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Our 2015-16 Miss NBCA is… Dontia Barrett, Miss 2015-16 Winston Salem State University. Her major is Psychology. Her platform is “Power women, Empower women.”
Thank you to all the King and Queen participants in this year’s 30th Anniversary Hall of Fame Weekend.
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The Jones family is widely recognized as the only family to produce six brothers who played professional basketball, including four who played in the NBA. All six brothers attended Albany State University. Oliver Jones also served as the Albany State head men’s basketball coach for 28 years (1972-2000). The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently celebrated Albany State’s legendary Jones Brothers at the inaugural SIAC Champions Brunch, hosted by the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation. The event, which was sponsored by the National College Athletic Association, was held on 3/8/14.
Melvin Jones, Albany State Center/Forward Denver Rockets 1968
Oliver Jones, Albany State Forward Cincinnati Royals 1966
Wilbert Jones, Albany State Forward Los Angeles Lakers F/A
Join the National Black College Alumni Hall of fame as we induct the Jones Brothers in the 30th Annual Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Register at: www.nbcahof September 23-27, 2015.
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August 2, 2015 – Fort Valley State University’s DeKalb Alumni Chapter is in the national spotlight for its outstanding efforts in supporting the university. The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame recently awarded the chapter its Fourth Annual Legacy Leaders Small Alumni Chapter of the Year Award. DeKalb chapter members will receive the honor during a Legacy of Leaders Alumni Awards Luncheon at noon, Friday, Sept. 25, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta.
The first “Power of Seven” campaign raised $6,000 in 2014, which kicked off the beginning stages of this organization. The second phase, which started in March 2015, has raised $7,600 to date, for a total of $13,600.
In December of 2014, the chapter launched Mr. Paul Robinson’s Birthday Challenge, which raised $8000. Alumni chapter members were asked to donate a minimum of $83 each. The chapter also holds an annual jazz brunch fundraiser for students that raises $7,500 each year. Also, the chapter has raised in excess of $5,000 each year from its annual candy sale fundraiser.
Additionally, the chapter was able to give back $25,000 to the school for book scholarships and donations to help programs that include the band, FVSU recruitment initiatives, the Cooperative Developmental Energy Program, the Honors Program, Athletics Program, the Baptist Student Union Organization, cheerleaders and other auxiliary organizations.
In addition to fundraising, the group also introduced its new mentoring program, W2W (Wildcat to Wildcat) Connections that is currently helping 18 FVSU students. The organization has a recruitment team that visits 20 high schools and college fairs to recruit students to the university. Furthermore, the chapter has partnered with the Atlanta area alumni chapter to sponsors bus trips to take students to FVSU for open houses and to visit the campus. Another initiative they hosted was the inaugural Annual Alumni Networking Event.
“At our next alumni chapter in August, I will pass the leadership torch to Beverly Townes, our newly elected president of the DeKalb Alumni Chapter,” Smith said. “Beverly plans to continue our mission of increasing alumni membership, recruiting and mentoring potential college students, and raising funds to give back to our beloved alma mater, Fort Valley State University. Jackie Robinson once stated, ‘A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.’ Therefore, our alumni chapter’s ultimate goal is making a difference in the lives of students at FVSU, who are our future leaders of tomorrow.”
In addition to the Awards Ceremony, Miss FVSU 2015-2016 Jessica Hatcher, a Valdosta native, will be participating in the NBCA Hall of Fame Queens Program during the weekend of Sept. 23 – 27.
The luncheon costs $65 per person, or $500 for a table of 10 people. The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Induction will also take place, later in the day, at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets cost $100 per person or $900 for a table of 10 people, which is $90 per person. To purchase tickets online, visit http://tinyurl.com/q534xcf.
More on this Chapter: http://www2.fvsu.edu/fvsus-dekalb-alumni-chapter-awarded-alumni-chapter-of-the-year-2/
