20 Students Receive Henrietta B. Wells Scholarship from Racial Justice Committee

Henrietta B. Wells continues to make a difference today as she did in the 1930s as a trailblazer on a debate team where she was the first female team member. Her legacy on the debate team at Wiley College, a “Historically Black College” in Marshall, is memorialized as 84 students have benefitted from $229,000 awarded scholarships since 2020.

20 Students Receive Henrietta B. Wells Scholarship from Racial Justice Committee

Henrietta B. Wells continues to make a difference today as she did in the 1930s as a trailblazer on a debate team where she was the first female team member. Her legacy on the debate team at Wiley College, a “Historically Black College” in Marshall, is memorialized as 84 students have benefitted from $229,000 awarded scholarships since 2020.

Wells Funds are made possible through the Racial Justice Committee.

In fall 2022, scholarships totaling $55,000 were awarded to 20 students from Huston-Tillotson University, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), and Texas Southern University (TSU). Student sponsors include Epiphany Episcopal, Houston; Holy Comforter, Spring; Hope Episcopal, Houston; St. James, Austin; (Freedom School), St. James, Houston; Houston Canterbury, and PVAMU Canterbury.

Wells Funds are made possible through the Racial Justice Committee. In fall 2022, scholarships totaling $55,000 were awarded to 20 students from Hutson-Tillotson University, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), and Texas Southern University (TSU). Student sponsors include Epiphany Episcopal, Houston; Holy Comforter, Spring; Hope Episcopal, Houston; St. James, Austin; (Freedom School), St. James, Houston; Houston Canterbury, and PVAMU Canterbury.

Men and women scholarship recipients were graduates, undergraduate and doctoral students. They studied chemical, civic, electrical and mechanical engineering; biomedical sciences; business, computer information systems; juvenile justice; psychology; nursing; sociology; accounting; kinesiology; public administration; education; agriculture; healthcare; and music.

Men and women scholarship recipients were graduates, undergraduate and doctoral students. They studied chemical, civic, electrical and mechanical engineering; biomedical sciences; business, computer information systems; juvenile justice; psychology; nursing; sociology; accounting; kinesiology; public administration; education; agriculture; healthcare; and music.

Fall 2022 recipients are the following:

Fall 2022 Scholarship Recipients

NAME SPONSOR UNIVERSITY MAJOR

Shadiamon Bain PVAMU Canterbury PVAMU Psychology

David Burrows PVAMU Canterbury PVAMU Civil Engineer

Kennedy Harris PVAMU Canterbury PVAMU Nursing

Regan Reid PVAMU Canterbury PVAMU Juvenile Justice

Chantanice Taylor Houston Canterbury TSU Kinesiology

Adedeji Adeyeye Houston Canterbury TSU Masters in Science Sports Studies and Sports Leadership

Ashley Kennard St. James, Austin Freedom School HT Education

Bargavi Krishnan PVAMU Canterbury PVAMU Human Sciences

Kendashia Collier Holy Comforter, Spring PVAMU Agriculture

The Racial Justice Committee (RJC) was created in 2020 after Bishop Doyle committed $13 million toward racial justice and reconciliation. Funds were divided equally between RJC and Seminary of the Southwest. The 11 members of the RJC come from historically Black churches in the dioceses, with Doyle as part of the membership. The Wells Scholarship Fund is part of that funding. RJC works with the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) to leverage its outreach to the 57 counties of the diocese. Work with EHF includes but is not limited to looking at health issues and racial disparities and helping parishes with necessary conversations to understand the impacts of these inequalities.