Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards

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!

Special Announcement:

Academic Achievement Recipients (2009)

Fall Semester Grade Point Average 3.2 - 4.0
Kendra Barkley, ’09, Durham, NC
Lauren Beckham, ’10, Ellicott, MD
Erin Blackwell, ’11, Owings Mills, MD
Christopher Briggs, ’09, Durham, NC
Yakira Bristol, ’10, Neptune, NJ
Alison Brooks, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Erick Brown, ’09, Salisbury, NC
Brittany Carroll, ’11, Washington, DC
Tiffany Carter, ’09, Gaithersburg, MD
Britney Chambers, ’09, Statesville, NC
Karolyn Cook, ’10, Westfield, NJ
Martina Dent, ’10, Baltimore, MD
Breanna Detwiler, ’09, Warrenton, VA
Cheavanese Diedrick, ’10, Brooklyn, NY
Matthew Dinwiddie, ’11, Muncie, IN
Danielle Durst, ’09, Ashburn, VA
Brittany Feimster, ’09, Stony Point, NC
Deborah Felton, ’09, Rochester, NY
Ayaan Forstall, ’10, Tucker, GA
Frances Gee, ’09, Stone Mountain, GA
Peyton Hairston, ’09, Louisville, TN
Whitney Hamilton, ’09, Fort Washington, MD
Brandon Helton, ’10, King, NC
Jasmyne Hill, ’09, Elizabeth City, NC
Shenee Howard, ’10, Grayson, GA
Tavia Hunt, ’10, Palo Alta, CA
Carmen Isaac, ’10, Beltsville, MD
Olufemi Lamikanra, ’12, Tallahassee, FL
Ashley Lyons, ’09, Charlotte, NC
Brandon Marshall, ’12, Bloomfield, CT
Michelle Massie, ’09, Mitchellville, MD
Kristen McDonald, ’10, Fayetteville, NC
Kelly Muren, ’09, Davis, CA
Ghenet Pinderhughes, ’10, New York, NY
Anita Poteat, ’09, Burlington, NC
Rachel Shaw, ’09, Burke, VA
Danica Shipley, ’10, Alpharetta, GA
Jamal Shuman, ’12, Fayetteville, NC
Tameika Sizoo, ’10, Gibsonville, NC
Laura Spencer, ’09, Powder Springs, GA
Kari Taylor, ’09, Greenville, NC
Khirey Walker, ’11, Chesapeake, VA
Kristen Williams, 11, Fort Washington, MD

Cumulative Grade Point Average 3.2 - 4.0  (2009)

Cherisse Armour, ’09, Waxhaw, NC
Jermile Batten, ’12, Midlothian, VA
Sharwil Bell, ’11, Memphis, TN
Michael Blake, ’09, Hopatcong, NJ
Brittany Byrd, ’10, Reston, VA
Jennifer Celin, ’11, Washington, DC
Brian Chinn, ’12, Silver Spring, MD
Phillip Christmas, ’12, Summerfield, NC
Kellye Coleman, ’10, Woodberry Forest, VA
Tiffany Davis, ’10, Ellenwood, GA
Caroline Denning, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Ryan Elliott, ’11, Baltimore, MD
Tracey Evans, ’10, Durham, NC
Evan Glover, ’12, Bowie, MD
Jasmine Gregory, ’12, Charlottesville, VA
Philip Grimes, ’12, Richmond, VA
Chelsea Gund, ’12, Washington, DC
Brea Hamilton, ’12, Upper Marlboro, MD
Theresa Helmer, ’12, Kingsport, TN
Kyle Herbert, ’12, Hillsborough, NC
Ahren Hoy, ’09, Columbus, OH
Ashley Jobe, ’12, Lexington, NC
Amir Khan, ’12, Chapel Hill, NC
Nicole Lockhart, ’12, Suffolk, VA
Alex Mask, ’12, Chapel Hill, NC
Ashley McGraw, ’10, Atlanta, GA
Sherri McLean, ’09. Savannah, GA
Maggie Mial, ’12, Holly Springs, NC
Aisha Mitchell, ’12, Washington, DC
Travis Mitchell, ’11, Durham, NC
Jackson Moore, ’11, Newark, DE
Sasha Morfaw, ’12, Pfafftown, NC
Amber Murphy, ’11, Edgewood, MD
Keyona Osborne, ’12, Morristown, NJ
Jasmine Powe, ’12, Baltimore, MD
Sarah Rezac, ’12, Gaithersburg, MD
Ashley Robinson, ’11, Randallstown, MD
Samuel Shoge, ’11, Chestertown, MD
Alanna Smith, ’12, Atlanta, GA
Miya Stodghill, 09, Decatur, GA
Danaka Walker, ’10, Raleigh, NC
Zaccai Williams, ’12, Pikesville, MD
Whitney Williams, ’09, Durham, NC
Lauren Wilmer, ’12, Frederick, MD
Robert Wohner, ’10, Jamaica, NY
Trevor Wynn, ’12, Charlotte, NC
Ernest Young, ’12, Hockessin, DE

The following students received Special Awards for achieving the highest GPAs under the following classifications:

Jasmine Gregory (Freshman Female)

Maggie Mial (Freshman Female)

Trevor Wynn (Freshman Male)

Sharwil Bell (Sophomore Female)

Jackson Moore (Sophomore Male)

Martina Dent (Junior Female)

Robert Wohner (Junior Male)

Breanna Detwiler (Senior Female)

Miya Stodghill (Senior Female)

Erick Brown (Senior Male)

Ahren Hoy (Senior Male)

Tiffany Davis (Female Athlete)

Khirey Walker (Male Athlete)