JSU receives $25,000 endowment honoring memory of IHL board member
By Rachel James-Terry Jackson State University is the recipient of a $25,000 Karen Cummins Memorial Endowment in memory of the life of Cummins, a board member for the Institutions of Higher Learning, who passed away in 2017. Then Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Cummins to the state College Board in 2012. “Scholarships provide life-changing educational opportunities for our students and help give them a limitless future,” said JSU President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. “We are very grateful for the philanthropic efforts of Billy and Karen Cummins, and this is a wonderful addition to Karen’s legacy.” Cummins served as the vice president of