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THE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE
New Students Benefit from New Approach
Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52
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Remembering John T. Scott ‘62
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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
Spring 2008
Dear Friends,
As we progress through the new year following another successful Fall
semester, challenges and opportunities remain for Xavier University and the
City of New Orleans as well. I remain optimistic about our future!
In a city that was severely impacted following Hurricane Katrina, familiar
things provide an essential source of optimism and encouragement. It is in
this context that faculty and staff continue to work diligently to keep Xavier
strong. If the enrollment figure is a good measure, we are making strides in
our recovery and emerging as a beacon of hope for rebuilding New Orleans.
Most encouraging is the fact that applications received for admission into
the next Freshman class at Xavier are substantially higher than last year at
this time.
Still, there is much work to be done toward the goal of developing key
strategies for future successes at Xavier:
We are entering the second phase of our campus strategic planning process. When
completed, we believe, this important tool will help us significantly define appropriate
courses to follow over the next five to ten years.
Our newly launched Freshman Initiative, designed to improve the campus experience
(as well as retention) among new students, is now underway. This current freshman
class is the first test-case of the new initiative, but some eight months deep into the
program the consensus seems to be that it is already achieving some of its desired
goals.
We continue to increase our financial stability and revitalize our campus, thanks to the
generous support of our alumni and individual donors as well as substantial gifts from
corporations and foundations. These investments have been vital to our successful
recovery efforts. To our many supporters, we are extremely grateful.
This Spring, our campus will witness an important groundbreaking ceremony for a
major expansion of the College of Pharmacy building, a long awaited dream that
could finally be fulfilled thanks in large part to the generosity of the nation of Qatar
following Hurricane Katrina.
We look forward to the implementation of Xavier’s goals and objectives in 2008 as the
second phase of recovery commences. The entire university community has been engaged
and continues to be involved in our ongoing plans for a prosperous future.
Norman C. Francis
President
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Cu rrent Events, News and O ther Happenings at Xavier
Growth Leads to Creation of Division of Business
Besides enjoying a national reputation as a school where students attend
to major in the sciences and health related fields, one of the fastest growing
areas at Xavier has been in Business. That growth has resulted in the
creation recently of a new Division of Business, to replace what had been
an academic department inside the university’s College of Arts & Sciences.
Nationally accredited, with more than 250 students enrolled as majors, the
Business Department is only the second academic division in the College of
Arts and Sciences (the other being the Division of Education.)
Three Join XU Board, Moorehead Chair
The university’s governing Board of Trustees has new leadership
with the election of a new chair and the addition of three new
members. The newly elected chair is Dr. Myron Moorehead, local
surgeon and director of the Women’s Laser Institute in Kenner,
LA, and a board member since 2004. He takes over the leadership
reins from Carroll Suggs, who had served in that capacity the past
three years.
The three newest members of the board, selected for their first
three-year terms, are Sister Doris Blum, S.B.S.‘55, James Garner and
Janice Frielot Wilkins ‘67.
50 YEARS AND COUNTING
Dr. Norman C. Francis and First Lady Blanche
Francis enjoy the festivities during a special
campus reception celebrating the former’s
longtime service to the University in a
variety of administrative positions, including
the last 39 as president.
Xavier No.1 in Physics
The latest report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) on physics
enrollments and degrees confirms that Xavier is first in the nation in
awarding physics BS degrees to African Americans. The report, which
covers the latest available three-year period (2003-05), shows Xavier with
an annual average of 10 bachelor’s degrees. Benedict College (South
Carolina) and Dillard are tied for second with an average of seven. All of
the schools finishing in the Top 10 are either an HBCU (Historically Black
Colleges and Universities) or a predominately black college or university.
Xavier Receives Low-Interest Federal Loans
The University’s recovery efforts got a major boost when the U.S. Department
of Education announced that Xavier would share in nearly $400 million
in federal low-interest loans to the four Historically Black Colleges and
Universities impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Xavier’s share of the award was
$165 million. XU President Norman Francis said the loans will have longterm benefits for the university, noting that the funds will greatly impact
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Xavier’s future renovation and construction projects. The HBCU Capital Financing
Program, which is financing the four loans, is a 10-year-old program designed to
provide access to low-cost funds to help schools finance or refinance the repair,
renovation and construction of classrooms, laboratories, libraries, dormitories,
instructional equipment or research facilities.
XU Gets Nod in 2008 “Best Colleges” Guides
The university has once again received the endorsement of two prominent, annual
college rating publications. Xavier was singled out as one of the nation’s best
institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review, in the 2008 edition
of its annual guide, “The Best 366 Colleges.” The university also garnered inclusion
in U.S. News and World Report as one of “America’s Best Colleges” in the 2008 edition
of its widely-read and popular annual college guide. Xavier was ranked 36th on the
publication’s list of the “Best Universities - Master’s” from the southern region of the
United States.
XU Ranks High in Diverse Issues Report
A special report by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine once again provides
documentation of Xavier’s success in a number of academic disciplines. In its
annual “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” issue, the magazine shows XU
once again ranking first in the nation in the number of African American students
earning baccalaureate degrees in two areas, the biological and biomedical sciences,
as well as the physical sciences. Xavier is far ahead of the pack in both categories,
graduating 165 students in the biological and biomedical sciences - more than
twice that of second-place Howard University - and another 48 students in the
physical sciences - more than 50 per cent higher than runner-up Florida A&M.
21 Damaged Properties Razed
Xavier has demolished 18 of the 22 buildings that sustained
50 percent or more structural damage as a result of Hurricane
Katrina flood waters. It took nearly two years to get permission
from the city to do so - and only after discussing the University’s
plans with neighborhood groups. All but one structure were
in the area bounded by South Clark St., Drexel Dr., Pine St. and
Howard Ave. Some of the buildings will be replaced, while other
areas will serve as green space and preparation for future campus
growth. The other building, which is across the Washington Ave.
canal, was torn down to allow for more parking.
XU Students Show Support at “Jena 6” Rally
Nearly 200 Xavier students traveled more than five hours to Jena, La., where they
joined the tens of thousands of other peaceful marchers from across the country who
converged on the small Louisiana town for a rally protesting what they considered
excessive charges filed against six African American Jena High School students
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DEMOLITION MAN
Workers take down the old Campus Security building
on the corner of Pine and Drexel Drive - one of 18
heavily hurricane-damaged buildings the University
demolished. Some of the buildings will be replaced,
while other now-empty areas will be utilized for
parking or to provide campus green space.
Current Events, News and O ther Happenings at Xavier
for beating a white classmate last December. The three busloads of
Xavier students who made the trip said their presence at the rally was
important because the case of the teens - commonly referred to as
the “Jena 6” - highlights what they consider to be unequal treatment
African Americans receive from the criminal justice system. “It was
good to see that many African Americans show up in one place and
be as peaceful as it was,” said Jovanne Patterson, a senior biology/
pre-med major from Kansas City, MO and president of the campus
chapter of the NAACP, which along with the Student Government
Association served as organizers of the bus trip.“It made a really good
statement.”
SOLIDARITY IN JENA
Some of the nearly 200 XU students who traveled
to Jena, La., to take part in a huge September 20
rally to demand justice for the “Jena 6” students,
huddle together during the long bus ride.
Safety First: A Campus Priority
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and welfare of students, faculty
and staff, the University recently unveiled two more safety measures designed to
alert the campus community and the proper campus authorities in the event of
any emergencies that may occur. First up is the Emergency Alert Notification System (EMANS), a mass notification device that can send a warning alarm to some
87 units that have been installed at key locations around the campus. The University has also installed five “Code Blue” outdoor telephone stations around campus.
These mechanisms allow pedestrian students or other campus visitors who may be
in danger to use these call boxes to communicate an emergency directly to campus
police and be visible on camera while a unit is dispatched to the scene. The two
newest emergency communication tools are meant to supplement those already in
place including the E2 Campus text-messaging system, which has been active since
March 2007.
Math Gets Grant to Study Developmental Programs
The Mathematics Department has been awarded a three-year, $800,000 grant from
the Louisiana State Board of Regents to redesign and evaluate the developmental
mathematics program. The Department’s focus on Developmental Mathematics
is aimed at improving retention of students in science and math disciplines. The
grant will significantly enhance the complex set of instructional assessment and
pedagogical tools that are necessary to address the needs of students who lack
adequate background in mathematics to enroll in a college credit course.
Carnegie Commits Millions to XU, New Orleans
CARNEGIE GRANT
Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie
Corporation of New York, chats with Meagan
Minor, the reigning Miss Xavier and a PharmD.
major from Baton Rouge, La. following an
education forum hosted by the University during
which he announced $12 million in grants
- including $4 million for Xavier - in support of
higher education in New Orleans.
Xavier has received a $4 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York as
part of a much larger $12 million commitment to higher education in New Orleans.
Carnegie President Vartan Gregorian, speaking at an education forum hosted by the
University, said the corporation’s investment in the city’s intellectual infrastructure
- e.g., its institutions of higher education and K-12 teacher pool - is intended to
underscore the importance of education to the city’s economic revitalization. The
$4 million grant will allow Xavier to recruit new and retain current faculty while also
ensuring the availability of adequate student financial assistance. XG
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Improving the
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and Chanel Perry; (back row) Roialle Edwards,
Miranda Raiford and Diandria Lafayette.
University launched an important initiative aimed at improving
the first-year college experience of its new freshmen.
It was designed with three key objectives in mind: to provide new students with
the skills and support they need to be successful college students, to enhance their
academic and professional development, and to help them understand their role
and mission as Xavier students. The expectation was that such
an effort would translate into an easier transition from high
school to college for the students themselves, and, as a result,
improve the University’s overall retention and graduation rates.
Since the 662 members of the freshman class of ’07 are the first
test-case of the new initiative, any real analysis of the program’s
true effectiveness will have to wait until the end of the spring
semester, and to a greater extent, when the class begins
graduating in 2011.
But some eight months deep into the program, the consensus
seems to be that the initiative is indeed achieving some of its
desired goals, although some fine-tuning may still be in order.
Such an assessment comes as no surprise to those entrusted
with making the program work.
“We knew going into this initiative that we would be dealing
with a work in progress, that it would take time to evolve into
what we were really looking for,” said Dr. Ken Boutte, dean of the
University’s new Freshman Studies program. “But even at this
juncture we can definitely see that we are moving in the right direction.”
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Since being named dean last July, Boutte, himself a ’76 XU grad, has been working
closely with academic departments and other campus offices to develop a unique
freshman year experience. The result was the introduction of a new summer reading
component and changes to the University’s traditional freshman orientation week
and the first-year curriculum.
A pair of alumni parents are proud to have their
roommate daughters follow them to their alma mater:
(L to R) John Bovastro ‘88, India Keys, Felice Sanders
Keys ‘86 & ‘89, and Janice Knight-Cooper ‘86 & ‘96,
Lauren Cooper, Brent Cooper ‘84.
Improving the
freshman experience
The first Xavier academic requirement now facing incoming freshmen is a summer
reading assignment: The Paradox of Choice, a best-selling book focusing on the
concept of making the right choices.
“These are young adults, many of whom will be making independent choices
without parental guidance or influence for the first time in their lives,” said Boutte,
explaining the book selection. “There is, of course, a proper method for making
correct choices and this book provides a catalyst for discussion.”
“Faculty and staff who are regularly engaged with the freshmen have made efforts
to incorporate that theme into their respective disciplines and activities,” he added.
“It has been gratifying to see the number of faculty who stepped up to the plate
during this development process.”
In an effort to get the new students (and their parents) quickly
acclimated to college life, the New Student Orientation program,
held the week before the start of fall semester classes, has been
expanded to ten days and now includes a three-day parent
segment.
“It’s important for the students to have fun during orientation,
but what we are most interested in is ensuring they are properly
transitioned to Xavier and New Orleans,” said Kawana Coulon,
coordinator of orientation and leadership programs. She noted
that her staff and the fifteen student leaders of the Peer Dean
Planning Committee worked hard to not only get the freshmen
up-to-speed in a hurry, but also to keep their parents informed.
“We recognize that parents are an integral part of a student’s
success,” said Coulon. “Parents were very engaged during the
three days they were here and many commented that they left
feeling comfortable with their son or daughter’s decision.”
Informational sessions introduce new students to essential
University policies and procedures, while counseling workshops
address a wide variety of personal and social issues. In addition,
students are schooled in some fundamental skills which the
University deems essential to a successful first year in college,
such as time management, test-taking skills and knowing how
to read a syllabus.
Current Xavier students – part of the Peer Deans
group – welcome newcomers to campus.
“Some students come to Xavier having never seen a syllabus,
while others have no concept of time management,” said Boutte.
“We don’t want them to be shocked on their first day of class.”
This fall’s freshman class also spent a lot more of orientation interacting with the
faculty and staff of their respective academic departments than had any of their
predecessors.
“In reviewing previous years, it became quite apparent that orientation was lacking
in some academic aspects,” said Boutte, noting, for example, that in the past students
had spent just one hour with their departments. That provided little time for any
meaningful student evaluation, counseling and scheduling.
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Nevertheless, the social aspect was not ignored either – a fact not lost on the
freshmen themselves.
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Tamorah Hawthorne, a biology/pre-med major from Arlington, TX
(Mansfield Summit High), and the newest in a long line of family members
to attend Xavier, enjoyed her orientation experience, noting that it not
only provided her with some insight into the ins-and-outs of college life,
but also gave her a chance to meet her new classmates.
“I especially enjoyed the group activities,” she said. “Breaking us down
into smaller groups made it easier to get to know people and make new
friends.”
Chanel Perry, a biology/pre-med major from Memphis, TN (East High
School), who got an early start on her XU career and her chemistry
requirements by participating in the Howard Hughes Summer Program, agreed. “I
thought the flag groups were one of the best aspects of orientation,” she said. “My
group leaders really made me feel at home and made everything much more fun.”
Dr. Kenneth Boutte, dean of Freshman Studies,
patiently answers questions from parents and
students.
The special attention that the freshmen received that first week didn’t stop when
classes began. In addition to an extensive monitoring and mentoring process
which has been implemented to track the progress of each freshman, the first-year
experience now includes a non-credit fall Freshman Seminar course (FRSM 1000)
which is an integral part of every freshman schedule. More than just an orientation
course, the new one-hour a week seminar course covers a wide variety of topics
developed by teams of faculty and integrated into the entire academic experience.
Important study, time-management and test-taking skills are re-emphasized, while
students are also invited to investigate ways to improve their own physical, mental
and spiritual well-being.
Like most of the freshmen, Miranda Raiford, a chemistry/pre-pharmacy major
from New Orleans (Cabrini High), found the seminars very helpful. “I thought
they did a good job of making sure we understood the academic policies
and procedures that were important to know,” she said. “The sessions on time
management and study skills were also eye-opening.”
“Most freshmen are very lacking in time management skills,” agreed Perry.
“During the seminars we discussed ways to manage your time and still have
enough time to have fun or free time. I’ve been able to apply what I’ve learned
to my own lifestyle.”
Hawthorne pointed out that the seminars provide a good refresher course
for many of the concepts covered during that hectic first week on campus.
“There was so much going on during orientation that I couldn’t absorb it all,”
she said.
The seminar course also introduces a long line of guest speakers, who share
their real-life knowledge of the skills and behaviors that breed academic and
professional success. Many freshmen found particular value in this aspect of
the seminars.
“I enjoyed hearing about the personal experiences of the guest speakers,” said
Jennifer Pellittieri, a chemistry/pre-pharmacy major from New Orleans (Mount
Carmel Academy). “It was good to hear someone else talk about some of the things
we’re experiencing and other things we could expect, and see how they handled
them.”
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Last, but not least, the seminars offer newcomers an opportunity to become familiar
with Xavier’s history and mission.
Making new friends.
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freshman experience
“It pains me to say that there are seniors on this campus today who think
Xavier’s colors are black and gold, and others who don’t know what the initials
‘S.B.S.’ stand for,” said Boutte. “I think it is important students understand our
history and appreciate the unique culture that exists here – in other words,
what it means to be a Xavierite.”
Boutte said he has a cadre of students whom he has “tapped” from time to time
to get their opinions on their freshman year experience. He said their comments
have been invaluable in helping school officials evaluate the successes and
failures of the program. An official survey of the entire freshman class is also
being undertaken.
“What we are finding is that students seem to have more knowledge about
basic university procedures, have picked up some college survival skills, and
have shown marked improvement in time management and note-taking than
in the past,” he said.
Freshmen are taking a follow-up seminar non-credit class (FRSM 1100) this spring
that will complete the freshman cycle. While the fall seminar was more lectureoriented and informative in content, the spring seminar is more interactive.
Freshman Milo Barry from Baltimore, Md, gets
check-in instructions from Richard Sanchez.
On to the next activity.
During the spring seminar, students will be responsible for creating and
developing a course portfolio. Journal entries and themes will be components
of the portfolio, allowing students to have more opportunity to improve their
writing skills. A service-learning component is also planned.
“The first spring semester can be the best of times and the worst of times for
freshmen,” said Boutte. “Those who have done well academically in the fall
are starting to feel confident about themselves, while those who did not are
having second thoughts about their choice of majors and are looking for some
guidance. ”One of the major differences in the new 1100 course is that there
will be 16 sections offered, with no more than 40 students in each class.
During the fall, there were only three sections with more than 200 students
in each. All courses will be taught by College of Arts and Science faculty, with
a total of 18 faculty members and 10 staff actively involved in the design and
delivery of the seminars.
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ooking further down the line, Boutte and the Freshman Planning Committee
are busy addressing another issue that confronts freshmen: remedial
courses, e.g., non-credit developmental courses for students who are not
academically prepared for the rigors of college-level courses, particularly in
such core areas as English and mathematics.
One idea on the table is offering students an opportunity to fulfill their
developmental course requirements during the summer before they tackle the
full course load of the fall semester. That scenario might include implementation
of a summer freshman orientation program. On the other hand, the English
Department has already presented a proposal to the Academic Council for a
special course that would bridge the gap between non-credit “developmental”
courses and lower-level credit courses.The Mathematics Department is studying
similar approaches.
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“This could ultimately eliminate the need for developmental courses,” said
Boutte. “It would naturally require a little more time and effort on the student’s
part, but it would give them a chance to earn credit towards graduation.”XG
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Faculty SPOTLIGHT
Forever Faithful:
Sister Grace Mary Flickinger, SBS
D
uring her many trips around the country, Sister Grace Mary
Flickinger, SBS, is often asked by representatives from other
colleges and universities just what it would take to get her to join their
faculty. Her answer is always the same: “You’d have to move Xavier
here.”
And that’s just the answer one would expect, for no matter where Flickinger finds herself – teaching in the classroom, cheering at a basketball
game, participating in a national academic or athletics conference, or just
kneeling in silent prayer – Xavier is always foremost on her mind.
It is safe to say that anyone who has met her during her 40 years as a
professor (and often times chair) of biology and academic coordinator of
athletics, is painfully aware of her devotion to the University. She unabashedly evokes the Xavier name and its accomplishments to anyone within
earshot: prospective students, fellow educators, athletics administrators,
or representatives from national organizations and foundations.
But it is among her current and former students, whom she has pushed
relentlessly over the years to greater academic and athletic achievements, that she
is most appreciated.
Flickinger admits that when she first arrived at XU in 1968 (after teaching high
school for some 13 years) she was intimidated by the prospect of “teaching all those
smart college students.” But her confidence got a quick boost when she realized the
students were just as afraid of her as she was of them. Mutual respect has been the
mantra ever since.
Flickinger said that while students have changed over the years, the changes are
only on the surface. Fundamentally, she says, they are still the same.
“Twenty years ago students would get quiet when a teacher walked in the room and
they stood up to ask questions,” she recalled. “That doesn’t happen any more – and
they dress quite differently – but for the most part Xavier students are respectful,
want to learn, and have a great social sense, which has always been the hallmark of
XU students.”
“There is a special spirit among Xavier students, and our alumni carry it with them
wherever they go,” she said.
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Sister Grace Mary Flickinger shares some
memories with Dr. Ernest Jackson ‘75 and
Dr. Sabrina Echols-Elliott ’92 during Alumni
Homecoming.
“There is a
special spirit among
Xavier students,
and our alumni
carry it with them
wherever they go.”
—Sister Grace Mary
Flickinger, SBS
Sister Grace Mary
Flickinger
, SBS
XU administrators and other representatives, who meet with
alumni across the country, said that invariably someone will
ask about Sister Grace Mary.
Sears-Roebuck Foundation’s Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. Her impact goes far beyond the classroom, however.
“I get messages from alums more than you might imagine,
and I get excited when I hear the good things they have accomplished. I brag on them all the time.”
Much sought after for her collective college teaching experience and knowledge, she has been active in the SACS
(Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) reaffirmation process for schools around the country. In fact, she’ll be
making her ninth such accreditation review visit this spring.
During her long tenure, Flickinger, who now teaches
embryology and biology honors courses, has seen Xavier
experience astonishing growth, particularly the sciences and
in her own biology department. She recalls that there was
one senior biology major when she first arrived on campus;
when seven freshmen joined the department the next year
the faculty was flabbergasted.
Flickinger rightly gives much of the credit for that growth to
pre-med advisor Dr. JW Carmichael and the Summer Science
Academy programs that he pioneered in the early 1980s. Designed primarily as a vehicle to better prepare high school
students for college work, the programs had the welcome
side effect of spurring tremendous interest in the sciences.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, the biology department had a
record enrollment of 1,100. Now, with the overall student
population hovering at about 75 percent of its pre-Katrina
numbers, biology remains the largest single department
with about 700 biology majors.
Flickinger’s own role in science education here at Xavier was
recognized in 1990 when she was named recipient of the
“It’s helpful to have someone who knows what SACS review
teams are looking for when it comes time for Xavier to undergo its own accreditation process,” she said. “It also gives
us some insight into what other schools are doing and compare ourselves. In comparison, more often than not we come
out looking pretty good.”
Equally impressive is her contribution to the university’s
athletic program. Spurred by a lifelong interest in sports, her
involvement began simply enough in the early ‘80s when
she developed a card system to keep track of the academic
progress of athletes for then athletics director Denny Alexander. That led to her becoming Xavier’s academic coordinator/faculty athletic representative and an active role in the
leadership of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) and
the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
In 1988, when the NAIA changed its governance structure,
Flickinger was selected to the influential Council of Faculty
Athletic Representatives. In 1998 she was inducted into the
NAIA Hall of Fame for meritorious service and in 2005 the
organization presented her the prestigious Wally Schwartz
Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year Award. She is still
deeply involved, currently serving on NAIA’s National Coordinating Committee.
F
lickinger, who says she will retire when her teaching days
at the University are over, confides that she thought that
time had come prematurely in August 2005 when she rode
out Hurricane Katrina in the Convent and saw first-hand the
blow that Xavier had suffered.
“I did a lot of praying for Xavier and for Dr. (Norman) Francis
over the next few months, because I knew the task facing
them was great,” she said. “Xavier’s recovery since then has
been truly remarkable. I see plenty of good days ahead –
and I plan to be here to enjoy them.” XG
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Student-athletes Mark Stewart and Alfred Williams give Flickinger their undivided
attention after a Gold Rush basketball game.
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Student SPOTLIGHT
Shaun Dumas Undaunted by Life’s Obstacles
By Ed Cassiere
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reat victories are part of Shaun Dumas’ relatively young life, but so are tragic
losses.
By his 22nd birthday in October, he had grieved over two of the most talked-about
events of this millennium. During Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, his family’s
house in New Orleans experienced catastrophic flooding, and Dumas lost nearly all
his possessions. Then less than 15 months later, his oldest brother, Joseph, was killed
at age 25 while serving in the U.S. Army during the Iraq War.
But Dumas, a business management major and the starting point guard on the Gold
Rush’s nationally ranked basketball team, is handling life as he does on the court. He’s
pressing forward quickly, watching for openings and making good things happen.
“I had a
lot of doubts
about Xavier
coming back.
I almost left
for good.”
Dumas is inspired by his brother every time he enters The Barn, Xavier’s
70-year-old gymnasium. “I get this feeling that I don’t want to let my brother
down,” Dumas said. “The feeling takes place when I’m on the court. I always
play like my brother’s watching me, and he’ll beat me up if I don’t play good.”
By that measure, Dumas hasn’t even been bruised. He has excelled in his first
three seasons of Xavier basketball, ranking among the national leaders in
steals and assists. He was named the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Freshman
of the Year in 2004-05, selected Louisiana Small College Player of the Year as a
sophomore, and earned both All-Conference and NAIA All-American honors
as well. During that stretch, the Gold Rush have reached the NAIA National
Tournament for a record three years in a row.
“Shaun is a special young man,” Xavier Coach Dannton Jackson said. “He has
experienced tremendous hardships away from basketball, but even if you
spent a lot of time with him, you’d never know it. He’s done an admirable job
of handling everything that’s been thrown at him, and it’s made him an even
better person.”
“Wakeup call” has been used frequently to describe Hurricane Katrina,
the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Dumas got a wakeup call, and
he answered it. As a result you’ll find Dumas at City Cathedral Church on
Wednesday nights, where he and Xavier teammate Ryan DeRousselle serve
as leaders in Life Group, a youth organization which offers Bible study and
peer counseling for ages 18-25.
“The youth were on fire for God over there,” is what Dumas said he discovered after
accepting DeRousselle’s invitation to attend a service at City Cathedral. “I did not
go to church regularly before the storm. God has been so good to me, to all of us. I
decided it was time to stop playing with God and give Him all of me. I asked to be
rebaptized at City Cathedral. I wanted to start a new life of living for Christ.”
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Owen McManus Jr., City Cathedral’s pastor, said Dumas “has personally discipled
10-12 people in the last year. Shaun is very passionate and very excited about
spreading his faith. He’s taken his responsibilities very seriously.”
Shawn Dumas dribbles around a defender.
Dumas outside his damaged New Orleans home.
For more proof of Dumas’ change of heart, look no farther
than his Nissan Maxima. Gone are his rap and hip-hop CDs.
Contemporary Christian artists drive him these days.
“It’s good music,” Dumas said. “I enjoy it. The music has good
messages.”
The Dumas family house, on Music Street in New Orleans’
Gentilly neighborhood, took on as much as 12 feet of
water during the flooding which followed Hurricane
Katrina. “My dad said the water settled at eight feet,”
Dumas said. “We had water in the house for three weeks.”
Dumas never imagined it could be that bad. The thought
of home contained so many pleasant memories, such
as shooting hoops in his front yard until 2 a.m. during
the summer, or walking three minutes to a convenience
store to enjoy a hot sausage or shrimp po-boy – “Lettuce
and mayo, no tomatoes,” Dumas insists. The flooding
washed away his many athletic awards. His first car, a 2001
Nissan Sentra, a gift from an uncle, did not survive either.
Dumas and his parents evacuated New Orleans in advance
of the hurricane, but the forecasters’ predictions made little
impact on him. “I packed one pair of underwear, one pair of
shoes and three shirts,” he said. “My parents packed a little
more. I thought it was another scare. I thought (the hurricane)
would curve like it always does. I just looked at it as a road
trip. It really was a road trip.”
Dumas’ parents, Claude and Bernadine, eventually relocated
to Donaldsonville, La., about 65 miles west of New Orleans,
and bought a house. Claude commutes to New Orleans
for his supervisor’s job with the city’s sewerage and water
board. Bernadine commutes to Baton Rouge, about 40
miles northwest of Donaldsonville, to her job as a medical
transcriptionist. They’re still paying the mortgage on their
New Orleans home, but Shaun says they aren’t moving
back.
