This video is titled, “Black Excellence Awards Banquet: Making the Grade” held in Koury Center, Alumni Memorial Gymnasium on April 26, 2003. Leon Williams stated in a 2013 email to faculty/staff, “Since the inception of the Black Excellence Awards Banquet in 1993, Elon students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the community have gathered annually to celebrate the academic success of black students enrolled full-time in the undergraduate program at Elon University. The banquet was officially named the Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards Banquet in 2006 in honor of Elon’s first black student in 1963, Glenda Phillips, and the first black graduate, Eugene Perry in 1969. The mission of the Black Excellence Awards Banquet is to recognize, celebrate, and affirm the presence of black students at Elon University.” The 2003 “Black Excellence Awards Banquet: Making the Grade” program included: the “Welcome” by L’Tanya Richmond, Director of Multicultural Affairs; (not video recorded: the “Invocation” by Dr. Matthew Clark, Associate Professor of Biology; the “Dinner”; the “Dance Selections” titled Reflections of Glory, Dance Ministry; the “Introduction of the Speaker” by Phillips Reynolds, Class of 2003; the “Speaker”, Dr. Garrie W. Moore, Associate Provost and Vice Chancellor from East Carolina University). The program video recording concluded: the “Presentation of Awards” by Chaplain Richard McBride, University Chaplain and Director of Church Relations; Dr. George (Smith) Jackson, Vice President and Dean of Student Life, and Jana Lynn Patterson, Associate Dean of Students; “Special Remarks” by Dr. Leo M. Lambert, President, Elon University; “Recognitions” by L’Tanya Richmond, Director of Multicultural Affairs; and the “Benediction”, Annette Orbert, Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Minority Recruitment. The special remarks by Dr. Leo M. Lambert included: a special “thanks” to Dr. Moore and Mrs. Moore for coming to Elon to participate in the Black Excellence Awards; congratulating the students on their academic success and the leadership the students show every day at Elon; appreciating the students who volunteer in the community; serving as student ambassadors within the community; acknowledging each student as an asset to Elon University; witnessing a tremendous time of change at Elon; asking for the library be open 24 hours a day; requesting more resources in the library and Elon tripled the library resources; creating the new Isabella Cannon Center for International Studies; exciting new Elon University cultural program; increasing scholarships for multicultural students by a half a million dollars over the next five years; entering 2004 freshmen class will be the best academically class in the history of Elon; accrediting the School of Business; competing in the first year of the Southern Conference; and planning and implementing Elon’s Strategic goals for the academic community. In addition, Lambert asks the students two questions: “What will you do to keep Elon thriving, founded upon innovation and community?” and “What will you do to embrace the Elon spirit of innovativeness?” Lambert encourages the students by saying each of you, as a student, has the ability to lead and make Elon University better. Lambert reads a Class of 2002 letter from an Elon alum and states, “I hope you all feel this way when you graduate from Elon.” During the closing remarks from L’Tanya Richmond, there are cut-away shots of Dr. Matthew Clark, George (Smith) Jackson, and President Leo M. Lambert. Some names included: Arketa Tawan Banks, Kimberly Nicole Bowman, Charity Renaa Bumpass, Stacey Lenora Carless, Phillipe Curtis Charles, Nicole Michelle Coston, Ronnie Dargan, II, Matthew Alexander Dodson, Sheena Kiajuanna Earl, Kristina A. Fost, Awel A. Gheddai, Vincent Lee Graves, Johnathan Chase Harps, Robert Thomas Jones, Kelsie Marquis Langston, Evelyn Alina Massey, Aramina Marie Maynard, Samantha Elaine McCoy, Immanuel Justus Naylor, Tori Nichole Parker, Joy Nicole Ross, Natasha Monique Smith, Adrainne R. Thompson, Kira Marquette Van Niel, Ferris Marie Wilkins, Candace N. Williams, Christopher D. Woods, Kathryn Tsiege Abebe, Kimberly Lynnette Adams, Monica LaNice Allen, Bianca Alisa Ashton, Stephanie Allen Ballard, Amy Renee Benjamin, Maiya Imani Black, Tialia Ann Nichole Booth, Adriane M. Bradberr, Shannon Loren Brown, Raschard Lynn Buie, Shannon Renee Carmichael, Danya Tenille Cobb, Amanda Khara Davis, Adina Iman Dorch, Christy Nicole Ector, Branice Lee Fletcher, Kawan’ta Martist Foster, Kerry W. Foxx, Aftan B. Freeman, Ablavi Louise Gbenyon, Dana Erica Graves, Allison Jordan Grimes, Diona Takiyah Guy, Arianne Noelle Hamilton, Michele Lynn Hamilton, Casey J. Harris, Nichelle Nicole Harrison, Jessica Michelle Hayden, Shawn A. Howard, Ashley C. Hunter, Malika Sharae Irving, Derrick Eugene Jackson, Rebecca A. Jackson, Brooke Audry Jacobs, JoAnna Jarrett, Ashanti R. Jennings, Melissa Andrea Johnston, Jessica Rae Jones, Melikssa N. Jordan, Talita Michelle Jordan, Keisha Marquita King, Candace M. Lawson, LaToya Ariel Marcus, Candyce Lynne Marsh, Danielle Shanna Matthews, Robin M. McCoy, Shana Alexander McLaughlin, Darris Roshawn Means, Courtney Danielle Mitchell, Hollye LaShele Monroe, Jason Allen Moore, Jacqueline Denise Morton, Jason Terrance Nephew, Randi Michelle Oxendine, Michelle Nicole Parson, Patrick J. Rees, Phillip Anthony Reynolds, Judyth Nausicaa Richardson, Joseph Roger Rozier III, Elliot Boyd Rushing, Cara A. Seay, Monique Simpson, Aisha L. Sims, Danielle P. Smith, Crishaun L. Tankersley, Nikia Shemik Taylor, Gary Anthony Tillman, D’Vera Renae Tune, Brittis L. Warner, Crystal A. Webb, David Michael Weedon, and Nicole Charmaine Wright. The Black Excellence Awards Banquet Committee included: Ms. Marsha Boone, Dr. Matthew Clark, Mr. Cameron Davis, Miss Ashley Foster, Mrs. Bernice Foust, Mrs. La’Kicia Fuller, Mrs. Annette Orbert, Mrs. Jana Lynn Patterson, Mrs. Janice Ratliff, Mrs. L’Tanya Richmond, and Mrs. Lisa Roper.