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Nadia Jefferies, ’14, and Reggie McCrimmon, ’13, were married Aug. 8, 2020, in Wallace, N.C.

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Director Tabb Given High School Honor

NCCU Alumnus Class of 1985 and longtime drama director Wendell Tabb was honored with the renaming of the theater and stage at Hillside High School in Durham.

Tabb, who has led Hillside’s award-winning theater program for the past 33 years, is recognized for his leadership, service and dedication to his craft. Tabb shares the theater’s name with the late John H. Gattis, was known for his annual presentation of Mr. G’s Swing School, that began in 1944.

I ‘70, ‘72I Jean

Farmer-Butterfield

was confirmed, on July 8, 2020, to the North Carolina Employment Security Board of Review by N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper. I ‘79 I Edward A. the first African American chief district court judge in Cumberland County, N.C. He was nominated and sworn in to the post on Feb. 8, 2020. I ‘72, ‘77 I Bobbie Richardson, Ph.D., was appointed to serve as chair of the North Carolina Black Caucus Foundation for the 2019-2021 term. I ‘80 I Eugene Lofton Sr., specialist at Biogen, was named as a winner of the 2020 Triangle Business Journal's Leaders in Diversity award. I ‘93 I Rahesha Amon-Harrison was recently promoted to senior executive director for Leadership and Professional Learning in the New York City Department

Pone was named as of Education. I ‘81 I Ronald Ramsey, a DeKalb County Georgia State Court judge, has been chosen chair-elect of the American Bar Association’s National Conference of Specialized Court Judges of the Judicial Division.

I ‘99 I Adiylah Washington, of Teaneck, N.J., is the founding director of Bergen STEAM, which provides specialized educational programs for schools in New York’s Manhattan borough.

ALUMNI NAMED TO TASK FORCE BY NC GOVERNOR Annette Taylor ’90 and Cornell Wright ’02 were named to the Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental and Health Equity Task Force by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper.

ALUMNI RELATIONS CONTACT  Alumni Relations serves to develop, coordinate and foster programs to keep you informed and involved with NCCU. For information, call 919-530-6363, email alumni@nccu.edu or visit nccu.edu/alumni.

I ’02 I Kourtney Daniel-Robinson is the CEO/fashion designer/ marketing consultant/creative force behind the new sports attire line Kourt Sports. Kourtney is a former Miss NCCU and graduated with a degree in business marketing.

I ‘14 I Roland Reaves was recently promoted to senior brand manager for entertainment content and strategy for Procter & Gamble. In this role, he is responsible for entertainment content, product placement and partnerships for various brands owned by the company.

HISTORY MADE AT UNC PRESS

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I ‘13, ‘18 I Alumnus Andrew Winters has made history after being named the first African American acquisitions associate editor for the University of North Carolina Press. Prior to his appointment, Winters served as an acquisitions editorial assistant. As associate editor, he undertakes acquisition of works that cover U.S. history, with an emphasis on cultural history. His work also includes obtaining books that cover gender, class, race, sexuality, performance and material cultural.

PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR

I ’00 I LaTanya Bowman, a member of NCCU’s Forty Under Forty Class of 2016, participated in the Entrepreneurs and Innovators Summit at the White House on Feb. 27, 2020.

I ’01 I Deena Smith, a history major, was named a member of the Forty Under Forty class by Prince George’s County at Duke University. Prior to that, he

Social Innovation Fund. Her Undergraduate Admissions at North

award was in the public service category.

I ’02 I Stormie Forte was appointed to the Raleigh City Council in July 2020, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the council. The Raleigh native represents District D and Education, was honored by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists with its 2020 Sexuality Educator Award, which recognizes an individual

replaced a previous member who resigned.

I ’01 I Eric Puryear was named 2020-2021 Principal of the Year in the Hickory, N.C., Public School System after and Arts Magnet High School. Puryear was formerly an assistant principal at Hickory High School. He also worked in Forsyth County as an assistant principal, teacher and head football coach. A native of Winston-Salem, Puryear was a starter on the Eagles football team for two years after two years at Hampton University. He spent two seasons in the National Indoor Football League before earning a Master of Education Administration degree from N.C. A&T State University.

STORMIE FORTE

TANYA BASS I ’03 I King Kenny stepped into a new position in April 2020 as director of marketing and communications for Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn. Long was previously marketing director at Duke Performances worked at Lexis Driver creative agency and, in 2010, founded Free Lunch, a healthy foods delivery service in New York City.

