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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Dr. Rhondda Robinson Thomas and Dr. James E. “Jim” Bostic Jr. have been named Clemson’s recipients of the 2023 ACC UNITE Award, which was created in 2021 to honor individuals affiliated with the league who have made an impact in the areas of racial and social justice. Over the past several decades, both Thomas and Bostic have played pivotal roles in the development of education and programming of African American history at Clemson. Dr. James E. (Jim) Bostic and his legacy has included success in education and business, as well as philanthropic support for efforts to provide a more diverse campus at Clemson. His service and contributions to Clemson University are lengthy – from becoming the first African American to earn a doctorate at Clemson in 1972, to the leadership of IPTAY, Bostic has consistently served Clemson and created incredible opportunities for those who have come after him. In addition to earning Clemson’s Highest Honor – The Clemson Medall ....
The ACC UNITE award was created to honor individuals affiliated with the league who have made an impact in the areas of racial and social injustice. In the first year of the award, the ACC is celebrating individuals who are the first male and female athletes of color to integrate athletic teams at each current ACC institution. On February 20th, 2022, Clemson Athletics, along with Clemson Women’s Basketball, was honored to recognize one of Clemson’s inaugural ACC UNITE award winners, Cookie Blakney. Blakney’s family received the award on behalf of the former Clemson basketball player who passed in 2016. The Hartsville, SC, native was the first women’s athlete of color at Clemson on the inaugural 1975 women’s basketball team. She holds the school-record for rebounds in a game with 25, which came against South Carolina on January 10th, 1976. Clemson athletics was honored to be joined by members of Cookie Blakney’s family as we celebrate her as an inaugural winner of the ACC UN ....