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Previous Award Winners

  • Alumnus of the Year
    1988
    Wilbert J. Briggs, Sr.
    1989
    Percy E. Pollard, Sr.
    1990
    Gertie B. Williams
    1993
    Willie J. Bradley
    1994
    Shirley Alexander
    1995
    Dr. Foster B. Miles, Jr.
    1998
    Alveta Green
    1999
    Jimmie Steverson
    2000
    Janice Ford
    2001
    Yvette G. Robinson
    2002
    Pearly M. Edwards
    2003
    Lucille V. Olds
    2004
    Goldie Miles
    2005
    Edith Thompson Stanley
    2006
    Clarence Sessoms
    2007
    Emmett Smith
    2008
    Dr. Porcher L. Taylor, Jr.
    2009
    Dr. Mildred F. Johnson
    2010
    John Hill
    2011
    Charles A. Brochett
    2012
    Gladys Fitzhugh-Pemberton
    2013
    Ann C. Taylor
    2014
    Keith Copeland
    2015
    Vernall Battle-Kilpatrick
    2016
    Brenda Stith-Finch
    2017
    Lt. Colonel (Retired) Darryl Sharp, Sr.
    2018
    Sharon E. Crenshaw
    2019
    Deloris G. Jordan
    2020-2021
    Linette Crenshaw Camp
    2022
    Holly Jackson-Conrad
    2023
    Valarie Abbott Jones, Esq.
     
     
  • Chapter President of the Year
    1989
    Shirley Alexandar – Northern Virginia Chapter
    1992
    Edith Stanley – Tidewater Chapter
    1994
    Leon C. Miles
    1995
    William “Pete” Bennett – Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2000
    Dr. Sandra Mobley – Richmond Chapter
    2002
    Vernell Kilpatrick – Tidewater Chapter
    2004
    Dewey Cashwell – Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2006
    Erenest Miller - Prince Edward Chapter
    2009
    Starrie Jordan - Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2010
    Alveta Green - Tidewater Chapter
    2011
    Pamela Munden-Orr - Tidewater Chapter
    2012
    1) Pamela Munden-Orr - Tidewater Chapter / (large chapter)
    2) Herman Lundy - Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter / (small chapter)
    2013
    Pamela Munden-Orr - Tidewater Chapter
    2014
    Brenda Stitch-Finch - Northern Virginia Chapter
    2015
    1) Charlie Taylor - Dinwiddie County Chapter / (medium chapter)
    2) Garvester "Tim" Thompson - Tidewater Chapter /(large chapter)
    2016
    1) Tiffani Sykes - Varsity Club Chapter / (small chapter)
    2) Linette Crenshaw Camp - Chesterfield Chapter / (large chapter)
    2017
    1) Dr. Robert Bracey, III (Awarded Posthumously) - Hanover Chapter / (small chapter)
    2) Linette Crenshaw Camp - Chesterfield Chapter / (large chapter)
    2018
    1) Linette Crenshaw Camp - Chesterfield County Chapter / (large chapter)
    2) Kylor B. Reed - Southside Chapter / (small chapter)
    2019
    1) Stephanie Williams-Hayes - Chesterfield County Chapter / (large chapter)
    2) Skania Florestal - Metro Atlanta Chapter / (medium chapter)
    2020-2021
    Dr. James H. Stith - Prince George's County (MD) Chapter
    2022
    Dennis Snead - Greater Triangle Area (NC) Chapter
    2023
    1) Holly Jackson-Conrad - Richmond Metro Chapter / (large chapter)
    2) La'Shawn Reid - VSU Alumni Band Chapter (medium chapter)
  • Chapter of the Year
    2006
    Central Virginia Chapter (small)
    Tidewater Chapter (medium)
    Greater Petersburg Chapter (large)
    2007
    Prince Edward Chapter (small)
    Tidewater Chapter (medium)
    2009
    Louisa County Chapter (small)
    Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter (medium)
    Richmond Chapter (large)
    2010
    Louisa County Chapter (small)
    Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter (medium)
    Tidewater Chapter (large)
    2012
    Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter (medium)
    Greater Petersburg Chapter (large)
    2013
    Northern Virginia Chapter
    Greater Petersburg Chapter (medium)
    Tidewater Chapter (large)
    2014
    Dinwiddie County Chapter (medium)
    Tidewater Chapter (large)
    2015
    Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter (small)
    Dinwiddie County Chapter (medium)
    Greater Petersburg Chapter (large)
    2016
    Chesterfield County Chapter (medium)
    Northern Virginia Chapter (large)
    2017
    Varsity Club Chapter (small)
    Dinwiddie County Chapter (medium)
    Chesterfield County Chapter (large)
    2018
    Mecklenburg/Brunswick County Chapter (small - In-state Chapter)
    Prince George's County (MD) Chapter (medium)
    Northern Virginia Chapter (large)
    Varsity Club Chapter (small - Out-of-State Chapter) **

