2010 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS NAMED
Posted April 27, 2010

On Monday evening, April 26, 2010, the Moral Courage Foudation awarded two "big scholarships" for the 2009/2010 school year, a first for the three-year-old organization. Tiffany Neal and Paul Walden each received a $10,000 Moral Courage Scholarship, while the remaining 21 scholarship finalists each received a $350 Moral Courage Honorarium.

Here is some interesting trivia about this year's recipients. Tiffany Neal is currently ranked #1 in her graduating class at Waxahachie High School, where she served as Drum Major for the Waxahachie High School Marching Band. Paul Walden is currently ranked #1 in his graduating class at Midlothian High School, where he served as Drum Major for the Midlothian High School Marching Band.

Congratulations to Tiffany and Paul, to the other 21 scholarship finalists, and to the families of all of these good kids! 

2010 Moral Courage Scholarship Finalists

Left to right: Dakota Haney (2008 recipient), Tiffany Neal (2010 co-recipient),
Paul Walden (2010 co-recipient), Jennifer Fiedler (2009 recipient)

2010 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY
Posted April 8, 2010

The 2010 Moral Courage Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held at the Waxahachie High School Fine Arts Center on Monday evening, April 26, 2010, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Jay Wilkinson will be the Guest Speaker. For more info, see our Events page.

2010 SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED
Posted November 19, 2009

The Moral Courage Foundation announces its third annual Moral Courage Scholarship, which will be awarded near the end of the 2009/2010 school year. This year's primary scholarship will be in the amount of $20,000, with several smaller scholarships awarded as well. Scholarship application forms are available at Waxahachie High School, Waxahachie Preparatory Academy, and Eagle Advantage Academy of Waxahachie, as well as through the sponsoring churches. They can also be downloaded (in PDF format) and printed from this website.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Posted September 30, 2009

The Moral Courage Foundation will host a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, October 10, 2009, from 7:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the College Street Church of Christ fellowship hall, 423 North College Street in Waxahachie, Texas. Tickets are $5.00 per person, with all proceeds going into the Moral Courage Scholarship Fund. There will be several Pancake Eating Contests, featuring:

• Football Coach vs. Football Player vs. Cheerleader
• School Superintendent vs. Campus Principals
• Radio vs. Newspaper
• Public Servants
• Elected Officials

2009 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY ANNOUNCED
Posted March 15, 2009

The 2009 Moral Courage Scholarship Awards Ceremony will be held at the Waxahachie High School Fine Arts Center on Monday evening, April 27, 2009, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. Dale Hansen, Sports Anchor for WFAA Channel 8 Sports in Dallas, will be the guest speaker.

FIRST MORAL COURAGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
Posted June 3, 2008

On Tuesday evening, May 6, 2008, the first $25,000 Moral Courage Scholarship was awarded in Waxahachie, Texas, along with two secondary scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each. The seventeen remaining scholarship finalists were each awarded an "honorarium" scholarship in the amount of $100. The scholarships were presented by Gary Bassett, Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Moral Courage Foundation. Other representatives of the Foundation were also on hand for the ceremony, along with local dignitaries and the families of the twenty finalists.

Paul O'Rear, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Foundation, told all twenty finalists, "We applaud you young people for your commitment to moral excellence and integrity. We encourage you to continue living by those principles. We are very proud of each of you, and we are here tonight to honor you."

A proclamation sponsored by Texas State Representative Jim Pitts was presented, proclaiming the week of May 5-11 "Moral Courage Week" in Ellis County, Texas, and congratulating all twenty scholarship finalists by name. A similar proclamation was presented by a representative of the Ellis County Commissioners Court, and an official copy of the proclamation was presented to each finalist.

Dean Kilmer, Senior Advisor to The Moral Courage Foundation and author of the book, Igniting the Moral Courage of America, spoke of the high moral caliber of all twenty finalists, and mentioned the difficulty faced by the Selection Committee in narrowing the field of twenty finalists to one primary scholarship recipient and two secondary recipients.

"This is what it's all about," said Roy Orr, Vice Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Directors. "It's not about being a good athlete or even the top student. It's about being a good, moral young person. That's what we are promoting with this scholarship. That's what this whole thing is all about."