The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative) announced the names of 44 students selected as 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholars – the Initiative’s highest student recognition.
Compromised of undergraduate, graduate, and for professional students, Competitiveness Scholars are recognized for successfully preparing to compete for top opportunities that improve long-term outcomes. Each student was nominated and endorsed by their institution’s President, which itself is an honorable mention.
Scholars were selected from among several distinguished HBCU students chosen based on their academic achievement, campus and civic involvement, and entrepreneurial ethos or “go getter” spirit. In the course of their one-year term, Competitiveness Scholars will learn and share proven and promising practices that support individual and institutional achievement, with the goal of strengthening prospects for career and life success. Competitiveness Scholars will assemble during the 2019 National HBCU Conference in Washington, D.C. They will receive their recognition at the conference during the Initiative’s Excellence in Innovation and Competitiveness Awards Luncheon Ceremony.
Haley is the 2016 Valedictorian of Grace Christian School. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the daughter of Dwain and Barbara McHenry.
