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Alpha Kappa Alpha Women Honor, Reward High-Achieving Graduating Seniors With Scholarships
Source Eleven young ladies graduating from schools in Cobb County this spring have been honored with scholarships from the Rho Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The students exemplified incomparable intellect, leadership and community awareness, according to the Marietta-based chapter of the sorority. The scholarships totaled $15,000 and were presented in conjunction [...]
SGRho Soror Ariane Arlie, Aurora University’s Top Honor Student
Source Ariane Arlie of Chicago, an Aurora University senior business and commerce major, received AU’s Spartan Award — the school’s top student honor — at an annual Honors Convocation at Crimi Auditorium on April 15. The convocation recognized students and faculty for academic achievements and campus contributions. AU President Rebecca L. Sherrick presided at the [...]
Alabama Kappas Award Over $11,000 in Scholarships at Annual Banquet
Source The Talladega/Sylacauga Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship Foundation held its Sixth Annual Banquet Sunday April 17 at the J. Craig Smith Community Center in Sylacauga. The guest speaker was Donta’ L. Wilson, president of BB&T of Alabama. Wilson addressed some 250 guests, family, friends, and supporters and focused his remarks on the students, sharing his [...]
Leadership, self-esteem focus of Ivy Academy at Marshall University
Source Marshall University will host 70 young Tri-State women on Friday, April 8, for the Ivy Academy leadership conference. The event, sponsored by Marshall’s Office of Multicultural Affairs in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Beta Tau Omega chapter, is open to those in eighth to 12th grades. The conference runs from 8:45 a.m. [...]
Alpha Frater Mike Morath, Shoo-in for Dallas school board trustee seat hopes to bring executive experience to the table
Source Mike Morath was so sure he would win a seat on theDallas ISD board that he quit his CEO job this year to focus on his campaign. It turns out that securing a seat came easier than he imagined. Morath never drew an opponent in the race to replace trustee Jack Lowe, who is [...]
Students eye future in science and math at Sigma Gamma Rho Youth Symposium
Source It’s never too early to start mapping out a future — beyond childhood dreams of being a ballerina or ball player — and the members of the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority recently offered middle and high school students a glimpse of fields in science and technology. The sorority, founded in 1922 by seven educators [...]
AKA Soror Bettina Tate appointed to Georgia Education Advisory Board
Source Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that Bettina Tate will be among the members who will serve on his Education Advisory Board. Comprised of four different groups of school superintendents, principals, teachers and school board members across the state, these groups will work with the governor to ensure the best decisions will be made for [...]
Alpha Frater, Senator Roland Burris donating papers to Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale
Source Roland W. Burris has worn many titles — athlete, scholar, alumnus, attorney, public servant and now guest of honor at an event celebrating the donation of his U.S. Senate and state government papers to Southern Illinois University Carbondale, his alma mater. Burris is donating his collection of papers from his time as a U.S. [...]
Zeta Phi Beta-Upsilon Kappa Zeta (Bloomington, IN) Chapter High School Graduate Scholarship
TO THE APPLICANT: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University on January 16, 1920 as the result of encouragement given to its five founders: Arizona Cleaver Stemons, Fannie Pettie Watts, Myrtle Tyler Faithful, Pearl Anna Neal, and Viola Tyler Goings by Charles R. Taylor and A. Langston Taylor, members [...]
Alpha Kappa Alpha-Tau Alpha Omega Chapter (Redford, MI) High School Graduate Scholarship
The Vision Fair Foundation is an affiliate of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Tau Alpha Omega Chapter located in Redford, Michigan. In keeping with our goal of supporting higher education for young women in Wayne County, we are pleased to announce the application process for our 2011 Scholarship award. This scholarship consists of a one [...]
