ADA, Okla. – The Vision Bank Scholarship was established at the East Central University Foundation in 2014 as a pass-thru fund for Business Administration students and has now been established as a permanent endowment.

“We are thrilled to add this scholarship as a permanent endowment to our growing portfolioâ€� stated Buffy Lovelis, CFO ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ Foundation. “Our partnership with Vision Bank goes way beyond scholarships and this is just one of the many ways they show their commitment to ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ and the Ada Community.â€� 

As an endowment, the scholarship will now be invested with the ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ Foundation portfolio and will live in perpetuity as a legacy for Vision Bank to help current and future ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ students. 

“Vision Bank is proud to support ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ and its students.  We believe this scholarship will continue to help worthy students achieve their goal of attending ³ÉÈËBÕ¾,â€� said Steve Bagwell, President and CEO of Vision Bank of Ada.


Cutline: Vision Bank employees who are also ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ alums with President, Steve Bagwell present a $10,000 check to ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ Foundation CFO, Buffy Lovelis and ³ÉÈËBÕ¾ Foundation CEO, John Hargrave