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Athletic competition at Virginia State University dates nearly to the day the school opened its doorsover 125 years ago. When the first students arrived in 1883, one brought with him a football and thegames were on.

In 1884, the athletic program was unofficially launched with the formation of football and baseballteams. In 1903, two faculty members, William A. Rogers and James T. Phillips, accepted the additionalresponsibilities of coaching VSU’s first sports teams and the VSU Athletic Program was officially born.

Over time, the program grew. Track and tennis were added in 1920, and basketball was added in 1924.In 1923, VSU joined with other African-American institutions to form the Colored IntercollegiateAthletic Association (now the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association or CIAA).

Women’s athletics began in 1931, although the formation of women’s intercollegiate athleticswouldn’t officially be recognized at VSU until the 1970s. In 1931, Lucille “Teacha” Frazier formedwomen’s teams that competed in field hockey, soccer, basketball, softball, tennis, volleyball, archeryand hiking. Trophies were awarded in each sport to the respective All-Stars at the end of the season.

Through the early years of the athletic program, VSU’steams were known as the “Hilltoppers,” because of thecampus location on the tallest hill in Ettrick. During the1920s, however, the VSU sports teams adopted the now-familiar “Trojan” moniker.

From 1923 through the 1950s, the Trojans owned theCIAA, and the period became known as “The Golden Ageof Trojan Athletics.” Coaches such as Harry “Big Jeff”Jefferson and Tom Verrell captured many championshipsin football, baseball, basketball and track.

VSU produced such athletic luminaries as John Borican,once called “The Worlds Best All-Around Track Athlete,”and Wilmer Fields, who became a star with the Homestead Grays of the Negro Baseball League. Thisyear, the CIAA honored Borican and former Trojan athlete and long-time booster Jona McKee withinduction into the conference Hall of Fame.

Women’s athletics formally returned to VSU in 1977, with the formation of volleyball and basketballprograms. VSU almost immediately became well-known for producing top-notch female student-athletes such as basketball start (and current U.S. Army Brigadier General) Sheila Baxter. Now, VSUboasts one of the CIAA’s premier women’s programs, winning this year’s tennis championship andfinishing as runner-up in both softball and track.

Another bright spot in Trojan athletics came in the form of the VSU cheerleaders, known as the Woo-Woos. Under the guidance of Dr. Paulette Johnson, the cheerleaders have gained national fame as theclass of the CIAA cheer squads.

Now, with recent upgrades in athletics facilities, which in the past five years have included opening anon-campus softball field, a new tennis complex, a new playing floor in Daniel Gymnasium, a newfootball practice field and extensive renovation of Rogers Stadium, VSU’s Trojans are poised foranother Golden Era of athletic excellence.

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This issue's From the Editor column is written by special contributor Jim Junot,VSU's Sports Information Director

Features

5China Trip Showcases Engineering Talent

7Spring 2008 Commencement

12Class of 58

16Kappa Mentors Smooth the Ride

25Museum and Cultural Center

Departments

4News from University Avenue

18Alumni Profile

12Alumni News & Notes

23Development News

Virginia State UniversityA Magazine for Alumni and FriendsVolume 8, Issue 1Summer 2008

Board of Visitors

RectorMr. Earnest J. Edwards

Vice RectorDr. Albert W. Thweatt

SecretaryMs. Katherine E. Busser

MembersMrs. Erika T. DavisMr. Felix DavisDr. Mary Hatwood FutrellMr. Richard L. LegonMr. James H. StarkeyMr. Spencer L. Timm

Student RepresentativeMs. C. Bianca Brodie

Faculty RepresentativeDr. Deborah Goodwyn

University Administration

PresidentEddie N. Moore, Jr.

Vice President for DevelopmentRobert L. Turner, Jr., Esq.

Editor/Director of University RelationsThomas E. Reed

Contributing WritersAndrea TatumJoy HaliburtonOsita IroegbuJanae JohnsonJim Junot

Contributing PhotographersJim JunotRudolph Powell

Design and PrintingCommonwealth of Virginia Department of General ServicesOffice of Graphic CommunicationsProgress Printing

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EditorVirginia State University MagazineP.O. Box 9085Petersburg, VA 23806

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The State Council of HigherEducation for Virginia recentlyapproved Virginia State University’s(VSU) request to launch theCommonwealth of Virginia’s firstPh.D. program in Health Psychology.The program is slated to begin in Fall 2008 and will be led by Dr. OliverW. Hill, Jr., chair of VSU’s psychologydepartment.

The venture marks the first-everPh.D. program at VSU, although theuniversity has offered the Ed.D. ineducational administration andsupervision since 2002. VSUcurrently has a Master of ScienceDegree in Psychology.

“Health psychology is the fastestgrowing area in psychology and noone else seems to be offering thistype of doctoral program,” Dr. Hillsaid.

The Ph.D. program will consist of aclinical track that will propelstudents toward state licensure anda behavioral community healthsciences research track. Students inthe program will work closely withThe Center for Preventive HealthResearch on Children andAdolescents (CPHR).

In the two-track Ph.D. program,doctoral students will focus onresearching the interaction betweenphysical and psychological healthand will closely examine healthdisparities in minority communities.“Doctoral students will attempt toidentify the source of thosedisparities and come up withinterventions to help solve those

problems,” Dr. Hill said.“We want tohelp produce practitioners andprepare them to have a positiveimpact in this field.”

The university plans to enroll eightstudents in its first class and triplethe class size over the next severalyears. VSU will partner withcommunity agencies andorganizations such as the City ofPetersburg, the PetersburgDepartment of Social Services,Southside Community Hospital andCentral State Hospital to providedoctoral students with hands-onexperience. “We are very excited,”Dr. Hill said.“This is going to havesuch a positive impact on theuniversity community.”

VSU is hoping to draw researchfunding for its inaugural Ph.D.program from the National Institutesof Health (NIH) and the NationalScience Foundation (NSF). The NIHrecently awarded VSU a $4 millionbiomedical research grant tosupport an initiative aimed toreduce health disparities. The NSF

awarded VSU a three-year, $1 milliongrant aimed at increasing minoritiesin the sciences.

“This new Ph.D. program representsVirginia State University’s mission tointegrate the highest level ofinstruction, research and publicservice in an effort to positivelyimpact our local, national and evenglobal community,” said VSUPresident Eddie N. Moore, Jr.“We are extremely eager to bring newdoctoral students aboard andcontinue our school’s immenseaccomplishments.”

The Ph.D program is part of VSU’s20/20 Vision Plan, a set of long-rangegoals aimed at placing VSU onto thelist of top tier universitiesnationwide. Last year, U.S. News &World Report named VSU the toppublic, master’s level HBCU(Historically Black Colleges andUniversities) in the country. This pastyear, VSU awarded doctorates ineducation to the university’s firstdoctoral students and graduated theuniversity’s first nursing students.

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Virginia State University will beginoffering a new Master of Sciencedegree in Plant Science in Fall 2008.The program will further theprofessional training of students in thefield of agriculture through extensivecoursework and research components.

The M.S. in Plant Science willencompass all aspects of plant life and

integrate concepts of information,from the molecular to the ecosystemlevel. The program will educatestudents in concepts and researchmethods in field and horticulturalcrops, soils and natural resources.Students will also have access to VSU’s 416-acre Randolph Farm, whichincludes 130 acres of irrigatedcropland; 18,500 square feet of

VSU Launches New Master’s DegreeProgram in Fall; Will serve as a ‘GoldenOpportunity’ for Students



Student engineers at Virginia StateUniversity are making their presenceknown around the world.

In May, students within VSU’s Center forBiosystems and Engineering (CBE)traversed thousands of miles toShanghai, China for the 10th WorldConference on Biosensors where morethan 800 professional engineers andresearchers presented their works andideas on biosensors.

A biosensor is a device that detects,records and transmits information abouta biological process, such as bloodpressure, of an individual or thephysiological alteration or presence ofvarious chemical or biological materialsin the environment.

Asheli Cherry, from Atlanta, GA, andMelodie Poarch, from Prince George, VA,presented their project titled: AnImpedimetric Biosensor Based on PC 12Cells for the Monitoring of ExogenousAgents. The students research ways touse organism-based biosensors to detect chemical threats.

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greenhouse and high tunnel facilities;and laboratories.

“The main thing is to open doors forthe master’s student,” said Dr. GlennChappell II, coordinator of the newprogram and assistant professor ofplant science in VSU’s department ofAgriculture and Human Ecology.“The new master’s program will addeducational background to practicalexperience, and will increasestudents’ worth in the field. It’s agolden opportunity.”

Dr. Conrad Gilliam, professor and chairof the department of Agriculture andHuman Ecology, said the newprogram will allow students toconduct research that could assistfarmers in the Southside Virginiaregion who may have limitedresources.

Dr. Gilliam said the program will also prepare students to advance to aPh.D program in Life Sciences andAgriculture that the university iscurrently designing.

“We will eventually use this as afeeder to train students for thedoctoral program that we will hopefullystart in 2010,” Dr. Gilliam said.

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From left to right. Asheli Cherry, Gymama Slaughter, and Melodie Poarch.



Award winning actor and activist Danny Glover recentlyvisited VSU to discuss his involvement with the AlgebraProject, a national mathematics literacy effort aimed athelping low-income and minority students achievenecessary mathematical skills.

The Algebra Project at VSU began as a part of a $1 milliongrant from the National Science Foundation (NSF,)Virginia State University created the Trojan— Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program (VSUT-STEM), to increase the number of minorities in thesedisciplines.

Founded in the early 80s by Dr. Robert Moses, the AlgebraProject has developed a system that has been extremelyeffective in teaching mathematics principles andreasoning to low-performing and low-income African-American students. The program also includes teachertraining, curriculum development and communityinvolvement activities to schools seeking to achieve asystemic change in mathematics education. The AlgebraProject reaches approximately 10,000 students and 300teachers per year in 28 local sites across 10 states.

At VSU, Glover spoke about his desire to help the city ofPetersburg’s students gain academic success andmathematics education reform. In one of his many visitsto this area, he compared the Petersburg Public Schoolssystem’s resources with that of areas along the gulfaffected by hurricane Katrina in 2005, and noted thatboth were in need of new system of support.

He stressed that it was time for a communal outreach ofeducators, including parents, teachers, schooladministrators and law makers who understand theimportance of mathematics education in providing long-

term economic success and stability. He agreed thatprograms like the Algebra Project and historically blackuniversities, like VSU, are necessary to spark academicrenewal in teachers, curricula and, most importantly,students.

Recently, VSU T-STEM implemented a focused program to directly assess and address the impact of a VSU/Petersburg community coalition on the mathematicsperformance of minority students. The project is the firststep in a long-term partnership among VSU, the AlgebraProject and the Petersburg School system. The project will create a “K through college” model of intervention,ultimately increasing African-American and minorityperformance and participation in mathematics.

In conjunction with VSU, the Algebra Project has startedan intervention with Petersburg, funded by the localCameron Foundation, which will begin with middleschool grades, and move through high school, and downinto elementary schools. These interventions will besupplemented through teacher and community leadertraining and mathematics and science bridge programsfor students that will be held at VSU during the summers.

Glover pledged to remain involved with the AlgebraProject at VSU and congratulated professors,administrators, students and staff for their dedication tothe Petersburg community and its students.

Cherry and Poarch were the onlyundergraduates to present their workat the conference. And as a result, thestudents now have new internationalsavvy on the latest science andtechnology themes and researchprojects.

Gymama Slaughter, director of VSU’sCenter for Biosystems andEngineering who initiated theprogram last year, led her students toAsia to expose them to international

research and to help boost thepresence of under-representedstudents – mainly young women andminorities – in the rapidly changingfield of science and technology.

In addition to Cherry and Poarch,Slaughter works with four otherundergraduate research associates:Jessica Brigance, Rochelle Harris,Nadine Jerome and Dwayne Waddey.Besides researching and developingtechnologies of integrated circuits,

the team conducts in-vitro testing of enzyme and organism basedbiosensors.

The CBE is a research center in VSU’sDepartment of Engineering &Technology which aims to nurturestudents’ interest and performance in the area of biosensors.

The intended outcome: that students’work will have far-reaching exposureand impact around the world.

Glover Lends CelebritySupport to Algebra Project

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President Eddie N. Moore, Jr. and his daughter Joanna withDanny Glover.

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SPRING

CommencementActor and activist Edward JamesOlmos, fists pumping and voice raisingto the high rafters of the RichmondColiseum, invited those attendingVSU’s Spring Commencement to lookdown upon those assembled on thefloor of the building and “look at thefuture. Look at the pride andcommitment they’ve given all of us!”

Equal parts political stump speech andinspiration, Olmos, VSU’s first HispanicCommencement speaker, told the newgraduates they are part of a politicalchange in the air.“The responsibilityyou carry is making sure everyone youknow votes,” he said.“Do not gouncounted.”

Olmos closed with a poem by MichaelJosephson “What Will Matter.” Thepoet wrote “how will the value of your

days be measured? Not by what youbought, but by what you built. Not bywhat you learned but what youtaught. Not by how many you know,but how many will feel a loss whenyou’re gone.”

“Choose to live a life that matters,”Olmosurged the newly-minted graduates.

In addition to conferring almost 600degrees, including the school’s firstMaster’s of Criminal Justice, VSUhonored several faculty members andalumni. These included: An HonoraryDoctor of Humane Letters to Olmos;Alumnus of the Year to Dr. Porcher L.Taylor, Jr.; Faculty Emeritus to Mr. BarryFox, Mrs. Yvette Robinson, Dr. KeshauSrivastava and Dr. Michael Sugg; andDistinguished Faculty Emeritus to Dr. Jean Cobbs.

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VSU MEN WIN CIAA ALL-SPORTS TROPHYVirginia State University has been awarded the C.H.Williams All-Sports Trophy from the CIAA.

The C.H.Williams All-Sports Trophy salutes the successfuloverall men’s sports program in the CIAA for 2007-08.

VSU won the men’s titles in Cross-Country, Baseball, andGolf in 2007-08. The men’s track and field finished thirdin the indoor championships and second in theoutdoor championships.

Peggy Davis, the Director of Athletics at Virginia StateUniversity, has been named the CIAA Athletic Director ofthe Year, the CIAA announced on Tuesday in Durham, N.C.

This is the second consecutive year that Davis has wonthe award.

During this past season, Davis has been at the helm of a VSU sports program which won four CIAAchampionships (men’s crosscountry, golf, women’stennis and baseball).

The men’s sports programs were awarded the C.H.Williams AllSports Trophy for overall excellence.

Five VSU head coaches, Dr. Linda Person (women’stennis), Les Young (men’s and women’s crosscountry),

Torrie Lashley (softball), Jeff Hamilton (golf ) and MerrillMorgan (baseball) were named CIAA Coaches of theYear.

EBONYHONORS AD PEGGY DAVISEbony Magazine has honoredVSU Athletic Director Peggy Davisin a “Salute to the Leading Womenof the CIAA.” She was selected forthe honor in her role as a woman inathletic administration.

In 2007,the CIAArecognizedDavis as Athletic Director of The Year. In her five years of leadership, VSU’sathletic program has seentremendous improvementsin facilities, academicachievement and on-fieldsuccess.

Davis is vice president of the CIAA Executive Committeeand is a member of the CIAA Tournament Committee.She is also a member of the National Association ofCollegiate Women Athletic Administrators, NationalAssociation of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and theWomen’s Basketball Coaches Association.

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MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRYNAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANSVirginia State University’s men’s cross-country team, fresh off their 2007 CIAAChampionship, has been named AcademicAll-Americans by the United States Track &Field and Cross-Country CoachesAssociation (USTFCCA).

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BORICAN, MCKEE NAMEDTO CIAA HALL OF FAME

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Associationselected two Virginia State University legends to beinducted into the John B. McLendon, Jr., Hall of Fameon Friday.

John Borican, who ran track for VSU, and Lt. Col.Jona McKee, who was President of the VSUAthletic Booster Club for 41 years, will be

inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame on Friday, February29, in Charlotte, N.C.

Borican, who will be inducted posthumously, was toutedby Life Magazine as “America’s Greatest Track and FieldAthlete” in 1941. He held six world records at the time ofhis death in 1942. He was inducted into the USA Trackand Field Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Virginia StateUniversity Hall of Fame in 1980. Borican led VSU to threeCIAA Championships in Track and Field (1936-38) andwas captain of the 1938 CIAA Championship FootballTeam. In 1938, Borican was the only member of an HBCUto win an individual medal at the Penn Relays, taking the400-meter hurdles in a time of 53.6 seconds. Boricanwas also an artist. Three portraits of VSU Presidents arecurrently on display in the Board Room of Virginia Hallon the VSU campus.

McKee was President of the VSU Athletic Booster Clubfor 41 years and also lettered in football and track for theTrojans. He was named to the All-CIAA HonorableMention Team in 1950-51. McKee entered VSU in 1949

MUJAHID EARNS ALL-AMERICAN HONORSVirginia State University’sAishah Mujahid finished sixthin the women’s triple jump atthe NCAA Division II Track &Field Championships, held atMankato, MN. Mujahidjumped a distance of 11.73meters. The sixth-place finishalso meant Mujahid earnedAll-American status forherself.

and was on the 1952 CIAA and National ChampionshipFootball Team. He was inducted into the VSU Hall ofFame and the Virginia State College Military Hall of Fame.He has published numerous papers on youthunemployment and was awarded the Bronze Star, theWorld War II Victory Medal, FEDA-Korean ST, VietnamService Medal with 2 Battle Stars, Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal and has received a Presidential UnitCitation. z

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Jona McKee and Shirley Barron, niece of John Borican, with PresidentEddie N. Moore, Jr. at the CIAA Hall of Fame induction ceremony

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When Calvin R. Swinson called upon the VirginiaState University

classmates who graduatedwith him in 1958, and they vividlyremembered him although they hadn’ttalked in 50 years – he was overjoyed.

His popularity at VSU had withstoodfive decades, and Swinson, now 72, washoping that same popularity of being aTrojan football player; a Kappa AlphaPsi Fraternity, Inc. brother; and anacademic scholar, would translate intomajor donations for the university.

Swinson, CPA, who majored inaccounting at VSU, served as leadcoordinator of the class of 1958 ReunionCommittee. The group contacted peersacross the country and urged them tocontribute to the class’ endowment.

“Hearing them respond to me as if itwere only yesterday they had seen mewas wonderful,” says Swinson, who ismarried to Macey Prince Swinson andhas a stepson and a step grandson.“Just hearing several of them talk abouthow I motivated them was great. Therewere times when I’d call people to talkfor only a few minutes and it ended uplasting over an hour. It’s all aboutpersonal relationships.”

With Swinson’s leadership, thepersistence of his eight-memberreunion committee that met forweekly updates every Wednesdaysince September, and the generosityof about 70 alumni of the class of‘58, this year’s Golden Anniversaryclass reached the university’s goalof $50,000 in less than one year.

