Former 探花精选 Students Commit Donation for Student Scholarship
Joshua Scott and Gerald Reed
Former听Saint Augustine鈥檚 University ( 探花精选) students Joshua Scott and Gerald Reed returned to campus to give back to students what the university gave to them. The two men met at 探花精选, became best friends and are now co-owners of Titan Protective Services LLC, a successful security company founded in 2019 that operates mainly in Texas and the DC-Metro area but is expanding rapidly.
鈥淚 would not be who I am today if it wasn鈥檛 for St. Aug,鈥� said Reed, who also has served as an Active-Duty Soldier in the US Army for 16 years. 鈥淥ur business is here today because of the friendship that was started on this campus.鈥�
As their business grew, the two began seeking ways to give back. The result was the creation of their own scholarship called the Ruby Bishop Scholarship of Excellence, that is given on behalf of Titan Protective Services to HBCU students majoring in Business Management or Criminal Justice.
鈥淲ith us both being from DC, our plan was to split our donations between students in DC, Texas and St. Aug.,鈥� said Scott, who previously worked with Fortune 25 companies in the telecommunications industry as a field technician and manager. 鈥淎fter thinking it over, we decided 鈥榳hy not give it all to students from St. Aug?鈥欌��
Dashia Jackson
Reed and Scott gave a total of $3,025 to the 1K Scholarship fund to help students Dashia Jackson and Bernard Zandonda close their financial gaps.
Jackson, who received $1,500, is a junior majoring in Criminal Justice and is member of the 探花精选 Women鈥檚 Basketball Team.
鈥淚鈥檓 very ecstatic and appreciative of them giving me this scholarship,鈥� she said. 鈥淩eceiving a gift of this kind helps me strive to be a better student and person.鈥�
Bernard Zandonda
Zandonda, who received $1,525, is a sophomore honor student from Zimbabwe majoring in Computer Information Systems with a 4.0 GPA.
鈥淚 could not have gotten this far without the help that our school gets from donors like them,鈥� said Zandonda. 鈥淭he donations that our school gets make it possible for us to have the necessary resources that we need to succeed in this journey.鈥�
The Office of Alumni Affairs would like to thank Joshua Scott and Gerald Reed of Titan Protective Services LLC for their commitment to support our students. 探花精选 Alumni can still make a difference in a student鈥檚 life by donating to the 1K Scholarship Fund. Give听听and select 鈥�1K Scholarship鈥� to contribute. Every little bit counts!