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<\/p>\nThe Upward Bound Program at Southern Arkansas University held its annual Senior Recognition and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Former participant, Mr. Curtis Box, Esq., was the keynote speaker.<\/p>\n
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Thirty-five students from 6 schools received Upward Bound diplomas: Lillian Allen, Blevins High; Aro\u2019Nel Penerman, Bradley High; Jordan Askew, A\u2019Brieana Brown, Jayla Carter, Amiyah Davis, Shaqunda Davis, Micah Lewis, Julissa Olivarez, Jordan Sams, and Jae\u2019Nyla Welch, Camden Fairview High; Destiney Dean, Emerson High; Makia Brewer, Antasia Easter, Autumn Green, Zaria Henderson, Iyonna Jones, Kayla Malone, Kyla Manning, Ny\u2019Angel Messer, Cakierea Parker, Brooklynn Perry, Trinity Roy, Terriona Smith, Emma Sweetwood, A\u2019Miya Tate, and De\u2019Marion Wesson, Magnolia High School; Shondrika Blakely, La\u2019Qualion Dismuke-Christopher, Ja\u2019Niya Harper, Kemyah Jackson, Kennedy Messer, Nakia Prater, and Tyneshia Young, Nevada High School.<\/p>\n
Upward Bound Scholarships were awarded to Autumn Green, Magnolia High School; Kemyah Jackson, Nevada High School; and A\u2019Brieana Brown, Camden Fairview High School received the Upward Bound Charles Hughey Scholarship. The Scholarships are each valued at $5,000 and awarded in two disbursements of $2,500\/semester for the 1st and 2nd semesters of the recipient\u2019s first year of enrollment at SAU.<\/p>\n
Other award recipients were:<\/p>\n
Twenty-four UB graduates participated in our summer Bridge Program. They were each enrolled in up to 6 college credit hours. Twenty-two students from the Class of 2023 are currently enrolled at Southern Arkansas University.<\/p>\n
Curtis and Marchette Robinson-Box met as teenagers while in the Upward Bound program. Now married with two small children, he is a senior corporate lawyer at Apple Inc., and Marchette (also a Southern Arkansas University graduate) is an accountant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Upward Bound Program at Southern Arkansas University held its annual Senior Recognition and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Former participant, Mr. Curtis Box, Esq., was the keynote speaker. Thirty-five students from 6 schools received Upward Bound diplomas: Lillian Allen, Blevins High; Aro\u2019Nel Penerman, Bradley High; Jordan Askew, A\u2019Brieana Brown, Jayla Carter, Amiyah… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-816","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/816\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/ub\/files\/2023\/10\/curtis-box.png\")
<\/a>Curtis Box II grew up in Camden, Arkansas, and joined the Upward Bound program while attending Camden Fairview High School. While at Upward Bound, Curtis discovered his \u201cvoice\u201d and learned how to take those first, critical steps in the world as a young adult. The Upward Bound program helped shape Curtis and brought important people, mentors, and role models into his world at critical stages of his life. He graduated from Southern Arkansas University and the University of Arkansas School of Law.<\/p>\n