In fact, the class exceeded its goal,presenting the university with acheck for $60,255 during AlumniWeekend in May. It’s a feat that has seta precedent for other classes.

“We did it in nine months,” Swinsonproudly says.“Most classes take years to

raise that much. This shows a lot ofhard work and commitment on thepart of the committee. It was a greatcooperative effort.”

Swinson, often traveling between hishome in San Francisco and another inBoise, Idaho, didn’t mind the hoursspent heading up committee meetingsand connecting with former friends overthe telephone. It was, after all, an effortto raise money for his alma mater.

“This winter has been very long andgloomy in Boise. So the days when itwas gloomy outside, I was insideworking on the class reunion. Thatreally kept me going,” Swinson says.“Ithas been one of the most pleasurableexperiences in life, actually a dream job.”

And that says a lot, coming from alicensed certified public accountantwho was one of the first AfricanAmericans to work for a majoraccounting firm and several Fortune500 companies before going intoprivate practice in the ‘70s.

Before becoming a successfulaccountant, Swinson served as alieutenant in the U.S. Army FinanceCorps and received his master’s degreein business administration from NewYork University’s Stern School ofBusiness.

Under his leadership, the committeegot over half of the class to donate,with 48 members donating at least$1,000. Swinson says several peoplewho were not in the class of ‘58 also

contributed. Everyone contributing atleast $1,000 will have a brick with his orher name inscribed on it and placedaround a bench donated by the class of’58. The class is still working on reelingin more donations, Swinson says.

Swinson says a commitment todeveloping future leaders was thedriving force behind the contributions.

“Part of earning big money is giving,”Swinson says.“Some of us don’t have a history of giving, but we have tochange that mentality, because if wedon’t give, no one wins. We have to takea leadership position and that’s what Itried to do with this class reunion.”

In addition to Swinson, the class of ‘58Reunion Committee included: Aurelia E. Craighead, Joyce C. Crump, Phyllis J.Glasker, Fred D. Green, Edith P. Harris,Edna C.Thompson and Shirley T. McCoy.

From sending out emails and holdingweekly telephone conference calls,committee members, who live on theEast and West coasts and the Midwest,used today’s technology to reunite with classmates.

“I think that’s one of the mostsignificant things about this process,”Swinson says.“We did it totally the hi-tech way. We never met in person once

throughout the process.”

However, despite the fact thattechnology has evolved sinceSwinson and his classmatesstudied at VSU, the class of ‘58 willalways appreciate its old-schoolTrojan experience, he says.

“What brought us back together is the strong bond we developedover 50 years ago. It’s a sense ofhistory that could go overlooked,

but we choose to not let that happen,”Swinson says.“We stand committed tocontinuing the sense of giving andhistory at Virginia State.”

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Lincoln University of Missouri recentlyhonored Dr. Thomas D. Pawley, III ’39with theschool’sDrum MajorAward. Dr.Pawley grewup on theVSU campus,where hisfather was aprofessor of English. Dr. Pawley haswon many awards for his plays andpoetry. He has been honored by manyuniversities and professional societiesfor his extensive contributions to theperforming arts.

George C. Crawley ’56 recentlyreceived an honorary Doctorate ofHumane Letters from Old DominionUniversity in Norfolk, VA. Crawley hasdedicated his life to serving the city ofNorfolk, and was eventually promotedto assistant city manager in 1982, apost he would hold for 14 years. Afterretiring, Crawley returned to publicservice in 1997 as assistant executivedirector for community building withNorfolk Redevelopment and HousingAuthority. Active in the community,Crawley is the founder, president andchairman of the board of The 200+Men Inc., a regional organization ofAfrican American men who work toimprove access to opportunities ineducation, economic developmentand community betterment.

Mrs. Marvis Atkins Hazel ’59 hasbeen nominated twice by students inWho’s Who Among American High

SchoolStudents, TheNationalDean’s List andTheChancellor’sList as ateacher whohas had agreat

influence on their academic career.Mrs. Hazel’s biography has been twicepublished by Who’s Who Among

American Teachers for thesenominations. She is currently a part-time Title I Reading Teacher inNewport News, VA.

William P. Bobo, Jr. ’63 was recentlyre-elected to a three-year term on theHuston-Tillotson University Board ofTrustees. Bobo of Buffalo, NY was alsore-appointed chair of the investmentcommittee. Bobo, Managing Partnerof Alteren, joined the board in 1993and has guided the University’smillion dollar endowment fundsthrough difficult periods of marketgrowth. His involvement in a businessincubator in the early 90s, work withAbbott Laboratories where he wasemployed, and his connection toHuston-Tillotson graduates sparkedhis interest in the University.

Ngoma (the artist formerly knownas Cordell Hill) ’67 now living inHarlem, NY returned to Richmond todo a guest feature performance at theRichmond Poetry Slam event in Mayat Artspace Gallery Zero. Ngoma is aperformance poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter andparadigm shifter, who for over 40years has used culture as a tool toraise sociopolitical and spiritualconsciousness through work thatencourages critical thought.

Deloris Gregory Jordan, ’69 & ’73was recently promoted to Supervisor,LeadershipDevelopmentSpecialist, inthe newlycreatedLeadershipDevelopmentDirectorate atthe DefenseCommissaryAgency(DeCA) on Fort Lee, VA. DeCA runs280 commissaries (military grocerystores) worldwide. Before thisappointment, Mrs. Jordan worked inDeCA as a human resources specialistin employee development.

In her new role, Mrs. Jordan will assistin the set-up of this directorate.Additionally, she will supervise a staffof training specialists, who in turn, willtrain employees aspiring to becomefuture managers and executiveswithin DeCA.

Mrs. Jordan has served for severalyears as the secretary of the GreaterPetersburg Area Alumni Association(GPAAA) of VSUAA. She is married toStarrie Jordan, a VSUAA boardmember.

Sharletta Richardson ’70 washonored by KPBS-TV in San Diego as a

Local Hero inEducation duringthe station’s 10thAnniversarycelebration ofBlack HistoryMonth. Ms.Richardson spent

nearly 30 years as an educator atGompers High School, where she ledher students to a multitude of drillteam, drumline and dancecompetition victories. Her studentshave credited her for nurturing theirinterest in music. With Gompersclosed, Richardson now serves aschoir director at Lincoln High School.

Celia Younger ’70 was featured bythe Asbury Park Press as part of thenewspaper’s Black History Monthprofiles. Ms. Younger has directed theEducational Opportunity Fundprogram at Georgian Court Universitysince 1978. She is credited withmaking the EOF more academicallyrigorous and increasing communityorganizations’ support. The EOFprovides financial assistance andsupport services to educationally andeconomically disadvantaged studentsattending college in New Jersey.

Brenda Stith Finch ’71, was recentlyhonored with two awards in thetechnology arena. In July 2007, Brendawas recognized by Woman of Colormagazine for her role in shapingtelecom industry technology. In

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January 2008 she was selected as oneof the country’s most powerful black

executives intechnologyand businessby the nation’spremier blacktechnologymagazine, USBlack Engineer& InformationTechnology.

Brenda is currently a Vice President inGlobal Enterprise Project Managementfor Verizon Communications.

The American Diabetes Associationrecently honored William Allen, Jr. ’78and his wife Dr. Kim Allen for theirwork in support of the association andcommunity. Mr. Allen, CEO of ALWSourcing, a national collections and callcenter operation, serves on the DiabetesAssociation board and is active innumerous other civic organizations.

Orlando McDowell ’78, who playedmen’s tennis for Virginia StateUniversity from 1976-78, was inductedinto the Delaware Afro-American Hallof Fame on Saturday in Dover, DE.McDowell was CIAA Northern Divisionmen’s tennis champion from 1976 to1978 while at Virginia State and wenton to win 66 USTA singles and doublestournaments. He won two national ATAtournaments, in 1997 and 2002 andplayed with the team that won theUSTA 4.5 national championship in1995. McDowell also coached fourteams that won USTA district titlesfrom 1998 to 2007.

Stephanie Williams-Hayes ’88 hasbeen promoted to the Financial PolicyAdvisor to the President at VSU. In thiscapacity, Ms. Williams-Hayesresponsibilities include generatingexecutive level financial analysis,reports and financial reviews.Additional responsibilities includeproviding strategic planning andadvising the President in the areas ofpolicies and procedures that supportthe University’s vision.

Ms. Williams-Hayes had served as theDirector of Strategic ManagementServices and Information TechnologyAudit Supervisor at VSU. She came tothe University after serving 14 years invarious key staff positions in theprivate and public sectors.

Portland F. Wilson ’93 has beenappointed to Senior Program Analystwithin the Department of the Treasuryin Hyattsville, MD. In this position,Portland serves as budget analyst andteam leader for the annual FinancialReport of the United StatesGovernment, one of the Treasury’smain marketing publications. Beforethis position, Portland served as aMarketing Specialist at the U.S. CensusBureau where she was responsible formarketing the 2008 Census DressRehearsal and the upcoming 2010Census programs.

Jemel Cheatham ’94 was recentlypromoted to Director of Internal Auditfor the District of Columbia, Office ofthe Chief Financial Officer, GovernmentServices Cluster. He is now responsiblefor the audit function for the followingagencies: District of ColumbiaDepartment’s of Motor Vehicles, PublicWorks, Transportation andEnvironment.

Kenneth Wyatt ’94 & ’97 has beenpromoted to Senior Project Manager atHussmann Corporation, Ingersoll RandDivision. As Senior Project Manager,Kenneth is responsible for enhancingthe alignment of customerrelationships and the effectiveness andimplementation of processes with thebusiness growth in the Eastern region.Kenneth was previously a SeniorApplication Engineer in IngersollRand’s East Region. He has also servedas a Senior Design Engineer and hasworked in the New Product Designgroup. Kenneth has been with theHussmann Corporation since 2000 andhas almost 10 years experience in therefrigeration industry.

Paul B. Nichols ’95 celebrated 10 yearswith Bank of America in December2007. He currently serves as Serviceand Sales Team Manager. He has alsoserved as the Site Diversity Championand Site Career Champion.

Nekisha Kee-Bakre ’97 launched theInternet radio talk show LivingVivaciously with Nekisha-Michelle inJune. The weekly,50-minute radioshow featuresguest speakersand focuses onsharinginspirationalstories, increasingself-esteem andguiding listenersto success. It airs live each Thursdayevening from 4-5pm PST, 6-7pm CSTand 7-8pm EST. For more information,please visitwww.spajamaworks.com/radio.php.

Jamaal Claggion ‘98 recentlygraduated from Howard University,receiving a doctorate in Sociology:Criminology and Urban Sociology. Dr.Claggion’s major at VSU was Sociologywith a concentration in Administrationof Justice.

Roy Tatem ’98 is chairman ofHampton Roads for Obama Campaign.In his role, Tatem works withcommunity organizations, churchesand individuals to recruit volunteers.

Kim C. Brown ‘01 recently received theFederal Computer Week 2007 RisingStar Award from the Federal

EmergencyManagementAgency. In ashort time, sheautomated amanual systemof storing COTRrecords anddeveloped a

collaborative platform for the COTRcommunity using Microsoft’sSharePoint software. Her work has had

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a ripple effect, which is manifested, hercolleagues said, in greater feelings ofcohesiveness within FEMA’s COTRcommunity. Brown leads the FederalEmergency Management Agency’sCOTR Oversight Program. She isresponsible for assessing the work andeffectiveness of more than 800 FEMAemployees who work as COTRs foragency programs and procurements.

Dr. Jack Thomas, MA was recentlynamed Provost andAcademic VicePresident at WesternIllinois University.Formerly, he wassenior vice presidentfor academic affairsat Middle TennesseeState University.

Mr. Robert Mills has written a historyof Promise Land Elementary School inAmelia County, VA. In the book, Millsseeks to provide a “historical digest of

the students,teachers andresources, as wellas the impact of asegregated publicschool system onthe quality ofeducationprovided.”

Love on the Hill Part 2One of the most popular features we’ve done in VSU Magazine was LoveOn The Hill, in Winter ’05. We had so much positive response, we’vedecided, like all good love stories, to do a sequel! Did you find love onthe hill? If so, please send us your love story. In 500 typed words orless, please tell us how you met your spouse? Your personal love storymay be featured in the February 2009 issue of the VSU Magazine. Mailyour story to VSU, Office of Alumni Relations, PO Box 9027, Petersburg,VA 23806 or submit electronically to [email protected]. Pictures arewelcome. All entries must be received by October 30, 2008. Featuredalumni will be notified by December 15, 2008. For more information,please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 804-524-6935.

Are you a former Miss VSU or Mr. Trojan/Mr. VSU?If so, The VSU Office of Alumni Relations is looking for you! Pleaseforward your contact information including name, address, phonenumber, and year you held the illustrious title. Information can be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to VSU Office of AlumniRelations, PO Box 9027, Petersburg, VA 23806. For more informationyou may call 804-524-5973.

Congratulations to the newly elected2008-2010 VSUAA Executive Board:President, Charlyne E. Jackson-Fields ’73, Fredericksburg, VA

Vice President, Erenest E. Miller ’70, Prince Edward County, VA

Recording Secretary, Claudia Lundy ’80 - Mecklenburg/Brunswick, VA

Corresponding Secretary, Starrie Jordan ’81 - Greater Petersburg Area

Treasurer, Yvette G. Robinson ’72 - Agriculture

Financial Secretary, Rachel Hamilton ’65 - Dinwiddie County, VA

Chaplain, Doris McCray ’66 – Columbia, Maryland

Parliamentarian, Valerie Jones ’70 - VSU Deltas

For information regarding membership please contact the newly elected Membership Chair, Emmett Smith ’76, Richmond, VA [email protected] or 804-383-3289.

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At the outset of Col. William Bailey’s career as a pilot inthe Army’s aviation unit in the early 60s, not manyAfrican-Americans wereflying in the military, letalone for commercialairlines.

Despite an environmentsteeped in racism and Jim Crow, Bailey wasdetermined to fly.

Bailey’s passion waskindled after one of hisolder brothers purchaseda plane. Resolved to blaze apath few blacks had trod, heserved a stint as a pilot in theU.S. Army and latertransitioned his aviationskills into a civil career withContinental Airlines. Heretired as a Boeing 747Captain.

Although he’d heard of theTuskegee Airmen –– African-American pilots who flewwith distinction duringWorld War II –– Bailey, aVirginia State Universityalumnus and member of theAlpha Phi Chapter of KappaAlpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.,navigated his own waythrough the maze of whatwas then a discriminatoryindustry.

He is now one of several mentors in VSU’s new Alpha PhiChapter Alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi Mentoring Programwho are reaching out to pull up younger Kappa brothersso they won’t have to climb the ladder of success alone.

The program, in its first year, pairs Kappa alumni invarious professions with undergraduate Kappa men atVSU to create both professional and personal bonds

between the older and younger generations in hopes ofopening doors for minority college students. Studiesshow that a positive mentoring relationship has amultifaceted impact on the lives of younger people.

The Kappa mentoring program grew out of a Fridaynight brainstorming session of Kappa alumni duringVSU’s 2007 Homecoming. The men, all successful inrespective careers, debated how they could give back totheir alma mater, says Dr. Harold T. Amaker, a VSU Kappaalumnus who is leading the mentoring program.

Their conclusion: become mentors to their young

fraternity brothers who may not be privy to the realitiesof “the real world.”

“There are things going on that they would have no clueabout,” says Amaker, director of community relations atBMW, who has worked for over 40 years in strategicplanning, program design and management and trainingdevelopment within the luxury automotive industry.

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Before joining BMW, Amaker spent nearly 19 years as asales consultant with Mercedes-Benz, North America.“We’re trying to put a stop to that and help ourunderage brothers get through that maze of humanity.”

Amaker, who serves as dean of the Amaker SalesInstitute, says that while most large companies placeperceived future leaders on a “fast track” to the top andpair them with powerful mentors, a disparity existsbetween the tracks taken by whites and blacks.

Citing a study by researcher David A. Thomas, Amakersays the fast track for selected white employees beginsearly, whereas it may take years for minorities to provethemselves worthy.

“We see so many times, that when kids in other schoolsget to companies, they hit the ground running,” he says.“There’s somebody in those companies that take aspecial interest in them and, of course, they tend to getthe better jobs because they had a mentor. We want togive our brothers the same opportunity.”

The goal of the mentoring program, Amaker says, is tohelp younger Kappa brothers focus on building skillsand developing careers and self-awareness that willpromote growth beyond perceived limitations.“This is awork that I want to see fulfilled by all Kappas,” he says.

Building a network of professional support for youngerstudents is crucial to the mentoring process, Amakersays. It also keeps minorities who ultimately succeedfrom giving up too soon.

Amaker says the mentoring program will providesupport in five ways: open doors to challengingassignments to build competence; build trust betweenthe mentor and protégé that can, in turn, enhance self-confidence; offer quality advice to keep the protégé onthe right track; sponsor the protégé for importantcareer opportunities; and support the protégé when heis faced with challenges based on race, gender orethnicity.

Bailey has already developed a plan for his protégé:network, network, and more networking. That includesconnecting his protégé, Isreal Dyson, a rising senior inVSU’s ROTC program, with fellow members of The

Organization of Black Airline Pilots. The program offersscholarships and programs for young, aspiring aviators.

Dyson, whose goal is to become an aviation officer, saysBailey is keeping him on track by connecting him withmilitary and commercial pilots and giving him insightinto the field. He says he hopes other students takeadvantage of the program.

“There are many things today that can lead youngerpeople astray,” Dyson says.“It’s great to have someonethere that can encourage you and teach you from theirexperiences.”

Bailey is introducing his Dyson to pilots who flydomestic and international routes to provide a diverselook into the industry. His goal is to create a network ofsupport to guide his protégé along a successful careerpath.

“We want to give back to VSU students,” Bailey says.“It was initially tough for us to get into the aviationindustry. It still is, but back in the early ‘60s it was very,very tough. It’s an industry that’s lucrative and thebenefits are massive. I never want a child to look up inthe sky, see an airplane and think they can never getthere.”

The Alpha Phi Chapter Alumni is planning a fundraisingdinner at VSU on Oct. 24 honoring VSU alumni andKappa brothers Dr. Billy Taylor, a renowned internationaljazz musician; and the late Reginald F. Lewis, one of thecountry’s most successful business leaders.

Money from the event will go toward the Kappa AlphaPsi Endowed Scholarship and a Kappa mentoringinternship program.

To become a part of the Alpha Phi Chapter Alumni ofKappa Alpha Psi Mentoring Program, contact Dr. Harold T. Amaker at [email protected].

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Education has always driven Dr. Porcher L.Taylor, Jr.

It’s what inspired him to becomeone of the first Africans Americansto obtain a Ph.D. from theUniversity of South Carolina in1972.

