RESIDENTIAL LIFE & HOUSING GRADUATE ASSISTANT HONORED
Jackie C.
Thomas, Jr., a graduate assistant
serving as Calhoun Loft�s area
coordinator, was accorded the
Houston Chapter of the National
Black MBA Association�s Community
Service Award. Thomas won the award
for founding the Foundation for
Student Leadership and Success, an
organization that sponsors programs
to prepare underserved high school
students for college. Thomas also
serves as the Foundation�s CEO.
UH honorees (left to right)
Jackie Thomas, Elwyn Lee and Kaine
Hampton.
The Foundation�s signature events
include the BLACKE Summit Weekend, a
three-day leadership conference
designed to promote leadership and
knowledge among African American
high school students and their
parents. In addition to the BLACKE
Summit Weekend, the Foundation also
offers the Student Leadership and
Success Initiative, a year-long
program for high school juniors to
develop their leadership skills.
This program has three tracts: the
Volunteer 1200, which promotes
service to the community; the Campus
Crawl, which provides exposure to
local colleges; and the Keys to
Success Leadership Series, which
offers six intensive modules
designed to develop student
leadership skills.
Thomas is currently working part
time for UH Residential Life and
Housing as a graduate assistant, but
he originally started in the
department as the full-time FYRE
(First Year Residential Experience)
Program Coordinator back in May
2006. In 2008, he decided to pursue
his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
and Individual Differences as a full
time student. To do so, he resigned
his full-time job, but continued
working with the department on a
part-time basis.
The award was presented to Thomas at
the Houston Chapter of the National
Black MBA Association�s annual
scholarship banquet held on
Thursday, February 24, 2011. The
banquet�s theme was �Connecting
Leaders of Today with Leaders of
Tomorrow.� Four undergraduates were
awarded scholarships, including a UH
student, Kaine Hampton. In addition,
another UH staff member, Dr. Elwyn
Lee, newly appointed Vice President
for Community Relations and
Institutional Access, was honored
with the education award for his 32
years of service at the University
of Houston.
For more information about
Residential Life & Housing, visit
our website at
www.housing.uh.edu.
For more information about the
Foundation for Student Leadership
and Success, visit
www.leadandsucceed.org. For more
information about the Houston
Chapter of the National Black MBA
Association, go to
www.houstonblackmba.org.
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