The kick-off meeting for the proposed PVNAA Government Relations Advisory Council (GRAC) political action committee was held on February 4th. Currently, Alumnus Frank Jackson serves as chair of the GRAC. The PAC must establish a separate 501(c)4 due to the limitations of our present 501c3 on political activity. Please note that as of September 2022, the NAA filed a 501h Election with the IRS to do lobbying activity. The IRS ruling for 501c3 organizations does not allow lobbying activity unless you establish a separate legal entity 501c4 or a 501h election as a tag along to your existing c3 with specific financial lobbying guidelines. Until the IRS gives us a determination letter as a lobbying group, we can only lobby individually as alums. It has been long thought of and drawn out. This information has been shared at our general alumni meetings. The problem still exists that not many alumni attend the meetings. Two general NAA meetings are to be held annually. The information is also shared by Alumni Chapter Presidents to their members as part of a President’s/NAA board meeting report. Please join your local alumni chapters to stay informed of changes and events the NAA has planned. Please get involved. We have much work to do. - Lalonni Dubose Hagerman - NAA Financial Secretary

First, "Thank You" to the courageous alumni that answered the initial call and completed the process of applying for a board position.

We still need more Alumni that are ready to contribute to the growth of this Association to step up to the plate. We ask for time, talent, and treasure, but it's not always about fundraising, most often it takes a creative approach to generate growth on all levels. If you are sincere about serving, about rolling up your sleeves to work, we need you. Ask yourself: "How can I best serve?; What can I offer that will help push this organization forward?" Can you do the work without the expectation of recognition? Can you make a viable difference? If that sounds like you, please answer this call to service. We Need You!

"The second annual Transition Into Nursing Practice: “A Blueprint for Success” event was held January 30, 2023, from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM at the PV College of Nursing, 6436 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas. This event was co-sponsored by the PVAMU National Alumni Association (Viola Hebert), PV College of Nursing (Dr. Forrest D. Smith & Dr. Sheila Harvin), and PVAMU Department of Student Affairs (Dr. Carolyn Davis). Alumni, volunteers, and staff of the PVCON and the Department of Eleven healthcare organizations including hospitals in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, community hospitals, UTMB Galveston, and US Army and US Navy healthcare divisions partnered with the PV sponsors, to provide an informative, interactive, and inspiring career launching event targeted for fourth and fifth semester PV nursing students along with recent graduates. Employer partners conducted interviews on-site and twenty-one students were either offered jobs, pending offers, or in the cue for positions within the participating organizations." - PVAMU

Please welcome to the NAA Family 77 LIFE members in the second quarter of the 2022-2023 fiscal years!

LIFE MEMBERS - $400

(Q2 2022-2023)

Dr. Prender L. Alderson

Class of 1996

Sharron Alexander

Class of 2008

Joseph Amos

Class of 1995

Shendolyn Anderson 

Class of 2000

Priscila Barbour

Class of 2014

Wortham Briscoe

Class of 1970

 Sarah Malone Brown

Class of 1967

Kinnith Bullock

Class 0f 1987

Keith Campbell

Class of 1997

Audrey Coaxum

Class of 1985

Debra Denise Curry

Class of 1992

Genevieve Morgan Davis 

Class of 1990

Tiffany Dempsey

Class of 1995

 Jacquelyn Jackson

Class of 1991

 Dr. Torrance Earle

Class of 1993

Jacy N. Elson

Nicholas Epps

Class of 1998

Myosha Faultry

Class of 1998

Dawson Ferguson Sr.

Class of 1979

David Gilliard 

Class of 1992

Lorenzo Gooch Jr.

Class of 1971

Dina Gardner Gooch

Class of 1972

Yolanda Lockhart Gross

Class of 1998

Seth Rylander

Class of 2008

Cleveland Shepard III

Classes of 1989 & '91

Sonya Shepard

Class of 1991

Sean Smith

Class of 2005

LIFE MEMBERS - $400

(Q2 2022-2023)

