AAAS and NSF HBCU-UP National Research Conference Awards Announced
T
he 10th Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) National Re-
search Conference was held in Washington, D.C., at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, in October 2009.
The conference highlights undergraduate student research and institutional strategies to enhance the quality of
undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research at HBCUs.
More than 700 participants, including over 400 college and university students attended the conference. Nearly
370 students presented oral or poster presentations that were judged by scientists, engineers, and mathemati-
cians from academia, government, and the private and public sectors. Fifty-three prizes were awarded to students
with exemplary presentations.
The conference is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) HBCU-UP Program and the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). NSF recognizes and supports the important role that HBCUs
play in increasing the number of underrepresented ethnic minorities that are well prepared for participation and
leadership at every level of education and research in STEM.
2009 HBCU-UP National Research Conference Awardees
Poster Presentation Winners
Biological Sciences: 1
st
Place – Sean Fling, Spelman College; Yolanda Safford, Spelman College; Ezekiel Crenshaw,
Cheyney University of PA; and Alyssa Moore, Fort Valley State University. 2
nd
Place – Ryan Burke, Tuskegee Univer-
sity; Nona Kelley, Langston University; and Ruth Tilus, Savannah University. 3
rd
Place – Robin Garrison, Tuskegee
University. Chemistry & Chemical Sciences: 1
st
Place - Charlee McLean, Morgan State University. 2
nd
Place –
Stanley Oyaghire, Morgan State University. Computer Sciences & Information Management: 1
st
Place – Troi Wil-
liams, University of the Virgin Islands; Tavaris Payton, Talladega College; and Kenta Caldwell, Langston University.
Ecology & Environmental Earth Sciences: 1
st
Place – Matthew Love, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Keneyda
Adams, Spelman College; Melissa Pinnard, Morgan State University; Daniel Ogbefho, Fort Valley State University;
Tiffany Bernier, University of the Virgin Islands; and Denis Madende, Cheyney University of PA. 2
nd
Place – Frances
Roberts-Gregory, Spelman College and Ridwaana Allen, Spelman College. Mathematics & Statistics: 1
st
Place –
Bolanle Salaam, Howard University. 2
nd
Place – Crystal Bennett, North Carolina A&T University. Nanoscience: 1
st
Place – Saba Hamidi Vadeghani, South Carolina State University. Physics: 1
st
Place – Shawna Jones, Hampton
University. Social & Behavioral Sciences: 1
st
Place – Tashia Brewer, Virginia State University. Technology & Engi-
neering: 1
st
Place – Michelle Jackson, Johnson C. Smith University; Kenneth King, Virginia State University; Amy
Onekaba, Virginia State University; Julia Anderson-Lee, Spelman College; and Ka’Laun Westry, Clark Atlanta Univer-
sity. 2
nd
Place – Jessica Jones, Hampton University.
Oral Presentation Winners
Biological Sciences: 1
st
Place – Benjamin Ozokwere, University of the District of Columbia. 2
nd
Place – Channing
Sly, Tougaloo University. 3
rd
Place – Hilliary Bland, Mississippi Valley State University. Chemistry & Chemical Sci-
ences: 1
st
Place – Ramond Devaughan, University of the District of Columbia. Computer Sciences & Information
Management: 1st Place – Ruth Agada, Bowie State University and Jonecia Keels, Spelman College. Ecology & En-
vironmental Earth Sciences: 1
st
Place – Charlie Ponder, III, Fort Valley State University. 2
nd
Place – Erica Smith,
Langston University. 3
rd
Place – Dorcas Falodun, Southern University at New Orleans and Zuri Dale, Texas Southern
University. Mathematics & Statistics: 2
nd
Place – Keshia Hutton, Southern University at New Orleans.
Nanoscience: 1
st
Place – Abdul-Rahman Raji, Morgan State University. 2
nd
Place – Valencia Witherspoon, Florida
A&M University. Social & Behavioral Sciences: 1
st
Place – Jamal McCoy, Virginia State University and Simone Jan-
niere, Bennett College. Technology & Engineering: 1
st
Place – Stefan Jenkins, Florida A&M University and Avery V.
Martin, Florida A&M University. 2
nd
Place – William George Humbert, Bowie State University and Brittany Maybin,
Spelman College. 3
rd
Place – Douglas Hilton, J.F. Drake State Technical College.
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