07/08/2026
Honoring excellence, character, and future leadership 🏆
The Ephraim Ochieng’ Otieno M.D. Science Foundation is honored to present the Ephraim Ochieng’ Otieno Excellence Award in partnership with Black Male Working Academy.
🎓 This year’s recipient is Rodney Allen Jackson II, a senior at Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky. Rodney will be attending Howard University, where he plans to major in Biology and Spanish.
🌱 This award was created to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Ephraim Ochieng’ Otieno by recognizing a senior student-athlete who reflects the values Ephraim embodied: team spirit, hard work, dedication, academic commitment, character, leadership, and service to others.
👏 We are proud to celebrate Rodney for the positive example he sets through his commitment to excellence in the classroom, in athletics, and in his community.
🙏🏾 We are deeply grateful to Black Male Working Academy for their partnership and for their continued work empowering young men through mentorship, education, leadership development, and community support.
Congratulations, Rodney. We are honored to celebrate you and excited to see all that you will accomplish at Howard University and beyond.
Inspire. Motivate. Educate. Heal.
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