Achieving Our Mission Through Donors GREATER Contributions On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students at Virginia State University, we are grateful for the many donors who establish and support the various funds which allow the University to achieve our mission. Whether it is an endowed scholarship, a restricted scholarship, or financial resources to support academic programs, each contribution makes an impact. Below is the 2025 fund list which includes scholarships awarded or contributions received during the fiscal year. Accounting Endowment Fund African American Agriculture Education in Virginia Fund Agnes D Hassell Scholarship Agriculture (Ag) Alumni-Operating Fund Agriculture Student Council General Support Fund AKA - Alpha Epsilon Alumni Endowment Fund AKA Delta Omega Chapter Scholarship Endowment Fund Alfred W. Harris-VSUAA Scholarship Fund Altria Building the Next Generation Workforce-Inclusion, DEI STEM & Workforce Development Alumni Affairs Operating Fund Amazon Web Services (AWS) Annase Wilks Hill Minerva Circle Endowed Fund Annual Fund Anthony and Veronica Abrams Endowment Fund Antoinette Brown & Elwood Boone, Sr. Memorial Endowed Fund Baccalaureate Social Work Program Support Fund Bailey Family Legacy Endowed Scholarship Fund Baseball Activities Fund Basketball Activity Fund Bishop Warren Brown, Kappa Alpha Psi Endowed Fund Bonika R. Wilson Endowed Scholarship Brenda Stith-Finch Endowed Scholarship Fund Brown-Briley Scholarship Fund Calvin R. Swinson, CPA Endowed Scholarship Fund Capital Campaign - Deferred Giving Career Services General Support Fund Central Virginia Alumni Chapter - VSUAA Scholarship Fund Charlie Wyatt Hill Endowed “Servant Leader” Scholarship Chester and Valarie Abbott Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund Chesterfield Chapter VSUAA Endowed Scholarship Fund Chesterfield County Black History Month Operating Fund Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) CIAA General Scholarship Class of 1956 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1957 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1959 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1960 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1961 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1963 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1965 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1966 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1967 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1968 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1969 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1970 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1971 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1972 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1973 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1975 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1976 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1978 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1980 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 1991 Endowed Scholarship Fund Class of 2004 Endowed Scholarship Fund Clementine S. Cone Endowed Scholarship Fund COL (R) Charles Cobbs, III Endowment COL Porcher L. and Ann Taylor Kappa Alpha Psi Endowment Fund College of Agriculture “43,560 Project” General Support Fund College of Agriculture Fund College of Education General Support Fund College of Engineering and Technology Student Success Support Fund College of Humanities and Social Sciences Support Fund College of Natural & Health Sciences General Support Fund Dale Robinson and Leslie Gray Endowed Fund Daniel J. Jackson Scholarship Fund David M. Smith Memorial Scholarship Endowed Fund Department of Biology Operating and Activity Fund Dept. of Health, PE, Recreation, Dance/Sport Management Fund Distinguished Professor Emeritus Gerald L. Burton Mathematics Endowed Scholarship Fund Division of Student Affairs General Support Fund Dominion Energy Science & Engineering Scholarship Dominion Energy Student Leadership & Professional Development Fund Dominion Energy Student Research Fund Dominion Energy Summer Bridge Program Fund Doris Neverson Bullock ‘69 & Todd D. Bullock ‘98 Endowed Scholarship Fund Dr. & Mrs. Cornelius C. Lewis Agricultural Scholarship Dr. Billy Taylor Kappa Alpha Psi Endowment Fund Dr. Derrick O. Brown Endowment Fund Dr. Garnett & Janice Mack Scholarship