HBCU Scholars Alumni
HBCU Scholars Alumni
Making a difference and impacting the future of their communities

2020 Scholars
Yasin Al-Hadid
Morehouse College
Junior
Biology
Brianna Allen
Xavier University
Third-year student
Pharmacy
Alexis Brown
Fisk University
Senior
Biology
Natalie Butler
Fisk University
Senior
Biology
Rachel Coleman
Tougaloo College
Senior
Biology
Deliliah Davis
Dillard University
Graduate
Mississippi College
Masters
Biomedical Science
Shaeloren Deering
Spelman College
Senior
Biology
Sam’Mesha Edwards
Shelton State Community College
Graduate
University of South Alabama
BSN program
Chyna Fitzgerald
Miles College
Junior
Biology
Ar-Ryon Garrison
Clark Atlanta University
Graduate
Applying to Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs
Ajah Gross
Lawson State Community College
Transfer student
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Applying to the Nursing program
Natori Harper
Stillman College
Graduate
Applying to Masters’ programs in Biomedical Science
Vivian Iloabuchi
Fisk University
Senior
Biology
Morgan Jackson
Xavier University
Third-year student
Pharmacy
Briana Johnson
Stillman College
Junior
Mathematics and Pre-med
Janee Knox
Dillard University
Senior
Nursing
Summer Mallard
Jackson State University
Graduate
Department of the Army
Logistics Management Specialist
Fort Lee, Virginia
Jordan Malone
Morehouse College
Senior
Biology
Toy McLaurin
Jackson State University
Senior
Communicative Disorder
(Speech Pathology)
Anne Omweno
Shelton State Community College
Second-year student
Nursing
Kristen Smith
Tougaloo College
Senior
Biology
Bianca Walker
Tennessee State University
Junior
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Malcolm Williams-Green
Morehouse College
Senior
Biology
Rhythm Williams
Lawson State Community College
Graduate
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Applying to the undergraduate Biomedical Science program
Asja Woodard
Spelman College
Junior
Health Science
Waynenecka Wynn
Miles College
Graduate
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Applying to the Masters Biomedical Science Program

2019 Scholars
Ruth Anyaeche
Fisk University
Graduate
Purdue University
Second-year graduate student
Doctorate in Chemistry program
Normanda Brown
Tougaloo College
Senior
Chemistry
Applying to Doctor of Occupational Therapy programs Fall of 2021
Dynasia Clemons
Miles College
Graduate
Pharmaceutical marketing certification
Beginning Masters in Biotechnology program in January 2021
Alhaji Foray
Fisk University
Graduate
Morehouse School of Medicine
First-year medical student
Justin Forest
Jackson State University
Graduate
Optum 360
Revenue Management Specialist
Irving, Texas
Carmilya Jackson
Jackson State University
Graduate
Mississippi College
Masters of Medical Science
Applying to medical school admission Fall of 2021
Mercedes Jackson
Miles College
Graduate
Peace Corps
Volunteer
Evacuated back to the U.S. in mid-March due to COVID-19
Dontrez Johnson, Jr.
Tennessee State University
Graduate
Project Horseshoe Farms
Community Health fellowship program
Greensboro, Alabama
Applying to medical school Fall of 2021
Katrina Jones
Miles College
Senior
Biology and Computer Science
Jewel Newton
Jackson State University
Graduate
St. Augustine University
Doctor of Occupational Therapy program
Lyndon Rolle
Fisk University
Graduate
Offered position at Vanderbilt University but had to return home to the Bahamas due to COVID-19
Preparing to take the MCAT exam January 2021

2017 Scholars
Grady Clopton
Tennessee State University
Graduates December 2020
Masters in Chemistry program January 2021
Keith Cobb
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Mississippi State University
Masters in Chemistry program
Jazmin Ewers
Fisk University
Graduate
Boston Children’s Hospital Oncology
and Hematology Department
Research Assistant
Kiana Pauline Moore
Jackson State University
Graduate
Total Body Submersion
(a swim school for children with disabilities)
Owner
Evan Peters
Jackson State University
Graduate
FOX 16
Corporate sales
Little Rock, Arkansas
Chris Shelton
Fisk University
Graduate
University of Southern Indiana
Masters in Health Administration
Victoria Taylor
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Mississippi College
Masters in Biological Science program

2018 Scholars
Renner Antwi
Tennessee State University
Graduate
Applying for medical school admission Fall of 2021
Jelicia Daily
Miles College
Graduate
Accepted to Samford University School Pharmacy Fall of 2021
Viola Donahue
Fisk University
Graduate
University Southern Indiana
Masters in Health Administration
Applying to medical school
Jahmel Fowler
Fisk University
Graduate
University of Southern Indiana
Masters in Health Administration
Starting PhD program in Spring of 2021
Keila Lawrence
Miles College
Graduate
American University Washington, DC
Masters in Intercultural and International Communication
Mia McWilliams
Jackson State University
Graduate
Jackson State University
Masters in Speech Language Pathology
Kelsey Mathews
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Accepted to medical program Fall of 2021

2016 Scholars
Caitlyn Beasley
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Ra’Chaud Brown
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Jackson State University
Masters of Public Health with emphasis on Epidemiology program
Accepted into the Daniel Hale Williams Scholar Program through the Jackson Heart Study
Alexis Martin
Tougaloo College
Graduate
Kiana Moore
Jackson State University
Graduate
Kendrique Morgan
Tougaloo College
Graduate
University of Mississippi Medical School
Doctorate of Physical Therapy program
Evan Peters
Jackson State University
Graduate
Marwa Sharif
Tennessee State University
Graduate
MedaSource
Lab Manager
Darian Williams
Tennessee State University
Graduate

Current HBCU Scholars
The Class of 2020-2021 is paving their road to success

The “Heart” of the Program
Shaping the next generation of minority professionals