It’s what led the Navy and Armyveteran to become one of thefirst African Americans promotedto full colonel at Fort Jackson, SC.

And it’s what guides hisefforts today as a communityactivist; challenging youth topursue their education andpaying forward his duesthrough donations to VirginiaState University scholarshipsand endowments.

This commitment toknowledge and alma matergarnered Taylor VSU’s 2008Alumnus of the Year honor.Taylor was presented with the award during VSU’sAlumni Weekend.

“It’s great to receive such awonderful award. VirginiaState is a great university andit’s on the move,” says Taylor,who served in World War IIand the Korean and VietnamWars. Taylor is a retiredTuskegee Airman, one of thecountry’s first black military pilotsduring World War II.

Taylor has chronicled his experienceof being black in the U.S. military ina published autobiography calledDamn the Alligators; Full SpeedAhead.

And at 83, Taylor still believes in thepower of education. Just as AfricanAmericans who served in thesethree wars helped tear down racialstrongholds, so can today’s youth,through education, he says.

“Whenever students can achieveeducation, I’m all for it,”Taylor says.“Education will set you free.”

Taylor, who lives in Petersburg withhis wife, Ann, also a Virginia StateUniversity alum, served as vicepresident for student affairs at VSU

and as director of counseling afterteaching military science and tacticsat the university. After earning hisbachelor’s degree from what wasthen the Tuskegee Institute inTuskegee, AL, he received hismaster’s degree in counseling fromVSU in 1961.

Taylor is also a past recipient ofVSU’s “Friend of the University”award and has been named to theVSU Wall of Fame and the VSU ROTC Hall of Fame.

While he enjoys spendingtime with his family andlistening to jazz, Taylor isoften engaged in communityand religious causes,including Petersburg’s annualDowntown Churches UnitedWalk Against Hunger, whichhe has chaired for decades.

At VSU, Taylor’s commitmentto education is reflected inthe establishment of thePorcher L. Taylor, Jr. VSUEndowment Fund and hiscontributions to variouscampus organizations,including: the VSU President’sClub; the Col. RobertHendricks VSU ScholarshipFund; the VSU Military Alumni Association; the VSUBoosters Club; and VSU’sAlpha Phi Chapter of KappaAlpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Scholarship Fund.

He has been recognized forcommunity and militarycontributions with several tophonors, including the Legion ofMerit, Bronze Star, MeritoriousService Medal and Army

VSU Alumnus of the Year:

‘Education Will Set You Free’

Erenest Miller '70, VSUAA Board Member & Awards Chair (r)presents the Alumnus of The Year Award to Dr. P.T. Taylor


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Mr. Charles L. Tompkins

Former DeputyAssistant Secretaryof the Navy Becomesthe 11TH President ofthe Northern VirginiaChapter

Charles L. Tompkins has beenelected President of the NorthernVirginia Chapter of the VSUAlumni Association. Tompkins isPresident of C. Tompkins &Associates, LLC, a ManagementConsulting Company. He alsoserves on the Chief of NavalOperations Diversity SeniorAdvisory Group (DSAG). He is aLife Member of Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity, a member of Beta NuBoule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity,and is an active member of theBeta Nu Boule EducationFoundation.

In his former position as DeputyAssistant Secretary of the Navy(Personnel Programs), Tompkinswas directly involved in thecreation and implementation ofprograms for over one millionpeople in the Department of theNavy, which included the U.S. Navyand U.S. Marine Corps regular andreserve components and theirfamily members. A brief summaryof his accomplishments andachievements are as follows:Tompkins was sworn in as DeputyAssistant Secretary of the Navy(DASN) for Personnel Programs onMarch 6, 1995. He had oversightresponsibility for a variety ofDepartment of Navy issues,

including: Character, Ethics, andLeadership Development; MinorityRepresentation; Diversity andGender Integration; Women’sPrograms; Drug Abuse Prevention;Alcohol De-glamorization, andEqual Opportunity. He has morethan 40 years of increasinglyresponsible management andleadership experience in a varietyof executive, administrative,operational, education andtraining positions.

Mr. Tompkins is a native Virginianand graduated with a Bachelor ofScience degree from Virginia StateUniversity. He completed theNational War College in 1989 andthe Program for Senior Executivesin National and InternationalSecurity at the John F. KennedySchool of Government, HarvardUniversity in 1994.

Tompkins is married to the formerEsther Carita Daugherty ofTarrytown, NY. They currentlyreside in Alexandria, VA. They havetwo adult daughters, Ms. CarolynTompkins of Alexandria, VA andMs. Cherylyn Tompkins of NewOrleans.

Commendation Medal. He alsoreceived the Distinguished EagleScout Award, an honor shared byformer President Gerald Ford andastronaut Neil Armstrong.

Photos that adorn Taylor’s home showhim rubbing shoulders with PresidentGeorge W. Bush, Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice and former DefenseSecretary Donald Rumsfeld duringrecognition ceremonies for hismilitary endeavors. His home isdecorated with military paraphernaliathat include photos of him withfellow Tuskegee Airmen and thevarious uniforms he wore whileserving in three wars.

One of Taylor’s most memorablemoments was when Secretary ofState Colin Powell, one of Taylor’sheroes, stated that Taylor was one ofhis own inspirations.“You have lived afull, successful and inspirational life,”Powell wrote in a letter to Taylor. Itcontinues:“I will always remember ourtime together... You were an early rolemodel for me. With best wishes toyou, Ann and the family.”

Another of Taylor’s heroes is his father,the late Porcher L. Taylor, Sr., a civilrights leader and newspaper editor.The way Taylor pressed his fourdaughters and son toward educationis the way his father pushed him.Today, Taylor’s son is an associateprofessor of law at University ofRichmond. His daughters have careersat places such as the Federal ReserveBank and Fannie Mae, Taylor says.

“My parents guided me toward thispath of education and it’s kept mestraight for all these years,”Taylorsays.“I want to do the same fortoday’s generation.”

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1937 - $2,337.22 $ 2,337.22

1938 - - -

1939 - $1,460.00 $1,460.00

1940 - $7,360.00 $7,360.00

1941 - $8,650.00 $8,650.00

1942 - $7,845.00 $7,845.00

1943 $6,275.00 $8,760.00 $15,035.00

1945 $500.00 $16,380.00 $16,880.00

1946 - $12,025.00 $12,025.00

1947 $150.00 $32,044.00 $32,194.00

1948 $27,980.00 $35,702.40 $63,682.40

1949 $600.00 $42,740.00 $43,340.00

1950 - $23,437.50 $23,437.50

1951 $2,000.00 $68,230.35 $70,230.35

1952 $2,673.32 $70,425.00 $73,098.32

1953 12,500.00 $10,600.00 $23,100.00

1954 - $38,850.00 $38,850.00

1955 $5,950.00 $69,460.00 $75,410.00

1956 $3,200.00 $226,507.09 $229,707.09

1957 $7,625.00 $111,625.00 $119,250.00

1958 $58,412.41 $2,342.59 $60,755.00

1959 $4,300.00 $29,100.00 $33,400.00

1960 - $7,802.84 $7,802.84

1961 $1,425.00 $33,251.80 $34,676.80

1962 $3,050.00 $50,515.34 $53,565.34

1963 $21,901.85 $4,676.32 $26,578.17

1964 - $1,500.00 $1,500.00

1965 $1,800.00 $36,998.59 $38,798.59

1966 $700.00 $29,489.35 $30,189.35

1967 $640.00 $11,100.00 $11,740.00

1968 $40,935.00 $5,035.50 $45,970.50

1970 $151.00 $8,057.50 $8,208.50

1971 - $7,530.00 $7,530.00

1972 - $5,375.00 $5,375.00

1973 $5,575.00 - $5,575.00

1975 $3,000.00 $10,150.00 $13,150.00

1976 - $8,175.00 $8,175.00

1977 $1,500.00 $6,652.54 $8,152.54

1978 $6,800.00 - $6,800.00

1980 - $2,140.00 $2,140.00

1981 - $2,200.00 $2,200.00


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NEW GIFTSCLASS YEAR 07/01/07 thru ENDOWMENT STATUS NEW TOTAL

5/30/08 (Original) 6/30/07


Agriculture Alumni $3,735.00 $102,775.00 $106,510.00

VSU Alphas $2,620.00 $11,255.00 $13,875.00

Baltimore Metro $2,500.00 $13,500.00 $16,000.00

Chicago Area $1,000.00 $21,250.00 $22,250.00

Columbia, MD $4,000.00 $5,369.00 $9,369.00

Military $4,750.00 $78,520.00 $83,270.00Robert Hendrick

Greater New York $5,000.00 $16,290.61 $21,290.61

Peninsula Chapter $7,050.00 $14,461.00 $21,511.00

Greater Petersburg Area $2,500.00 $52,500.00 $55,000.00

Philadelphia $11,450.00 $11,450.00

Northern VA Area $10,000.00 $44,250.00 $54,250.00

Richmond $4,100.00 $31,301.83 $35,401.83

Tidewater Area $5,430.00 $76,135.00 $81,565.00

Washington DC-Metro $4,000.00 $39,500.00 $43,500.00

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,Inc. - Alpha Phi Chapter $22,850.00 $0.00 $22,850.00

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. -Nu Psi Chapter $21,451.00 $0.00 $21,451.00

Total $100,986.00 $518,557.44 $619,543.44

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5/30/08 (original)

Thank you Chapters & Affinity Groups for your independent recruitment efforts and direct scholarship programs that benefit VSU students

1982 $1,900.00 $9,037.50 $10,937.50

1983 $1,150.00 - $1,150.00

1986 - - -

1987 - - -

1988 $175.00 - $175.00

1991 - $1,250.00 $1,250.00

1992 - $1,650.00 $1,650.00

1993 $600.00 - $600.00

1996 - $575.00 $575.00

1997 - $375.00 $375.00

1998 $350.00 - $350.00

2000 - $225.00 $225.00

2001 - $550.00 $550.00

2002 - - -

2003 $25.00 - $25.00

TOTAL $223,843.58 $1,070,193.43 $1,294,037.01

NEW GIFTSCLASS YEAR 07/01/07 thru ENDOWMENT STATUS NEW TOTAL

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Deceased Alumni August 2007

Name Graduation Date Hometown

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Wilson James Allen, III 1954 Newark, NJ

Artie Gwaltney Bell 1934 Washington, DC

Anita H. Baker 1937 Ettrick, VA

Beatrice A. Beckham N/A Monroe, NC

James Elwood Beveridge N/A Hampton, VA

Lillian Hill Brown 1955 Waterbury, CT

Marie J. Brown N/A Centreville, VA

Linwood Byrd Jr. N/A Richmond, VA

Marguerite Christian 1943 Chester, VA

Eldrige E. Crocker, Sr N/A Franklin, VA

Col. Ret. Milton Earl Demory N/A Olathe, KS

Carolyn Edwards N/A Madison, NJ

Shirley A. Fields 1958 Temple Hills, MD

Blanche A. Foreman 1967 Chesapeake, VA

George Franklin 1962 Roanoke, VA

Joy Taylor Gilliam former faculty Hopewell, VA

Eva Mae Green 1999 Jersey City, NJ

Mary Gwendolyn Hale N/A West Haven, CT

James Hamler 1994 Chester, VA

William “Bill”T. Harris 1942 Richmond, VA

Theodore William Johnson N/A Atlantic Shores, VA

William Percell Johnson, Jr. 1948 Roanoke, VA

Brian D. Jones 1994 Petersburg, VA

Crenshaw Jones N/A Ettrick, VA

John Edward Jones 1949 Suffolk, VA

Mary Ellen Jones 1948 Williamsburg, VA

Virous Jones 1958 Petersburg, VA

Nyasha Keels 1999 Brooklyn, NY

Herman Cornelius Kelly, Sr. 2007 Petersburg, VA

Helen Audrey King N/A Plainfield, NJ

Reginald W. Lewis 1997 Bladensburg, MD

Eunice Odom Lipscomb N/A Newport News, VA

Elmer T. Myers 1948 Cambridge, MD

Lucille Osborne N/A Newport News, VA

Muriel Rose Logan Potts N/A New Orleans, LA

Lendia B. Richardson N/A Brooklyn, NY

June Rose McCown Robinson 1961 Richmond, VA

Joyce Taylor Salley 1954 Richmond, VA

James A. Smith, Sr 1955 Louisa, VA

Gwendolyn Tose’-Rigell N/A Williamsburg, VA

Aretha Vinson 2007 Portsmouth, VA

Robert Charles Wagner N/A Killeen, TX

Olivia T. Willis N/A Norfolk, VA

Bryant N. Wyatt former faculty Suffolk, VA



Categories and recipients were: Alumni, Anthony Spence ’91of Miramar, FL; Civic Organization, Petersburg BreakfastRotary, Lawrence Heyd, President, accepting; ReligiousOrganization, Tabernacle Baptist Church, Petersburg,Deacon Charles Cone accepting; Government, PetersburgRedevelopment and Housing Authority, Executive DirectorJulian Marsh accepting; Foundation, The CameronFoundation, Petersburg, Chairwoman Ann Taylor accepting;Corporate, ITT Industries; Faculty/Staff, Ms. Clementine Cone,VSU Vice President for Administration and Finance; and Board of Visitors, Spencer L. Timm of West Chesterfield, MA.

VSU HONORS DONORS OF THE YEAR

(L to R): Joy Haliburton, VSU Associate VP for Development;Ann Taylor, Chairwoman, Cameron Foundation; VSU PresidentEddie N. Moore, Jr.

(L to R): Ms. Clementine Cone, VSU Vice President for Administration andFinance; Deacon Charles Cone, Tabernacle Baptist Church; VSU PresidentEddie N. Moore, Jr.

(L to R): Rodney Butler, VSU Director of Corporate andGovernment Relations; Julian Marsh, Executive Director,Petersburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority; VSU PresidentEddie N. Moore, Jr.

(L to R): Dr. Weldon Hill, Dean of VSU School of Liberal Arts andEducation; Lawrence Heyd, President, Petersburg Breakfast Rotary; VSUPresident Eddie N. Moore, Jr.

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(L to R) VSU Chief of Staff Cortez Dial, Faculty/Staff Recipient Ms. Clementine Cone, VSU President Eddie N. Moore, Jr.

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DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Michael Arthur Clarke Endowed Fund

Dr. Vasti DeLoatch Endowed Scholarship Fund

Dr. Everette L. & Ruth W. Duke Endowed Scholarship

Helen V. Games/VSUAA Endowed Scholarship Fund

Clinton W. Green Endowed Scholarship Fund

Dr. Albert L. Guy Endowed Scholarship Fund

Renny Bush Humphrey Endowed Scholarship

Almar I. Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund

Delores H. & Frankie Jones Endowed Scholarship Fund

Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Chapter,Alumni Endowment Fund

Maureen Denlea Massey Endowed Scholarship

Thomas R. Mayfield & Harriett Mayfield Paige EndowedScholarship Fund

Elis Olsson Endowed Scholarship Fund

Petersburg Breakfast Rotary Club Endowment Scholarship Fund

School of Agriculture Endowed Chair

School of Engineering, Science & Technology Endowed Chair

School of Liberal Arts and Education Endowed Chair

VSU Heritage Endowment Scholarship Fund

Virginia State University encourages our family and friendsto direct their investment in VSU through the establishmentof an endowment at VSU or in the VSU Foundation.Endowments provide continuous support of the University,into perpetuity.

The minimum amount required to establish an endowedfund is $10,000 and the minimum time frame to fulfill thatobligation is two years; or three years, if establishing in theVSU Foundation. Awards cannot be made from theendowment until it has been fully established and hasearnings, after having been invested for one year. The nameof the fund and the restrictions therein are establishedwith a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which mustbe approved by the VSU Board of Visitors or the VSUFoundation Board of Trustees once the minimumestablishment amount has been received.

Endowments at Virginia State University help us aim higherto achieve our educational mission more effectively. Aswell, VSU receives a dollar-for-dollar match from theDepartment of Education, Title III Endowment ChallengeProgram on any new dollars contributed to endowments.

Administrative Fee

The Board of Visitors passed a resolution at their January 16,2004 meeting to authorize the application and collection ofAdministrative Fees on locally held University funds, as wellas a one time set up fee applied to gifts to endowmenteffective January 1, 2003. The annual administrative feeconsists of 1% of the total fund balance of locally heldaccounts, including endowments. The one time set up feefor gifts that establish or add to an endowment is 2.5% forsuch gifts received in fiscal year 2004, and 1% for such giftsreceived thereafter, and collected at the close of the firsttwelve months following receipt of the gift. All fees arecollected prior to distribution of earnings.

For more information on Endowments at Virginia StateUniversity, please contact Joy Haliburton, Assistant VP forDevelopment, at (804) 524-6986 or by email @[email protected].

New Endowments in 07/08

The eight students in Cohort IV of VSU’s Doctor of Educational Administration and Supervision havepledged to join the President’s Club, by contributing at least $1,000 to VSU’s Annual Fund. The students,with VP for Development Robert L. Turner, Jr. are (L – R): John Blackwell, Wendy Lyle-Jones, JoanneMurillo, Diane Harley, Marvin Johnstone, Linda Ampy, Cortez Dial, Dr.Turner (not shown Candace Benn)

H. Michael Ligon, Vice President, The Universal LeafFoundation, receives a replica plaque from VP forDevelopment Robert L. Turner, Jr. in honor of theirdonation of $100,000 to VSU’s engineering program.

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Mr. Ivor Massey, Jr.of Richmond, VA has pledged $100,000 to Virginia State University to establish an endowedscholarship in his wife’s name.

The Maureen Denlea MasseyEndowed Scholarship will go to astudent graduating from aRichmond city public school whochooses to attend VSU. The studentcan enroll in any academicdiscipline, but must have a gradepoint average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0scale. The scholarship is renewableannually as long as the recipientmaintains at least a 3.0 GPA.

The Masseys have a long history ofphilanthropy in the Richmond areaand throughout theCommonwealth. Mr. Massey, aninvestor and businessman, hasserved as president of theAssociation for the Preservation ofVirginia Antiquities and on theboard of the Virginia CapitolFoundation., a group that assisted inthe recently completed restorationand preservation of the stateCapitol.


2006-2007LEGACY AWARD

Presented in gratitude toTreasured AlumnaDr. Daryl Cumber Dance,‘57 January 23, 2008

Presented in gratitude toTreasured AlumnusDr. George M. Hampton,‘67January 23, 2008

Presented in gratitude toInvaluable PartnerChesterfield CountyJanuary 23, 2008

The Virginia StateUniversity Museum andCultural Center (VSU-MACC)The past few years have yieldedunparalleled growth at Virginia State.We are filled with pride over theremarkable U.S. News & World Reportrankings, the new and renovatedfacilities sprouting throughout thecampus and new academic programsthat are being launched.

