Fifteen graduating W. H. Adamson High School seniors will be awarded some $44,000 in scholarships to attend colleges and universities by the Adamson High School Scholarship Foundation.  The 2016 honorees will be announced at the school’s Awards Day Assembly on May 25 at the school.  “The 69-year tradition of awarding worthy students at Adamson the opportunity to attend higher education is exciting” said Bob Johnston, president of the Foundation Board. 

Scholarships will range from $6,000 to $2,500 four-year awards and are the result of applications to the fifteen-member foundation board of Adamson Graduates.  Applicants were interviewed by a special committee of the board which made the award recommendations. 

Since its inception in 1947 some 1273 graduating seniors have received scholarships totaling $1.6 million.  Scholarships are awarded to Adamson graduating seniors based on academic achievement and economic need.

The Scholarship Foundation began in 1947 with a $200 donation by an Oak Cliff High School teacher and has grown to $1.8 million in 2016.