I ’03 I Ronnie Chalmers was appointed director of strategic initiatives for Carolina State University. Chalmers, an accounting major, held previous roles in the undergraduate admissions department at North Carolina Central University and N.C. State University.

I ’03, ’95 I Tanya Bass, an instructor in the Department of Public Health completing his first year as principal of the Hickory Career

who has made long-standing contributions or outstanding achievements in sexuality education.

I ’14 I Lynn E. Roberts III has been named to the list of leading Black attorneys under 40 in the United States. Roberts serves in a dual role as assistant general counsel and assistant director of Equal Opportunity Programs at the University of Hartford.

I ’15 I Ashley Marshall earned her Ph.D. from N.C. A&T State University in April 2020 in leadership studies with a concentration in transformative civic and community engagement. She was a public administration major at NCCU.

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YOUNG ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

History Entices Recent Graduate to Alter Plans

EAGLE GRADUATE JOSHUA STRAYHORN, ’19, says his decision to enroll in a doctoral program at Duke University can be traced to an undergraduate history class taught by NCCU professor Tony A. Frazier, Ph.D.

ARRIVING AS A FRESHMAN from New Bern with an exercise sports science major, Strayhorn signed up for Frazier’s course, History of World Societies.

“After that, I completely switched my major,” Strayhorn said. “I was interested in history in high school, but in Dr. Frazier’s class I found that I had a talent for it. I enjoy reading and writing about history.”

Strayhorn is now in his second year of a special program at Duke, full scholarship included, that will enable him to earn both a master’s and a doctoral degree in about four years. Frazier said he saw a spark of potential in Strayhorn, even as a freshman.

“Joshua took my course and fortunately he enjoyed the topics that we covered,” Frazier said. “He really enjoyed the parts where we discussed the African experience in Europe and Britain, and Black people globally.”

The professor said Strayhorn is especially talented at historical research, having won attention and compliments at professional conferences for his work, even as an “Joshua took my course and fortunately he enjoyed the topics that we covered, He really enjoyed the parts where we discussed the African experience in Europe and Britain, and Black people globally.” — Tony A. Frazier, Ph.D.

undergraduate. He expressed pride in Strayhorn’s achievements so far and said the two are still in touch.

“Once a student shows that type of interest, I try to show them a path they can take that will change their lives,” Frazier said. “There is something to be said for hard work and discipline. It can advance your life and your career.”

NCCU’s Department of History has been recognized for the large percentage of history majors who proceed into master’s or doctoral programs after graduation. According to Frazier, a number of students over the past few years have entered programs similar to Strayhorn’s, which provide a seamless path to the Ph.D.

Strayhorn will focus his dissertation on The Great Migration, the movement of 6 million African Americans away from the rural South to urban areas of the Northeast, Midwest and West.

“I am really interested in people stories and why some people decided to move,” Strayhorn said.

He is already uncovering new material to shed light on the individual stories embedded in the historical migration period and has uncovered a few surprises.

“You’d think that a lot of people who left the South and went to the same place would have similar stories. But each one of them had different reasons for leaving.”

NCCU RECOGNIZES 2020 FORTY UNDER FORTY

NCCU Forty Under Forty Awards celebrates and recognizes outstanding young alumni who are making a significant impact. Chosen by a committee of their peers, the 2020 honorees are all under age 40 and have made contributions to the arts, law, entertainment, healthcare, sciences, U.S. military, education, business, philanthropy and public service. The awards were created to recognize the next generation of NCCU alumni who are making a difference in the world. They represent approximately one-third of the university’s under-40 alumni and a valuable percentage of new NCCU donors. THE HONOREES ARE:

KEVIN ALLEN, ’08

Augusta, Ga. Bachelor of Science, biology Assistant professor, medical director of Child Protection Team, Augusta University

SHAREEFAH AL’UQDAH, ’02, ’04, ’10

Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Master of Arts, psychology; Ph.D., counseling, psychology Associate professor and director of training for the Counseling Psychology Program, Howard University

JUANITA APPLEWHITE, ’02

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Science, health education Adult gerontology nurse practitioner, Optum UnitedHealth Group

ERICKA BLACK, ’07, ’09

Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Arts, sociology; Master of Public Administration Owner of ESB LLC and REALTOR®, Coldwell Banker

JONATHAN BOGUES, ’13

Durham, N.C. Juris Doctor Associate attorney, Raleigh, N.C.

