University of North Texas 
Terry Scholars
About the Terry Foundation
Howard and Nancy Terry established the Terry Foundation in 1986 as a way to help future
generations of Texans help themselves. Mr. Terry, a longtime Houston resident, was
so grateful for the financial assistance he received to attend college, that he dedicated
his time and resources to giving future generations of Texans this same opportunity.
The Terry Foundation Board oversees a perpetual endowment that provides college scholarships
for students who have demonstrated the capacity to become outstanding future leaders
and who need financial assistance to achieve their goals in higher education. The
program was honored in 2010 by the National Association of Scholarship Providers in
being named National Scholarship Provider of the Year. Chartered to exist into perpetuity,
the Foundation is designed to continue in the future to add scholarships each year.
Howard & Nancy Terry were active in the management of the Foundation up until the very end of both of their lives in 2012. The Foundation has become larger than they ever imagined, fulfilling in the process their dreams of making a difference in the lives of students across the state. Despite his extraordinary success in ventures that made the Terry Foundation possible, Howard Terry observed that "the Terry Foundation is the most important thing I've done in my life, because it's enabled me to help more people than I would have ever been able to help otherwise."
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OUR PILLARS OF EXCELLENCE
Terry Scholars are challenged to achieve their highest potential in SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, and SERVICE - to their university, the State of Texas, and the world. United by their common excellence and motivated by their pledge to give back to the Foundation, Scholars build their own COMMUNITY of fellowship and mutual respect on campus and as part of the ever-expanding network of Terry Scholar Alumni. These core values serve as the pillars of the Terry Scholarship Program.
The Terry Scholars program does not only give you a scholarship to pay for your education. It has helped me get through college with less worries given the support from all the scholars and alumni, and has made me feel right at home as a transfer student.
Terry is more than just a scholarship, it is a family. You are able to fully achieve your goals because you have a group of people to support you.
The program has given me more than financial support. It's allowed me the time to focus solely on my classes, extracurriculars and all aspects of the college experience in a way that I could have never imagined.
Keeping the Scholarship
In order to keep the Terry Scholarship in effect, and in addition to any other requirements that the university may impose, a Scholar must:
- Maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 and a grade point average for each semester of at least 2.0.*
- Write and submit an acceptable annual self-evaluation by the required deadline.
- Attend the functions sponsored by The Terry Foundation which include orientation, the Fall banquet and the Spring picnic.
- Comply with the rules prescribed by the university and the Foundation's Board of Directors.
*If a Scholar's cumulative grade point average drops below the 2.5 required minimum, the student will be placed on probation for one additional semester and given the opportunity to bring the grade point average back into compliance. If at the end of the probationary period the cumulative grade point average is still below 2.5, the Scholar will be terminated from the program.
Have Questions? Contact Us!
Honors College
James Duban, Ph.D.
UNT Terry Scholar Coordinator
Associate Dean for Research and National Scholarships
940-565-4914
terryscholars@unt.edu