Fund Dr. Gladys West Constellation Trimble Annual Scholarship Fund Dr. Gracie M. Bailey Endowment Dr. Michael L. Rainey Scholarship Fund Dr. Paula Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund Dr. Preston M. Royster Endowed Scholarship Dr. Taneisha Brown and Son Endowed Scholarship Fund Dr. Taneisha Brown and Son Scholarship Fund Dr. Virgie M. Binford Scholarship Fund Dr. Walter Lovett Memorial Scholarship Fund Drema B. & Robert L. Turner, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund Drs. William & Rose Marie Ward Endowment Esquire XIII Fraternity, Inc. Endowed Scholarship Fund Eula and A.G. Preuitt Memorial Endowed Scholarship Family & Consumer Science Major Activity Fund FBLA Leadership Conference Fund Football Activities Operating Fund Fowlkes-Whirley Endowed Scholarship Fund Frederick and Marian Nottingham Endowed Scholarship Fund FRY (Freshman Run the Yard) Bunch Endowed Fund Gaining Real Opportunities With Students Fund Gen. and Mrs. Dennis L. Via Leadership Scholars Fund Gertie B. Williams Endowed Education Scholarship Fund Gloria E. Nottingham Endowed Scholarship Fund Gloria Harris-Rudolph Endowed Scholarship Fund Harold J. Haughton Band Event Operating Fund Hill Leadership Institute Operating Fund Honors College Support Fund Institutional Advancement Campaign and General Support Fund James E. & Wilma G. Hunter Endowed Scholarship Fund Jemison-Parker VSU Biology Department Scholarship Fund John & Rosa H. Organ Endowed Scholarship Fund John Benjamin Harris, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Fund John Mercer Langston Institute for African American Political Leadership General Support Fund Johnston Memorial Library Fund Jordan Cleaves Memorial Scholarship Fund Kayla F. Clayton Endowed Scholarship Fund Kevin & Deitra Jennings Endowed Scholarship Fund Ladies in Red Endowed Scholarship Fund Ladies in Red Scholarship Fund Languages & Literature General Support Fund LaTanja Evans Davenport & Kevin W. Davenport Endowed Scholarship Lillian K. and G. Franklin Boyd Endowed Scholarship Fund Linda Carter-Sessoms and the Glenn Sessoms Endowed Scholarship Lockheed Martin Engineering & Computer Science Design/Supply Loretta & Harold Braxton Endowed Scholarship Louise & Ferdinand Ragland Endowed Scholarship Fund LTC(Ret) Jona McKee’53 Endowed Scholarship Fund Marguerite Lingham Worthington Endowed Scholarship Fund Marvin W. Hill Electronic Engineering Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Giles Reed & Kylor B. Reed Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Hatwood Futrell Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Macon Trenholme Endowed Fund Mary Winstead-Bonner Scholarship Fund Maurice and Patricia Lane Annual Scholarship Fund Maxine & Nina C. Turner Endowed Scholarship Fund Men’s Lacrosse Fund Men’s Soccer Operating Fund Michael Lawrence Hamlar Scholarship Milton R. Long ‘75 Scholarship Fund Mr. Lynn Greer’73 and Mrs. Alma Greer Endowed Scholarship Fund Muscle Car Club of Richmond Book Scholarship Fund NABA Annual Eastern Region Student Conference Fund Nardos King, Terry Parker, Kim Whitlock (KPW) Fund National Society of Black Engineers Operating & Activity Fund Newport News Shipbuilding Endowed Scholarship Newport News Shipbulding Scholars Program Norma B. Harvey Endowed Scholarship Fund Northern Virginia Chapter, Inc. VSUAA Endowment Scholarship Nu Psi Chapter / Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship Fund Odessa Kellem Scholarship Endowment Fund Paul F. Garner & Lynn G. Garner Endowed Scholarship Fund Peggy L. Davis VSU Trojan Athletic Club Fund Pepsi Athletics Graduate Internship Scholarship Phi Beta Sigma Alumni Scholarship Philip Garner Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Student Success Fund Pinkie H. & Paul B. Gregory, Sr. Endowed Scholarship Fund Porcher L. Taylor Excellence Scholarship Endowed Fund President’s Administrative Discretionary Fund Provost Scholarship Fund Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Alumni Advisory Council Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Fund Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Scholars Fund Reginald F. Lewis Entrepreneurship Center Fund Reginald F. Lewis, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Chapter Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund Reginald O. Harrison Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Reginald W. Lewis, Jr. Memorial Endowment Fund