Our Impact

$K
in scholarships annually
$M
in donor support

Impact Stories

Shreveport family establishes LSUS scholarship to honor son’s memory, help others find their path

May 22, 2023
October 14 @ 1:12 am

A new scholarship at LSU Shreveport will honor the life of Samuel Walker Lees, a young man who left the world before he could fulfil his potential.

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LSUS freshman earns so she can learn

Mar 29, 2023
October 14 @ 1:12 am

LSU Shreveport freshman Samari Jacques juggled two part-time jobs and still made it to class in her first semester of…

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“It doesn’t matter where they are from, people are basically the same.
They want a job they enjoy, to provide for their family, and to leave the
world better than how they found it."

Dr. Jon Cheek

Endowed scholarship donor

“LSUS greatly influenced my professional life. It is where I learned about the
power and joy of philanthropy through Chancellor Vince Marsala and the great
LSUS philanthropist Matel Dawson, Jr."

Jason Penry, PhD

Endowed scholarship donor

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