Paul Quinn College Students Receive $10,000 in Scholarships from Texas Trust Credit Union

Five undergraduate students of Paul Quinn College (PQC) are beneficiaries of the Miriam Johnson Scholarship from Arlington-based Texas Trust Credit Union, which has $1.7 billion in assets and serves 120,000 members.

Each recipient will receive $2,000 to go toward their 2021–2022 tuition at PQC, America’s first urban work college. Texas Trust awards $10,000 annually to students of PQC in honor of the late Miriam Johnson, who was the wife of Texas Trust board member Joe Johnson.

Recipients of this school year’s scholarships are Felicia Beaty, majoring in accounting; Mandy Brooks, majoring in liberal arts and psychology; Ajai Washington, majoring in business administration; Kayla Butler, majoring in liberal arts and psychology; and Leah Butler, majoring in education.

The students were selected by PQC for their demonstrated leadership potential, which aligns with Texas Trust’s servant leadership philosophy of people helping people.

The Miriam Johnson Scholarship was created to honor a strong advocate for higher education and a positive example of achievement through perseverance. Johnson attended college and earning her Practical Nursing License during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

“The Miriam Johnson scholarship rewards students who overcome difficult challenges and assists them in achieving their education objectives,” said Ginia Chapline, COO of Texas Trust Credit Union and director of the Texas Trust Gives Foundation. “Our goal is to help these students build a brighter financial future by easing the burden of the college expense.”

Left to right: Kizuwanda Grant, Ron Smith (Texas Trust), Kayla Butler, Leah Butler, Ajai Washington, Maurice West, Mandy Brooks, Michelle Carter-Pope (Texas Trust) and Jim Minge (Texas Trust).