SWOSU Names Amanda Taylor as Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholar

News | May 26, 2026, 1:44 PM by SWOSU Press Release

Weatherford, OK – Amanda Taylor of Hinton, Oklahoma, has been named the Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholar at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) for the 2025- 2026 academic year.

Taylor is a Junior at SWOSU majoring in Marketing. After graduating, she intends to pursue a career in sports marketing.

The Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Judy (Smalley) Wilkes (SWOSU Class of 1976 and Emeritus SWOSU Foundation, Inc. Trustee) and her husband, Mike Wilkes (SWOSU Class of 1975 and Past President of the SWOSU Alumni Association and SWOSU Presidential Order of Merit honoree) of Oklahoma City.

The fund provides scholarships to SWOSU students with a preference given to those students who graduated from high schools in Caddo County, Oklahoma.

The scholarship honors the late Bud & Wanda Smalley of Eakly. The Smalleys were champions of higher education; all four of their daughters, all four of the Smalley sons-in-law, and seven of their ten grandchildren are SWOSU alumni.

The Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholarship Fund 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 Bud & Wanda Smalley Memorial Scholarship or any SWOSU Foundation, Inc. funds, please contact 580-774-3267 or visit www.SWOSUFoundation.com.