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 - 2002 Awards - 2001 Awards - 2000
Awards
| Top Ten Scholarship Awards | |||
| $10,000 | Miss Texas 2003, Mike Miller & Associates Award | Sunni Cranfill | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 8,000 | 1st Runner-up, Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau Appreciation Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Fort Worth |
| $ 6,000 | 2nd Runner-up, RB Contractors / Randy & Vallarie Brown Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Lubbock |
| $ 4,000 | 3rd Runner-up, Reflections Boutique & Salon / Lois Morris | Megan Gilbride | Miss Humble/Kingwood |
| $ 2,000 | 4th Runner-up, LaRona Maxwell Memorial Award | Kristen Porter | Miss Metrocrest |
| $ 1,500 | 6th Place, Joe Wilmoth Ltd. Award | Lindsay Kellum | Miss Wise County |
| $ 1,400 | 7th Place, Katherine Lusk Memorial Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 1,300 | 8th Place, Honorary Bob Horan Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Collin County |
| $ 1,200 | 9th Place, Louis Bogart Memorial Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Southeast Texas |
| $ 1,100 | 10th Place, Carol Craig Potter Award | Rebecca Smith | Miss Ellis County |
| Balance of Top Twenty-One Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 1,000 | 11th Place, Craig Hamilton Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 900 | 12th Place, Michael Hannah Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 800 | 13th Place, Miss Texas Organization Award | Pamela Dyer | Miss Sam Houston/Huntsville |
| $ 700 | 14th Place, J. K. Riley Award | Alexis Young | Miss Dallas |
| $ 600 | 15th Place, Mark Beaubouef Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Plano |
| $ 500 | 16th Place, Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Award | Hilee Mulligan | Miss Brownfield |
| $ 500 | 17th Place, Carol Fuller Award | Tara Gibson | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 500 | 18th Place, Carol Fuller Award | Rebekah Brown | Miss San Antonio |
| $ 500 | 19th Place, Michael Hannah Award | Megan Yardley | Miss Frisco |
| $ 500 | 20th Place, Michael Hannah Award | Amy Lenderman | Miss Garland |
| $ 500 | 21st Place, William R. Morris Memorial Award | Blythe Herring | Miss Gulf Coast Area |
| Overall Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 1,000 | William R. Morris Memorial Talent Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 1,000 | Lisa Dalzell Best Interview Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Lubbock |
| $ 500 | Larkin Page Overall Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Sunni Cranfill | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 500 | LaRona Maxwell Overall Evening Wear Award | Sunni Cranfill | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 200 | Norval Sykes Most Talented Vocalist Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Southeast Texas |
| $ 200 | Robert & Carolyn Fanning Award Most Talented Dancer Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Lubbock |
| $ 200 | Rick Stitzel Most Talented Musician Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 200 | Jaresh /O’Rear Most Talented Actress/Variety Act Award | Rebecca Smith | Miss Ellis County |
| Overall Preliminary Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 350 | Bob Barker/Barker Video Productions Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Lubbock |
| $ 350 | Dr. Darryl Nix Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Nicole Austin | Miss Austin Area |
| $ 350 | Studio Works Photography/Glenn and Gina Cole Physical Fitness in SS Award | Sunni Cranfill | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 500 | THUMBTECHS/George Fasset CEO Preliminary Talent Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 500 | Dr. Darryl Nix Preliminary Talent Award | Danielle Nations | Miss West Texas |
| $ 500 | Ron Minnix / Transcript Press Preliminary Talent Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| Alpha Scholarship Awards Presented to First Year Participants in the MTO Program | |||
| $ 250 | Basil McDaniel Alpha Preliminary Talent Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 250 | Pruett / Cook / Stokes Alpha Preliminary Talent Award | Holland Vavra | Miss River Oaks |
| $ 250 | Billy Wayne Slaughter Alpha Preliminary Talent Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 150 | Basil McDaniel Alpha Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Pamela Dyer | Miss Sam Houston/Huntsville |
| $ 150 | Bruce Wallace Alpha Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 150 | Jim Thompson Alpha Preliminary Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 500 | LaRona Maxwell Memorial Alpha Overall Award | Kristen Porter | Miss Metrocrest |
| $ 300 | Dr. Terry Durr Alpha Best Interview Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 300 | Jack Geddes Memorial Alpha Non-Finalist Interview Award | Pamela Dyer | Miss Sam Houston/Huntsville |
| $ 300 | Michael Hannah Horizon Alpha Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 300 | Bob Horan Alpha Talent Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 200 | Marvin Blum Alpha Most Talented Vocalist Award | Kristen Porter | Miss Metrocrest |
| $ 300 | Keith Davenport/Ron Carter Alpha Overall Evening Wear Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 200 | Jim & Sherry Hanson Alpha Overall Physical Fitness in Swimsuit Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 200 | Devon Spence Alpha Most Talented Dancer Award | Rebekah Brown | Miss San Antonio |
| $ 200 | Pete & Kim Theodorsen Alpha Most Talented Musician Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 200 | Rinaldi Recreation Svc, Inc. Alpha Most Talented Actress Variety Act Award | Rebecca Smith | Miss Ellis County |
| Non-Finalist Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 500 | Tamara Hext Hilliard Non-Finalist Interview Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 500 | Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds Non-Finalist Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 500 | Stacy James Non-Finalist Vocalist Award | Danielle Nations | Miss West Texas |
| $ 500 | Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds Non-Finalist Award | Danielle Nations | Miss West Texas |
