Hall of Fame Inductee
Alexis M. Herman
Xavier University
About
Alexis Herman, a Xavier University of Louisiana graduate, was the first African American U.S. secretary of labor. She earlier directed the Women’s Bureau and the White House Office of Public Liaison.
Accomplishments
U.S. secretary of labor from 1997 to 2001.
First African American to lead the Department of Labor.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2006.
Year of award
2006
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Business and Industry.