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City Of Tampa Black History Committee Awards $32,250 In Scholarships
The City of Tampa Black History Committee recognized 25 students with scholarships and book stipends when the 17th Annual Scholarship Awards ceremony was held, May 17 at the Holiday Inn Westshore.
According to Sponsorship Chair, Bettye Greene Johnson, “this year was our biggest year ever, awarding $32,250 to 25 students by way of 4 Presidential Scholarships at $2,500 each; 3 Bobby Bowden Scholarships at $3,000 each; 3 Janett S. Martin Scholarships at $1,000; 1 Greater Bethel M.B. Church - Harold B. Scott Scholarship at $1,000; 3 Vocational Scholarships at $1,500 each. Also, 8 Book Stipends at $500 each; and 3 Vocational Book Stipends at $250 each were awarded.” From the first year of awarding scholarships, which dates back to 1999 to 2016, the City of Tampa Black History Commit- tee has awarded a total of $159,000.
Celeste Gibbons-Peoples, COTBHC, Inc. President; Bettye Greene Johnson, Sponsorship Chair, 2015-2016; and Cedric Mc- Cray, Scholarship Chair, 2015-2016. (Photos by BRUNSON)
Bobby Bowden, founder COTBHC, State Rep. Ed with those who received the Bobby Bow- Narain was the den Scholarship: Phyllisty Walters, keynote speaker
Scholarship award recipients: front row,
land, Kenyia Singleton, Jacob Stevenson, Trebor Hill, Phyllisty Walters, and Hannah Hines. Back row: Octavi- ous Williams, Maliq Lawrence, Bryce Nicols, Jason Mazard, Cameron Padgett, and Giavanna Fullwood.
Giavanna Fullwood and Erica Holland.
for the ceremony.
WANDA THOMPSON
Scholarships awardees, Book Stipends and Vocational Book Stipend Awardees.
Sponsors pictured: front row: guest speaker, Rep. Ed Narain, Colleen Roop (Busch Gar- dens), Bettye Greene Johnson (COTBHC, Inc. Sponsorship Chair), Andrea White (Bright- House Networks), Carla Williams (HART), Lou Washington (Rooms-To-Go), Jacqueline Leeks (MC for the evening), Celeste Gibbons-Peoples (COTBHC, Inc. President) and Cedric McCray (Scholarship Chair). Back row: Gerard Hoeppner (Busch Gardens), Marvin Martin, Sr. (COTBHC), Harold B. Scott (COTBHC), Bobby Bowden (Founder COTBHC, Inc.), Lenoir Russell (COTBHC), Eric Branche, Angela Blaylock. The Sentinel is also an annual sponsor.
The Greater Bethel Harold B. Scott $1,000 scholarship was
Erica Hol-
presented to Williams.
Octavious
LENOIR RUSSELL
DEBBIE MERCER
Mark Wilfalk, City of Tampa Solid Waste Dept., Bettye Greene Johnson and Shirley Foxx-Knowles, City Clerk.
Arthur Parker, Celeste Gibbons-Peoples, Regina Lock- DePass and Cedric McCray.
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