Earl A. and Ophelia Thomas Endowed Scholarship

Earl A. Thomas graduated from Pembroke Indian Normal School (the predecessor to today’s UNCP) in 1934 while his wife Ophelia Thomas graduated in 1933. Named in their memory, this scholarship is awarded annually to two academically talented members of a state or federally recognized tribe, first preference to one male and one female, who demonstrate a need for financial assistance. Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, incoming freshman and is renewable.

Purnell Swett Graduate & renewable through time at UNCP per information sheet.