Seventy-one students were honored for their academic achievements at the 11th Annual Black Excellence Awards Banquets on Saturday, April 24 in McKinnon Hall. Students and their families gathered to honor the academic success of black students enrolled at Elon University. The guests were welcomed by Dr. Leo Lambert and treated to a keynote address by Mrs. Kebbler McGhee Richards, class of 1999. Since the inception of the Banquet in 1993, almost 800 students have been honored. One hundred percent of those students have graduated from Elon University.
Students honored for earning a grade point average of 3.2 or above for the 2003 fall semester included:
Nuri Hadia Abdur-Rauf
Estee Etim Amana
Kellie Christine Bland
Michael Edward Brandon
James Ardell Brewer III
Tiffany Sheree Brooks
Chanel Erica Caraway
Angela Moria Carlberg
Alexia Eldora Clincy
Emily Ann Dillard
Sheena Kiajuana Earl
Eden Alexandra Esters
Ebone Renee Gaskins
Reginald Eugene Hall
April Renee Holloway
Tanaya Nicole Jones
Lauren Brittany-Celeste Mason
Robin Nicola Newton
Darrick Louis Penny
Jennifer Christina Roundtree
Lebron Andrell Saulter
Michelle M. Sigur
Valencia Dayne Smith
Shanita Joy Stanley
Alice Rebecca Turner
Kelli Renee Valdez
Ronetta Estelle Walker
Daniel Joseph Watts
Those students honored with a cumulative Grade point average of 3.2 to 4.0 included:
Claire Elizabeth Baker
Amy Renee Benjamin
Alana Noelle Black
Maiya Imani Black
Kimberly Nicole Bowman
Adriane Marie Bradberry
Charity Renaa Bumpass
Stacey Lenora Carless
Phillipe Curtis Charles
Danya Tennille Cobb
Branice Lee Fletcher
Kawan’ta Martist Foster
Kristina A. Foster
Aftan B. Freeman
Dana Erica Graves
Nichelle Nicole Harrison
Jessica Michelle Hayden
Rachel Jeannine Hinson
Ashley Christine Hunter
Jessica Rae Jones
Robert Thomas Jones
Melissa Nicole Jordan
LaToya Ariel Marcus
Evelyn Alina Massey
Aramina Marie Maynard
Robin Michelle McCoy
Samantha Elaine McCoy
Darris Roshawn Means
Courtney Danielle Mitchell
Hollye LaShele Monroe
Jacqueline Denise Morton
Immanuel Justus Naylor
Jason Terrance Nephew
Cassandra LaCheryl Obey
Randi Michelle Oxendine
Carla A. Seay
Monique Simpson
Aisha L. Sims
Danielle P. Smith
Crishaun L. Tankersley
Nikia Shemik Taylor
Brittis Leander Warner
Candace Nicole Williams
Special Awards were given to the male and female of each class with the highest grade point average. Those wards went to:
Eden Esters- Freshman Female
Michael Brandon- Freshman Male
Kristina Foster- Sophomore Female
Phillipe Charles- Sophomore Male
Amy Benjamin- Junior Female
Darris Means- Junior Male
Jacqueline Morton- Senior Female
Alana Black was honored as the student athlete with the highest grade point average.
Robert Thomas Jones was honored with the Alumni gift given by Elon Alumna Ablavi Gbenyon in honor of her late mother, Enid Gbenyon.