At Grambling State University, endowments are a cornerstone of our strategy for long-term success and sustainability. These funds are carefully and professionally managed to ensure maximum growth and sustainability, enabling the institution to offer scholarships to talented students, enhance academic programs, supplement professors’ salaries, and invest in emerging needs on campus.
Endowments ensure that Grambling State can continue to offer exceptional educational experiences and advance our mission, even in the face of changing financial landscapes. Endowments are unique in its ability to provide lasting support. Unlike one-time gifts, endowments are invested, with the interest income generated used to support the university’s needs while preserving the principal permanently. This means that every dollar invested in an endowment fund continues to grow and support the institution for generations to come.
We are proud to share a comprehensive listing of the current endowments supporting Grambling State University. This list highlights the diverse range of funds established by our benefactors and illustrates the significant contributions they make toward achieving our shared goals. Each endowment reflects the unique vision of its funder and the specific area of impact they have chosen to support. We invite you to explore these endowments and learn more about the ways in which they are shaping the future of our university.
We invite you to play a transformative role in shaping the future of Grambling State University by establishing an endowment. By completing the scholarship information sheet, you'll not only make a profound impact on the lives of the people, place, and programs that make Grambling State a transformational institution, but you will also leave a lasting legacy of educational excellence and innovation on campus. Your investment will empower future generations to achieve their dreams and contribute to a vibrant, thriving community.
Join us in this journey of making a difference—your support today can change lives forever.
| ENDOWMENT NAME | ENDOWMENT TYPE | FY '25 PRINCIPAL BALANCE (as of October 15, 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| AKA Alpha Theta Chapter - Spring 1982 | Scholarship | $22,531.00 |
| AKA-HBCU-Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $170,500.00 |
| Ann Petry Endowed Professorship in English | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| Annie McConnell Brown Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $100,000.00 |
| Audrey & Wardell Gilbreath Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Ben D. Johnson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $243,593.96 |
| Ben Johnson Endowed Professorship in Business | Professorship | $115,884.81 |
| Benjamin A. Quarles Endowed Professorship in History | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Black College Football Hall of Fame Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Bryan C. Griffin Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Carlose B. Green Endowment STEM Scholarship | Scholarship | $15,025.00 |
| Carolyn Douglas Collier Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $41,823.26 |
| Centennial Capital Campaign Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $14,275.00 |
| Charles and Nona M. Branch-Gidney Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $15,000.92 |
| Clayton A. Wiley and Viola E. Wiley Endowed Professorship for the Department of Engineering Technology in the College of Arts & Sciences | Professorship | $200,000.00 |
| Cleo Fields Endowed Professorship | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Clyde O. Wilson, Jr. & Erica Nicole Wilson Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $36,593.90 |
| Clyde O'Neal Wilson, Sr. Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $39,038.36 |
| Collie J. Nicholson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $26,050.00 |
| Corrine T. Carpenter Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $40,700.00 |
| Councilman Joe Shyne Endowed Professorship for Nursing Practice of the College of Professional Studies | Professorship | $160,000.00 |
| Dallas Alumni Endowed Professorship | Professorship | $232,594.00 |
| Debbie N. Robinson Endowed Scholarship in the College of Business | Scholarship | $36,500.00 |
| Delta Iota Spring 1999 Legacy Endowment | Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Delta Iota Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $140,769.50 |
| Diageo North America, Inc. Endowed Scholarship Fund | Scholarship | $225,000.00 |
| Doris Moses-Perseverance Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $110,288.26 |
| Doug Williams Peyback Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $400,000.00 |
| Douglas L. Williams Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship/DLW Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $246,650.00 |
| Dr. A.N. Murty Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $50,000.00 |
| Dr. Adrian and Mrs. Gilonda Butler Endowed Professorship in Cybersecurity | Professorship | $130,241.20 |
| Dr. Alejandro "Al" Perkins & Dina Perkins, MHA Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Dr. Anne S. Williams Endowed Professorship in English and Humanities | Professorship | $30,000.00 |
| Dr. Arlynne Lake Cheers Endowed Professorship in Education | Professorship | $230,545.00 |
| Dr. Birdex Copeland, Jr. Endowed Professorship | Professorship | $20,000.00 |
| Dr. Charles L. Brooks Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $24,036.00 |
| Dr. Connell Osborne Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $37,250.00 |
| Dr. Frank G. & Dorothy D. Pogue Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $33,168.15 |