    **The Out-of-State Chapter award was established in 2018

    2019
    Prince George's County (MD) Chapter (medium)
    Chesterfield County Chapter (large)
    Greater Triangle Area (NC) Chapter (large - Out-of State Chapter)
    2020-2021
    Prince George's County (MD) Chapter (medium)
    Richmond Metro Chapter (large)
    2022
    VSU Alumni Band Association Chapter
    Richmond Metro Chapter (large)
    Greater Triangle Area (NC) Chapter (large)
    2023
    VSU Alumni Band Association Chapter 
    Richmond Metro Chapter (large)
    Greater Triangle Area (NC) Chapter (large)
  • Board Member of the Year
    1992
    Shirley Alexandar – Northern Virginia Chapter
    2006
    Charlyne Jackson-Fields - Fredericksburg Chapter
    2007
    Thomas Mayfield - Prince Edward Chapter
    2009
    Stephanie McNeil – VSUAA Executive Administrator
    2010
    Emmett Smith - Richmond Chapter
    2012
    Claudia Lundy - Mecklenburg/Brunswick Chapter
    2016
    Laurie Carpenter - Tidewater Chapter

    **No award was given in 2008, 2011, 2013 through 2015, and 2017 through 2023. 

  • Orange and Blue Award
    2014
    Leslie Croker, Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2015
    1) Carletta Marrow,  Ladies in Red Chapter  
    2) Angela Green, Chesterfield County Chapter
    2016
    No award given
    2017
    1) Tiffani Skyes, Varsity Club Chapter
    2) Tiana Suber, Northern Virginia Chapter
    2018
    1) Eric Jones, Varsity Club Chapter
    2) Cydney A. Newville, Phiner Ladies Chapter 
    3) Shandra Claiborne Payton, Professional Education Chapter
    2019
    TaKyshia Frazier, Northern Virginia Chapter
    2020-2022
    No Award Given
    2023
    1) Chantel Williams, Greater Petersburg Area Alumni Chapter 
    2) Leon Norman, Northern Virginia Chapter

    **VSUAA established the Orange and Blue award in 2014

  • Young Trojan Award
    2014
    Vivia M. Mosley - Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2015
    1) Casandra H. Balthrop - Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2) Eldon Burton – Greater Petersburg Chapter
    3) Lashrecse Aird - Ladies In Red Chapter
    2016
    1) Wesley R. Wright – Northern Virginia Chapter
    2) Chantel Brown - Greater Petersburg Chapter
    2017
    Marcellus Bowie - Northern Virginia Chapter
    2018
    1) Joy Hickman - Varsity Club Chapter
    2) Linsey Burch - Northern Virginia Chapter
    3) Brian C. Elam - Northern Virginia Chapter
    4) Keith L. Granderson, Jr. - Greater Petersburg Area Chapter
    5) Keonte J. Edmonds - Greater Triangle Area Chapter
    6) Anesia Newton - Chesterfield County Chapter
    2019
    1) Melissa C. Jackson - Northen Virginia Chapter
    2) Brianna A. Ponder - Greater Triangle Area (NC) Chapter
    2020-2022
    1) Tiffany Gullins - Chesterfield County Chapter
    2) Justin J. Washington - Chesterfield County Chapter
    2023
    1) Alana Harrington - Chesterfield County Chapter
    2) Guy DeWeever II - Northern Virginia Chapter
    3) Jneva Norfleet - Northern Virginia Chapter

    **VSUAA established the Young Trojan Award in 2014

News From The VSUAA Chaplain

Thank you for Joining Our First VSUAA Prayer Call of the Year!

Dear VSU Alumni,

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you who joined us for the first Virginia State University Alumni Association Prayer Call of 2025. Your presence, prayers, and unity in faith created a powerful and uplifting experience for all.

Because of your engagement and the positive feedback we received, we are excited to announce that the prayer call will continue once a month!  Beginning in March, we will gather in prayer at 9 AM on the first Saturday of each month through December. We look forward to strengthening our spiritual connection and support for one another as we lift up our alma mater and our communities in prayer.

As we embark on this journey together, we are reminded of the words in 1 Corinthians 12:12-14:  

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so, the body is not made up of one part but of many.”

Our collective strengths as alumni across the country make us a force for good, and through this prayer call, we continue to unite in purpose, faith, and service.  With gratitude and excitement, we invite you to mark your calendars and join us in prayer each month. A flyer with login details will be sent out soon.

Together, we are Building a Bridge to Greater!

Blessings,

Rev. Kenyana Dawson
VSUAA Chaplain

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