Twenty-five college students of Jamaican heritage attending Howard College had been just lately awarded scholarships totaling US$102,000 by the Jamaica Howard College Affinity Community (JHUAN). Every pupil obtained US$4,000 to assist cowl tuition prices.
Among the many recipients, Gabrielle Clarke and Bleyne Montaque had been honored with the inaugural Bancroft S. Gordon Scholarship Award, which acknowledges excellence in athletics, teachers, management, and group service. The award is known as in reminiscence of Bancroft Gordon, a Howard alumnus and former soccer participant.
The scholarship displays had been made by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, and JHUAN Chairman Don Christian on the group’s sixth HUes of Blue fundraising occasion.
Ambassador Marks praised JHUAN’s affect, describing the scholarship program as “a beacon of hope and a pillar of pleasure” for the scholars. Since its inception in 2018, JHUAN has awarded 80 scholarships valued at US$356,000. Marks additionally emphasised the group’s broader mission, which incorporates mentorship, life teaching, and profession improvement. She urged the scholarship recipients to offer again to JHUAN sooner or later, as soon as they’ve achieved success.
JHUAN Chairman and Howard College Board Member Donald Christian expressed his pleasure in supporting Jamaican college students, noting, “I’m honored to be part of a group that helps Jamaican college students who’ve navigated challenges to pursue their research.”
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Fundraising for the scholarship program continues by the top of the 12 months, with donations being accepted at JHUAN’s web site.
Howard College President Dr. Ben Vinson III highlighted the sturdy connection between Howard and Jamaica, stating, “The ties between Howard College and Jamaica stay remarkably sturdy. As soon as once more, Jamaica is likely one of the high sources of worldwide college students on this 12 months’s coming into undergraduate class and is the chief for college kids from the Caribbean.”
The HUes of Blue occasion additionally acknowledged excellent Howard alumni with the JHUAN IMPACT Award. Jamaican architect Isiaa Madden, a graduate of Howard’s Faculty of Structure, was honored for her distinguished profession in modern design. Entrepreneurs and philanthropists Heather and Kevin Reid had been additionally awarded for his or her contributions by the Blue Lagoon Basis.
The fundraiser generated US$60,000 for the scholarship fund, together with a US$15,000 donation from Ambassador Marks by her Jamaica’s Promise Basis, and US$25,000 from a former Howard College president in honor of Isiaa Madden’s IMPACT Award recognition.
