The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) announced its 2017 HBCU All-Stars at the Annual Summit hosted at the White House on Monday, September 18, 2017. The 62 All-Stars are undergraduate, graduate, and professional students recognized for their outstanding accomplishments.
The All-Stars are appointed for one year to serve as ambassadors of the White House Initiative on HBCUs. The All-Stars provide outreach opportunities and communications to their fellow students about the value of education and the Initiative as a networking resource. Selected from a wide-range of applicants, the All-Stars came highly recommended from HBCU administrators and proved impressive beyond their resumes, transcripts and thorough applications.
“As a proud HBCU graduate, I am personally thrilled to congratulate this year’s impressive class of HBCU All-Stars,” said Omarosa Manigault, Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison.
The 2017 All-Stars and HBCUs are listed below.
Adams, Briona: Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City, Missouri
Alexander, Nicholas: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
Anderson, Tiaara: Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas
Banks, Rogi: Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Barnes, Randall: Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
Batiste, Aaron: Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, Missouri
Baugh, Erin: Albany State University, Albany, Georgia
Baynard, LeShawn: Savannah State University, Savannah, Georgia
Bazemore, Fransheria: Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia
Bell, Dontae: Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Bryant, Ervin: Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
Butts, Alton: Morris College, Sumter, South Carolina
Cooper, Imani: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida
Dorsey, Monica: Texas College, Tyler, Texas
Downs, Charlein: Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
Dudley, Coleton: Langston College, Langston, Oklahoma
Eliis, Ekaya: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida
Estiverne, Tasja: Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina
Evans, Kaliah: Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Fairley, Jeffery: Hinds Community College, Utica Campus, Utica, Mississippi
Gibson, William: Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Goodlin, Denzel: North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
Hall-Debnam, Taylor: Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Hemphill, Lea: Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hill, Ta’Mara: Wiley College, Marshall, Texas
Jackson, Adriiana: Dillard University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Johnson, Zoe: University of Maryland–Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland
Kanu, Samuel: Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
King Jr., David: Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama
Knight, Nikolai: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Lain, Yo’Sha: Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Lofton, Geremiah: Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, Texas
Long, Brandon: North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina
Mackell, Aaron: Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia
McCullough, Terrianna: Voorhees College, Denmark, South Carolina
McMichael, Shani: Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Mixon, Lakeisha: Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
Mokaya, Hillary: Claflin University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Ntiwunka-Ifeanyi, Chidera: Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
Parker, Derrick: Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
Powell, Shanell: Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland
Powell-Childress, Karmeen: Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi
Price, Arianne: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
Redmond, Bryan: Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Relf, Jacarri: Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee
Richards, Omari: South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Richardson, Terrell: Livingston College, Salisbury, North Carolina
Rodgers, Keonia: North Carolina A&T University, Greensboro, North Carolina
Rolax, Ryan: Miles College, Fairfield, Alabama
Rosario, Rachel: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
Sanders, Jajuan: Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama
Stevens, Elijah: Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, Florida
Tyson, Khiala: Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee
Vineyard, Brianna: Bluefield State College, Bluefield, West Virginia
Washington, Alexandria: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, Florida
Watson, Ato: Florida Memorial University, Miami, Florida
White, Dajanay: Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Florida
Williams, Ba’Sheerah: Rust College, Hollysprings, Mississippi
Williams, Deonna: Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
Williams, Jaime: Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
Williams-Toomer, Passion: St. Phillip’s College, San Antonio, Texas
Willie-Bonglo, Mamei: University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
