Speaker 1: And good morning. Welcome to community connection here on K
Speaker 1: one AM fourteen hundred FM ninety three point three and
Speaker 1: ninety five point one. It is Wednesday, August ninth and
Speaker 1: currently eighty degrees. We've got a great group of folks
Speaker 1: in here from the Jimmy L. Dean Scholarship Foundation. We
Speaker 1: have Robert Boyd who is the chairman of the foundation
Speaker 1: as well as and that Boyd the executive director.
Speaker 2: Thank you both for.
Speaker 1: Being here, and Brian Treats a board member as well. Folks,
Speaker 1: thank you so much for spending some time with us today.
Speaker 2: Thank you for having us.
Speaker 1: Absolutely we're glad to be here. And so first of all,
Speaker 1: let's let's start out with the basics.
Speaker 3: Who was Jimmy Dean Jimmy L. D. So answer that one.
Speaker 3: Jimmy was my uncle, and he grew up in Bartlesville
Speaker 3: and his family were plumbers, said plumbing and did a
Speaker 3: lot of work on the Phillips Building, the old back
Speaker 3: in the old day.
Speaker 2: And then he went to.
Speaker 3: After he graduated from Bartlesville High School, he went through
Speaker 3: the Navy. Kind of an interesting story during Vietnam and
Speaker 3: he was a ship mechanic and he said he joined
Speaker 3: the Navy to see the world.
Speaker 2: Ah. Yes, And he.
Speaker 3: Was on his way to Vietnam when his father died.
Speaker 3: My grandfather died unexpectedly, and so they went and got him,
Speaker 3: brought him back, and he said, I joined the Navy
Speaker 3: to see the world, and all I saw was.
Speaker 2: A littlemore California.
Speaker 3: But he came back to Bartlesville and then so he
Speaker 3: lived a little wooded place about fifty acres on the
Speaker 3: Washington County side of Washington County Nowada County line Hogshooter
Speaker 3: Creek and worked at Phillips in their plastics department, did
Speaker 3: a lot of work with prototypes and things like that,
Speaker 3: and had really invested his money. Well, he didn't make
Speaker 3: a lot of money at Phillips. He never was a
Speaker 3: high paid executive, but he was very frugal, invested his
Speaker 3: money and he contracted mesothelioma so as a naval ship
Speaker 3: mechanic and worked in the plastics department at Phillips.
Speaker 2: So he had two of the three strikes right there.
Speaker 3: And when he became ill, we sat down and he
Speaker 3: established a fund where he really wanted Oklahoma students to
Speaker 3: stay in Oklahoma. He was, like I said, he was
Speaker 3: very frugal, and it frustrated him that we would educate
Speaker 3: kids here in Oklahoma and then they would go to
Speaker 3: Dallas or Kansas City or Yeah.
Speaker 1: I tell you that retaining the talent here in Oklahoma
Speaker 1: is always very important.
Speaker 3: And so I put this scholarship foundation together and he
Speaker 3: passed away in two thousand and eight, and so it's
Speaker 3: primarily for Oklahoma students. So they've had to lived in
Speaker 3: Oklahoma the last six years of their life, graduated from
Speaker 3: an Oklahoma high school, or finish their homeschool studies. We've
Speaker 3: had several homeschool kids and then attended Oklahoma College or
Speaker 3: trade school that we approve os U IQ is the
Speaker 3: colleagues that we have a lot of kids go to
Speaker 3: we os U and OU we also those and to
Speaker 3: major in a subject that really is what we call
Speaker 3: applied sciences mechanical engineers, HVAC people, and then we expect
Speaker 3: them to stay in Oklahoma after they graduate.
Speaker 1: Gotcha, Okay? Well, I mean that that's that's really good
Speaker 1: to create that talent here, and uh you know, having
Speaker 1: these Bartlehill roots is also I think really important. Uh
Speaker 1: you know, Bartlesville has their hand in so many different
Speaker 1: things and and uh so your family member did a
Speaker 1: great thing here. And so the application period I understand
Speaker 1: right is open right now? Is that correct?
Speaker 3: Actually, we're just going finishing up interviews. We've done the
Speaker 3: first batch of interviews.
Speaker 2: We have O s U I T left, and then
Speaker 2: will award them.
Speaker 3: The application period actually runs from November the first I see.
Speaker 2: Okay, so for next year there you go.
Speaker 1: So high school seniors, this is just another option that
Speaker 1: that folks have.
Speaker 2: And as you say, it's just not.
Speaker 1: Public school students who are who can potentially take advantage
Speaker 1: of that that scholarship, but private school and homeschool as well.
Speaker 4: That's right.
Speaker 5: And Nathan, what we found is the sooner we get
Speaker 5: out there and share this with people, the better.
