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HSU Announces Fairy Orr Endowed English Scholarship

• By Dave Coffield
• Posted July 15, 2008 2:30 PM
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Fairy Orr

Hardin-Simmons University announces the establishment of the Fairy Orr Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Established in her memory, by husband Clarke Orr, the scholarship benefits students in the Cynthia Ann Parker College of Liberal Arts. The recipient must be majoring in English, may only receive the scholarship once, and is selected by the Head of the Department of English. If a qualified English major is not available, the scholarship may be awarded to a major in chemistry.

Fairy enrolled in Hardin-Simmons University in the fall of 1938. While at HSU, she majored in chemistry and among her many activities, played the trombone in the Cowgirl Band. She would have graduated in the spring of 1942, but World War II and the many uncertainties presented by that conflict interrupted her education. She married Clarke Orr and was occupied for almost three decades with raising her family.

She went back to college and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1967 with a degree in English after staying at home to raise their children, Suzanne, Elizabeth, and John all of whom attended Hardin-Simmons. Fairy was a loyal alumna and friend of Hardin-Simmons until her death on October 24, 1998.

Recipients for the scholarship must be professing Christians who demonstrate a significant financial need. They must maintain a 3.0 grade point average and maintain an active campus life.