MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Trayvon Martin, the black teen killed by a neighborhood watchman in 2012, will receive a bachelor’s degree from Florida Memorial University at the school’s graduation ceremony later this month.

Martin’s mother, Sabrina Fulton, is an FMU alum, and she and Trayvon’s father Tracy Martin, will accept the posthumous Bachelor of Science degree in aviation at the May 13 graduation ceremony, the historically black school announced on Facebook Wednesday.

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“As we approach 50 years in Miami Gardens, this commencement holds a special place in all of our hearts,” FMU president Roslyn Clark Artis said in the post. “Of special significance is awarding posthumously the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation to Trayvon Martin.

“Sybrina, our alum, epitomizes strength and dignity as she uplifts other victims of violence while effecting change for a more equal and just society.”

Trayvon Martin was 17 years old when he was shot and killed in a confrontation with community watchman George Zimmerman in a gated Sanford Florida community. Zimmerman was charged with murder but acquitted after a jury found he acted in self-defense.

The case sparked a massive public backlash from the black community, which alleged Zimmerman killed the boy because he was black, including protests in most major cities.

The U.S. Department of Justice followed up with a hate crime investigation, but concluded in 2015 there was not enough evidence to prosecute.

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Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin have since capitalized on their son’s death by launching The Trayvon Martin Foundation, signing book deals, and turning the tragedy into a TV documentary series.

The book, “Rest in Power: A parents’ story of love, injustice and birth of a movement,” was written by the parents to “take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement,” according to the description on Amazon.

In March, Rapper Jay Z “won a heated bidding war for the rights to two books” including “Rest in Power” and “Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why we Continue to Repeat It” for “an ambitious series of film and television projects about Trayvon Martin,” Variety reports.

FMU is also looking to cash in on Trayvon Martin’s name to help fund the school’s Department of Aviation and Safety.

“The University will also host a post-commencement fundraiser and reception in support of FMU’s Department of Aviation and Safety. Florida Memorial University is also one of four universities in the U.S. that is a designated CESSNA pilot center. The department of Aviation and Safety is chaired by Dr. Arnold Tolbert,” according to the school’s Facebook post.

“The post-commencement fundraiser and reception will also support The Trayvon Martin Foundation, headquartered at FMU. The private reception will take place on campus.”

On Thursday, Fulton took to Twitter to thank her alma mater for her son’s posthumous degree: “Thank You #FMU #TrayvonMartin will receive his Bachelors in Aviation ITNOJ Thank You Dr. Artis, the Board & staff #MySchoolFMU#MySun/Son[.]”