UNC Asheville's Black Student Association Presents Awards

The UNC Asheville Black Student Association recently presented academic and leadership awards at its annual banquet.

The following awards were presented:

William E. Highsmith Award was presented to the female and male with the highest cumulative grade point average.

• Nora Marion Wilson
• Timothy Brandon Means

Benjamin E. Mays Academic Achievement Certificates were presented to students with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher.

• Anushka Kathleen Jagdeo
• Genessa Karen Jagdeo
• Brooke Helen Thompson

Mary McLeod Bethune Academic Achievement Certificates were presented to students with grade point averages between 3.0 and 3.49.

• Walid Hoshin Adams
• Raven Noelle Corders
• Jean-Emmanuel Dao
• Annie Maria Mock Demps
• Rene Michelle Eley
• Kedrick Renard Garland Jr.
• Joseph Andrew Harrell Jr.
• La Tanya Alexcine Harris
• Da La Vonta Cryshelle Holbert
• April Latoya Jones
• Ahunna Eberechi Onwuzurike
• Robert Christopher Platt
• Winston Craig Rose
• Steven Jerrea Rush
• Rachael Damaris Williams

Martin Luther King Jr. Award was presented to the student who exhibited the most outstanding leadership in building a more cohesive relationship between students and the university.

• Winston Craig Rose

Media Contacts:

• Deirdre Wiggins, Multicultural Student Programs Director, 828/232-5110
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526