Alumni Spotlights
Euridice Oware
When I visited Washington University as a high school student, I met many warm and caring Ervins and that drew me to Wash U. While a student, the financial support from the program was invaluable. I also learned from Ervins how to survive and thrive in college and outside of college, and I can pass on such lessons to others.
Jarrett Cabell
The scholarship provided me with the opportunity to go to Wash. U. If I hadn't had the opportunity to be an Ervin Scholar then the position that I'm in now may not have come to fruition. It has really been a springboard for me and given me contacts and resources that I would not have had otherwise.
Lynnell Thomas
Although I graduated from Wash U many years ago, I have never stopped being a student (both literally and figuratively). My education has included researching slavery on the Old Natchez Trace as a historian for the National Park Service and evaluating the Folklife Festival as a research fellow for the Smithsonian Institute of Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
Ashley Smith
There is nothing quite like family, and that's what the Ervin program has provided for me. Ms. Stephenson, Dean McLeod, Dean Glore, Mrs. E, fellow scholars, and even friends of the Ervin program have been there to both encourage and challenge me throughout my time at WashU.
Daniel Gould
The Ervin program instilled a commitment to excellence in all facets of my life which I strive to carry with me since graduation. I appreciate more now than ever that my actions not only represent myself and my family, but also the Ervin family that embraced me.