XAVIER GOLD: Social Mobility: UNCF report ranks Xavier #1 for HBCU graduate success.

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ONWARD, UPWARD MOBILITY UNCF report ranks Xavier number one for HBCU graduate success

Dr. C. Reynold Verret President Phillip D. Adams Vice President of Institutional Advancement Kimberly Reese ‘95, ‘98 Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement

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Special Recognition: Kendra Tircuit ‘95, Executive Director, Advancement Services Kynedi Grier ‘19, Alumni Relations Coordinator Terese Bennett, Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer Contributing Departments: Office of Marketing and Communications Athletics Contributing Writers: Ed Cassiere, Regina Reyes, Kynedi Grier ‘19, James Nordin Photos Provided: Yamlak Tsega ‘94, Steven Capers ‘91, Bernie Saul, Gavin Goins, Glen Henry, Pierre Johnson, Cherie Hill, Victor Jones, Roniesha McLendon, Donney Rose, and the Office of Marketing and Communications ON THE COVER: Roniesha McLendon ‘05

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COMMENCEMENT 2022 Welcoming our newest alumni

Leslie D. Rose ‘05 Writer & Editor Xavier University of Louisiana 1 Drexel Drive, Box 66 New Orleans, LA 70125 Phone: (504) 520-7575 www.XULA.edu

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ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW XULA Cheer Takes Home National Title

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DID YOU KNOW? A XAVIERITE DID THAT! Exploring the outstanding and historic accomplishments of two Xavierites

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XULA DOCTORS SHARE EXPERT OPINIONS ON HOT TOPICS Two Xavier doctors talk about current women’s health issues

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HOW A DIFFERENT WORLD SOLIDIFIED MY DECISION TO ATTEND XULA I’m a proud Xavier graduate, but I am first and foremost an alumna of Hillman College

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President’s Message

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Gold Pages: Alumni News

Au Courant

Annual Honor Roll of Donors

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Fall 2022 Dear Xavier Alumni and Friends, This year marks Xavier University’s 97th year of academic excellence, leadership, and service. During this time, Xavier has shined as a beacon of faith, hope, and promise for the next generation of social change agents. Our faculty and staff are driven by the mission cemented by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament when Xavier first opened its doors.

It is no coincidence that the first building dedicated on the campus of Xavier University, the Administration building, is built with the finest stones and materials. St. Katharine Drexel dedicated her life to the African American and Native American people during a time when basic civil rights were denied based upon the color of one’s skin. Our foundress fervently believed that all God’s children were deserving of the best and she modeled this behavior until her death in 1955.

Today, we honor St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament by beating the odds every day and achieving excellence as faculty, staff, students and alumni. In this issue of the Xavier Gold, you will discover more of what makes Xavier special. Pay close attention to the Au Courant, faculty and student highlights, and alumni newsmakers. Xavier’s faculty, staff, students and alumni are truly excellence in action.

Also included is the annual Honor Roll of Donors. Xavier is committed to providing an excellent affordable education and because of you we are able to achieve this goal. Recognized as a “best college for the money,” the commitment made to support our University is never taken for granted and we are most grateful.

Rooted in our Catholic Faith, we are committed to preparing students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. With your unwavering support, commitment and prayers, together we will continue to assure that Xavier remains the great gift that it has been to the nation and world.

Sincerely,

Reynold Verret President

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Highlights Xavier University of Louisiana has been awarded several accolades from Plexuss, Inc.

XULA marching band performs at Convocation.

Plexuss is an education technology company that seeks to connect millions of students with universities and opportunities for growth. Plexuss recognized Xavier as the nation’s number two HBCU and as the number one HBCU in Louisiana, as part of their 2022 rankings. Plexuss also ranked Xavier as the second-highest faith-based college in Louisiana. Our data science program was ranked the top in the state.

The Arbor Day Foundation gave Xavier a 2021 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition for our commitment to effective urban forest management.

Xavier earned this distinction through our dedication to including green spaces on campus to benefit students. The Tree Campus Higher Education program began in 2008 to encourage colleges and universities to plant trees on their campuses.

Xavier University of Louisiana raised more than $1 million this year during Give.Love.

Xavier (GLX) Day. This year’s President Verret speaking with a parent at freshman orientation.

This year, Xavier hosted its first-ever GLX Parade to kickstart the ninth annual online, social media-driven fundraising event.

Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr., presented President Dr. Reynold Verret and other representatives of Xavier with a $2.5 million dollar check. Given on May 2, the money is set to jumpstart the university’s renovations for a new STEM and pre-health student advising center in the historic St. Michael residence hall.

Xavier University and several other HBCUs will work with IBM to establish virtual Cybersecurity Leadership Centers to prepare students for cybersecurity careers. This resource complements the technology and cybersecurity coursework that students already receive from Xavier’s computer science program. The other participating HBCUs are North Carolina A&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Morgan State University, South Carolina State University, and the Southern University System. Participant universities will have access to a customized, multi-year cybersecurity experience with IBM, including cybersecurity curricula, cloud access, and an immersive learning experience to expand HBCU capacities to develop top talent in the cybersecurity sector.

Transdev, one of the largest public transportation contractors in the world, and Xavier have announced the start of a formal partnership. An initiative championed

by Transdev’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council, Xavier students now will have access to the worldwide mobility company as a preferred employer of choice.

theme was “In the Spirit of Love.”

The Office of Alumni Relations launched the Give.Love.Xavier initiative 9 years ago to strengthen alumni engagement.

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Xavier’s Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (XULA BUILD) program, Project Pathways, has provided funding for virtual reality equipment to be used in Xavier’s Biology Resource Center. zSpace, awardwinning virtual reality equipment, is built into a portable laptop and paired with 3D glasses and a specialized stylus. Its built-in tracking system allows users to control what they are viewing by pointing their stylus at the screen. Users can pick up, move, dissect, and actively engage with virtual objects as if they were real, creating a 360-degree immersive and interactive experience. zSpace features a wide range of educational programs, including biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and other science-based modules to promote learning.

In celebration of National Minority Health Month, Xavier announced a multi-year partnership with Takeda that will help to further health equity efforts in New Orleans and focus on the overall improvement of health outcomes for disadvantaged and marginalized populations.

Takeda’s multi-million-dollar investment will support the development of a technical research and exchange center at Xavier, known as T-REX. T-REX is anticipated to accelerate Xavier’s health informatics, research findings, and interventions at the intersection of basic science, clinical practice, and data with the goal of advancing health equity and creating community wellness. Additionally, this grant will help build trust within historically marginalized communities by supporting the development of a program to destigmatize participation in clinical trials. It will also elevate postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to advance health equity research while improving community engagement and advocacy to uncover and focus resources on Xavier’s graduate health science programs.

On March 27, Xavier University of Louisiana hosted a free screening of City of a Million Dreams, an engaging chronicled documentary exploring the history and culture of New Orleans through the performance lens of African American funeral traditions and secondline parades. The event, which included a prescreening reception and performance by Xavier professor and renowned clarinetist Dr. Michael White and his quartet, was held in the Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion Auditorium on campus.

Xavier University graduates earn more than graduates from other HBCUs. OnlineU, a college research resource website, published a report noting that Xavier University of Louisiana offers the highest financial payoff for Black graduates. The average salary for XULA graduates is $52,582, a $15,619 difference compared to the $36,962 average salary for other Black graduates with the same level of education in Louisiana.

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Xavier University of Louisiana hosted the 33rd annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-point Championships on March 31 in the convocation center. The university was also the host of the Kellogg Celebrity Crunch Classic on April 3.

Xavier University of Louisiana is the highestranking HBCU regarding students’ 15, 30, and 40-year return on investment (ROI), according to an annual report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. This year, more than 4,500 institutions were ranked using a new metric that measures the share of students at an institution whose earnings 10 years after enrollment are higher than those of workers with a high school diploma as their highest level of education.

The New Orleans Business Alliance, United Way of Southeast Louisiana, and representatives of the three HBCUs in New Orleans – Xavier University of Louisiana, Dillard University, and Southern University at New Orleans – announced a partnership to offer financial literacy and lessen the financial burden for students after graduation.

Xavier University of Louisiana partnered with the National Minority Quality Forum to host the New Orleans Community Health & Wellness Festival on March 6. Festival events included free health screenings and COVID-19 vaccinations, as well as a complimentary lunch buffet and activities for participants of all ages.

Xavier University of Louisiana has recently received multiple accolades and recognitions for its excellence in academic programming, inclusiveness, and opportunities for social mobility. The Out with the Old, In with the New: Rating Higher Ed by Economic Mobility report based on an Economic Mobility Index found that Xavier is the number two HBCU and one of the top universities in the nation in terms of offering economic mobility. Xavier was also ranked as one of the year’s best schools for earning a master’s degree online by the website OnlineMastersDegrees.org and was announced as providing one of the top bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Louisiana by the independent educational organization University Headquarters.

The Xavier University of Louisiana Library is now an official member of the Oberlin Group of Libraries. The primary purpose of the Oberlin Group is to provide a forum for member directors and staff to discuss and seek solutions for common issues, share accomplishments of the

Pharmacy student receives their cap and gown during Founder’s Day Celebration.

member libraries, information on best practices for library operations and services, and help members anticipate and adapt to challenges. It also aims to expand cooperative interlibrary loan agreements, consortia contracts with vendors, and support for open access initiatives.

On Thursday, January 6, the American Catholic Historical Association visited the Xavier University of Louisiana campus as part of their tour of Black Catholic New Orleans. Xavier was the last of the tour’s destinations where a closing prayer was held in the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel.

Following the prayer, a panel discussion was held emphasizing the importance of archives for teaching and preserving Black Catholic history.

Xavier’s Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering program began in January 2022. The university is the first President Verret speaking with a student at freshman orientation.

HBCU to implement such a program.

Students in the 120-hour program will receive a Bachelor of Science upon their graduation. The curriculum is designed for students interested in applying intelligent systems to improve the quality and performance of technology and products. Program graduates will be valuable to employers in various industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and defense.

Xavier University of Louisiana and Case Western Reserve University Law School have established a partnership. Xavier students

David Weill were named to initial three-year terms.

The Board also re-elected Mr. Justin Augustine, III, to serve as chair. Dr. Derek Robinson and Mr. James Mitchell to serve as vice-chairs.

Xavier received several high rankings in The Best 387 Colleges by the Princeton Review. Now in its 30th year of publication, the report showcases the highest-ranked colleges and universities for undergraduate academics. Both the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings and the Princeton Review Best Colleges Guide are designed to offer expert advice, accolades, and data for incoming students to use during their selection process. Xavier rankings came as the university was recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. It is a testament to the resilience and excellence of the University.

A group of Xavier students worked on Blackhaven, a newly developed historicallythemed video game that explores themes of confronting truth in an unwelcome historical space. Under the direction of Dr. Shearon Roberts, assistant professor of mass communication and faculty member in African American and diaspora studies, the students partnered with University of Connecticut Professor James Coltrain to craft the personality of the game’s main character, “Kendra,” a sophomore at an HBCU interning at the fictional Blackhaven Hall Historical Society.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®, in partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation, has presented Xavier University of Louisiana with a $50,000 endowment as part of its third round of endowment funds.

interested in pursuing law will have the opportunity to be directly admitted into the CWRU Law School after completing three years of undergraduate study. Once admitted, the CWRU Law School JD program can be completed in three years.

The artworks of 15 Xavierites were on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art as

Xavier partners with Louisiana Healthcare Connections as part of ongoing efforts to improve health equity. The $1.5 million Equity in

Xavier was recently recognized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health for its submission

Health and Care initiative seeks to eliminate health disparities and create a more inclusive, representative healthcare system using coordinated strategies.

Dr. Mehnaaz Ali, associate professor of chemistry, and Dr. Abha Verma, assistant professor of chemistry, have been granted funding for the Xavier University of Louisiana - Mobile Outreach for Laboratory Enrichment through the National Institutes of Health Science Education Partnership Award program.

The Xavier University of Louisiana Board of Trustees has elected three new members.

part of their 8th annual HBCU Art Showcase. The showcase celebrated and spotlighted works of art created by students attending Louisiana’s HBCUs.

“Intersectional Directions: Faculty Success @XULA” for the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science.

The submission was based on the Supporting Transformations, Intersectional Directions to Engender Success (XULA STrIDES) program.

The Xavier University of Louisiana Library is transforming its structure and services to better suit student needs.

The library will implement new programming and expanded amenities through partnerships with the Student Academic Success Office, Student Affairs, and the XULA Police Department.

Ms. Suzanne Malveaux, Mr. Lyon Polk, and Dr.

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chair. He brings to the position enthusiasm, high energy, and a passion for molding young minds into becoming productive members of society.

Cirecie West-Olatunji, Ph.D., has been named

were named faculty award recipients at Xavier’s 2022 commencement ceremony. Dr. Morgan received the 2022 Norman C. Francis Faculty Excellence Award in Service and Dr. Adams received the 2022 Norman C. Francis Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching.

Highlights the new Director of Xavier University of Louisiana’s Center for Equity, Justice, and the Human Spirit.

Dr. West-Olatunji will lead initiatives in pursuit of CEJHS’ mission which is to engage, support, and promote innovative thinking across disciplines regarding race, class, and systemic inequities.

With faith, this mission will do justice toward a better understanding of issues impacting modern societies and vexing the human spirit.

Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, Director of Xavier’s Center for Equity Justice and Human Spirit, was asked to create Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji mental health modules to train Ukrainian psychologists.

These modules will help psychologists assist Ukraine refugees during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Dr. WestOlatunji is a professor in Xavier’s counseling education program and the director and founder of Xavier’s Center for Traumatic Stress Research. She has initiated several clinical research projects focusing on culture-centered community collaborations designed to address issues rooted in systemic oppression, such as transgenerational trauma and traumatic stress.

Dr. Kim Vaz-Deville, professor of education in Xavier’s Division of Education and Counseling, was the keynote speaker for the Women in Carnival symposium. The Women in Carnival network is the first international network of female carnival scholars and artists focusing on the changing roles of women in carnivals in the African diaspora. The symposium’s theme, “Mas: Intersections: Exploring Diasporic Carnival and Festival Cultures,” explored subversive displays of power, the politics of racialized, sexualized, and nationalized bodies, and trickster folklore.

Dr. Anderson Sunda-Meya has been appointed Dean of Xavier’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Sunda-Meya has served as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since July 2021 and has been a long-time member of the Xavier community. He has a distinguished track record of directing complex research projects, working across departments and disciplines, and advocating and supporting faculty in multiple capacities, including as a department head and division associate

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Dr. Kathleen Morgan and Dr. Michael Adams

Monica Pierre, assistant professor of mass communication, hosted the AARP New Orleans’ virtual event “Historical Significance of New Orleans’ Black Mardi Gras: A Celebration of Culture & Community celebrating Black Mardi Gras.”

Pamela Waldron-Moore, Ph.D., professor of political science, has received both a spring 2022 United Negro College Fund/Mellon Faculty Residency Award and a RAND National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Dr. Waldron-Moore, who is on sabbatical, is working on a project book titled, “Knowledge Economy and Sustainable Development in Post-Disaster Societies of the Black Diaspora.”

The UNCF/Mellon grant covered her full salary for the spring 2022 semester. She also received a distinguished scholar award at New York University, which helped cover her research and travel expenses.

Ron Bechet, professor of art in the department

Dr. Anderson Sunda-Meya

Monica Pierre

of Art and Performance Studies, is one of the artists with featured works in the “Yesterday we said Tomorrow” Prospect.5 New Orleans exhibit. The only one of its kind in the United States, “Prospect” is a triennial exhibition that has placements across New Orleans in museums, galleries, and even some unexpected public spaces. The Xavier University Art Gallery also hosted a section of the exhibit. An installation featuring works from artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden opened in December.

Dr. Robert Blake, II, a professor in the department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, was awarded an Excellence in Research grant by the National Science Foundation for his project “Spectroelectrochemical Measurements on Intact Microorganisms Under Oxic and Anoxic Conditions.”

Pamela Waldron-Moore, Ph.D.

Dr. NawaRaj Pokhrel received a Subaward grant from Texas A&M - Kingsville, as part of a larger grant given by the Department of Homeland Security, for his project, “Building Cyber Intelligence Workforce through AI-Based Cybersecurity Education and Training.”

Dr. Pokhrel’s award was $21,000 from the $466,324 grant. The co-principal investigator of the project, Dr. Mais Nijim of Texas A&M-Kingsville, is collaborating with Dr. Pokhrel and other professors at Del Mar College, South Texas College, and Blinn College.

Dr. NawaRaj Pokhrel

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that elevates the work of student researchers from underrepresented communities. Increasing the number of minority researchers will create diversity, help reduce racial and ethnicity-related disparities and contribute to more significant research innovation.

Nina Giddens and Zion Rouege, the Mister

Jeremy Jordan and Rahshnica Kilpatrick

and Miss Xavier-elect, were panelists in this year’s Essence Girls United Day of Service during the HBCU Student Panel. The panel was hosted at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center to kick off the 2022 Essence Festival of Culture. Student panelists from Xavier and neighboring HBCUs were asked to share their individual experiences and their plans to inspire young leaders observing in the audience.

Scott Lipscomb was named a fellow of Andscape’s sixth annual class of the Rhoden Fellowship. The year-long journalism training program is a partnership between Andscape, a Black media platform, and William C. “Bill” Rhoden, an award-winning ESPN sports columnist.

Nina Giddens & Zion Rouege

Diamond Williams and the 87th Miss Xavier University of Louisiana, Nina Giddens, were selected as 2022 HBCU Scholars through The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The scholars were selected from a competitive pool of over 350 students. Applications also required the signature of their HBCU president or designated HBCU faculty, adding a level of prestige to this application process.

Normandie Cormier and Noah Williams have been announced as HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now in its eighth cohort, the program recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students for their excellence in academics, leadership, civic engagement, and more.

Kennedy Singleton and Joshua Lewis were Scott Lipscomb

Farhana Islam

awarded medallions upon completing the American Heart Association’s (AHA) HBCU Scholars program.

The AHA selected them to participate in the 20212022 HBCU Scholars program, providing research experience and virtual leadership workshops. They attended the AHA’s International Scientific Sessions, the largest cardiovascular disease conference in the world, and the annual AHA HBCU Scholars Research Symposium. The scholars received stipends for their participation in the initiative and traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, for the program’s award ceremony.

Farhana Islam won second place in a STEM competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Islam participated in the All of Us Research Program’s Minority Student Research Symposium (MSRS). The symposium’s goal is to address the lack of minority representation in biomedical research by providing a supportive environment

were named recipients of the Victory Capital Scholarship. The Victory Capital Scholars Program was launched as part of a strategic alliance with Xavier to award direct financial support to our students for expenses not covered by existing grants or awards. The partnership emphasizes inclusivity as a critical component toward diversifying businesses and creating better employment opportunities for Black students. The scholarship is awarded based on need and merit for students with a declared major or minor in business or finance.

Jillian Harris, Ayanna Prather, and Sydney Ambrose are making women’s health a priority with the help of Tampax. They are recipients of the “Flow it Forward” Scholarship in conjunction with the J.W. Carmichael program through Xavier’s pre-medical office.

Emmanuel Ukot, President of Xavier University of Louisiana’s Student Government Association presented before the United States House of Representatives in March as part of the hearing, “HBCUs at Risk: Examining Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”

Ayodele Theard-Lewis was selected as a fellow for the LeadNext: Ambassador for a Global Future program. The program was created by The Asia Foundation, which seeks to connect 20 future leaders in the United States and Asia to engage in global citizenship in the 21st century and address worldwide inequities.

Brier Evans has been selected as one of eight BNC Journalism Project finalists through Black News Channel’s inaugural HBCU Journalism Project to help cultivate and uplift the next generation of Black journalists. The project was designed to provide HBCU students an opportunity to connect with media professionals and discuss inclusivity and diversity in the media industry. Brier is the only Louisiana student to be selected.

Samuel Ramirez, a first-year student in Xavier’s Physician Assistant program, was selected as a National Health Service Corps scholarship recipient.

In return for the scholarship award, scholars commit to providing primary care health services to underserved communities. The program is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Kirsten McGowan was selected as a Top 10 2021 Olay x Ebony HBCU STEM Queen through Ebony magazine’s HBCU campus queens’ competition, which commemorates Black collegiate women around the world poised to make positive changes in the African American community. The competition highlights brilliant students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs in collaboration with cosmetics company Olay.

Holly Honore was selected to be featured in Quarterly, the Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research.

Loryn Heitzmann was recently matched with the Xavier University of Louisiana Physician Assistant program through the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants.

Rionne Clayton was named the recipient of the 431 Exchange Winter 2022 Scholarship.

The 431 Exchange Scholarship was inspired by The Adult Education Center, a school operating during the 1960s-‘70s that provided innovative, vocational training to 431 inspirational students, mainly consisting of African American women. In the face of diversity, these women became the first Black secretaries to integrate multinational corporations and businesses in New Orleans.

The Adult Education Center’s website details the center’s history as the most successful program of its kind in Louisiana during the War on Poverty.

Gabriella Cotton, a rising junior majoring in public health, recently completed the Lamar Governor’s Fellowship Program. Gabriella and 12 other students from Louisiana colleges were chosen for the program out of hundreds of applicants by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards following a rigorous application process.

Gabriella Cotton, Taylor Huff, and Bethani Thomas were announced as “Servant Leader Scholars” and presented with scholarship checks in the amount of $2,500 per scholar from The Links, Inc., an international, not-for-profit corporation focused on enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

Athletics

Highlights Glenn Caston, head coach of Xavier’s Competitive Cheer Team (XULA Cheer), was named the 20212022 Coach of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Caston led the XULA Cheer to victory, cementing into history Xavier University’s first national championship title in any sport and the first HBCU to receive this title in NAIA history. Caston was also recently selected as the vice president of the NAIA Cheer Coaches Association.

Holly Honore

Santerrius Barlow, graduate student and a member of the Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics Track Team, earned his fifth National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American Athlete title in track and field during the 2022 indoor season. Barlow is the first All-American athlete the university has seen in this sport since 2004.

Although Barlow works hard as an athletic competitor, he applies the same work ethic to his studies as he strives to destigmatize mental health for Black boys and men through mental health counseling.

The XULA Gold Athletics Baseball team visited the legendary professional baseball player Gerald “Fireball” Sazon to celebrate his 86th birthday.

The team met Sazon on April 25 at St. Margaret’s Nursing Home in Mid-City during his surprise baseball-themed party. They brought the gifts of an athletics baseball shirt, hat, and autographed baseball. Sazon, who earned his notability through his career as a pitcher in the American Negro Baseball League, is still an inspiration to athletes today.

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The Xavier University Athletics Department has partnered with multicultural toy company Orijin Bees to launch the “I See Me” campaign.

The campaign seeks to empower Black youth and call attention to the underrepresentation of Black and brown people within the competitive cheer sport by releasing a line of diversity-oriented dolls with various skin tones and hair textures.

Rahshnica Kilpatrick

Xavier’s Competitive Cheer Team, the 2022 NAIA Champions, perform during the university’s Homecoming week celebration.

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Onward, Upward Mobility – Leslie D. Rose

UNCF report ranks Xavier number one for HBCU graduate success

Xavier University of Louisiana recently added another number one ranking to its name when HBCUs Transforming Generations: Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni, a report by the United Negro College Fund, found the university at the top of its Success Rate list.

While HBCUs have remained relevant over the years, and studies have shown various success rates for Black students at HBCUs, social mobility often is disregarded. This report, which puts Xavier at the top of a list of 10 HBCUs, including Spelman College, Hampton University, and Howard University, provides an in-depth overview of what is referred to as the “move into the middle class.” As opposed to actual earnings, the study utilizes data from Opportunity Insights, a research institute based at Harvard University, to delve into what percentage of poverty the person came from compared to the financial success they have achieved post-graduation.

This ranking means that Xavier is a top contributor to fueling the middle class across multiple professions. An education from the University has been directly responsible for changing the lives of many alumni, including Civil Rights Attorney Victor M. Jones, Esq. (2007) and Obstetric Anesthesiologist Roneisha Alexander McLendon, MD, MS (2005).

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ONWARD, UPWARD MOBILITY Exploring Success Rates The study group consisted of older millennial students or those who graduated between 2004 and 2007, according to Xavier alumna Nadrea R. Njoku, Ph.D., Director of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at UNCF. The mobility rate is the fraction of a college’s students who come from the bottom 40% and transition into the top 60%. According to the report, on average and across institution types, when it comes to mobility rates, HBCUs outperform all other categories and boast mobility rates more than double the national average. “[The report] offers an equity-centered approach to understanding higher education outcomes for underserved students,” said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., President and CEO of UNCF. “It underscores that when such an approach to research is taken a clearer picture may be observed of the sheer magnitude of the outcomes produced by HBCUs. This is especially the case as it relates to access to higher education and economic mobility. While we subscribe wholeheartedly to the belief that the rates capture only a singular aspect of institutional success, it is critical to advance and prioritize methods for measuring outcomes that are both comprehensive and equity-informed.”

Per the report, the success rate of an institution represents the percentage of those students from backgrounds defined as low-income who attain a certain higher income level than the income category their household was in prior to the student’s admission into college or transition into adulthood. Xavier’s success rate was calculated at 78.9%.

HBCUs TRANSFORMING GENERATIONS:

Social Mobility Outcomes for HBCU Alumni

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Victor Jones Esq. ‘07 “Xavier made me the person that I am today” Victor Jones, Esq., a Civil Rights Attorney at NAACP Legal Defense Fund, considers himself blessed to have been a Gates Millennium Scholar, otherwise, he said he would not have been able to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. The 2007 graduate received a master’s degree in education from Harvard University and a law degree from Loyola University. He entered the workforce in 2012 and lives in New Orleans home with his wife and two daughters.

His rural Mississippi upbringing in majority white and blue-collar Pascagoula didn’t allow him to see many men who looked like him achieve collegiate success.

“I was raised by a single mother with two brothers,” Jones said. “There were times when we had to depend on welfare and Section 8 housing to survive. My father lives in Pascagoula as well, but I’ve only recently gotten to know him and his side of the family.

Growing up, I did not see Black men with college degrees. Black families where I lived, and throughout Mississippi, continue to experience difficulties with social mobility notwithstanding their hard work – a vestige of slavery.”

It was a piece of mail from Xavier that would encourage him to pursue higher education.

He received a mailed advertisement for the SOAR 1 program, Xavier’s summer initiative for rising high school seniors interested in studying pre-medicine. At the time, Jones hoped to become a pediatrician so he applied and was accepted to the program.

“I spent the summer of 2002 surrounded by other brilliant young Black minds, and for the first time, lived in a city where Black people were not only educated, but represented in all professional fields,” he said. “Most striking to me was seeing leaders in local government who were Black. I had neither seen nor imagined something like that.”

It was then he knew he had found the place to help him secure and hone his upward mobility, integrity, grit, and strive for excellence in his professional and personal livelihood.

“Xavier made me the person that I am today,” he said. “During my time at Xavier, I learned how to serve as a leader, and how to present myself to the world. There was never a moment in which I felt inadequate or unprepared, because of Xavier. I also believe that Xavier’s small community instilled in me a sense of family that I, at the time in which I was there, did not have. It was my [Omega Psi Phi] line brother Brandon who introduced me to the person who later became my wife. It was at Xavier where I met my line brother Joseph and dear friend, Carol, who would later become my youngest daughter’s godparents.”

His childhood experiences coupled with Xavier’s investment in the whole student have given Jones a pay-it-forward mindset.

“It has always been a goal of mine to take this privilege of education to make the lives of children, Black and brown children, better,” he said. “In my work as a civil rights attorney, I’ve advocated for marginalized children by using litigation, public policy, and public education to fight the school-to-prison pipeline, fight for educational equity, and protect access to children’s mental health services.”

Jones recently authored Louisiana’s Act 650 which requires all Louisiana public school children in grades K-12 to take mental health education. The goal of the legislation is for children to be able to identify trauma and stress and understand the adverse impact that these things have on one’s mental health, and physical health, Jones noted.

It passed with the support of fellow Xavier alumnus State Rep. Royce Duplessis.

COVER STORY Xavier’s investment in students’ upward mobility builds skill and confidence Xavier has had a historic investment in the upward mobility of Black students. University President Reynold Verret, Ph.D., points to a founding story wherein the now-canonized founder Katherine Drexel had selected fine limestone for the school’s buildings. When asked why she would have chosen something of such high quality for “negroes,” she replied something on the order of, “Do they not deserve the best?” This sentiment remains at the helm of Xavier’s values.

“I think that line alone encapsulates what we expect of ourselves at Xavier and what we expect of our students,” Verret said. “We begin with very high expectations of Xavier graduates. In fact, those high expectations are one of the important gifts that students receive at Xavier.”

Verret continued that the founding commitment of the University is to educate students in a way that transforms their lives and also transforms the people they touch.

“We begin with very high expectations of Xavier graduates.

In fact, those high expectations are one of the important gifts that students receive at Xavier.”

“Basically, we have a large mission to the world,” he said.

“Another founding calling of Xavier is to be an example to the rest of the country.”

To the point of being this sort of example, Verret said that the idea of upward mobility isn’t exactly an intention itself.

“We want our students to be successful not just in their academic endeavors, but also have openings to actually pursue the careers they wish that leads to social mobility, global mobility,” he said. “So, it’s about preparing them so that they can actually take on the challenges and explore the opportunities that they will encounter, which means educating at the highest level. So, in other words, we are very ambitious and we have very high expectations and they rise up to meet expectations.”

But expectations are not one-sided. The faculty and staff play a huge part in supporting the upward mobility of students starting at the developmental phases of their matriculation.

“One of the things that define Xavier is that the students know that the faculty has their back,” Verret said.

Students are also able to develop real-world skills that help build career confidence.

“Those skills actually prepare them so that when they step out into the real world, they are already junior colleagues,” Verret said. “These are real skills that give them something else besides the fact, the trust of those who encounter them, but also certain self-confidence that the world may be doubting us, but basically, our students don’t doubt themselves when they’re leaving. They’ve had this preparation.”

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ONWARD, UPWARD MOBILITY

Roneisha McLendon, MD, MS ‘05 “Representation and access matter”

Class of 2005 graduate Roneisha Alexander McLendon, MD, MS, left Xavier with a degree in psychology and a deeper appreciation for the significance of representation. She is an Obstetric Anesthesiologist and Associate Residency Program Director of Anesthesiology at Ochsner Health in New Orleans.

A small-town native, McLendon wasn’t void of HBCU representation as most of her family, including her grandmother, stepfather, aunts, cousins, and older sister were HBCU graduates, as well as many of her teachers and others she knew in the community.

“Although we were small town, rural Louisiana, there was always an expectation to further your education and pursue a career,” McLendon said. “My mother was adamant that her daughters would be successful career women. She and my grandmother were the first feminists I knew and looked up to. Of those who went to college both in my family and in my town, most worked in education in some capacity. It wasn’t an expectation per se, but it was a worthy and noble profession that most people pursued after college or graduate school.”

McLendon enrolled at Xavier with the hopes of someday working in the medical field. A goal she accomplished first as a resident in 2011 and as a staff anesthesiologist in 2016. This type of representation was readily available for her via her aunt who attended Grambling University in the late ‘60s and had dreams of becoming a chemist or pharmacist.

“She completed and excelled in all the science courses they had to offer, but women weren’t allowed into certain labs and certain graduate programs, even at HBCUs, so she deferred those dreams and built a successful 45-year career in education,” McLendon said.

That same aunt signed her up for Xavier’s MathStar program the summer of her 7th-grade year. During this time, her cousin, the daughter of the aforementioned aunt, was a XULA pharmacy student.

“I stayed with my cousin and attended the program being exposed to the Xavier students who were our counselors, students on campus, and my cousin’s friends who were all extremely smart, focused, ambitious, and not impacted by any limitations on the potential of their success,” she said. “I loved that program. I was entranced and knew for sure Xavier was at the top of my list of colleges. I view attending Xavier as one of the best decisions I’ve made in life.”

McLendon began her studies majoring in French and mass communication but eventually switched over to psychology and chemistry pre-med, which she said set a trajectory for how the path to her career unfolded.

“My collegiate experience at Xavier expanded the reach and potential for what careers and success looked like for Black women. The idea that representation and access matter is so true,” she said. “Until I became an adult, I had only seen white males for my health care. My dentist and family physician in my small town were all white men, so I did not have actual physical and visual affirmation of what I could become.

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COVER STORY There were no mentors in my town who had charted that path. Seeing young professionals who looked like me, young women like me, and some from small towns like me, all affirmed that I could endeavor towards a career that I didn’t always see represented by the women in my family or community. Becoming a physician, especially an anesthesiologist, a field that has only 4.8% representation by Black people wasn’t easy, but it has definitely been worth it.

The upward mobility in regards to my earnings is great; my siblings and I have 100% fulfilled my mother’s goals for us to be professionals who are high earners and capable of taking care of ourselves and our families.”

While she is proud of her financial successes, McClendon believes that the greater benefit of upward mobility is serving as a representation to every young person she encounters and letting them know that their potential is limitless.

‘I’ve mentored countless young people, especially young women who need guidance in navigating their professional paths,” she said. “Speaking at Xavier’s SOAR Program is a highlight of my summer, giving high school students that same experience I had of seeing someone who looks like them a view of what their life could look like.”

She and her cousin have also jumpstarted a legacy at the University. They’ve had two other cousins graduate from XULA. McClendon’s

nephew is a current pharmacy student, her youngest cousin is a sophomore pre-med student, and her high school best friend’s daughter will be a freshman in the fall.

“I think it’s safe to say that the young people of Jeanerette, Louisiana, have an expanded view of what careers are available to them. Parents routinely reach out when sending their kids to Xavier and I position myself to be available to them in any way needed. This sets up success beyond my family and beyond my hometown exponentially for generations to come.”

McClendon has an excited young daughter who knows exactly what Xavier means to her family.

“My husband and I have a three-year-old daughter,” she said. “When driving her to school she points out the green rooftops of Xavier and says, ‘That’s you, Mommy!’ I have always pointed out Xavier’s campus to her and she knows that’s where her parents met, where we attended college, where her cousins attend college, and if she wants to, where she will attend summer programs and eventually college. She knows that Xavier was the foundation for all of us and helped us build our careers and family.”

“Becoming a physician, especially an anesthesiologist, a field that has only 4.8% representation

by Black people wasn’t easy, but it has definitely been worth it.

The upward mobility in regards to my earnings is great; my siblings and I have 100% fulfilled my mother’s goals for us to be professionals who are high earners and capable of taking care of ourselves and our families.”

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ONWARD, UPWARD MOBILITY Historic and longstanding investment in other areas for students has led to economic benefits Xavier University has been lauded by many high ranks over the years, including being recognized as one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2022 edition of its The Best 386 Colleges publication. Xavier was also recognized among the nation’s top five HBCUs in the recently released Best Colleges 2022 guide by Niche.com, and it maintains its high-ranking status in sending African American graduates on to successfully complete medical school.

Verret credits Xavier’s many successes to students learning to be able to think introspectively.

“The fundamental piece of what graduates learned is to be able to think well and to think deeply about difficult things, and that’s a skill that you will adapt and renegotiate at different stages in your career,” he said. “No one educates one to become a president of a college, right? Those skills are acquired, but I’m using things that I learn in many different ways, in different places, and even in my laboratory sciences. So, you can readapt those skills so that we have chemists who become attorneys.

We have English majors who become physicians.”

This type of thinking allows graduates to have more options in professions and has led to other accolades credited to the University.

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A recent report by OnlineU, a college research resource website, listed Xavier as the university that offers the highest financial payoff for Black graduates. According to the report, the average salary for XULA graduates is $52,582, a $15,619 difference compared to the $36,962 average salary for other Black graduates with the same level of education in Louisiana. This feeds statistics such as the success rates boasted in the UNCF report. Additionally, Xavier was listed as the highest-ranking HBCU regarding students’ 15, 30, and 40-year return on investment (ROI), by Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

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Verret hopes that Xavier graduates bask in those successes, not just financially or careerwise, but also by being of service to others.

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“My charge to [Xavier graduates] is that they continue to be of service, not only to the stakeholders, the communities they serve, in whatever their callings are, and their callings are many things, but that they also will be of service to those who are coming behind them,” he said. “We are all called to be of service to those behind us, but in the larger piece that they should be out there serving the world.”

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What it all means for wherever Xavierites may go

“That the fundamental piece of what they’ve learned is to be able to think well, and to think deeply about difficult things, and that’s a skill that you will adapt and renegotiate at different stages in your career.”

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Xavier graduates carry with them the commitment of understanding that one’s upward mobility means nothing if you fail to pay it forward.

“That tradition of service begins right here on campus,” Verret said. “And they are all in service to each other. And that’s a sustainable cultural piece of data that is passed on from class to class. And that is not something that actually has to come from the dean of the administration, because it is part of our culture, students pass it on to students. It’s a good thing.”

For Jones, he intends to continue sowing this legacy into his own children and the people he mentors.

