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Tuskegee University, AL (February 17, 2005) — Tuskegee University student and Opelika, Ala., native Courtney Lockhart has been selected as a third-team member of USA TODAY’s 2005 All-USA College Academic Team.
“This is an outstanding example of the cadre of students at Tuskegee University,” said Tuskegee University President Dr. Benjamin F. Payton. “Her academic work exemplifies the standard of excellence we expect here at Tuskegee.”
USA TODAY’s All-USA College Academic Team program honors 60 undergraduates as representatives of all outstanding students at the nation’s colleges and universities. The 20 members of the first team had their photos published and accomplishments noted in a two-page color spread in USA TODAY in February and will receive a $2,500 cash award. Forty more students were named to the second and third teams. The criteria are designed to honor students who excel not only in scholarship but also in leadership roles on and off campus. Tuskegee University is the only Historic Black College and University (HBCU) to have a student selected.
“I was nominated for this award by the head of the Biology Department, Dr. Roberta Troy,” said 22 year-old Lockhart. “I was selected out of 600 students.”
Lockhart, a biology major and graduating senior, has an overall 4.0 GPA. She has been involved with several extracurricular activities on campus, such as the Campus Digest student newspaper, which she served as the editor-n-chief, and the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) of which she is the current president .
Lockhart plans to attend medical school in the fall and has been accepted into several schools, including Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, UAB School of Medicine and Wake Forest School of Medicine. She plans to specialize in an area of pediatrics and focus on public health policy and management.
Lockhart also credits Tuskegee University for giving her the start she needed.
“Being at Tuskegee has opened doors for me,” said Lockhart. “I gained my research experience, I am participating in the 2005 Ethics Bowl on Feb. 24th in San Antonio, Texas. The team is sponsored by the Tuskegee University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care and I have been surrounded by supportive faculty members and classmates.”
“Incoming students and freshmen,” she said, “ should know that it’s important to get involve in campus activities because nothing is going to come easily to you. You have to make things happen.”