Gabrielle Davis was selected as the Arkansas Association of Student Assistance Programs (AASAP) 2022 TRIO Achiever. Davis spoke at the TRIO Achievers Banquet held at the annual AASAP Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on October 2, 2022.
Gabrielle Davis is a Magnolia, Arkansas native and 2014 Upward Bound graduate who finished as Valedictorian of the graduating class. Davis earned a Bachelor of Arts-Political Science degree with Summa Cum Laude honors from Southern Arkansas University in 2018. Davis’ dedication, hard work, and determination to avoid a life of poverty and mediocrity inspired her to then attend law school at the historically black college/university (HBCU), Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of law.
Davis has a unique background in elegant leadership and community service. Davis is a woman of many honors, but to name a few, she was named Columbia County’s Young Person of the Year (2014), SAU Homecoming Queen (2016), SAU Student Leader of the Year (2018), Outstanding Student of the History in Political Science, Geography, and History (2019), completed two study abroad experiences (Paris, China), and selected intern on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
During her time at SAU, she also became a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is on a mission to help and inspire first-generation minority students, like herself, to break generational curses. In 2021, Davis launched her Give Back Fund initiative which sponsored a law school admissions test for a student with a financial need. Davis looks forward to continuing her philanthropic efforts and sowing back into the community that sowed into her. Davis is deeply indebted to the Upward Bound program that initially showed her the way. She is positive that the direction and mentorship she gained from Upward Bound has brought her to where she is today. Davis will attend the Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs Conference in November as TRIO Achiever from the State of Arkansas.