Alisha “Tuff” Hill, a graduate and former basketball

Alisha “Tuff” Hill, a graduate and former basketball player from Howard University in Washington, D.C., accepts the United States Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award at the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame Awards Brunch in Winston-Salem, N.C., March 9. Col. Rickey L. Grabowski, chief of staff, Eastern Recruiting Region, presented the award which is endorsed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps and given to individuals who exhibit Marine Corps values in their daily lives and careers. (USMC photo by Cpl. Nate Carberry)