Urquhart Memorial Foundation
12734 E. Appaloosa Pl.
Scottsdale, AZ 85259-6155
urquhartmemorialfoundation.org
Board of Directors
Ernest H. Urquhart
CEO/President
Michelle Urquhart
CFO/Secretary
Carmen Allen
Harris Corporation
VP Human Resources
Brenda P. Alston-Mills, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Associate Dean & Professor
Alexandria J. Boone
GAP Communications Group
CEO/President
Louise J. Gissendaner
Fifth Third Bank
VP, Bancorp Community Affairs
Outreach & Strategic Initiatives
Edwin A. Hill
Linda Wade
Organization Innovations, LLC Pennsylvania State University
President/CCO
Academic Advisor (Retired)
Please contribute today or mail your contribution to the address above.
(make checks payable to Urquhart Memorial Foundation)
Thank you.
Letters From Past UMF Scholars
Hello Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart,
I hope that everything is going well for you all. I am contacting you all to
update you on my career and academic progress.
I would like to first congratulate this year's recipients and wish them the best
on their individual academic journeys. Attending college is such a great
opportunity and I hope that they are able to take full advantage of all the
resources and experiences available.
In regards to my own academic career, I graduated from Carnegie Mellon
University with a bachelors of science degree in psychology in May 2012.
Afterwards, I took a year off after earning my degree to apply to doctoral
programs in counseling psychology. I accepted an offer to study at Iowa
State University in Ames, Iowa. I am happy to report that I have successfully
completed the first year of my program this past May.
I am very grateful for the many opportunities and blessings that I have
received throughout my academic journey. I want to thank the Urquhart
Memorial Foundation for the scholarship moneys that I received and all of
the advice, prayers and well wishes that were given to me over the years.
If any student is interested in pursuing psychology, applying to graduate
school or would just like to have a mentor/someone to talk to, please do not
hesitate to have them contact me ([email protected]).
Dear Friends and Supporters,
With the 2014 ceremony the Urquhart Memorial Foundation moves
into its second decade of trying to make a difference. However big or
small we believe that helping and supporting students today can help
them to make a difference in the future of others. With your help,
during the first decade, over five hundred students went to the next
level of preparing to make a difference via their chosen vocation or
career.
If the present global situation(s) is any indication, the future holds a
continuing unique combination of volatility, uncertainty, complexity,
and ambiguity. Into that future we send this class of UMF scholars with
our financial, spiritual, and emotional support; and with our
encouragement to prepare to make a difference. College is not a
destination but part of a journey to ultimately make a difference.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Major
[email protected]
Thank you Mrs. Urquhart. I couldn't have done it without the aid of the
foundation. I would like to use this opportunity to express my sincere
gratitude. Going to College later in life has been a challenge especially
financially. However, I try to view the glass as half full because not many
people got the opportunities I got as such, I consider myself blessed. I have
been richly blessed by the generosity of your organization. I pray that I'm
able to pay forward in multiples.
In addition to congratulating our UMF Scholars, we extend a special
“thank you” to our UMF Donors for consistently and generously giving
to encourage education. In 2014, fifty-four students head to college
assured of your financial support.
Good luck and God’s speed students! Thank you UMF Friends and
Supporters!
I have always had a yearning in me to go on medical missions to
impoverished regions all over Africa, Asia and South America. I would not be
thinking of accomplishing this goal if I did not have the education and tools
to aid me. With that said, I thought it was important to tell you how the
foundation has gotten the ball rolling. I will keep you informed when I am
able to go on such trips. Please accept my appreciation and do extend it to
other members of the foundation.
God Bless,
Ernie & Michelle
Soba Iyeimo
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Program
Welcome
Michelle Urquhart
Scripture/Prayer
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Ernest H. Urquhart
Mission Statement
The mission of the Urquhart Memorial Foundation is to
contribute financial support for higher education to
eligible African-American students accepted into
undergraduate studies at 4 year colleges or universities
in the state of Pennsylvania. Additionally, we will
contribute to research programs dedicated to
identifying cures for breast cancer and diabetes.
UMF Scholarship Criteria
Keynote Speaker
Robert R. Jennings, Ed.D.
President, Lincoln University
• African-American student residing in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
• Currently enrolled or already accepted at a 4 year
Scholarship Awards Presentation
Ernest H. & Michelle Urquhart
Closing Remarks
Ernest H. Urquhart
Refreshments
college or university in the state of Pennsylvania
• “C” average or equivalent grade point average
• Participation in community activities
• Financial need
The UMF is a tax exempt 501 (c) (3) organization.
Your contribution is tax deductible. Your employer
may have a matching gift program. Please inquire
about it!
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First Year Recipients
Keynote Speaker
Robert R. Jennings, Ed.D.
Robert R. Jennings became the thirteenth
President of Lincoln University on January 2,
2012. Dr. Jennings brings with him many
years of experience in strategic planning,
operational and financial management,
program and policy development,
fundraising, research development/
management, and student affairs. His
career in higher education includes serving
as the tenth President of Alabama A&M
Troi Braxton
Courtney Broady
Tiana Butler
Lincoln Univ.
Charter HS for Architecture & Design
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Family Court Attorney
West Chester Univ.
Ambition: Health Administration
Ambition: Fashion Design
& Merchandizing
University, as well as serving in various executive-level positions at
Wake Forest North Carolina A&T State University, Albany State
University, Norfolk State University and Atlanta University. In addition
to his extensive record of service and accomplishment in higher
education, Dr. Jennings has served in various roles with the federal
government, including as a Loaned Executive to the Reagan
administration.
