Hall of Fame Inductee
Honorable William Jefferson
Southern University
About
William J. Jefferson, a Southern University graduate, represented a New Orleans district in the U.S. House from 1991 to 2009. His congressional career later ended in a federal corruption conviction, a fact recorded here because it is part of the public record of that tenure.
Accomplishments
- U.S. representative from Louisiana, 1991–2009.
- Southern University alumnus inducted by the Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1991.
Year of award
1991
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.