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Tougaloo Alumni Bulletin
Volume VI I F a l l /Win te r 2008 No . 2
T A B
Tougaloo College National Alumni Association
presents its 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
October 17, 2008 Jackson Hilton Hotel
7:00 p.m.
2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
Attorney Robert Lewis Gibbs ‘76Attorney Robert Lewis Gibbs ‘76Attorney Robert Lewis Gibbs ‘76Attorney Robert Lewis Gibbs ‘76 Government and LawGovernment and LawGovernment and LawGovernment and Law
Mrs. Addie Armstrong Hudson ‘7Mrs. Addie Armstrong Hudson ‘7Mrs. Addie Armstrong Hudson ‘7Mrs. Addie Armstrong Hudson ‘71111 Community ServiceCommunity ServiceCommunity ServiceCommunity Service
Mr. John S. Page, Jr. ‘64Mr. John S. Page, Jr. ‘64Mr. John S. Page, Jr. ‘64Mr. John S. Page, Jr. ‘64
EducationEducationEducationEducation
Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ‘82Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ‘82Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ‘82Dr. Brigetta K. Turner ‘82
MedicineMedicineMedicineMedicine
Mr. Primus Wheeler, Jr. ‘72Mr. Primus Wheeler, Jr. ‘72Mr. Primus Wheeler, Jr. ‘72Mr. Primus Wheeler, Jr. ‘72 BusinessBusinessBusinessBusiness
First of all, I thank Chazeman Jackson, ‘03, for assuming the responsibilities of Alumni President in my absence. I also thank all of you who attended the activities sponsored by TCNAA during the Commencement weekend. I think that the recruitment training that representatives from the chapters received during Commencement helped with the explosive recruitment results. We have commitments from more than 350 new students for the fall semester. Annie Archie, ’60, Carlos D. Smith, ’05, and their committee managed the flow of the Commencement activities exceptionally well and we appreciate the energy contributed to this success. For those that returned to the campus, I am sure you acquired a renewed commitment to take on the task of maintaining the legacy of our dear Eagle Queen. Hopefully, this commitment will exhibit itself through
physical, spiritual and/or financial participation in all endeavors. Currently, we have two active projects available:
• Galloway Project –allows alumni, family and friends to participate in the renovation of a room(s) in Galloway Hall which will bare the signage of
the entity contributing to it’s renovation.
• Century Club –concerned club members who take direct action on designated projects: the first project is purchasing microscopes Kincheloe
You may contact the Office of Alumni Affairs for additional information on either project.
The Hall of Fame committee has selected another group of distinguished alumni to be honored during our Hall of Fame banquet. Congratula-
tions to the 2008 TCNAA Hall of Fame inductees! Let’s be supportive of the inductees by providing congratulatory ads and attending the banquet.
TCNAA has launched its own travel website at www.TougalooTravel.com. This new service is like having our own Expedia® just for TCNAA supporters and friends! You get access to the same airlines, hotels and rental car companies, cruises and vacation packages you find on all the other major travel websites, and best of all TCNAA receives a commission on all reservations initiated on the site. Any way you look at it, this is a win-win situation. You get great travel rates and you help funnel dollars into TCNAA for scholarships for deserving students. The un-audited final numbers for the 2007 – 2008 “1869 Fund” (Annual Fund) reflects that we met our goal of three million dollars! However, we still have a one million dollar challenge on the table. Fellow alum, let us do our part in answering this challenge and ensuring that this generation of young
people be afforded the resources to attend Tougaloo College, our dear Eagle Queen.
Roosevelt Turner
Message from National Alumni Association President
Message from Alumni Affairs
Dexter Robinson and I salute alumni from across the globe for being so supportive of us in the Office of Alumni Affairs during our
first year! Thank you for your spirits that have encouraged us, your intellect that has taught us, your eyes that helped us see the way,
your shoulders to lean on, your voices to edge us on and your hearts for our dear Tougaloo; exhibited by sharing your financial
resources and acts of kindness through service. We are grateful and inspired to continue to serve you.
