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Clayton State Retirees Scholarship

At their 2006 annual fall meeting, the CSRA voted to establish the Clayton State Retirees Scholarship Endowment Fund. The initial goal was to raise a minimum of $25,000 to endow this fund. Currently, the Endowed Scholarship Fund has approximately $150,000.  The amount of the annual scholarship(s) and the number of scholarships awarded are both based on revenue held in this endowment fund.  Through this effort, Clayton State retirees demonstrate their continuing tradition of support for CSU and their interest in promoting a legacy of excellence at the University. We request your support for the Clayton State Retirees Scholarship Endowment Fund so that together we can build a bridge connecting our past with the future of CSU.

The first scholarship was awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year. To date, the recipients are as follows:

  • Barbara G. James (2007-2008), Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Shane Bell (2008-2009), Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Debra Curry (2009-2010), Master of Science in Nursing
  • Talisa Clark (2010-2011), Master of Business Administration
  • Jessica Renee Reed (2011-2012), Master of Health Administration
  • Esther Goss (2012-2013), Master of Business Administration
  • Megan Brock (2013-2014), Master of Science in Psychology
  • Christian Pham (2014-2015), Master of Archival Studies
  • Obinna I. Uchime, Sr. (2015-2016), Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Halima Mohamed (2016-2017), Master of Science in Nursing
  • Ira D. Bizzell, III (2017-2018), Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Nimota Akintoye  (2018-2019) Master of Science in Nursing
  • Lorenzo Williams  (2019-2020)  Master of Health Administration
  • Amy Martin Simpkins  (2020-2021)  Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Mark Brooks  (2020-2021)  Master of Business Administration
  • Sasha Mendez (Sasha Jean)  (2021-2022)  Master of Archival Studies
  • Megan Stanridge   (2021-2022) Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Carlos Copeland  (2022-2023)  Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Katelyn Wucher  (2022-2023) Master of Arts in Teaching
  • Milani Richardson  (2023-2024) Master of Business Administration

Guidelines for CSRA Graduate Student Scholarship

 Currently enrolled in or admitted to, a master’s degree program at Clayton State University

  • Have completed at least nine credit hours at Clayton State University within their approved graduate program
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their graduate classes
  • Recipients are eligible to receive this scholarship in subsequent years
  • Recipients are requested to attend the annual meeting of the Clayton State Retirees Association
    • Upon acceptance of this scholarship, recipients must provide approval for Financial Aid to release the recipient’s name and campus email to CSU’s Development Office for use by the Clayton State Retirees Association in order to receive an invitation to the annual meeting of the Clayton State Retirees Association
  • Scholarship(s) will be provided each fall in increments of $2000.00 based on funds available on April 1 of the fiscal year that ends prior to the disbursing of the scholarships.
  • Based on the $2000.00 increments, if more than $1000.00 above the previous $2000.00 scholarship is available, an additional $2000.00 scholarship will be given. The funds needed to meet the next increment would come from monies available from the scholarship holding account.
  • Graduate dean/coordinator and foundation/advancement representative should be included in all communications of CSRA Scholarship.

Through this effort Clayton State retirees demonstrate their continuing tradition of support for CSU and their interest in promoting a legacy of excellence at the University. We request your support for the Clayton State Retirees Scholarship Endowment Fund so that together we can build a bridge connecting our past with the future of CSU.