“I had a lot of doubts about Xavier coming back,” Dumas
said.“I almost left for good. I was going to see Coach Jackson
one day to get him to sign my release papers, but coach and
A.J. (teammate Alfred Williams) talked me out of it. A.J. and
(teammate) Mark (Stewart) were coming back, and Coach
Jackson could’ve easily left, but he stayed. So I felt a sense of
commitment.”
Dumas intends to receive a Xavier diploma, play professionally -- he attracted rave reviews in August at the adidas Basketball Experience when he competed against peers from
the United States and abroad -- and return to New Orleans
to start his own sporting goods business. The latter choice,
he says, is easy. Doubts no longer exist.
“The city needs a boost for the economy,” Dumas said.
“Katrina really knocked a lot of air out of us, you know. Plus I
could be close to my church.”
Dumas has experienced his share of ups and downs during
his Xavier tenure, but he’s looking ahead and staying
positive.
“As bad as I had it, I know someone had it 10 times worse
than me,” he said. “If I feel sorry for myself, I’d be letting my
past get the best of me. Nothing ever stays the same. You
either get better or worse.
“Losing my brother was harder to accept than the hurricane.
Material things are replaceable. Lives are not. After my
brother died I didn’t think about the hurricane any more. I
knew complaining wasn’t going to bring anything back. I
just sucked it up and continued to press forward.” XG
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“I hope we can fix the house and my parents will give the
house to me and my brother Eric,” Dumas said.
As a result of the hurricane, Xavier canceled intercollegiate
athletics for the 2005-06 academic year. And though the
school successfully reopened in January 2006, Dumas
wrestled with doubt. A few NCAA Division I schools contacted
Dumas and expressed interest in him transferring. The offers
were tempting.
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Alumni SPOTLIGHT
Pharmacist Lands on Her Feet in the Big Apple
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s you might expect, native New Orleanian Ruth Campbell “Cookie” Jean ’72
doesn’t have any fond memories of Hurricane Katrina.
As the on-duty pharmacy manager for the crisis activation team at University
Hospital on that fateful August day, she rode out the storm and then suffered
through the brutal heat, darkness, confusion and sense of isolation all too common
in the hellish days that followed the levee breaks. In fact, the images of patients
just struggling to stay alive, and her fellow health care specialists trying to maintain
their professionalism and their own sanity, still haunt her today.
Her personal life was not spared either. Her home in the Bayou St. John area took on
some eight feet of water, and she soon found herself laid off from the job she had
held for 30 years.
Yet Jean is also one of those New Orleanians who has landed on her feet, albeit in
another town and another venue. And to a good degree, it was her Xavier education
that helped make it happen.
Today Jean is serving as pharmacy manager at New York-Presbyterian Hospital,
one of the largest and most comprehensive university hospitals in the world. The
home to leading specialists in every field of medicine, privately-owned New YorkPresbyterian is composed of two renowned medical centers (Columbia University
Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center) and affiliated with two Ivy League
medical institutions (Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and
Weill Medical College of Cornell University).
She lives with her husband Nelson ‘72 in a 116th St. apartment located in the heart
of New York City, just blocks from famous Central Park and close to one of her twin
daughters, Dr. Patrice Jean ‘93, who just recently gave birth to the newest of her four
grandchildren.
All things considered, life is good.
“New Yorkers were extremely nice and very supportive when we were struggling
to get our lives back together right after Katrina,” said Jean, who was originally
evacuated to San Antonio (Texas) with other University Hospital employees some
five days after the storm and eventually found her way to her daughter’s home in
the Big Apple. “Now that we have settled in here, we are quite happy.”
It was a Xavier connection – and her pharmacy degree and experience – that made
the transition much smoother than one might expect. When it became obvious that
returning to New Orleans was not an option – University Hospital was not coming
back anytime soon – she started looking for a job in the New York area.
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She was astonished to see the number of openings for pharmacists in the city, and
was even more so when she stumbled upon another Xavier grad, Vickie Ferdinand
Powell ’80.The two had never met before, but Powell, site director for NY-Presbyterian,
was impressed enough with Jean’s credentials to offer her immediate employment
which, oddly enough, entailed doing pretty much the same job she had done for
years in New Orleans, albeit on a slightly larger scale.
Ruth “Cookie” Jean ‘72
Jean said the
relative ease
with which she
was able to find
employment
in New York
illustrates
something she has
been preaching
to young people
for years – that
pharmacy is truly
a great profession.
Ruth “Cookie” Jean
Lacking a license to practice pharmacy in New York, Jean was able to call upon
other connections she had made while serving as one of the first African American
females on the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy to get the NY licensing process
fast-tracked. She was thus able to start working right away.
Now as pharmacy manager at Presbyterian, she supervises a staff of more than 200
and provides the pharmaceutical needs of more than 1,500 patients. She also directly
monitors the hospital’s controlled substances and IV preparation programs.
“I am fortunate to be working in such a dynamic medical center,” said Jean, pointing
out that Presbyterian, as a private medical center, unlike the public hospital she
worked for in New Orleans, has access to more resources and is not shy about
spending money on healthcare facilities, research and staff development. “This is a
pretty awesome place.”
Considering her original evacuation destination was Atlanta, Ga., where her other
daughter, Dr. Raynice Jean-Sigur ‘93 resides, things have indeed worked out for the
best. At the time, Raynice was already hosting some 28 other evacuees, including
some Xavier students.
“We obviously weren’t going there,” laughed Jean. Thank God for twins!
Jean said the relative ease with which she was able to find employment in New
York illustrates something she has been preaching to young people for years – that
pharmacy is truly a great profession.
“I tell them that you can always find a job,” said Jean, who was instrumental in
helping arrange the first-ever pharmacy rotation location for Xavier students (when
University Hospital was still known as Hotel Dieu) and
also served as an adjunct professor at the University.
“Even more importantly, a pharmacy degree opens up
a diverse array of career fields. Pharmacists can choose
among their interests, be it in hospital or clinical care,
retail dispensing, sales, management and academics.”
Despite her relocation to the north, Jean stays in close
touch with her hometown and her alma mater. She is a
regular visitor to the city, keeping tabs on the slow but
steady rebuilding of the home she hopes one day to
return to.
Ruth Jean ’72 (third from left)
with members of her New York
Presbyterian Hospital pharmacy staff.
Her love for Xavier has not waned either. Although
she is no longer able to actively volunteer to help with
the university’s fundraising events such as the annual
Phon-a-thon, she has religiously maintained her
financial support. She and Nelson are charter members
of the Xavier 500 Alumni Leadership Initiative, a unique group of individuals who
have pledged at least $10,000 to their alma mater over a five-year period to provide
for student scholarships.
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“Xavier remains very special to my whole family,” said Jean, pointing out that her
husband, their two children and her husband’s mother and father are all Xavier
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Honor Roll
of
Donors
From the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
I am indeed honored, humbled, and delighted to serve Xavier University of Louisiana as its new Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Under the steady
and confident leadership of Dr. Norman C. Francis, Xavier remains committed to
ensuring that students are afforded the opportunity to earn a quality education in
a nurturing environment – an environment that, thanks to the countless number
of dedicated faculty, staff, alumni and friends, continues to prepare students for life’s
challenges.
And having survived and rebuilt the entire Xavier campus following the devastating destruction of Hurricane Katrina, the Xavier community is both well-tested and
uniquely qualified to overcome challenges.
In this, the Spring 2008 issue of Xavier Gold, we are resuming our annual practice
of highlighting those supporters and donors who made a financial contribution to
Xavier University. The gifts highlighted on the following pages are from our
post-Katrina recovery period and total more than $23.6 million. Every gift, regardless of its size or designation, has had a tremendous impact on our recovery efforts!
Your donation helps keep the dream alive for
another generation of Xavierites.
Our recovery has positioned Xavier to continue to be the beacon of hope and
opportunity that so many of our students, parents, and business partners have
come to expect. Xavier’s return to excellence is a remarkable tribute to our
University leadership, to our professional faculty and staff, to our volunteers,
and to the pride that our alumni and donors have for this University. We know
now more than ever that people love and believe in Xavier and where it is
headed.
The donor honor roll, which begins on page 19, includes contributions that
were received during the post-Katrina period from September 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. While we have chosen to highlight this particular 16-month
timeframe for many reasons, the most compelling reason is that these are the
donors who responded to our immediate needs during the critical rebuilding
phase post-Katrina.
Their generosity allowed the University to repair and renovate every single
building on campus and to reopen and resume classes four months following
the storm. These individuals, alumni, foundations, organizations, and corporations were truly our first responders, and we are privileged to be able to publicly show our thanks and sincerest appreciation.
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Our donors are, without question, truly amazing. Many were current New Orleanians and Xavierites who were victims of Katrina themselves, yet they continued to
support the university even in the midst of being displaced to cities throughout
Dr. Kenneth St. Charles chats with a student
on campus.
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the United States. Still others were first time Xavier
donors who had never even stepped foot on the
Xavier campus, yet their belief in our educational
mission spurred their philanthropic support and
unwavering generosity.
And we received overwhelming support from
foundations and corporations who had supported
Xavier in past years. They were compelled to seek
us out to offer their financial assistance because
they knew that the Xavier we all have come to
love was too important to not return.
H.E. Nassar Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Qatar Ambassador to the U.S., meets
with a host of Xavier students during a follow-up visit to the campus.
Qatar has donated $12.5 million dollars to XU to expand the College of
Pharmacy and another $5 million for student scholarships.
Our donors are, without
question, truly amazing....
We know now more than
ever that people love and
believe in Xavier and where
it is headed.
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The generous acts of kindness shown to Xavier
of course were not only financial. Colleges and
universities throughout the country enrolled
our displaced students to ensure that these
young people would not be forced to interrupt their academic
pursuits. Additionally, nearly 50 Universities raised funds, donated
equipment and resources, and provided our faculty with research
opportunities which proved priceless and immeasurable.
Whatever their reason for choosing to financially support us, it is
our donors and friends who are the real heroes in the recovery
miracle that is Xavier University. And it is our students who are
the ultimate beneficiaries. On behalf of President Francis, my VP
colleagues, our devoted Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, the Xavier
faculty and staff, and our students, we want to thank each of you for
your generosity, prayers, and continued support during these past
two years. Without you, Xavier simply could not continue to be the
highly respected university that it has become. XG
At Xavier since 2005, St. Charles previously served the
university as Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. Before that, he served seven years as the Area Development Director for the United Negro College Fund
(UNCF) New Orleans office, where he was responsible for
raising more than $19 million during his tenure there.
St. Charles also served as Senior Development Officer at
Loyola University, Alumni Affairs Director at St. Augustine High School and positions in human resources and
finance at Entergy Corporation.
A New Orleans native, St. Charles is a graduate of St.
Augustine High School and holds a bachelors degree
from Loyola, and an MBA and Ph.D. in Higher Education
Administration from the University of New Orleans. He is
a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He is married to
the former Lori Robinson and has two teenage daughters,
Taylor and Kennedy, who attend Xavier University
Preparatory High School.
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R. KENNETH ST. CHARLES has
been serving as Vice President for Institutional Advancement since his promotion to the
post by President Norman Francis
in June 2007.
St. Charles is responsible for overseeing the university’s fundraising activities through the offices
of Advancement Services, Alumni
Relations, Campaigns, Development, and University and Media
Relations.
“Xavier is extremely fortunate to
have Dr. St. Charles in this role,” said Francis. “He brings
to this position years of experience specifically related
to the institutional advancement area. The national
search confirmed the significant value Xavier gains in his
appointment.”
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Class
Giving
Summary
September 1, 2005
through
December 31, 2006
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Class Year
# of Donors
1933
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Other
Grand Total
1
1
4
3
2
3
10
7
7
8
10
10
10
20
17
17
23
47
33
29
23
34
49
44
29
37
31
38
26
25
18
22
17
20
34
32
33
44
38
32
29
36
29
28
32
28
32
27
32
25
32
31
34
34
41
36
39
32
29
47
25
50
51
33
36
25
28
41
41
22
36
1
5
30
1,965
Contributions
300
1,000
3,500
2,200
500
1,550
1,080
2,550
4,350
5,599
1,800
2,450
11,539
18,250
7,188
29,750
8,485
36,245
122,752
96,578
29,425
50,856
50,805
28,325
11,985
28,689
23,233
32,500
24,627
17,500
2,635
8,025
18,219
10,097
17,229
28,914
9,965
21,950
12,560
11,250
12,281
18,125
9,132
16,366
7,220
16,750
10,116
7,080
5,530
16,644
9,697
8,255
9,058
28,944
10,289
3,690
6,582
9,930
4,434
9,795
3,400
9,585
12,619
5,909
9,970
3,975
2,845
4,050
5,991
4,697
5,270
200
250
17,268
$1,101,402
Class %
5%
2%
7%
5%
3%
3%
10%
6%
6%
8%
15%
14%
16%
19%
18%
13%
13%
26%
22%
19%
17%
21%
29%
21%
17%
20%
24%
26%
20%
19%
17%
21%
17%
15%
22%
19%
16%
19%
15%
13%
13%
12%
12%
9%
13%
10%
12%
11%
12%
9%
12%
13%
11%
14%
11%
12%
11%
9%
7%
9%
6%
9%
8%
8%
7%
5%
5%
6%
7%
4%
8%
0%
2%
n/a
11%
Honor Roll of Donors
Honor Roll of Donors
The following report recognizes donors who made gifts to Xavier during the post-Katrina period from September 1, 2005 to
December 31, 2006. Names are listed by contribution levels only, not by Giving Clubs, due to the timeframe being used in this
publication.
If your name does not appear, it could be for the following reasons:
1. Your gift was made prior to September 1, 2005 or after December 31, 2006.
2. If you made a pledge during that period but did not begin making payments until after December 31, 2006, your
name will appear in next year’s Honor Roll.
3. Your gift was not made through the Office of Institutional Advancement. Gifts that are not made through this office
occasionally are not included in the office’s records.
4. A mistake was made. Although every effort is made to accurately list our benefactors, errors and omissions sometimes
occur. If this is the case, please accept our sincere apologies. If your gift level or other information is listed incorrectly,
we would appreciate a call to the Office of Institutional Advancement at (504) 520-7575 or call toll free at 1-877-WELUV-XU (935-8898) or send email to gmbraud@xula.edu.
Alumni
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Dr. William H. Bland, M.D.
Mr. Dennis Bodungen
Estate of Mr. Malcolm N. Ellington
Mr. Paul L. Guidry
The Jamison Family
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jupiter
Mrs. Catherine G. Newton
Dr. and Mrs. Roland A. Pattillo
Mrs. Phenella D. Perez
Mrs. Lois D. Rice
Mr. Leo P. Sam, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Toca, Sr.
Mrs. Cynthia Young
Dr. Carolyn B. Block-Arnelle and
Mr. Hugh J. Arnelle
Dr. Malcolm J. Breda
Dr. Lina B. Caldwell
Mr. Johnny M. Dobbins
Mr. Charles Domingue and Mrs.
Jerry A. Domingue
Dr. Norman and Mrs. Blanche
Francis
Mrs. Alexis M. Herman
Mr. Calvin Douglas Hill
Ms. Marion Hunt
Mrs. Michaelle B. Jones
Drs. Joseph and Deidre Labat
Dr. Alison J. Lavigne
Mrs. Myrna R. Malveaux
Mr. Dwight and Mrs. Sheila
McGhee
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Rachal
Ms. Paula T. Saizan
Mr. Warner and Mrs. Sadako
Saunders
Mr. Henry Sindos, Jr.
Dr. John S. Adams, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Boutte
Mrs. Marie M. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Bynum, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Bynum, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Marino H. Casem
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Richard
Mrs. Betty Mott Coles
Mrs. Michele A. Duckett
Mr. Louis and Mrs. Carol Gaudin
Gaignard
Mrs. Ruby N. Hill
Mr. Sammy L. Jackson
Dr. Jennifer H. and Mr. Everett P.
Jacobs
Dr. Patrice Jean and Mr. Darren
Collins
Mrs. Joy A. Joseph
Mr. Victor J. Labat
Mr. Geoffrey and Mrs. Rhonda
Marshall
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond
Mrs. Veronica L. Mitchell
Mr. Duane H. Moore
Ms. Dianne R. Pajaud
Mr. Willie and Mrs. Nina Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Penn
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Powell, Jr.
Mr. Clarence Rollerson
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Westley Sholes
Dr. Chanda R. Simpson, MD
Dr. Louise Guenveur Streat
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Tillman, III
Mrs. Germaine G. Vavasseur
Mrs. June Vavasseur
Dr. Paula M. Verrette
Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Whisenhunt
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick L. Whitfield
Mrs. Earline S. Wilkerson
Dr. and Mrs. Everett J. Williams
Mrs. Vervon D. Williams
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Contributors to Excellence
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
Mrs. Margaret B. Adams
Mr. Michael Adeleke
Dr. Belinda B. Alexander
Dr. Sanders Wofford Anderson
Dr. Thomas T. and Mrs. Mercedes
H. Anderson
Mrs. Cheryl M. Anderson
Dr. Archie Andrews, Ph.D.
Drs. John and Monica Anigbogu
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore E.
Atkinson, III
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley C. Baines, Jr.
Mr. George W. and Mrs. Carla
D. Baker
Mr. Simon C. Barnes
Mr. Lyndon J. Barrois
Ms. Stacey M. Bastian
Ms. Kinda A. Beckles
Dr. Clifford L. Belfield Jr.
Mrs. Monica B. Bennett
Mr. Irvin C. and Mrs. Wanda M.
Blackburn
Mr. Richard Boseman
Mrs. Louise M. Bouise
Mrs. Shelita M. Bourgeois
Ms. Leslie M. Bourgeois
Mr. Floyd A. Boyard
Dr. Gloria M. Brawley
Honorable Lois Bronz and Mr.
Charles Bronz
Mr. Edmund and Mrs. Consuella
Broussard
Mr. Kenneth J. Broussard
Mr. Malcolm Broussard, R.Ph.
Mrs. Beverly Broussard
Dr. Sylvester and Mrs. Margaret
Bryan
Dr. Gina Brown Burrell
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Campbell
Mr. Benjamin E. Cannon
Mr. Emerson Carey, Jr.
Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Donna
Carstarphen
Mr. Frederick J. and Mrs. Joyce
Carter
Dr. Zenobia A. Casey
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Celestine
Dr. Anthony and Dr. Brenda
Chappell
Drs. George E. and Christie
Clayton
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Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Sarah
Coleman
Mrs. Marcella Collins
Dr. Ponjola Coney
Mr. Brent and Mrs. Janice Cooper
Dr. and Mrs. William Cottles, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Crear
Rev. Marion E. Criddle
Mr. Douglas Cunningham
Mrs. Myrtle R. Davis
Ms. Millicent E. Davis
Mrs. Carolyn J. Davis-McLain
Mr. and Mrs. Winston G. Decuir
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Kathleen
DeGrange
Mrs. Lorraine Detiege
Mrs. Ann L. Dixon
Mr. Victor A. Dubuclet III
Dr. Beverly Y. Dupre
Dr. Michelle R. Easton
Mr. Marvin E. Ellis
Mr. Amos and Mrs. Barbara Evans
Mr. Earl L. Fenton
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd F. Ferguson
Mr. John Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Verbie C. Florence
Mrs. Marguerite Florent
Mr. Donzell and Mrs. Carolyn A.
Floyd
Mr. David J. Francis
Ms. Christina M. Francis
Mrs. Dianne Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner
Ms. Peggy A. Gibson
Mr. Coy Gill
Mrs. Marlene Gonzalzles
Dr. Milton A. Gordon
Dr. Marcellus and Mrs. Laura
Grace
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Green, Jr.
Mrs. Dolores C. Griffin
Mrs. Julie S. Griffin
Mrs. Dolores A. Griffith
Mrs. Janice Heard Guidry
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guillory, Jr.
Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux P. Hale
Mrs. Alverna J. Harden
Mr. Torrey M. Harding
Atty. William H. Harris, Jr.
Dr. Lewanza M. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Harrison
Mrs. Joyce M. Guillion Harte
Mrs. Madeline Hayward
Dr. Nichole and Mr. Denly Herbert
Mr. John C. Holmes
Mr. Charles A. Honore
Mrs. Jeneice C. Houze
Mr. and Mrs. Smith W. Howard, Jr.
Mrs. Serena J. Hunter
Mrs. Cynthia Darensbourg Hurd
Dr. Joseph Jack
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Jackson
Mr. R. George Jackson
Dr. Ingrid L. Jacobs
Mr. Marion W. Jamison, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynaud M. JenkinsFarve
Ms. and Mr. Latasha M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jones
Mrs. Ramona Jupiter
Dr. Octavia and Mr. Wilbur
Kennedy
Mr. Duane E. Kirksey
Mr. Leroy and Mrs. Shirley Labbe
Ms. Justina M. Lafitte
Dr. and Mrs. S. L. Lampkin Iv
Mr. John H. Lee
Mrs. Carolyn M. Lee
Dr. Karen and Mr. Cornelius Lewis
Mr. Walter T. Lewis, Jr.
Mr. Jerry Little
Mrs. Sherrie B. Littlejohn
Ms. Davida E. Manor, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Marrero
Dr. Christopher Marrero
Dr. Ambrose M. Martin III, D.D.S.
Ms. Ivy E. Mathieu
Dr. Jill E. McGovern
Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Helen
McKendell
Ms. Brendolyn M. McKenna
Mrs. Patrice E. McNeal
Dr. Gwenesta B. Melton
Dr. Jennifer and Mr. Rene Metoyer
Dr. and Mrs. David R. Miller
Mr. Eugene H. Mills, Jr.
Dr. Earl D. Mitchell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Moore
Mr. Hilliard L. Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Morgan
Dr. Nicole E. Mourillon Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Myers
Dr. Judith Alexander Nash
Mr. Donald R. Naylor, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard V. Nelson
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Nixon
Drs. Henry P. and Mildred W. Ollee
Ms. Anne V. Ordone
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Organ
Tomia E. Palmer, M.D.
Mr. George A. Parker
Ms. Frances Parker
Ms. Lauren A. Parker
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Paschal
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Player
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Powell, Jr.
Mr. Rudolph R. Prioleau
Gen (Ret.) Bernard and Mrs.
Lucille Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ray
Dr. and Mrs. Mason C. Reddix
Dr. Alden H. Reine, Sr.
Ms. Roberta L. Rhoades
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Rhodeman, Sr.
Dr. Alvin and Mrs. Arlene Richard
Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Carole Rigaud
Dr. and Mrs. Solomon L. Riley, Jr.
Mrs. Vera W. Robert
Mr. McLouis Robinet
Dr. Donald and Mrs. Ruby
Robinson
Dr. Tanya M. Robinson
Ms. Natalie R. Robinson
Rear Adm. Stephen and Mrs.
Shirley A. Rochon
Dr. Vivian R. Rouson
Mrs. Genevieve A. Rousseve
Dr. Vincent and Mrs. Lois Roux
Dr. Reginald O. Salter
Ms. Jenise C. Samuel
Mr. Murray J. Saucier, P.T.
Mrs. Ruth Schlater
Mrs. Berenice L. Scott
Mr. Charles L. Shaffer
Estate of Mrs. Gertrude E.
Sheffield
Mrs. Dolores C. Shockley
Mrs. Maria Sly-George
Dr. Helen G. Smith
Dr. Joseph A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence J. Smith
Mr. John Andrew Smith
Mrs. Louise J. Sonnier
Mr. John J. Soto
Ms. Odessa K. Spraggins
Mrs. Zakiya A. Steadman
Mr. and Mrs. John Stroger, Jr.
Mrs. Regina D. Tatum
Mrs. Catherine M. Tekle-Haimanot
Mr. William and Mrs. Annie-Belle
Terrell
Honor Roll of Donors
Dr. Leslie P. Theard
Dr. Lowell P. Theard
Dr. Ernest M. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. Edward S. Thomas
Mrs. Eva J. Toppin
Mr. Calvin and Mrs. Concepcion
Tregre
Mrs. Etta Tricksey
Mrs. Sylvia H. Tureaud
Drs. Carlos and Karla Vital
Dr. Karen Y. Luster and Mr. Jaeda
J. Wadley
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Wadley
Mrs. Annetta M. Walker
Dr. Anne Ward
Ms. Jimmie C. Wickham
Lt. Col. Eldridge F. Williams
Mrs. Constance M. Williams
Rev. Nathan S. Willis
Dr. and Mrs. Harold T. Wilson
Dr. Valerie A. Wilson
Mrs. Arletha M. Wilson-Dixon
Ms. Blanche P. Wong
Mrs. Winifred D. Wright
Ms. Margaret A. Zimmerman
Gifts of $500-$999
Mrs. Dolores T. Aaron
Capt. Eugenia F. Adams
Dr. Elaine Parker-Adams
Mrs. Pearl Algere-Lonian
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin W. Anderson
Mr. Steve A. Anifowoshe
Mr. Alvin and Mrs. Sophie W.
Aramburo
Mrs. Reneathia P. Baker
Mrs. Jetta Harris
Mr. David E. Banks, II
Dr. Rachel A. Baranco
Mr. Isaac E. Barbre
Dr. Gloria D. Beal
Ms. Stacie A. Bean
Mrs. Maxine Berteaux-Jackson
Dr. James and Mrs. Myrtle D.
Blackwell
Dr. Lewis Blair
Mrs. Gwendolyn C. Blake
Dr. Michelle Bell Boissiere
Dr. Jocelyn J. Joseph and Mr.
Dobbin O. Bookman
Mr. Randall N. Boseman
Dr. Michael C. Boucree
Mr. Oliver Bouligny III
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl R. Boykins
Ms. De Etra Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Broussard
Mrs. Mercedese Broussard
Ms. Felicia Broussard
Dr. George R. Brown
Prof. N. Wiley Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Brunswick
Mrs. Jacinda Byrd-Smith
Dr. Vivian D. Campbell
Ms. Sonya L. Carswell
Ms. Cintrella K. Carter
Dr. Valerie A. Clemons
Dr. Ingenue F. Cobbinah
Rev. Victor H. Cohea
Mr. William Collins, Jr.
Mr. Marion J. Cosey
Mr. Lawrence C. Coulon
Dr. and Mrs. Darren S. Cousin
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Dalferes, Jr.
Mr. Nicholas and Ms. Brenda Davis
Mr. Alvin S. Deloach
Dr. Armond and Mrs. Pearl
Devezin
Dr. Agnes Donahue
Mr. Thomas J. Donald
Mr. Daniel R. Driver
Mr. and Mrs. Vidal C. Easton
Mr. Louis A. Evans
Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Mamie L.
Feffie
Dr. Joi M. Findley-Smith
Mr. John L. Finley, III
Mr. Daniel G. and Mrs. Barbara B.
Fitzgerald
Dr. Pamela H. Foster
Dr. Holly Bastian-Francis and Mr.
Anthony L. Francis
Ms. Ruth A. Francis
Mr. Carroll L. Frank
Drs. Coleridge and Cheryl Franklin
Ms. Pamela Freeman-Conway
Mrs. Rose H. Garment
Mrs. Odile R. Gayten
Mr. Norman and Mrs. Michelle
Gobert
Dr. Jesse F. Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Grant
Ms. Robyn K. Gray, Pharm D.
Dr. Clarice A. Green
Dr. Rosalind M. Green
Ms. Josephine R. Grier
Mr. Evelio Grillo
Mr. John W. Grissett
Mr. Ahmad K. Hamide, Pharm D.
Mrs. Pennye D. Hamilton
Ms. Latanya M. Hancock
Shellie M. Harden, D.D.S.
