CHE Scholarships

These are scholarships specifically available to Counseling and Higher Education students.

The Barry Lumsden Memorial Scholarship

Purpose: A fund in honor of Dr. Barry Lumsden to provide support for students and programs in the Program in Higher Education in the College of Education at the University.

The Howard W. Smith, Jr. Education Scholarship

Purpose: A fund in honor of Dr. Howard W. Smith, Jr to provide support for students and programs in the Program in Higher Education in the College of Education at the University.

The Higher Education Law Scholarship

Purpose: Establshed in 2009 and funded by the proceeds from the annual UNT Higher Education Law Conference for students in the Program in Higher Education in the College of Education at the University.

Garry Landreth Center for Play Therapy Scholarship

Purpose: A fund established by Dr. Landreth, the founder of the Center for Play Therapy, the largest play therapy training program in the country; Director Emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy; recipient of the Association for Play Therapy Lifetime Achievement Award and Research Award; and internationally known for his work in promoting the development of child-centered play therapy.

The Transpersonal Counseling Dissertation Scholarship

Purpose: Established by Dr. Jan Holden, Chair of the Department of Counseling and Higher Education to promote research in the field of transpersonal counseling.

Counseling and Student Services Scholarship

Purpose: A fund donated to by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the general population for graduate students in the College of Education Counseling Program.

The Edward and Agnes Bonk Scholarship

Purpose: A fund in honor of Edward and Agnes Bonk, established in 2008 by Dr. Bonk’s children, Mr. Thomas Bonk and Dr. Suzanne Hedstrom (a counselor educator, like her father) for Counseling Program doctoral students who have career objectives to be a counselor educator.

The William Randolph Hearst Endowment for the Center for Play Therapy

Purpose: A fund to provide scholarships for graduate students in the College of Education, Department of Counseling and Higher Education (CHE) Counselor Education Program specializing in Play Therapy at the University.

The Richard and Joneel Harris Scholarship in Higher Education

Purpose: A fund in honor of Richard and Joneel Harris and to provide scholarships for graduate student majoring in higher education with a minor in research or technology in the College of Education at the University.

The Northern Metro Counseling Association Scholarship

Purpose: The Northern Metro Counseling Association Scholarship, a fund to provide a scholarship for a student in the COE Counseling Program at the University.

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