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PURPLE AND WHITE SCHOLARSHIP GALA
On a stormy Saturday night, the
Phillis Wheatley Metropolitan Alumni & Ex-Students Association hosted the
Second Annual Purple and White Scholarship Gala, at the Grand Room, 4442
Kelly Street, Houston, Texas. Rev. Jeffrey Latson _ 86, Pastor of the
Bringhurst Street Goodnews Church served as Master of Ceremony.
The program begins with soft music (Elaine Jackson Williams _65), Invocation
(James Matthews _65 Greetings/Occasion (Annie Jean Gilliam _54) and a
tribute to honoree “I Accept the Challenge” (Krystle Liggins). Dinner was
served and after the bountiful meal Presentation of Speaker (Eunice McMillan
_77) Speaker of the Occasion (Vivian C. Blanks _77) Presentation of
Scholarships (Carolyn Moore Wright _80), Acknowledgements (Iris Williams _
75) and Expressions “Our Alma Mate” (Joan Shelvin White _56). Special guest
from the Booker T. Washington High School Alumni helped to celebrate this
great occasion.
“The purpose of PWMAS is to continuously help student at Phillis Wheatley
High School further their education of higher learning along with
intellectual assistance through out their college career.”
“The objective is to give multiple scholarships each year to deserving
students from Phillis Wheatley High School that meets the criteria of
Phillis Wheatley Metropolitan Scholarship Fund.”
This years recipient of Four Thousand Dollars Scholarships each were
Tallahanisha Pickron and Willie Anders 2004 scholarship winner. (Chairperson
Iris Williams _ 75 and Carolyn Moore Wright _ 80, Committee Members Lyndon
Ashley _59, Arnetta Brock Johnson _ 54, James Matthews _ 58, Diane Williams
_ 73, Jeffery Latson _ 86, Michelle Berkley Courtney _ 81, Eunice McMillan _
77, Elaine Jackson Williams _ 65, and Isaac Williams _54
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