Sierra Brown, a 2015 graduating senior of William Fleming High School, is recipient of the annual Roanoke Chapter of The Girl Friends, Inc. Scholarship. Sierra, who plans to attend Virginia Commonwealth University and major in Mass Communications, received a $500 scholarship award. She is the daughter of Marcus and Celeste Brown of Roanoke. Sierra was also one of 10 recipients of the 2015 National Girl Friends Fund Scholarship and will receive the $1,500 Gwendolyn J. Johnson Scholarship which is renewable annually for four years, provided she maintains a minimum 3.0 GPA.
All 10 recipients are top high school seniors nominated by Girl Friends chapters across the country. Sierra is the fifth national Girl Friends Fund Scholarship recipient nominated by the Roanoke Chapter. Each year, the chapter seeks as applicants, qualified high school seniors from the Roanoke and New River valleys, and the Lynchburg area.
For 26 years, The Girl Friends Fund, Inc. has fulfilled a philanthropic role in the form of service and financial support to African-American students across the country. At the 2015 national convention of The Girl Friends, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nev. last month, the Roanoke Chapter was recognized for its contributions to The Girl Friends Fund, receiving a certificate of membership to the fund’s Esther Marioneaux Endowment Fund.
This year, the Roanoke Chapter also awarded its Constance J. Hamlar Scholarship in the amount of $300 to Alysha Brown, a graduating senior of E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, VA. Alysha plans to attend George Mason University in the fall and major in Political Science.