Dr. Virgil Hardin, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Mart Harper
Ms. Andrea N. Harper
Mrs. Gaylene W. Harris
Ms. Carol D. Harris, M.D.
Mrs. Ronee Hawkins
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Hawkins Brooks
Ms. Ellen M. Hazeur
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hoggatt
Ms. Darlene Hooks
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Houston, Jr.
Mrs. Wanda Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Humphrey
Ms. Hyacinth H. Hutchinson
Mr. Sylvester J. Ina
Dr. Adrienne M. Johnson
Ms. Shirley M. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Jones
Mrs. Verdia H. Jones
Ms. Juanita Jones
Dr. Orien D. Joseph
Dr. Eileen J. Julien
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jumpiere, III
Mrs. Alice F. Jupiter
Mrs. Cosette West Kaufman
Mrs. Patricia Kimbrough
Mr. Wince V. King, Jr.
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Constance
Labat
Mrs. Dorothy M. Labat
Ms. Kristen R. Labat
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Larkin
Mrs. Philomena D. Lawson
Mr. Bruce D. Lee
Honorable Tilden Lemelle, Ph.D.
Ms. Susan J. Lemle
Mr. Andrew A. and Mrs. Gloria E.
Mallet
Mr. Kenneth C. Marchand
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Martin, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Nerus O. Martin, Jr.
Mr. Reginald H. Matthews
Mr. Bervis B. McBride, Jr.
Mr. Bernard R. McGhee
Mr. and Mrs. Randy G. McKee
Mrs. Monica McKenzie
Mr. Herbert Millings
Ms. Dana E. Mingo, Pharm D.
Ms. Adrianne P. Mitchell
Ms. Dana F. Mitchell
Mrs. Jean B. Moore
Dr. Archie and Mrs. Irene B. P.
Morris
Mrs. Carole Mulligan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nash
Mrs. Elise T. Nicholls
Mr. Sherril M. Nixon
Dr. Vuyisile S. Nkomo
Mrs. Gertrude Nolan
Honorable Revius O. and Mrs.
Miriam Ortique
Ms. Dorothy Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Olusanya A. Oyekoya
Mr. and Mrs. William Pajaud, Sr.
Mr. Roger D. Pender, Jr.
Dr. Joseph A. Perkins
Dr. James J. Perry
Mrs. Juanita B. Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pratt, Sr.
Dr. Dorothy Pugh, R.Ph.
Dr. Julia Bell Quint
Dr Munir A. Rashad
Mrs. Sondra S. Reine
Mrs. Irene B. Richardson
Mr. Derek J. Robinson
Mrs. Althea R. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Robottom
Ms Joan E. Rousseau
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Sabathia
Mr. Terry J. Salvant, Jr.
Mr. Harold J. Saul
Dr. James H. Shade
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simms
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Simms
Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Smith, Sr.
Mr. Timothy J. Smith
Mr. Edward Sparrow
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Stewart, III
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sudbury
Dr. Raina T. Sullivan
Dr. Samella C. Sutton
Mrs. Milistine M. Tatum
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Thomas
Mrs. Beverly Thompson
Ms. Alessandra D. Thompson
Ms. Shelia M. Thompson
Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Fay
Tureaud
Mr. Lucius Tyson, Jr.
Dr. Samuel and Mrs. Audrey
Vagner
Cynthia Bowman Vernon, Ph.D.
Mr. Christopher W. Vincent
Mrs. Karen DeGrange Watkins
Dr. Monica O. Watts
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Contributors to Excellence
Mrs. Joyce Jones Webb
Mr. Joseph R. Weber
Mrs. Christi L. Weeks
Ms. Cheryl Weisberg
Rev. Peter C. Weiss, S.S.J
Dr. Horace B. Williams, Jr.
Mr. Charles Williams
Mrs. Johnnie Williams
Mrs. Rita Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Winand
Mr. and Mrs. Hal P. Winn
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Witcher
Mrs. Eleanora C. Woods
Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wright, Jr.
Mrs. Celia C. Yang
Gifts of $250-$499
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Anonymous
Ms. Greer T. Adams
Mr. Oladapo A. Alade
Lt. Col. Augustine S. Aruna
Dr. Tracey and Mr. Mark Banks
Dr. and Mrs. Raphael
A. Baranco, Sr.
Dr. Walter J. Barial
Mr. Francis X. Barial
Miss Tenitra R. Batiste
Ms. Youshea A. Berry Rollins
Mr. Alvin Blackmon, III
Dr. Shameza L. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Brady
Dr. Carolyn M. Brown
Ms. Michele J. Brown
Mr. Don Buck
Dr. Kimberly M. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Calvin
Ms. Mildred T. Caro
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Carter
Mr. Erskine A. Cartwright
Mr. and Mrs. Adam A. Casmier
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caudle
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Chambers
Mr. Rivizil Chandler
Dr. Leroy Chauffe
Mr. Kenny and Mrs. Lajuana
Chenier
Dr. Tiffanny P. Chevalier
Ms. Agnes M. Cizek
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clark
Mr. James R. Clark
Mrs. Donna Clark Hall
Atty. David L. Coleman, II
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C. Collier,
Sr. CPA
Ms. Shelia A. Collins
Mr. Charlie and Mrs. Vonda
Colquitt
Mrs. Velletta Henry Commissiong
Ms. Donna K. Crawford
Mr. James L. Currence
Mr. Lovell Davis
Mrs. Lorraine Sigue Day
Mr. John F. Dimaggio
Dr. Ronald Dorris
Mrs. Toni White Douglas
Mr. Nolan J. Duhe
Mrs. Audrey H. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Eugere
Mrs. Robertiena B. Fletcher, R.Ph.
Ms. Janice Florent-Young
Mr. Ronald D. Gaines
Mrs. Elaine M. Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Glover, Sr.
Ms. Cecilia A. Golson
Mr. Cedric L. Gooch
Dr. Paul R. Goodwin
Dr. Noel Gray
Ms. Nicole A. Greenidge
Dr. Alfred Guillaume, Jr.
Mrs. Gwendolyn F. Guillmette
Mr. and Mrs. Brian G. Hall
Mrs. Regina L. Hall
Mr. Calvin and Mrs. Janet S. Harrell
Mr. Randy C. Harris
Mrs. Terry L. Harrison
Dr. Louise B. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Trent S. Heisser
Mr. Nicholas P. Hernandez
Mrs. Wanda Bazile Hewitt
Mr. and Mrs. Dannton C. Jackson
Mr. Brian A. Jackson
Mrs. Ella P. Jackson
Dr. Jarvis B. Jacobs
Dr. Clanford L. Johnson
Dr. Nia E. Johnson and Mr. Thomas
L. Jones II
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses J. Johnson
Ms. Lisa M. Johnson, M.D.
Ms. Virginia M. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Derrick D. Jones
Ms. Marsha M. Jones
Dr. Peter J. Jupiter
Mr. Todd G. Keller
Ms. Kimberly J. Keller
Mrs. Ruth E. Kennedy
Mrs. Verlie Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Earl F. King
Dr. and Mrs. Eric G. Kline
Mr. Lionel B. Labeaud
Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Lacroix
Ms. Bernice E. Lamison
Mrs. Eleanor M. Leak
Dr. Bogart Leashore, Jr.
Mr. Wilfred and Mrs. Lois G.
Leblanc
Dr. Lester and Mrs. Leslie Lee
Dr. Treva A. Lee
Mrs. Florence Woodfork Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lemelle
Mrs. Mercaline Lewis
Mrs. Leiza S. Long
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent R. Malveaux
Mr. Luther C. Manning
Ms. Kathleen M. Manuel
Mrs. Estralita Marioneaux
Mrs. Melba F. Martinez
Dr. Octavia A. McCalla
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny McCray
Mrs. Lynda McGee
Mr. John R. McKee
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Melton, III
Mr. and Mrs. Allison G. Mercadel
Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Miller
Mrs. Felicia A. Mobley
Mr. Adolph J. Moline
Mrs. Portia Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Moore
Mrs. Stephanie R. Navarre
Mr. Stevey T. Neal
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neely
Ms. Earline M. Olivier
Ms. Charlete J. Ozah
Drs. Douglas and Carol Patin
Vanessa M. Paul, D. Ph.D.
Mrs. Joyce K. Perkins
Mr. Joseph N. Peterson, Jr.
Mrs. Edwina A. Pierre
Mr. Claude Powe, Jr.
Mrs. Mildred V. Prudeaux
Mrs. Sadika Rashid-Langston
Mrs. Ann M. Darensbourg Rawles
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord S. Raymond
Ms. Elizabeth Moore Rhodes
Mr. and Mrs. Renald J. Richard
Mr. Edward Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Roane
Mr. Patrick W. Roberson
Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Linda
Roberts
Dr. Mia J. Robinson
Drs. Dereck and Jillandra Rovaris
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Saberre
Mr. Gordon B. Sanders
Mr. Randall Schexnayder
Mr. Wallace P. Scott, Jr.
Mrs. Muriel P. Segre
Mr. Elmore J. Seraile
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Shanti
Ms. Zachary O. Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Shepard
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. SidimeDavid, Jr.
Dr. Thelma C. Simpkins
Mrs. Shannon F. Singleton
Mrs. Demetria F. Sloan
Mr. Hinton C. Smith
Ms. Siobhan E. Smith
Mr. Llewelyn J. Soniat
Mr. Wayne A. Steele, Sr.
Mr. Harold D. Stewart
Ms. Aketi L. Sturghill
Mrs. Tara M. Sutton
Mr. William C. Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Taylor
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas
Mrs. Agnes Thompson
Mr. James B. Tillman
Ms. Yolanda V. Trudeau
Mrs. Kama A. Ursin
Mr. Gerard M. Victor
Mrs. Janice L. Wash
Mr. John D. Webster
Ms. Kay F. Wexler
Dr. Janel Bailey Wheeler
Dr. Michael G. White
Mr. Clarence L. White
Dr. and Mrs. Elijah Whitten
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Williams, M.D.
Mr. Nathaniel P. Williams
Mr. Raymond J. Williams
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Eleanor
Williams
Ms. Estelle M. Williams
Mrs. Lois F. Wilson Mills
Dr. Deanna D. Wormley
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley E. Wyatt
Mrs. Lisa L. Young
Gifts of $100-$249
Ms. Carmichael L. August
Ms. Demetria L. Aaron
Mr. Ernest B. Abdullah
Mrs. Kanika U. Ajanaku
Mrs. Carole B. Alarcon
Ms. Katrice A. Albert
Mrs. Nedra Alcorn
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan F. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Allen, II
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. Joseph L. Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Almeida, Jr.
Mr. Charles E. Amos, Jr.
Mr. Clarence J. and Mrs.
Paulette Ancar
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson
Mr. Charles E. Anderson
Mr. Joseph T. Angle
Mr. Joseph D. Antee
Mr. Carroll S. Antoine
Ms. Lora L. Antoine
Mrs. Susan H. Arceneaux
Mrs. Phyllis Garron Armstrong
Mrs. Catherine W. Arnaud
Mr. and Mrs. Norris G. Turner
Mrs. Marian S. Arnold
Mr. Jay D. Aronowitz
Dr. Angelé J. Arthur
Mrs. Lynne B. Aung, Ph.D.
Mr. Joshua S. Auzenne
Ms. Shalon E. Babbitt
Mr. Joshua J. Babineaux
Mr. Gerard J. Baham
Mrs. Mabel F. Bailey
Ms. Melanie Bailey-Gooch
Mrs. Kathleen Baker
Mrs. Gail Ballard
Ms. Carol I. Balthazar
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Baptiste, Sr.
Ms. Denise B. Barbarin
Mr. Keith T. Barker, M.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Barnum
Ms. Rosiland A. Battee
Mr. Arthur F. Battiste
Mrs. Carolyn Beal
Mrs. Donn Beaubien
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Belcher
Ms. Valda J. Bell
Mrs. Lizette H. Benefield
Mr. Johnny L. Bennett, Jr.
Mrs. Hilda M. Bergeron
Mrs. Dolores L. Bergquist-Coye’
Ms. Montianna S. Bingham
Ms. Chavon M. Blackburn
Mrs. Lois R. Blakes
Mrs. Clara M. Blau
Mr. Barry A. Bleidt
Dr. and Mrs. Thaddeus A. Blue
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford I. Bonner
Mr. William T. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Bostick
Ms. Lucretia M. Bowens
Mrs. Nellie Bowman
Tommy E. Bowman, D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Danny J. Boykins
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E. Bradford
Mr. William Bradford, Jr.
Mr. Newman and Mrs. Melba
D. Braud
Ms. Viola Brice
Mr. Nathaniel Brookins
Mr. Joseph A. Brooks, Jr.
Mrs. Jean Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Broussard
Mrs. Tira W. Broussard
Mr. and Mrs. Terence C. Brown
Mr. Robert Brown
Mrs. Ann Hardy Brown
Mrs. Harriet Brown
Ms. Betty Brown
Ms. Lisa M. Brown
Ms. Samira L. Brown
Mrs. Beverly Broyard
Mrs. Racquel S. Bruce
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brue
Mr. Alexander Brumfield, Jr.
Ms. Kelli M. Buckner
Mrs. Joycelyn L. Burnett
Dr. Leonard L. and Mrs. Phyllis L.
Burns
Ms. Regina S. Burton
Mr. and Mrs. William Bush
Ms. Eurydice M. Bush
Mrs. Delphenie H. Butler
Mrs. Lorraine Butler
Dr. Evita G. Bynum
Mrs. Eliza M. Calvin
Mrs. Mary Kiper Camp
Mrs. Angela R. Canady
Mrs. Lucinda Cannon
Ms. Eugenia M. Cardozo
Mrs. Bernadette D. Carmon
Mrs. Marguerite Carter
Mr. Raphael and Mrs. Inez
Cassimere
Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. Castenell, Jr.
Mrs. Demetria G. Caston
Ms. Yolanda A. Cavalier
Mrs. Shirley M. Celestine
Mrs. Sandra Cenac
Mrs. Willie P. Chaffers
Mr. and Mrs. Van B. Chambers, Jr.
Mr. Meyer J. Chambers
Mrs. Sue P. Chandler
Ms. Brenda R. Chapman
Mrs. Joressa Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Charbonnet, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Charles
Mr. David J. Charles
Mrs. Legretta F. Cheek
Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Childs
Mrs. Marie C. Christian
Mrs. Debra V. Clark
Ms. Kendrea L. Clark
Ms. Nicolette D. Clark
Mrs. Vera C. Clarke
Mr. Aaron T. Clayborn
Dr. Justina M. Clemons
Ms. Charity M. Clemons
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Jennifer
Colbert
Ms. Keva K. Cole
Mr. W. E. Coleman
Dr. Yolonda R. Coleman
Dr. Enid W. Collins
Mr. Alvin C. Collins
Ms. Kristin M. Collins
Rev. Francis X. Conroy
Ms. Jacinta E. Cooper
Mr. James A. Cousin
Mrs. Charlotte F. Craven
Mrs. Lynn S. Crean
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd X. Creecy
Dr. Matthew W. Crittendon
Mrs. Clevetta Cummings
Ms. Michelle L. Curry
Mr. Robert L. Curtis
Mrs. Gloria Curtis
Mrs. Elaine B. Czenszak
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Dalferes
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Daniels, Jr.
Dr. Deborah A. Daniels, PC
Mr. and Mrs. George G.
Darensbourg
Mr. Therell P. Darensbourg
Dr. Micaela V. Dartson
Dr. Joseph W. Davis
Dr. Larna J. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Morris A. Davis
Mrs. Sherri J. Davis
Ms. Zakiyah D. Davis
Mrs. Alaine De Myers
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Deavers
Mr. James L. Declouette
Ms. Shirley T. DeClouette
Mrs. Ellen D. Decou-Robinson
Ms. Marianne Degrange
Mrs. Lorna A. DeLay
Dr. Wilfred J. Delphin
Ms. Pernell R. Denet
Mrs. Agatha DeVore
Dr. Michael A. Dietrich
Mr. Mark L. Dimry
Mr. and Mrs. Nkrumah H. Dixon
Ms. Adonica J. Domino
Mrs. Sharon L. Donato
Ms. Merilynn B. Donelon
Mrs. Kathleen A. Dorsey Bellow
Dr. Linda Doughty-White
Dr. Marilyn G. and Mr. John
Douroux
Mrs. Helen B. Drye
Mr. Archie N. Dupre
Mrs. Harriet D. Duronslet
Ms. Lurena Echols
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel L. Edmond
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Edwards, Sr.
Mrs. Lona B. Edwards
Mrs. Marion A. Ellis
Ms. Danyale A. Ellis
Ms. Rhonda M. Ellis
Mr. Claude Elmore
Mr. and Mrs. George Etienne
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Evans
Mr. Timothy and Mrs. Irma E.
Evans
Mrs. Marion A. Evans
Mrs. Mary A. Evans
Mrs. Sandra P. Evans
Dr. Dione M. Farria
Mrs. Elvera M. Feist
Drs. Charles P. and Hiroko T. Felton
Ms. Myrtle W. Ferrande
Mr. Alston Fitts, III
Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew
Fitzgerald
Mrs. Fannie M. Flamer
Ms. Keisha D. Flen
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie N. Flint
Ms. Angela C. Flowers-Turner
Mr. Thomas Fogie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Folse
Ms. Kendra L. Forbes, Pharm. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel J. Forstall
Mrs. Madeline H. Forsythe
Mrs. Betty F. Foy
Dr. and Mrs. Edmond Franklin, Jr.
Dr. Jacquelyn C. Franklin
Ms. Natelaine E. Fripp, M.D.
Mr. Melvin Gaines
Ms. Brandy M. Gallien
Mr. Darryl Garner
Mrs. Vera Garner (Estate)
Mrs. Ouida Garrett
XG Spring 2008
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Contributors to Excellence
Mrs. Helen L. Gautier
Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbons
Ms. Brenda V. Gibson
Mrs. Ursula Gifford
Mr. John F. Gill
Mrs. Louaunne W. Gilyot
Ms. Felice J. Glapion
Ms. Regena L. Glenn-Caldwell
Mr. Pheophilus H. Glover
Ms. Alisa E. Goetz
Ms. Sharita L. Golphin
Mr. Rossie J. Gomez
Mr. James Gordon
Mrs. Ruth O. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Gould
Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Beverly
Gourrier
Mr. Bracy B. Graham II
Dr. Cindy Y. Grain
Mrs. Lolita T. Grant
Drs. Dwight A. and Lynn M. Green
Dr. Pamela M. Grier
Ms. Tamala P. Griffin
Ms. Teresita M. Guillaume
Ms. Anise M. Gulley
Mr. William Hansen
Dr. Kim M. Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. Cordell M. Hardy
Mrs. Rosemary Harmon
Mrs. Imogene V. Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Harris
Mr. and Mrs. William Harris
Mrs. Andrea Taylor Harris
Ms. Jessica R. Harris
Mrs. Mary A. Haun
Ms. Valencia Hawkins
Mrs. Gail Haydel
Mrs. Kimberlee Coleman
Henderson
Dr. Sarita M. Henry, D.D.S.
Mrs. Kimberly Johnson-Henry
Mrs. Mary F. Henry
Mrs. Faye G. Hill
Mrs. Ophelia T. Hill
Ms. Han M. Hoang
Mrs. Kim Martin Holden
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Holland, III
Mr. William “Butch” M. Holmes, Jr.
Mr. Sylvester Hosey
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A.
Houlemard, Sr.
Mrs. Mary D. Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Morris L. Huling
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ingram
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Dr. J. D. Jackson
Mrs. Dorothy S. Jackson
Ms. Angell J. Jackson
Ms. Aniika R. Jackson
Rev. Lawrence and Mrs. Melazie
Jacobs
Ms. Charmaine Jacobs-Carrere
Mrs. Patricia B. James
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Jefferson
Mr. Benny J. Jefferson
Ms. Jacqueline Jeffrey
Ms. Cassandra R. Jenkins
Ms. Sheila Stiles Jewell, Ph.D.
Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Taliafero Johnson
Mr. Fred Johnson, Jr.
Mrs. Elaine K. Johnson
Mrs. Mary A. Johnson
Ms. Carita D. Johnson
Ms. Gabriell A. Johnson
Ms. Anna E. Jollio
Marilyn Jones, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Jones, Sr.
Mr. Lamont R. Jones
Mr. Lawrence P. Jones
Mrs. Camille C. Jones
Mrs. Lorelle P. Jones
Ms. Cheynita W. Jones
Ms. Joy R. Jones
Mr. Andre W. Jordan
Mrs. Le’Anza M. Jordan
Mrs. Gayle Jorgensen
Mr. Albert E. Joseph, Jr.
Dr. Keisa M. Joshua
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Joshua, Sr.
Ms. Kikelomo N. Joshua
Dr. Myrtly R. Joyner
Mrs. Ursula Jupiter
Mrs. Debra A. Keelen
Dr. Justin M. Kelly
Ms. Ravie T. Kem
Ms. Darcel L. Kemp
Dr. Cheryl Keyes and Mr.
Abdoulaye N’Gom
Mr. William S. Keyes
Mrs. Marcella M. Keyes
Ms. Leta M. Knighten
Mrs. Ella R. Landreaux
Mrs. Jean S. Lang-Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop
Lapeyrolerie
Ms. Alisha C. LaRoche
Mr. Philip T. Lastrapes
Ms. Tyra N. Latten
Ms. Kimberly A. Lawson
Ms. Laura Le Blanc
Mrs. Eunice D. Lear
Mr. David R. Leblanc
Dr. Terrel M. Lecesne
Mrs. Irma A. Leduff
Mrs. Cynthia G. Lee
Mr. Adam K. Lemieux, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Lewis, Jr.
Dr. Inga C. Lewis
Mr. Basil and Mrs. Emily Lewis
Mr. Livingstone T. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Josie Y. Lewis
Ms. Latricia M. Lewis
Ms. Moniq’a N. Lindsey
Ms. Paulette G. Lindsey-Hills
Mr. Stanley L. Logan
Mr. Stephen Lombard
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Love
Ms. Harolyn G. Lowe
Mr. and Mrs. Khristopher W. Loyd
Ms. Alma B. Lyle
Dr. Iris R. Mabry-Hernandez, M.Ph.
Ms. Eleanor N. Mack
Dr. Marnetta P. Malveaux
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Marchand
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Marchand
Mrs. Nicole D. Marchand
Dr. Marlah H. Mardis
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly J. Martin
Mrs. Mildred P. Martinez
Mr. Alfred Mayronne
Mrs. Elswith C. Mazin
Mr. Major W. McBee
Mr. Howard McClain, Jr.
Mr. Leon McClain, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alcus M. McConduit
Mr. Alden and Mrs. Rhesa
McDonald
Ms. Vivian McFarland
Ms. Ruth C C. McGee
Mr. Keith A. McLaughlin
Mr. Lerone J. Melton
Mrs. Leola Melton-Williams
Ms. Tian M. Merren
Mrs. Linda A. Merrick
Mrs. Ursula Merrick
Mrs. Jennifer Miles
Mr. Edward Miller, Sr.
Mrs. Beverly Miller
Mrs. Gwendolyn A. Miller
Ms. Michelle E. Miller
Ms. Linda T. Molezion
Ms. Margo N. Montgomery
Mrs. Grace M. Moolchan
Mr. and Mrs. Donnell Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Morgan
Ms. Delia C. Morgan
Mrs. Carmen Morial
Mrs. Vera Lee Mormon
Ms. Tia R. Moss
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Motley
Dr. Mary M. Munson-Runge
Mrs. Parmalier D. Murphy
Mrs. Shirley Anderson Napier
Dr. Ruth E. Neal
Mr. Ryan C. Neal, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Ventress S. Newport
Mr. Kelvin A. Nguyen
Ms. Mai N. Nguyen
Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Nicholson
Miss Elswith F. Ogaldez
Mrs. Alisa D. Orduna-Sneed
Dr. Sancerie J. O’Rourke-Allen
Dr. Lisa Southall Oubre
Ms. Kay R. Pace
Mrs. Yvette M. Palmer
Mrs. Rose M. Parker
Ms. Joyclen R. Parker
Mr. Curtis L. Parrish
Mrs. Gloria Patin
Ms. Dru Patin
Ms. Dianthia L. Patrick
Mrs. Marva Pattillo
Mr. Jarret R. Patton
Ms. Tiffany Kyle-Patton
Mr. Bobby Pearson
Mr. General C. Peay
Mrs. Penny D. Penn
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur J. Perez
Ms. Natalia Perry
Cdr and Mrs. Elmo J. Peters, Jr.
Ms. Karen N. Petite
Mr. Ulysses A. Pichon
Mrs. Angela J. Pierre
Mrs. Zorata J. Pierson
Mrs. Nelka Pinkney
Mr. Wellington Pitts
Mrs. Olga Platt
Ms. Ora L. Plummer
Mr. Subun Poku
Mrs. Verna Polk
Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Pollock
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Porche
Dr. William and Mrs.
Carolyn Powell
Mr. Wayman Powell III
Mr. and Mrs. Scody A. Prade
Honor Roll of Donors
Mrs. Geraldine M. Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W.
Prescott, Jr.
Mrs. Ann Preston
Mr. Robert C. and Mrs. Elvina Price
Mr. Willis Pritchett
Ms. Corunda T. Pruitt
Mrs. Marguerite Quintal
Mrs. Stanislaus DePass Rachal
Ms. Charmian J. Ramey
Mrs. Annie L. T. Ramsey
Mrs. Lynne K. Raphael
Ms. Shari L. Rates
Mrs. Mildred M. Reed
Ms. Joyce D. Reese
Lt. Col. Thomas Rhodeman, Jr.
Ms. Lydia T. Ricard
Mr. Donald Richard
Mr. Morgan E. Richard
Mrs. Albert J. Richardson, Jr.
Mr. George Rieras
Mrs. Marlene R. Ritch
Ms. Alyssa G. Robillard
Mr. and Mrs. Fabian A. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie L. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Robinson
Mrs. Marlene A. Robinson
Ms. Tiana C. Robinson
Ms. Ida L. Rose-Mize
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Ann Roussell
Mrs. Dulcie D. Rudolph
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Rush
Ms. Sandra L. Sails
Dr. Fred J. Sambrone, Jr.
Ms. Kashena M. Sanchez
Ms. Kimberly M. Sanders
Dr. Marilyn D. Saulsbury
Ms. Keira N. Scanks
Mr. Anthony G. Sceau, Jr.
Ms. Ayanna B. Scoggin
Mr. Earl S. Sconiers, R.Ph.
Mrs. Denise T. Scott
Ms. Juval O. Scott
Ms. Dawn E. Segura
Mr. Geoffrey G. Selvage
Ms. Zuwena T. Shavers
Mr. Glenn D. Shaw
Ms. Matilda H. Shields, Pharm D.
Mr. Horace L. Simmons
Mr. James T. Simmons
Mr. William D. Simon, Jr.
Mrs. Ina R. Simpson
Dr. Eunice and Atty. James Smith
Mrs. Edith J. Smith
Ms. Elizabeth C. Smith
Mr. Donovan J. Smith, DDS
Ms. Marie A. Sonnier
Ms. Yvette Soucy
Mrs. Petrinella Sowell
Mr. Kristopher G. Spears
Ms. Alisa C. Spivey
Dr. Anisa S. Ssengoba-Ubogu
Mrs. Wilhelmina M. Stanley
Mrs. Yvonne Davis Stepter
Ms. Aletea Stewart-Aubert
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Striggles
Ms. Leona Y. Suggs
Ms. Zanthia J. Sutton
Mrs. Jeannette Tancock
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald W. Taylor
Mrs. Joann S. Taylor
Mrs. Joyce Guilbeau Taylor
Ms. Anita R. Taylor
Mr. Joshua C. Theriot
Mr. Bonnie W. Thomas, Jr.
