Texarkana Alumni Association of Jarvis Christian College announces its 2020-2021 Living Legends
/The Texarkana Alumni Association of Jarvis Christian College recognizes local visionaries in the community who have given generously of their time and talent to help improve the community and the lives of others. The Association is in its third year of recognizing six community leaders with the 2021 Living Legend Awards. This honor showcases the outstanding commitment, dedication, and service they have given to the entire Texarkana community. Each year, they have been honored during a Living Legends brunch annual fundraiser. As a result of COVID-19, the brunch was canceled this year; however, they are still being recognized and congratulated for their extraordinary work.
Jarvis Christian College is a historically Black liberal arts, baccalaureate degree-granting institution affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The mission of the College is to prepare a diverse population of lifelong learners intellectually, socially, spiritually, and personally through providing interactive services and using varied modalities of instructional delivery.
The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) at Texarkana College is a program designed to assist individuals with college matriculation. EOC is a federally funded TRIO program and services are provided to program participants free of charge who meet program eligibility requirements. EOC Program participants receive coaching and assistance with the college admissions process, completing of the federal financial aid application (FAFSA), and enrollment at the post-secondary institution of their choice. The Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education.
EOC director, Lee Williams, III, said the Texarkana Housing Authority has partnered with the Educational Opportunity Center at Texarkana College since the program started at TC in Fall 2016.
All participants of the EOC program may apply for the Overcoming Barriers Scholarship. Recipients are selected by a committee who interviews each eligible applicant and determines adherence to scholarship criteria, academic achievement, community and school involvement, character, and demonstration of financial need.
EOC Overcoming Barriers Scholarship Recipients are Telluah Bozeman – Fall 2020; Lori Potts – Fall 2020; Andrea Williams – Fall 2020; Sharonda Smith – Spring 2021; and Haleigh Stone – Spring 2021.
