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American Heart Association HBCU Scholars Alumni
HBCU Scholars Alumni
Making a difference and impacting the future of their communities
HBCU Alumni
| Class of 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Morgan | Senior Chemistry Major, Tougaloo College; UCLA-Tougaloo Public Health Training Program |
| Alexis Love | Graduate Stillman College |
| Amya Bryant | Graduate Miles College; Candidate, Master’s in Nursing Pathway Program University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Andrea Harrison | Graduate Stillman College; AmeriCorps summer VISTA program; Intern University of Alabama chemistry department investigating transformation of plastic waste into valuable material |
| Aniya Rosse | Senior Nursing Major, Dillard University |
| Ashton Oliver | Second-Year Biomedical Medical Engineering Student, Lawson State Community College; Summer internship University of Alabama Cardiovascular Disease Laboratory |
| DaNashia Thomas | Graduate Clark Atlanta University; Studying for the MCAT and seeking clinical opportunities for shadowing |
| Da’Sha Richard | Third-Year Pharmacy Student, Xavier University |
| Eden Black | Senior Biology Major, Stillman College; Summer research internship University of Alabama, investigating genetics |
| Erin Howard | Junior Biology Major, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Gabrielle Jones | Graduate Stillman College; Applying to Accelerated BSN program |
| Jalen Robinson | Graduate Morehouse College; First-Year Medical Student Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Jandolyn Washington | Senior Spanish/Pre-Med Major, Spelman College |
| Jayewon Hill | Senior Biology Major, Jackson State University; Summer research internship Boise State University (raptor research) |
| Jazmyne Jackson | Graduate Tennessee State University; Candidate, Master of Health Sciences Meharry Medical College |
| Jenesis Morgan | Senior Biology Major, Miles College |
| Joshua Hines | Senior Biology Major, Dillard University |
| La’Deira Hall | Senior Chemistry/Pre-Med Major, Jackson State University |
| Karrington Powell | Senior Biology Major, Tennessee State University |
| NaSiya Taylor | Junior Biology and Spanish Major, Spelman College; University of Washington Seattle STAR program |
| Oizoshimoshiofu Dimowo | Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, Fisk University; UCLA Bruins in-Genomics summer research program |
| Sonia Okekenwa | Senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Major, Fisk University; MIT summer research program, Bio/Neuroscience |
| Tori Wiley | Third-Year Pharmacy Student, Xavier University; Community Specialty Internship Walgreens, Atlanta |
| Terriyana Bailey | Graduate Tougaloo College |
| Quadir Philips | Graduate Morehouse College |
| Zaria Gouthier | Senior Biology Major, Clark Atlanta University; Summer Undergraduate Fellow, Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute, Ichan School of Medicine Mount Sinai Hospital |
| Class of 2020 | |
| Ajah Gross | Graduate Lawson State Community College; Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Alexis Brown | Graduate Fisk University; First-Year Medical Student University of Cincinnati College of Medicine |
| Anne Omweno | Second-Year Nursing Major, Shelton State Community College |
| Ar-Ryon Garrison | Graduate Clark Atlanta University; Applicant, Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs |
| Asja Woodard | Senior Health Science Major, Spelman College |
| Bianca Walker | Senior Cellular and Molecular Biology Major, Tennessee State University |
| Briana Johnson | Senior Mathematics and Pre-Med Major, Stillman College |
| Brianna Allen | Fourth-Year Pharmacy Student, Xavier University; Completing Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) rotations |
| Chyna Fitzgerald | Senior Biology Major, Miles College; Preparing to take Optometry admissions exam for fall of 2022 |
| Deliliah Davis | Graduate Dillard University; Candidate, Master’s in Biomedical Science Mississippi College |
| Janee Knox | Graduate Dillard University; Preparing to take National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for nursing |
| Jordan Malone | Graduate Morehouse College |
| Kristen Smith | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate, Doctorate in Public Health Brown University |
| Malcolm Williams-Green | Graduate Morehouse College; First-Year Medical Student Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Morgan Jackson | Fourt-Year Pharmacy Student, Xavier University; Starting rotations June 2021, first rotation Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company |
| Natalie Butler | Graduate Fisk University |
| Natori Harper | Graduate Stillman College; Applicant, Master’s in Biomedical Science |
| Rachel Coleman | Graduate Tougaloo College |
| Rhythm Williams | Graduate Lawson State Community College; Junior Biology Major University of Alabama at Birmingham; Summer internship Road-mapping America’s 21st Century’s Cancer Explores (RACE21), Intern UAB Academic Small Business Alliance |
| Sam’Mesha Edwards | Graduate Shelton State Community College; Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program University of South Alabama |
