VIP Reception & Community Awards, Friday, February 20, 6 pm ( $ 50.00 ) more information click here....

       "Elite Five" High School Athletes Reception, Friday, February 20, 6 pm ( Non Public)

       12^th Annual Teen Summit & Regional Scholar Athlete Awards, Sat. 10 am (FREE) Click here to register...

       18^th Watkins Award Black Tie Gala,  Saturday, February 21, 6 pm ($ 250.00 )

 Register for all events on line at www.naaaa.com

 The Watkins Award ceremony will be held at the prestigious

Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.   

 "The 2009 Watkins Award features another year of fine student athletes," Everette Pearsall, Executive Director of The Alliance, shares.  “Each of these young men is well equipped for success academically. We have continued to recognize and honor the premier African American Scholar Athletes in the United States.”

The five finalists  announced...

Finalists are chosen based on their unweighted grade point average, their personal statements, extra curricular activities, community service, and letters of recommendation. Each winner will be recognized in Los Angeles, receive an award, ring, and dinner in their hometown.

 Sponsors of this year’s event include Deloitte Consulting, LLP, Peoples Financial Services,  Remy Martin, Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, Nash Management Group,  Disney, Jostens Corporation who manufactures and donates the Watkins Award trophy and rings and others.

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Media representatives are invited to cover the awards ceremony. For more information about the Watkins Award, The Alliance, or to get tickets for the awards ceremony visit our website at www.naaaa.com or email everedy@aol.com

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The Watkins Award is presented annually to African American scholar-athletes since 1992, the Watkins Award is named for Franklin D. Watkins, the coach of championship football and basketball teams in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Previous awardees include Arizona Cardinals Robert Tate, Darnell Dinkins of the Cleveland Browns, LaVarr Arrington of the New York Giants, Grant Irons and Ronald Curry of the Oakland Raiders, Deryck Toles of the Indianapolis Colts, Marcedes Lewis of Jacksonville Jaguars, Ernie Sims of the Detroit Lions, Ted Ginn Jr. of the Miami Dolphins, Justin Blalock of the Atlanta Falcons, and Darius Walker of the Houston Texans.

The National Alliance of African American Athletes was founded in 1989.  The mission of The Alliance is to empower African American males through athletics, education and public programs.

 The Watkins Award ceremony will be held at the prestigious Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.   

"The 2008 Watkins Award features another year of fine student athletes," Everette Pearsall, Executive Director of The Alliance, shares.  “Each of these young men is well equipped for success academically. We have continued to recognize and honor the premier African American Scholar Athletes in the United States.”

Finalists are chosen based on their unweighted grade point average, their personal statements, extra curricular activities, community service, and letters of recommendation. Each winner will be recognized in Beverly Hills, receive an award, ring, and dinner in their hometown.

Sponsors of this year’s event include Deloitte Consulting, Disney, Peoples Financial Services, Pink’s Hot Dogs, Remy Martin, Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles, Nash Management Group, and Jostens Corporation who manufactures and donates the Watkins Award trophy and rings. 

-more-

Media representatives are invited to cover the awards ceremony. For more information about the Watkins Award, The Alliance, or to get tickets for the awards ceremony visit our website at www.naaaa.com or email everedy@aol.com

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 The Watkins Award is presented annually to African American scholar-athletes since 1992, the Watkins Award is named for Franklin D. Watkins, the coach of championship football and basketball teams in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Previous awardees include Arizona Cardinals Robert Tate, Darnell Dinkins of the Cleveland Browns, LaVarr Arrington of the New York Giants, Grant Irons and Ronald Curry of the Oakland Raiders, Deryck Toles of the Indianapolis Colts, Marcedes Lewis of Jacksonville Jaguars, Ernie Sims of the Detroit Lions, Ted Ginn Jr. of the Miami Dolphins, Justin Blalock of the Atlanta Falcons, and Darius Walker of the Houston Texans.

The National Alliance of African American Athletes was founded in 1989.  The mission of The Alliance is to empower African American males through athletics, education and public programs.