The GAA has given the awards since 1989, recognizing alumni age 40 or younger at the time of their selection for bringing credit to the University through their achievements. The awards were presented by the GAA Board of Directors at its fall meeting. Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (MA), of Brooklyn, N.Y., award-winning education features writer for The New York Times Magazine.Nicholas Black ’13 (MBA), of Mount Pleasant, S.C., founder of entrepreneurial nonprofits and.Brooke Baldwin ’01, of New York, TV anchor for CNN’s afternoon news show.The GAA recognized two journalists and a nonprofit entrepreneur with its Distinguished Young Alumni Awards on Friday. The GAA’s 2017 Distinguished Young Alumni Award recipients: Brooke Baldwin �’01, left, Nicholas Black �’13 (MBA) and Nikole Hannah-Jones �’03 (MA).