The Black Heritage Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the Black Heritage Awards and invites the University community to celebrate the winners at the 2021 Black Heritage Awards ceremony, which will be livestreamed from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb 26.
The 2021 Black Heritage Award winners are:
Student Leadership Award
Vanessa Olgaldez
Graduate student, Counselor Education
The Dr. Wamucii Njogu Outstanding Student Award
Juvonne Spence, Psychology
Alumni Award of Excellence
Dwan (Dee) Kimpel (B.A. ’08)
Current student, Music/Vocal Performance
Black Gospel Choir
The Dr. Sheena L. Warren Staff Award of Excellence
Velshay Stokes (M.A. ’19)
STEM Success Coach, Student Success and Retention
Administrator Award of Excellence
Timothy Mays
Assistant Director, Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs
Faculty Award of Excellence
Rachel Adeodu, Ph.D.
Chair and Associate Professor, Teacher Education
The Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell Award in Research and Literature
Olivia Perlow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Sociology; African and African American
Studies; Latino/a/x and Latin American Studies; and Women’s, Gender and
Sexuality Studies
The Dean Murrell Higgins Duster Legacy Award
Durene Wheeler, Ph.D.
Professor, Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies; African and
African American Studies; Director, The Angelina Pedroso Center for
Diversity and Intercultural Affairs
For more information, please contact Sylvia Daniels at s-daniels4@neiu.edu.
Posted on behalf of Tim Mays, Assistant Director for the Pedroso Center, by Anna Cannova, Public Relations.
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