Scholarship Recipients and Banquet Speakers

martin luther king, jr., memorial committee at boston college

Date
Recipients
Career Information
Speaker
News
2/11/09 Gerrel Olivier TBA Walter C. Carrington, former Ambassador to Nigeria and to Senegal BC Chronicle February 26, 2009
2/12/08 Eric Asuo-Mante TBA Andrea J. Cabral, '81 Sheriff of Suffolk County
2/13/07 Jacqueline Grant TBA Stephen J. Pemberton '89 Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Monster.com BC Chronicle
March 1, 2007
2/15/06 Alexandria Bradshaw TBA Nancy E. Norman, Director, Boston Public Health Commission
2/23/05 Chikaelo Ibeabucci TBA J. Keith Motley, Interim Chancellor, University of Massachusetts-Boston Chikaelo Ibeabucci and Father Leahy
2/17/04 Helina Teklehaimanot TBA Rev. Allen Dwight Callahan, Baptist Minister and Former B.C. Theology Faculty Member, now in Brazil BC Chronicle
March 4, 2004
3/13/03 Roderkick L. Carey TBA Rev. J. Glenn Murray, SJ., Director of the Diocese of Cleveland's Office for Pastoral Liturgy.
2/19/02 Rufus L. Caine III TBA Reverend Calvin 0. Butts III, D. Min., Pastor Abyssinan Baptist Church, NY, NY
2/13/01 Tiffany Griffin TBA Janet Helms, Professor, Counseling/Dev/Psych,Lynch School of Education
2/9/00 Alvin Barnett Boston College Law School Rev. Michael Louis Pfleger, Pastor, Preacher, Parent, Lecturer, Activist Alvin Barnett with Father Leahy
2/9/99 Saya Hillman TBA Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond, Pastor, Betherl A.M.E. Church
2/11/98 Alison Harriott TBA Joseph A. Brown, S.J., Author, Consultant, Lecturer
2/11/97 Simeon Buresch TBA Rev. Michael Haynes, Pastor, Twelfth Baptist Church and friend of MLK
2/20/96 Rizwan Jamal Investment Banker Darcel Clark, First MLK Scholarship Recipient Rizwan Jamal and Father Monan
2/15/95 Leonardine A. Pacombe Program Specialist, Young Entrepreneurs Project for Youth with Disabilities Julianne Malveaux, Ph.D., Eonomist, Author, Syndicated Columnist
2/2/94 Okey Mbawuike TBA TBA
2/2/94 Nancy Joseph Pediatric/Adolescent Staff Nurse, Boston Medical and Codman Square Health Centers Ralph Wiley, Author, Journalist, Lecturer
2/10/93 Sandra Jean-Louis TBA TBA
2/10/93 Natasha Grigger Teacher, Boston Public Schools Delores E. Cross, Ph.D., President, Chicago State Univ. BC Chronicle
February 18, 1993
2/12/92 Nique Henry Elementary Teacher, Parkside Christian Academy, MA in Christian Education, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Julian Earls, Director, Health Services NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH BC Chronicle
February 18, 1993
2/11/91 Lucia Thomas TBA Rev. Samuel Proctor, Pastor, Abyssinan Baptist Church, NY, NY
3/21/90 Candace (Candi) N. Nichols Producer, WISN Channel 12, Milwaukee, WI Rep. John Lewis, GA Representative, Civil rights activist
2/15/89 Raymond Sykes Attorney Mary Francis Berry, U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Raymond Sykes Article
2/22/88 France Kevin Bowers TBA Marie Gadsen, Deputy Director, Nat'l Assn. Equal Employment Opporunity in Higher Ed., Oxfam America Bd. of Trustees BC BiWeekly
2/1/87 No award given.
Carlos Brito, Donna Graham, and Gaylord Taylor received special recognition
Carlos Brito, District Attorney New Bedford, MA Lorraine Hale, Executive Dir., Hale House (a NYC center for drug-addicted infants) BC Biweekly
February 26, 1987

Gaylord Taylor Article
2/24/86 Maritza Skelton Social Worker Hassan Minor, Managing Director, The Corp. for Boston Maritza Skelton Article
2/25/85 Maya Handwerk Clinical Social Worker, Upper Manhatten Mental Health, NY, NY Martin Luther King, III Maya Handwerk Article
2/1/84 Francois Dumont Attorney, Rosedale, NY Rep. Saundra Graham, MA State Representative Francois Dumont Article
2/1/83 Stephanye A. Redd Attorney, Local Government Center, County Administration Bldg., Upper Malboro, MD. Robert Drinan, S.J., Former Congressman, Boston College Law School Dean, 1956-70 BC Biweekly
February 3, 1983
2/2/82 Darcel Clark Supervising Assistant DA, District Attorney's Office, Bronx, NY Wayne Budd, Attorney, Boston College Bd. of Trustees BC Biweekly
February 4, 1982

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Committee
Boston College
African and African Diaspora Studies, Lyons 301
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467