AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Research grant Tony Hawk FOundation at usc / 2018-2020
Amount - $264,000
A groundbreaking study of skateboarding culture that explores the lives of underrepresented young adult skateboarders within a society that isolates them due to their negative misconceptions and preconceived notions. The research team examined skateboarding culture through the skateboarders' perception of life and reveals how skateboarding shapes and supports them in terms of personal development.
Research Fellow USC Annenberg Institute of Sports Media and Society / 2018-Present
Research Fellow LA84 FOUNDATION / 2016-2017
‘The Nation Skate’ Symposium USC Visions and Voices Grant / 2017
Amount - $20,000 Click to read more
Outstanding Young Alumnus Award USC Black Alumni Association / 2015
The University of Southern California Black Alumni Association (USC BAA) honored outstanding alumni at the organization’s 40th Anniversary and Scholarship Benefit on March 10, 2016, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina Del Rey, California. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker John Singleton ’90 (USC School of Cinematic Arts) received the Legacy Award, acknowledging his groundbreaking narratives and innovative achievements in film, built upon an enriching foundation as a former USC BAA Scholar. Neftalie Williams ’12, MPD ’14 (USC Annenberg), an originator of “Skateboard Diplomacy,” received the Outstanding Young Alumnus award.
Tony Salin Memorial Award Recipient / 2016
Established in 2002 to recognize individuals for their commitment to the preservation of baseball history, the Tony Salin Memorial Award is named in honor of the baseball historian, author, and Reliquarian who passed away in 2001.
COMMISSIONED artist John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts / 2015
Neftalie Williams 's work for Finding a Line connects his experience as a skateboarder, photographer, and lecturer on "Skateboarding and Action Sports in Business, Media, and Culture" at the University of Southern California.