Walter P. Reuther Essay and Scholarship Contest
Labor Unions Forging Forward!
Preparing young people to enter a safe and progressive workforce is a top priority of the Alabama NAACP Labor and Industry Committee. One way envisioned to achieve this is through education thus was established the Walter P. Reuther Essay and Scholarship Contest.
Walter Philip Reuther was an American leader of organized labor and civil rights activist who helped build the United Automobile Workers (UAW) into one of the most progressive labor unions in American history. He saw the labor movements not as a narrow special interest group, but as instruments to advance social justice and human rights in democratic societies. The ASC-LNI Walter P. Reuther Essay and Scholarship Contest keeps his vision alive by sponsoring a scholarship and essay contests for high school students grades ninth through twelfth, annually. Students are required to follow a structured format and their entry evaluated in four categories:
creativity and expression
artistic skills
grammar and punctuation
written developed at the appropriate grade or skill level
Graduating seniors received a monetary awards for scholarships, and lower level grade students are awarded a monetary awards for first, second, and third place essays. Since its inception in 2020, the contest has awarded two graduating seniors and eight essay placed winners with the prestigious Walter P. Reuther Essay and Scholarship Awards. Winners received their awards during the ASC NAACP.
Convention. The 2023 winners are:
Kennedi Davis, Scholarship Winner
JaNiah Hoskins, 1st Place Essay Writing Contest Winner
Kaiya Dixon, 2nd Place Essay Writing Contest Winner
Sanea Anderson, 3rd Place Essay Writing Contest Winner
2023 Winner
JaNaih Hoskins
2023 Walter P. Reuther Scholarship Winner during Worker and Human Rights Breakfast.
Mr. Ronald Ali offer words of encouragement to the 2023 Scholarship recipient, JaNaih Hoskins during Worker and Human Rights Breakfast.
(from left to right)
Mr. Stanley McCrary, JaNaih Hoskins with parents, and Lucita Jones.
2022 Winners
Savannah Strong
2022 Walter P. Reuther Essay Winner and parents and Mr. Stanley McCrary.
Faith English
2022 Walter P. Reuther Essay Winner and parents.
2022 Walter P. Reuther Essay Winner and parents and Mr. Stanley McCrary.
