About the Freeman Butler Scholarship for the Student Success Initiative
The Freeman Butler Scholarship for the Student Success Initiative was established in 2022 by Ivey Freeman Butler '94. The fund provides merit-based scholarships for undergraduate students who are involved with the Student Success Initiative. Eligible recipients will have participated in programs and initiatives that benefit the Black student community and/or will have been members of the Student Success Leadership Council. The Student Success Leadership Council is open to students of all backgrounds.
Meet Our Scholars
Nia Jolivet is a sophomore, Honors College student from Baltimore, MD triple majoring in Public Health Practice, English Language and Literature, and French Language and Literature respectively. Nia is also the Secretary of the Black Honors Caucus and a member of Eta Sigma Gamma, a health education honorary focused on extending useful public health knowledge to local communities and those around the globe. She is currently an intern with the Mid Shore Health Improvement Coalition, an organization of many cross-industry stakeholders working to improve the health of communities across Maryland's Eastern Shore. Being involved within these different organizations has allowed Nia to build a variety of different connections and cultivate a diverse set of knowledge from different fields. Nia’s involvement in different groups and her leadership position in particular has allowed me to bolster her time management, communication, and organization skills so that she can be active in every organization while still staying on top of my academic responsibilities. Nia is fascinated in the connection between literacy, language, and health outcomes and would like to perform research as to how literacy rates impact and predict health outcomes in societies across the globe.
Nia Jolivet (2025-2026 Scholar)
Past Scholars
Maya Moore (2022-2025 Scholar)
Maya Moore is a Junior Finance and Business Management double major with a minor in Sustainability. She’s originally from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Maya recently gained an interest in finance, specifically personal finance and wealth and asset management, but she’s currently in the process of researching more about it to see if this could be a potential future career path. On campus, Maya is very active in clubs and organizations as the Co-Chair of the Women's Empowerment Institute, the Director of Events for the National Association of Black Accountants, a student advisor for the Social Justice Alliance, the Co-Founder and President of Next Generation Ministries, the Co-Founder of a Nonprofit called The Curly Collection, and the Founder of TutorwithMaya to name a few. She loves being active on campus and is hoping to do more volunteering projects with the remainder of her time at the University of Maryland.
How to Apply
For information on how to apply, please reach out to sagiving@umd.edu.