Clark Atlanta University Students Selected to Serve as 2020 Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM Scholars
09/03/2020
(Clark Atlanta University September 2, 2020) – ATLANTA, GA Clark Atlanta University (CAU) students, Trinity Dean, Elana Edusei, Jazmin T. Jones and Brittany Lowe, have been selected by their Departments as Clare Boothe Luce Scholars. These prestigious scholarships, funded by a grant award from the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM (CBL) of the Henry Luce Foundation, will cover each student’s full tuition, housing and books for their Senior year.
Since its first grants in 1989, the CBL Program has become one of the single most significant sources of private support for women in science, mathematics and engineering in Higher Education in the United States. To date, the program has supported more than 2,500 women.
“I am extremely proud of the students selected to serve as Boothe Luce Scholars by this nationally recognized program for women studying science, mathematics and engineering. I congratulate Trinity, Elana, Jazmin, and Brittany on joining the ranks of the talented young women selected to receive this scholarship,” said President George T. French Jr. “These ladies represent the caliber of students attending Clark Atlanta University and I am convinced without doubt that they will continue to make us Panther Proud.”
“It is indeed an honor for CAU to have been selected as a recipient of the Clare Boothe Luce Program, grant and it demonstrates the faith that the foundation has in both our institution and its students,” said Dr. Clayton, Director of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creativity.
2020-21 CLARE BOOTHE LUCE SCHOLARS
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Trinity Dean, Computer Science |
Elana Edusei, Mathematics |
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Jazmin Jones, Mathematics |
Brittany Lowe, Computer Science |
About Clark Atlanta University
Established in 1988 by the consolidation of Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869), Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is one of the Nation’s foremost research institutions, offering students from around the United States and several foreign countries the opportunity to engage in 40 exciting areas of study at bachelors, masters and doctoral levels. To learn more about Clark Atlanta University, visit www.cau.edu.