Light on the Hill Society Scholarship

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The Light on the Hill Society Scholarship and the General Alumni Association are pleased to announce that Julius Peppers ’02 has donated $100,000 to the Light on the Hill Scholarship fund.

The Light on the Hill Society Scholarship serves as a tribute to Carolina’s earliest African-American graduates and as a vehicle for alumni and friends to support African-American first year students who exhibit academic excellence and the potential to contribute while at Carolina and after graduation.

“I am happy to support the Light on the Hill Scholarship,” said Peppers. “For a number of years, I have been thinking about how I could give something back to the University. Helping young people achieve their dream is a personal priority for me. Giving to this particular effort is my attempt to assist and reward some of our best and brightest students.”

The Light on the Hill Scholarship effort began at the 2005 Black Alumni Reunion. Organizers challenged alumni to contribute $1,952 each – representing the 1952 class year of Harvey Beech, UNC’s first black graduate – to become founding members of the scholarship fund. Since then, more than 200 Carolina alumni and friends have made tax-deductible gifts to the fund, ranging from a few dollars to several thousand (read complete story).

For the light of our future,

Richard "Stick" Williams ’75, chair
Light on the Hill Society Scholarship Board of Directors