Saturday, February 25, 2017

A Celebration of OurFirst Black Graduates

Welcome to the UTrailblazers Gala!The University of Miami admitted its first black students in 1961, 35 years after opening for

classes in 1926. Black students, faculty, staff, and alumni have enriched the University’s culture,

academic vigor, and overall excellence in countless ways throughout the 56 years since our

desegregation. The UTrailblazers Gala and related events are a celebration of unprecedented size

and scope to honor black graduates of the 1960s and 1970s as well as faculty and staff members

who helped blaze a trail of inclusion at the U.

Launched by members of the UM Black Alumni Society in 2013, the First Black Graduates

Project is an initiative to unearth the powerful voices, experiences, and contributions of the

University’s first black graduates and ensure they are embedded into the fabric of our beloved

Hurricanes history. Years of sifting through yearbooks, researching archives in the Richter

Library, and grassroots outreach have yielded precious material and human connections that

will continue to shape the University’s identity and aspirations in the years leading to its 100th

anniversary and beyond.

WelcomeAntonio Junior, A.B. ’79 • Denise R. Mincey-Mills, B.B.A. ’79 • Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79

Chairs, First Black Graduates Project Committee

Invocation, Blessing of Meal, and Singing of“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Reverend Walter T. Richardson

Program

Musical break entertainment proudly provided by the Frost School of Music.

Opening Remarks Finesse Mitchell, B.S.C. ’95 Master of Ceremonies

Welcome from the University Thomas J. LeBlanc Executive Vice President and Provost

RemarksSergio M. Gonzalez

Senior Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs

Introduction of Keynote Speaker H. T. Smith, Jr., J.D. ’73 Vice Chair, University of Miami Board of Trustees

Keynote Address George F. Knox, J.D. ’73 Attorney, Educator, and Community Leader

Dance PerformanceOLEKU Dance Team

Top of the Class Presentation and Special Recognition of Faculty, Staff and

Administrators Margery S. “Bunty” Johnson, B.S. ’79

Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79Vickie M. (Battle) Horn, B.S. ’82

First Black Graduates Project Committee Members

Musical Performance Nicole R. Henry, B.S.C. ’00 Recording Artist

First Black Graduates Special RecognitionThomas J. LeBlanc

Executive Vice President and Provost

Spoken Word PerformanceSpeak What U Feel

First Black Graduates Endowed Scholarship Announcement

John M. King, B.S. ’78 Arlene Johnson, M.A.L.S. ’06

Troy OdomFirst Black Graduates Project Committee Members

Presentation of the Inaugural First Black Graduates Endowed Scholarship

In honor of Ruth Taylor GilesJohnny C. Taylor, Jr., B.S.C. ’89

President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

AcknowledgmentsAntonio Junior, A.B. ’79

Denise R. Mincey-Mills, B.B.A. ’79 Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79

Chairs, First Black Graduates Project Committee

University of Miami Alma Mater

Closing Prayer and BlessingReverend Melissa A. Rolle-Scott, B.S.I.E. ’79

Top of the Class These Top of the Class UTrailblazers have a distinguished record throughout their lives

of blazing the trail and building the dream of inclusion and diversity.

UTrailblazers Gala Master of Ceremonies Born and raised in Atlanta, Finesse Mitchell, B.S.C. ’95, was a walk-on player for the Miami Hurricanes football team and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. After graduating from the U, he followed his passion for comedy and landed center stage on shows like Saturday Night Live, Disney’s A.N.T. Farm, and Showtime’s Roadies, to name a few. He has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and NBC’s Today Show. Mitchell is also a devout supporter of the men and women in the armed forces, appearing in Ron White’s

Comedy Salute to the Troops, which aired on Country Music Television (CMT) to benefit the Armed Forces Foundation.

Benny O’Berry, B.Ed. ’62 (posthumously)

Ray Bellamy, B.S.Ed. ’72, M.S.Ed. ’77

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, M.Ed. ’73

Dorothy M. Wallace, M.Ed. ’63

Michael Kotler, ’76 George F. Knox, J.D. ’73

Burgess Owens, B.S. ’75

Harold Long, Jr., A.B. ’68, J.D. ’71

A. David Makepeace, B.S. ’73

C. J. Latimore,B.F.A. ’76

George L. Sanders, M.D. ’69

H. T. Smith, Jr., J.D. ’73, Vice Chair, UM Board of Trustees

Kim Y. Sands, B.Ed. ’78

Special HonoreesThe following faculty and administrators represent just a few of the many individuals

who impacted the lives of those who attended the U during this time.

William Butler, Hon. ’02 Student Affairs

Nancy T. Clasby (posthumously) Department of English

Ronald A. Hammond, M.Ed. ’74 (posthumously) Student Financial and Career Planning

Whittington B. Johnson Afro-American Studies and Department of History

Henry King Stanford, Hon. ’81 (posthumously) President Emeritus

Joseph Middlebrooks School of Architecture

Robert F. Moore Office of Academic Enhancement and Department of Teaching and Learning

Joyce Knox Moorehead Student Activities

Ted Nichols, J.D. ’79Office of the President

Thomas Papino II (posthumously)College of Arts and Sciences

Anna M. Price, Ph.D. ’87, M.A.L.S. ’12 Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Department of Athletics, School of Education and Human Development

Hollis F. Price, Jr. Department of Economics

Charlotte Rogers, M.B.A. ’78, J.D. ’82 Reading Clinic and Department of English

Robert H. Waters (posthumously)School of Law

Nancy Wilson-Young, M.Ed. ’70 Minority and International Admissions

R. Paul Young, M.A. ’71, Ed.D. ’82Academic Affairs

One goal of the First Black Graduates Project is to document and celebrate those who blazed a trail of inclusion at the University of Miami. Another equally important goal is to ensure that diverse voices and perspectives can continue to enrich the entire UM family.

