Ancient Order of Hibernians Presents Scholarship Awards

  • AOH Scholarship Funds Awarded to SELU Students Pictured from left to right: (retired) Professor Martin Kearney, PhD, President of AOH of West Florida; Blake LeBlanc, an SELU graduate student in history; Quinn Champagne, an SELU sophomore majoring in political science; and Mr. Randy King, Vice President of the LA state chapter of the AOH and a board member of AOH of West Florida. (Courtesy Photo)
    AOH Scholarship Funds Awarded to SELU Students Pictured from left to right: (retired) Professor Martin Kearney, PhD, President of AOH of West Florida; Blake LeBlanc, an SELU graduate student in history; Quinn Champagne, an SELU sophomore majoring in political science; and Mr. Randy King, Vice President of the LA state chapter of the AOH and a board member of AOH of West Florida. (Courtesy Photo)

    On November 9, 2023, members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Republic of West Florida Division, based in Ponchatoula, LA, presented scholarship checks to two students who submitted 800-word essays that researched the topic of major Irish influences upon Louisiana.

    Mr. LeBlanc’s paper traced the positive influence that Irish immigrants, laymen, and clergy had upon Catholicism during the first ha…