Dieneria Brown ’11 Wins Princeton Prize

Dieneria Brown ’11 has been named one of two students in the Washington, DC/Baltimore, MD metropolitan area selected to receive a Princeton Prize in Race Relations cash award. Sponsored by Princeton University, the Princeton Prize recognizes high school age students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on race relations in their schools or communities.

Dieneria earned this recognition for her work helping to plan and leading workshops at NCS's annual Diversity Days for the past four years, her work as her grade's elected equity board member for the past four years, and being a member of the Black Student Union and representing NCS at two of the Student Diversity Leadership Conferences as well as regional diversity conferences.

A reception honoring the students was held on Thursday, June 2 in Washington, DC at the offices of Greenberg Traurig LLP. Elaine R. Jones, Esq., president and director-counsel, emeritus, of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., was the keynote speaker at the ceremony.

The Princeton Prize is awarded in 23 regions in the US, 20 of which are metropolitan areas. In each region there is a $1,000 prize (which can be shared), and certificates of accomplishment for other honorees. The other Washington, DC cash award recipient was Demi Bunn of The Field School. In addition, three certificates of accomplishment were awarded to Emily Aronson, Walt Whitman High School; Emily Eaglin, James Hubert Blake High School; and Chinyere Ukaegbu, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School.