Birmingham is home to the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from Anheuser-Busch, Alabama native Brandon Cleveland. Cleveland was one of 30 students from across the country honored in the Legends of the Crown diversity program, sharing in $150,000 scholarship fund. Cleveland will use his award toward pursuing a degree in business at Morehouse College.
Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with the United Negro College Fund, hosted the students last month for the annual Legends of the Crown leadership symposium in St. Louis, which included speeches from inspirational speakers, one-on-one time with A-B executives and career planning specialists, professional development workshops and community service.
“The Legends of the Crown scholarship program and leadership symposium have positively impacted the lives of young African-American students for the past three years,” said Paulette Jackson, UNCF Vice President of Development. “But we’ve partnered with Anheuser-Busch for decades to help provide students with funds to attain a college education. We count Legends of the Crown as an important part of our work to help make the educational dreams of African-American students come true.”
Legends of the Crown scholarships were awarded to eligible student leaders entering their junior year of study at four-year, accredited HBCUs in the 2014-2015 academic year. Recipients were required to have a 3.2 GPA or higher, strong leadership skills, and must be pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering, math, business or marketing.
For more information about the scholarship program, visit uncf.org.
