ 4,000 | 3rd Runner-up - Reflections Boutique & Salon / Lois Morris | Megan Gilbride | Miss Katy |
| $ 2,000 | 4th Runner-up - LaRona Maxwell Memorial Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 1,500 | 6th Place - Joe Wilmoth Ltd. Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Abilene |
| $ 1,400 | 7th Place - Miss Texas Board of Directors Award | Brook Kibler | Miss Burleson |
| $ 1,300 | 8th Place - Honorary Mary McMullin Award | Georgia Locke | Miss Dallas |
| $ 1,200 | 9th Place - Marshon’s of Tulsa Award | Marlies Fitch | Miss Southeast Texas |
| $ 1,100 | 10th Place - Carol Craig Potter Award | Lindsay Kellum | Miss White Settlement |
| Balance of Top Twenty Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 1,000 | 11th Place - Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Fort Worth |
| $ 900 | 12th Place - J. K. Riley Award | Robin Allen | Miss Rio Grande Valley |
| $ 800 | 13th Place - Miss Texas Board of Trustees Award | Brooke Carroll | Miss West Texas |
| $ 700 | 14th Place - Honorary Louis & Ann Bogart Award | Davetta Cooke | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 600 | 15th Place - Frost Bank Award | Melissa Pritchett | Miss Conroe |
| $ 500 | 16th Place - Carol Fuller Award | Jordan Johnson | Miss Garland |
| $ 500 | 17th Place - Carol Fuller Award | Melissa Ragsdale | Miss Cypress |
| $ 500 | 18th Place - Michael Hannah Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Texas Panhandle |
| $ 500 | 19th Place - Michael Hannah Award | Emily Ford | Miss Parker County |
| $ 500 | 20th Place - Michael Hannah Award | Crystal Lynn Martinez | Miss Gulf Coast |
| Overall Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 1,000 | William R. Morris Memorial Talent Award | Georgia Locke | Miss Dallas |
| $ 1,000 | Craig Hamilton Best Interview Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 500 | LaRona Maxwell Memorial Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Texas Panhandle |
| $ 500 | Ada Duckett Evening Wear Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 200 | Norval Sykes Most Talented Vocalist Award | Georgia Locke | Miss Dallas |
| $ 200 | Robert & Carolyn Fanning Award Most Talented Dancer Award | Melissa Pritchett | Miss Conroe |
| $ 200 | Rick Stitzel Most Talented Musician Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Fort Worth |
| $ 200 | Jaresh /O’Rear Most Talented Actress/Variety Act Award | Brooke Staudt | Miss Hurst-Euless-Bedford |
| Overall Preliminary Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 350 | Bob Barker/Barker Video Productions Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Texas Panhandle |
| $ 350 | Dr. Darryl Nix Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Rachelle Gurulé | Miss Farmers Branch |
| $ 350 | Phil Prickett/Bavousett Photography Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Megan Gilbride | Miss Katy |
| $ 500 | Dr. Christopher Tye Talent Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 500 | Dr. Darryl Nix Talent Award | Georgia Locke | Miss Dallas |
| $ 500 | Ron Minnix / Transcript Press Talent Award | Lisa Dalzell | Miss Lake O’ The Pines |
| Alpha Scholarship Awards Presented to First Year Participants in the M.A.O. Program | |||
| $ 250 | Basil McDaniel Preliminary Talent Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Abilene |
| $ 250 | Pruett / Cook / Stokes Preliminary Talent Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 250 | Billy Wayne Slaughter Preliminary Talent Award | Emily Ford | Miss Parker County |
| $ 150 | Basil McDaniel Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Brooke Carroll | Miss West Texas |
| $ 150 | Bruce Wallace Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Rachelle Gurulé | Miss Farmers Branch |
| $ 150 | Jim Thompson Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Davetta Cooke | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 500 | LaRona Maxwell Memorial Alpha Overall Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 300 | Dr. Terry Durr Alpha Best Interview Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 300 | Jack Geddes Memorial Alpha Non-Finalist Interview Award | Davetta Cooke | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 300 | Michael Hannah Horizon Award | Robin Allen | Miss Rio Grande Valley |
| $ 300 | Bob Horan Alpha Talent Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 200 | Marvin E. Blum Alpha Most Talented Vocalist Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| Alpha Scholarship Awards continued | |||
| $ 300 | Borrerro / Robertson Alpha Overall Evening Wear Award | Emily Ford | Miss Parker County |