Aside from the regular office routine, we continue to work with the rest of the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) team, our
campus family and the greater community to enhance the lives of its residents as we promote Tougaloo College. In addition, we are
proud to have the privilege of working with the Pre-Alumni Council to encourage them in their journey toward becoming alumni. We
are honored to support their endeavors and rejoice with them in their accomplishments over the past year; we are enthusiastic about
their future activities. You will be pleased to know that their platform for the year is service and that they have identified several
community organizations to share their time and talents with. I am pleased to introduce the Pre-Alumni officers (the E-Board) for this
school year and to express their interest in networking with alumni at every opportunity afforded them.
Brittney Sherrod, ‘09, President; Alexis Thomas, ‘10, Vice President; Richard Richmond, ‘10, Secretary; Charles Molden, ‘10, Business Manager
Kim Washington, ‘10, Parliamentarian; Brittney Robinson, ‘10, Chaplain; Shania Morris, ‘10, Immediate Past President; Chris Manuel, ‘10, Historian
Eleysia Perkins, ‘09, Public Information Specialist
Amber Clark, ‘11, Miss UNCF; Jeremy Hill, ‘11, Mr. UNCF; Jehrod Williams, ‘11, Special Assistant to the President
The Tougaloo College Pre-Alumni Council has set their agenda and rallied the troops of fellow schoolmates to participate in the
events that promote UNCF and Tougaloo College. We hope that you share our enthusiasm in support of these future Tougalooians;
they’re counting on us!
Doris Griffith Bridgeman ‘69 Dexter J. Robinson, ‘91
Director of Alumni Affairs Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
Book your travel where it makes a
difference!
Visit the Tougaloo College
National Alumni Association travel
website at:
www.TougalooTravel.com
• You'll find the same airlines, hotels,
rental cars, cruises and more.
• You'll get great travel prices!
• Each time you book travel a portion of
the travel commissions will go to
TCNAA!
Remember to bookmark our website and use it every time you travel.
Introducing
TCNAA TRAVEL
www.TougalooTravel.com
Pre-Alumni Council Fundraiser
Donation $50.00
Please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs
(601) 977- 7836 or (601) 977 -7845 for an Eagle Throw.
Thank You in Advance for Your Support.
Tougaloo College Pre-Alumni Council
*Actual Design of throw
TOUGALOO COLLEGE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
presents its
2008 ALUMNI HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008, 7:00 P.M. Jackson Hilton, 1001 E. County Line Road
This year’s honorees are:
Attorney Robert L. Gibbs, ’76, Government and Law
Mrs. Addie A. Hudson, MSW, 71, Community Service
Mr. John S. Page, Jr., ’64, Education
Dr. Brigetta K. Turner, ’82, Medicine
Mr. Primus Wheeler, Jr., ‘72., Business
Please join us as we honor these fellow alumni who have distinguished themselves through their dedication and commitment to their professions and Tougaloo College. A souvenir program book will be printed to commemorate this prestigious occasion. The advertisement rates are as
follows:
Outside Back Cover…(Sold)……$1,000 Full Page……….……….….$100
Inside Front Cover in Color.….…..$750 Half Page………….………...$60
Inside Back Cover in Color…….…$500 Quarter Page…….………....$40
Full Color Page………………….....$300 Business Card……...…….…$25
Patron’s List………………..$15
� All advertisements must be submitted camera ready by mail or to Chase Gayden at [email protected]. Please copy: Dr. Percy Anderson,
[email protected] and Joyce Delk, [email protected].
� Advertising deadline: September 22, 2008 (Final date for receipt of all advertisements. A service charge of $50.00 will be added to any ad received after this
date. Ads received after September 29, 2008 are not guaranteed to be included in the souvenir journal. No refunds.)