| $ 500 | Stacy James Non-Finalist Vocalist Award | Holland Vavra | Miss River Oaks |
| $ 500 | Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds Non-Finalist Award | Holland Vavra | Miss River Oaks |
| $ 500 | Tara Watson Non-Finalist Dancer Award | Rebekah Brown | Miss San Antonio |
| $ 500 | Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds Non-Finalist Award | Rebekah Brown | Miss San Antonio |
| $ 500 | Marshon's of Tulsa Non-Finalist Musician, Actress, or Variety Act Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 500 | Pace Foods, Inc. of San Antonio Matching Funds Non-Finalist Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| Special Judges Awards | |||
| $ 200 | Patsy Bohannan Special Judges Award | Brooke Carroll | Miss Burleson |
| $ 200 | Marcy Johnson Special Judges Award | Tara Gibson | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 200 | Genny Lawrence Mascorro Special Judges Award | Blythe Herring | Miss Gulf Coast |
| $ 200 | Maxwell & Mollie Newcom Special Judges Award | Shawna Jefferson | Miss Richardson |
| $ 200 | David & Charlotte Sundstrom Special Judges Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Plano |
| $ 200 | Joan Trew/Williams Trew Real Estate Services Special Judges Award | Pamela Dyer | Miss Sam Houston/Huntsville |
| Special Scholarship Awards | |||
| $ 1,000 | Miss Texas 2003, Stacey Morris Award | Sunni Cranfill | Miss Amarillo Area |
| $ 1,000 | 1st Runner-up, Stacey Morris Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Fort Worth |
| $ 1,000 | 2nd Runner-up, Stacey Morris Award | Stephani Stokes | Miss Lubbock |
| $ 1,000 | 3rd Runner-up, Stacey Morris Award | Megan Gilbride | Miss Humble/Kingwood |
| $ 1,000 | 4th Runner-up, Stacey Morris Award | Kristen Porter | Miss Metrocrest |
| $ 500 | 6th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Lindsay Kellum | Miss Wise County |
| $ 500 | 7th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 500 | 8th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Collin County |
| $ 500 | 9th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Betsy Uschkrat | Miss Southeast Texas |
| $ 500 | 10th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Rebecca Smith | Miss Ellis County |
| $ 200 | 11th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Anna Diemoz | Miss Houston |
| $ 200 | 12th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Meredith Buelow | Miss Texarkana |
| $ 200 | 13th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Pamela Dyer | Miss Sam Houston/Huntsville |
| $ 200 | 14th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Alexis Young | Miss Dallas |
| $ 200 | 15th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Jamie Sue Story | Miss Plano |
| $ 200 | 16th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Hilee Mulligan | Miss Brownfield |
| $ 200 | 17th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Tara Gibson | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 200 | 18th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Rebekah Brown | Miss San Antonio |
| $ 200 | 19th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Megan Yardley | Miss Frisco |
| $ 200 | 20th Place, Stacey Morris Award | Amy Lenderman | Miss Garland |
| $ 100 | 21st Place, Stacey Morris Award | Blythe Herring | Miss Gulf Coast Area |
| $ 300 | Dr. Terry Durr Community Service Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Lake O' The Pines |
| $ 200 | Keith Davenport & Ron Carter Alpha Community Service Award | Tara Gibson | Miss Dallas County |
| $ 300 | Tatum Hubbard Fulbright Academic Excellence Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 200 | Misty Ratcliff Webber Alpha Academic Excellence Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 300 | Jon & Kit Hannah Miss Texas Spirit Award | Morgan Matlock | Miss Fort Worth |
| $ 300 | Production Staff Star Award | Brooke Webster | Miss NE Tarrant County |
| $ 300 | Suzanne Lawrence Forsberg "Climb" Award | Brooke Webster | Miss NE Tarrant County |
| $ 200 | Suzanne Lawrence Forsberg "Climb" Award | Lindsay Wilcox | Miss Collin County |
| $ 1,000 | State Miss America Organization State Academic Award | Elizabeth Davis | Miss El Paso Area |
| $ 1,000 | Miss America Organization State Community Service Award | Ashley Anderson | Miss Lake O' The Pines |
| Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Awards | |||
| $ 300 | Jean Jones Magness Past President's Honorary Scholarship Award | Brooke Hamilton | Miss North Texas |
| $ 300 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Award | Rebecca Robinson | Miss Montgomery County |
| $ 200 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Alpha Award | Anne Gottwald | Miss Woodlands |
| $ 200 | Miss Texas Local Franchise Association Alpha Award | Savannah Armstrong | Miss Tarrant County |
| The B. Don Magness "Texas Cares for Children" Scholarship Awards Presented to High School Senior Males | |||
| $ 1,000 | Bruno A. Cantú | Benavides High School | |
| $ 1,000 | Zachary Wood Coleman | Wellington High School | |
| $1, 000 | B. Don Magness "Texas Cares for Children" Scholarship Award Presented to | Miss Teen Texas 2003 | Chase Brown |
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| Local Pageant Organization Awards | |||
| Most Cooperative First Year Pageant | Miss Fort Worth Organization | ||
| Most Cooperative Continuing Pageant | Miss Texarkana Organization | ||
| Best Local Pageant Program Book | Miss Amarillo Area Organization | ||
| Best State Pageant Program Book Ad Layout | Miss Fort Worth Organization | ||
| Best State Pageant Program Book Two Page Ad (Pages 256-257) | Miss Dallas Organization | ||
| Best State Pageant Program Book One Page Ad (Page 526) | Miss Rio Grande Valley Organization | ||
| Most Creative State Pageant Program Book Ad (Pages 138-139) | Miss Amarillo Area Organization | ||
| Miss America Organization Additional $100 Awarded to Each Local Title Holder and the Two Male Scholarship Recipients | |||
| Stacey Morris Additional $100 Awarded to Contestants Finishing 22nd to 48th Place | |||
| Miss Texas "100 Club" Additional $200 Awarded to Contestants Finishing 22nd to 48th Place | |||
| 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. | |||