Reverend Barbara Tompkins Duncan Memorial Scholarship RFL Business Student Success Support Fund Richmond Alumni Chapter Scholarship Fund - VSUAA Robert E. Denton & Rachel L. Holloway Endowed Scholarship Fund Robert W. and Dorothy L. Edmonds Endowed Scholarship Fund ROTC Scholarship Activity Fund Rudolph & Hattie W. Powell Endowed Scholarship Fund Sanders Entrepreneurship Fund School of Business Support Fund School of Engineering, Science & Technology General Support School of Engineering, Science and Technology Scholarship Fund SENTARA SCHOLARS FUND SGA Pathway to Greater Fund Shardae` N. Holmes Annual Scholarship Fund Sheila Thompson Walker Endowed Scholarship Fund Softball Activities Fund Southside Virginia Chapter VSUAA Endowed Scholarship Fund Student Experimental Learing Project - Dept of Cooperative Ext. Students in STEM Endowed Scholarship Fund Tamatha Tammy Denise Greene Endowment Scholarship Fund The Bonner Family Endowed Fund The Frances Arneize Fries Knox Endowment Fund The James Patterson Teacher Education Scholarship The Jay Stegmaier Scholarship Fund The Lin & Frances Washington Hart Endowed Scholarship Fund The LTC Noah Kenneth Strong USA RET Endowment Fund The Minnis VSU International Student Scholarship and Emergency Fund The Rainville and Schwartz Endowment Fund The Rainville and Schwartz Operating Fund The Spring 1989 Anniversary Scholarship Fund The WADA Bradley Endowment Scholarship Fund Thomas S. & Joan Jefferson Brown Endowed Scholarship Fund Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Tidewater Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund Trojan Explosion Booster Association Fund Trojan Spirit Fund Troy Food Pantry Fund Tuition Assistance Fund Undine Smith Moore Endowed Scholarship Fund University Athletic Endowed Scholarship University Concert Choir Fund Vassar W Hurt III Memorial Scholarship Operational Fund Vassar W. Hurt, III Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund Virginia State University Alumni Association Endowed Fund VP for Development - E&G Fund VSU Alpha Endowed Scholarship Fund VSU Athletic Book Scholarship Fund VSU Athletic Fund VSU Athletic Golf Tournament Scholarship Fund VSU Band General Fund VSU Brick Campaign Fund VSU Cheerleading Activity Fund VSU Cooperative Extension Activity Fund VSU Department of Music Fund VSU Foundation Operating Fund VSU Golf Scholarship & General Support Fund VSU Gospel Chorale Scholarship Fund VSU Historic Fund VSU Mathematics Alumni Alliance Endowed Scholarship VSU Percussion Musicians Discretionary Fund VSU Presidential Scholars Endowed Fund VSU Presidential Scholarship Fund VSU Real Estate Club Operating Fund VSU SGA (For the Students by the Students Endowed Scholarship Fund) VSU Sigma’s Endowment Scholarship Fund VSU Track - Cross Country Fund VSU Volleyball Activity & Scholarship Fund VSU Women’s Basketball Activity Fund VSU Women’s LeadHERship Institute (WLI) Discretionary Fund VSUAA African American Cultural Heritage Fund VSUAA Baltimore Metro Chapter Endowment Fund VSUAA Greater New York Alumni Chapter Fund VSUAA Hanover County Endowed Scholarship Fund VSUAA Military Alumni Chapter General Support Fund VSUAA Peninsula Area Chapter Scholarship Fund VSUAA Prince George’s County Maryland Chapter Scholarship Fund VSUAA Surry, Sussex & Prince George Chapter Fund VSUAA Washington DC Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund VSUF General Scholarship Endowed Fund William A. Harper, Jr. Athletic Scholarship Fund William E. Nicholas VSU Baseball Program Endowed Scholarship Fund Wilma Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund Women’s Lacrosse Fund Women’s Soccer Operating Fund Woo Nation Operating Fund You CAN Do Anything Too! Book Scholarship Yvette G. Robinson Agricultural Scholarship Fund Words cannot express our gratitude to all donors to Virginia State University. This list includes funds with contributions received this fiscal year and scholarships awarded during the 2024-2025 academic year (as of June 30, 2025). Every effort and attention to detail was paid to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please forgive any omission from this list. If there is an oversight in the list, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (804) 524-5045 or giving@vsu.edu. P A G E 2 6 P A G E 2 7 I M P A C T R E P O R T - 2 0 2 3 — 2 5 I M P A C T R E P O R T - 2 0 2 3 — 2 5
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