Joshua Packwood
Joshua Packwood | |
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| Born | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College |
| Known for | first white valedictorian of Morehouse College |
Joshua Packwood, at the age of 22, became the first white valedictorian of Morehouse College, a historically black college, in 2008.[1][2]
Packwood was a Rhodes Scholar finalist and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Packwood turned down a full scholarship from Columbia University in order to attend Morehouse.[dubious ]
Bibliography[]
- Alison Go, "White Valedictorian Makes Morehouse History", U.S. News & World Report, 12 May 2008. Available online. Archived by WebCite.
- Errin Haines, "2008 valedictorian is different kind of 'Morehouse Man'", 11 May 2009, Associated Press. Available online. Archived by WebCite.
- Dana Rosenblatt and Don Lemon, "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse", 16 May 2008. Available online. Archived by WebCite.
- National Public Radio, "Valedictorian Makes History", 14 May 2008. Audio available online.
- Dana Rosenblatt and Don Lemon, "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse" [1]
References[]
- ^ "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse". Black in America. CNN. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ Garner, Marcus K. (2008-05-18). "White valedictorian makes Morehouse history". Archived from the original on May 19, 2008.
Categories:
- Living people
- Morehouse College alumni
- People from Kansas City, Missouri
- People from New York City