Feb. 11, 2021 Applications for scholarship program open for 2021-2022 academic year; Inaugural cohort of Trailblazer Scholars named after Baylor’s first Black graduates, Rev. Robert Gilbert and Mrs. Barbara Walker Media Contact: Lori Fogleman, Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-709-5959 Follow us on Twitter: WACO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2021) – Baylor University announced today that fundraising for the Trailblazer Scholars Program has surpassed $2 million since the program’s creation in July 2020, pairing with the University’s commitment of $5 million to establish the program. The Trailblazer Scholars Program is receiving applications until Feb. 15. The inaugural Gilbert-Walker cohort of Trailblazer Scholars is named after Baylor’s first Black graduates Rev. Robert Gilbert, BA '67, and Mrs. Barbara Walker, BA '67.