Nashville, TENN – Tennessee State University has received a $600,000 scholarship donation from the estate of a late alumna.
Vernice Marie Taylor Gray died nearly nine years ago, but she and her husband Elbert Gray Jr. made sure they put plans in place to support needy students.
She died in 2004 and her husband in 2012.The Elbert Gray Jr. and Vernice Taylor Gray Memorial Scholarship will be used to fund two “financially disadvantaged” students from Tennessee each year.
“This is certainly great news for Tennessee State University,” said President Glenda Glover.
Vernice, a native of Memphis, graduated from TSU in 1950 with a B.S. degree in social administration and a minor in Spanish.