The First Travelstead Award
The First Travelstead Award for Courage in Education was presented in 2007 to the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Jr. in recognition of his leadership in South Carolina to fight for civil rights.
The Travelstead Award recognizes an individual who displays courage and who exemplifies those basic dispositions from the College of Education’s conceptual framework (the core values of justice, stewardship, intellectual spirit, and integrity). The Travelstead Award is given periodically and is determined by the museum’s advisory board.
The Second Travelstead Award
The Second Travelstead Award for Courage in Education was presented to President Cleveland Sellers of Voorhees College in recognition of his leadership in South Carolina to combat various forms of racism and to fight for social justice.
The Third Travelstead Award
The Third Travelstead Award for Courage in Education was presented to Charles T. (Bud) Ferillo Jr., producer and director of the award-winning documentary, Corridor of Shame: The Neglect of South Carolina’s Rural Schools, in recognition of his leadership in the struggle for social justice and educational equity.
The Fourth Travelstead Award
The Fourth Travelstead Award for Courage in Education was presented to Dr. Millicent E. Brown, activist-historian currently living in Charleston, in recognition of her role as one of the first students to desegregate public schools in South Carolina.