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H.H. Remmers Memorial Award

History
Since 1985-86, the African American Studies and Research Center has coordinated the identification of an annual recipients(s) for the Remmers Award. This award has been made possible through the H.H. Remmers Memorial Fund established in 1969 to honor Dr. Remmers who had been head of the Division of Educational Reference and a member of the Psychology Department. The Remmers family had stipulated that the income from the fund be used to assist "Afro-Americans who are pursuing graduate study in the social sciences, men and women, providing the amount of $500.00 per calender year." In 1998, the family graciously agreed that the award be increased to $1000.00 each for an Afro-American doctoral and masters student level. In addition to the two 1993-94 recipients, the program will also honor our 1992-93 doctoral recipient who was not selected until after last year's event. Each year, the selection committee solicits nominations from the heads of the social science departments, including Communications, Psychological Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology/Anthropology, and Audiology/Speech Sciences. Nomination criteria include consistent and outstanding academic progress as well as academic, professional, and leadership potential.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!
to the 2012 H.H. Remmers Award Winners
Amber Landers, Department of Psychological Sciences-Doctoral Level
Daphne Penn, Department of Sociology- Master's Level
(Pictured below with Dr. Irwin Weiser, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts)


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CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 Remmers Award Winners

Dwaine Jengelley, Department of Political Science
Tyrell Connor, Department of Sociology

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2009 Remmers Award Winners

Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell, Department of Psychological Sciences
Laurent Wrzesinski, Department of Political Science

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2008 Remmers Award Winners

John E. Spruill III Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Andrea Stokes, Department of Communications

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2007 Remmers Award Winners
Nakia Collins Tamora Callands
Masters Candidate Ph.D Candidate

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2006 Remmers Award Winners 
Adrienne Carter-Sowell Candace Best
Masters candidate Ph.D Candidate

2004-2005 Recipients
Damion Waymer, Communications
Kimberly Usher, Psychological Sciences