Milestones

Twins Named Co-Valedictorians at Spelman College

Kirstie and Kristie Bronner both achieved perfect 4.0 grade point averages while earning bachelor's degrees in music. Both their mother and grandmother are Spelman College alumnae.

The Higher Education of the Army’s First African American Two-Star General

Nadja Y. West was recently promoted to Major General of the U.S. Army. She is the first African American woman on active duty to receive a second star.

Lydie Louis Will Earn Two Doctorates This Spring in Microelectronics and Photonics

Lydie Louis will make history this spring when she become the first student in the interdisciplinary microelectronics-photonics graduate program at the University of Arkansas to earn two Ph.D.s. She will be awarded doctorates from both the University of Arkansas and the Ecole Centrale Paris.

The Higher Education of One of the GOP’s Rising Black Stars

Tahrohon Wayne Shannon is Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He is only 34 years old and is a rising star in the Republican Party. Shannon is an African American and a member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Carolyn Callahan Selected to Lead the College of Business at the University of Louisville

She is currently the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. She will be the first woman and first African American dean of the University of Louisville business school.

University of Alabama to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Its Racial Desegregation

Throughout the year, the university will hold seminars, lectures, and other events to celebrate 50 years of racial diversity on campus.

Heidi Anderson Named Provost at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

When Dr. Anderson takes office in July, the university's two highest officials, president and provost, both will be African American women. Helen F. Giles-Gee became the university's president a year ago. Only 6 percent of the undergraduate student body at the university is Black.

Howard University Graduate In Line for the Presidency of the American Bar Association

Paulette Brown is the uncontested nominee to lead the American Bar Association beginning in 2015. If approved, she will become the first African American woman to lead the organization.

Rodney Bennett Appointed President of the University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Bennett, now vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia, will be the first African American president of any of the five predominantly White state universities in Mississippi.

A Military Milestone for a Claflin University Trustee

Calvin H. Elam, a member of the board of trustees of Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, has become the first African American general in the South Carolina Air National Guard.

The Higher Education of the Only Black U.S. Senator

He is the first Black senator from a southern state since Reconstruction and he is the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.

A Milestone Appointment at Clemson University

Juan Gilbert, chair of the Division of Human-Centered Computing and professor of automotive engineering, is the first African American scholar named to an endowed chair at Clemson University.

The Higher Education of the New Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court

The first Black Supreme Court justice and first Black chief justice is a graduate of Kentucky State University and the University of Oklahoma School of Law. He is a former assistant dean of the law school at Marquette University.

The First Black Homecoming Queen at Ole Miss

Courtney Roxanne Pearson, a senior from Memphis, will be crowned on October 13 during halftime ceremonies at the football game between Auburn University and Ole Miss.

Wake Forest University Celebrates 50 Years of Racial Integration

In 1962, Ed Reynolds from Ghana became the first Black student to enroll as a full-time student at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He returned to the university this past weekend to relate his experiences to current students.

Morgan State Professor Is the First African American President of Pi Sigma Alpha

Alice Jackson now leads the political science honor society that has 740 chapters across the United States in all 50 states.

Arizona State University Honors Its First Black Football Player

In 1937 Emerson Harvey was the first Black player at ASU. His presence on the football team at the university served to play a major role in the racial integration of college sports in the southwest.

Stanford’s Condoleezza Rice Is One of the First Two Women Members of Augusta National

Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state in the administration of George W. Bush and current professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, achieves yet another milestone.

Claflin University Appoints Its First Provost

Karl S. wright in the first provost in the 143-year history of Claflin University, an HBCU in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

Bobby Watson to Direct New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Jazz Studies at UMKC

The Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri at Kansas City will offer the first degree program in jazz in the state university system.
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