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The Comeback Appreciation Award

December 29, 2018

In appreciation for my leadership and initiative in being the catalyst to create The Comeback for the empowerment of the younger generation. Presented at the Second Annual Comeback Dinner, December 29th, 2018.

Roanoke College Honors Program

I graduated from the honors program on May 7th, 2016.

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The Roanoke College Honors Program is designed for students who want to challenge themselves in and outside of the classroom. Only 40–50 incoming freshman are chosen for our Honors program each year.

Phi Beta Kappa

I was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa on May 6th, 2016.

 

Phi Beta Kappa is widely recognized as the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society for the liberal arts and sciences in the United States. 

Omicron Delta Kappa

I was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in March 2015

 

Omicron Delta Kappa is the National Leadership Honor Society that recognizes and encourages superior leadership and exemplary character by encouraging collaboration among members across five phases: scholarship, athletics, service, communications, and arts. 

Founded in 1914 at Washington and Lee University, O∆K honors and develops leaders through scholarships, workshops, career opportunities, leadership resources, and a lifelong connection to other members.

Environmental Science Service Research Award

I was awarded in April 2015.

 

This award is given to a student who demonstrates academic excellence, shows enthusiasm in environmental related issues, and impacts the Environmental Studies Department positively through research and service. 

Best Public Policy Essay on Environment and Society

I was awarded in April 2014.

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Awarded by the Roanoke College Henry Fowler Public Policy Student Competition. I wrote a literature research paper describing the causal mechanisms and proposed solutions to the poor sanitation and hygiene conditions in urban slums, using Kibera slum, located in Nairobi, Kenya, as a prototype.

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Knowledge from this research work led to the development of a community based project aimed at orchestrating a collaborative leadership between existing community based organizations, the government, and the inhabitants of Kibera slums to pave the way for a circular economy in which Kibera’s most formidable problems become assets for growth and development.

Zawadi Africa Education Fund Service Award

I was awarded in May 2014. 

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The Service Award is given to a Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholar who has shown leadership, academic excellence, and initiative in community service.

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The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide scholarships to academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the U.S.A, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya.

The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is based on the highly successful Kennedy/Mboya Student airlifts of the 1960s, through a partnership with individuals and institutions with an interest.

Alpha Epsilon Delta

I was inducted into Alpha Epsilon Delta in March 2014.

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Alpha Epsilon Delta is the National Health Pre-professional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in pre-professional health scholarship.

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Alpha Lamda Delta

I was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta in March 2013.

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Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society for students who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher and are in the top 20% of their class during their first year or term of higher education.

The Karen Adkisson Award

I was awarded in April 2013.

 

This award is given in recognition for high achievement in the introductory Biology course sequence. 

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