Inductee Category: <span>Government and Law</span>
The Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett
Joseph W. Hatchett, a Florida A&M University graduate, was the first African American elected to the Florida Supreme Court and later the first Black…
Honorable George Butterfield
G.K. Butterfield, a North Carolina Central University graduate, represented eastern North Carolina in the U.S. House and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus. He earlier…
Honorable Tommie Colbert, Sr.
Tom Colbert, a Kentucky State University alumnus, was the first African American justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and later its chief justice. He…
Brigadier General Clara Adams-Ender
Clara Adams-Ender, a North Carolina A&T graduate, rose to brigadier general in the Army Nurse Corps and became the chief of the Corps. She…
Honorable Edna Branch Jackson
Edna Branch Jackson, a Savannah State University alumna, served as mayor of Savannah, Georgia. She was the city’s first African American woman mayor after…
Rosemary Cloud
Rosemary Cloud, a Clark Atlanta University graduate, made national history as the first African American woman to serve as a municipal fire chief in…
Pamela J. Bethel, J.D.
Pamela J. Bethel, a Lincoln University of Pennsylvania alumna, is a Washington-area attorney. She has practiced in civil and criminal matters and been active…
The Honorable Shirley A. Jones
The Honorable Shirley A. Jones is a Spelman College graduate and Senior Executive Service attorney at the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She was the…
Honorable W. Troy Massey
W. Troy Massey, an Alabama A&M University alumnus, is an Alabama lawyer and judge known for work in the state’s legal community. The Hall…
Michael S. Regan
Michael S. Regan, a native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, earned his B.S. in earth and environmental science at North Carolina A&T State University and…