Yet another exciting project looms justover the horizon. VSU is preparing toopen its first museum of fine arts,culture and history. Tentatively slatedto be called the Virginia StateUniversity Museum and CulturalCenter (VSU-MACC), this pre-eminentmuseum will be an integral part of alarger undertaking for the city ofPetersburg – the creation of a regionalarts/cultural hub of national caliber.

VSU is partnering with the PetersburgArea Art League (PAAL). PAAL owns alarge historic building in Old Towne,and has agreed to share part of thisfacility with VSU, to provide a home forthe University’s new museum. In turn,VSU is helping PAAL raise the fundsneeded to renovate its building. Thisunique collaboration is a wonderfulexample of public/private partnership.This collaboration has been dubbed“Art in Petersburg: A Dual Initiative forPAAL and VSU.”

None of this would be possiblewithout generous support from thePetersburg-based CameronFoundation. The Cameron Foundationdemonstrated confidence in theproject by approving a $1.5 milliongrant toward the PAAL/VSU regionalarts center. The entire cost for theconstruction and rehabilitation for thebuilding is projected to beapproximately $2.3 million. Withprograms for both VSU students andthe public, the two-year cost for theproject is nearly $3 million. Cameron

has made half of the grant, $750,000 achallenge/matching grant, in order toentice other funding sources to sharein the vision. Recently, the MaryMorton Parsons Foundation committed$150,000 toward the renovation ofPAAL’s building.

VSU-MACC is scheduled to open inJanuary, 2009 with a world-classtraveling exhibit – “The Art of Africa” –a collection of Warren Robbins, directoremeritus of the Smithsonian Institution’sNational Museum of African Art. This isa very prestigious exhibit, offered to ahandful of HBCUs nationwide.

Other traveling exhibits are in store.Highlights of museum programs thatare being planned for the first yearinclude: 1) permanent and loanedcollections on exhibit that representthe spectrum of African/AfricanAmerican art; 2) a master series withexhibits and lectures from nationallyrecognized African American artists; 3)a regional conference to bring artistsand the art business industry to theregion; 4) a docent program that willteach local volunteers to provide toursto museum visitors; 5) outreach andhands-on education for area schoolchildren; 6) a community muralproject, n collaboration with PAAL.

The heart of VSU-MACC is to help theSchool of Liberal Arts and Educationbroaden the horizons of its studentsby expanding educationalopportunities. The museum will allowthe University to create internshipsand scholarly research opportunities;diversify art history courses; provideexhibit space for the work of students,faculty and distinguished alumni; anddraw nationally-respected artists tolecture and conduct hands-ondemonstrations in their craft.

To complete VSU’s dream of a museumthat carries the highest standard ofexcellence, more funds must be raised.If you are interested in contributing tothis wonderful effort, please contact JoyHaliburton, Assistant Vice President forDevelopment, at (804) 524-6986.

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Many people receive life insurancefrom their employers as a fringebenefit. But, for insurance in excess of$50,000, tax law requires employeesto pay income tax and FICA on thecost of that coverage.

However, when the employee namesVirginia State University as the solebeneficiary of any portion of thepolicy, there is no income tax due onthe cost for that coverage. For thosewho do not need the excessprotection, this is an excellent gift-planning option. This plansimultaneously lowers the employee’sincome tax and employer’s incometax with no out-of-pocket expense for the donor.

How much is saved? Your potentialincome tax savings are based on atable of uniform premium rates andyour income bracket. For example,consider a 62-year-old employee –with $125,000 of coverage providedby the employer – who directs$75,000 or more of the death benefitto Virginia State University. Thisemployee/donor will no longer payincome and FICA tax on $1,052 ofextra annual income.

Life insurance benefits are easy tocontribute. All that is required is thatyou indicate the change of beneficiary

on a form available from youremployee benefits or personneldepartment. You will also want tocontact your payroll office so it candeduct the cost of the excess coverageinsurance gift from your IRS Form W-2at the end of the year.

Other forms of life insurance gifts canalso benefit Virginia State Universitywhile reducing your income taxliability. You may considercontributing a paid-up policy, forwhich you can receive a charitablededuction for an amount roughlyequal to the cash value of the policy.Or you may contribute a policy eventhough you are still making premiumpayments. In many cases you couldthen take a charitable deduction foryour premium payments.

Donors are advised to consult theirlegal and financial advisors beforeclaiming an income tax deduction.

For more information, provided inconfidence and without obligation,contact our Major and Planned GiftsOfficer, Keyia Matthews ’00 at (804)524-5315 or by [email protected]. While you willstill need to meet with yourprofessional advisor for expertcounsel, an advance meeting or twowith Keyia will prove useful and could

save costs by helping you make thebest use of your professional advisor’stime. Her services are available to youwithout any obligation whatsoever.

We hope you’ll be able to join us for aFREE ESTATE PLANNING SEMINARON THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2008.Contact Keyia Matthews for moreinformation.

Caring for the disposition of yourassets is too important to delay. It’simportant for you, for your lovedones and for your dear Alma Mater.

Dear VSU Planned Giving Representative,___ I have already provided a bequest for Virginia State University in my will.

___ Please send me free literature about making a will.

___ Please contact me to arrange for a personal visit.

Name:__________________________________________________________________ Class Year ____________

Address:______________________________________________________________________________________

City:________________________________________________________ State:_______ Zip:_________________

Phone:_______________________Work Phone:_____________________ Email: ___________________________

Mail this form to: Planned Giving Officer, VSU Office of Development,P.O. Box 9027, Petersburg, VA 23806

Turn a Fringe Benefit Into a No-Cost Life Insurance Gift

P l e a s e c o m p l e t e a n d r e t u r n t h i s r e p l y f o r m .

Powell Society The Powell Society recognizes those individuals who have madeprovisions for Virginia State Universitywith a will, life insurance policy orother planned gift arrangement. TheVSU Board of Visitors approved thenaming of a legacy society in honorof Dr. Clilan B. Powell (CY 1913) andhis wife, Lena Dukes Powell on August 3, 2001. Together the Powell’sbequeathed more than $1 million toVirginia State. We are mostappreciative of the abundantgenerosity, forethought, and affectionfor Virginia State that is clearlydemonstrated through planned gifts.

If have already included Virginia State University in your estate plan,

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06-07 Honor Roll of Donors

Virginia State University Funds

Annual Fund

Board Club ($10,000 - $24,999)Estes FoundationFrankie & Delores JonesCharlotte & G. Gilmer Minor, III

University ($5,000 - $9,999)

Garland & Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation

The Estate of Henry Lee JonesGlenn & Linda SessomsAnthony J. SpenceEnterprise Rent-A-Car

Leadership ($2,500 - $4,999)

Oscar & Emma HarrisonMilton E. HillG. LaVern Jackson Harold D. Jones, IIIThomas R. MayfieldAllen & Jennie Williams

125th Anniversary Club -($1,250 - $2,499 )

Wilbert J. Briggs Sr.Alfred J. CadeClementine & Charles R. Cone, Sr.Cortez & Joyce DialShelia & Archie Elliott, Jr.Rheba G. FearnHerman L. Fitzgerald, Jr.Fred D. GreenChristopher L. HintonSandra L. James-KeenCharles & Rita JordanDeborah C. MalloryNational Automobile Dealers

Charitable FoundationRudolph & Hattie PowellYvette G. RobinsonGoldie W. SettlesSamuel O. SmithJoseph Starks, Sr.Frances L. SuggsJohn & Burnadine TaylorW. Eric Thomas

Lanita R. ThweattDrema & Robert L. Turner, Jr.Robert & Valerie VaughanElsie S. WeatheringtonGregory & Pauline WhirleyWillie F. Wright

President’s Club ($1,000 - $1,249)

Hilda C. AbramMona L. Adkins-EasleyWilliam T. Atkins, Jr.Angela L. AvantFlorence G. BaileyWardell & Helen BakerFitzgerald A. BarnesMint Basnight, Jr.Alice H. BirckheadBillips T & C Child Development

CenterJoyce B. BlackDebera & Harrison Bonner, IIIRichard & Arlene BookerPamela BridgewaterAlwyn & Willie J. Bradley, Jr.Purcell C. BranchGerald W. BrittMargaret & J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr.Leo A. BrooksNaomi BrooksSheryl J. BrownHelen J. ButlerC. W. Hines & Associates Inc.James R. Clark Sr.James & Bettie Coles Delores & John E.Cunningham, Sr.James G. DanielyErnistine & Felix Davis, Jr.Cortez & Joyce DialNathan DialDenise Y. DyeRobert & Dorothy EdmondsHerman W. EdwardsDorothy EvansIvan L. FosterJohn D. FurbyClinton W. Green Sr.Delores R. GreeneLegert & Rachel M.T. HamiltonGeorge M. HamptonCelestine L. HardyEllis & Angela HargressJohn & Ruth HarrisJoyce E. HendersonFloyd & Robin HudsonJames & Wilma Hunter

Mary & Ceasar U. Jackson Sr.Garfield Jackson, Jr.Edwin A. JaenkeJames B. JohnsonCharles L. JohnsonAlmar I. JonesWilliam C. JonesWilliam J. KennedyWalter M. Kindred, Jr.Irene F. LoganRodney V. LooneyGlenn R. MahoneFreddie O. McLaurinSheila W. McNairThomas W. MontagueElisia & Eddie N. Moore, Jr.Wanda H. MooreAnnie W. NealJames & Maureen NormanGladys C. NunnallyMarvin A. Parker, Sr.Linda J. PersonAndrew P. PittsHattie PowellRudolph PowellMarolyn & Harry Quarles, Jr.Muddappa RangappaKylor B. Reed, Jr.Mary G. ReedGarland J. ReidFlorence & Samuel R. Rhue, Sr.Emmett & Mary RidleyWillie RobinsonMary & Fleming Rose, Jr.Preston M. RoysterRobert A. RoysterLeonard L. SaundersClarence & Geraldine SessomsAlice C. SheppardDarrell & Connie SmithEdward J. SuttonRudolph ThomasSherri B. ThomasUkrop’s Super Market Inc.Union Branch Baptist ChurchMichael C. WallaceCharles WhiteWalter B. Whiting, Sr.Gertie B. WilliamsPatricia & Earl G. Yarbrough, Sr.Marguerite B. Young

Stateman’s Club - ($500 - $999)

Phylis J. AdamsAli A. AnsariMarion C. BanksKwadwo Bawuah

please let us know so that youmay be included in the upcomingPowell Society InductionCeremony and Dinner, to be heldon Thursday, August 21, 2008.

Adams, Phylis J., ‘73Alexander, Pamela C., ‘67Adkins-Easley, Mona*Bailey, Clyde E., ’69 & ‘74*Banks, Mary Black, ‘28Briggs, Sr., Wilbert, ‘62Dance, Kermit H., ‘78Edwards, Earnest, ’61*Game, Helen Moseley, ‘38Hayes, Evelyn R.,’77Hayes, Robertnett J., ’51 & ‘74Hernandez-Kurtulus, SusanaJones, Almar, ‘41*Jones, Henry Lee,‘72Jones, Valarie A.,’70Kilpatrick, Vernell, ‘77Mayes, Jesse J.*Mayfield, Thomas, ’51 & ‘63Miles, Goldie A., ‘62Miles, Jr., Foster B.,’61Moore, Jr., Eddie N.Myers, Elmer, ’48 & ‘52Nicholas, Sr., Freddie,’51Olds, Lucille V., ’43 & ‘50Owens, Sr. Hugo,‘39Pawley, Thomas,‘37*Powell Jr., Rudolph,‘48Ricks, Ashley C., ‘67*Rinsland, Roland,‘54Shockley, Marie Pearson,‘59Smithea, W. Ramon,‘49Thomas, W. Eric*Toppin, EdgarWalker, Leon,‘61Walton, Louise, ‘63Young, Arthur, ‘46z

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Edward & Lenora BraceyClaire G. CohenLouis S. ColemanCrystal L. CrockettMary Q. CummingsJean B. DudleyLawrence C. EmanuelSandra N. EvansAlice L. Everette - CooperJamie L. FleeceMary FutrellJoanndra C. HaliburtonHunter & Elizabeth HamlettCharles H. Harris, IIIAgnes D. HassellBrenda S. HicksRobert & Rubye HillMildred A. HolmesVirginia T. HolmesWaverly & Mary JonesHarold H. JordanKathaleen P. LandWilliam & Dana LeeCharles & Yvonne MaclinRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Eleanor A. MonroeThe NIA CorporationGayle O’NealJames T. ParsonGloria A. RudolphEtta E. SalleyShaukat M. SiddiqiSamuel & Geraldine SpicelyCheryl D. StampleyDr. Melvin T. StithLisa M. TownesMarian T. TyranceSheila Thompson WalkerWilliam J. WatsonAndrea L. WhiteWhitley Service - Roofing &

Sheetmetal Company

Trojan Club - ($250 - $499)

Willard W. AllenAllan D. Bartow Sr.Knowlton & Bettye BassardBennis BlueMartha J. BridgeforthRodney G. ButlerTaufai K. CallowayAnthony P. CollinsRita B. DandridgeDominic V. EdwardsGrace M. EppsCynthia H. FerebeeSheila B. FergusonCharles W. FinleyBruce E. Fleming

Sharna D. GannawayGilbert W. GipsonWynona H. GodwinBarry I. GriffinH. G. Adams & Associates Inc.Marc & Audrey HarrisClifton A. HawkesLawrence HawthorneDarlene Holloman - NewellClarence C. HonING Community & Volunteer

Matching Gifts ProgramsNancy G. JohnsonRosalie B. KiahVernell B. KilpatrickThomas E. King Jr.Randolph B. LongRosa L. MansonWayne C. MilesNellie E. MitchellCordery O. Morris, Jr.Mt. Level Baptist ChurchMalverse A. NicholsonAmelia A. OwensHarriett M. PaigeThomas D. Pawley, IIIAnnie R. PerryRevardo C. PretlowThe Proctor & Gamble FundRaytheon - Matching GiftEducation ProgramThomas ReedCarolyn P. Reynolds DrewWilbert & Nedra ScottHelen P. ShropshireState Farm Companies FoundationBennie SultonCalvin R. SwinsonJewel T. ThompsonWachovia BankSylvia M. WeaverElliott L. WheelanGarland & Wilma WhiteJoseph W. Wilson, III

Century Club - ($100 - $249 )

Veronica D. AbramsMary T. AdamsDiane Y. AlexanderShirley J. M. AlexanderHarold A. AllenJohn A. AllenSheila M. AllenDiane M. AnglinJanice W. ArgudinScott E. AshmanEgbert J. Bacon Sr.Jeanette Y. Bailey - HarleyBertha B. Bailey

Shirley V. BaileyWalter E. BakerSevella W. BarcliffAllan D. Bartow, Sr.James & Vivian BrownJill D. BaylorJosephine A. BennettPamela D. BennettGeorge L. BibbinsLucretia H. BillupsGeorge F. BlandMartha R. BlickRaymond BloomerEvelyn F. BoardBrenda J. BoldenVivian M. BowieVenisha E. BowlerAreva W. BoydDoris F. BoydHelen B. BrewerFlorence L. BriscoeBelinda G. BrooksDonna L. BrooksBenita J. BrownCalvin D. BrownDedrick E. BrownBetty & James E. Brown, Sr.Lavonia N. BrownLloyd J. Brown Jr.Mary F. BurleighJoseph N. ButlerGracie E. ByrdAda L. CarrHelen Isabel CarrPamela CarterSamuel & Julianne ChappellMorris L. Churchill Sr.Shelva R. ClarkDorothy Freeman ClinkscalesLeslie S. CobbsClifton E. CollinsErnest J. CollinsVanessa R. CooperJanet C. CrawleyThomas M. Crawley, Jr.Crossroads Animal Clinic, Inc.CVS Corporate Securities

LitigationKermit & Blanche DanceHenry C. DeboseRichard & Jacqueline DillardHarrison & Sylvia DixonDominion Resources Inc.Ruth W. DukeGeorge M. DuncanJames S. DysonMerlyn J. EdwardsShelia M. EdwardsGeorge W. EgglestonHarry J. ElamBarbara P. Elias

Walter Elias, Jr.Kathy EllisonRachel H. EnglishRose A. FaltzDonald M. FergusonMary M. FieldsLewis & Eudora ForrestEmmett W. FortuneRegina C. FosterLaverne B. FountainVirgil L. FranklinQuinton FulghamPeter C. FullerRalph C. GatroneHarriett H. GilchristDarlene & Charles E. Giles, Sr.John K. GoodwinShirley P. GordonEthlyn E. GosnellSamuel & Alma GravelyCatherine H. GreenSylvia Bruce W. GreenMary D. GreeneSharon R. GreeneEthel M. GreshamRebecca F. GriffinCarl L. HagginsAnthony G. HankinsCarolyn M. HarrisMaurice A. HendersonMargaret Hewlett-MinottHenri E. HillHelen Jo M. HillmanShirley H. HinesShirley Ann F. HollowayCurtis R. HolsoppleDesirea L. HughesFlossie M. IslerPatricia D. JacksonVirginia T. JacksonWilliam A. JamesClarice W. JeffersonHerman D. JeffersonLouise P. JeffersonCynthia JervasiBetty J. JohnsonElijah JohnsonFlora Gilchrist JohnsonGwendolyn M. JohnsonVergia M. JohnsonCharles & Shirley JonesJerry L. JonesJohn F. JonesMary E. JonesMary Elizabeth JonesMurel M. JonesNora S. JonesWilliam T. Jones, Jr.Arthalia B. KahanCaroline & Andrew J. Kanu, Jr.Sylvia W. Keene

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Eulica S. KimberMargaret D. KnightL. E. Barnes Ins.Dorothy W. LassiterCharles B. LawrenceLinwood & Carolyn LawtonPeggy J. LeeLillian Mae LewisJames & Valeria LongMary A. ManningValerie L. MarshAnita S. MartinAlfreda B. McAdamsElizabeth & Leroy T. McAllister, Sr.Lasalle J. McCoy Jr.Anikka L. McKoyMary H. McManusThomasine H. MencerJacquelynne Y. MeyersAudrey Y. Miller - SydneyBenjamen A. MillerGertrude M. MillerDorothy B. MitchellErnest L. MoodySallie A. MorganJames & Otelia MortonRafiq A. MunirAlethia D. MurphyFaith B. NewmanImogene NewsomeFay & Freddie W. Nicholas, Sr.Tiffany N. NightengaleLyman J. OteyItaly OvertonEdward B. PalmerGarnett C. ParkerPatricia M. PattersonW. Vincent & Autholia PayneMarian PegramRuth J. PegramCarl PerryCecil PerryDirk P. PhilipsenJames D. PhillipsWilliam A. PhillipsCharles M. PooleAnn L. PowellGrady & Bertie PowellHenry J. PowellRussell & PowellPublic Service Electric & Gas

