51st Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Save the Date
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches
Honoree, Outstanding Contribution to Education
Save the date for the next scholarship dinner on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at The Briar Club. We are delighted to honor Reginald DesRoches, president of Rice University, with the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award. As the eighth president of Rice University, president DesRoches has been able to strengthen Rice and increase its local, national and global impact by building the university’s community. Please join us to salute president DesRoches’ accomplishments. |
Our Scholarship Awards Program helps dozens of outstanding Houston area students attend college each year.With my scholarship, I attended Prairie View A&M University where I graduated with honors with a B.S. in Physics. I have since gone on to get a PhD from the University of Michigan in Political Science and law degree from the University of Texas. I am now a full professor at the University of Michigan and the Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan, I was a professor of law at the University of Kentucky where among other leadership positions I was Director of the African American and African Studies program and the Humanities Center. I can say without question every scholarship dollar I received in the beginning gave me the opportunity to do all the things that come after. I am proud to have received this scholarship award. I am eternally grateful for the way your organization recognized my potential and I hope my achievements demonstrate why your efforts are so valuable. Melynda J. Price, High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, '91
I cannot describe how thankful I am and how helpful this scholarship will be in helping me achieve my future aspirations. Your support allows us to continue to help students like these. |
View photos from our 2022 dinner below. |
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