About The Denton African American Scholarship Foundation
The goal of the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation is to make college a reality for youth of African American descent. Because of continued reductions in state funding, many colleges and universities are forced to increase tuition costs. These increases are frequent and can range from 2% to 5% each semester. State supported institutions of higher education can no longer designate scholarships for minorities; therefore, making it more important that our community through this Foundation lessens the financial burden attending college may create for some youth and their families. The Scholarship Foundation seeks funding for scholarships via an annual letter writing campaign, announcements in local churches, and donations from individuals familiar with the scholarship. The Foundation receives contributions year round. Contributions made to the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation are tax deductible. Scholarships are awarded at a joint “Celebrating Scholarship” program hosted by the Scholarship Committee and the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation.
Current Board Members
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Harry Eaddy, President

Harry Eaddy is a 35-year business professional in the high-tech arena. He has held a number of roles in leadership at the VP and director level managing high performance teams. He has excelled in individual contributor roles in sales prior to moving into leadership roles. He has won several achievement awards in his field of sales and sales management. Most of his experience has been in the scientific arena working with Energy, Aerospace & Defense, DoD, Media, Financial, Health and Telecommunications companies in the US.

He has been very active in the community and currently is on the University of North Texas (UNT) Advisory Board for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and KERA Board of Directors. He serves as the president of the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation, Inc (which has awarded over 400,000 dollars to graduating high school students) and he is the Executive Director of the Denton Black Film Festival Institute including DBFF which had 8900 in person attendees in January 2020 and 9000 virtual attendees in 2021. DBFF will be celebrating its 8th year in 2022. Harry is an avid supporter of the arts and he is involved in several community organizations and his church.

Harry holds a BA from Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana and an MBA from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

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Val Morgan, Ph.D., Scholarship Committee & Secretary

Valda Morgan has worked in the field of education as a classroom teacher, program supervisor and a director for special education. Currently she is the director of special services with an area charter school. She enjoys working closely with teachers, students and parents in the pursuit of a quality education. Most importantly, Mrs. Morgan is an advocate for individuals with disabilities, and is passionate about helping others achieve their goals.

Her educational background includes degrees from the University of North Texas and Texas Woman’s University. Mrs. Morgan has a Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education, master’s degrees in educational administration-principal and special education administration. She is a charter member for the Denton County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a member of the Iota Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, and The Arc of Denton County. She serves in various capacities as a member of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Denton.

Mrs. Morgan has served as a member of the scholarship committee for the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE), She served for three years on the Delia M. Hunt Scholarship Committee through Prairie View A&M University. Mrs. Morgan has been involved with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and Texas-CEC. Additionally, she has been a presenter for state and national organizations such as CEC, International Council on Learning Disabilities, and Texas-CEC.

Among her community volunteer efforts, she served as a community member on the Institutional Review Board at Texas Woman’s University-Denton, volunteers as a member of the Board of Directors for the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation, Inc. as its secretary. She is a former member of the Autism Advisory Board-University of North Texas, and Community Development Advisory Council for the City of Denton, as well as a member of the City Hall West Restoration Committee for the City of Denton. Currently, she is serving with the Committee on People with Disabilities for the City of Denton and with the scholarship committee for Mexia High School Class of 1972. Her hobbies include, refinishing wood, ceramics, upholstery and reading.

Valda and her husband, Milton have two children and two awesome grandsons.

Picture of Rev. Reginald T. Logan, Sr., Treasurer

Rev. Reginald T. Logan, Sr., Treasurer

Rev. Logan is a native Dentonite born on Leap Day with his identical twin Ronald as the only babies born on Leap Day in Denton in 1948. He is a graduate of Fred Moore High School in Denton. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1966. While stationed at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, CA, he met and later married Bonnie Rae Curtis on Valentine’s Day. Rev. and Mrs. Logan have three sons and five grandchildren.

Rev. Logan has a rich employment history with corporations such as General Telephone, Lockheed, Pitney Bowes, National Semiconductor, Boeing, and Safran. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Denton African American Scholarship Foundation, Inc., since 2007. Rev. Logan has been a proud member of the South East Denton Neighborhood Association (SEDNA) for many years as well as serving on many other civic organizations in Denton. He is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University and the Denton Bible Church Biblical Training Center for Pastors.

He has served as the pastor of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Sanger, TX since May 1998.

Picture of Dr. Simon Allo, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, Member

Dr. Simon Allo, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, Member

Currently a Cardiologist in private practice in Denton Texas. He is the medical director for cardiovascular services and Chief of Cardiology, Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Past president of the medical staff, Medical City Hospital of Denton.

The first African-American to earn a Ph.D., in 1989 from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine Graduate program, Mobile Alabama. After a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Geisinger Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania, he returned to the University of South Alabama to complete a medical degree and residency in internal medicine. This was followed by cardiology fellowship training at the world-renowned University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is the author or coauthor of many published scientific papers.

He enjoys working on his automobile collections from the 1930s. Very involved in acquisition, renovating and building rental properties. He loves spending time with his wife and sons.

He is a strong advocate for educating our children.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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