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2022 Scholarship Runner Ups
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2022 $1500 Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to our 2022 Michael D Johnson Foundation Scholarship Winner Frances S. Lewis.
Frances attending Forest High High School.
Please help us congratulate Frances on winning our annual $1500 Scholarship!
Congrats Frances!
PRESS RELEASE
MICHAEL D. JOHNSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATION AND SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION
WHO: Michael D. Johnson Memorial Foundation
WHAT: Michael D. Johnson Memorial Foundation 2021 Scholarships
WHEN: Deadline, May 15, 2021 @ 11:59 p.m. CST
WHY: Benefiting local JPS graduating high school student-athletes.
About the foundation:
The foundation is posthumously named in memory of the late Michael D. Johnson, who was a star student-athlete at Murrah High School and led the Mustangs to a basketball state championship in 2005. Michael was also a standout baseball shortstop and had signed scholarship papers to play baseball at Copiah-Lincoln. That summer at the age of 18, Michael was killed by a drunk driver at the intersection of State St. & Capitol St. In 2008, the city council of Jackson officially renamed the Lakeland Dr. Baseball field (in front of Smith – Wills) ‘Michael D. Johnson Memorial Field’ in his honor. Foundation past and present sponsors: Entergy, Jackson Public Schools, Rainbow Signs, Mars and Steele Trophy, LA Pharma, The Delta Health Alliance, & Bash Brothers Media.
The Michael D. Johnson Memorial Foundation awards an annual $1500 college scholarship to one recipient and three $250 book scholarships to 3 additional student-athletes of Jackson Public School. The scholarship deadline paperwork entry is May 15, 2021.
We normally host an annual “5K Walk/Run for Mike” (downtown Jackson) which raises money to benefit the foundation scholarships. Due to the pandemic, our 5K Walk/Run was held virtually in 2020 and will also be virtual for 2021. At this time, the virtual walk/run is scheduled for the week of October 23rd-30th, 2021. Please visit our website, michaeldjohnsonfoundation.org, to donate and sign up for the virtual walk.
We appreciate donations that supports the funding of our scholarships. To date, the foundation has awarded almost $20,000 in scholarship money to JPS students for over 10 years.
For more information on the foundation or to donate or sign up for the virtual walk, please visit our website at: michaeldjohnsonfoundation.org.
You may also contact us via email at, mdjohnsonfoundation@gmail.com or call us at: (769) 208-6601; contact is person: Veronica Crawford.
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2020 Scholarship Runner Ups
Please help us congratulate our MDJ Scholarship Runner Ups!
Ahmya Clayton- 1st place- $250 book scholarship winner- Murrah High School
Alicia Grant- 2nd place- $250 book scholarship winner-Jim Hill High School
Desmon Redmond- 3rd place- $250 book scholarship winner-Murrah High School
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Local Recognition
Michael D. Johnson’s father Emmett Johnson was presented with a donation check. This was a surprise and incredibly special. We appreciate the committee for this donation to the MDJ Foundation.
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2019 Scholarship Runner Ups
Our 2019 MDJ Book Scholarship 1st Runner Up is Hayley Craddieth from Murrah High School Congratulations Hayley!
Our 2019 MDJ Book Scholarship 2nd Runner Up is Jordan Holt from Jim Hill High. Congrats Jordan!
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2019 Scholarship Winner
We are happy to announce our 2019 MDJ Scholarship Winner as Rodreekas Bush from Forest Hill High! Congrats Rodreekas!
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Scholarship Winner Update
Our 2015 Scholarship winner Ahsia Clayton is continuing to do wonderful things. We love receiving all the updates on our previous winners. Way to go Ahsia!
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