The countdown is on for the 2015 Black Tie Scholarship and Power 100 Awards Gala hosted by the Collegiate 100 on
November 14, in the Willie A. Tempton Student Center Ballroom at
6:30 p.m. on the campus of Prairie View A&M University.
The
2015 Honorees include Destiny Velez-Miss Puerto Rico, Rev. William Lawson-Founder & Pastor -Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, Courtney Gilmore-Anchor-KPRC Channel 2, Sherrylle H. Fuller-Admin. Asst. PVAMU Medical Academy, Dr. Freddie Frazier-Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Felecia Nave-Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, the 2015 HCASC Championship Team and the 2015 Women’s Track and Field Team with Coaches. The organization will also pin and present the new members as we
celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the organization.
"These
persons were selected for this honor because of their achievement and
commitment to excellence,” says Patrick Gray, former president of
Collegiate 100. “When we decided to host this event we thought about the
impact these persons have made on the community these past years and
thought it befitting to honor them for Keeping it 100®” The event is in
its 5th year and still is the only student sponsored event of its kind.
The
gala is a major event for the Collegiate 100 which was re-chartered at
the university in March 2011. The organization was created at Prairie
View A&M University in 1993 and became a national organization with
approval and sponsorship of the 100 Black Men of America, Inc. and the
100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, Inc. in 1994. Funds raised from
the event will support the chapter’s mentoring programs, scholarships to
students and other special programs.
Past
Power 100 Award recipients are State Representatives Alma Allen,
Sylvester Turner (now Mayor of Houston), Senfronia Thompson and Alma Allen, Mayors
Frank D. Jackson and Michael Wolfe, Professors George Brown and Kelvin
Kirby, Kambrel Marshall of KPRC Channel 2 and the PVAMU Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women's Track, Womens
Soccer and Bowling teams.
Current
and past programs that have impacted the university community include
the Career Expo, held prior to the University Career Festival, Breast
Cancer Awareness Ribbon distribution, American Cancer Society Relay for
Life, Mentoring the 100 Way with the Freshmen, Mentoring at Arnold
Middle and Navasota Elementary Schools, College Tour for elementary
through high school students and Voter Registration Drives.
The
Collegiate 100 is an auxiliary organization of the 100 Black Men of
America and is sponsored at Prairie View A&M University by the 100
Black Men of Metro Houston, Inc. The mission is to support the 100 in
its four for the future programs: mentoring, education, health and
wellness and economic empowerment to improve the quality of life of the
community.
Tyrone
Graves, a senior Computer Engineering student is the gala chair with Ryan Turner, a senior electrical engineering student as the president. Mrs.
Shadia Washington, Company Coordinator in Career Services is the campus
sponsor and Frederick V. Roberts is the 100 Black Men of Metro Houston liaison.
Tickets may purchased at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collegiate-100-black-tie-gala-pvamu-tickets-17092154093
For other information, visit http://collegiate100pvamu.com/
Contact:
Tyrone Graves
collegiate100pvamu@gmail.com
P. O. Box 5433
Prairie View, TX 77446
Ph: 832-229-4982