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Hall of Fame Inductee

Joe Dudley

North Carolina A&T State University

About

Joe L. Dudley Sr., a North Carolina A&T alumnus, built Dudley Products into a major Black-owned hair-care company and a training network for stylists. He became a model of HBCU entrepreneurship in Greensboro.

Accomplishments

  • Founder of Dudley Products.
  • North Carolina A&T alumnus and major campus benefactor.
  • Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995.

Year of award

1995

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Business and Industry.