{"id":9916,"date":"2025-04-10T10:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9916"},"modified":"2025-05-05T08:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:42:44","slug":"betty-luke-ford-jr-endowed-scholarship-to-benefit-nicholls-business-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/10\/betty-luke-ford-jr-endowed-scholarship-to-benefit-nicholls-business-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Betty &amp; Luke Ford, Jr. Endowed Scholarship to Benefit ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Business Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 The estate of Betty and Luke Ford, Jr. contributed $10,000 to create the Betty &amp; Luke Ford, Jr. Endowed Scholarship, benefitting Al Danos College of Business students at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recipient must be enrolled full-time at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, be of freshman, sophomore, junior or senior classification, have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average and a major within the Al Danos College of Business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Betty Ford served as the City of Thibodaux\u2019s Deputy Tax Collector. She was an avid and active member for the local chapter of the American Business Women\u2019s Association, promoting the advancement of women business leaders in the local community. The ABWA\u2019s mission is to bring together business women of diverse occupations and provide opportunities to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition. Betty\u2019s outgoing personality and passion to help people fit right in with this mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke Ford, Jr. was a coach and educator serving in various capacities including principal at Thibodaux High School for over 14 years. He was an active member of the Thibodaux Lions Club and worked with other members and business partners to create, promote and award Lions Club Scholarships, helping further local students\u2019 educations. He was passionate when it came to awarding scholarships and it was part of his personal mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One $500 scholarship will be awarded per year during the fall semester. The scholarship can be for one semester due to graduation timing. This award may be increased as the endowment grows. To learn more about donating to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, visit<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/nichollsfoundation.org\/ways-to-give\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nichollsfoundation.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the Al Danos College of Business Administration at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, April 9, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 The estate of Betty and Luke Ford, Jr. contributed $10,000 to create the Betty &amp; 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