The First Black Graduates Endowed Scholarship seeks to build an endowment fund capable of offering $2,500 per year to two accomplished black students who face financial hardships. This is an opportunity to link the courage and resolve of the past with the promise of the future. Make a gift today at miami.edu/firstblackgraduates or contact Arlene Johnson, M.A.L.S. ’06, development director, at 305-284-6232 or ajohnson@miami.edu.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., B.S.C. ’89, has kicked off this endowment drive by funding the first two recipients of the First Black Graduates Endowed Scholarship. We are proud to honor his commitment to education.

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., B.S.C. '89Named one of the “Power 100” by Ebony magazine in its 2011 list of the 100 most influential African-Americans, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the only national organization representing nearly 300,000 students attending this country’s 47 publicly supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Prior to becoming president in 2010, Taylor worked as a senior executive for IAC/InterActiveCorp. An Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholar at the University of Miami,

he went on to earn a Master of Arts from Drake University and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Drake Law School, where he served as research editor of the Drake Law Review and argued on the National Moot Court Team. He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Illinois, and Washington, DC.

Help Continue to Build the Dream

Library ExhibitionElizabeth Del Campo, M.A.L.S. ’08

Charles EckmanMarcia HeathLeandra Hayes

Koichi Tasa

Black Alumni Society—All UTrailblazers Events

Ray Bellamy, B.S.Ed. ’72, M.S.Ed. ’77Theresa Brown, B.B.A. ’82

Cie J. Cochran, B.B.A. ’01, M.P.A. ’06Randall Darling, B.B.A. ’80

Vickie M. (Battle) Horn, B.S. ’82Rebecca Ingram, B.Ed. ’76

Margery S. “Bunty” Johnson, B.S. ’79Antonio Junior, A.B. ’79

Sharon Kendrick Williams, A.B. ’80John M. King, B.S. ’78

George F. Knox, J.D. ’73Harold Long, Jr., A.B. ’68, J.D. ’71

Owen A. May, B.S. ’81Denise R. Mincey-Mills, B.B.A. ’79

Larry Robertson, A.B. ’79Clementine Sherman, M.S.Ed. ’80

Shandi Speller, A.B. ’84Gail St. Germain, B.B.A. ’02

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., B.S.C. ’89Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79

Stephen Taylor, B.S. ’77David L. Wilson, B.B.A. ’82

University-Wide CommitteeDonna A. Arbide, M.B.A. ’95

Tricia BrodeurMeredith Camel, M.F.A. ’12

Quentin Derryberry IIIRenee Dickens Callan

Serina GerundoSergio M. Gonzalez

Katy HennigBraylond Howard

Arlene Johnson, M.A.L.S. ’06Kate Lake

Ivette ManchaJulie Maspons, M.B.A. ’88

Troy OdomDorean Gordon Williams

Liza Winkeljohn

Margery S. “Bunty” Johnson, B.S. ’791997-2001

Denise R. Mincey-Mills, B.B.A. ’792001-2005

Melissa A. Rolle-Scott, B.S.I.E. ’792005-2007

Stanley B. Thornton, B.S.I.E. ’812007-2009

David L. Wilson, B.B.A. ’822009-2011

Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’792011-2013

Vanessa Lerouge, B.S.C. ’032013-2015

Cie J. Cochran, B.B.A. ’01, M.P.A. ’062015-Present

UTrailblazers CommitteesSpecial thanks to the following individuals whose dedicated efforts carried UTrailblazers from dream to reality.

Black Alumni Society Presidents

Name YearHarold Long, Jr. 1967-68

Willard Butler 1968-69

Glen Fubbler 1969-70

John Bailey 1970-71

Robert Holmes 1971-72

Vaughncille Molden 1972-73

Jimmy Lacey 1973-74

Gregory Adams 1974-75

Charles Cooper 1975-76

Lou Dykes 1976-77

Reggie Dickerson 1976-77

Larry Robertson 1977-78

JeJuan (Spence) Stewart 1977-78

Edith Williams 1978-79

Owen A. May 1979-80

David L. Wilson 1980-81

Donald S. Fletcher 1981-82

Arthur L. Hammond 1982-83

Kevin Morris 1983-84

Ruben Thompson 1984-85

Faith Taylor 1985-86

Darryl Bell 1986-87

James Saunders 1987-88

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. 1988-89

Jacque Levermore 1989-90

Winston Warrior 1990-91

Kay White 1991-92

Name Year Zuri A. Stanback 1992-93

Sydnia A. Crosbie 1993-94

Demetric R. Ford 1994-95

Nicole Gordon 1995-96

Nicole Gordon 1996-97

Lisa Lee 1997-98

Tiffany Johnson 1998-99

Charles Monterio 1999-20

Saradiah Kernizan 2000-01

Kerrol Codallo-Nelson 2001-02

Lesley-Ann Brown 2002-03

Bryan Jones 2003-04

Wendy-Ann Dixon 2004-05

Terri-Ann Bennett 2005-06

Noelle McMahon 2006-07

Islamiyat Nancy Adebisi 2007-08

Shajena Erazo 2008-09

Christine Nanan 2009-10

Courtney Cross-Johnson 2010-11

Dara Collins 2011-12

Tiffany Ford 2012-13

Suzette Ikejiani 2013-14

TeQuan Taylor 2014-15

TeQuan Taylor 2015-16

Beja Turner 2016-Present

United Black StudentsPresidents

Benny L. O'Berry, B.Ed. ’62, Deceased

Dorothy (Martin) Wallace, M.Ed. ’63Roslyn M. Clark, B.Ed. ’64,

M.Ed. ’70Ollie M. McQueen, B.Ed. ’64,

DeceasedCharles L. Mobley, B.M. ’64,

M.M. ’71, DeceasedUlease C. (Small) Cusseaux,

B.Ed. ’65, DeceasedMarilyn (Sweeting) Hamilton,

B.Ed. ’65, M.D. ’89, DeceasedEdward Moore, B.Ed. ’65Wallace E. Orr, B.Ed. ’65, DeceasedDaniel W. Elebiga, B.B.A. ’66,

DeceasedLeeomia (Minnis) Kelly, B.M. ’66Clarence W. Lawrence, B.B.A. ’66,

J.D. ’79Julius T. Lee, Jr., A.B. ’66, M.A. ’73Bobby McGahee, B.Ed. ’66Clarence J. Parker, B.Ed. ’66,

