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Thursday, November 21, 2024

LCU names scholarship award in retiring Pineville Mayor Fields’ honor

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Clarence Fields may be retiring from his more than 22  years as the mayor of Pineville, but his legacy will live on at the  city’s only university. 

Louisiana Christian University’s President Dr. Rick Brewer  has announced the Clarence & Rosa Fields Emerging Black Leader  Award to recognize him and his wife, Rosa, and the impact the couple has  had in Central Louisiana. 

“This award recognizes and celebrates the transformational  leadership Mayor and Mrs. Fields have provided Central Louisiana and  beyond for the past 40-plus years,” Brewer said. 

Brewer made the scholarship announcement at the June meeting of the North Rapides Business and Industry Alliance held at LCU.

“I was deeply touched, and I am most appreciative of this  very special honor from Dr. Rick Brewer and LCU,” said Mayor Clarence R.  Fields Sr. “To know that it will benefit the education of a deserving  African-American student, brings more joy to my heart than I can put  into words. While we have accomplished a lot during my tenure as mayor,  this will go down as one of our greatest accomplishments – and will be  remembered long after I’m gone.” 

The Clarence & Rosa Fields Emerging Black Leader Award  will be a full tuition and room and board scholarship given to a  deserving Black student who demonstrates scholarship, Christian  leadership, and promise for the future. This award will include a  competition for prospective freshmen who meet the requirements for this  scholarship. The scholarship competition will include essays, public  presentations, and Q&A. 

The award contest will take place annually in February beginning in 2023 for the 2023-24 academic year. 

“It is very hard to put into just two sentences what  Clarence Fields has meant to the City of Pineville,” said Pineville  Mayor-elect Rich Dupree. “And that’s why this honor is so special!  Having spent the last 22 years working alongside Mayor Fields, I have  had a chance to watch and learn up close from one of the best! I will  always remember his humility, compassion, and consensus building – and  as I attempt to carry on that legacy, this award will serve as a lasting  reminder of why those qualities are so important!” 

Information on this and other LCU scholarships maybe be found here: lacollege.edu/admissions/grants-scholarships/ 

Source: https://lacollege.edu/lcu-names-scholarship-award-in-retiring-pineville-mayor-fields-honor/

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