Inductee Category: <span>Education</span>
Dr. Earl Richardson
Earl S. Richardson, a University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumnus, served as president of UMES for more than two decades. The campus grew sharply…
Dr. Frederick Humphries
Frederick S. Humphries led Florida A&M University through a period of rising enrollment and national visibility, including a well-known debate over FAMU’s high number…
Dr. Benjamin Payton
Benjamin F. Payton, a South Carolina State University graduate, served as president of Tuskegee University for nearly three decades. He earlier led Benedict College…
Dr. Norman C. Frances
Norman Francis led Xavier University of Louisiana for 47 years, building the campus that sends more Black students to medical school than any other…
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (1872–1906) founded the school that became Voorhees University in Denmark, South Carolina. A Tuskegee-trained educator in the tradition of Booker T.…
Dr. Larry L. Earvin
Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Earl W. Rand
Jarvis Christian College
Dr. Dora S. Washington
Dr. Dora S. Washington, a native of Elkton, Tennessee, earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Alabama A&M and advanced degrees from Northwestern and…
Dr. Oswald P. Bronson
Bethune – Cookman College
Dr. Clinita Arnsby Ford
Lincoln University of Missouri