M.Ed. ’74Ivis M. (Grace) Richardson, B.Ed. ’66George E. Rolle, Sr., B.Ed. ’66,

M.Ed. ’68Roy A. Barry, B.B.A. ’67Roland Jeanlouis, B.Ed. ’67,

M.Ed. ’69, Ph.D. ’87Bennie Moore, M.Ed. ’67, DeceasedJohnnie (McDonald) Trent, B.Ed. ’67Cecil W. Bain, B.B.A. ’68Parthenia A. (Variance) Days,

M.Ed. ’68Adolfo D. Fernandez, B.S.M.E. ’68Harold Long, Jr., A.B. ’68, J.D. ’71Eula R. Mosby, M.Ed. ’68Judy W. Nelson, B.Ed. ’68Earnestine Platt, B.Ed. ’68Wayne E. Thompson, A.B. ’68,

M.Ed. ’72James White, Jr., B.Ed. ’68,

M.Ed. ’70George F. Battle, M.S. ’69

Alice J. (Puyot) De Cristoforo, A.B. ’69

Laphalle Fuller, Ph.D. ’69John E. Lee, J.D. ’69, DeceasedHarold Mitchell, M.Ed. ’69, DeceasedLaura L. Morgan, A.B. ’69, M.Ed. ’71,

E.D.S. ’76, DeceasedJosephine T. Powers, A.B. ’69,

DeceasedJacqueline F. Rowser, B.Ed. ’69George L. Sanders, M.D. ’69Norma J. Sands, B.B.A. ’69 Drucille H. Stafford, M.Ed. ’69Bennie L. Wiley, Jr., M.Ed. ’69,

Ed.D. ’73Shirley R. Butler, A.B. ’70Hattie M. Daniels, M.Ed. ’70Barbara J. Davis, B.M. ’70Peggy M. Demon, B.S.Ed. ’70,

M.Ed. ’72, Ph.D. ’97Ivy L. Dumont, B.Ed. ’70Harold T. Fields, Jr., A.B. ’70,

J.D. ’73Shirley P. Fields, M.Ed. ’70Geraldine Fortenberry, B.Ed. ’70Adrienne B. Fried, B.S.N. ’70Benjamin F. Gardner, B.Ed. ’70Carolyn J. Gray, B.Ed. ’70Ronald R. Ingram, A.B. ’70George M. Koonce, Jr., M.Ed. ’70,

Ed.D. ’76Joyce N. (Adderly) Lampkin,

B.Ed. ’70, DeceasedAlbert A. McDaniel, B.B.A. ’70,

DeceasedBernadette T. Seymour, A.B. ’70Francena B. Thomas, M.Ed. ’70Jean Vorbe, Jr., B.B.A. ’70John L. White, B.S. ’70Nancy Wilson Young, M.S.Ed. ’70Ollie (Sharp) Yaeger, M.Ed. ’70,

DeceasedThelma (Johnson) Aranha, B.Ed. ’71,

M.Ed. ’73, DeceasedOphelia E. (Givens) Brown, B.Ed. ’71,

M.Ed. ’73

Michael J. Caldwell, B.M. ’71, M.M. ’73, M.M. ’74

Reuben Charles, B.S. ’71, M.S. ’75Sharon L. Clark, A.B. ’71Edythe (Variance) Cockett, M.Ed. ’71,

DeceasedRichard P. Cooper, A.B. ’71Edward J. Crawford, B.Ed. ’71Gary J. Dellapa, B.B.A. ’71Ronald Demon, B.B.A. ’71Earl D. Deveaux, B.B.A. ’71Livingstone S. Evans, B.B.A. ’71,

M.B.A. ’83Nancy L. Fennell, A.B. ’71Carlton G. Fisher, M.Ed. ’71,

DeceasedRoslyn (Dunn) Gooding, A.B. ’71William E. Jackson, M.Ed. ’71Larry W. Jones, B.B.A. ’71Gloria H. Littlefield, B.Ed. ’71,

DeceasedDudley R. Lumpkin, B.Ed. ’71James E. Martin, III, B.B.A. ’71,

DeceasedLincoln W. Myers, A.B. ’71Johnson O. Oladunni, B.S.C.E. ’71,

M.S. ’72Althea M. Sample, M.M. ’71Carol J. Shipp, A.B. ’71Cheryl L. Valcour, B.S.N. ’71Francis G. Vante, B.B.A. ’71Roland Woods, B.F.A. ’71Paul Young, M.A. ’71, Ed.D. ’82Beverly E. Bell, A.B. ’72, Raymond Bellamy, B.S.Ed. ’72,

M.S.Ed. ’77Carmen Blake, B.G.S. ’72Georgiana A. Brown, A.B. ’72Debra (Thompson) Butler, A.B. ’72Linda C. Clark, A.B. ’72Julia B. Cooper, M.Ed. ’72Emory M. Counts, A.B. ’72,

M.S.Ed. ’79Robert G. Cuff, Jr., A.B. ’72, J.D. ’76Roberta T. Daniels, B.Ed. ’72Michael D. Deveaux, B.S. ’72

Graduate Listings

Leon E. Dixon, B.M. ’72Calvin Douglas, A.B. ’72Veronica Edwards, A.B. ’72, M.B.A. ’81Edna F. Finlay, A.B. ’72Edward Gooding, II, B.M. ’72Samuel R. Greene, B.Ed. ’72, M.Ed. ’75Lennox O. Griffith, B.B.A. ’72Mildred Hall, A.B. ’72Willette D. Harrison, B.Ed. ’72Ruby D. (Bryant) Hogan, B.B.A. ’72Robert L. Holmes, B.Ed. ’72Gladys Hudson, B.Ed. ’72Fred D. Jackson, A.B. ’72Harold Jackson, B.M. ’72Geraldine (Hollingsworth) Jones,

B.Ed. ’72Vickie E. (Adel) Kane, B.Ed. ’72,

M.Ed. ’73Harden King, Jr., J.D. ’72Bernice Lawton, B.Ed. ’72Gloria L. Lemmons, B.Ed. ’72Marilyn Z. Lewis, A.B. ’72Wilhelmena (Brown) Mack, A.B. ’72,

