Students, Faculty, Alumni Lead Black History Month Celebration

Members of the Rockhurst community celebrated Black History Month at the school with multiple events. The month was kicked off with an All-School Mass on Feb. 4, featuring the St. Monica Catholic Church Choir sharing their musical talents. Throughout the month, several African American alumni offered their time and perspective to speak with sections of the freshman class.

Hamilton Terrell ’83, Emmet Pierson ’84, Merle Gardner ’87, Ivan Nugent ’99, Steve Redmond ’04, Zach Shelton ’04, Spencer Hardwick ’07, and Cornell Ellis ’08 all expressed messages of how their experiences at Rockhurst helped lead them to be the successful men that they are today.

Nugent is a member of Rockhurst’s Board of Trustees and Hardwick is a member of Rockhurst’s Alumni Association Board of Governors.