W. E. "Bud" Kirkpatrick Endowment

The purpose of this fund is to establish a scholarship in honor and recognition of W. E. “Bud” Kirkpatrick for his 45 years of service to The University of Southern Mississippi as a student employee (1957-58), director of Student Activities (1958-72), director of Public Relations (1972-99) and assistant to the president for University Relations (1999-2002). The scholarship is to be awarded to a student of junior or senior status majoring in Public Relations. In the event that the Public Relations program is discontinued at USM, the scholarship is to be awarded to a student of junior or senior status majoring in Marketing. Selection is to be made by the faculty scholarship committee.