Black History Month
By Nelson A. King
Jamaican-born Bishop, Sylveta
Hamilton-Gonzales graduated
summa cum laude from the
College of New Rochelle, where
she earned a Bachelor of Arts
in psychology and religion and
received the Medal of Honor for
Academic Excellence, as well as
the National Dean’s List Award
of Merit for Outstanding Academic
Achievement.
At the College of New
Rochelle, she served as vice
president and president of the
Student Government Association
and later became an
adjunct professor of Comparative
Religious Traditions, and
English-Experience Learning
and Identity.
Bishop Hamilton-Gonzales is
also a graduate of the New York
Theological Seminary, where
she received her certification in
Christian Ministry.
Accepted at both Harvard
and Princeton Seminary, she
chose Princeton, where she
received a Masters degree in
divinity.
At Princeton, Bishop Hamilton
Gonzales was elected
Middle Class Representative
and vice president of the Student
Government Association;
chairperson of the Association
of Black Seminarians Multi-
Cultural Activities (Black History
Month) and council member
of Princeton Theological
Seminar Woman’s Center. She
was the founder/spokesperson
of the Seminarians for Justice
Coalition.
Her distinguished leadership
qualities earned her the
prestigious Reverend William
Alfred Byrd Centennial Prize
for Outstanding Contribution
to the Princeton Theological
Seminary Community.
As a result, Bishop Hamilton
Gonzales’s name appears
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She was later accepted at
Drew University to work on her
PhD in religion and society; her
doctorate in ministry.
The many facets of Bishop
Hamilton-Gonzales’s mission
are culminated in her synthesis
of the spiritual, social and
political.
She is a dynamic leader
who has worked relentlessly
to develop the Brooklyn-based
QKingdom Ministries, Inc. and
its subsidiaries that include
the Woman of Great Esteem
Organization.
Under her magnanimous
leadership, the Brooklyn-based
MACADEMY School of Science
& Technology, which she founded,
has advanced and became
a top-ranked school on Great-
Schools.org in New York State.
Bishop Hamilton-Gonzales is
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also an internationally known
outstanding educator and motivational
public speaker.
She said MACADEMY School
of Science and Technology is a
family-oriented institution that
provides a “world class education”
for all children especially
those from low-income families.
“Our mission is ‘preparing
students today to be global
thinkers and leaders for the
advancement of our humanity,”
Bishop Hamilton-Gonzales
said.
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