HERE’S A “THROWBACK PHOTO” to 2019, when Susan A. Delaney, right, awarded Kyra Fuller with a $1,000 William C. & Susan Delaney Scholarship. (Photo by J.L. Martello)
The New Pittsburgh Courier was there when some of the first William C. & Susan A. Delaney Scholarships were awarded to young people looking to further their education post-high school, five years ago.
But then, the COVID pandemic slowed the entire world down.
However, the Courier has learned, the scholarships are back. Susan A. Delaney alerted the Courier on Aug. 9 that the 2023 scholarship recipients had been announced. They are: Donay Allen, Taylor Dotson, Julian Livingston, and Kierre Turner.
DONAY ALLEN
Allen graduated from Fox Chapel High School and is attending Duquesne University for Pre-Law.
TAYLOR DOTSON
Dotson graduated from Nazareth Prep High School and is attending Morgan State University. She’s also already a published author.
JULIAN LIVINGSTON
Livingston is a graduate of Gateway High School and is attending the University of Pittsburgh for art design and marketing.
KIERRE TURNER
Turner graduated from Pittsburgh Obama Academy and is attending North Carolina A&T for Criminal Justice.
“Our mission has always been to provide financial support to African American students seeking post-secondary educational opportunities enabling them to gain both knowledge and skills to achieve their professional goals, which allow them to become productive leaders and successful businessmen and women in their communities,” Susan Delaney told the Courier.
William Claude DeLaney was an African American pioneer in the automobile industry in the Pittsburgh area during the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. His story began as a young World War II veteran returning home and unable to find a job in the auto mechanics field that he was trained for due to racial discrimination. He quickly realized that the only way to accomplish his dreams was to go in business for himself and become an entrepreneur.
Susan A. DeLaney, retired educator and widow of William C. DeLaney, launched the scholarship fund to honor her husband’s legacy as an entrepreneur and her passion for educating our African American children. Susan Delaney said there have been 19 scholarships awarded in all over the years.
For those wanting to become a contributing sponsor for the 2024 scholarship recipients, Susan Delaney can be reached at: susandelaney@verizon.net or 412-759-7337.
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