PAM RASK SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

(Student Scholarship)

2023 Spring Semester Student Scholarship Announcement 

The Oklahoma Public Health Association(OPHA) is committed to enhancing educational opportunities in public health.  The Pam Rask Scholarship award will be given in honor of the late Pam Rask, who served as President of the OPHA from 2016-2018 and dedicated more than 30 years of her life to the field of Public Health. She was a true Public Health servant and had a passion for improving the health of her fellow Oklahomans. 

OPHA is taking applications for this academic scholarship to be awarded to OPHA member(s), enrolled full or part-time, post high school. Applicants must be enrolled in a school that is sponsored by or accredited by an Oklahoma-based college or university. The amount to be awarded this Spring 2023 semester will be up to a total of $750.00 to be distributed plus one year of student membership.

Student membership is $25.00.  You do not have to be a member to apply for the scholarship.

Application Details to be announced by end of 2022. 

Application: Student Scholarship Application

Applications are not yet open. Please check back for additional information.  Winners will be notified by email and will be recognized during the awards ceremony at the 2023 OPHA conference. Attendance is preferred.


Past Scholarship Winners:

  • 2023
  • 2022-
  • 2021-
  • 2020- Terence Gipson
  • 2017 - Nicole Reed & Omar Ibarra
  • 2016 - Bradley Enis; Raelina Tucker; & Traci Simmons
  • 2015 - Taylor White
  • 2014 - Jade Owen & Kimberly Branham
  • 2013 - Mary Wilson 

For questions about the Scholarship, please contact OPHA at opha@opha.net.

For more information, membership application or registration materials for our annual conference, contact opha@opha.net.

Oklahoma Public Health Association
121 NE 52nd Street, Ste. 260
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-605-2099
opha@opha.net

The OPHA office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, excluding state holidays.