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African American studies presents awards

Tuesday, May 10, 2011, By News Staff
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The Department of African American Studies (AAS) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences presented the following awards to its 2011 graduates during the annual Graduation Awards Ceremony May 3:

  • The Anna Julia Cooper/Carter G. Woodson Award was presented to Na’Tasha Webb-Prather, who will graduate with distinction and is a college marshal. The award is presented to the graduate with the highest academic average in African American Studies. Webb-Prather also received the W.E.B. Dubois Award, which is presented to an AAS major with the highest overall academic average.
  • The Angela Davis/Walter Rodney Award was presented to Jonathan Boll Thomas and Janan Wyatt. The award is presented to graduates who minored in AAS and have highest overall academic average.
  • Fannie Lou Hamer Service Award was presented to Alice Feng in recognition of her work to establish and grow the AAS Peer-Editing project.
  • The W.E.B. Dubois Award and the Fannie Lou Hamer Service Award also include a monetary gift donated by SU alumnus Adolphus Belk ‘97.
  • The 2011 AAS Community Service Award was presented to Mary Nelson, a community activist and leader in the City of Syracuse.
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