� The souvenir book will be printed in black & white with the exception of the cover and full color pages.
� Make checks or money orders payable to: TCNAA (Not Tougaloo College)
� Submit payment, order form and advertisement to: TCNAA/Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 288, Tougaloo, MS 39174 or through Paypal at
www.tcnaa.org/halloffame. **
Outside Back Cover (sold) _______ Inside Front or Back Cover ____ Full Color Page _____ Full Page
____ Half Page _______Quarter Page ____ Business Card _____ Patron’s List
Ad (s) purchased for (Name of Inductee(s)): ________________________________________________________
Amount Enclosed $__________________ Check Number__________________ Date ___________________
Prices per Individual Tickets # of Tickets Amount Enclosed Check No.
$45.00 (Until Oct. 13, 2008) __________ $_______________ _______________
$50.00 (After Oct. 13, 2008) __________ $_______________
Price per Reserved Tables (10 per Table) # of Tables Amount Enclosed Check No.
$475.00 (Until Oct. 13, 2008) __________ $_______________ _______________
$525.00 (After Oct. 13, 2008) __________ $_______________
Name _________________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________City/State_________________________ Zip Code_________
Telephone___________________________Fax__________________________E-Mail________________________ Total Amount Enclosed (Advertisement order and/or Banquet ticket order) $ _________________________________
Reserved Table For: ___________________________________________________________________________________
ADVERTISEMENT ORDER FORM
BANQUET TICKET ORDER FORM
Membership Application
Name___________________________________________________________________________
First Middle Maiden Last
Degree____________________ Year___________________ Major________________________
If you did not earn a degree, please enter the dates of your attendance _________________________________________________________
Home Address ________________________________________________________________
City_______________________________________State_____________Zip Code_________
E-Mail______________________________________________________________________
Home Telephone___________Work Telephone ____________Cellular Telephone____________
Today's Date_______________________
Annual Membership* - Please check the appropriate membership.
Life Membership - Please check the appropriate membership
____ Single Annual @ $25.00 ____ Single Life Membership @ 500.00
____ Spouse Annual @ $25.00 ____ Five-Year Payment Plan @ $100 per year
____ Honorary @ $25.00 ____ Spouse Life Member @ $500.00
Total Enclosed $_______ ____ Spouse Five-Year Payment Plan @ $100 per year
Total Enclosed $________
Please make your check payable to TCNAA Membership and mail with this completed form to:
TCNAA
P.O. Box 288
Tougaloo, MS 39174
Dues may also be paid online at www.Tougaloo.edu
*This membership is active through June 30, 2009.
Founders Week Schedule
October 13-19, 2008
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
5:00 p.m. Offices/doors decorated for Spirit Week judging
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008
10:00 a.m. Student Government Association Officers’ Installation Ser-
vice
Woodworth Chapel
6:00 p.m. Presidential Lecture
Lecturer: TBA
Woodworth Chapel
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008
7:00 p.m. Mr. & Miss Tougaloo College Coronation and Gift Giving
Ceremony
Kroger Gymnasium, Owens Health and Wellness Center
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008
Red & Blue Day: Show your Tougaloo College pride by wearing red
and/or blue.
9:00 a.m. – High School and Community College Day
12 Noon Kincheloe Society Student Summer Research Series
Posters on display in corridors of Kincheloe Hall
7:00 p.m. TCNAA 2008 Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet & I
Induction Ceremony, Hilton Hotel
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008
8:30 a.m. – Kincheloe Society Student Summer Research Series
Oral Presentations
Kincheloe Hall, Room K-106
9:00 a.m. – TCNAA Alumni Meeting
2:00 p.m. Owens Health & Wellness Center
12:00 p.m. Kincheloe Society Luncheon and announcement of Student
Summer Research Series winners
Holmes Hall Auditorium
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2008
10:00 a.m. Founders’ Convocation
Speaker: Representative James E. Clyburn (SC)
House Majority Whip
Woodworth Chapel
Immediately following Convocation, the groundbreaking ceremony
for the Bennie G. Thompson Academic Center will be conducted on
its proposed site which is adjacent to The Mansion.
