Michigan State University Doctoral Student Wins an Award for Her Work in Plant Genetics
Gerardine Mukeshimana, a doctoral student in plant breeding, genetics, and biotechnology at Michigan State University, is being honored for her work to strengthen a common bean plant in her home country of Rwanda to better withstand drought and disease.
CUNY Scholar to Be Honored by the American Historical Association
Herman L. Bennett is a historian who specializes in the African presence in colonial Latin America.
University of Virginia Honors a Former Slave
Henry Martin was hired in 1847 as a janitor and to ring the university's bell every hour. He did so until 1909.
LSU’s Sandra McGuire Named a Fellow of CLADEA
The assistant vice chancellor and a professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge was named a fellow of the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations.
Sociologist Melvin Oliver Honored by His Alma Mater
Dr. Oliver, a professor of sociology and executive dean at the University of California at Santa Barbara, was honored by William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Two Black Scholars Named Fellows of the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society has announced 96 new fellows. Only two are Black: Joseph S. Francisco of Purdue University and James W. Mitchell of Howard University.
Winston-Salem State University Honors Two Former Chancellors
A new residence hall on campus will be named to honor Harold L. Martin Sr. who served from 2000 to 2006 and Alvin J. Schexnider who was chancellor from 1996 to 2000.
Isiah Warner Honored by the American Chemical Society
He is Boyd Professor of Chemistry and vice chancellor of strategic initiatives at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
MIT’s Wesley Harris Is Honored for Leadership in Advocating for Minorities in STEM Fields
He has been selected to receive the 2012 President's Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
Freeman Hrabowski to Receive the Heinz Award
The president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County will be honored for his work to increase the number of Black and other minority students who seek degrees in science and engineering.
Two African Americans Earn Distinguished Honors
Annette Yancy will be honored by the National Academic Advising Association and James Owens will have an award named in his honor at Auburn University.
Katina Walton Honored With a National Poetry Award
A doctoral candidate in reading and literacy at Alabama A&M University, she was honored for her book She Speaks.
Two Black Women Honored by the University of Wisconsin
Tanya Lynn Brito and Dawn Bryant Crim will be honored with the Outstanding Women of Color Award.
Arizona State University Honors Its First Black Football Player
In 1937 Emerson Harvey was the first Black player at ASU. His presence on the football team at the university served to play a major role in the racial integration of college sports in the southwest.
A Trio of African American Award Winners
Kisha Daniels of North Carolina Central University, Gregory Robinson of the University of Georgia, and Terry Woodward of Jackson State University are honored with prestigious awards.
Yolanda Edwards Honored for Innovative Curriculum Development in Rehabilitation Counseling
She is an associate professor of rehabilitation counseling in the School of Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
Novelist Tayari Jones Honored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Professor Jones teaches in the master of fine arts program at the Newark campus of Rutgers University.
Bowdoin Professor Wins Book Award From the New York State Historical Association
Brian J. Purnell is an assistant professor of Africana studies. His book examines the early days of the civil rights movement in Brooklyn.
Two Young Black Male Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Donald Mitchell Jr. wins an award for his doctoral research at the University of Minnesota and Jerell Blakely is honored with a fellowship from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Posthumous Honor for the University of Iowa’s First Black Faculty Member
The late Philip G. Hubbard, who served as vice president and professor of engineering at the University of Iowa, was inducted into the Iowa African American Hall of Fame.
Honors for a Trio of African American Educators
Patricia Lowrie of Michigan State, Denisha Hendricks of Kentucky State, and William B. McLeod, former chancellor of Fayetteville State, are the honorees.
Pauli Murray Named a Saint of the Episcopal Church
In 1938, she mounted an unsuccessful legal effort to gain admission to the all-white University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Three Black Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Melvin Shipp of Ohio State, G. Reginald Daniel of the University of California Santa Barbara, and Lekan Oguntoyinbo of South Dakota State.
University of Georgia Names Leadership Academy After Longtime Administrator
Vivian H. Fisher was an administrator for 30 years, who retired in 2008 as associate vice president for public service and outreach.
Honors for Two Black Scholars
Tonea Stewart of Alabama State University and Babatunde Ogunnaike of the University of Delaware receive prestigious honors.
Creighton University Professor Is the Inaugural Recipient of the Louis Sullivan Leadership Award
Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, an ophthalmologist and surgeon, was honored by the American Association of Physician Specialists.
Two Black Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards
Valorie McAlpin of the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Margaret Young of Elizabeth City State University are the honorees.
Honors for Two African American Educators
Angela Winstead of Morgan State University receives a teaching award for Black chemists and an endowed chair at Fayetteville State University honors Dudley Flood.
Denise M. Linton Named Nurse Educator of the Year
She is the Dudley Joseph Plaisance Sr. BORSF Professor of Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette's College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
An Honor for the Africana Studies Department at the University of Cincinnati
The department received the Sankore Institutional Award from the National Council for Black Studies at the council's annual convention in Atlanta.
Black Student Dominates Awards at Graduation Ceremony of Lehman College
Olu Onemola, son of Nigeria's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, received seven honors at the graduation ceremony of Lehman College of the City University of New York.
Bernard Richardson Inducted Into the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame
Rev. Richardson, dean of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University, was recognized for his work and contributions to the city and faith-based community.
Cathy Cohen Honored for Her Undergraduate Teaching
The Quantrell Award, established in 1938 at the University of Chicago, is considered the nation's oldest prize for undergraduate teaching.
Leonard L. Haynes III Honored for a Lifetime of Service in Higher Education
The senior director of institutional services for the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, was elected into the Education and Human Ecology Hall of Fame at Ohio State University.
Two Black Scholars Win Prestigious Awards
Victor Mbarika of Southern University was honored by the Cameroon Association of Engineers and Computer Scientists and Timuel Black won the Benton Medal from the University of Chicago.
University of San Francisco Political Scientist Wins Book Award
James Lance Taylor was honored for his book Black Nationalism in the United States: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama.
