Weatherford, OK – Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) is proud to announce that D’Qwan Loneman is the first-ever recipient of the Hook Family Scholarship.
Loneman is a junior from Watonga, Oklahoma, pursuing a degree in Mathematics Education. He intends to pursue a career teaching math and coaching football and track after graduating.
The Hook Family Scholarship was established in 2024 through the generous support of longtime SWOSU benefactors Dr. Carl and Sandra Hook of Norman. The Hook family has a long legacy of involvement with and investment in SWOSU.
Dr. Hook studied Chemistry, Math, and Biology and graduated in 1967. Carl’s parents, William Dean Hook and Dorothy K. Brundage, and older sibling Dorothy Dean Hook, were also all alumni of SWOSU. Dr. Hook’s uncle, pharmacist Bert Brundage of Thomas, was instrumental in the establishment of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy and served on the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE). Carl’s wife, Sandra (Combs) Hook, is also a proud SWOSU alumna, along with Carl and Sandra’s grandson, Austin Loomis, who graduated in 2018 after serving as SWOSU’s Student Body President and playing for the SWOSU Football team; Austin’s wife, Meagan, graduated from SWOSU in 2019.
Dr. Carl Hook earned an M.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1970. Dr. Hook undertook surgical training at St. Anthony’s Hospital and specialty training in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Following just under three decades of private medical practice, Hook became President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and Chairman of Physicians Liability Insurance Company (PLICO), a firm owned by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) that functions as the dominant provider of medical professional liability insurance in the State of Oklahoma. In 2015, Hook negotiated the sale of PLICO to The Medical Protective Company (whose parent company is Berkshire Hathaway), the largest medical liability insurer in the United States. Although retired from active management as of 2017, Hook continues to serve as Chairman of the PLICO Advisory Board of Physicians.
Dr. Hook is a Past Chair of the SWOSU Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees, and in 2019, he received SWOSU’s highest honor: induction into the SWOSU Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame. Carl and Sandra have been married for over 60 years.
The Hooks are proud parents of two, grandparents of five, and great-grandparents of two.
The Hook Family Scholarship supports SWOSU Junior or Senior students who are studying in the SWOSU Departments of Mathematics or Chemistry & Physics.
The Hook Family Scholarship is stewarded by the SWOSU Foundation, Inc. The Foundation was established in 1977 to promote philanthropy, award scholarships, and distribute funds to support the activities and programs of SWOSU. For more information about the Hook Family Scholarship Fund or any SWOSU Foundation funds, contact the SWOSU Foundation, Inc., at (580) 774-3267 or visit www.SWOSUFoundation.com
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