Students, Staff honored at Eagle Awards Ceremony
Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:59pm | By: David Tisdale
The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement held its annual Eagle Awards Ceremony online Feb. 28, during which Â鶹´«Ã½ students and staff were honored for outstanding achievement and contributions to the university community in multiple categories. The event also included artistic performances by Â鶹´«Ã½ students.
The Eagle Awards Committee accepted nominations for the awards from across campus, and the committee, made up of several student leaders from various organizations, voted unanimously on a winner for each category.
Student Organization of the Year
Southern Miss Activities Council
Outstanding Female Graduate Student of the Year
Roshanna Stallings- Columbus, Mississippi
Outstanding Male Graduate Student of the Year
Ja’Len Husband- Laurel, Mississippi
Outstanding Female Undergraduate Student of the Year
McKenzie McDavid- Greenville, Mississippi
Outstanding Male Undergraduate Student of the Year
Jakobe Smith- Jackson, Mississippi
Outstanding Sorority Woman of the Year
Samantha Manaway- Hattiesburg
Outstanding Fraternity Man of the Year
Marquan Lewis- Mobile, Alabama
Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year
Daishai Almond, Athens, Georgia
Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year
Bethal Miles- Chicago, Illinois
Living the Southern Miss Creed Award
Earl Stoudamire- Clinton, Mississippi
Langston Hughes Artistic Excellence (Dance)
Keldric Holmes- Brandon, Mississippi
Langston Hughes Artistic Excellence (Theatre)
Brandon Spann- Gulfport, Mississippi
Humanitarian Award: Ms. Valencia R. Walls
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gloria Peterson