Staff Awards & Achievements

Everett Dodson received the “In the Know Award” for his advocacy in the area of prostate cancer from Prostate Net at New York University. The awards program honors the individuals, agencies and/or corporations that have made significant strides in helping to eliminate health disparities through demonstrated leadership, implementation of innovative strategies and/or commitment in time, energy and resources. Dodson is a clinical research associate at the Howard University Cancer Center. He serves as the director of Prostate Cancer Screening; liaison of the North Central Cancer Treatment Group Patient Advocate Committee; coordinator for Clinical Trials and facilitator for Community Health Education.

Ida E. Jones, Ph.D., Senior Manuscript Librarian, Manuscript Division, Moorland Spingarn Research Center received the first Carter G. Woodson research fellowship from Emory University. This research fellowship will support on-site archival research at the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) in the May Miller Sullivan and Kelly Miller papers recently purchased by Emory University. This research visit is the culmination of nearly four years of research into the life of former Howard University Dean Kelly Miller (1863-1939). Miller was a Howard alumnus, professor and founder of the Department of Sociology. Jones’ research will culminate in a full length biography about Miller.

New Staff Appointment

Lennon Jackson joins the Howard University Community as the new director of Student Activities. Prior to Howard, Jackson served as an assistant dean of students in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs at Cornell University. In this capacity, she advised the Greek Judicial Board, Multicultural Greek Letter Council (MGLC), and the MGLC Cultural Programming Funding Board; served as liaison to 25 national fraternity and sorority chapters; and provided leadership for departmental programs and events. Jackson has an ME.d. in Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education from the University of Delaware and a B.S. in biology from Montclair State University. She is originally from Trinidad, W.I., and has two daughters.