Receiving Black Student Union stoles were:

• Leon O’Hara, a senior criminal justice major from St. Louis.
• Michael Simon, a senior criminal justice major from St. Louis.
• Dahveed McKinney, a senior individualized major from Plano, Ill.
• Tremaine Cole, a senior sport management major from Southfield, Mich.
• Rakim Weddington, a senior sports communication major from Hemet, Calif.
• John Francois, a senior accountancy major from Cape Coral, Fla.
• Kayla May, a senior health science major from St. Louis.

The Scholars Of Distinction Award was given to:

• J’ordan Scurlock, a junior criminal science major from St. Louis.
• Malik Webb, a junior public relations major from Chicago.
• Damonni Morris, a sophomore health science major from Hollywood, Fla.
• Ahmed Barrow, a sophomore English education major from St. Louis.
• Leon O’Hara, a senior criminal justice major from St. Louis.
• Jalen Hutton, a junior sport management major from University Park, Ill.
• K.T. Seth, a senior biological chemistry major from West Linn, Ore.

The Emerging Multicultural Leadership Award for staff and faculty members was given to:

• Rebecca Katz, student life specialist
• Dorian Hobbs, assistant men’s basketball coach
• Christian Thompson, coordinator of fraternity and student life
• Andrea Denise Bolden, coordinator of multicultural development and residence life
• Missy Dubuque, director of alumni programs

Senior awards for participating in multicultural events on campus were:

• Leon O’Hara, a criminal justice major from St. Louis.
• Michael Simon, a criminal justice major from St. Louis.
• Dahveed McKinney, an individualized major from Plano, Ill.
• Tremaine Cole, a sport management major from Southfield, Mich.
• Rakim Weddington, a sports communication major from Hemet, Calif.
• John Francois, a accountancy major from Cape Coral, Fla.
• Kayla May, a health science major from St. Louis.
• Evan Carnes, a health science major from St. Louis.

The Power To The Future Award (for to a student group or organization) was given to the Black Student Union and Diver-siTeam.

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Hobbs retired in 2017 after 30 years in education, with 24 of them in Missouri school systems. She was an assistant superintendent, a teacher and a principal in various districts. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, two master’s degrees and a doctorate in education. She also is certified as a principal mentor by the National Association of Middle School Principals. The topic of her lecture is “Using Your Education to Gain Success.”

Hobbs also will be speaking during an MLK women’s luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17 in the Schwan Family Dining Room.

Contact Andrea Bolden, coordinator of the Office of Multicultural Development and Residential Life, at abolden@culver.edu or 573-288-6706 for more information.

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Andrea Bolden, coordinator of multicultural development and residence life, said the students were selected for their student leadership, commitment to personal achievement and academic excellence.

The students honored were:
Shaquille Barker, a senior business administration major from Bridgetown, Barbados
Jordan Billingsley, a sophomore elementary education major from St. Louis
Erin Brooks, a junior psychology major from Mascoutah, Ill.
H’aeneise Coopwood, a junior history education major from Joliet, Ill.
Kyle Edwards, a senior biology major from Fenton, Mo.
Kailee Gaither, a senior accountancy and finance major from Canton, Mo.
Rhiannon Hyde, a junior psychology major from Moscow Mills, Mo.
Erica Lundt, a junior history and political science major from Oak Brook, Ill.
Dahveed McKinney, a senior individualized major from Plano, Ill.
Thaddeus Newby, a master’s of business administration student from Chicago Heights, Ill.
Tra’e Patterson, a freshman business administration major from Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Michael Simon, a junior criminal justice major from St. Louis
Mason Vires, a senior business administration major from Clarkston, Mich.
Isaac Williamson, a freshman physical education major from Ashmore, Ill.

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Bolden is a native of Bowling Green, Ky. She earned her bachelor’s degree in family consumer sciences from Western Kentucky University in 2013, and she earned her master’s degree in student affairs in higher education from Western Kentucky in 2017.

She most recently was a therapeutic foster care case manager for Necco in Bowling Green. She also previously worked in admissions, housing and residence life and students affairs while at Western Kentucky, and she also was a preschool Head Start teacher.

The coordinator of multicultural development and residence life works with minority student populations on campus in advising through their college career while also responsible for the celebration and education of diverse cultures at Culver-Stockton.

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