TEXAS RANGERS NAME FIVE STUDENTS SELECTED FOR 2025 CHARLEY PRIDE FELLOWSHIP PRESENTED BY PARRISH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Fellows to be recognized on-field prior to Rangers-Blue Jays game at Globe Life Field
Arlington, Texas – The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation today announced the five students selected to participate in this year’s Charley Pride Fellowship program presented by the Parrish Charitable Foundation. Now in its fifth year, the program will again see a group of college students complete a 10-week paid internship rotation across various departments within the Texas Rangers front office.
Created in honor of the late country music star and close friend of the Texas Rangers organization, Charley Pride, the program aims to build a launching pad for students looking to gain experience in a Major League Baseball front office.
The 2025 Charley Pride Fellows were selected after an extensive application and interview process by a selection committee formed by the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. This year’s fellows will begin their paid internships at Globe Life Field today with the program concluding on Friday, August 1.
The Charley Pride Fellowship Program Class of 2025:
Charley Pride Fellow | School |
Broderic Houston Cole Wesley Athena Clendaniel Marissa Williams Keira Miracle-Tilford
| Morehouse College Fisk University Princeton University Univ. of Missouri-Columbia Southern University |
The Foundation will hire, train, and support the five fellows as they rotate through three front office departments. The students will gain valuable skills during the 10-week program to equip them in their professional endeavors.
The Class of 2025 has identified Baseball Operations, Marketing, Business Partnerships, Communications, REV Entertainment, Human Resources, Business Analytics, and Ticket Sales & Premium Services as the departments through which they will rotate while employed this summer.
Roland Parrish, a prominent Dallas businessman and philanthropist, and his Parrish Charitable Foundation are partnering with the Rangers Foundation in the Charley Pride Fellowship Program for a fifth consecutive year.
“We at the Parrish Charitable Foundation are pleased to continue our Partnership with the Texas Rangers and the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation in sponsoring the Charley Pride Scholars internship program,” said Parrish.
“One of our core values is to create opportunities for students from underserved communities to be exposed to strong academic and unique business experiences. This partnership allows students to have a unique, hands-on experience with a world-class Major League Baseball organization.”
Over the first four years of the fellowship program, 20 individuals have participated, receiving extensive experience in the baseball and business departments of the Rangers’ organization.
Several of the Charley Pride Fellows from the first four classes have already gone on to work in the sports and entertainment field, including Josh Marcellus (REV Entertainment), Kendall Coleman (Milwaukee Brewers), Cornysia Island (Graduate Assistant Coach for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Volleyball), Neemekh Mudvari (Telemundo Houston), Alexandria Brown (WFAA), and Jordan Thomas (Long Island Nets).
The five students selected for the 2025 fellowship will be recognized during pre-game ceremonies at Globe Life Field tomorrow, May 28, ahead of the Rangers-Blue Jays game at 7:05 p.m.
Learn more about the Charley Pride Fellowship Program at rangers.com/charleypridefellowship.
About the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation
Since its inception in 1991, the Foundation has invested more than $80 million in our community and is dedicated to improving the lives of children in need. The Foundation provides funding for children, the military, first responders and their families, through educational, health, and athletic programming and partnerships. Signature programs include the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex, presented by Toyota, the Globe Life Texas Rangers Baseball and Softball Grant Program, the 2018 Allan H. Selig Award for Philanthropic Excellence award-winning Richard Greene Scholars, and the Charley Pride Fellowship Program. Faced with ever-increasing need in our communities, we are providing more financial support than ever to our neighbors in need through the support of partner organizations and emergency relief organizations.
For more information, visit rangers.com/foundation.
About the Parrish Charitable Foundation
Prominent Dallas businessman and philanthropist Roland Parrish established the Parrish Charitable Foundation in 2016 with the stated goal of providing a “Way Up and a Way Out” for youth in underserved communities. The Foundation focuses its contributions and resources on supporting educational opportunities, the arts, athletics and healthcare. Over the past five years, the Parrish Charitable Foundation has granted over $150,000 per year in scholarships to students in underserved communities, including a four-year, $250,000 commitment to support the Charley Pride Fellowship program.
For more information, visit parrishcharitablefoundation.org.
