The HBCU Digest announces National HBCU Media Summit week and HBCU Awards finalist for 2014. The 2014 National Media Summit and HBCU Awards will take place at Dillard University in New Orleans on July 10-12th.

The HBCU Awards acknowledges and celebrates achievement at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) throughout the United States. Crowning winners in the fields of leadership, arts, athletics, research, and community engagement, the HBCU Awards is the first and only event to recognize the influence and impact of HBCUs on American culture. Proceeds from the ceremony benefit the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy (CHMA), a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the mission, culture, and development for America's historically black colleges and universities through new media exposure, training and education.

Who will be named HBCU of the Year? The HBCU Campaign's 'HBCU of the Month' of April 2014 - Johnson C. Smith University, Hampton University, Prairie View A&M University or Our 'HBCU of the Month' of September 2013 - Dillard University.

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The 2014 HBCU Award Finalist:

Best Marching Band

Jackson State University (Sonic Boom of the South)

Alabama State University (Mighty Marching Hornets)

North Carolina A&T State University (Blue and Gold Marching Machine)

Southern University (Human Jukebox)

Best Choir
Oakwood University (Aeolian Choir)

Morgan State University Choir

Dillard University Concert Choir

Norfolk State University Concert Choir

Best Student Government Association

Florida A&M University

Alabama State University

South Carolina State University

Prairie View A&M University

Best Student Organization

Fayetteville State University (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee)

Alcorn State University (Diversity Champions)

Wiley College (Denzel Washington Forensics Society)

Fisk University (Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team)

Best Student Newspaper

Florida A&M University (The Famuan)

Morehouse College (The Maroon Tiger)

Grambling State University (The Gramblinite)

Howard University (The Hilltop)

Best Alumni Publication

Florida A&M University (The A&M Magazine)

Albany State University (Aspire Magazine)

Spelman College (Inside Spelman)

Alcorn State University (Alcorn Magazine)

Best Research Center

Alabama State University (Center for Nanobiotechnology Research)

Florida A&M University (Research Center in Minority Institutions)

Hampton University (Research Center in Minority Insitutions)

Prairie View A&M University (Center for Radiation Engineering and Space Exploration)

Best Fine Arts Program

Alabama State University (College of Visual and Performing Arts)

Albany State University (Department of Fine Arts)

Dillard University (Department of Theater)

Howard University (Department of Theater Arts)

Best Business Program

Texas Southern University (Jesse H. Jones School of Business)

Morgan State University (Earl G. Graves School of Business Management)

Virginia State University (Small Farm Marketing and Business Program)

Hampton University (School of Business)

Best S.T.E.M Program

Johnson C. Smith University (College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Delaware State University (College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Technology)

Fisk University (Department of Life and Physical Sciences)

Florida A&M University (College of Science and Technology)

Best Nursing Program

Dillard University (College of Nursing)

Southern University (College of Nursing and Allied Health)

Hampton University (College of Nursing)

Prairie View A&M University (College of Nursing)

Best Social Work Program

Morgan State University (School of Social Work)

Clark Atlanta University (School of Social Work)

Fayetteville State University (Department of Social Work)

Virgina Union University (Department of Social Work)

Male Faculty Member of the Year

Dr. David Jackson (Florida A&M University)

Dr. Greg Carr (Howard University)

Dr. Magdy Attia (Johnson C. Smith University)

Dr. Sung Chul No (Southern University)

Female Faculty Member of the Year

Dr. Merline Pitre (Texas Southern University)

Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy (Dillard University)

Dr. Ayoka Chenzira (Spelman College)

Male Coach of the Year

George Williams (Saint Augustine's University)

Leon Douglas (Tuskegee University)

Dawson Odums (Southern University)

David Six (Hampton University)

Female Coach of the Year

Dawn Brown (Prairie View A&M University)

Darlene Moore (Florida A&M University)

Rachel Bullard (Saint Augustine's University)

Karen Weatherington (Hampton University)

Male Athlete of the Year

Aaric Murray (Texas Southern University)

Arnold Walker (Alcorn State University)

Dray Joseph (Southern University)

Roxroy Cato (Saint Augustine's University)

Female Athlete of the Year

Vendula Strakova (Hampton University)

Jazzmin Parker (Texas Southern University)

Quanera Hayes (Livingstone College)

Nour Abbes (Xavier University of Louisiana)

Men's Team of the Year

North Carolina Central University (Men's Basketball)

Southern University (Football)

Saint Augustine's College (Men's Track and Field)

Tuskegee University (Men's Basketball)

Female Team of the Year

Shaw University (Women's Basketball)

Prairie View A&M University (Women's Basketball)

Saint Augustine's University (Women's Track and Field)

Hampton University (Women's Basketball)

National Alumni Association of the Year

Grambling State University

Florida A&M University

Spelman College

Cheyney University

Male Alumnus of the Year

Dr. Adriel Hilton (Morehouse College)

Gen. Robert Ferrell (Hampton University)

Michael Strahan (Texas Southern University)

Montravias King (Elizabeth City State University)

Female Alumnus of the Year

Dorothy Hubbard (Albany State University)

Cynthia Butler-McIntyre (Dillard University)

Sharon Lettman-Hicks (Florida A&M University)

Hattie Wayne (Grambling State University)

Male Student of the Year

Josh Gopeesingh (Hampton University)

Kelcey Wright (Albany State University)

Louis Blackmon (Southern University of New Orleans)

Emmanuel Pressley (Claflin University)

Female Student of the Year

Nicole Tinson (Dillard University)

Priscilla Barbour (Prairie View A&M University)

Marquesha Freeman (Texas Southern University)

Taylor Ulmer (Spelman College)

Male President of the Year

Dr. William Harvey (Hampton University)

Nathaniel Glover (Edward Waters College)

Dr. Walter Kimbrough (Dillard University)

Dr. Ronald Carter (Johnson C. Smith University)

Female President of the Year

Dr. Glenda Glover (Tennessee State University)

Dr. Beverly Daniel-Tatum (Spelman College)

Dr. Carolyn Meyers (Jackson State University)

Dr. Rosalind Fuse-Hall (Bennett College for Women)

HBCU of the Year

Johnson C. Smith University

Dillard University

Hampton University

Prairie View A&M University