2017-2018 Scholarship Recipients
Na’Keithia N. Austin Mississippi Valley State University
Gayla Bean Western Illinois University
Zaria Braizer LeMoyne-Owen
Naomi Brewster-McNeil LeMoyne-Owen
Brandy Brown Howard University
Emmanuel T. Brown University of Indianapolis
Jada Cooper Lincoln University
Lake Crowell University of Illinois: Chicago
Asia Dale University of Arkansas: Pine Bluff
Jha’Shaira L. Farmer University of Arkansas: Pine Bluff
Amari Fennoy Spelman College
Star-Retiece Gibson University of Illinois: Champaign/Urbana
Tyrese Granger Indiana State University
Symone Griffin Alabama A&M University
Detric Henderson Washington University: St. Louis
Arionna Hoffman Indiana State University
Montez Holton Fisk University
Debria Jackson Clark Atlanta University
Marcia R. Jones Jackson State University
Dre’Unna Loston Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville
Kayla Loveless Washington University: St. Louis
Kayla Lucas Central State University
Seth Luster Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville
Mark Miles Columbia College: Chicago
Heaven Mister University of Arkansas: Pine Bluff
Jamine Owens Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville
Kamojah D. Parran Western Illinois University
Paris Patterson University of Arkansas: Pine Bluff
Shaneka D. Roberson McMurray College
Rosie Searcy SWIC
Karmine Sennies Fisk University
Amyah B. Thornton University of Arkansas: Pine Bluff
Praither R. Williams Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville
Edgar Williams Harris Stowe State University

Ms. Haley, (seated) one of the founding Board Members of the Fund’s Scholarship Program and also retired Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University: Edwardsville, meets with some of the new 2017 scholarship recipients.