Inductee Category: <span>Lifetime Achievement</span>
Honorable Revius O. Ortique Jr.
Revius Ortique Jr., a Dillard University alumnus, was the first African American justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. A New Orleans lawyer and civic…
Judge Merl F. Code
Judge Merl F. Code is a North Carolina A&T State University alumnus, attorney, and trailblazing jurist in Greenville, South Carolina. He has been the…
Norma Ely-Jones
Florida Memorial University
Rev. Dr. Herman “Skip” Mason
Rev. Dr. Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., a Morris Brown College graduate (1984), is senior pastor of Historic West Mitchell CME Church in Atlanta. He…
Ada Anderson
Ada Collins Anderson, a Huston-Tillotson University alumna, was an Austin civic leader who pressed for school desegregation and cultural institutions, including work that helped…
James W. Bowden
James W. Bowden, Sr., raised in Great Falls, South Carolina, was among the first African American students at Great Falls High School under freedom-of-choice…
Dr. Gladys Hope Franklin White
(Deceased) Hampton University
I.S. Leevy Johnson
I.S. Leevy Johnson is a Benedict College alumnus and one of South Carolina’s most respected trial lawyers. After earning his law degree from the…
Dr. Ruth Simmions
Ruth J. Simmons, a Dillard University graduate, became the first Black president of an Ivy League school when she led Brown University. She later…
Mrs. Lauretta Hasty Holloway
Lauretta Hasty Holloway is a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee recognized for professional achievement and alumni leadership.