70th Birthday Scholarship Updates

Hello Everyone,
Today, May 4th, would have been my Dad’s 70th birthday. And in honor of that, I wanted to let everyone know an update on the status of the scholarship.

I have been working with FSU Foundation over the past few months on creating a memorial scholarship for my father. After working together on it very hard, we have found a way to help more students than we could have ever hoped.

We are now in the process of finalizing a scholarship. For each $1,000 we raise for the Michael Baird Memorial Scholarship fund, FSU is able to award $3,000 in scholarships to a student due to the current 1st Generation state of Florida matching program.

We hope to help the students in the community that Michael served as a teacher. This scholarship should be available beginning in Fall 2022 and we hope to continue it for as long as possible.

I am also in the process of creating a website specifically to have a space to remember Michael’s art, music, and give people a way to learn more about the scholarship. Both how to apply and how to continue donating. I will announce when it is complete at a later date.

If anyone would like to continue donating to this cause, and helping the children in the North Central Florida area to continue their education, you can continue to do so here for now. But in the future there will be a link on the website to donate directly through the FSU Foundation. Both me and Emma appreciate everything you have done so far to help make this a reality. It wouldn’t have been possible without you all, and I think my Dad would be so happy and proud. So thank you from him too.

-Devan Baird