National TRIO Achievers’ Awards
This year’s National TRIO Achievers represented TRIO programs in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, and New York.
Rodelyn Alcidonis, Principal Attorney at Alcidonis Law Office, LLC. He participated in the student Support Services program at Plattsburgh State University of New York. Raquel Aldana, Professor of Law and Director of the Inter-American Program at McGeorge School of Law. She is an alumna of the Upward Bound Program at Arizona State University. Alvin Brown, Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. He participated in the Student Support Services Program at Jacksonville University. Nannette Jolivette Brown, Judge, United States District Court of the Eastern District of Louisiana. She participated in the Upward Bound Program at the University of Southwest Louisiana. Jungmiwha Bullock, CEO of J.S. Bullock & Associates, The Brokerage for Dreams. She is an alumna of the Upward Bound Program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Stephen Perry, Principal and Founder of the Capitol Preparatory Magnet School and Commentator for CNN. He participated in the Upward Bound Program at Wesleyan University.
2012 National TRIO Achievers: (l-r) Lynette Bates, University of New Orleans and Co-Chair of the TRIO Achievers Committee; Rodelyn Alcidonis, Principal Attorney, Alcidonis Law Office LLC, and alumnus of the Student Support Services at Plattsburgh Stated University of New York; Raquel Aldana, Professor of Law and Director of the Inter-American Program, McGeorge School of Law, and alumna of the Upward Bound program at Arizona State University; Alvin Brown, Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and alumnus of the Student Support Services program at Jacksonville University; Nannette Jolivette Brown, Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and alumna of the Upward Bound program at the University of Southwest Louisiana; Jungmiwha Bullock, CEO of J.S. bullock & Associates — The Brokerage for Dreams, and alumna of the Upward Bound program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Evette Layne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-Chair of the TRIO Achievers Committee; and John Quinones, Co-Anchor of “Primetime”, host of “What Would You Do?”, ABC News, and alumnus of the Upward Bound program at St. Mary’s University.