The National Alumni Association honored 32 new endowments and one deferred donor at the Alumni Scholarship Recognition dinner in September of 2023. These scholarships will be available to be awarded to students for the 2025-2026 academic year:  

IN-STATE CHAPTERS

Barbour County Chapter 
Ben C. Reeves, Sr. and Charlotte Adams Reeves Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Colbert County Chapter 
Debbie H. Smith Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Covington County Chapter 
Sue B. and Jimmy D. Wilson Endowed Scholarship

Dale County Chapter 
Dr. Charles E. Smith Legacy Endowed Scholarship

DeKalb County Chapter 
Mitchell Family Endowed Scholarship

Jackson County Chapter 
Marcelle S. Edwards Endowed Scholarship

Jefferson County Chapter 
Dick Lee Memorial Endowed Scholarship 
Adrian D. White Endowed Scholarship
Ellen Tolbert Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Madison County Chapter 
Christine Wright Purdy Endowed Scholarship  
Janene E. Chase Alumni Endowed Scholarship 

Marshall County Chapter 
Richard “Coach” Cole Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mobile County Chapter 
John and Sandra Ruff First Generation Endowed Scholarship

Montgomery-Lowndes Counties Chapter 
Karen Jones Campbell Endowed Scholarship

Shelby County Chapter
Alabama Credit Union for Shelby County Students Endowed Scholarship  
Enoch and Ruth Brantley Memorial Endowed Scholarship  
Scott Armstrong Memorial Endowed Scholarship

South Talladega County Chapter 
Steven T. Marlowe Endowed Scholarship    

Tuscaloosa County Chapter
Calvin J. Brown Endowed Scholarship
Michael B. and Connie C. Spiller Endowed Scholarship
Coach Steve Deavours Endowed Scholarship

Walker County Chapter
Walker County Chapter NAA Leaders Endowed Scholarship (John Bankhead II, Walt Graham, Sabrina Keating, Haig Wright II) 

OUT-OF-STATE CHAPTERS 

Orange County, California Chapter 
Eric White Endowed Scholarship

Palm Beach, Florida Chapter 
E. Stuart Parker Endowed Scholarship

Atlanta, Georgia Chapter 
Ashley Bateman Mixson Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Cincinnati, Ohio Chapter 
Margaret and Scott Rodrigue Endowed Scholarship 

East Tennessee (Knoxville) Chapter 
Ann Ray Endowed Scholarship 
Jeffrey and Ana Barker Endowed Scholarship

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Chapter 
Ruff Family 1923 Endowed Scholarship  

Houston, Texas Chapter 
Erik W. Pérez Excellence in Chemistry Endowed Scholarship  

San Antonio, Texas Chapter 
Andrew William Palmer Memorial Endowed Scholarship  

Black Alumni Association Chapter 
Kamilah C. Johnson, Cornelia V. Johnson and Lottie M. Vickers Endowed Scholarship

General 
William C. Decas Crimson V Endowed Scholarship

DEFERRED DONOR 

Baldwin County Chapter
Robert C. Douglass, Jr. and Marilyn G. Douglass Scholarship

Not all deferred-gift donors are listed; some wish to remain anonymous. The National Alumni Association expresses its sincere gratitude to all donors for their generous support.