Back in December of last year, Xavier University received an early Christmas present in the form of a $250,000 check from philanthropist Sidney Frank, chairman and CEO of Sidney Frank Importing Co. Inc. The stipulation was that the funds be used for scholarships to deserving students.

“There was an overwhelming response from students regarding these scholarships,” said Dr. Elizabeth Barron, vice president for academic affairs.

The following is a list of the 85 recipients, known as Sidney Frank Scholars, who have received either $5,000 or $2,000 scholarships:

Business - Ashley Davidson, J’Avanti Gutter, Ashley Johnson, Joshua Miles and Terrell Washington.

Biology - Krystal Arceneaux, Erik Davis, Nicole Guillory, Muhummad Khan, Janae Llopis, Yousef Nazima, Eric Newton, Chandra Riley, LeBrei Simmons, Charles Smith, Ashley Tillison and Shardee Wise.

Chemistry - Rodney Clark, Kia Jones and Gerald Pannell.

Education - Giayana Dorsey.

Mass Communications - Jerrell Cameron.

Pharmacy - Iisha Bailey, Tiffany Barras, Chanel Bennett, Megan Bossier, Cheryln Boutan, Alexia Brown, Jami Cannon, Erica Chavis, Tien Chung, Brittany Cochran, Sheena Farragut, Brandi Forget, Kisha Gant, LaKeisha George, Angel Grady, Leslie Harvey, Heba Hossenally, Meredith Hux, Cherlyn Kates, JaMasha Lacy, Treslie LaFleur, Judy Le, Stephen Le, Arian Lemon, Diana Luu, Jon Malveaux, Odel McKnight, Danielle Mercier, Latasha Miller, Randy Mire, Cherie Naquin, Julie Nguyen, Thien Nguyen, Thuy Nguyen, Leo Nickson, Rachael Nunez, Robin Riley-Vidal, Reine Pema Sanga, Linh Pham, Chad Richard, Harmony Spears, Cedric Torry, My-Ngoc Tran, Blane Williams, Gregory Wilson, Janay Woodard and Kauser Yousuf.

Political Science - Jennifer Jackson.

Pre-Pharmacy - Randy Decuir, Geoffrey Gant, Christopher Gillard, Nicole Gonzales, Jocelyn Hooks, Autumn James, Tiffany Jones, Kimberly Kensey, Logan Perkins, Dante Thomas and Dieu Tran.

Psychology - Melissa Ancar and Amanda Reed.

Speech Pathology - Lentrell Reed.

Mr. Franks has provided a total $5-million in support of his alma mater, Brown University’s efforts to help students and faculty at colleges and universities that have been damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

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