John T. Doughty, Jr., Women's Athletics Scholarship

This endowed scholarship was established by MAJ (Ret.) John T. Doughty, Jr. Major Doughty had 30 years of military service, 14 of which were active in the Marine Corps and the Army. During that time, he rose from the rank of Private in the Marine Corps to Major in the Army. He had several overseas tours. He served one tour on Okinawa and one tour in the Mediterranean. He served two tours in Vietnam with one tour as an advisor to the Vietnamese, where he led eight companies of trucks with more than 500 vehicles. He also served two tours in Germany. On his first tour in Germany, he commanded an aircraft maintenance company and later a medium-truck petroleum company. He also supported eight Class 3 Petroleum Supply Points. During his second tour in Germany he was made the Contract officer for the 7th Army and was responsible for selecting and purchasing a new fleet of trucks for the 37th Transportation Group. John’s military educations included graduation from Officer Candidates’ School and the Command and General Staff College, as well as successful completion of the Air Transportability Course, Officer Advance Course, Organizational Maintenance Course, M.A.T.A. Cords Course, Language training in Vietnamese, Fields Grade Officer’s Refresher Course. Major Doughty also served many short active duty tours ranging in length from two to ten weeks to help various units with their preparedness. John graduated from Pennell Institute in Gray, Maine, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of North Alabama, and a Master’s Degree from University of North Colorado. Scholarships will be limited to female students who are American citizens, classified as a junior or senior, who maintains a minimum 2.5 GPA and participating in one of the women’s athletic programs. The scholarship may be renewable for a recipient’s undergraduate education provided maintains the above mentioned criteria.