“Every time we drive past Xavier, my 7-year-old daughter yells, ‘Daddy, it’s your school!’ As of now, she wants to attend Xavier and become a Spanish teacher. I hope that sticks. Both of my

daughters know that I am someone who uses the law to help people, namely children, who look like us. I hope that in whatever career path they choose, they carry on this mission of being a vessel of peace for Black lives.”

McClendon holds a similar social responsibility and said she hopes her continued legacy will be that of someone who advocates for young people, encourages young women to be ambitious in their pursuit of higher education and personal fulfillment, but most of all, someone who always represents success and upward mobility via HBCUs as an option, especially Xavier University of Louisiana.

This gift, which is bestowed upon every Xavier graduate, is sure to continue encouraging young, Black folks to carve paths of various successes and fuel the middle and upper classes for generations to come. XG

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XAVIER is

A Leader in

EXCELLENCE

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Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) recently announced the establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Robotics and Engineering Program beginning in January 2022, becoming the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to implement such a program. The 120hour curriculum is designed for students interested in applying intelligent systems to improve the quality and performance of technology and products. Graduates will be valuable to employers in various industrial sectors such as aerospace, automotive, or defense.

Access to a Quality Education Throughout Xavier’s existence, its faculty, staff and students have demonstrated a unique awareness of, and commitment to our foundational identity, as well as fidelity to Mother Katharine’s foundational vision that a quality education is the key to racial justice and empowerment mandates our legacy. Our cultural and religious roots have shaped our mission and core values such that our identity and mission are integrated into every aspect of the university.

In 2021, XULA received multiple accolades and recognitions, including being ranked as the #3 best HBCU in the nation and recognized as a best Regional University-South in the recently released “Best Colleges 2022” guide by the U.S. News Media Group.

Accolades AND Distinctions

Xavier University of Louisiana is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts:

• A recent AAMC report revealed that Xavier maintains its high-ranking status in sending African American graduates on to successfully complete Medical School. Xavier also remains among the top ten in sending African American Graduates to Medical School.

• Xavier was recognized as the #3 HBCU by U.S. News “Best Colleges” Guide 2022.

• The most successful Historically

Black College and University (HBCU) in terms of upward mobility is Xavier University of Louisiana according to a report released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) using data from Opportunity Insights, a research institute based at Harvard University.

• Xavier was singled out as one

of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2022 edition of its “The Best 386 Colleges” publication.

• Xavier was recognized as one of

the nation’s top HBCUs as well as a best Regional University-South in the recently released “Best Colleges 2022” guide by the U.S. News Media Group.

• Xavier’s Division of Business was

again awarded the Louisiana Quality Foundation’s (LQF) highest award, the Level 3 Louisiana Performance Excellence Award (LPEA), based on an evaluation of its proven effectiveness, sustainability, innovation, integrated processes and tracked results in 2021.

• Xavier was identified as a 2021 Military Times Best for Vets Institution.

• Xavier was recognized as among the nation’s top five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the recently released “Best Colleges 2022” guide by Niche.com.

• Xavier was tied for #7 in “Most

Innovative- Regional Universities South” by U.S. News “Best Colleges” Guide 2022, as well as one of the top 10 in “Undergraduate TeachingRegional Universities South.”

• Xavier was again ranked #3 in a

special 2022 report on the “Best Catholic Colleges and Universities” by the Edvocate.

• The Wall Street Journal/Times

Higher Education College Rankings recognizes Xavier as one of the 2022 Best Colleges in America.

• Xavier was designated as a 2021-2022 Military Friendly School by Military Friendly.

• Xavier’s bachelor’s degree in biology

program has been ranked #1 by Study.com using data from the Department of Education, including tuition, retention, and graduation rates.

• With a 93% placement rate, Xavier

remains Louisiana’s top institution for graduates successfully entering the job market according to career experts at Zippia.com in 2021.

• According to a report by the

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, Xavier University of Louisiana is the highest-ranking HBCU regarding students’ 15, 30, and 40-year return on investment (ROI)

• OnlineU, a college research resource website, recently published a report noting that Xavier University of Louisiana offers the highest financial payoff for Black graduates.

• Plexuss recognized Xavier as the

nation’s #2 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and as the #1 HBCU in Louisiana (2022).

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An Alternative Spring Break Xavier Spring Breakers Chasing the American Dream

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rom February 27 to March 5, 2022, the Office of Inclusion & Social Justice was able to take 20 students to New York City during spring break for an immersive service trip titled “Chasing the American Dream.”

Over the course of seven days, the students participated in meaningful and transformative activities including serving at

food pantries and social service agencies and engaging with nonprofit organizations to deepen their understanding of civic engagement. The group attended mass at the Black Catholic parish in Harlem, The Church of St. Charles Borromeo.

They also met with the Executive Director of Catholic Charities.

Each student was responsible for developing a critical question to explore during their trip that focused on one of the various systems of oppression: Poverty & Food Insecurity; Criminal Justice & Mass Incarceration; LGBTQIA & Women/Gender Issues; Health & Educational Access. XG

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Athletics YEAR IN REVIEW XULA Cheer Takes Home National Title Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics finally reached the top of a challenging mountain. The competitive cheer team won the school’s first-ever NAIA national team championship in any sport with a record performance March 12 in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

XULA’s final score of 93.70 out of a possible 100 points at the 2022 NAIA Cheer National Championship also set a meet record for highest winning score.

XULA rocketed to the top after announcing in March 2019 that it would add competitive cheer to its lineup of varsity teams. XULA finished fifth at nationals in 2021 — its second year of competition — then averaged 94.45 at home in its 2022 opener, the Battle in the Big Easy, to serve notice it was ready to challenge for a national title.

Coach Glenn Caston’s championship lineup on the floor at Ypsilanti consisted of 23: Yaa’Ann Agyeman-Yeboah, Kennedy Baggett, Syre Baker, Kaitlyn Banks, Marcus Barham, Tia Barrett, Gabrielle Brightmon, Hailie Brown, Amiyah Chapman, Madison Clay, Chakayla Coulter, Britney Dixon, Kennedy Dunlap, Alyssa Hoey, Kalenea Holt, Simone Hubbard, Chardunay Lee, Kassidy Luke, Teddie Reid, Ja’Mya Rucker, Kaleb Trimmer, Antonio Underwood and Kelsey White Caston was chosen NAIA National Coach of the Year. XULA finished 33-0 — the school’s first unbeaten team since men’s basketball was 29-0 in 1940-41.

There was plenty more for XULA fans to cheer about in 2021-22.

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Santiago Perez became XULA’s first men’s tennis player to reach No. 1 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association NAIA singles rankings. Perez finished the season No. 2 and became the seventh NAIA man in the last 20 seasons to be top-3 twice in the end-of-season singles and doubles rankings.

Perez (first team), doubles teammate Juan Ramirez (second team) and Gold Nuggets freshman Kareemah Muhammad (second team) were NAIA All-Americans. As a doubles team, Perez and Ramirez were No. 3 on the ITA NAIA end-of-season list. During the fall, Ramirez and Jacobi Bain were NAIA men’s doubles runner-up at the ITA Cup championships.

In track and field, Santerrius Barlow (200-meter dash, indoors), Edward Angel (men’s high jump, outdoors) and DaNya Horne (women’s discus, outdoors), were NAIA AllAmericans. Yhann Plummer was the RRAC Coach of the Year for men and women.

Lindsey Dixon (women’s tennis) and Barakah Hassell (cheer) were athletes of the year in their sports on the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars list.

Bo Browder earned his 500th victory as women’s basketball head coach when the Gold Nuggets won 65-53 at home Nov. 3 against Tougaloo. Browder’s XULA teams are 519-216 (.706) in 23 seasons.

Rayshawn Mart became men’s basketball’s No. 2 career scorer with 1,850 points.

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Women’s basketball’s Abryhia Irons was RRAC Defensive Player of the Year.

Softball’s Mecolett Bradley and baseball’s Blair Frederick were XULA’s nominees for the RRAC Betty Etier Women’s and Men’s Character Athletes of the Year.

Softball’s Carina Chargois, a freshman right-hander, struck out a school-record 15 batters March 2 at home against NCAA Division II Lane.

Volleyball’s Linda Mungai averaged a XULA season-record 5.05 digs per set.

Volleyball’s Pat Kendrick earned her 100th XULA victory and was named RRAC Coach of the Year. She will enter the 2023 season with a 111-31 (.782) record in five years.

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Women’s tennis made the final top 10 for the sixth consecutive season and the final top 25 for the 17th time in 18 seasons.

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XULA reached 20 victories for the 34th time to extend its Louisiana men’s college basketball record.

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2021 The following Honor Roll of Donors includes gifts received by the University from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

Xavier is thankful for the many gifts it receives from alumni, friends, and other supporters. Through their generous donations, these benefactors confirm their belief in its educational mission and help to ensure that both current and future students receive a solid academic foundation.

Placement into the respective Honor Roll of Donor categories considers both the sum total of all personal contributions plus receipts from any donor-advised fund and matching gifts during that time frame.

Xavier strives for accuracy and thoroughness. If you believe an entry is listed in error, or have questions about the Donor Honor Roll, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (504) 520-7575 or toll-free at (877) WE-LUV-XU [935-8898].

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Honor Roll of Donors Alumni $500,000 to $999,999

The Estate of Mr. Leo P. Sam, Jr. $250,000 to $499,999

Mr. Herbert Thomas, Jr. and Mrs. Nellie Thomas $100,000 to $249,999

Dr. and Mrs. John H. Jackson IV $10,000 to $49,999 Dr. Keisa J. Anderson Carolyn Brown Block-Arnelle, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown III Lina B. Caldwell, M.D. Lorena S. Chicoye, M.D. Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton Dr. Farrell David Fort Drs. Eric and Ayanna Hall Miss Teal A. Holden* Mr. Jesse A. and Mrs. Carolyn Millet Lee W. Irene Love, Pharm D. Mr. Geoffrey T. Marshall and Mrs. Rhonda J. Marshall Mr. Alden J. and Mrs. Rhesa O. McDonald $5,000 to $9,999 Capt. Eugenia Foster Adams, Ret.* Dr. Aaron M. Anderson, M.D. Dr. Gilda A. Barnum-Barabino and Mr. Joseph Barabino Mrs. Mary Donn Beaubien* Mr. Randall N. Boseman* Mr. Christopher Broussard Mr. Bernard L. and Mrs. Diane V. Bynum Mr. Paul R. Richard and Mrs. Melonie A. Coleman-Richard Dr. Janice M. Knight-Cooper and Mr. Brent A. Cooper Attorney and Mrs. Timothy B. Francis, Esq. Mr. Henry J. and Mrs. Janice R. Glover* Dr. Otis Gowdy, Jr. Dr. Marcellus Grace, Ph.D. and Mrs. Laura D. Grace DeShawndranique D. Gray, M.D. Mr. Larry J. Guidry The Estate of Mr. Lionel Hampton Ms. Piia T. Hanson Mrs. Janice A. Rouzan Howard LaToya S. Clark Hughes, M.D. Mrs. Elaine M. Keller Johnson Ms. Taffie Nicole Jones Mr. Clyde P. and Mrs. Pat Jupiter Dr. Adrena V. Lee Senior Federal Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Mrs. Patricia Lemelle

Mr. Randall and Mrs. Andrea McHenry Dr. James A. Paschal* Alejandro R. Perkins, Esq. and Mrs. Dina G. Perkins The Estate of Mrs. Mildred V. Prudeaux Mr. Edwin J. and Mrs. Carole T. Rigaud Drs. Derek J. and Shawn S. Robinson Mrs. Jenny and Mr. Michael M. Rue, Esq. HD Ms. Paula T. Saizan Drs. Andre D. and Gilda M. Smith Dr. Tondra M. Taylor Dr. Frederick M. and Mrs. Olivia A. Toca* Paula M. Verrette, M.D.

Kevin T. Marks, M.D. and Antoinette W. Marks, PharmD. Lieutenant Colonel Dwight and Mrs. Sheila C. McGhee Mr. Chester W. and Mrs. Barbara A. Mitchell Dr. Anthony J. Montegut, USAF Linda Cao DDS and Phuong L. Nguyen, DDS Captain Vincent L. (Brown) Nzinga Ms. Dianne R. Pajaud Ms. Stephanie Parker Mr. Ulysses A. and Mrs. Rise Pichon Dr. Solomon L. and Mrs. Lila June Riley* Dr. Tanya M. Robinson* Rear Admiral (Ret.) Stephen W. Rochon and Mrs. Shirley A. Rochon Dr. Keira N. Scanks L. Karenna Senors, M.D. Ms. Chantel Shackleford Ms. Charles Etta Silas Mr. Jeffrey P. Sloan and Mrs. Demetria F. Sloan* Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Dr. Trevonne M. Thompson and Dr. Nicole C. Thompson* Dr. Denise A. Webb Dr. Dolly C. Penn White Lashonda L. Williams, M.D. Cheynita Woodson-Jones, M.D. Anonymous Donor

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Thank you for your support $2,500 to $4,999 John S. Adams, Sr., M.D. Mr. Timothy J. Adams Dr. Ashli P. and Mr. Michael Alexander Dr. Sanders W. Anderson and Mr. Lewis Anderson* Archie Andrews, Ph.D. Angel Harper Barrymore, M.D. Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow Regina M. Benjamin, M.D. Stacy C. Benton, PsyD. Mr. Irvin C. Blackburn and Mrs. Wanda Haney Blackburn Dr. Sheila D. Bouldin Ms. Elizabeth A. Boykin Dr. Michael D. Bradley Mr. Kenneth J. Broussard Mrs. Ann Hardy Brown Mr. Stanley G. Brown, Jr. Dr. Yasmin K. Brown Mr. Emerson Carey, Jr., Esq. Mr. Kenny K. Chase Drs. George E. and Christie L. Clayton Mrs Savitra A. Collins Drs. Errol Crook and Tammy Lawrence Crook Mr. Learnard G. Dickerson Dr. Kathryn L. Elmore LaReesa M. Ferdinand-Dukes, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Finley III* Mrs. Marguerite Rey Rey Florent Ms. Christina M. Francis Ms. Felecia I. Garner, M.D. Dr. Lloyd A. Gavin and Mrs. Eunice C. Gavin Dr. Charles J. Gibson, M.D. and Dr. Holly Gibson Dr. Gisele A. Goff Mr. Cedric S. Grant Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale Tomia Palmer Harmon, M.D. Mr. William H. Harris, Jr., Esq.* Ms. Veronica L. Harrison* Mr. Ian P. and Mrs. Marielle Heisser Mr. Larry G. Higgins Dr. Ebony R. Hoskins Tasha R. Inniss, Ph.D. Mrs. Ruth C. Jean and the Late Mr. Nelson J. Jean, III Dr. Thomas L. Jones, II and Dr. Nia E. Johnson-Jones Ms. Michaelle B. Jones Dr. Nicholas I. Jones Ms. Eboni L. Kaglear Ms. Kara M. Keller Kimberly J. Keller, M.D. Dr. Nicole Lee Kerley-McGuire

Mr. Matthew I. Laurent Mrs. Tiffany A. Linton Dr. Quinisha K. Logan Mr. Kenneth W. and Mrs. Andrea C. Loyd Dr. Christie W. and Mr. Gregory Magee Dr. Jarrett Manning Landrum, D.D.S., MPH Dr. Roy Marrero, Jr. Captain Leon McClain,Jr. Mrs. Valencia Pearson McCrimmon Dr. Regina D. McCutcheon Brian L. McGee, M.D. Dr. George J. McKenna, III Mrs. Tomika D. Moody Mr. Duane H. Moore Mrs. Lillian Polk Nash Mr. Donald R. Naylor, Jr., Esq. Dr. Steven T. Player and Dr. Celeste O. Player Mrs. Lisa Cochran Porter Dr. Marina E. Rasnow-Hill Dr. Oneka Y. Richardson Dr. Ryan J. Riley, D.D.S. Dr. Kelley M. Rouse Mrs. Lois Milton Roux Mrs. Anna Rita Smith Scott Attorney Juval O. Scott The George and Ola Sewell Fund of Infaith Community Foundation Mr. Errol J. and Mrs. Emma Simmons Ms. Louise J. Sonnier Dr. Anisa S. Ssengoba-Ubogu and Dr. Erobghene E. Ubegil Mrs. Michele Simon Stanley Mr. Leslie G. and Mrs. Audrey F. Sudbury Ms. Melanie A. Sullivan Mr. Melvin and Mrs. Shelia Thompson Mrs. Evangeline H. Tierney Mr. Perry (Ret. Army) Tillman III and Mrs. Diane S. Tillman Dr. Janifer S. Tropez-Martin and Mr. Jeffrey J. Martin Mrs. Sylvia Haydel Tureaud Mrs. Kamala Valadares-Rimmey Mrs. Cassandre K. Wallace Ms. Cassandra M. Walwendah Dr. Carla B. Washington Dr. Michael G. White Ms. Lisa L. Wilkerson Mrs. Constance Marion Williams

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

$1,000 to $2,499 Mrs. Clotia C. Abbey-Mensah Dr. Carlton Z. and Mrs. Inez Gaudin Adams Mr. Henry C. Alexander III Mr. Joe L. Allen, Jr. Mr. Edward C. and Mrs. Bobbie B. Anderson Dr. Garrett D. Anderson Mr. Joseph D. Antee Dr. Melissa V. Macklin Rev. David H. and Mrs. Judith W. Arceneaux Mr. Malcolm M. Armstrong, Sr. Dr. Brian G. Ashford* Dr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Atkinson III Mrs. Cheri and Mr. Verge Ausberry Janeen R. Azare, Ph.D. Dr. Tracy A. and Mr. Mark Banks Mrs. Denise Brown Barbarin Dr. Ann R. Barbre and Mr. Steve V. Barbre Mr. Norman E. Barnum, IV and Mrs. Dionne Gremillion Barnum* Mr. Rashi J. Bates and Mrs. Karmen Robertson Bates Miss Amber R. Battle Commander Nicole M. Bell Dr. Angel B. Bettis Dr. Montianna S. Bingham Mr. Alvin Blackmon and Mrs. Denikka L. Hull-Blackmon* LCDR Denise A. Boggs-Wilkerson and Mr. Rashad C. Wilkerson Mr. and Mrs. Renard A. Boissiere, Sr. Dr. Tiffany L. Bolden-Watkins Dr. Jocelyn O. Joseph and Mr. Dobbin O. Bookman Mr. William T. and Mrs. Elizabeth Bostick Dr. Michael C. Boucree Mr. Joseph Boucree and Mrs. Sheila Boucree Dr. Yolanda Bourgeois Shameza L. Boyd-Dennis, M.D. Janice A. Briscoe Mrs. Beverly Anna Avery Broussard* Mr. Edmund C. Broussard Mr. Edward J. and Mrs. Cheryl B. Broussard Ms. Erica M. Broussard Ms. Felicia M. Broussard Malcolm Broussard, RPh. Ms. Mercedese Broussard Dr. Carolyn M. Brown Mr. Charles J. Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Tammy Honoré Brown Mrs. Nicole Brunson

Dr. Sylvester J. and Mrs. Margaret A. Bryan Dr. Evita G. Bynum Charlette M. Cain, DVM* Ms. Barbara J. Carmon Mr. Kenneth L. and Mrs. LaQuita Carter Dr. Portia Ellis Carter Mrs. Betty J. Casem Ms. Monet A. Casey Dr. Lynette Smith Causey and Dr. Matthew Causey Mrs. Willie Phillips Chaffers Dr. Brenda Mary Ann Chappell Dr. Edgar L. Chase, III and Mrs. Alva D. Chase Mrs. Audra Evans Chavis Ms. Misti C. Clark Drs. Mark A. and Kimberly S. Clay Mrs. Tamekia R. Cobb Attorney MiAngel C. Cody Dr. Arthur C. and Mrs. Sarah G. Coleman Attorney Daisy D. Coleman and Mr. Rufus Coleman Dr. Denise Edwards Coleman Kimberlee A. Coleman-Henderson, M.D. Mr. Donald C. Collins Dr. LaTedra M. Collins Dr. Jenifer M. Conde and Mr. John P. Conde Attorney Karl J. Connor, J.D., L.L.M. and Mrs. Monika Connor Dr. Lauren N. Cooper Dr. William and Mrs. Catherine E. Cottles Dr. Michelle A. Covalt Mrs. Kaye and Mr. Christopher Crawford Drs. Daryl O. and Brittany F. Crenshaw Rev. Dr. Marion Criddle Ms. Lisa Ann Jupiter Crusto Ms. Helen Cuillier Alauna Davis Curry, M.D. Dr. Glen Winfield Dace, II Dr. Markesha Winn Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Daniels, Jr. Laura L. Deon, MD Ms. Tiffany T. Devereaux* Mrs. Nolma B. Diamond Dr. Chancellor E. Donald and Dr. Aleicia Miranda-Jones Donald Beverly Brown Dupre, Ph.D. Mr. Errol Duronslet Dr. Michelle R. Easton Carmen G. Echols, M.D. Dr. Ryane A. Edmonds Ms. Deborah A. Elam

Sonni P. Elliott-Libutsi, MD Mr. Marvin E. Ellis Mr. Claude I. Elmore Mr. James and Mrs. Cheryl Elmore* Cmdr. Kelly O. Elmore Mr. Christopher and Dr. Treniece Eubanks Mr. Amos J. Evans and Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Mr. and Mrs. Cedric J. Falgout, Sr. Mr. Earl L. Fenton Natasha Fievre, M.D. Mrs. Angela C. Flowers-Turner Aja J. Fowler, M.D. Dr. Holly Bastian-Francis and Mr. Anthony L. Francis Dr. Ryan A. Francois Mr. Carroll L. and Mrs. Gloria Frank* Drs. Coleridge T. and Cheryl Franklin Anonymous Donor Mr. Kevin A. Gallien Mrs. Mildred Y. Gardner* Dr. Nefretiti M. Garrison-North Mr. Wilfred George Gaspard Dr. Kidada N. Gilbert-Lewis and Mr. Faruq El Haqq Mrs. Nicole Marchand Golden Ms. Beverly Winona Grant Mrs. Jacquelyn Jones Green Dr. Torrance T. Green Professor D. Wendy Greene, Esq. Kellie M. Griffin-White, M.D. Mr. Ronald C. Guidry, Sr. Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Vivian B. Guillory Mrs. Carole Guss Mulligan Mr. Ronald S. Haley, Esq. Dr. Jeanine E. Hall Dr. Roland Hamilton Dr. and Mrs. Larry Hampton Dr. Adrienne A. Hanson and Mr. Granville H. Walton Shellie M. Harden, D.D.S., MPH Mrs. Virginia Todd Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Harland II Dr. Tamara V. Walker Harper Drs. Antwar M. and Angelica Harrell Mrs. Gaylene Watts Harris* Mr. William K. Harvey Mrs. Jenna R. Hatton-Cobb Ms. Janice Heard Guidry Mr. Ruston G. Henry, Sr. Dr. Cherie C. and Mr. Carl C. Hill Drs. MaCalus and Danika Hogan Mr. Morris L. Honore Mrs. Serena J. Hunter Cynthia Darensbourg Hurd Ernest W. Jackson, D.M.D.* Mrs. Katherine A. Jackson

Miss Kimberly S. Jackson Mrs. Melazie Vavasseur Jacobs Ms. Kimone M. James Dr. Claudius D. and Mrs. Azzari C. Jarrett Dr. Patrice P. Jean and Mr. Darren Collins Mrs. Alice Jefferson and The Late Mr. Richard H. Jefferson Dr. Monique P. Jenkins Dr. Elliot M. and Mrs. Janelle B. Jessie* Ms. Amirh Johnson Mr. Brian S. Johnson Mr. George E. Johnson HD Ms. Joan Gisevius Johnson Dr. Latasha M. Johnson and Mr. Jerome C. Johnson Mr. Leon L. and Mrs. Sandra Johnson Dr. Taliah J. Johnson The Honorable Charlee R. Jones Ms. Emily L. Jones Dr. Lamont R. Jones and Dr. Teniesha N. Wright-Jones Ms. Marsha M. Jones Dr. Nadja N. Jones Ms. Sharyse N. Jones Attorney Faith N. Joseph, J.D. Mr. Marc V. Kennedy Dr. Stacey D. Kennedy Mrs. Helen Kerley Mrs. Patricia A. Kimbrough Ms. Kristen R. Labat* Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Labat, Sr. Dr. Michele T. Lagarde-May Mrs. Rochelle N. Lampton Courtney A. Landry, M.D. Mrs. Patricia Lastrapes Ms. Jennifer M. Lear Dr. Lester A. Lee, Sr. Treva A. Lee, Ph.D. Dé Shondra N. Leonard, D.D.S. Mr. Mark Lescale Dr. Myra Marion Lewis Drs. Willie L. and Mary L. Gauthier-Lewis Ms. Sherrie B. Littlejohn Mrs. Rochelle B. Littleton Mr. Louis E. Livers, Jr. Mr. Marlon Lloyd Ms. Taura L. Long Ms. Eleanor Nicole Mack, Esq. Judge Njeri K. Maldonado Dr. Edwin R. and Mrs. LaQuita N. Malone Ms. Veronica A. Malone Dr. Bridgit R. Maniger Davida E. Manor-Ward, M.D.

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors Marlah H. Mardis, M.D. Dr. Christopher Marrero* Dr. Ashla L. Martin Dr. Carla Gayle Massey Ms. Candice Q. McCarty Mr. Donté D. McClary Mrs. Susan R. McCleskey Mr. Victor W. McCray Dr. Marie Valentine McDemmond Dr. Natalie McDole Attorney Karl E. McDonald Mrs. Shawana J. McGee-Fayolle Randy G. McKee, Esq. Ms. Brendolyn M. McKenna* Dr. Warren P. McKenna, Jr. Ms. Miyume M. McKinley Mrs. Carolyn Jennings McLain Mrs. Patrice E. McNeal Dr. Gwenesta B. Melton and Dr. Kenneth Melton Dr. Asia K. Richardson Michel Dr. David R. and Mrs. Synthia Miller Mr. Jeremy G. Mills The Late Dr. Earl D. Mitchell, Jr. Mr. Adolph J. Moline, Jr. Dr. Calandra R. Tate Moore Dr. James W. Moore (Captain, USPHS, Ret.) and Mrs. Avis Sinegal Moore Mrs. Raya Llorens Moore Lakisha D. Moore-Smith, Ph.D. Dr. Glenn L. and Mrs. Tia Morgan Mrs. Erica Lynn Morgan-Taylor Mr. Brandon M. Morning Dr. Sophia L. Morris Dr. Steven A. and Mrs. Shannon S. Morris Ms. LaToya B. Moseley Mr. Stevey T. Neal Shayla B. Nesbitt, M.D. Kenneth E. Nixon, M.D. Drs. Victor C. and Nadrea A. Njoku Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD, MPH Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Noble Drs. Gershom and Tracy L. Norfleet Mrs. Claire H. Ojeh and Mr. Olisa Ojeh Sancerie J. O’Rourke-Allen, D.D.S. Dr. Lauren G. Outlaw Ms. Javonne D. Patterson Mr. Lewis Pryor and Mrs. Tiffinie N. Payne-Pryor Ms. Michelle A. Perkins Dr. Nicole Lee Plenty Mrs. Myla Reese Poree Mr. and Mrs. David E. Powell Ms. Lauren Powell Mrs. Dannielle C. Price Dorothy L. Pugh, R.Ph. Mrs. Annie F. Tureaud Lewis Ramsey Dr. Howard J. Raphael, M.D. Dr. Adrienne R. Ray Dr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Red III Dr. Aisha O. Redmond Dr. Jo Shani Reed Ms. Rita M. Reed

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Ms. Kimberly M. Reese Dr. Elizabeth Moore Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Richard Ms. Synim N. Rivers Mr. McLouis and Mrs. Harriette G. Robinet* Ms. Mia R. Robins Dr. Melanie Robinson-Woodard Dr. Keisha T. and Mr. Michael D. Robinson Dr. Quintin R. Robinson Ms. Janira Rodriguez Dr. Kimberly M. Lyles Rowsom Dr. Donald M. Rozzell Mr. Alvarez J. Ruiz Mr. Kenneth M. and Mrs. Gail D. Sabathia Dr. Reginald O. Salter, D.D.S. Ms. Joyce M. Sandifer* Dr. Claricia (Simmons) Shepherd Dr. Julia K. Simmons Ms. Marla Singleton Ms. Ada Nicole Smith Mr. Lionel Beaver Smith Dr. Melissa D. Smith-Noel Mrs. Marcia Armant St. Martin Mr. Eugene L. and Mrs. Beverly Newman Staes Mrs. Mary M. Stallworth Rev. Dr. Mitchell J. Stevens Dr. Margaret C. Stewart Dr. LaToya D. Jackson Street Dr. Samella Sutton Ingrid Taylor, MD Dr. William and Mrs. Annie Belle Terrell Ms. Teresa S. Terry Keila A. Brown Thomas, M.D. Mr. Jeffery L. and Mrs. Zolee J. Thomas Drs. David A. and Markitta J. Travillion Mrs. Etta O. Tricksey Ms. Pamela D. Tuggle Dr. Jacquelyn S. Turner Dr. Maesha M. Twyner-Steele Mr. Aqua J. Umoren and Mrs. Christina Nichols Umoren Miss Vanessa M. Vavasseur Mr. Torrin W. Velazquez Cynthia Bowman Vernon, Ph.D. Mr. Patrick A. and Mrs. Penny T. Victorian* Mr. Christopher W. Vincent* Dr. Carlos J. and Dr. Karla L. Vital Mrs. Monique T. Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Walker, Jr. Anne Bouise Ward, M.D. JoAnn E. Warrick-Gable, M.D. Mr. Morris and Mrs. Lee A. Washington Dr. Terri Washington Ms. Quo Vadis M. Webster Ms. Keidra A. Welch Dr. Niesha J. Westmoreland Dr. Janel Bailey Wheeler Angele T. White, Pharm.D., J.D.

Dr. Sonya F. White-Porter Ms. Jimmie C. Wickham Mr. Alexander Oscar Williams Dr. Damon L. Williams Dr. Gregg Joseph Williams, DPM, MBA Ms. Mollie Marie Williams Clarice A. Wimberly, M.D., M.S. Mrs. Cynthia Hardy Young Mrs. Erika D. Young Dr. Jade D. Young- Motley Attorney Sharon and Ms. Huiling Zealey-Chen Ms. Regina L. Zealey-Williams $500 to $999 Demetria L. Aaron, M.D. Dr. Chandra C. Abbott Dr. Mecca A. Abdullah Dr. Clinton O. Adams Mark T. Adams, Esq. Mr. Shay T. Allen Danita C. Anderson, M.D. Mr. Paul L. and Mrs. Doris Andoh, Sr. Angele J. Arthur, M.D. Mrs. Larna J. Atkinson Dr. Tonja R. Austin Mr. Jack Bailey and Mrs. Mabel Francis Bailey Dr. Reneathia P. Baker Dr. Kristina A. Banks Dr. Rachel A. Baranco-Strawn and Mr. Larry Strawn Dr. Desha D. Bedford Dr. Angela M. Bell Mrs. Jane Jupiter Bell Mr. Timothy M. Bennett Ms. Monique Berry Dr. Melanie Thibodeaux Bibb and Mr. Christopher O. Bibb Mrs. Felicia M. Black-Townsel Mr. Keith and Mrs. Septa H. Blossom Mrs. Brittany J. Blue Mrs. Tammie Boggan-Brady Ms. Denise E. Bourgeois Mr. Darryl R. and Mrs. Cheryl W. Boykins Ms. Elease M. Bradford Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D. Ms. De Etra Branch* Mr. Otis A. Brannigan Ms. Donna Brazile HD Mr. Benjamin G. Brown Ms. Chandra H. Brown Dr. Rosché P. Brown Dr. Samira L. Brown Mr. Samuel L. Brown Dr. Shawn S. Brown Mr. William Bernard Broyard Dr. Bobby P. Burkes Mrs. Joycelyn L. Burnett Mr. Norman M. Burrell Dr. Kimberly M. Bush Emmary S. Butler, M.D. Dr. Alexis L. Ponder Calloway

Ms. Gay G. Campbell Dr. Vivian D. Campbell Dr. Kisty A. Caples Dr. Stephanie Carmicle-Davis and Mr. Dereck B. Davis Mr. Troy A. and Mrs. Melanie Carter Ms. Brenda R. Chapman Mr. Edward E. and Mrs. Lolita V. Cherrie Dr. Dawn M. Chinn Dr. Lyrial Chism Dr. Carnecia Y. Cole Dr. Carla D. Collins Dr. Charlie W. Colquitt and Dr. Vonda L. Colquitt Miss Terry A. Cook Ms. Jacinta E. Cooper Ms. Karen B. Cooper Ms. Stephanie M. Cooper Ms. Taneisha R. Cormier Mr. Marion J. Cosey Mr. Johnny and Mrs. Shirley Crear Drs. Randy A. and Tammie F. Cruell Dr. Andrea Scott Crump Mr. Douglas Cunningham Mr. Edward R. and Mrs. Anita Y. Dalferes Dr. Torijaun D. Dallas Dr. Rachel Davis-Haley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dean, LCDR, USN, (Ret.) Mrs. Verlie R. DeCay Mrs. Kathleen Keyes DeGrange* Mr. Alvin S. Deloach Mrs. Jacquelyn A. Dinvaut Mr. James J. and Mrs. Merilynn B. Donelon Ms. Charmagne M. Eady Mrs. Iris T. Eagleton Dr. Martha Brown Earls Dr. Sabrina M. Echols Dr. and Mrs. Brandon M. Edgerson Dr. Vincent Ekenga Raenetta L. Ellison, Esq. Dr. Raycinia K. Ellison, M.D. Mrs. Adrienne N. Embry-Ammons Dr. Nicholle B. Espadron, M.D. Mr. Kelvin P. Esters* Mrs. Latina S. Fauconier Mr. Ronnie L. Favors II Mr. Terry J. and Mrs. Janice M. Felton, Sr. Ms. Phyllis Ferrouillet Mr. Sterling J. Fleury Mr. William S. Fonbah Dr. Pamela Payne Foster and Mr. Bill Foster Lavonne J. Gaffin, DVM Mr. Louis C. Gaignard, Jr. and Mrs. Carol Gaudin Gaignard* Mrs. Jerdine F. Gardner-Wright Mr. Brian K. Garrett Dr. Tunicia A. Giron-Deloney Dr. Pheophilus H. Glover Mr. Norman G. and Mrs. Michelle G. Gobert Mrs. Sybil Richard Green

Mrs. Julie Smith Griffin* Anonymous Donor Mrs. Mattie Johnson Hall Mr. Osama A. Hamdan Ms. Ethelyn R. Harbin Miss Andrea N. Harper Ms. Charlotte Louise Harrell Ms. Cheryl L. Harris Mr. Reginald and Merle T. Harris Ms. Jazmine A. Harris-Branch Lt. Col. Christopher Harvey Ms. Beverly A. Hawkins Ms. Soyini A. Hawkins Mr. Christopher J. Haydel Dr. Daphne R. Hayes Miss Angela M. Haynes The Honorable Ellen M. Hazeur Dr. Anna I. and Mr. Trent S. Heisser Dr. Ayana K. Henderson Dr. Tedric C. Henneghan Mrs. Elvira Day Henry Mrs. Wanda Bazile Hewitt Aliya S. Heyliger-Hayes, M.D. Mr. Keith T. and Mrs. Judy J. Hill Dr. Sarita N. Hithe, D.D.S. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Holmes Mr. Charles A. Honoré Mr. James T. and Mrs. Yvonne T. Houston, Jr. Mrs. Wanda Minor Howard* Ms. RaChell L. Hunt Ms. Hyacinth Hope Hutchinson Ms. Camiel J. Irving The Honorable Judge Brian A. Jackson* Ms. Keli D. Jackson Professor Cheryl Fernandez Jackson-Harris Dr. Jarvis B. Jacobs* Mr. Jerald F. James, Jr. Dr. Clanford L. Johnson Dr. Andrea C. and Mr. Glenn G. Johnson Mr. Harry E. Johnson, Sr., Esq. Mrs. Lynell Jones Johnson Mr. Percy Johnson Pierre M. Johnson, MD Rev. Dr. Donald R. Jones Mr. Ted and Mrs. Evelyn Jones Ms. Tina M. Jones Dr. Cindi E. Jones-Woods Dr. Rhonda J. Jordan Mrs. Lillian A. Eubanks Joseph Mr. Eric P. Jupiter Mr. Ron C. Kelly Ms. Ruth E. Kennedy Dr. Donna S. Kiel Dr. Ciera T. King Ms. Erin L. King Mr. Herman G. King Ms. Erin M. King-Mullins Drs. Anil and Poonam Kukreja Drs. Joseph A. and Deidre Labat Ms. Gwendolyn A. LaCroix Ms. Justina M. Lafitte Drs. Lance and Kimberly Lamotte

