Join Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Black Alumni Network as we honor our upcoming Award Recipients during our 3rd Annual Scholarship Event.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Black Alumni Network is set to honor distinguished alumni at the 3rd Annual Black Alumni Scholarship Gala on October 20th. The event will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight in McKinnon Hall and proceeds will go towards the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Black Alumni Scholarship Fund. Register today by visiting: /eventsmgmt/events/homecoming
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Black Alumni Scholarship was established in 2007 and is intended to help make an Â鶹ÊÓƵ education available to deserving black students. To date, alumni and friends have donated more than $100,000 to the scholarship fund, and the scholarship is awarded annually to an African-American student with demonstrated financial need.
This year’s gala, EBAN’s first black-tie event, will feature live music by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Jazz Ensemble which boast over 20 members and the presentation of the EBAN Awards. The recipients and their respective awards are as follows:
The Eugene Perry Distinguished Alumnus award, named for the first black person to graduate from Â鶹ÊÓƵ College will be presented to Frank Haith ’88. Frank Haith is currently the men’s basketball head coach at the University of Missouri. In his first year as head coach, Frank was voted the AP Coach of the Year.
L’Tanya Richmond ’87, will receive the Gail Fonville Parker Distinguished Alumna Award, named for the first black female to graduate from Â鶹ÊÓƵ College. L’Tanya Richmond, the inaugural director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Multicultural Center was awarded the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Medallion in April of 2009 for extraordinary service to the university. Her research into the history of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s African-American students led to the creation of the Wall of Fame in the Multicultural Center.
The Dr. K. Wilhelmina Boyd Outstanding Service to Students Award, named for the founder of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s African and African-American Studies program will be presented to Melissa Jordan ’04. Melissa Jordan has made working with Â鶹ÊÓƵ students a priority since graduating from the university in 2004. She’s worked in Residence Life, Judicial Affairs, and Student Affairs over the years and currently serves as the Assistant Director of the Multicultural Center.
If you’d like to donate to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Black Alumni Scholarship Fund, you can make a gift by going to elon.edu/reuniongiving . You may also make your gift by purchasing your ticket to the Gala. Each ticket for the Gala will provide a $10 tax-deductible donation to the Black Alumni Scholarship.