Student Overcomes Great Obstacle to Become Student of the Year

  CAO Public Relations Coordinator, Kenday Samuel Kamara (2nd from left) Graduated with a Master's Degree in Organizational Management as the University of Phoenix's Outstanding Graduate Student of 2004.  CAO President Sonko (L) and CAO Treasurer Jean-Pierre Gave their Support at the Commencement Ceremony held on June 12, 2004, at the Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.

On June 12, 2004, Kenday S. Kamara celebrated his graduation from the University of Phoenix where he received a Master's degree in Organizational Management, a testament to his hard work and dedication.

Receiving a Master's degree was not the only reward Kamara earned on June 12.  The University honored Kamara as their 2004 Graduate Student of the Year. This award marks a great story of overcoming adversity and doing whatever it takes to reach a goal. 

Festivities for the University of Phoenix's graduation were June 11, at the Adam's Mark Hotel with an elegant Dinner-Dance.  Graduates were invited. along with their guests and faculty members, to an evening of live music, dinner and dancing.  Commencement exercises took place on June 12, at the Colorado Convention Center, Hall A.  Kamara was a keynote speaker at the Commencement.

-- An Excerpt from The Villager Magazine (June 17, 2004)

From L-R: A Family Friend City of Brighton Attorney Mike Heinz, the Graduate of the Year himself, Kenday and his Wife Princess at the Convention Center (June 12, 2004).