14 April 2008
Looking For: MLK Scholars
Posted by Sam under: Classifieds .
When I was in college, I was a member of the MLK Scholars Program at NYU. A merit-based scholarship program, it was designed to bring together students from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. As members of the Program, we participated in various seminars, domestic and international travel colloquia, research, educational and cultural activities, and community service. To be frank, if it were not for this program, I would have never be able to attend NYU. Many of my fondest college memories are with this group.
On Thursday night, I went to a reunion celebrating the group’s 20th anniversary. While in college, I never really thought too much of it - we all struggled to make good grades and fit in, just like every other college student - but these guys were among some of the brightest in the US. Among our alum are now doctors, lawyers, priests, professors, entrepreneurs, Broadway actors, film makers, businessmen and women, leaders in not-for-profit, etc. (We even have a celebrity blogger.) The reunion was fantastic. I got to see familiar faces and catch up with old friends.
A year or two ago, I created groups on MySpace and Facebook, in attempt to keep us more in touch with one another. Actually, it has. I’ve heard from several people from as far away as Hawaii.
Anyway, I was looking through some old college files and found a few pages that listed some names. I thought I would post them, in the event 1.) anyone Googled him/herself or 2.) someone knew how to reach one or more of these individuals. In either case, alum are encouraged to join the MLK Scholars Group on Facebook.
Also, if you have lists from other years, feel free to post here or on Facebook.
Members During 98-99 (Very incomplete list)
Murray Abeles
Rebecca Agbe-Davis
Candice Allen
Rose Alokolaro
Diana Alvir
Marc Aranha
Alejandro Arbona
Michael Bernard
Laureve Blackstone
Carla Brathwaite
Kate Butler
Erik Carter
Melissa Cook
Josue Diaz
Raymond Doss
Danielle Figueroa
Benjamin Gallardo
Clifford Georges
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Hector Gonzalez
William Gordon
Mary Hill
Michelle Hollings
Natarsha Horton
Travis Johnson
Tom Jordon
Katrina Kalatzis
Michelle Kempner
Elliott Knott
Richard LaFluer
Mario Lavandeira
Nicole Lewis
Rafeal Lima
Shakira Lleras
Kyissa Markland
Sanra Martinez
Maryann Mikhail
Lauren Nelson
Antoinette Noel
Edward Olvera
Dominic Ondryas
Tatiana Pena
Dahlia Philips
Rafael Polanco
Venita Ramirez
Jessica Rodrigues
Natalie Rodrigues
David Rodriguez
Tracea Routie
Marwa Sabry
Paul Samuels
Arnel San Pedro
Hector Sanchez
Anna Sands
Erika Settles
Debbie-Ann Smith
Nicole Smith
Christine Sousa
LaWanda Stewart
Elisabeth Stone
Ludmilla Terehoff
Tyrone Turnipseed
Chrisina White
Kim White
Evan Williams
Lesley Younge
Other Years [Mixed] (Obscenely incomplete)
Chris Chan Roberson
Alfonsina Molinari
Dremaceo Giles
Joe Corona
Laura Wilson
Keishia Louis
Franklin Mayers
Jaime Guzman
Diana Alvir
Abe Feliciano
Aklima Baksh
Bryan Vargas
Yumi Martinez
Ayana Johnson
Noreen Gillen
Rodney Lopez
Mable Ivory
Reisha Phils
Malika Brown
Stephanie McGuiness
Patty Abreu
Stephen Farmer
Debbie Sadok
Aimee Cornier
2 Comments so far...
Lavern McDonald Says:
11 May 2008 at 4:31 pm.
Sam, it was so wonderful seeing you and all the scholars at the recent celebration. I look forward to hearing more about the amazing MLK scholars going forward. Cheers, Lavern McDonald
Michelle Hollings Says:
28 July 2008 at 12:35 pm.
Hi Sam,
It is so funny, I just made a website and decided to google myself to see if it came up, and it didn’t. But even better, your page did. I hope everything is going well for you.
-Michelle
