Recipients include third-year student Gabriel Collazo, second-year student Naia Watkins, fourth-year student Jardon Quarterman, and fourth-year student Haley Hughes-Gill.
The purpose of the WCBAA is to bolster Whittier in its efforts to recruit and support Black students; to foster and maintain positive relationships between Black students, alumni, and the College; and to develop and provide scholarship assistance, career mentoring, and cultural advocacy through alumni networking, volunteer involvement, philanthropy, and social enterprise.
The WCBAA’s leadership is currently made up of officers Mike Moses ’85, president; David Moss ’83, secretary; and Erika Rogers '93, advisor. On the committee are Harold Allen ’84, Erle Collins ’82, and Marc Brodnax ’86, P’17.
Make sure to mark your calendar for WCBAA’s 2nd Annual Black Excellence Day. Plans are underway for a soul food lunch, a panel discussion, a basketball game and more on Saturday, February 3, 2024, on campus. Contact alumni@whittier.edu for more information.