2009 Recipients of the Learning With Love’s Scholarship are announced

August 14, 2009 – The first recipients of the Learning With Love’s Scholarship program have been announced. The scholarship was established in 2009 by Tom and Judy Love to honor the entrepreneurial spirit and unending quest for learning exemplified by the couple. The program is open to all employees and dependents who work at the Love Family owned entities including Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and is administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.

2009-10 Learning With Love’s Scholarship recipients:

Dependents	Employees
Kyle A. Baumgard (Crowley, Texas) Parents: Todd &Cheryl Baumgard University of Texas at Arlington - Engineering/Business	Chase D. Monroe (Ben Wheeler, Texas) Mary Hardin Baylor - Criminal Justice/Accounting
Kyle A. Baumgard (Crowley, Texas) Parents: Todd &Cheryl Baumgard University of Texas at Arlington - Engineering/Business	Samantha L. Grizzle (Cyril. Okla.) Southern Nazarene University - Business Administration
Catherine R. Haikin (Crescent, Okla.) Parents: Mark &Cindy Haikin Southwestern College -Pre-med	Kyla C. Hammond (LaFayette, Colo.) Oteno Junior College - Nursing
Amanda K. Krewall (Edmond, Okla.) Parents: Shannon Krewall &Michael Krewall Oklahoma State University - International Business	Jonathan L. Jordan (Mesquite, Texas) University of Central Oklahoma - Accounting
Sara Aisha Naji (Rolla, Mo.) Parents: Sam H. & Grace A Naji Truman State University - Psychology	Amy E. Thompson (Las Cruces, New Mexico) New Mexico State University - Allied Health/Sonography
Andres E. Torres (Monte Vista, Colo.) Parents: Andrew J. Luanne M. Torres Colorado State Univesity at Fort Collins - Physical Therapy	Ashley V. Valle (Sanger, Texas) Texas Womens University - Nursing

To qualify, applicants must be an employee or employee dependent of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and affiliated operating entities; be eligible to attend or currently attending an academically accredited post-secondary institution; have a GPA of 2.0 or greater through high school and in subsequent post secondary studies; have unfunded academic expenses; and be pursing an education in areas of business and entrepreneurial studies.

Founded in 1964 by Tom Love, Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla., and remains family owned and operated. With more than 200 locations in more than 30 states, Love's current growth rate is approximately 15 stores per year. Love's is currently ranked No. 25 on Forbe's Magazine's annual listing of America's largest privately held companies. From the first filling station in Watonga, Okla., the Love's commitment has remained the same: "Clean Places, Friendly Faces." For more information, visit www.loves.com.

The Oklahoma City Community Foundation is celebrating 40 years of helping donors like the Love family help the community. In addition to administering the country’s largest charitable organization endowment program, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation also oversees the state’s largest independent scholarship program, awarding more than 500 scholarships a year. For more information, visit www.occf.org.

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