THE QUAD B-CU INSTRUCTOR RECEIVES FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AWARD Adjunct Instructor and former Chair and Professor at our Bob Billingslea School Of Hospitality, Dr. Desmond O. Brown was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Sierra Leone. Dr. Brown will be providing and sharing his extensive expertise with the Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) to help them improve and overhaul their existing hospitality and tourism curriculum. He will also be providing training to their existing faculty so that the school may expand upon their faculty base. This Scholarship is a tremendous accomplishment and will greatly benefit The Milton Margai College of Education and Technology, and Bethune-Cookman University. The Fulbright Scholar program is the most widely recognized and
Outgoing SGA President Xavier McClinton, second from right, with Acting U.S. Attorney Jason Coody, center, and McClinton’s father Dominic, brother, Jordan, and mother, Vickie.
FAMU STUDENT HONORED FOR LEADERSHIP
Dr. Desmond O. Brown
prestigious international exchange program in the world, supported for more than half a century by the American people through an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress and by the people of partner nations.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) outgoing Student Government Association (SGA) President Xavier McClinton was recognized for his leadership role in the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida Office’s community outreach program. McClinton, a Brunswick, Ga., native, who recently received his bachelor’s degree in Economics was honored for “leadership and outstanding contributions in sup-
port of community engagement roundtable.” McClinton was one of the community participants in the U.S. Attorney Office’s “A Seat at the Table” program. As part of the community engagement roundtable, McClinton said the group had an agenda to focus on three areas: efforts for diversity inclusion, set new standards and policies across the enterprise and build relationships between the African American community and law enforcement.
USF AWARDS 19 SCHOLARSHIPS
WOMEN’S GOLF RETURNS TO EWC THE PLAYERS Championship announced a $50,000 donation to help reinstate the women’s golf program at Edward Waters College (EWC). Located 30 minutes from the PGA TOUR’s flagship property and global home, the state’s first private Historically Black College
and University (HBCU) is now one of only two HBCUs in Florida (the other is Bethune-Cookman University) to offer a dedicated women’s golf program. THE PLAYERS’ grant will help EWC recruit and select a coach, fund student-athlete scholarships and assist with overall operational expenses as the program plans for a 2022 launch date.
The 2021 Kente Awards and Scholarship Ceremony at the University of South Florida, sponsored by Amgen, with ONYX Magazine as the Media Sponsor, recognized 19 student scholarship recipients. All proceeds from this annual event benefit diversity scholarships at USF. The Kente Awards, presented by the African American Advisory Committee, Black Faculty and Staff Association, Institute on Black Life, and Ruth and Jerry Bell, recognize leadership in resolving educational and social problems as they relate to individuals of African American heritage. The event also recognized former Florida Chief Justice Peggy Quince with the Joyce
Russell Kente Community Leader Award and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer the late Vincent Jackson ’16 with the Joyce Russell Alumni Award. The keynote speaker for the virtual event was Jewel Burks Solomon, the head of Google for Startups in the U.S. ONYX MAGAZINE 25
