From left are: Ed Hanes, WSSU EEO officer; BMC member Demetrius Jones; BMC vice president Maximilian Glodde; BMC president Justin Redd; BMC member Brandon Gaines; and BMC advisor and WSSU Business Services interim director Chevara Orrin.
to WSSU’s student organization, Black Men for Change (BMC), on its selection as a 2010 ECHO (Everyone Can Help Out) Award recipient. The organization was recognized for its efforts to build social capital through their volunteer efforts as young community leaders. This student organization was founded six years ago to help empower young predominately African-American males to rise above negative stereotypes and become productive assets to our community. Accepting the award on behalf of the organization was BMC’s president Justin Redd and vice-president Maximilian Glodde. The group was nominated for the ECHO Award by advisor Chevara Orrin.