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Students of Color Academic Awards Presented to UNCG Students

GREENSBORO – The following students were among undergraduates who were recently recognized for their academic achievements during the 15th Annual Students of Color Academic Awards Program sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

UNCG Chancellor Patricia Sullivan, Dr. Edward Uprichard, provost; Dr. Anita Lawson, associate provost; Dr. Carol Disque, vice chancellor for student affairs; and Audrey Daniel, Office of Multicultural Affairs, made the award presentations.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs provides programs and services that support the academic mission of the university by enhancing the educational, personal, cultural and social development of students from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. The office also promotes culturally diverse activities to create an awareness, tolerance and appreciation of racial and cultural diversity on campus.

To qualify for the awards, students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Certificates were presented to African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic and Native-American students. Students who attended the event were and were honored were as follows:

Alamance County – Amanda Fuentes, Dawn Brown, Jeffrey Davis, all of Burlington;  Sheila Nelson of Mebane.
Beaufort County – Tashani Gaskins of East Bend; Shawnya Clemmons of Washington.
Buncombe County – Tejal Patel, Monique Webber of Asheville.
Cabarrus County – Oluwatoyin Fabiyi of Kannapolis.
Caldwell County – Adria Dula, Patricia Horton of Lenoir.
Caswell County – Erik Garland of Milton; Thaddeus Shore of Yanceyville.
Catawba County – Charlotte Lee-Russell of Hickory; Betria Donyelle Stinson of Newton.
Chatham County – Phillip Goldston of Bear Creek; Sharon McKoy of Goldston; Melanie Haith of Pittsboro; Chaquel Goldston, Sarah Jones, Latoya Jordan, Tammy Cheek Walden, all of Siler City; Capricia Johnson-Barnes of Smithfield.
Cleveland County – Michelle Sims of Fallston; Valery Brintley of Mooresboro.
Craven County – Nicole Harris of New Bern.
Cumberland County – Sun Ko, Christine Richardson, Erica Foreman, Jatun Hunter, Melisa Matos, April Matthewson, Frank McCord, Melissa Tearry, all of Fayetteville;  Joni Gomez of Hope Mills; Sharlie Bellamy, Heather Jones of Spring Lake.
Davidson County – Maurice Corbett of Cedar Grove; Tiffany Bennett, Corey Roman of Lexington; Guadalupe Garcia, Jonathan Nikouyeh, Johnny Thompson, all of Thomasville.
Davie County – Sarah Clement of Mocksville.
Duplin County – Erica Dobson of Beulaville; Carlla Farrior of Wallace.
Durham County – Shera Gadson, Lashonda Lewis, Kha Nguyen, Anomis Davis, Joanna Yu, Corey Bell, Tiffany Eggleston, Stacey Harvin, Velverton Craig Land, Shilanka Lewis, Adrienne Mann, Kander McInnis, Nekoba Mutima, Reni Poole, Jmar Watson Williams, all of Durham.
Forsyth County – Steven Carrasco, Nathan Crocker, Tasheika Davis, Tristian Adams, Carmen Rodman, Techeeyaw Anderson, Linda Batiz, Pamlea Nicole Brady, Almira Brkic, Latasha Hicks, Kenya Jackson, Nolan Johnson, Andrea Lowe, Alberto Moreno-Gutierrez, Tonya Oliphant, Brandon Tillman, Bowie Tran, all of Winston-Salem; Kamran Tariq, Lauren Watts of Clemmons; Lauren Chavis, Jesus Gonzalez, R. Caresse Hightower, Michael Leonard, Merle Tai, all of Kernersville; LaRhonda Valentine of Lewisville.
Franklin County – Patricia Privette of Franklinton; Tameshia Brah of Louisburg;
Gaston County – Neely Richardson, Sahirah Al-Uqdah, April Fernanders, Sergio Lineberger, Desmond Patton, Courtney Smith, all of Gastonia; Sharon McLeod, Raymond Mitchem, all of Kings Mountain.
Granville County – Tiwanda Young of Creedmoor; Stephanie Lyons of Oxford.
