STUDENT NOTEBOOK

October 25, 2019

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund selected 34 N.C. A&T students to attend the 19th annual Leadership Institute presented by Wells Fargo.

A&T’s participants included: Ke’Shawn Alexander, Dymon Atkinson, Reese Bearden, Destiny Ann Brooks, Essence Cain, Tyreak Carr, Fabiana Constable, Cameron Dinkins, Adrienne Douglas, Simone Douglas, Kemauri Dunn, Marvin Edge, Zaria Henry, Zariya Howie, Alexandria Irish, Tae’lor Jackson, Brionna Johnson, Ki’Yona McClary, Joshua McDuffie, Matthew McGill, James McNeill, Kayla Moore, Lauren Moore, James Moorman, Divine Onyemize, Joseph Penfield, Calvin Pough, Brianna Rascoe, James Sifford, Adia Smith, Brenae Snowden, Aaron Slater, LaMiah Tysinger and Aaliyah Wright.

Students attended sessions on financial literacy, 21st-century skill development and how to build your personal brand. Also, this year’s institute expanded to include concurrent professional development immersion programs for additional students like the new cohort of Hennessy Fellows, of which A&T’s Constable has been named among the 10 inaugural members.

The 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, held Oct. 19, was the culmination of the institute where the students were among 1,600 guests to honor the achievements of A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. and others.

News & Record Greensboro

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