[Dallas, TX – April 30th 2015]
Student: DouDou Gueye
GPA : 4.0
Hometown : Dakar, Senegal
Major/ Class: Business / Junior
DouDou, a Junior at South Carolina State University was named the Tom Joyner Foundation “Hercules Scholar ” for this week.
Mr. Gueye is originally from Dakar, Senegal and currently has a 4.0 GPA. He is majoring in Business at South Carolina State University. He is a member of the SCSU Basketball team , a Student Scholar and SEEDS Organization at SCSU. After earning his Bachelors Degree he wants to pursue his goal of becoming an professional basketball team and also build a business back in Africa. He also has a passion for children and would like to build a school to help them achieve their goals. DouDou says the most influential person in his life is his mother who has sacrificed a lot for him and his siblings after his Father passed.
He lives by the motto “Work Ethic- nothing postive gets accomplished with out it. ” #SCStateLegacy