Scholarships

Douglas P. Field Scholarship for Graduate Student Research

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Douglas P. Field, Ph.D. (1952-2001). Doug was in the first cohort of students to receive his master’s degree in behavior analysis from UNT, graduating in 1992. He received his Ph.D. from Temple University, working with Dr. Philip Hineline as his major professor. He was conducting postdoctoral research at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, with Dr. Howard Rachlin, when he died of pneumonia.

The Field scholarship is available to graduate students in behavior analysis for the purpose of offsetting costs of completing an experimental thesis. The amount of the scholarship varies depending on the costs of the student's thesis and the amount of money available for scholarships in a given year.

Donald L. Whaley Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established to honor the memory of Donald L. Whaley, Ph.D. (1934-1983). Dr. Whaley was the founder of the Center for Behavioral Studies and served as its Executive Director until his death in 1983.

The scholarship is available to behavior analysis majors, and is usually awarded to students at the time of admission to the graduate program. The scholarship is for $1,000, distributed equally across Fall and Spring semesters. Recipients must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 SCH any semester they receive scholarship funds.

To donate money to these scholarships,please send a check, made out in the name of the scholarship, to University of North Texas Department of Behavior Analysis 1155 Union Circle, Box 310919 Denton, Texas 76203-0919. Both the department and the University Advancement Center will acknowledge your donation. This is a tax-deductible donation.