Ms. Melissa I. Lancaster Mr. Jerrol M. Larrieu Mrs. Philomena D. Lawson Dr. Tracy A. Lemelle-Christophe Ms. Adriana M. Lewis Dr. Brian N. Lewis and Dr. Tamara H. Lewis Sarita M. Henry Lewis, D.D.S. Dr. Leonard Lightfoot and Mrs. Tinesha Lightfoot Dr. Markus D. Little Ms. Manya Carter Louis Dr. Kim M. Hardy Luke Mrs. Mary Morrell Mackbee Dr. LaKisha Y. Mamon Mr. Kenneth C. and Mrs. Earline D. Marchand Dr. Roy R. and Mrs. Charmaine L. Marrero Ms. Adrian Hunt Marshall Dr. C. LaToya Mason-Bolden Ms. Antoinette Massey Dr. John P. Massey, IV and Mrs. Kimberly Colden-Massey Dr. Kristin Y. Matthews Nicole A. Matthews, D.O. Mrs. Robyn DT Mays Mrs. Angelique Beauford McClendon Dr. Jossie A. McCloud Nikkisha Prentice McCrea, M.D. Dr. Cedrek L. McFadden, M.D. Dr. Jill E. McGovern Dr. Roneisha L. McLendon Dr. Contessa D. Metcalfe Mr. Allen C. and Mrs. Imani D. Miller Mr. Eugene H. Mills, Jr. Mrs. Patricia T. Dufauchard Mincer Mrs. Kamron A. Mitchell Ms. Linda T. Molezion Mrs. Gloria Williams Monconduit Ms. DawnMarie Montgomery Dr. Yvonne C. Collins and Mr. Christopher A. Moore, R.Ph. Ms. Crystal N. Moore* Mrs. Jean Broussard Moore Ms. Joyce M. Morgan Dr. and Mrs. Dawud Muhaimin* Attorney Dwight and Mrs. Elodie Murray Dr. Tamara A. Murray Ruth E. Reid Neal, M.D. Mrs. Sherlett A. Newbill Dr. Diana L. Newby-Boyd Mrs. Nicole Tureaud Newell Mr. Sherril M. Nixon Dr. April R. Noble-Brooks Mrs. Monique A. Norfolk Mr. Joey P. Ogle Dr. Toi A. Olden Drs. Kofi and Chavon M. Onumah Ms. Tyra N. Ordone* Dr. Kay R. Pace Mr. Charles L. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Quillie N. Parker, Jr. Dr. Tennille McGee Parris Dr. and Mrs. Roland A. Pattillo

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

thank you Mrs. Nina H. Payne Mrs. Catina Green Peoples Dr. Satira T. Perry Dr. Karana M. Pierre, DPM Mrs. Lois J. Pitre Mrs. Beverly A. Bouligny Powell Miss Robin E. Pratts Mr. Eugene A. Priestley* Dr. Lawrence J. Prograis, Jr. Lieutenant Colonel Terrance J. Reese USMC Dr. Lakeisha W. Richardson Monica R. Rider, M.D. Mr. Coleman Ridley and Mrs. Chandra Kerley Ridley The Late Mrs. Ethel Simon Roane Mrs. Youshea A. Berry Rollins, Esq. Mrs. Leslie D. Rose Ms. Stephanie L. Roundtree Ms. Erin L. Russell Mr. Darrel J. and Mrs. Shaun Saizan Dr. Kalina M. Sanders Mr. Michael D. Sanders Mrs. Rosie Walker Sanders Ms. Ashley N. Sankey Mrs. Olga Rose Saunders Ms. Jessica N. Schexnayder Dr. Akilah S. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scott Dr. Courtney B. Scrubbs, Esq. Dr. Shannon R. Seals Mr. Elmore J. and Mrs. Alva N. Seraile Mr. Cephas and Mrs. Alma Shepard Ms. Kathleen A. Simmons Dr. Joseph L. Singleton, Jr., M.D. Dr. Brandi A. Sinkfield Rushia N. Slaton, M.D. Mr. Jimson O. Smith Mrs. Kara Rousseau Smith Dr. Klyne L. Smith and Dr. Raquel L. Rivera Ms. Shani K. Smith Mrs. Susan Haynes Smith Dr. Vashonia N. Smith-Campbell Mrs. Denise G. St. Cyr Dr. Mark Anthony St. Cyr Dr. Alva L. Starling Mr. Wayne A. Steele, Sr.* Mrs. Rena R. Strohmeier Mrs. Doris B. Sullivan Dr. Jessica D. Tanksley Dr. Erica L. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Tenette Mr. Alcide J. Tervalon and Mrs. Jo Ann Mohr Tervalon Mrs. Phyllis Dugar Thibodeaux Dr. Yolanda A. Thigpen Ms. Danyetta D. Thomas Ms Shelia M. Thompson Dr. Alana C. Thompson-Byrd Mr. Julius L. Tonzel Ms. Tuyet Nga T. Tran Mrs. Laura Vinnett Triggs Mr. Yamlak Tsega Mr. Alexander P. and Mrs. Fay F. Tureaud

Dr. Patrice J. Tyson Ms. Joan Ulmer* Dr. Elizabeth O. Unachukwu Mrs. Susan J. Vaughn, CPA Ms. Arielle A. Vavasseur Mr. Ronald C. and Mrs. Voris N. Vigee Drs. Joseph and Janelle F. Watts Dr. Monica O. Watts Ms. Nicole D. Webb Ms. Alicia J. Weber Mr. Branden A. and Mrs. Candace N. Weber Ms. Gabrielle U. Webster Ms. Lawana J. Welch Mr. Warren W. Welters III Mr. Philip J. and Mrs. Carolyn Wallace White Dr. Stephanie M. White Mr. Elijah J. Williams Drs. Gerard and Perpetual Williams Dr. Jhacova Williams Dr. Karen Williams and Mr. Cornelius Lewis Ms. Karlisa T. Williams Yolanda A. Williams, D.D.S. Rev. Starsky D. and Dr. LaToya R. Wilson Mr. John and Dr. Krystene Woodard Dr. Deborah J. Wright Ms. Margaret A. Zimmerman $250 to $499 Dr. Tremaine J. Afetorgbor Mr. Michael Alfred, Jr. Dr. Daryl D. Allen Deidra D. Allen, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Allen, Jr. Mr. Billy Gene Ambrose Dr. Gary L. Anderson Mrs. Shirley Ann WilliamsAnderson-Napier Ms. Lora L. Antoine Ms. Emma Aristide Mrs. Anita Roussel Ashmore Mr. Maurice Baird Dr. Monica E. and Mr. Joseph Baldridge Mrs. Deidra A. Barnett Drs. Rhoneise Y. Barnett-Smith and Elton Smith Mrs. Gaynielle T. Bastian-Troutman Ms. Kinda A. Beckles-Wilkinson Ms. Camillia B. Bell Ms. Raquel Z. Bell Dr. Melanie M. Belt Dr. Johnny L. Bennett, Jr. Attorney Tiffany S. Bingham, Esq. Ms. Tamara L. Binns, Esq. Mrs. Clara Joyce Bishop Ms. Paige M. Blache Dr. Lewis Blair, Pharm. D. Ms. Sierra N. Blanchard Mr. David G. Bocage and Mrs. Areah C. Bocage Ms Malinda M. Boucree Ms. Nicholette L. Bourgeois

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

Mr. Floyd and Mrs. Jackie Boyard Dr. Marcus L. Brinson Dr. Ronda L. Broady Dr. Aliya M. Brown Dr. Dawn K. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Melvin P. Brown Mr. Terence C. and Mrs. Stephanie S. Brown Terrence H. Brown, Pharm. D. Dr. Monique M. Brown-Bell Dr. Shunji Q. Brown-Woods Mrs. Tiffany M. Brumfield Mrs. Joyce Whitfield Burton Mrs. Tiffany T. Byrd Drs. Malclom and Noni H. Byrnes Dr. Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, M.Sc., FACFAS Mrs. Mary Cecile Kiper Camp Ms. D’Andrea R. Campbell Dr. Jami S. Cannon, Pharm D. Miss Amber B. Carter Ms. Cintrella K. Carter Nikki H. Carter, M.D. Dr. Tamika M. Carter Mrs. Betty J. Caudle Mrs. Marie Chachere-Christian Mrs. Hattie Allen Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Carlton I. Charles Mr. Lane M. Cheramie Attorney and Mrs. Milton Lee Childs Mrs. Joan Kiper Clark Ms. Nicolette Denise Clark Dr. Emile H. Clay, III Dr. Justina Maria Clemons Dr. Valerie A. Clemons Mr. Branden J. Cole Dr. Joseph A. Collins and Dr. Meredith Coleman Collins Mr. William Collins, Jr. Ms. Leslye A. Colvin Dr. Cori M. Cooper Ms. Eleina C. Cox Attorney Kimela W. Cox Caneita Q. Creighton, M.D. Dr. V. Lorraine Culmer Mr. James Leonard Currence* Mrs. Deletrise Jones Curtis Ms Dahlia Daniel Ms. Donna M. Davidson Dr. Christian O. Davillier, MPH Asha S. Davis, M.D. Ms. Cassandra N. Davis Dedra Gourdine Davis, RPH, MHA Ms. Doris Davis Mrs. Kim R. Davis Mr. Lovell Davis Mrs. Tammara J. Davis TenecQua M. Davis, Pharm. D. Mrs. Maria Brazier Days The Late Mr. Andre D. Dejoie Mr. Tyrus J. Demouchette Mrs. Gail Martin Dennis Ms. Maya M. Deskins Ms. Aarika M. Diggs Ms. Dianna D. Dikitanan, M.S.W. Dr. Melvin L. Dillard III

Dr. Brooke E. Christian Dishmon Miss Lacey Douglas Mrs. Leslie Courtney Thorpe Douglas Mr. Nolan J. Duhe Ms. Denise R. Dunn Dr. Sherri N. Dupart Dr. Yolanda A. Dupre Dr. Gary P. Dupuy Dr. Chad C. Dyer, Esq. and S uchitra S. Dyer, Esq. Judge Erania M. Ebron Rev. Dr. Nathaniel L. Edmond and Mrs. Christine D. Edmond Dr. Ijeoma L. Ejigiri Larry Ferdinand, Jr., M.D. Dr. Michelle A. and Mr. Perris Fields Mr. Glyn and Mrs. Gilda Marie Fisher Mr. Prescott C. Fisher, III Warren A. Fleet, Esq. Ms. Mary E. Fleming Ms. Janice M. Florent* Ms. Joni M. Folse Mr. Mikhail Z. Frazier Mrs. Pamela Freeman-Conway Dr. Natelaine E. Fripp John Thomas Fuller, R.Ph. Mr. Melvin Gaines Mrs. Sheila A. Gardner Mr. Arnold and Mrs. Lynne Garibaldi Mrs. Wendy M. Gatlin Ms. Tabitha L. Gatrey Mrs. Brittany L. Gilmore Mrs. Louaunne Williams Gilyot Dr. Titilola O. Glass Dr. Stacey A. Godley Dr. Susan P. Goggans Ms. Ainka C. Gonzalez Ms. Emma L. Goodman Dr. Paul Raymond Goodwin Mr. John H. and Mrs. Bobbie J. Gordon III Mr. Henry A. Grant, Jr. Mrs. Joyce Signal Graves Mr Alan M. Green Dr. Deatrice M. Green, Ph.D. Mrs. Octavia B. Gross Dr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Guillaume, Jr. Mrs. Pennye Murean Hamilton Dr. Danielle Haney Dr. Cindy G. Harden Mr. Cordell M. and Mrs. Amelia W. Hardy Dr. Katrina M. and Mr. Onaje S. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Harris Ms. Ashlei R. Harris Anonymous Donor Ms. Lorianna F. Harris Mr. Vaughan M. Harris Dr. Portia M. Harris-White and Mr. Marcus White Ms. Jennice F. Hayes Dr. Worth Kamili Hayes Mrs. Glenda G. Hebert Mr. Harold B. Henderson Mrs. Kemba A. Hendrix

Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick J. Henley, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Patterson Henry Dr. Faith E. Hicks Dr. Bernard Hill Dr. Mandy J. Hill Ms. Bridgett D. Hitchings Ms. Darlene Hobbs Dr. John M. Hollier and Dr. Eboni M. Hollier Mr. Gary R. Hollimon Ms. Chakita R. Holmes Ms. Janine Holmes Mr. John Charles Holmes Dr. SeBrina B. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Morris L. Huling Ms. Brendolyn K. Hunter Mr. Darryll and Mrs. Daphne Ingram Mr. Benjamin M. and Mrs. LaToya D. Jackson Dr. Jeanine A. Jackson Ms. Karen Jackson Mr. Preston E. Jeanjacques Adrienne M. Johnson, Pharm D. Ms. Dalana C. Johnson Dr. Jada J. Johnson Lisa M. Johnson, M.D. Ms. Shun C. Johnson Ms. Monique R. Jones Dr. Pamela G. Jones Mrs. Joy A. Bachemin-Joseph Dr. Orien D. Joseph Mrs. Dione M. Joseph-Breckenridge Mrs. Shirley Melton Judge* Ms. Delores A. Junious Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Jupiter Mrs. Darcel L. Kemp Mrs. Ashley D. King Mrs. Earraina R. King Dr. Marian E. Kirk Mrs. Leta M. Knighten Dr. Glenn L. Laird Dr. Alicia M. Landry, M.D. Dr. Leslie C. Leathers Dr. Kim M. LeDuff Dr. Rayanne C. Lee- House, M.D. Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kim Byrd Leverett Drs. Brandon J. and Velissa A. Lewis Mr. David Lewis Ms. Imani R. Lewis Dr. Inga C. Lewis Mr. Livingstone T. Lewis, Jr. Mr. Nathaniel Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Lewis Mrs. Tamara N. Lewis Mr. Stanley Paul Logan* Mr. Stephen Lombard Anonymous Donor Nicole Sheree Luddington, M.D. Dr. Iris R. Mabry-Hernandez Mrs. Tracy Ransom Mackie Maxime Madhere, M.D. Dr. Brandy M. Malbrough Miss Maya Mann Ms. Beaula L. Tebo Mansfield Ms. Jaime D. Marchand

Ms. Renee D. Markham Dr. Jennifer Y. Hamilton Marshall Mr. Marc D. and Mrs. Patricia W. Marshall Dion N. Martin, M.D. Mr. Errol J. and Mrs. Carolyn G. Martin Ms. Sheena E. Martin Mr. Vernon Martin E. and Mrs. Sandra Livsey-Martin Mrs. Bernadette G. McAllister Miss Taylor N. McBride Dr. Karwin L. McCain and Mrs. Shonte Foster McCain Dr. Wendy Goodall McDonald Mrs. Delleane T. McKenzie Dr. Marlisa J. McKenzie and Mr. Dock A. McKenzie Mrs. Cheryl Anderson Medlock Mrs. Jeanne E. Meggs Dr. Thaedra Denise Mercadel Ms. Kelly D. Merrick Ms. Stacie M. Merritt Miss D’Audra I. Metoyer Dr. Jennifer Lapeyrolerie Metoyer and Mr. Rene Metoyer Drs. Kenneth P. and Rochelle A. Metoyer Mrs. Jennifer C. Charbonnet Miles Ashley K. Miller, M.D. Ms. Angela H. Misshore Dr. Amya Herrington Mitchell and Mr. Trevor Mitchell Mrs. Eula Alexander Mitchell Atty. Stevens E. and Mrs. Emma Moore Dr. Janeen M. Moore Dr. Nichole Q. Moore Dr. Robin M. Moore Ms. Angela M. Morris Mr. Anthony Osborne Morris, Ed.S. Ms. Joan L. Morris Allen E. Moton, Pharm D. Mrs. Alice Murchison* Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Myers Adela’ M. Narcisse, M.D. Dr. Jessica E. Nash Dr. Daina and Mr. Richard Nelson Ms. Chika C. Nwankwo Mrs. Jacqueline Onikoyi Ms. Alisa D. Orduna Selika R. Owens, M.D. Mrs. Tiffany Milam Owens Dr. Reginald A. and Mrs. Elois F. Parquet Ms. Riqui J. Patrick Dewitt Mr. Willard Payne, Jr. The Late Mrs. Faye Williams Penny Mr. Larry D. Perkins, R.Ph. Dr. Linnea T. Perkins Eric A. Peters, Pharm. D. Attorney Bernadette Robinet Pickett Dr. Yolonda R. Pickett Mr. Gary J. Tanner and Mrs. Audrey M. Pinera-Tanner* Mrs. Rebecca L. Pittman-Edwards

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors Mr. George Raymond Plick Mrs. Verna Raymond Polk Mrs. Ursula M. Pollock Mr. Scott Ponder Dr. Alessandra D. Poroj Mr. Douglas T. Porter Mr. Justin B. Pourciau Attorney Wayman Powell III Ms. English M. Pratts Ms. Deanté S. Preston Dr. Sarah J. Price-Adekoya Mrs. Rosemary Bolden Quillen Mrs. Glenda Morgan Rankin Ms. Heather J. Ray Mrs. Vernell A. Reed Mrs. Sondra C. Reine Ms. Bridget A. Rey Dr. Stacy T. Reynolds Dr. Ramona L. Rhodes Dr. Carryn N. Rice Dr. Kenneth R. Richmond Mrs. Charlene Woods Robins Ms. Karna L. Robinson Ms. Natalie R. Robinson Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen W. Roby and Mr. Clarence Roby, Jr. Dr. Ida L. Rose-Mize Mr. Kendrick L. and Mrs. Jacqueline L. Rosenthal Jade Brice Roshell, M.D. Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr. Mr. Michael J. Ruffin Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Rush Dr. Robert Russell and Mrs. Bridget Russell Ms. Stephanie J. Saberre Mrs. Carmen R. Jackson Sallay Mrs. Kathy Cobette Saloy Ms. Jenise C. Samuel Ms. Kimberly M. Sanders Miss Alana A. Sarrazin, R.Ph. Mrs. Edita Herrera Scott* Mrs. Muriel E. Pitchford Segré Ms. Yvonne M. Shanks Dr. Ayanna U. Shoulds Miss Carla D. Simmons Mr. Willie D. Simmons Mrs. Lula Mae S. Simms Ms. Belvadere Reneé Simon Dr. Tammy Harris Sims Drs. Raegan Higgins Siwatu and Kamau O. Siwatu* Mrs. D’Andrea Forbish Skipwith Mr. Emmett and Mrs. Larnette Minor Smith Ms. Gina M. Smith Lt. Col. Derrick T. Spears Dr. Debra Hobson Spicer Mrs. Charlene Lillian Stamps Mr. James E. Stanton III Dr. Alayna N. Stepter Sims Ms. Perry A. Stith Dr. Alexis J. Stokes Mr. Stanley S. Strauss Ms. Michelle D. Strong Attorney Angelia Wade Stubbs

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Ms. Jameika M. Stuckey Mrs. Carla Barnes Sublett Mrs. Gertrude Perkins Taylor Miss Jazmine Taylor Miss Kenya C. Taylor Mr. Lawrence A. Taylor Mrs. Sonia E. Taylor Mr. Brian D. Terry Ms. Laverne Thigpen Dr. Ayanna B. Scoggin and Mr. Herbert J. Thomas III Mr. Quincy Van Patrick Thomas Mrs. Ara M. Thomas-Brown Dr. Sharmia N. Thomas-Powell Mrs. Patrice S. Thompson Shelly L. Thompson, M.D. Ms. Charis J. Trench-Simmons Mr. Erroll C. Trouillier Mrs. Charlon D. Leonard Mrs. Ericka W. Turner Mr. Vincent A. Turner, Jr. Dr. Simeon O. Udunka Ms. LaTashia C. Upton Mr. Vance A. and Mrs. Julie Vaucresson Ericka Vaughn, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell P. Veno Mr. Gerard M. Victor Mr. Shaun H. Vincent Ms. Paulette W. Wagner LaToya Renee Walker, M.D. Dr. Paul Walker, Jr., Ph.D. Mr. Lloyd H. and Mrs. Lonnie Wallace Ms. Mia D. Wallace Dr. Phyllis E. Weaver, R.Ph. Mrs. Shirley V. Weaver Mrs. Cosette West-Kaufman Ms. Shavonn R. Whiten Mr. and Mrs. Benedict J. Willard Mrs. Adrienne A. Williams Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Christina Dawn P. Williams Ms. Donielle F. Williams Ms. Jaliz N. Williams Dr. Kenneth L. and Dr. Maritza G. Williams Drs. Mark E. Williams and Stephanie A. Whyte-Williams Mrs. Renee F. Williams Dr. Jacques P. Williams-Pascal and Mr. Leroy B. Pascal Dr. Sundée A. Winder Ms. Maryevanna L. Thompson Dr. Trishawna E. Winston Dr. Aurelia C. Holland Wood Mr. Charles H. Woods Mrs. Pamela R. Woods Dr. Najaz Woods-Bishop Mr. Harold W. Wright and Mrs. Margaret Wright Ms. Brigetta D. Yancy Mrs. Karen E. Yarbrough Dr. Davida’ E. Yarbrough-Wilson Ms. Kavon L. Young Dr. Michael A. Young, M.D.

$100 to $249 Mrs. Desireia A. Abegunrin Dr. Alison F. Anderson-Wright Ms. Carmichael L. August Ms. Greer T. Adams Mr. John W. and Mrs. Michelle D. Adams Mrs. Patrice Adams Mr. George Adesina Mr. Dwayne A. Aikens, Jr. Mrs. Carole Bibolet Alarcon Mrs. Debra Albright Mrs. Kimberly Waters Alexander Mr. Nelson Alexander Ms. Philomene B. Allain Ms. Darlene T. Allen Dr. Makini M. Alleyne-Paramo Dr. Brittany A. Allison Dr. Emmanuel T. Alozie Mr. James A. Alsandor Mr. Charles E. Amos, Jr. Dr. LaKica R. Amos Mrs. Lorraine Kiper Amos Mr Zoi A. Andalcio Mr. Charles E. and Mrs. Gloria Anderson Mrs. Sauntiese C. Andrew Mr. Phillip P. Andrews Ms. Sharhonda M. Ansley Ms. Gloria J. Antia Mr. Wilbert C. Antoine, Jr., CPA Ms. Zakiya O. Antoine Mrs. Adrianne D. Appleberry Ms. Arlene A. Aranha Mia N. Armstrong, M.D. Mrs. Cabrina M. Armstrong-Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Verdun J. Arnaud Dr. Denise M. Arnaud-Turner Dr. Allister D. Arnold and Dr. Devereaux L. Nollie Dr. Felicia L. Aron, Pharm. D. Mrs. Javanti Gutter Augillard Dr. Marvene Augustus Dr. Alvina M. Austin Mr. Reginald C. Auzenne Dr. Tyeshia V. Babineaux and Mr. Joshua J. Babineaux Mrs. Anatalie Waddell Bachemin Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Bagneris Mrs. Edura B. Baham Mr. George W. and Mrs. Carla D. Gibson Baker Mrs. Gwendolyn E. Ball-Julien* Attorney Danese K. Banks Dr. LaToya S. Barber Mr. Keith T. Barker, M.S. Mr. Sylvester Barker Dr. Devita Barnes Mr. Kevin L. Barnes Ms. Jessica E. Barnett Mrs. Chadana Barnum-Parker Ms. Eileen M. Barthe Ms. Bridget M. Barthelemy Mr. Myles Bartholomew Mr. Kelan K. Barton

Mrs. Lasandra B. Barton Ms. Stacey M. Bastian Mr. Brandon B. Batiste Ms. Tenitra R. Batiste Dr. Reuben O. Battley and Mrs. Giselle E. Battley Dr. Nichole M. Bauknight-Boles and Mr. Eundra L. Boles Ms. Shanese Y. Baylor, MPH Mrs. Katherine L. Beale Mrs. Alecia Bell Dr. Anika L. Bell Ms. Valda J. Bell Mr. Wayne J. Benjamin Mrs. Jean A. Benjamin-Vappie Drs. James L. and Patrise A. Bennett Ms. Shanda L. Bennett Ms. Nikia M. Bennette Dr. Sherril Benson Mrs. Brandi Matthews Berniard Mrs. Paulette L. Bickham Mrs. Barbara Guillory Bieniemy Ms. Ayana A. Bishop Mr. Donald T. Bishop Ms. Debbie Bissett* Dr. Akilah S. Blaylock Mrs. Donna Blyden Dr. Michelle Bell Boissiere Ms. Jessica L. Bolden Miss Leslie R. Boone Ms. Sheria Williams Borders Ms. Arlene S. Bornes Mr. Oliver V. Bouligny III Ms. Tamara Brickham Bourda Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bourgeois Dr. Destiny L. Boutain, Pharm D. Mrs. Lydia T. Boutté Ms. Trimika L. Bowdre Mr. Kenneth W. and Mrs. Gilda D. Boyd Ms. Kimberly R. Boykin Dr. Carmel R. Boykin-Wright and Mr. John A. Wright, Jr. Keisa M. Joshua, Pharm. D. Mr. and Ms. Gregory Branch Ms. Brandy M. Britton Ms. Candice I. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Brooks Mr. Robert M. Brooks, II Mrs. Trevia L. Young Brooks Mrs. Brittany N. Broussard Dr. Chad E. Broussard Colonel Kent A. Broussard Mr. Leroy M. Broussard, Jr. Mrs. Lashana Broussard-Morris Ms. Demetria S. Brown Mr. Glendell Brown Mr. Glenn D. Brown Mr. Leon W. and Mrs. Natasha F. Brown Ms. Michele J. Brown Ms. Naketah S. Brown Mrs. Nia M. Brown Dr. Ranald Michael Brown Mrs. Beverly B. Broyard Mrs. Lily Marie Brunswick

Ms. Malinda W. Bryant Dr. Yolanda Bryant Mr. Andre V. Buck Ms. Geralyn L. Buford Dr. Derrick L. Burgess, M.D. Miguel A. Burgess, D.D.S. Mr. Emmanuel L. Burke Mrs. Kimberly A. Burke Dr. Allassia Y. Burns Miss Lateela J. Burns Dr. Rockell A. Brown Burton Mrs. Rosiland A. Burton Mr. Richard D. Busby and Mrs. Michele Jackson Busby Mr. William A. and Mrs. Fannie L. Bush Mrs. Eurydice M. Bush-Harrison Mr. Jamin P. Butler Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Rosalind G. Butler Mr. Royce M. Butler Francine D. Bynum, M.D. Ms. Zyneria M. Byrd Mrs. Maxine Cager Mrs. Akilah P. Calhoun Ms. Shari Calicker Mrs. Cynthia S. Caliste Mr. Lester A. Caliste, Jr. Mr. Feraud D. and Mrs. Nyote J. Calixte Mrs. Kesler K.Camese-Jones Ms. LaKeeta H. Campbell Mrs. Shelita M. Cannon-Hoey Mr. Steven M. Capers Ms. Charlotte S. Caples Ms. Eugenia M. Cardozo Dr. Mark G. Carmon Ms. Ariane M. Carrier Mrs. Joyce J. Carter Dr. Kristina D. Carter Mrs. Mary Carter CPT Sonya L. Carter Dr. Yvonne Lynette Carter Mr. Raphael Cassimere and Mrs. Inez Hale-Cassimere Colonel Dexter E. Caston and Mrs. Demetria George Caston* Dr. Jason G. Cavalier Dr. Krystal W. Chambers Mrs. Charita K. Champion-Brookins Miss Breannie A. Charles Drs. Justin N. and Denisa D. Charles Mr. Lucien S. and Mrs. Deidre M.Charlot Mr. Furnell and Mrs. Gail Rachal Chatman Dr. Courtney R. Chavis Rev. Fernand J. Cheri III Dr. Alfredmy G. Chessor, M.D. Mrs. Linda G. Chevis Mr. Theartris and Mrs. JéNiece M. Childress Mr. Kevin F. Choice Ms. Evella M. Chretien Mr. Ryan J. Chretien Dr. Tammuella C. Chrisentery-Singleton

Ms. Marion Christie-Campbell Mrs. Melanie R. Christopher Mrs. Vanessa Christopher Candice N. Claiborne, Ph.D. Mrs. Kendrea L. Clark Dr. Natalie A. Clark, Pharm. D. Mr. Richard E. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clark Ms. Janine D. Clarke The Late Attorney Thomas P. Clarke Mrs. Iris A. LeBlanc Clay Mr. Ronald K. and Mrs. Malissia Clinton Mrs. Tiffany N. Cloud Ms. Valena M. Coco Dr. William L. Cody, Jr. Mr. Edward and Mrs. Jennifer Colbert Marie-Teresa C. Colbert, M.D. Mrs. Johnnie Proby Cole Ms. Amanda H. Coleman Dr. Charles T. Coleman, D.M.D. Mr. Geoffrey T. Coleman Ms. Lisa M. Coleman Mr. Milton Coleman The Honorable Donna F. Coleman-Stribling, Esq. Dr. AshtT K. Collins Dr. David G. Collins Ms. Francine Collins Ms. Shelia A. Collins Mrs. Clarissa Collins-Evans Ms. Meshawn A. Cook Dr. Aryian L. Cooke Dr. Felicia H. and Mr. Joseph D. Cooper Mrs. LaTanya M. Copeland Mrs. Dwana A. Cordova Tiera S. Coston, Esq. Mr. Rudolph Courseault Mrs. Charlotte Faciane Craven Ms. Donna K. Crawford Dr. Heather P. Crawford Ms. Karen S. Crawford Dr. Jaime A. Crawley Mrs. Lynn Sarpy Crean Dr. Yvonka D. Crenshaw Ms. Dominique Cross Mrs. Kim Rabb Crump Ms. Sahran D. Crutcher Mr. Damien L. Cuffie Mr. Wade A. Cunningham Angie L. Curtis, M.D. Dr. Jessica Daigle Mrs. Yauna Hopkins Dailey Mrs. Dione May Davis Ms. Tracy N. Daniel Mrs. Carol R. Daniels-Bell Judge June Berry Darensburg Dr. Myrna V. Dartson Dr. Bridgett A. Dauphin Dr. Wallace L. Davenport, Jr. Mr. Patrick A. and Mrs. Kelly R. Davillier Dr. Chanseya A. Davis Reverend Henry J. Davis, SSJ

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thank you Ms. Janet Margaret Davis* Ms. Kellye N. Davis Ms. Micaya L. Davis Ms. Monica Landry Davis Ms. Myrtle R. Davis Mr. Roger F. Davis Ms. Valerie A. Davis Michelle Davis-Dash, M.D. Ms. Kibibi N. Davison Dr. Brandon L. Dawkins Dr. Leia Dawson Ms. Aleta N. De Clouet Mrs. Alaine Cooper De Myers Ms. Roxanne M. Deams Mrs. Cathy Evans-Dean Ms. Shirley T. DeClouette Mr. Raymond Decuir, Jr. Ms. Joi T. DeFrantz Ms. Marianne C. DeGrange Mrs. Marilyn A. Pierre Degrasse Mr. Kevin Dejan Dr. Evan J. Dejoie Mrs. Cheryl Dejoie-LaCabe Mr. Marcus O. Delarge Mrs. Tamela L. Deloney Mr. Philip P. Dembure Ms. Brandy N. DeMesme Ms. Diondra A. DeMolle Ms. Chelsea L. Dennis Mrs. Angel C. DeSquare, MSN, RN Ms. Monique T. Detiege Br. Ronald O. Dews, Jr. Mrs. Tasha B. Dial Mr. James C. Dirden Ms. Crystal N. Dobbins Dr. Tonya R. Dobbs Ms. Amber T. Domingue Mr. Joseph A. Domingue Mr. Charles L. Donaldson, Jr. Mr. Golden R. Donato and Mrs. Sharon Lefrere Donato Mr. Damon K. Donnell Dr. Ronald Dorris Jasmine E. Oliver, M.D. Mr. Blair K. Dottin Haley Dr. Jhan Doughty Berry* Dr. Candace L. Douglas Ms. Carolyn N. Douglas Mrs. Chatta Gibbs Douglas Ms. Greta Douglas Rashida M. Downing, M.D. Mr. Horace J. Duffy III Ms. Barbara Cooper Duhe Mr. Albert D. Dumas Mrs. Annette Montegut Dumas Jeniqua R. Duncan, M.D. Mr. Leo D. Dunn, Jr Drs. Teddrick L. and Felecia N. Dunson Mr. and Mrs. Alton A. and Barbara M. Duplantier Attorney Royce Duplessis Mrs. Karen E. Durand Dr. Byron V. DuVall Ms. Sheryl M. Eaglin Ms. La Rhonda A. Eason

Mrs. Carmencita C. Edwards Mrs. Dana J. Edwards Dr. Dawn C. Edwards Mrs. Deadra Edwards Mrs. Orida B. Edwards Ms. Renata D. Ellington Mr George W. Ellis Jr Dayna Leigh Ellison, M.D, Mrs. Michelle R. Elloie-Darby Mrs Portia H. Elly Mrs. Ericka S. Leonard Elmore Judge Nakisha N. Ervin-Knott Dr. Daphne N. Chambliss Esho Dr. Jasmin P. Eugene Mrs. Karen Valentine Evans Mrs. Sandra Pratt Evans Dr. Desiree L. Evans-Tigner Dr. K. T. Ewing Ms. Amanda M. Brown Fabin Dr. Taiya S. Fabre Mrs. Angela L. Fadahunsi Mr. Duane A. Falls Drs. Gerald and Lisa Farmer Honorable Lee V. Faulkner and Mrs. Toyane B. Faulkner Mrs. Elvera Mitchell Feist Ms. Caron A. Felton-Parks Mrs. Charaine M. Ferguson Mrs. Tracie L. Ferrell Dr. Alexis P. Ferrouillet, Ed. D. Mr. Perris D. Fields Dr. Triwanna LaShaun Fisher-Wikoff Mr. Phillip E. and Mrs. LaDonna Candia-Flanagan Mr. Cquincy A. Fletcher Mrs. Carmoly T. Flowers Mr. Darren W. and Mrs. Lea R. Flowers Mr. Kamau and Ms. Shelina Foderingham Mrs. Joyce F. Foley Dr. Sean M. Foley Mrs. Ava Arceneaux Fontenot Mr. Karsten X. Fontenot Kendra L. Forbes, Pharm. D. Attorney Cassie L. Ford Ms. Linda S. Fornerette Dr. Lionel J. Forstall Ms. Ameena M. Fowler Mr. Danny L. Fowler, Sr. Attorney Sacia I. Fowler Ms. Ashanti S. Frank Ms. Astiney M. ‘. Franklin Mrs. Priscilla S. Franklin Mrs. Sarah English Freddie Mrs. Ultra R. Fredricks Mrs. Juanita Marie Freeman Mrs. Candice N. Frye Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Gaddis Ms. Felice I. Gaddis Ms. Phyliss S. Gaines Mr. Ronald D. Gaines Ms. Joyonna C. Gamble-George Ms. Karen Gardiner Mr. Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. Ms. Shannon Richards Gatlin

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Mrs. Nancy B. Gautier Mrs. Yolanda L. Lett Gautier Ms. Kristin P. Ancar Mrs. Barbara Ann Gibbons Ms. Brenda V. Gibson Ms. Elizabeth D. Gifford Ms. Olivia Giles Dr. Tomi D. Gilliam Brother Houston Gilliand, Jr. Dr. Veronica C. Gillispie-Bell Theresa Ford Gilstrap, Esq. Mrs. Shirley Marsalis Gimblin Mrs. Courtney D. Givens Ms. Lisa M. Givens Ms. Sharrone M. Godfrey Ms. Cecilia A. Golson Louise Ann Gombako-Amos, M.D. Ms. Eboni S. Goodman Jesse F. Goodwin, Ph.D. Mrs. Robin Goodwyn Dr. Brittany Gorden Mr. James H. Gordon Ms. Jennifer P. Gordon Anonymous Donor Dr. Kimberly A. Gordon-Achebe Ms. Shalanda N. Gordon Mr. Ryan Goudeau Dr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Gourrier Mr. Dudley C. Grady, Jr. Dr. Alexis C. Graham, Ph.D. Ms. Veldore F. Young Graham Ms. Kimberly N. Granderson Mrs. Lolita Tillery Grant Dr. WIlliam R. Grant IV Dr. Barbara Jean Gray Dr. April D. Green Mrs. Jasmine C. Green Ms. Lorrie D. Green Dr. Mrs. Tasha Merritt Green Ms. Yvette Y. Green Ms. Janetta Harris Greenwood Ms. Helene M. Grey Dr. Pamela Michelle Grier-Hall Miss Alexandria M. Griffin Ms. Lisa A. Griffin Mr. Bernard W. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Ron D. Grimmette Ms. Yvonne D. Guice Dr. Jean-Maurice Guilbaud Mrs. Gwendolyn Battle Guillmette Dr. Beverly V. Guillory-Andry Dr. Sheree M. Guimont Ms. Rudi Guity Mrs. Anne S. Gunter Mr. Bernard A. Guzman Dr. Keva K. Gwin Mr. John C. Hale and Mrs. Ra’Nell A. Davis Hale Okyeame Haley, Esq. and Mrs. Melissa S. Haley Mr. Brian G. Hall and Ms. Erica E. Townsend-Bell Ms. Chelsea A. Hall Ms. Risa D. Hall Ms. Regina J. J. Hall-Ngorima Mr. and Mrs. Elbert C. Hamilton, Jr.

