Alum awarded $10,000 fellowship

Horace Scruggs ’85, an educator, musician, conductor, composer and documentary filmmaker, received a fellowship through the African American Fellows Program as part of the Voices Remembered initiative at Preservation Virginia. Scruggs, who earned his Longwood degree in music, was one of five Fellows selected in June 2024, each of whom received a $10,000 fellowship to help support their research.

Those selected as Fellows work with Preservation Virginia staff, learn from mentors and continue research projects in their communities. The goal is to increase the number of trained community preservationists helping save African American historic sites in Virginia.

In addition, Scruggs was hosted by the Piedmont Virginia Community College Fine Arts and Performance division for a two-day residency at the college in February 2024. Events included a showing of his recently completed documentary chronicling local African American history and the latest in his signature series of learning and listening concerts on elements of African American music.