Wright State University is establishing a scholarship fund to honor the memory of Parris Hummons, a 19-year-old Wright State student who was tragically shot and killed in Cincinnati.
The Parris Hummons Memorial Scholarship is being created thanks to the generosity of David and Theresa Gasper.
Hummons was shot and killed April 16 while riding in a car with a friend in the Bond Hill area of Cincinnati.
Hummons was a graduate of the Dayton Early College Academy class of 2014 and a second-year student at Wright State’s University College, where she was majoring in rehabilitation services.
The Dayton Early College Academy, or DECA, is a nontraditional charter high school focused primarily on preparing first-generation urban students to go to college. David Gasper, a Wright State alumnus, is on the DECA Governing Board.
DECA graduates will be the preferred recipients of the scholarship money. To be eligible, students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need.
“While this will not undo the terrible tragedy for Ms. Hummons and her family, it will create a legacy and opportunity for DECA and Wright State students,’’ Gasper said.
To make a donation to the Parris Hummons Memorial Scholarship visit wright.edu/give/hummons.
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