The University of Alabama’s Black Faculty and Staff Association recently recognized students who received premier academic awards for 2017-18. The students were honored on Black Scholars Day in March.
Harold Bishop Award
Awarded to seniors with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of one of the first black professors on campus: Kayla M. Bell, Randi Michelle Blackmon, Camille C. Carr, Norris L. Davis, III, Anna B. Johnson, Danille L. Jones, Tedra Jasmine Roper, Resha T. Swanson, Lauren Michael Tucker, Erin L. Washington.
Archie Wade Award
Awarded to juniors with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of the first black professor at UA: Hanna Anissa Benkhraba, Byron J. Bennett, Rhonalda Wynette Bonner, Jeserica Beauty Dejanee Brinson, Maya B. Eatman, Makaylah Y. Kirk, Renesha K. Matthews, Esther Nyarko, Valencia N. Scott, Teryn Denae Shipman, Sarah B. Strickland, Ryan A. Ware.
Earnestine Tucker Award
Awarded to sophomores with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of the former Black Faculty and Staff Association president: Ashley Christina Adams, Abdul Rahman R. Barrie, Aaliyah J. Blankenship, Tiana Aliaya Branch, Kendall A. Day, Ariana Leigh Evans-Young, Christian A. Hatcher, Kasia J.Hunter, Kristopher D. Jackson. Jr., Daija Monae Lampkin, Natalia Marie Mayo, Michelle Mukeli, Reginald C. Porter, Jemarcus Pullins, Auveanna Tare Robinson, Brianna A. Smith, Leah Ariane White, Tameron N. Williams.
Sandral Hullett Award
Awarded to freshmen with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of a devoted UA trustee: Oreoluwa Rebecca Agede, Anna Marie Aikens, Jasmyne Esabella Allen, Roderick A. Anderson, Kimora V. Bell, Alexis R. Blue, Savannah A. Booker, Karis A. Brock, Alexus D. Brown, Ashley M. Brown, Anne M. Carter, Barnez J. Chatelain, Areyon Nichelle Cole, Olivia M. Diaz, Jared C. Earl, Mariah K. Ellis, Aalieyah C. Finley, Markayla I’man Hale, Skylor D. Holden, Heaven M. Horne, Caylah L. Hudson, Justin Xavier Hudson, Ebone M. Ivory, Herbert K. Jones, Courtney S. King, Madison Danye’l Mapson, Phylicia V. McCoy, Alexis H. Mitchell, Jeweles T. Moton, Darian T. Pope, Riley J. Raynor; Jaimie V. Robinson, Eric L. Robinson Jr., Rayann J. Rutland, Ki-Jana A. Slaughter, Jaida Nikhauli Smith, Taylor J. Smith, Camryn Ashton Snowden, Jakerria M. Thomas, Aneshia L .Turner, Vinchelle L. Versher, Braxton Mitchell Walker, Jessica L. Whatley.
Autherine Lucy Foster Award
Awarded to one faculty-staff member, one student and one community member who have provided exemplary support for minority student programming: Student: Candace Allen; Faculty-staff: Adam Smith, director of undergraduate academic advising and success.
Autherine Lucy Foster Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to a sophomore in honor of the first black student to attend UA: Salena Lee.
Vivian Malone Jones Endowed Scholarship
Awarded to the junior with the highest academic standing who exemplifies the spirit of Vivian Malone Jones in honor of the first African-American graduate of UA: Kaitlyn E. Thomas.
African-American Alumni Network Endowed Scholarship
The scholarship is awarded annually to a matriculating undergraduate student demonstrating academic promise: Marquis D. Hollingsworth and Malaine M. Hatch.
John England Award
Awarded to a law student in honor of the first African-American student in the first class (1969) to include African-Americans: Meighan Parker.
Joffre and Zadie Whisenton Award
Awarded to an African-American graduate student receiving a doctoral degree with the highest academic standing and graduating in current year in honor of the first African-American student to receive a Ph.D. from UA: Schernavia Hall.
Cleophus Thomas Award
Awarded to the graduating seniors with the highest academic standing honoring the legacy of the first black SGA president of UA: Kynnedi Jasmin Elizabeth Fye, Asia Monet Hayes, Christina L. Holmes, Kierra L. Howell, Anthony R. Lipscomb, Obie J. Moultrie Jr, Ronald Roy Nelson Jr.; Yvonne F. Russell, Shanna Jarea Wallace, Alyana J. Watson.
The mission of the Black Faculty and Staff Association is to contribute to the betterment of UA by serving as an advocate for educational equity, with an emphasis on African-American students, and the professional needs of its members. To that end, this organization promotes and provides opportunities for networking among individuals and groups to articulate mutual concerns and advance educational opportunities.