The 2016 Honorees include Dr. Pamela Obiomon, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Women's Softball Team of Prairie View A&M University. We 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) and Senfronia Thompson, Mayors Frank D. Jackson and Michael Wolfe, Professors George Brown and Kelvin Kirby 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 Kyasia Fields, a senior communications 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 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
