About Us

The Mary Herrick Scholarship Fund Organization is made up of dedicated individuals from the community, who go above and beyond their call of duty to carry on Mary Herrick’s legacy. Their collaborated efforts have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars that has been distributed in more than four hundred scholarships to the students of DuSable high school. The Mary Herrick Scholarship Fund has no administrative costs.  All labor is voluntary, and thus, 100% of all donations are used for student scholarships.

The Mary Herrick scholarship
Board of Directors

Dr. Grace G. Dawson

Chairman of the Board

Debrah M. Douglas

Director

Chanel Hampton

Director

Carolyn D. Townes

Director

Dale Baker

Director

Justice P. Scott Neville

Director

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Timuel D. Black

Everett Braden

Almarie Wagner

Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd 

Constance Montgomery 

Peggy A. Montes

Dr. Phyllis Hayes 

Lawrence Perkins

Donald Pittman

Betty Stell

Dale Baker, Sr. 

Officers

Dr. Grace G. Dawson, President & Chair 

Chanel Hampton, Vice President Senator 
Deborah Douglas, Treasurer 
Sharon Hunter-Smith, Secretary

In Memoriam

William Cousins

Clarice Durham 

Dr. James W. Wagner – Founder

Atty. William Cousins, Jr. 

Judge Everett Braden  

Constance Montgomery 

Ester L. Johnson

Timuel D. Black

Charles Davis