TRIO awards a regional achiever

"Mr. Black has made significant civic, community and professional contributions to Wichita and Sedgwick County," said Frances Ervin, executive director for the EOC Program.
"His support of the WSU TRIO Programs and their mission of educational access continues to be strongly evident."

The 2008 MKN TRIO Achiever (criteria) must:
-- Be a former TRIO project participant who successfully completed a TRIO program;
-- Have a Baccalaureate or terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
-- Be a person of high stature within his/her profession or have received recognition for outstanding academic achievement;
-- Have made significant civic, community, or professional contributions; and
-- Acknowledge that participation in the TRIO project had a significant impact in obtaining his/her educational and/or professional objectives.