Christoph Friederich Doscher Endowed Scholarship

J. Henry Doscher named the endowment for his paternal grandfather, Christoph Friederich Doscher, pictured here with his wife, Marie Doscher.

Established in 1999 by J. Henry Doscher in the name of his paternal grandfather and German merchant, the Christoph Friederich Doscher Endowed Scholarship provides funding for scholarships to qualified individuals with high academic performance and financial need within the Plan II Honors Program in the College of Liberal Arts.

J. Henry Doscher graduated from The University of Texas Law School in 1948, after serving in the US Navy during World War II. Henry followed law school as a briefing attorney for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, and then became a law professor at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. After retiring, Henry dedicated his time to researching and writing about World War II naval history. He authored the books Little Wolf at Leyte and Subchaser in the South Pacific.

J. Henry Doscher, Jr., then a twenty-two-year-old Ensign on board the USS SC-761, in October 1943, while under way off Guadalcanal.

A devoted scholar of history, J. Henry Doscher’s family archive is housed in The University of Texas’ Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection.

Along with the Christoph Friederich Doscher Endowed Scholarship, J. Henry Doscher established the Henry Doscher, Jr. Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and the the Charles Paul Shearn Endowed Scholarship, which also benefits Plan II students.