MSU BLACK ALUMNI DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Clifton R. Wharton Jr. Distinguished Alumni Award - This award recognizes an MSU Black alumna or alumnus who has proven pioneering leadership, dedication to interracial harmony, outstanding community involvement and a commitment to the MSUBA goals and objectives. (This person does not have to be a member of MSUBA.)
    
 
Rising Star Award - This award recognizes a recent MSU alumna or alumnus who has shown outstanding promise and innovation. This person has significantly begun to contribute to their respective career area and/or community.
    
 
The Trailblazer Alumni Award - This award recognizes a person who has enhanced the MSUBA mission and goals through outstanding innovation and groundbreaking achievement. This person does not have to be a member of MSUBA or a graduate of MSU. However, this person must be MSU as either a faculty, staff or current Black Alumni of MSU.
    
 
Community Service / University Service Award - This award recognizes a person who has made significant contributions to the community, MSUBA or MSU through their time, actions, talents, and dedication.
    
 
2020:
Mrs. Daphne Turpin Forbes, Clifton R. Wharton Distinguished Alumni Award  
Dr. Ebony Roberts, Rising Star Award    
Mr. Charles Harell II, Trailblazer Alumni Award   
Dr. Dorinda Carter Andrews,  Community Service/University Service Award 


2019:
Mr. Mark C. Smith
, Clifton R. Wharton Distinguished Alumni Award  
Mr. Jayce Hill, Rising Star Award    
Mr. Michael Alston
, Trailblazer Alumni Award 
Mrs. Bridgette Jackson, Community Service/University Service Award 
  

2018:
Kasey Coleman
Farone K. Paramore
Sherkia Hawkins
Dr. Clarence Underwood

2017:
Felicia Turrentine Wasson, Clifton R. Wharton Distinguished Alumni Award
Savarior Moss-Service, Trailblazer Alumni Award 

Alison Vaughn, Community Service/University Service Award 

Kellie Boyd, Rising Star Award 

2016:
Robinson Nunn
Harold Henderson
Steve Smith
Damien Crutcher

2015:
A. Gregory Eaton
Dr. Paulette C. Walker
Roderick D. Guillium

2014:
Harold W. Bulger, Jr., Law
Eric Hamilton, Information & Technology
Wanda Herndon, Business
Jemele Hill, Journalism/Multi-Media
Annelle Lewis, Business
Glenda Lewis, Journalism/Multi-Media
Dr. Wanda Lipscomb, Medicine
Carlos Marino, Community Outreach
Barbara Roberts Mason, Education
Kirk Mayes, Community Outreach
Dr. Jerel Owens, Medicine
James A. Raye, Jr., Sports
Theda L. Rudd, Entrepreneur
Paulette Granberry Russell, Social Justice
Dr. George H. Simmons, Science/Engineering

2013:
Ingrid Saunders Jones
Dr. Ernest Betts
Dr. Robert Green

 

 

 
If you were a Distinguished Alumni and you are not listed please send an email to President@msuba.org with your full name and the year you were awarded.