Delta Community Credit Union, in partnership with V-103, is pleased to announce the final two recipients of its 2024 HBCU Scholarship Award, which provides financial assistance to students attending or planning to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Matthew Dormus and Caden Jenkins were selected for the scholarship and awarded $5,000 each.
Dormus, from Hampton, Georgia, is a junior and a public policy major at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. He is a White House HBCU Scholar and has launched initiatives to support mental health, including “The Story Room,” a dedicated space for Oakwood University students to share and reflect on mental health struggles.
Jenkins, a senior at The New School in Atlanta, will graduate in May 2025 and has been accepted to three HBCUs: Tuskegee University, Hampton University and Florida A&M. With a 3.98 GPA, he is passionate about community service and addressing food insecurity through his initiative, “A Giving Hand.” In addition, he volunteers with the Atlanta Food Bank and Urban Recipe, a food co-op.
The 2024 HBCU Scholarship Program awarded a total of $25,000 to five students. In June, three other students were selected for a scholarship and were awarded $5,000 each.
The application period for the 2025 HBCU scholarships will open on Feb. 1, 2025. More information is available at DeltaCommunityCU.com/HBCU.