Oklahoma State University Athletics
Peters, Stuen Earn Big 12 Postgrad Scholarships
June 08, 2016 | Cowgirl Equestrian, Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State's Justine Peters and Ford Stuen were among the 20 Big 12 student-athletes awarded the 2016 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, the league announced Wednesday.
Peters helped the Cowgirl equestrian team claim the 2016 Big 12 title, and was named the 2016 Big 12 Conference Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The nutritional sciences/applied health graduate is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, and was an NCEA All-American in 2014.
Stuen was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in basketball who earned his Bachelor's degree in management last month. He appeared in 27 games for the Cowboys over the last four seasons and is a career 46.2 percent shooter from the floor.
The scholarship is named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 381 since the inception of the league in 1996-97.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $2.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97 and are currently $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of 3.200 on a 4.000 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution and completion of athletics' eligibility. The student-athletes also must graduate from their respective member institutions within 15 months of their selection for a postgraduate scholarship and are expected to enroll in graduate/professional schools within two years of graduation. Three faculty representatives, one senior woman administrator and one director of athletics form the selection panel for the awards.
Peters helped the Cowgirl equestrian team claim the 2016 Big 12 title, and was named the 2016 Big 12 Conference Equestrian Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The nutritional sciences/applied health graduate is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, and was an NCEA All-American in 2014.
Stuen was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in basketball who earned his Bachelor's degree in management last month. He appeared in 27 games for the Cowboys over the last four seasons and is a career 46.2 percent shooter from the floor.
The scholarship is named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 381 since the inception of the league in 1996-97.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $2.7 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97 and are currently $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of 3.200 on a 4.000 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution and completion of athletics' eligibility. The student-athletes also must graduate from their respective member institutions within 15 months of their selection for a postgraduate scholarship and are expected to enroll in graduate/professional schools within two years of graduation. Three faculty representatives, one senior woman administrator and one director of athletics form the selection panel for the awards.
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