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Albion College is pleased to announce four recipients of the 2020

Albion College is pleased to announce that it will honor and recognize seven Britons this spring during the annual Alumni Awards dinner and ceremony in Baldwin Hall.

Due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, the event, originally scheduled for April 17, will be postponed to April 16, 2021. When those details are set, additional announcements will be made.

For Darrell Williams, ’77, leadership skills seem to have followed him since his days as a youngster in Inkster, Mich., eventually settling around him like a cloak. “When I grew up I was always watching leaders and I was behind leaders watching them and seeing what they did,” he says. “When the time came for me to be a leader, I knew how to step into that position.”

Dannia Edwards, ’83, who in 2019 became the first African American female judge in Minnesota’s First Judicial District, presented the keynote address to the Bohm Theatre audience January 28 during the 2020 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration. Judge Edwards noted that while African Americans have already seen the election of the first black U.S. president and a new naval aircraft carrier named for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller, the country still struggles with prejudice and discrimination.

Albion College is part of an illustrious list as it was recently named one of the top 30 colleges and universities in the Midwest by ThoughtCo.com. The institutions were chosen based on factors ranging from student retention and graduation rates to student engagement, selectivity and financial aid.

Class of 2016 alumni Mitchell Moore and Mariah Phelps have both been accepted into Michigan State University’s Michigan Political Leadership Program (MPLP) for 2020. The selective MPLP is limited to just 12 men and 12 women each year.

Minnesota District Court Judge Dannia Edwards shares her understanding of justice at the 2020 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation and Community Celebration on Tuesday, January 28, at 7 p.m. in Albion’s Downtown Bohm Theatre.

Albion College ranks in the top 11 percent nationally among 829 colleges and second among Michigan colleges in a list of the Best Colleges for Financial Aid published January 13 by LendEDU.

A waterfall constructed of plastic bottles—created by Center for Sustainability and the Environment Director Doug White and his students to recognize a gift from Bruce, ’67, and Jane Harper—will kick off a semester of activities to acknowledge a worldwide environmental event as Earth Day celebrates its 50th anniversary in April.

When it comes to the problems facing most college students in their first extended period away from home, Director of Residential Life Marcus Dawson can understand. And he has made it his mission to help smooth that journey. “Students are learning about life,” says Dawson, who joined Albion in July.

Giving Tuesday, a worldwide event to help nonprofit organizations, was held December 3 and a record 330 donors gave more than $150,000 to Albion College, the second-highest total in the seven years the College has taken part. “It was a great number,” said Ryan Robinet, director of philanthropy–strategic fundraising initiatives. “Their gifts will make a difference in the future of Albion College and liberal arts education.”

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