Mr. Larry E. Thomas
Mr. Mathew P. Thomas
Ms. Cheryl M. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Trevonne M.
Thompson
Mrs. Elaine Thompson
Mrs. Cynthia Thompson-Bland
Mrs. Theresa W. Threet
Mrs. Evangeline H. Tierney
Mrs. Kendra W. Tircuit
Ms. Taniesha D. Tolbert
Mrs. Iris Trouillier
Ms. Joicelyn J. Trufant
Dr. Shuana K. Tucker
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Turner
Ms. Renee J. Turner
Dr. Elizabeth O. Unachukwu
Mr. Robert J. Valle
Mrs. Laura R. Valle
Ms. Sandra Victor
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Waddell
Mr. Paul J. Waddell
Mrs. Gwendolyn Wade
Mrs. Gloria G. Walker
Mrs. Myrna B. Walker
Ms. LaToya R. Walker
Ms. Nija L. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Wallace, Jr.
Ms. Dana R. Walter
Mr. Darryl A. Walton
Dr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Washington
Mr. Richard J. Washington
Mrs. Arthemise Washington
Mrs. Lee Anna Washington
Mrs. Lynette D. Washington
Mr. and Mrs. English Webb II
Dr. Donald D. Weddington
Mr. Warren W. Welters, III
Dr. Geraldine White
Mr. Warren J. White
Ms. Angele T. White
Ms. Joyce M. Whitfield
Mrs. Gwendolyn H. Whitner
Dr. and Mrs. Henry S. Wicker
Drs. Frank and Ida-Lorraine
Wilderson
Mrs. Carla Y. Wiles
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Williams
Mr. Arthur L. Williams
Mr. Lougene and Mrs. Tracee M.
Williams
Mrs. Lorraine G. Williams
Mrs. Lynda W. Williams
Mrs. Mary T. Williams
Mrs. Tammie S. Williams
Ms. Hazel A. Williams
Ms. Mollie M. Williams
Rev. Ruth P. Williams
Dr. Jacques P. Williams-Pascal
Mrs. Joan Willis
Mrs. Shirley R. Willis-Labranche
Mr. Emile H. Wilson
Mrs. Claire F. Wilson
Mrs. Muriel Wilson
Ms. Marissa R. Wilson
Mr. Ellsworth and Mrs. Laura Wiltz
Ms. Kim M. Winder
Dr. Krystene W. Woodard
Dr. Alison F. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wright
Mrs. Jeanette L. Young
Ms. Shannon D. Young
Ms. Helen Ysak
Gifts of $1-$99
Ms. Kendra Q. Adams
Ms. Kristal N. Adams
Mr. Stephen Agard
Ms. Oluyinka J. Akinbinu
Mr. Willie J. Alexander
Ms. Nicole M. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Allen
Mr. Clarence M. Allen, Jr.
Mrs. Sonya P. Allen
Ms. Makini M. Alleyne
Mr. Clive L. Alonzo
Ms. Madonna H. Anacostia
Mr. Clarence Ancar, III
Mr. Earl P. Ancar, Jr.
Mr. Aaron M. Anderson, M.D.
Mrs. Linda L. Anderson
Mr. Jesse Arceneaux, Sr.
Mr. Thomas B. Archer
Ms. Mia N. Armstrong
Mr. Brian G. Ashford
Mrs. Sharon T. Augillard
Mr. Dudley G. Auzenne
Ms. Mary G. Auzenne
Mr. Joseph D. Babineaux
Ms. Barbara J. Baker
Ms. Troy L. Baldwin
Ms. Valdesha L. Ball, M.D.
Ms. Kimberly M. Bardell
Mrs. Danielle T. Barrois
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bartlett
Ms. Shari E. Bass
Ms. Angela M. Bastian
Ms. Joyce O. Blunt
Mrs. Donna P. Blyden
Ms. Nabulungi A. Bolton
Mr. Willie F. Boswell, Jr.
Capt. Johnnie M. Boynton
Mrs. Charita K. Brookins
Mrs. Elaine C. Brown
Ms. Allassia Y. Burns
Mr. Roy L. Bush, LCSW
Dr. Joseph P. Cadray, Jr.
Ms. Barbara J. Carmon
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carter
Mrs. Lynne P. Carter
Ms. Kimberly N. Carter
Mrs. Simone Charbonnet
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cherrie, Jr.
Mrs. Patsy F. Chester
Mrs. Amanda H. Coleman
Mrs. Doris Coleman
Mr. William P. Collins
Ms. Tiffany L. Comer
Mrs. Florence L. Cook
Mrs. Nancy Cortez
Ms. Nakisha M. Cousin
Ms. Suzette F. Cousin
Mrs. Rose M. Craft
Mr. Lucius Craig, III
Ms. Shasa B. Dabner
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Daniels
Mr. James C. Dirden
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Contributors to Excellence
Dr. Tanyanika Douglas Holland
and Mr. Darrick Holland
Ms. Melanie A. Duckworth, Ph.D.
Mrs. Barbara Ducote
Miss Nicole J. Dumas
Ms. Druescellar P. Dumas
Mr. Lance P. Dunnings
Ms. Kimberly K. Duren
Mrs. Lillian Edwards
Ms. Sonni P. Elliott
Mrs. Barbara Emelle
Ms. Dana R. Feist
Mr. Preston M. Firmin
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Fisher, Jr.
Mrs. Juanita R. Fleming
Ms. Ilona Fontenette
Mr. Karsten X. Fontenot
Ms. Cassie L. Ford
Ms. Andrea D. Foster
Mrs. Barbara C. Franklin
Mrs. Dolores Frazier
Mrs. Mary K. Frederick
Mr. Patrick M. Fried
Ms. Karen A. Friley
Mr. Mohemmed Y. Gangat
Ms. Aretha R. Garner
Mrs. Laquita D. Garnett
Mr. and Mrs. Winston H. Gaskin
Ms. Terri L. Gaston
Mrs. Yolanda L. Gautier
Mrs. Teresa M. George
Mrs. Ann M. Giles
Mr. Houston Gilliand, Jr.
Dr. Lolita Gonzales
Mrs. Leora T. Gonzales
Mr. Wardell Gooch, Jr.
Mrs. Cynthia B. Gordon-Miller
Ms. Jacqueline T. Grant
Mr. Anthony E. Green
Mr. Marlon J. Green
Ms. Jeffrey L. Greene
Ms. Natalie F. Griffin
Ms. Pattie J. Griffin
Mrs. Octavia B. Gross
Ms. Isil Guney
Ms. Alice W. Harding
Mr. Gerald J. Hardy
Mrs. Brenda Bell Hardy
Mr. Larnzell J. Harper, Jr.
Mr. Herman Harris
Mr. Joe N. Harris
Ms. Tyra C. Harris
Mrs. Veronica L. Harrison
Mrs. Etta L. Hawkins
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Mrs. Sandra C. Hayward-Jones
Ms. Cheryll M. Hebert
Ms. Dawn E. Hebert
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Henderson
Sr. Stephanie Henry, S.B.S.
Ms. Gabriella N. Herpai
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Holliday
Mr. George F. Holloway
Ms. Kristal A. Huggins
Mrs. Barbara E. Hunter
Ms. Rita A. Hutchinson
Ms. Priscilla E. Hydell
Mr. George Y. Imseis
Mr. Kevin M. Jackson
Mrs. Valrian M. Jackson
Ms. Jeanine A. Jackson
Ms. Stephanie A. Jackson
Ms. Julie A. Jackson-Brown
Ms. Crystal M. Jacquot
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton James
Mr. Brian I. Johnson
Mrs. Sheranne Johnson
Ms. Joan M. Johnson
Ms. Judith L. Johnson, Pharm D.
Ms. Neiketa K. Johnson
Ms. Thea R. Johnson
Mr. Jeffery P. Jones
Mr. William D. Jones
Mrs. Romain Rouse Jones
Ms. Sherrill F. Jones
Ms. Shanna K. Joubert
Ms. Stephanie M. Jupiter
Ms. Joanna B. Katz
Mr. James and Mrs. Gennice King
Ms. Phyllis C. King
Mrs. Elizabeth O. Kirby
Mr. Paul S. Knecht
Mrs. Yvonne L. Kyle
Mrs. Lois Labranche
Sr. Mary R. Lagarde, S.B.S.
Mrs. Josie D. Lain
Ms. Danella N. Lang
Ms. Dorothy M. Lastrapes
Mrs. Darrilyn T. Lawrence
Mrs. Jimmie L. Lawrence
Mrs. Joyce M. Lawrence
Ms. Cherie A. Leblanc
Mr. Timothy J. Lebleu
Mrs. Zara M. Leggon
Mr. Clarence Lewis, Jr.
Mr. Nathaniel Lewis
Mrs. Cheryl Lewis
Mrs. Chi McKendall Lewis
Mrs. Ella M. Lewis
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Marie Linares
Mr. Thomas C. Lombard
Dr. June T. Lombard-Allen
Mrs. Lynce D. Lucas
Ms. Myrtle G. Lucas
Sr. Patricia Lynch, S.B.S.
Mrs. Lydia L. Mack
Miss Latriece E. Manning
Mrs. June E. Marshall
Dr. Nicole T. Marvel
Ms. Christie M. McGhee
Mrs. Rose B. McKendall
Mr. Wellington McKissick
Mrs. Michelle K. McMeans
Estate of Ms. Jean B. Meggs
Mr. Jacob C. Mgbemena, Pharm D.
Mrs. Paula R. Miles
Mrs. Cynthia B. Miller
Ms. Malene S. Minor
Mr. Michael and Dr. Merlinda
Mitchell
Dr. Milton D. Moore, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore
Ms. Robin M. Moore
Ms. Kimberly D. Morgan
Mrs. Gertrude L. Muecke
Mr. Edwin J. Muldrow
Mr. James U. Mundy II
Ms. Lynette M. Murray
Ms. Mary V. Murray
Mrs. Layana C. Navarre-Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Onyema G. Ndukwe
Mr. Fitzpatrick Shawn S. Nedd
Mr. William E. Newman
Mr. Michael A. Nowak
Mrs. Lue Ellen C. Nunez
Ms. Layna K. Orise
Mrs. Yvonne J. Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Patin
Mr. Theodore W. Patton
Ms. Patricia A. Patton
Mrs. Kimberly R. Pazon
Mrs. Diane Peoples
Ms. Satira T. Perry
Ms. Keiara T. Phillips
Mr. Marc A. Philpart, II
Mrs. Bernadette Pickett
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pierre, Sr.
Ms. Cattrell Pitre
Mrs. Doris H. Pitts
Dr. Lawrence E. Plaskett
Mrs. Evangeline G. Plessy
Mrs. Lissette H. Poche
Mr. Steven E. Pollard
Mr. Jason C. Poydras
Ms. Anne M. Prat
Ms. Raynette T. Prevost
Mrs. Valerie M. Prier
Mrs. Jacqueline M. Prudhomme
Ms. Shannon R. Prudhomme
Mrs. Raquel Puente
Ms. Erica C. Quick
Mrs. Jacqueline Rachal
Sr. Elizabeth Rafferty, S.B.S.
Mrs. Glenda Rankin
Mrs. Hortense Haydel Reine
Mr. William C. Roberson
Ms. Sonya L. Roberts
Mrs. Cleo Robertson
Ms. Brittany D. Robertson
Ms. Mia R. Robins
Ms. Julie A. Romain
Ms. Farrah M. Roybiskie
Mrs. Johnetta McMillan-Royster
Ms. Sitembile E. Sales
Ms. Erica Sanders
Ms. Lois Schexnayder
Mrs. Sandra C. Scott
Ms. Patricia Kellie Shaffer
Ms. Erina L. Shavers
Mrs. Rita D. Shelling
Ms. Christina M. Silva
Mrs. Genevieve B. Simms
Ms. Angela M. Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Skye
Mrs. Twyla H. Smart
Mrs. Marion Boutte Smith
Sr. Naomi P. Smith
Ms. Bertha Sorapuru
Mrs. Constance R. Spencer
Ms. Marguerite Spencer
Mrs. Zahrain R. St. Jean
Mrs. Ann J. St. Julien
Mrs. Linda St. Martin-Scott
Mrs. Charlene Stamps
Mr. Philip Stelly
Ms. Stacy E. Stepney
Ms. Edna Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Stocker
Dr. Doris J. Strode
Mrs. Rena R. Strohmeier
Ms. Jameika M. Stuckey
Mrs. Sylvia J. Styles
Ms. Claudette L. Terry
Mr. Husan M. Thompson
Mr. Desmond M. Tillery
Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Toney
Honor Roll of Donors
Dr. Kara A. Townsend
Mrs. Geraldine W. Travis
Miss Brandi A. Tregre
Ms. Vanessa Trufant
Mr. Calvin Tucker
Mrs. Christina L. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Tyree
Mrs. Pamela P. Valentine
Mrs. Jane Verrett
Ms. Deann E. Vessel
Mr. Steven Vu
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Walker
Dr. Kesha Walker and Mr.
Christopher Walker
Ms. Bronson J. Walker
Dr. Nina T. Washington
Ms. Quo Vadis M. Webster
Ms. Paulette F. Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Whitaker
Mr. Keith D. Wilkinson
Ms. Natasha M. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wilson
Ms. Candice M. Wilson
Mrs. Vera Winston
Ms. Doris O. Woodson
Mr. Gregory M. Wright
Ms. Ruth E. Young
Mr. Steven G. Zahn
Ms. Tia L. Zeno
Corporations
Gifts of $10,000 or more
3M
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Boult, Cummings, Conners
& Berry, PLC
Burger King Foundation, Inc.
Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc.
Eli Lilly & Company
Envirocon
Fidelity Investments
Charitable Gift Fund
Friends Of CITE/Verizon
Gillis, Ellis & Baker, Inc.
Hertz Investment Group
Koster Insurance Agency, Inc.
Landis Construction Co. LLC
Louisiana Public Facilities
Authority
McNabb Unlimited Inc.
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.,
and Medco Health Affiliates
Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Procter & Gamble Company
Textron, Inc.
Walgreens Company
Walter J. Barnes Electric Co., Inc.
Jan Kirsh Landscapes, LTD
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Foundation, Inc.
Stamford Center for the Arts
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Combined Insurance
CVS Corporation
Division 9, LLC
IBM Corporation
Shell Oil Company Matching Gifts
Program
The Times Picayune
Towers Perrin
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
American Honda Motor
Company, Inc.
DynMcDermott Petroleum
Operations Company
Freeport McMoran, Inc.
Mutual of America
Simms Hardin Company, LLC
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
AmSouth Bank
Chevron Texaco
Comerica Bank
DeSantis Design Group, PC
Folse Pharmacy
GlaxoSmithKline
Johnson & Johnson Family of
Companies
McDermott International, Inc.
McDonald’s Restaurant # 4968
Microsoft Corporation
Schwab Fund for Charitable
Giving
TJM Electronic Associates, Inc.
Gifts of $500-$999
BellSouth Corporation
Blitch Knevel Architects
Century Housing Corporation
Frame & Fabric
Innovative Transportation
Solutions, Inc.
Sweetser
United Food & Commercial
Workers Union
Xerox Corporation
Gifts of $100-$249
Altria Group, Inc.
Augillard Dental Group
Berger Building, LLC
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
Bryan Chevrolet, Inc.
Cingular
ConocoPhillips Petroleum
Foundation, Inc.
Creative Environmental Solutions
Edison International
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
French & Company, Inc.
Kinsey, Lynch & Filipour, Attorneys
at Law
McGraw-Hill Companies
Publix Super Markets Charities
R.H. Donnelley Corp
Raytheon
Sasol North America - Corporate
Alumnus Program
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
Union Central Life Insurance
Company
United Technologies Corporation
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Gifts of $1-$99
Winnfield Funeral Home of
Natchitoches
Adrian Dominican Sisters
Aetna Life & Casualty Foundation
Choate’s
Choicepoint, Inc.
Coach
Community Funds, Inc.
Dow-Jones & Company, Inc.
iGive.com Holdings LLC
Incredible Graphic Design
Just Give
Kinney & Ellinghausen
LP Service
McCarthy, Rose & Mills, LLP/
Certified Public Accountants
Foundations
Gifts of $250-$499
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Boeing Company
Hewlett-Packard Company
Alfred Harcourt Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Arnold Family Foundation
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Bollinger Family Foundation
Booth Ferris Foundation
Booth-Bricker Fund
Boule Foundation
BP Foundation, Inc.
Bush Foundation
C. V. Starr Foundation
Charles and Ann Johnson
Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
David and Lucile Packard
Foundation
Edward G. Schlieder Educational
Foundation
Fannie Mae Foundation
Gladys Brooks Foundation
Greater New Orleans Foundation
Heartland Charitable Trust
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jaeger Foundation
James S. Kemper Foundation
Jones Day Foundation Northpoint
Keller Family Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Lettie Pate Whitehead
Foundation, Inc.
Libby-Dufour Fund
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Lumina Foundation for Education
MARCH Foundation
Merck Company Foundation
National Basketball Players
Association
Norcliffe Foundation
Records-Johnston Family
Foundation, Inc
RosaMary Foundation
Sherman Fairchild
Foundation, Inc.
Southern Education
Foundation, Inc.
The Community Foundation
of Atlanta
Tom Joyner Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation
William Randolph Hearst
Foundation
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Contributors to Excellence
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Arnof Family Foundation
Coca-Cola Foundation
National Foundation, Inc.
Northern Trust - Community
Pharmacy Foundation
Thomas W. Bean Foundation
United Fire Group Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation/
Educational Matching Gift
Program
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
ExxonMobil Foundation
General Electric Foundation, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
San Francisco Foundation
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Sullivan & Taylor Family
Foundation
Whirlpool Foundation
J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
Prudential Foundation
Sprint Foundation
Texas Instruments Foundation
Gifts of $100-$249
Baker Hughes Foundation
Baxter International Foundation
Guidant Foundation/Matching
Gift Center
Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
Sherwin-Williams Foundation
Square D Foundation
Gifts of $1-$99
Amica Companies Foundation
AXA Foundation
Cigna Matching Gifts Program
FPL Group Foundation, Inc.
James P. Johnson Foundation
L.B. Landry Emanons
Individuals
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
Gifts of $10,000 or more
ABA Educational Foundation, Inc.
Albertsons’ Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
AT&T Foundation
Boston Foundation
BP Foundation/Matching Fund
Program
Burkedale Foundation
GNO-ABO Charitable and
Education Foundation
HSBC Philanthropic Programs
Muse Educational Foundation
Rev. Dr. John J. Saas Memorial
Foundation, Inc.
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
UPS Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Weil-Bohn Foundation
Anonymous
Mr. Richard A. Bachmann
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Bartels
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Berry
Ms. Phyllis Black
Estate of Mrs. Gladys E. Brennan
Estate of Ms. Delores Brereton
Ms. Cheryl L. Brown
Mr. Anderson H. Cooper
Mrs. Gladys C. deBen Majeau
(Estate)
Mr. Mark A. Fuller III
Mr. Mark A. Fuller, Jr.
Mrs. R. Barbara Gitenstein
Sr. Janet M. Holzer, S.F.C.C.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Holzhauer
Mrs. Catherine J. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Luft
Mr. Colvin G. Norwood, Jr.
Dr. Gilbert M. Nyamuswa
Dr. Edward L. Oleen
Mr. Frank T. Page
Mr. Donald Powell
Mr. Michael M. Rue
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Varmus
Mr. David Voelker
Ms. Karen L. Walker
Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon
Gifts of $500-$999
Entergy Charitable Foundation
Riversville Foundation
Schering - Plough Foundation
Tenet Healthcare Foundation
Gifts of $250-$499
Bechtel Foundation
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Chicago Community Foundation
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Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Anonymous
Dr. Elizabeth Barron
Estate of Mr. W. O. Bryson
Mr. Dan D. Crawford
Mr. Gerald F. Dowling
Dr. and Mrs. Antoine M. Garibaldi
Mr. Thomas E. Hales
Mr. Ken Hollis
Mr. George T. Lowy
Dr. Karen Moore
Mrs. Eloise Simmons
Ms. Barbara K. Slaight
Mr. Frank B. Stewart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C.
Wertheimer
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Mr. Clifford Alexander, Jr.
Mr. Cornelius Bass, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Bowman
Mr. Willie Brown
Mr. Joseph K. Byrd
Ms. Patricia Connors
Br. Tyrone A. Davis, CFC
Ms. Julianne Hipskind
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L.
Humphreys
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Lanctot
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Lipson
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Marc M. Morial
Mr. and Mrs. Roy James Nester
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Niebuhr, Jr.
Mr. Alfred E. O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pecoul
Mr. and Mrs. J. Steven Rice
Dr. William H. Rodgers, III
Mr. Andrew H. Rodgers
Ms. Jeanne A. Smith
Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Kathleen A.
Tanner
Mr. Michael W. Tierney
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ullman
Dr. Harold A. Vincent
Mr. Ernest Warlick
Mrs. Gwendolyn Heastie Welters
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
Anonymous
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Mercedes
Anderson
Mr. Flournoy L. Anthony
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Attaya
Ms. Regina Austin
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Barclay
Ms. Joliette N. Barnum
Mr. John and Mrs. Carol Belton,
Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Berlow
Ms. Sara J. Bers
Ms. Mig Boyle
Ms. Adrienne C. Brooks
Ms. Marilyn Broussard
Mr. Edgar J. Bullard, III
Mrs. Odessa Chambliss
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Christie
Mr. and Mrs. James W. L. Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cook
Mr. Peter Cooke and Mrs. Annette
Mambuca
Ms. Rose F. Coviello
Mrs. Joan Crowley
Dr. Gene D’Amour
Barbara D. Davis, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Dietz
Mr. Herman A. Dobbs Jr.
Ms. Sandra S. Dooley
Elizabeth C Dooling, M.D.
The Honorable Adrian G.
Duplantier
Mr. James P. Edwards
Ms. Kathryn Erat
Mr. and Mrs. Russell H. Feroe
Dr. Anita V. Figueredo
Ms. Brenda S. Finch
Mr. George V. Fitzgerald
Dr. Timothy Franson
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Gaines
Dr. Annie M. Garraway
Bishop Peter Gerety, D.D.
Dr. Marguerite S. Giguette
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Luis C. Gonzalez, III
Mrs. Doris W. Graham
Dr. Wayne T. Harris
Mr. Henry Hernandez
Dr. G. William Hill, IV
Ms. Adrienne Hirt
Ms. Beverly Holmes, Ed.D
Ms. Joan Mueller
Ms. Alison Hyslop
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Irlbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Jonas
Mr. and Mrs. Grenell Jones
Honor Roll of Donors
Rev. Edward J. Kealey
Dr. Eamon M. Kelly
Mrs. Margaret J. Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Klein
Mr. Jeffrey Klein
Ms. Susan Landau
Mr. and Mrs. Moon Landrieu
Ms. Marie L. Landry
Dr. Michael E. Lavigne, Jr.
Dr Joseph C. Lefevre
Dr. and Mrs. LaSalle D. Leffall
Mrs. Charlotte Coe Lemann
Msgr. Paul A. Lenz
Mr. Lawrence Lessing
Ms. Elizabeth B. Levaca
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindberg
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio M. Lopez, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Kemp Maer, Jr.
Ms. Fredricka C. McGlashan
Mr. and Mrs. James R. McInerney
Mr. Elridge W. McMillan
Dr. Howard W. Mielke
Mr. and Mrs. Horace L. Mitchell
Dr. Myron E. Moorehead II
Ms. Ruth E. Muller
Ms. Madelyn M. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Nahas
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Naslund
Mr. Ronald Parent
Mrs. Lynnell S. Parent
Mrs. Wilhelmina H. Parris
Mr. Donald Petkus
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Pfister, Jr.
Ms. Gwendolyn Phillips
Dr. Robert C. Preuss
Mr. and Mrs. Balaji S. Rajan
Dr. George E. Reed
Ms. Christine M. Robert
Mr. Martin W. Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Rooney
Mr. Peter H. Rothschild
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Ruffin
Ms. Joan Rutherford
Mr. William F. Ryan
Mrs. Terry Seidler
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sills
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie J. Sinkfield
Mr. Thomas J. Slattery
Ms. Audrey C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Stack
Mr. Rodney J. Thomas III
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Timpane
Mr. C. H. Travaglini
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Tumminia
Mr. George G. Villere
Ms. Mary L. Walker-Huntley
Mr. and Mrs. Glen T. Whitney
Mr. Mark Wieczorek
Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Wigglesworth
Ms. Agnes N. Williams
Mr. H. Willis
Mr. and Mrs. James Wright
Mr. Richard A. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell W. Young, III
Mr. Joseph A. Young
Gifts of $500-$999
Mr. Larry B. Amacker
Ms. Rosalyn H. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Aramburo
Dr. Walter M. Baker
Ms. Shirley S. Baker
Mr. David A. Barnhart
Ms. Kathleen Bergin
Mrs. Naomi Dagen Bloom
Dr. Darwin L. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Bruno
Mr. David G. Budinger
Rev. Msgr. Richard Burton
Mr. Clarence Carter
Ms. Victoria Casella
Dr. James H. Casey
Mr. Carter C. Chinnis
Ms. Karen F. Christian
Mr. Craig E. Colten
Mr. Arnold L. Crump
Mrs. Faye B. David
Ms. Carolyn Davis
Ms. Dionne Debose
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Derbes
Ms. Elizabeth K. Derbes
Ms. Helen Dooley
Mr. Joe Dosch
Mrs. Patricia G. Draper
Dr. Janine Christen Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Flora
Mrs. Dorothy Foltz-Gray
Ms. Joanne M. Fraser
Ms. Angela French
Ms. Florence C. Friedlander
Ms. Joan P. Galliher
Mr. Paul F. Garfield
Mr. Ralph P. Ginocchio
Mr. and Mrs. David Glater
Mr. John P. Gleason
Mr. William D. Glenn and Mr.
Prescott W. Hafner
Ms. Beverly A. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert J. Groh, Jr.
Mr. Allen Hallock
Mr. Deneen Howell
Dr. Tien L. Huang
Mr. John D. Hughes
Dr. Jacqueline T. Hunter
Ms. Elizabeth Stoltz and Mr. J.
David Hutcheson
Ms. Catherine H. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jindal
Dr. Lester W. Jones, Jr.
Mr. John Keel, CPA
Sr. Dorothy Ann Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Killinger
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kuckel
Ms. Deborah Leff
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Leibold
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Leonard
Mrs. Patricia R. Levins
Mr. Landon H. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Linsenmeier
Mr. and Mrs. Peter N. Lipke
Ms. Andrea A. Mack
Ms. Kendra N. Martin
Ms. Marianne C. Mazan
Mr. Larry McCauley
Ms. Eileen F. McEntegart
Mr. James Mclnerney
Dr. Joe A. Melcher
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Meyer
Mrs. Carolyn Morrow
Muccia Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Murphy
Mr. Robert E. Murphy, Jr.
Ms. April Nelson
Mr. A. J. Newton
Mr. Charles L. Niles, Jr.
Mr. Stephen L. Oesch
Ms. Rita Olans
Ms. Patricia C. O’Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A. Patterson
Mr. Alexander Plicque
Ms. Augustina Pratt
Mrs. Mary Purcell
Mr. Peter R. Quirk
Ms. Usha Ravi
Mr. Albert C. Rees
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Regan
Ms. Loretta B. Richard
Ms. Joan L. Richardson
Ms. Jane F. Rissler
Mr. Melvin Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Roth, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall G. Rouse
Ms. Mariann Russell
Ms. Marion Sable
Mr. and Mrs. Joel F. Scannell
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Schmertz Jr.
