5000 Role Models of Excellence Project 2013 Scholarship Recognition Ceremony
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Founder Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is joined by Role Model Lt. Joseph Schillaci, City of Miami Police, Role Model Robert Parker, Consultant, and Role Model Chief Ian Moffett, Miami-Dade Schools Police as she presents a plaque to keynote speaker Role Model Paul V. Wilson, Administrative Director, Labor Relations, Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project 2013 Scholarship Recipients.
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Mentors and 2013 Scholarship Recipients (Photo Credit: Wesley Clarke)
By Tammy T. Reed
MIAMI, FL – On May 24, 2013, more than a hundred graduating seniors of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project were recognized as 2013 scholarship recipients. The program’s founder, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, awarded scholarships to the students in a ceremony held at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Miami. Congresswoman Wilson also awarded a scholarship to Role Model Jhavaris Fulton, brother of slain Miami-Dade County Public Schools student Trayvon Martin.
Jhavaris is a student at Florida International University. Role Model Paul V. Wilson, Administrative Director, Labor Relations, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was the keynote speaker.
