Ford Motor Company Fund Honors 2015 Detroit-Area Blue Oval Scholars
 Ja mes Williams receives a $5000.00 scholarship from Ford Fund director of Community Affairs, Pamela Alexander. Detroit Area Students received over $100,000 in scholarships as part of the annual Ford Blue Oval Scholarship awards now in its seventh year. |
- More than 160 Detroit-area high school students from 10 schools selected as 2015 Blue Oval Scholars and awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarships
- More than $700,000 in scholarships awarded to nearly 1,000 students in the seven years of the Blue Oval Scholarship program
- This year, in partnership with the SME Education Foundation, the Blue Oval Scholarship program encourages students to pursue their dreams after high school graduation
DETROIT -- June 19, 2015: Ford Motor Company Fund will celebrate the
achievements of more than 160 graduating seniors from 10 Detroit-area high
schools at its sixth annual Blue Oval Scholarship program. The awards,
ranging from $250 to $1,000, will be presented Thursday, June 18 at 5:30
p.m. at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American
History.
Blue Oval Scholarships encourage students to show improvement in
academic achievement and their overall school performance and also
encourages them to pursue their post-high school educational goals. In the
seven-year history of the program, Ford has awarded more than $700,000 in
scholarships to assist almost 1,000 Detroit-area high school graduates with
tuition, books, fees and other educational costs.
This year’s recipients
come from 10 high schools: Central Collegiate Academy, Cody, Osborn,
Southeastern and Western – all in Detroit; and Harper Woods High
School, Mt. Clemens High School, Pontiac High School, River Rouge High
School and Ypsilanti Community High School(s).
“At Ford Motor Company,
we believe that student achievement is the cornerstone to future progress,
and supporting the next generation of leaders is critical to the growth of
the communities we serve,” said Jim Vella, president of Ford Motor
Company Fund and Community Services. “The Blue Oval Scholarship
program reinforces academic excellence and encourages high school students
to pursue their dreams so they may become reality.”
The Ford Blue
Oval Scholarship program provides more than $1 million in scholarships to
more than 1,000 students each year.