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This year’s brunch was the
culmination of the efforts of Scholarships Chairman Cheryl
Slack, Alpha Lambda Chapter Graduate Advisor Cheryl Wallace
and Fundraising Chairman Donnetta Carter along with the
committee members and the Zeta Alpha Omega officers and
members.
This year’s scholarship
recipients are Xavier Cherie Johnson, Carla Brown, Destiny
Oshodin, Tiara Medley and Jasmine Miller.
Xavier Cherie Johnson is
the recipient of the Alpha Lambda Scholarship in honor of
Elinor W. Allen. She is pursuing a degree in chemical
engineering with a minor in business administration from the
University of Toledo and will graduate in 2021. After
graduation she plans to pursue a career in pharmaceuticals
or oil, researching global clean water methods.
Carla Brown is a graduate
of Bowling Green High School and will attend Langston
University in Oklahoma to earn a degree in business
administration with a minor in music. She is the daughter of
Sheila Brown and Angelo Brown.
Destiny Oshodin is a
graduate of Scott High School and the daughter of Gwendolyn
Readus and Osa Oshodin. She will attend Defiance College to
pursue a degree in sports management.
Tiara Medley is a graduate
of Woodward High School and will enter Eastern Michigan in
the fall to earn a bachelor’s degree in media
communications. She is the daughter of Catrese Medley.
Jasmine Miller is also a
graduate of Woodward High School and will attend the
University of Toledo to pursue a bachelor’s degree in early
childhood education.
Saturday’s jazz brunch was
held at the Radisson Hotel at the University of Toledo
Medical Center Campus.
CJ Manning & Company
presented the opening musical prelude and Morgannia Dawson,
president of the Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter offered the
welcome to the brunch attendees. Pastor Eric Slack of New
Creation Ministry COGIC brought the invocation.
After brunch, Rhonda
Sewell, manager of External and Governmental Affairs for the
Toledo Lucas County Public Library and a member of the Zeta
chapter, served as the mistress of ceremonies and introduced
the keynote speaker, Professor Jelani Jefferson Exum.
Exum, a professor at the
University of Toledo College of Law for the past eight
years, is also an associate dean of Diversity & Inclusion
and is a member of the editorial board of the Federal
Sentencing Reporter. She teaches Criminal Law, Criminal
Procedure, Sentencing and Race and American Law. Her
interests include the impact of race on criminal justice.
The Alpha Kappa alpha
Sorority, Inc was founded in 1908 as the first
African-American sorority whose mission is “service to
mankind.” The Zeta Alpha Omega Chapter was formed in Toledo
in 1952 and has been awarding scholarships to Toledo area
students for many years.
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