Mrs. Judith Smith Hamilton Mr. Ricardo X. Hamilton Ms. Gladys Hampton* Ms. Rachel R. Hardeman Dr. Jamie A. Hardy Mrs. Rosemary Taylor Harmon Ms. Annette L. Harper Mrs. Deidra R. Harper Mr. Allen Harris Ms. Brandi M. Harris Ms. Erica L. Harris Mrs. Etiennette King Harris Ms. Nicole M. Harris Dr. Toya R. Harris Dr. Tyra C. Harris Dr. Opal M. Harrison Mrs. Terry Yancy Harrison Mrs. Rhonda Harris-Scott Dr. April J. Harry Linda N. Harvey, M.D. Mrs. Leslie D. Harvey-Sparks Mr. James V. and Mrs. Leslie S. Haydel Mrs. Briana K. Hayes-Bennett Dr. Deanna M. Haynes Dr. Tiffany F. Haynes Dr. Rochelle L. Head-Dunham Danielle A. Holmes, M.D. Dr. Angela Bailey Heidel Ms. Arriana R. Heins Mr. Adolf Hemmans Dr. Tarrow D. Henderson Ms. Regina D. Hendrix Ms. Kyrianté S. Henry Mr. Shekaul V. Henry Dr. Latosha L. Hickman-Cherry Renee B. Hickson, M.D. Miss Kimberly J. Higgs Dr. Vernora D. and Mr. Jerry Hightower Dr. Brittaney J. Hill Mrs. Faye G. Hill Mr. Kevin C. Hill, J.D. Mrs. Natneggs E. Hill Drs. Renard and Vonetta L. Hill Mr. Kenneth and Ms. Lisa Hines Mr. Leonard E. Hinton, Jr. Mrs. Janelle Holder Mrs. Mesha D. Holland Ms. Stacie L. Holland Ms. Angela D. Hollier Ms. NaTasha D. Hollis Ms. Ashely B. Holmes Dr. Candace N. Holmes D.C. Ms. Darlene Hooks Mrs. Bennetta C. Horne Mrs. Kellee Knighten Hough Mr. William House and Mrs. Era Tamea Ball House Mrs. N. Ja’Neice Houston Ms. Chelsea N. Howard Ms. Jewel O. Howard Dr. Michelle Hoy-Watkins Attorney Brandon L. Hudson Mr. David G. Hughes Dr. Tiffany R. Humes

Ms. Sherry L. Humphrey Dr. Erica Humphrey-Johnson Ms. Jasmin Z. Hunt Mrs. Caroline Hunter-Williams Charles Hunter, M.D. Dr. Jamila D. Hunter Dr. Mary Dean Hunter Mrs. Terrah N. Hunter Ms. Patrish Ikekhide Ms. Kareemat Ipaye Ms. Martina G. Isaac Dr. Chen-Fung Soo Izfar Ms. Angell J. Jackson Ms. Ashley M. Jackson Mrs. Avis J. Jackson Ms. Ciara D. Jackson Ms. Katrina R. Jackson Dr. Lawrence J. Jackson Mrs. Marie Ella P. Jackson Col. Marjorie Jackson Ms. Regilyn A. Jackson Rozalie V. Jackson, M.D. Dr. Daven N. Jackson-Humbles Dr. Sha-Ron Jackson-Johnson Dr. Aniika R. Jackson-Smith Ms. Torri A. Jacobus Dr. Alfred M. James Dr. Cornelius D. Jamison Ms. Marsha L. Jase Dr. Byron K. Jasper Dr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Jefferson Ms. Jacqueline Jeffrey Mrs. Tammy L. Jeffries-Stuckey Mr. Karl A. Jenkins, Jr. Dr. Tara M. Jenkins-Montgomery Ms. Elizabeth John-Baptiste Ms. Ariel C. Johnson Ms. Candace L. Johnson Dr. Catina L. Johnson, Pharm D. Ms. Ceanndrya D. Johnson Ms. Cecily M. Johnson Ms. Cozeta L. Johnson Ms. E. Michelle Johnson Mr. Joel A. Johnson Julie L. Johnson, M.D. Mrs. Kimberly A. Johnson Judge Marc E. Johnson Mr. Sedric P. Johnson Dr. Tasha M. Johnson Ms. Tiffany D. Johnson Ms. Valla M. Johnson Mr. Wilfred Johnson Mrs. Kimberly I. Johnson-Henry Mrs. Margaret J. Johnson-Miller Mr. and Mrs. Barry F. Jones Brittany R. Jones, Pharm D. Mrs. Courtney Villere Jones Mr. Gino Jones Ms. Jacquelyn B. Jones Captain Jonathan C. W. Jones Mrs. Judith Curry Jones Ms. Marchelle R. Jones Marilyn Jones, M.D. Mr. Michael A. Jones Mrs. Monique M. Jones Ms. Ouida L. Jones

Ms. Remeka S. Jones Mr. Robert C. Jones II Stephen T. Jones, M.D. Mrs. Sue Bluain Jones Ms. Tanya D. Jones Mrs. LéAnza M. Davis Jordan Mrs. Rosa Murray Jordan Dr. Tamajah M. Jordan Mrs. Zina M. Jordan Dr. Kevin O. Joseph and Mrs. Rona Prosper Joseph Mr. Keith J. Jourdain Ms. Twilynn M. Jourdain Dr. Angela K. Jubert Mr. Jimmie L. Julion, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Jumpiere and The Late Mr. Samuel Jumpiere, III Judge Steven M. Jupiter Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Keller, Sr. Mr. Joaquin Keller Ms. Lynette R. Kelley Ms. Danielle L. Kennebrew Mr. Charles J. Kennedy, Jr., CFP Mrs. Marcella M. Keyes Dr. Noreen N. Khan-Mayberry, Ph.D. Mrs. Aveline C. Kimbell Mr. Julius E. Kimbrough Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Carolyn King Mr. and Mrs. Earl F. King Mr. Angelo E. Kinvalsky Mrs. Scovia Nabyesero Kirya Attorney John H. Kitchings, Jr. Ingrid Labat, M.D. Dr. Niquelle P. Lackings Mrs. Nicole F. Lacoste Hon. Christine N. Lacy Mrs. Dawn L. LaFargue-Armelin Mrs. Christy M. Lagarde-Spears The Late Mrs. Ella R. Ducrest Landreaux Mr. Calvin A. Lane, Jr. Dr. Crystal J. Lane Ms. Danella N. Lang Katrice K. Larece, M.D. Mr. Eric E. Lassair Mrs. Jeanette Latimore (Ret.) Gen. Kenda L. Lawson Mrs. Edna Landry Leary Mrs. Dianna M. DeGrange LeBan Drs. Henry and Nichole LeBoyd, III Dr. Terrel M. LeCesne, Sr. Mr. Martin Leon Lecour Ms. Lori M. LeDuff Mrs. Cynthia G. Lee Mrs. Davetta N. Cooke Lee, Esq. Mr. Gregory H. Lee, Jr. Mr. Adam K. Lemieux, Jr. Ms. Susan J. Lemle Ms. Jamelah P. Lemon Ms. Kyla A. Leon Dr. Kenneth L. Leslie Mr. Basil V. and Mrs. Emily M. Lewis Ms. Jaimee K. Lewis Mrs. Sydney D. Lewis Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Veronica R. Lewis

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors Ms. Jarah J. Lindo Ms. Deidre S. Lindsey Mrs. Rebecca Henry Lindsey Mrs. Sonjia L. Little Dr. Kimberly B. Lockett Ms. Rachel L. Lockhart Mr. Aaron J. Lombard Ms. Angela Long Dr. Dawn C. Lopez Ms. Corena M. Lott Mrs. and Mr. Eddra Y. Marchand-Von Lotten Dr. Rayfield Lotten, D.D.S. Mr. Jonathan G. Love Dr. LaTanya Love Ms. Deborah Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Khristopher W. Loyd Mrs. Ashley M. Woods Lucineo Ms. Rae N. Lundy Dr. Tonya A. Lyles Mrs. Michelle M. Lyn Mrs. Jalene M. Mack Ms. Lateresa Renae Madison Mr. Tracy D. Madison Mrs. Yvette Wilcox Magee Mrs. Cassandra R. Mallary Ms. Allison D. Malone Mrs. Bertha M. Malone Mrs. Safiya K. Malvin Dr. Kama A. Shack Manuel Mrs. Mavia A. Marsalis Mr. Patrick Martell and Mrs. Joyce Mouton Martell Ms. Cynthia Hughes Martin Dr. Dale J. Martin Ms. Kenisha R. Martin Mrs. Natasha T. Martin, Esq. Mrs. Adrian G. Mason Ms. Tanya T. Mason Ms. Jalisa D. Mathis Mrs. Alicia H. Matthews Ms. Kia L. Matthews Mr. Hewitt and Mrs. Barbara Fields May Mrs. Valerie A. McCamy-Blake Attorney D’Andrea J. Morning Mrs. Shirley C. McClendon Ms. Wendy T. McClinton Mrs. Trina R. McCormick Dr. Hope H. McDaniel-Desarmes Dr. Njoki Hampton Mcelroy Mrs. Achontyrausi Y. McFarland* Miss Taylor V. McFarland Mrs. Brandi D. McField Mr. Ted W. McField Mrs. Lynda P. McGee Ms. Mary Wilkinson McGee Mr. Evangelist R. McGowan Dr. Tashonda M. McGruder-Palmer Sister Maryann P. McHugh, C.S.J. Mrs. Leiza Simpson McKenna Dr. Angela McLean-Anderson Dr. Dia S. McPherson-Hurt Dr. Nikki L. Meadows Dr. Trimiko C. Melancon Ms. Elizabeth B. Mercier

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Ms. Michelle Y. Merriweather Joseph R. Meyers, M.D. Jacob C. Mgbemena, Pharm. D. Mrs. Melanie G. Michael Ms. Charel A. Middleton Mr. Tim Mikhelashvili Pastor Marvin Nathanil Miles Mrs. Cynthia B. Miller Mr. Daniel L. Miller Dr. Leah J. Miller Mrs. Lillian E. Millon, Ed.S. Ms. Latia M. Mills Dr. Phillis C. Mims-Gillum Ms. Adrianne P. Mitchell Dana F. Mitchell, M.D. Mr. Henry L. Mitchell and Mrs. Ann Jupiter Mitchell Ms. Myrissa Mitchell Dr. Miranda F. Mitchell-Simmons Ms. Jessica N. Mitchum Mr. Brian D. Monette Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Monette Mrs. Prentice J. Monroe Mrs. Tanya P. Montgomery Dr. Margo and Mr. Jamaal Richardson Mrs. Grace Mouton Moolchan Ms. Christi N. Moore Mr. Curtis L. Moore, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donnell Moore Mrs. Janice E. Moore Ms. Lonique T. Moore Mrs. Monita C. Moore Miss Morgan M. Moore Mr. Shelvin and Mrs. Tanya Moore Dr. Shenitta D. Moore Mrs. Pamela Moore-Rogers Mr. Jerome and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Morgan Mr. Jarvis J. Morgan Mr. Joseph H. Morgan Dr. Quinesha L. Morgan, Ph.D. Evelyn E. Morning, M.D. Ms. Crystal N. Morris Ms. Kimberly A. Moss Ms. Kenya M. Moszzkley Mr. Dennis L. and Mrs. Shelia B. Motley Ms. Alexandria J. Moxley Ms. Willia M. Muhammad Dr. Jennifer L. Mullen The Late Mr. Brian E. Murray, Sr. Mr. Damien A. Narcisse Mrs. Sonata C. Narcisse Ms. Patrice S. Nash Dr. Conchita Ndege Ryan C. Neal, M.D. Tarin M. Bynum-Neal, M.D. Mr. Carl and Mrs. Tonya L. Neely Ms. Glazia K. Nelson Mr. Kevin A. Nelson Mrs. Kelli L. Nelson-Armstrong Mr. Charles I. Nero Mr. Cyril G. Neville, Jr. Ms. Gayle J. Newcomb

Ms. Janice M. Newell-Carey Mrs. Zona E. Newman Ms. Andita P. Newton Dr. Nwamaka A. Ngoddy, O.D. Mrs. Elise T. Nicholls Ms. Brittany C. Nicholson Mrs. Content H. Nightingale-Bateman Ms. Kayla E. Nixon Mrs. Aisha R. Collins Noble Ms. Tresa M. Northington Dr. CaTanya A. Norwood Dr. Shamekia A. Nwafor, O.D. Nkechi A. Nzerem-Johnson, M.D. Mrs. Zakiya D. Odoi Mrs. De Jeune S. O’Garro Dr. Itohan J. Ogbebor Ms. Chiemeka C. Okoronkwo Mrs. Mary Frances G. Oliver Ms. Layna K. Orise Miss Jacquelynn Y. Orr Mrs. Yvonne J. Osborne Mrs. Theresa W. Ott Dr. Lisa Southall Oubre Mr. Anthony G. Outland Dr. Shenita A. Outland Dr. Tian Merren Owens Mrs. Yvette M. Palmer Dr. Kalin C. Palmer-King Mr. Gregory and Mrs. Roseanna F. Pappion Mr. Melvin O. and Mrs. Stephanie Jacques Parent, Jr. Miss Adrianne M. Parker Ms. Chantelle A. Parker Mr. DaReek Parker Ms. Deirdre Narcisse Parker Ms. Frances Parker Rev. Henry L. Parker, Jr. Dr. Latofia N. Parker Dr. Elaine Parker-Adams Mrs. Marissa R. Parson Ms. DiAnthia L. Patrick Mrs. Carolyn Bowen Patterson Ms. Marva Pattillo Mr. Martin F. Payton Mrs. Andreka M. Peat Mr. Roger D. Pender, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Perez Mr. Wilbur J. and Mrs. Hope Perez Ramona J. Perkins, Ph.D. Dr. Theisha Y. Perkins Dr. Challon R. Perry Ms. Chrisna M. Perry Ms. Laura Perry Dr. Sylvia M. Perry Dr. Christie M. Person Dr. Danielle L. Person Dr. Marjorie E. Person Mrs. Anne A. Smith Peters Dr. LeCresha A. Peters Dr. Latrice C. Pichon Mr. Isaac Picou Mrs. Carolyn Young Pierce Mrs. Yvette Whitney Pierre Cassandra M. Pillette, M.D.

Ms. Thelma R. Piper Ms. Kristen M. Pitts Ms. Erica A. Plummer Mr. Joel W. Plump Mr. Subun Poku Ms. Chandra D. Polite Mr. Leslie J. Pollard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Prampin Ms. Kawyanda T. Prather Dr. Stephanie D. Preston Dr. Sabrina Bent-Prevost and Mr. Dennis Prevost Dr. Kendra N. Prevost The Late Mr. Leo D. Prevost, Sr. Mr. Clifford L. Provost Dr. Corunda T. Pruitt, Ph.D. Mrs. Dawn Sherron Purnell Ms. Quyn J. Rahman Ms. Gwendalane Ramos Ms. Kimberly D. Ramsey Ms. Maureen Clark Ramsey Mrs. Tameka D. Ramsey Mrs. Kristi A. Randolph-Simon Mrs. Lynne K. Raphael Rev. Dr. Warren J. Ray, Jr. Dr. Chanel A. Recasner, MPH Mrs. Tamela McCarthy Redd Mr. Donald A. Reed Mr. Julian M. Reed Mrs. Tamika H. Reed Dr. Tayiana J. Reed Ms. Antonia S. Reeder Geralynn Reine-Broussard, M.D. Mrs. Marissa Anne Reliford Ms. Gina M. Ricard Dr. Jennifer Billingsley Richardson Ms. Joy N. Rivers Ms. Deirdre D. Roberson Mr. Patrick W. Roberson Dr. Natisha L. Roberson-Dunn Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Linda Barthé Roberts Dr. Lawrence E. Roberts Mr. Ramont M. Roberts Ms. Juliet T. Robertson* Dr. Amber L. Robins Ms. Erin M. Robins Dr. Akayla D. Robinson Dr. Candace S. and Mr. Walter J. Robinson, Jr. Ms. Donna S. Robinson Ms. Jasmine F. Robinson Dr. Jason N. Robinson Mrs. Margaret Ransom Robinson Ms. Noemi E. Robinson Dr. Tommie M. Robinson III Mr. Byron P. Poydras and Mrs. Alicia V. Robinson-Poydras Mrs. Belinda Williams Rodgers Dr. Lovie F. Rodgers, Pharm. D. Mr. Curley L. Rogers Mrs. Kaye L. Rolland Mr. Howard Rollins, Jr. Attorney Terrence M. Rose Ms. Brandy D. Roy Ms. Farrah M. Roybiskie

Ms. Mia S. Ruffin Mr. Michael R. Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Saberre, Sr.* Dr. Gaibrelle Safford Dr. Sherrika D. Sanders Mrs. Talisha Sanders Dr. Alix H. and Mrs. Tanaya L. Sanders Mr. Gary X. Santa Cruz Ms. Angela E. Sarpy Marilyn D. Saulsbury, PH.D. Mr. Louis Savoy Mr. Randall and Mrs. Eva Schexnayder* Dr. Brittany K. Scott, Pharm. D. Mrs. Denise T. Scott Dr. Samarlos Boykin Scott Dr. Whitney Scott Ms. Dawn E. Segura, Esq. Mrs. Lori Seibert-Matthews Mr. Lance M. Semien Mrs. Shannon L. Servance Miss Atiya M. Shahid Toya D. Shanklin, MBA Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Shanks, Jr. Ms Ebonee F. Shaw Matilda H. Shields-Bronson, Pharm. D. Dr. Erika Sibbie Mrs. Aissatou A. Sidime-Blanton* Mrs. Angel Novel Simmons Dr. Bridget D. Williams-Simmons and Mr. Chris E. Simmons Mr. Horace L. Simmons Mr. Stephen C. Simmons Mr. Sterling A. and Mrs. Rosemary S. Simon Ms. Candyce M. Simpson-Pecot Dr. Sharlene A. Sinegal-DeCuir and Attorney Brandon J. DeCuir Mrs. Undi Hoffler Sistrunk Dr. and Mrs. Allen J. Smith, Sr. Mrs. Allyson L. Smith Mr. Alphonse Smith Ms. Candyce A. Smith Mrs. Edith Jett Smith Mrs. Edmonia Rita Smith Ms. Engrid S. Smith, MA Ms. Ericka E. Smith Dr. Eunice Wicker Smith Ms. Kenyatta K. Smith Mr. Kevin J. Smith, Jr. Mrs. Lisa Culpepper Smith Dr. Marion Smith Attorney Monica Lynn Smith Dr. Natalie R. Smith Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. Mr. Ryan E. Smith Mrs. Shannan R. Smith Mr. Winston C. Smith Mrs. Donielle Smith Flynn Dr. Wendy G. Smooth Ms. Marie Annette Sonnier Mr. John J. Soto Mrs. Gia B. Soublet Mrs. Petrinella Heard Sowell Mrs. Saleeta R. Spencer-Thomas

Ms. Antoinette Square Mr. and Mrs. Keith St Cyr Mrs. Teresa M. St. Luce Ms. Tahira S. Stalberte Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Stallworth Ms. Khaleah M. Stapleton Mrs. Geneva A. Stark-Price Mr. Aaron H. Steele, Sr. Ms. Stacy E. Stepney Mrs. Yvonne Davis Stepter Mr. Gerald L. Stevens Attorney Anthony B. Stewart Mr. Jon T. Stewart Mrs. Deadra Woods Stokes Gay Marie Story, M.D. Dr. Akilah F. Strawder Mr. Timothy M. Stuart Jeneé J. Gibson Stubbs, M.D. Ms. Gloria M. Sudbury Mr. D. Kenneth Jones and Mrs. Kelder Summer-Jones Dr. Averell H. and Mrs. Tara M. Sutton Dr. Robert T. Swayzer III Ms. Nikki Y. Swett-Smith Mrs. Cynthia Sylvain-Lear Dr. Courtney R. Tafesse Mrs. Jeannette Narcisse Tancock Mr. William C. Tanner Dr. Dolores D. Tarver Mrs. Rose L.Tate-Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Tatum Ms. Angee M. Taylor Ms. Doris D. Taylor Mrs. Monica P. Taylor The Late Monica O. Taylor, Ph.D. Ms. Paulette Taylor Miss Shalani R. Taylor Ms. Tammy Taylor Taryn H. Taylor, M.D. Mr. Joseph E. S. Tennial Dr. Eboni M. Terrance Dr. Jamelah A. Terry The Late Ms. Alisa R. Thomas Ms. Ashley Thomas Ms. Cheryl M. Thomas Dr. Kiley J. Thomas, Pharm D. Ms. Lauren E. Thomas Ms. Mona L. Thomas Dr. Tia L. Thomas Dr. Letitia C. Thompson-Hargrave Dr. Hattie L. Thorn-Black Miss Taylor D. Thornton Mr. Michael A. Thurston Mrs. Donnell Tillman-Moore Mrs. Kendra L. Woodard Tircuit* Major Jerome Percyville Todd, U.S.M.C, Retired Ms. Andrea F. Toles Ms. Diana E. Toogood Dr. Audrey L. Townsel Mrs. Angela C. Townsend Ms. Charla M. Travis Ms. Wandesha L. Traylor Ms. Maureen P. Tregre Milicent P. Triche, M.D.

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

thank you Ms. Kay M. Trotter Mrs. Shirley Peete Tucker Dr. Shuana K. Tucker Mr. Lowell C. and Mrs. Juanella Isabella Tyler Rellamichelle Washington Tyree, RPh, MBA and Mr. Darrell Tyree Dr. Rheba J. Upshaw Mr. Dale Valdery Mrs. Tyra L. Valteau-Sorapuru Mrs. Cynthia L. Van Dam Mrs. Ollie B. Varner Mrs. Veeta J. Vaughn Mrs. Toni B. Vernon-Glasper Mr. Louis H. Verrett and Mrs. Jane Richardson Verrett Mrs. Johnnie Vickerstaff-Williams Ms. Sandra Victor Dr. April N. Tasso Viger Mr. Gerald A. Villavasso, Jr.* Mrs. Richella B. Vincent-Lee Dr. LaQuia Walker Vinson Mr. Robert P. Vinson Mr. Anthony G. Wagner II Mrs. Carita S. Walker Mr. Dominick M. Walker Dr. Kesha Walker and Mr. Christopher Walker Mr. Willie J. Walker, Jr. Mrs. Ann Marie Wallace Dr. Adrienne Kilgore Walton Mrs. Elaine W. Walton Ms. Ceressa T. Ward Mrs. Kimberly O. Warmack Mrs. Erica N. Warner Dr. Gregory Washington Dr. Kirk A. Washington Dr. Krishawnda Rogers Washington Mrs. Lynette Dillon Washington Mrs. Mia Gonzales Washington Dr. Nina T. Washington Ms. Sabrina Washington Ms. Karen DeGrange Watkins Mrs. Cynthia Watkins-Rambo Mrs. Pansy R. Watson Ms. Sheila R. Webster Dr. Donald D. Weddington* Mr. Bartel and Mrs. Raquel Welch Dr. Joan D. Welch Mr. Herbert G. Wells, Jr. and Mrs. Candice R. Wells Mr. Keith A. Wells and Mrs. Karen Bradley Wells Ms. Geralynn Wesley Ms. Anita L. West Ms. Tiffany L. West Ms. Angele C. White Dr. Mia J. Robinson White Miss Patrice White Ms. Shauna K. White Dr. Mayisha White-Dunham Dr. Elijah and Mrs. Ernelle G. Whitten Ms. Kennetha E. Wiggins Ms. Miriam J. Wilbon Mrs. Yolanda C. Wilkins Amanda C. Williams, D.D.S. Mrs. Anne Zeta Williams

Dr. Brittany N. Williams Mr. Byron D. and Mrs. Faye Williams Mrs. DeLease Smith Williams Ms. Eman M. Williams Ms. Estelle M. Williams Dr. Horace B. Williams, Jr. Ms. Jaynesha M. Williams Dr. Keisha Williams Dr. Kimiyo Y. Williams Dr. LaKeisha L. Williams Ms. Latoya L. Williams Ms. Lisette Williams Ms. Maegan L. Williams Mrs. Mary Thomas Williams Ms. Nicole A. Williams Mrs. Tanya P. Williams Mr. Thomas H. and Mrs. Eleanor S. Williams Ms. Val L. Williams Mrs. Leslie B. Williams-Johnson Mrs. Damita T. Williams-Swanson Ms. Amber C. Williamson Ms. Janiece H. Williamson Mrs. Clarissa Willis Mrs. Fatema Willis Dr. Jennifer L. Willis Dr. Sandra E. Willis Dr. Marcella G. Willis-Gray Ms. Arletha M. Wilson Ms. Carlene D. Wilson Mrs. Carolyn Ross Wilson Dr. Elizabeth A. Wilson Mrs. Zelquawana M. Wilson Mrs. Jawan Wiltz-Shivers Mr. Earl M. Winfrey III Dr. and Mrs. Keith L. Winfrey, M.D. Dr. Carita I. Winn Mrs. Brenda C. Wise Dr. Zakiya Woods Dr. LaToya Nicole Woods-Shaw Ms. Anastasia E. Wright Dr. Danielle M. Wright Ms. Melody D. Wylie-Johnson Mrs. Ayana N. Wysinger Dr. Alida M. Yearwood Dr. Vernon L. York, Jr. Mrs. Antoinette M. Young Dr. Mrs. Lisa L. Young and Mr. Kevin Young Ms. Stormie Young Mrs. Ann Zanders The Late Mrs. Sandra J. Zimmerman $1 to $99 Ms. Bernadette M. August Mr. Christopher J. August Ms. Maria I. Abasi Ms. Kristal N. Adams Ms. Camille E. Agu Mr. Olukayode A. Akinsola, Jr. Mrs. Lillie R. Albert Mrs. Pamela Lee Alexander Miss Clarke M. Allen Ms. Keisha L. Allen Miss Kelly D. Allison Mrs. Talita G. Allison

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

Miss Tia L. Alphonse Ms. Kimberley D. Alston Mr. Ernest P. Ancar, Jr. Ms. Alexa A. Anderson Miss Brianna G. Anderson Mr. Corey S. Anderson Miss Khila R. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Anderson Dr. Sarah Ann Anderson-Burnett Mrs. Tiffany S. Andrews Mr. Carroll S. Antoine Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Antoine Dr. Corey B. and Dr. Chloe Armstead Dr. Stephanie C. Arnaud Mr. Jay D. Aronowitz Ms. Akira C. Atkins Mr. Paul J. Atkins Ms. Danielle E. Ayodele Mr. Joseph D. Babineaux Mr. and Mrs. Donell D. Babino, Sr. Ms. Alisha M. Bailey Mrs. Leslie A. Bailey Mr. Javian M. Baker Ms. Kimberly I. Banguil Ms. Shandra E. Banks Miss Helena C. Barber Mrs. Artay C. Abua Barnes Dr. Felecia F. Barnes Miss Taylour M. Barnum Ms. Kyla Baron Ms. Lauren A. Baron Ms. Beverly P. Barquet Ms. Brandi C. Barre Mr. H. Jamon Barrow Sebrena J. Pollard Bartlett, R.Ph., J.D. Dr. Sharonda L. Bass Dr. Rainier C. Batiste Mrs. Terez R. Battiste Ms. and Mr. Wanda M. Battle Ms. Heather M. Beckett Ms. Jamesha N. Turner Beckham Mr. Osei Y. Bekoe Mrs. Andree R. Bell-Fowler Dr. Reston N. Bell Dr. Eliza M. Belle Ms. Dominique Benson Dr. Ja’Nelle Blocker Miss Cozette S. Boakye Ms. Sharell D. Bolden Mrs. Stephaine Smith Boone Ms. Tara C. Booth Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Boucree Ms. Shamier M. Bouie Mr. Albert C. Bouise III Dr. Alycia K. Boutte Ms. Donnis M. Boutté Mr. Miller W. Boyd III Mr. Gabriel D. Bracy Miss Jasmyne Bracy Ms. Javon E. Bracy Mrs. Sonya L. Bradford Miss Corben Brady Dr. Elizabeth A. Breda Ms. Heather A. Brightharp Mr. Stanley and Mrs. Janice Briscoe Ms. Alexys N. Brock

Mrs. Paige R. Brooks Mr. Lance G. Broussard Mr. Bentley J. and Mrs. Olivia M. Broussard* Dr. Adrienne M. Brown Miss Ariel J. Brown Mrs. Faith S. Dagadu Brown Mr. Jerome M. Brown Mrs. Julie Jackson Brown Miss Melia A. Brown Dr. Kefla H. and Mr. Raymond A. Brown Miss Jenae R. G. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Todd Bryant Mr. Christopher G. Buckley Ms. Jennifer L. Bullock Mrs. Deneen Burnett Dr. Kristin Walker Burt Ms. Donna L. Bush Mrs. Edra C. Bush Ms. Winter S. Bush Mrs. Sandy R. Byrd-Maldonado Dr. Octavia Cockrell Calhoun Deacon Larry and Mrs. Phyllis Calvin Mrs. Monica Miles Camp Mrs. Angela LaVon Campbell-Phelps Mrs. Alicia M. Cantrell Miss Jessica D. Carmon Ms. Erica T. Carr Ms. Sheila D. Carr, Esq. Mrs. Jacquelyne D. Carter Ms. Varsha L. Castro-Gusman Ms. Kelli E. Caulfield Mr. George C. Chachere Dr. Jasmyn R. Chaisson Mr. Travis S. and Mrs. Chastity M. Chase Ms. Valerie Chatman Ms. Jodi Chatters Ms. Monique O. Chatters Ms. Chika I. Chukwu Ms. Cherie A. Clark Ms. Michelle R. Clay Ms. Charity M. Clemons Dr. Daytriona K. Clemons Ms. Adriane J. Clomax Ms. Joan P. Coley-Hill Mrs. Michelle H. Collier Dr. Christine M. Collins Mrs. Jennifer E. Charles Collins Ms. Consuela M. Colston Ms. Lorin P. Comer Ms. Kora M. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro E. Cornejo Mr. Bruce F. and Mrs. Nancy B. Cortez Mrs. Arnel T. Cosey Ms. Kawana T. Coulon Dr. Christina Council-King Dr. Darren S. and Mrs. Kristie C. Cousin Mrs. Anita M. Coxen-Loud Ms. Katrina Crawford Ms. Keturah Crease Mrs. Croscina O. Crockett

Mrs. Deborah W. Crosby Miss Daria L. Cross Ms. Angel J. Cunningham Mrs. Mary V. Curry, M.S. Ms. Tiernisha B. Darensburg Mrs. Jasmine J. Dartez Ms. Melissa T. Daugherty Dr. Keeyan L. Davis, Pharm D. Ms. Nyisha N. Davis, MBA Mrs. Adrienne L. Davis-Lott Ms. Shayla M. De La Rose Ms. Crystal M. Deas Mr. Brian M. Dejan Ms. Ashlei E. DeLarge Ms. Michelle D. Dennis Mrs. Cedricka S. Dent Miss Jenelle N. DeVry Rhonda R. Dickey, M.D. Dr. Michael A. and Mrs. Michelle Dietrich Miss Jasmine M. Dillard Ms. Angel Dixon Mr. Lamont Dixon Ms. Dorinda A. Dorsey Ms. Danielle S. Doucette Ms. Shannon E. Douglas Mrs. Erin P. Dowell Ms. Jenne V. Dumay Kiana T. Duncan, Pharm D. Mr. Vernon K. Dunn Ms. Katrina L. Dunson Mr. Raymond R. Duplessis, Sr. Mr. Rory H. and Mrs. Dekesha Duplessis Ms. Brandi L. Eason Mrs. Stephanie A. Easton Mrs. Yaundalyn P. Ebron Mr. Anthony J. Edgar, Esq. Mr. Christopher L. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. David Elam Mrs. Danya K. Ellis Ms. Patricia M. Ellsworth Jada M. Etienne, M.D. Dr. Bridget S. Etter Stephanie R. Exum, M.D. Dr. and Dr. Oluwatosin A. Fadeyi Miss Nadia R. Fairley Ms. Amanda E. Farrell Ms. LaKeisha Felder Mrs. Janelle B. Ferguson Mr. Shannon T. Fields Ms. Adrienne D. Finley Ms. Trese L. Flowers Ms. Michele M. Fontenot Mrs. Porsche Collins Forman Ms. Raven R. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Roland Foster, Jr. Miss Brittani N. Franklin Ms. Brittany D. Franklin Dr. Kimberly N. Frazier Dr. David A. Freeman Mrs. Brandi N. Friedman Miss Brianne N. Frugé Dr. Alecia McCall Gabriel Miss Alexis M. Gabriel Ms. Dominique J. Gabriel

Mr. Joseph J. Gallien Ms. Jonjelyn T. Gamble Ms. Kirsten R. Gambrell Ms. Chantel Kanika Gant Dr. Kisha M. Gant Ms. Marchelle M. Garibaldi Ms. Monique R. Garibaldi Ms. Serenity A. Garnette Ms. Janine Garrett Ms. Stephanie G. George Reyna L. Gilmore, M.D. Ms. Juli K. Gilyard Mrs. Jeri A. Glodowski Mrs. Mildred J. Glover Ms. Jessica M. Gober Mrs. Becky M. Gobermann Ms. Joelle L. Goggans Mr. Bobby J. Goins Ms. Natashia N. Goins Ms. Bridgett R. Gordon-Billingsley Dr. Veleka N. Grady Mrs. Jasmine T. Graham Ms. Ryan A. Graham Mrs. Whitney Forstall Grandpré Miss Selena I. Gray Mr. Julien C. Grayer Mrs. Christina H. Green Mr. Danté L. Green Ms. Geannette Y. Green Miss Kelsey Green Ms. Lashunda C. Green Dr. Brenda J. Greene Mrs. Kristie Lebeau Gregoire Miss Kynedi Grier Elder Sheila Griffin Mr. Marcus D. Griffith Dr. Courtney C. Gunn Miss Tatyana D. Haddock Dr. Jasmine M. Hamilton Mrs. Sheila M. Hamilton Ms. Patrice D. Hammond Dr. Tony A. Hampton and Mrs. Karon L. Hampton Dr. Danaka J. Hancock Dr. Kori D. Hardaway Mr. and Mrs. James Hardie Col. Virgil M. Hardin, M.D. (Ret.) Ms. LaTarro A. Hardy Dr. Davina J. Harkey-Nero Mr. and Mrs. James Harper III Ms. Keri M. Harper Mr. Larnzell Jay Harper, Jr. Mrs. Emma E. Harris Ms. Jacklyn H. Harris Ms. Naimah S. Harris Dr. Randal C. Harris Ms. Shakeina Q. Harris Mrs. Chawn L. Harris-Simon Miss Chyna N. Hartwell Mrs. Etta L. Hawkins Dr. Melanie B. Haydel Mrs. Teresa Y. Hayes Mrs. Charletra R. Hayes-Taylor Ms. Brittani Heath Dr. Vida A. Henderson Miss Alexandra J. Henry

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors Mr. Alvin M. Henry, Sr. Ms. Lyria K. Hicks Miss Kiarra L. Hill Mr. Xavier Hill Ms. Leslie T. Hitchens Miss Jasmine Hodges Mrs. Kim Martin Holden Dr. Lauren C. Hollowell Mrs. Antoinette J. Hopkins Mrs. Linda C. Hopkins Miss Brianna M. Houston Mr. Lawrence C. Houston Ms. Kristi G. Hubbard Ms. Allison B. Hudson Anonymous Donor Miss Kamilya M. Hunter Ms. Candace N. Hutchen Ms. Robyn K. Hutchinson Ms. Priscilla E. Hydell Mr. Chris J. Iles Mr. Reginald V. Williams and Mrs. Sheila L. Irions-Williams Dr. Dana M. Jackson Mr. Dannton C. Jackson Dr. Deirdre R. Jackson Ms. Joi L. Jackson Dr. Joy M. Jackson Mr. Kevin M. Jackson Ms. Patrice A. Jackson Mr. Reginald T. Jackson Mrs. Kuiana M. James Miss Nia A. James Ms. Tedra E. Jamison Ms. Carmen Rancifer Jenkins Ms. Carol Jenkins-Gaye Ms. Sunday Johnson Mrs. Evelyn La Croix Johnson Mrs. Felicia A. Johnson Mr. Javon M. Johnson Ms. Jessica A. Johnson Ms. Joi L. Johnson Ms. Kayla Johnson Mr. Lucas B. Johnson Rev. Malene Minor Johnson Ms. Paige C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Johnson Dr. Monique M. Johnson-Jones Miss Nia A. Jolivette Mrs. Aminah A. Jones Mrs. Andrea N. Jones Ms. Arielle Jones Ms. Jessica D. Jones Mr. Kurt D. Jones Ms Narva H. Jones Mrs. Raynelle C. Jones Mr. Ronnie Jones, Jr. Mrs. Sonia Wells Jones Mrs. Sheleen P. Jones-Adenle Mr. Donovan P. Jordan Ms. Lexus D. Jordan Mrs. Patricia A. Joseph Dr. Kendra D. Jupiter-Wilson Mrs. Kristie A. Kaufman-Rollen Mrs. Debra H. Keelen Mrs. Nannette C. Keller Mrs. Whitney M. Kelley