Since 1985, Dr. Jennings has traveled and/or studied in more than 35
foreign countries. He has served as a consultant to a number of
federal, state, philanthropic, non-profit and educational institutions
both in the United States and abroad, and he recently served as
Board Chair of the Black Family Preservation Group, Inc. He has
published articles in several scholarly journals; served as a columnist
for Minority Health Today; edited a book on the State of Black Men in
America in 1994; and most recently wrote the forward for the book
Kingonomics, which sold out within 10 days of its release and is now in
its second printing.
Dr. Jennings is a graduate of Morehouse College where he received
the Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Atlanta University where
he received the Masters degree in Educational
Psychology/Elementary Education, a Specialist degree in Interrelated
Learning and a Doctor of Education degree in Administration and
Policy Studies.
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Gordina Butts
Parkway HS Northwest
West Chester Univ.
Ambition: Choreographer
Sydney Charles
New Media Tech Charter HS
Temple Univ.
Ambition: Physical Therapist
Dieynaba Dia
Ben Franklin HS
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Physician
Dise Diasonama
Temple Univ.
Ambition: Music Industry Executive
Sierra Griffin
Martin Luther King HS
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Nurse Anesthetist
Doris Hamilton
Phil-Mont Christian
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Ambition: Performing Artist
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Urquhart Memorial Foundation Scholars
2014 College Graduates
First Year Recipients
Corey Hinson
Temple Univ.
Ambition: Law Enforcement
Ranira Johnson
New Media Tech Charter HS
LaSalle Univ.
Ambition: Registered Nurse
Raeqwon Jackson
New Media Tech Charter HS
Shippensburg Univ.
Ambition: Computer Engineer
Latanya Jamison
George Washington HS
Millersville Univ.
Ambition: Marketing
& Advertising Exec.
Nathaly Paul
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Psychologist
Brianna Peterson
New Media Tech Charter HS
LaSalle Univ.
Ambition: Registered Nurse
Soba Iyeimo
Pennsylvania School of Technology
BS in Physician Assistant
Studies
Rischa Burrell
Kutztown Univ.
BA in Sociology and minor in
Criminal Justice
Devona Melton
Bloomsburg Univ.
BS in Psychology/Art Studio
Nikole Smith
West Chester Univ.
BS in Accounting
Magna Cum Laude
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
* UMF/Robert D. Lee Sr. Scholarship
awarded to Romario Dorlus
Marletia Pressley
JW Hallahan Charter HS
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Special Ed Educator
Bryann Riddick
William Bodine HS
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Registered Nurse
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Maurice Robinson, Jr.
New Media Tech Charter HS
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Electrical Engineer
** UMF/Robert L. Bennett & Elizabeth Shih
Scholarship awarded to Kenya Crawford
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Third Year Recipients
Ragine Williams
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Computer Analyst
Fourth Year Recipients
Sophia Winchester
Eastern Univ.
Ambition: Nurse Practitioner
Dhanel Brown
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Early Adolescent
Educator
Eric Butler
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Physical Therapist
Danielle Justice
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: HS Guidance
Counselor
Alesia Lawrence
Shippensburg Univ.
Ambition: Attorney
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First Year Recipients
La Toye Bethea
Temple Univ.
Ambition: Business
Administration
Jaleesa Simmons
Shippensburg Univ.
Ambition: Social Worker
Kenya Crawford**
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Marriage/
Family Therapist
Tyasjah Wrighton
Martin Luther King HS
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Registered Nurse
Tyrone Bell
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Actuary
Leander Berry, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Civil Engineer
Markhira Borders
Kutztown Univ.
Ambition: Sociology
Diona Brown
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Registered Nurse
Breyanna Coleman
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Criminal Attorney
Valynda Simmons
Shippensburg Univ.
Ambition: Criminal Justice
Victoria Simmons
Shippensburg Univ.
Ambition: FBI Agent
Eric Thompson
Kutztown Univ.
Ambition: Owner of
Youth Recreation Center
Second Year Recipients
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Second Year Recipients
Third Year Recipients
Romario Dorlus*
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Mechanical Engineer
Jevon Graham-Wooten
Indiana Univ. at Pennsylvania
Ambition: Scientist
Jazmine Green
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Family Attorney
Nefertari Austin
Rosemont College
Ambition: Math Educator
Kamal Bloodsaw
Bloomsburg Univ.
Ambition: Entrepreneur
Chyna Hart
West Chester Univ.
Ambition: Communications
Taneah Martin-Allen
Cabrini College
Ambition: Crime Scene Investigator
Ricki White
Cairn Univ.
Ambition: Entrepreneur
Stephanie Jeffers
West Chester Univ.
Ambition: Child Psychologist
Kevin Lubin
Millersville Univ.
Ambition: CEO
Eunique Faust
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Pediatrician
SaRoya Morrison
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Finance
Third Year Recipients
Nydirra Williams
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Surgeon
Davida Woodard
Eastern Univ.
Ambition: Psychologist
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Amarna Austin
Gwynedd-Mercy College
Ambition: Pediatric Nurse
Jade-Marie Nesbitt
St. Joseph’s Univ.
Ambition: Public Defender
Shantae Taylor
Kutztown Univ.
Ambition: Communications
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Kobi Trawick
Pennsylvania State Univ.
Ambition: Criminal Justice