JW Bishop Elementary Scholarship

Scholarship Description

The J.W. Bishop Endowed Scholarship was created and established by Bonnie and George Case and the Bishop family as a memorial to Mr. Bishop’s life and service to EISD and the Everman community. All gifts and donations designated for this scholarship shall become a part of its corpus.

Mr. J.W. Bishop was born in 1922 and graduated from Everman High School in 1940.  He would be very proud and honored by this scholarship!  For financial reasons, it was not possible for Mr. Bishop to attend college. However, he had a passionate curiosity and immersed himself in learning all his life. He encouraged young people to strive to take advantage of all educational opportunities. If he were here today that would be his message to you graduates.

At age 91, Mr. Bishop was honored at Bishop Elementary School and had the pleasure of speaking to each class and encouraging the students to do their best to learn so that they would become good citizens and give back to their communities as adults.

Mr. Bishop was community-oriented and was active in several organizations.  In 1945 he was one of five Aldermen to petition the state of Texas to recognize Everman as a city. Mr. Bishop was a Boy Scout leader, a Sunday School teacher, and a lifelong Mason. One of his proudest accomplishments was serving on the Everman School Board for 12 years. During that time he was the School Board President several times. One of Mr. Bishop’s favorite quotes was by a Methodist reformer, John Wesley.

“Do all the things you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

Today Mr. Bishop would say, “Graduates, I expect no less of you because you are the future leaders of this country.”