New Endowed Scholarship Fund to Honor Late Bowie State Alumna

April Carter Endowed Fund to Support Students in Secondary Education

MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile

(BOWIE, Md.) – April Carter (’02, ’16) was a local educator who dedicated much of her time to empowering young people to reach their full potential; with the establishment of a new Bowie State University endowed scholarship in her honor, her legacy of service will continue to be recognized.

The April Carter Endowed Fund was started with an initial $10,000 donation from the PRD2BME Foundation, started by Carter in 2000. The BSU Foundation matched the donation, creating a $20,000 endowment that will fund scholarships, books, equipment and fees for BSU students pursuing their studies in secondary education. Carter’s family and PRD2BME Foundation representatives presented a $10,000 check presentation to BSU President Aminta H. Breaux last month.

“I thought it was important to memorialize April’s tireless efforts in mentoring, engaging and inspiring students at Bowie State University and establishing an endowed fund in her name was the best way to do that,” said Rosalind Muchiri, BSU director of alumni relations and annual giving. She worked directly with Carter’s family to assist the PRD2BME Foundation in establishing the fund.

Carter died suddenly in 2016, months after receiving a master’s degree in human resource development from Bowie State. She was a passionate and dedicated alumna who diligently served her alma mater and community. She was a graduate assistant and a long-term volunteer in the Division of Student Affairs, where she started a student mentoring initiative, the BSU Conduit Program. She also served in the Division of Institutional Advancement, where she was instrumental in supporting recent alumni through the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) and establishing a student philanthropy initiative. An educator in the Prince George’s County Public Schools System, Carter was devoted to mentoring and developing programs that invested in students’ positive growth.

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