Guilford County – Alanna Alexander, Altijani Hussin, Gerald Lau, Yiep Math, Cynthia McMillan, Ayako Ojima, Tola Adekunle, Rajmani Harwani, Judith Hernandez, Robin Longsworth, Yuki Ochi, Youn-Kyoung Park, Kimberly Shoffner, Glen-Howel Acosta, Karen Anderson, Juan Asturias, Devyn Bullock, Norlita Cherai Chalmers, Pamela Chandler, Ndeye Cisse, Paula Coles, Bupathi Dissanayake, Irushi Dissanayake, Saletta Dunbar, Bivian Ejimakor, Tracy Gilmer, Madhumati Gopalachari, Ida Graham, Yashekia Harper, Surjit Kaur, Jorge Kosterlytzky, Seprina Moragne, Kimberley Navarro, Philip Njuguna, Tara Oliver, Pelagie Quenum, Andres Ruiz, Harva Savage, Richard Sherman, Jeenee Soni, Delphina Tembo, Roselyn Torrellas, Kimberly Williams, Qui Xue, all of Greensboro; Desiree Corbett, Mitisha Ratliff, Tam Tran, Kieuchau Truong, Tonika Bryant, Bermell Pinnix, Miyan Toploi, all of High Point; Christina Johnson of Jamestown; Manessa Harper of MeLeansville; Rochelle Muse of Summerfield.
Halifax County – Genise Nicholson of Enfield.
Hertford County – Jonathan Tobe, Elenia Riddick of Ahoskie.
Johnston County – Edna Cheryl Nixon of Four Oaks.
Lee County – Shannon Irving of Sanford.
Lenoir County – Keith Hamm, Tina Outlaw of Kinston; Ashlee Langston  of Lagrange; Paulette Hatfield of Caswell.
Martin County – Felicia Bowens of Williamston.
McDowell County – Elizabeth Thao of Nebo.
Mecklenburg County – LaCenia Cheek, Mayamona Diakabana, Alisha Massey, Rochelle Bellamy, Ali Mazandarani, John Hicks, Adrienne Barnes, Chiquita Boyd, Corliss Brown, Kharim Canady, Taquilla Crawford, Shaveena Crawford, Angela Davis, Natalee Dillard, Ambrosha Hill, Akeya Hudson, Melissa Jackson, Erica Jones, Ashley Leak, Montia McMillan, Lawanna Mims, Cherish Norman, Dana Proctor, Tori Simmons, April Spicer, Gboo Waygbeh, Shakira Weddington, all of Charlotte; Qutina Mercer of Davidson; Kathleen Venant of Huntersville.
Moore County – Raquel Jones of Aberdeen; Latoya Dobbins, William Moore of Pinehurst.
New Hanover County – Charlotte Brown, Ciara Hardison, Neubia Williams of Wilmington.
Northampton County – Shawna Ramsey of Jackson; Queen Torres of Pleasant Hill; Arlicia Webb of Rich Square.
Onslow County – Ranada Cooper of Camp Lejeune; Sochiameya Humphreys of Jacksonville.
Orange County – Taimur Khan, Adrienne Madry, Kristen Orr, Dora Din, Michelle Reams, Olufunmibi Taiwo, all of Chapel Hill; Michael Shiver of Hillsborough.
Pamlico County – Micheal Jones of Bayboro.
Pender County – Stephanie Rolle of Burgaw; Devin Graham of Watha; LaNedra Lee of Maple Hill; Louvenia Smith of Rocky Point.
Pitt County – Shaina Parker of Ayden; January Price, Robert Green, Jeffrey High, Jennifer Perry, Chiquita Walker, all of Greenville; Crystal Norfleet of Winterville.
Randolph County – Juula Stutts of Asheboro; Dana Parson of Randleman.
Richmond County – Jamie Baldwin of Ellerbe; Carlton Perry of Marston; Arlicia Webb of rich Square; Ursula Grant of Rockingham.
Robeson County – Sakika Mitchell, Justina Mitchell of Fairmont; Jonathan Hill, Isaac Crumpton, Sylvia Flowers, all of Lumberton; Jasmin Bell of Maxton.
Rockingham County – Lolita Henley, Jessica Bridges of Reidsville; Yalonda Miller of Mayodan; Kindra Lane, Tiffany Perry, Tiffany Patterson, Lonnie Roberts, all of Eden.
Rowan County – Lachaya Radcliff of Salisbury.
Sampson County – April Marable of Clinton.
Wake County – Anthony Barnette, Patrice McCormick, Ashanti White, Kelly Cobb, Adalia Elliott, Yolanda Silver, LaVerne Strickland, Asstariny Hartono, Iheoma Alaribe, Deven Beachum, Dacia Beachum, Carlita Ector, Stepheria Hodge, Clarissa Lasane, Irma Moore, Lashiska Richardson, Erika Rountree, Carlos Rountree, Migdalia Schoenberg, Ayana Simon, Pinique Singleton, all of Raleigh; Candice Kimble, Candice Burgin, Elham Shafie, Sudie Williams, all of Cary; Alisha Grimes, Crystal Matthews, all of Fuquay-Varina; Toreka James of Garner; Roxie Allen, Stephanie Sanders of Knightdale; Najuma Lake of Wake Forest; Leah Lowrae of Wendell.
Warren County – Tameka Holmes, Roshanda Elam, Shaunta Kearney, all of Warrenton.
Wayne County – LaShayla Irving, Natassaja Chowthi, LaMetrice Goodman, Patrice Smith, all of Goldsboro.
Wilkes County –  Alicia Parks of Wilkesboro.
Wilson County – Quaneshia Applewhite, Maria Chavez of Wilson.
Yadkin County – Narria Rice of East Bend.

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