M.Ed. ’73Flora Mitchell, B.B.A. ’72, M.B.A. ’73Charles T. Morris, B.Ed. ’72, DeceasedCharlotte (Nall) Murphy, B.S. ’72Charlotte R. Murray, B.Ed. ’72Gary A. Nugent, B.B.A. ’72Margee A. (Schomaker) Nugent, A.B. ’72Joycelyn (Benjamin) Park, B.Ed. ’72,

M.S.Ed. ’01Elvis W. Paschal, B.M. ’72, M.M. ’82,

DeceasedAlphonsea E. Polite, B.Ed. ’72, DeceasedShirley A. Richardson, B.Ed. ’72Patricia (Barnes) Roberts, B.S.Ed. ’72,

M.S.Ed. ’73Willie J. Rogers, B.M. ’72, DeceasedAnthony W. Rolle, B.Ed. ’72, M.Ed. ’75Lillie M. Scott, B.Ed. ’72, DeceasedRuby W. Swift, B.Ed. ’72Gary W. Thompson, B.B.A. ’72,

M.B.A. ’83Judith D. (Williams) Trimble, B.Ed. ’72Charles H. Turner, B.S.E.E. ’72Alonzo P. Walker, B.S. ’72Mary-Ellen (Robinson) White, B.Ed. ’72,

M.Ed. ’73, DeceasedCathy I. White, A.B. ’72, M.Ed. ’74Bruce A. Willians, A.B. ’72, DeceasedLarry D. Woodard, B.B.A. ’72, DeceasedMary F. Allen, B.Ed. ’73, M.Ed. ’77

Roslyn K. (Holmes) August, B.B.A. ’73James E. Betts, A.B. ’73Shakur A. Bolden, B.B.A. ’73Margaret A. Brown, B.Ed. ’73Altansas L. Brown, A.B. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’87Lottie Brown, A.B. ’73James C. Burke, J.D. ’73, DeceasedElaine (Brown) Callender, B.Ed. ’73Paulette Charles, B.Ed. ’73, M.Ed. ’75Sandra F. (Williams) Covington, A.B. ’73Queen E. Cunningham, B.Ed. ’73Eloise N. Dean, B.Ed. ’73Walter L. Dennis, B.F.A. ’73Johnny L. Douglas, B.Ed. ’73, J.D. ’88,

L.L.M.R. ’89Maggie (Carter) Fitts, B.Ed. ’73Carlton G. Forbes, B.S.E.E. ’73, M.S. ’79Walter E. Foreman, B.Ed. ’73Catherine Funchess, B.B.A. ’73Retha M. Fye, A.B. ’73Joan E. Gordon, B.G.S. ’73Constance Jackson, B.Ed. ’73Leroy T. Jackson, B.S. ’73Pamela E. (Norris) Jackson, B.Ed. ’73Ronald J. Jackson, B.B.A. ’73Howard R. Johnson, J.D. ’73William Johnson, J.D. ’73Velma E. Kelly, B.F.A. ’73Paul G. King, Jr., A.B. ’73Castella (Wood) King, B.Ed. ’73Eleanor P. (Turner) Kirkland, B.S.N. ’73George F. Knox, Jr., J.D. ’73Loveda U. Levy-Jones, A.B. ’73Delores C. Lockett, B.Ed. ’73Osvaldo J. Lom, B.B.A. ’73, M.S. ’75Jeroline Major, B.Ed. ’73A. David Makepeace, B.S. ’73Sonja P. Mathews, J.D. ’73David C. McCalla, B.S. ’73, M.Ed. ’77,

M.M. ’83, Ph.D. ’89Gloria J. (Crarey) McCalla, M.Ed. ’73Joyce McIntosh, B.Ed. ’73 Geraldine Mobley, B.Ed. ’73, DeceasedVaughncille Molden, B.G.S. ’73, DeceasedBetty (Robinson) Moore, B.Ed. ’73Layunice (Swanson) Neeley, B.Ed. ’73Eugene M. Pelaez, B.S.C.E. ’73Sharon I. (Reddick) Penro, B.S.N. ’73Earlene B. Pinder, B.S.N. ’73, DeceasedWilliam T. Pratt, B.G.S. ’73Laverne E. Ragster, B.S. ’73Delores J. Rawls, B.Ed. ’73Curtis J. Rayam, Jr., B.M. ’73

Shirley L. Richardson, B.F.A. ’73Carolyn Y. (Seabrooks) Robinson,

A.B. ’73Ethel E. Rolle, A.B. ’73, DeceasedKaren A. (Williams) Roper, B.S.N. ’73,

DeceasedPatricia A. Seabrooks, B.S.N. ’73,

M.S.N. ’77Jacqueline R. Simmons, M.S. ’73,

M.D. ’80William A. Simmons, B.B.A. ’73, J.D. ’83Gerardo M. Simms, A.B. ’73, J.D. ’82H.T. Smith, Jr., J.D. ’73Isiah Smith, Jr., A.B. ’73, M.S.Ed. ’79,

J.D. ’82Lavern N. Smith, B.Ed. ’73Lois V. Smith, B.Ed. ’73Willie L. Snell, B.Ed. ’73Cynthia L. Sullivan, B.B.A. ’73Andrea V. Sweeting, B.B.A. ’73, DeceasedLeslie A. Thomas, B.M. ’73Charlayne R. (Williams) Thompkins,

B.B.A. ’73Charles H. Thompson, B.B.A. ’73Vonnell M. Tillman, B.Ed. ’73Yvonne B. Vinson, B.Ed. ’73Mary J. Washington, A.B. ’73Willie A. Waters, B.M. ’73Marvin J. Webb, B.B.A. ’73Dolores D. Webster, B.Ed. ’73Lee A. Williams, B.Ed. ’73, DeceasedEunice P. (Daniels) Wilson, A.B. ’73Frederica S. Wilson, M.Ed. ’73Barbara A. Wooden, B.B.A. ’73Doris (Wright) Woods, B.Ed. ’73Jimmie L. Zilliner, B.Ed. ’73Katherine L. Adderley, A.B. ’74Clinton A. Albury, Jr., B.Ed. ’74,

