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Army Enlistee Earns Proficiency Award
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John Legend To Keynote Black, Brown And College Bound Summit Luncheon
Private First Class Jacob Votos has been awarded the Expert Infantry- man Badge. The badge is the U. S. Army’s highest non- combat proficiency award for infantryman.
The Airman must pass sev- enteen specific infantry skills that includes rifle marksman- ship, hand grenades, antitank
weapons, first aid, military intelligence, and signal com- munications. The test con- cludes with a 12-mile road march with full combat gear.
Private First Class Votos graduated from West Port High School, in Ocala. He earned his Associate’s de- gree in 2014 from the Univer- sity of South Florida.
The Black, Brown & College Bound Steering Committee recently announced that the 2017 Signature Luncheon Keynote Speaker is critically- acclaimed, multi-award-win- ning, singer-songwriter and social activist, John Legend.
The 11th annual summit luncheon will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2017, 12:30 p. m.
Registration is open and all are encouraged to register early for the Summit. Tickets for the event are $1,250.00 per table, or $125.00 individu- ally.
JOHN LEGEND
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he studied English and African- American literature, Legend has worked throughout his ca- reer to make a difference in the lives of others.
The Summit will be held February 22-25, 2017 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside. To register for the Summit or the Luncheon go to BBCB Summit.
Dr. Sylvia Marion Car- ley is the founder and con- vener of the Black, Brown & College Bound Summit. She retired from Hillsborough Community College as the campus president at the Ybor City Campus.
Over the years, she served the college as a faculty mem- ber and dean. In her capacity as Vice President of Education & Student Development, she focused on student success, retention, persistence, and graduation. By means of the Summit, she remains dedi- cated to the mission of serving students in an effort to en- hance their academic and so- cial development.
Featured speakers for the Summit are:
John Quiñones has emerged as one of the most in- spiring keynotes in the speak- ing world today. A lifetime of “never taking no for an an- swer” took Quiñones from migrant farm work and poverty to more than 30 years at ABC News and the anchor desk at 20/20 and Primetime.
Charles F. Coleman Jr., Esq. is a seasoned civil rights attorney and legal analyst who has quickly emerged as one of the newest and strongest voices in the conversation on race, law, culture, politics, and civil rights.
Dr. Carlos Muñoz, Jr. is scholar-activist who has been a central figure in the strug- gles for civil and human rights, social and economic justice, and peace in the United States and abroad since he was a student activist in the 1960s. He played a
prominent leadership role as a founder of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement.
Dr. Luis Ponjuan is an Associate Professor in Higher Education Administration in the Department of Educa- tional Administration and Human Resource Develop- ment at Texas A&M Univer- sity.
Tampa Native Assigned To Naval Construction Battalion
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Gillilan is a Tampa native who graduated from Wiregrass High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and currently serves as an Equipment Op- erator.
Petty Officer Gillilan
builds and fights around the world as a member of a naval construction battalion, He is stated at Port Hueneme, in California.
HeisapartoftheU.S. Naval S Construction Force known as the “Seabees.” The “Seebees” have been in exis- tence for the past 75 years. Their motto is “We Build, We Fight.”
The jobs of some of the Seabees today have re- mained unchanged since World War II, when the or- ganization paved the 10,000-
Dr. Mark Neal is a Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Depart- ment of African and African- American Studies at Duke University, where he won the 2010 Robert B. Cox Award for Teaching.
Dr. Damon A. Williams
is the Senior Vice President for Programs, Training, and Youth Development for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Amer- ica.
The Preconference Speak- ers are:
Dr. Frank Harris, III is an associate professor of post- secondary education and co- director of the Minority Male Community College Collabo- rative (M2C3) at San Diego State University.
J. Luke Wood, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Com- munity College Leadership and the Director of the Doc- toral Program Concentration in Community College Lead- ership at San Diego State Uni- versity (SDSU).
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mile road to victory for the allies in the Pacific and in Europe.
They have served in all American conflicts and have supported humanitarian ef- forts using their construction skills to help communities around the world following earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
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