Berea College

Whether you’ve realized it or not, Berea College has impacted your life in two distinct ways…

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The founder of Black History Month and inventor of touchscreen technology are both Berea alums.

We need your help nominating the best and brightest juniors for our Woodson &amp; Hurst Scholars Programs!

Eligibility for Woodson Scholars: African American juniors who are active in their community, school, civic, and/or church organizations, demonstrate financial need, and have a cumulative (unweighted) high school GPA of 3.4 or higher are eligible for this award.

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Eligibility for Hurst Scholars: High School juniors who will be exceptional First-Generation College Students, with resilience, perseverance and grit, demonstrate financial need, and have a cumulative (unweighted) high school GPA of 3.4 or higher are eligible for this award.

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Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson, Berea College Class of 1903, is known worldwide as the “Father of Black History.” His legacy exemplifies Berea’s centuries-old commitment to interracial education.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

The father of one-atom physics and the inventor of today’s omnipresent touch screen technology, Dr. G. Samuel Hurst, Berea College Class of 1947, let curiosity lead him. He created a technological revolution that has changed the way we interact with our world.

Woodson and Hurst Scholars