Relations and pals gathered on July 13, 2025, to honor excellent college students on the 4th Annual Empowering Goals Throughout Borders: The McGowan Basis, Inc.
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The McGowan Basis, Inc., hosted a pleasant 4th Annual Scholarship Awards in Brooklyn on July 13. This occasion was a proud, highly effective, and poignant milestone within the Basis’s mission to uplift, educate, and encourage.
President N. Melissa Harding set the tone for the occasion because the Mistress of Ceremonies. She continues to steer the cost of the Basis by championing academic and humanitarian missions impressed by the values of group, resilience, and compassion.
President Emeritus Lourdeth A. Ferguson advised Caribbean Life that whereas historically held in Guyana, this 12 months’s celebration marked the Basis’s first in New York, additional affirming its dedication to bridging cultures and increasing its influence between Guyana and the USA.
Honoring excellence, this 12 months’s distinguished scholarship recipient, Alliyah Culley, embodies the very spirit of perseverance and brilliance. An inspiring 23-year-old with a outstanding educational pedigree, Culley graduated from The Bishops’ Excessive Faculty in Guyana, incomes her Affiliate Diploma in Legislation with a stellar 3.6 GPA. She presently attends New York Metropolis School of Expertise, the place she is in her remaining 12 months of research.
“Coming from Sophia Village in Guyana to navigating life as a global scholar in the USA has challenged me, formed me, and strengthened me,” Culley shared in her transferring acceptance speech as she was offered her award by Board Member and former Chairperson Rock Harding.
The ceremony additionally paid tribute to the late Minerva McGowan Beaton, whose quiet acts of grace reworked lives. President Emeritus Lourdeth Ferguson offered a posthumous Spirit Award, which was acquired with deep emotion by her husband, Douglas Beaton, and daughter Denica Kouame.
McGowan Beaton’s legacy of kindness lives on by her tireless work. In her honor, the Basis offered a commemorative plaque and test to proceed her work of affection and generosity.
Uplifting values and household unity, Vice President Dianne McGowan Brutus reaffirmed the Basis’s core values: service, empowerment, and cross-cultural connections.
