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Donnessa Lucas Memorial Scholarship
Awards
The Trust received a number of requests for
financial assistance; however, based upon established criteria which
determined the eligibility of applicants, four recipients were approved for
funding for the 2009-2010 school year, and each was awarded a $500
scholarship:
Ms. Kayla Ali-Fisher (Trinity
Washington University)
Mr. Michael D. DuBose, (Liberty
University)
Ms. Ashley Jones (Winston-Salem
University)
Ms. Jaqueline Yangua (Trinity Washington
University)
New Board Members Appointed
The Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of Mrs. Joyce
Bailey, Director of the Black Fashion Museum, as a member of the Board and
granted honorary membership to Mrs. Doris Tracy Taylor, who began her
teaching career at the Military Road School in 1952. We were pleased to
welcome these two outstanding individuals who have consistently supported
MRSPT as well as assisted us with many of our programs and events.
2009 Prayer Breakfast
Dr. Lewis M. Anthony, Pastor of the
Metropolitan Wesley AME Zion Church was the guest speaker at MRSPT’s Prayer
Breakfast held on Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the St. Luke Baptist Church
in northwest Washington. St. Luke’s Pastor, Rev. Aubrey C. Lewis and
Assistant Pastor, Rev. John H. Jones, offered prayer, and special music for
the occasion was rendered by Mrs. Mona McCammon and Ms. Craiyawna Malloy.
Other participants included members of the Michael DuBose family and Ms.
Nancy Barber, daughter of Military Road School alumnus Mrs. Alberta French.
Scholarship recipient Amber L. Hill and her family also joined MRSPT’s
members and supporters for this annual event.
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Pearls of
Great Price Mentoring Program
Although classes were suspended for 2009, the District of Columbia State
Society of the Colonial Dames XVII Century presented MRSPT’s Executive
Secretary, Ms. Patricia Tyson, with their 2009 Community Service Award on
March 19, 2009, for her work with this program, which began in 2006, as well
as for her participation in various other educational venues. We
congratulate Ms. Tyson on this well-deserved award and express our
appreciation to the Colonial Dames for their recognition of her endeavors
and for their generous monetary donation to MRSPT.
Fort Stevens Day
On July 11, 2009, MRSPT
participated in the 2009 celebration of this famous Civil War site, located
in northwest Washington. In addition to exhibiting photographs which depict
the Military Road School’s history, several Board members answered
questions, distributed literature, and shared their experiences as former
students. The National Park Services, which sponsors this annual event,
featured authentic music, reenactments and exhibits through which visitors
could learn about the Fort’s historical significance.
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congratulate Scholarship Fund recipient
Amber L. Hill, who received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance degree from
George Mason University on May 15, 2009