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Ms. Petula S. Kelly Ms. Kirsten E. Kempele Ms. Simone J. Kidd Mrs. Marquita L. Kimbrough Miss Cara J. King Dr. Tracey L. Kinsey Ms. Precious C. Kirk Dr. Tanaya L. Kizzine Dr. Tiffany D. Knight Miss Asia N. Knowles Dr. Sika B. Koudou Ms. Loren C. Labbe Dr. Stephanie E. L. Spradley, Pharm. D. Mrs. Kim L. Bishop Ms. Alisha C. LaRoche Miss Cecilia M. Lasane Ms. Kailah C. Lathan Mrs. Carolyn M. Lawson Mr. Levon A. LeBan II Ms. Akerria L. Lee Ms. Iriane B. Lee Miss Rhea N. Lee Dr. Roshondra G. Lee, Pharm D. Ms. Patrice A. Leon Dr. Sharhonda K. Washington Scott, D.D.S. Ms. Victoria S. Lewis Mrs. Danielle Smith Livingston Mrs. Phyllis Charbonnet Lodrig-Burns Mr. Kobie K. Lofton Ms. Ivyanne K. London Dr. Jessica G. Long, Ph.D. Ms. Harolyn G. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Lucineo IV Mr. Ernest L. Lumpkins Ms. Alma Brooks Lyle Ms. Nikole A. Lyles Mr. Andrew C. Lyn LaCanas N. Mack, D.D.S., P.C. Ms. Ferralita S. Madere Drs. Ndidi E. and April M. Madu Mr. Ronald M. Magee Mrs. Keiyanah K. Magee-Ratleff Mr. Brent S. Manns Mrs. Laura M. Manson Mrs. Kelly P. Martin Mrs. Kacey P. Martin-Johnson Mr. Edward L. Massey Ms. Nia B. Matherson Ms. Ashley N. Matthew Ms. Asia N. Matthew Mrs. Tershara N. Matthews Ms. Tailyr M. McAlpin Mrs. Patricia Gavin McCall Dr. Alexandra M. McCarty Mrs. Felecia McCree Moulton Mrs. Tashalon R. McDonald Miss Jasmine D. McGary Ms. Nekkeya N. McGee Mrs. Kandys R. McKinley Dr. Carla C. McLain Mrs. Johnetta McMillan-Royster Mrs. Donna Willis McWhorter Dr. Joyce McWilliams Patterson

Ms. Lare T. Meachum Mrs. Asha F. Meadows Mr. Fessahaye Mebrahtu Mr. Theron A. Mercadel, Sr. Mrs. Gailene M. Mercadel-Anderson Mr. Treyvon Merritt Attorney Paula R. Miles Ms. Stephanie P. Miles Ms. Cicely C. Miller Ms. Kellie N. Miller Ms. Angela N. Milligan Ms. Chynna Mills Dr. Ravin M. Milton Mr. Timothy A. Milton Mrs. Ashley Minkeu Dr. Carlos J. Minor, Jr. Dr. Deidre T. Mitchell Mr. Lee H. Mitchell and Mrs. La’Keidra Hardeman Mitchell Mrs. Chantele Mitchell Mitchell-Miland Mrs. Felicia A. Bolden Mobley Mr. and Mrs. Tronn W. Moller Ms. Brittani N. Monroe Ms. Deborah M. Monroe Ms. Alysia D. Montegut Dr. Lakia A. Montegut Mrs. Shawn M. Joseph-Montegut Mr. Jeremy J. Montgomery Ms. Amithyse H. Moore Ms. Vanessa Y. Moore Ms. Yolande C. Morant Ms. Sher’Ron M. Morris Mrs. Teresa Morrison-George Ms. Ta’Mia C. Morrissette Dr. Stephanie C. Moss Dr. Kenya P. Muhammad and Mr. Gerald V. Muhammad Ms. Jennifer N. Murray Ms. Keisha Murray Dr. Renard L. Murray Mrs. Tominko T. Musco Ms. Erin M. Narcisse Miss Serenity U. Nation Ms. Joanne M. Navarre Dr. Layana C. Navarre-Jackson Mr. Godwin O. Ndukwe Ms. Perri B. Nelson Dr. and Mr. Tamischer B. Nettles Mrs. Vernet A. Clemons Nettles Miss Serena F. Newberry Mrs. Chari R. Nickerson Mrs. Andronica N. Nkosi Miss Taylor R. Norfleet Ms. Azizeh H. Nuriddin Mrs. Erin Shirley Orey Mr. Calvin J. Ortique, Jr. Ms. Ogochukwu T. Oseji Dr. Venita J. Papillion, Pharm. D. Ms. Raquel L. Parent Ms. Erica N. Parker Mrs. Sharon H. Parker Mr. David J. Patin Mrs. Roberta M. Patterson Mrs. Victoria A. Pearson Ms. Marcia J. Pecot

Ms. Danye A. Pelichet Miss Cheron I. Perkins Mr. Logan H. Perkins Mrs. Youlanda R. Perkins Mr. Gregory P. Perrault, Jr. Ms. Natalia Perry Mr. Gregory L. Person Ms. Aminah D. Phelps Miss Hailey E. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Phoenix Ms. Kristine M. Pichon Mrs. Marble A. Pierre Ms. Raishauna L. Pierre Dr. Valerie Pierre Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Piper Ms. Stella L. Poindexter Sister Marianne T. Poole, S.B.S. Miss LaToya D. Porter Dr. Valencia L. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Powell Dr. Tanisha M. Powell Ms. Arndreya D. Price Mrs. Valerie Mason Prier Miss India D. Primm-Spencer Mrs. Deidre A. Prince-Reed Dr. Monique E. Pruitt-Norwood Ms. Brianna Pulliam Mr. Brocklin Qualls Ms. Briana A. Ramsey Dr. Albanye M. Randall Ms. Mia D. Raspberry Mrs. Hermanese Thomas Ravasio Atty. Timothy and Mrs. Lisa M. Ray Mr. Keegan A. Rayford Mr. Keithan Rayford Mr. Grady D. Reed, III Mr. Nicholas H. Reese Mrs. Antoinette Oubre Rich Mrs. Natasha A. Richardson Mrs. Emmy M. Richardson-Brown Ms. Angelique P. Roberts Miss Paige A. Roberts Ms. Jalonda M. Robertson Ms. Maisha N. Robertson Alyssa G. Robillard, Ph.D. Mrs. Carolyn E. Robinson Ms. Kasey M. Robinson, Esq. Dr. Mary L. Carter Robinson Ms. Lauren N. Rogers Mrs. Cyla C. Rome Ms. Venus T. Roper Mr. and Mrs. Percy Rose, Jr. Ms. Christy N. Ross Mrs. Debonee D. Ross-Rolland Miss Tylor M. Row Ms. Mia Roy Ms. Meckela J. Ruggs Ms. Justina E. Russell Ms. Ralynn S. Ruth Mrs. Simone Y. Salandy Ms. Aisha L. K. Samuel Mr. Jared E. Sanders Mrs. Sonya C. Sanders Miss Taylor Sanders Ms. Felice R. Sanders-Keys Mr. Torrence T. Saulsberry

Mr. Chandler D. Schexnayder, Pharm. D. Mr. Chavez E. Scott Miss Chelsea M. Scott Dr. Donna L. Scott Ms. Mara A. Scott Shemal Bloom Scott, M.D. Mrs. Kimberle N. Searcy Dr. Erin J. Searles Mrs. Dorothy M. Seay Ms. Wanda Jean Seigler Nosizwe A. Sellers, M.D. Geoffrey G. Selvage, Pharm D. Ms. Haley N. Severin Mr. Anthony D. Sharp, Jr. Dr. DeAndrea Q. Shaverds Mrs. Dorothy A. Shelton Ms. Kimberly D. Shelton Miss Lashonda B. Sherman Mr. Richard L. Shivers, Jr. Mrs. Bernaye S. Sigur Ms. Raynice E. Sigur Mr. Dantrell L. Simmons Mr. and Mrs. James A. Simmons Ms. Brandy D. Simmons Ms. Keila A. Simons Mr. Oliver L. Sims, Jr. Mr. Peter B. Sims Ms. Erika R. Smith Ms. Janae L. Smith Mrs. Juanita Summers Smith Ms. Ladonna M. Smith Mrs. Maria W. Smith Dr. Shayna A. Roaf Smith and Mr. Tequiero Smith Ms. Michelle Smith Ware Ms. Mary S. Smith-McGowan Ms. Shani A. Smothers Mr. Calvin B. Snowden Ms. Christian C. Spears Ms. Monique A. Spears Ms. Kimberly Speight Mr. Emmanuel V. Spence Dr. Mary Ann Stachow, S.B.S. Ms. Allison J. Stephens Ms. Elise Sterling Mrs. Kerri R. Stevens Ms. Rachael L. Steward Ms. Linda J. Stewart Dr. Shirley A. Stewart-Wilson Mrs. Pauline S. Storms-Perkins Ms. Nakeisha D. Stribling Ms. Niah D. Sudduth Ms. Brittini M. Summers Mrs. Jacquelne Sussman Ms. Kamberly D. D. Tate Mrs. Khandase B. Tate-Nero Mrs. Cherie S. Taylor Ms. LaToyia D. Taylor Rev. Jonathan M. Tennial Ms. Desiree M. Terrell Mrs. Keiara T. Thierry Mr. Bonnie W. Thomas, Jr. Ms. Carolyn A. Thomas Ms. Kimberly N. Thomas Dr. Ruby S. Thomas

Dr. Shala L. Thomas, Ph.D. Ms. Jasmine L. Thompson Ms. Jeanna Thompson Ms. Tiffany V. Thompson Ms. Joell K. Tompkins Paul E. Toth, R.Ph. Mrs. Rica A. Trigs Miss Déja S. A. Turner Ms. Jacqueline Turner Ms. Renelle T. Turner Dr. Tiffany J. Turner Dr. Yolanda M. Tyson Dr. Reanna A. Ursin Ms. Ayana D. Ussery Mrs. Christine Bart Valteau-Alexander Ms. Mia C. Vasser Rev. Troy K. Venning Ms. Deann E. Vessel Mr. Christopher L. Vicks Ms. Erin W. Vincent Mrs. Tiffany C. Vinson Dr. Kimberly Moody Wade Sr. Johnette M. Waguespack, S.S.N.D. Mrs. Bronson Jill Walker Miss Valencia L. Walker Ms. Cher L. Wallace Ms. Pamella Jean Walters Miss Noelle Walton Ms. Rhonda M. Walton Mr. Stephen M. and Mrs. Christina M. Ward Miss Mia E. Ward Mrs. Denise Blackwell Washington Ms. Kimberly Y. Washington Miss Jayda B. Watkins Miss Jayla B. Watkins Mr. Shelton B. Watkins Mrs. Adimu K. Watson Mr. Gary C. Watson, Jr. Mr. Clifton and Mrs. Taneesha R. Watson Miss Ashli A. Watts Mrs. Roxanne R. Watts Dr. Osyria O. Webster Sr. Marion Weinzapfel, C.S.J. Ms. Briere M. Wells Mrs. Zakiyah D. Wesley Ms. Camille A. White Ms. Cynthia N. White Mrs. Deneen A. White Ms. Monica Y. Moore White Ms. Shantrell R. Graham White Miss Simone E. White Ms. Erin D. White-Landry, M.S. Miss Alexandria V. Williams Mr. Brandon L. Williams Mr. Brandon Williams Dr. Brittany L. Williams Mr. Cameron V. Williams Miss Corinne A. Williams Mr. Dawyne L. Williams II Mr. Brantley P. and Mrs. Demetra Garibaldi Williams Mrs. Evangeline Williams

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

thank you Mr. Gerard K. Williams, Jr. Mrs. Gloria Mathieu Williams Ms. Hannah A. Williams Mr. Jerome L. Williams Mrs. Jewelyn B. Williams Ms. Kimberly A. Williams Rev. Dr. Manuel B. Williams, C.R. Ms. Meagan P. Williams Ms. Raquel T. Williams Ms. Rubie I. Williams Ms. Shandra D. Williams Mr. Stephen A. Williams Ms. Tammar Williams Mrs. Jeanne M. Williams-Chapman Ms. Holli L. Willis Sharifia S. Wills, Ph.D. Ms. Candice M. Wilson Dr. Raequi T. Wilson Ms. Richleen E. Wimberly Mrs. Samantha J. Williams-Speed Ms. Erin D. Winfrey Ms. Michelle M. Winn Dr. Adrian Woods Mrs. Shane M. Woods Mr. Theopholieus S. Worrell Ms. Cheryl L. Worthen Ms. Denisha Y. Yerger Mrs. Jane Young Ms. Lela Young Ms. Qiona L. Young Dr. Helen T. Ysak Mrs. LaKeesha N. Zuniga

$10,000 to $49,999 3M AT&T Louisiana Bank of America Charitable Fund BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana Healthy Blue Imperial Trading Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Shell Oil Company Matching Gifts Program Silk Protein Initiative Sodexo, Inc & Affiliates Textron Inc. The Blackbaud Giving Fund Thermo Fisher Scientific

Corporations $1,000,000 or More Google LLC

$2,500 to $4,999 Albertsons Safeway Brighthouse Life Ins Company of NY Compass Minerals America, Inc. ED&F Man Liquid Products Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations, LLC Frontstream Gallo Mechanical Services, LLC Google, Inc. Health Care Services Corporation IBM Louisiana Lottery Corporation Mandeville Pharmacy LLC Morgan Stanley Nordstrom United Health Group Giving Campaign Vertex Pharmaceuticals

$500,000 to $999,999 Gilead Sciences Silicon Valley Bank $250,000 to $499,999 Diageo North America Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $100,000 to $249,999 Myriad Genetics, Inc. Victory Capital Management, Inc.

$5,000 to $9,999 BorgWarner, Inc. ConocoPhillips Fidelity Giving Marketplace GiveGab Liberty Bank & Trust Company LLM-Patton Investment Properties, LLC Lockheed Martin Corporation Microsoft Corporation Morgan Stanley GIFT Strada Education Network

$50,000 to $99,999 Benevity Community Impact Fund Capital One, N.A. Curology, Inc. The Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

$1,000 to $2,499 Abbott Laboratories ChevronTexaco Corporation CLC Coleman’s Investments Comerica Bank Dickerson and Company (DACO) Entergy Corporation Insperity Kaiser Permanente NextEra Energy Novo Nordisk, Inc. Savascript Value Services Stace D Kennedy, OD Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. USAA Walton Enterprises $500 to $999 American Chemical Society AT&T Corp.

DeKalb Pathology, PC Follett Higher Education Group Hardy Chiropractic Center, LLC Hewlett-Packard Company Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Mark Anthony Saint Cyr MD LLC New Orleans Metro Area Tennis Association SiriusXM Step Construction LLC $250 to $499 ADP (Automatic Data Processing) Birmingham Comprehensive Counseling Center Bruno & Tervalon LLP Dooky Chase Restaurant Ecolab, Inc. GBP Direct, Inc. Gobert Enterprises, Inc. M. W. Johnson Consulting Services LLC Marathon Petroleum Corporation PAC Network For Good Rufino’s Painting & Construction, Inc. United Way of Acadiana, Inc. Vanguard $100 to $249 AYM Medical Services Inc. C&W Embroidery Inc. Genentech LCMC Heath Touro Pharmacy Dept Lyondell Chemical Company Reynolds American Inc. Tapestry Press The Staff of Entablature, LLC United Health Care Service, Inc. Wright Place Properties, LLC

$1 to $99 BAE Systems, Inc. Boeing Company Carrier Charityvest, Inc. Davis Drapery & Inc Dr. Carolyn M. Harris DXC Technology Center Edwards & Associates Law Offices Estralita’s Inc. Matthews, Cutrer & Lindsay, P.A. MUFG Union Bank Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Raytheon Twilio Foundations $250,000 to $499,999 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CDC Foundation The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc. $100,000 to $249,999 Booth-Bricker Fund Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Na Pua Foundation The Evelyn Davis Foundation The W.K. Kellogg Foundation $50,000 to $99,999 Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. The Ella West Freeman Foundation Anonymous Donor The RosaMary Foundation $10,000 to $49,999 Goldring Family Foundation Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. Keller Family Foundation Morgan State University Foundation, Inc. Records-Johnston Family Foundation, Inc The Allen Family Foundation, Inc. The Michelson 20MM Foundation Inc. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc. US Charitable Gift Trust

$5,000 to $9,999 Abbvie Foundation Arizona Community Foundation The Chisholm Foundation CVS Health Foundation Georges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust Laurence Flood Foundation The Thomas W. Bean Foundation Triangle Community Foundation, Inc. $2,500 to $4,999 3 to 1 Foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Program Charities Aid Foundation of America InFaith Community Foundation JP Morgan Chase Foundation Pfizer Foundation Scholarship Foundation of New Orleans The Schott Foundation for Public Education Thrivent Charitable $1,000 to $2,499 Alabama Power Foundation Balgley Family Charitable Foundation Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Burkedale Foundation Cigna Matching Gifts Program GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Greater Kansas City Community Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. Puerto Cueto Fund of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation Santa Barbara Foundation $500 to $999 AmazonSmile Foundation Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Matching Gift Program KPMG U.S. Foundation, Inc. Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. The Skillman Foundation $250 to $499 Biogen Idec Foundation Verizon

$1 to $99 Exelon Foundation Lafayette Parish Bar Association & Foundation Marathon Oil Company Foundation Union Pacific Charity Wells Fargo Foundation Educational Matching Gift Program Individuals $500,000 to $999,999 Mr. Richard A. Voke $250,000 to $499,999 Mr. Terence M. and Mrs. Motoko M. Murphy $100,000 to $249,999 Ms. Alexandra F. Allen Dr. John V. Forrest Anonymous Donor $50,000 to $99,999 Dr. Dale Mason Cochran Mr. E. Brandon Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Glen T. Whitney Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon* $10,000 to $49,999 Dr. Jennifer and Mr. Benjamin Adams Mr. Philip D. Allen Ms. Nelda J. Connors Dr. Richard Gilder, III Drs. Elliott D. and Elizabeth Y. Hammer Mr. Victor L. Haydel Anonymous Donor Mr. James Mitchell, Jr. Mrs. Sonia A. Perez Mrs. Jenny and Mr. Michael M. Rue, Esq. HD Ms. Angela E. Vallot and Dr. James Basker Dr. Reynold Verret Mr. Alexander T. Walsh and Mrs. Sally C. Walsh Mr. William J. and Mrs. Ann Hart Wernz

$100 to $249 Ivy Alliance Foundation

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. and Patricia Adams Ms. Belinda B. Baptiste Dr. and Mrs. George L. Bernstein Dr. Gene D’Amour Mr. Earl Falls Mr. Christopher Guidry Mr. Alvin S. Lee, Sr. Dr. Anne E. McCall Mr. James R. and Mrs. Marianne R. Swanson $5,000 to $9,999 Ms. Marica Angle The Estate of Mrs. Juanita W. Bohn Sr. Donna Breslin, S.B.S. Ms. Kimberly Dickerson Ms. Deborah Garrett Dr. Juan and Mrs. Anna Gershanik Dr. Joe A. Melcher Mr. Patrick O’Connors Mr. Peter and Mrs. Laurie Thomsen Mr. Mark Trustin Mr. Joseph K. West $2,500 to $4,999 (Ret.) Gen. Kerri F. Alexander Mr. John A. Clark and Ms. Elizabeth H. P. Barringer Mr. Marion B. and Mrs. Judy Bracy* Ms. Margaret M. Buckley Ambassador Dwight L. Bush, Sr. and Mrs. Antoinette Bush Elizabeth Clark Dooling, M.D. Ms. Elizabeth Downing Ms. Patrice Dupart Dr. Marguerite and Dr. Ray Giguette* Dr. Danielle Gilliam Mr. Albert L. Kelly Ms. Anne Teague Landis Ms. Monica Mackey Ms. Claudia Marmolejo Ms. Lynn Marsh Dr. Mable J. Moore Mr. Grey A. Otterson and Mrs. Mary Ann Murphy Ms. Lorraine E. Parker Mr. Ashton Phelps, Jr. Drs. Thomas and Theresa Pretlow* Ms. Nadia Rawlinson Ms. Nannette Smith Mrs. Phyllis M. Taylor Ms. Adrienne Thorpe Dr. Pamela N. Waldron-Moore Ms. Leah M. Wallace Mr. Mirt Williams Dr. Donna-Marie Christina Winn Ms. Nancy J. Workman Mr. Curtis Trent Wright

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$1,000 to $2,499 Dr. Renee V. Akbar Mr. Allen Antoine Ms. Stacy Hering Astor Dr. Bruce Burnett Mr. Kenneth Bartels and Ms. Jane Condon Mr. Bradford W. Berger Ms. Monica Armstrong Billinger Mr. Darren Blackwell Ms. Kim M. Boyle Mr. Frederick Braggs Ms. J. Kamala Buckner Dr. Ollie G. Christian Rabbi Edward Paul Cohn Mr. Grant Cooper Mr. Fred and Mrs. Lucy Coulson Reverend Edward V. Davis, M.M. Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dietz Ms. Stephanie Dupepe Drs. Talisman Ford and Michael Roshon Lucy R. Fox, M.D. Mr. Henry and Mrs. Judith M. Frantz Mr. Richard and Mrs. Sarah Freeman Mrs. Eva B. Grant Mr. John L. Hartman Mr. Brian and Mrs. Louise Henderson Ms. Betty Henson Mr. Chris and Mrs. Crystel Hsu Mrs. Nicole Jones Mr. Jonathan Kagan Dr. Kathleen B. Kennedy Mr. Michael D. Kessler Ms. Deanna King Mrs. Mapo Kinnord-Payton Ms. Mary M. Kors Mr. and Mrs. John P. Krolikowski Mr. AJ Labourdette Ms. Trisha Lawson Mr. Paul J. Leaman, Jr. Mr. Derrick LeBeauf Ms. Deanna Livers Mrs. Mary and Mr. David B. Lowry Dr. Michael R. and Mrs. Patricia A. Lucey* Ms. Adelaide W. Martin Mr. Robert McKendell Ms. Myrna M. Moline Ms. Sheila M. Murphy Dr. Andrea Murray Ms. Rebecca Noecker Dr. John O’Connor Dr. Camellia Moses Okpodu Mrs. Ellen R. Pecoul Ms. Erica Perkins Mr. David G. Perlis Mr. Kemp C. Peterson Mrs. Judith Phelan Mr. Chris Plum Mrs. Wanda Pritchett Ms. Jeny Quintanilla Mr. Peter R. Quirk Mr. Michael Rawles

Reverend Philip D. Reifenberg Ms. Lucinda Robb and Mr. Lars Robb Ms. Christine M. Robert Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Roche Rev. Gregory Rom Dr. Jonathan Rotondo-McCord Mrs. Gwendolyn D. Rouzan Ms. Shelby Russ Ms. Selma P. Ryave Mr. Daniel Sauls Ms. Keyana M. Scales Ms. Kathy L. Schulz Mr. and Mrs. Terry Scott Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Ellen Simmons Mr. James Smith Ms. Nancy D. Smith Mr. Joel F. Studebaker Ms. Kimathi Tull Mr. Bob and Mrs. Ellen Turner Mr. Eugene Varnado Ms. Lucy Vasserman Mr. Lamar G. Villere Ms. Christina Wash Mr. Victor Marchand Webb Mrs. Patricia Whisenhunt Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Patricia Whitman Mr. and Mrs. Alan K. Williams Ms. Melva M. Williams Mrs. Melva D. Williams* Mr. Jeryl S. Williams and Mrs. Toye Williams Mrs. Patricia A. Wilson Ms. Valaida B. Winn Ms. Nicole Wright $500 to $999 Ms. Nadine Barksdale Dr. Amy Bellone-Hite Ms. Terese Bennett Mrs. Barbara M. Bowen Mrs. Kristy Bradshaw Dr. Ruth A. Broussard Mr. Sean Bruno Mr. Matthew Caldwell Mr. Anaul Carriere Ms. Camilla Clarke Mr. Henry Coaxum, Jr Dr. and Mrs. William L. Cody Ms. Maxine Cormier Mr. Jason Crumb Dr. William Curatolo Mrs. Elaine K. Czenszak* Dr. Cecily DeFreece Ms. Jennifer Duvernay Henry M. Evans, Jr., M.D. Mr. Michael Farley Ms. Virginia Franklin Mr. and Mrs. George C. Freeman Ms. Carrie L. George Mr. Robert S. and Mrs. Kathleen A. Gilliam Dr. Joseph Gilmour Mr. John Philip Gleason Anonymous Donor

Mr. Thomas Brandt Grassey Mr. David G. Gray Ms. Emrie F. Green, TTEE Ms. Geneva Green Ms. Joan Hash Colonel Bobbilynn Hawkins, M.D. Drs. Belmont F. and Nina J. Haydel Ms. Michelle T. Hill Ms. Gabriella S. Holland Mr. James D. and Mrs. Eileen S. Holzhauer Mr. Joseph Hookfin Mr. Joseph J. Houska and Ms. Christine Paige Mrs. Yvonne T. Houston Mr. Preston Hughes Mr. Jonathan A. Hunter Mrs. Mavis Jean-Gilles Mr. Edwin R. Jefferson Dr. Demetra Jones Mr. Wade Joseph Mrs. Margaret Kantz Mr. Frank Kennebrew Jan C. Kennedy, M.D. Mrs. Mary B. Kittles Ms. Marie Louise Landry Mr. Christopher Lastrapes Mr. Tom and Mrs. Diana Lewis Ms. Jeanne B. Lynch Mr. Harold Spencer and Ms. Ruth D. MacNaughton Mr. Eric C. Marshall Dr. Marybeth K. McCall Ms. Maureen McCall Mr. Thomas Mccall Mr. Marvin H. Mckinney Mr. Shawn A. Meekins Mr. Henry Meyers Mrs. Jamishia Miller Mr. Robert E. and Mrs. Margo J. Murphy, Jr. Ms. Leeandra M. Nolting Mr. Theodore Nusenow Dr. Samuel Reynard Pettis, Jr. Ms. Kris Pottharst Ms. Claudel Pressa Dr. Richard D. Quint Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Radhakrishnan Ms. Paula M. Rainey Anonymous Donor Ms. Christian Rivera Mr. Tony Robinson Mr. Jarrod Roy Brigadier General Joan M. Rutherford Mr. Peter Schauben Ms. D. Jean Schneider Dr. John P. Sevenair Ms. Jetasha Shine Ms. Jacqueline F. Shreves Ms. Kelley J. Simmons Mr. Eddie J. Sinkfield Mr. Hugh J. Stiel Ms. Robbi Tara Stiell Mr. Bruce D. Strathearn Ms. Allison Thomas

Ms. Maureen Thomas Professor Cristina Traina Mr. Robert Tucker Dr. Guadalupe Valdes Ms. Jeanine Vasey-Walden Mrs. Patricia H. Vaultz* Dr. Harold A. Vincent and Mrs. Estelle L. Vincent Dr. Joseph W. Watson Dr. Shirley Weber Mrs. Christie Weeks Mrs. Madeline Doucet West Mr. Paul T. West Mr. Wynn L. White Dr. Christopher Williams Dr. Monique Williams Mr. Wellington J. Wilson Ms. Nancy Jean Woodson Mr. Clifford S. Wright, CPA* Ms. Myla B. Young $250 to $499 Ms. Jennifer and Mr. Benjamin Adams Mr. Bunard Bailey Ms. Niesha C. Baker Mrs. Patricia Baker-Simon Mr. Thomas Becker Ms. Raquel Bell Mrs. Ellen Bellone and Mr. Julius Bellone Dr. Joan W. Bennett Dr. Jason Berntsen Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bonner, Jr. Ms. Melanie Boudreaux Mr. Ernest Briscoe Mr. Robert Browder Ms. Robbyn Brown Mr. Gordon Bush Mr. Daniel T. Casey Ms. Shellond Deneen Chester Ms. Jackie Clark Mrs. Ruby C. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Tim & Anna Cook Mr. Clarence A. and Mrs. Frances H. Cooper Attorney Benny Council Eldra W. Daniels, M.D., MPH Ms. Carol Tureaud Dean Mr. Marcus Delatte Ms. Mary Dewysocki Mr. Keith V. Dillon Ms. Angela T. Doucette Ms. Jessica Dumas Satpathi J. Dyer, Esq. Mr. Paul B. Eaglin Mrs. Stephanie Evans Captain and Mrs. William A. Fagan Ms. Karen Farrell-Shikuku Mrs. Edward Francis Mr. Patrick J. Francis Mr. Peter Garenani Drs. Galina Goloverda and Vladimir Kolesnichenko Dr. Jeffrey A. Hale Mr. Bruce J. Hamilton, Sr.

Mr. Mark Hammer Ms. Caprice Hammond Dr. Henrietta Augustus Harris Mr. Christopher Harter Ms. Melissa Hawkins Mrs. Monchieré Holmes-Jones Ms. Rebecca Horton Dr. Helen R. Houston Dr. Shamsul Huda* Dr. Shubha K. Ireland and Mr. Richard Ireland Mr. Lester G. Jackson, III Dr. Yu L. Jiang Ms. Ranada Johnson Mrs. Eva F. Jones Ms. Lacrecia A. Jones Mr. John Keiser Prof. John Kincaid Dr. Janice Knebl and Thomas Fairchild Ms. Delores A. Labranche Ms. Bonnie Bossetta Lavie Ms. Lisa Laws Mr. Arthur Levy Mr. John Lorenc Anonymous Donor Mr. Kevin M. Lyman Tracy Mackie Ms. Karen Makino Mrs. Judith A. Malveaux-Ellerbe Dr. Nancy L. Martino Mrs. Shirley Massenburg Dr. Bervis B. McBride III Mr. James R. and Mrs. Olivia McInerney Ms. Katharine Merrell Mr. Darrel Metoyer Ms. Monica Moline Mr. James Mongoven Mrs. Karen Hodge Nathan Mr. Stephen Naventi Mr. Hart and Mrs. Anne Nelsen Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Debra Neveu Fr. Thomas J. O’Hara, C.S.C. Dr. James A. Oakes III Dr. Patience Obih* Mr. Douglas L. and Mrs. Melba Hill-Paschal Dr. Karen and Mr. Frederick Peiffer Mrs. Virginia Pellerin Mr. Austin and Mrs. Alvertha Penny Ms. Margaret Perara Mr. Christopher S. Price Mr. Peter Price Ms. Jennifer A. Quezergue Ms. Kimberly T. Quow Dr. Wilfred Raine Mr. Albert C. Rees Mrs. Stella C. Reese Mr. Simeon B. and Mrs. Linda S. Reimonenq, Jr. Mark Reynolds Dr. Stephen Rosenman Dr. Joseph F. Ross* Ms. Barbara J. Rucks Ms. Sondra K. Ruckwardt

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

thank you Mr. Rufino Saavedra Mr. Nathanael Scales Mrs. Ingenué Schexnider-Fields Mr. Jake Shields Ms. Marilyn Smith Mr. Peter Sperling Anonymous Donor Ms. Angela M. Sullivan Mr. Richard W. Tarbell Ms. Anne Taylor Ms. Regine Villain Mrs. Phyllis M. Wadley Dr. Shana Wakefield Mr. William C. Ward Mr. Erik D. Waters Mrs. Roxana C. Weber Ms. Anne W. White Ms. Donna P. Whitehead Mr. Will Wilder Mr. Alfred J. Williams Mr. Owen Williams Dr. Shael Wolfson Mr. David E. Yarbrough and Mrs. Isabel Miles-Yarbrough $100 to $249 Mr. Stephen August Mr. Emanuel J. Abston Mrs. Marlene Adams Mrs. Edith Adekunle-Wilson Ms. Maria Aguilar Owen Mrs. Estella Albert Mr. Donald Allen Ms. Genipha Almonor Ms. Katherine and Ms.Kristina Alston Mr. Melonie Alston Mr. David Alt Ms. Iolet E. Ambrose Ms. Angela R. Anthony Ms. Vanessa Antrum Mrs. Lorraine A. Armelin Mr. Nicholas and Mrs. Betty Aubespin Mr. Louis J. Babst, Jr. Ms. Debra L. Bacon Ms. Sharon Badgett Ms. Trina Ballard Mr. Nicoye Banks Ms. Ginger Baptiste Mr. Guyron Barnes Ms. Janet Duncan Barnes Dr. Peter Barrett Mrs. Barbara Barrilleaux Dr. James R. Bartkus Mr. Kirt Beasley Mr. Ronald Bechet Mrs. Karen Beck Mr. Christopher A. Bell Ms. Allison K. Bethel Dr. Teresa Birdwhistell Ms. Linda L. Bishop Ms. Corinne M. Blache Mr. Charles and Mrs. Lynn M. Blair-Broeker (Ret.) Gen. Alyssa X. Blanchard

Ms. Gail Blattenberger* Ms. Tracy Bosque Mr. Howard Boyd Mr. Robert J. Boyd Ms. Cynthia Boykin Professor Blanks Branick III Ms. Mia Breaux Mr. Djuna Bridges Mr. Jermaine Bridges Ms. Kendra Briggs Mr. Thomas E. Brinkman, Sr. Mr. Eugene E. and Mrs. Patricia Brooks Mr. Kevin Brown Mr. Maurice Brown Ms. Shavaun Brown Ms. Torena Brown Dr. Gillian Buckley Mrs. Jenifer H. Buford Ms. Lynn Buggage Fr. John E. Burger, S.S.C. Ms. Ashley Burns Mrs. Brenda Bush Ms. Laura Bush Mr. Paul Buteaux Mr. George E. Byrd Mr. Kerwin Byrd Mrs. Kim D. Byrd Ms. Letitia Byrd Mr. Michael M. Byrd Ms. Carrie L. Caldwell Ms. Elizabeth Carrell Mr. Ronald M. Carrere, Jr. Ms. Andrea Carter Mr. Chetwin Carter Ms. D’An Carter Ms. Gwen Carter Mrs. Lisa Carter Ms. Ronique Carter Mrs. Yttria Carter Mr. Stephen J. and Mrs. Ellen M. Casey Mr. Edward Cassiere Dr. Emmett B. Chapital, Jr. Mr. Edgar Chase IV Ms. Margaret Chavigny Ms. Loretta Cheeks Mr. Abraham Chen Ms. Annie Clark Ms. Annemarie Clarke Ms. Katie Clarke Attorney Thomas Clarke Miss Angela Clear Mr. Jean Robert Cole Mr. Maurice J. Coleman Mrs. Leja Collier Mr. Vince Contreras Mr. Albert Cooper Dr. Carmen L. Cosme Mr. David N. Crapo Mr. Dan D. Crawford Mrs. Sallie C. Creuzot Ms. Michelle Cronquist Ms. Bobbi Crouch Mr. Edward W. Crowe Ms. Patricia Cunningham

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

Ms. Judith W. Daley Ms. Sarina Davenport Mr. Derwin A. Davis Ms. Phyllis Dawkins Dr. Valerio De Angelis Dr. Deirdre Dempsey Mr. Rodney Dennis Mr. Duane Densler Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Derbes Ms. Monique Desvignes Neal Devitt, M.D. Ms. Kathryn DeYoung Mr. John Dimry, Jr. Ms. Cindy Dishmey Mr. Frederick Dobard, Sr. Chef Lawrence Dodd Ms. Leslie D. Doles Mr. Goldman R. Donato Mr. Thomas Duffy* Ms. Suzanne K. Dufrasne Ms. Shanni Durall Anonymous Donor* Ms. Cheryl Eaglin LTC. (Ret) Holman Edmond, Jr. and Mrs. Lee D. Edmond Ms. Patience Edwards Ms. Kathann E. El-Amin Rev. Donna Faith Eldredge Mr. Siddieg Elsiddieg Dr. Ashley Engel Ms. Zena D. Ezeb Tope Fapohunda Dr. Jerry T. Farmer Drs. Joe and Paddy Favazza Mrs. Donna Felder Ms. Rae Fellows Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Ferdinand Mr. Collin Fields Ms. Vonda Flentroy-Rice Ms. Carolyn Ford Mr. Anthony Foschini Ms. Davina Franco Ms. Jacqueline Frank Ms. Barbara J. Franklin Mrs. Eunice Franklin-Ortiz Ms. Danielle Fraser Ms. Wanda Freeman-Sewell Mr. and Mrs. Leon Fulton Mr. Steve Furney-Howe Dr. Kathy Galleher Dr. Antoine M. and Mrs. Carol J. Garibaldi Ms. Janet Gaspard Ms. Deanna Gates Mr. Carlos Gavilondo Mr. Ronald F. Geary Ms. Domenique Gee Mrs. Sally F. Geloso Ms. Jean K. Gendron Mrs. Mary J. George Ms. Nina German Mrs. Jazzmine Glover-Wilson Mr. Jay A. Goldstein Mrs. Constance and Mr. Luis C. Gonzalez, III

