GOLDEN GRADUATE REUNION

FUELS REFLECTION, INVESTMENT FOR CLASS OF 1974

It is not often you get the opportunity to celebrate with classmates of 50 years during Commencement. The last class of Grambling College, 29 Golden Graduates, and their families came together for a once-in-a-lifetime class reunion at Grambling State University.

The graduates reconnected at a continental breakfast at the Eddie Robison Museum. Touring the museum, seeing statues, and historical stories sparked interest. Sharing memories and seeing familiar faces took the graduates back to a time they would never forget.

The graduates took an exclusive tour around campus seeing the changes that were made within 50 years.

Louis Jenkins was proud to speak on the expectations from his professor and President.

“The professors did not expect failure from us, their expectations were for us to conquer and succeed,” Jenkins said. “President Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones delivered a message to me that sticks with me until this day. [President Jones] said, ‘You cannot talk about black power without having power. You have to require power and that is through education.”

Golden Graduates also viewed a ‘Remember the Times Reel’, that reflected on the climate and culture of the campus and nation. Before their class meeting, they were gifted a 50th-anniversary box that included several commemorative keepsakes.

As the day ended, the beginning of a beautiful night began. The Golden Graduates danced the night away at The Golden Experience. A night of smiles, laughter, and new memories were added to their Grambling experience.