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!