This video is titled, “Black Excellence Award Banquet: Making the Grade” held in McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center on April 23, 2005. The mission of the Black Excellence Awards Banquet is to recognize, celebrate, and affirm the presence of black students at Elon University.” The 2005, version one video recording of the “Black Excellence Awards Banquet: Making the Grade” program included: the “Welcome” by L’Tanya Richmond, Director of Multicultural Affairs; the “Invocation” by Pam Brumbaugh, Director of Experiential Learning; the “Dinner”; the “Introduction of the Speaker” by Tiffany Brooks, Miss Black Cultural Society, Class of 2007; and the “Speaker” Shelia Dove Burnette, Assistant Principal, Rashkis Elementary School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Class of 1995. In Richmond’s “Welcome” she had the 101 honored students recite a pledge from a book titled, “Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child The Best Education Possible” by Hugh B. Price – “I am excellent, My mind is a pearl, I can do anything, Anything that my mind can conceive, I can achieve anything that my mind can conceive and my heart can believe, I can achieve.” The highlights of Shelia Dove Burnette remarks included: recited Allie Max’s “Life” poem; embraced and celebrate the Elon University academics’ accomplishments; applauded the Elon musicians and artists performing during the banquet; encouraged African Americans to reach beyond by the score of the game to achieve academic excellence; congratulated the students; encouraged the students to examine and self-reflect for their future growth; read Linda Ellis’ “The Dash” poem; asked the Elon students three questions; and challenged the Elon Students to excel in life. Student processed to receive awards. This is the end of Black_Excellence_Awards_2005_version 1_004. Version two continues as Phillips_Perry_Black_Excellence_Awards_2005_v2_004. The Black Excellence Awards Banquet was officially named the Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Award Banquet in 2006 in honor of Elon’s first black student, Glenda Phillips, and the first black graduate, Eugene Perry. Videos before 2006 are labeled as "Black Excellence Awards Banquet (YEAR)," and videos after 2005 are labeled as "Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards Banquet (YEAR)".