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Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship

2024 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Reba Daniel Ferrell and Ralph Tillman Ferrell - Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathamatics (STEM) $20,000 Jacob Weisskopf
Reba Daniel Ferrell and Ralph Tillman Ferrell - General $5,000 Benjamin Baumgartner
Ruth Edmundson Ramsey $5,000 Loralee Evans
Pat Reed $3,300 Emily Haden
Belva Daniel Clark $2,500 Madison Davis
Betts, Bobby/Carolyn Carroll/JR Griffin $2,500 Charity Davis
Blooming Grove Masonic Lodge #497 $2,500 Seth Eldridge
Cindy & Bruce Lane $2,000 Jewel Hornick
Liz & Albert Lane $2,000 Zachery Catillo
Harold Don McGraw $2,000 Conner Usery
Wanda McLain Gillen/Gene Hollingsworth $2,000 Madeleine Brown
Jack McGraw/Ivy Family $2,000 Andrew Paschal
McSpadden & Westbrook Families $2,000 Miranda Garcia
Tommy, Theresa, & Diane Nevill $2,000 Preston Atkeisson
Ralph Page/DW Springer $2,000 Ava Eldridge
Jimmy & Peggy Russell/R. Bruce McCormick $2,000 Joel Calel
Blooming Grove Methodist Church $1,000 Noah Hutchison
Prosperity Bank/Bobby & Gracie Ralston Memorial $1,000 Liberty Schultz
Rick Saunders Family $1,000 Eddie Frankum
Seely Family $1,000 Humberto Sanchez
Ruth Edmundson Ramsey $1,000 Tania Vazquez
2023 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Winners
Student: Scholarship: Award
Payton Hays Reba Daniel Ferrell & Ralph Tillman Ferrell - STEM Scholarship $20,000
Trenton Nicholson Reba Daniel Ferrell & Ralph Tillman Ferrell - General Scholarship $5,000
Audrey Grant Ruth Edmundson Ramsey $3,000
Willis Daniels Cindy & Bruce Lane $2,000
Josie Hanna Liz & Albert Lane $2,000
Ryleigh Duran Harold Don McGraw $2,000
Abigail Flores Nevill Family $2,000
Rachel Fry Bobby Betts $1,000
Josie Erwin Blooming Grove Masonic Lodge $1,000
Nicholas Young Carolyn Carroll $1,000
Kiernan Winge Blooming Grove Methodist Church $1,000
Tianna Glenn Wanda McLain Gillen $1,000
Kelton Bell Gene Hollingsworth $1,000
Megan Praytor Ivy Family $1,000
Reagen Short Blooming Grove Lions Club $1,000
Carson Barham Bruce R McCormick $1,000
Merlen Sanchez Jack McGraw $1,000
Diego Camarillo McSpadden & Westbrook Families $1,000
Kamryn Ferguson Ralph Page $1,000
Timmy Hamilton Prosperity Bank - Bobby & Gracie Ralston memorial $1,000
Kian Long Rick Saunders Family $1,000
Sarah Nicholas Jimmy & Peggy Russell $1,000
Amy Nolasco Seely Family $1,000
Trey Erwin DW Springer $1,000
2022 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Awards Recipients
 
$1,000 Scholarships:
Chris Castillo - BG Masonic Lodge #497
Cheyenne Rhea - BG Lions Club #1
Angel Martin - BG Lions Club #3
Chloe Davis - Seely Family
Adam Tovar - Wanda McLain Gillen
Ashleigh Hellner - Jack R. McGraw Memorial
Seth McGraw - Peggy & Jimmy Russell
Chelsie Black - Blooming Grove United Methodist Church
Camille Nunn - Gene Hollingsworth Memorial
Oneyda Martinez - Ivy Family
Nicole Gamez - R. Bruce McCormick
Monica Flores - McSpadden & Westbrook
Carter Grant - Ralph E. Page
Fidel Avalos - Prosperity Bank (Bobby and Gracie Ralston Memorial)
Makenzie Black - Bobby Betts Memorial
Devon Hood - Rick Saunders Family
Ismael Ramirez - D. W. Springer
 
