GRAMBLING, LA – The Grambling University National Alumni Association-Ruston Chapter will hold its fourth annual scholarship gala on Saturday, June 13 in the Black and Gold Room in Grambling’s Favrot Student Union.

“While the primary purpose of this gala is to raise money for scholarships for GSU, the gala will honor eight leadership donors and two scholarship recipients,” said Liz White, president of the Grambling University National Alumni Association Ruston Chapter and a 1966 graduate of Grambling. “It’s an opportunity for us to give back. We want to develop a mindset of giving to our institutions.”

A wine and cheese reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a banquet at 7 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Head Football Coach Broderick Fobbs with Groove Minded providing live entertainment for the black-tie event.

A silent auction will also be held, where attendees will have the unique opportunity to bid on a live pony that was donated by an anonymous business owner in Ruston.

The scholarship is named the Ruston Alumni Chapter’s The Family of Coach James Wicks Duncan Sr. Endowed Scholarship in memory of Duncan, a prominent Lincoln Parish coach and educator, after his daughter, Janet Duncan Barnes, a member of the Grambling University Foundation Board of Directors, donated $25,000 to the endowment last year.

Tickets are $50 each. To purchase tickets, please call 318-278-2046.

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