ARLINGTON, Texas –Texas Trust Credit Union has partnered with Paul Quinn College, America’s first Urban Work College, to create a memorial scholarship fund in honor of Miriam Johnson. The scholarship will provide $10,000 annually in scholarships to the college.
With its first installment from the fund, 14 PQC students were awarded scholarships of $500 and $2,000 to be used for tuition and fees for the spring 2021 semester. Because of its Work College Model, PQC students have the ability to graduate with less than $10,000 in debt. Scholarships like these help students start the next phase of their life with even less debt. Students were selected for the scholarship by PQC for their demonstrated potential for becoming outstanding leaders, the credit union said.
The Miriam Johnson Scholarship will be awarded to deserving students on an annual basis. The scholarship honors the late Johnson, who was the wife of Texas Trust board member Joe Johnson. Ms. Johnson, an African American who was a strong proponent for higher education, graduated from Gillespie School of Nursing and received her Practical Nursing Licenses (LPN), during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
“Paul Quinn College’s focus of preparing students to be servant leaders aligns with the people helping people philosophy of Texas Trust,” said Ginia Chapline, COO of Texas Trust Credit Union and chairperson of the Texas Trust Gives Foundation. “This scholarship will help those students lay the groundwork upon which they can build a brighter financial future.”