March 11, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
Southwestern Oklahoma State University has announced that it will name the university’s newest history scholarship endowment in honor of the late Brenda Lu Lumpkin.
Lumpkin was raised in Weatherford and graduated from Weatherford High School in 1971. Brenda attended SWOSU and earned degrees in both 1974 and 1978. She taught at Weatherford Public Schools from 1975 to 1985. She then worked at SWOSU for two years, teaching counseling and assisting student teachers. Brenda continued to work as a counselor in the Clinton Public Schools system.
Lumpkin was a member of the First Baptist Church of Weatherford, where she was the university director for Sunday School. On May 30, 1965, she was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Butler.
She died on October 16, 1996.
In a press release, SWOSU President Dr. Randy Beutler said “SWOSU students will benefit for decades to come, thanks to this endowment.”
Beutler, who student taught under Lumpkin, went on to say it was her who instilled a passionate commitment to education in Beulter.
The Brenda Lumpkin Memorial Scholarship Fund provides ongoing financial assistance to SWOSU’s students who choose to study history.
The Brenda Lumpkin Memorial Fund is stewarded by the SWOSU Foundation.
