Suffolk News-Herald

The Booker T. Washington Scholarship Fund presented eight scholarships recently.

Those recipients are Lakisha Blackley, Landria D. Bynum, Kasey Davis, Tiffani Jackson, Deanna Lipscombe, Paris McAdoo, Shanea Parker, and Joi Sanford.

— Blackley is a senior at Old Dominion University with a major in sociology and a minor in Criminal Justice. She is the granddaughter of Ella Mary Privott.

— Bynum is a freshman at Norfolk State University in the School of Nursing. She is the granddaughter of Clyde and Julia Bradley.

— Davis is a sophomore at Morgan State University with a major in biology. She is the granddaughter of Virginia Barnes.

— Jackson is a freshmen at Elizabeth City State University with a major in mathematics and a minor in accounting. She is the granddaughter of Florine Cooper.

— Lipscombe is a senior at Virginia State University with a major in history. She is the granddaughter of Dolly and George Richards.

— McAdoo is a sophomore at Hampton University with a major in architectural engineering. She is the granddaughter of Catherine Barksdale and Clarence and Carrie Johnson.

— Parker is in her third year at the Hampton University School of Pharmacy. She is the granddaughter of Bettie Davis.

— Joi Elizabeth Sanford is a junior at Norfolk State University with a major in Information Systems Computer Programming. She is the granddaughter of Florine Cooper.

The Booker T. Washington High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund was founded in 1993 for the purpose of forming a committee to formulate laws and bylaws on how finances would be distributed to help young descendants of alumni members to receive a formal college education.

From 1993 through 2003 the Alumni Association has awarded over $30,000 in scholarship money to college students of descendents.

Present members of the Scholarship Committee are Dr. Thelma T. Norfleet, chairman; M. Deloise Vann, co-chairman; Florine Cooper, secretary; Bobby C. Wright, treasurer; James (Doc) Richards Sr., and Roland Wilson.

The BTW Scholarship Committee’s goal is to encourage students of descendants to pursue a higher education, to make significant contributions to their communities.