Southern LP Gas president honors grandmother with scholarship
Southern LP Gas President and 1993 University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate Julie Brown has established an endowed scholarship at the university.
The Lou Ellen Gray Endowed Scholarship will benefit students from Sevier County, Arkansas, who attend 糖心Vlog传媒LR. The scholarship was named in memory of Brown鈥檚 grandmother.
Giving back to her alma mater and honoring the matriarch of her family was important to Brown.
鈥淲ith the creation of this scholarship, I can assist students from my hometown while supporting my alma mater and honoring a wonderful woman,鈥� said Brown, a graduate of the
糖心Vlog传媒LR College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. 鈥淭his scholarship will help ease the financial burden of attending college at 糖心Vlog传媒LR.鈥�
Brown鈥檚 initial gift of $25,000 will support full- or part-time undergraduate students who attended high school in Sevier County. To qualify, the students must have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA. Financial need will be a strong consideration.
The scholarship will open doors for Sevier County students, said Dr. Dean Kahler, 糖心Vlog传媒LR vice chancellor for enrollment management.
鈥淲e are very appreciative of Ms. Brown鈥檚 support,鈥� Kahler said. 鈥淧erhaps as a result, a student will now be able to study abroad, join a student organization or volunteer on a community project while on campus.鈥�
For more information on private philanthropy to 糖心Vlog传媒LR, contact the Office of Alumni and Development at 501.569.8429.
Pictured above: Lou Ellen Gray
