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SULC Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild among finalists in 2016 HBCU Awards
HBCU Digest has announced that the SULC Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (SULC-NLG) is one of five finalists for Best Student Organization in the sixth annual HBCU Awards, which acknowledge and celebrate achievements at historically black colleges and universities throughout the United States. The Southern University System was nominated in nine of 28 categories.
The winners will be announced during the annual HBCU Awards Ceremony, July 15, 2016, at the University of the District of Columbia. “The purpose of the awards ceremony is to give our HBCUs an opportunity for national exposure in key areas of campus performance,” said Jarrett L. Carter Sr., founding editor of HBCU Digest.
Finalists were selected from more than 600 submissions from colleges and individuals around the country, based on media exposure and impact on institutional progress made during the 2015-16 academic year.
The 2015-16 officers of the 43-member SULC-NLG were Ada Goodly, president; Raymond Wilkes, vice president; Karen Moore, secretary; Kalyn Garner, treasurer; Qadraex White, publicity chair; Gilbert Bayonne, social justice chair; and Rufus Williams, street law chair.
Other finalists from the SU System include: Best Marching Band, Southern University Human Jukebox; Best Student Newspaper, Southern Digest, Southern University Baton Rouge (SUBR); Best Research Center, Southern University – Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Center; Best Social Work Program, Southern University New Orleans (SUNO); National Alumni Association of the Year, Southern University Alumni Federation; Male Athlete of the Year, Devon Gales; Female Faculty Member of the Year, Wanda Spurlock, professor, nursing, SUBR; and Male Faculty Member of the Year, Stephen McGuire, professor, physics, SUBR.
A panel of previous HBCU Award winners, presidents and chancellors, and media members that cover HBCUs, alumni, and students will select winners.
Crowning winners in the fields of leadership, arts, athletics, research, and community engagement, the HBCU Awards is the first and only event to recognize the influence and impact of HBCUs on American culture, according to Carter.
The full list of nominees is available at http://www.hbcudigest.com/sub/2016-hbcu-awards-finalists/.
The event will highlight the HBCU Executive Media Training Institute presented by the University of the District of Columbia, July 14-16, 2016.
Ticket information and more information about National HBCU Media Week and the awards ceremony are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/hbcu-executive-media-training-institute-and-hbcu-awards-presented-by-the-university-of-the-district-tickets-21222967467.
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