THIBODAUX \u2013 A ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ State University senior who died in a car accident in fall 2009 will be memorialized, beginning in fall 2010, with a scholarship.<\/p>\n
The Titus Charles Meads Memorial Scholarship, established by RaKeesha R. Reeves and Celeste R. Parker, friends of the deceased\u2019s family, will be awarded to an African American male student who is classified as a graduating senior in the College of Business Administration for the fall semester during which the award is given.<\/p>\n
The recipient will be chosen annually by the university\u2019s scholarship committee and must have a minimum 2.75 GPA to be eligible for the one-time award, totaling $1,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cTitus was a strong, determined young man who served as a role model for his family and community,\u201d Reeves said. \u201cCeleste and I established this scholarship to help give African American males the chance to realize their dreams \u2013 a dream Titus didn\u2019t get the chance to fulfill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meads was posthumously awarded his ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ degree at the fall 2009 commencement.<\/p>\n
In recognition of their generosity, Reeves and Parker will be invited to meet the scholarship recipients each fall at the President\u2019s Scholarship Reception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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