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Hall of Fame Inductee

Mr. Alden J. McDonald, Jr.

Dillard University

About

Alden J. McDonald Jr. led Liberty Bank and Trust, one of the nation’s largest Black-owned banks, through decades of community lending in New Orleans and beyond. After Hurricane Katrina he became a national voice for rebuilding minority-owned financial institutions.

Accomplishments

  • Longtime president and CEO of Liberty Bank and Trust.
  • Advocate for minority banking and Gulf Coast recovery after Katrina.
  • Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2021.

Year of award

2021

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Chairman's Award.