Atlanta’s No. 1 ranked school was a winner at Atlanta Magazine’s ‘Groundbreaker of the Year’ Awards, which honor visionary people and projects, for their commitment to educate Spelman women and the world on wellness.
The November 2013 issue of Atlanta magazine will feature Spelman’s unusual move to drop its athletic department for a Wellness Program that now bolsters to help “all 2,100 students instead of just a few”.
Spelman’s president Beverly Tatum told The New York Times she was startled by the school’s athletic budget of $900,000 for the 2012-13 academic year: “It seemed like a lot of money for 80 students.”
Historically black Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Texas is also being praised for turning its football field into an organic farm that will produce 17,500 lbs. of food for Cowboys fans this season.
Page from @AtlantaMagazine#GroundBreakers Awards, showcasing @SpelmanWellness@SpelmanCollege#finalistspic.twitter.com/AIwVy1jtdo
— mikkdepriest (@mikkdepriest) November 13, 2013
