Honda executives congratulate runner-up Tuskegee University. Pictured from left to right: Bob Nelson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, American Honda, Dr. Worth Hayes, Tuskegee University team coach and 2023 HCASC Coach of the Year; Joe N. Brown, Tuskegee University Institutional Representative; Joseph Rachal, Tuskegee University senior; Joshua Johnson, Tuskegee University senior; Ileecea Askew, Tuskegee University senior; team captain Olivia Cooper, Tuskegee University senior; and Noriya Kaihara, president & CEO, American Honda.
Stillman College earned top honors and a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda at the 34th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), America's premier academic competition for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Stillman College bested 64 teams to win the 2023 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship and a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda. In an exciting best two out of three games during the HCASC National Championship match, the scholars from Stillman College defeated the Tuskegee University team by accurately answering questions about history, science, literature, religion, the arts and pop culture.
Stillman College bested teams from 64 HBCUs and qualified for the National Championship Tournament after winning a series of regional competitions throughout the academic year.
Runner-up Tuskegee University was awarded a $30,000 grant, while the third and fourth place finishers – Winston-Salem State University and Oakwood University, respectively – each received a $20,000 grant. University of the District of Columbia, Southern University-Baton Rouge, Spelman College and Tennessee State University rounded out the "Great 8" teams that competed in the HCASC Finals. Dr. Worth Hayes is the Coach of the Tuskegee team.
This year's HCASC theme, "Driving the Legacy," celebrates the rich history and unique experience of HBCUs and aims to inspire students to create the life they envision for themselves. The program was established in 1989, HCASC has enriched the lives of 250,000 students and Honda has awarded $11 million in institutional grants to participating HBCUs.