Class Of 2011

LAWRENCE B. BROWN

Oakwood University
Lawrence Brown is a sophomore at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama. Oakwood is a historically black institution affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. According to its mission, the university “promotes harmonious development of mind, body, and spirit; and prepares leaders in service for God and humanity.” Lawrence’s hometown is Stockton, California, but he attended Pine Forge Academy in Pennsylvania. At Oakwood, he purses a major Music Composition and Recording Arts and is an accomplished pianist. He hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon. This summer, he interned at Commonwealth Orthopedics, where he observed surgery almost daily.

DARREN CAMPBELL

Hampton University
Darren Campbell attends Hampton University where he majors in Accounting. On campus, Darren serves as a member of the Men’s Caucus, an initiative that organizes activities geared towards fellowship within the campus community. He has participated with Honors Quest Community, a service initiative, as chair and was an active member of Hampton’s ROTC program. Darren aspires to become an accountant.

CHARLES R. LEE, III

Duke University
Charles R. Lee is a Political Science major at Duke University, where he serves as a resident assistant and a member of the Brown House Council, which represents 60 students living in his residence hall. Charles received the Wesley Fellowship, where he is responsible for evaluating the current state of racial affairs and poverty in Durham, North Carolina. He is also active in the Financial Education Partnership, where he participates in biweekly discussions of financial issues. Charles served as student body president and valedictorian of his high school class. After completing his undergraduate studies, he plans to attend law school and become a district attorney and judge. During the summer of 2009, Charles interned at the Children’s Law Center. The following summer, he interned at the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.

LINCOLN LIBURD

Stanford University
Lincoln Liburd grew up in St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he was both valedictorian and student body president at the Gifft Hill School. He now attends Stanford University, where he has earned the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. He is a Management Science & Engineering major and a Computer Science minor. Lincoln learned computer modeling, mathematical reasoning, physics, and African American history at the W.E.B. DuBois Summer Engineering Academy at Princeton in 2007 and returned the favor the following summer by working at the Stanford Summer Engineering Academy. During his first summer in the Institute, Lincoln interned for Community Wealth Ventures, Inc.

ALBERT T. MCWILLIAMS

Yale University
Albert McWilliams aspires to become a lawyer and politician. He is double-majoring in Political Science and African American Studies at Yale University. During his first semester in New Haven, he helped to create an organization that is dedicated to campus-wide unity through philanthropy, mentorship and service and serves on the executive board of the Black Student Alliance. During his high school years in Plainfield, New Jersey, he was selected to deliver a keynote speeches at the President’s Dinner during his sophomore year and at graduation his junior year. He was also elected student body president and played on the varsity tennis team.

DAREN W. MILLER

Duke University
Daren Miller attends Duke University. He majors in Public Policy, minors in International Comparative Studies, and pursues a Certificate in Markets & Management. When not in class, he serves as a Senator in the Duke Student Government and represents the university as a member of Dukes and Duchesses. Having built a stellar academic record in his hometown, St. Petersburg, Florida, he is president of the NAACP Youth Council and a member of the Pinellas County Youth Advisory Committee. He arrived at Duke as a Coca-Cola Scholar, Gates Millennium Scholar, and Ron Brown Scholar. During his first summer at the Institute, Daren interned at the Center for American Progress.

DARRELL SPEARMAN

Emory University
Darrell Spearman aspires to become an Inspirational Speaker. He prepares for that endeavor by pursuing a degree in Business Administration at Emory University and Biblical Education at the Word of Faith Family Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, his hometown. As one who has overcome significant challenges in his own life, he commits himself to serving others. He has a close mentoring relationship with twin boys, is a leader in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship at Emory, and has participated in service projects in Chicago, New Orleans, and other cities. He is a QuestBridge Scholar and a Gates Millennium Scholar. During his first summer at the Institute, Darrell interned for Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention.

DAVID F. TELFORT

Occidental College
David Telfort grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but attends college in Los Angeles. At Occidental College, he is majoring in Urban Environmental Policy and minoring in Education. His career goals include Public Finance. Last summer, he interned at a Wall Street firm that handles private equity deals for J. P. Morgan Chase and Company. Last summer, he forewent an internship at Morgan Stanley to participate in the Institute for Responsible citizenship. He is a Goldman Sachs Scholar. David is the son of a minister and plans to purse ministry as well. During his first summer at the Institute, David interned at Alfred Street Baptist Church.

RODNEY WALKER

Morehouse College
Rodney Walker is an entrepreneur. He won 1st Place in the citywide business plan competition in Chicago for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and 2nd Place in the NFTE National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. As a result, he is featured in the film, Ten9Eight. He has interned at the Ropes & Gray law firm and at the Chicago Board of Education for current U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. He is a Philosophy major at Morehouse College, where he is a Deans List student and a Senator in the Student Government Association. He is a Kauffman Scholar, UNCF Scholar, and Office Depot Scholar. Rodney interned for the DC College Success Foundation during his first summer at the Institute.

TIMOTHY J. WALKER

Fisk University
Timothy Walker is pursuing a Political Science concentration in Public Administration at Fisk University. Passionate about politics, he is sophomore class president at Fisk and interned in the Nashville office of U. S. Congressman Jim Cooper. Last year, he was a Senator in the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature and interned for a Tennessee State Representative. He has also worked in local, state, and national campaigns. An excellent student, Timothy participates in the W. E. B. DuBois General Honors Program. He graduated from high school in Suffolk, Virginia. Timothy interned at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies during his first summer at the Institute.

CHASE A. WELDON

University of Chicago
Chase Weldon attends the University of Chicago and is an English Language and literature major. He has been passionate about a career in education since noticing that he was one of only three African American students taking honors courses at his high school in San Antonio, Texas. In Chicago, Chase interned at a charter school where he helped to improve achievement for the area’s African American boys. He is a Management Leadership for Tomorrow Scholar and was also one of 30 students selected to participate in the Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference in 2010. During his first summer at the Institute, Chase interned for the College Board.

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