ATLANTA (Friday, October 24, 2024) — HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced that CEO & Founder Travis L. Williams will receive the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 3:00 pm EST inside the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
The President’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have made a difference in their communities through volunteerism, service, and philanthropy. “After 17 successful years of playing and coaching at my alma mater, Georgia State University, and being the former head men’s basketball coach at two prestigious HBCUs, Tennessee State and Fort Valley State Universities, I am truly blessed and honored. I have always been faithful and obedient to GOD, with tremendous love and respect for my family,” said Travis L. Williams. “This prestigious award is a true testament that GOD did not give up on me and had bigger plans for my life after the passing of my loving, caring, and beautiful mother, Patricia Ann Williams. She passed at the age of 30 when I was 12 years old. I never imagined in my lifetime that growing up without a mother and father would make me the man I am today, but GOD did so I am able to impact the world and live a life of service. I humbly accept this outstanding award for every person that has poured into me from my childhood to where I am now in life, and I definitely do not take these life-changing moments for granted.”
About Travis L. Williams
For the past 27 years, Williams has made it his life’s work to commit to volunteerism, service, and philanthropy. Williams’ hard work, diligence, and commitment to serving others in his hometown of Tifton, Atlanta, have not gone unnoticed. He continues to expand his community outreach initiatives by providing clothing, shoes, school supplies, food, books, furniture, financial assistance, and other resources to youth and families in need. Through the Travis L. Williams Foundation and Patricia’s Blessed Closet (named in memory of his mother), he offers free basketball camps, clinics, and academic scholarships.
His love for HBCUs and the HBCU All-Stars Basketball Movement is unmatched. Williams’ annual HBCU All-Star Basketball Game during Final Four weekends, the HBCU All-Stars International Tour, and the ATL HBCU All-Stars Challenge spotlight the incredible talent of HBCU All-Stars and provide college admissions assistance and academic scholarships for prospective high school students interested in attending HBCUs. Additionally, the HBCU All-Star Game offers financial assistance to current students and student-athletes.
Williams’ sports marketing, events, and media company — the Travis L. Williams Foundation and Patricia’s Blessed Closet — receive unwavering support from the local and national sports community, government, business, civic, and church leaders, as well as parks and recreation organizations, high schools, colleges, universities, alumni, fans, professional teams, radio and television stations, celebrities, and entertainers. Through HBCU All-Stars LLC, Williams is demonstrating to the world that HBCUs matter and that representation is essential.
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (404) 985-2693
HBCU All-Stars, LLC
P.O. Box 50122
Atlanta, GA 30302
www.HBCUAllStarsLLC.com
Additional Resources:
www.HBCUAllStarGame.com
www.HBCUAllStarGameExperience.org
www.ATLHBCUChallenge.com
