The Northern Oklahoma College Foundation, Inc. acknowledges the establishment of the NOC Gateway Student Scholarship Fund.Through the generous support of NOC science instructor Christopher Storm and his wife Dr: Juliana Nykolaiszyn, the establishment of this restricted scholarship fund will provide students an opportunity to pursue their educational goals at Northern Oklahoma College.“A college education can provide many things, including new beginnings and experiences,” Storm said. “Juliana and I experienced many of the financial issues that many of our students face. We both were in the workforce, barely making ends meet. We decided to go back to college and, through hard work and balancing the needs of being students and workers, ultimately achieved our dreams of Juliana becoming a librarian and me becoming an educator. This would not have been possible without financial assistance.”“By setting up this scholarship fund, we hope to do our small part in advancing lifelong learning and the career trajectory of NOC-OSU Gateway students,” he added.“This fund was also created to serve as a readily available option for anybody to assist our great NOC students attending the Stillwater campus. All alumni, families, individuals, organizations, and businesses that want to assist these students are welcome and fully encouraged to contribute to this great cause,” he said.NOC President Diana Watkins thanked the Storm family for their generosity and the impact of the scholarship.“I am extremely excited about the creation of this scholarship for NOC/OSU Gateway students,” Watkins said. “The fact that it was established by a faculty member in our Physical Science Division underscores what I know to be true about our faculty and staff at NOC: they truly embrace our tagline of Life Changing. Assisting college students financially is, in fact, ‘Life Changing.’” This scholarship, established by the Storm Family of Stillwater, Oklahoma, seeks to empower and support students who are striving to overcome financial barriers and achieve their academic goals. Geared toward the NOC/OSU Gateway Program, the Storm Family is committed to supporting NOC Stillwater students. The Storm Family’s goal is to move toward a permanently restricted endowed fund in the future.Applications must be made through the NOC Scholarship Office. The recipient must be a non-traditional full-time or part-time NOC or Gateway student and preferably a single parent who has completed 12 academic credit hours including at least one credit hour at NOC Stillwater and have a cumulative 2.50 grade point average or higher.Oklahoma State University students ...
