Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells, center, congratulates the 2007 Martin Luther King, Jr. scholarship recipients at the recent 8^th annual awards luncheon held at the Douglass College Student Center in New Brunswick. Standing top from left to right are: Michellene Davis, Chief of Staff for the New Jersey Department of Treasury; MLK scholarship recipients Asha Bailey, Molly Greenberg, Alexandra Stockton, Nomora Pearyer, Rachel Okunubi, Erin Whitman, and Felix A. Rouse, Chief Executive Officer for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark. Bottom from left to right: MLK scholarship recipients Daniel Morteh and Brian Yanouski.

Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells greets MLK scholarship luncheon guest speakers: Felix A. Rouse, Chief Executive Officer for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Newark, and Michellene Davis, Chief of Staff for the New Jersey Department of Treasury, while MLK Commission Co-Chair William Hahn and MLK Commission Executive Director Judith Fenelus look on.

Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells,left,congratulates MLK scholarship recipient Brian Yanouski,a student at Montclair State University, along with MLK Commission Co-Chair Geraldine Clark and MLK Commission Executive Director Judith Fenelus at the recent luncheon. He received one of the 10 MLK scholarships in the amount of $5000.

Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells,left,congratulates MLK scholarship recipient Erin Whitman,a student at Seton Hall University, along with MLK Commissioner Stephenine Dixon and MLK Commission Executive Director Judith Fenelus.

Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells,left,congratulates MLK scholarship recipient Kareem Absolu, a student at Rutgers University, along with MLK Commissioner Deborah Prinz and MLK Commission Executive Director Judith Fenelus.