Robin Williams to Receive Reslyn W. Henley Award

Washington, DC--- Robin Williams, the team captain of the University of the District of Columbia Lady Firebirds Basketball Team, was named the recipient of the Reslyn W. Henley Memorial Award on May 5, 2008. The Reslyn W. Henley Memorial Award is presented annually by the “M” Club, in memory of Reslyn W. Henley, a graduate of the District of Columbia Teachers College, a UDC predecessor school.  The “M” Club started as an athletics support organization for the District of Columbia Teachers College, and continues to operate in support of athletics at the University of the District of Columbia.
 
Williams, the youngest of nine children, is a native of the Bronx, NY.  She will receive a bachelor’s degree in journalism during the University’s 2008 Commencement exercises on May 10. Ms. Williams was involved in many extracurricular activities at the University, including being crowned Sophomore Homecoming Queen, and running as a contestant in the Miss UDC Pageant.

In addition to her other activities, she also found time to write for the Trilogy and Free Voices student newspapers, and for the UDC Athletics Web Site (). As result of her important contributions to student activities, she received the Vice President for Student Affairs Award for Student Leadership in 2007.

Ms. Williams was a shooting guard for the women’s basketball team for the past three years and head captain for two.  Her contributions helped the team win the 2008 Independent Schools National Women’s Basketball Tournament this past February, finishing the 2007-08 season with a 21-8 record. Because of her achievements on the basketball court, she was invited to compete in a two week-long basketball tournament in Italy this May.

Her most important accomplishment at the University was maintaining a high level of academic achievement, finishing the fall 2007 semester with a 3.8 G. P. A., while enrolled in 19 credit hours. In spite of the long nights of studying, the challenging class assignments, and even the 6:00 a.m. basketball practices, Ms Williams was still able to distinguish herself as an outstanding  student- athlete.