Grants

• Jarvis Christian College, the historically black educational institution in Hawkins, Texas, received a $250,000 donation from the Northway Christian Church of Dallas. The money will be used for an endowed student scholarship program.

• Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, received a $62,500 grant from the Consolidation Edison Company of New York to fund a scholarship program for minority students interested in the study of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

• Texas Southern University, the historically black educational institution in Houston, received a 10-year, $1 million donation from the CAMAC International Corporation, an oil service firm based in Houston. Kase Lawal, CEO of CAMAC, is an alumnus of the university.

The money will be used to establish the Lawal Center for Global Trade at the university’s business school and for an endowment fund for student scholarships.

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