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About Bison Honors
Annual Awards Dinner & Royal Blue Gala
Date & Time
Date & Time:
Saturday
October 21, 2023
7PM – 2AM
Place
Hyatt Regency Hotel
400 New Jersey Ave
NW Washington, DC
Howard University, the undisputed “Mecca of Black Intelligentsia” was long overdue for an annual alumni celebration dedicated to honoring its distinguished pioneers, leaders, and legends whose influence and contributions span across every industry category. From politics to entertainment, to medicine, media, and business; like cream Howard University graduates and alumni always manage to rise to the top. In 2022, the inaugural Bison Honors Awards Dinner & Royal Blue Gala was honored to fill that void. This year, we’re back for 2023 for what is sure to become a homecoming staple and time-honored Howard University tradition.
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MEET THE 2023 HONOREES
THE BISON OF THE YEAR
ALUMNI CHOICE AWARD
BISON OF THE YEAR 2023 NOMINEES
Nominees for The Bison of The Year Award are chosen by the Bison Honors Organizing Committee and Advisory Board. The winner is determined by a majority vote of participating Howard University alumni. The headline-making nominees for this award have all had a breakout year in their respective careers and exemplify Bison Excellence and HBCU Pride. After votes were cast and counted, New York Attorney General Letitia James was the clear favorite for 2022 Bison Of The Year. Please be sure to vote for your favorite 2023 nominee.
CAST YOUR VOTE NOW!
A WORD FROM THE 2022 ALUMNI CHOICE BISON OF THE YEAR WINNER
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Bisa Butler
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Jae Murphy
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Deborah Ayorinde
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Troy Thompson
Choose Your Country
- Afghanistan (+93)
- Aland Islands (+358)
- Albania (+355)
- Algeria (+213)
- American Samoa (+1684)
- Andorra (+376)
- Angola (+244)
- Anguilla (+1264)
- Antarctica (+672)
- Antigua and Barbuda (+1268)
- Argentina (+54)
- Armenia (+374)
- Aruba (+297)
- Australia (+61)
- Austria (+43)
- Azerbaijan (+994)
- Bahamas (+1242)
- Bahrain (+973)
- Bangladesh (+880)
- Barbados (+1246)
- Belarus (+375)
- Belgium (+32)
- Belize (+501)
- Benin (+229)
- Bermuda (+1441)
- Bhutan (+975)
- Bolivia (+591)
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (+599)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (+387)
- Botswana (+267)
- Bouvet Island (+55)
- Brazil (+55)
- British Indian Ocean Territory (+246)
- Brunei Darussalam (+673)
- Bulgaria (+359)
- Burkina Faso (+226)
- Burundi (+257)
- Cambodia (+855)
- Cameroon (+237)
- Canada (+1)
- Cape Verde (+238)
- Cayman Islands (+1345)
- Central African Republic (+236)
- Chad (+235)
- Chile (+56)
- China (+86)
- Christmas Island (+61)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (+672)
- Colombia (+57)
- Comoros (+269)
- Congo (+242)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (+242)
- Cook Islands (+682)
- Costa Rica (+506)
- Cote D'Ivoire (+225)
- Croatia (+385)
- Cuba (+53)
- Curacao (+599)
- Cyprus (+357)
- Czech Republic (+420)
- Denmark (+45)
- Djibouti (+253)
- Dominica (+1767)
- Dominican Republic (+1809)
- Ecuador (+593)
- Egypt (+20)
- El Salvador (+503)
- Equatorial Guinea (+240)
- Eritrea (+291)
- Estonia (+372)
- Ethiopia (+251)
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (+500)
- Faroe Islands (+298)
- Fiji (+679)
- Finland (+358)
- France (+33)
- French Guiana (+594)
- French Polynesia (+689)
- French Southern Territories (+262)
- Gabon (+241)
- Gambia (+220)
- Georgia (+995)
- Germany (+49)
- Ghana (+233)
- Gibraltar (+350)
- Greece (+30)
- Greenland (+299)
- Grenada (+1473)
- Guadeloupe (+590)
- Guam (+1671)
- Guatemala (+502)
- Guernsey (+44)
- Guinea (+224)
- Guinea-Bissau (+245)
- Guyana (+592)
- Haiti (+509)
- Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands (+0)
- Holy See (Vatican City State) (+39)
- Honduras (+504)
- Hong Kong (+852)
- Hungary (+36)
- Iceland (+354)
- India (+91)
- Indonesia (+62)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of (+98)
- Iraq (+964)
- Ireland (+353)
- Isle of Man (+44)
- Israel (+972)
- Italy (+39)
- Jamaica (+1876)
- Japan (+81)
- Jersey (+44)
- Jordan (+962)
- Kazakhstan (+7)
- Kenya (+254)
- Kiribati (+686)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (+850)
- Korea, Republic of (+82)
- Kosovo (+381)
- Kuwait (+965)
- Kyrgyzstan (+996)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic (+856)
- Latvia (+371)
- Lebanon (+961)
- Lesotho (+266)
- Liberia (+231)
- Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (+218)
- Liechtenstein (+423)
- Lithuania (+370)
- Luxembourg (+352)
- Macao (+853)
- Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of (+389)
- Madagascar (+261)
- Malawi (+265)
- Malaysia (+60)
- Maldives (+960)
- Mali (+223)
- Malta (+356)
- Marshall Islands (+692)
- Martinique (+596)
- Mauritania (+222)
- Mauritius (+230)
- Mayotte (+262)
- Mexico (+52)
- Micronesia, Federated States of (+691)
- Moldova, Republic of (+373)
- Monaco (+377)
- Mongolia (+976)
- Montenegro (+382)
- Montserrat (+1664)
- Morocco (+212)
- Mozambique (+258)
- Myanmar (+95)
- Namibia (+264)
- Nauru (+674)
- Nepal (+977)
- Netherlands (+31)
- Netherlands Antilles (+599)
- New Caledonia (+687)
- New Zealand (+64)
- Nicaragua (+505)
- Niger (+227)
- Nigeria (+234)
- Niue (+683)
- Norfolk Island (+672)
- Northern Mariana Islands (+1670)
- Norway (+47)
- Oman (+968)
- Pakistan (+92)
- Palau (+680)
- Palestinian Territory, Occupied (+970)
- Panama (+507)
- Papua New Guinea (+675)
- Paraguay (+595)
- Peru (+51)
- Philippines (+63)
- Pitcairn (+64)
- Poland (+48)
- Portugal (+351)
- Puerto Rico (+1787)
- Qatar (+974)
- Reunion (+262)
- Romania (+40)
- Russian Federation (+70)
- Rwanda (+250)
- Saint Barthelemy (+590)
- Saint Helena (+290)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (+1869)
- Saint Lucia (+1758)
- Saint Martin (+590)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (+508)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (+1784)
- Samoa (+684)
- San Marino (+378)
- Sao Tome and Principe (+239)
- Saudi Arabia (+966)
- Senegal (+221)
- Serbia (+381)
- Serbia and Montenegro (+381)
- Seychelles (+248)
- Sierra Leone (+232)
- Singapore (+65)
- Sint Maarten (+1)
- Slovakia (+421)
- Slovenia (+386)
- Solomon Islands (+677)
- Somalia (+252)
- South Africa (+27)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (+500)
- South Sudan (+211)
- Spain (+34)
- Sri Lanka (+94)
- Sudan (+249)
- Suriname (+597)
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen (+47)
- Swaziland (+268)
- Sweden (+46)
- Switzerland (+41)
- Syrian Arab Republic (+963)
- Taiwan, Province of China (+886)
- Tajikistan (+992)
- Tanzania, United Republic of (+255)
- Thailand (+66)
- Timor-Leste (+670)
- Togo (+228)
- Tokelau (+690)
- Tonga (+676)
- Trinidad and Tobago (+1868)
- Tunisia (+216)
- Turkey (+90)
- Turkmenistan (+7370)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (+1649)
- Tuvalu (+688)
- Uganda (+256)
- Ukraine (+380)
- United Arab Emirates (+971)
- United Kingdom (+44)
- United States (+1)
- United States Minor Outlying Islands (+1)
- Uruguay (+598)
- Uzbekistan (+998)
- Vanuatu (+678)
- Venezuela (+58)
- Viet Nam (+84)
- Virgin Islands, British (+1284)
- Virgin Islands, U.s. (+1340)
- Wallis and Futuna (+681)
- Western Sahara (+212)
- Yemen (+967)
- Zambia (+260)
- Zimbabwe (+263)
2023 BISON RECOGNITION
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Bison Honors would like to invite the Howard University Alumni Community to nominate worthy candidates across various disciplines. The winner in each category will be selected by a vote of the Bison Honors Board and committee members.
Categories Include...
Writer/Author
Medicine
Dentistry
C-Suite Executive
Architecture & Planning
Broadcast Journalism
Business & Finance
Real Estate Developer
Media Professional
Entertainment Law
Professional Athlete
Sports Law/Agent/Manager
Professional Actor/Actress
Entertainment Industry Executive
Television & Film Production
Politician/Political
Government Official
Community Organizer
Social Activist
Philanthropy
Literature
Suggest A Category
Meet Our Advisory Board
The Bison Honors Organizing Committee is grateful to our distinguished Board of Advisors made up of proud Howard University Alumni who are all leaders in their respective fields.