Mr. George D. and Mrs. Judith Goodman Ms. Gayle Gordon Ms. Ginger Grabert Spedale Ms. Mary Graham Ms. Leona S. Green Dr. Nicole Pepinster Greene Mr. Michael Griffin Ms. Alia Habib Mr. Roger C. Hailstork Helena Hall Mr. DéEderick Hamilton Mr. Ben Hansen Ms. Pamela Harringan-Young Ms. Carolyn J. Harris Mr. Qadry Ahmad Harris Mrs. Sarah S. Harrison Ms. Linda Hawkins Ms. Claire A. Hay Mr. Roger G. and Mrs. Mary Kay Hehman Ms. Amanda E. Helm Ms. Simone Henderson Ms. Robin R. Henke Ms. Christina Hill Col. Richard Hinton Dr. James Hobley Dr. Eunice V. Hodges and Mr. Horace C. Bynum, Jr. Mr. Mark Hoff Ms. Tanya Holden Ms. Charmaine Holley Ms. Denise E. Holmes Mr. Joseph Holt Dr. Michael Homan Dr. Elan Hope Mr. Jason Horn Ms. Cecilia Houston-Torrence Mr. Shelton A. Howard* Ms. Madelynn L. Hughes Ms. Janet C. Hunter Dr. Alison G. Hyslop* Ms. Anna Loraine Imperial Ms. Kay-Anne Imperial Dr. William A. Ivy Ms. Evangeline Jackson Mrs. Ireon Jackson Mrs. Irma Thomas Jackson Ms. Valerie Jackson Ms. Darleen M. Jacobs Ms. Equilla James Ms. Jolene M. Jeff Ms. Phyllis Jefferson Mr. William L. and Mrs. Deborah M. Jeffrion Ms. Mary Jenkins-Williams Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson (Ret.) Mr. Gregory Johnson Mr. Robert K. Johnson Mrs. Worell B. Johnson Mr. David A. Jones Mr. Frank W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Jones Ms. Jill Jones Ms. Joyce L. Jones

Ms. Kamilah Jones Ms. Kawanda Jones Ms. Pamela Boykins Jones Ms. Susan A. Jones Mr. Theron Jones Mr. W. J. and Mrs. Vivian M. Jones Ms. Eris Deanne Jordan Mr. Jason J. Keller Mr. Walter Kelly Ms. Patricia A. Kendrick Ms. Jacqueline Kinard Mr. Walter D. and Dr. Viola D. King Prof. Anne Kirchhoff Mr. Jeffrey Klein Dr. Glenfield and Mrs. Gradie Knight Mrs. Carol J. Koch Dr. Vlajko L. Kocic Mr. Larry and Mrs. Jennifer Kohn Mr. Andrew Kwatinetz Mr. Louis E. Labat Mr. David Lachin Mr. Gerald Lagarde Ms. Barbara H. Lake Dr. Stacie Lambert Ms. Ayana Lane Drs. Charles and Dominque Lash Ms. Lucinda Lavelli Ms. Emily Lawrence Ms. Glendorah Lawrence Ms. Rosemary Lawson Ms. Pamela Lazard Mr. Preston V. Lee Ms. Stephanie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eugene Leitzinger Mr. Michael J. LeJeune, Sr. and Mrs. Pamela Lejeune Ms. Dannette J. Lewis Mr. Ivan F. Lewis, Sr. The Late Ms. Reginia S. Lipscomb Mrs. Marcia J. Littles Mr. William Matthew Lockhart, Jr. Mr. Lawrence J. Loomis Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Karen Major Ms. Denise Mamaril Dr. Tarun K. Mandal Ms. Donna Martell Ms. Jacanda Martin Mrs. Jacquee Mason Drs. Joseph A. and Kay Matan Mr. Raymond Mbala Ms. Barbara McAteer Ms. Claire McCall Mr. Carl and Mrs. Margaret Rose McCalla Ms. Paula McClain Ms. Susan V. McCloud Ms. Rhonda S. McCutchen Bishop Andrew McDonald, D.D. Dr. Deborah McFarlane Mr. Henry McKee Jr Mr. Byron and Mrs. Asia McLain Ms. Rhonda J. Mclean Mr. Eric Mendoza Mrs. Betty R. Menzies Ms. Virginia J. Michel Attorney Christopher Minias

Ms.Victoria Minor Mr. Deepak Mirdwal Mr. Darren Mire Deacon Alfred Mitchell Mr. Tyrone L. Mitchell Ms. Nicole J. Moncrief Dr. Cecilia A. Moore Mr. Darrell Moore Mr. Evan Moore Dr. Milton Moore Mrs. Nancy D. Moore Mrs. Anne L. Moss Mr. Thomas J. Motley Mr. Craig J. Mouton and Mrs. Patricia A. Bennett-Mouton Mr. Dre Mozell Mr. and Mrs. William S. Murphy Mr. Joseph Naber Ms. Andrea Nash Mr. Phil Naughten Ms. Vivian Naylor Mrs. Carol Nelson Dr. Dorothy J. Smith Nelson Mrs. Mona Lee Nicholas Dr. Karen Nichols Dr. Biljana Obradovic Ms. Molly O’Connor Ms. Helen Oehrlein Sr. Josita Marie Olgadez, S.S.F. Ms. Didi Omiyi Mrs. Julie Oreck Mr. Gordon C. and Mrs. Laura Ousset Mr. William S. Paschal Ms. Jolea Payne Ms. Machelle Payne Ms. Elizabeth Peiffer Mr. Kurt Peiffer Dr. Claude Grandford Perkins Mr. Gregory M. Perry Mr. Richard C. Peters Prof. Georgette C. Phillips Mr. Aaron Pickett Dr. Robin Pike Dr. Carol Houser Pineiro Rear Admiral (Ret.) Paul and Mrs. Jane Pluta Ms. Hortense Quezaire Ms. Ellen Quinn Mr. Mark Quinn Ms. Ayanna Quint Mr. Devon Raney Mr. Marc Ranger Ms. Yvonne Rankin Dr. Harish Ratnayaka Ms. Meredith Reed R. Fachon Reed Mr. Derek and Mrs. Rachael Reed Ms. Nancy S. Reynolds Mr. Frank J. Rienzo* Mr. Virgil and Mrs. Alexis B. Robinson Ms. Thais H. George-Robinson Dr. David Robinson-Morris, Ph.D. Ms. Amena Ross Mr. Virgil C. Rowley Mr. Mark Royerre

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2021 Honor Roll of Donors Ms. Crystal Rutland Mr. C. Scott Schlesinger Ms. Rebecca Scholl Ms. Justine Schoneman President Loretta Scott Mr. Robert and Mrs. Marie B. Scott Ms. Tamiko Scott Ms. Tiffany Scott-Horton Mr. Jerome F. Seaman Ms. Annette Semien Ms. Ruby Shackleford Ms. Florina Sheard Mr. Jack M. Simmons, III Mr. William H. Simmons, III Ms. Rita Skinner Dr. Elizabeth A. Slaughter Dr. Christie C. Smith Mr. Eldred W. Smith Mr. Malik Smith Mr. Errol and Mrs. Shelley Smith Ms. Majeeda Snead Mr. David Snowden, Jr Ms. Lesle Spain Mr. Eli St. Julien Mr. Robert Stanton Mr. Scott Steinhardt Mrs. Rhonda Stephen Dr. Nancy P. Stork Dr. Anderson Sunda-Meya Ms. Carol A. Tauer Ms. Leslie Taylor Mr. David Terrance Attorney Angela Mabel WhiteThanyachareon Dr. Joycelyn Theard Ms. Beverly J. Thompson Ms. Robin Thorne Mr. William J. Tobias* Dr. Vivian T. Toca Dr. Jason Todd Ms. Kathy Toler Mr. Jeremy Tuman Dr. Brian L. Turner Mrs. Terika Turner Ms. Cristina Valdes Civil Sheriff Amanda Van Epps Ms. Yadira Vazquez Ms. Johara Veal Mrs. Sandy Livings Veals Mr. Jean-Marc Villain Ms. Sara Voizin Mr. Diontay Walker Ms. Hally Walker Ms. Marie Saul Walters Mr. Bruce C. and Mrs. Miriam Waltzer Ms. Latricia Warren Mr. Jerrold Washington Ms. Elizabeth A. Watson Ms. Jessica Weaver Ms. Tamika Webb Miss Jammie Webster Ms. Rebecca Welch Ms. Elizabeth Wells Dr. Gail A. Welsh Mr. Matthew Wernsdorfer

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Mr. Franklin S. Westbrook Mr. Terrence White Ms. Beryl Williams Mr. Charles Williams Ms. Robbin Williams Ms. Teyanna L. Williams Ms. Michelle Wimberly Ms. Barbara Woods Ms. Deirdre Woods Mrs. Peggy B. Wright Ms. Keita Young Mr. Jay C. Zainey, Jr. Mr. Yvesner Zamar $1 to $99 Ms. Cassandra August Ms. Makola Abdullah Professor Ralph Adamo Ms. Charise Adams Ms. Kelli Adams Ms. Rayven Adams Mr. Ayron Adamson Ms. Kaneisha Akinpelumi Ms. Valerie Aladesuyi Ms. Kensly Alexander Mrs. Cornelia Alexis Ms. Angela Willis-Allen Mr. Dennis Allen Ms. Robin Allen Ms. Cheryl L. Alston Mr. Malcolm Gary Alston Ms. Racquel Amadi Ms. Ayodele Anderson Ms. De Shon Andrews Ms. Leslie D. Andrews Ms. Janine Anthony Ms. Lucia Arthur-Paratley Ms. Tierra Aubert Ms. Chanda Austin Mr. Nicholas Austin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baker Mr. Gregory Ball Ms. Leslie Ballard Mr. Robert Ballasty Ms. Anita Banks Mr. Jamel Banks Ms. Nancy Banks Mr. Sean Bardell Ms. Chrystal Barnes Ms. Courtney Thomas Ms. Ruth Baronda Dr. Vincent Barraza Ms. Sharon Barrett Ms. Marie Barry Ms. Jacquelyn Bates Ms. Marsheen Battiste Ms. Geraldine Battle Ms. Julia Battle Ms. Rhonda Battle Ms. Ashley Baudy Mr. Stanley W. Beal Ms. Lydia Bell Dr. Lynn Bell Ms. Gabriela Bennett Mrs. Caitlin Berger Ms. Jada Bezue

Mr. Janani Bhatnagar Mrs. Deborah Biron Ms. Moureen Blackwell Mr. Julius Boarden Ms. Lauren Bock Ms. Wanda Bodden Mahauganee Bonds, Ph.D. Mr. Drew Bookman Ms. Dominique Boseman Ms. Catherine Boveland Ms. Tavia Bell Bowers Ms. Lauren Bowman Ms. Trechal Bowman Mr. David Bowyer Ms. Nicole Boykins Ms. Desiree Braithwaite Mr. Eric Braley Mr. Ferdinand Branch, Sr. Mr. Dean Brazier Mr. Ryan Brazier Mr. Sean Brazier Mr. Bertrand Brickham Ms. Toi Bridges Ms. Mary Briers Ms. Kimberly Bright Ms. Kristin Brisco Ms. Elaine Brothers Ms. Latwanda Broughton Ms. Angela Brown Ms. Kayla Brown Ms. Melissa S. Brown Ms. Parris Brown Ms. Sesley Brown Ms. Shawanna Brown Ms. Yolanda Brown Ms. Delois Brown-Daniels Ms. M. Renee Brunt Ms. Olivia Buckmon Ms. Whitney Buckmon Ms. Charisse Burns Typhanie Butler Mrs. Anitra Fenae Calvin Ms. Dinah Lynn Campbell Ms. Shannon Canavin Ms. Linda Cannon Mr. Albert Capozzelli Mr. Christopher Carden Mr. Kevin Carrier Ms. Regina Carrington Mr. Kevin Carroll Dr. Arthur F. Carter Mr. Rex Carter Ms. Tarenia Carthan Dr. Bertram and Mrs. Cynthia S. Caruthers, Jr. Ms. Glenn Caston Mr. Julio Adalberto Castro Ms. Eva Blanche Centanni Ms. Sera Chalayan-Cessna Ms. Mary Champagne-Barnes Ms. Anna Champion Ms. Corielle M. Chandler Ms. Jennifer Charles Mr. Sylvester D. Chatman Ms. Cassandra Chin Ms. Beverly E. Christian, RN

Ms. Alyssa Clapp Mr. Michael P. Clark Ms. Onjalique Clark Ms. Keyra Cobb Ms. Dorothy S. Codd Ms. Dauree E. Coleman Attorney Khara Coleman Ms. Adrian Colon Ms. Amaya Conner Dr. Joan Conway Ms. Michelle Cook Mrs. Pamela Hopkinson Cook Ms. Jane L. Cooley Attorney Gerald R. Cooper Ms. Carmen Corbett Ms. Jessica Corbett Ms. Rebecca D. Cox Ms. Queen Crawford Ms. Carrie Crook Reverend Jennie L. Curry Rev. Dr. Elenora Mackey Cushenberry Rev. Robbie Cuthbertson Ms. Chrisula W. Davillier Ms. Elaine Davis Mr. Jonathan D. Davis Ms. Shirley Davis Mr. Gary G. De Leaumont Mr. Torry Dean Col. Michael R. Decourcy Ms. Deloris S. Deemer Ms. Ashley Degracia Mr. Manuel DeJesus Mr. Kevin Dengel Mrs. Margaret Diaz-Fugetta Mr. Samuel Donwell Ms. Monica Gayles Dorsey Mrs. Adrienne Dotson Ms. Anissa Dotson Ms. Greta Dunn Mrs. Erin Earl Ms. Karen Edgerson-Dilligard Dr. Patrena Benton Elliott Mr. Rex Elliott Ms, Erica Elzey Dr. Aisha Evans Ms. Laquindolyn Evans Ms. Barbara Eveque-Hornsby Ms. Chalisa Fain Mr. Louis C. R. Farrelly Mr. Stephen Favorite Ms. Maria Fays Ms. Donna M. Ferrari Ms. Shenell Ferrell Mrs. Bridget Ferrouillet-Irvin Mr. Terrence Finneran Mr. Dwight A. Fitch Mr. Herman and Mrs. Katherine Flora Sr. Joan K. Flores Mr. Denys Fluitt Ms. Virginia M. Francois Ms, Jacquie Fredericks Ms. Gretchen Freye Dr. Harriet Frink-Davis Ms. Kailyn Fuller

Ms. Debora E. Gaines Mr. V. Allen Gale Ms. Marianne Gallagher Ms. Kimberly K. Gallow Ms. La’Charlotté Garrett Ms. Brandy Garris Dr. Morewell Gasseller Ms. Sonya Gay Ms. Robin B. Gerber Ms. Willietta Gilbert Mr. James E. and Mrs. Catherine Giles Mr. Blaze L. Gilyot, Sr. Michele Godwin Ms. Shani Godwin Ms. Jill Goldstone Ms. Lizbeth Gonzalez Ms. Betty M. Gordon Ms. Lisa Grady Ms. LaTanya Graham Ms. Doriana Green Dr. Toni Green-Barrett Ms. Kim Greer Ms. Pamela Greer Mr. Lionel Griffin Mr. Todd Griffin Mrs. Tammi Griffin-Major Mrs. Shirley Cates Gueno Ms. Ann V. Guillory Ms. Lisa Guillory Ms. Carmen Hall Ms. Rosemary Hall Mr. Edward L. Hamilton Ms. Sonya Hampton Ms. Tamara Hanna Ms. Suzanne Hannau Ms. Kim Hardy Ms. Jallure Harrell Ms. Lisa Harrell Ms. Brianna Harris Ms. Sariah Harris Dr. Sheila Harron Ms. Sara Hartman Ms. Raven Hawkins Ms. Nia Haydel Ms. Javia Haynes Mr. William Haynes Mr. Paul and Mrs. Kathleen Hellberg Mr. Paul Hellberg Ms. Hattie Henderson Ms. Lisa Henderson Ms. Gabrielle Henley Mr. Brian Holden Ms. Gennine Holley Mr. Leslie Holley Michol Holloway, M.D., MPH Ms. Jennyfer A. Holmes Dr. Cathy Honore Ms. Leslé C. Honoré Ms. Jenestaer Horne Mrs. Janice Houston Ms. Diamond Howard Ms. Leah Howard Ms. Ashley Hudson

Ms. Ashley Hunt Ms. Delise Hunter Mr. Charles J. Hyland Ms. Marykara Kress Imwalle Ms. Melna Inge Mrs. Betty A. Irby Dr. Lakisha N. Ireland Ms. La’Daija Jackson Ms. Shannon Jackson Ms. Sharon Jackson Mr. Justin Jacobson Ms. Brittny James Ms. Nicole Jenkins Mr. Alex Johnson Ms. Kendra Johnson Mr. Nick Johnson Ms. Brittney Nalty Ms. Kathleen Marie Rouse Jones Ms. Tiffanie L. Jones Ms. Gwendolyn Jones-Thibodaux Ms. Erin Keller Mr. Rich Kelly Mrs. Bonnie Kennedy Mrs. Sheryl Kennedy-Haydel Attorney Terrel T. Kent Mr. David A. Keough, SMC and Mrs. Patricia A. Keough* Ms. Mary E. Kepferle Ms. Janice R. Kessler Mrs. Gloria P. Kindrick Dr. Michelle Knight Mrs. Patricia Kolar Mr. Yevgeniy Kostrov Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Adrienne Kraft Dr. Anup Kundu Ms. Katheryn Laborde Mrs. Suzanne D. Ladmirault Mr. Vernon Lafleur Mr. Douglas Land Ms. Kourtney Landry Ms. Jeanette Larkins Ms. Keisha Lee Ms. Lynne M. Lee Mr. Nixon Leger Mr. Carl A. Lekan* Ms. Akilah Lewis Mr. Gerald Lewis Mr. Omar Lewis Ms. Shelley Lewis Ms. Willie Lewis Mr. Eric Libby Mr. Thomas Lizardo Mrs. Daisy O. Lognion Dr. Wyndolyn M.A. Ludwikowski Ms. Charlotte Lyles Ms. Erin Lyons Mr. John P. Mahaffey Ms. Heaven Mamou Ms. Sara Manago Dr. Elizabeth Manley Ms. Eleanor M. Manuel Mr. Charles Marchand Ms. Katie Markman Ms. Annette Marshall Ms. Cami Martin

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

thank you Mr. Marcellars Mason Mr. Real Mason Ms. Molly Matlock Ms. Vallerie Maurice Mr. Henry Maury Ms. Dierdre Steib Mauss Mr. Gregory Mayer Ms. Maliah Mayweather Ms. Dana McCants Ms. Michelle McCray Ms. Kirsten McGowan Mr. Jeanine McHenry Ms. Teresa McKelvy Mrs. Kirstie McWilliams-Myvett Dr. Jennifer B. Meeks Mr. Shaun Mena Ms. Daria Miller Mr. James Milligan Ms. Talasha Mills Dr. Judith G. Miranti Ms. Makayla Mitchell Ms. Angel Mitchell Ferguson Sarah Moody-Thomas, Ph.D. Ms. Shemika Moore Ms. Angela Morgan Mr. Michael Morgan Ms. Rita Morgan Elsie C. Morris, M.D. Mrs. Adrian Tureaud Mosley Ms. Christy Mountain-Bonner Mrs. Shirlene W. Muckelroy Ms. Janice A. Mulligan Mrs. Lorraine Murray Mrs. Geraldine Myers Ms. Rosemary Naquin Ms. Stacey Nelson Ms. Sarah Netter Mr. Chikaodi Ngoddy Ms. Ashley Nicely Ms. Cheryl Nichols Ms. Jackie Nichols Ms. Brittany Nixon Ms. Sheila Norris Ms. Phyllis Nsiah-Kumi Dr. Patrick A. O’Dougherty Ms. Coylitia O’Neal Ms. Steve Oprea Ms. Leslye Pace Ms. Sherre Padgett Mr. Art Padilla Mrs. Nancy A. Paes Ms. Maria Pams Ms. Hazel Parker Ms. Marianela Parker Ms. Vivian B. Parker Ms. Yvonne Parker Mr. Matt Parks Ms. Lisa Perriloux Ms. Cindy Pettway Ms. Natalie Pierson Mr. Elais Kadeem Player Ms. Sylvia F. Porche Ms. Elginette Powell Ms. Latrice Powell Ms. Brittany Price Mr. Kendrick Pullen

Ms. Temell Purkett Mr. Todd Ragusa Ms. Sharon Faye Rahman Mr. Cameron D. Ray Mrs. Louadrian Reed Wayne Reese Jr Mr. Hollis Reilly Ms. Paris Rice-Calloway Ms. Lisa Richter Mrs. Juwana Grace Riggins-Simon Dr. Angela Riley Ms. Kathleen Riley Ms. Robin Rivera Mr. Kyle Rivers Ms. Tilmeka Robbins Mr. Merritt A. Robertson Ms. Catherine Robinson Mrs. Helena J. H. Robinson Nekita Robinson Mr. Rodney Robinson Mrs. Christie Rodriguez Mr. Pablo Rodriguez Mr. James Rolf III Mrs. Ashley Hohenkirk Rollins Ms. Demetria Roque Ms. Joyce Ross Ms. Lisa Ross Ms. Caroline C. Roy Mrs. Lori Ruffer Ms. April Ruffin Ms. Sylvia Rushing Ms. Francisca A. Sabadie Dr. Steven and Mrs. Susan Salm Atty. Karl J. and Mrs. Chimene G. Connor Ms. Rebecca Hamilton Sanchez* Ms. Nadia Sanford Mrs. Kelly Sankowski Ms. Christa Santos Mr. Kishore Savaram Mrs. Jeannine Sawyer-Brown Ms. Barbara A. Schlapp Mr. Nathan Schwam Ms. Michelle A. Scioneaux Mrs. April Scott Mr. Pete Sengoba Mr. Michael Setzer Dr. Sim B. Shattuck, Jr. Ms. Aja Shepherd Ms. Ayanna Shivers Mr. Keith Sims Mr. Jon Slinger Ms. Ann Smith Ms. Antonette Smith Dr. Sheryl Smith and Mr. Clinton W. Smith Ms. Collette Smith Ms. Jacqueline Smith Ms. Jade Smith Ms. Jhayce K. Smith Ms. Lauren Smith Ms. Lisa Smith Ms. Rosalind Smith Mrs. Annie Smith Thigpen Mr. Calvin T. Spears Ms. Ashley Spence

* - Loyalty Society | HD - Honorary Degree

Ms. Phyliss Morgan Spragin Mr. Micah Starghill Mrs. Melanie Steen-Sighinolfi Ms. Anderia Steward Mrs. Danita Stewart Ms. Louise Stewart Mr. Kevin Stokes Dr. Alberto Stolfi Mr. Candace Strother Mrs. Avis M. Stuard* Ms. Cheralyn Suggs Ms. Espenza Sullins Mr. John P. Sullivan Dr. Dione Super Ms. Hilary Suthon Ms. Rachel Swan Ms. Kristen Tan Ms. Margo B. Manning Tasker Ms. Triscilla Taylor Ms. Julie Taylor-Smith Mr. Eric Tell Mrs. Denise A. Thomas Ms. Madeline Thomas Ms. Nia Thomas Ms. Tracey Thornton-Willis Mr. Justin Threatt Judge Max Tobias, Jr. Dr. Mary Todd Ms. Elise Tookes Ms. Karol Townsend Ms. Ruby Tran Ms. Carleen Turner Ms. Solange Isabelle Unger Ms. Cecily B. Vallot Ms. Donna Vanburen Ms. Helen J. Vance Ms. Selena Vance Ms. Karen Vander Ms. Kim Vaz-Deville Mr. Harold Vincent, Jr. Ms. Meisha Wade Ms. Tee-Ta Walker Ms. Jacqueline Wallace Mrs. Alison Walsh Ms. Charmaine Williams Ward Ms. Anna Lovelace Ware Mr. Ben Waters Ms. Arianne J. Watkins Ms. Jessica Watkins Ms. Tracey Webster Mrs. Gina M. West Ms. Christine Whelan Ms. Denise Whisenhunt Ms. Peyton Whitaker Ms. Renee White Ms. Kristin H. Whitlock Dr. Elizabeth S. Widerquist Mrs. Biyaka N. Warren Williams Dr. Constance Y. Williams Mr. Justin Williams Ms. Priscilla Williams Ms. Rebecca Williams Dr. Shannen Williams Ms. Latanisha Williams-Smith Mr. Fenesi Wills Ms. Ronese Wills

Mrs. Ariel Wiltz Ms. Tanea Womack Ms. Velyian Woods Ms. Latanya Woodward Ms. Patricia Wright Ms. Christal Young Ms. Imelda M. Zenon Mr. Qiang Zhang Organizations $1,000,000 or More United Negro College Fund $50,000 to $99,999 Beta Tau Alumni Association National Audubon Society The Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Truman Capote Literary Trust $10,000 to $49,999 AmerisourceBergen Company Black and Indian Missions Kathryn and Tim Ryan Fund The Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Xavier University Alumni Association-Atlanta Chapter #16 Xavier University Alumni Association-Chicago Chapter Xavier University Alumni Association-Houston Chapter Xavier University National Alumni Assoc.- XU Of Louisiana $5,000 to $9,999 Confucius Institute at Xavier University of Louisiana Duane Morris LLP Epsilon Tau Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority The Frances Emily Hunt Trust $5,000 to $9,999 Beta Iota -Kappa Alpha Psi Jack and Jill of America, Inc. New Orleans Chapter Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Xavier University Alumni Association-Shreveport Chapter

$2,500 to $4,999 Archdiocese of Newark Knights And Ladies Of Peter Claver Lighthouse Church of All Nations Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges & Universities Xavier University Alumni Association-Birmingham Chapter Xavier University Alumni Association-Dallas/Fort Worth $1,000 to $2,499 Air Force Association Los Angeles Chapter 147 Class of 2011 Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Raymond James Charitable St. Agnes Chapter of the Sr. Thea Bowman Xavier University Alumni Association-California Chapter #8 Xavier University Alumni Association-New Orleans Chapter #1 $500 to $999 Class of 1969 - National Alumni Evergreen Baptist Church Phi Sigma Kappa Alumni Association Sisters of Christian Charity St. John Institutional Missionary Baptist Church Xavier University Alumni Association-Montogmery Chapter Xavier University Alumni Association-Philadelphia Chapter #2

$250 to $499 AKA Epsilon Tau Fall 98 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Art and Performance Studies Jonathan Beck Family Charitable Fund The Fisk University Deep South Association Club TIAA Charitable, Inc. United Way Worldwide $100 to $249 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Chi Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc Committee To Elect Judge Terri F. Love Drexel Society Prichard Chapter Kennedy Financial Group of Louisiana, Inc. Knights of Peter Claver Chapter 45 Local 387 50/50 New Orleans Chapter Of Smart Set NO Alumni Chapter Kappa Alpha PSI NO Chapter of Circle-Lets, Inc. River City Pearls Interest Group Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Beta Delta Chapter $1 to $99 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet United Way of San Diego County Student $1 to $99 Ms. Jordan S. Crosby

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Dr. Elaine Parker-Adams Mr. Allegretto F. Alexander* Captain Sanders W. Anderson and Mr. Lewis Anderson Ms. Carmen Maria Austin Mrs. Melody K. Baddoo Mrs. Carla D. Gibson Baker Ms. Stacey M. Bastian Carolyn B. Block-Arnelle, Ph.D. Ms. Stephanie A. Bolling Ms. Linda M. Bolt* Ms. Antonia M. Bossier* Mrs. Louise M. Bouise* Mrs. Nellie M. Reed Bowman* Dr. C. Michael Bowman Mrs. Angela D. Braud Dr. Robert W. Brawley* Mrs. Gladys E. Brennan* Mr. Searl G. Brier* Honorable Lois G. Bronz* and Mr. Charles Bronz* Mr. W. O. Bryson, Jr.* Mrs. Myrtle J. Burns* Mrs. Christine J. ButlerPowell* Ms. Margaret Mary Butz* Mr. Frederick J.*and Mrs. Joyce Carter Mrs. Louise D. Carter* Ms. Marie M. Cavanagh* Ms. Agnes M. Cizek* Mr. Tilford J. Cole* Mrs. Juliet Brooks Crawford* Mr. John J. Cunningham* Mrs. Gladys C. deBen Majeau* Dr. Carolyn M. Dejoie* Mr. Willard Dennison* Mrs. Lorraine Green Desbordes* Dr. Hampton* and Mrs. Carolene Deslonde* Mrs. Helen B. Drye* Mrs. Audrey H. Duncan* Ms. Denise R. Dunn Ms. Eloise T. Dyson* Mr. Malcolm N. Ellington* Mr. Frances Bruce Ellis* Ms. Yvonne Evans Dr. Patricia E. Evans* Mrs. Marguerite Rey Florent Dr. Norman C. Francis and Mrs. Blanche M. Francis*

Mr. Noel M. Gagnon* Mrs. Maria Sly-George Elder Peggy A. Gibson Dr. Jesse F. Goodwin, Ph.D. Mrs. Jennifer Adger Grant Dr. Lois C. Gray Dr. Noel Gray* Josephine Rebecca Grier* Ms. Catherine A. Guillory* Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale Mr. Okyeame Haley, Esq. Mrs. Melissa Smith Haley Drs. Elliot D. and Elizabeth Y. Hammer Ms. Brandi M. Harris Mrs. Gaylene V. Harris Mrs. Joyce Guillion Harte* Anonymous Donor* Mr. Charles A.* and Mrs. Earline M. Haydel Hicks Mr. René Himel, Jr.* Ms. Velva T. Hollier* Anonymous Donor* Mr. Charles A. Honore’ Mrs. Serena J. Hunter Mr. Albert L. Hyland Dr. Jennifer C. Allen Johnson Dr. Derrick D. and Mrs. Leontyne P. Jones Dr. Eileen J. Julien Mr. Clyde P. Jupiter Mrs. Florence B. Kelleher* Ms. Phyllis C. King* Mrs. Carolyn Millet Lee Monsignor Paul A. Lenz* Mr. Walter T. Lewis, Jr.* Mr. Halvan J.* and Mrs. Theyon D. Lieteau The Winnie Loftin and Mr. Henry Loftin* Trust Ms. Mary Macomber* Dr. John M. Mallette* Mrs. Melba Fortun´Martinez* Dr. Marie V. McDemmond Dr. Jill E. McGovern and Dr. Steven Muller* Ms. Brendolyn M. McKenna Mrs. Dolly M. McKinney* Ms. Cecelia V. Medley* Ms. Jean B. Meggs* Mr. Cyrus S. Mercier* Mr. Louis H. * and Mrs. Claudia M. Meyi, Sr.*

Dr. David R. Miller, M.D. Dr. Judith G. Miranti Mrs. Veronica LeDoux Mitchell* Dr. Miranda F. MitchellSimmons Dr. James A. Oakes, III Dr. Toi A. Olden Ms. Frances Parker Dr. James A. Paschal Mrs. Gloria Jefferson Patin* Mrs. Thelma Patio, In Memorial to Mr. Charles J. Patio* Mrs. Juanita B. Peterson Mr. James L. Petivan, Jr.* Mr. William R. Porter Mrs. Oaptar A. Prosper* Mr. Glaud Raymond Prudeaux, Jr.* and Mrs. Mildred V. Prudeaux* Mr. Allison B. Randolph, Sr.* and Mrs. Edna D. Randolph* Mrs. Corinne Reeves* Mrs. Anna Mae Berhel Rhodes* Ms. Annie G. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert D. Robichaux* Derek J. Robinson, M.D. Mr. Marlon E. Roundtree Mr. Henry E. Rouson* Mr. Leo P. Sam, Jr.* Ms. Kathy L. Schulz, In memory of Johann C.F. Schulz Mrs. Aissatou A. Sidime-Blanton Mr. Frank B. Stewart, Jr. Mr. Daniel J. Stocker* Mrs. Minola Theriot Stuart* Mr. Wellington D. Swindall* Mr. Trevor K. Thompson* Mr. Andrew Tobias Cynthia Hardy Young, J.D. Dr. Anne Bouise Ward Mrs. Louella C. White* Ms. Jimmie C. Wickham Mr. Charles H. Wilcox, Sr.* Mr. Gary F. Willett Reverend Nathan S. Willis* Anonymous Donor* (*Deceased)

XAVIERGIVING XAVIERGIVING

LOYALTY LOYALTY

THE ANNUAL GIVING at Xavier is the THE ANNUAL GIVING at Xavier is the lifeline to the University’s operation. lifeline to the University’s operation.

Gifts to the giving benefit the entire Gifts tocommunity the giving benefit the entire Xavier by funding student Xavier community byenhancing funding student life, maintaining and campus life, maintaining and enhancing campus infrastructure, and securing renowned infrastructure, and securing renowned faculty. faculty.

In recognition of annual giving, the In recognition annual giving,who the have Loyalty Societyof honors alumni Loyalty Society honors alumni who have made a commitment to Xavier by making made a commitment to Xavier by making consecutive annual fund gifts. consecutive annual fund gifts.

The various degrees of loyalty range The degrees ofmembers loyalty range fromvarious our Ambassador (young from our Ambassador members (young alumni just beginning their lifelong alumni just beginning lifelong commitment to annualtheir giving) to our commitment to annual giving) to our Drexel supporters (who have given to the Drexel supporters (who have given to the university for multiple years). university for multiple years).

Qualifying Levels Qualifying Levels Membership in each level is based upon Membership inthe each level isannual basedgift. upon the amount of donor’s All the amount of the donor’s annual gift.

All donors must be an annual donor for 5 or donors must be an annual donor for 5 or more years (except the Piety Membership more years (except the Piety Membership which is 10 or more years). Specific which is 10 or more qualifications are: years). Specific qualifications are:

-Ambassador: Within 5 years of graduation -Ambassador: Within 5 years of giving graduation -Piety: 10+ years of consecutive at any amount -Piety: 10+ Member: years of consecutive giving at any amount -Crescent ($2,500 - $4,999) -Crescent Member: ($2,500 - $4,999) -Leadership Member: ($5,000 - $9,999) -Leadership Member: ($5,000 $9,999) -Sustainer Member: ($10,000 --$24,999) -Sustainer Member: ($10,000 - $24,999) -Drexel Member: ($25,000 + annual gifts) (Lifetime $250,000) -Drexel Member: ($25,000 + annual gifts) (Lifetime $250,000)

For a list of loyalty Society benefits, please For listthe of loyalty Society please refera to following page.benefits, For more refer to the following ForSociety more call information about thepage.

Loyalty information about the Society call (504) 520-7575 or go toLoyalty www.xula.edu (504) 520-7575 or go to www.xula.edu

Ms. Chantel Kanika Gant SUSTAINER Dr. Farrell David Fort Dr. Norman C. Francis Ms. Chantel Kanika Gant Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon Dr. Farrell Michael J. Lievers Dr. David Fort and Ms. Tatyana Santoke Ms.Michael Crystal N. Moore and Ms. Tatyana Santoke Dr. J. Lievers LEADERSHIP Mr. Kevin L.N. Barnes Ms. Crystal Moore Senior Federal Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Dr.Mrs. Brandon Dawkins Patricia Lemelle Mr. Kevin L. L. Barnes Mr Alan M. Green Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton Dr. Brandon L. Dawkins Dr. James A. Paschal Dr. Lauren Cooper Mr Alan M.N. Green Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Ms. Candice Brooks Dr. Lauren N.I.Cooper Ms. Dianna Dikitanan, M.S.W. Ms. CandiceD. I. Brooks CRESCENT Dr. Brittany A. Allison Ms. Dianna Captain SandersD. W.Dikitanan, Anderson andM.S.W. Mr. Lewis Anderson Ms. Tresa M.A.Northington Ernest W. Jackson, D.M.D. Dr. Brittany Allison Ms. Allison B. Hudson Mr. and Mrs.M. JohnNorthington P. Krolikowski Ms. Tresa Dr. Tanya Robinson Ms. Brianna Pulliam Ms. Allison B. Hudson Ms. Jonjelyn T. Gamble Ms. Brianna Pulliam PIETY Mr. Xavier S.T. Semien Ms. Jonjelyn Capt. Eugenia FosterGamble Adams, Ret. Dr. Valencia Potter Mr. Xavier S.L.Semien Ms. Pearl Algere-Lonian Ms. Rubiante Brown Dr. Brian G. Ashford Dr. Valencia L.L.Potter Mrs. Lynne K.E. Mrs. Rubiante Gwendolyn Ball-Julien Ms. L.Raphael Brown Mr. Norman andRaphael Mrs. Dionne G. Barnum Mrs. LynneE.K. Mrs. Mary Donn Beaubien

Ms. Debbie Mr. HenryBissett J. and Mrs. Janice R. Glover Mr. Alvin Blackmon and Mr. Randall Boseman Mr. Henry J.N. and Mrs. Janice R. Glover Mrs. Denikka L. Hull-Blackmon Ms. Kristen R. Labat Mr. Randall N. Boseman Ms. Gail Blattenberger Dr. Mrs. The and Late Ms. Linda M. Bolt E. Atkinson III Ms. Kristen R.Theodore Labat Mrs. Janice Rouzan Howard Mr. Randall N.A. Boseman Dr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Atkinson III Mr. Darryl R. and CherylHoward W. Boykins Ms. Veronica Harrison Mrs. Janice A.L.Mrs. Rouzan Mr. Marion B. andM. Mrs. Judy Bracy and Dr. Trevonne Thompson Ms. Veronica L. Harrison Ms. De Etra Branch Dr. Nicole C. Thompson Dr. Trevonne and Mr. Bentley J. andM. Mrs.Thompson Olivia M. Broussard Mr. Gary M. Dr. C.and Thompson Mrs.Nicole Beverly Anna Avery Broussard Mrs. Kathleen Keyes DeGrange Charlette Cain, DVM Mr. GaryM.M. and Mr. Amos Evans and Deacon LarryJ.and Mrs. Phyllis Calvin Mrs. Kathleen Keyes DeGrange Mrs. Justyna M. Carlson, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Mr. Amos J. Evans and Colonel Dexter E. Caston and Mrs. Demetria George Ms. Mercedese Broussard Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Ms.Caston Eloise D. Dixon Ms. Mercedese Broussard Drs. George E. and Christie L. Clayton Mrs. Beverly Ms. Eloise D. Anna DixonAvery Broussard Mr. Douglas Cunningham Mr. Michael Wilkes Tierney and Mr. James Leonard Currence Mrs. Beverly Anna Avery Broussard Mrs. Evangeline Harris Tierney Mrs.Michael Elaine K. Czenszak Mr. Wilkes Tierney and Ms. Janet Davis Mrs. EttaMargaret O. Tricksey Mrs. Evangeline Harris Tierney The Late Mr. Gary M. DeGrange Mrs. Etta Mildred Y. and Mr. Frank F. Gardner Mrs. O.Keyes Tricksey Mrs. Kathleen DeGrange Ms. Karen DeGrange Watkins Mrs. Mildred Y. and Mr. Frank F. Gardner Ms. Tiffany T. Devereaux Mr. Douglas Cunningham Ms. Karen Watkins Ms. Eloise D. DeGrange Dixon Mrs. Kara Rousseau Smith Dr. Jhan Doughty Berry Mr. Douglas Cunningham Mrs. Carolyn Jennings McLai Mr. Thomas Mrs. Kara Duffy Rousseau Smith Dr. Ronald Durnford Dr. Michael R. and Mrs.McLai Patricia A. Lucey Mrs. Carolyn Jennings Mr. James and Cheryl B. Elmore Dr. Jarvis B.Mrs. Jacobs Dr. Michael R. and Mrs. A. Lucey Mr. Kelvin P. Esters WilliamsPatricia Mrs. Louaunne Gilyot Dr. Jarvis Jacobs Mr. Amos J. B. Evans and Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Mrs. Lily Marie Brunswick Mrs. Louaunne Mr. and Mrs. John L.Williams Finley, III Gilyot Mrs. Wanda Minor Howard Ms. Janice Florent Mrs. LilyM. Marie Brunswick Capt.

