Current and incoming track athletes will soon be able to take advantage of the new Barbara J. Jacket and Hoover J. Wright Scholarship Fund to help defray the costs of education at PVAMU.Carol V. Kellum, vice chair and corresponding secretary, in her letter introducing this scholarship, asks “What better way can PV honor and perpetuate the life of PV’s former track and field coaches than to begin a scholarship to assist worthy young athletes?”
This scholarship is necessary to keep the momentum of PV’s track and field department steady and strong, but “the scholarship is not being implemented to pay for the entire tuition of the athlete, but to aid in the costs of books and other expenses that come with an education,” states Kellum.
In PV’s attempts to grow as a whole, this scholarship is expected to aid in that growth through the Athletic Department. “This effort will be one that we can all be a part of and it can serve as a legacy for future athletes for generations to come,” explains Kellum.
Efforts to collect money for the scholarship will begin Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. in the MSC Ballroom. Tickets are available for a $40 donation. Yearly pledges are also needed to keep the success of the scholarship strong in years to come.