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| Standing from left are Dr. Yadong Qi, Chair of the Department of Urban Forestry in Southern University's College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, SU Urban Forestry students Terrel Lewis, Rodney Purdy, Asija Rice, Kyla Bryant, and Tywin Tate. The students were award scholarships from the Louisiana Forestry Foundation. Students Tess Brown, Ke'Shae Brumfield, and Nichols Pryor also received scholarships. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Eight Southern
University students in the Department of Urban Forestry have been awarded scholarships
from the Louisiana Forestry Foundation for the Spring 2020 semester.
The following students each received
a $600 scholarship from the foundation:
- Terrel Lewis, a junior from Opelousas, LA received the Lyndon Erroll Dawson Jr. Scholarship.
- Rodney Purdy, a junior from South Holland, IL received the Rudolph E. Krause Scholarship.
- Asija Rice, a senior from Baton Rouge, LA received the Commander Bertrand Dean Scholarship.
- Kyla Bryant, a sophomore from Greensburg, LA received the Henry Hardtner Scholarship.
- Tywin Tate, a sophomore from Franklinton, LA received the Lyndon Erroll Dawson Jr. Scholarship.
- Tess Brown, a sophomore from Denham Springs, LA received the Henry Hardtner Scholarship.
- Ke’Shae Brumfield, a sophomore from Baton Rouge, LA received the Frank O. Pruitt Scholarship.
- Nichols Pryor, a sophomore from Ferriday, LA received the Commander Bertrand Dean Scholarship.
The students will be recognized
at the Annual Louisiana Forestry Association Convention in August.
The Louisiana Forestry Foundation
has been awarding scholarships to Southern University students majoring in
forestry since 2018. Applications for the scholarships are accepted each spring
for the following year. To renew their scholarship, students must maintain a
minimum grade point average of 2.75 and continue to major in forestry.
The foundation also awards
scholarships to forestry students at Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech
University, Central Louisiana Technical & Community College - Huey P. Long
Campus in Winnfield, and the SOWELA Technical Community College - Oakdale
Campus.
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