Presents
Olay x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens
Since 1975, EBONY has celebrated Black collegiate women – poised to make a positive change in the African American community – through the Campus Queens competition at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). EBONY is proud to continue its longest-running editorial franchise. And this year, we’re excited to be partnering with OLAY. OLAY x EBONY’s HBCU STEM Queens competition highlights brilliant students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs.
On September 30th, we invited you to begin voting for a host of talented candidates. We are proud to announce that these beautiful, and accomplished OLAY x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens will be featured in EBONY’s commemorative print issue debuting on select newsstands in February 2022.
After a full and complete audit, below you will find the 2021 OLAY x EBONY HBCU STEM Queens!
TAYLOR JOHNSON
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
NURSING
JAMIRRA FRANKLIN
SPELMAN COLLEGE
HEALTH SCIENCE
Nadine Abazie
Howard University
Biology
Alena Wicker
Oakwood University
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
destney johnson
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ESTHER NWOZO
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
alexis Vanzandt
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
biology
Shia Gourdet
fort valley state university
mathematics/electrical engineering
raelyn henderson
Southern University and A&M College
mechanical engineering
Kirsten mcgowan
xavier university
pharmacy
ESTHER NWOZO
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
Alena Wicker
Oakwood University
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
raelyn henderson
southern university
and a&m college
mechanical engineering
Nadine Abazie
Howard University
Biology
Kirsten mcgowan
xavier university
pharmacy
TAYLOR JOHNSON
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
NURSING
JAMIRRA FRANKLIN
SPELMAN COLLEGE
HEALTH SCIENCE
Shia Gourdet
fort valley state university
mathematics/
electrical engineering
alexis Vanzandt
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
biology
destney johnson
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
About the Olay HBCU STEM Queens
OLAY
recognizes the importance of achieving gender parity across all industries and
noticed a significant gap across STEM in particular. In 2020, OLAY announced
its ambitious mission to #FacetheSTEMgap: doubling the number of women in STEM
careers and tripling the number of women of color in STEM by 2030 by kicking
off an initiative with a $1 million commitment, and an initial $500,000
donation HBCUs to support women of color in pursuit of STEM careers. Olay
recognizes the importance of getting women and girls interested in STEM because
they truly hold the key to the future. This year, OLAY is proud to send 1,200
girls to code camp with Black Girls CODE as part of the #DecodetheBias
campaign. In partnership with OLAY, EBONY will not only highlight female STEM
students online as well as in EBONY’s Commemorative Print Magazine issue and a
trip to Los Angeles!
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