MICHAEL A. BROWN, ’06

Charlotte, N.C. Master of Public Administration President and CEO, M3L Global Strategies Group

RENEE CLARK BUSH, ’06

Arlington, Va. Bachelor of Science, accounting Director of Annual Giving, University of Virginia Darden School of Business

FAITH BYNUM, ’04

Raleigh, N.C. Bachelor of Business Administration CEO and certified public accountant, Faith Bynum, CPA, PC

CHRISTAL CARMICHAEL, ’04, ’10

Wake Forest, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Master of Arts, clinical psychology Founder and president, ChristalClear Worldwide

KINNA CLARK, ’14

Mebane, N.C. Juris Doctor Director of Gift Planning Services, University of North Carolina System

JAMAR CREECH, ’10

Upper Marlboro, Md. Juris Doctor Managing partner, Diversified Law Group, LLC

RICHARD DIXON, ’08

Hampton, Va. Bachelor of Science, psychology Assistant professor of psychology, Hampton University

ANTHONY DONALDSON, ’07, ’07, ’10

Sewanee, Tenn. Bachelor of Arts, political science; Bachelor of Arts, history; Master of Arts, history Assistant professor, Sewanee: The University of the South

JESSICA FAISON-JOHNSON, ’04, ’07, ’18

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, political science; Master of Public Administration; Master of School Administration Assistant principal, Durham Public Schools

LEKESHIA FRANKLIN, ’02, ’02, ‘05

Greensboro, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Bachelor of Science, criminal justice; Master of Public Administration Development director, Little Pink Houses of Hope

JAMES HARRINGTON, JR., ’03

Waldorf, Md. Bachelor of Arts, political science GSA senior client project manager, United States General Services Administration

LANITA HOLSEY, ’05, ’09

San Mateo, Fla. Bachelor of Arts, History; Master of Arts, history Associate vice president of Success and Engagement / Dean of Students, Edward Waters College

SHARON JACKSON, ’04

Raleigh, N.C. Bachelor of Science, public health education Public health consultant, Before Tomorrow Inc.

TERRANCE JONES, ’11, ’13

Montgomery, Ala. Bachelor of Arts, sports recreation management; Master of Public Administration; Deputy director of Athletics, Alabama State University

KIMBERLY KNIGHT, ’15

Raleigh, N.C. Bachelor of Science, family and consumer science; HIV & syphilis disease intervention specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

QUENTON MARABLE, ’08

Atlanta, Ga. Bachelor of Science, criminal justice Special Agent, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

COURTNEY McCOLLUM,’03

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Science, psychology Senior community and economic development analyst, City of Durham, N.C.

MARCEL McCREA, ’01, ’04

Charlotte, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, political science; Juris Doctor, Attorney

ANTHONY MORGAN, ’03

Largo, Md. Bachelor of Science, criminal justice Chief of police, City of Mount Rainier, Md.

WILLIAM MOULTRIE, ’14

Durham, N.C. Juris Doctor Associate dean for University College, North Carolina Central University

LAQUANA PALMER, ’15

Raleigh, N.C. Master of Public Administration Healthy opportunities program manager, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services – Office of the Secretary, Healthy Opportunities

ANDREA PETIFER, ’05, ’13

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, elementary education; Master of School Administration Assistant principal, Durham Public Schools FORTY UNDER FORTY AWARDS

Gala

FRIDAY SEPT. 24, 2021

To learn more about our 2020 Honorees visit: nccu.edu/40-under-40-honorees

DAVID PHELPS, ’13

Creswell, N.C. Juris Doctor The Law Office of D. Cole Phelps; Washington County Government, Plymouth, N.C.; East Carolina University

FREDERICK RAVIN, III, ’05, ’07, ’12

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, finance; Master of Business Administration; Master of Information Science Enterprise business analyst, City of Durham, N.C.

NAKESHA SMITH, ’01, ’01

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, psychology; Bachelor of Science, family and consumer science with child development and family relations Teacher, Durham Public Schools

HARVEY SPENCER, JR., ’06

Fort Mill, S.C. Bachelor of Science, biology General dentist and co-owner, A Healthy Smile PA

NAIMA STENNETT, ’10, ’13

Plantation, N.C. Bachelor of Science, biology; Master of Science, biology Medical residency, Miami, Fla.

PHILIP TERRY, ’01, ’19

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, history; Master of Social Work Social worker, Core Essentials LLC

MARCUS THOMPSON, ’08

Fairmont, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, history Student success advocate, Public Schools of Robeson County, Lumberton, N.C.

