Ernest McDuffie of Kentucky State University Named Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”
(Dallas – May 16) Ernest McDuffie, a junior, chemistry major at Kentucky State University from Lawrenceburg, KY, this week was named a Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”.
This 4.0 honor student plans to pursue a career in pharmeuticals with an emphasis on research. At KSU, Ernest is a member of the Pre-Health Professions Club, serves as a peer tutor for chemistry, and volunteers with the Red Cross.
Kentucky State in Frankfort, KY is the Foundation’s School of the Month for May which is part of its on-going effort to help keep students in historically black colleges and universities.
The Hercules Scholarship is named after Joyner’s father, the late Hercules Joyner, who was a strong supporter of higher education. To be a candidate for the scholarship, students must be male, attend a Foundation “School of the Month”, have a grade point average of at least 3.5, and be a campus leader involved in the community with a career goal toward making a difference in the quality of life for his race. The scholars each receive a scholarship grant of $1,500 that is paid directly to their school to help offset their college expenses.
Founded in 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation (http://tomjoynerfoundation.org) has focused on its primary mission of helping to keep students enrolled in Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students enrolled in black colleges, has assisted more than 25,000 students and worked with more than 100 HBCUs. Each week, the Foundation announces outstanding male student scholarship winners, called Hercules Scholars, on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by its founder, Tom Joyner.
James Lewis of Kentucky State University Named Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”
(Dallas – May 9) James Lewis, a junior, political science major, Spanish minor at Kentucky State University from Cincinnati, OH, this week was named a Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”.
This honor student plans to pursue a career as a bi-lingual attorney. At KSU, James is a member of the varsitiy football team, was awarded the Dwight Eisenhower Fellowship, a peer tutor, and volunteers at a local community center.
Kentucky State in Frankfort, KY is the Foundation’s School of the Month for May which is part of its on-going effort to help keep students in historically black colleges and universities.
The Hercules Scholarship is named after Joyner’s father, the late Hercules Joyner, who was a strong supporter of higher education. To be a candidate for the scholarship, students must be male, attend a Foundation “School of the Month”, have a grade point average of at least 3.5, and be a campus leader involved in the community with a career goal toward making a difference in the quality of life for his race. The scholars each receive a scholarship grant of $1,500 that is paid directly to their school to help offset their college expenses.
Founded in 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation (http://tomjoynerfoundation.org) has focused on its primary mission of helping to keep students enrolled in Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students enrolled in black colleges, has assisted more than 25,000 students and worked with more than 100 HBCUs. Each week, the Foundation announces outstanding male student scholarship winners, called Hercules Scholars, on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by its founder, Tom Joyner.
Emilio Vanrell of Florida Memorial University Named Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”
(Dallas – April 25) Emilio Vanrell, a sophomore, finance major at Florida Memorial University from Argentina, this week was named a Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”.
This 4.0 honor student plans to be the Minister of Finance for his home country. He hopes to bring a new level of financial management to his people. At Florida Memorial, Emilio is a member of the soccer team, a Presidential Scholar, a peer tutor, and a member of Green Peace.
Florida Memorial in Miami Gardens, FL is the Foundation’s School of the Month for April which is part of its on-going effort to help keep students in historically black colleges and universities.
The Hercules Scholarship is named after Joyner’s father, the late Hercules Joyner, who was a strong supporter of higher education. To be a candidate for the scholarship, students must be male, attend a Foundation “School of the Month”, have a grade point average of at least 3.5, and be a campus leader involved in the community with a career goal toward making a difference in the quality of life for his race. The scholars each receive a scholarship grant of $1,500 that is paid directly to their school to help offset their college expenses.
Founded in 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation (http://tomjoynerfoundation.org) has focused on its primary mission of helping to keep students enrolled in Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students enrolled in black colleges, has assisted more than 25,000 students and worked with more than 100 HBCUs. Each week, the Foundation announces outstanding male student scholarship winners, called Hercules Scholars, on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by its founder, Tom Joyner.
Naim Vann of Howard University Named Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”
(Dallas – March 7) Naim Vann, a sophomore, radio and film major, theatre arts minor at Howard University from Brooklyn, New York, this week was named a Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar”.
This 3.6 honor student plans to become a filmmaker. At Howard, Naim is a member of the Howard U. Film Organization, Rampage Dance Group, and Slowe Hall Council.
Howard University in Washington, DC is the Foundation’s School of the Month for March which is part of its on-going effort to help keep students in historically black colleges and universities.
The Hercules Scholarship is named after Joyner’s father, the late Hercules Joyner, who was a strong supporter of higher education. To be a candidate for the scholarship, students must be male, attend a Foundation “School of the Month”, have a grade point average of at least 3.5, and be a campus leader involved in the community with a career goal toward making a difference in the quality of life for his race. The scholars each receive a scholarship grant of $1,500 that is paid directly to their school to help offset their college expenses.
Founded in 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation (http://tomjoynerfoundation.org) has focused on its primary mission of helping to keep students enrolled in Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students enrolled in black colleges, has assisted more than 25,000 students and worked with more than 100 HBCUs. Each week, the Foundation announces outstanding male student scholarship winners, called Hercules Scholars, on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by its founder, Tom Joyner.
Tyrone Aaron Recognized As Hercules Scholar
Tyrone Aaron, a junior at Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. is a computer information systems major from Atlanta, Ga, who has been named this week’s Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation.
This honor student has a 4.0 GPA and serves as the Junior Class President, is a member of the Media Group, Common Cause, Stars Alliance, and he has mentored over 40 youth in the Salisbury community.
Aaron lives by the motto, “What don’t kill you will make you stronger”.
Livingstone College and Hood Theological Seminary were originally founded as Zion Wesley Institute by a group of A.M.E. Zion ministers for the purpose of training ministers in the Cabarrus County town of Concord, North Carolina in 1879.
