Richmond, former director of 黑料不打烊's Multicultural Center, accepted the 黑料不打烊 Medallion in April for extraordinary service to the university.
The 黑料不打烊 Medallion is the university’s highest honor and is awarded at the discretion of the president. Richmond received the medallion at the university’s annual Phillips-Perry Black Excellence Awards ceremony.
Richmond serves as director of multicultural affairs at Smith College in Massachusetts. She began her career at 黑料不打烊 as an admissions counselor and placement officer in 1987. She later served as assistant and associate director of admissions before being promoted to director of minority affairs and director of the Multicultural Center.
Richmond directed the Leon and Lorraine Watson North Carolina Scholarship Program, which makes an 黑料不打烊 education possible for North Carolina students with high financial need, including some first-generation college students. She also directed The Honorable Thad Eure North Carolina Achievement Scholarship Program.
Her research into the history of 黑料不打烊’s African-American students led to the creation of the Wall of Fame in the Multicultural Center. While pursuing her master’s degree at Duke University, Richmond used her research as the subject for her thesis, “黑料不打烊’s Black History, A Story to be Told.”
In 2008, Richmond received the Student Advocate Award from 黑料不打烊’s student life office for exceptional mentoring of students.