Cy Rockey Scholarship

Cy Rockey was one of the original teachers at OCC. He actually was a member of the staff a year before the college opened in 1948. He devoted an extreme amount of overtime to the college locating machinery and equipment for the various shops, building by hand, drafting tables and other equipment, and personally paying for many supplies and materials needed for instruction.

Cy Rockey taught drafting and machine shop and made a significant impact on his students. He was a disciplinarian who expected and got the best out of each of his students.

This scholarship is given on the basis of merit. Cy Rockey felt that the person who really put forth an effort to achieve should be awarded. Students receiving the Cy Rockey award are all outstanding architectural technology majors.