Eugenia Foster Adams, Mr. Carroll L. and Mrs. Gloria Frank Ret. Mrs. Wanda Minor Howard Mr. Louis C. Gaignard, Jr. and Mrs. Carol Gaudin Gaignard Mr. Elmore J. and Mrs. Alva N. Seraile Capt.

Eugenia Foster Adams, Ret. Mrs. Mildred Young Gardner Ms. Elmore Sherrie J. B.and Littlejohn Mr. Mrs. Alva N. Seraile Ms. Brenda V. Gibson Mrs.Sherrie Sondra C.Littlejohn Reine Ms. Dr. Marguerite B. and Dr. Ray Giguette Mrs. CosetteWilliams West-Kaufman Mrs. Sondra C. Reine Mrs. Louaunne Gilyot Mr. James R. and Mr. Henry J. Glover, Sr.,Mrs. MBAOlivia and Mrs.McInerney Janice R. Glover Mrs. Cosette West-Kaufman Ms. Hyacinth Hope Hutchinson Mrs. Emrie F. Green and the Late Mr. Willie Green, Jr. Mr. James R. and Mrs. Olivia McInerney Mrs. Margaret Julie Smith Griffin Ms. A. Zimmerman Ms. Hyacinth Hope Hutchinson Ms. Gladys Hampton Ms. De Etra Branch Ms. Margaret A.Harris Zimmerman Mrs.Shelton Gaylene Watts Mr. A. Howard Ms. De Etra Mr. William H. Branch Harris, Jr., Esq. Mr. Thomas Duffy Mr. SheltonL.A. Howard Ms. Veronica Harrison Mrs. Ursula M. Pollock Mrs.Thomas Ruby N. Hill Mr. Duffy Mr. Richard L. and Mrs. Helene Tucker Ms. Teal A. Holden Mrs. Ursula M. Pollock Mr. E.and and Mrs.Helene DionneTucker G. Barnum Mrs.Norman Janice A. Rouzan Howard Mr. Richard L. Mrs. Mr. SheltonD.A.Mitchell, Howard Jr. Dr. Mr. Earl Norman E. and Mrs. Dionne G. Barnum Mrs.Marguerite Janice A. Howard Dr. andand Dr. Dr. Earl Mitchell, Jr. RayJr.Giguette the LateD.Mr. Smith W. Howard, Dr. Lawrence V.and andDr. Mrs. Helen McKendell Dr. Ray Giguette Mrs.Marguerite Wanda Minor Howard Mrs. MelvaHuda D.V.Williams Dr. Shamsul Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Helen McKendell Mr. Christopher W. Vincent Ms. Hyacinth Hutchinson Mrs. MelvaHope D. Williams Dr. Alison Hyslop Ms. PearlG.Algere-Lonian Mr. Christopher W. Vincent The Honorable Judge Brian A. Jackson Mr. William J. Tobias Ms. Pearl Algere-Lonian Dr. Jarvis B. Jacobs Mr. Frank J. Rienzo Mr. William Tobias Dr. Elliot M. andJ.Mrs. Janelle B. Jessie Mr. Gordon C.Johnson and Mrs. Laura W. Ousset Mr. Frank J. Rienzo Ms. Joan Gisevius Mr. Randall and Mrs. EvaLaura Schexnayder The Late Mrs. Judith G. Johnson Mr. Gordon C. and Mrs. W. Ousset Mrs. Muriel Pitchford Segre’ Marilyn Jones, M.D. Mr. Randall and Mrs. Eva Schexnayder The Late Mr. William Jordan Ms. Janice M. Florent Mrs. Muriel Pitchford Segre’ Mrs.Shamsul Shirley Melton Judge Dr. Ms. Janice M.Huda Florent Mr. David A. Keough, Dr. Patience ObihSMC and Dr.Mrs. Shamsul PatriciaHuda A. Keough Mr. Clifford S. Wright, CPA Dr. Patience Obih Dr. Vlajko L. Kocic Ms. Angela M. Simon CPA Ms. Kristen R. Labat Mr. Clifford S. Wright, Deacon Larry and Mrs. Phyllis Calvin Ms. Marie Louise Ms. Angela M.Landry Simon Mr. Carl A. Lekan Mrs. Le’ALarry nza M. Davis Deacon and Mrs.Jordan Phyllis Calvin The Late Mrs. Josie Y. Lewis Mr. William Jordan Mrs. Le’Anza M. Davis Jordan Ms. Sherrie B. Littlejohn Dr. Lester W.Jordan Jones, Jr. Mr. William Deacon Alfred Mitchell Dr. Lester W. Jones, Jr. Dr. Joseph F. Ross Deacon Alfred Mitchell

Dr. Joseph F. Ross

Mrs. Justyna M. Carlson, Jr.

Mr. Stanley Paul Dr. Vlajko L.Logan Kocic Mrs. Justyna M. Carlson,A.Jr.Lucey Dr. Michael R. and Mrs. Drs. George E. andPatricia Christie L. Clayton Dr.Roy Vlajko Kocic Dr. R. andL. Mrs. Charmaine L. Marrero Attorney Wayman IIIL. Clayton Drs. George E.E.Marrero andPowell Christie Dr. Christopher Mr. McLouis and Mrs. Harriette G. Robinet Ms. Susan V.Wayman McCloud Attorney Powell III Mrs. Shirley Melton Judge Mrs. Y. McFarland Mr. Achontyrausi McLouis and Mrs. Harriette G. Robinet T.he Dr. Lawrence V. and Mrs. Helen McKendell Mrs. Jetta Ballard Harris Mrs.Late Shirley Melton Judge Ms. Brendolyn M. Mr. Wayne A. McKenna Steele, Sr. Mrs. Jetta Ballard Harris Mrs. Carolyn Jennings McLain Dr. Walker Mr. LaQuia Wayne A. Steele,Vinson Sr. Deacon Alfred Mitchell Ms. Juliet T. Robertson Dr.Late LaQuia Vinson The Dr. EarlWalker D. Mitchell, Jr. Rev. David Cray, S.S.E. Dr. Mrs. Dawud Muhaimin Ms.andJuliet T.G.Robertson Mr. George Edward Jones and Mrs. U. Murchison Rev.Alice David G. Cray, S.S.E. Dr. Obih Mrs. Patsie W. Jones Jones and Mr.Patience George Edward The Late Dr. Mildred Wilkerson Ollee Mr. Isaac Picou Mrs. Patsie W. Jones Ms. N. Ordone Mr.Tyra Amos J. and Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Mr. Isaac Picou Mr. Gordon C. and Mrs. Laura W. Ousset Mrs. MaryJ.Donn Beaubien Mr. Ellen Amos andJr.Mrs. Mrs. R. Pecoul, and Barbara Keyes Evans Mrs. L.Pecoul Burnett the Joycelyn Late Mr.Donn John Mrs. Mary Beaubien Dr. Michael Mrs. Patricia A. Lucey Mr. Isaac Picou R.L.and Mrs. Joycelyn Burnett Mrs. M. Pollock Colonel Dexter E. Caston and A. Lucey Dr. Ursula Michael R. and Mrs. Patricia Attorney Wayman Powell III Caston Mrs. Demetria George Colonel Dexter E. Caston and Mrs. Carolyn Powell and Mrs. Gia B. Soublet Mrs. George the Demetria Late Mr, William PowellCaston Dr. Alison G. Hyslop Drs. G. Soublet and Theresa P. Pretlow Mrs.Thomas Gia B. Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quinn, Sr. Mr. A. G. Priestley Dr.Eugene Alison Hyslop Mrs. Sondra C. Reine Mr. Carl A. Lekan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quinn, Sr. Mr. Frank J. Rienzo Mrs. Ruby Hill Mr. Lila Carl A.N. Lekan Mrs. CourtneyH. June Riley Mrs. Ruby Patricia Vaultz Mrs. N. The Late Mrs. EthelHill Simon Roane Mr. Kelvin P. H. Esters Mrs. Patricia Vaultz Ms. Juliet T. Robertson Mr. Carroll andHarriette Mrs. Gloria Frank Mr. G. Robinet Mr.McLouis Kelvinand P.L.Mrs. Esters Mrs. Gwendolyn Ball-Julien Dr. F. Ross Mr.Joseph Carroll L. andE.Mrs. Gloria Frank Mr. Jeffrey P. Sloan and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. E. Saberre, Sr. Mrs. Gwendolyn Ball-Julien Ms. Rebecca Hamilton Mrs. Demetria F. Sanchez Sloan Mr. Jeffrey P. Sloan and Ms. Joyce M. Sandifer Mr. James and Mrs. Cheryl Elmore Mrs. Demetria Sloan Mr. Randall and Mrs.F.Eva Schexnayder Ms. Tiffany T. Devereaux Mr. Edita James and Mrs. Cheryl Elmore Mrs. Herrera Scott Ms. Joyce Ms.Muriel Tiffany T.Sandifer Devereaux Mrs. E.M. Pitchford Segré Mr. Patrick A.Sandifer andAlva N. Seraile Mr. and Mrs. Ms.Elmore JoyceJ. M. Mrs. Penny T. Victorian Mrs. Aissatou A. Sidime-Blanton Mr. Patrick A. and Drs. Higgins Siwatu and Kamau O. Siwatu Mrs. Edita Herrera Scott Mrs.Raegan Penny T. Victorian Mr. Jeffrey P. Sloan and Mrs. Demetria F. Sloan Mrs. Achontyrausi Y. McFarland Mrs. Edita Herrera Scott Mrs. Kara Rousseau Smith Ms. Brendolyn M. McKenna Mrs. Y. McFarland Dr. GiaAchontyrausi B. Soublet Ms. Linda Bolt Ms.Wayne Brendolyn M. Mr. A. M. Steele, Sr. McKenna Dr. Marlon A.Bolt Watkins and Mrs. M. Stuard Ms.Avis Linda M. Dr. Mialika Watkins Mr. J. Tanner and Dr.Gary Marlon A. Watkins and Mrs. Audrey M. Pinera-Tanner Ms. Gail Blattenberger Dr. Mialika Watkins Ms. Carolyn A. Thomas Ms. Gail Janet Margaret Davis Ms. Dr. TrevonneBlattenberger M. Thompson and Dr. Elliot and Mrs. Janelle B. Jessie Ms. Janet Margaret Davis Dr. NicoleM. C. Thompson Mr. David A.and Keough, SMC Mr. Michael Wilkes Tierney Dr. Elliot M. Mrs.and Janelleand B. Jessie Evangeline Harris Tierney Mrs. Patricia Keough Mr.Mrs. David A. A. Keough, SMC and Mrs. Kendra Louise-Woodard Tircuit Mr. Bentley J. and Mrs. Patricia A. Keough Mr. William J. Tobias Mrs. Olivia M.and Broussard Mr.Frederick Bentley Dr. M.J.and Mrs. Olivia A. Toca Ms. Linda M. Mrs.Etta Olivia M.Bolt Broussard Mrs. O. Tricksey Mr. Gary M. and Ms. Ulmer Ms.Joan Linda M. Bolt Mrs. Kathleen Keyes DeGrange Dr. O. Unachukwu Mr.Elizabeth Gary M. and Mrs. Patricia H. Vaultz Mr. Willie and Mrs. Emrie F. Green, Jr. Mrs. Kathleen Keyes DeGrange Mr. Patrick A. andSmith Mrs. Penny T. Victorian Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard, Mr. Willie and Mrs. Emrie F. Green, Jr. Mr. Gerald A.Howard Villavasso, Jr. Janice A.Mrs. Mr. and Mr. Christopher W.Smith VincentW. Howard, Jr. and Mrs. Judith G. Johnson Janice A.Walker Howard Dr. LaQuia Vinson Mr. William Mrs. K.Jordan Wallace Mrs.Cassandre Judith G. Johnson Dr. V.P.and Mrs. Helen McKendell TheLate Mrs. Shirley Washington Mr. Lawrence William Jordan Dr. Lawrence V. McKendell Ms. DeGrange Dr.Karen Lawrence V. Watkins and Mrs. Helen McKendell Mrs. RoxanaD.Weber and theJr. Late Mr. Joseph Weber Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Earl Lawrence V. McKendell Dr. Donald D. Weddington Dr. Mildred Wilkerson Dr. Melva Earl D. Mitchell, Jr. Ollee Mrs. D. Williams Mr. John A. and Mrs. Ellen Dr. Mildred OlleeR. Pecoul, Jr. Professor CliffordWilkerson S. Wright, CPA Dr. William and Mrs. Ellen Carolyn Powell Jr. Mr.Margaret John A. Mrs. R. Pecoul, Ms. A. and Zimmerman

Mrs. Shirley and P. Washington Dr. William Mrs. Carolyn Powell

Mr. Mrs. Roxana Weber AMBASSADOR Mrs.Joseph Shirleyand P. Washington Dr. Brittany A. Allison Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Roxana Weber Mr. Kevin L. Barnes Ms. J. Briscoe Dr.Shandrell Tanya M. Robinson Ms. Candice I. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. John P. Krolikowski Dr.Lauren Tanya Robinson Dr. N.M. Cooper Ernest Jackson, D.M.D. Mr.Brandon andW.Mrs. John P. Krolikowski Dr. L. Dawkins Dr. Sanders W. Anderson Ms. Dianna Dikitanan, M.S.W. and Ernest W.D.Jackson, D.M.D. Mr. Lewis Anderson Dr. Ekenga Dr.Vincent Sanders W. Anderson and Dr. David Fort Mr.Farrell Lewis Anderson Ms. Jonjelyn T. Gamble Dr.Chantel JamesKanika A. Paschal Ms. Gant Mr. M. Green Dr. Odessa Spraggins Dr.Alan James A.K.Paschal Ms. Allison B. Hudson Senior Federal Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins Mr. Treyvon Merritt Mrs. Patricia Lemelle Senior Federal Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Ms. Brittani N. Monroe Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton Mrs. Patricia Lemelle Ms. Crystal N. Moore Ms. Hong T. Nguyen Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton Ms. Tresa M. Northington Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon Dr. Valerie Pierre Dr. Norman C.Zervigon Francis Dr. Valencia Potter Mrs. MaryL. K. Ms. Brianna Pulliam Dr. Norman C. Francis

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Dr. Ashli P. and Mr. Michael Alexander Belinda B. Alexander, M.D. Dr. Ronda E. Alexander Ms. Alexandra F. Allen Dr. Garrett D. Anderson Dr. Keisa J. Anderson Ms. Emma Aristide Mr. Malcolm M. Armstrong, Sr. Mr. Justin T. Augustine, III Dr. Tracy A. and Mr. Mark Banks Dr. Antoinette M. Bannister Dr. Bruce Barnett Ms. Patrice A. Bell Tara D. Benjamin, M.D. Mr. Irvin C. Blackburn and Mrs. Wanda Haney Blackburn Mr. Darren Blackwell LCDR Denise A. Boggs-Wilkerson Ms. Rae Borden Mr. William T. and Mrs. Elizabeth Bostick Mr. Edward Holland and Mrs. Melanie Boston-Holland Dr. Sheila D. Bouldin Dr. Brandon L. Bowman Dr. Michael D. Bradley Mr. Edward J. and Mrs. Cheryl B. Broussard Dr. Carolyn M. Brown Mr. Charles J. Brown, Jr. and Mrs. Tammy Honoré Brown Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown III Mr. James D. Brown Mr. Kevin G. Brown Mr. Samuel L. Brown Mrs. Nicole Brunson Mr. Herbert P. Burrell Lina Bonita Caldwell, M.D. Mr. Emerson Carey, Jr., Esq. Mr. Kenneth L. and Mrs. LaQuita Carter Mr. Erick Matthew Causey Dr. Rozell Chapman Mr. Jelani M. Clark Ms. Misti C. Clark Dr. and Mrs. William L. Cody Dr. Arthur C. and Mrs. Sarah G. Coleman

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Kimberlee A. ColemanHenderson, M.D. Mr. Paul R. Richard and Mrs. Melonie A. Coleman-Richard Dr. LaTedra M. Collins Mrs Savitra A. Collins Dr. Jenifer M. Conde and Mr. John P. Conde Attorney Karl J. Connor, J.D., L.L.M. and Mrs. Monika Connor Drs. Errol Crook and Tammy Lawrence Crook Mr. Jason Crumb Mr. Douglas Cunningham Ms. Courtney Danclar Dr. Tony D. Davis Ms. Carol Tureaud Dean Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton Mr. Learnard G. Dickerson Elizabeth Clark Dooling, M.D. Dr. Ronald Dorris Dr. Michelle R. Easton Mrs. Stephanie A. Easton Mr. Marvin E. Ellis Dayna Leigh Ellison, M.D, Dr. Kathryn L. Elmore Dr. Treniece N. Eubanks Mr. Amos J. and Mrs. Barbara Keyes Evans Mr. and Mrs. John L. Finley, III Miss Keisha D. Flen Mr. Ken Flower Dr. Farrell David Fort Ms. Christina M. Francis Dr. Ryan A. Francois Mrs. Lishunda M. Franklin Mr. Henry and Mrs. Judith M. Frantz Mrs. Mildred Young Gardner Ms. Felecia I. Garner, M.D. Mr. E. Brandon Garrett Dr. Carla Gayle Massey Dr. Marguerite and Dr. Ray Giguette Dr. Danielle Gilliam Mr. Henry J. Glover, Sr., MBA and Mrs. Janice R. Glover Dr. Otis Gowdy, Jr. Marcellus Grace, Ph.D. and Mrs. Laura D. Grace

DeShawndranique D. Gray, M.D. Dr. Roland Hamilton The Estate of Mr. Lionel Hampton Dr. Davina J. Harkey-Nero Tomia Palmer Harmon, M.D. Miss Andrea N. Harper Mrs. Gaylene Watts Harris Ms. Veronica L. Harrison Dr. Darvis K. Harvey Ms. Janice Heard-Guidry Dr. Cherie C. and Mr. Carl C. Hill Drs. MaCalus and Danika Hogan Ms. Teal A. Holden Mr. James T. Houston, Jr. and Mrs. Sandra Z. Houston Ms. Dana M. Iglesias Ms. Camiel J. Irving Miss Kimberly S. Jackson Dr. John Jackson, IV Ms. Amirh Johnson Mr. and Mrs. André R. Johnson Julie L. Johnson, M.D. Mrs. Michaelle V. Jones Mrs. Lillian Ebanks Joseph Dr. Nadja N. Jones Ms. Taffie Nicole Jones Ms. Kara M. Keller Mr. Ron C. Kelly April R. Kennedy, M.D. Dr. Kathleen B. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Labat, Sr. Mr. Victor J. Labat Courtney A. Landry, M.D. Mr. Jerrol M. Larrieu Mr. Albert C. Lee Mrs. Carolyn Millet Lee Senior Federal Judge Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Mrs. Patricia Lemelle Dr. Brian N. Lewis and Dr. Tamara H. Lewis Dr. Myra Marion Lewis Mr. Louis E. Livers, Jr. Mr. Marlon Lloyd Dr. Quinisha K. Logan Ms. Taura L. Long W. Irene Love, Pharm D. Dr. Christie W. and Mr. Gregory Magee Kevin T. Marks, M.D. and Antoinette W. Marks, PharmD.

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Xavier University of Louisiana announces planning phase for

Graduate School of Health Sciences & Medical School Xavier University of Louisiana has announced that it is entering the planning phase to establish a Graduate School of Health Sciences and Medical School. For decades, Xavier has consistently produced more African American students and other students of color who achieve medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences than any other higher education institution in the nation.

Building upon this success, Xavier University of Louisiana has continued to add innovative graduate degree programs, including a physician assistant program, a master’s in public health program, speech pathology, pharmaceutical studies and health analytics that expand representation in health professions.

Reynold Verret, Ph.D., President of Xavier University of Louisiana, has long been a champion for addressing health disparities and underrepresentation in the medical and health sciences.

“Xavier was founded with the mission of promoting the creation of a just and humane society through education,” Verret said. “The establishment of graduate education programs dedicated to the preparation of more Black healthcare professionals is a natural extension of our foundress’ legacy as we approach our second century of service. It is also where we are called to answer a critical need of our nation.”

The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the need for greater diversity in the medical profession, as representation and trust are essential determinants underlying the health disparities affecting underrepresented populations. A recent Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) report noted,

“...gains in diversity are not shared by all groups. In particular, growth of Black or African American applicants, matriculants and graduates lagged behind other groups.” Underrepresented people still struggle to grow in numbers at all levels of the medical profession, with only incremental improvement over the past decades, including at the highest academic levels. Thus, higher education must also redouble efforts to recruit, retain, and advance minorities in academic medicine.

Experts agree the way to address the physician shortage is to create new medical schools, but diverse representation requires a further step. In the last century (and since the Flexner report), there have been few new medical colleges until recently, and only one at an HBCU. Xavier University of Louisiana is examining the option to change that narrative.

In 1925, Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament founded Xavier to create a more just and humane society for all. A School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Xavier will advance that mission as the university guides and nurtures students from their undergraduate studies to their selected graduate programs. In addition to being recognized for providing a quality, affordable education for all, Xavier is poised as the catalyst for change and to address the needs of the local and national community.

Philanthropic partners interested in joining Xavier as we expand and extend our mission into our second century of service to meet the demands of today can contact Phillip Adams, Vice President of Advancement at pdadams@xula.edu.

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Academic partnerships Xavier University of Louisiana will immediately begin providing all of its undergraduate students with free prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams and professional certifications, including the GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, and MCAT®, through a new partnership with global educational services provider Kaplan.

Xavier University of Louisiana and the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school, Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM), are proud to announce a partnership to increase student diversity in the medical field. Xavier University of Louisiana is one of five HBCUs in partnership with the Penn Access Summer Scholars Program (PASS) to expand the pipeline of students underrepresented in medicine. Xavierites Royce Hooks and Licia Bravo will enter medical school this year thanks in part to the PASS-HBCU collaboration.

PASS was launched for students to gain firsthand experience of medical environments and to build supportive networks. The selective program provides two summers of research for students with the goal of preparing them to matriculate into medical school. In addition to conducting research, PASS students shadow physicians, visit studentled community clinics, and participate in various enrichment experiences that prepare them for the transition to medical school, foster their professional development, and cultivate supportive relationships with their peers, staff, and faculty mentors. PASS students who meet PSOM’S academic and professional requirements are also offered linkage admission to their medical school.

LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine will begin reviewing applications recommended by Xavier University of Louisiana for early acceptance into medical school through a new program launched this year. At the time of conditional acceptance, LSU Health New Orleans will provide Louisiana residents who commit a conditional full four-year scholarship.

AmerisourceBergen, a global healthcare company, today announced the launch of a unique supply chain elective course at XULA College of Pharmacy.

The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Pharmacy Distribution Leadership Rotation course exposes students to the interconnectivity between pharmaceutical supply chain stakeholders such as distributors, manufacturers and providers and gives students an understanding of the system and its essential role in the delivery of patient care.

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The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry (UAB + SOD) and Xavier University of Louisiana have partnered for an EarlyAssurance Program to recruit promising students from Xavier into UAB’s dental program. This sophomore-year program, which offers conditional early acceptance into the UAB School of Dentistry, will prepare Xavier’s dental students with a solid foundation for dental school.

Complete College America (CCA) has selected six HBCUs to take part in a first-of-its-kind Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) initiative. As a national leader focused on building movements to transform postsecondary education and drive college completion, CCA will work alongside these partner institutions to reimagine how colleges and universities can build digital cultures that promote learning and student success. In addition to the participating institutions, CCA has convened 19 leading experts from HBCUs, Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and the digital learning sector who will advise the initiative as it explores innovations that will dramatically improve outcomes for students.

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has selected Xavier University of Louisiana as a participant in their inaugural cohort of the Gulf Scholars Program. The program is a five-year, $525,000 project designed to build the capacity of universities and colleges in the Gulf region and motivate undergraduate students to address critical challenges facing the area.

Myriad Genetics (MYGN:NASDAQ), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, will support XULA’s new Genetic Counseling Program with a donation focusing on the advancement of healthcare equity, data and informatics. Myriad Genetics’ support is among the university’s first collaborations designed to support professional diversity, reduce health disparities, and increase access to data-driven genetic insights. XG

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Welcome New Alumni!

Nearly 700 graduates were awarded degrees during

A total of 689 graduates

– nearly 40% of whom earned university honors – were awarded their degrees during the two ceremonies celebrating Xavier University of Louisiana’s 95th annual commencement held on May 7, 2022. Graduates of the class of 2020, who were recognized during a virtual commencement ceremony, were also invited to attend the in-person commencement events.

Both ceremonies were livestreamed, and a recording can be viewed through Xavier’s website. The first ceremony, held at 10 a.m., celebrated graduates of Xavier’s College of Pharmacy and the inaugural graduating class of Xavier’s Physician Assistants program. The second ceremony, which honored those graduating from Xavier’s College of Arts and Sciences and other graduate programs, was held at 2 p.m.

During the College of Pharmacy and Physician Assistant program’s ceremony, the University honored Malcolm J. Broussard (‘78) RPh, executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy; and United States Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy, co-founder of the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic, with honorary degrees. Sen. Cassidy delivered the commencement address after Mr. Broussard offered remarks.

During the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony, honorary degrees were presented to the Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson (‘99), president and CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund and CDF Action Council; and Jerome “Big Duck” Smith, the director of the New Orleans Center and a stalwart of the Civil Rights movement in the city and nationally. After being presented with his honorary degree, Mr. Smith offered encouragement to the graduates. Dr. Wilson addressed attendees as the keynote speaker during the College of Arts and Sciences ceremony. XG

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COMMENCEMENT 2022

XULA’s 95th annual commencement

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NewsMakers

Marc Barnes ‘92 joins the UNCF Office of the President as Senior Vice President, Principal Gifts.

Barnes will work to strengthen the financial support for strategic impact initiatives. Barnes previously served as vice president of Institutional Advancement at Dillard University.

Youshea Berry ‘98 was named as Director of Global Development and Strategic Planning for the White House, Adjunct Law Professor at Emory University, and Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Legislation & Policy for USAID.

Loren Blanchard ‘84 was named the 7th president of the University of Houston-Downtown. Prior to his investiture, Blanchard served as Executive Vice Chancellor at the University of California and the Provost at his alma mater for seven years.

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Malcolm Broussard ‘78 received an honorary degree at this year’s commencement. Broussard serves as the executive director of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.

In 2018, Broussard was awarded the Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Pharmacy. He was awarded the Louisiana Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of the Year Award in 1985 and 2006.

Maxine Buckles ‘79 was named Port Houston’s first Chief Business Equity Officer in Nov. 2021.

Buckles previously served as Port Houston’s Chief Audit Officer.

Buckles graduated from Xavier with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and received her MBA from Tulane University.

Rockell Brown Burton ‘97 was named the Associate Dean of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility at the Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University. With more than 20 years of experience, Brown Burton served as Texas Southern University’s (TSU), interim dean of the School of Communication.

Under her leadership, the School of Communication established its first Advisory Board and launched TSU’s student multimedia streaming operation.

Shelina Davis ‘05, Chief Executive Officer of Louisiana Public Health Institute was named one of New Orleans Magazine’s Top Female Achievers. This honor features eleven women making a significant difference in the New Orleans community. With more than 15 years of experience, Davis served on Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and many other committees to ensure the safety and well-being of Louisiana residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Takeisha Davis ‘96 president and CEO of New Orleans East Hospital was named 2022-23 board chair of United Way Southeast Louisiana’s board of trustees. Davis is the first African American in this role.

Christina Francis ‘89 president of Magic Johnson Enterprises, was featured in February 2022 Sports Illustrated & Empower Onyx Ellevate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. Francis is responsible for managing and directing dayto-day operations including strategy, business development, and overseeing managing partnerships.

NewsMakers

Kimberly Frazier ‘98 was named president of the American Counseling Association. Frazier was recently sworn in at their conference in Atlanta, Ga. Frazier holds a doctorate in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans.

Frazier is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.

Ashley Garner ‘05 was named anchor of the WLBT Morning News at 4:30 a.m. and WLBT News at Noon. Garner is an award-winning journalist who joined WLBT/ FOX 40 News in Jackson, MS, as a producer in October 2007.

Veronica Gillispie-Bell ‘00 BoardCertified OBGYN and Associate Professor for Ochsner Health, was featured on Good Morning America to discuss Black maternal health and efforts being made to support Black women’s health.

Cynthia Guillory ‘76 serves as a Family & Juvenile Court Judge.

Guillory took the bench in Jan. 2021. Guillory began her career as a Paralegal for Drost & Savoie Law firm. In 1985, Guillory was hired as Calcasieu Parish Assistant District Attorney in Misdemeanor, Felony, Severe Child Abuse, and Juvenile Divisions. After several years of service in the Calcasieu District Attorney’s Office and Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

Guillory became the first African American Juvenile and Family Court Judge in the Calcasieu Parish.

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Kemba Hendrix ‘98 serves as Senior Advisor to the Director at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), under the Biden-Harris Administration. Before Hendrix’s position in OPM, Hendrix served as Inaugural Executive Director for the House Office of Diversity and Inclusion for the U.S. Representatives.

Carl Hill ‘05 was named Coca-Cola Bottling Company United Inc.’s first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hill’s constructed role will optimize Coca-Cola’s organizational values and advance its diverse workplace. Prior to this role, Hill served as director of multicultural marketing and community affairs for Coca-Cola’s East Region for four years.

Dannton Jackson ‘92 joins Talladega College as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Director of External Affairs. Jackson previously coached over 13 seasons at Xavier University as the Head Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coach.

Kim LeDuff ‘96 was named Vice President of People & Culture at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. LeDuff takes this position following a 23-year career as a university administrator, professor, and diversity and inclusion specialist.

Alejandro Perkins ‘99 was named Managing Partner of Hammonds, Sills, Adkins, Guice, Noah & Perkins, LLP. Perkins specializes in complex litigation, general liability, workers compensation, and much more. He served on several legal teams with cases valued over $400 million.

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Tommye Myrick ‘74 directed Fly, a play telling the story of four Tuskegee Airmen in the 1940s at Jefferson Performing Art Center in Metairie. Myrick’s prevalent advocacy for the disenfranchised does not stop in the theater. In 2000, Myrick penned the letter, “We Were There,” protesting New Orleans’ National World War II’s opening parade that disregarded soldiers of color contributions to the war. In 2001, Myrick successfully witnessed the parade acknowledging soldiers of color. Myrick works as a director, producer, writer, educator, and historian in New Orleans.

Marc Philpart ‘03 was named the first executive director of the California Freedom Fund. The California Freedom Fund ensures Black movements and powerbuilding organizations have sustainable resources. Philpart, an acclaimed advocate for boys and men of color, served as the Managing Director of Policy Link.

Dereck Rovaris ‘84 was appointed vice president for equity and strategic initiatives at St. Mary’s College. Within this role, Rovaris will serve as a strategic advisor regarding inclusion, diversity, equity, and access across St. Mary’s campus.

Rovaris’ 30 years of experience in higher education has helped him serve as Louisiana State University’s vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rovaris also served Xavier University of Louisiana for more than two decades.

Brent Smith ‘96 was appointed as the Interim Dean of the School of Communication at Emerson College. Smith previously served as the Chair of the Marketing Communication Department. Smith has developed more than 20 courses in undergraduate, graduate, and international programs.

Shuana Tucker-Sims ‘90 was elected as the National Vice President of The Links, Incorporated. The Links, Incorporated is the oldest and largest volunteer service organization, established in 1946 with over 16,000 members. Tucker-Sims serves as the Chief Talent Officer of the Connecticut State Department of Education.

Carita Walker ‘93 was listed among Savoy Magazine’s 2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Black America. Walker is the Chief Legal Officer at Greenlots, a Shell company that is committed to discovering possibilities for electric mobility by developing software and services.

Tiffany West ‘00 was named Gilead’s Director of Advancing Black Equity & Community Engagement.

Gilead Sciences is committed to creating a healthier world through transformative sciences. West presented a check at the 2021 Homecoming game.

Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson ‘99 President & CEO of the Children’s Defense Fund and CDF Action Council, served as the Class of 2022 Commencement speaker and was an honorary degree recipient.

Lavar Walker ‘02 actor and comedian starred in the Hulu original movie Life After Beth.

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The 40 Under 40 Awards, established in 2014, celebrate alumni 40 years of age and younger who are making significant strides in their careers and who are living the mission of Xavier – to promote a more just and humane society.

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Olukayode Akinsola ‘03 Tyler, TX

Darrin Cook, Jr. ‘11 Roswell, GA

Kimberly Alexander ‘04 Milwaukee, WI

Damien Cuffie ‘08 New Orleans, LA

Daphine Barnes ‘09 New Orleans, LA

Alauna Curry ‘03 Cypress, TX

Giselle Battley ‘08 New Orleans, LA

Shakeatha Davis ‘10 Houston, TX

Nicole Bell ‘06 Atlanta, GA

Marcus DeLarge ‘06 New Orleans, LA

Alycia Boutte ‘11 Bethesda, MD

Amber Domingue ‘17 Columbia, SC

Julianne Brown ‘13 New Orleans, LA

Joseph Drexler-Dreis ‘09 Shorewood, WI

Emmary Butler ‘07 Fort Wayne, IN

Ronnie Favors ‘06 Odenton, MD

Alexis Ponder Calloway ‘05 Atlanta, GA

L’Issa Gates ‘03 New Orleans, LA

David Collins ‘12 Shreveport, LA

Christopher Gillard ‘11 New Orleans, LA

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Dudley Grady, Jr. ‘12 New Orleans, LA

Nadrea Njoku ‘06 Atlanta, GA

Cherie Hill ‘05 Atlanta, GA

Nicholas Reed ‘07 New Orleans, LA

Jarred Honora ‘10 New Orleans, LA

Michael Seaberry ‘14 Atlanta, GA

Tiffany Johnson ‘03 Hamden, CT

Anthony Sharp, Jr. ‘99 Anaheim, CA

Lynette Kelley ‘05 Denver, CO

Alisha Shelton ‘03 Omaha, NE

Erin King-Mullins ‘04 Atlanta, GA

Na’Diah Smith ‘04 Dallas, TX

Kenda Lawson ‘06 Memphis, TN

Moyosoreolwuwa Sonola ‘16 Bradenton, FL

Danyel McLain-Black ‘06 Slidell, LA

Courtney Villere Jones ‘04 Atlanta, GA

Jovanna Mickie ‘04 Fredericksburg, VA

Corrine Williams ‘17 New Orleans, LA

Bianca Moore ‘16 New Orleans, LA

Michaela Wiseman ‘17 Indianapolis, IN

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Harold Doley ‘68

A lifelong connection to Xavier encouraged Ambassador Harold Doley to create pathways in American investment banking

Did you know?

A Xavierite Did That!