Ms. D. J. Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Schubert
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schultz
Dr. William M. Serban
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Sides
Ms. Jane T. Skibo
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Smith
Mr. Beaver Smith
Ms. Nancy D. Smith
Dr. Susan Spillman
Mrs. Shirley A. Spivey-Scott
Most Reverend J. T. Steib, SVD
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Sullivan
Ms. Marilouise B. Sullivan
Ms. Marguerite Terwilliger
Mr. Robert E. Thompson
Mrs. Beverly J. Thompson
Mr. Richard Tucker, Sr.
Ms. Gwendolyn Turner
Ms. Martha S. Wahl
Dr. Charlotte R. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. Wood
Ms. Agnella E. Zapotochny
Gifts of $250-$499
Ms. Helen M. Abdoo
Mr. Alan O. Abidogun
Mr. Thomas M. Acton
Mr. Michael N. Ambler
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ambrogi
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Anderson
Dr. Joan E. Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barber, II
Mr. Robert J. Beagan
Mrs. Ann Marie Beal
Ms. Joan Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Bongard
Mrs. Cecilia T. Braveboy
Mr. Thomas E. Brinkman, Sr.
Ms. Ruth A. Broussard
Mrs. Eileen Browning
Mrs. Patricia D. Burke
Mr. Herman Chaves
Mr. and Mrs. Barrie D. Coate
Mr. Lewis Collens
Mr. Albert G. Cook, III
Mr. John R. Corporon
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Contributors to Excellence
Mr and Mrs. William F. Cosulich
Mr. Frank Crump, III
Mr. George P. Delucchi
Ms. Irene Dipietro
Mr. and Mrs. Charles DiSanto
Mrs. Eloise D. Dixon
Ms. Charlotte K. Doering
Patrick T. Dowling, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Druckman
Ms. Patricia Dupre
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Erickson
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fagan
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Fogler
Ms. Patricia E. Franks
Mr. Michael and Mrs. Patricia
Gannon
Mrs. Margaret M. Garberina
Mr. Michael Glembourtt
Mr. Henry Graf
Mr. David Guggenhime
Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Hadden
Ms. Anita F. Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Hansen
Ms. Vivian T. Harper
Mr. Stephen M. Hasbrouck
Ms. Kathleen Hawk
Ms. Ann M. Hickambottom
Mr. Brian P. Hochheimer and Ms.
Marjorie H. Wax
Ms. Barbara B. Holdridge
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Honoroff
Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Judith E.
Houska
Mr. Shelton A. Howard
Dr. Shamsul Huda
Ms. Kim Lagrant Hunter
Mr. Albert L. Hyland
Ms. Morenike Irvin
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jeffrion
Col. Charlotte Jerney
Mr. Keith W. Johnston
Mr.Thomas L. Jones, Jr. and Dr. Nia
E. Johnson
Ms. Jedda Jones
Ms. Stephanie Jukes-Amer
Ms. Katherine M. Kahn
Dr. Vimal Kishore
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Klonowski
Ms. Alice-Mary Lawler
Ms. Joanne B. Leusch
Ms. Nancy E. Lindsay
Mr. Kevin Lyman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Macchiarola
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mannix
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Ms. Mary W. Marshall
Ms. Gloria F. Mc Dermott
Mr. Thomas G. Mc Garrell
Ms. Kristin K. McDonough
Ms. Chirita Minniefield
Ms. Adaeze V. Moghalu
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Murphy
Mary P. Naughton, M.D.
Mr. E. O’Brien
Ms. Joan O’Brien
Ms. Patricia M. O’Connor
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. O’Dell, Jr.
Ms. Kathleen O’Laughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Joel D. Oppenheim
Ms. Emily Oster
Mr. Alfred Phillips, Jr.
Mr. James V. Pickett
Ms. Gail B. Promboin
Ms. Ann M. Quaranta
Dr. Lewis M. Rambo
Ms. Ann B. Rappaport
Mr. David M. Raymond
Ms. Isabel A. Reithebuch
Mrs. Diane M. Rende
Dr. Joseph F. Ross
Mr. Jack E. Sassone
Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Schaumberg
Dr. John P. Sevenair
Mr. James H. Shaw
Mrs. Tillie M. Smith
Mr. Ernest J. Sneed
Dr. Margaret Snyder
Mr. Samuel Starkey, Sr.
Mrs. Judy Stavisky
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Sweeny
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Van Hoof
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Vautrain
Mr. Kurt Vorndran
Mrs. Alice W. Wallace
Mrs. Mildred B. Watkins
Ms. Josephine D. Weigner
Ms. Anne Marie Weiler
Mr. Patrick T. West
Ms. Melva D. Williams
Mrs. Patricia A. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Wood
Mr. Clifford S. Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Younglas
Mr. Marvin Zonis and Ms. Lucy L.
Salenger
Gifts of $100-$249
Mrs. Ernest May
Mrs. Dianne K. Abdouch
Ms. Lena Abruzzi
Dr. Michael R. Adams
Mr. John P. Adams
Dr. Abby Adesanya
Mr. Theodore G. Albert
Ms. Gloria G. Allain
Mrs. Jocelyn D. Allen
Ms. Mary G. Allen
Ms. Annmarie Ambrosino
Mr. Rudolph Anderson
Ms. Ellen R. Anderson
Mr. Jesus Angulo
Mr. Carroll Antoine
Ms. Linda Apicella
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arceneaux
Mrs. Virginia D. Archibald
Mr. Jason C. Arrington
Ms. LaKeysha C. Arthur
Mrs. Kathleen R. Astorga
Mr. Christopher Auclair
Mr. James A. Auzenne
Dr. Elena Avila
Ms. Beverly M. Bachemin
Ms. Isabelle H. Bacon
Mrs. Annette Garcia Bak
Mrs. Barbara A. Balthazar
Mr. William F. Banks
Ms. Elaine Baran
Mrs. Jill Bargonetti-Chavarria
Mr. John J. Barrett
Ms. Julia A. Barry
Mrs. Ellen J. Bauman
Ms. Anna Lee Beadle
Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Beaton
Mr. Dennis J. Beck
Ms. Mary Ann B. Becraft
Mrs. Lauralyn L. Bedore
Mrs. Shelly H. Beeghly
Mr. William H. Bell, II
Ms. Mary Di Benedetto
Mr. E.V. Benjamin, III
Mrs. Joyce Y. Benjamin
Mr. Bradford W. Berger
Mr. John E. Bernacki, Jr.
Mr. Michel H. Berthier
Mrs. Rosemary T. Bertolotti
Ms. Linda Berving
Mr. C. Blake Bidwell
Ms. Gail Blattenberger
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bleifeld
Mr. and Mrs. Blessington
Dr. Sheffield Boardman, Jr.
Mr. Charles G. Bollinger
Dr. Thomas Bonner, Jr.
Mrs. Denise M. Bordenave-Felton
Mr. Mark Borsuk
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Boucree
Mrs. Marie M. Bouhan
Ms. Andrele Gras Boutte
Dr. Tommy E. Bowan
Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Boyd
Mr. Derrick T. Brazil
Mr. Peter Bride
Mr. William V. Brierre Jr
Mr David R. Brindle
Mr. Joseph F. Brinley, Jr.
Ms. Joan E. Bristol
Mr. and Mrs. Davd J. Brody
Mr. Robert J. Brown
Mrs. Annette M. Brown
Mrs. Joyce Clark Brown
Ms. Dianne G. Brownlee
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Buckalew
Ms. Margaret M. Buckley
Mrs. Elaine D. Burger
Mr. and Mrs. Graeme S. Burman
Ms. Claire C. Burnell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burnett
Mrs. Barbara K. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Button
Ms. Helen W. Buzaid
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bynum
Mrs. Susan R. Calcagno
Ms. Eileen M. Canty
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Casey
Mr. Daniel T. Casey
Ms. Anne M. Casey
Ms. Margaret M. Casey
Mr. George J. Caspar
Ms. Elsie A. Chaisson
Mr. B. Chapin
Ms. Patricia P. Chappell
Mr. Thomas F. Chase
Dr. Eric M. Chatman
Mrs. Joan R. Chisholm
Ms. Catherine G. Christoff
Ms. Angela E. Christophe
Ms. Joy A. Chuck
Mr. Norton J. Clark
Ms. Andre’ J. Clark
Mrs. Mary V. Clarke
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Clary
Mr. J. H. Clasgens, II
Mr. Wayne Clement
Mr. Benjamin P. Coe
Mr. John P. Coffin
Mr. Richard Colby
Mrs. J. I. Webster Coleman
Honor Roll of Donors
Mrs. Lucille Collins
Mrs. Geraldine Connors-Lynch
Ms. Anne T. Conroy
Ms. Jacqueline Corcoran
Ms. Marguerite M. Corcoran
Mr. Daniel J. Cordes
Ms. Joan M. Cornell
Ms. Ellen Courtien
Mr. Dennis S. Cousin
Ms. Carmen Coustaut
Ms. Virginia N. Couture
Mr. James Coyne
Ms. Susan Coyne
Mr. Emory Craig
Mr. David N. Crapo
Mr. and Mrs. Ian S. Cromarty
Mr. Edward W. Crowe
Ms. Prudence Cumberbatch
Ms. Frances C. Curtis
Mrs. Catherine Daily
Mr. Thomas F. Daly
Mr. Wiliam Damato
Mrs. Lois C. Davis
Ms. Betty Davis
Ms. Patricia B. Davis
Ms. Susan L. Dawson
Mrs. Rita A. Degen
Mrs. Barbara Del Castillo
Dr. Mary Del Monte
Mr. Richard V. Delphin
Mr. Terrel Delphin
Mr. Walter Delphin
Mrs. Shirley M. Delphin
Ms. Rowena Demio
Mr. Edward DeNave
Mr. David G. Desnoyers
Mr. Lehad Dhouti
Mr. Joseph A. Di Bartolomeo
Ms. Carol Di Nicolantonio
Ms. Barbara A. Dials
Mr. Alexander Dixon
Ms. Margaret M. Dohr
Mrs. Janith D. Doley
Mr. Alvan J. Donner
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Donovan
Ms. Geminesse M. Dorsey
Dr. Robert Dottin
Ms. Maryann Downing
Ms. Louise Driscoll
Mr. Steve Dubb and Ms. Barbara
Berglund
Ms. Michelle M. Dube
Mr. Thomas Duffy
Ms. Suzanne K. Dufrasne
Ms. Carolyn L. Duignan
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby P. Dupre
Ms. Dawn E. Dupree
Mr. Joseph E. Earley
Ms. Mary A. Eckert
Ms. Agnes Edwards
Dr. Isaac A. Elegbe
Mrs. Laura S. Ellis
Ms. Carol Emery
Ms. Jacquelyn T. Espree
Mr. Harold R. Evensky
Mrs. Mary M. Falvo
Mrs. Martha Farquhar
Mr. Louis Farrelly
Ms. Ellen K. Fauerbach
Mrs. Susan C. Felton
Ms. Mary Selby Ferrari
Mr. G D. Ferree Jr.
Mr. Thomas R. Fiddler
Dr. Marie T. Filbin
Mrs. Rachel Fischoff
Mr. Richard M. Fisher
Mr. M. E. Flaherty
Ms. Marie T. Flanagan
Mr. Daniel Flatley
Ms. Martha R. Fleishman
Mr. Melvin J. Fleming
Mr. Anderson Flen
Mrs. Lynn A. Flen
Mrs. Linda Flores
Fr. Joe Flynn
Dr. Esther M. Fontova
Ms. Talisman Ford
Mrs. Grace C. Forlenza
Mr. David A. Foster
Mr. Patrick J. Francis
Ms. Ellen Frankenberg
Ms. Estelle Franklin
Mrs. Joan S. Freilich
Dr. Jacqueline French
Mr. Osamu Fujimura
Ms. Regina Gaffney
Ms. Jena M. Gaines
Mr. Edward D. Gall
Ms. Moira C. Garvey
Ms. Jean K. Gendron
Mrs. Ken Gibbons
Mr. Ferris L. Gilmore
Dr. Bennie J. Goggans, D.D.S.
Ms. Margaret Gogolak
Ms. Anne Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Gordon
Ms. Catherine A. Gotti
Mr. and Mrs. Nils C. Gould
Mrs. Alice M. Grant
Mrs. Annie R. Grant
Mrs. Valerie T. Grant
Mr. Montgomery Gray
Ms. Ruth Greene
Most Rev Wilton D. Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Gross
Ms. Lucille J. Grow
Mrs. Shirley C. Gueno
Dr. Vanessa T. Guillory
Mrs. Marianne B. Gumbs
Ms. Evelyn D. Hackney
Mrs. Mary Ann G. Hagelin
Mr. Richard F. Hahn
Mr. William M. Haid
Ms. Mattie Hall
Mr. Stephen B. Hand
Ms. Nancy L. Harkins
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Harrington
Mrs. Barbara R. Harris
Ms. Deborah L. Harris
Mr. Alvin Harrison
Mrs. Sarah S. Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Hart
Mr. Bud Hazelkorn
Mrs. Addie B. Hazley
Mr. Chene Heady
Mr. Ross E. Heasley
Mr. Steve A. Heisler
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hess
Mr. Rene Hewlett
Ms. Susanne M. Hiland
Mr. and Mrs. Benny O. Hilton
Mr. Stevie C. Hines
Mr. Richard Hinton
Ms. Elsa R. Hirvela
Mrs. Mary Hofstetter
Ms. Michol Holloway
Mr. Alexander B. Hood
Ms. Anne B. Horgan
Ms. Karen Y. House
Ms. Marjorie M. Hucey
Mr. Donald N. Humphrey
Ms. Janet C. Hunter
Ms. Judith Huntington
Mr. J. Gaven Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson
Ms. Joan G. Hutchison
Mrs. Constance Iervolino
Mrs. Miriam E. Isaacs
Mr. Darnell D. Jackson
Mr. Wilford L. Jackson
Ms. Shirley Jackson
Dr. Janice M. K. Jaferian
Ms. Joyce M. James
Mrs. Miriam A. Jamison
Ms. Susan Jenkins
Ms. Mary Job
Ms. Alicia D. Johnson
Ms. Heather A. Johnson
Ms. Leslie M. Johnson
Ms. Pamela E. Jones
Mr. Eungie Joo
Mr. Alphonso Joyner
Ms. Marthur H. Kalil
Mr. Arnold M. Kaplan
Ms. Conchita P. Kemei
Mr. Eugene Kennedy
Mr. Emi Kilburg
Ms. Katherine Killeen
Ms. Judith Kilpatrick
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Kilsheimer
Mr. Joseph King
Ms. Wilhelmina King
Mr. David J. Kinzelman
Dr. Vlajko L. Kocic
Mr. John D. Koester
Ms. Rachel A. Kohn
Ms. Shirlyn R. Kohout
Mrs. Ann Vogt Kopczynski
Mrs. Linda Klinke Kopp
Mrs. Rosemarie A. Korphage
Mrs. Kathleen C. Kristoffersson
Ms. Pat Kuhr
Ms. Jody Lagioia
Ms. Joan D. Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo LaMendola
Ms. Nekita P. Lamour
Mr. Leonard W. Lane
Ms. Joan Laporte
Mr. John J. Lawler
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin J. Le Blanc
Mr. Bernard J. Lechner
Dr. Joe A. Lee
Mr. Kenneth Lemon
Ms. Sarah Leonard
Mr. Mark M. Lessner, M.D.
Mr. Davy L. Lilly
Ms. Jacqueline F. Livermoore
Mr. Jody Logioia
Mrs. Patricia E. Lowther
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Lucey
Ms. Clare Lyne
Ms. Mary Lyons
Mrs. Gail Macajoux
Ms. Geraldine Macdonell
Mrs. Joanne L. Mackay
Ms. Beatrice A. Mackenzie
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Contributors to Excellence
Mrs. Mercedes C. Magar
Mr. Warren A. Maher
Mr. Patrick J. Mallery
Ms. Annette Mambuca
Dr. Tarun K. Mandal
Mr. Brian E. Marcellus
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Mark
Mr. Donald Marquis
Mr. Lawrence M. Marshall, Jr.
Ms. Cynthia Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly J. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Martin
Ms. Margaret Martin
Ms. Nancy L. Martino
Ms. Catherine E. Maryman
Ms. Marilyn Maserio
Ms. Lauren Massey
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Matson
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Matz
Mr. George Mayer
Ms. Elizabeth A. Mc Partland
Mr. Olando McAllister
Dr. Kathleen V. McCloud
Ms. Susan V. McCloud
Ms. Majorie McCoy
Ms. Adele McCullough-Graham
Ms. Kathleen C. McEntegart
Ms. Mary Ellen Foster McEvily
Mr. John McGillicuddy
Ms. Mary E. McGovern
Ms. Shirley B. McGowan
Mrs. Geraldine L. McGrath
Mr. Patrick S. McGreevy
Capt. and Mrs. M.L. McGuire
Ms. Patricia M. McKee
Ms. Nancy P. McKinley
Mrs. Christine T. McLaughlin
Mr. Gerald McMorrow
Ms. Marcelle Mehlinger
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Merceron
Mrs. Dorothy M. Mermin
Mrs. Anne Messina
Mr. Herman A. Metoyer Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Francis J. Meyer
Ms. Adrienne Michaud
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth V. Miller
Mrs. Dee MacDonald - Miller
Ms. Miriam Miller
Mrs. Barbara S. Mills
Mr. James Q. Mitchell
Mrs. Jeanne M. Mitchell
Ms. JoAnn Mitchell
Ms. Yvette Mitchell
Mr. David A. Mollenhauer
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Mr. Neal F. Moran
Mrs. Marie T. Morgan
Ms. Melanie Moser
Dr. Henry A. Moses
Ms. Marie T. Mulcahy
Mrs. Mary Jo Murnane
Ms. Rosa Myrick
Mrs. Catherine Nagy
Ms. Cathy Nelson
Fr. Matthias G. Newell
Ms. Carole McCarthy Nicholson
Mrs. Jean S. Nishiyama
Mrs. Mary Jo Nocero
Mrs. Judith L. Norkiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Norquist
Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Nowill
Mr. Walter Nugent
Mrs. Mary Nunz
Mrs. Pat A. Oakes
Dr. Patience Obih
Mr. Albert T O’Connell
Mr. Dorcas O’Connor
Ms. Mary O’Hagan
Mr. and Mrs. Persifor Oliver
Mr. Saul M. Olyan
Mrs. Ethel M. O’Mara
Ms. Mary C. Oppenheime
Dr. Garrett Orazem
Ms. Judy Organ
Mr. Charles F. Ortique
Ms. Darnley M. Osborne, Jr.
Ms. Jill Otte
Mrs. Laura Ousset
Ms. Kathleen Page
Mr. Garrett Paine
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Palladino
Dr. Kendall P. Parker
Ms. Marcia Parris
Mr. Seth D. Patner
Mr. Junius S. Pazon
Mrs. Patricia O. Pearson
Dr. Marie E. Pereira
Mr. Roy R. Perez
Mr. Robert L. Perkins
Ms. Jane M. Perkinson
Mr. Gregory M. Perry
Mr. Anthony J. Petraitis
Mrs. Barbara M. Piontkowski
Mr. Jacob A. Plicque
Mr. James F. Pokorny
Mr. Joseph Pompilio
Ms. Susan S. Poverman
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Prampin
Dr. Consuela M. Provost
Ms. Mary M. Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Robig
Mr. Henry Rachal, Jr.
Ms. Paula M. Rainey
Mrs. Deborah Randall
Mr. Michael Rapier
Ms. Shirley Raps
Ms. Kathleen Raye
Mr. Eugene P. Regan
Mr. William S. Reid
Mrs. Barbara Koeppen Reilly
Mrs. Margaret Reilly
Ms. Flora A. Reyes
Mrs. Lenore C. Riccio
Ms. Theresa Riccio
Ms. Mary E. Rice
Ms. Mary V. Ridgway
Mr. Frank J. Rienzo
Mrs. Della M. Rivera
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Mrs. Brenda J. Royal
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Mr. Robert J. Salmon
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Mr. Thomas Schmidt-Glenewinkel
Ms. Suzanne J. Schmitz
Mr. James Schnieders
Mr. Daniel K. Scholl
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Mrs. Gloria H. Scott
Ms. Karen Sechser
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Mrs. Marie J. Smith
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Speed
Mrs. Marita S. Spooner
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Mr. Truman Stacey
Ms. Barbara Stein
Mr. Maurice M. Stern
Ms. Mona Steward
Mr. Bruce D. Strathearn
Mr. Jared Strote
Mrs. Melonie Sullivan, Ph.D.
Ms. Oona B. Sullivan
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Ms. Mary E. Swartz
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Ms. Margaret D. Szczotkowski
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Mr. John B. Thomas
Mrs. Suzanne M. Thomas
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Mr. D. H. Thompson
Ms. Claire D. Thompson
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Mr. Samuel Toston
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Ms. Donna Tyler
Mr. Edward Varsa
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Mr. James A. Villarrubia
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Mrs. Margaret M. Vineyard
Ms. Jetty L. Viot, III
Ms. Susan Waas
Mr. H. D. Wade
Ms. Dorothy A. Wade
Mrs. Donna Walcott
Ms. Carol L. Wallack
Mr. Granville H. Walton
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Warnemuende
Ms. Susan G. Waszkiewicz
Ms. Genevieve A. West
Ms. Wenona Y. Whitfield
Mrs. Mary Malcolm Whitney
Ms. Marilyn Wickel
Rev. Timothy S. Wiggins
Mr. Joseph E. Williams
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Williams
Ms. Edith C. Williams
Ms. Patricia Williams
Ms. Marcelle Willock
Mr. Brent Wilson
Mr. Patrick Wong
Ms. Alicia M. Wright
Ms. Gail D. Yashar
Mr. Maurice E. Yearout
Ms. Tara C. Young
Ms. Yolanda Young
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Ms. Jasmin Abraham
Ms. Joan Adams
Ms. Janelle E. Agulo
Ms. Kathryn K. A’Hearn
Ms. Noemy Alamo
Ms Kathryn Albritton
Mr. Arthur E. Alexander
Mr. Joseph N. Alexander
Mr. Thomas J. Allardice
Ms. Rachel Almo
Ms Loredana Altieri
Ms. Jannette Andaluz
Ms. Erslyn Anders
Mr. George Anderson
Mrs. Mary Boyce Anderson
Ms. Audrey Anderson
Ms. Francesca Anderson
Ms. Sonja Anderson
Mr. John R. Annable
Ms. Isabel D. Arceneaux
Ms. Veronica Armenti
Ms. Angela Arnold
Ms. Joan Arnold
Ms. Sara Arthur
Ms. Joyce Asomani
Mr. Desislava V. Astinova
Mrs. Mary Price Aubertin
Mrs. Jean Augillard
Ms. Cheryl D. Avellanet
Ms. Maryanne S. Aylesworth
Ms. Deba L. Bacon
Ms. Mary S. Bahnsen
Ms. Bernadette G. Bailey
Ms. Joanelle Bailey
Ms. Joyce Bajulaiye
Ms. Denise Baker
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Baldridge
Mr. Walter Barnes
Ms. Kerida Barnes
Col. Marion L. and Mrs. J.S.
Barnwell
Mrs. Jessica Wassmer Barrett
Mrs. Angela Parker Barsalow
Ms. Miriam L. Batista
Mrs. Ellen A. Baylon
Mr. Stanley W. Beal
Ms. Yvonne O. Bechet
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Ms. Ursula T. Beckham
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Ms. Virginia Bell
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Ms. Ana T. Benitez
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Ms. Elizabeth A. Benson
Mrs. Elisabeth R. Bergeron
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Berni
Ms. Elenor Bethel
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Mrs. Vivian F. Black
Ms. Kari Black
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Ms. Elizabeth Bolen
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Mrs. Helen K. Bores
Mr. Keith R. Borge
Ms. Tina Boscarino
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Dr. Walter C. Bosworth
Mrs. Anne D. Bottner
Mr. Stanley M. Bowser
Mr. Herb Boyd
Ms. Terri E. Boyle
Ms. Dietra Bradumn
Mr. Curt P. Bramblett
Ms. Eleanor F. Brannon
Mr. Roy Breaux, Jr.
Ms. Graciana D. Breaux
Ms. Dara Bremer
Ms. Kelly Brennan
Sr. Jeanne Brennan, O.S.U.
Ms. Patricia Brenner
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Mrs. Geraldine Broussard
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Mr. Charles E. Brown
Mr. Dexter Q. Brown
Mr. Marion L. Brown
Mrs. Selika C. Brown
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Rev. Joseph A. Brown
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Mr. David N. Brunt
Ms. Mary D. Brussell
Ms. Margaret Buckley
Mr. George S. Budabin
Ms. Mary A. Buie
Ms. Joan T. Burbage
Mrs. Rikisha Burke
Ms. Joan Bray Burke
Dr. Ira E. Burnett, Jr.
Mrs. Deneen Burnett
Mr. M. S. Burrell
Ms. Delores Burrell
Mr. L. Chris Butler
Ms. Claire Butler
Ms. Carolyn Bynoe
Ms. Mary Alice Byrnes
Ms. Cora Caballero
Mr. Rory C. Cadres
Ms. Geraldine N. Caggiano
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cahill
Mrs. Marie Connors Callo
Ms. Aguedo Calzado
Ms. Eugenia C. Cameron
Mrs. Marie Camilus
Mrs. Eleonora Lesinka Campa
Ms. Vivian S. Campbell
Ms. Flossie Canada
Ms. Jane Canner
Mr. Morris Cannon II
Mr. Huey Capdeville
Ms. Justyna M. Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Carroll
Mr. Michael S. Carroll
Ms. Ethel T. Carroll
Ms. Rosa Cartagena
Ms. Tenaya Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Xavier J. Castelli
Mrs. Anna Marie Castellucci
Ms. Monique Caubere
Mr. Ralph Della Cava
Mr. Richard L. Chappell
Ms. Claudia Charles
Mr. Norman Chavis
Mrs. Gertrude Chelette
Mr. James Chervinko
Ms. Chrissie Chiarella
Mrs. Mary E. Christophe
Mrs. Maxine L. Christophe
Mr. Cheick Cissie
Ms. Cynthia A. Clark
Ms. Emiley A. Clark
Ms. Vivia R. Clarke
Mr. Ephraim A. Claudio
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Clementin
Ms. Ingrid D. Climis
Ms. Jane R. Coates
Mr. Lawrence Cohen
Dr. Ann Raia-Colaneri
Mrs. Muriel Cole
Mr. Joseph Collazo
Ms. Belinda Collins
Ms. Elinor M. Collins
Ms. Janice Collins
Ms. Janet Colon
Ms. Margaret Comaskey
Sr. Marie S. Condon
Mrs. Janet M. Connolly
Ms. Rosetta A. Conroy
Dr. Susan Conte
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Mrs. Roseclare Coombs
Mr. Michael F. Cooney
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Ms. Alice E. Courseault
Ms. Patricia O. Cowan
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Mr. Timothy Cox
Ms. Betty Cox
Ms. Cynamon M. Craig
Mr. Russell A. Crook
Mr. Peter E. Crooker
Ms. Merce Crosas
Mrs. Charrisse Crosby-Thomas
Mrs. Jane Dasey Curlee
Mrs. Evelyn R. Curry
Sister Ann Curry
Ms. Elizabeth Daddino
Mrs. Linnye W. Daily
Ms. Margaret A. Daly
Mr. Christopher P. D’Amico
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Danko
Mrs. Jean D’Apice
Mrs. Deborah Darby
Ms. Mina D. Davenport
Ms. Linda David
Mr. John W. Davis
Mr. Jonathan D. Davis
Mr. Wadsworth A. Davis
Ms. Cathy Davis
Ms. Cheryl Davis
Ms. E. R. Davis
Ms. Gail Davis
Ms. Katherine Davis
Mr. David F. De Lisle
Mr. Antonio Loret De Mola
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dean
Ms. Lorraine Dean
Mrs. Marianne Delaney
Dr. Marie P. DeLarge, Ph.D.
