History of the Scholarship
Established in 2025, the McCoy Outstanding Student Award recognizes exceptional student achievement across the six majors offered by the McCoy College of Business: Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing. One outstanding student from each major is selected to receive a $500 award, totaling $3,000 in annual support.
This award is proudly supported by Patrick Samuels and Thibault Gehin, whose generosity helps celebrate and encourage the next generation of business leaders.
Stelos Alliance is currently seeking an additional sponsor to help sustain and grow this recognition program. If you are interested in supporting outstanding McCoy College students, please contact melinda.keller@stelos.org for more information.
To be eligible for the McCoy Outstanding Student Award, applicants must:
Be enrolled as an undergraduate student in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University.
Be pursuing one of the following majors:
– Accounting
– Computer Information Systems
– Economics
– Finance
– Management
– Marketing
Recipients are selected by the Dean of the McCoy College of Business and a committee of faculty and staff. One outstanding student from each major will be selected to receive a $500 award.
Beginning with this cycle, the Grusendorf Award will be enhanced thanks to a gift from sociology alumna and former Grusendorf Award recipient Kenzie Nasser (’22), whose contribution reflects her commitment to honoring academic excellence and investing in future sociology students.
Beginning in 2026, Clinton B. Morris will fund a $4,000 annual scholarship for the next five years recognizing an outstanding senior in the Texas State Construction Science & Management Program. The award honors a graduating senior with strong potential in the construction industry.
In 2026, friends, family, and alumni partnered with the Stelos Alliance to establish a scholarship for the Eta Rho Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, recognizing undergraduate brothers who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, and pride in their chapter and Texas State University.