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A pair of Stillman College seniors were picked to the 2023 cohort of the White House HBCU Scholars Initiative.

Ta’Kari Bryant and Jaela Williams are among 101 students from HBCUs across the country chosen for the event. “I had to re-read the email twice,” Bryant said. “I was shocked but super excited. I immediately called my mom to tell her the news.”

Williams is also excited to compete in the HBCU Scholars Initiative. “I’m excited to get there and to network,” Williams said. “Even if I don’t meet the president, just being there and being a part of this program is a step in the right direction. I want to meet the next doctors, politicians – the other students in the cohort.”

Bryant, a senior psychology major and graduate of Dothan High. Williams is  a senior criminal justice major and graduate of New Century Technology High School in Huntsville

Bryant, a senior psychology major and graduate of Dothan High, and Jaela Williams, a senior criminal justice major and graduate of New Century Technology High School in Huntsville

Stillman College has a strong alumni base in Dallas County: Keith High School Principal Tommy Tisdale Jr., his wife, LaTonia, Tisdale, Dallas County Schools System teacher  Zella Ford,  former Stillman College track coach Jake Irby, Salem Elementary School teacher Gladys Davis,  last year’s graduates from Selma  Tyriq Fells, Dorian McWilliams and Anthony Kemp of Selma and Shelby Boswell of Valley Grande and Selma Times-Journal Managing Editor James Jones.

Two Stilllman College

students selected for

White House Initiative