The 2017 LEAD Awards were presented on November 9 at our annual conference. There were awards presented in five categories. The winning schools are shown below. We’ll add photos as soon as they are available!
LEAD Military-Friendly
- Platinum: Fayetteville State University (Judges’ Choice)
- Gold: Florida A&M University (People’s Choice)
- Silver: Norfolk State University
- Bronze (tie): Claflin University & South Carolina State University
LEAD Website
- Platinum: Winston-Salem State University (People’s Choice)
- Gold: Jackson State University (digital media site)
- Silver: Jackson State University (People of JSU site)
- Bronze (tie): Claflin University (Judges’ Choice), Clark Atlanta University, & Bennett College
LEAD Marketing
- Platinum: Winston-Salem State University (People’s Choice)
- Gold: Florida A&M University (Judges’ Choice)
- Silver: Jackson State University
- Bronze (tie): Shaw University & Spelman College
LEAD Innovation
- Platinum: Grambling State University (People’s Choice)
- Gold: Winston-Salem State University
- Silver (tie) : Florida A&M University (Judges’ Choice) & North Carolina Central University
- Bronze: Hampton University
Best Leadership
- Platinum: Rick Gallot, Jr., President of Grambling State University
- Gold (tie): Dr. Elwood L. Robinson, Chancellor at Winston-Salem State University & Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, President of Spelman College
- Silver: Mark Barnes, VP of Institutional Advancement, Dillard University
- Bronze: Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye, Chancellor, North Carolina Central University
Congratulations to all our winners!