| Shaeloren Deering | Graduate Spelman College; Candidate, Master of Science in Neuroscience Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Summer Mallard | Graduate Jackson State University; Logistics Management Specialist for the Department of the Army, Fort Lee, Virginia |
| Toy McLaurin | Graduate Jackson State University; Candidate, Communicative Disorder’s Graduate Program (Speech Pathology) Jackson State University |
| Vivian Iloabuchi | Graduate Fisk University; Summer intern Massachusetts General Hospital Research Training Program, applying to medical school |
| Waynenecka Wynn | Graduate Miles College; Candidate, Samford University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program |
| Yasin Al-Hadid | Senior Biology Major, Morehouse College; Summer internship Genentech, preparing to take the MCAT |
| Class of 2019 | |
| Alhaji Foray | Graduate Fisk University; First-Year Medical Student Morehouse School of Medicine |
| Carmilya Jackson | Graduate Jackson State; Candidate, Master’s in Medical Science Mississippi College |
| Dontrez Johnson, Jr. | Graduate Tennessee State University; First-Year Medical Student Ross University School of Medicine |
| Dynasia Clemons | Graduate Miles College; Emergency Departments Mobile Infirmary, Fairhope, Alabama |
| Jewel Newton | Graduate Jackson State University; Candidate, Doctorate of Occupational Therapy St. Augustine University |
| Justin Forest | Graduate Jackson State University; Revenue Management Specialist Optum 360, Irving, Texas |
| Katrina Jones | Graduate Miles College |
| Lyndon Rolle | Graduate Fisk University; Recently took the MCAT and is in the application process for medical school |
| Mercedes Pearson | Graduate Miles College; Peace Corps volunteer evacuated back to the U.S. in mid-March2020 due to COVID-19 |
| Normanda Brown | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate, Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Fall of 2021 |
| Ruth Anyaeche | Graduate Fisk University; Candidate, Doctorate in Chemistry Purdue University |
| Class of 2018 | |
| Dominique Foster | Attended Tougaloo |
| Jahmel Fowler | Graduate Fisk University; Candidate, Doctorate in Biochemistry and Structural Biology University of Alabama at Birmingham; Master’s in Health Administration University of Southern Indiana |
| Jasmine Wright | Graduate Tennessee State University |
| Jelicia Daily | Graduate Miles College; Pharmacy technician, applying to pharmacy school, fall of 2021 |
| Keila Lawrence | Graduate Miles College; Candidate, Masters in Intercultural and International Communication American University, Washington, DC |
| Kelsey Mathews | Graduate Tougaloo College; Participant Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program; First-Year Medical Student University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Mia McWilliams | Graduate Jackson State; Candidate, Masters in Speech Language Pathology Jackson State University |
| Morgan Elysse Taylor | Graduate Jackson State University |
| Renner Antwi | Graduate Tennessee State University |
| Viola Donahue | Graduate Fisk University; First-Year Medical Student University of Missouri – Columbia School of Medicine; Master’s in Health Administration University Southern Indiana |
| Class of 2017 | |
| Chris Shelton | Graduate Fisk University; Master’s in Health Administration University of Southern Indiana; Research Program Coordinator, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Emmanuel Jackson | Graduate Fisk University |
| Evan Peters | Graduate Jackson State University; Corporate sales FOX 16 TV, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Grady Clopton | Graduate Tennessee State University; Candidate, Master’s in Chemistry Tennessee State University; Plans to pursue Doctorate in Theoretical Chemistry |
| Jazmin Ewers | Graduate Fisk University; Research Assistant Department of Oncology and Hematology Boston Children’s Hospital |
| Keith Cobb | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate, Master’s in Chemistry Mississippi State University |
| Kiana Pauline Moore | Graduate Jackson State University; Owner, Total Body Submersion, a swim school for children with disabilities |
| Victoria Taylor | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate, Masters in Biological Sciences Mississippi College |
| Class of 2016 | |
| Alexis Martin | Attended Tougaloo College |
| Caitlyn Beasley | Attended Tugaloo College; Graduate University of Southern Mississippi University |
| Darian Williams | Graduate Tennessee State University |
| Isis Christopher | Graduate Fisk University; Research Assistant Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Kendrique Morgan | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate Doctorate in Physical Therapy, University of Mississippi Medical School |
| Kyahna Freeman | Graduate Tennessee State University; Candidate, Doctorate of Public Health Capella University |
| Marwa Sharif | Graduate Tennessee State University; Laboratory Manager MedaSource |
| Ra’Chaud Brown | Graduate Tougaloo College; Candidate, Master’s in Public Health with Emphasis on Epidemiology, Jackson State University; Accepted into the Daniel Hale Williams Scholar Program Through the Jackson Heart Study |
Current HBCU Scholars
The Class of 2021-2022 is paving their road to success.
The “Heart” of the Program
Shaping the next generation of African American biomedical science and health care professionals.