The LeVoyd L. Carter, II Esq. Memorial Scholarship

          In 2022 The LeVoyd L. Carter, II Esq. Memorial Scholarship was established by Sherry Carter to posthumously honor her husband’s life and legacy by helping both current and future generations of students at his alma mater Georgia State University to earn their degree. The campaign has a goal of raising $50,000 that will perpetually fund two annual $1,000 scholarship awards to rising juniors and seniors majoring in African American Studies at Georgia State University.

About LeVoyd L. Carter, II
           An Atlanta native, LeVoyd L. Carter, II Esq. graduated from North Clayton High School and attended Morehouse College before transferring to Georgia State University where he graduated with a degree in Criminal Justice. In 1997 he completed law school at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida and became a highly regarded corporate attorney.

         Prior to becoming only the third black student to win a Georgia State University school-wide election to become Student Government Association President in 1994, LeVoyd served as Vice-President of the Georgia State University Black Student Alliance. In November of 1992 LeVoyd and other student leaders led a protest against racism, sexism, and homophobia on campus that started with a protest in the President’s office and culminated in a Sparks Hall sit-in. The protest drew support of students, community activists, and the Atlanta branch of the the NAACP and the local chapter of the ACLU, and resulted in a number of reforms and new initiatives including the Board of Regent’s agreement to develop and fund the Department of African American Studies at Georgia State University. Over three decades the Department has graduated hundreds of African-American Studies majors, and was renamed the Center for Africana Studies in 2021 to better encompass it’s growing mission.

Why you should give
           LeVoyd’s purposeful, selfless, and thoughtful actions helped make it possible for students to be able to major in African American Studies at Georgia State University, and you’ll feel good knowing that your donation will help reduce a student’s financial burden while honoring LeVoyd Carter at the same time. Thank you in advance for your donation.

With your gift to the LeVoyd L. Carter, II, Esq. Memorial Scholarship, the Georgia State University Foundation will establish a new undergraduate scholarship within the Africana Studies Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. Any funds raised over the $50,000 goal will be applied to the principal of the endowment.