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OSU alumnus performing at Cowboy Spirit: Battle of the Bands
to raise money for scholarships |
The rising cost of education coupled with decreasing state funding makes college more expensive than ever for today’s students. However, the Oklahoma State University Student Foundation and OSU alumnus Keith Anderson are doing their part to make college affordable.
Anderson, a Grammy-nominated country artist, is coming to Stillwater on Feb. 12 to help students raise scholarship funds for their peers. He will serve as a celebrity judge for Cowboy Spirit: Battle of the Bands 2010, a benefit concert at Tumbleweed Dance Hall and Concert Arena. Cowboy Spirit will feature five bands – Carnegie, Evan Michaels, The Fiascos, Radio Conflict and Taylor Weston – competing for the grand prize. In addition to the battle, Cowboy Spirit will include performances by Anderson and the Bo Phillips Band, Battle of the Bands 2009 champion.
“We are thrilled to welcome Keith Anderson back to Stillwater,” said OSU Student Foundation President Jessica Fernandes-Flack. “The purpose of Cowboy Spirit is to raise funds for student scholarships and we know Keith’s involvement will make this year’s event even more successful.”
The Student Foundation began Cowboy Spirit in 2008 to create an easy and enjoyable way for students to give back to their peers while raising awareness about the importance of charitable giving. All funds raised through Cowboy Spirit go to a student-endowed scholarship fund, which provides OSU students with financial support.
Last year, Cowboy Spirit raised more than $16,000 and doubled the amount of scholarships awarded. Since Cowboy Spirit’s creation, 12 deserving OSU students have received scholarships. Michael Mote, a geology sophomore, is one of this year’s Cowboy Spirit scholars.
“Scholarships are the only, and I mean only, way I am able to attend college,” Mote said. “I don’t know if the students who gave to this scholarship have disposable income or if they are just giving their little bit extra, but either way, I thank them for understanding the position of the struggling college student and doing what they can to help.”
Cowboy Spirit tickets are $15 and all proceeds support the scholarship fund. Those interested in attending the concert can purchase tickets online at OSUStuFu.com or at the door. The first 200 tickets sold come with a free T-shirt. For more information call Abby Fox, OSU Student Foundation adviser, at 405-385-5603.
To be eligible for the Cowboy Spirit Scholarship, students must be undergraduates enrolled at OSU full time and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The scholarship is awarded based on financial need and preference is given to students who have a history of leadership and community service. To apply, students can submit the OSU Scholarship Application for Continuing and Readmitted Undergraduates.
The OSU Student Foundation was created in 2007. Its purpose is to serve Oklahoma State University by building, cultivating and sustaining relationships within the OSU community and to educate the student body about the impact and importance of charitable giving. StuFu acts as a bridge connecting the student body, community, donors and the OSU Foundation, its parent organization.
The OSU Foundation serves as the private fundraising organization for OSU, as designated by the OSU Regents. Its mission is to unite donor and university passions and priorities to achieve excellence.
Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, Oklahoma State University is a five-campus, public land-grant educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and around 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world.
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