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19th Annual Watkins Awards
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PRESS RELEASE
“The Alliance” Announces LAUSD teacher Reginald Grant as Co-Chairman of the
Board
On Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003 the National Alliance of African American
Athletes announced the reorganization of its Board of Directors and names board
member Reginald Grant as Co-Chairman of the Board. In an effort to become a more
effective board, it has split the duties of the Chairman of the Board into
Co-Chairperson positions. Andrea Warner will serve as the Co-Chairperson and
focus on policy and administration.. Reginald Grant will focus on fund
development. J. Everette Pearsall - National Executive Director said, “ The
organization now in it’s fourteenth year needs to maximize the strengths of our
Board of Directors.”
Reginald Grant is a Los Angeles school teacher and Ambassador for the Los Angles
Unified School Districts - Teaching Fellows Program. Mr. Grant is a former
professional athlete (New York Jets and Ottawa Rough Riders, CFL) who has served
on the board for the past five years. Mr. Grant is a former software executive
and businessman who has served on the boards of numerous Southern California
non-profit organizations. Mr. Grant was recently featured in Time Magazine’s May
12th, 2003 Issue -pages 52-56 and in the Los Angeles Times, on February 10,
2003. Mr. Grant works with the Los Angels Chapter of the NFL Players
Association’s (Retired) -Goals For Life Foundation and coordinated this summers
Rose Bowl Academy Football Camp & Conference.
Andrea Warner currently works with the PA District Attorney’s Association in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Warner has served as Chairperson of the Board of
Directors for the past five years. Ms. Warner has led the organization from a
regional to a nationally recognized organization.
The National Alliance of African Athletes is best known as the creator of the
Franklin D. Watkins Award. The Watkins Award is known as the premier award for
African American scholar athletes. Notable Watkins Award Winners and Finalist
include; Robert Tate-Minnesota Vikings and Baltimore Ravens, LaVar Arrington-the
number two overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft, Shane Battier-the number six
overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, Grant Irons (1997 Winner)- defensive end
with the Buffalo Bills, Raki Nelson-former Philadelphia Eagle, NFL, Ronald Curry
( 1998 Winner) Oakland Raiders - , Deryck Toles (1999 Winner) Penn State, Marcus
Houston (2000 Winner) Colorado State, Michael-Jordan Craven (2001 Winner)
Stanford, Marcus McCutcheon (2002 Winner) Stanford, Sam Cheatham (2003 Winner)
Northwestern and Chris Lewis, Luke Powell,J.R. Lemon, Lorenzo Alexander and Mark
Bradford of Stanford.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
www.NAAAA.com
J. Everett Pearsall-Executive Director
Everedy@aol.com
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