CompanyJames D. RankinAlan G. ReeseRichard Bogese Builder Inc.Jack C. RichardsonBetty RileySylvia A. RileyMaryland Y. RobertsRoscoe C. RobertsAlbert A. RobinsonVickie Robinson

C. Lawler Rogers, Sr.Joseph H. RoseMcKinley R. RossYvonne L. SallisMeta T. SampsonFredricks L. SandersWilhelmina F. SantifulJames L. ScottLinda D. ScottLee R. SewardEmerson L. SheltonFrancies J. SimsMelody & Emmett E. Smith, Jr.Odessa C. SmithPearl E. SmithRaye E. SmithRobert W. N. SmithSusie R. SmithMuriel W. SobersLoretta J. P. SpearLaurence W. SpencerCarolyn W. SpratleyRichard L. StackhouseYvonne T. SullivanCorliss SykesFred L. SykesV. Langford TabbAndrea M. TatumAlicia D. TaylorMartha T. TaylorLarry N. ThompsonGrace H. TownesRenard T. TuckerKerry L. TurnerAnna P. VaughanElizabeth M. VincentWayne F. ViragRonald W. WaltonLacy B. WardHardenia R. WatkinsClinton A. Watson Jr.Orestes V. WestBarbara & George White, IIRoberta H. WhiteMargaret S. WhitemanMarion WilkinsCostella B. WilliamsTempie B. WilliamsStephanie W. Williams-HayesReuben A. WilliamsonGeorge E. Wilson, Jr.James L. WilsonLloyd WilsonMarion D. WimberlyClaude A. WoodJeffery & Rose WoodLillian P. WrightYvette M. WrightThelma W. WyattCalvin W. YarbroughHarold D. YoungEdward C. Zimoski

Orange & Blue Club - ($1 - $99)

Norma AgnewLottie G. AndersonTiffany K. AnglinJohn A. ArchieJacqueline P. ArnoldChristopher C. ArringtonAudrey D. ArthurSandra V. AsheJohn AuwaerterGlennroy D. BaileyWilliam E. BakerGloria D. BanksKaren M. BasnightCassandra D. BassWilma K. BattleNathan R. BaytonThe Benevolink FoundationJohn F. BennettBarbara J. BlountSarah V. BoweLaura T. BowmanMarvar J. BowmanChester L. BraceyValerie M. BrandRoger E. BraxtonRicky BreedenJacquelyn M. BrooksAnita H. BrownBarbara H. BrownDaniel L. BrownJulliette H. BrownLaura T. BrownLeava BrownNannie L. BrownPatricia G. BrownPatricia C. BrowneGene K. BrysonEllen A. BuchananGordon F. Bullock Jr.Frances D. BurgessDorothy T. BurhananJoanne J. BurrellWilliam L. BurtonAmelia K. ByerMichele BynoeLisa N. CaineAndrea CallahanGwen CameronDarlene CannadayRosa W. CarringtonJessica I. CarrollDavid S. CarterFrances CarterHazel L. CarterMaria T. CarterEdmond B. CasterMarsha R. CelistanAudrey L. ChapmanBarron A. CheathamJemal A. Cheatham

Linda H. CheivesClaiborne J. ChristianWeldon W. ChristopherTeresa L. ClarkNelson L. ColbertAgatha T. ColemanDoris L. ColemanAnna L. CollinsMautricia D. ConleyPatricia C. ConleyJoseph L. CooperAndrea M. CopelandJean L. CopelandG. M. CourtneyJames N. CoxEdna H. CrabbeDavid & Aretha CrewsShannon L. CrewsGwendolyn T. CummingsRobert E. CunninghamRosa J. CunninghamShelred L. CunninghamDreama H. DaltonJohn J. DanceCheryl E. DavidsonAndrew DavisJames J. DavisLafawn C. DavisEdward E. DentShannon DickersonMaurita Y. EasleyMary M. EasterChantel M. EnglishEarlene G. EvansSharon F. EvansJamie E. FaulconValerie A. FieldsWilliam A. FisherPeggy U. FlickAlice T. FoustDelores J. GarlandPaul & Lynn GarnerWinston & Vera GaskinErnest L. GiddingsMicheal A. GilesCordell A. GivensShirley A. GivensShirley H. GivensStephanie L. GivensJoan R. GoodeJoseph A. GoodeElsie G. HollandSamuel B. GoodwynTheresa L. GreenTiffany A. GreenB. Gwendolyn GreeneObediah C. GreshamBeverly L. HallMary E. HamiltonMatlyn P. HamiltonElroy O. HanleyGlenn E. Harris

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Iris D. HarrisGeraline S. HashDonald G. HawkinsAngela I. HayesVincent M. HintonAlberta V. HobsonCharles E. HobsonGreer B. HodgesKara R. HoldenDonna B. HornErnest M. HubbardVirginia D. HubbardGloria L. HumblesYvonne T. HumphriesMary A. HuntAlvin A. HunterCynthia H. HunterMuriel J. Hurley - CarterSybil A. Ingram - HensonJ. EnterprisesAlice M. JacksonSharon D. JacksonSherryl JacksonCarrie B. JamesAminata JammehAshley JeffersonBetty J. JeffersonMargaret W. JeffersonAngela M. JohnsonAnncarol JohnsonCurtis E. JohnsonGeraline J. JohnsonMartin A. JohnsonCarolyn Y. JonesEric N. JonesGary D. JonesJennifer P. JonesSuejette A. JonesCathy G. KenneyLisa P. KirkmanHalburn L. KittsLeroy & Frances LaneShelley J. LawrenceElsie P. LeeLetrell N. LeeSamantha E. LewisTroy W. LewisRasha N. Lewter - CarringtonGarland H. LipscombKaara E. LydnerWendy Lyle-JonesIsaac Lynch Jr.Keanya L. MalloryNatalie R. MalloryJanis M. MannErnest R. Massenberg Jr.Barbara J. MayoDonald L. McClellandE. Louise McCrary-SandersBetty W. McGuireAlice B. McMillianP. Anne K. Millard

Audrey W. MillsRonnie W. MinkinsCharles MobleyCynthia MontgomeryCharleston R. MoodyAngella T. MooreLarry D. Moore IIKahlita P. MorganRuth P. MosesJack P. NealTricia NewsomeBurnell W. NickensMildred J. OliverJo-Ann O’NealVernon OrrellWilliam H. OverbaghRonald OwensJanet E. PalmerDoris C. ParkerAngela R. ParsonsLouise J. PennSheila M. PettawayLarry D. PhelpsRhonda PittmanCharlene W. PopeWilliam E. QueeneAlzie E. RamseyChauncey D. RayfieldRobert L. ReevesJoseph H. ReichAlbert O. ReidRuther L. RicePatricia L. RichardsJane RichardsonPurvis H. Richardson Sr.Michael O. RicksOrbie D. RobertsDomonic D. RobinsonHelen M. RobinsonJacqueline L. RobinsonLuther D. RobinsonVirginia G. RobinsonKim RouseFred L. Royster Jr.Brian O. RussellRyder System Charitable

Foundation Inc.Doris G. SaultersMary B. SaundersRozelma H. SavageCarrie E. ScottJoyce SeebrooksSilvia B. ShawCarol A. ShortPatsy L. SimmonsGail A. SimonBetty SmithCalvin R. SmithEdith H. SmithJune F. SmithOdessa A. SmithRobert A. Smith

Saddie L. SmithRalph & Lydia SnyderMargaret J. SommerMillie N. SpicelySandy T. StampsJudy C. StephensonTrudy E. StephensonCarmencita C. StewartGregory A. StewartKevin D. StewartHarold A. StillsManetta C. StovallCharles W. TaylorMyrtle A. TaylorTalya R. TaylorM. Henrietta ThompsonStephanie R. TilleryJimmy L. TurpinLydia P. VaughanDavid C. ViaMichelle E. WarrenRegina B. WarrenAndrina WatsonWanda M. WattersConstance C. WattsMary A. WattsMary B. WellsDorothy M. WestJean F. WestrayJames G. WhiteGeorge H. WhitfieldDorothy F. WilliamsHelen J. WilliamsHelen R. WilliamsRonald L. WilliamsShellette M. WilliamsTammy R. WilliamsClover P. WillisLillie R. WilsonTracy H. WilsonSaphelia J. WoodySharon B. Yates

Alonzo E. Short, Jr. Endowed Scholarship FundAlonzo E. Short Jr.

Burton G. Hurdle Memorial FundBurton G. Hurdle

Capital Relocation Group Endowed Scholarship FundThe Capital Relocation Group, Inc.

Carol & Edward Mazur Accounting ScholarshipDennis Jones

Chesterfield County Scholarship FundChesterfield County

CIAA General Scholarship FundAmtrakBank of AmericaChester & Fran StewartCity of CharlotteCoca Cola of North AmericaFood LionFord Motor CorporationLowe’s Companies, Inc.NASA HQRed CrossRussell CorporationUnited States NavyUrban Sports and EntertainmentGroup, LLCVerizonC.I.A.A.

City of Colonial Heights Presidential / ProvostScholarshipCity of Colonial Heights

City of Petersburg PresidentialProvost Scholarship FundCity of Petersburg

College Cable Services, Inc.Scholarship FundCollege Cable Services, Inc.

Center for Banking Education and ResourcesBank of America

Daryl Cumber Dance Educational Travel FundAllen C. DanceDaryl C. DanceWarren Dance

Dora S. Halton Math ScholarshipDora S. HaltonErnest S. Halton

Dr. Curtis D. & Shirley M.Turnage Emergency Loan FundShirand & Associates, Inc.Shirley M. Turnage

Dr. Donald F. Miles Scholarship FundRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.

Dr. Everette & Ruth Duke Endowed Scholarship FundLela Y. ClaytonCharles & Clementine ConeIris H. DavisRuth W. DukeEstherine J. HardingOscar & Emma Harrison

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Eleanor G. JonesFloyd & Sylvia KeeneLucy O. LongEunice D. MooreAnn W. MorrisCathleen A. RamosGeorge D. White

Dr. Florence S. Farley Endowed Scholarship FundAngela B. BattleBrenda J. BeagleKimberly P. Boyd-StarkeChanda BraggsJoy A. CooleyLorraine A. DanielGlenn E. HarrisBridgett S. NeamoGoldie M. SettlesSt. Peter’s Usher BoardRalph W. StuckeyPamela B. Trotter

Dr. George M. Hampton Endowed Scholarship FundGeorge M. Hampton

Dr. Thomas Bridge MemorialFundBlanche W. Bridge

Dr. Valarie K. Brown, CPA Endowed Scholarship FundValerie K. BrownKeys to the Kingdom

E.I.Dupont Math/Science -PreCollege PartnershipAgreementDupont - Spruance Plant

Eddie & Elisia Moore Accounting ScholarshipElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.

Electronics Engineering &Techology FundGerald E. Rogers

Florence L.& Samuel R.Rhue, Sr. Endowed Scholars FundThe Snead Family Foundation

Foster & Ruth Miles Endowed ScholarshipRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.

Foundation for Excellent SchoolsFundFoundation for Excellent Schools

Frances P. & Richard Legon Endowed Scholarship FundRichard & Frances Legon

General Scholarship Fund -UnrestrictedAmerican Hotel & LodgingEducational Foundation, Inc.Richmond Chapter of Guardsmen, Inc.

George Lewis Xavier Cowling Memorial ScholarshipDorothy N. Cowling

Hach Scientific Foundation FundHach Scientific Foundation

Honda Challenge GrantAmerican Honda Motor Company,Inc.

Hopewell Presidental/ProvostScholarshipCity of Hopewell

ITT Industries Endowed Scholarship FundITT Industries

J. Willard & Alice S. MarriottFoundation HospitalityManagement Program FundThe J. W. Marriott Foundation

James H. & Sandra L. Starkey Endowed Scholarship FundSandra & James H. Starkey III

Jimmie & Barbara Steverson Endowed Schlrshp FundJimmie & Barbara Steverson

John & Burnadine TaylorScholarship Endow.John & Burnadine Taylor

John & Rosa Organ Endowed ScholarshipJohn M. Organ

John B. Harris, Sr. Endowed Scholarship FundBernadine C. GinesJohn & Ruth HarrisGarnett & Frances Wood

Microsoft Corporation Scholarship FundMicrosoft Corporation

Misc. ReceiptsRotary Club of Petersburg (Luncheon Club)

Music Scholarship FundEvelyn C. Spaights

Owens & Minor Scholarship FundOwens & Minor

Presidents CIAAGeorge M. Hampton

President’s Discretionary Fund -UnrestrictedAndrew M. FaisonPaulette W. JohnsonMerrill L. MorganLinda J. PersonSt. James Baptist ChurchLeslie L. Young

Prince George Cty Presidental/Provost ScholarshipCounty of Prince George

Rev. Christine P. Thomasson Endowed Scholarship FundChristine P. Thomasson

Rheba Tinsley Smithea Endowment FundW. Ramon Smithea

Ridley-Sawyer Endowed Scholarship FundMary H. CollinsJohn F. JonesBrenda F. TaylorMary P. Walker

Robert & Evelyn B. SpenceMemorial Endowed ScholarshipFundThe Spence Group (AnthonySpence)

Roger L. Gregory General Scholarship FundBaptist General Convention ofVirginiaFirst Baptist Church of CentraliaGrayland Baptist ChurchLovely Zion Baptist ChurchRegent University

Roper Brothers General Scholarship FundRoper Brothers Lumber Co.

Roper Brothers Presidential/Provost Scholarship FundRoper Brothers Lumber Co.

Ruth L. & Spencer L. Timm Endowment FundSpencer & Ruth Timm

Student Advancement Scholarship FundFelix DavisGeorge M. HamptonMisc. Donors - StudentAdvancement Assoc. FundElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Spencer & Ruth Timm

Sussex County Presidential /Provost ScholarshipCounty of Sussex

Temporary Scholarship FundState Farm Companies Foundation

The Bailey Family Scholarship EndowmentEugene R. Bailey

The County of Dinwiddie Scholarship FundCounty of Dinwiddie

The Lipman Foundation Endowed Scholarship FundThe Trust Company of Virginia

The Tom Joyner FoundationScholarshipThe Tom Joyner Foundation, Inc.

Thompson Hospitality Services,LLC Scholarship FundThompson Hospitality, LLC

Tuition Assistance FundMary T. AdamsPatricia A. AdamsJames E. AlexanderShirley J. M. AlexanderKim M. AllenWilson J. AllenWilliam H. AlstonIrene S. AmletMartha D. AndersonMary D. AndersonRalph & Judith AndersonJahangir AnsariAlvin R. ArcherMadeline D. ArterCamilla G. AshbyRandy L. AsheAT&T Broadband

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Ruth H. AyresCarolyn F. BaileyCassandra S. BaileyWardell & Helen BakerThomas L. BaldwinThelma B. BarnesVernon & Doris HeathKaren M. BasnightAlthelia P. BattleFrances W. BattsCharles & Justine BaughamJill D. BaylorFaye R. BazemoreB. Sheila Beasley-ReidLouise L. BellYvonne F. BellLisa M. BennettLucretia H. BillupsVirgie M. BinfordAlice H. BirckheadZelma B. Bishop - LevelsElwood & Vivian BlandMartha R. BlickCarolyne S. BlountHarrison & Debera BonnerWilliam & Gracie BoswellVivian M. BowieGeorge & Lillian BoydWillie & Alwyn BradleySadie C. BraggJames C. BrayeFrasier & Hattierene BrickhouseMartha J. BridgeforthFlorence L. BriscoeGregory W. BrockmanBelinda G. BrooksChristine D. BrooksJada E. BrooksJames A. BrosmanAlfred L. BrownDelane K. BrownHattie R. BrownJay H. BrownJulius S. BrownMary M. BrownMyrna C. BrownSarah T. BrownTahsa J. BrownWilliam L. BrownHelen E. BryanGene & Andrea BrysonPatricia H. BusterDorothy C. ButlerJoyce F. CampbellRichard A. CareyEli J. CarterEmily R. CarterT. Karen CarterRoberta P. CastonLeo A. ChamblissRoy Chambliss

Kenneth & Paula ChandlerPatsy S. ChavisWalter ChawlkJoanne R. ChesleyLevett V. Chisolm-QuickCharles O. ChristianEverett T. ChristmasWeldon W. ChristopherVernessa R. ClarkDorothy Freeman ClinkscalesKermit O. CockrellJoyce M. Colbert - ElliottLois C. Coleman - EllisAgatha T. ColemanDorothy W. ColemanColonial Heights American LegionStafford & Shirley ConleyRussell L. CooleyVanessa R. CooperLemuel CopelandMary W. CopelandDelores A. CounchIvan & Geraldine CourtneyJames N. CoxKenneth CoxDonna E. CrawfordIrving D. Crudup, Jr.Shelred L. CunninghamArcher L. DabneyDreama H. DaltonRosalyn R. DanceFelicia B. DanielsManuel E. DanielsJames J. DavisVernon P. DavisVasti DeloatchJoyce S. DixonCarolyn B. DorseyApril M. DrummondJean B. DudleyDupont - Spruance PlantDavid E. EarlyCanary El - AminWesley & Sylvia ElamBarbara P. EliasRoslyn W. ElliottChantel M. EnglishChristine J. EppsGrace M. EppsShirley L. EvansDwight D. FaisonGeorge L. FauntleroyHermanze & Germaine FauntleroyGeorge W. FeltonEdward R. FinksCharles W. FinleyBenjamin FordClarence E. FordGladys L. FordGeraldine B. FosterLaverne B. Fountain

Brenda Y. FowlkesMarian GarlettsVera B. GaskinMarilyn GholsonJames E. GibsonRaina GiddingsBernadine C. GinesJonathan S. GoodeJoseph A. GoodeJohn K. GoodwinGeorge & Shirley GordonEthlyn E. GosnellGeorge GrandySarah B. GrantWilliam & Ann GrastyAlma B. GravelyShirley B. GrayClinton W. GreenFred D. GreenMarch W. GreenSylvia Bruce W. GreenMaurice Greene-FitzgeraldWilliam B. GreshamBarry I. GriffinRebecca F. GriffinKermit E. HairstonVernice E. HaleySamuel E. HallJanet Hall-LaneLegert & Rachel HamiltonBeverly L. HamlarHunter & Elizabeth HamlettJacqueline B. HamlinMakena HamondEllis & Angela HargressMary L. HarmonHope L. HarperMelvin HarperAudrey L. HarrisEdith P. HarrisJ. Otis HarrisJohn B. HarrisKevin G. HarrisSadie H. HarrisOscar & Emma HarrisonRobert B. HarrisonDonald E. HartzellLeon O. HarveyAgnes D. HassellAlbert & Alice HayesRobertnett & Evelyn HayesBlondel H. HazelMarvis A. HazelWillis H. HemmingsMargaret Hewlett-MinottBrenda S. HicksRachel E. HicksRobert & Rubye HillDalbert & Hattie HinksonKaren C. HintonWilbert W. Hobbs

