HBCU Digest just finished hosting the 3rd annual HBCU Awards, and I am a big fan of the awards ceremony. The HBCU Awards ceremony presented awards for excellence in student life, journalism, academics, research, athletics, alumni support and leadership. The HBCU Awards and its accompanying training seminar, the National HBCU Media Summit, are the culminating events of HBCU Media Week, the HBCU Digest, a daily online publication covering America’s historically black colleges. I was proud to see that it was hosted on the campus of Jackson State University and I wish I could have attended. After reading the post from the event I was excited to see the schools that won some of the awards hit home for me.
Spelman College, which is the college my mother attended, won HBCU of the Year. My alma mater, Jackson State University, won Best Marching Band, which really hits home because I marched in ‘the boom’. Here is the list of the award winners and a link to the article for you to read and to follow HBCU Digest.
http://hbcudigest.com/spelman-crowned-hbcu-of-the-year-at-third-annual-hbcu-awards/
Best Marching Band
Sonic Boom of the South, Jackson State University
Best Choir
Aeolian Choir, Oakwood University
Best Student Government Association
Albany State University
Best Student Newspaper
North Carolina Central University Campus Echo
Best Student Organization
Spelman College SpelBots
Best Alumni Magazine
Morgan Magazine, Morgan State University
Best Research Center
NOAA-CAS at Howard University
Best Fine Arts Program
Alabama State University Dept. of Theater Arts
Best Business Program
Paul Quinn College Business Administration Program
Best S.T.E.M. Program
Hampton University School of Science
Best Nursing Program
Dillard University School of Nursing
Best Social Work Program
Fayetteville State University Dept. of Social Work
Best Male Faculty Member
Dr. Kinfe Ken Redda, Florida A&M University
Best Female Faculty Member
Myrlie Evers-Williams, Alcorn State University
Best Male Coach
Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State University
Best Female Coach
Toyelle Wilson, Prairie View A&M University
Best Male Athlete
Anaso Jobodwana, Jackson State University
Best Female Athlete
SiMon Franklin, Xavier University of Louisiana
Best Men’s Team
Southern University Men’s Basketball
Best Women’s Team
Hampton University Women’s Basketball
Male Alumnus of the Year
Chief Justice Tom Colbert, Kentucky State University
Female Alumnus of the Year
Nicole Bernard, Howard University
National Alumni Association of the Year
University of the Virgin Islands
Male Student of the Year
Polite Stewart, Southern University
Female Student of the Year
Olivia Stinson
Male President of the Year
Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, Alcorn State University
Female President of the Year
Dr. Dianne B. Suber, Saint Augustine’s University
Lifetime Achievement
Myrlie Evers-Williams
HBCU of the Year
Spelman College