2023/2024

Treasure Well and Carolina Orduno: Both were recipients of the Pellom McDaniels Research Award. The Pellom McDaniels Research Award supports students, faculty, staff, and visiting professors who utilize the Rose Library’s collections in their research celebrating and documenting African Americans’ history, lives, and culture.

Treasure Wells-“It Takes a Village: Images of Black Kinship and Perseverance”
written for AAS 325: Black Love with Dr. Dianne Stewart.

Carolina Orduno-“More Than an Elder: Gwendolyn Brooks”

written for AAS 262: Survey of African American Literature Since 1900 with Dr. Michelle Gordon

McKayla Morrison and Jordan Watson: Both were winners of the Rudolph P. Byrd Scholarship Award. The Rudolph P. Byrd Memorial Scholarship recognizes a senior at Emory College who demonstrates leadership in activities that address social, political, cultural, and professional issues in the African American community at Emory.