David E. Miller, ’72, Elected President of the National Alumni Council
The UNCF–the United Negro College Fund–the nation’s oldest and most successful minority higher education assistance
organization, recently announced that David E. Miller Esq. was elected as president of the National Alumni Council (NAC) . The NAC
is a UNCF-sponsored organization of concerned graduates and current students of the 39 historically black colleges and universities
(HBCUs) that make up the UNCF, as well as individuals who want to advance the cause of minority higher education. Miller, a native
of Vicksburg, Mississippi, currently serves as an assistant real estate manager for the City of Houston in the Department of Public
Works and Engineering, Planning and Development Services.
“It is with great pride that I assume this leadership position to assist the UNCF with its fundraising efforts,” said Miller. “The
education I received at two HBCUs made my career possible.”
Miller’s first introduction to NAC was in 1994 when he was Director of Alumni Affairs at his alma mater, UNCF member Tougaloo
College in Mississippi. He attended the NAC’s annual conference in Greensboro, North Carolina that year and was inspired by the
level of support and attendance by alumni and students. Miller left Tougaloo College in 1996 and returned to Houston where he
founded the Houston Area Inter-Alumni Council (IAC). The IAC serves as an umbrella organization for the local alumni chapters of
UNCF member institutions. IACs work in collaboration with UNCF's area offices to raise funds for UNCF and its member colleges
and universities and their students.
In addition to receiving his undergraduate degree from Tougaloo College, Miller graduated from the Thurgood Marshal Law
School of Texas Southern University in Houston in 1974 and is a Tougaloo College Hall of Fame inductee. Miller has served as
president of the Houston Alumni Chapter of the Tougaloo College National Alumni Association (TCNAA) and president of the Houston
Board of Directors of the Houston Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union.
Alumnus Named President of NAC
Calling All Classes Ending in “4’s” And “9s”
Classes: 1934; 1939; 1944; 1949; 1954 (Golden Class); 1959; 1964; 1969; 1974; 1979; 1984 (Silver Class); 1989; 1994; 1999; 2004
CLASS AGENTS ARE NEEDED TO REPRESENT EACH CLASS.
These classes will be celebrating reunions during the May 2008
commencement. If your class year is listed above, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs promptly for information at (601) 977-7836.
Tougaloo College
National Alumni
Association
Box 288
Tougaloo, MS 39174
Nonprofit
Organization
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Tougaloo, MS
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TAB Committee
H.T. Drake, ‘51, Editor-in-Chief Lorma Miller, ‘72
Elane Coleman, ‘ 70, Web Editor Virgie Seltzer, ‘80
Melody Fisher, ‘00 Carlos D. Smith, ‘05
Dexter Robinson, ‘91, Alumni Affairs
Founders’ Week Hotel Information
Drury Inn & Suites Jackson 610 East County Line Road, Ridgeland , Mississippi
All Rates Single, Double, Triple and Quad are $79.00 per night RESERVATIONS WILL BE MADE BY INDIVIDUAL CALL-IN
To reserve online, go to www.druryhotels.com, click on Book it Fast, then enter group number 2043689.
Please call 1-800-325-0720 to make your individual group reservations. Please specify the Hotel location and reference your Group Name
CUT-OFF DATE: Reservations received after Wednesday, October 1, 2008 will be provided on a space-available basis at prevailing rates.
Hilton Jackson Hotel
1001 County Line Road, Jackson, MS
Rooms reservations for Wednesday, October 15, 2008 thru Sunday, October 19, 2008.
Please call 1-800-Hiltons to make reservations and give the group name Tougaloo College to get the discount rate of $104.00 per night.
This rate will continue until October 1, 2008.