Leonard Honored with Pillar Award During Black Excellence Gala

Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, was awarded the first Pillar Award at the April 19 virtual Black Excellence Gala hosted by The Mosaic Center for Diversity at Shenandoah University. The award honors his outstanding contributions to Black and African student life at Shenandoah.

“The Pillar Award is for a faculty or staff member who has made a priceless investment in the success of Black and African students at Shenandoah. This person has committed time and effort to ensure that students are achieving academic success and to support their foundation for ethical, compassionate citizenship in life after college.”