In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Camilla Ella Williams (1919-2012)

She was professor emerita at Indiana University and the first Black woman to perform for a major U.S. opera company.

In Memoriam: E. Dean Montgomery (1951-2011)

He was executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

In Memoriam: Edward N. Thompson (1953-2011)

He was director of development for the Office of Educational Equity at Pennsylvania State University.

In Memoriam: Muriel Grey Feelings (1938-2011)

The award-winning author of children's books, she was the longtime director of the Community Education Program at Temple University.

In Memoriam: James Edward Bowman (1923-2011)

The father of presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, Dr. Bowman was the first African-American tenured faculty member in the biological sciences at the University of Chicago.

In Memoriam: Walter D. Clark (1952-2011)

He was dean of enrollment management and judicial affairs at Roxbury Community College in Boston.

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