Carroll N. HollandDarlene Holloman - NewellJames & Linnette HolmesJames R. HolmesVirginia T. HolmesThomas HookerRuth S. HowardAlvin A. HunterRiley E. IngramIvie, McNeill & WyattClyde F. JacksonJames E. JacksonRonald L. JacksonCamilla J. JaneyAnna B. JarrattBarbara JeffersonEmily J. JeffersonDaniel JenkinsJoseph B. JenkinsGloria C. JewellMarion P. JohnsBetty J. JohnsonBruce W. JohnsonCharles L. JohnsonRobnette P. JohnsonVergia M. JohnsonVivian J. JohnsonTheodore & Barbara JohnstonAlmar I. JonesCharles D. JonesFrankie & Delores JonesJennifer P. JonesJerry L. JonesJoyce E. JonesLloyd A. JonesEarl & Roberta JonesCharles & Shirley JonesSylvester JonesVan T. JonesWilliam T. JonesHarold H. JordanMildred N. JordanSamuel R. JoyceWilliam C. KanePaul A. KaselooLisa A. KatzWanda L. KellyVernell B. KilpatrickThomas E. KingMargaret D. KnightMel D. KrohnMable H. LatimerCherisse R. LawrenceHelen H. LawrenceIris D. LayneBarbara N. LeeRonald J. LeeRosa E. LeeGarland & Loraine LipscombJean F. LloydDonald R. Lockett


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Carole F. LongJacqueline C. LongBetty R. LoveEmily S. LovettPatricia A. LoweryCarlynn R. LucasIsaac LynchShirley J. MabreySamuel A. MaddenDelores W. MalloryThomas E. MandleyMarie V. Maniego ScottVirginia L. MannPatrick D. MansfieldEric A. MartinCarolyn M. MasonGolden H. MayberryThomas R. MayfieldBarbara J. MayoPhillip C. MayoAlfreda B. McAdamsE. Louise McCrary-SandersKathryn B. McGrathGertrude B. McKeathernFreddie O. McLaurinAlice B. McMillianTheresa D. MelvinMetLife Financial Service, Inc.Ruth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Robert M. MillsMinistry of KindnessSandra F. MobleyEleanor A. MonroeElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Larry & Tressa MooreKahlita P. MorganAlbert H. MossMargaret A. MurrayThomas & Carnell MyrickJack P. NealArthur & Martha NeedhamHelen B. NelsonWilliam N. NelsonFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.Norfolk Real Deal, Inc.Reginald OliverAurelia S. OvertonCharles B. OwensMitchell & Alverta PattersonHoward & Ruth PerryCecil & Lillie PerryVan H. PettyHelen M. PhillipsDavid L. PompeyCharles M. PooleRudolph & Hattie PowellCalvin & Shirley PowellMary L. PrestonKim W. PriceCassandra L. PuryearHarry & Marolyn Quarles

Phillip E. QuarlesJerome & Della RandallClifton RandolphMuddappa RangappaGregory & Sonjia RedmondThomas E. ReedRay S. RichardsonClarence RicksMichael O. RicksDoris H. RidleyLillian W. RobinsonShelia D. RobinsonRuby S. RoweSheila SaravanabhavanMarjorie W. SaundersJulia D. ScottBarbara G. SeldenDilip & Bonosree SenGoldie W. SettlesMichael & Dorothy ShacklefordAlice C. SheppardEarlene L. SimonJune F. SmithMargaret A. SmithRaye E. SmithRobert W. SmithSamuel O. SmithSusie R. SmithWilma R. SmithAudrey Baines SpellmanLincoln D. SpicelyCarolyn W. SpratleyLinda M. Spruill-BanksEdith T. StanleyH. Ronald StanleyJames & Alberta StithManetta C. StovallMildred P. StradfordFrances L. SuggsFreddie C. SwinsonV. Langford TabbTabernacle Baptist ChurchJeanne J. TalleyWilliam & Glenis TannerCarolyn L. TaylorJerome M. TaylorJohn A. TaylorRobert K. TaylorWilliam R. TaylorHelen H. ThomasM. Henrietta ThompsonMelvin N. ThompsonJames D. ThorntonElnora F. TompkinsAntionette L. ToppinKenneth D. TuckerWalter S. TuckerCanzata B. TurnerDrema & Robert L. Turner Jr.Anna P. UrquhartMildred E. Vann

Robert & Valerie VaughanVSUAA - Amelia / NottowayChapterEmmett J. WardSteven A. WardCarrie W. WashingtonClinton A. WatsonWalter H. WatsonWilliam J. WatsonAlvin WestClyde G. WhiteGenerva P. WhiteRoberta H. WhiteVernon L. WildyAllen & Jennie WilliamsKevin T. WilliamsShirley W. WilliamsOlivia T. WillisIva E. Wilson - BurkeJoseph W. WilsonShirley WilsonDean M. WomackDelma C. WordLillian P. WrightTanya N. Young-JacksonZion Baptist Church

Ukrop’s Business SchoolImprovementsThe Ukrop Foundation

Ukrop’s Chair - School ofBusinessThe Ukrop Foundation

Ukrop’s Faculty Merit FundThe Ukrop Foundation

United Supreme Council Endowed Scholarship FundUnited Supreme Council CharitableFoundation

United Supreme Council Operating Scholarship FundUnited Supreme Council CharitableFoundation

Universal Leaf - Endowed ChairUniversal Leaf Foundation

V. Thota Honors ScholarshipVyKuntapathi Thota

V.S.U. Golf Tournament - Presidential Scholars FundBarry E. AdkinsALSTOM Power, Inc.Audrey D. ArthurHenry AtkinsonBank of America

Boar’s Head Provisions, Co.William & Gracie BoswellWillie & Alwyn BradleyWilbert J. BriggsCharles G. BurkeCity of PetersburgCecil W. CollierAnthony P. CollinsTanner A. CollinsColonial HondaVernon E. CrossHoward R. DabneyRussell W. DandridgeJohn E. DillardDominion Resources, Inc.Dupont - Spruance PlantRobert & Dorothy EdmondsArchie & Shelia ElliottEttora F. ElliottNathaniel ElliottEnterprise Rent-A-CarAndrew L. FarrarFederal ExpressFrito Lay Inc.Eric A. GoodeGregg Enterprises, Inc.Olyn P. HamptonEllis & Angela HargressHarris - Wesley, Inc. d/b/aMcDonaldsCharles H. HarrisFrederick W. HolcombWilliam S. HrankJames & Wilma HunterJoshua W. JacksonCharles L. JohnsonHarold & Carol Lee JonesEdward L. JoynerJoyner Paint & Frame Co., LLCRobert D. KellamStanley & Sinthea KellyKeith M. LeeLeete Tire & Auto CenterIsaac LynchManchester Pediatrics & Assoc., Inc.Judy A. MarchandGary & Kimberley MartinJona & Iris McKeeGoldie A. MilesMisc. Family & FriendsThomas W. MontagueJerome A. NewsomeEarl & Kevindale NightengaleAndre H. OwensNathaniel R. PagePepsi-Cola CompanyLinda J. PersonSamuel & Joyce PetticolasCarlton I. PhelpsPaul PiercePNGJ Enterprises, Inc. T/A


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Leonard H. PowellPatrick M. RankinCharles E. ReeseFlorence & Samuel R. Rhue, Sr.Preston M. RoysterGeorge D. SmarttSamuel O. SmithJames & Joyce SpencerStrategic Marketing Affliates, Inc.Delmas & Audrey TaylorThe Trust Company of VirginiaDelano I. TuckerUkrop’s - Colonial HeightsLeslie C. VenableVirginia State UniversityFoundationVSU - Federal Credit UnionVT Griffin Services, Inc.Yolanda F. WadeEmmett J. WardLeroy A. WatkinsDonald J. WebbMatthew WhiteWilliamson & Lavecchia, L.C.Joseph W. WilsonCalvin W. YarbroughCharles W. YatesSamuel S. Young

V.S.U. Provost ScholarshipNational Assoc. for EqualOpportunity in Higher Education

VSU - Athletics General FundJohn W. KirbyWilliam H. Porter

VSU 125th Anniversary Gala Endowment FundAli A. AnsariDupont - Spruance PlantEarnest & Lottie EdwardsGeorge Grundy & Assoc. RealtyHumana, Inc.Marvin A. ParkerAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.USDA

VSU 125th Anniversary Gala Operating FundRobert & Phylis AdamsMona L. Adkins-EasleyShirley J. M. AlexanderAlfred Street Baptist ChurchALROD, Inc.Ralph & Judith AndersonAlvin R. ArcherScott E. AshmanB. B. & T.

Wardell & Helen BakerRichard E. BallardBank of Southside VirginiaRuben BarkleyFitzgerald A. BarnesClyde Oliver BashamRobin C. BaughanBK Cowan, LLCJohn BlackwellBlue Cross of CalifornaBoehringer Ingelheim (B.I.

Chemicals)Richard & Arlene BookerWillie & Alwyn BradleyHarold & Loretta BraxtonFrasier & Hattierene BrickhouseLaverne J. BriggsWilbert J. BriggsLarry C. BrownRachel S. BrydiePhyllis BullockRodney G. ButlerCapital One Services, Inc.City of PetersburgClark - Nexsen, P.C.Colonial HondaCommonwealth Foundations, G.P.Charles & Clementine ConeCarl A. CousinsHoward R. DabneyMichael A. DantleyHenry & Barbara DeboseCortez & Joyce DialDominion Resources, Inc.Denise Y. DyeEddie & Ruth EasleyRobert & Dorothy EdmondsEducational Credit Management

CorporationJames T. EdwardsLucious EdwardsWalter & Barbara EliasDorothy EvansSandra N. EvansLaverne B. FountainCharlene J. FoxPul & Lynn GarnerRalph C. GatroneEdward M. GilchristHarriett H. GilchristWynona H. GodwinDelores R. GreeneDawit HaileDana G. HamptonGeorge M. HamptonEllis & Angela HargressOscar & Emma HarrisonRobertnett & Evelyn HayesFloyd & Irma HendersonJoyce E. HendersonFrank D. Hendrick

Vernard W. HenleyOliver & Rene HillChristopher L. HintonAlma C. HobbsMildred A. HolmesVirginia T. HolmesHumana, Inc.James & Wilma HunterIvie, McNeill & WyattCamilla J. JaneyCharles & Anna-Maria JohnsonElijah JohnsonMildred F. JohnsonRonald & Bessie JohnsonJoint Logistics Managers, Inc.Dennis JonesMurel M. JonesT. Marshall JonesThelma B. JonesValarie A. JonesCharles & Rita JordanAlice F. JoynerJoyner Paint & Frame Co., LLCJPI Student LivingAndrew & Caroline KanuShirley M. KennedyVernell B. KilpatrickPenelope W. KyleDaniel J. LavistaMichael E. LeeThurman W. LylesSamuel A. MaddenManchester Pediatrics &

Assoc., Inc.Judy A. MarchandMarriott International, Inc.Henry L. Marsh, III for SenateGary & Kimberley MartinThomas R. MayfieldEdward & Carol MazurE. Louise McCrary-SandersMcGuire Woods LLPJona & Iris McKeeSheila W. McNairDonna J. MilesRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Erenest E. MillerCharles T. MitchellJohn F. MitchellSandra F. MobleyRonald C. MontagueElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Alexander & Carolyn MosbyFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.James & Maureen NormanHarold & Ethel HaughtonBen U. NwokeEmmanuel OmojokunOwens & MinorRonald & Gladys PembertonPepsi-Cola Company

Linda J. PersonPhilip MorrisMark W. PhillipsMichael & Belinda PiercyRudolph & Hattie PowellPatrice H. RandallThomas E. ReedTimothy & Daphne ReidRichmond Joint Engineers CouncilRoscoe C. RobertsSarah RobertsonClaire W. RobinsonEdward W. RobinsonWillie RobinsonGloria A. RudolphThe Saint Paul’s Baptist ChurchMarie A. ShockleyShaukat & Florence SiddiqiShelton W. SmithW. Ramon SmitheaAnthony J. SpenceSt. John Baptist ChurchHugh R. StallardCheryl D. StampleyJimmie & Barbara SteversonJames & Alberta StithStudent SuitesRonald & Alveta SuttonTabernacle Baptist ChurchAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.George & Pearl ThomasW. Eric ThomasEugene ThompsonThompson Hospitality, LLCRichard G. TilghmanCharles L. TompkinsJohn TravisTredegar CorporationCharlie T. TrotmanThe Trust Company of VirginiaClinton V. Turner Sr.Drema & Robert L. Turner Jr.Dennis H. TylerThe Ukrop FoundationUkrop’s / First Market BankUniversal Leaf Tobacco Co., IncUniversity of VirginiaVirginia State University Alumni

AssociationVirginia State University Real

Estate FoundationVSU - Class of 1955 ReunionVSU - Federal Credit UnionVSU - Federal Credit UnionVSU Athletic Club, IncVSUAA - Agriculture ChapterVSUAA - Baltimore ChapterVSUAA - Central Virginia Alumni

Chapter of VSUVSUAA - DC Chapter (Washington

DC )


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VSUAA - Hanover ChapterVSUAA - Military ChapterVSUAA - Military ChapterVSUAA - New York City ChapterVSUAA - Northern Virginia ChapterVSUAA - Petersburg ChapterVSUAA - Prince Edward ChapterVSUAA - Richmond ChapterVSUAA - Richmond ChapterVT Griffin Services, Inc.Wachovia - VA/MD/DCJames E. WalkerKatrina WalkerMichael C. WalkerEmmett J. WardLacy B. Ward Jr.Lacy B. Ward Sr.Steven A. WardElsie S. WeatheringtonElliott L. WheelanAndrew & Gracie WhiteLeonard H. WhitmoreAllen & Jennie WilliamsJohn WilliamsReginald D. WilliamsKeith M. WilliamsonWillie F. WrightKaren L. WycheHarriett C. WynnAngelia G. YanceyPatricia & Earl G. Yarbrough Sr.

VSU Alphas Endowment Scholarship FundPaul L. BellamyWillie & Alwyn BradleyThomas & Joan BrownMichael CareyKermit O. CockrellBert W. HolmesRussell & Delores KellyRodregas W. OwensCharles E. PaceCarroll & Jeanne SwansonLandon H. WickhamHoward L. WilliamsBryant N. Wyatt

VSU Alumni Fountain Endowment FundWillie & Alwyn BradleyRosalyn R. DanceLorenzo S. GrantKyle D. GreenGarfield JacksonVirous W. JonesThomas & Katherine LawIsaac LynchElizabeth G. McAllisterHarry & Marolyn QuarlesYvette G. RobinsonCarolyn W. Spratley

VSU Board of Visitors Endowment FundLouis AndersonAngels Healthcare, Inc.Randy L. AsheD. L. AveryGerard W. BarcroftRudolph BrooksKatherine E. BusserCapital One Services, Inc.Citizens for Daun S. HesterCommonwealth Cancer Institute,

LLCDamian L. CovingtonMary L. DepillarsEarnest & Lottie EdwardsSandy M. GibsonHarold T. GreenGeorge M. HamptonDaun S. HesterSamuel B. HunterJames & Nancy JohnsonWilbur U. MalloryJona & Iris McKeeElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Charles B. OwensFrank S. RoyalMillard D. StithCharles SuttonH. N. TaylorAlbert W. ThweattLornel G. TompkinsWard & AssociatesWilliam & Rose Ward

VSU Cluster ProgramEnterprise Rent-A-CarJohnson Controls Inc.Universal Adaptive Consulting

Services, Inc.

VSU Department of MusicFrances R. Hairston

VSU Low Income Families withTalented Students FundBonnie N. DegenJoanndra C. HaliburtonValarie A. JonesGlenn R. MahoneGodwin MbagwuDoris C. MooreElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Roscoe C. RobertsAvis G. Taylor

VSU Pan Hellenic Council FundVSU Pan Hellenic Council

VSU Presidential Endowed Scholarship FundNational Assoc. for EqualOpportunity in Higher EducationYoung Women’s Christian League,

Inc.Alpha Beta BouleEverton & Laverne Goodridge

VSU President’s SalarySupplementVirginia State University AlumniAssociation

Wilbert & Carole Gibson BriggsEndowed Scholarship FundWilbert J. Briggs

Virginia State UniversityFoundationOperating Funds24 Negro Melodies OperatingFundPatricia D. BookerAnn L. BrownCrystal L. CrockettDouglas HarrisValerie L. MarshAnnie W. NealAnnie R. PerryGeorge & Pearl ThomasEdwina W. WestbrookWilliam J. Zick

Agriculture Alumni Operating Account FundRichard & Arlene BookerFrederick & Peggy CustisAndrew L. FarrarVernon & Doris HeathGladys B. HollandJames & Linnette HolmesThomas R. MayfieldFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.Mitchell & Alverta PattersonMichael & Belinda PiercyRudolph & Hattie PowellSamuel O. SmithClinton V. Turner Sr.Ulysses S. Washington

Alpha Eta Chapter, Delta SigmaTheta Library Naming FundConstance D. FortuneAminah Muhammad

Jacquelyn Y. RichmondRolette L. ThweattTeka WheelerJessica W. WilliamsThomila C. H. Wilson

Alumni Relations (Jazz on the Hill) FundMona L. Adkins-EasleyShirley J. M. AlexanderMint BasnightRoyace M. BaughBertha N. BookerWilliam & Gracie BoswellGeorge & Lillian BoydGeorge BozePurcell C. BranchBlanche W. BridgeWilbert J. BriggsJames & Bettie ColesSamuel N. CoxIris H. DavisAda M. ElamJulia C. ElamThomas C. FranklinBryan G. FrazierWillis & Doretha GayDonal L. GoffThomas H. GrantClarence E. GravesDelores R. GreeneLegert & Rachel HamiltonEllis & Angela HargressCarlton E. HarrisMichael J. HarrisEthell B. HillCharlyne E. Jackson-FieldsRemus & Marcia JamesCamilla J. JaneyJohn F. JonesThelma B. JonesValarie A. JonesVernell B. KilpatrickLila M. KingDeborah C. MalloryCaroline McBrideDonna J. MilesMisc. Family & FriendsRandolph & Desiree MitchellElisia & Eddie N. Moore Jr.Cordery O. MorrisHarold & Ethel HaughtonFrances L. OwensStefanie A. PittsJerrold PricePrima Capital Group, LLCEmmett & Melody SmithRalph & Lydia SnyderSabrina G. SpratleyClaudette StatonJimmie & Barbara Steverson


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Rolette L. ThweattAnna M. Yates

