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!
Photo of 2008 Award
Recipients
Black Excellence Awards Banquet
April 25, 2009 at 6 p.m.
Moseley Center, McKinnon Hall
Special Note: Admission to this event is by invitation
only.
