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The scholarship recipients
were Mariam Aggrey, Kendall Edwards and Shantel Gray for
$1000 scholarships, Stephon Broughton, Brookelyn Cosper,
Maya Jones and Benjamin Ogbonna for $500 scholarships.
Steven Thomas for $150 book scholarship.
Alpha Kappa Sorority,
Incorporated® was founded on the campus of Howard University
in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-letter organization
established by African-American women. The sorority has a
legacy of “service to all mankind.”
The Zeta Alpha Omega
Chapter was founded in 1952 and has been awarding
scholarships to Toledo area students for many decades. To
qualify for the scholarship, students must have a cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 and have been accepted to an
accredited college or university the fall of 2017.
The 2017 Scholarship
Committee members are: President Felicia R. Dunston,
Vice-President Morgannia Wormely, Chairman Cheryl
Slack, Co-Chairman Daphne Derden-Willis, Katrina Barry,
Kimberly Fisher, Theo Simmons-Hampton, Julia Holt, Genevia
Odoms and Denise Black-Poon.
Zeta Alpha Omega also
received first place awards for “Outstanding Graduate
Chapter” and “Outstanding Newsletter” during the 86th Great
Lakes Regional Conference held April 5-9, 2017 in Cleveland,
Ohio.
The chapter has made
significant impact locally and internationally through the
implementation of Targets such as, Education Enrichment,
Health Promotion, Family Strengthening and Environmental
Ownership.
The 2017 Awards Committee
members are: Chairman Genevia Odoms, Co-Chairman Jeanna
Odoms-Temple, Cheryl Slack, Daphne Derden-Willis and
Margaret Huntley
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