Alumni Weekend FundAlvis V. AdairCarl & Merlene AdairVerdell AdairPamela C. AlexanderShirley J. M. AlexanderGwendolyn E. AllenEarl & Lula AllgoodGuthrie & Carolyn AshtonRobert H. BakerWardell & Helen BakerWilliam E. BakerFrances J. BallEllis & Angela HargressMint BasnightWilma K. BattleBeryl BeaufordClarence W. BennettAlice H. BirckheadElwood & Vivian BlandBertha N. BookerPauline S. BoxleyGeorge & Lillian BoydRobert & Pauline BraceyVivian V. BraxtonFrasier & Hattierene BrickhouseTheodosia L. BriggsWilbert J. BriggsCynthia G. BrileyLillian M. BrinkleyAl M. BrittAnnette L. BrockettBertha Thelma BrownDonnice E. BrownLavonia N. BrownMary M. BrownPeggy B. BrownRebecca W. BrownRyvette L. BrownRachel S. BrydieElsie W. BurwellSamuel J. ButtsShelby W. CarolinaRuby J. CarringtonJerome T. CarterRoberta P. CastonGrace H. CharityTheodore R. CharityLakesha R. CheikhJames R. ClarkLessie D. ClayborneDoris S. ClemonsLemuel CopelandBrenda A. CotmanSamuel N. CoxWilliam L. CraigClyde & Aurelia CraigheadElaine L. Crocker

William & Barbara CrumpDaryl C. DanceHarold Ray DavisVanecia L. DavisDean & Associates LIC Consulting

ServicesGwendolyn B. DormanBarbara T. DuncanAnn P. EdgeConnie W. EdwardsAda M. ElamJulia C. ElamConstance E. ElliottW. Gregory & Beverly JonesStafford & Ellae FlowersTillie W. FortnerBrenda Y. FowlkesWillis & Doretha GayJackson C. GerstHarriett H. GilchristRenee P. GilliamAlicia T. GloverMichael V. GordonLorenzo S. GrantGloria R. GravesCarolyn E. GrayWalter & Alveta GreenGloria E. GreenDelores R. GreeneRobert & Mary GreeneMary E. HallPeggy M. HamiltonLegert & Rachel HamiltonLou E. HarperJ. Otis HarrisShirley O. HarrisBurton & Mildred HayesBlondel H. HazelGeorge & Clara HeathFloyd & Irma HendersonIda J. HillMilton J. HilliardShirley H. HinesHollis A. HiteDavid & Clara HoggardGladys B. HollandElva M. HollinsJames & Linnette HolmesJoyce M. HowardPhyllis B. HowardAnita N. JacksonHugo V. JacksonLinwood L. JacobsGloria S. JamesCamilla J. JaneyBarbara A. G. JeffriesJohn R. JeffriesMaxine O. JenningsSheree’ M. JohnsonWilliam F. JohnsonDavid L. Jones

Earl & Roberta JonesThelma L. JonesValarie A. JonesRonald JordanLynda S. KelleyVernell B. KilpatrickRomeo LambertAlma B. LandisIris D. LaynePeggy E. C. LeeCarrie Hines E. LewisIrene B. LoganHerman & Claudia LundySamuel A. MaddenLucy H. ManningThomas R. MayfieldJona & Iris McKeeAnn L. McMillonGoldie A. MilesErenest E. MillerRobert M. MillsSandra F. MobleyAlexander & Carolyn MosbyRuth G. MoutonBarbara W. NewbySarah C. Oglesby-MasonRuth J. PegramRonald & Gladys PembertonArthur R. PiperLee R. PittsPercy & Annie PollardJack C. RichardsonBermer E. RidenhourDoris H. RidleyRobert L. RobinsonYvette G. RobinsonJames & Delia RoseMary D. RosePreston M. RoysterBarbara T. SavageSherrie E. ScottGoldie W. SettlesAverett P. ShannonEugene A. SledgeDorothy J. SmithShirley M. SmithRalph & Lydia SnyderTurner M. SpencerWilliam & Helen StackhouseFrances L. SuggsAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.Carolyn L. TaylorGeorge & Pearl ThomasHelen W. TorianMarion C. UtleyVirginia B. VaulsVirginia State University AlumniAssociationVSU Class of 59Josephine P. WaddeyBarbara M. Walton

Howard & Judith WarrenEdward WhiteGertie B. WilliamsIrma J. WilliamsAlyce G. WillisFrantz WilsonLois G. WilsonAthylone H. WinfieldJohn & Virginia WingoDella F. WoodruffA. Hugo WordWillie F. WrightCarrie C. Young

Art of Africa Exhibit Operating FundBrenda E. MvengEsther MvengJoyce O. PinsonLoretta T. WhitfieldHenry W. WhittedKenneth WhittedLydia M. Whitted

Athletic Golf Tournment Scholarship FundAtlantic Coast Club, Inc.Charles F. BrighamJames L. BrownAnthony P. CollinsHoward R. DabneyPeggy DavisCortez & Joyce DialJohn E. DillardAndrew M. FaisonEllis & Angela HargressAndrew M. JohnsonPaulette W. JohnsonAndrew & Caroline KanuGeorge LancasterStan LewterIsaac LynchThomas R. MayfieldMisc. Family & FriendsMerrill L. MorganEarl & Kevindale NightengaleNorfolk Real Deal, Inc.Jim QuinlanRent-E-Quip, Inc .Riverview Risk Solutions, Inc.Jo SandersEugene ThompsonThompson Hospitality, LLCDrema & Robert L. Turner Jr.Yolanda F. WadeMichael C. WallaceJimmy L. WilsonJames O. YeldellPosey & Rhonda Young


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Athletics FundHarold & Marian AbbottShirley J. M. AlexanderWalter AllmanGary & Kimberly AmpyAnonymousB. B. & T.Stephanie S. BacoteNannie F. BaileyWardell & Helen BakerFitzgerald A. BarnesMint BasnightBillips T & C Child Development

CenterTammy Lee D. BirdsongRussell L. BlandWilliam A. BlountHarrison & Debera BonnerRichard & Arlene BookerWillie & Alwyn BradleyPurcell C. BranchDaniel C. BrockHelen D. ButlerAlfred J. CadeCordell R. CahillChesterfield CountyErnest & Sylvia ClaudClub VogueFrederick & Peggy CustisCVT Associates, Inc.Darian DanielsHarold Ray DavisRobert L. DouglasJames W. DraperLawrence & Bernice EmanuelAndrew L. FarrarJames E. GibsonCalvin & Linda GilliamConrad M. GilliamDonal L. GoffCarmen M. GoodeJerry D. HarvellBurton & Mildred HayesJames & Sharrelle HigginsShirley H. HinesShelia L. HuntJames & Wilma HunterCarl V. HyltonCeasar & Mary JacksonGarfield JacksonJoshua W. JacksonCharles E. JeffersCharles L. JohnsonElmo JohnsonWilliam C. JonesRonald JordanJocelyn F. Josey - HarrisSamuel R. JoyceGregory & Maxine KnightCurtis L. LassiterManchester Pediatrics&Assoc.,

Inc.

Jerry Manley, Jr.Abraham & Inez MavenAnnette H. McFarlandFreddie O. McLaurinMichael B. MedleyMisc. Friends - Athletics Parking /

Raffle FundsThomas W. MontagueErnest L. MorseAlexander & Carolyn MosbyKurt A. PeermanSamuel W. PersonWilliam A. PhillipsPercy & Annie PollardThomas J. PollardRebertha D. Pope-MatthewsLeslie A. PryorHarry & Marolyn QuarlesJoseph RambertAlbert T. RandolphKylor & Mary ReedFlorence & Samuel R. Rhue, Sr.John R. RiceSarah RobertsonWillie RobinsonAngela L. RoweRRR Forbes Insurance Agency,

Inc./Nationwide InsuranceSalisbury Enterprises,Inc./Comfort Inn ChesterClarence & Geraldine SessomsFrancies J. SimsRenee SimsClifton A. SladeSpotlight Cleaning Company, LLCSt. John’s Young Men BingoAssociationEdward J. SuttonCharles E. TaliaferroJames H. TaliaferroVSU Athletic Club, IncVSUAA - WooWoo Alumni ChapterMichael E. WalkerErrettee M. WoodruffRaymond & Sharlene WrennRobert WycheSamuel S. Young

Black History Celebration FundCheryl M. AdeyemiRuth E. BakerRuth BarleySandra L. BernardValerie L. BerryLeon & Orissa BeyLavetta S. BlickLaverne J. BriggsBenita J. BrownDavid S. CarterIris S. CheeksMelinda N. CheffFrances S. Christmas

Christine ClantonRose B. ColeyCrystal L. CrockettCortez & Joyce DialJohnnella EdmondsJamie L. FleeceMalikha N. ForbesMikki GalesSharna D. GannawayDana HaskinsSarah A. HinesPatsy A. HudsonThelma M. JeffersonCarolyn Y. JonesDennis JonesAndrew & Caroline KanuIrene F. LoganJudy A. MarchandCarolyn M. MasonMisc. Family & FriendsTionya R. MitchellMary MundonErnestine C. NewsomeNichole PageLinda J. PersonPatrice H. RandallPamela D. ReedThomas E. ReedFelecia D. ReidDeidre RobinsonStephen RockenbachLinda D. ScottCrystal V. SmithRusselyne SmithAndrea M. TatumVyKuntapathi ThotaTemesiah V. VaughanElliott L. WheelanCarol WilcoxBridget H. WilsonMary W. WilsonHarriett C. Wynn

Capital Campaign FundWilbert J. BriggsValarie A. Jones

Gospel Chorale FundAishia D. BaileyStephanie A. BaileyLolitha S. CampbellThe College of William & MaryCharlotte N. EstesFirst Baptist Church South HillFirst United Presbyterian Church,

USAPhyllis J. HarrisHistoric Jackson Ward AssociationSevie D. HodgesFranklin H. JohnsonDionne Lewis-LeeJessica Luster

Merlyn MaloyThomasine MatthewsEbonee S. MitchellMt. Nebo Baptist ChurchKeith & Angela PerkinsThe Saint Paul’s Baptist ChurchCrystal N. SmithSt. Paul A.M.E. ChurchPatricia H. StanleyRoxanne StevensonHenrietta L. ThomasWC and Thelma Jackson Memorial

Foundation, Inc.Suzie Wright

Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Chapter FundAmaker Group, LLCGeorge L. ArringtonWilliam E. BaileyHerman M. BellGeorge & Lillian BoydJames C. BrayeAnnette L. BrockettClifton E. CollinsGwendolyn W. DanielsJames E. JaniferDeWayne F. JeterHenry B. NortonReginald L. PasteurWilliam C. PicottPreston M. RoysterGeorge D. SmarttFranklin L. SmithJames R. TateDennis H. TylerLeon Walker

Kimberly L Martin Foundation Book FundKimberley L. Martin Scholarship

Foundation, Inc.

Lanita R. Thweatt School of Business FundLanita R. Thweatt

Petersburg Redevelopment andHousing Authority ScholarshipPetersburg Redevelopment &

Housing

Physics Department FundRoss W. Newsome

Pictorial History FundDouglas HarrisJobila Y. Williams

Recreation & Sports Management AdministrationMichael E. Lee


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David W. MayoMonique A. MorganOne Hour OpticalMichael R. PearsonTiffani-Dawn B. Sykes

Ruby B. Archie Scholarship FundAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha

Epsilon Chapter

Samuel Simmons ScholarshipFundElizabeth H. Richwine

School of Agriculture FundAlma C. HobbsSouthern States Cooperative, Inc.

Southern States Corporation ScholarshipSouthern States Cooperative, Inc.

Undine Smith Moore ScholarshipFundGillfield Baptist Church

University Concert Choir FundAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. -

XI Upsilon Omega ChapterBethel Baptist Institutional Church,

Inc.Covenant Charities, Inc.Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. -

Fredericksburg Area AlumnMarcelena S. EureFredericksburg Festival of the Arts,

Inc.Grace Baptist Church of WaterburyCharlyne E. Jackson-FieldsJames Monroe High SchoolNew Covenant Baptist Church of

OrlandoShiloh Baptist ChurchVSUAA - Fredericksburg VA

ChapterVSUAA - New York City ChapterVSUAA - Rappahannock Chapter

University Licensing ProgramStrategic Marketing Affliates, Inc.

Verizon Computer Science Scholarship FundVerizon Service Corporation

Virginia African American Forum Project FundVirginia African American Forum

VSU 125th Anniversary Gala Operating FundVSUAA - VSU Alphas Chapter

VSU Athletic ClubHarold & Marian AbbottShirley J. M. AlexanderWardell & Helen BakerFitzgerald A. BarnesMint BasnightBillips T & C Child Development

CenterRussell L. BlandHarrison & Debera BonnerRichard & Arlene BookerWillie & Alwyn BradleyPurcell C. BranchDaniel C. BrockHelen D. ButlerAlfred J. CadeCordell R. CahillDewey W. CashwellErnest & Sylvia ClaudCVT Associates, Inc.Harold Ray DavisLawrence & Bernice EmanuelAndrew L. FarrarConrad M. GilliamEllis & Angela HargressBurton & Mildred HayesJames & Wilma HunterCeasar & Mary JacksonGarfield JacksonCharles L. JohnsonWilliam C. JonesSamuel R. JoyceGregory & Maxine KnightIrene F. LoganManchester Pediatrics & Assoc.,

Inc.Abraham & Inez MavenThomas W. MontagueErnest L. MorseAlexander & Carolyn MosbySamuel W. PersonPercy & Annie PollardThomas J. PollardCharles & Marjorie PriceHarry & Marolyn QuarlesKylor & Mary ReedFlorence & Samuel R. Rhue, Sr.Sarah RobertsonWillie RobinsonAngela L. RoweClarence & Geraldine SessomsFrancies J. SimsSamuel O. SmithSpotlight Cleaning Company, LLCEdward J. SuttonMichael E. WalkerPaul H. WalkerCalvin M. WestbrookRaymond & Sharlene WrennRobert WycheSamuel S. Young

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

Benedict Civic Club, Inc.Sandra P. BorwickC.I.A.A.Capital One Services, Inc.Leon O. HarveyNorth Star Media, LLC

VSU Trojan Athletic Club FundHarrison & Debera BonnerRichard & Arlene BookerWillie & Alwyn BradleyCharles & Clementine ConeJohn E. CunninghamCortez & Joyce DialConrad M. GilliamEllis & Angela HargressIrene F. LoganFlorence & Samuel R. Rhue, Sr.Willie RobinsonLinwood E. TurnerTonnie & Audrey Villines

VSUAA Dinwiddie County Alumni Chapter FundVSUAA - Dinwiddie Chapter

Windows of the Past Oral History Project FundUniversity of Virginia Foundation

WVST Promotion FundVirginia Lottery

Virginia State UniversityFoundationEndowmentFundsAgriculture Alumni EndowmentBeverly B. ArcherBenedict Civic Club, Inc.Richard & Arlene BookerErnest & Sylvia ClaudMary M. CooleyCVT Associates, Inc.Andrew L. FarrarAlarie O. FlemingMoses W. FosterKenton S. GardnerRuby G. GeeConrad M. GilliamLeon N. HarrisFrank D. HendrickGladys B. Holland

James & Linnette HolmesLloyd A. JonesLouetta M. JonesMichael S. JoshuaJohn W. KirbyRaymond Q. LawingLawrence Landscaping &

Maintenance Service, Inc.Herman & Claudia LundyHermon L. MaclinThomas R. MayfieldCynthia R. MayoWondimaggegnehu MersieErnest L. MoodyBrian L. NerrieFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.Mitchell & Alverta PattersonIrving C. PeoplesMichael & Belinda PiercyRudolph & Hattie PowellMuddappa RangappaKylor & Mary ReedShawn L. RobinsonYvette G. RobinsonWallace M. SavalHarvey W. SheltonGlenn R. SladeSlade, LLCSamuel O. SmithClarence H. StithPamela A. Thomas - BuchananEmmett J. WardSteven A. WardUlysses S. WashingtonBrian T. WoodenMyron L. WoodenTerrance D. Worlds

Antoinette Brown & ElwoodBernard Boone, Sr. MemorialScholarship FundElwood & Carol. Boone

Arnetta T. Jones EndowmentFundArnetta T. Jones

Augusta Jefferson Bland Endowment FundElwood & Vivian Bland

Class of 1940 Endowment Scholarship FundHattie L. Allen

Class of 1947 Endowment Scholarship FundEarl & Lula AllgoodPauline S. BoxleyLessie D. ClayborneMary C. Covington


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William L. CraigMabel E. EasonJeannette G. FoucheElizabeth GillisGloria R. GravesDora S. HaltonBurton & Mildred HayesRobert & Rubye HillDorothy B. HolmesEmily J. JeffersonAlma B. LandisJacqueline C. LongEunice F. MorrisCatherine W. ParsonsEdward L. SmithW. Ramon SmitheaMildred P. StradfordWilliam J. WatsonHattie P. WestAlyce G. WillisAthylone H. Winfield

Class of 1948 Endowment Sholarship FundPauline S. Boxley

Class of 1949 Endowment Scholarship FundVSU Class Reunion - 1949

Class of 1951 Endowment Scholarship FundJerome & Louise BartowHilda E. Branch

Class of 1952 Endowment Scholarship FundHilda C. AbramGwendolyn E. AllenVirginia E. ArnoldsParnell N. AveryClarence W. BennettBertha Thelma BrownLavonia N. BrownWilliam & Juanita BurnetteAlfred J. CadeRuby J. CarringtonGrace H. CharityTheodore R. CharityJames R. ClarkShirley S. CraigIMO: Robert FutrellJane H. GrayIMO: Raementon HarrisonBurton & Mildred HayesIrene B. LoganLucy H. ManningJona & Iris McKeePearl W. ParkerIMO: Constance PersonCharles M. Poole

Doris H. RidleyJames & Delia RosePearl E. SmithFrances D. VaughanJeanette H. WallaceElva G. WarrenGladys B. WestIrma J. WilliamsIMO: Iris WilsonLois G. WilsonLillian P. Wright

Class of 1954 Endowment Scholarship FundLeo & Naomi Brooks

Class of 1955 Endowment Scholarship FundBarbara W. BlakeyMartha R. BlickLeo & Naomi BrooksGwendolyn H. DemonesClinton & Carole FreemanWilson H. FriendFrederick W. HolcombMadge M. HuntOla R. LuckBooker & Mary McManusDoris & John H. Nash Sr.Richard & Jacqueline PaytonChristine B. RiversDelores R. ShieldsSamuel O. SmithSimon C. SpencerClarence H. StithCeola M. Wright

Class of 1956 Endowment Scholarship FundExxon - Mobil FoundationPeggy W. ManleyLandon H. Wickham

Class of 1957 Endowment Scholarship FundCarl & Merlene AdairVerdell AdairJames D. AdamsShirley J. M. AlexanderVerna I. ArcherWilliam E. BakerRufus & Fannie BanksElwood & Vivian BlandFrasier & Hattierene BrickhouseTheodosia L. BriggsAl M. BrittMary M. BrownWilford L. BrownJerome T. CarterRoberta P. CastonJulia G. Churchill

