In honor of the passion and commitment that Ryan Liggens had to his faith, his family, his friends and his school, we have developed this scholarship to serve those who dare to dream about obtaining a college degree. With Ryan’s winning spirit and God’s will, those who have faith, courage and a devotion to service will have additional resources to help them with their education expenses.  The Ryan Liggens Memorial Scholarship and YOUTH@RISK4SUCCESS seeks to raise funds necessary to provide educational opportunities by bridging the most significant barrier; cost.

Ryan Liggens entered the Clara Luper Scholarship Program with the second class of scholars.  Ryan was a very bright young man who was full of life.  During his freshman year he became very ill and eventually passed in December.  We were truly blessed to have Ryan in our lives for even a short period of time.  His family along with Oklahoma City University established a memorial scholarship fund that is designed to go directly to the Clara Luper scholarship recipients to supplement book costs.  The scholarship is dependent on annual donations because all the funds are depleted for student book needs each year.