MERIDIAN, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – The Meridian/ Lauderdale County NAACP Branch Unit #5311-B awarded the Polly Glover Heidelberg Scholarship to 4 local students Thursday at 5:30 pm at the Council of Organizations Building in Meridian.
Bralli Brown, Kendall Clay, Jaden Leigh Hill, and Mariah Miller each received a $500 scholarship at Thursday’s meeting.
Each recipient was selected based on essays written on voter apathy among young people. A short excerpt was read from each essay during the award ceremony.
Scholarship Committee Members include Peggy Coleman, Tiffany Hudnall, Barbara Ivy, and Tracey Clark Washington.
The event featured a welcoming address by Barbara Ivy, a scholarship presentation by Tracey Clark Washington, reflections of “Miss Polly” Polly Glover Heidelberg by Ruth HK Jones, remarks from branch president Ramona Sanders, and a benediction by Rev. Ecclesiastes Goodwin.
For more information on Polly Glover Heidelberg, click here.
Bralli Brown
Mariah Miller
Jaden Hill
Scholarship Recipients in order: Bralli Brown, Jaden Hill, and Mariah Miller, (Kendall Clay Not Pictured)