Mr. Cecil N. Delphin
Mrs. Chanda L. Delphin
Ms. Leslie A. Demourelle
Ms. Bette Deniston
Ms. Allison M. Dennis
Mrs. Veronica Denzler
Dr. Louis DeSalle
Mrs. Carrol Desoto
Mr. Roscoe E. Deveaux
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Mrs. Virginia DeWolf
Mrs. Gloria D. Deziel
Ms. Natalie J. Diaz
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J.
Dierkes
Mrs. Lucia Dimattia
Mrs. Elza Boyd Dinwiddie
Mrs. Paula J. Djabbarah
Sr. Mary Dolan, S.U.
Mrs. Dolores Dolinski
Mrs. Marie P. Domingue
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Dr. Gary Donaldson
Mrs. Francis Q. Donovan
Mrs. Marie A. Dougherty
Mr. Morris A. Douglas
Ms. Della E. Douglas
Mrs. Johnine M. Doutt
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Dowling
Mr. and Ms. George M. Dowtin
Ms. Carole S. Doyle
Ms. Stephanie Drain
Mrs. Jeanette N. Driesen
Ms. Asuncion Dulce
Ms. Elizabeth Dunn
Mr. James E. Dupuy
Ms. Clarice Durham
Ms. Mary Webb Duryee
Mr. Richard Dyer
Ms. Ella E. Eaton
Mrs. Linda M. Ebinger
Mr. Rudolph A. Eckhardt
Ms. Rachelle Elenes
Ms. Anaykia S. Ellington
Mrs. Lu Russo Ellis
Mr. Laurence R. Erickson
Ms. Anita M. Evans
Ms. Edwina A. Evans
Ms. Patricia Evbudnairep
Mrs. Susan Weigele Fagan
Ms. Victoria J. Fajardo
Ms. Patricia K. Fasusi
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Ms. Maria Felix
Ms. Lisa R. Fendrich
Ms. Betty N. Ferber
Mr. Phil R. Fernandez
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Ms. Mary M. Ferrandi
Dr. Curt F. Fey
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Fields
Dr. Jerome S. Fink
Ms. Margaret M. Fischer
Ms. Julie Fishelson
Ms. Jacqueline Fishman
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Ms. Mary Jane H. Flanigan
Mr. Robert B. Flannery
Drs. John E. and Barbara P.
Fleming
Ms. Joan J. Fleming
Mr. Robert N. Flint
Ms. Norma Y. Flores
Mr. Richard C. Floyd
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Flynn
Ms. Jean Foley
Mr. John F. Foran
Mr. Louis A. Ford
Ms. Rosie E. Ford
Mrs. Carol Forsloff
Ms. Joanne E. Fortune
Dr. Lanny E. Foss
Ms. Eileen Foster
Ms. Cassandra R. Francis
Ms. Daisy Frazier
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Ms. Mary Freeland
Ms. Frances Freeman
Mrs. Jill S. Friedman
Ms. Mary Kay Frost
Ms. Mary Fryer
Dr. Kathleen Corrigan Fuhs
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Fuller
Ms. Maureen E. Furlong
Ms. Patricia A. Furman
Mrs. Helen Garay-Toppins
Ms. Joan Gardner
Mrs. Grace Gargiulo
Mrs. Rosemary T. Gatti
Sr. Karen Theresa Gaube
Mrs. Sally F. Geloso
Ms. Judith L. Gelwicks
Mr. James Genovese
Mr. Jason P. Gernat
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Mrs. Catherine Giles
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Ms. Wilma Goldstein
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Ms. Lizbeth Gonzalez
Mr. John M. Goode
Mrs. Kelly A. Graham
Ms. Dorothy Graham
Mrs. Linda Grande
Mrs. Evelyn Davis Grant
Mrs. Mary A. Gray
Ms. Gloria Greco
Ms. Bernice Greene
Ms. Margaret A. Greenwell
Ms. Deborah Grenald
Mr. Garitt S. Griebel
Ms. Shannon A. Griffin
Mr. Joseph C. Grimaldi
Ms. Kristin Noel Grosso
Ms. Helen M. Gryboski
Ms. Patrice Guiney
Mr. Steven E. Gwin
Ms. Cheryl Hackworth
Ms. Michelle Haitsch
Mr. John D. Hakanson
Ms. Johanna R. Halbeisen
Ms. Doris M. Haley
Mrs. Eleanor Hall
Mrs. Helen M. Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hamilton
Ms. Marquerite Hamilton
Ms. Katherine E. Hand
Ms. Mary S. Hanley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hargrave
Ms. Jane Harlan-Simmons
Mr. John M. Harrington
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Mr. Charles A. Harris
Mrs. Theresa A. Harris
Ms. Adrienne C. Harris
Rev. Raymond Lee Harris, Jr.
Ms. Devon Harris-Moore
Ms. Karen M. Hart
Ms. Mary K. Hart
Ms. Mona Hartwell
Mr. Gary R. Hawkins
Ms. Laura A. Haydel
Ms. Phyllisia C. Haynes
Ms. Rosemary D. Hegarty
Ms. Delores E. Heglar
Ms. Rosaria Heide
Ms. Carol Heinze
Mr. Donald L. Henderson
Ms. Maina A. Hendricks
Ms. Janeelia Henry
Ms. Janderek Hernandez
Mr. Karl Hesser
Mr Leroy Hicks
Ms. Nancy Hicks
Ms. Barbara A. Higgins
Ms. Judith C. Hightower
Ms. Gwendolyn Hilary
Mrs. Tynes Hildebrand
Mr. John Hill
Ms. Eva Hill
Ms. Janet M. Hill
Ms. Lois E. Hill
Mrs. Margaret Lewis Hilton
Ms. Patricia S. Hinchey
Mr. Mark A. Hinueber
Ms. Ann F. Hoban
Mrs. Catherine T. Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hofmann
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Mr. and Mrs. William J. Holland
Mr. P. J. Holley
Mr. Jerald Hollingsworth
Mr. Judd Horbaly
Mr. James C. Horne
Ms. Dolores Hostomsky
Ms. Sharon L. House
Ms. Suellen Hoy
Ms. Ruth J. Hruby
Mrs. Hsui Yueh Hsu
Mrs. Pat E. Huang
Mr. Jo Hubbard
Mr. Randall R. Hube
Ms. Beatrice Hudnell
Mrs. Sidney Huff
Sr. Marion Hunt
Mr. Patrick B. Hurley
Ms. Rosemarie Hurley
Ms. Eileen Hussey
Mrs. Gertrude Hyman
Ms. Elizabeth Iadavaia
Mr. Jeffery J. Irving
Mr. Jack M. Iskander
Ms. Maria Issac
Ms. Mimi Ivy
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Jackson
Mr. Harry T. Jackson, Jr.
Ms. G. Barrington Jackson
Ms. Jearnean S. Jackson
Ms. Teresa Jackson
Mrs. Fred L. Jacobs
Ms. LaShawn Jacobs
Mr. Fatou Jaiteh
Mr. Phillip W. James
Ms. Cressida F. James
Ms. Genevieve A. Jansen
Ms. Edith Jean-Charles
Ms. Yvette A. Jenkins
Mrs. Mona L. Jeremiah
Ms. Brenda Jimenez
Dr. and Mrs. Clivious A. Johnson
Dr. Collis Johnson
Mr. Richard L. Johnson
Mrs. Michelle H. Johnson
Ms. Jacqueline I. Johnson
Ms. Marie Johnson
Mr. Thomas L. Jones
Mrs. Cecilia M. Jones
Mrs. Gloria S. Jones
Mrs. Joan McBride Jones
Ms. Deloris B. Jones
Ms. Joyce R. Jones
Mrs. Elsie M. Jones-Azare
Ms. Mary J. Jones-Brown
Ms. April Jones-Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Joy
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Juon
Mrs. Felicia Kahn
Mr. David M. Kaib
Ms. Mary M. Kaleta
Ms. Kathleen Kane
Mr. Robert S. Karz
Sr. Francis Kearney
Ms. Margaret B. Keating
Mr. Kevin Keefe
Ms. Alice L. Keller
Ms. Hattie Mae Kelly
Ms. Susan Kelly
Sr. Madeline D. Kelly, O.S.U.
Mrs. Jeanne Kennedy
Mrs. Patricia R. Kenney
Ms. Madelane J. Kenny
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Keough
Ms. Marie A. Kergaravat
Mrs. Susan M. Kiernan
Mr. J W. Kilpatrick
Ms. Elthea King
Mrs. Jane D. Klein
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klotman
Ms. Thandera Knight
Mrs. Carol J. Koch
Mrs. Jurdina S. Koilor
Ms. Alcia Kong
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Kovatch
Ms. Joan M. Kresich
Mr. James R. Krum
Mrs. Pamala A. Kuch
Mrs. Marianne Kurtz
Ms. Jannie M. LaCour
Ms. Janine Lafferty
Mrs. Rosa N. Lagard
Mr. and Mrs Wendell Lagarde
Dr. Nazarius S. Lamango
Ms. Lacy-Ann Landell
Mr. Michael J. Lang
Ms. Rebecca S. Langlais
Mr. Peter Larose
Ms. Dolores Laurintano
Mr. Thomas Lavelle
Ms. Christine Layne-Waters
Mr. K Le Croy
Mrs. Juliana P. Leach
Ms. Marilyn Legall
Ms. Cheryl M. Legard
Ms. Stephanie Lemelle
Rev. James M. Lennon
Ms. Amy F. Leveen
Mrs. Virginia L. Levert
Dr. Michele Levy
Ms. Joan Skiver-Levy
Mr. Larry K. Lewis
Mr. Lawrence B. Lewis, Ph.D.
Mrs. Rosemary Lewis
Mr. A. J. Licata
Ms. Elizabeth W. Lloyd
Ms. Zakiya N. Lockhart
Ms. Maura Lockwood
Mr. Guy Lometti
Mr. Vincent P. Longhi
Ms. Shirley J. Longshore
Ms. Christine C. Loomie
Ms. Mary L. Loos
Mrs. Mary Lostumbo
Mr. James A. Lovely
Mr. Johnnie Lowery
Mr. Donald Luecke
Sr. Frances Lyle, O.S.U.
Sr. Marion Lynch, O.S.U.
Ms. Margaret Lynn
Dr. Carroll E. Mace
Ms. Ana Madeira
Ms. Mary Magee
Mr. R K. Malmaud, Ph.D.
Ms. Lauren A. Malzone
Mrs. Tereza Mancuso
Mrs. Josephine C. Mandeville
Ms. Claire Manto
Ms. Camille Marchetta
Mrs. Katherine Maria
Mrs. Theresa M. Marino
Ms. Ann C. Marrero
Ms. Merna D. Marshall
Ms. Robin L. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Martin
Mr. Eugene Martin
Mr. Larry B. Martin
Mrs. Mary Ann McGrath Martin
Mrs. Rena Martin
Ms. Patricia J. Martin
Ms. Valerie Martin
Mr. John L. Martinez
Ms. Lisa Matson
Ms. Deirdre Matthews
Ms. Megan T. Matthews
Mr. Barry Maynard
Mrs. Charmain McDermoth
Ms. Blanda Mc Farlane
Ms. Jolen R. Mc Gann
Rev. Donald W. Mc Ilvane
Ms. Barbara McAteer
Ms. Ruth E. McBride
Mrs. Carmen M. McCallum
Mrs. Carla R. McCauley
Ms. Juanita McCowan
Mrs. Elizabeth T. McDermott
Mr. Peter McGahey
Ms. Larraine McNamara McGraw
Mrs. Marsha L. McGuinness
Ms. Shelia L. McIntosh
Ms. Geraldine McKee
Ms. Lucille E. McKenzie
Mrs. Sheila McMahon
Ms. Marguerite E. McMahonMartin
Ms. Marilyn McMurtry
Ms. Linda McPherson
Deacon Austin C. Medina
Ms. Marie J. Meehan
Ms. Najja Ayana Imani Meeks
Ms. Eleanor Melley
Mrs. Kathryn U. Merc
Ms. Marie A. Mercadel
Ms. Lynette S. Merriman
Mr. and Mrs. David I. Merriwether
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Messler
Mrs. Livia M. Metoyer
Mrs. Lorita Metoyer
Mrs. Minnie L. Metoyer
Ms. Jacqueline Metoyer
Mr. Alvin Meyer, Jr.
Ms. Jaime L. Michaels
Mrs. Mary C. Michunovich
Mrs. Gordana Micovic
Mr. and Mrs. Tony E. Miller
Mr. Donald P. Miller
Mr. Robert A. Miller
Ms. Dorothy J. Milliot
Deacon Alfred Mitchell
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell
Ms. Fay Mitchell
Ms. Carolyn Mobley
Mrs. Holly A. Mohrmann
Ms. Jacilyn Mongiello
Mr. Patrick Monroe
Ms. Audrey Monton-Walker
Mr. Jose’ A. Monzon
Ms. Kimberly N. Moody
Ms. Mary Moody
Mr. E. J. Moore
Mr. Eulus S. Moore, III
Mr. Milton E. Moore
Ms. Celeste C. Moore
Ms. Joan H. Moore
Ms. Elaine C. Moorer
Ms. Datsheda V. Mordaunt
Ms. Rita Moreland
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Ms. Valerie I. Moreno
Mr. Calvin Moret
Ms. Joan P. Morgan
Ms. Lynee Morgan
Ms. Karen Morrishow
Ms. Roxanne A. Morrison
Ms. Linda Mui
Ms. Constance M. Mullen
Ms. Gala Munnings
Mr. David O. Munroe
Mr. James F. Murphy
Mr. James J. Murphy, III
Ms. Nora G. Murphy
Ms. Madeline A. Naegle, Ph.D.
Mr. Robert A. Nardella
Mr. Edward R. Navickas
Mrs. Dorothy Z. Neal
Ms. Marisol Negron
Ms. Ann V. Neidhart
Ms. Polly S. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton A. Ness
Mr. John W. Neuhaus
Mrs. Mona Lee Nicholas
Mr. Daniel Nicolai
Mr. H. Charles Nixon
Mr. Norbert N. Noguera
Mr. Ronald L. Norris
Mrs. Margaret S. Norris
Ms. Bonita North
Ms. Tara M. Obrien
Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. O’Brien
Mrs. Maureen O’Brien
Ms. Marion O’Brien
Mr. A. F. Occhipinto, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. O’Connell
Ms. Janet G. O’Connell
Mr. Terence O’Connoor
Mr. John O’Connor
Ms. Marie Odonnell
Ms. Florence O’Donovan
Mr. Adebayo Ogundare
Mr. Jacob F. Olaloye
Ms. Kimberley C. Olan
Ms. Virginia M. Oleksyk
Ms. Ann Olson
Ms. Candice L. Omar
Ms. Elayne Orange
Ms. Massiel Ortiz
Mrs. Patricia M. Osborne
Ms. Charlene Oseni
Mrs. Ruth S. Outwater
Mrs. Carissa W. Owens
Ms. Rebecca Page
Ms. Nicole L. Palazzo
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Ms. Herma M. Pallard
Ms. Lucy S. Palme
Mrs. Ann M. Palmer
Ms. Angela Pao
Ms. Juliet Papius
Ms. Maria Elena Papson
Ms. Diane Parker
Ms. Kathleen M. Parker
Mr. Phil Pasquini
Mr. Herbert A. Patterson
Mrs. Marian Payne
Mr. Roger T. Peltier
Ms. June F. Perino
Mrs. Amy Perko
Ms. Mariann Perseo
Mr. Fred C. Peters
Ms. Louan Peterson
Ms. Toni Y. Peterson
Dr. Shashikant Phadtare
Ms. Prenella S. Phillips
Mr. John J. Pickering
Ms. Roberta A. Pickett
Ms. Iola H. Pigott
Ms. Victoria L. Pilate
Mr. John J. Pinelli
Ms. Sheila H. Pite
Mrs. Mary C. Pobieglo
Ms. Ilia Polanco
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pollak
Mr. Robert E. Polson
Ms. Jody A. Pongratz
Mrs. Luisa M. Porretta
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Potyrala
Mrs. Nicole Wedderburn Powell
Ms. Colleen Powers
Mrs. Mary Alice Price
Mrs. Janie Crawford Prue
Ms. Claire Prymus
Dr. Theadore M. Pryor
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Mr. Weigang Qiu
Mr. Christopher Quail
Mr. Peter Quandt
Mr. Lesley Quinlan
Mr. Edward C. Rabbit
Mrs. Helen Rachal
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Ms. Japera Rahming
Ms. Pierrette Rameau
Ms. Anne M. Randall
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rapp
Mrs. Renette S. Raymond
Ms. Elizabeth Reddy
Ms. Omoronke Idowu Reeves
Sr. Clare Regan
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Ms. Anne Hill Rhodes
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Mrs. Rose Richards
Mrs. Violet E. Richardson
Mr. Rahshad Ricketts
Mrs. Dianne A. Riley
Ms. M. Kathleen Ritz
Ms. Marie Riviere
Mr. Raymond E. Robbins, Jr.
Mr. Merritt A. Robertson
Mr. Mark Robinson
Mr. Noel P. Robinson
Ms. Heidi W. Robinson
Mr. Timothy Rodgers
Mr. Hector Rodriguez
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Mr. Ralph Rogers
Mr. Clyde Rogue
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Mrs. Josephine Ronan
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Mr. Luke E. Rosa
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Ms. Marie Ross
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Mr. Thomas M. Roy
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Ms. Barbara J. Rucks
Mr. Michael G. Russell
Mr. Vincent D. Russo
Mr. Justine N. Ryan
Mrs. Joan G. Ryan
Ms. Noreen S. Ryan
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Ms. Dena Salvatorelli
Mr. Donald F. Samull
Ms. Larene Sanchez
Ms. Dorothy Sanchirico
Mrs. Christine Marques Santos
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Ms. Lynn A. Schwabe
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Ms. Arlene Scott
Ms. Jerrie L. C. Scott
Ms. Norma Jean Seabury
Mr. Karenna Senors
Mr. John E. Setnicky
Ms. Vera Severin
Ms. Joan S. Severs
Mrs. Carol Shallenberger
Mr. Norman F. Sharp
Sister Mary Shea
Mrs. Geneva Shears-Maynard
Mr. Ulric Sheridan
Mrs. Arleen M. Sheridan
Mrs. Loretta M. Shirey
Ms. Marilyn Silbernagel
Ms. Jennifer Simeon
Mr. Herbert R. Simmons
Ms. Catherine M. Simoneaux
Mr. Herbert Simons
Mrs. Carolyn Simpson
Mrs. Claire L. Sinay
Mrs. Sandra Sitkoff
Ms. Betsy Skrip
Ms. Megan Skrip
Ms. Jane C. Slagle
Mr. David Smalls
Mr. David L. Smith
Mr. Joseph Smith
Mr. Leon B. Smith
Mrs. Patricia A. Smith
Ms. Barbara A. Smith
Ms. Bonita Smith
Ms. Gwendolyn K. Smith
Ms. Irene H. Smith
Ms. Linda Smith
Ms. Patricia F. Smith
Ms. Renee Smith
Ms. Ann J. Smitka
Ms. Rita T. Soares
Ms. Stephanie M. Sorillo
Ms. Terry Sorrentino
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Southard
Mr. Bruce J. Spector
Ms. Corinne M. Spencer
Ms. Marbeth M. Spreyer
Mr. John S. Stack
Mrs. Katherine Stack
Ms. Robin C. Stanley
Mr. Jeffery M. Staples
Ms. Pamela P. Station
Mr. Chris O. Steinberg
Ms. Mozell Steplight
Mrs. Anne L. Stevens
Ms. Louise Stevens
Mr. Frederick B. Steves
Mrs. Judith G. Stewart
Honor Roll of Donors
Ms. Lillie M. Stewart
Mrs. Maria B. Stober
Ms. Susanne Stubbs
Ms. Jo-Ann Stutz
Mr. John P. Sullivan
Ms. Cheryl O. Sullivan
Ms. Maureen Sullivan
Mr. William J. Sulser
Mrs. Ann Summo
Mr. Erik J. Sumner
Ms. Katrina E. Sumter
Ms. Jewell B. Sutler
Mrs. Linda L. Sutter
Ms. Jean Sweeney
Ms. Jackie A. Swift
Ms. Yolanda M. Talamo
Mr. and Mrs. Myron N. Tantum, Jr.
Ms. Calandra Tate
Mr. Vincent Taylor
Mrs. Deirdre A. Taylor
Mrs. Denise M. Taylor
Ms. Inez L. Teasley
Ms. Ann Teneyck
Mr. Jervey Michael Tervalon
Mr. Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Mr. Jessie M. Thomas
Mr. Marshall B. Thomas
Dr. and Mrs. Vertis R. Thompson
Mr. Charles Thompson
Mr. Richard Thompson
Mr. Winsalle P. Thompson
Mrs. Anne J. Thompson
Ms. Darcy M. Thompson
Ms. Lynne E. Thompson
Ms. Vannesa Thompson
Mr. Eugene Timpe
Mrs. Joan K. Tolley
Dr. Gwen Tolliver-Luster
Mrs. Shirley Tomlinson-Johnson
Ms. M. K. Torrence
Mrs. Nancy K. Treeby
Mr. Nzinga T. Tull
Ms. Jeanette Tullis
Ms. Marie A. Turley
Mr. Joseph Turner
Mrs. Linda Turner-Dash
Mr. Walter Turyn
Ms. Janet Turyn
Ms. Kathryn Tyranski
Ms. Diana L. Tyson
Ms. Marie F. T. Uhrich
Ms. Beatrice O. Ukraincik
Ms. Mary Jo Urban
Mr. Christopher R. Valley
Mrs. Millicent M. Varlack
Ms. Yelizaveta Vaynshteyn
Mrs. Suzette Walker Vega
Dr. Thomas Venanzi
Mr. Peter Ventress
Mr. Gerald C. Vesling
Ms. Lillian D. Viacava
Mr. James S. Vick
Ms. Yvonne Vidal
Mr. Pachuska Vil
Mr. and Mrs. Allen P. Vital
Mr. Robert S. Vukosic
Mr. Matthew E. Wahl
Mrs. Aida B. Wakefield
Mr. Curtis Walker
Mrs. Clare K. Walsh
Ms. Ellen P. Walsh
Ms. Eileen Ward
Mr. Craig Ware
Ms. Rachael Warner
Mrs. Veronica J. Warren
Mr. Sidney Washington
Ms. Charlotte E. Washington
Ms. Peggy A. Washington
Ms. Elizabeth A. Watson
Mr. Peter Way
Ms. Barbara L. Weed
Mrs. Marguerite Weibel
Ms. Olga D. Weidner
Ms. Marion Weldon
Mrs. Susan P. Weyand
Ms. Julia Whalen
Ms. Mary G. Whalen
Ms. Kelly Wheeler
Ms. Tawana L. Wheeler
Ms. Mary L. White
Ms. Laura Whittingham
Mrs. Patricia B. Willams
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Willard
Mr. Keith J. Williams
Mr. Thomas D. Williams
Mrs. Roger H. Williams
Ms. Cynthia Williams
Ms. Lizzie Y. Williams
Ms. Victoria P. Williams
Ms. L. Tanya Williamson
Ms. Gene Wilmer
Ms. Jacqueline E. Wilson
Ms. Kerren K. Wilson
Ms. Susan K. Wilson
Ms. Helen Wingate
Ms. Michelle L. Wingo
Ms. Angela M. Winston
Ms. Marcia R. Witcher
Ms. Helen Wolf
Ms. Jeanette Wolfe
Ms. Joan Wolter
Ms. Crystal Wong
Ms. Ellen Wong
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Wood
Ms. Joan R. Wood
Ms. Cecilia L. Woods
Mr. Fletcher H. Word
Mrs. Phyllis H. Wright
Ms. Twana Wright
Ms. Anne Klueber Yorke
Ms. Constance L. Youland
Master Xavier Young
Mrs. Norma J. Young
Ms. Rhonda E. Young
Ms. Nancy Zadravec
Mr. Roger W. Zaenglein
Mr. Hualin Zhong
Ms. Roxanne Zimmer
Mrs. Earl R. Zini
Ms. William A. Zuccarello
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Zwank
Organizations
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Alliance Bernstein Foundation
Fund at Community Funds, Inc.
Alpha Beta Boule Sigma Pi Phi
American Jewish Committee
Archdiocese of New York - Office
of the Cardinal
Black and Indian Missions
Board of Regents/LEQSF
Bowdoin College
Brown University
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
Catholic Diocese
of Wilmington, Inc.
Check Agencies of California, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Diocese of Pensacola Tallahassee
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Drexel Society
Educational Testing Service
Frances Emily Hunt Trust
Gerald Shea Family Trust
Harlem Globetrotters and
Cummins Inc.
Harvard University
Mac Man Enterprises, Inc.
Qatar Katrina Fund
Scholarship America
Seton Hall University
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
Sisters of Charity
of The Incarnate Word
Sisters of The Blessed Sacrament
Society for Neuroscience
United Negro College Fund
Xavier Alumni Chapter-Houston
Xavier Alumni Chapter-Los
Angeles
Gifts of $5,000-$9,999
Committee on the Home
Missions
Committee to Re-Elect Bobby
Jindal Inc.
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Greater Allen Cathedral
of New York
Institute for Operations Research
Loyola College In Maryland
National Philanthropic Trust
Religious of Sacred Heart Philippine Hurricane Fund
St. Anselm’s Church
St. Emma/St. Francis Alumni
The Rim Institute
Xavier Alumni ChapterBirmingham
Gifts of $2,500-$4,999
Association of Catholic Colleges
and Universities
College of Holy Cross
College of New Rochelle
First African Baptist Church
John Carroll University
National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of University
Women-New Orleans Chapter
National Urban League
New Orleans Council On Aging
South Carolina State University
The Catholic Foundation
University of St. Thomas Liturgical
Choir
Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
ARK
California Institute of the Arts
Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
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Contributors to Excellence
Charleston Chapter of
Jack and Jill
Financial Management Systems
First Presbyterian Church
Foundation of the Rotary Club of
Pittsford NY, Inc.
Friends of Idaho State University
College of Pharmacy
John Griffin Post #165
Lambda Omega Foundation,
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc.
Links, Inc - Harbor
Area Chapter
Live Oak Friends Meeting
Operation
Notre Dame Alumnae Association
Policy Simulation Group
Presentation College
Rodney Ellis Campaign
Saint John Church - Baptist
Mission & Benevolence
Saint Joseph’s College
Second Baptist Church
St. Eugene School
St. James Baptist Church
St. Luke Baptist Church
St. Mark Missionary Baptist
Church
St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Morrisania
Trinity United Methodist Church
Washington D.C. Chapter
of Chums Inc.
Xavier Alumni Chapter- Atlanta
Xavier Alumni ChapterNew Orleans
Xavier Alumni Chapter-Chicago
Xavier Alumni Chapter-Dallas/
Fort Worth
Xavier Alumni Chapter-Northern
California
Xavier University Student
Government Association
Gifts of $500-$999
Black Presbyterians United
Catholic Diocese Of Savannah
Citigroup Global Impact Funding
Trust, Inc.
