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Georgetown College President Announces $50,000 Scholarships at Granville Academy Youth Conference
By USBE
Mar 29, 2007, 17:12

Georgetown College President William H. Crouch, Jr. announced two $50,000 college scholarships at the 2007 Granville Academy Youth Conference held March 22-25 in Trenton, New Jersey.

Granville Academy is a national after-school coaching and counseling program that teaches business, entrepreneurship, science and technology with emphasis on community development and character building to youth in grades 8 through 12.

William H. Crouch, Jr. began his era of leadership-by-example the day he became president of Georgetown College in 1991. Often described as a visionary in not only corporate and academic worlds, but also in the community of Christian faith, Crouch’s initiatives have included achievement of many often-emulated programs, such as the President's Ambassadors, the Presidential Mentorship Program and Apprenticeship Challenge.

William Crouch’s life changed at the age of seven when he witnessed two Blacks being ejected from his father’s Jackson, MS church. Crouch recalled his father racing to stop the actions of the church’s deacons, and the impact the incident had.  “I only saw my father cry twice in his lifetime. When my sister died and when the blacks were forced out.”

The experience left an indelible mark on the heart of the young Crouch, making him passionately determined to be a change agent. 

Georgetown is a four-year, coeducational institution located 12 miles north of Lexington in Kentucky. Granville Academy is a national after school program that trains youth in basic business principles. William Granville Jr., retired Executive Vice President, Mobil Corporation, Middle East Subsidiary, started the program.

The Granville Educational program includes after school programs in several cities, including Baltimore, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Trenton, New Jersey; Plainfield, New Jersey; Waterbury, Connecticut; North Carolina; and Northern Virginia.