Manship School of Mass Communication Associate Dean David Kurpius (left) presents a memorial LSU flag to (l. to r.) Gail, Kate and Randy Bashore at the Manship School’s commencement exercise on May 15, 2009. The flag honors Luke Bashore, an LSU student who died in an automobile accident in 2008. The Bashore family recently established a scholarship in Luke’s name within the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication.
Randy and Gail Bashore of Fork Union, Va. recently pledged $100,000 for the establishment of a scholarship in memory of their son, Luke, a Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communication junior who died in an automobile accident in 2008. A promising fall 2009 student at the Manship School will soon become the first recipient of the Luke S. Bashore Memorial Scholarship.
“Luke was a passionate LSU football fan who wanted to become a broadcast sports journalist,” said Manship School Dean John Maxwell Hamilton. “His professors and fellow students were deeply saddened by the accident that kept him from returning to us for his senior year. The Bashore family is creating an exceptional legacy by helping other students like Luke achieve their dreams of a degree from the school.”
The Luke S. Bashore Memorial Scholarship at the Manship School is a four-year scholarship for out-of-state students interested in broadcast journalism, new media communication, visual communication or other electronic media. The Bashore Scholarship eventually will provide funds for four students per year.
Bashore’s family and friends returned to LSU for graduation in May, where they accepted Bashore’s posthumous degree. Chancellor Michael Martin initiated a new LSU tradition during the ceremony with the presentation of an LSU flag that flew over campus to the Bashore family.
Those interested in contributing to the Luke S. Bashore Memorial Scholarship may send give to:
Bashore Family Establishes Memorial Scholarship
c/o LSU Foundation
3838 West Lakeshore Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Make check payable to LSU Foundation or make a gift on-line at https://www.lsufoundation.org/contribute