On 8/9/05, Jeffrey is being honored below by the Birmingham City Council for winning the Arthur Ashe essay contest. Jeffrey played USA Team Tennis at the James Lewis Tennis Center during the summer.
In the picture from left to right back row are Leon Evans, President of the James Lewis Tennis Scholarship Foundation Incorporated, Rudy Lewis, Secretary of James Lewis Tennis Scholarship Foundation Incorporated and Birmingham Area Tennis Association (BATA) Board Member, Valerie Abbott, Birmingham City Council, Kevin Theos, Executive Director of BATA, Melvin Miller, Director of Birmingham Park and Recreation, Jacquelyn Marshall, BATA Program Coordinator. Front row from left to right are Rosalind Byrd (Jeffrey's Mother), Jacob Byrd (Jeffrey's brother) and Jeffery Byrd.
