WSSU PROFESSOR KEISHA ROGERS EARNS NATIONAL BLACK MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 23 -- Winston-Salem State University issued the following news release:

Dr.Keisha Grayson Rogers, professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling and chair of the Faculty Senate at Winston-Salem State University, has been named the 2026 Black Mental Health Educator of the Year by the Black Mental Health Symposium.

Rogers was recognized Sept. 11 during the Black Mental Health Symposium Awards Ceremony, held as part of the organization's 10th annual conference, themed "Remember. Reset. Reclaim."

The award recognizes a scholar or professor who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to training the next generation of culturally humble and socially conscious counselors while advancing excellence in Black m...