Jean Bryan in her college days
than you were when you met her. I think she instills and exudes
a moral compass and a sense of values that you rarely see. She
touches people quickly. Just a genuinely beautiful person.”
Bryan also became heavily involved with local education,
especially Weatherford College, where she served as a trustee
1999-2013 and now serves as member emeritus. WC’s Vice
President of Institutional Advancement Brent Baker met her in
1997 when he started working for the college.
“Jean Bryan, to me personally, is a motherly-type figure,” he
said. “She welcomed me to this community and has always been
supportive and caring, a diehard [in support of her community],
funny, gregarious. … I could come up with many other words.
She’s just a special person; I have a real soft spot in my heart for
Jean Bryan.” Baker said Bryan genuinely cared for students and
tirelessly supported WC.
Bryan and her husband in 2001 established the Dr. Noel Bryan
Veterinarian Scholarship to assist pre-vet students. The Jean Bryan
Scholarship was established in 2007 by the WC Foundation to
honor Jean Bryan. She also received the 2006-07 Carlos Hartnett
Award. This award is a non-annual award given by the WCF
executive committee to individuals who encourage giving to WC.
Bryan was constant in her encouragement and unwavering in her
belief in the power of education. “In my opinion, in this day and
age we really need to make sure that our children, especially our
daughters, get a good education,” she once told a local writer. “It’s
important that they get the kind of education where they can make
a decent living and not have to depend on some man. Now days
that’s especially important because, unfortunately, not all marriag-
es last forever.”
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