Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Brea Weaver, a seventh grader at Leland Middle School, will have the honor of introducing Mae C. Jemison, the first African-American female in space and founder of two medical technology companies, during the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Thursday, Jan. 22 at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jemison will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will begin at 7 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium. Tickets are no longer available.

Weaver won the ROCAME (Region "O" Council for the Advancement of Minorities in Engineering) Regional Oratory Contest with a speech about Jemison. Brea will be available Wednesday, Jan. 21 for interviews with the media. Please contact her father, Corey Weaver, at 914.213.3829 to schedule an interview.

Media Contacts:
Jamie Smith, UNCW media relations, 910.962.3171 or smithj@uncw.edu