Some of Elon’s top students were honored April 25 during the 2009 Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards ceremony, which celebrates the academic success of full-time black students.
More than 90 students received awards for achieving a 2008 fall semester GPA of 3.2 or higher, or a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. Special plaques were presented to each of the students.
Academic Achievement Recipients
Fall Semester Grade Point Average 3.2 – 4.0
Kendra Barkley, ’09, Durham, NC
Lauren Beckham, ’10, Ellicott, MD
Erin Blackwell, ’11, Owings Mills, MD
Christopher Briggs, ’09, Durham, NC
Yakira Bristol, ’10, Neptune, NJ
Alison Brooks, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Erick Brown, ’09, Salisbury, NC
Brittany Carroll, ’11, Washington, DC
Tiffany Carter, ’09, Gaithersburg, MD
Britney Chambers, ’09, Statesville, NC
Karolyn Cook, ’10, Westfield, NJ
Martina Dent, ’10, Baltimore, MD
Breanna Detwiler, ’09, Warrenton, VA
Cheavanese Diedrick, ’10, Brooklyn, NY
Matthew Dinwiddie, ’11, Muncie, IN
Danielle Durst, ’09, Ashburn, VA
Brittany Feimster, ’09, Stony Point, NC
Deborah Felton, ’09, Rochester, NY
Ayaan Forstall, ’10, Tucker, GA
Frances Gee, ’09, Stone Mountain, GA
Peyton Hairston, ’09, Louisville, TN
Whitney Hamilton, ’09, Fort Washington, MD
Brandon Helton, ’10, King, NC
Jasmyne Hill, ’09, Elizabeth City, NC
Shenee Howard, ’10, Grayson, GA
Tavia Hunt, ’10, Palo Alta, CA
Carmen Isaac, ’10, Beltsville, MD
Olufemi Lamikanra, ’12, Tallahassee, FL
Ashley Lyons, ’09, Charlotte, NC
Brandon Marshall, ’12, Bloomfield, CT
Michelle Massie, ’09, Mitchellville, MD
Kristen McDonald, ’10, Fayetteville, NC
Kelly Muren, ’09, Davis, CA
Ghenet Pinderhughes, ’10, New York, NY
Anita Poteat, ’09, Burlington, NC
Rachel Shaw, ’09, Burke, VA
Danica Shipley, ’10, Alpharetta, GA
Jamal Shuman, ’12, Fayetteville, NC
Tameika Sizoo, ’10, Gibsonville, NC
Laura Spencer, ’09, Powder Springs, GA
Kari Taylor, ’09, Greenville, NC
Khirey Walker, ’11, Chesapeake, VA
Kristen Williams, 11, Fort Washington, MD
Cumulative Grade Point Average 3.2 – 4.0
Cherisse Armour, ’09, Waxhaw, NC
Jermile Batten, ’12, Midlothian, VA
Sharwil Bell, ’11, Memphis, TN
Michael Blake, ’09, Hopatcong, NJ
Brittany Byrd, ’10, Reston, VA
Jennifer Celin, ’11, Washington, DC
Brian Chinn, ’12, Silver Spring, MD
Phillip Christmas, ’12, Summerfield, NC
Kellye Coleman, ’10, Woodberry Forest, VA
Tiffany Davis, ’10, Ellenwood, GA
Caroline Denning, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Ryan Elliott, ’11, Baltimore, MD
Tracey Evans, ’10, Durham, NC
Evan Glover, ’12, Bowie, MD
Jasmine Gregory, ’12, Charlottesville, VA
Philip Grimes, ’12, Richmond, VA
Chelsea Gund, ’12, Washington, DC
Brea Hamilton, ’12, Upper Marlboro, MD
Theresa Helmer, ’12, Kingsport, TN
Kyle Herbert, ’12, Hillsborough, NC
Ahren Hoy, ’09, Columbus, OH
Ashley Jobe, ’12, Lexington, NC
Amir Khan, ’12, Chapel Hill, NC
Nicole Lockhart, ’12, Suffolk, VA
Alex Mask, ’12, Chapel Hill, NC
Ashley McGraw, ’10, Atlanta, GA
Sherri McLean, ’09. Savannah, GA
Maggie Mial, ’12, Holly Springs, NC
Aisha Mitchell, ’12, Washington, DC
Travis Mitchell, ’11, Durham, NC
Jackson Moore, ’11, Newark, DE
Sasha Morfaw, ’12, Pfafftown, NC
Amber Murphy, ’11, Edgewood, MD
Keyona Osborne, ’12, Morristown, NJ
Jasmine Powe, ’12, Baltimore, MD
Sarah Rezac, ’12, Gaithersburg, MD
Ashley Robinson, ’11, Randallstown, MD
Samuel Shoge, ’11, Chestertown, MD
Alanna Smith, ’12, Atlanta, GA
Miya Stodghill, 09, Decatur, GA
Danaka Walker, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Zaccai Williams, ’12, Pikesville, MD
Whitney Williams, ’09, Durham, NC
Lauren Wilmer, ’12, Frederick, MD
Robert Wohner, ’10, Jamaica, NY
Trevor Wynn, ’12, Charlotte, NC
Ernest Young, ’12, Hockessin, DE
The following students received Special Awards for achieving the highest GPAs under the following classifications:
Jasmine Gregory (Freshman Female)
Maggie Mial (Freshman Female)
Trevor Wynn (Freshman Male)
Sharwil Bell (Sophomore Female)
Jackson Moore (Sophomore Male)
Martina Dent (Junior Female)
Robert Wohner (Junior Male)
Breanna Detwiler (Senior Female)
Miya Stodghill (Senior Female)
Erick Brown (Senior Male)
Ahren Hoy (Senior Male)
Tiffany Davis (Female Athlete)
Khirey Walker (Male Athlete)