Meet the 2011 W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars
The 2011 W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars reflect a diverse range of high-achieving African-American students from throughout the metro Atlanta region and the state. Metro Atlanta leaders rolled out the red carpet and dispensed celebrity treatment for six African-American high school students during Scholars Recognition Week June 6 – 10, 2011. The weeklong celebration is the pinnacle of the W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars Program, an initiative started by the W.E.B. Du Bois Society to create more fanfare and public recognition around academic excellence among black students.
To kick off Recognition Week, the Du Bois Scholars met with Atlanta City Council members and Mayor Reed and received personal proclamations in honor of their achievements:
Pictured above (L-R): Julia Davis, Carver Health Sciences & Research graduate who will attend Spelman College; Danielle Daley graduate of The Westminster Schools who will attend the Georgetown University; Camara Carter, Sandy Creek High School graduate who will attend Harvard University; Atlanta City Councilmember Aaron Watson; W.E.B. Du Bois Society president and co-founder Etienne R. LeGrand; Kevin Smith, Redan High School graduate who will attend Boston University; Camera Elliott, Pike County High School graduate who will attend the University of Georgia; and Asha Harris, Parkview High School graduate who will attend Georgia Institute of Technology.
Pictured above (L-R): Julia Davis, Carver Health Sciences & Research graduate who will attend Spelman College; Danielle Daley graduate of The Westminster Schools who will attend the Georgetown University; Camara Carter, Sandy Creek High School graduate who will attend Harvard University; Atlanta City Councilmember Aaron Watson; W.E.B. Du Bois Society president and co-founder Etienne R. LeGrand; Kevin Smith, Redan High School graduate who will attend Boston University; Camera Elliott, Pike County High School graduate who will attend the University of Georgia; and Asha Harris, Parkview High School graduate who will attend Georgia Institute of Technology.