For GeMonee and Alex Brown, WKU not only prepared them for their future careers, but also brought the couple together. And they want to help others find the same opportunities they had as students.
To do this, the couple, who are both 27, has made a gift of $10,000 to establish the Alexandra and GeMonee Brown Scholarship, which will benefit a full-time student who is a rising senior pursuing a degree within the Gordon Ford College of Business.
“The Gordon Ford College of Business gave me real-life experience by putting professionals and business owners in place so students could interact with them,” GeMonee said. “This helped me learn how to navigate the business world and feel comfortable enough to approach people about ideas. Before I graduated, it was already normal for me to talk to people, dress well, shake hands and hold eye contact. I’m thankful to individuals like Adrianne Browning [Professional Development Specialist for Gordon Ford College of Business] and Stacey Gish [Business Communication Fundamentals Instructor] for helping prepare students for the future.”
GeMonee, who played football for the Hilltoppers in the 2014 and 2015 seasons, graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Management with a minor in Entrepreneurship and in 2017 with a Master of Business Administration. Alex graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and again in 2020 with a Master of Arts in Education.
“When I was an undergraduate playing football for WKU, I was on scholarship, but graduate school was different,” said GeMonee. “Learning to deal with the FAFSA [Federal Application for Federal Student Loans] and student loans was hard.”
“This is why our scholarship is geared toward rising seniors,” Alex added. “I found myself out of KEES [Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship] money and scholarships as a senior, and there weren’t many scholarships available. We wanted to create opportunities for those students.”
