Donate to the Jacqueline Harper Scholarship Fund
Jacqueline “Jackie” Harper was a longtime resident of Dutchess County, member of CAS, and one of the first Black women computer programmers at IBM. Her creativity, curiosity, and dedication to amplify the contributions of Black people in the area was felt by students, professors, historians, academics and artists. She passed away in the fall of 2026, and in honor of her work, we are creating the Jacqueline Harper Memorial Scholarship (Fund).
Advance Tomorrow Through Today's Gift
Jackie was a gifted artist. Celebrating the African Spirit counted upon Jackie's creative eye, including for CAS's color schemes and materials. CAS so valued her work on art projects with young people. In recognition, CAS is establishing a Jacqueline Harper creative arts scholarship for City of Poughkeepsie graduating high school seniors and recent high school graduates.
