Blacks In Government Department of Labor Chapter Scholarship Program:
Celebrating the Successes of Its Scholarship Award Recipients
Since its establishment in 1992, the Blacks In Government Department of Labor Chapter (BIG-DOL) Scholarship Program has provided
one hundred and twenty six (126) scholarship awards and ten (10) monetary book awards to deserving high school graduates,
totaling $141,500! In addition to providing at least three (3) annual chapter-sponsored awards, BIG-DOL has been honored to administer
annual memorial scholarship awards funded by chapter members and/or their family members and friends, namely the Larry C. Hackett
Memorial Scholarship Award and the W. George Binion Memorial Scholarship Awards. BIG-DOL is very proud of its Scholarship
Program—a highly regarded and efficiently administered community service project in Region XI. Moreover, BIG-DOL commends all of
its scholarship award recipients on their successes and is proud to highlight the accomplishments of some past recipients who are college
graduates (The year to the right of the recipient’s name indicates the scholarship award year):
Donna Best, 1993
Education: Mass Communications/Journalism, North Carolina A&T State University, 1993-1996; Bachelor of Business Administration in
Management, Strayer University, 2007; MBA-Health Services Administration (magna cum laude), Strayer University, 2011
Employment: Clinical Services Administration
Kwame Anderson, 1994
Education: Bachelor of English Arts, Hampton University, 2000
Employment: Program Analyst — Mass Transportation Benefit Program
Dr. Alisa M. Gilliard, 1994
Education: Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1998; Doctorate of
Pharmacy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 2003
Employment: Supervisor of Pharmacy — Kaiser Permanente in Marlow Heights, Maryland
Julia Irving, 1995
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/English, University of Virginia, 1999; MBA in Human Resource/Project Team Development,
American Continental University, 2002
Employment: Community Outreach Coordinator — Metropolitan Police Department
Angela Hackett Lee, 1996
Education: Bachelor of Social Work, Temple University, 2000; Master of Social Work, Howard University, 2001; Professional CertificationEvent Management, George Washington University, 2005
Employment: Executive Director — Education Licensure Commission, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Government of
the District of Columbia
Akisha Campbell, 1998
Education: field of study: computer-related; Bachelor’s degree, Florida A & M University, 2002; Master’s degree, National University of
Ireland, Galway, 2004
Employment: Project Manager — Enlightened, Inc. (consulting firm)
Arcynta Childs Ali, 1998
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Spanish/English, Spelman College, 2003; Master of Arts in Journalism/Latin America & Caribbean Studies,
New York University, 2010
Employment: Program & Community Manager — Convention Industry Council
Kendra Parson, 2006
Education: Bachelor of Arts in History, James Madison University, 2010; Master’s in Library Science, University of Maryland, 2012
Employment: Diversity Fellow — Marketing & Research, Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Danielle Christine Kijewski, 2007
Education: Summer Study Abroad, St. Petersburg Polytechnic State University, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2008; Bachelor of Arts, Slavic
Languages and Literature with a minor in Government, Harvard University, 2011; Master of Philosophy, Russian and East European
Studies, Oxford University (England), 2013
Employment: Project Manager – The Half Broken Book Project
Volunteer Work: White House Office of Presidential Correspondence for Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America
April Wright, 2007
Education: Bachelor of Science in Biology (cum laude), Virginia State University, 2011
Employment : Financial Analyst — Springleaf Financial Services
Jennifer A. Smith, 2008
Education: Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology & Physiology, University of Maryland College Park, 2012; Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine, 2016 M.D. Candidate
Imani Miner, 2008
Education: Degree in English, Randolph-Macon College, 2012
Volunteer Work: current Peace Corps volunteer in Indonesia where she teaches English to high school students