Frances Elmer Special Education Scholarship Fund

The Frances Elmer Special Education Scholarship was established in 1979 by Jack S. Staggs in honor of Dr. Frances Elmer a member of the SHSU Faculty, to assist deserving students who are pursuing certification to teach special education in the public schools of Texas. It is the Donor’s intent for the endowment to provide one or more annual scholarship awards to be announced in the spring and disbursed the following academic year, half in the fall and the remaining half in the spring semester. Scholarship awards shall not exceed the earnings of the endowment. This scholarship was established to assist with education expenses.