Words of Encouragement for Our NASP Detroit Scholars Class of 2023
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
-Nelson Mandela

MEET OUR 2023 NASP DETROIT SCHOLARS

 SCHOLAR GALLERY

Ariel Downs
Michigan State University

Bernard Hudson
Shenondoah University

Camille Baines
Southern University A&M

Christian Owen
Howard University

Christina Hobson
Michigan State University

Colin Batts
Morehouse College

Da’Shaunti Finley
Michigan State University

Danielle McClain
Michigan State University

Dayo Ogundipe
University of Michigan

Demetrius Hamilton
MSU

Devin Lilly
Adrian College

Dominic Henderson
Babson College

Edward Cotton
Tuskegee University

Eric Hobson, Jr.
Indiana Tech University

Jacob Guyton    
Johnson & Wales University

Jacob Watt
Howard University

Jailyn Evans
Schoolcraft College

Jasmine Brown   
Michigan State University

Jaylen Anderson
Albion College

Jonas Kilpatrick   
Morgan State University

Joshua Walker
University of Michigan

Josiah Smith
Carnegie Mellon University

Kennedy Tidjani
Wharton School of Business

Kessonga Allen
Howard University

Kylil Taha    
Howard University

Layla Davenport
Central State University

Levon Trachsel    
Wayne State University

Lillian Armstrong
Tennessee State University

Madison Richard
Michigan State University

Matthew Jackson
Morehouse College

Micah Gibbons    
Central State University

Myia Davis
Clark Atlanta University

Myrel Clark      
New York University

Nia Reeves
Tuskegee University

Otis Holt
Western Michigan University

Phoenix Williams
Howard University

Powers Thornton
Michigan State University

Praise Ihunwo
University of Detroit Mercy 

Raven Peoples     
Western Michigan University

Robbin Currie     
Wayne State University

Ronald Sykes    
University of Michigan

Shayla Harrison   
University of Michigan

Signe Smith    
Harvard University

Sydney Jackson
University of Detroit Mercy
School of Law

Taj Cheatem
Morgan State University

Talilah Taylor
Michigan State University

Todd Perkins    
Howard University

Zamir Johnson
Tallahassee Community College

Zoe Madden
University of Detroit Mercy

Emmanuel Cook
Michigan State University

2023 SCHOLARS NOT PICTURED

Angel Dawson, Louisiana State
Breanna Shavers, Dorsey School of Nursing
Christina Hobson, MSU
Cole Clark, Clark McKenna
Drake Brown, Macomb County
Eric Cook II, MSU
Jalen Hunter, Stanford
Joshua Peoples, U of M
Josiah Smith, Carnegie Mellon
Myrical Crosby, Drexel
Neal Podhuturi, U of M
Regielle Mills, Norfolk State
Verdis Robertson, Ferris State
Zamir Johnson, Florida A&M

NASP DETROIT WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORTED THE RAY WELBORNE 2023 FUNDRAISER!

Gold Sponsors

  • Garcia Hamilton
  • Hudson Webber
  • Private Donor

Silver Sponsors

  • Ariel Investment
  • Attucks
  • Cooke & Bieler
  • Ullico Investment Compan

Bronze Sponsors

  • Clark Hill
  • Deroy & Devereaux
  • Diamond Hill
  • Gabriel, Roeder, Smith, & Company (GRS)
  • GCM Grosvernor
  • Labaton Sucharow
  • Miller Canfield
  • PFM
  • Pugh Capital
  • Siebert, Williams, Shank, & Company

Friends of NASP Detroit

  • Angela James
  • Ben Cotton
  • Charlton Center for Responsible Investing University of Detroit Mercy
  • Dahab Associates
  • Decatur Asset Management
  • Hal Smith
  • Hamilton Lane
  • Hershel Harper
  • James Haddon
  • Lewis & Munday

Friends of NASP Detroit

  • Morgan Stanley
  • NEPC
  • Nuveen
  • Paulette Russell
  • The David Baker Lewis Trust
  • Union Heritage

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NASP DETROIT BOARD

Kathleen Colin, CEO & Executive Director

Shanari Williams, President

Curtis Lyons, Vice President & Treasurer

Latasha Noland, Secretary

Gail Perry Mason, Education Outreach Chair

Tiffany Jackson, Advisory Board

Thomas Seabron, Advisory Board

Porsha Mitchell, Advisory Board

Ravynne Gilmore, Advisory Board

Sherise Steele, Advisory Board

Stacey Olivache, Advisory Board

Cameron Cobb, Advisory Board

Jenniffer Montgomery, Advisory Board