College of Saint Rose
Columbian Fathers
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
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(Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter)
District Council 37, American
Federation
Gonzaga University
Hunter College/Deparment of
Biological Sciences
J. David Gladstone Institute
Employees
Knights of Columbus St. Anthony Council # 417
Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority,
Incorporated Iota Chapter
Laurel Grove Baptist Church
New Faith Baptist Church
Oakey Grove United Methodist
Church
Office of Black Catholic Ministry
Our Family United, LLC
S B S Associate Program
St. Francis of Assisi Church
Ursuline Community
Xavier Alumni Chapter-New York
Xavier Alumni ChapterPhiladelphia
Xavier Alumni ChapterWashington, DC
Gifts of $250-$499
Archdiocese of Miami
College Of Saint Elizabeth
Enugu State Association of
Connecticut
Links Inc Houston Chapter
NAACP-Houston Branch
Order of the Fleur De Lis
Overture To The Cultural Season
Small Faith Community at V. A.
Hospital
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Ursuline Convent
Westmont College Community
Design Control, Inc.
Dominican Sisters Of St.
Catherine Kentucky
EH&S Golf League
Glenmary Sisters
Greater Atlanta Family
HealthCare LLC
Greg Williams Enterprises
IMDiversity
James H. Napier Foundation
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity/
Atlanta Alumni Chapter
Kappa Gamma Pi - San Francisco
East Bay Chapter
National Organization of College
Parents, Inc.
Saint Mary Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent
de Paul
Washington University in St. Louis
Zurich International School
Gifts of $1-$99
Ursuline Sisters
Community Health Charities
Franciscan Sisters of Atonement
Futurevest Investment Group
Ladies Auxiliary of the
Inseparable - Leonville
Louisiana AFL-CIO
Medco Health Employees
St. Joseph’s Ursuline Nuns
Sunrise Assisted Living
The Girl Friends, Inc.
Ursuline Convent of St. Teresa
Xavier Alumni Chapter - Puget
Sound
Gifts of $100-$249
Alpha Phi Alpha - Zeta Omega
Chapter
Alta Vista High School
Church Of The Crucifixion Franciscan Friars T. O. R.
Church of the Holy Rosary Committee of Black Ministry
Community Foundation of
Western North Carolina, Inc.
Congregation of Divine
Providence, Inc.
thank you!
Alumni Chapters
T
here are currently 23 Xavier Alumni Chapters throughout the United States. These chapters are under the
auspices of the National Alumni Association.
The chapters provide an opportunity
for Xavierites to connect with each
other while helping the university in
fulfilling its mission. Chapters serve an
important role with the university.
Activities include, but are not limited to,
mentoring recent graduates, helping to
recruit students for the university, hosting freshmen receptions, sponsoring
scholarships through chapter sponsored fundraisers, reconnecting with
fellow alumni in the area, volunteering
in the community and sharing the Xavier experience.
If you would like to become an active
member of your local chapter, please
call the chapter contact listed for your
area. Alumni chapters are always ready
to welcome new members and volunteers. If you are interested in organizing
a chapter in your area, please contact
the Xavier Office of Alumni Relations
at 504-520-7575 or toll free 1-877-WELUV- XU.
National Chapter Contacts
Alabama
Birmingham – Jackie Black ‘76 (205) 981-0080
Mobile - Thomas Reed ‘50 (251) 479-5301
Montgomery - Muriel Ingersoll ‘54 (334) 724-0740
Louisiana Chapter Contacts
Acadiana
Karen Gardiner ‘86 (337) 662-1099
California
Northern California - Mildred Gardner ‘56 (510) 5292078
Southern California - Joy Joseph ‘60 (323) 299-0903
Baton Rouge
Vivian Guillory ‘75 (225) 205-1544
District of Columbia
Washington - Dr. Evita Bynum ‘85 (202) 997-0073
Lake Charles
Gladys McKnight ‘72 (337) 477-6777
Georgia
Atlanta - Felicia Mobley ‘97 (678) 527-3644
New Orleans
Halvan Lieteau ‘53 (504) 288-9079
Illinois
Chicago – Danyale Ellis ’97 (733) 801-0996
Shreveport
Dr. Albert Powell ‘69 (318) 861-6038
Michigan
Detroit - Dr. Jesse Goodwin ‘51 (313) 478-5934
Missouri
Florissant – William Dailey ’96 (314) 480-1885
New York
New York City - Veronica Mitchell ‘46 (718) 527-7212
Ohio
Cincinnati - Gary Benjamin ‘65 (513) 641-0145
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia - Gordon Sanders ‘53 (302) 762-0422
Tennessee
Memphis - Trevor Thompson ‘91 (901) 266-6027
Nashville - Dr. Renee Murray ‘97 (615) 361-0520
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth - Troy Gray ‘87 (972) 506-8271
Houston - Edmund Broussard ‘54 (713) 747-6080
Washington
Puget Sound - Marc Philpart ‘03 (206) 890-4008
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alumni News
G etting Involved With Your Area Alumni
Stroger Named
Alumnus of the Year
John H. Stroger, Jr.
JOHN STROGER JR. ’52
was
honored as the university’s top alumni at the
annual Alumni Homecoming Gala, just two
months before he died at age 78 following a
lengthy illness.
Stroger, who had recently retired as
president of the Board of Commissioners of
Illinois’ Cook County (Chicago), was unable
to attend the event due to illness, but his
daughter, Yonnie Lynn Clark, accepted the
2007 Victor H. Labat Alumnus of the Year
award for him on his behalf.
A powerful Democratic political figure in
Chicago for decades, Stroger rose to the
level of chief executive of one of the most significant counties in the nation,
a multi-city area with a larger population and bigger budget than 35 states.
He presided over a workforce of 23,000. The billion dollar Cook County
hospital was named in his honor.
Stroger was recognized for his extraordinary dedication and service to his
alma mater. He served as both a member and chair of the University’s Board
of Trustees. He gave of his time and resources to the many endeavors of the
Chicago Alumni Chapter.
A faithful financial supporter of the university, he and his wife Yonnie were
charter members of the Xavier 500 Alumni Leadership Initiative, a select
group of individuals who have committed $10,000 or more over a five-year
period to support student scholarships. This past year, at the request of his
family, his John H. Stroger Jr. Charitable Foundation contributed $500,000
to establish the John H. Stroger, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund for deserving
Xavier students.
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The annual Homecoming Gala drew a sell-out crowd of more than 460
attendees to the University Center Ballroom. Class Agents for the 14 special
five-year reunion classes presented the university with gifts totaling
$620,693. The Class of ’52 led the way with 21 individual donors contributing
$392,275.
ALUM OF THE YEAR:
Yonnie Lynn Clark, daughter of the late John H.
Stroger, Jr. ’52, accepts the 2007 Victor H. Labat
Alumnus of the Year Award on behalf of her
father from Dr. Joseph Labat ‘59
during the annual Homecoming
Gala, while XU President
sident
Norman Francis ’522 and
Alumni Associationn President
Frederick Carter ‘699
look on.
alumni News
G etting Involved With Your Area Alumni
Alumna Spearheads XU Recruiting Efforts in Harlem
L
ike a good many other alumni who have
come to appreciate their Xavier education,
Terlenda Crawford ’07 is fiercely proud of her
alma mater. She has, however, taken that
devotion even one step further – physically
recruiting prospective new students on the
streets of Harlem, N.Y.
The scene was the 2007 National Historic
Black College Fair and Expo in August, where
Crawford and a cadre of other Xavierites she
enlisted talked up the university and handed out assorted recruiting materials
to more than 200 student
prospects and high school
guidance counselors, eventually collecting more than
100 information request
forms which she promptly
forwarded to the Admissions Office.
RECRUITING FOR XU: Terlenda Crawford ‘07 mans the
Prospective students and
Xavier recruiting booth she set up with Veronica Mitchell
counselors weren’t the only
‘46 at the Black College Fair in Harlem, N.Y.
ones to flock to the table.
Keila Simons ’05 saw the table and happily
volunteered her services. Two current XU
students at home for the summer – junior
history major Antoine Flateau and his sister
Maria, a senior business major, also came
over to help. Crawford also found a willing
ally in Veronica Mitchell ’46, whose contact
info she found while flipping through a copy
of Xavier Gold magazine. Euphoric that a
young alumnus was interested in recruiting
for dear old XU, Mitchell herself became a
prominent member of the booth staff. Another local alum, Maryse Holly ’06, found
Crawford’s appeal on the internet and joined
in on the effort as well.
Crawford, who spent this past summer
in New Orleans working as a sixth grade
teacher for St. Peter Claver Elementary
School’s Summer Witness Program, also
taught piano at Xavier. She took advantage
of her frequent visits to the campus to drop
in on virtually every academic department,
as well as Admissions, the Counseling/
Wellness Center, Institutional-Advancement
and Student Services, to gather pamphlets
and other informational materials about XU
to distribute at the fair.
In the end she had gathered so much stuff
– more than 70 pounds of materials – that it
cost her $80 out of her own pocket to ship it
home. Armed with that, as well as a tent, an
official XU banner, and the photo scrapbook
and additional banners she and her younger
sister put together, Crawford’s display made
quite a splash at this year’s fair – much to the
chagrin of competing colleges like Howard
University and FAMU.
“I enjoyed my time at the College Fair and
hope to experience recruiting again,” said
Crawford, who is now a pursuing her master’s
degree at Michigan State University.
Alumni recruiting is a trend that seems to be
catching on. Crawford recently heard from a
fellow mass communication grad, Holly Clay
’07, who participated with the local Alumni
Chapter in a Black College Fair in Atlanta,
Ga., and who reported a similar enthusiastic
response from prospective students.
Crawford’s display
made quite a splash
at this year’s fair.
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alumni News
Coca-Cola Company Elects
Alexis M. Herman as Director
The Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors has
named former U.S. Secretary of Labor and ’69 XU
alumna Alexis Herman as a Director of the Company.
As part of her election, Secretary Herman was
appointed to the Public Issues and Diversity Review
Committee of the Board.
Secretary Herman served as America’s 23rd Secretary
of Labor and was the first African American ever to
lead the U.S. Department of Labor. Secretary Herman
currently serves as chair and chief executive officer
of New Ventures, Chair of the Diversity Advisory
Board of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and is a member
of the boards of directors of Cummins, Entergy
Corporation and MGM Mirage. She served as
chairwoman of The Coca-Cola Company’s Human
Resources Task Force from 2001 to 2006.
Secretary Herman was appointed by President
Jimmy Carter as the youngest director of the
Women’s Bureau in the history of the Labor
Department.
A former member of the XU Board of Trustees, she
has received more than 20 honorary doctorate
degrees from major colleges and universities. Her
nonprofit work includes the National Urban League
and the National Epilepsy Foundation as well as her
role as co-chair of the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest
beverage company.
Do We Have Your
E-mail Address?
The Office of Institutional Advancement wants
to make sure that all Xavier alumni receive our
award-winning monthly online magazine This
Month At Xavier (TMAX), and invites you to join our
new Alumni Net Community.
Send an e-mail to rtucker@xula.edu AND visit
online at http://newsite.xula.edu/institutionaladvancement/index.php to sign up for the
NetCommunity so that XU can stay in touch
with you!
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LONG WAY HOME: Wallace Baptiste ‘38 of Oakland, Calif., receives a warm welcome from LaJuana
Chenier ‘88, Associate V.P. for Development, and Lakeysha Arthur, Annual Fund Manager, during the 91
year-old alum’s trip to New Orleans to personally deliver his contribution to the Annual Fund.
Online Community
Launched for Alumni
The Office of Alumni Relations has
launched the new Xavier Alumni
Online Community, a passwordprotected website designed to
provide alumni with an easy way
to stay connected with their alma
mater, in touch with their fellow
Xavierites, and up-to-date on alumni
ni initiatives,
chapter updates and class news.
The Alumni Online Community is a secure site available only to
registered members. To join, alumni must complete a “New User”
form which allows them to choose what information they would
like to share with their fellow users.
Some features of the community are: individual profile pages, an
alumni directory, online event registration, reunion class notes, email forwarding for life, a career directory and chapter pages.
In an age of online networking, Xavier is offering this tool to our
alumni. This community helps to improve communications and to
make the ties that connect Xavier alumni with each other and to
the university even stronger.
For more info, visit the XU website (www.xula.edu) and follow the
“Alumni and Friends” link or contact the Office of Alumni Relations
at (504) 520-6782 or toll free 1-877-WE LUV XU.
class Notes
Where are they now?
1970s
Herb Douglas ’42, a member of the winning Championship of America 4x100 relay team in 1942 as Xavier became
the first historically black college to win a major event at
the Penn Relays, was inducted into the Wall of Fame at the
113th rendition of the prestigious Philadelphia annual
track meet.
Glenn Braud, Sr. ’72, has been named director of advancement services in the Office of Institutional-Advancement, responsible for overseeing the gift acknowledgement system and maintaining the database and computer
system for gift and alumni records. He previously served as
chief accountant in the Office of Fiscal Services.
Dr. Ronald Dorris ‘72, a professor of African American
Studies and English at Xavier, had a monograph, “Pan-Africanism: Antithesis to Americanization”, published by the
Faculty of Arts at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is the
first non-African to have his work published by the group.
Vernon E. Martin, Jr. ‘73, director of Human Resources,
Field Sales Southeast Region at Philip Morris USA, has
been inducted into the National Urban League’s Black
Executive Exchange Program (BEEP) Hall of Fame. One of
the program’s long-time supporters and vice chair of the
Executive Advisory Committee, he is only the eighth person so recognized.
Sylvia Johnson Styles ’73, executive vice president of
the James E. Scott Community Association, Inc., the oldest
and largest social service agency of its kind in the southeastern United States, was awarded the Family Christian
Association of America’s Community Service Award for her
years of outstanding community service to residents of
Miami-Dade County, Fla.
Dr. Ernest Jackson ‘75, the only African American, boardcertified forensic odontologist in the world, was inducted
into the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, an
international hierarchical religious and military Order of
Chivalry devoted to works of charity and the defense of
the Christian faith.
Dr. Ambrose Martin III ‘76, was elected president-elect
of the New Orleans Dental Association. He is the first African American to hold the position.
Lynn Flint Shaw ’76, has been elected chair of the Dallas
Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors. A member of
the board since 2003, she is the owner of Lynn Flint Shaw,
M.C.D/C.C.C. and Associates – a company supervising
speech pathologists, physical therapists and occupational
therapists in private practice.
Carla Gibson Baker ’77, assistant to U.S. Eastern District
of Louisiana Magistrate Judge Karen Wells Roby and Fifth
Circuit Judicial Secretaries Advisory Group representative,
participated in the Jumpstart Program for Judicial Assistants and Judges’ Secretaries, held in Washington, D.C.
Darryl Donohue ’77, was appointed the presiding judge
of the Virgin Islands Superior Court. As administrative head
of the court, he oversees the daily operations of the court,
including designating judges for each judicial division and
assigning court cases.
Dr. Regina Benjamin ’79, was presented the annual
Saint Katharine Drexel National Justice Award in recognition of her commitment to caring for the health and social
welfare needs of the people in Bayou La Batre, Ala., and
her efforts to enhance physician access and care to all the
underserved.
1950s
Dr. Norman Francis ’52, was presented Catholic Charities USA’s 2007 Vision Award for his leadership in New Orleans’ Recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He
was also recognized by the National Visionary Leadership
Project (the Wisdom Award) as one of six extraordinary
“visionaries” or African American elders who have made
a significant impact in shaping the history of the United
States. He was also honored as “New Orleanian of the Year”
for 2007 by the Gambit Weekly newspaper, recognizing the
positive difference he has made for New Orleans both as
his very public role as chairman of the Louisiana Recovery
Authority and his leadership in reopening the renovated
campus to students less than five months after the hurricane’s devastation.
Pauline Lang Clark ’58, a biology teacher at Xavier Prep
in New Orleans, was presented the Presidential Award for
Excellence in Science Teaching from the National Science
Foundation, which administers the White House’s Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching program.
1960s
Frances Parker ’67, a national service-learning consultant, was awarded the National Service-Learning Trailblazer Award by the National Service-Learning Partnership during the annual Urban Service-Learning Institute,
held in Detroit, Mich. She also had her new book, Becoming
Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes,
published earlier this year.
William Rouselle ’67, founder and president of the
public relations/marketing firm Bright Moments, Inc.,
was named recipient of the Ad Club of New Orleans’ highest honor – the Silver Medal Award – at the annual Addy
Awards.
Dwight D. Murray ’68, a senior partner in the Washington D.C. law firm of Jordan, Coyne & Savits, was honored
as a local legal “warrior” by DC Law Students in Court, one
of the largest providers of legal services to low-income
residents and a unique clinical legal education program
for third year students from five DC law schools. He was
cited for his commitment to access to justice and his support of the program.
Pamela M. Rogers ’79, has been elected to the United
Way Board of Trustees, as well as Vice Chair of the Board
- Unity for the Homeless of Greater New Orleans.
1980s
Dr. Pamela Foster ’81, deputy director of the Institute
for Rural Health Research at the University of Alabama,
has published a book, Is There a Balm in Black America?
Perspectives of HIV/AIDS in the African American Community, a layperson’s guide to HIV/AIDS and grassroots efforts
to combat the disease. The book can be ordered at www.
lulu.com.
Dr. Reginald Taylor ‘82, an associate professor and director of pre-doctoral orthodontics at Texas A&M Health
Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry, was presented
the National Dental Association Foundation/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award for his achievements in
dental education and research.
Dr. Loren Blanchard ’84, has been appointed associate
vice chancellor for academic and multicultural affairs at
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans.
Dr. Treva Lee ‘84, ‘88 (XU Office of Planning and Institutional Research) was selected as an AIR Fellow for the
2007 Summer Institute on First-Year Assessment held in
Savannah, Ga.
Lynda Plant McGee ’84, college counselor at DownTown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, Calif., has been
named College Counselor of the Year in L.A. County by the
All Student Loan Corporation.
Dr. Conchetta White Fulton ’85, ’98 (XU College of
Pharmacy) has been accepted for inclusion in Who’s Who
Among American Teachers & Educators. She also wrote an
essay on fellow soror and alum Louise Metoyer Bouise
’38 for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. history book,
Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America’s First Black Sorority.
Bouise was advisor for the XU chapter for 33 years.
Dr. Robert L. Miller Jr. ’85, director of the Research,
Training and Mentoring Core, Center for the Elimination of
Minority Health Disparities for the School of Social Welfare
at the University at Albany (N.Y.), has been promoted to associate professor with tenure. He is the first African American male to be tenured at the school of social welfare.
Candace King ’86, has published her second book, Celebration: A collection of poetry, short stories, anecdotes, and
two new recipes!
Elease M. Bradford ’87, was featured in a New Orleans
Times-Picayune newspaper article about the services being offered to help residents recover from Hurricane Katrina at the St. Paul’s Homecoming Center in the hard-hit
Lakeview area of the city.
Emanuel Burke ‘88, served as the orchestral director for
the Jomajo Performing Arts Company’s New Orleans’ production of the musical Once On This Island.
Dr. Vernet Nettles ‘88, has received an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University.
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Dr. Reggie Ross ’88, was named Medical Director of the
Hospitalist program at Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake
Charles, La. Prior to this appointment he served in a similar
position at Avoyelles Hospital in Marksville, La.
Marc Thomas ’88, is serving as personal finance manager
for Nina Libeskind, chief operating officer of Studio Daniel
Libeskind, the world renowned architecture firm which
designed the Jewish Museum Berlin and the Denver Art
Museum, and is the master site planner for the rebuilding
of the World Trade Center site in New York City.
Anita Roussel Ashmore ‘89, a clinical pharmacist with
the specialty pharmacy division of Accredo Therapeutic in
Norcross, Ga., has been accepted into an executive MBA
program at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of
Business.
Sebreana Domingue ’89, has returned to the Opelousas Daily World (La.) newspaper as managing editor. She
previously worked at the newspaper from 1993-99 as a
reporter and city editor before spending eight years at the
Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
Klyne Smith ’89, was named Director of IPTV, Program
and Customer Management with Alcatel-Lucent in Dallas,
Texas. He has also entered the Ph.D. program in engineering management at Southern Methodist University.
Milistine Delaney Tatum ‘89, was named program
manager for Edgewood Homes Community support services in Akron, Ohio.
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Monica Mercadel ’90, was named chief administrator for
the Bethel A. M. E. Church of Baltimore, Md. Her husband,
Theron Mercadel ’83, is serving as a pastoral assistant at
Restoring Life International Church of Pikesville, Md.
Dr. Kenneth Williams ‘90, has begun his family medicine
residency at the North Mississippi Medical Center Family
Medicine Residency Center in Tupelo, Miss. He earned his
medical degree and a Ph.D. at Meharry Medical College.
Karl Connor, JD. LL.M. ‘91, BP Government Affairs
Director for Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi, was recipient
of the President’s Award at the 2007 National Bar
Association Annual Awards Gala, held in Atlanta, Ga. It’s
the third time he has received the award. He was also
recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Gillis
Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola University-New Orleans
and named vice-chairman for the Louisiana Mid-Continent
Oil and Gas Association’s Board of Directors.
Steve Prince ’91, traveled to Santa Catarina, Brazil, as an
exchange artist to teach and lecture under the Partners of
the Americas program. He also participated in an international art show and project benefit, Invisible Dignity, to
raise money to stop human trafficking and fight against
poverty.
Sybil Richard ’91, formerly assistant deputy secretary for
Medicaid operations for the Florida Agency for Health Care
Administration, has been named deputy secretary of the
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
Where are they now?
Dr. Keith Amos, ’92, completed his surgical oncology
fellowship at the University of Texas (MD Anderson Cancer Center) in Houston, and is now serving as an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of
North Carolina School of Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Dr. Reggie Dampier ’92, president and director of Northpark Eye Clinic in Ridgeland, Miss., was named recipient
of the 2007 Young Optometrist of the Year award by the
Mississippi Optometric Association in recognition of his
significant contributions to the profession. He has been
nominated for similar awards on the regional and national
level, to be announced next year. He is in the process of
opening his private practice, Ridgeland Eyecare Clinic.
Dione Frost ’92 (MA), was named principal at St. Joan
of Arc Catholic elementary school in New Orleans by the
Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Dr. Michelle Easton ’93, assistant dean for professional
and student affairs at the University of Charleston’s School
of Pharmacy, was selected as a Faculty Fellow for her distinguished service to the University, her fellow faculty and
students.
Dr. Lawrence Evans III, ’93, a senior scientist at the
United States Pharmacopeia, has earned a master’s degree
in public health from The Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. He has also
been named to the Board of Directors of the Lucille and
Willie Murphy Foundation.
Dr. Sharhonda Washington Scott ’93, has established
her own dental practice, Allday Dental Associates, in Houston, Texas.
Gia Soublet ’93 has joined the Institutional-Advancement
staff as assistant vice president for campaigns. She returns
to XU from Dillard University, where she previously served
as director for corporate and foundation relations.
Dr. Tonja Morehead Austin ’94, was appointed Medical
Director of Primary Care for Physicians Cooperative Medical Practice in Hazel Crest, Ill.
Bettina Benoit Durant ’94, has joined the Humanities
Division faculty at Georgia Perimeter College (Atlanta, Ga.),
where she teaches communications courses. She is a recent
graduate of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development.
Dr. John H. Jackson ‘94, has been named the new president and CEO of the Schott Foundation for Public Education. He joined the Foundation after seven years in leadership positions at the NAACP.
Dr. Trimiko Melancon ’94, has joined the English Department faculty at Auburn University, specializing in African American literature and culture with a particular concentration in twentieth-century black women’s literature
and feminist theory. She holds a Ph.D. from the University
of Massachusetts Amherst.
Dr. Tomia Palmer ’94, has been named chair of the recruitment committee at The Medical Center in Columbus,
Ga., where she has served as an associate director for the
family practice residency since August of 2006.
Corey Stayton ’94, was recognized as a “Man of the Year”
by the Morehouse College Maroon Tiger for his teaching
excellence.
Camille Treaudo ’94 (MA), was named principal at Our
Lady of Grace, a Catholic elementary school in Reserve, La.,
by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Dr. April Ulmer ’94, has joined GI Associates medical office in Magee, Miss. A graduate of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, she completed a fellowship at the
State University of New York in pediatric gastroenterology.
Dara Rahming ’95, performed the title role in the Summer Opera Theatre’s production of the opera Tosca on the
campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Shameza L. Boyd ‘96, has relocated to Birmingham,
Ala., and is currently in private practice at Morgan Pediatrics.
Dr. Stephanie Hightower ’96, has opened her private
practice, Hightower Family Medicine, PC, in Birmingham,
Ala.
Dr. Patrick Jefferson ’96, dean of student services at Los
Angeles Southwest College, has earned a doctorate in educational leadership from UCLA.
Dr. Nikia Laurie ‘96, a postdoctoral fellow at St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, was lead author of a paper
demonstrating a potential new treatment for the pediatric
eye cancer retinoblastoma, which appeared in the journal,
Clinical Cancer Research.
Evelyn M. Simien ’96, has received tenure and promotion as an associate professor in the department of political science at the University of Connecticut.
Edward Stemley, Pharm.D. ’96, has been named the
new director of the American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists (ASHP) Section of Pharmacy Practice Managers. He previously directed three inpatient pharmacy
departments and 17 ambulatory pharmacies in the Harris
County (Houston, Texas) Hospital District. He visited campus to address new XU pharmacy students at the annual
White Coast Ceremony.
Danyale Ellis ‘97, director of development at Lawndale
Christian Health Center in Chicago, has been appointed
Midwest Regional Secretary for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., an organization of college educated women committed to the constructive development of its members
and to public service with a primary focus on the African
American community. She was also selected president of
the XU Alumni Association of Chicago.
Benjamin Jackson ’97, was promoted to Financial and
Reporting Manager at Beiersdorf, Inc. in Bridgeport, Conn.
He also graduated from Ellis College of NYIT with an MBA
and specialization in Accounting and Information Systems.
Shayla Nesbitt ’97, was accepted into the Wake Forest
University School of Medicine and awarded an Albert Schweitzer Fellowship to provide HIV/STD education to the
Spanish-speaking population of Forsyth County, NC.
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Where are they now?
Derrick Auzenne ’98, has accepted a position as an engineer specialist in the Fatigue and Fracture Analysis group
at Bell Helicopter in Hurst, Texas. He joins Bell Helicopter
after eight years of service in structural analysis/structural
design at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
Youshea A. Berry ’98, an attorney in Washington, D.C.,
was awarded the Alex Fee Memorial Award from the Maryland State Bar Association and the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland in recognition of her significant pro bono
contributions.
Bill Boyd ’98, had his article “Privilege Lost: Shifting Creole Identity in Antebellum Louisiana” published in the fall
2007 edition of the Griot.
Nkrumah Dixon ‘98, was named principal at the Special
Opportunities School, a College Station (Texas) discipline
alternative education program serving students in grades
6-12, and is also pursuing a doctorate in educational administration and human resource development at Texas
A&M University.
Samantha Frye ‘98, an English instructor at Alabama
Southern Community College, had a story,“Put on a Happy
Face,” published in the July 2007 issue of web newsletter
Dark Fire Fiction.
Dr. Torrie Harris ’98, has earned a Ph.D. in public health
from the University of Kentucky.
Derek Robinson ’98, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Howard University Medical Alumni Association.
He has also received his MBA from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Kevin Sneed ’98, was named clinical director and assistant dean of the new Division of Clinical Pharmacy at
the University of South Florida.