Ruth Grove

Class of 1987

L'Juan Hale

Class of 2008

Valencia Dutton Hall

Class of 2002

Amanda Hamilton  

Class of 2012

Lanea N. Hawkins

Class of 2012

Christopher Hayes

Class of 2014 

Shawnta Pittman-Hobbs

Class of 1994

William L. Hobbs

Class of 2000

Cynthia Lester Hobson

Class of 1994 

Forsythia Foster Walker-Hollimon

Brian Jackson

Class of 1995

Evelyn Williams Jackson

Class of 1972

Tunesia Jackson

Class of 2003

Louis Jones

Myra Kirkwood

Class of 1996

Crystal Lawrence

Class of 2007

Julia Sanders-Lee

Class of 1978

Angel E. Lenord

Class of 1977

Arlina Money

Class of 2006

Artemus Nelson

Class of 1994

Kerry M. Norton

Class of 1996

Raquel Oliver

Class of 2003

Curtrelle Rawls

Class of 2014

Tiffiney Ridley 

Class of 2000

Era Williams Robertson 

Class of 1967

Glenn Ella Runnels 

Class of 1970

Kacey Russell 

Class of 2001

Adiel Tauheed

Carl A. Taylor

Class of 1987 

Kendal Turner

Class of 1991

Robert Wince

Class of 1986

LIFE MEMBERS - $400

(Q2 2022-2023)

David Barnett

Class of 1984

Joseph Igbineweka

Class of 2004

Joseph Kelly

Charltiana Lewis

Class of 2017

Wayne G. Robinson Jr.

Mildred Parker Robinson

Class of 1997

Roenia Thompson 

Ruby Sharon Gillis

Class of 1970

Nathaniel J. Gross Sr.

Class of 2002

LTC (Ret) Clyde H. Orr

Class of 1953

Yolanda Yvette Thomas

Class of 1998

Naima Townsend

Classes of 2003 & 2005

NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS - $60

Kacy Russell

Class of 2001

Wortham Briscoe

Class of 1970

Devin Adams

Kymberli Barrett

Sean Broom

Ashlyn Clausell

James Gobert

Andrian Gould, III

Monica Green

Rochelle Hightower

Tamika Newman

John Osby

Class of 1978

Shamekia Moss

Class of 1996

Colette Thompson Vallot

Class of 1990

Jerrie Goodloe

Hilton Hamilton

Class of 1956

Robert Penn

Johnnie Staggs

Patricia Smith

Wilford Scott

Class of 1971

Erica Everson

Class of 2005

Adria Appiah Amaning

Class of 1997

Anthony Nelson

Class of 2021

Erika Green

Class of 2007

Trevor Piper

Class of 2002

PBTH Form is Active!

The Panther Beyond The Hill form is Active. To submit information regarding Panthers that have passed away, please go to the link below. The form can be accessed on the homepage and in the navigation bar under Alumni Membership. Panthers Beyond the Hill will be acknowledged at our Annual Convention/Summit. The entries will go to the NAA Historian. (Acknowledgement Period: July 2022 to June 2023)

Submit information here

TELL US YOUR STORY...Class Notes is a dedicated space for alumni to share factual information about accomplishments and milestones such as promotions, awards/honors, career moves, wedding and birth announcements. Class Notes are considered for publication use throughout PVAMU media outreach in print and digital formats. Submit Your Information Here!

NAA CHAPTERS & CLASSES

Atlanta Metropolitan, Austin, Bahamas, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Bend, Fort Worth, Hempstead, Houston, Johnson Space Center, Los Angeles, Missouri City, Prairie View Agriculture, Prairie View Local, Prairie View Nurses, PV Athletic Club, PVAMU ROTC, San Antonio, Science, Waco, Washington D.C., Class of '52, Class of '53, Class of '57, Class of '59, Class of '61, Class of '62, Class of '64, Class of '66, Class of '67, Class of '69, Class of '70, Class of '71, Class of 1972

Four points of focus for chapters and classes:

*Advocacy:

Assisting students in overcoming obstacles that hinder educational advancement;

*Friendraising/Scholarships:

Direct financial support to students;

*Membership:

Engaging the classes of the 80's and '90's, younger alums and recent graduates;

*Mentorship:

 Sharing of experience and expertise between legacy, younger alums, and students.           

ELECTED OFFICERS 2021-2023           

Mark Falls, President

Viola Hebert, Vice President

Frederick Roberts, Secretary

MaJaylyn Neal, Assistant Secretary

Tramyra Waites Simmons, Treasurer

Lalonni DuBose Hagerman, Financial Secretary

Esel A. Bell Miller, Parliamentarian

Karen Baker, Assistant Parlliamentarian

Sargeant At Arms, Gregory Bowens

Raymond Holley, Historian

Jamian Lattin-Sims, Chaplain

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Erma Simon Sadberry, NAA Administrator

Kimberley Runnels, Immediate Past President and ALUMNI VOICE content creator

The purpose of the Association is to form a union of Prairie View A&M University alumni, ex-students, and interested citizens of similar aspirations

for the perpetuation of PVAMU.