Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Opens Scholarship Programs in Arizona

Last Updated on July 27, 2024 by Daily News Staff

ARCHER RAGSDALE ARIZONA CHAPTER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR  TWO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

(PHOENIX, AZ) – The Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter (ARAC), the local chapter named in honor of two Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces, is currently accepting applications for two scholarship programs for college-bound graduating high school seniors. 

The William A. Campbell Memorial Scholarship, named after Col. Campbell, a former professor of Air Science at Tuskegee Institute, is awarding up to two $1,500 scholarships to eligible students. To qualify, applicants must be a high school senior with a minimum overall GPA of 2.7, plan to attend a college or university and major in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) discipline, and submit a 500-word essay on how the Tuskegee Airmen legacy served as an inspiration for them. Applications must be received by May 31. For more information, contact Col. Richard “Dick” Toliver, United States Air Force (ret.), at rtoli@cox.net.

The Ashby-Herring Scholarship is named in honor of ARAC members and original Tuskegee Airmen Lt. Col Robert “Bob” Ashby and Lt. Col Asa Herring. ARAC awards two$1,500 scholarships to deserving graduating college-bound high school students. To qualify, applicants must be a graduating high school senior from Arizona with plans to attend a two- or four-year college or university; of African American descent; have a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher; and demonstrate financial need. The application deadline for the Ashby-Herring Scholarship is May 1.  For more information, email scholarship@azfoundation.org.  

“The scholarship opportunities reflect ARAC’s continued commitment to helping support the education goals of our young people in a substantive financial way,” said Diana Gregory, coordinator of the ARAC Scholarship Committee. “We are proud to offer these scholarships to facilitate the pursuit of higher education and encourage eligible graduating high school seniors to submit their applications as soon as possible.”

Link: https://www.azfoundation.org/scholarship-seekers/

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