ALISON THREADGILL, ’04

Silver Spring, Md. Bachelor of Arts, mass communication Senior manager, talent relations and casting, TVOne

AKEEYA UMSTEAD, ’09

Durham, N.C. Bachelor of Business Administration Management; Customer project manager, Insight Global / Cisco Systems

SHAWNA UNDERWOOD, ’01, ’07

Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Computer Science and Business; Master of Fine Arts, interior design; Interior designer, United States Copyright Office, The Library of Congress

PATRICE WALLER, ’08, ’09

Corona, Calif. Bachelor of Science, mathematics; Master of Education, mathematics education; Assistant/associate professor of mathematics education, California State University Fullerton

MISSY WELCH, ’02, ’05

Wake Forest, N.C. Bachelor of Arts, English literature; Juris Doctor; Acting assistant deputy director, NC Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

TIFFANY WHITFIELD, ’11

Fayetteville, N.C. Juris Doctor District court judge, Fayetteville, N.C.

NCCU NOTABLE Kenneth William Edmonds,

66, editor-publisher of The Carolina Times, died May 2, 2020. His work carried on the legacy of his grandfather, the newspaper's founder, Louis Austin. | ’43 | Mary Frances Sharp Murray, 96, Peoria, Ill., Jan. 1, 2020

| ’49 | Olivia Battle Thompkins, 92, Winston-Salem, N.C., March 26, 2020

| ’51 | Lettie Wilson Polite, 90, Asheville, N.C., June 18, 2020

| ’54 | Barabara McDougald Gunter, 86, Durham, N.C., April 22, 2020

| ’54 | Thelma Melvin Battle, 87, Durham, N.C., Dec. 27, 2019

| ’55 | Johnny Wooten, 88, Greenville, N.C., May 30, 2020

| ’56 | Marjorie Woolfork, Orlando, Fla., Dec. 6, 2019

| ’58 | Calvin L. Brown, Charlotte, N.C., March 27, 2020

| ’59 | Samuel Lee Jordan Jr., 82, Durham, N.C., April 7, 2020 | ’60 | Arden McKeathen Jones, 80, Fresno, Calif., Oct 24, 2019

| ’60 | Bruce Howard Mann, 93, Bowie, Md., Dec. 1, 2019

| ’60 | James Robert Chambers, 82, Washington, D.C., June 29, 2020

| ’60 | Thomas Johnson, Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2019

| ’61 | Annie D. Henderson, South Chesterfield, Va. March 8, 2020

| ’61 | Doris Fay Brooks, Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 15, 2019

| ’61, '69 | Lenwood “Buddy” Davis, 81, Winston-Salem, N.C., May 18, 2020

| ’61, '75 | Barbara Jean Hall Ellis, 80, Durham, N.C., March 26, 2020 | ’61 | Ellis Henderson Smith, 81, Durham, N.C., Feb. 15, 2020

| ’61 | Ida Stephens Owens, Rockville, Md., Feb. 24, 2020

| ’63 | Thomasenia Green Cotton, Greensboro, N.C., March 17, 2020

| ’64 | Estella Moffett White, 86, Wilmington, Del., July 8, 2020

| ’64 | Oscar James “O.J.” Williams, 80, Durham, N.C. Dec. 1, 2019

| ’65 | Gassennie

Margaret Webb

Hodge, 83, Durham, N.C., Feb. 9, 2020

| ’65 | Shirley Parker Long, 83, Durham, N.C., Dec. 10, 2019

| ’66 | Christianna (Chris) Brown Link, 76, Raleigh, N.C., March 20, 2020 | ’66 | Ida Olivia Leverette Lindsay, 77, Rockville, Md. Dec. 28, 2019

| ’66 | Lillian Scott Gatlin Stokes, 77, Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 24, 2019

| ’66 | John Butch Purcell, 64, New York, NY, Jan. 12, 2020

| ’67 | Thomas Elliott, 75, Chesterfield, Va., February 4, 2020

| ’67 | Byron Linwood Kirkley, 76, Baltimore, Md., April 5, 2020

| ’69 | Lena Atkins Lockamy, Raleigh, N.C., April 1, 2020

| ’69 | Virginia (Askew) Jarmond, 72, Raleigh, N.C., July 22, 2020

| ’69 | Samuel Snipes Jr., 72, Durham, N.C,. Jan. 31, 2020

| ’70 | Martha Faye Lewis-Lloyd, 71, Durham, N.C., April 20, 2020

Former Provost, Interim Chancellor Dies in Durham

| ’67 | BEVERLY WASHINGTON JONES, PH.D., former provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs for NCCU, died July 19, 2020, at age 71.

