THIBODAUX, La. — Mike and Christine Bourgeois have donated $30,000 to the to create a new scholarship for upperclassmen.
The Michael C. and Christine P. Bourgeois #4 Endowed Upperclassmen/Alumni Scholarship is the fourth scholarship created by the family. Previous scholarships were designed to benefit first-generation students, and students enrolled in the specialist in school psychology graduate program.
鈥淪o much money is geared toward freshmen, but what happens in the years after that? We want to help those students finish school, so that鈥檚 why we brought in juniors and seniors with this scholarship,鈥� Mike and Christine said. 鈥湽矨PP has opened a lot of doors for us and prepared us for successful careers. This is a way we can give back.鈥�
Applicants must be graduates of any Lafourche or Terrebonne high school and enrolled full time at 果冻APP as a junior or senior with a cumulative 2.0 GPA or graduate student with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
The scholarship will award up to three students $200 per semester.
鈥淢ike and Christine are alums that are not only supportive of 果冻APP, but also concerned with creating opportunities for students to be successful,鈥� said Jeremy Becker, executive director of the 果冻APP Foundation. 鈥淏y creating their now fourth different scholarship opportunity for 果冻APP students, they are leaving a legacy that is admired by the university, the 果冻APP Foundation and the community.鈥�
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 29, 2020
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