Overton R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

The National Pan-Hellenic Council of Virginia Tech is pleased to offer the annual Overton R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is named in honor of Dr. Overton R. Johnson, who became the first Black academic faculty member at Virginia Tech in 1969. He continued to make Virginia Tech history by serving as the first president of the Virginia Tech Black Faculty/Staff Caucus, and as the first Black dean, serving as the Interim Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from July to December 1975. At the time of his death, Dr. Johnson continued service to the Hokie community as Associate Director of Institutional Research and Planning Analysis. He was also a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated.

Students awarded the scholarship must be enrolled as a full-time student for 2026-2027 and are not required to be a member of a Greek-lettered organization. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm on Sunday, March 15th. Late, incomplete, and/or applications that fail to adhere to application instructions will not be considered. This application is open to any current student who will be enrolled full-time for the 2026-27 academic year.

Please contact Chandler Crean, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life & NPHC Advisor, at ccrean@vt.edu if you have questions or need additional information.