From University Relations
Photo: Belinda Garvie was selected to be a Brad Henry International Scholar in 2027.
Belinda Garvie, an English major at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, was selected by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to be a Brad Henry International Scholar.
Garvie is a junior from Tuttle and will spend the spring 2027 semester studying at Swansea University in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
The Brad Henry International Scholarship will fund Garvie’s tuition and lodging for a full semester with an additional stipend for expenses such as airfare to and from the UK, passport fees and textbooks.
This scholarship program was established in June 2008. A committee of State Regents’ staff selects recipients based on their excellent academic performance, outstanding communication skills, exemplary character, and exceptional leadership, maturity and judgement.
Garvie’s is planning to attend law school after graduating from NWOSU. She has been in multiple leadership roles at Northwestern that include being president and founder of the Pre-Law Society at Northwestern, vice president and a senator in Northwestern’s Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature delegation, secretary of the Writer’s Roundtable, being a member of the Student Government Association and being a member of the Psychology Club.
Last summer Garvie interned with the Oklahoma Counter Public Defender’s Office and she is currently working as a library student employee at Northwestern. She has worked at the Tuttle Public Library.
Gavie was recommended by Charity Lyon, an adjunct instructor of communication at Northwestern, and Dr. Taylor Randolph who is an assistant professor of psychology at Northwestern.