2024 - 2025 AWARD WINNERS

"Since 2016 the Amor Schlenker Award of $1,000  has been given to an outstanding graduate. The endowment is managed by the Foundation.

The endowment was established after Amor’s son, Robert H.Schlenker, passed away and left the monetary gift in his father’s name. 

Robert Henry Schlenker, b. February 17, 1930 in Tulsa, was the only child of Amor Schlenker and Ursa Rennels Schlenker. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Schlenker's parents relocated to Tulsa during the 1920s oil boom. Mr. Schlenker was a lifelong resident of downtown Tulsa's Riverview Neighborhood, a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church, and graduate of Central High School. He retired as an electrical engineer in 1993 from the US Corps of Engineers after more than 40 years of nearly perfect attendance. Mr. Schlenker was a kind and quiet man, remembered for his good-natured earnestness, unfailing work ethic, and comprehensive knowledge. He was humble, generous, and deeply considerate of others."

For 40 years the Great Spirit Award, a $500 Award, has been funded and given annually by the TCHSF to two or more outstanding graduates.