A five-time book author, Jones also was known for fostering literacy and other opportunities for children in Durham.

Jones earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at NCCU before earning her doctorate in history at University of North Carolina, the first African American woman to do so.

She held numerous teaching and administrative positions during her years at NCCU, from professor to interim chancellor for several months in 2007.

She served as chair of Durham’s Committee on Racial Understanding and on Durham’s School Board. She was given the Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award by the city in 1998.

In 2008, Jones was named one of the 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business by The Network Journal.

FOURTH PRESIDENT, FIRST CHANCELLOR DIES AT 102

CHANCELLOR ALBERT NATHANIEL WHITING, PH.D., who led NCCU from 1966 to 1983, died on June 4, 2020, in Columbia, Md. Born in 1917 in Navesink, N.J., Whiting earned his undergraduate degree from Amherst College, master’s from Fisk University and his Ph.D. in sociology from American University. From 1943 to 1946, he was a member of the U.S. Army. Whiting was married to the late Lottie Luck Whiting. He was the father of Dr. Brooke Whiting and Dr. Lila Ammons, whom he adopted.

After teaching sociology and serving as dean at other colleges, he was named as the fourth president of North Carolina College at Durham in 1966.

During his tenure, the institution became part of the University of North Carolina system, its name was changed to North Carolina Central University, and his own title switched from president to chancellor.

Whiting oversaw expansion of academic offerings and enlarged the footprint of campus with several new buildings. He received many university honors before and after retirement. In 1988, he spoke at Founder’s Day. A year later, the Albert N. Whiting Criminal Justice Building was named for him.

He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Inc., as well as a founder of the first member boule in North Carolina.

Visit nccu.edu/remembering-chancellor-whiting.

| ’70 | Otis Jones, 73, Raleigh, N.C., March 26, 2020

| ’70 | Ronald McCrimmon, 74, Toledo, Ohio, April 12, 2020

| ’71 | Richard Avon Peacock Sr., 69, Durham, N.C., Feb. 20, 2020

| ’72 | Johnsie Hughes Gantt, 69, Sanford, N.C., March 5, 2020

| ’72 | Sylvia D. Robinson, 69, North Wilkesboro, N.C., June 4, 2020

| ’73 | Cassie Elmira LeGrand DeCatur, Durham, N.C., July 18, 2020

| ’73 | Sandra Jones Taylor, 68, Richmond, Va., Jan. 15, 2020

| ’75 | Dwight Pettiford, White Plains, Md., May 3, 2020

| ’75 | Samuel Edmonds, 66, Durham, NC, May 2, 2020

| ’76 | Angela Mitchell Law, 69, Knightdale, N.C., April 8, 2020 | ’77 | Karen L.

Miller Puryear,

Charlotte, N.C., Dec.14, 2019

| ’77 | Kevin LeMonn Holt, Lanham, Md., Nov. 20, 2019

| ’78 | Danita Gale Thomas, Durham, N.C., May 6, 2020,

| ’78 | Jacqueline Brown Hall, 73, Burlington, N.C., Sept. 26, 2019

| ’79 | Concetta Steed-Boyd, Jamaica, N.Y., April 2020

| ’79 | Valerie Jean Miller-Cox, 62, Durham, N.C., Feb. 16, 2020

| ’79 | Renee Sawyer Lynch, 68, Durham, N.C., June 22, 2020

| ’79 | Valerie Jean Miller-Cox, 62, Durham, N.C., Feb. 16, 2020

| ’80 | Samuel

Harold "Sam"

Chambers Jr., 62, South Boston, Va., April 17, 2020

| ’81 | Natalie Smith Troy Clayton, Durham, N.C., June 22, 2020

| ’82 | Curtis Tyrone Massey, 60, Washington D.C., May 27, 2020 | ’82 | Hilburn M. Sparrow, Montclair, N.J., Plainfield, N.J., July 26, 2020

