W.V. and Mattie Muriel Felker Memorial Scholarship

The W.V. and Mattie Muriel Felker Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students who desire to return to college to further their education. Minimum qualifications include: 2.50 grade point average; prior completion of 18 or more semester credit hours of college work; minimum of five (5) years full-time work experience; full-time enrollment (12 semester hours or more); and U.S. citizen or permanent resident. This scholarship honors Dr. Mike Felker’s parents who were highly successful business leaders in Haskell, Texas. Mr. Felker owned and operated a men’s clothing store until his death in 1986, and Mrs. Felker owned and operated a high-fashion women’s clothing store with her sister for 55 years. Dr. Felker is former chair of the English Department at SPC and retired in 2010.