Doris S. ClemonsLemuel CopelandClyde & Aurelia CraigheadElaine L. CrockerWilliam & Barbara CrumpJosephine W. CurryTodd W. DillardConnie W. EdwardsJulia C. ElamTillie W. FortnerAlicia T. GloverElbert P. GreenGloria E. GreenDelores R. GreeneAlbert L. GuyMary E. HallPeggy M. HamiltonShirley O. HarrisBlondel H. HazelRobert & Ruby HearnClara C. HeathGeorge & Clara HeathFloyd & Irma HendersonShirley B. HiggsIda J. HillHollis A. HiteDavid & Clara HoggardElva M. HollinsJoyce M. HowardRobert W. HowardHugo V. JacksonBarbara A. G. JeffriesBercenia L. JohnsonJohnny P. JohnsonWilliam F. JohnsonCharles D. JonesThelma L. JonesRussell V. KelleyIris D. LayneCarrie Hines E. LewisRobert M. MillsAlexander & Carolyn MosbyRuth G. MoutonBarbara W. NewbyGarnett C. ParkerRuther L. RiceClaiborne & Elizabeth RichardsonRobert L. RobinsonBarbara T. SavageAverett P. ShannonEugene A. SledgeTurner M. SpencerHelen J. StithFrances L. SuggsMildred D. SwiftSamuel R. ThompsonMarion C. UtleyVirginia B. VaulsVSU Class of 57Barbara M. WaltonWard & Associates

Robert A. WilsonJohn & Virginia WingoDella F. WoodruffA. Hugo WordCarrie C. Young

Class of 1958 Endowment FundPhyllis J. GlaskerEdna C. ThompsonFranklin R. DillardAda M. ElamJames & Margaret Hoefer

Class of 1961 Endowment Scholarship FundRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Kenneth M. Taylor

Class of 1962 Endowment Scholarship FundAlexander & Martha AdkinsMary Elizabeth ArringtonCamilla G. AshbyPhyllis B. AshtonRobert H. BakerBeryl BeaufordBertha N. BookerDena B. BowenGeorge & Lillian BoydMae G. Breckenridge - HaywoodWilbert J. BriggsLillian M. BrinkleyGeorge & Watenia BrummellSamuel J. ButtsTheresa M. CaldwellMillicent L. ClarkJoan B. S. ColemanGussie J. DickensBarbara T. DuncanAnn P. EdgeEarnest & Lottie EdwardsBeverly H. FunnMary Hatwood FutrellJackson C. GerstHarriett H. GilchristAlveria G. GriffinEdgar C. HarrisAlbert & Alice HayesFrances J. HillMilton J. HilliardBert W. HolmesGarfield JacksonGloria S. JamesCamilla J. JaneyMaxine O. JenningsDavid L. JonesGoldie A. MilesMuriel O. MilesSandra F. MobleyHollis L. Morris


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Eva E. PatrickJames T. PedenDorothy A. PryorKylor & Mary ReedJack C. RichardsonCarrie E. ScottAlonzo E. ShortGeorge D. SmarttShirley M. SmithRalph & Lydia SnyderWilliam & Helen StackhouseClinton A. StraneMary R. StrotherFranklin & Norma TaliaferroCarolyn L. TaylorHenry M. TerrellGeorge & Pearl ThomasRonald L. ThompsonArchie & Lynn TylerDoris M. UpshurEdna V. Valentine - StaatsHoward & Judith WarrenMary A. WattsJerome T. CarterJanice P. Cromwell - NowellWarren & Daryl DanceEvelyn B. EdwardsJoyce M. JohnsonRobin M. Satchell

Class of 1966 Endowment Scholarship FundJulia N. Gay

Class of 1967 Endowment Scholarship FundPamela C. AlexanderGarland E. AllenIrene S. AmletSevella W. BarcliffPatricia S. BeachWalter BlountLeroy T. BrinkleyJacquelyn M. BrooksBrenda E. ClarkConstance E. ElliottRonald & Joyce HarrisPhyllis W. HonorPatricia C. JanesNora S. JonesLila M. KingArthur & Natalie MalloryJames E. PerkinsonRevardo & Delores PretlowGoldie W. SettlesHarry & Pauline SharperMarion D. SpragginsWilliam & Helen StackhousePolly Anne StreetRosemary B. WrightPatricia A. Adams

Frances J. BallEthell B. HillRonald & Gladys PembertonWilbert & Nedra ScottDonald & Shirley TrappFranklin H. WilkesWilliam & Annette Williams

Class of 1970 Endowment Scholarship FundIsaac Lynch

Class of 1971 Scholarship Scholarship FundMargaret C. Osei

Class of 1972 Endowment Scholarship FundJames R. BennettRichard L. CarmichaelLeon K. ChainShirley H. HinesSandra L. James-KeenAlexander LawrenceAnn L. McMillonJerome & Della RandallJudith B. RobertsYvette G. RobinsonGlenn R. SladeJacqueline R. SmithCostella & Junius H. Williams Jr.Oscar D. Robinson

Class of 1977 Endowment Scholarship FundEllis & Angela HargressDeborah T. BlackwellAnna C. BradleyLafawn C. DavisVernell B. KilpatrickSarah C. Oglesby-MasonLuke & Clarice J. TorianSuzanne Walker

Class of 1982 Endowment Scholarship FundMarlon K. BeckEdward V. BuschShelby W. CarolinaVanessa R. CooperMichael A. DantleyValerie G. DavisW. Gregory & Beverly JonesFannie Mae FoundationCheryl A. HolleyJBB 1033 Park Road, LLCAngelia V. KellyStanley & Sinthea KellyKara C. King-BessMerley L. LewisDarlette M. Meekins

Reginold L. MintzWanda H. MooreRenee’ V. MottSherrie E. ScottNina C. Turner

Class of 1992 Endowment FundCarol L. DeanJoann H. HenrySheree’ M. JohnsonVanecia L. DavisMichael O. RicksMeredith B. Stewart

Elis Olsson Endowed Scholarship FundElis Olsson Memorial Foundation

Finney - McDaniel Scholarship Loan FundThe Estate of Mary F. FlournoyErnest A. FinneyEssex E. Finney

GPAAA Endowment ScholarshipFundVSUAA - Petersburg Chapter

Harold Oswald Johns Endowed Scholarship FundMarion P. Johns

Hulon L. Willis Scholarship FundAlyce G. Willis

I. Russell Berkness, PE Endowed Scholarsip FundRichmond Joint Engineers Council

J. Edwin Treakle ScholarshipFundThe J. Edwin Treakle Foundation,

Inc.

James & Linette Holmes Endowment FundJames & Linnette Holmes

Jona W.H. Mckee ‘76 - Endowed Scholarship FundHarold & Marian AbbottChristopher C. BellEdward HonorJona & Iris McKeeScott’s Funeral HomeSamuel S. Young

Kimberly Martin EndowmentFundGary & Kimberley Martin

Larry J. Saunders Accounting Scholarship FundLarry Saunders & Associates,CPA’S, LLC

Leon Walker Endowment FundLeon Walker

Loretta & Harold Braxton Endowed ScholarshipDoris W. AdkinsIda R. BaileyRose W. BarnesMarvin A. BaughVivian A. BlandBertha N. BookerWillie & Alwyn BradleyHarold & Loretta BraxtonGladys W. BrayAlbert G. BrooksJoseph R. BrooksLottie J. BrownJerome ChaneySarah H. CheathamLinda H. CheivesVivian J. ClarkWillie L. ColePatricia C. ConleyJoyce R. CosbyJohnnie DandridgeGwendolyn M. DavisMargaret T. DavisCatherine G. DildyClaiborne C. EdwardsWalter & Barbara EliasJohn W. EllisAndrew L. FarrarLeo A. FisherBarbara A. FordLaurette B. FosterDolores FowlerChristabelle GoodeEverton & Laverne GoodridgeClaudie GrantBernard GreenCharissa S. GreenJerrye L. GriffinAnnie R. HairstonOlivia F. HairstonElisha G. HallHunter & Elizabeth HamlettDouglas HarrisUthai V. HarrisBernice HayesRobertnett & Evelyn HayesMargo W. HeathMarnique Y. HeathGeorge & Annie HendersonStephen HewlettKathryn B. HillGladys B. Holland


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Melvin L. HollomanAnita B. HolmanHarold E. HolmesDorothea W. HowardCarrie W. JohnsonCecelia C. JohnsonMaurice P. JohnsonTanya D. JohnsonShirley H. KennedyEunice V. LanierLula H. LawsonMartina H. LewisLaveeda R. LigginsFaye W. LockettBillie M. MatthewsJames F. McClellanMary W. McCrayWilliam & Jayne McKinleyJean R. MilesJohnette A. MitchellEloise J. MooreBessie C. MoorerFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.Corean E. ParkerRichard & Jacqueline PaytonLawrence D. PollardBertie J. PowellLoretta M. PowellMarie B. RaineyJacqueline D. RandolphDeidris ReynoldsWilliam & Sadie RichieYvette G. RobinsonNancy S. RossJoseph G. SalleyInez G. ScottJuanita S. SpencerDoris L. StephensKathryn S. StephensJudy C. StephensonDale F. TharpeElva E. ThorpeAntrynette S. Walker - HallCora L. WalkerMary L. WalkerAnne W. WallaceWivona M. WardVivian H. WestAndrew & Gracie WhiteSylvester WhiteBeatrice A. WhitfieldGertie B. WilliamsVivian R. WilliamsFrances G. WinstonBrenda E. Wynne

Louise & Ferndinand Ragland Endowment FundPhillip L. BaileyT. L. BerryVirginia R. Bishop

David T. BlakesTimothy C. BrownSteve R. CastaneiraMarilyn E. CoatesChristopher J. DauererAllen E. DobyMarti E. EulbergSonya A. HallRuth D. HayesDorothy M. HillPamela S. HorowitzSharon K. HoughLinda S. HueyDonna L. IsomCharles L. JacksonLorraine JohnsonKathleen KananJ. J. KingGeorge H. McQuarnRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Linda J. MonroeRudolph L. MossetteBruce OldsKenneth RaglandPatricia L. RaglandDelores RawlinsB. Charlotte RobinsonHenry M. SimmonsJoseph H. StephenLaVern M. TarkingtonEileen P. ThomasSherry ThomasSharon O. ToledoClinton & Kara TurnerJohn J. VellaWater and Power Community

Credit UnionGeraldine A. WendelBrenda A. WhiteYvonne T. Wiley-Webb

Marguerite L. Worthington Memorial Scholarship FundPatricia Barnes-McConnell

Mary Hatwood Futrell Scholarship FundMary Hatwood FutrellVirginia Minority Caucus

Melvin Scott Smith Endowed Scholarship FundGeorge & Lillian BoydBert A. BunyanChisholm Consulting, Inc.Linwood & Mary HartEllen S. NelsonWilliam C. PicottCarlyle A. TheobaldReginald & Evelyn Wells

Myrna C. Haughton Endowment SchlorshipGillfield Baptist ChurchM. Grover HaughtonAlfred & Rosezelia Roy

Nu Psi Chapter Endowment -Omega Psi PhiLeon O. HarveyRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.

Nursing Endowment FundAnonymously Donor

Nursing School Enhancement Project FundGeorge J. and Effie L. SeayFoundation

Porcher L. Taylor EndowmentFundThe Cameron FoundationAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.

Robert M. Hendrick, Jr. Memorial Scholarship FundVirginia State UniversityVSUAA - Military Chapter

Rosa Harris Minor & Eloise Washington Bowles Endowed Scholarship FundLouise L. BassettWesley L. HarrisWilliam M. Harris

Rotary Club Of Petersburg (Breakfast Club) EndowmentFundRotary Club of Petersburg (Breakfast Club)

Rudolph & Hattie Powell Endowment FundRudolph & Hattie PowellPowells Photographic Video

Services, Inc.

Rudy W. Powell - My CenturyClub ScholarshipEleanor I. BarnwellMattie B. BellRoshan B. BhappuJune M. BrownMarion T. ClaiborneHoward R. DabneyBernadine C. GinesArlette F. HillDalbert & Hattie HinksonDorothy B. HolmesThe Human Resources Center of

St. Albans, Inc.Vertice JohnsonMildred MarksJacqueline B. MoorheadOmega Phi Psi Fraternity, Inc.IOTA Xi ChapterRudolph W. PowellBess R. TerryVSUAA - New York City ChapterBerthenia S. WhiteMarjorie S. Young

Shelton Matthews Trust Endowment FundIsaac LynchCassandra M. SmithPatricia & Pernell Taylor Jr.Robert & Valerie Vaughan

The WADA Bradley Endowment Scholarship FundWillie & Alwyn Bradley

Tidewater Chapter EndowmentFundCamilla G. AshbySevella W. BarcliffGeraldine T. BooneFrank R. ChanceyRodney M. DavisPearly M. EdwardsDelores T. FitzgeraldAlveta V. GreenBetty P. HarrisVernell B. KilpatrickLucille V. OldsEvelyn O. SkinnerEdith T. StanleyVSUAA - Tidewater ChapterLouise M. Walton

Vassar W. Hurt, III MemorialFundAshland ClemonsJohn & Barbara FlemingJohn F. JacksonFranklyn G. MatthewsAshley C. RicksWilliam & Annette Williams

Viola Hopson Clark Scholarship Fund for EducationDoris W. AdkinsArlene Lesane AndersonParnell N. AveryDemetria R. BaughHoward L. BaughBethany Church, Inc.Doris P. BiasAnna C. BradleyWillie & Alwyn Bradley



DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Selene H. BrentHorace & Evelyn BrissetteDorothy T. BurhananLeroy BurksRuby J. CarringtonCATJEMB Investment ClubKathleen CephasJames ClarkJames R. ClarkRose B. ColeyWilliam M. CosbyGeorge CrockerAdrian T. DanceGwendolyn M. DavisDelta Omega Chapter, Omega PsiPhi FraternityDelta Sigma Theta - PetersburgMichael DownesH. Parker DunlapElenora J. EdlowWalter & Barbara EliasEnon Elementary SchoolFairfax County Alumnae ChapterDelta Sigma Theta SororityCalvin FarrAndrew L. FarrarMargaret FisherJacqueline C. FlemingBenjamin FordErma L. FreemanWillene J. GainesGBC Gospel ChoirJerome GoodwinTalbert GwymnHunter & Elizabeth HamlettJames L. HarperOscar & Emma HarrisonBurton & Mildred HayesGeorge & Annie HendersonShirley H. HinesJames & Wilma HunterMark JacksonWillard O. JasperEvelyn W. JemisonMae C. JohnsonTarah C. JohnsonVernon E. JohnsonDianne B. JonesJohn F. JonesJoyce A. KovalikDrefus LaneLula H. LawsonMartina H. LewisRobert H. LewisGeraldine C. MaclinLucy H. ManningFlorence J. MarshallLois D. McClellanWillis C. McCombsStephanie F. McNeilTheresa D. Melvin

Bessie C. MoorerNAACPFay & Freddie W. Nicholas Sr.James ParkerRichard & Jacqueline PaytonMarian PegramFannie B. PerryPetersburg Chapter of Links, Inc.James PowellJames W. PriesterKylor & Mary ReedDoris H. RidleyMary D. RoseSanctuary Choir of GillfieldBaptist ChurchShirley C. SheppersonBarbara R. SmithEdward L. SmithSouthside Women’s Investment

ClubJames SwimpsonAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.Carmen D. ThomasEvelyn S. TuckerUpsilon Nu Scholarship & Social

Action Foundation, Inc.Michel D. VaughanAlbert VincentVivian H. WestGertie B. WilliamsRichard L. WilliamsVivian R. WilliamsKevin J. Woodhouse

Virginia Staters EndowmentFundBenjamin F. Jones

VSU Athletics Endowment FundRalph & Judith AndersonLeon & Orissa BeyWillie & Alwyn BradleyJames C. BrayeBert A. BunyanHelen D. ButlerAlfred J. CadeCharles O. ChristianJames R. ClarkJuette Richardson CosbyClyde & Aurelia CraigheadFlora D. CrittendenJohn E. CunninghamLawrence & Bernice EmanuelClovis G. GaultConrad M. GilliamEllis & Angela HargressBurton & Mildred HayesArlette F. HillJames & Margaret HoeferArvilla L. JacksGarfield Jackson

Linwood L. JacobsSamuel R. JoyceJasper LewisIrene F. LoganJona & Iris McKeeRuth & Foster B. Miles, Jr.Thomas W. MontagueNarnia Books for Children, Inc.National Sorority of Phi DeltaKappa Inc. Alpha Zeta ChapterWilliam N. PattersonCharles & Marjorie PriceWillie RobinsonSamuel O. SmithJimmie & Barbara SteversonAnn & Porcher L. Taylor Jr.Virginia LotteryVSUAA - Richmond ChapterDorothy F. Williams

VSUAA Baltimore Metro Chapter FundJanice P. Cromwell - NowellVSUAA - Baltimore Chapter

VSUAA Columbia, Maryland Alumni Chapter FundChristine O. Crable

VSUAA Greater New York Alumni Chapter FundVSUAA - New York City Chapter

VSUAA Northern VirginiaChapter Alumni FundMichael A. DantleyArthur R. PiperVSUAA - Northern VirginiaChapter

VSUAA Peninsula Alumni Chapter FundJean W. BoydIrving D. Crudup, Jr.Hampton Alumnae Chapter DeltaSigma Theta SororityMarion P. JohnsGoldie A. MilesRuth G. MortonNorthrop Grumman FoundationPeninsula Pan-Hellenic CouncilGloria B. PhelpsGwen H. PorterBarbara T. SavageRaye E. SmithVSUAA - Peninsula ChapterJulia G. Williams

VSUAA Philadelphia AreaAlumni Endowment FundVSUAA - Philadelphia Chapter

VSUAA Richmond AlumniChapter Endowed ScholarshipFundVSUAA - Richmond Chapter

Youth Education ScholarshipOpportunities, Inc. EndowmentFundYouth Education Scholarships

Opportunities, Inc.

Yvette G Robinson AgricuturalScholarshipYvette G. Robinson

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SAVE THE DATE:

4th Annual “Jazz on the Hill” featuring legendary jazz band

“Plunky & Oneness”

Friday, October 24, 2008

7:00 – 10:00pm

Front Lawn of Virginia Hall

You don’t want to miss VSU’s premier alumni Homecoming event!

Check the Alumni webpage at www.vsu.edu for the latest updates.

Tickets go on sale in September. Limited seating will be available.

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Petersburg, VA

Virginia State UniversityDevelopment/University AdvancementAlumni RelationsP.O. Box 9027Petersburg, VA 23806

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