Speed Memorial Scholarship awarded
Contact: Tonya Lowentritt
Date: June 11, 2013 
HAMMOND - The Wade Speed Memorial Scholarship at Southeastern Louisiana University was awarded
to Josh Blanchard and Shelby Brignac, both of Hammond.
The scholarship was established in memory of the late Southeastern alumnus and
prominent Hammond businessman Wade Speed. Funds raised at the annual Wade Speed Golf
Tournament support the scholarship that is awarded to a graduate of either Hammond
High School or St. Thomas Aquinas High School, enrolled in the College of Business.
Pictured are, from left, John W. Lyles, Richard Bertone, Blanchard, Brignac,
Zoey Jackson, Brignac's daughter, Kenneth Sherman, and Senior Director of Development,
Advancement Services Katherine Rose.
