Twenty-six Howard College college students of Jamaican roots are in for a lift to their educational pursuits, due to scholarship awards for greater than $100,000 to be delivered by the Jamaican Howard College Affinity Community (JHUAN).
The scholarship winners might be acknowledged on Saturday, September 13, at HUes of Blue, JHUAN’s annual fundraiser. Now in its seventh yr, HUes of Blue may even honor two distinguished Jamaicans with Influence Awards for skilled achievements, exemplary management, and repair to the neighborhood.
The $4,000 scholarships might be awarded to Jamaican-born college students or these of Jamaican parentage with a 3.0 or greater grade-point common and enrolled full-time at Howard College. The first intent is to bolster the trajectory of Jamaican college students at Howard, granting them broader entry and alternatives.
The 2025 fundraiser is being hosted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to america, His Excellency Main Normal (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, who will ship the keynote handle in addition to current the scholarship.
“As an alumnus who has benefited significantly from Howard College, it is crucial that we search for methods to help our educational establishments and pay it ahead,” mentioned JHUAN President and Howard Board of Trustees member, Don Christian. “JHUAN exists to encourage our college students to dream extra, study extra, and turn into extra. That’s what we hope to inculcate with the assistance of our companions, donors, and educational establishments.”
Mr. Christian declared himself “honored as a Howard alumnus to help our Jamaican college students who’ve navigated vital challenges to have the ability to pursue their research at Howard.”
Since its founding in 2018, JHUAN has awarded 115 scholarships totaling $463,000, which has given many HU Jamaican college students an important monetary lifeline. Scholarship purposes elevated by 75% whereas fundraising has grown at a mean of 39% yearly, demonstrating the vital want for elevated monetary help.
September 13, 2025, Influence Awards will go to Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, impartial director for Compass Group PLC, and Christopher Williams, former CEO of NCB Capital Markets, might be acknowledged for reworking the Caribbean monetary companies sector.
JHUAN stemmed from the collaborative imaginative and prescient of Jamaica’s former ambassador to america, Audrey Marks, and Howard College’s 17th president, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. They’d each sought to boost help for Jamaican college students and appointed founding Chairman Don Christian to spearhead the Howard scholarship group.