| $ 200 | Jim & Sherry Hanson Alpha Overall Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Rachelle Gurulé | Miss Farmers Branch |
| $ 200 | Devon Spence Alpha Most Talented Dancer Award | Crystal Lynn Martinez | Miss Gulf Coast |
| $ 200 | Pete & Kim Theodorsen Alpha Most Talented Musician Award | Brooke Carroll | Miss West Texas |
| $ 200 | Patsy Bohannan Alpha Most Talented Actress Variety Act Award | Tiffany Marler | Miss Lake Fork Area |
| Non-Finalist Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 500 | Tamara Hext Hilliard Non-Finalist Interview Award | Robin Allen | Miss Rio Grande Valley |
| $ 500 | Stacy James Non-Finalist Vocalist Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 500 | Stacy James Non-Finalist Vocalist Award | Tianna Hall | Miss Richardson |
| $ 500 | Tara Watson Non-Finalist Dancer Award | Melissa Pritchett | Miss Conroe |
| $ 500 | Marshon’s of Tulsa Non-Finalist Musician, Actress or Variety Act Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Fort Worth |
| Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds for above Non-Finalist Awards | |||
| Special Judges Awards | |||
| $ 200 | Michael Hannah Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 200 | Marcy Johnson Award | April Sigman | Miss Harris County |
| $ 200 | Genny Lawrence Mascorro Award | Tianna Hall | Miss Richardson |
| $ 200 | Maxwell & Mollie Newcom Award | Jordan Johnson | Miss Garland |
| $ 200 | David & Charlotte Sundstrom Award | Shannon Sturdivant | Miss NE Tarrant County |
| $ 200 | Joan Trew/Williams Trew Real Estate Services Award | Jennifer Lawrence | Miss Hunt County |
| Special Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 500 | William R. Morris Memorial Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 300 | Dr. Terry Durr Community Service Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Abilene |
| $ 200 | Mark Beaubouef Alpha Community Service Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Abilene |
| $ 300 | Tatum Hubbard Academic Excellence Award | Amy Lenderman | Miss Lufkin |
| $ 200 | Angie Mabry Nauta Alpha Academic Excellence Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 300 | Bo Chandler Boyd & Karen Bryant Legal Studies Award | Lisa Dalzell | Miss Lake O’ The Pines |
| $ 300 | Jon & Kit Hannah Miss Texas Spirit Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 1,000 | Miss America Organization State Academic Award | Amy Lenderman | Miss Lufkin |
| $ 1,000 | Miss America Organization State Community Service Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Abilene |
| Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Awards | |||
| $ 300 | Jean Jones Magness Past President’s Honorary Scholarship Award | Amy Lenderman | Miss Lufkin |
| $ 300 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Award | Britney Phillips | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 200 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Alpha Award | Melissa McLaughlin | Miss Plano |
| $ 200 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Alpha Award | Danielle Nations | Miss Ellis County |
| The B. Don Magness “Texas Cares for Children” Scholarship Awards Presented to High School Senior Males | |||
| David G. Benavides II | Hebbronville High School | Hebbronville, Texas | |
| Russell Lee Jones III | Frisco High School | Frisco, Texas | |
| $1, 000 | B. Don Magness “Texas Cares for Children” Scholarship Award Presented to Miss Teen Texas 2002 | ||
| Local Pageant Organization Awards | |||
| Most Cooperative First Year Pageant | Miss Plano Organization | ||
| Most Cooperative Continuing Pageant | Miss San Angelo Organization | ||
| Best Local Pageant Program Book | Miss Amarillo Area Organization | ||
| Best State Pageant Program Book Ad Layout | Miss Amarillo Area Organization | ||
| Best State Pageant Program Book Two Page Ad, | Miss Lake O’ The Pines Organization | ||
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Best State Pageant Program Book One Page Ad (Page 229) | Miss Conroe Organization | ||
| Most Creative State Pageant Program Book Ad | Miss Dallas Organization | ||
| All Cash and/or In-Kind Tuition Scholarships are subject to entrance and academic requirements and stipulations of each college, university or institute and those of the Miss Texas Organization Official Scholarship Rules & Regulations. All local titleholder awards listed are pertinent to scores earned during the preliminary competition, with the exception of the Top Ten, Community Service, Special Merit and Special Judges Awards. All ties were broken by the auditors by the Miss America Organization process. | |||