Edith & James A. "Jim" Howard Scholarship Fund

Jim Howard, born in 1915 in Athens, GA, came to Eureka at the age of 3 months.  A member of the first black family in Eureka---the Turks---Jim attended Eureka City Schools. A self-employed Eureka businessman for over 36 years, Jim was a well-liked and respected member of the community. He was a member of the Eureka City Council for 18 years (1972--1990), including three terms as vice mayor. Jim also served three years on the Eureka Housing Authority. He was a member of the Eureka Chamber of Commerce, and served as vice president of the Rotary Club of Eureka. Jim also was the president of the Eureka NAACP. Jim and Edith Howard were married for 39 years, until Edith's death in 1987. Scholarship recipients are African-American graduates of Eureka High School or St. Bernard's High School with a 3.0 grade point average who have been accepted into a college or university. (1995)