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NEOK ASHRAE Scholarships
The NEOK ASHRAE chapter annually offers three students scholarships to students who are pursuing careers in an ASHRAE related field. The Jack Tumilty scholarship is for $1,000 and is awarded to an outstanding graduating high school student pursuing a degree in engineering. The two NEOK scholarships are $1000 each and awarded to two outstanding college students who are enrolled in an HVAC related curriculum.
Below are the descriptions of the scholarships as well as their requirements.
Northeastern Oklahoma Chapter of ASHRAE - College Student Scholarship Program
1. The NEOK college student scholarships shall be given to two Tulsa area college students each year. Both students will be selected from applications received from Tulsa area colleges, universities, technical or trade schools. Past winners have come from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa, or Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee.
2. The scholarship amounts shall be $1000 each for two recipients.
3. The scholarships shall be awarded yearly at the April NEOK ASHRAE chapter meeting
4. The NEOK ASHRAE chapter president shall appoint an Education Committee each year at the October Board of Governor's meeting. This committee shall consist of four members, one of whom shall be the chapter's Student Activities Chair. Within this sub-committee, one member shall be the chair of the Tumilty Scholarship sub-committee and one member the chair of the College Student Scholarship sub-committee.
5. The College Student Scholarship sub-committee shall contact the faculty advisors at the three aforementioned universities in January and inform them of the availability of the two scholarships. Requirements shall include:
Students shall be enrolled in an HVAC related curriculum
Students shall have at least one year remaining before graduation
Student shall be an ASHRAE student member
No more than three students recommended by each advisor
Students' names and addresses
Letter from each recommended candidate describing why they believe they should receive a scholarship. Letter to be not less than 500 words (check with Tumilty Scholarship committee on deadlines for applications).
6. Responses from the school advisors shall be due to the committee, whereupon the committee will review the applicant's submittals and select two winners. Each candidate, win or lose, will be contacted by mail of the results with the two selected winners being asked to attend the NEOK ASHRAE April chapter meeting which is held the first Thursday of the month.
7. The chapter treasurer shall write two checks (each for $800) from the chapter's general funds prior to the April chapter meeting. Checks shall be written to the student's university, in the student's name, to be used for books and/or tuition.
8. At the April chapter meeting, both recipients will be introduced by the chapter's Student Activities Chair, a brief summary of their activities/accomplishments stated, and their monetary awards issued.
Jack E. Tumility Scholarship for graduating High School seniors wanting to study Mechanical Engineering
1.Purpose: To award a $1000 scholarship in the name of Tulsa engineer Jack E. Tumilty (Jack E. Tumilty Scholarship) to a Tulsa metropolitan area graduating high school senior who will be entering the study of mechanical engineering at a college of their choice in the fall.
2.Requirements of applicants:
Must be an exemplary student with outstanding GPA
Must exhibit strong work ethic
Must have good moral character
Must have a proven record of interest in math and science and planning to study mechanical engineering after graduation.
3.Submission requirements:
Student must complete and return the scholarship application
Student must include a Current high school transcript and resume or short letter of activities, both in-school and extracurricular as well as hobbies and interests and anything else the applicant would like to share with the committee.
Student must also provide a letter to the scholarship committee stating reason for choosing the field of mechanical engineering
4.Due date of submission: Check with Tumilty Scholarship committee on deadlines for applications.
5.Award procedure:
Each submission will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.
Finalists will be selected for final interviews by the Scholarship Committee. They may be in person or virtual depending on schedules.
Recipient and their guests will be invited to our April chapter meeting where we can recognize them and present them with the scholarship check in front of the chapter.
6.Submit information pertaining to items 2 and 3 above to:
chad@airetechcorp.com. If prospective students wish to send via regular mail, they can be sent to address below. Emailed is preferred.
NEOK ASHRAE Scholarship Committee
Attention: Chad Smith
c/o Airetech Corporation
8510 E. 44th Street
Tulsa, OK 74145
NEOK Scholarship Recipients: Chad Gillis (left) and Aaron Branson (right) with Student Activities Chair Brian Murray.
Tumilty Scholarship Recipients: Selena Fincher (left) and Brad Woolery (right) with Keith Browne.
Last updated: 03/02/2026