Honors and Awards
Honors bestowed on African Americans by colleges and universities.
University of Wisconsin Honors the First African-American Woman Graduate of Its Law School
Vel Phillips Hall is only the second building on campus named after an African American.
Endowed Chair in Black Studies Named to Honor African-American Labor Pioneers
The John and Eula Cleveland Chair in Black History Studies at Howard University is the first endowed chair in the university’s department of Afro-American studies.
New Law School Scholarship Honors the First Black Federal Judge in Arkansas
The William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has established a new scholarship program to honor George Howard Jr., the first African-American federal judge in Arkansas.
Notre Dame Scholar Wins Book Award From the American Political Science Association
Professor Christian was honored for his book, Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression: The Black Panther Party.
Honors and Awards
• Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, associate vice president for health sciences, multicultural and community affairs at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, was named...
Honors and Awards
• Billy C. Hawkins, president of Talladega College in Alabama, received the Omega Century Award for Excellence at the centennial celebration of the Omega Psi...
Honors and Awards
• Alexander G. Clark Sr. was inducted posthumously into the Iowa African-American Hall of Fame. In 1867, more than 85 years before Brown v. Board...
Honors and Awards
• Natachie Elie, a senior at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, was named Woman of the Year by the National Association of Black Accountants. The award...
Honors and Awards
Kathy Burlew and Elizabeth Tshele were recently honored.
