<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/mechanical-engineering-major-reflects-on-purpose-and-the-power-of-community.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Clark Among Scholars to Be Recognized at AAMU Black-Tie Scholarship Gala</title><summary>Christion Clark arrived at Alabama A&amp;M with a clear intention to succeed. A sophomore mechanical engineering major from Birmingham, Alabama, Clark is already doing just that, earning a scholarship supported by the AAMU Black-Tie Gala and emerging as a student leader grounded in purpose, discipline and service.</summary><date>2026-04-09T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Clark smiles in the lobby of the AAMU Event Center</imageAltText><image>/_images/clarklredit.jpg</image><name>Mechanical Engineering Major Reflects on Purpose and the Power of Community</name><first>Mechanical</first><last>Engineering Major Reflects on Purpose and the Power of Community</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/mechanical-engineering-major-reflects-on-purpose-and-the-power-of-community.html</url><tags/></item>