Toyota Gives $160K Toward $800K Commitment

August 19, 2015 Add Comment
Dr. Mary M. White, JSU’s interim vice president for Institutional Advancement, and Dr. William McHenry, executive director of the Mississippi e-Center@JSU, display a $160,000 gift from Toyota. The money will be used to fund the Haley Barbour scholarship for five select freshmen.

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Toyota Manufacturing Mississippi, in the second year of its $800,000, five-year scholarship commitment, awarded $160,000 for five select freshmen to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) studies.

“This will provide top students access to study engineering and the sciences and energize them to pursue those careers,” said Dr. William McHenry, director of the Mississippi e-Center @JSU which administers the scholarships.

Each year, five freshmen are awarded $8,000 per year for four years totaling $32,000 each. The 2015 recipients will be named later this year. The 2014 scholars are: Phylana Adams, civil engineering, Osyka, Miss.; Jeremiah Cazenave, biology, Dallas, Ga.; Gerald Daniels, computer engineering, New Orleans; Ralph Smith, computer science, Jackson, Miss.; and Taylor Turley, chemistry, Florissant, Mo.

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Melinda Heath, Nissan; JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers; JSU Devopment Officer Angela Getter; 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson; Jeffrey Webster, director of Diversity and Inclusion at Nissan; state Rep. Kenny Wayne Jones; Tosha Garner, Nissan; and College of Science, Engineering and Technology Dean Dr. Richard Alo mark Nissan’s donation.
Melinda Heath, Nissan; JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers; JSU Devopment Officer Angela Getter; 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson; Jeffrey Webster, director of Diversity and Inclusion at Nissan; state Rep. Kenny Wayne Jones; Tosha Garner, Nissan; and College of Science, Engineering and Technology Dean Dr. Richard Alo mark Nissan’s donation.

NISSAN DONATES $75K
Jackson State University received a $75,000 donation from Nissan to promote STEM training as part of $250,000 given to HBCUs overall in March. “There is no better gift that we can give as good corporate citizens than an education for our workforce,” said Jeffrey Webster, director of Diversity and Inclusion at Nissan.

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YATES CONTRIBUTES $100K
Yates Construction has contributed $100,000 to enhance the College of Science, Engineering and Technology as well as the College of Business. The combined effort of JSU and Yates Construction is geared toward helping improve the economic climate of the state.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column type=”” top_margin=”none” width=”1/1″][/vc_column][/vc_row]