2012-2013
WATAC Scholarship Recipients &
WATAC Officers: (l-r)
Trussell
Lewis,
Melissa Burton, Robin Williams,
Kathy Mosley,
Nneamaka Ezekwe, Charden Virgil,
Detrice Roberts, Riley Hamilton |
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The WATAC Scholarship
The
Washington DC Area Tougaloo Alumni
Chapter (WATAC) Scholarship(s) will be
awarded annually to deserving Tougaloo
College students who preferably hold
residency in Washington, D.C., Maryland,
or Virginia. Also, one scholarship will
be awarded to a student who transfers
from a community College. The WATAC scholarships were
established to help Tougaloo students
with academic expenses.
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Criteria
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Applicant must be enrolled
as a full time student, 12 credit
hours or more, in the fall of the
academic year. High school seniors
and Community College transfer
students
must provide proof of acceptance.
Eligibility Requirements
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Be a high school graduate,
Community College Transfer
student, or currently enrolled at Tougaloo;
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Must have a 2.75 GPA or above;
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Submit the required 250 word
essay;
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Furnish a letter of
recommendation;
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Submit a transcript;
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Must have a financial need;
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Submit the completed application
before May 15.
Scholarship History
The WATAC Scholarship Proposal was
written and submitted as a draft
to the WATAC membership during its
January 12, 2002 meeting. Prior to
the Scholarship Proposal, WATAC
made and continues to make
monetary contributions to Tougaloo
annually. The
Scholarship Proposal with its activities and
implementation time frames were
approved with minor edits. At the
outset there were no allocated
funds for the WATAC Scholarship.
Due to the limited initial budget,
the first WATAC Scholarships were
two $500 Book Scholarships. They
were awarded to Cecil Jenkins and
Chavonn Hughes during the Spring
2005 academic semester. A motion
was passed to begin implementing
the four $1,000 scholarships as
defined in the original proposal
during the 2005-2006 Academic
Year. Each year the goal was to
have incremental award increases
per fund raising efforts.
In 2008, WATAC made a $600
contribution to the Summer 2008
Tougaloo Art Colony. The Art
Colony Scholarship Award covered
the registration, tuition, lodging
and food for the mentoring and
development of a budding student
artist. In 2011, the number of
WATAC scholarships increased from
4 to 6 with one being designated
for an eligible Community College
transfer student.
Since the inception of the WATAC
Scholars Program, WATAC has directly
selected and awarded 36 WATAC
Scholars. Additionally over the
years, WATAC has contributed over
$300,000 to the Tougaloo College
General Scholarship Fund.
Previous Recipients
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Academic Year 2004-2005,
Cecil Jenkins and Chavonn Hughes
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Academic Year 2005-2006,
Whitney McDowell and Shane Gomes
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Academic Year 2006-2007,
Jasper Hall, Porchia Matthews,
Jacqueline Cole-Turner, Latonya
Harness, and Tonya Boyd-Cannon
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Academic Year 2007-2008,
Keisha Sanders and Brian Hughes
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Academic Year 2008-2009,
Charity Thompson, Corionna Branch,
Joshua Marks, Earnest Ducksworth,
Tougaloo College Art Colony
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Academic Year 2009-2010,
Keith French, Brittney Robinson,
Cierra Draine, Hadassah Willett
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Academic Year 2010-2011,
Sharone Bolden, Sydnie Purchas,
Arrion Light, and Jessica Jenkins
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Academic Year 2011 - 2012,
Felicia Cooper, Xiomara Bell,
Nneamaka C. Ezekwe, Arrion P.
Light, Michael Q. Taylor, Jr.,
Jasmine Thompson
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Academic Year 2012 - 2013,
Melissa Lynn Burton,
Nneamaka C. Ezekwe, Victoria
Porter, Detrice Roberts, Charden
Virgil and Robin D. Williams
How to Apply
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