Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Norman C. Frances
Xavier University
About
Norman Francis led Xavier University of Louisiana for 47 years, building the campus that sends more Black students to medical school than any other private college in the country. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.
Accomplishments
President of Xavier University of Louisiana from 1968 to 2015.
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1992.
Year of award
1992
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Education.