HBCU Awards Finalists Announced by HBCU Media Advocacy

Entry #27, December 11, 2010

Article from HBCU Digest:

The Center for HBCU Media Advocacy today announced the finalists for the 2011 HBCU Awards, to be held on March 18, 2011 in Greensboro, NC. Saint Augustine’s College, Bowie State University, Hampton University and Texas Southern University were among the institutions with multiple nominations.  From the nominee list:

HBCU of the Year

• Hampton University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Jackson State University
• Spelman College
• Bowie State University
• Grambling State University
• Florida A&M University
• Texas Southern University
• Paul Quinn College

HBCU President of the Year

• Dr. Dianne B. Suber, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Bennett College for Women
• Dr. William Harvey, Hampton University
• Michael Sorrell, Paul Quinn College
• Dr. Allen Sessoms, University of the District of Columbia
• Dr. Marvalene Hughes, Dillard University
• Dr. James Ammons, Florida A&M University
• Dr. Mary Sias, Kentucky State University

HBCU Student of the Year

• Russell Simon, South Carolina State University
• Bishop Walker, Johnson C. Smith University
• Tatenda Mujeni, Bennett College for Women
• Jazmine Miller and Jonecia Keels, Spelman College
• Jacques Pape, Morehouse College

HBCU Faculty Member of the Year

• Dr. George Acquaah, Bowie State University
• Dr. Goldie Byrd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Mirta Martin, Virginia State University
• Dr. Kuldeep Rawat, Elizabeth City State University
• Dr. Racquel L. Henry, Albany State University
• Dr. Tommie “Tonea” Stewart, Alabama State University

HBCU Alumnus of the Year

• Dr. Shayla Nunnaly, North Carolina Central University
• Kamala Harris, Howard University
• James McJamerson, Grambling State University
• Janice Bryant Howroyd, North Carolina A&T State University
• Dr. Charles Mosee, Saint Augustine’s College
• Dr. Kase Lawal, Texas Southern University
• Jacqueline Beauchamp, Southern University
• Andrea Harris, Bennett College for Women

Best HBCU Athletic Program

• South Carolina State University
• Saint Augustine’s College
• Talladega College
• Xavier University of Louisiana
• Shaw University
• Bethune-Cookman University
• Albany State University
• Prairie View A&M University

Best Alumni

• Tougaloo College
• Florida A&M University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• Fort Valley State University
• Hampton University
• Spelman College
• Jackson State University

Best Research Initiative

• Tennessee State University – Discovery of New Exoplanet
• South Carolina State University – Reduction of Insect Infestation in Food Supply
• Fisk University – Strontium Iodide Crystal Refinement to Strengthen Bio-Hazardous Material Identification
• Claflin University – Nuclear Waste Disposal
• Hampton University – Proton Therapy Institute
• Alabama A&M University – Nanotechnology in Building Maintenance
• Texas Southern University – Campus Solar Demonstration Project
• Prairie View A&M University – Slave Cemetery Mapping

Best Homecoming

• North Carolina A&T State University
• Morehouse College-Spelman College
• Howard University
• Tennessee State University
• Jackson State University
• Savannah State University
• Bowie State University
• Florida A&M University

Best Academic Programming

• Howard University
• Hampton University
• Claflin University
• Texas Southern University
• Morgan State University
• Bowie State University

Best Student Organization

• Greer Dawson Wilson Student Leadership Program, Hampton University
• Student Government Association, Delaware State University
• Student Government Association, Grambling State University
• Student Government Association, Jackson State University
• Lionel H. Newsom Student Leadership Institute, Central State University

Best HBCU Student Publication

• Gramblinite (Grambling State University)
• Script (Hampton University)
• Campus Echo (North Carolina Central University)
• Famuan (Florida A&M University)
• Belle Magazine (Bennett College for Women)
• The Hornet Tribune (Alabama State University)

Best HBCU Alumni Publication

• Inside Spelman (Spelman College)
• Morgan Magazine (Morgan State University)
• The Flame (University of the District of Columbia)

Best HBCU Choir

• Livingstone College Gospel Choir
• Fisk University Jubilee Singers
• Morehouse College Glee Club
• Tuskegee Golden Voices Choir
• Morgan State University Choir
• Kentucky State Gospel Choir

Best HBCU Marching Band

• Florida A&M Marching 100
• Bethune-Cookman Marching Wildcats
• Winston-Salem State Red Sea of Sound
• Tennessee State Aristocrat of Bands
• Norfolk State Spartan Legion
• Virginia State Trojan Explosion
• Alcorn State Sounds of Dyn-o-Mite
• Grambling State Tiger Marching Band

The HBCU Awards is presented by the Center, and serves as the organization’s primary fundraiser. It is the first awards ceremony of its kind celebrating student, alumni and institutional achievement among HBCUs.