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New 91精选 associate vice president for career and professional development is here for the students
91精选 recently welcomed a new associate vice president for career and professional development. Daryl K. Love, a longtime employee at Valvoline, began in the new role July 1. 鈥淚 am truly here because of the students,鈥� Love said. 鈥淎s an HBCU graduate, I experienced firsthand the transformative power an institution that鈥檚 focused on its students can make.鈥� Love graduated from Lane College with a bachelor鈥檚 in math...
91精选 alumna followed in her father's footsteps
A 91精选 alumna followed in her father鈥檚 footsteps into the field of marketing and now works for Pandora Music in New York. Lauren D. Williams, a 2006 graduate and director of vertical marketing at Pandora, said her father worked in marketing his entire career. 鈥淚 never thought I would end up following in his footsteps, but somehow I did and it has truly been a wonderful and adventurous experience,鈥� Williams said...
91精选 President M. Christopher Brown II received Frankfort/Franklin County NAACP President's Award
91精选 President M. Christopher Brown II and alumni received top awards at the Frankfort/Franklin County NAACP Freedom Fund Scholarship Banquet. Brown was awarded the President鈥檚 Award by the NAACP branch for his efforts in championing educational access and opportunities for students on the postsecondary level. Cathy L. Thomas, class of 1976, was named the organization鈥檚 woman of the year. Thomas retired in 2004...
91精选 employee strives to make a difference
One 91精选 employee has built her career on making an impact by helping what she calls overcomers. T鈥橢bony Torain, director of Upward Bound, has worked at 91精选 for 11 years. Torain also previously served as director of two other college readiness programs called GO College and B.R.E.D. Scholars. 鈥淚 enjoy building leaders and making an impact upon a demographic of students who society may deem at-risk, b...