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MCC Daily Tribune

Dr. Tokeya Graham (ENG/PHL) Receives Excellence in Education Award

On Friday, November 4, 2022, Tokeya C. Graham, Associate Professor, (ENG/PHL) received The Seven Pearls of Excellence in Education Award from Theta Omega Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. during the organization's 100th Founders' Day Centennial Scholarship Ball. This honor “recognizes an educator who has exhibited leadership above and beyond expectations on behalf of Rochester’s students. The recipient has also demonstrated outstanding leadership in the school building, classroom and through extracurricular support. 

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young educators: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin and Cubena McClure. This award is bestowed annually to one male and female educator who exemplifies the spirit of our beloved founders and a commitment to education.” 

Catharine Smith
English/Philosophy
12/12/2022