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Barbara Janulis Pays It Forward Through Decades of Leadership on Posse’s Board

The former finance executive credits the Scholars for inspiring her dedicated tenure.


Summer 2013

Syracuse Scholars Prepare to Pay It Forward

This summer, first-year Syracuse Posse Scholars Jacob Friesen Grant, Paige Banks and Alexandria “Alex” Pritchett will be interning in Atlanta with Career Program partner Breakthrough Collaborative, an academic preparation program for underserved students that also trains strong high school and college students as teachers.

Graduate Brandon LaBord at the 2013 Bard College Commencement.

Summer 2013

Bard Graduate Selected As Baccalaureate Speaker

Brandon LaBord, a member of Atlanta’s first Posse from Bard College, was selected by the senior class committee to be the 2013 baccalaureate speaker in recognition of his positive influence on Bard’s campus community.

Brandeis University Posse alumna Ajai Scott, an associate business systems analyst, is the first Posse alumna to be hired for a full-time position at Liberty Mutual.

Summer 2013

Brandeis Posse to Spend Junior Year Abroad

During the 2013-2014 academic year, eight third-year Scholars from Posse Atlanta’s first Brandeis Posse will study abroad, immersing themselves in other cultures to become more informed global citizens. These Scholars will travel to Amsterdam, Argentina, Bolivia, Denmark, England, Ghana, India and New Zealand to study communications, culture, art and politics.

Spring 2013

Wheaton Scholar Promotes Human Rights Abroad

Wheaton College sophomore Khadim Niang was selected for the college’s highly competitive Davis International Fellows Program. He will receive a $5,000 stipend to support his summer internship with Conscience International, a nongovernmental organization in Gambia that strives to protect individual human and civil rights worldwide.

Spring 2013

White House Science Fair Welcomes Cornell Scholar

Anthony Halmon, a member of Cornell University’s first Posse, was one of 100 youth from across the country invited to meet President Obama at the fourth annual White House Science Fair this May.

Spring 2013

Pomona Scholar Wins Fulbright Fellowship

Gabrielle (Gabbi) Kelenyi, a recent graduate of Pomona College, is headed to Panama City, Panama, with a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English and creative writing to adult learners at a local university.

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