The Legacy Scholarship Wall honors three remarkable individuals whose lives shaped generations through service, education, resilience, and faith. Their stories form the foundation of TDW Academy Schools International and continue through scholarships that uplift future students.
Annie R. Boykin‑Windham Memorial Scholarship
Healthcare & Compassionate Service
Annie R. Boykin‑Windham was the matriarch of the Boykin, Windham, and Wimbley lines. Her life reflected humility, compassion, and service, especially through her work in healthcare. She was a founding member of League for Adequate Welfare ( L.A.W.) She touched countless lives with her gentle leadership and dedication to caring for others.
Scholarship Focus: Nursing, medical assisting, health sciences, and public health. Ideal Recipients: Students who show compassion, integrity, and a heart for serving others.
Doris L. Dukes (Bostic) Memorial Scholarship
Sociology, Social Work & Community Advocacy
Doris L. Dukes (Bostic) dedicated her life to education and community upliftment. Rising from the welfare‑to‑work programs of the 1970s, she earned degrees from the St. Louis Community College System and St. Louis University, completing a Master’s in Sociology.
She help found the League for Adequate Welfare (L.A.W.), helping families overcome social and economic challenges. Her service included roles as a district social worker for St. Louis Public Schools, a state social worker for Missouri Family Services, and the first Director of the Family Support Division in St. Louis. She was a devout follower of God and served faithfully in help ministry.
Scholarship Focus: Sociology, social work, human services, public policy, and community advocacy.
Ideal Recipients: Students committed to social justice, community service, and helping vulnerable families.
Arthur Wimbley (Windham) Memorial Scholarship
Business, Economics & Skilled Trades
Arthur Wimbley (Windham) embodied resilience, hard work, and the belief that education opens doors. Born in the Deep South, he worked in the fields as early as age 8 to support his family. By his mid‑teens, he was helping manage farms in Florida.
During World War II, he served as a conscripted government worker in the Alabama shipyards. He later moved to St. Louis in 1949, becoming a self‑taught mechanic and working across multiple dealerships. He loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. Though he could not read or write, he adapted to new technologies and loved learning.
He often said: “You’ll need a diploma just to wash dishes.”
Scholarship Focus: Business, economics, entrepreneurship, automotive technology, and skilled trades.
Ideal Recipients: Students who demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and a strong work ethic.
A Unified Legacy of Service and Opportunity
The three memorial scholarships together represent a full spectrum of service and advancement:
Healthcare Supporting students who will care for others with compassion and integrity.
Social Work and Community Advocacy Empowering students committed to justice, service, and uplifting vulnerable families.
Business, Economics, and Skilled Trades Encouraging students who embody resilience, hard work, and the drive to build opportunity.
Their combined legacies form a foundation of faith, service, education, and resilience. Through these scholarships, future generations will carry forward the values that shaped the Boykin–Windham–Wimbley–Dukes line.
