NBRPA NEWS
NBRPA TO AWARD 40 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
CORNERSTONE DAVE DEBUSSCHERE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PAYS IT FORWARD
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igher education scholar-ships will be awarded to eligible members, spouses, children and grandchildren. The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), the only Association comprised of NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters and WNBA alumni, will award 40 scholarships of more than $3000 apiece for higher education to NBRPA Members and their spouses, children and grandchildren. A cornerstone program of the NBRPA, the Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Fund has awarded nearly $1.5 million in higher education funds to members and their families, and also puts educational grants into communities.
2015 DAVE DEBUSSCHERE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS • Asiah Avent • Andrea Brown • Aharown Campbell • Tiana Colter • Samuel Corzine • Alana Davidson • Keith Edmonson • Mallory Fredericks • Michael Glenn • Michael Inniger • Damon Jones • Landon Jones • Maya Jones • Zori Jones • Anthony Keeling • Mason Kite • Mollie Kite • Taylor Kite • Alexander Leavell • Amanda Leavell
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• Tucker Love • Danielle McCormick • Jake McDowell • Camille Range • Sydney Recasner • John Rinaldi • Samuel Roberts • Sophie Roberts • Chanel Stephens • Justin Stith • McKenzie Stock • Conner Toolson • Dallin Toolson • Evelyn Von Nieda • Tristan Von Nieda • Marcus Walker • Jack Wier • Rikardo Williams • Caleb Wood • Josiah Wood
The annual DeBusschere Scholarship output to NBRPA Members and their families has increased substantially due to an exciting new component of the program designed to provide additional educational funds to support low-income scholarship recipients – the Earl Lloyd Scholarship. Named in honor of recently-departed NBRPA Member Earl Lloyd, the NBA’s first African American to play in a regular season NBA game, this new enhancement to the DeBusschere Scholarship is funded by an annual, restricted gift of $50,000 from the NBA Legends Foundation to the NBRPA in order to provide significant financial support to low income recipients of the Dave DeBusschere Scholarship. “Congratulations to all of our scholarship winners,” said NBRPA President & CEO Arnie D. Fielkow. “A college degree can open many doors in life after basketball and we are proud to not only offer higher education scholarships to our members through the Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Fund, but also their spouses, children and grandchildren. The Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Fund is a flagship program for the NBRPA and clearly shows how this organization serves its members and their families.” “On behalf of the NBRPA Board of Directors, I would like to congratulate all of our 2015 Dave DeBusschere Scholarship winners,” said NBRPA Board Member Thurl Bailey, who serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. “We wish all of our scholarship students the best of luck this fall and commend them for their hard work.”