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Hall of Fame Inductee

Gena Hudgins Ashe

Spelman College

About

Gena Hudgins Ashe is a Spelman College valedictorian (mathematics) who became an engineer, then a senior corporate lawyer and board director. She has held legal leadership roles at IBM, AT&T, PBS, Darden, and Adtalem, and has served as a Spelman trustee.

Accomplishments

  • J.D. from Georgetown Law and M.S. in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech.
  • Senior legal roles at IBM, AT&T, Lucent, PBS, Darden, and Adtalem Global Education.
  • Spelman trustee and NACD Fellow. Inducted into the NBCA Hall of Fame in 2022 in Law.

Year of award

2022

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.