Claydon Hayward Barron Scholarship

Claydon Hayward Barron Application (Apply Now)

Established by the family of Mr. Claydon H. Barron (1942 -2001), this endowed scholarship will serve to honor the memory of a devoted husband (Mary Barron), father (Lawanna Barron), humanitarian, and business entrepreneur. Mr. Barron, a native of Valdosta, Georgia, was a member of one of the first classes to graduate from Pinevale High School and was the first African American appointed to the Valdosta City Board of Education, serving ten years. A master businessman, Mr. Barron founded the Azalea City Bail Bonding Company, the Azalea City Limousine Service, and the Barron’s Insurance Agency. One of his many accomplishments that brought him great satisfaction was his affiliation with the Smooth Ashlar Grand Lodge York Rite Masons. The National Grand Lodge bestowed upon him the 33rd Degree Masonry. This scholarship continues to encourage the tradition of a respectable work ethic, perseverance and academic excellence.

Scholarship Amount and Method of Payment:
The successful applicant will receive $750.00 or more to be paid directly to the college or university for tuition and fees. This scholarship is not automatically renewable. The Barron Family, the Office of Africana Studies and the Advisory Selection Committee will declare a recipient or no more than two recipients each academic year through the submission of applications.

Requirements:
Applicants must be VSU students who have demonstrated academic excellence at VSU and have taken and completed at least three - 3000 level or above AFAM classes. The recipient must also be a full time VSU student enrolled as a sophomore, junior, senior (who has at least one more semester left before graduation), or first year VSU graduate student who has completed the AFAM minor.

Please submit the following: Application form, official VSU transcript, one letter of recommendation from a university professor from whom you have taken a class, a recent photograph (for publicity purposes), and an ESSAY of 300-500 words describing: How a college education will enable (or has enabled) you to contribute to society and especially give back to the community that has supported you.

Deadline:
All materials should be submitted by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For further information, please call 229-249-4843 or come by the AFAM Office located at 1107 Nevins Hall, Valdosta State University.

Scholarship established: February 2002. Scholarship endowed: June 2011

VSU CLAYDON HAYWARD BARRON PAST AND PRESENT SCHOLARS

No.	Recipient	Year	Major
1	Tanica Trenase Boyd	2003	Biology
2	Javonda Denise Stanley	2003	Psychology
3	Tierra Shawnte Daniels	2004	Marketing
4	Lisa Elaine Hamilton	2004	Psychology
5	Calle Machelle Fielden	2005	Psychology
6	William Stephen Foster	2005	Psychology
7	Gala Patrice Goodwin	2005	Mass Media
8	Rafiah Amirah Jenkins	2006	Mass Media
9	Stephanie Alexis Palmer	2006	Political Science
10	Leroy Henderson	2006	General Studies
11	Antawn Jermaine Harvey	2007	General Studies
12	Michael Santell Jackson	2008	Political Science
13	John Lawrence	2008	Criminal Justice
14	Yalanda Jackson	2009	Education
15	Ashley Nicole Carter	2009	Management
16	Karimah Nailea Anderson	2010	Interior Design
17	Frank D. Moore	2011	Criminal Justice
18	Erica Renee Vinson	2011	Psychology
19	Jeremy Chase Hardin	2012	Mass Media
20	Omotayo A. Ikuesan	2012	English
21	Ryan B. Brinson	2013	Exercise Physiology
22	Hassanat Oshodi	2013	Mass Media
23	Veatrice Harper	2014	Interdisciplinary Studies
24	Brianna Tresha Matchett	2014	Interdisciplinary Studies
25	Y'Keisha Marie Knowles	2015	Biology
26	Roxanne Lee Davis	2015	Sociology & Anthropology
27	Shaneisa Latronika Lewis	2016	Interdisciplinary Studies
28	Sabrina Deidre Romain	2016	History
29	Tynisha Bledsoe	2017	Nursing
30	Jacobe Love	2017	Mass Media
31	Caitlyn Destiny Smith	2018	Social Work
32	Courtney Dominque Smith	2018	Accounting
33	Tiana A.Larmond	2019	Dance and Mass Media
34	Mar'Quaysha Shamari Richardson	2019	Communication
35	Vasettria Sharnese Williams	2020	Marriage/Family Therapy
36	Quonnisha Veronica Orr	2020	Business Administration
37	Tiana Hansley	2021	Health Science
38	Valencia Holcomb	2021	Political Science
39	Randall Pace	2022	Computer Science
40	Shemar Asberry-Holliday	2022	Interdisciplinary Studies
41	Brittany Palmore	2024	Sociology & Anthropology
42	Chiamaka Nwigwe	2024	Political Science
43	Da'jah Champagne	2024	Secondary Education