M.S.Ed. ’79Jimmie Allen, B.Arch. ’74, M.S. ’77Willie G. Andrews, Jr., B.S. ’74, DeceasedMartin L. Black, J.D. ’74Jeffrey W. Brown, A.B. ’74Shirley A. Byron-Clark, A.B. ’74Nathaniel Cameron, B.S. ’74Arthur W. Carter, Jr., J.D. ’74Patricia D. (Counts) Coakley, B.S.Ed. ’74,

M.S.Ed. ’83Paulamae P. Darcy, B.Ed. ’74, M.Ed. ’75Gloria B. Demps, B.Ed. ’74Brenda D. Edmondson, A.B. ’74Charles J. Fonseca, B.Ed. ’74Valria J. Garvin, A.B. ’74

Ronald A. Hammond, M.Ed. ’74, DeceasedFlorene Hinton, M.Ed. ’74Anthony H. Holliday, Jr., J.D. ’74Sylvester Jones, B.S.E.E. ’74Deborah M. Jones, B.Ed. ’74Joseph G. King, B.S.E.E. ’74Eunice L. Martin, A.B. ’74, J.D. ’85Beatrice E. (Jones) McIver, B.M. ’74Ricardo J. McKinney, M.Ed. ’74,

Ed.D. ’78Walter Mitchell, B.F.A. ’74Linsey Moore, J.D. ’74Harry H. Morall, Ed.D. ’74, DeceasedEd C. Mullon, A.B. ’74Terry V. Percy, M.Ed. ’74, J.D. ’77,

DeceasedRalph N. Person, J.D. ’74Clinton J. Pitts, J.D. ’74Henry L. Radford, A.B. ’74Jo-Ann D. (Katabaruki) Rolle, B.B.A. ’74Ida Ross-Johnson, A.B. ’74Albertine B. Smith, J.D. ’74Marzell Smith, Ed.D. ’74Evelyn B. Stephens, M.Ed. ’74Eloise A. Taylor, A.B. ’74Karen A. (Ferguson) Webb, A.B. ’74Patricia A. (Bradshaw) Woods, B.Ed. ’74Phyllis L. Young, B.B.A. ’74, DeceasedJamal Abdur-Raheem, M.A. ’75Ledelia D. Austin, B.B.A. ’75Janet E. Barnes, A.B. ’75Abraham L. Bassie, J.D. ’75Willie Bradley, A.B. ’75Douglas R. Brown, A.B. ’75Eloise K. Bryant, B.Ed. ’75, DeceasedAudrey L. Campbell, B.Ed. ’75Larry D. Capp, A.B. ’75, M.S. ’78,

Ph.D. ’80Rubin Carter, B.B.A. ’75Rosetta B. (Smith) Clarington, B.S.N. ’75Brenda C. Coleman, A.B. ’75, M.A. ’76Thelma L. Collins, B.Ed. ’75Jesse S. Crider, B.Ed. ’75Joyce M. Davila, B.Ed. ’75Charles Davis, M.F.A. ’75Freddie L. Dawson, B.F.A. ’75Samella (Scott) Gaines, M.Ed. ’75Geraline (Lewis) Gilyard, Ed.D. ’75,

DeceasedMary K. Hanna, J.D. ’75Delores (Mcpherson) Harris, A.B. ’75Deborah S. Hopkins, B.M. ’75Shalley J. (Matthews) Horn, A.B. ’75

Shirley (Mosley) Jackson, A.B. ’75Thelma (Payne) Johnson, M.Ed. ’75Violet Johnson, C.N.P. ’75, DeceasedCleo L. Jollivette, A.B. ’75Ernest B. Jones, B.G.S. ’75Michael E. Kent, B.M. ’75, M.M. ’77Beverly (Parker) King, B.M. ’75Janet R. Lang, A.B. ’75Karlene H. (Cowan) Lemaire, B.S. ’75Raymond Lester, Jr., M.B.A. ’75Nora E. (Zuniga) Matelis, A.B. ’75Charles C. Mays, J.D. ’75Phillip McKinnon, B.S.I.E. ’75Lillie (Williamson) McZeal, B.Ed. ’75Bennie Napier, B.M. ’75C. Burgess Owens, B.S. ’75Carolyn E. Reddick, A.B. ’75Macajou Saint-Preux, A.B. ’75Henrietta (Mays) Smith, Ed.D. ’75Nathaniel H. Speights, III, J.D. ’75Alec C. Stephens, Jr., B.B.A. ’75Michael W. Strickland, B.B.A. ’75Jessie B. Supplice, A.B. ’75Janice (Koon) Troutman, A.B. ’75Lawrence M. Tyler, B.G.S. ’75Mark A. Valentine, B.B.A. ’75, J.D. ’79Vernon E. Weems, Jr., J.D. ’75Dayle (Weaver) Wilson, A.B. ’75Valencia M. Abner, J.D. ’76Gregory K. Adams, A.B. ’76Lowell A. Adkins, B.S. ’76Merrill J. Adkins, A.B. ’76Willie E. Allen, Jr., B.S. ’76Joseph T. Bates, Jr., A.B. ’76Earla J. Bethel, B.B.A. ’76, M.B.A. ’96Janet M. (Davidson) Black, B.B.A. ’76Ernest J. Bowe, B.Ed. ’76, M.Ed. ’77Matthew Capers, A.B. ’76, DeceasedCharles F. Cleare, B.B.A. ’76J. Denise Clement, B.S. ’76Charles H. Cooper, B.B.A. ’76Sherry L. Davis, J.D. ’76Andrew Degraffenreidt, III, J.D. ’76Vernita L. Delancy, B.S.N. ’76Treathyl V. (Ingram) Fox, B.B.A. ’76Albert A. Greenwood, A.B. ’76Anthony A. Greenwood, J.D. ’76Ernestine B. Hanna, A.B. ’76Gladys D. Hardy, A.B. ’76, A.B. ’95Charles E. Hargrove, B.B.A. ’76Aubin R. Hill, B.B.A. ’76Booker M. Hill, M.Ed. ’76William J. Holmes, B.B.A. ’76, M.S. ’78

