Molette Dinner Awards 2025

July 29, 2025

The Africana Studies Institute held it’s annual Drs. Barbara and Carlton Molette Scholarship and Award dinner on April 10, 2025. This year’s speaker was Dr. Shayla C. Nunnally from the University of Tennessee- Knoxville. The Community Engagement Award was presented to Anastasia Charles. The Excellence in the Africana Studies Minor award was presented to Jewel Booker, and two students received the Drs. Barbara and Carlton Molette Award; Lizamishel Boateng and Charlotte Jenkins. Congratulations to all the 2025 winners. To learn more about annual student awards and to donate, please visit our awards page.

Three women standing in a room with wood paneling. Two smiling women hold certificates. The middle person wears glasses and a patterned jacket.
Photo of Jewel Booker, recipient of the Academic Excellence in the Minor Award, Dr. Shalya Nunnally, and Anastasia Charles, recipient of the Community Engagement Award.

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Group photo at the Molette Dinner 2025. (Far Left) Fiona Vernal, (Second from Left) Amanda Cannada, (Third from Left) Jewel Booker, (Middle) Charlotte Jenkins, (Middle Next to Jenkins) Lizamishel Boateng (Second from Right) Anastasia Charles, (Far Right) Evelyn Simien.