Recipients of 2010 College Scholarships Announced
June 9, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
ESPN Analyst and Detroit Native Assists Four Local Seniors In Achieving Their College Dreams
Detroit, Michigan – For the eighth consecutive year, NBA veteran Jalen Rose awarded Detroit high school seniors college scholarships through his foundation. Awards were made to students to begin their college education in the fall of 2010. Rose, who attended Detroit Southwestern High School, annually awards college scholarships in his hometown with a minimum of one scholarship to his alma mater.
A committee consisting of Rose, representatives of his Foundation and the Detroit Community selected the scholarship recipients from a large number of applicants. Entries were based on academic achievement, extracurricular/community activities, goals and financial need.
The 2010 winners of a $10,000 college scholarship are:
Arnetia Vaughn-Scott (Detroit School of the Arts) *Presented by Ford Motor Company Fund
Attending Grand Valley State University
Karima Sultana Uddin (Detroit International Academy)
Attending Wayne State University
Luis Lomeli (Southwestern High School)
Attending Michigan State University
In addition to the annual high school scholarships Rose, a former member of the University of Michigan’s Fab Five basketball team, previously made a gift of $240,000 to the University to endow a four-year scholarship for an incoming freshman. Established in 2004, The Jalen Rose …
Detroit Free Press – Jalen Rose resource lab gets a colorful, fresh look
May 20, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
BY ASHLI BRADLEY
STAFF WRITER
May 20, 2010 – It could use a little color, was the sentiment conveyed to educational technician Windell Hall in an e-mail back in January 2009 by an executive assistant to Jalen Rose.
Former professional basketball player turned sports commentator Jalen Rose, a graduate of Southwestern High School, came to that conclusion after doing an interview in the Jalen Rose Resource Lab for BET News this past summer. That avalanched into an enormous effort by Jalen Rose Charitable Fund, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s Greek Life Society, muralist Chazz Miller, Southwestern alumni and current students at Southwestern High School to bring color to the room.
Miller, famous for numerous murals done with the Motor City Blight-Busters, came up with the concept. Miller loved the help all the volunteers gave painting the 10-foot Prospector and 12- by-24-foot mural.
“A new mural depicting a Prospector on the golden road of knowledge caring a sack of education is now a beautiful focal point in the computer lab,” said Hall.
The stark white walls of Room 120 were transformed into bright and colorful artistry.
Said senior Angelica Vinales: “I think it’s nice and it’s different.”
The Jalen Rose Charitable Fund 2010 Scholarship Program – Due April 30th!
April 23, 2010 | Latest News Philanthropy Press
The Jalen Rose Charitable Fund will award a minimum of three college scholarships totaling $10,000 each to high school seniors residing in the city of Detroit, Michigan, who will begin college in the summer or fall of 2010. Each scholarship check will be payable to the accredited two-year or four-year college that the recipient has chosen to attend – the payment will be broken up into four installments ($2,500 per year) as long as the student remains in good academic standing with the college. To renew the scholarship each year, the student must provide The Jalen Rose Charitable Fund with a grade report at the conclusion of each spring semester along with a one page statement as to how far they have progressed towards their college goal
Click here for more information or to download an application
* Special thanks to the Ford Motor Company Fund who made a generous $10,000 contribution to present one of the 2010 scholarships to a student from a Detroit Public School.
* We would also like to give a special thanks to the University of Michigan Greek Life family for their program support.
