Cleveland, OH – Former Hampton Pirate Joshua Jones was announced as being one of five winners for the 11th annual John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards were announced today by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation.
The John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards are presented to senior-level minority students who intend to pursue a graduate degree in athletics administration. If you have any questions regarding this program, please visit
www.mclendonminorityfoundation.com.
The winners are:
Student Undergraduate Institution Undergraduate Major
Francie Ekwerekwu Oklahoma Human Relations
Ashley Hicks USC Broadcast Journalism
Tara Jackson American Literature
Joshua Jones Hampton Sport Management
Stephanie Orji Cheyney Recreation and Lesiure Management
The winners will each receive a $10,000 grant to be used towards postgraduate studies in athletics administration. Funding for the scholarship program has been provided in part by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA); the Cleveland Cavaliers; Major League Baseball (MLB); the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC); the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA); the National Basketball Association (NBA); the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA); and Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Jones, who attended Hampton University earned a bachelor's degree in sport management and was a four-year member and two-year captain of the track and field team. He was a six-time Hampton University academic award winner and was named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Academic Team twice. He also served as a university representative for the MEAC student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) and was the parliamentarian for the Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law fraternity on campus. Off campus, Jones used his fluency in sign language to volunteer within the Six Mount Zion Baptist ministry, providing lessons to the youth of the deaf community about important topics for teenagers today. Jones will pursue a dual master's degree in business administration and sport administration from Ohio University. While pursuing his master's degree, Jones will also take part in a fellowship within the Ohio University athletics department, specifically in the ticket and sales department. Jones is originally from Tacoma, Washington.
For more information on the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation please contact Erin Dengler. Dengler is the Assistant Director of Communications with NACDA and can be reached at
edengler@nacda.com.
