AAAC Celebrates Sankofa Homecoming Weekend 2010

Issue Date: 
November 8, 2010
Pitt’s African American Alumni Council (AAAC) celebrated Sankofa Homecoming Weekend 2010—Blue, Gold, and Black: It Takes a Village. 1. AAAC President Linda Wharton-Boyd talks with students at the Barack Obama International Studies Academy in East Liberty on Oct. 29; this event was part of AAAC’s annual Apple Seed program, where alumni mentor young students.Pitt’s African American Alumni Council (AAAC) celebrated Sankofa Homecoming Weekend 2010—Blue, Gold, and Black: It Takes a Village. 1. AAAC President Linda Wharton-Boyd talks with students at the Barack Obama International Studies Academy in East Liberty on Oct. 29; this event was part of AAAC’s annual Apple Seed program, where alumni mentor young students.
Jeff Gleim (far left), Pitt’s associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the Pitt Alumni Association, and Wharton-Boyd (far right) stand with (from left) individual Sankofa awardees Deborah Walker, student conduct officer in Pitt’s Division of Student Affairs; Linda Williams Moore, director of Pitt’s Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development; RaShall Brackney, commander in the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police; and James Cox, director of Pitt’s University Counseling Center.Jeff Gleim (far left), Pitt’s associate vice chancellor for alumni relations and executive director of the Pitt Alumni Association, and Wharton-Boyd (far right) stand with (from left) individual Sankofa awardees Deborah Walker, student conduct officer in Pitt’s Division of Student Affairs; Linda Williams Moore, director of Pitt’s Office of Cross Cultural and Leadership Development; RaShall Brackney, commander in the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police; and James Cox, director of Pitt’s University Counseling Center.
Wharton-Boyd (far right) stands with representatives of the Pitt departments and organizations that received Sankofa awards: from left, Tiwanda Taylor, advisor to the Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association; Shawn Brooks, director of the Office of Residence Life; Alaine Allen, director of the Swanson School of Engineering’s EXCEL Program; Angela Ford, director of the Center for Minority Health; and Teraya White, interim Academic Resource Center director. Organizational Sankofa awards also were presented to the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Merrill Lynch, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, and Macedonia Baptist Church.Wharton-Boyd (far right) stands with representatives of the Pitt departments and organizations that received Sankofa awards: from left, Tiwanda Taylor, advisor to the Roberto Clemente Minority Business Association; Shawn Brooks, director of the Office of Residence Life; Alaine Allen, director of the Swanson School of Engineering’s EXCEL Program; Angela Ford, director of the Center for Minority Health; and Teraya White, interim Academic Resource Center director. Organizational Sankofa awards also were presented to the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Merrill Lynch, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, and Macedonia Baptist Church.
Gail Austin, former director of Pitt’s Academic Resource Center who retired after 42 years of service in various University positions, received the special Sankofa Jean Hamilton Walls Award.Gail Austin, former director of Pitt’s Academic Resource Center who retired after 42 years of service in various University positions, received the special Sankofa Jean Hamilton Walls Award.