Degrees Earned. Dreams Realized. Futures In Motion.

431 Exchange scholars are crossing the stage in 2024 and 2025 with degrees in hand and futures in motion.

 

These graduates represent the very heart of our mission. From community colleges to major universities, from associate degrees to law school diplomas, they’ve turned ambition into achievement—often while working, parenting, or overcoming barriers that might have stopped others in their tracks. 

Their stories are a reminder that when we believe in someone’s potential—and back that belief with financial and emotional support—transformation happens. Degrees are earned. Dreams are realized. And communities grow stronger.

Generous donations are what make our support possible. Every contribution to the 431 Exchange does more than fund tuition—it affirms the dignity of each scholar’s journey. And with every graduation, your impact ripples outward: to families, workplaces, communities, and our country as a whole.


Anslee Boyd

Bachelor of Science
East Central Community College
Decatur, Mississippi

Brittney Bounds

Bachelor of Science
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Trenae Campbell

Bachelor of Science
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Zachary Crymes 

Bachelor of Arts
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana

Sydney Culotta

Bachelor of Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sophia Dinh

Bachelor of Science – Accounting
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana

Jorrell Lance Dubroc

Bachelor of Applied Science
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana

Marie Francioni

Bachelor of Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cameron Guzzetta

Bachelor of Science
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Adonijah Johnson Jr.

Certification – Software Engineer
Operation Spark
New Orleans, Louisiana

Rorisang Kgoadi

Bachelor of Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Stephen Ozan

Arts and Entertainment Technologies
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

T’Keyah Sanders

Associate Degree in Applied Science
Fletcher Technical Community College
Thibodaux, Louisiana

Archelle Taylor

Juris Doctor
Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Layla Williams

Bachelor of Arts
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana

 
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