Jordan Williams: A UNCF/Koch Scholar and Young Mogul Who’s Connecting Others
Starting a business sounds intimidating when you’re 40, let alone when you’re in high school or college. But for Jordan Williams, a rising junior in the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania studying economics and marketing, if you have an idea, “the perfect time is always now.” That entrepreneurial attitude led Williams, at age … Continued
Charles Koch and UNCF President Michael Lomax Discuss UNCF/Koch Scholars Program in USA Today
Charles Koch and UNCF President Michael Lomax Discuss UNCF/Koch Scholars Program in USA Today In an op-ed for USA Today, Charles Koch and Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund, discuss the “unlikely alliance” that led to the creation of the UNCF/Koch Scholars Program. The alliance is rooted in a quote from abolitionist Frederick … Continued
UNCF Announces New Koch Scholars Program
UNCF Announces New Koch Scholars Program WASHINGTON, DC—The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the nation’s premier scholarship organization, announced today that it has received a $25 million grant from Koch Industries, Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation. The partnership will provide nearly 3,000 merit-based awards to African American undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctorate students seeking scholarship … Continued
UNCF & Koch Scholars Program
Since 2014, the Charles Koch Foundation has partnered with the United Negro College Fund and Koch Industries to support students interested in studying entrepreneurship and developing their own unique talents. Supported by a $25 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries, the UNCF/Koch Scholars Program offers African-American students financial assistance, academic and business mentoring, and networking … Continued