Published: August 11, 2008 12:32 am      

Foundation to honor scholarship recipients

The Roxie Douglas Scholarship Foundation will host its annual scholarship banquet on Saturday.

The event will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Samuel Walker Houston Cultural Center at 1604 10 St.

The foundation has named Ressie Echols, Julie Stewart, and Christian Flowers as this year’s scholarship recipients. Each student will receive a scholarship of $1,000.

The event will also honor local humanitarians. Huntsville Mayor J. Turner, Bernidine Oliphint, Rissie Owens, and Dr. Carol Parker will all received humanitarian awards.

The foundation will also give out “Legends” awards to the late A.L. Cox, Willie Jerry Jones, George King, Voydene Hackett and Joseph Castille.

The guest speaker will be Col. Samuel R. Douglas of the U.S. Air Force, a native of Huntsville and son of the foundation’s namesake, Roxie Douglas.

After graduating from Huntsville High School in 1979, Douglas went on to study at Grambling State University, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College.

Douglas has served at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. as well as overseas in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Qatar, and Turkey.

The event is open to the public and tickets will be sold up until the event at the price of $25.

Guest at the banquet will also enjoy live gospel music from several area groups, as well as an old fashioned barbeque feast.

Carmen Irving, executive director of the foundation, acknowledges the sponsors of the event: First State Bank, Ms. Gambrell’s Boutique, Discovery Kids, Rex Realty, C&G Country Store, Hillcrest Ford, Cox Funeral Home, Greater Zion Church, Wiesner Automotive, First National Bank, Wal_Mart, Williams Barber Shop, Platinum Printing and Watkins Consulting.

For more information, contact the foundation at (936) 714-1885.