President Edison O. Jackson of Bethune-Cookman University in
Daytona Beach; President Nathaniel Glover of Edward Waters College in
Jacksonville; President Elmira Mangum of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University in Tallahassee; and President Roslyn Clark Artis of Florida Memorial
University in Miami, were each recognized for their personal leadership
achievements and the outstanding work that their students, faculty and staff
contribute to the world. Civil Rights Advocate Martin Luther King III,
Congresswoman Corrine Brown and U.S. Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Cassius Butts were
in attendance to celebrate the exemplary leaders.
“Our HBCU’s are a significant cornerstone of the Black
community and their mission to educate under-served communities is more
critical to the future of our country today than ever before,” said ONYX Awards
Advisory Chairman Michelle Tatom. “We salute those individuals working to
preserve these great institutions through their philanthropy and social
activism”