| ’83 | Gwendolyn Spain, 58, Powder Springs, Ga., Feb. 2, 2020

| ’87 | Jerome A. Commander, 55, Annapolis, Md., Nov. 8, 2019

| ’87 | Stoney Battle, 57, Rocky Mount, N.C., July 22, 2020

| ’89 | Dawn Davis Calhoun, Hunterville, N.C., 52. Jan. 5, 2020

| ’93 | Joseph Willis Bowser, 68, Durham, N.C., Feb. 14, 2020

| ’93 | Millicent Goins Graves, 49, Wilson, N.C., March 22, 2020

| ’97 | Porcha McMillan, 44, Fayetteville, N.C., Feb. 18, 2020

| ’14 | Jasmine Jones, Raleigh, N.C. July 16, 2020

| ’16 | Melissa Ann (Kvale) Kerr, 45, Forest City, Iowa, Feb. 23, 2020

| ’20 | Sylvia Annette Rice, Durham, N.C., Feb. 16, 2020

Halifax School Leader Mourned REMEMBERING THE TITANS’ COACH

| ’93, ’12 | TEICHER L. PATTERSON, principal of Enfield Middle STEAM Academy in Halifax County, died July 17, 2020, in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Patterson was a 28-year veteran of Halifax Public Schools and had been named Principal of the Year for 2020.

He majored in music performance as an Eagle undergraduate and began his career teaching band, choir and drama in Halifax schools. He later returned to NCCU to continue his education, earning a Master of School Administration degree in 2012. Patterson was also a trainer with the North Carolina Teacher Academy. He was a member of the North Caro| ’58 | HERMAN T. “IKE” BOONE, 84, a native of Rocky lina Association of Educators, North Carolina Music Ed- Mount, N.C., and a double Eagle, died Dec. 18, 2019, ucators Association, North Carolina High-step Directors at his home in Alexandria, Va. Association and several other professional organizations. Boone was best known for his work as head He also served as pastor of Shekinah Outreach Ministries football coach for the Titans of T.C. Williams High in Rocky Mount. School in Alexandria, where the racially divided team came together in 1971 to win the state championship. The incident later became a movie, Remember the Titans, with Denzel Washington playing the role of Boone. He is a truly inspirational leader Boone was a member of the Alex M. Rivera NCCU Athletics and role model for us all.” Hall of Fame. The sports media — INGRID WICKER McCREE, NCCU Athletics director, room on campus was named in his said during the sports-media naming ceremony. honor in 2018.

NCCU Saddened by Loss of Campus ‘Mom’

| ’44 | LOU DAVIS SUITT BARNES, 92, a longtime employee of NCCU and a comforting presence for thousands of students, died on Dec. 13, 2019, in Durham.

Barnes graduated from NCCU in 1944 after serving as an undergraduate assistant to Annie Day Shepard, wife of the university founder, escorting many eminent visitors to campus. She taught in Durham Public Schools before marrying Joseph A. Barnes, with whom she had four childen. In 1966, she came back to the Eagle campus as program director for the student union, offering advice and assisting countless young Eagles as they learned to fly. Barnes received NCCU's Distinguished Alumna award in 2014.

Visit nccu.edu/give to donate to the Lou Suitt Barnes Endowed Scholarship, and go to nccu.edu/remembering-lou-suitt-barnes to share a tribute.

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC. NEWS & EVENTS

For news, events, information and/or to join a local alumni chapter, visit nccualumni.org or email info@nccualumni.org or call 919-530-5222.

NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC. 2020 ELECTED OFFICERS

My name is Tomeika Bowden, ’00, and I am excited to serve as the President of the NCCU Alumni Association for the next two years. I stand on the shoulders of a line of very dedicated alumni presidents that live the Eagle Promise. I’m excited to work beside Vice President Kian Brown ’06, Treasurer Chevella Thomas ’82, Secretary Leslie Pittman-Thomas ’98, the four regional vice presidents and all the chapter leaders, each of whom brings distinct gifts to our organization. Together, we can create more opportunities to engage with and support NCCU and local communities throughout the country.

Bowden

Pittman-Thomas Brown Thomas

Alumni Day of Service

Members of the Community Service Committee and alumni volunteers of the North Carolina Central University Alumni Association Inc.made check presentations to four community partners following the association’s 10th annual Day of Service, which this year took place virtually on July 17, 2020.

Agencies receiving checks were the Boys and Girls Club of Durham and Orange Counties; Habitat for Humanity, Durham; Housing for New Hope; and NCCU’s Community Engagement and Service program. nccu national alumni association

MEETING SCHEDULE

OCT. 27, 2020

Council Meeting I Virtual I Noon ET

JAN. 23, 2021

Council Meeting I Virtual I Noon ET

JULY 17, 2021 Annual Meeting/Alumni Weekend

Hybrid I Noon ET

îFor more information, visit nccualumni.org.

(Pictured above) A delivery of chef-prepared meals to the frontline heroes who work for the Lincoln Community Health Center.