Howard University News May 23, 2018 Howard University Receives 10 Nominations In HBCU Digest's 2018 HBCU Awards Howard University has proudly secured 10 nominations in HBCU Digest's 2018 HBCU Awards<https://hbcudigest.com/north-carolina-hbcus-dominate-2018-hbcu-awards-finalist-ballot/>, tied for the lead with North Carolina A&T State University and Tennessee State University. Nominations include the prestigious 94-year-old student newspaper, The Hilltop, for Best Student Newspaper, the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease, for Best Research Center and actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman for Male Alumnus of the Year. "Howard University academic divisions and student organizations had a year with several achievements," says HBCU Digest Founding Editor Jarrett Carter. "It is easy to see why the selection committee annually considers the university as a mainstay in this awards program, and why Howard remains as a model institution for American higher education, historically black or otherwise." Howard's full list of nominations includes: Best SGA- Howard University Student Government Association Best Student Organization- WHBCU 96.3 student radio Best Student Newspaper- The Hilltop Best Research Center- Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease Best Fine Arts Program- Howard University Gallery of Art Best STEM Program- Howard University College of Engineering and Architecture Male Alumnus of the Year- Chadwick Boseman Female Faculty Member of the Year- Bahiyyah Muhammad, Ph.D., founding director of Howard's Inside-Out program and assistant professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology Male Faculty Member of the Year- Greg Carr, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Afro-American Studies and associate professor of Africana Studies Board of Trustees of the Year- Howard University "Recognition through the HBCU Awards means that the hard work and dedication of our students, faculty, staff and trustees is being noticed nationally," says President Wayne A. I. Frederick. "We are humbled to be nominated among such a distinguished list of honorees." The HBCU Awards is the first and only national awards ceremony, recognizing influence and impact, honoring individual and institutional achievement at historically black colleges and universities throughout the United States. With more than 700 nominations received for this year's nomination process, an event record, winners will be selected from the fields of leadership, arts, athletics, research, and community engagement. Winners are selected by a panel of previous winners, journalists, HBCU executives, students and alumni for the merit of accomplishment and for generating positive coverage for HBCU campus communities. The 2018 HBCU Awards will be held on Friday, June 22 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are available here<https://www.cognitoforms.com/HBCUDigest1/_2018hbcuexecutivemediasummithbcuawardsgalatickets>, and discounted hotel room rates are available here<https://book.passkey.com/event/49667523/owner/297/home>. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/