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Alumni generosity always amazing
During the Tom Joyner Morning Show, several
students were immediately recognized as scholarship
recipients from the Alumni Association gift. Each
student received $2,500. These students were: Davina
Lloyd, Janelle Massey, Robyn Mays, Jesse Phillips,
Ashlee Reynolds, Lefagous White, Regina Cooper,
and Jonathan Walker. Six other Cheyney University
students were also given scholarship funds during the
program.
TOM JOYNER
Paul Turner, an alumnus of Cheyney University’s class
of 1962, and president of the National Alumni
Association, presented a check of $20,170 on behalf of
the Association to Cheyney President Michelle
Howard-Vital in Orlando, FL, on the nationally
syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. Turner’s
check was presented to support scholarships for
Cheyney University students.
For the last several years, nationally-known, Tom
Joyner, radio host and personality, has provided
leadership for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs) as they raise funds for scholarships
for students. Joyner’s Foundation has raised
more than $55 million to provide scholarships to
students currently attending HBCUs. Joyner, a
graduate of Tuskegee University, often affirms that it
is necessary to “party with a purpose.”
Cheyney University receives $100,000 grant
Cheyney University has received a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for its
James Hughes Scholarship and Retention Program. The goal of the program is to provide
academic opportunities and faculty and peer mentoring to support the personal and
college success of Philadelphia public high school graduates who are selected as James
Hughes Scholars.
In the first phase of the program, fifty-four high school graduates will participate. Of that total, fourteen
students will attend Cheyney University, thirteen will attend other PA State System of Higher Education schools
and twenty-seven will attend the Community College of Philadelphia. The program will consist of three major
components over a six-week period: an information technology boot camp, an academic bridge program and a
two-day college transition summit. “This initiative will greatly improve the number of students, particularly
minority students, who will attend and thrive in colleges and universities in the state,” said Dr. Valerie Epps,
vice president for Student Affairs and Student Life at Cheyney University.
James Hughes was a beloved and respected leader of his community and a founding member of the
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Board of Governors.
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