$2,000 Scholarships:
Geneva Bowyer - Cindy & Bruce Lane
Bailey Rasco - Liz & Albert Lane
Delaney Northern - Harold Don McGraw Memorial
Nathaniel Haden - Tommy, Theresa & Diane Nevill
 
$3,000 Scholarship:
Bryson Fisher - Ruth Edmundson Ramsey
 
$5,000 Scholarship:
Landon Golden - Reba Daniel Ferrell & Ralph Tillman Ferrell (General Scholarship)
 
$15,000 Scholarship:
Bayli Leingang - Louise McCormick Ramsey Trust
 
$20,000 Scholarship:
Joshua Gambrell - Reba Daniel Ferrell & Ralph Tillman Ferrell (S.T.E.M. Scholarship)
 
$40,000 Scholarships:
Kamryn Brown - Louise McCormick Ramsey Trust
Kinley Skains - Louise McCormick Ramsey Trust
 
 
 
 
2021 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Awards Recipients
 
 
Even though COVID shutdown our schools, we still provided scholarships for our 2020 Seniors!
Congratulations to the following recipients! 
 
 
2019 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Recipients
 
 
 
 
2018 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Recipients
 
Not pictured:
Logan Golden received $30,000 Louise McCormack Ramsey Scholarship
Brittany Kuykendall received $1,000 D.W. Springer Scholarship
Serena Davis received $1,000 Wanda McLain Gillen Scholarship
Morgan Dawson received $1,000 Peggy & Jimmy Russell Scholarship
Melana Bayer received $1,000 Harold Don McGraw Memorial Scholarship
 
 
 
 
 
2017 Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Recipients
 
 
 
 
     
RUTH EDMUNDSON RAMSEY

The most iconic teacher in the history of the Blooming Grove school system began her teaching career at BGHS in the fall of 1927. Ms. Ruth Edmundson (Ramsey) was a member of the BGHS faculty for the next 43 consecutive years until her retirement in the spring of 1971. Ms. Edmundson received her primary and secondary education in her birth city of Waxahachie, TX. As we understand it her collegiate degrees were obtained from Southern Methodist University, Trinity University and Baylor University. Although her legal name changed to Ramsey when she married G. E. Ramsey, Sr. in 1930, she continued to be affectionately addressed as “Miss Ed” by many of her students.

Miss Ed was the “English Department” at BGHS for many of her 43 years of service. Although she encouraged excellence from her students, she insisted on effort. Any BGHS graduate that satisfactorily completed 4 years of education by Miss Ed had little to fear from the English department of any university.

Although her first passion was to encourage students to master the English language, Mrs. Ramsey would have been quick to tell you that her employment at the BG school system was on a “subject to assignment” basis. The most noteworthy “assignment” was to develop/direct a “One Act Play” for UIL competition. As with anything undertaken by Miss Ed, excellence was her goal. For many years the BG “One Act Play” group routinely won at district, frequently won regional competition, and more than once won the state title. Other odd “assignment” duties included teaching music, although she had no music background. And although not known to be athletically inclined she was also assigned to direct calisthenics for prospective male World War II volunteers.

Beyond teaching, Miss Ed was a strong Christian, an American Patriot, a student of history and an enthusiastic genealogist. She was proud of her family heritage and her headstone is located in the Waxahachie City Cemetery near many of her Edmundson relatives.
Most of all, Miss Ed was convinced of the merits of education. She strongly encouraged her students to continue their formal education beyond high school. One of the students benefitting from that support was Bruce Lane, a 1950 BGHS graduate. To honor the positive impact that Miss Ed had on his life, and numerous other BHGS students, in 1991 Mr. Lane and several of his 1950 classmates initiated the “Ruth Edmundson Ramsey Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” The “Ruth Fund” is a federally tax exempt, state chartered organization intended to operate in perpetuity, its exclusive purpose being to financially support BGHS graduates to continue their formal education.
 
 
 
Find out more about Ms. Ed from the newspaper article listed below.