Stillman College Athletics Hall of Fame
A two-sport athlete at Stillman College, Jamila McKinnis ('12) scored more than 1,000 kills in women's volleyball and more than 1,000 points in women's basketball. McKinnis was twice named the SIAC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year in 2009 and 2011. She was a three-time First-Team All-SIAC selection and was a Second-Team selection in 2010. As a senior in 2011, she led the SIAC with 545 kills and a .375 hitting percentage. She also had 417 assists, 328 digs, 63 blocks and 62 service aces while helping Stillman to a program-best 20 wins. Her .938 hitting percentage (15 kills, 0 errors, 16 total attacks) against Miles College in September 2009, remains a Stillman record.
McKinnis was also a two-time All-SIAC selection in women's basketball.
She was a two-time recipient of the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards, sponsored by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, to honor students of color who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic field.
A native of Prichard, Alabama, McKinnis Riley followed her Stillman career by graduating with honors from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in 2017 and currently serves the Mobile, Alabama area as a dentist.
