2020 Awardees
Aren Buffaloe
Aren Kimbrough Buffaloe is the youngest son of Mr. Eddie Manford Buffaloe, Jr. and Mrs. Assata Kimbrough Buffaloe, of Kelford, NC. He is a 2020 graduate of Hertford County Early College.
Aren received his Associates in Science. He is enrolled and will be attending North Carolina A & T State University this fall. Aren’s final GPA was 3.7250 (weighted) and 4.4000 (unweighted), and his overall Class Rank was 8 out of 47 students. In addition, he has a 1200 SAT score, 640 in Math and 560 in Reading, and a composite 28 ACT score. While at A & T, he plans to have a double major in both Architectural Engineering and English/Creative Writing.
He has discovered a love for volunteer work, during his high school career he has acted as a Transporter at Vidant Medical Center (June 2019 through Present), volunteered at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church (2009 through Present), volunteered with Elizabeth City Rise Against Hunger (2017 – 2018), volunteered at the Elizabeth City North Carolina Potato Festival (May 2016 – May 2019), and volunteered at the Elizabeth City SOULS Ministry (November 2016 – November 2018). He is a proud member of the Beta Club (2014 to Present), the Yearbook/Journalism Club (2018), and EMBODI of the Ahoskie Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (2017 through Present).
Joshua Taylor
Joshua graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA and will attend The North Carolina A&T State University in the fall. He plans to major in Business Management and Finance to later become a Real Estate Developer with the goals to create and maintain great communities for all families to reside in.
Bruce Wilson
Bruce Justice Wilson is the firstborn son to Bruce and Sinda Wilson and a native of the Southside of Chicago, Illinois. Bruce is a proud product of the Chicago Public School System and a strong advocate for accessible and high-quality public education. At Hampton University, Bruce studies political science and economics while also being recognized as a Presidential Scholar by Hampton University and an Endowed Scholar by the National Hampton Alumni Association. Bruce is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Hampton University.
Bruce spends his free time reading, exercising, or watching classic films. Bruce works closely with community leaders and elected officials in the Chicagoland area and actively volunteers as a Peace Ambassador for The Support Group, a Chicago based non-profit, that seeks to provide unlimited opportunities for underserved youth.
Bruce is a TEDx presenter, keynote speaker, aspiring attorney and is regarded as an up-and-coming thought leader on the political and economic landscape of the United States.
Bruce is a member of the Gamma Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., a Global Brigades Leadership Institute Alumnus, a Gloucester Institute Emerging Leader, a Scholar with The Institute for Responsible Citizenship, and has most recently been named a White House HBCU Competitiveness Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education.