Archie C. Epps (1937-2003) Location: Room 115, 1st Floor, University Hall Unveiling Date: May 2005 Archie Calvin Epps III received a bachelor of theology degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1961. He became Assistant Dean of Students at Harvard College in 1964, and was one of Harvard’s first African American administrators. In 1971, Mr. Epps became the Dean of Students, and remained in the position until his retirement in 1999. Dean Archie Epps died August 21, 2003 and was buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
David L. Evans (1940 -) Location: 1st Floor Entry, Lamont Library Unveiling Date: May 2005 David L. Evans came to work in the Admissions Office in 1970. During his time in Cambridge, over fifteen times more African American undergraduates have matriculated at Harvard than in the previous 334 years. Mr. Evans has served as a proctor in Harvard Yard, an adviser to first-year students and an Assistant Dean of Freshmen. In 2002, Mr. Evans was awarded the FAS Administrative Prize, the highest honor to be conferred on an administrator by Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In 1990, Evans was given a Point of Light award by President George H.W. Bush.