the Brenda K. Tudor Endowed Scholarship

The Brenda K. Tudor Endowed Scholarship was established in 2017 by Dr. Jarrod Tudor, dean of The University of Akron Wayne College. This endowed scholarship honors his beloved mother, Brenda K. Tudor. Brenda was born in 1944 in Carter County, Ky., her family later moving to Columbus, Ohio, in 1953. Brenda was a gifted student, a talent recognized by her third grade teacher, Mrs. Johnson, who helped her immensely. Brenda became the first in her family to graduate from high school and college, earning a scholarship to attend The Ohio State University where she graduated in 1966. She obtained a master’s degree from Ohio State in 1972.

Brenda taught high school social studies, English, and ESL, during two different periods of her life. Her first tenure in the classroom was during the 1960s at Watkins Memorial High School in Pataskala, Ohio, and later at Franklin Heights High School in Columbus. Between these periods, Brenda spent nearly 20 years in the business world as a corporate credit manager for various firms, including Gulf Oil Company, Borden, and Lennox Industries. She retired from teaching in 2006. Brenda currently lives in Columbus and has three grown children and four grandchildren.

The Brenda K. Tudor Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to first-generation college students. If there are no eligible first-generation students, the scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in education. Eligible students must be enrolled full time at Wayne College with demonstrated financial need.