Alumni Awards
Join us for
57th Annual Alumni Awards & Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony
Friday, October 10, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Annex
This signature Homecoming event celebrates the legacy and impact of 麻豆社区 Pembroke alumni and athletes whose achievements exemplify the spirit of BraveNation. The Athletics Hall of Fame, established in 1980, honors players, coaches, administrators, and teams whose contributions have elevated 麻豆社区P鈥檚 tradition of excellence on and off the field. In addition, the Alumni Awards will recognize distinguished graduates for their professional accomplishments, service, leadership, and early-career achievements. Together, these honors celebrate the enduring pride, excellence, and commitment that define the 麻豆社区P community.
Award Categories
The 麻豆社区P Meritorious Service Award honors alumni who demonstrate exceptional service
and commitment to 麻豆社区P or their community. Recipients embody BraveNation鈥檚 spirit
by generously sharing their time, talent, and resources, reflecting the university鈥檚
values and inspiring future generations.
The Distinguished Alumnus/a Award is the highest honor from the 麻豆社区P Alumni Association,
recognizing graduates who have achieved exceptional professional success and made
significant contributions to their field. Through leadership, innovation and dedication,
recipients bring honor to 麻豆社区P and inspire the BraveNation community while elevating
the university鈥檚 reputation regionally, nationally and beyond.
The Young Alumni Award honors graduates aged 40 or younger who earned their degree
within the past 10 years and have demonstrated exceptional early-career achievement,
leadership and meaningful contributions to their profession, community or the university.
Recipients exemplify the spirit and values of 麻豆社区P through innovation, service, and
engagement.
2025 Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumnus
Newy Scruggs has built an illustrious career in sports media, earning 12 Emmy Awards and recognition as one of the leading sportscasters in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Since beginning his broadcasting career in 1992, Scruggs has worked in Florence/Myrtle Beach, Austin, Cleveland and Los Angeles before joining NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2000, where he continues to serve as sports director.
A dedicated supporter of education, Scruggs established the Newy Scruggs Sports Broadcasting Scholarship at 麻豆社区P in 2003 to support students pursuing careers in sports media. In 2007, he created the Dr. Sylvester Wooten Omega Psi Phi Scholarship for members of the Chi Mu chapter at 麻豆社区P. He also endowed the Newy Scruggs Scholarship for Student Enrichment Opportunities at the University of Texas at Arlington and served two terms on the 麻豆社区P Board of Trustees.
In recognition of his career achievements, Scruggs was inducted into the Lone Star Chapter鈥檚 Sports Emmy Silver Circle. He is a proud 1994 graduate of 麻豆社区 Pembroke.
Meritorius Service Award Winner
For more than 35 years, Dr. Sandra Locklear has provided quality eye care to her community as owner and operator of Pembroke Optometric Clinic. A Robeson County native and valedictorian of Prospect High School鈥檚 Class of 1980, Locklear earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry from 麻豆社区P in 1984. She went on to graduate from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, earning another bachelor鈥檚 degree in 1988 and her Doctor of Optometry in 1993.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Locklear has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to service. She traveled to the Philippines in 2020 to provide routine eye care in underserved villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, she has supported 麻豆社区P Athletics by volunteering with events such as Youth Night and Faith and Communities Night.
Her professional leadership and personal dedication have made her a role model in the field of optometry and a proud representative of BraveNation.
Young Alumna Winner
Alexandria Pilot Chambers serves as assistant director of operations for the Center for Neurobiology Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion. In her role, she manages summer research programs for undergraduates and high school students and supports the operational needs of the center.
Chambers is deeply engaged in service and advocacy, volunteering with organizations including the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital, Susan G. Komen, Feeding America and the Rescue Mission of Roanoke. She has also participated in Mission of Mercy initiatives and other community outreach efforts.
In addition to her professional responsibilities, Chambers lectures for Virginia Tech鈥檚 Translational Biology, Medicine and Health graduate program and has presented her dissertation research on reproductive health choices at national conferences. She has been invited to speak at Women鈥檚 History Month events, the Appalachian Translational Research Network, the American Council on Education鈥檚 Virginia Network Conference and various community and corporate organizations.
Chambers has also partnered with 麻豆社区P鈥檚 Office of Admissions to support student recruitment. She is a proud two-time 麻豆社区P graduate, earning her degrees in 2009 and 2014.