Quincy C. Moore III, Ph.D.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 11, 2023) – Fresh off recent news of being appointed to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) Statewide Health Coordinating Council, Prairie View A&M University Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the University’s Honors Program, Quincy C. Moore III, Ph.D., has been named vice president of the National Association of African American Honors Programs. Founded in 1990 by honors directors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, NAAAHP is designed to promote the continued empowerment of African American students through enhanced cognitive and affective experiences.
“I look forward to our continued support of NAAAHP, and after my one-year term as vice president, my role as president will begin in November 2023,” said Moore. “This is an exciting time for the Honors Program, and we are continuing to make honors impact.”
Moore’s naming as VP occurred during the NAAAHP’s annual conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting represented the first in-person conference since November 2019. “The NAAAHP organization was excited to bring together student delegations from Prairie View A&M, Virginia State University, Spelman, Morgan State University, Southern University and A&M College, Fisk University, Tennessee State University, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore,” said Moore. “The opening reception was held on Morgan State University’s campus, and it ignited the college rivalry. The students let the conference know that PVAMU was present and ready to make an impact.”
This year’s NAAAHP conference themed “Homecoming: The Resilience of HBCU Excellence in a Global Pandemic” featured competitions from Model African United Nations, STEM presentations, oratorical competitions, a quiz bowl, student discussions, a career and graduate school fair and student leadership elections. Twenty-five students from the PVAMU Honors Program attended the conference.
“I am truly blessed to have represented the University and the Honors Program,” said junior criminal justice major Jaydyn Martin. “The conference allowed me to gain leadership experience and learn more about the Honors program culture at an HBCU.”
“The event offered student attendees the opportunity to experience competitions at a national level and continue to develop as a scholar,” Moore added. “The world will experience the academic brilliance and innovation that we bring to our campus environment on a daily basis, and we will also have the opportunity to include more of our campus community in the national conference.”
Each year, the NAAAHP hosts its conferences on HBCU campuses across the country, with PVAMU last hosting in 1992. Upon Moore’s transition into its Office of the President, PVAMU will host the program’s 2024 conference.
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