Scholarships

Linual Cameron Memorial Scholarship Endowment ($1,000/semester)

S-TAScholarship Endowment ($500/semester)

Anderson Neal Jr. & Marietha Goodwin Neal Scholarship Endowment ($1,500/academic year)

Dr. Herman & Maxcine Strickland Endowed Scholarship ($1,000/academic year)

Tamela & Judious Lewis Scholarship ($1,500/academic year) 

Maurice La'Blance Mahon Steward Elementary Education Scholarship ($1,000/academic year)

Herman W. Strickland, Jr. Memorial Scholarship ($5,000/academic year)

Major General Elder Granger MD Military Retired Scholarship ($5,000/academic year for 2 students) 

Linual Cameron Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Provided each year through an endowment established in 1989 by the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter. It was established in memory of Linual Cameron, who was Vice President of Finance for 24 years. Mr. Cameron was a strong supporter of African American students at A-State, especially those who exhibited leadership potential and academic achievement.

S-TAC Scholarship Endowment

The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter Scholarship was established in 2009 to assist African American U.S. students attending A-State.  

Anderson Neal Jr. & Marietha Goodwin Neal Scholarship Endowment

Established in 2018 through the generosity of Anderson Neal Jr. The endowment scholarship fund has been instituted at A-State to benefit African American students majoring in fields of education, agriculture and/or STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

Dr. Herman & Maxcine Strickland Endowed Scholarship

Herman Strickland Jr. and his wife Rhonda established this scholarship to honor his parents,  Dr. Herman and Maxcine Strickland.  Dr. Strickland was a faculty member from 1972 until he retired in 2008, helping prepare numerous educators for their careers.  

Tamela & Judious Lewis Scholarship

Provided annually through the A-State Foundation and the Strong-Turner Alumni Association, established by Tamela & Judious Lewis.  

Maurice La'Blance Mahon Steward Elementary Education Scholarship

Shelvy and Robbia Keglar were inspired to establish this scholarship in 2020 by Robbia's mother and the family tradition in education .  This scholarship will benefit minority students at A-State who are graduates of Forrest City High School and pursuing a bachelor's degree in elementary education.

Herman W. Strickland, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2021 by Rhonda Strickland, Dr. Herman and Maxcine Strickland, Rick Neal and John O'Connor (spouse, parents and colleagues) to honor his legacy.  The endowed scholarship will reward outstanding minority students at A-State who share his passion for public service.  The recipient must have past, present and future interest and work in community service.  

Major General Elder Granger MD Military Retired Scholarship 

MG Granger established this award for the 2022-23 academic year for African American U.S. citizens at A-State.  The $5,000 annual award will be presented to two students, split between the fall and spring semesters.  


  For more information contact the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter Scholarship Committee at  S-TACScholar@gmail.com

Click HERE for the Scholarship Application Packet 

Linual Cameron Scholarship Recipients

Bryant G. Taylor 1990

Audrey Bowser 1991

Yolanda R. Lawson 1992

Holly L. Willis Johnson 1993

Carl Knowlton 1994

Yvette T. Davis Surrell  1995

LeAndrew Cranford  1996

Mary Watson  1997

Darletha Matthews  1998

Angela Barber Austin  1999

Angela Davis  2000

Tamla Allen  2001

Allen Crawford  2002

Nakondrea Weeks  2004

Kimberly McCray  2005

Karess Winston  2006

Caleb Black  2007

Cassandra Scott  2008

Janet Jamison  2009

Christin Baker  2010

Andrea Branch  2011

Marshalle Perkins  2012

Brianna D. Rodgers  2013

Sierra Davis  2014

Kayla Jefferson  2015

Skyler Jones  2016

Zelda A. Jones  2017

Clarissa D. Nicholson  2018 

Rashad Kirksey  2019 

Joy Byrd  2020 

Khalia Calaham  2021

James Lowery  2022 

Jadacee Glover 2023

S-TAC Scholarship Recipients

Harry White 2010

LaTara Elise Orr 2011

James Hollywood III 2012

Najwa Lee 2013

Adeeja Anderson  2014

Myah Thompson  2015

Aja Freeman  2016

VanKevia NKenge' Garner  2017

Isaiah A. Cummings  2018 

Joy Byrd  2019

RaeChelle Haywood  2020 

Aliyah Pope  2021

Nicholas Tingling  2022

Kalayna King 2023

The Anderson & Marietha Goodwin Neal Endowed Scholarship

Blake Moore  2018

Christian McIntosh  2019 

Rashad Kirksey  2020 

Camryn O'Conner  2021 

Braylan Childs  2022

Steve Williams 2023

Dr. Herman & Maxcine Strickland Scholarship

Raechelle Haywood  2019 

Nancy Smith  2020 

Autumn Davis  2021 

Braylan Childs  2022

Kaylah Wills 2023

 

Tamela & Judious Lewis Scholarship

Tajma Davis  2016

Justin Gist  2017 (Fall)

Kaylyn Chandler  2018 (Spring)

Jourdon Barrow  2018

Princess Toney  2019 

Zhania Hall  2020 

Asia Hervey  2021 

Elise Brazile  2022

Joe Green 2023

Major General Elder Granger MD Military Retired Scholarship

Jada Davis  2022

Nicholas Tingling  2022

Herman W. Strickland Jr. Scholarship


Christopher Crutchfield 2021

Destiny Taylor 2022

Christopher Crutchfield 2022

Destiny Taylor 2023

Joree Pierre-Antoine 2023

Christopher Crutchfield 2023