
We started out just recognizing Academic Achievement; In 2013 we began to also acknowledge community service and leadership, and reward sheer determination (manifesting the promise). Why? Because all of these qualities are important to having a thriving community. Sure, not every one has what it takes to be at the top of the class. Our response is “be the best you can absolutely be, push through, be determined and doors will open for you. Additionally, we understand that a community that cares and shares grows. The sentiment, “It takes a village” has never been more true. Each of us have a responsibility to help others. These behaviors are essential to the community in which we live and recognized in our scholarship recipients.

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Recipients
2005
Shekeia Washington
NC Central & NC A&T
2009
Asia Rucker
UNC - Charlotte
Dominique Clark
Catawba College
Briana Coleman
RCCC (One Year Program)
2014
Narissa Brown
NC Central University
Johnny Delahoussaey
West Virginia University
Belony Joseph
Catawba College
Jeryon M. Davis
UNC Chapel Hill
Aria Janel Lipscomb
UNC Wilmington
2010
Hugh House III
UNC - Charlotte
Kelsea Randolph
Hampton University
Markeisha Weaks
Livingstone University
2011
2015
Amariss Neal
Winston-Salem State University
Jaiya Lewter
Howard University
Alaysia Neal
Central Piedmont Community College
Maya Middlebrooks
UNC Greensboro
Zaraya Stewart
UNC Greensboro
Jakara Sullivan
North Carolina A & T University
Kayla Probst
Winston-Salem State University
Tierra Henry
East Carolina University
Arionna Wilkerson
High Point University
Zebresha Blakeney
NC A&T University
Leland Chapman
Morehouse University
Prayer Jackson
Hampton University
Brandon Pierce
UNC - Charlotte
2012
Johnathan Brewer
Morehouse College
Jordan Lundy
Hampton University
Dwight Osbourne
UNC – Greensboro
Dijhia Sheely
Gardner-Webb College
2013
Alisha Blakely
NC A&T University
Orlando Gray Jr.
Methodist University
Bianca House
UNC-Greensboro
Alexis McCrea
Winston-Salem State University
2016
Russell Evans
UNC Charlotte
Brandon Moore
Appalachian State University
Nailah Anderson
Wingate University
Elijah Harris
Johnson & Wales
Delphia Henderson
Lenoir Rhyne College
Nickolas Cox
UNC Chapel Hill
Alyssa Robinson
Garner-Webb University
Jaelyn McCrea
South Carolina State University
Ma’Kyia Gayden
Winston-Salem State University
Tyra Banks
NC A&T University
Brittany Wiafe
UNC Chapel Hill
Aalijah Asbury
High Point University
2017
Miles Randolph
Fayetteville State University
Alicia Kincaid​​
Jaden Miller
Kelsie King
Brenden Westbrook​​
Kamiree Benning
North Carolina Central University
Destini Carmichael
Howard University
2018
Joshua Ruggs
University of Southern California
Jada Banks
East Carolina University
Destanie' Black
Winston-Salem State University
Onarione Hoover
Spelman College
Marissa Blakely
Western Carolina University
2019
Cameron Christian
Georgia State
Gwendolyn Watki
Academy of Art University
Jamal Smith
UNC Chapel Hill
Mariah Steele
NC A&T University
McKenzie Gadson
Anderson University
Mikalla Gadson
UNC Wilimington
Neocia Tillman
NC A&T University
Amaya Williams
North Carolina State University
Ariana Davis
North Carolina Central University
2020
Alyonah Norris
North Carolina Central University
Nadia Dixon
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Ashanti Knox
Alabama State University
Andre Steele
Elizabeth City State University
Justice Perry
NC A&T University
Julian Morgan
Ferrum College
Alyssa Lopez
NC A&T University
Love Stout Bennett
UNC Greensboro