Malcolm Ellis
President of Diverse Investments
Pronghorn, Diageo

Dallas Jackson
Televison & Film
Writer, Producer, and Director

Joi Brown
CEO/Founder Culture Creators

Ron Lawrence
Music Producer / Film Director
& Bison Honors Music Supervisor

Andy Anderson
President of Sales
American Urban Radio Network

Kamilah Forbes
Executive Producer, The Apollo Theater
& Director "Between The World of Me" HBO

Rock Newman
Host of The Rock Newman Show
Owner of Gibraltar Promotions, LLC

Candace Jones
Producer and Project Director, BLACK GIRLS ROCK, Producer, Urbanworld Urban World Film Festival, Co-Founder HU Entertainment Collective, DJ

Andrea Holmes-Thompkins
CEO/President
ACE Media Corp

A. Scott Golden
Thought Leader Onn Race, Law & Politics
Partner, Reed Smith Law

Lita Rosario
Entertainment Attorney
Income Shareholder at Shulman Rogers

Sydney Margetson
SVP Publicity
Atlantic Records

Bryndan Moore
Member At Large, Howard Univ Alumni Association& Host of Black Futurist Podcast

A. Haqq Islam
CEO/President Contra Records

Roger Mitchell, MD
Professor and Chair of Pathology,
Howard University

Joshua Mercer
Host of HU Move Makers Podcast, Owner of Howard Alumni Page on IG Founder of HU Bar Crawl, Owner of Mercer Insurance Agency