Speaker 2: I have a daughter that's got a year.
Speaker 5: Before she heads up to college and we're getting through
Speaker 5: those applications now. And what we found, you know, we
Speaker 5: talked to all of our great high school counselors in
Speaker 5: Washington County and the surrounding regions and they do a
Speaker 5: great job.
Speaker 2: But what we've also found is the heartbeat of this
Speaker 2: is really are moms.
Speaker 5: So the sooner we get this in the hands of moms,
Speaker 5: whether it's on those Facebook groups or whatever, it is
Speaker 5: as we interview our students and we ask them, hey,
Speaker 5: how'd you find out about us?
Speaker 2: Because the cool thing with the scholarship is we stay
Speaker 2: wea through your entire study is renewable. But we found
Speaker 2: that moms are the magic.
Speaker 5: And so the more we get that word out to them,
Speaker 5: let them know now as they're preparing for the fall
Speaker 5: those applications come in. Bob told me something early on.
Speaker 5: The hardest thing you're going to find us it's hard
Speaker 5: to give away money, right, and we really want to
Speaker 5: be part of a fuel in the future for these students,
Speaker 5: and so so.
Speaker 2: The sooner the better we get the word out there.
Speaker 1: Absolutely, absolutely so. The scholarship application will opening in in
Speaker 1: November for those who will be graduating in twenty twenty six,
Speaker 1: plenty of time to you know, really get there's so
Speaker 1: many options, but it's really good to see a local
Speaker 1: program that wants to retain Oklahoma talent. You know, there
Speaker 1: aren't very many scholarship opportunities out there that have that
Speaker 1: particular criteria.
Speaker 5: That's right if you want to be hopeful about the
Speaker 5: future and about the Oklahoma's future specifically, I did invite you,
Speaker 5: even Nathan, come send these interviews. We get to see
Speaker 5: the best and brightest.
Speaker 2: It's sometimes the best is to kind.
Speaker 5: Of turn away all the bad news and focus on
Speaker 5: what we have here in Oklahoma. And we have some
Speaker 5: young people here that are ready to be world changers,
Speaker 5: and it's a privilege to get to.
Speaker 4: See that, right, And not only do we fund the
Speaker 4: scholarships throughout their college career, but we also help them
Speaker 4: find internships and help them with job searches and so
Speaker 4: forth online. You know, so we want to stay with
Speaker 4: them throughout their whole career and everything.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 1: Yeah, so it's not only a scholarship program, but it's
Speaker 1: also a mentoring opportunity as well.
Speaker 2: Like, no, that's exactly right.
Speaker 3: So we after we got some years behind us early on,
Speaker 3: it was very difficult for a lot of people to
Speaker 3: take us serious because you know, this is kind of
Speaker 3: unheard of. We don't care how much money your parents make.
Speaker 3: That's not part of our equation. Our criteria is pretty simple.
Speaker 3: You live in Oklahoma. You're in Oklahoma. You're going to
Speaker 3: go to an Oklahoma school that we approve of that's accredited,
Speaker 3: and you're going to stay in Oklahoma after you get out.
Speaker 2: That's it. And so What happened was we we missed.
Speaker 3: When we make an investment, we have to We only
Speaker 3: have so much money that we can give out each year,
Speaker 3: and the heartbreak of it is is we'll give one student.
Speaker 3: It'll be close between four or five students. We've got
Speaker 3: to pick one, so the others don't get it. And
Speaker 3: since we stick with them, we're committed for four or
Speaker 3: five years.
Speaker 2: Sure.
Speaker 3: What we found out was is that we about fifty
Speaker 3: percent of our money.
Speaker 2: They would even matriculate through.
Speaker 3: So we needed to do a better job of finding
Speaker 3: out they're going to stay with their major and they
Speaker 3: had the academic prowess, But then how many stayed in Oklahoma.
Speaker 3: And so this last year we started having an advisory
Speaker 3: board of our alumni who have graduated Oklahoma and stayed
Speaker 3: in Oklahoma and our current students. And what we found
Speaker 3: from our current students and also our alumni is is
Speaker 3: if they wanted to help with internships, because we have
Speaker 3: a great example right now. We have one girl who
Speaker 3: went to os you got an internship in Kansas and
Speaker 3: stayed there. So that's not fulfilling our mission. So we
Speaker 3: decided that because of our contacts, maybe we could help
Speaker 3: them find internships, and we found five of our students
Speaker 3: internships this summer, and I know two of them have
Speaker 3: already been renewed for internship the same internship next year.
Speaker 3: So we want to keep them rooted in Oklahoma.
Speaker 4: Yeah.
Speaker 2: Absolutely.
