[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE 2017 BLACK AND GOLD SCHOLARSHIP BALL AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2017

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Joyce-Gillespie-
Harrington Charitable and Educational Foundation and the Zeta Upsilon 
Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the occasion of 
their 37th annual Black and Gold Scholarship Ball.
   Since 1980, these two organizations have made tremendous 
contributions to promoting academic opportunities for youth in Northern 
Virginia and in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
   The programs offered by the foundation are vital to the success of 
our students. This year's Black and Gold Scholarship Ball will support 
scholarships for ten college-bound high school students. During the 
last nineteen years, one-hundred students have received scholarships 
awarded by the foundation and have attended some of the top colleges 
and universities in the country. With the typical college graduate's 
debt averaging about $30,000, the foundation's continued support of 
these students is absolutely crucial.
   I am pleased to include in the Record the following names of the 
2017 scholarship winners:
   Jordyn Bingham (Westfield HS)
   Ibrahim Eltahir (Falls Church HS)
   Nathanial Herbert (Dominion HS)
   Morgan Hobson (Fairfax HS)
   Kevin Lacey (Rock Ridge HS)
   Andrew Lewis (Riverside HS)
   Nicole Monlyn (Rock Ridge HS)
   Justin Shelby (South Lakes HS)
   Elijah Williamson (Herndon HS)
   Mathewos Yiheyis (Hayfield SS)

   Mr. Speaker, these students represent our country's next generation 
of gifted leaders who will have great impact on our society and future. 
I thank the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Charitable and Education 
Foundation and the Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha 
Fraternity for their dedicated commitment to fostering success in our 
youth and commend all of the scholarship winners for their academic 
excellence. I ask that my colleagues join me in congratulating these 
talented students and in wishing them great success in all their future 
endeavors.

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