Inductee Category: <span>Education</span>
Dr. Wilma Roscoe
Livingstone College
Dr. Elwood L. Robinson
Elwood L. Robinson, a Winston-Salem State University alumnus and psychologist, became chancellor of WSSU. He earlier held senior posts at North Carolina Central University.
Dr. Roderick Paige
Rod Paige is a Jackson State University alumnus who led the Houston Independent School District and then became the first African American U.S. secretary…
Dr. Lawrence Davis, Jr.
Lawrence A. Davis Jr., a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumnus, served as chancellor of UAPB for nearly two decades. He earlier taught…
Dr. Henry Ponder
Henry Ponder, a Langston University graduate, served as president of Benedict College, Fisk University, and Talladega College and later as president of the National…
Dr. Gary A. McGaha
Gary A. McGaha, a Mississippi Valley State University alumnus, served as president of Atlanta Metropolitan State College. He is a political scientist who spent…
Dr. Shirley Turnage
Elizabeth City State University
Dr. David Beckley
David L. Beckley, a Rust College alumnus, served as president of Rust College and earlier of Wiley College. He spent most of his career…
Dr. William W. Sutton
Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Robert Franklin
Robert M. Franklin Jr., a Morehouse College graduate, served as the tenth president of Morehouse and later as presidential distinguished professor at Emory. He…