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klahoma ity resident Martha Burger, OSU alumna and senior vice president of human and corporate resources at Chesapeake Energy Corporation, pledged a transformational $500,000 for scholarships at Oklahoma State University. Half of the gift benefits OSU-OKC, while the other half benefits FFA leadership officers attending OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The OSU-OKC portion represents the largest scholarship gift made in the campus’ nearly 50year history. “Hopefully someone will shatter that record someday soon,” said Burger, a 1973 medical technology graduate. “OSU-OKC’s enrollment is growing and they are really doing some great things there, so I just felt like it was time. “I live in Oklahoma City, so I thought recognizing OSU-OKC’s presence here would be a great way for me to support the university and the community in which I live. To me, that was an easy choice.” OSU-OKC Student Services Vice President Dr. Jay Kinzer noted the importance of Burger’s generosity to the campus. “The far-reaching benefit of Ms. Burger’s gift is phenomenal. We will be able to award scholarships now and well into the future to the most deserving students on our campus. Receiving a scholarship is often a game-changer for students and will ultimately help so many reach their graduation goal.”
The Gift of Education
Martha Burger