Hall of Fame Inductee
Ollie W. Gates
Lincoln University of Missouri
About
Ollie Gates, a Lincoln University of Missouri alumnus, built Gates Bar-B-Q into a Kansas City institution. The family restaurants became one of the best-known Black-owned food brands in the Midwest.
Accomplishments
Longtime operator of Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City.
Lincoln University of Missouri alumnus and restaurateur.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998.
Year of award
1998
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Community Service.