Three long-time participants in the Talbot Mentors mentorship program graduated from college during the 2022-2023 school year.
Tabius J. Wilson, Jr., who joined Talbot Mentors in 2013, graduated Cum Laude from Hampton University last spring. During his time at HU, Tabius majored in Liberal Studies, minored in Leadership Studies, and took on several leadership roles, including serving as President of the Hampton University Student Government Association and as Vice President of the Eastern Regional Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. His many honors include being named a Merit Scholar and a W.D.C. Harvey Scholar, as well as receiving the 1st Annual Gamma Lota Darrell K. Williams Leadership Award. This fall, Tabius will be attending George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, where he has been awarded a full-ride scholarship in pursuit of his Juris Doctorate.
Randei Collins, who also joined Talbot Mentors in 2013, is a proud Washington College graduate. When applying to WAC, Randei was accepted into the esteemed Washington Scholars Program and received a full-ride scholarship. She went on to major in Communications and Media Studies with a concentration in Business and Organizational Communication. She also completed minors in both Writing and Marketing. Randei was very involved in campus life, serving in the Beta Pi chapter of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, along with the Black Student Union, Cleopatra Sisters, Rotaract Club, and the American Marketing Association. She received many honors for her academic achievements, including membership in the National Society of Leadership and Success, the Marketing Honor Society, and the National English Honor Society. Randei also interned for the Library of Congress Publishing Office, the Cherry Tree Young Writers Conference, and in the fields of integrated communications and analytics. She is currently pursuing career leads and, after a much deserved gap year, plans to enroll in the Emerging Media graduate program at Loyola University.
Taylan Brooks joined Talbot Mentors in 2016 and graduated from Morgan State University in the fall of 2022. Taylan earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Systems with Summa Cum Laude Honors and was proud to be titled the Fall 2022 Class Salutatorian with a GPA of
3.94. Taylan was also the Fall 2022 recipient of the President’s Second Mile Award for his outstanding leadership and participation in student affairs. During his undergraduate experience, he served in various leadership roles and organizations to include: Vice President of the MSU’s Association of Information Technology Professionals, Morgan’s Male Initiative on Leadership and Excellence, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Clara I. Adams Honors College Honors Society. Taylan’s motivation and hard work landed him a full-time position as an Associate IT Business Partner at Textron Systems, a leading defense and aerospace technologies and services corporation located in Hunt Valley, MD. Additionally, Taylan has been accepted in the graduate program at the University of Maryland Global Campus where he plans to pursue his master’s degree in Cybersecurity Technology.
Talbot Mentors applauds Tabius, Randei, and Taylan on their impressive achievements and expresses gratitude for their mentors, Mr. John Strickland, Ms. Anne Davis, and Mr. Jordan Loyd, who supported them on their academic journeys. Executive Director Kentavius Jones had this to say about our graduates and their mentors: “Mentorship is a gift to both the mentee and the mentor. Both parties benefit greatly. Graduation provides a special opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of our youth and the contributions of our mentors. Maintaining such lasting relationships takes real dedication and these occasions are testaments to the impact of those bonds.”
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