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Students, Staff honored at Eagle Awards Ceremony

Fri, 03/12/2021 - 01:59pm | By: David Tisdale

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ (Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ) Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement held its annual Eagle Awards Ceremony online Feb. 28, during which Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ students and staff were honored for outstanding achievement and contributions to the university community in multiple categories. The event also included artistic performances by Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ 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