Hal Schrupp Memorial Scholarship

Hal was a distinguished Orange Coast College counselor and instructor for nearly forty two years and taught Psychology 100 seminars and career planning as well.

A visionary, Hal was one of the creators of OCC’s Career Development Center which served as a pioneering national model among community colleges, and he led the effort to establish the acclaimed “Discover” , OCC’s first computerized counseling system.

Prior to Hal’s hiring at OCC in 1965, he attended Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where he was a four-year letterman on the football team. He coached at Centralia High School where he came down with polio the night of his first game as head coach. In 1957, he was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to attend graduate school at Oregon State University and earned a masters degree in biology. In 1964, Hal received another grant under the National Defense Education Act. He completed studies for a counseling and guidance credential at USC.

1965 was the year Hal came to OCC. His education continued, however, and he earned a doctorate at UCLA, and in 1987, completed law school and was awarded a juris doctorate degree at Western State University.

Throughout his career at Orange Coast, Hal advised thousands of students. He met all the challenges life gave him head on and never wavered in serving students and achieving his goals.

This scholarship has been provided in Hal’s memory by his family, friends and colleagues.