UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Connecticut Wealth Management LLC (CTWM), a registered investment advisor  in Farmington recently announced that Elyece Patterson of Hartford is the recipient of its 2021 CTWM United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Scholarship. A computer science major at Spelman College, a private, historically Black, women”™s liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Patterson plans to begin a career in computer science after graduation.  

The CTWM United Negro College Fund Scholarship is a $10,000 scholarship awarded annually to a full-time college sophomore who is African American and a Connecticut resident. The scholarship is distributed evenly to the recipient in junior and senior year.    

“In my neighborhood, statistics show that young women of color must decide to either pursue an education or find their next meal or housing for the night,” said Patterson. “I know that working toward my education is an investment in my future and receiving this scholarship will enable me to pursue my dreams.”

Kathleen M. Christensen, CPA/PFS, CDFA, partner at Connecticut Wealth Management said, “”¦We are humbled to offer Elyece the first UNCF Connecticut Scholarship and look forward to her embracing her future leadership role.”

This is currently the only UNCF college scholarship sponsored by a company in Connecticut specifically for African American students in the state. The financial and wealth management firm partnered with the UNCF as a positive step to address racial equity on a statewide level.