Established in 1993, the mission of the Black Excellence Awards Banquet is to recognize, celebrate and affirm the presence of black students at Elon University. Approved by the Elon University Board of Trustees, the annual Black Excellence Awards Banquet was named on April 22, 2006 to honor former Elon students Glenda Phillips, the first black student to attend Elon College (in 1963), and Eugene Perry, the first black student to graduate from Elon College (in 1969). The banquet is now called the Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards Banquet.
Black students who have maintained a minimum 3.2 grade point average are recognized at the annual Black Excellence Awards Banquet each spring. Certificates of merit and monetary awards are presented at a dinner held in honor of these students. This recognition serves as an incentive to all black students to excel academically at Elon University. The graduation rate for students recognized at the banquet is 100 percent!
*fall semester or cumulative GPA 3.2-4.0
**fall semester and cumulative GPA 3.2-4.0
*Tierra Alston-Johnson
*Rachaele Andrews
*Rodney Austin
**Jermile Batten
*Yvette Bean
**Janelle Bennett
**Raven Bennett
**Ja’ Mei Bess
**Melissa Bing
**Erin Blackwell
*Amanda Bodenarain
*Joshua Bonney
*Steven Carney
*Brittany Carrol
**James CarterIII
**Jennifer Celin
**Megan Chapman
**Brian Chinn
**Kellye Coleman
*Karyolyn Cook
**Kendall Crouther
*Jada Dalley
*Nicki Daniels
*Brenton Davis
**Matthew Dinwiddie
*Whitley Dozier
**Nia Duke
**Egheosa Edomwony
**Crystal Edwards
**Ryan Elliot
*Adrienne Ferrell
**Ayaan Forstall
*Kaya Forstall
*Janae Frazier
**Evan Glover
**Ryan Goss
**Jasmine Gregory
**Jeremy Guinn
*Brea Hamilton
**Adrianne Haney
**Kelsey Harris
*Kyle Herbert
*Annie Hester
**Kuylain Howard
**Brenna Humphries
**Tavia Hunt
**Jasmine Jackson
**AshleyJobe *Alicia Johnson
**Tyrice Johnson
**Derrick Joshua
*Devin Kennedy
*Amanda Locke
*Nicole Lockhart
*Carlton Logan
**Raven Manigault
**Alex Mask
**Michael Maybin
**Kassandra Mendes
**Nana Mensah
**Ashley McGraw
**Shelby McKay
**Andrea McLean
*Janelle McNeil
*Maggie Mial
**Nicholas Millington
**Aisha Mitchell
**Jackson Moore
*Crystal Moyer
**Amber Murphy
*Chinonyerem Obichere
**Jordan Only
**Keyona Osborne
**Benjamin Poole
**Jasmine Powe
*Cedric Pulliam
**Dionne Richardson
**Ashley Robinson
**Jordan Robinson
*Jessica Scales
**Sarah Schmer
**Danica Shipley
**Samuel Shoge
*Jamal Shuman
*Candace Silas
*Shakinah Simeona
*Samantha Simunyu
*Andrew Somers
*Jerry Staples
**Andrew Stevenson
**Alexa Sykes
*Blake Thompson
**Jordan Thomas
*Tiana Tucker
**David Turner
*Jessica Turner
Brittany Walker
**Khirey Walker
*Courtney Weathers
**Lauren Wilkins
**Barbra Williams
**David Williams
*Kristen Williams
*Zaccai Williams
*Asha Wilson
**Trevor Wynn
Male Athelete- David Williams (Football)
Female Athelete- Jermile Batten (Women's Basketball)
Freshman Male- Jordan Thomas
Freshman Female- Crystal Edwards
Sophomore Male- Devin Kennedy
Sophomore Female- Alexa Sykes
Junior Male- Nicholas Millington
Junior Female- Keyona Osborne
Senior Male- Trevor Wynn
Senior Female- Alex Mask
Established in 2003, the gift of $100 is given by Elon alumna Ablavi Gbenyon in honor of her late mother, Enid Gbenyon.
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The Black Cultural Society Academic Scholarship is based on an individual’s student achievement and notable contribution to the Elon community. This award is designed to encourage students to take advantage of the Elon Experience.
Tyrice Johnson and Crystal Edwards
In 2007, the Omicron Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated established the “Collecting Change to Make a Change” textbook award to benefit a female student at Elon University. The award of $200 is to be used in the fall semester.
Crystal Edwards
Congratulations to all the recipients and their families!
The Multicultural Center partnered with Elon’s Gospel Choir, Black Cultural Society, and Student Activities to bring to campus a Gospel Extravaganza following the BEA dinner. The event featured the national recording gospel artist John P. Kee and New Life Community Choir.
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