| Dr. Jimmy McJamerson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Dr. Joseph B. & Mrs. Lula Johnson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $29,196.88 |
| Dr. Joseph B. Johnson - Kappa Alpha Psi/Gamma Psi Endowed Professorship | Professorship | $122,270.00 |
| Dr. Kedia Endowment Fund | Scholarship | $50,000.00 |
| Dr. LaQuieta L. Huey Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $30,500.00 |
| Dr. Mildred G. Gallot Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Dr. Neari F. Warner Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $1,580,000.00 |
| Dr. P. Ray & Sushila Kedia Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Dr. Willie F. Daniel Endowed Scholarship in Kinesiology & Leisure Studies | Scholarship | $50,020.00 |
| Drs. Gerald C. & Verjanis Peoples Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Drs. Horace & Gail Judson Endowed Scholarship for the String Music Program | Scholarship | $23,829.00 |
| Drs. Richard & Edith Rayford Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $47,500.00 |
| E. Franklin Frazier Endowed Professorship in Sociology | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Earl Lester Cole Endowed Professorship in the E.L. Cole Honors College | Professorship | $110,000.00 |
| Eddie G. Robinson, Sr. Endowed Professorship in Sports Administration | Professorship | $110,000.00 |
| Eddie G. Robinson, Sr. Endowed Professorship in the Department of Health and Physical Education | Professorship | $110,100.00 |
| Edward and Velma Hudson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $10,660.00 |
| Edward Bouchet Endowed Professorship in Physics | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| Endowed Super Professorship for Industrial & Engineering Technology #1 | Super Professorship | $250,000.00 |
| Endowed Super Professorship for Industrial & Engineering Technology #2 | Super Professorship | $250,000.00 |
| Endowed Super Professorship for Industrial & Engineering Technology #3 | Super Professorship | $250,000.00 |
| Endowed Super Professorship for Industrial & Engineering Technology #4 | Super Professorship | $250,000.00 |
| Endowed Chair in Mathematics | Chair | $1,000,000.00 |
| Endowed Professorship College of Education | Professorship | $110,000.00 |
| Endowed Proposed Chair (Eddie Robinson) | Chair | $30,000.00 |
| Ernest Everett Just Endowed Professorship in Biology | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Fredrick C. Hobdy Endowed Professorship in Kinesiology | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Gamma Gamma Uplift Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $21,350.95 |
| Georgia Harris Endowed Memorial Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $54,700.00 |
| Global and Experiential Education Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $45,975.72 |
| Grambling College - Class of 1974 Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $35,430.00 |
| GramFam Business Alumni Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $10,608.87 |
| GSU United Federation of College of Teachers Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $11,500.00 |
| Harper Family Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Healthy Blue Endowment Scholarship | Scholarship | $50,000.00 |
| Helen Richards-Smith Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $25,150.00 |
| Honorable William Todd Hughey & Mrs. Willie Mae Hughey Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $10,003.92 |
| Hunt Forest Products LLC Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $240,000.00 |
| Ira Aldridge Endowed Professorship in Theatre | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| Jackson Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Jan Mayberry Hamlin Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $25,000.00 |
| Jestene M. Crawford Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $22,459.98 |
| Joel L. Fletcher, Jr. and Ralph W.E. Jones, Sr. Scholarship | Scholarship | $240,000.00 |
| Julia W. Newman Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,250.00 |
| Kappa Alpha Psi/Gamma Psi Chapter No Student Left Behind Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $37,069.93 |
| Kwame Charitable Foundation Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| L.L. Brandon Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| Larry Lundy - Endowed Professorship in Business | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Leon and Matytie Garr Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Lessie Wilson Taylor Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $35,000.00 |
| Liberty Mutual Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $14,000.00 |
| Lonnie B. Smith Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $174,563.70 |
| Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Loyce Conley-Robinson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $50,000.00 |
| Lucille M. Dillard Dean Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $32,000.00 |
| Lueburda Jamison Myers Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $30,000.00 |
| Malissa Y. White-Higgins Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $28,600.00 |
| Mary Elizabeth Carnegie Endowed Professorship in Nursing | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Mary Helen Rice Duncan Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Miechelle O. Willis Endowed Student Athletic Scholarship | Scholarship | $85,383.40 |
| Mildred H. Ford and Thessalonia Ford Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $30,000.00 |
| Mitchiner-Gittinger Family Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Modestine Gill Knighton and Beaver Bishop Knighton | Scholarship | $220,000.00 |
| Monroe/Ouachita Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $100,000.00 |