Nicole Young-Kuykendall ’98, has received her law degree from Indiana University at Bloomington.
Rebecca Pittman-Edwards ’99, has been named Director of Human Resources with EXCEL Personnel Development in Charlotte, N.C. She will oversee all human resources functions for the company’s 12 offices throughout
the state.
Halima Narcisse Smith ‘99, has accepted an associate
attorney position at the law firm of Ungarino & Eckert in
Metairie, La.
2000s
Dodie Arnold ’03, was accepted into the Ph.D. program in
epidemiology at the University of Washington.
Bill Beverly, Jr. ‘03, is a Media Assistant with the Communications Department of Freeport-McMoran in New
Orleans.
Dr. Staci McCorvey Bogin ’03, has earned a doctorate
in podiatric medicine from the California School of Podiatric Medicine and is serving her surgical residency at the
Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.
Dr. Michael Bradley ‘03, a primary care clinical pharmacist with the Grady Health System in Atlanta, Ga., has
achieved Certified Diabetes Educator status from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators.
Dr. Yasmin Brown ’03, has earned her degree from the
Pennsylvania College of Optometry and is practicing in the
Hampton Roads-Tidewater area of Virginia.
Dr. L’Issa Gates ’03, has received her medical degree from
the LSU School of Medicine and is serving her residency in
pediatrics at LSU SOM New Orleans/Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Keira Scanks ’03, has earned a medical degree from
the University of Texas-Galveston and is serving her residency at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Olufemi Balogun ’04, was accepted into medical school
at Howard University.
Angie Curtis ’04, was accepted into medical school at
Meharry College.
Kevin Johnson ’04, was accepted into medical school at
Southern Illinois University.
Tennille M. Robinson ’04, was promoted from Editorial Researcher to Small Business Editor at Black Enterprise
Magazine in New York.
Tracie L. Thomas ’04, has joined the Xavier University
staff as assistant director of the Office of Graduate Placement/McNair Scholars Program. She recently earned her
master’s in mass communication from Grambling State
University.
Kara Turman ’04, was named Youth Services Specialist at
the Stratford Library Association in Stratford, Conn.
Roneisha Alexander ’05, was accepted into medical
school at Meharry College.
Raishauna Calloway ’05, a graduate student in public
administration at the University of New Orleans, has accepted a position with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana as a Match Support Specialist.
Terrance Carter ’05, was accepted into medical school at
Southern Illinois University.
Ashley Cesar ’05, was accepted into medical school at
Indiana University.
Timothy Green ’05, was accepted into the master of
business administration programs at Jackson State University and Belhaven College (Miss.).
Mellisa Manson ‘05, was accepted into medical school at
Virginia Commonwealth.
Tamara Hughes ’05, was accepted into medical school at
Howard University.
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Dawn Adams ’00, is serving a two-year stint as a community volunteer with the Peace Corps in Mongolia. She
previously worked with the Cartoon Network.
Kinitra Brooks ‘00, is completing her dissertation for a
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Christina Griffin ’00, is a Remicade marketing representative for Centcor/Johnson & Johnson. She has also
received a MBA degree from Georgetown University.
Aja Hardy ’00, has earned a master’s degree in business
from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Dzifaa Lotsu ’00, who received his medical degree from
Howard University, is serving his residency in internal
medicine at Northwestern University Memorial Hospital
in Chicago, Ill.
Dr. Desarae Bonds Pryor ’00, has earned a Doctorate of
Optometry degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis
College of Optometry.
Simeon Udunka ’00, was accepted into dental school at
Meharry Medical College. He was also recently awarded a
CDC/ATSDR Public Health Research Protection Award for
his current involvement in pesticide research.
The husband and wife duo of Dr. Erica Townsend-Bell
‘01, and Dr. Brian Hall ’00, has moved to Iowa City, Ia.,
where Erica – who recently received her Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis – is serving as an assistant
professor of political science at the University of Iowa, and
Brian – fresh off his residency in pediatrics at the University of Chicago – is a fellow in pediatric critical care at the
University of Iowa Hospitals.
Dr. Tara Benjamin ’01, received her medical degree from
Harvard University and is serving her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Tulane University.
TenecQua Davis ’01, has earned a Pharm.D. from Texas
Southern University.
La’Charlotte Garrett ’01, is serving as coordinator of
student employment and verification at the University of
New Orleans.
Dr. Brandon Hagler ‘01, a recent graduate of the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, is serving his
general practice residency at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
Husan Thompson ’01, was named Learning Services Coordinator at Loyola Marymount University in California.
Dr. Sharhonda Ansley ’02, received her medical degree
from LSU-Shreveport and is serving her residency in Pediatrics at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark.
Dr. Tarin Bynum ’02, has earned her medical degree
from Wayne State University and is serving her residency
at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
Catrina Hawkins ’02, has been ordained a minister in
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at a ceremony
held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Ndidi Madu ’02, has received her medical degree
from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and
is serving a rotating internship at the Community Health
Center of Branch County in Coldwater, Mich.
Dr. Mandy Roberts ’02, has received a doctorate in public
health from the University of Texas School of Public Health
in Disease Control.
Dr. Cerella Wade ’02, has received a doctor of optometry
degree from the Illinois College of Optometry.
Letita Aaron ’03, scored her first freelance success in the
June issue of Black Enterprise magazine with an article,
“MADD Dad: One father’s fight against a devastating loss,”
a profile about Glynn Birch, the first male and minority
president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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Dr. Keturah R. Robinson ’05 (XU College of Pharmacy)
was named Vice-President/President Elect for the 20072008 year for the Southeast Chapter of The Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Courtney Scrubbs ’05, was accepted into the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Amber C. Williamson ’05, was accepted into the master’s
degree program in applied computer science at Kennesaw
State University and is serving an internship with Delta
Technology.
J’Avanti A. Gutter ‘06, was highlighted at this year’s UNCF
Evening of Stars as a Toyota Scholarship Recipient. The clip
highlighted her transformation back to New Orleans after
Hurricane Katrina as well as her professional career.
Dominique Hill ’06, was accepted into medical school at
the University of Texas-Galveston.
Kimberly Hodge ’06, was accepted into the master’s degree program in medical science at Indiana University.
Krystal Jerry ’06, was accepted into medical school at
Meharry College and the University of Texas-San Antonio.
Sarah Price ’06, was accepted into medical school at Meharry College.
Where are they now?
Ashley Reece ’06, a registered representative with Bear
Stearns & Co. in Atlanta, Ga., has passed the National Association of Securities Dealers’ Series 7 Licensing Exam.
Candice Stewart ’06, earned a spot on the NFL’s Houston
Texan cheerleader squad for the ‘08 season. The former
Miss Louisiana 2005 was previously a member of the New
Orleans Saintsations cheerleaders.
Diane Thomas ’06, was accepted into medical school at
Meharry College.
Amber Washington ’06, was accepted into the Ph.D.
program in biomedical science at Tulane University, as well
as the Ph.D. programs in microbiology at the LSU-New Orleans Health Science Center and Alabama A&M.
Kristin A Gates ’07, is a first-year medical student at the
George Washington University School of Medicine.
Aurelia Holland, ‘07, has completed an intensive Spanish
language program at the University of Grenada Centro de
Lenguas Modernas in Grenada, Spain, through the Arcadia
University Center of Education Abroad Program. She is now
attending medical school at Wright State University.
Lateef Johnson ’07, was accepted into medical school at
the University of South Carolina.
Rose Johnson ’07, a graduate student at Baylor University, has been selected for the Minority Student Leadership
Program by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. One of 40 students chosen for the program from
a pool of nationwide applicants who exemplify outstanding leadership skills, she is the fifth XU speech pathology
graduate to be selected in the past few years.
Sophia Mai ’07, was accepted into LSU-New Orleans
School of Medicine.
Kandyce Pearson ’07, was accepted into medical school
at the University of Iowa.
Virginia Richard ’07, has been accepted into the master’s degree program in marriage and family therapy at the
University of Southern California, which awarded her the
USC Rossier School of Education scholarship.
Christian Taplin ’07, has joined the Office of Institutional-Advancement staff as an advancement services
assistant.
Memorials
The Xavier University of Louisiana Family extends its deepest sympathy to the family, friends and relatives of the following alumni and friends who
died during the period of September 1, 2005 to February 28, 2008. A special Mass is regularly offered for all of our deceased alumni and friends.
Alumni
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Dorothy J. Aramburo . . . . . . . . ‘57
Yvonne Aubry . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘39
Mervin Bachemin . . . . . . . . . . ‘55
Kathleen Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Syria E. Baptiste . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘40
Alcolom Barbour . . . . . . . . . . . ‘43
Rita Barre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘57
Enola Becnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘42
Henry M. Bennett . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Mary G. Blair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘34
Kinney Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘37
Thelma Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘38
Devance Boseman . . . . . . . . . . ‘58
Gesele A. Bryant. . . . . . . . . . . . ‘83
Jack Cadigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘74
Mary ‘Betty’ Chachere . . . . . . . ‘62
Alitia Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘58
Janice M. Costello . . . . . . . . . . ‘82
Patria L. Dansby . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Sandra T. Dathorne . . . . . . . . . ‘71
Cora Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘38
Lorraine Desbordes . . . . . . . . . ‘44
Verna P. Dickerson . . . . . . . . . . ‘49
Jean A. Dunbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘59
Malcolm N. Ellington . . . . . . . . ‘53
Frederick L. Ellison . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
William Faust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘51
Leonard A. Faustina . . . . . . . . . ‘38
Haleemon Felton . . . . . . . . . . . ‘40
Nelson Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘50
Natalie Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘59
Gloria D. Gant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘44
Agatha Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . ‘43
Madeline Hayward . . . . . . . . . ‘39
Lionel P. Honore . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘56
Milton M. Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . ‘42
Lloyd I. Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘51
Myrtle James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘27
Lucien L. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . ‘34
Bryant F. Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘95
Leroy A. Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘57
Elouise King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘58
Laura Le Blanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘88
John J. Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘57
Daniel G. Levy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘88
Jonathan Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘77
Carla M. Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘93
Edmon L. Mapp . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘91
Nerus O. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Anna Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘43
Joseph Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘71
Theodore Owens . . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Angela M. Perkins . . . . . . . . . . ‘81
Joyce C. Plicque . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘49
Elaine M. Prevost . . . . . . . . . . . ‘83
Overton Ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘54
Edward Richardson . . . . . . . . . ‘47
Kervin Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . ‘80
Eugene Saffold . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘41
Harvey C. Sanders . . . . . . . . . . ‘55
Rev. Bartholomew L. Sayles . . ‘39
Floyd L. Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘53
John T. Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘62
Wesley L. Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘42
Barry E. Serie’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘95
Gertrude E. Sheffield . . . . . . . . ‘46
Edna Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘51
John Stroger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘52
Alex Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘57
Helen L. Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘36
Sedric Talifer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘41
Rupert J. Tarver . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘41
Cornelius Teer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘42
Gloria M. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . ‘87
Oliver J. Vital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘57
Irma K. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘28
Evelyn Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘58
Audrey L. White . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘51
Robert C. Williams . . . . . . . . . . ‘51
Robert B. Young . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘53
Friends
Henry E. Boyd
Gaston F. Moore
Adolph J. Moret
Alice F. Porter
Faculty/Staff
Dr. David DeLisle
Calvin Smith
Ronald Provost, Sr.
Dr. Duane Johnson
Kelvin Bush
chapter News
G etting Involved With Your Area Alumni
Atlanta Chapter
In August 2007 the Atlanta Alumni Chapter held their Annual Membership
Drive and Freshmen Appreciation Picnic at Trammell Crow Park in Atlanta.
The event was well attended and the chapter welcomed incoming
freshmen to Xavier for Fall ‘07. They also had the opportunity to network
and recruit new members into the Atlanta chapter. For more information
on the Atlanta Chapter, contact Chapter President, Felicia Mobley ‘97 at
(678) 527-3644.
Baton Rouge Chapter
The Baton Rouge Chapter elected new officers for 2007-2009, which
are: President, Vivian Guillory ’75; Vice President, Theron McCormick ’96;
Recording Secretary, Myrtly Joyner ’70; Treasurer, Mercedese Broussard
’52; and Chaplain, Henry Stewart ‘57. Chapter members are diligently
planning events for 2008. For more information on the Baton Rouge
Chapter, contact Chapter President, Vivian Guillory ’75 at (225) 205-1544.
Birmingham Chapter
The Birmingham Alumni Chapter hosted their 14th Annual Jazz Brunch
and Silent Auction in September at the Parthenon in Birmingham. Over
112 alumni and friends were in attendance. Co-chairs for the event were
Victor Spencer ‘79 and Dolores Peagler ‘73. The theme was Jazzin’ for
Education. For more information on the Birmingham Chapter, contact
Chapter President, Jackie Black ’76 at (205) 981-0080.
Chicago Chapter
The Chicago Chapter has elected new officers for 2007-2009, which are: President,
Danyale Ellis ’97; Vice President, Chakita Holmes ’03; Recording Secretary, Sherron
Morris ’04; and Treasurer, Ronald Gaines ’72. In April two members of the chapter,
Danyale Ellis ’97 and Kendra Clark ’96, volunteered for a week in New Orleans with
Habitat for Humanity, where they assisted with the rebuilding of three homes in
the upper Ninth Ward. In June the chapter hosted its Annual Lake Michigan Cruise.
More than 130 alumni and friends cruised to good music, food and company.
Honorary chairs were John Stroger ’52 and his son Todd Stroger ’88. The Annual
William J. Hill Freshmen & Parents Reception was held in August and the chapter
welcomed incoming freshmen to Xavier for Fall ‘07. The chapter participated in
several college fairs in 2007 and wrapped up the year with their first annual Fall
Into the Gumbo in October. The event was filled with food and fellowship. Chair
of the event was Joyce Carter ’69. For more information on the Chicago Chapter,
contact Chapter President, Danyale Ellis ’97 at (773) 801-0996.
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G etting Involved With Your Area Alumni
Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
The Dallas/Fort Worth Alumni Chapter held its Annual Freshmen Student Scholarship
Reception in August at the Center for Community Cooperation. Chapter President, Troy
Gray ‘87 along with twenty-eight alumni, family and friends were present to welcome
new Freshmen for Fall ’07. The chapter also attended several college fairs during the
month of September. For more information on the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, contact
Chapter President, Troy Gray ’87 at (972) 506-8271.
Houston Chapter
In August the Houston Chapter held their annual Sunday Sundae
Reception at the Omega Fraternity House. The chapter welcomed
51 Freshmen to Xavier for the Fall ’07. The Annual Mardi Gras at
Christmas gala was held in December. For more information on
the Houston Alumni Chapter, contact Chapter President, Edmund
Broussard ’54 at (713) 747-6080.
Memphis Chapter
The Memphis Alumni Chapter held its Third Annual Xavier Round-Up for Memphis area
students in Au
August. Incoming freshmen and their families were able to connect with
alumni and receive pertinent information on the university. The chapter participated
in the 2007 “1 Step 2 Peace” youth rally hosted by New Direction Christian Church
in September. The chapter also participated in a Sickle Cell Walk which was held at
Overton Park in Memphis. Events being planned for next year include the Boat Ride for
the Summer of 2008. Tickets will be $50.00 per person. The Memphis chapter will begin
distribution of its 2008 Scholarship application in September to the various Memphis/
Shelby County school districts. For more information on the Memphis Alumni Chapter,
contact Chapter President, Trevor Thompson ’91 at (901) 266-6027.
New Orleans Chapter
The New Orleans Alumni Club #1 elected new officers for 2007-2009 which are:
President, Mr. Halvan Lieteau ’53; Vice President, Mrs. Dolores T. Aaron ’47; Recording
Secretary, Mrs. Winifred Dejoie Wright ’66; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Jane Jupiter
Hayes ’73; Treasurer, Mrs. Elvira Day Henry ’58; Financial Secretary, Mr. Godwin Ndukwe
’85; Chaplain, Rev. Victor Cohea’ 85; and Parliamentarian, Mrs. Dianne Pajaud ’60. The
chapter held their Annual Jazz Round-Up in May. Over 100 alumni and friends were in
attendance for good food, smooth jazz music and fellowship. Co-chairs for the event
were Nelrose LaPierre ’42 and Elvira Henry ’58. The chapter also orchestrated a clock
fundraiser, with a portion of the funds to benefit scholarships at Xavier University. For
more information on the New Orleans Alumni Chapter, contact Chapter President,
Halvan Lieteau ’53 at (504) 288-9079.
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chapter News
G etting Involved With Your Area Alumni
Northern California Chapter
The Northern California Alumni Chapter #8 elected new officers for
the 2007-2009, which are: President, Mildred Young Gardner ‘56; Vice
President, Janet Suane Harrell ‘51; Recording Secretary, Charlene
Stamps ‘82; Corresponding Secretary, Harolyn Gabriel Lowe ‘52;
Financial Secretary, Dolores Dunn Frazier ‘39; and Treasurer, Melba
Francios Evans ‘43. In May the chapter held their “Day at the Races
– Scholarship Fundraiser” in Albany. Over 100 alumni and friends were
in attendance. In June the chapter participated in “Family Day” held
by the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Coalition
in Oakland, CA. The chapter also participated in the Black Expo 2007
in which they distributed materials and answered questions about
Xavier. For more information on the Northern California Chapter,
contact Mildred Young Gardner ‘56 at (510) 529-2078.
New York Chapter
In August the New York Chapter participated in the annual national
Historic Black College Fair and Expo in Harlem, NY. Chapter President
Veronica Mitchell ’46 and Terlenda Crawford ’07 were on hand to
answer questions and give out pertinent information about Xavier.
The Xavier table was visited by other Xavier alumni, including Maryse
Holly ’06 and Keila Simons ’05 who happily volunteered their services.
The group also collected over 100 information request forms for the
University. For more information about the New York Alumni Chapter,
contact Veronica Mitchell ’46 at (718) 527-7212
Washington DC Chapter
The Washington DC Alumni Chapter held their Freshmen Welcome Reception in July. Members of
the chapter also participated in several college fairs in 2007. Upcoming events include the Annual
Scholarship Brunch which is scheduled for Spring ’08. For more information on the Washington
DC Chapter, contact Chapter President, Evita Bynum ’85 at (202) 997-0073.
Southern California Chapter
The Southern California Chapter held their Freshmen Reception in July. At this event, the chapter
welcomed incoming freshmen to Xavier for the Fall. The students and their families were able
to connect with alumni and receive pertinent information on the university. The Annual Jazz
Brunch was held in October. The event was a huge success with over 600 alumni and friends in
attendance. Co-chairs for the event were Benny Prescott ‘54 and Sylvia Tureaud ’55. The chapter
donated $25,000 from the Jazz Brunch which will assist the university with student scholarships.
During 2007 chapter members also participated in several college fairs in the Southern California
area. For more information on the Southern California Chapter, contact Chapter President, Joy
Joseph ‘60 at (323) 299-0903.
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john t. scott
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In Memoriam
ohn T. Scott (’62) probably did not need the honorary degree that Xavier
awarded him May, 12, 2007 at Commencement, less than four months before
his unfortunate demise. But Xavier would have been remiss to deny this gentle
artistic giant his honorary degree while he was still alive to appreciate it. All of
us were touched deeply by Scott’s powerful art reflecting the dignity, strength
and grace of Africans and African Americans. For more than four decades we
were able to observe the passion and energy he brought into the studio and
those Xavier classrooms filled with aspiring young artists. And, we witnessed
his exceptional insight into the human condition.
John Scott’s enormous lifetime body of work, created in almost every
conceivable medium, rightfully earned him a national reputation as one of
America’s most highly-acclaimed contemporary artists. His vibrantly colored,
multi-layered prints and kinetic sculptures did much to heighten our awareness
of the influence of African and Caribbean music and dance to our distinctly local
traditions. His large-scale, three-dimensional works brighten the landscape
and buildings of New Orleans and six other major U.S. cities, while his more
poignant paintings, prints and sculptures are prominently displayed in both
public museums and private art collections throughout the country.
Often honored and celebrated, he was bestowed “Genius” status when
the prestigious MacArthur Foundation Fellowship recognized him for his
extraordinary originality and exceptional creativity. But we at Xavier already
knew the greatness of our gentle giant, and how fortunate we were to have
him here for so long.
John Scott mentored generations of fine young artists, many of whom are
professionally active as both artists and instructors today. He also inspired
an appreciation of art in hundreds of non-art majors who only
glimpsed his brilliance. But above all he instilled in all his students
an appreciation of life and a deeper respect for their God.
This was a man who prescribed to a simple creed – “Pass It On!”
He acknowledged the debt he owed those upon whose shoulders
he himself climbed, and he acted upon the obligation
he felt to share his knowledge and blessings with
others. It was a philosophy he demonstrated
every day of his life.
On Sept. 1, 2007 John T. Scott died
following his lengthy and heroic
battle to recover from his dual
lung transplant surgeries. Truly, he
will be missed. XG
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The John T. Scott
Endowed Scholarship
Fund has been established
by the university.
“Pass It On!”
Homecoming
2007
William Holmes ’67, Brendolyn McKenna
’67 and Sandra Zimmerman ’67 enjoy
the Celebration on the Yard
High spirits and great enthusiasm abounded at a
well-attended Homecoming 2007. Here is just a
sample of the activities.
Annual Fund co-chairs Tim Ray ’91 and Lisa Ray ’91
report at the Homecoming Gala
Dr. Gloria Jackson-Bacon ’58
belts out the Alma Mater
First Lady Blanche Francis ’48 (center) welcomes (from left) Genevieve Rousseve ’53, Dr. Myron Moorehead, Edmund
Broussard ’54 and Halvan Lieteau ’53 to the President’s Brunch.
Class agent Mercedese Broussard ’52
announces the Class Gift at the Gala
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Class of 1997 comes together
at the Alumni Mixer
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Homecoming
2007
Make plans to attend this year’s celebration Nov. 20-23, 2008.
The 2008 event will feature the reunion classes of ’03 and ’08,
but, as always, all alums are encouraged to attend.
Alumni Art Exhibit featuring
Ayo Scott ‘03
President Francis ’52
welcomes alumni to the
Homecoming Gala
Associate VP for
Development LaJuana
Chenier ’88 addresses guests
at President’s Brunch
Athletic Director Dennis
Cousin (right) introduces
Frederick Carter ’69 and Joyce Carter ’69 at the
Homecoming basketball game at the Barn
President Norman
Francis ’52 shares a
moment with alumni at
the Mixer
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Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1937: (from left) Edna Minor Carter and Elisse Morris with President Norman Francis
Class of 1942: President Norman Francis with Betty Mott Coles
Class of 1947: (from left) President
Norman Francis with Dolores Aaron,
Inez Gaudin Adams, Cincore Sterling,
Lorraine Gonzales Williams, Edna
Paul Coleman, Natalie Forcia and
Richard Simms
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Class of 1952: (front row, from
left) Melba Danzie Braud, Vera
Davillier Stevens, Leo Sam, Ruth
Newton Wilson and Macletus
Terrell Dejoie with President
Norman Francis; (back row)
Doris Miller Aubry, Lorraine
Marrero Thomas, Mercedese
Broussard, Elouise Conant
Martin and Arthur Burton
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Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1957: (front row, from left) Clementine Baptiste Cager, Thelma Creighton Simpkins, Patricia Ann Pajaud, Ruth Schlater, Lona Broussard Edwards, Barbara Charbonnet Franklin,
Mary Barbara Savare Gonzales, Lois Tyler Alugas, Cynthia Cooper George and Iris Gerdis Billinger with President Norman Francis; (second row) Marlene Vaucresson Gonzalzles, Ruby
Folse Age, Marilyn Webb Jones, Shirley Melton Judge, Esther Randle Navy, Dorothy Shannon Pugh, Barbara Sylvain Bullock, Joyce Guillion Harte and Tira Walker Broussard; (third
row) Wilbert Billinger, Arthur Age, Matthew Proctor, Francis Gonzales, Lionell Forstall, Henry Stewart III, Alexander Tureaud and Gilbert Mathieu; (back row) Augustus Grass, Richard
Harrison, Gaylord Raymond, Castro Spears, Johnny Crear, Willie Green, Ronald Chenier, Manuel Llorens, Calvin Smith Jr. and Warner Saunders.
Class of 1962: (front row, from
left) Catherine Williams Arnaud,
Carolyn Millet Lee, Marilyn
Pierre DeGrasse, Aurelia Barnum
Arceneaux, Anna Saul Harrison
and Lucille Augustine Payne; (back
row) President Norman Francis
with Carolyn Ross Wilson, Jack
Hurry Jr., Eleanor Merrick Leak,
Walter Lewis, Sydonia DavisTaylor, Richard Boseman, Lana
Lewis Pierre and Sefronia Gaines
Greene
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Class of 1967: (front row, from left)
Edward Cherrie, Anne Hamilton
Thibodeaux, Sandra Jackson Zimmerman,
Connie Carriere Goodly-LaCour, Barbara
Hicks and Brendolyn Miller McKenna with
President Norman Francis; (second row)
Geraldine Jackson-White, Linda Louis
King, William Holmes, Charles Shaffer,
David Arceneaux and Genelle Wright
Gibson; (third row) Cosette Weathersoon
West-Kaufman, Carol Gaudin Gaignard,
William Ingram, Horace Bynum Jr., Numa
Martinez and Dean Thomas; (back row)
Frances Parker, Zelda Barre Greene, JoAnn
Hall LeBlanc, Sr. Mary Ann Stachow S.B.S.,
Jerrol Larrieu and Nicholas Howard.
Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1972: (front row, from left) Sr. Jean Marie Craig S.B.S., James Moore, Pamela Recasner Prade
and Ellen Decou Robinson; (back row) President Norman Francis with Leon Johnson, AnnNell Roussel
Miller, Jean Hypolite Wooten, Glenn Braud and Jimmy Davis
Class of 1977: (front row, from left) Angela Simon, Gertrude
Perkins Taylor, Barbara Walker Franklin; (back row) President
Norman Francis with Carla Gibson Baker, Donzella Barthelemy,
Jennifer Charbonnet Miles and Anthony Francis
Class of 1982: (front row, from left) Savitra Antoine Collins, Luella Gombako, Kaye
Adams Browne, Wanda Pannell Gray, Carol Dotson and Avis Jones Jackson; (middle
row) Michael Brown, DeLisa Tate Williams, Gerilyn Metoyer, Veshunn Smith Sanxton,
Consuela Colston, Jennifer Jackson Moss and Patrick Roberson with President Norman
Francis; (back row) Douglas Porter, John Kitchings Jr., Sharon Jenkins-Simpson, Rhonda
Boucree Barney, Colleen Kempt James, Renay Stovall and Reginald Taylor
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Class of 1987: (from left) Ann Marie Watkins Wallace, Dr. Marlah Mardis,
President Norman Francis, Michelle Miller, Carmen Jackson Sallay and Desiree
Norwood Chevalier
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Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1992: (from left)
Dannton Jackson, President
Norman Francis, Sabrina
Echols-Elliott, David Elliott III
and Hilliard Fazande III
Class of 1997: (front row, from left) Candice Robinson Ferreira, Dr. Louise
Gombako-Amos, Michelle Townsend Watts, Nicole Perkins Thompson,
Danyale Ellis, Juval Scott and Danielle Burrell with President Norman
Francis; (back row) Donald Naylor Jr., Benjamin Jackson, Taffie Jones,
Trevonne Thompson, Terrance Hughes and Dennis Sigur
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Class of 2002: (from left) Taniesha
Tolbert, Richard King, Ebony Smith,
President Norman Francis, George
Clayton, Esther Wambo Wanda,
Christie Hersey Clayton and
Leonard Hinton
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