Leadership Team
With the leadership of ASU’s own Howard Watkins, a team has been put together to facilitate the funding and distribution of scholarships.
Giving Benefits Alumni
ASU needs alumni, supporters, and corporate donors who contribute financial help to improve our national ranking, especially alumni, even if alumni-donate one dollar.
Why give?
Your contribution to the Friends of Howard Watkins will make a difference in the lives of students pursuing degrees at Alabama State university.
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We are dedicated to the students at ASU!
Scholarship’s go towards reducing the financial burden of rising cost of education to allowing students to find more time and energy to focus on studies rather than part-time work.
Thank you for visiting the Friends of Howard Watkins scholarship page. If you are not a donor, please consider donating to local chapters of the ASU National Alumni Chapter, directly to the University, of to the Friends of Howard Watkins who focus on student’s coast to coast. Below are some students from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia benefitted from Howard Watkins’ leadership during his combined twenty years of the Metro Washington DC Alumni Chapter president and chairperson of the chapter’s scholarship committee.
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Available Scholarships
Available for current students at Alabama State University.
Hear from the Recipients!
Bobby J. Player Scholarship
Caleb Martin
Fall, 2025
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Your contribution to the Friends of Howard Watkins will make a difference in the lives of students pursuing degrees at Alabama State university.
Give to Students
Scholarship’s go towards reducing the financial burden of rising cost of education to allowing students to find more time and energy to focus on studies rather than part-time work.
Giving to ASU
Giving to ASU is one way to express your appreciation toward the university. Show Ole Mother Dear that you are thankful for her, and the time you spent with her.
Giving Benefits Alumni
ASU needs alumni, supporters, and corporate donors who contribute financial help to improve our national ranking, especially alumni, even if alumni-donate one dollar.
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Leadership Team
2024 – 2025
president & CEO
Howard Watkins
VICE PRESIdent
Charles H. French
ADVISOR
Philip Witcher
ADVISOR
Darren L. Dubose
ADVISOR
Edwin Brown
ADVISOR
Malcolm Mallory
Advisor
Robert Mitchell
ADVISOR
Renita Rich Ben
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What People are Saying
In support of students and scholarships at Alabama State University
Howard, you have done and continue to do so many things that change the lives of so many. Andrew was blessed to be one of the students whose life you and your work touched. ASU was the place where he became a student who could confidentially pursue his academic dreams and life’s passion.
Jenifer Lapoint
Mother of ASU Alum, Christopher LaPoint ‘15
Thanks so much for your support of our students! Please do give my best to Mr. French! I will work on a write-up acknowledging the Friends of Howard Watkins for their generous support.
Dr. Carly Johnson
Department of Music
Alabama State University
Mr. Williams, I have been moved and touched by your kind words and generosity, volunteering to donate to assist with the work I do recruiting and keeping students in college. Over the last several years, this has become a full-time job for me. Each day, I wake up, pray, and thank God for being given me this awesome challenge.
howard watkins
ASU Alumnus
Donate to Deserving Students at ASU
To make a tax-deductible donation to Alabama State University visit www.alasu.edu/giving, or to establish an endowed scholarship, contact Audrey Parks, director of Development at aparks@alasu.edu or 334-229-5620.