| Mr. Louis Flournoy and Mary Osborne Flournoy Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,300.00 |
| Mr. Thomas A. Moorehead & Mrs. Joyce Moorehead Endowed Student Scholarship in the College of Business | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Mr. Truitt Lowery & Mrs. Eleanor Lowery Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $133,832.00 |
| Origin Bank First Generation Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $120,000.00 |
| Percy L. Julian Endowed Professorship in Chemistry | Professorship | $110,000.00 |
| Phonathon Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,797.26 |
| Pinkie C. Wilkerson Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Pinkie C. Wilkerson Endowed Professorship in the Department of Criminal Justice | Professorship | $120,100.00 |
| Ralph J. Bunche Endowed Professorship in Political Science | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| Reverend E. Edward Jones, Sr. & Mrs. Leslie A. Jones Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $201,950.00 |
| Rick Gallot Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $240,000.00 |
| Rickey B. McCall Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $14,540.00 |
| Ricoh Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $26,000.00 |
| River Parishes Chapter - GUNAA Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $11,186.84 |
| Robert J. & Pauline Clark Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $30,250.00 |
| Robert L. Piper Endowed Professorship in the Department of Health and Physical Education | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| Ruby Billups Standard of Excellence Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $100,567.36 |
| Seeds of Change Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Senator Gregory Tarver Endowed Professorship for Nursing Education - College of Professional Studies | Professorship | $110,000.00 |
| SGA Centennial Campaign Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $215,162.74 |
| Shreveport Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Soledad O'Brien Endowed Scholarship Fund | Scholarship | $20,500.00 |
| Southeast Region of GUNAA Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,050.00 |
| Southern Area of the Links Inc. Endowment Fund | Scholarship | $10,800.00 |
| Super 1 Foods Endowed First Generation Scholarship | Scholarship | $60,000.00 |
| Teriece Ivey Dyer Cyrus Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $12,937.00 |
| The Arcadia Women in Action Inc. Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,200.00 |
| The Charles Guidry Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| The Clarence & Earnestine Haskin Douglas Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,888.00 |
| The Clyde O. Wilson and Emma C. Wilson Endowed Professorship in the College of Education | Professorship | $125,000.00 |
| The Conrad Hutchinson Endowed Professorship in Music | Professorship | $121,500.00 |
| The Dallas Chapter of GSU's National Alumni Assoc. | Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| The Dr. John E. Thomas Endowed Student Scholarship in the College of Education | Scholarship | $33,800.00 |
| The Dr. Joseph Carter's Trail Blazer Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,220.00 |
| The Edward & Versa Lee Wilson Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $36,610.80 |
| The Franchesca C. Collins Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $21,075.00 |
| The John E. and Susie Winston Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| The Matthew and Kathleen Guidry Student Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $42,000.00 |
| The Nila Whillhoite Endowed Professorship for Health Administration in the Master of Public Administration Program | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| The Perry D. & Monica Kennedy Jones Endowed Student Scholarship | Scholarship | $95,000.00 |
| The Rev. Andrew and Mae Mansfield Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $19,817.50 |
| The Rubie Family Scholarship | Scholarship | $50,000.00 |
| The Ruston Alumni Chapter's Coach James Wicks Duncan, Sr. Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $120,960.25 |
| The Shade Room First Generation Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $250,000.00 |
| The Tiger Marching Band Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $126,000.00 |
| The University of Louisiana System Foundation and Diageo North America, Inc. Professorship for Men in S.T.E.M. Innovation | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| The University of Louisiana System Foundation and Diageo North America, Inc. Professorship for Women in S.T.E.M. Innovation | Professorship | $120,000.00 |
| The Wellington D. Swindall Endowed Book Scholarship Fund | Scholarship | $44,500.00 |
| Thelma Keller Carter Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $15,525.00 |
| Thomas W. Odom Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $22,000.00 |
| Tyrone "TJ" Jacobs Endowed Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| Wayne Family Hardship Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $14,199.59 |
| Wilbur T. Purvis III Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |
| William McIntosh Endowed Professorship in the College of Liberal Arts | Professorship | $100,000.00 |
| William W.S. Claytor Endowed Professorship in Mathematics | Professorship | $100,500.00 |
| Willie D. Davis Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $200,000.00 |
| Willis Reed Scholarship Endowment | Scholarship | $32,520.00 |
| Yvonne D. Sutton Meyers Endowed Scholarship | Scholarship | $67,173.54 |
| Zaria Griffith Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship | $20,000.00 |