Speaker 1: We're speaking with Brian Treed, Anette Boyd, and Robert Boyd
Speaker 1: with the Jimmy L. Dean Scholarship Foundation. Now you also
Speaker 1: have an event coming up as well. Pretty nice concert
Speaker 1: will help you, you know, sustain this program coming up
Speaker 1: in October. Who wants to talk about that one?
Speaker 2: Go ahead?
Speaker 4: Well, we're having a country music artist, Drake Milligan, and
Speaker 4: I'm not sure how many people have heard about him,
Speaker 4: but he's he's quite the rising star right now. He's
Speaker 4: been on a g T came in third I believe
Speaker 4: on that. He's gone out on tour with Cody Johnson,
Speaker 4: Blake Shelton, Landy Wilson, Luke Bryant some of those, as
Speaker 4: well as headlining his own.
Speaker 2: Shows and stuff.
Speaker 4: So he's got a very entertaining show, very upbeat, very great.
Speaker 2: Got a great boy, yes he does.
Speaker 4: So if you haven't heard him, you to go out
Speaker 4: look look for some of his music. But we're having
Speaker 4: a concert at Kayne's Ballroom. Great. Yes, They've been recognized
Speaker 4: as one of the top ten most iconic yes in America.
Speaker 4: So it's a great place to go see the Denu.
Speaker 4: Great concert and a and a great foundation to support.
Speaker 4: So the tickets sale, all the ticket sales proceeds go
Speaker 4: to fund more scholarships for students in the future.
Speaker 1: That's great.
Speaker 2: That's great.
Speaker 1: And before this October ninth concert at Kyne's Ballroom Free
Speaker 1: featuring Drake Milligan. Man, I've seen him and while on television,
Speaker 1: I haven't seen him in person, but he just has
Speaker 1: that that great soulful country boys school.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1: You know, a lot of these newer Arsuer we're talking
Speaker 1: Aboutlady Wilson and and all of these folks. Zach Top
Speaker 1: is another one that just has that that real classic
Speaker 1: country feel to their music. It's gonna be a great one.
Speaker 1: So tickets, Where can they get the tickets for this
Speaker 1: fundraising concert?
Speaker 4: I can get them from our website at Jimmy Dean
Speaker 4: Foundation dot org, Caine's Ballroom's website, or Drake Milligan's website.
Speaker 4: Just be sure you go through that ticket the ticket
Speaker 4: link to get those there.
Speaker 6: Some of the other.
Speaker 4: Tickets are a lot higher.
Speaker 6: Yes they're they're thirty.
Speaker 4: Dollars plus fees. Yep on those links.
Speaker 2: So if you pay more than thirty dollars, you're on
Speaker 2: the wrong side.
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, that's as a good reminder on those as well.
Speaker 1: Always going to be be mindful of those. So again
Speaker 1: we're talking about the Jimmy el Dean Scholarship Foundation. As
Speaker 1: we get close and those moms are out there saying, okay, kids,
Speaker 1: let's start looking at at opportunities. Where can they find
Speaker 1: information about the Jimmy el Dean Scholarship.
Speaker 4: On our website on at Jimmy Dean Foundation dot org
Speaker 4: is the best place to go. We're also on Facebook
Speaker 4: and LinkedIn perfect as well, but most of the details
Speaker 4: are on our website.
Speaker 2: I would encourage that website. It has everything there is
Speaker 2: we sit.
Speaker 5: Down and start interviewing the students that have taken time
Speaker 5: to read that and understand our core values we're able
Speaker 5: to do. Those are the ones that stand out, that's right,
Speaker 5: and so it has everything you need on there to
Speaker 5: kind of prepare yourself for it.
Speaker 2: Very good, very good.
Speaker 1: Well again. Robert Boyd, chairman, and that boy the executive director,
Speaker 1: and Brian treat board member for the Jimmy L. Dean
Speaker 1: Scholarship Foundation. Thank you so much for spending some of
Speaker 1: your time with us.
Speaker 2: Here's this for down Community Connection.
Speaker 1: Great program of you guys, have.
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Speaker 6: A mild start to our Wednesday, but once again a
Speaker 6: faster warm up on the way as the more typical August.
Speaker 6: He continues to take over high this afternoon of ninety five,
Speaker 6: but he did the next values, pushing over one hundred
Speaker 6: a south southeast breeze at about ten to fifteen miles
Speaker 6: per hour. That steady climb upward continues through the end
Speaker 6: of the week. Low's Thursday in the low seventies, highs
Speaker 6: Thursday in the upper nineties he did next out our
Speaker 6: above one hundred and five. Friday highs upper nineties he
Speaker 6: did next over one hundred and five from the Bob
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