{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/seven-south-carolina-students-named-2015-hbcu-all-stars-by-white-house/", "Seven South Carolina students named 2015 HBCU All-Stars by White House", "2015-08-21", "2015", "2015-08", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "Columbia, S.C. \u2013 Yesterday, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCUs) announced its 2015 HBCU All-Stars, recognizing students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership and civic engagement. There are seven South Carolina students who received this award. A full list of the South Carolina students honored is listed below.\n\nThere are 83 students nationwide who were selected from a pool of over 450 students who submitted applications that included a transcript, resume, essay, and recommendation. Over the school year, the HBCU All-Stars will serve as ambassadors of the WHIHBCUs by providing outreach and communication with their fellow students about the value of education and the role of the Initiative as a networking resource.\n\nCongressman James E. Clyburn released the following statement in response to the announcement of the HBCU All-Stars:\n\n\u201cI am delighted to see seven South Carolina students chosen as 2015 HBCU All-Stars,\u201d Congressman Clyburn said. \u201cI believe it\u2019s extremely important for students to demonstrate their leadership and talent to other current and potential HBCU students across the country in order to advance academic excellence and student leadership. I congratulate all of those chosen for this incredible honor and look forward to seeing their future accomplishments.\u201d\n\nName Home Town School\n\nLamar Butler Society Hill, S.C. Alabama State University\n\nSamuel Cole Orangeburg, S.C. South Carolina State University\n\nKimesha Cooper Hemingway, S.C. Claflin University\n\nTyler Duncan Winston-Salem, N.C. Vorhees College\n\nVi\u2019Dual Futch Macon, G.A. Benedict College\n\nKareem Heslop Orangeburg, S.C. Claflin University\n\nPatrick Outler Augusta, G.A. Morris College", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T20:23:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clyburn.house.gov/seven-south-carolina-students-named-2015-hbcu-all-stars-by-white-house/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.885180827230215, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}