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HBCU News
FAMU Is Gifted $200,000 By Chevron Corporation
HBCU Grad Is New Mrs. Universe 2022-23
Tennessee State University alum Juanita Brown In- gram has been crowned this year’s “Mrs. Universe.”
The TSU alum and Chat- tanooga native is not new to pageantry.
Ingram received her Bach- elor’s Degree in Accounting from Tennessee State Univer- sity and her MBA and Jurist Doctorate from the University of Memphis. She is a U. S. li- censed attorney and a former adjunct professor of Business Law and was the recipient of the 2021 NAACP Ruby Hurley Image Award.
Sheisalsoawifeanda mother currently living in Sin- gapore, and formerly residing in London and Taiwan.
Ingram founded Purpose Productions, Inc. in 2018, which is a women-led produc- tion company with a mission of creating content that celebrates authentic BIPOC narratives while empowering women and youth through film. On June- teenth 2021, she launched Pur- pose Streaming, a streaming platform dedicated to content that inspires, informs, and em- powers through BIPOC-centric content.
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The newly crowned Mrs. Universe ran on the platform “dress for success,” a platform that she says she lives by and is a nod to her service work.
She is the founder and cur- rent Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Dress For Success Greater London, an organiza- tion that helps disadvantaged women become economically independent by styling them and giving them interview at- tire, career training, and sup- port. She recently opened a Dress For Success office in her hometown, Chattanooga, Ten- nessee.
SBI Dean and Vice President for University Advancement Shawnta Friday Stroud, President Robin- son and Chevron’s Fredrick Walker hold the $200,000 check at event celebrating the partnership.
Florida A&M University hosted a delegation from Chevron Corporation to fur- ther cement the decades-old collaboration between the University and the global en- ergy giant.
The program’s executive sponsors came with a $200,000 check last week, the latest installment on the com- pany’s $1 million commitment to fund scholarships and spe- cial programs over five years signed in September 2020.
On signing the agreement, Chevron made a $250,000 contribution to fund scholar- ships and programs in the FAMU-FSU College of Engi- neering and the School of Business & Industry (SBI) for the 2020-2021 academic year.
In accepting the contribu- tion, President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., was thank- ful for the long-term partner- ship with the energy giant.
“This is going to go a long
way in supporting our strate- gic initiatives, in particular student success and recruiting and retaining world class fac- ulty,” Robinson said. “This is part of an ongoing partnership with Chevron, and it’s going make a huge difference for us.”
Since the company had travel restrictions for two years during the pandemic, this week was the first-time ex- ecutive sponsors could visit the Tallahassee campus to see how their contribution is being invested, University officials said. During their time on campus, the delegation visited with faculty and students from SBI, the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, and the College of Science & Technology.
Among the leaders of the group was Fredrick Walker, a co-executive sponsor and general manager with Chevron at the El Segundo, California, refinery.
Hampton University Ranks High Among HBCUs
Several prestigious college listings throughout the world, including U. S. News & World Report and The Princeton Re- view, continue to rec- ognize Hampton University.
“At Hampton Uni- versity, we strive to up-
hold our founder’s
ideals of providing a strong academic program and build- ing character,” said Hampton University President, Darrell K. Williams. “The high marks that Hampton Univer- sity continues to receive in the Princeton Review, U. S. News & World Report, and other reputable publications serve as confirmation that we are one of the nation’s top institu- tions of higher education, es- pecially as relates to our new aim to “Deliver the #1 Student Experience in America.”
The 2023 edition of The Princeton Review’s listing of best colleges again named
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Hampton University a “Best College.” The publication also named the University a “Best Southeastern College” and recognized it as “one of the world’s top historically black universities, offering students a progressive education in business, the sciences, and the liberal arts.
Hampton University is ranked as a top six institution among Historically Black Col- leges and Universities in the latest rankings. Hampton is recognized as one of the Best Undergraduate Computer Sci- ence Programs, a Top Per- former in Social Mobility and as a National University.
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