Jerry E. Houston, B.Ed. ’76, M.S.Ed. ’81Rebecca (Adderly) Ingram, B.Ed. ’76Marsha (Evans) Jackman, A.B. ’76Albert B. Johnson, A.B. ’76, J.D. ’88,

DeceasedSheryl C. Johnson, B.B.A. ’76, J.D. ’84Michael R. Johnston, M.B.A. ’76Andrew Jones, B.B.A. ’76Barbara A. Kearney, B.Ed. ’76C. J. Latimore, B.F.A. ’76Isabel M. Marinas, A.B. ’76, M.S.Ed. ’84Barry E. McCray, B.B.A. ’76Lovette E. McGill, B.Ed. ’76Clarence M. Moss, A.B. ’76Vernon J. Neely, J.D. ’76Shirley R. (Harris) Oliver, B.Ed. ’76Steve I. Osagbue, B.B.A. ’76, M.B.A. ’78Neil M. Paterson, A.B. ’76Aletha H. Player, M.B.A. ’76Mary E. Pryor, B.S.N. ’76Joseph M. Richardson, B.S. ’76Robert H. Rogers, B.F.A. ’76Lemuel E. Rosier, B.M. ’76Ronald G. Sands, B.Ed. ’76, DeceasedByron E. Saunders, A.B. ’76Gregory A. Silvera, B.B.A. ’76Curtis Solomon, J.D. ’76George W. Styles, B.M. ’76Stephen D. Taylor, B.S. ’76Dwight L. Thomas, J.D. ’76Doris (Hunter) Thompson, B.S.N. ’76Wendell W. White, B.B.A. ’76, DeceasedAlfred J. Williams, J.D. ’76Audrey Y. Williams, B.B.A. ’76Patricia G. Williams, J.D. ’76Richard G. Adderley, B.Ed. ’77,

M.Ed. ’78, M.B.A. ’87Imo J. Akpaeti, B.S. ’77, M.P.H. ’88Barbara J. Albury, B.Ed. ’77, M.Ed. ’78Elizabeth J. Auguste, J.D. ’77Denise M. Austin, B.S. ’77, A.B. ’80Diane R. Barker, A.B. ’77Scherry L. Barnhill, B.B.A. ’77Joanne (Ullrich) Barry, B.B.A. ’77Charles E. Bass, Sr., B.B.A. ’77Georgia (Mignott) Beavers, A.B. ’77Sharon Brooks, B.B.A. ’77Johnny Brown, J.D. ’77Kathy Brown, B.Ed. ’77Yvonne E. Brown, B.S.N. ’77Christine E. Bryce, B.B.A. ’77Betty J. (Seabrook) Burney, A.B. ’77Larry Cain, A.B. ’77

Darlean Coleman, B.M. ’77, DeceasedCharles R. Cooper, A.B. ’77Maudie D. Cox-Robertson, B.S.N. ’77,

M.S.N. ’97Sheila L. Creque, B.Ed. ’77La Guardia Cross, Sr., A.B. ’77Cynthia (Williams) Curry, A.B. ’77,

M.A. ’78Patricia A. (Weaver) Dawson, A.B. ’77Reginald W. Dickerson, B.B.A. ’77Marilyn J. Eason, B.Ed. ’77, B.S.Ed. ’86Ruth D. Edney, B.B.A. ’77Gail (Kellogg) Elleby, B.Ed. ’77Harry D. Everett, B.Ed. ’77, DeceasedEddie L. Fields, J.D. ’77, L.L.M.T. ’78Marian Frederick Esters, B.Ed. ’77Shirley A. Friar, M.M. ’77Stevens E. Garnett, B.S.I.E. ’77,

M.B.A. ’82Kathy M. Gilmore, J.D. ’77Carey Green, B.S. ’77, M.D. ’81Jay K. Hall, A.B. ’77Norman A. Heholt, B.B.A. ’77Donna J. (Summers) Hildreth,

B.B.A. ’77, DeceasedJohn A. Houston, J.D. ’77Dennis G. Jackson, Jr., B.G.S. ’77Winston J. Jackson, Jr., A.B. ’77Marc A. Jean Louis, A.B. ’77, M.S.Ed. ’93Imogene S. Johnson, M.S.Ed. ’77Senella (Ellis) Johnson, B.Ed. ’77Sonia I. Johnson, A.B. ’77Brian R. King, A.B. ’77, DeceasedChequita R. King, B.B.A. ’77Cynthia L. (Jones) Latimer, B.Ed. ’77Susan E. (Pinder) Lightbourn, B.S. ’77Michael K. Mallette, B.S. ’77Manuel G. Marinas, B.S. ’77, M.D. ’81Marvis L. Martin, B.M. ’77Michael A. McDonald, A.B. ’77Lydia M. McKenzie, B.Ed. ’77, M.Ed. ’78Patricia A. McKenzie, A.B. ’77Asha McKinney, A.B. ’77Robert McKinney, J.D. ’77, DeceasedCharles V. McNeal, J.D. ’77, DeceasedDarlene Miller, B.H.S. ’77, B.S.M.T. ’78,

M.A. ’83 M.P.H. ’97Cassandra Mitchell, B.Ed. ’77Keith J. Outten, B.B.A. ’77Rosemaria D. Robinson, A.B. ’77,

J.D. ’80

Gailyn B. Roundtree-Saahir, B.Ed. ’77, M.S.Ed. ’97

Michael W. Sales, J.D. ’77Sandra L. Sanders, B.Ed. ’77Nadine L. Sharpe, A.B. ’77, DeceasedLola J. Spenceward, B.S.Ed. ’77,

