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Two East Texas Baptist University seniors, Dominick Williams and Mackenzie Lawrence, have been selected to receive scholarships provided by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT) Foundation and its national partner, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).

B. H. Carroll Theological Seminary at East Texas Baptist University has received a gift from a donor to provide five full, first-year scholarships for students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), beginning in Spring 2026.

East Texas Baptist University is expanding its support of local churches and the families who lead them through a new initiative: the ETBU Promise Scholarship for Children of Texas Baptists/Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) Senior Pastors. This scholarship provides a tuition-only award of up to $20,000 per year, totaling $80,000 over four years, to help the children of senior pastors pursue Christ-centered higher education at ETBU.

East Texas Baptist University President J. Blair Blackburn met with school superintendents from across Harrison County to announce a new initiative aimed at empowering local students during a meeting on Tuesday, February 6. President Blackburn introduced the Harrison County Promise Scholarship, an endeavor designed for Harrison County’s top students to receive a Christ-centered higher education at ETBU.

East Texas Baptist University will host the Good Samaritan Award and ETBU Scholarship Banquet on Tuesday, February 27, at 6:00 pm at the Great Commission Center on ETBU’s campus. The event will be a celebration of community service and academic excellence, featuring the Thomas Whitfield Davidson Foundation as the honoree. The Honorable Dr. Rodney Gilstrap, Chair of the Thomas Whitfield Davidson Foundation, will accept the award and deliver the keynote address.