DSU Announces First Two Hercules Scholarship Recipients

Two DSU students, Jamal M. Phillips and Ian Terry Tcheliebou, have each been awarded $1,500 scholarships from The Tom Joyner Foundation’s Hercules Scholar Program, which is designated for outstanding male students. 

Selected by DSU and announced on the Tom Joyner Morning Show each week, the students must be full-time DSU students, have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, demonstrate leadership skills, and have performed community service.

Mr. Phillips, a senior finance and banking major from Bear, Del., currently has a 3.67 GPA. Following his upcoming graduation in May 2017, he will work as a financial analyst for JP Morgan. He also plans to pursue a real estate license.

Mr. Tcheliebou, a sophomore aviation major from the Central African country of Cameroon, currently maintains a 3.57 GPA. He is focusing his major on the professional pilot concentration and has already earned his private pilot license.

As one of the Tom Joyner Foundation ‘Schools of the Month’ for October, Delaware State University is promoted by the Tom Joyner Morning Show and will receive those funds raised from listeners, alumni and other interested parties that month. The show, aired in 115 markets around the country, reaches nearly eight million listeners every week.

Founded in 1998 by nationally syndicated radio personality, Tom Joyner, the Tom Joyner Foundation supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with scholarships, endowments, and capacity building enhancements.  It is the vision of the Tom Joyner Foundation to provide programming that affords diverse academic opportunities to students wanting and/or attending HBCUs regardless of social or economic status and means.

Since its founding, the Tom Joyner Foundation has raised more than $60 million to help keep more than 29,000 students enrolled in HBCUs – which has included more than $900,000 for Delaware State University students. 

For more information concerning how to support DSU through the School of the Month Program, visit www.tomjoynerfoundation.org.