After three brief sessions, directed by principals Bishop C. R. Harris and Professor A.S. Richardson, the Institute ultimately closed in Concord. In 1881, Dr. Joseph Charles Price and Bishop J. W. Hood changed their roles as delegates to the Ecumenical Conference and became fund-raisers with the mission to re-establish Zion Wesley Institute.
The Rowan County town of Salisbury, just 20 miles northeast of Concord, gave the Trustees a generous donation of $1,000 and an invitation to relocate the school in Salisbury. They accepted both gifts, and the College re-opened in Salisbury in 1882 with Dr. Price as President. The new site was J. M. Gray’s farm called Delta Grove, which consisted of one building and 40 acres of land.
Cheyney State’s Dominique Williams Wins Coveted Scholarship
Dominique Williams, a native New Yorker, is a sophomore, computer science major at Cheyney State University of Pennsylvania has been named a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation
This honor student and future military officer has a 3.6 GPA.
At Cheyney, Williams is a member of the Student Chapter of NAACP, the Brother and Sisterhood, and is a peer tutor.
He lives by the motto, “Without struggle there is no progress”.
Click here to donate to Cheyney State University of Pennsylvania, the Foundation’s school of the month.
Philadelphian Corey Carter Named Hercules Scholar
Corey Carter , a junior, communications major from Philadelphia, Pa., has been named a Tom Joyner Foundation Hercules Scholar.
Carter, who has a 3.56 GPA, will receive a $1,500 scholarship to help him complete his dream of produce documentary films designed to promote good health and safety for children.
At Cheyney, Corey is a member of the Key Stone Honors and Conflict Resolution Program, serves as peer tutor, and he volunteers at a local community center.
Corey lives by the motto; “Seek first to understand, and then seek to be understood.”
Click here to donate to Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the Foundation’s school of the month.
Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off Cheyney University as School of the Quarter
Foundation to help raise money for Pennsylvania HBCU
(DALLAS, TX – October 10, 2012) The Tom Joyner Foundation, a major driving force in raising money for historically black colleges since 1998, has kicked off a three-month long fundraising drive for Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning for African Americans.
The Foundation, formed by the nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, chose Cheyney as part of its on-going effort to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in broadening and strengthening their efforts to raise money to help keep students in college. Funds received will provide support to Cheyney University’s Call Me Mister (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) teacher preparation program, which is focused on preparing both males and females for the teaching profession. Students are largely selected from the under-served, and educationally at-risk communities in southeastern Pennsylvania (especially the Philadelphia/Chester/Coatesville areas), Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Participants are recruited from various levels of academic progress including high school students, current Cheyney undergraduate students and professionals considering a career change.
“We’re excited to work with Cheyney,” stated Joyner, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee, AL) and the Foundation’s chairman and host of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. “It has a wonderful history and tradition of educating the future leaders of our country.”
Cheyney University will be promoted by the Tom Joyner Morning Show and receive those funds raised from listeners, alumni and other interested parties. The show, aired in 115 markets around the country, reaches nearly eight million listeners every week. After October, Cheyney will receive additional support from the Foundation through online promotional presence and special spotlights. To support Cheyney, please go to http://tomjoynerfoundation.org and click “Donate.”
“Cheyney University is extremely pleased to be named as the ‘School of the Quarter’ by the Tom Joyner Foundation. This recognition comes at an important time in the life of the University, as we celebrate our 175th Anniversary. The University’s legacy of preparing leaders for the 21st Century must continue to strengthen America and to meet the 2025 goal of a more educated citizenry, “ stated Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital, Cheyney’s President.
Cheyney University, based in Cheyney, PA., is set on over 200 acres of lush, rural landscape, within driving distance of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware. The University will celebrate its 175th Anniversary on Thursday, October 18th at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Some of the University’s top alumni include Jim Vance, longtime NBC-4 (Washington, DC) news anchor; the late Ed Bradley (“60 Minutes” journalist); Gladys Styles Johnston (Chancellor, University of Nebraska at Kearney) and The Honorable Thaddeus Kirkland (PA-159th District), just to name a few. Cheyney is home to the Ed Bradley Broadcast Center, the Call Me Mister teaching program, the Keystone Honors Academy, a new 400-bed state-of-the-art residence hall, as well as undergraduate and graduate programs in two locations – Cheyney, PA and Philadelphia, PA. In keeping with the University’s vision to prepare more students in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM), a new $22 million science center is now under construction. For more information and to purchase tickets to the Gala, please visit the website at http://www.cheyney.edu.
Founded in 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation has focused on its primary mission of helping to keep students enrolled in HBCUs. The Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep students enrolled in black colleges/universities, has assisted more than 20,000 students and worked with more than 100 HBCUs. Each week, the Foundation announces outstanding male student scholarship winners, called Hercules Scholars, on the nationally syndicated radio show hosted by its founder, Tom Joyner.
Frederick Morris of Connecticut Named Hercules Scholar
Frederick Morris, a senior business administration major with an accounting concentration, from New Haven Conn., has been named this week’s Hercules Scholarship, awarded to an outstanding male student attending a Historically Black College and University.
This honor student plans to work at a major accounting firm after graduation.
At Cheyney, Morris is a member of the National Association for Black Accountants, Students for a Free Enterprise, is a peer tutor, and volunteers at a local community center.
Morgan State Student Named “Hercules Scholar”
Akindale Akinhanmi, a sophomore, electrical and computer science major, is from Lagos ,Nigeria.
This honor student and future entrepreneur volunteers at a recycling center, is a member of the National Society for Black Engineers, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, the International Lions Club and serves as a peer tutor .
Akinhanmi plans to develop clean energy sources through his own company.