M.S.Ed. ’78, E.D.S. ’07Bonnye R. Stitt, B.S. ’77Probyn Thompson, III, A.B. ’77Carletta Tice, B.Ed. ’77Kenneth E. Tookes, B.B.A. ’77, M.S. ’78Keith R. Tynes, B.M. ’77Sylvia (Rozier) Tysinger, B.B.A. ’77Darshon C. Valentine, B.Ed. ’77Geraldine Walker, B.Ed. ’77Otis T. Wallace, J.D. ’77Marvis W. Ward, B.Ed. ’77Rowena (Adderley) Ware, A.B. ’77Bruce M. Williams, B.S. ’77Mattie (McQueen) Williams, B.Ed. ’77Annette D. (Hill) Williamson, B.B.A. ’77Larry O. Wilson, B.B.A. ’77, M.B.A. ’79,

DeceasedValerie L. Wilson, A.B. ’77Beverly A. Wright-Thompson, A.B. ’77Evelyn Aldridge, B.C.S. ’78, DeceasedMelvin R. Bannerman, B.B.A. ’78Kevan S. Barnett, B.S.M.E. ’78Eric R. Beasley, B.B.A. ’78Joan A. Bennett, A.B. ’78Emory Berry, B.B.A. ’78, DeceasedMary E. Berry, B.Ed. ’78Pauline E. Bishop, B.Ed. ’78Edwin Bosa, B.S. ’78, M.D. ’83Cynthia V. (Emery) Bradley, B.S.N. ’78,

M.S.N. ’11Terry A. Brown, B.S.N. ’78Tyrone D. Browne, B.Arch. ’78Marjorie T. Burkett, M.S.N. ’78,

Ph.D. ’90Isabelle E. Camille, B.S. ’78Adonis L. Carey, B.B.A. ’78Cheryl L. Carey, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’79Earl Cash, J.D. ’78Alma T. Chase, B.Ed. ’78Eartha L. Christie, B.Ed. ’78Carolyn L. Clear, B.S.N. ’78Rachel E. Clunie, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’80Livingstone N. Coakley, M.B.A. ’78Sidney T. Collie, B.Ed. ’78, M.B.A. ’81Artemus Cox, M.B.A. ’78

Carla (Tanskley) Crapp, A.B. ’78Annie V. Culmer, B.F.A. ’78Carol E. Damian, M.A. ’78, Ph.D. ’92Alma J. Dean, A.B. ’78Melvin L. Douglas, B.Ed. ’78,

M.S.Ed. ’79, DeceasedCarmen (Hepburn) Draughn, B.S.N. ’78Bridges W. Edwards, J.D. ’78Marlene P. Emery-Morris, A.B. ’78Deborah D. Enix-Ross, B.F.A. ’78,

J.D. ’81Faye W. Evans, B.Ed. ’78Regina (Blackwell) Ferguson, B.B.A. ’78Nelly B. Finlay, B.Ed. ’78Betty J. (Wilson) Fortune, B.B.A. ’78Sidney G. Francis, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’79Hector L. Franco, B.Ed. ’78Elma Garraway Knowles, B.Ed. ’78Gladys Gilliam, C.N.P. ’78Gloria B. Grant, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’80Melvia (Bailey) Green, J.D. ’78Iris C. Harper, B.Ed. ’78Michael T. Harris, J.D. ’78Dorothy M. Hart, M.Ed. ’78Arthur J. Henderson, M.B.A. ’78Ronnie Hilson, B.S. ’78Christine A. Johnson, B.Ed. ’78Lester B. Johnson, III, J.D. ’78John M. King, B.S. ’78Deborah M. Koon-Martin, A.B. ’78Don B. Latimer, B.Ed. ’78Catherine Levarity, B.M. ’78Claudette M. Levermore, B.B.A. ’78Oswald B. Levermore, B.B.A. ’78, DeceasedSharon R. Lewis, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’80Willie F. Logan, Jr., B.B.A. ’78,

M.B.A. ’97Barbara A. Lucas, B.Ed. ’78Ellen D. (Taylor) Miller, A.B. ’78Ena M. Miller, B.Ed. ’78, M.Ed. ’78Earnestine Moore, B.Ed. ’78Linda G. Moses, B.Ed. ’78Anthony L. Nealy, B.S. ’78, M.D. ’78Royann J. Newbold, B.Ed. ’78,

M.S.Ed. ’79Kim B. Oliver, B.B.A. ’78Vincent K. Omachonu, B.S.I.E. ’78,

M.S.I.E. ’80Joseph O. Oru, A.B. ’78, M.A. ’80Philip O. Oviasogie, B.S. ’78Inez M. Peet, B.Ed. ’78, M.Ed. ’78

Lillian R. Perry, B.Ed. ’78Caesar A. Phillips, A.B. ’78Terone D. Preston, B.S. ’78Gale A. Ragan-Reid, A.B. ’78,

M.S.Ed. ’87, E.D.S. ’99Frank P. Reid, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’81Camille D. Roberts, B.B.A. ’78Audrey Y. Robinson, B.B.A. ’78Helen C. Rolle, B.Ed. ’78Kimberly Y. Sands, B.Ed. ’78Jeffery L. Scott, B.S. ’78, M.S. ’94Berkley J. Smith, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’81Laurence B. Smith, A.B. ’78, M.B.A. ’80Orgeline A. Smith, B.Ed. ’78, B.Ed. ’78Sandra G. Smith, B.B.A. ’78Michael R. Stewart, B.C.S. ’78Ronald Streeter, B.Ed. ’78Leroy M. Sumner, B.Ed. ’78, M.S.Ed. ’81Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., Ed.D. ’78Johnnie Turner, B.Ed. ’78Sheila (Cypress) Turner, B.B.A. ’78Sandra E. Valentine, B.S.N. ’78,

M.B.A. ’83Michele (Ray) Walsh, A.B. ’78Carnell A. White, M.B.A. ’78Sonya N. Woodard, B.S. ’78Kayode O. Adeyemo, B.S.E.E. ’79,

DeceasedPatricia C. (Walker) Afolabi, B.S.Ed. ’79Kpomasiru N. Agbesor, B.B.A. ’79,

