Friday, June 15, 2012

Community Foundation announces winners of this year's Promising Scholars Fund

The Promising Scholars Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has awarded four college scholarships in the amount of $6,000 each to Connecticut teens David Bean of Norwalk, Quian Callender of Middletown, Austin L. DeChalus of West Haven and Aloysia Jean of New Haven.

This scholarship was established by the New Haven chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the oldest African American Greek letter social fraternity founded in 1904, inspired by Edward A. Bouchet, the first African American to earn a doctorate from an American University. Edward A. Bouchet college scholarships are available to assist academically talented African American graduates of selected Connecticut high schools. Read more.