LSU alumni Arthur “Art” and Judith Halbrook established the Arthur and Judith Halbrook Endowed Scholarship with their recent $40,000 gift to the LSU College of Education. The scholarship will support College of Education future teachers in the Holmes Program, a master’s secondary education certification program that Arthur Halbrook has supported since its inception.
“We want to give back to the university we both love,” the Halbrooks said, “We love LSU and appreciate the impact that the College of Education has made on both of our lives. To be able to give back is definitely a dream come true.”
Arthur Halbrook serves as the College of Education’s representative on the Forever LSU National Campaign Cabinet, and he is a member of the college’s primary advocacy group, the Peabody Society. In addition, he is affiliated with the Smithsonian Society, the Fulbright Association, and the Louisiana State Society, a social organization of native and adopted Louisianans living in our Nation’s Capital.
During his exemplary career, Halbrook was recognized as Outstanding Young Educator of Louisiana in 1976, a Fulbright Fellow in 1978, and awarded Outstanding Education Alumni University of Louisiana-Monroe distinction in 1993. Before retiring and returning to Baton Rouge, he also served as Senior Associate of the Council of Chief State School Officers in Washington, DC.
Halbrook earned a bachelor’s from Northeastern Louisiana State (now University of Louisiana at Monroe), followed by a master’s in English and a PhD in curriculum and instruction from LSU.
Judith Halbrook, a native of Grand Chenier, La., earned a bachelor’s from University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) and a master of education degree from LSU, followed by post-graduate studies at Loyola University and McNeese State University. Her career has encompassed various roles in education, from teaching to serving as a supervisor of curriculum and instruction, as well as serving as Superintendent of Schools in Cameron Parish until her retirement in 2003.
The Halbrooks enjoy fishing trips together and talking with anyone who will listen about their close-knit family, both at home and at LSU.
They believe every LSU alumnus plays an important role as an ambassador for LSU. In their case, the Halbrooks’ support of the LSU College of Education exemplifies that belief and will play a key role in supporting future educators.
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