M.P.A. ’81, Ph.D. ’85Carmen (Atkins) Anderson, B.S.Ed. ’79Ottis Anderson, B.S.Ed. ’79, Leon Armstrong, Jr., B.S. ’79Oliver S. Bailey, B.S. ’79Gregory D. Bellamy, B.B.A. ’79Shirley M. Black, J.D. ’79Frances I. (Webb) Bradley, B.S. ’79Doreen P. (Washington) Brown, A.B. ’79Ivy I. (Campbell) Brown, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’00Lillie Brown, B.S.N. ’79Miriam M. Brown, B.S.Ed. ’79Rudy M. Brown, J.D. ’79Carol (Muller) Burke, A.B. ’79Mamie E. Chester, A.B. ’79Gene B. Coleman, B.B.A. ’79Jeff Coopwood, B.F.A. ’79Johnnye Y. Cottrell, A.B. ’79Michael J. Crapp, B.B.A. ’79

Rosemarie A. Dalhouse-Gascoig, B.S.Ed. ’79

Judith M. Dawkins, B.S.Ed. ’79Cynthia D. Dean, A.B. ’79Raynald Delerme, B.F.A. ’79Bettye (Brown) Douglas, M.A. ’79Johnson A. Edosomwan, B.S. ’79,

M.S.I.E. ’80Jean C. Edwards, B.S.M.E. ’79, J.D. ’95Margaret A. (Clark) Elsea, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’89Lesa A. Ferrell, A.B. ’79Wendy A. Franklin-Bernard, B.S. ’79Melva L. Fraser, B.S.Ed. ’79Alfred O. George, B.G.S. ’79Gloria Griffin, B.S.Ed. ’79, DeceasedAlthea M. Hanna, B.S.N. ’79Cathy M. (Hughes) Hilson, A.B. ’79John S. Hoyes, B.S. ’79, M.D. ’82Michael G. Hunter, A.B. ’79, B.S. ’79Olusegun Ifalase, A.B. ’79, Ph.D. ’86Fortune I. Iruene, A.B. ’79, M.P.A. ’80Cathy (Williams) Jackson, B.B.A. ’79Herbert W. Jackson, A.B. ’79Carmen B. Johnson, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’82Cyprianna L. Johnson Bethel, B.S.Ed. ’79Julia M. Johnson, A.B. ’79Kennith Johnson, B.S.Ed. ’79Margery S. (Tibbetts) Johnson, B.S. ’79Antonio Junior, A.B. ’79Alice C. Kincey, M.M. ’79Delores A. Knowles, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’82Gregory L. Lattimer, A.B. ’79Lorraine G. Lightbourne, B.S.Ed. ’79Joyce A. Maddox, A.B. ’79Dena Majett, B.B.A. ’79Arlene A. Major, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’79Altomease M. Mays, B.S.Ed. ’79Le Roy A. Miller, Jr., B.S.Ed. ’79Denise R. Mincey-Mills, B.B.A. ’79Lisa M. Minor, A.B. ’79Karl B. Monroe, B.S.Ed. ’79Caleb F. Nangibo, A.B. ’79, M.A. ’81Judith S. Nelson, B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82Ted Nichols, J.D. ’79Alfred O. Ojeranti, B.B.A. ’79, M.A. ’81,

Ph.D. ’92

John M. Okosun, B.B.A. ’79Miriam C. Orta, B.S. ’79Sydney B. Outten, M.B.A. ’79Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D.M.D. ’79Marjorie E. Reid, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’81Larry J. Robertson, A.B. ’79Edith R. Rolle, A.B. ’79Melissa A. Rolle-Scott, B.S.I.E. ’79Eloise Rust, B.S.Ed. ’79Sharon M. Saffron Robinson, A.B. ’79,

DeceasedMuhammadkas Sahib, B.B.A. ’79, James Seymour, A.B. ’79Lorna S. Smith, B.S.Ed. ’79Patricia (Kitchen) Standifer, A.B. ’79Idell A. Strachan, B.S.N. ’79Franklin L. Stuart, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’80Vivian Taylor, A.B. ’79, A.B. ’79Warren D. Taylor, A.B. ’79Cheryl A. Thompson-Lloyd, B.B.A. ’79,

DeceasedGertrude M. Tinker, B.S.Ed. ’79,

M.S.Ed. ’80Wilbert Tomlinson, M.B.A. ’79Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79Leon A. Valentine, B.B.A. ’79Theresa A. (Saunders) Vassell, A.B. ’79Fern M. Wallach, A.B. ’79Cynthia L. Wells, B.S.Ed. ’79, M.S.Ed. ’81Calvin Wilcox, Jr., B.S.Ed. ’79, DeceasedGretchen Williams, A.B. ’79Leslie H. Williams, B.S. ’79Michael A. Williams, A.B. ’79Nina-Dawne Williams, A.B. ’79Daniel F. Young, B.S.I.E. ’79Rodney D. Young, M.D. ’79Ben K. Zee, A.B. ’79

This listing represents an ongoing effort to identify and acknowledge black graduates of the 1960s and 1970s. Please email alumni@miami.edu with additions.

Lift Every Voice and Sing*By James Weldon Johnson

Lift every voice and singTill earth and heaven ring,

Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Let our rejoicing rise

High as the listening skies,Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us,

Facing the rising sun of our new day begunLet us march on till victory is won.

Stony the road we trod,Bitter the chastening rod,

Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;Yet with a steady beat,

Have not our weary feetCome to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,

Out from the gloomy past,Till now we stand at last

Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.

*abbreviated

University of Miami Alma MaterSouthern suns and sky blue water,

Smile upon you Alma Mater;Mistress of this fruitful land,

With all knowledge at your hand,Always just to honor true,

All our love we pledge to you.Alma Mater, stand forever

On Biscayne’s wondrous shore.

Sponsors

Vickie M. (Battle) Horn, B.S. ’82

Phyllis E. Tyler, B.B.A. ’79

The UM Black Alumni Society’s First Black Graduates Project acknowledges UTrailblazers—those who blazed the trail in breaking the color barrier at the University of Miami in the 1960s and 1970s. We celebrate their courage, successes, and contributions to the University community.

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