PRIAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Kara Willis was crowned Miss Prairie View A&M University 2008-2009 during the university’s 39th annual scholarship pageant. Willis, age 21, is a junior agriculture economics major from Houston.
The pageant was held in the Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium in the Willie Albert Tempton Sr., Memorial Student Center.
Kara Willis performs
Upon graduation Willis plans to attend law school and pursue a career in environmental law. She is the daughter of Miles and Linda Willis.
Vorice Batts placed first runner up and Charli Cooksey was chosen as second runner up. The other pageant contestants were Candace Culmer, Jabreel Walker, Sheree White, Monique Jones, Brittany Wingate and Antoinette Allen.
President of Prairie View A&M University George C. Wright and 2008-09 Miss Prairie View Kara Willis
About Prairie View A&M University:
Ranked the only Texas school on Black Enterprise magazine’s 2006 list of “Top 50 Colleges and Universities for African-Americans,” Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 and is the second-oldest public institution of higher education in Texas. With an established reputation for producing engineers, nurses and educators, PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 41 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools. A member of The Texas A&M University System, the university is dedicated to fulfilling its land-grant mission of achieving excellence in teaching, research and service. During the university’s 132 year history, nearly 51,000 academic degrees have been awarded. For more information regarding PVAMU, visit www.pvamu.edu.
