Congratulations to Christian Maxwell and Jeremiah Washington on being awarded our 2023-2024 alumni chapter scholarships! Christian Maxwell is our “Live Your Dream” scholarship recipient that represents the legacy of the late, FVSC alumna, Dr. Genevieve Knight, Ph.D that recognizes students that who have overcome significant obstacles to pursue an education in Mathematics, the Sciences and Education. Christian is an incoming freshmen from Bowie, Maryland. Christian understand the meaning of this scholarship to overcome significant obstacles. Christian has a disability that he no longer has vision in his left eye. Instead of, finding the easy way out, his family recognized his struggles and sought help. Through the support of his family, he didn’t allow his disability to limit him and continue to succeed academically. Christian’s quote, “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.”
Jeremiah Washington is our General Scholarship recipient. Jeremiah is a rising senior from Fort Washington, Maryland. Jeremiah is becoming the next Wildcat success story by setting his path in the classroom. He is proudly serving as a leader in various programs at Fort Valley State University. As Jeremiah quoted, “As I enter my senior year and prepare to enter the workforce, I am convinced that Fort Valley State University is providing the instruction, extracurricular programs and culture needed to prepare me for unlimited success in the future. While my experience at Fort Valley State has helped me grow as a student and as a young man in life, I believe that my presence and contributions on campus have had a positive impact on my fellow students and in the surrounding community. As I live out my own professional dreams of becoming an entrepreneur, I will always give back by striving to improve the collective well-being and economic destiny of my HBCU and my community overall. As I enter my senior year and prepare to enter the workforce, I am convinced that Fort Valley State University is providing the instruction, extracurricular programs and culture needed to prepare me for unlimited success in the future. While my experience at Fort Valley State has helped me grow as a student and as a young man in life, I believe that my presence and contributions on campus have had a positive impact on my fellow students and in the surrounding community. As I live out my own professional dreams of becoming an entrepreneur, I will always give back by striving to improve the collective well-being and economic destiny of my HBCU and my community overall.”
On behalf our president, Terry Love and the many alumni and supporters of the alumni chapter, we want to again congratulate our 2023-2024 scholarship recipients!
Go Wildcats!
