News and Stories
April 23, 2008
Black Alumni awards Frazier Thompson Scholarships
The Black Alumni of Notre Dame (BA of ND) has selected four University of Notre Dame juniors as its 2008-09 Frazier Thompson Scholarship winners. Selected for excellence in academics and service to the African-American and Notre Dame communities, each student will receive a $2,500 scholarship toward senior year expenses.
The Frazier Scholars have participated in a wide variety of activities including academic clubs, campus employment, cultural and ethnic clubs, residence hall leadership, community service, faith-based organizations, musical groups, university committees and varsity football.
The scholarship recipients are:
* Alvin Adjei, a political science major from Houston, who plans to become a civil rights attorney;
* Megan Black, an English major with a minor in theology from Fairfax, Iowa, who hopes to establish a career in publishing, then pursue her dream of helping children with behavioral disorders;
* George Chamberlain, a double major in psychology and political science from Charleston, W.Va., who, as a public servant, plans to address the issue of poverty;
* Kendra Jackson, a psychology and computer applications major from Dallas, who plans to work in business as a consultant and attend graduate school, then establish her own counseling center or non-profit agency to serve the underprivileged.
The BA of ND established the fund in 1997 in honor of the late Frazier Thompson, a pre-professional major, track athlete and the University's first African-American alumnus who was graduated in 1947. Since 1998, the BA of ND has provided $80,000 of financial relief to 31 students, primarily through contributions from African-American alumni of Notre Dame.