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UNCF Salutes Member Schools Outstanding Alums
OUTSTANDING ALUMS: The UNCF honored outstanding alumni from its member schools during the annual National Alumni Council/Pre-Alumni Council Conference held in Atlanta GA. Xavier reps at the event included: (L-R) XU Annual Fund manager Lacrecia James, Lisa Ripoll ’89 (Atlanta Alumni Chapter), Dr. James Pachal ‘57 (UNCF Alumnus of the Year), Dr. Ayana Rowley ‘05 (UNCF Outstanding Young Alumna), and students/pre-alumni council members Bené Johnson and Alisha Warren.
Dr. James Pachal ’57 and Dr. Ayana Rowley ‘05 were among the outstanding alumni from member schools honored by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) during the annual National Alumni Council/Pre-Alumni Council Conference held in Atlanta GA. Paschal, designated XU’s UNCF Alumnus of the Year, has worked as the Atlanta Alumni Chapter President since 2008. During his tenure he has organized events to benefit scholarships for local Atlanta students and to support the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel. Under his leadership the Chapter instituted the St. Katharine Drexel Annual Feast Day Mass and Brunch Celebration that draws over 200 participants. He is licensed counselor and is a member of the 100th Black
ON THE ROAD: (L-R) Drs. Everette White, David Travillion, Sr. ’90, Markitta Jaamison Travillion ’91, and Millard Collins ’97 stop by the Xavier information booth during the National Medical Association convention in Toronto, Canada. Manning the table is XU staffer Whitney Forstall Grandpre’ ’03. The University also sponsored a “Taste of New Orleans” reception for the more than 50 XU-educated physicians in attendance. XG Summer 2013
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Men, and a Deacon at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Atlanta. Rowley, XU UNCF Outstanding Young Alumna, serves as the Corresponding Secretary for the Washington D.C. Chapter. She is credited with maintaining the lines of communication with alumni in the Washington D.C. area during times of transition for the Chapter. She has worked closely with the Office of Alumni Relations to reach out to alumni in the greater D.C. area. She is a member of the National Urban League Young Professionals group, and serves as a liturgical dancer in her church.