– Leslie D. Rose

Harold Doley ‘68 credits his

studious upbringing and a lifelong legacy at Xavier University of Louisiana for encouraging him to pursue several historic career achievements.

In 1973, he became the first and remains the only African American to buy a seat at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). He was later named Ambassador to the African Development Bank and Fund, from 1983 to 1985. His love for finance and administration also led him to become the founder of Doley Securities, LLC., the oldest African Americanowned investment-banking firm in the United States, where he has served in an emeritus role since 2003. He contends that growing up in the south and coming of age during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s fueled his drive for these monumental accolades. But, it all started with his love for reading as a child.

When Doley was in elementary school, he lived close to his reading teacher who encouraged him to use his father’s store, which was stocked with Black magazines and other periodicals, as an opportunity to do some serious reading. He began reading everything, including Ebony, Jet, and Louisiana Weekly. It was during the 1955 high-profile murder case of Emmett Till, which was widely covered with exclusive content in Jet magazine, that Doley began to truly understand the plight of Black folks in the south. His curiosity grew from there.

“That sent me on a quest to read everything I put my hands on,” Doley said.

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He put those reading skills to work on a family trip to New York City in 1960, during Richard Nixon’s presidential bid against John F. Kennedy.

There was plenty to read in that major culturallyshifting American city at such a time of political change.

That destiny not only helped him attain a degree but it grew a network of people. Doley said the Black college experience has been like that since before the country’s HBCU designation in 1965.

“The HBCU experience afforded you the exposure to the best and the brightest, you know, And then he saw Wall Street for the first time. just as Xavier produces the largest number of “We visited Wall Street, and I was always a very Black people to finish medical school,” he said.

“So, you know, all of these networks are out ferocious reader from the time that I learned to there, but one of the most cohesive networks read,” he said. “The experience of going to Wall was the HBCU experience. It is kind of like being Street at age 13 was amazing for me. I knew I had to take a particular course in life to attain the from Louisiana – it’s a culture that goes with goal of working there someday, and that my path the experience. The HBCU experience is an was through Xavier to get there. And at 13, I said, experience that is defining and it is important to be recognized today for as many contributions.” ‘this is something I want to do.’”

As he is able to list off the names of many, many Thirteen years later, he became the first African XULA alumni who have made major strides in American to buy an NYSE seat. Then he committed to a new goal of becoming a diplomat. history, he said he hopes one day someone will completely uncover and tell all of the stories “I said I wanted to be a diplomat some years about the change makers who took a piece of later,” he said. “You know, I had that opportunity Xavier with them on their various journeys to to do that, too.” success.

But speaking things into existence is nothing “Somebody has to do a comprehensive study,” without hard work, dedication, and inspiration. he said. “Maybe some historians from Xavier Doley has experienced all three throughout his will define and refine the contributions that were dynamic life. A big part of it all was watching made by Xavier graduates that affect us in our his family members matriculate through Xavier daily lives.”

University of Louisiana, a place he always knew It’s important to him that he isn’t recognized as he’d end up studying. an anomaly, he noted.

“It was always my goal to go into the field of finance and I was not really interested in leaving Doley has a special love for New Orleans and even though he has lived as far away as Africa, home, so Xavier was the school for me,” Doley said. “My father had gone to Xavier. My aunt had he has always maintained the culture of the city and his beloved alma mater. gone, and I had so many cousins, so basically “You can leave New Orleans; you can leave Xavier was my destiny.”

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Gloria Hobson Nordin ‘67 How Gloria Hobson Nordin Changed the Landscape of U.S. Housing Policies – James Nordin

Gloria Hobson Nordin ‘67 grew up in

the segregated South in Birmingham, Alabama, during the tumultuous Civil Rights era of the 1960s. Her parents did not allow her to attend the University of Alabama because integration was forced there. They also feared for her safety following the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing that killed four little girls, including Gloria’s neighbor. Given her parents’ concerns, Gloria, a high school graduate at age 16, decided to attend Xavier University of Louisiana.

She graduated in 1967 with a double major in business and secretarial studies and landed a federal government job in Chicago shortly after that.

Although she had married and started her family during her senior of college, she found herself divorced one year later. So, at age 21, she was a single parent of an infant, needing a place to live in a strange city. Her divorce lawyer offered to sublease his apartment; however, the owner refused to rent it to Gloria because she was a single Black woman with an infant. With some convincing, Gloria agreed to file a discrimination suit against that property owner. In doing so, she became the plaintiff in what would become a landmark federal housing discrimination case, Smith v. Adler. The case would go on to change America.

Despite the setback of a loss at the trial court level, Gloria had the tenacity to appeal the court’s ruling. She found vindication and prevailed in the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeal, which held no matter how valid other reasons might be, if any race is a factor for discrimination in housing, the action is illegal. With a 21-year-old Xavier graduate as the plaintiff, this decision redefined housing discrimination law in the U.S. for all.

Did you know?

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Gloria loved gardening and was a faithful gardener in her private life. She loved to plant, feed, weed, heal, and enjoy her flowers, especially her roses. She spent more than 30 years toiling in the garden of civil rights and social equity as a public servant, working in the Fair Housing Division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

She rarely acknowledged that she had been the plaintiff in a landmark civil rights case. She was no longer named Smith by the time the case was on appeal, and she wanted her work judged by her efforts, not by a historical artifact.

Gloria believed in fairness and equity. She had first-hand experience with segregation and discrimination from both Black and white people. Her second marriage was to a white man, and several of her colleagues in the civil rights community felt she had betrayed “the cause” with this action. Gloria was not trying to make a social statement with her marriage; she just fell in love. Although Gloria was proud to be an African-American woman, she wanted to be seen simply as a person, not by race or gender, just humanity. And that is what she wanted for everyone else.

Despite how she was treated, she never abandoned the goal of fair and equitable treatment. She was dedicated to doing her best to improve social equity. Gloria recognized that everyone has a role in social equity, and she was willing to do whatever was necessary to allow and to prod those roles to be fulfilled. Because of her dedication, tenacity, and skill, everyone has better opportunities.

After Gloria’s untimely passing, her husband, Jim Nordin, in 2002, established an endowed scholarship in memory of his late wife at his alma mater and here at Xavier University. For 20 years, his endowed legacy gift has helped fund the education of the next generation of gardeners, like Gloria. In addition, each year, the American Society for Public Administrators awards the Gloria Hobson Nordin Social Equity Award in recognition of her public service legacy for social equity. XG Fall 2022 | 59

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EXPERT OPINIONS

HOT TOPICS

– Leslie D. Rose

Dr. Pierre Johnson, Class of 2002, Discusses Fibroids BLACK WOMEN experience fibroids at a slightly higher rate than women of other races, with eight of every ten Black women being diagnosed with these generallynoncancerous uterine growths. More often than not, when experiencing severe symptoms of the gynecological issue, the aforementioned group of women faces healthcare disparities and poor recommendations for treatment options, even botched surgical procedures that leave them with unsightly and unnecessary scars.

Dr. Pierre Johnson is a Chicago-based, board-certified OB-GYN, who is known as the “fibroid slayer.” He often uses his social media platform to inform women of their power to choose, including the option to receive minimally invasive surgical removal of fibroids, among other procedures. He has performed more than 500 surgeries with a 0% conversion rate and also proctors for laparoscopic companies across the country in an effort to encourage other surgeons to practice the process. While his medical work has given him the tools necessary to help women, Johnson has also made it his mission to candidly discuss healthcare inequities, bust myths, and encourage women to do their own research to advocate for themselves. Here is some information he has regarding fibroids.

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Black Women and Fibroids While Black women do experience fibroids at a higher rate than other women, Johnson said that the numbers do not vary much between ethnic groups, with seven out of every ten white women experiencing them and Latinas at a number in the middle of the two groups.

“Fibroids are just very prevalent,” Johnson said. “Why it’s slightly higher in Black women, we really don’t know. We do know that there is a chance that there is a genetic component to it, but it’s not all genetics, there are different environmental factors that can contribute to it.”

However, he noted that what Black women may experience at a disproportionately higher rate are health care inequities and medical racism.

“When you look at how fibroids can impact Black women more, it goes directly into some of the dark fabric of our country with medical, health care disparities, racism, and a lot of other different things. It disproportionately affects Black women — if you look at the hysterectomy rate for Black women as opposed to any and everybody else in the country, it’s markedly higher, and especially higher in the southern states. It spills over into the issue of healthcare disparities because of a lack of access to quality healthcare and a lack of resources.”

EXPERT OPINIONS All Fibroids Are Not Created Equal While it’s not exactly a phrase that belongs on a t-shirt, Johnson stressed that not all fibroids are created equal. He also said that not every case of fibroids needs to be addressed. In fact, according to Johnson, fibroids are only detected when a woman is experiencing symptoms. These symptoms can include painful intercourse, heavy vaginal bleeding, frequent urination, abdominal pain, and infertility. An ultrasound is the only screening used to detect fibroids, so it’s highly possible that a woman who gets regular pap smears could be living with non-invasive fibroids and never know it.

that decrease bleeding. Then there are levels of options for medical procedures including non-invasive, minimally invasive, or in incredibly severe cases, a hysterectomy may be performed.

“It really depends on what the woman wants and what’s happening in her life,” he said.

Fibroids And Pregnancy Fibroids can have an impact on pregnancy, including causing complications or even loss of pregnancy.

“Fibroids overall do decrease the rate of fertility, so if you take 1000 women with fibroids and 1000 women without, you’ll have a much higher yield of women getting pregnant in the group without fibroids,” he said Fibroid location can also cause premature labor “It doesn’t always happen this way — it all depends on size and location. We can’t lump fibroids in one monolith, because they aren’t created equally.”

Busting Some Popular Myths

“Fibroids are not created equal,” Johnson said. “Fibroids are problematic for either one or two reasons — size or location.”

Johnson said that fibroids could be large or small, but regardless of size, the problem presenting fibroids are those that push into the cavity of the uterus.

“Either way, fibroids do not belong in the cavity of the uterus, if that happens they typically cause symptoms and that causes problems.”

In deciding your treatment or removal options, Johnson said a woman must first assess what her fibroids are doing.

“If the fibroids are there and they’re not causing her bad symptoms or causing infertility then you don’t need to do anything about it. An option is to be conservative and do nothing.”

However, if a woman is experiencing severe symptoms, Johnson said she could consider medication or a variety of procedures including surgical removal of the fibroids. It’s in this area where he cautions personal choice and research the most. Symptoms such as bleeding may be treated with medications

Can relaxers cause fibroids? Can I just change my diet and make it all go away?

Will my fibroids just disappear when I hit menopause? Can anything be done to prevent developing fibroids?

According to Johnson, the answers are all no, however, while there isn’t sufficient scientific evidence to prove that relaxers have any correlation to fibroids, Johnson was hesitant to provide a hard no on that claim.

“There is not enough information [to support the claim that chemicals in relaxers cause fibroids],” Johnson said. “We can’t completely say that, but there have been links to cancers with some women with relaxers. I think the data needs to be analyzed a little bit more, but I don’t think there is enough evidence to say that about fibroids, or at least I haven’t seen any such study. I can’t give a definitive true or false on that.”

And, as for dietary changes, while it’s always a great idea to practice clean and healthy eating, Johnson said there is no proof that your diet can affect fibroid growth or elimination.

“I operate on vegans, vegetarians, pescetarians, people that work out, people who aren’t in shape, you name it, I operate on them. That is a myth.”

Advocating For Yourself While Johnson said that fibroids don’t have a causal link with anything, life with fibroids is not hopeless.

“There’s no diet or exercise or birth control — there’s nothing in your daily life or activity that you can do to avoid fibroid formation that we know of. But, you most certainly can be very in-tuned with your body and understand that you can have fibroid formation and have a plan, that if fibroids are significantly impacting your life, you can do something about it.”

Johnson suggests that women who are experiencing problematic fibroids do research on their providers and options.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that you don’t have options,” he said. “If your doctor is not listening to you or not hearing your concerns or not giving you a multitude of options that work for you then you need to find a new provider. Oftentimes, we get complacent with our providers and that’s when bad things happen.”

“Do your research,” he continued. “There are so many resources you can use to optimize your care — utilize them, and if you’re not getting those answers and options, you gotta keep looking.”

Johnson said many of his patients have come to him after another doctor has told them they were infertile or needed a hysterectomy.

“Don’t let anybody just tell you that,” he said. “I haven’t had any women with extensive fibroids yet that I haven’t been able to salvage her uterus except for a patient who actually had cancer and those fibroids were cancerous — it’s a rare thing, but it happens. Unless those fibroids are cancerous, they can be removed and your uterus can be preserved.”

Outside of his work directly in the medical field, Johnson is a co-author of the book, Pulse of Perseverance: Three Black Doctors on Their Journey to Success and a major champion for health care equity through his program, Doc 4 Da Streetz, for which he serves as a “voice for the people in the fight to eradicate healthcare disparities by sharing his knowledge and skills with those in need,” according to his website. XG ­— This story originally ran in 21Ninenty in November 2021.

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Dr. Cherie Hill, Class of 2005, Discusses Baby Formula Shortage

AS THE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE became a crisis in

America, social media erupted with unsolicited and oftentimes inaccurate advice for mothers struggling to find ways to feed their babies. Selfproclaimed parenting experts dropped everything from non-FDA-approved formula recipes to insensitive remarks on breastfeeding. This all has sparked lively debates on why babies might be formula-fed in the first place as well as highlighted maternal inequities some mothers face. Now, with a recently received shipment of formula, some American parents will get a little reprieve, but the U.S. is still far from ready to declare an end to this crisis. As such, online debates centering on often erroneous suggestions continue.

Dr. Cherie Hill, a board-certified obstetriciangynecologist and associate professor at Emory University Hospital breaks down why some of these suggestions are problematic. Hill is also intimately familiar with the highs and lows of breastfeeding as a mother of three who breastfed all of her children for more than 12 months each.

Inside the crisis Supply chain issues started the formula shortage, but it went into a crisis mode when formula supplier Abbott Laboratories recalled its products and halted production at its plant following reported illnesses of four infants and the deaths of two due to possible contamination of the products.

For parents who rely on baby formula, this presents a grave challenge to maintaining proper nutrition for their babies.

“I honestly first learned about [the crisis] from my patients,” Hill said. “One of my patients came in, she’s currently pregnant and she said, ‘look, this is my third pregnancy. I’ve tried breastfeeding.

I already know that this right breast is not going to produce enough milk. And I have had to use formula for each of my babies. What am I going to do, Dr. Hill? How am I going to feed my baby?’ And there are several mothers who literally are not able to reach their breastfeeding goals because they have challenges one way or another with milk production.”

There’s also the issue of family medical leave not being a universal thing in America.

“We don’t have a great family medical leave policy — that’s universal. There really is no paid leave in the United States of America,” Hill said.

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the workplace sooner and have those additional burdens of trying to now pump and provide milk for their baby while going back to work. And so that formula shortage is a true area of fear of ‘how am I gonna feed my baby?’ Because literally when your baby’s born, they cannot chew food. They need milk as their primary source of nutrition.”

Reasons why some may not breastfeed While mothers took to social media to voice their concerns, some people responded callously, assuming that these mothers might just consider breastfeeding their children. But, that just isn’t always an option. In some cases, women are medically unable to feed their children in that manner.

Hill said mothers who are HIV positive are told not to breastfeed since the chance of transmission is too high. Mothers with galactosemia, a metabolic condition, are also advised against breastfeeding.

Aside from those two major reasons, other issues might prevent a woman from feeding with breast milk, including the need to be away from the baby at certain times for things like work.

“If you’re going back to work, you’re not near your baby 24/7, then the natural kind of mechanism of your brain telling your breasts to produce enough milk that supply and demand need is not going to be met when you’re separated from your baby,” Hill said.

Then, there are issues with severe pain that may cause a woman not to be able to produce as much milk as needed.

“Some of it is pain-related, right? So you’ve got a baby who’s gotta attach and latch onto the nipple and if there’s severe pain, a woman may have nipple trauma,” Hill said. “They may then not be able to have a proper letdown reflex because of the severe pain. And so then if that milk does not let down, then they’re not gonna have enough volume to feed the baby.”

Hill said that sometimes the baby has feeding issues that make bottle and formula feeding the best option.

“From a baby standpoint, there are things called lip ties. There are things called tongue ties that may also prohibit a baby from latching properly and then adequately transferring enough milk to get enough calories. And so the use of a bottle can sometimes overcome some of those feeding difficulties,” she said.

EXPERT OPINIONS Other things can limit breastfeeding opportunities like previous breast surgeries, such as mastectomy, reductions or even implants.

Nipple piercings, past or present, can also affect breastfeeding.

“I’m not saying everybody with bow legs had rickets, but rickets is a condition where you have softer bones because of vitamin D deficiency, and homemade formula is notorious for being low in vitamin D,” Hill said.

“Any of these things that alter breast anatomy may also impact your ability to breastfeed in the same way,” Hill said.

She also cautioned that formula is considered a food and so it has to be regulated by the FDA.

The unsolicited advice is harmful Unsolicited advice generally tends to present issues, but in this case, the advice is incredibly harmful due to its inaccuracy and because it scars the emotional well-being of mothers who may have reached their breaking points.

“The ability to breastfeed your child in so many ways is a privilege — it means that you are able to be with your child 24/7, that you have support around you for proper nutrition for the mother, proper hydration for the mother and a safe place to be able to consistently feed your baby,” Hill said.

“You need to be able to be there consistently with your baby and for the vast majority of American women, this is just not reality. And for the vast majority of American women who want to breastfeed, it is not for lack of trying that they’re not able to meet their breastfeeding goals. And so you’re then essentially, I would say, shaming a woman, if she has literally been doing everything right, and still not able to produce enough milk for her baby, and it’s already stressful. And it can be [physically] painful. And so the added layer from other women judging kind of your value as a mother being assigned to this one sliver of motherhood, which is breastfeeding.”

Supplementing breastfeeding with formula is a common occurrence for many mothers.

According to the CDC, by the six-month mark, only about 58% of infants were still breastfed.

Hill said that means that 42% are supplemented since babies are unable to have any other food substances as infants.

Sometimes the argument for not being able to breastfeed is met with non-FDA-approved recipes from years gone by. Often these recipes are complemented with a “my mother fed me like that and I turned out fine.” However, Hill noted that many of the unofficial formula recipes from older generations didn’t include important nutrients like vitamin D and are likely the cause of conditions such as rickets, which might cause what many know as bowlegs.

“Where you get into trouble with these homemade recipes is that they tend to be deficient in [vitamins and nutrients] and there can be really bad outcomes for babies,” she said.

“Calcium is often low in homemade formula. And we always think about calcium as affecting the bones, but actually, it has roles in your heart [and] brain. So you can see infants having seizures and also even going into cardiac arrest because they don’t have enough calcium from some of these homemade recipes. Then, the other part is honestly why this one formula company got shut down, and it’s foodborne illness. So if you are giving your infant, for example, raw goat milk or unpasteurized milk to supplement human milk or a homemade formula, you’re at risk for foodborne illness, salmonella [and] E. coli. And that is also what the FDA is helping to regulate.”

Parents might also put themselves at risk of having their children taken away by Child Protective Services. Pediatricians are mandated reporters, so if they notice a child is severely lacking nutrients or appears to be malnourished, they are required by law to file a report.

The village is still important Even though some of the advice is harmful, there is still a need for parents to build solid support systems and have villages of concerned and thoughtful people, outside of the naysayers.

“I will say one thing I think women need to do, and what we tend to do well is really lean on each other as a community,” Hill said.

Members of the mama village might also include milk donors or even just a woman who inherently understands what mom is going through.

and vulnerable with sharing my story, I never would’ve known. We literally developed a bond where she became a milk donor for me.”

According to the American Pregnancy Association, donated breast milk comes from “mothers that have pumped more milk than their own baby can eat.” As such, these women, known as super producers, may opt to donate their excess milk. This can be done safely through donor banks that test the milk before processing donations.

“I’m not saying every milk donation experience is gonna come like that, but I think as women if we can stop judging one another and really lean into being a community and helping one another, we can come up with creative, safe solutions,” Hill said.

“Really working on [building] community, supporting one another legislation-wise. I think we need to come up with better family medical leave policies, so moms have more time to be at home with their babies to establish good breastfeeding, and then we really need to push back on these companies — they need to get it together and get this formula out.”

Hill, speaking as both a mother and doctor, said that it’s key to remember that while breastfeeding is important, it’s equally essential to support a mother’s mental health.

“I think the big take-home point that I just want to get out there is that yes, breastfeeding is important, but we need to do more to support mothers 360,” she said. “It’s May — it’s also Mental Health Awareness Month. And a lot of moms have really undo societal pressure to solely breastfeed their babies. And we’re just not often able to support them as much as possible.

And I think that this is going to really impact some moms who have a genuine need for formula as a way to sustain their babies.” XG ­ — This story originally ran in Blavity in May 2022.

“So, this is me speaking through my mama hat — one of my colleagues and I were talking about my own struggles. I have a 13-month-old baby and literally breastfeed as much as I could when I was around baby. And then breast pumping as much as I could when I’m not around baby, but I was still falling short,” Hill said. “I was noticing that my supply was dipping despite literally all of my best efforts. And so I was confiding in another breastfeeding mom and lo and behold, she is a super producer. Had I not been open Fall 2022 | 63

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I’m a proud Xavier graduate, but I am first and foremost an alumna of Hillman College.

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alling myself a proud HBCU graduate would

be quite an understatement.

I am a gold and white waving, “that’s my HBCU” saying, history spouting, “my school is better than your school” bragging, #HBCUProud kind of alumna.

I absolutely credit Xavier University of Louisiana, of which I am a prouderthan-proud class of 2005 graduate, with fostering my growth, expanding my knowledge, and challenging me to become the professional I am today. But before I ever stepped foot on Xavier’s campus, I was a pigtailed-wearing little girl sitting in front of my television enamored with the cultural phenomenon known as A Different World.

It was September 1987 and I had just entered preschool when the six-season NBC series spinoff of The Cosby Show premiered, showcasing Denise Huxtable’s (Lisa Bonet) sophomore year in college as a legacy of the fictional HBCU, Hillman College. Admittedly the first season of the show was not necessarily an accurate depiction of the HBCU experience, but after being taken over by Howard University alumna, Debbie Allen, the show became an epic tribute to HBCU culture.

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#RepresentationMatters, because being exposed to an HBCU right in my living room on Thursday nights definitely encouraged me to attend Xavier. It was the display of Black excellence for me! But moreover, it showed me that there were institutions of higher learning made for people just like me, who at that time may not have otherwise known about a world outside of their neighborhoods.

Somewhere within the show’s six seasons, I remember asking my older brother not if Hillman itself was real, but if such a college actually existed. Some Black folks have access to HBCUs by way of their immediate or close extended family members. But as a first-generation college student, I’d be the only person in my immediate family to ever graduate college, so this wasn’t necessarily a dinner table conversation in my household. My brother, who’s 13 years my senior, is my only other immediate family member to attend college. He had chosen The Art Institute of Philadelphia, so while he made sure to include me in his family-friendly college experiences, the idea of an HBCU was still a myth to me.

“It’s real,” my brother told me. “Not Hillman, but Black colleges are real.”

And just like that, I set my sights on going somewhere I could be accepted just as I was — Black. And no matter how fictional, I became a student at Hillman College. While I can’t say I retained much

from A Different World’s original airings, I certainly absorbed it all as a pre-teen watching Saturday afternoon reruns.

Here’s how the show assured me that an HBCU was the collegiate path I wanted to take.

Seeing Myself When I got to Xavier I was a combination of Freddie Brooks (Cree Summer), Lena James (Jada Pinkett), and my beloved Whitley Gilbert (Jasmine Guy). Like Freddie, I am the daughter of a hippie woman. Like Lena, I grew up in an urban area where making do was key. And like Whitley, I had roots in the semisophisticated Deep South with the strict dos and don’ts of being a “sophisticated” woman.

Seeing myself in all three of these characters indeed solidified my decision to choose an HBCU for my college matriculation. The way Freddie’s zany antics were teased and at the same time nurtured and supported; the way Lena softened in the right places but remained militant and steadfast in her own convictions; and the way Whitley learned to love and be among people with different backgrounds without judgment, showed me that I, too, could be refined in the perfect places.

It showed me a variety of Black folks from all walks of society coming together as

...Solidified My Decision To Attend XULA — Leslie D. Rose friends and colleagues. I certainly also had a little Jaleesa Vinson (Dawnn Lewis) in me, because, my goodness, she was a great representation of the Philly suburbs of southern New Jersey, where I’m also from.

It always feels great to see a character from around your way.

Everybody Knows Everybody One of the most real things about A Different World, especially having attended a small liberal arts HBCU, is the everybody knows everybody aspect. I still binge on the show, so every now and then my husband, who is a graduate of the much larger Southern University and A&M College, will say something like “Now, how do they all know each other?”

For me, that concept was a major selling point and one of the reasons I chose Xavier in particular. I wanted the small class size, the deep interpersonal relationships and the camaraderie that exists with people you see often, even if you don’t actually know their names.

The Mentoring Going hand-in-hand with everybody knows everybody, I also longed for the type of mentorship depicted on the show.

Mr. Gaines (Lou Myers) casually earhustling student issues being discussed at The Pit; the stern, yet well-meaning lectures from Colonel Taylor (Glynn Thurman); the big brother vibes of Walter Oakes (Sinbad); the motherly Lettie Bostic (Mary Alice); and even the levels of peer mentorship given by the nontraditional college student, Jaleesa to her younger classmates, and later Whitley’s words of wisdom to students when she served as a resident director. Per my father, who lived in Louisiana, I was always going to go far away for college since I’d be leaving

New Jersey to attend a school in his state.

Because of this, finding a place where I could have several mentors who truly cared about not only my matriculation through college but also my well-being, was of utmost importance.

The Classes One thing I was most enthralled by with A Different World was the classroom scenes.

This was an incredibly interesting part of the show because it wasn’t just about college students, it was about the whole college experience. I didn’t always know I’d attend college, so I would really go so far as to say I may not have a degree if it wasn’t for Hillman. If the scripts hadn’t included classes like that of Dr. Jordan’s (Whoopi Goldberg) speech class that depicted a shy student, Josie (Tisha Campbell), who would later reveal her HIV/AIDS diagnosis in a class project; or the episodes that featured visiting African American history professor Howard Randolph (Roger Guenveur Smith); or even the intense math classes taught by Colonel Taylor and later Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison).

I always loved learning so I can certainly tell you that while college wasn’t on my mind, research-loving Leslie certainly factchecked everything said in the classroom scenes. Once I found no lies detected, I was sold on HBCUs.

The Real-World Issues Some of the classroom scenes explored very real-world societal problems, but it was also the socialization that took place on the show that threw issues facing real college students out into the ether. There’s the date rape episode where Dwayne helps Freddy escape her aggressive date, Kimberly Reese’s (Charnele Brown) pregnancy scare, the multiple drunk

student episodes, the self-esteem issues, the co-mingling of young college students in co-ed dorms and the parent phone calls and visits, among many other things.

It was the display of stresses and freedoms of being an adult but still very much a young person navigating this different world that stuck with me. I can’t even begin to recount the ways I saw Xavier as a reallife Hillman once I got there. I’ll always appreciate the show for letting me and other young folks like me see the whole of the college experience through the lens of educated Black folks.

Hillman Was True To My Experience These days while I’m binge-watching, I truly realize how much of an impact the show and its characters had on me. I am now very much Whitley, according to my husband who gives me several side eyes whenever the character displays her signature sass, silliness, or nose-in-the-air antics.

I’ve also cemented her legacy in our homes with a painting hanging on our wall. My poor husband is surrounded by the original curly hair southern belle and the much younger northern twin she has in me. Characterization aside, though, I found my Hillman in Xavier; my Freddie, Kim, and Jaleesa in Ashley, Heather, and Binta; my Colonel Taylor in Mr. Arnold Crump; my Dr. Jordans in Dr. Lisa Hebert and Dr. Rockell Brown and myself in all of the true-to-life experiences the show provided for me. Had it not been for A Different World in front of me during my formative years, I’m not sure how long it would have been before I knew that there really was a different world from where I come from; one that would mold me beyond my wildest imagination. XG Fall 2022 | 65

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Dr. Duane L. Aldous Ms. Maurine Barzaanatni Mr. Donald Beason Dr. Harris A. Berman Ms. Beverly A. Carroll Ms. Anne Cofiell Ms. Beryl Cook Mr. Raymond F. Condon Mr. John R. Corporon Mrs. Dora M. Davis Mrs. Patricia G. Draper Ms. Jeanne B. Eddington

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Dr. John Donald Weber Mrs. Georgia W. Thompson Mrs. Anne S. Turnbull Mrs. Joan Mathieu Willis Mrs. Claudette B. Sonnier Mrs. Delphenie H. Butler Mr. Wesley B. Johnson, Jr. Dr. Earl D. Mitchell, Jr. Dr. Solomon L. Riley, Jr. Mrs. Joanne Tardy Mr. Lloyd L. Harris, Jr. Mr. Gilbert M. Pride Mrs. Danese Welch Attorney Hillard C. Fazande, II Mrs. Ella R. Ducrest Landreaux Mr. Chester L. Chambers Mrs. Elaine C. Henderson Mrs. Cheryle King Mrs. Sandra J. Zimmerman Dr. Marie Valentine McDemmond Mrs. Faye Williams Penny Mr. Michael Glapion Mrs. Rosemary Bickham Ms. Cheryl A. Boutte Mr. Harold A. Dede, Jr. Mr. Howard Gaskins, Jr. Mrs. Judith Riggins Mrs. Alma W. Shepard Ms. Mary L. Busch Mr. Nelson J. Jean, III Sr. Greta M. Jupiter, S.S.F. Mrs. Jacquelyn Jackson Ms. Diann Dellihoue Mrs. Linda H. Lewis Fr. Peter C. Weiss, S.S.J. Mr. Donzell Floyd, R.Ph.

Ms. Joan H. Moore Mr. Robert D. Reily Mr. Brian P. Saizan Ms. Audrey A. Scott Mrs. Joan St. Martin Ms. Ernestine I. Stewart Ms. Oona B. Sullivan Mrs. Roxlyn Theard Mrs. Mary Ann G. Valentino Dr. Daniel K. Winstead, M.D.

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Ms. Louella Petry Mr. Tristan Schultis Ms. Maria Mercedes Tio Mrs. Songy Turner Mr. James W. Comeaux Ms. Paula M. Kelly Dr. Oscar A. Del Portal Dr. Jerome C. Landry Mr. Albert Victorianne, III Mrs. Pamela P. Kennedy Mr. Anthony Osborne Morris, Ed.S. Mrs. Verna Davis Mr. John A. Zimmerman Mrs. Angela Hayes-Francis Mrs. Dana Holden Campbell Mr. Clarence P. Bertrand Ms. Joyce L. Campbell Ms. Lucinda Joshua Mr. Gerald Lane Monica O. Taylor, Ph.D. Mrs. Doretha D. Scott Ms. Muriel A. Hendrix Mr. Ramon J. Llorens Mr. David Royal Dupaty, Sr. Mrs. Ann Hines Mr. Troy A. Ladmirault, Sr. Ms. Gwendolyn Y. Brown Mr. Roderick A. Lyle Mr. Roland H. Pierre Dr. Michelle L. Collier Ms. Alisa R. Thomas Mr. Eddie Jones, Jr. Dr. Sanya N. Tinubu Mr. Robert M. Bell, IV Mr. Brian E. Murray, Sr.

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Ms. Beverly A. Carroll Ms. Linda G. Nash Dr. Tim Turner Ms. Selena Vance Mr. Kevin E. Wolf

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Honorary Degree Recipient

The Honorable Mr. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

The Xavier family extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the following deceased alumni and friends of Xavier.

They remain in our prayers and memories. The University was notified of these deaths at some point during the period dating from May 1, 2021 to August 9, 2022. If a name has been inadvertently omitted or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies.

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Alumni Chapter Events 2022 Alumni Chapter Events Southern California Alumni Chapter Membership Holiday Collection Drive (Dec. 18) l New Orleans Alumni Chapter Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser (Jan. 3-7) l Southern California Alumni Chapter Member Meet & Greet (Feb. 27) l Houston Alumni Chapter Mardi Gras Gala (Mar. 12, 2022) l Dallas/Fort Worth Alumni Chapter School Daze Virtual Art Gallery & Fundraiser (Mar. 19-31) l New Orleans Alumni Chapter Crawfish Boil (Apr. 2) l Los Angeles Reception with the President l Baton Rouge Alumni Chapter Jazz Scholarship Brunch (April 23, 2022) l Memphis Alumni Chapter Brunch & Bubbles (April 24, 2022) l Atlanta Alumni Chapter’s Arts, Beats, & Eats Scholarship Fundraiser (April 29) l Houston Alumni Chapter Membership Crawfish Boil (April 30) l Philadelphia Alumni Chapter Online Cooking Class (May 14) l Dallas/Fort Worth Alumni Chapter Xavier Nights Fundraiser (Jun. 11) l Xavier University Alumni Leadership Conference (June 23-26)

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Class of 1961: Jimmie Wickham

Class of 1966: Louanne Williams Gilyot

Class of 1971: Alva Darensbourg Chase, Lewis Livingstone, Jeanne Long Meggs, Kennedy Lynne, Larnette Minor Smith, Brenda Washington Chappell, Marcellus Grace, Camille Charbonnet Jones, Elaine M. Keller Johnson, Jacquelyn Winder Mathews, Patricia Carmouche Lastrapes

Class of 1981: Dennis Prevost, Pamela Foster Payne, Arnette Martin Green

Class of 1976: Gail Stewart Medford, Debra Hilton Keelen

Class of 1986: Randall McHenry, Sharyn Reese Winborn

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HOMECOM Class of 1991: Susan Reine McCleskey, Markitta Jamison Travillion, Albert Thibodeaux

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Class of 2001: Gregory Powell, Nefretiri Smith Coleman, Shayla De La Rose, Linda Green Harvey

Class of 2016: Treyvon Merritt

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Class of 2006: Kaylend Manley, Janira Rodriguez

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Alumnus of the Year “Rudy” Livingstone Lewis ‘71 was honored during the Gold Nuggets Basketball Game as the 2022 Victor H. Labat Alumnus of the Year. Rudy is a long-time member of the Birmingham Chapter.

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Homecoming 2022 is scheduled for November 2-6. We are excited to welcome all alumni back to campus for a highly anticipated Homecoming. Celebrating the classes of 1942, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017.

Classes ending in 0s, 5s, 1s and 6s will also receive special recognition.

Prayer Service

Let’s start our week giving praise.

Gospel Choir Reunion Concert

Former gospel choir members and students join together for a long-anticipated gospel concert.

Mixology Class and Happy Hour

Kick-off Homecoming learning how to mix craft drinks while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and music.

VIP Alumni Party

Invitation only party for alumni selecting the VIP experience.

Board of Governors

The National Alumni Association annual fall meeting. All alumni are invited.

Golf Tournament

Join the National Alumni Assocation for a round of golf to support Xavier students.

Celebration on the Yard

Remember Fridays on the Yard? Reconnect with classmates and faculty while sharing this uniquely Xavier tradition with students, shopping alumni and student vendors, and enjoying our favorites DJs.

Golden Celebration

Is Doo Wop and Motown music more your speed? Join your classmates from those eras to reconnect, reminisce and remember your Xavier experience. Refreshments will be served.

Homecoming Banquet and Class Photos

An evening celebrating our Alma Mater and friendships through the years. We will celebrate three years of reunion classes (0s, 5s and 1s, 6s and 2s, 7s). A class photo schedule will be distributed at a later date.

Alumni After Party

All Xavierites are invited for an evening of dancing.

Homecoming Parade

Join Miss Xavier, Mr. Xavier and their court as they continue the Homecoming parade tradition.

Tailgate

Catch up with classmates and friends for an experience you don’t want to miss.

Mass

Let’s close out our week with prayers of thanksgiving.

A complete Homecoming Schedule will be available by September 1, 2022 For more information and hotel blocks, please call (504) 520-7575 or visit www.xula.edu and click alumni

HOTEL INFO & BOOKING LINKS Cambria Hotel New Orleans, 877-424-6423, https://tinyurl.com/xula-cambria Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 504-561-1234, https://tinyurl.com/xula-hyatt-regency Hyatt House New Orleans, 504-648-3118, https://tinyurl.com/xula-hyatt-house The Higgins Hotel by Hilton, 833-357-1172, Code: XULACI, https://tinyurl.com/xula-higgins InterContinential New Orleans, 504-525-5566, https://tinyurl.com/xula-ic

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It’s easier than you might think The purpose of our endowment is to financially sustain the mission and work of Xavier University for generations to come. You can make a significant contribution to endow our future… and it’s easier than you might think.

Here are some charitable gift and estate planning options that can benefit you and help build our endowment:

CHARITABLE BEQUESTS BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION CHARITABLE LIFE ESTATE CHARITABLE LIFE INCOME PLANS

To learn more about how you can make a significant gift to endow Xavier’s future, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement, 1 Drexel Dr., Box 66, New Orleans, LA 70125 (504)520-7575, or email us at ia@xula.edu.

*Please let us know if you have already included Xavier University in your estate plan.

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