Six DSU Seniors Awarded M&T Scholarships

Six high achieving DSU seniors have been rewarded for their academic excellence with M&T Bank Scholarships to help them cover the cost of their last year at Delaware State University.

The M&T Scholars include Aubrey Fourney, a nursing major; Brandon Lewis, an education major, Jamal Phillips, a business major; Kashanna Robinson, a chemistry major; Keiosha Shelton, a nursing major; and JayVaun Young, a computer science major.

The six students – who have a combined grade point average of 3.27 – each received an award of $2,500 for the 2016-2017 academic year. Recipients of the scholarship must have at least a 2.5 GPA and be a native of the United States.

The students were also Inspire Scholarship recipients during their first three years at DSU. Because the Inspire Scholarship does not extend to the senior year, the M&T Scholarship has provided these students with some financial support to help cover their final undergraduate year.

Like the other recipients, Mr. Phillips said he is very thankful for M&T’s generosity.

“This scholarship is a motivator for other students,” he said. “I view it as a mechanism to drive students to achieve academically and serve in their communities.”

The scholarships are part of a $50,000 donation presented to DSU recently by M&T Bank.