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Advancement News
A publication of The Offices of Institutional Advancement
Sponsored Programs and Research
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Support the Tougaloo College
1869 Annual Fund
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Message from the
Director of Alumni Affairs
Greetings Alumni and Friends,
As I reflect on my time as an Eaglet and now Soaring Eagle, I am reminded of both the privilege and responsibility of alumni to nurture and strengthen our Eagle Queen and to keep the Tougaloo tradition alive. This experience has truly been an honor serving as the intermediary between the College and alumni through the Office of Institutional Advancement as well as working diligently with the National Alumni Association.
As you may already know, the Tougaloo College 1869 Annual Fund is very important to the vitality and operations of the College and we need your support in maintaining the fund. Each year, the College supplements tuition with gifts from alumni, parents and friends who believe in the nurturing, rigorous living and learning environment. Your investment supports scholarships and an array of collegiate activities, which ensure that our students are equipped to compete in a global environment. Our alumni goal for June 30 is $1,450,000,
of
which
$393,219.36 has been raised to date. We are a good ways off but believe that with your help we will meet our set goal.
Most recently the College has rolled out our newest giving platform, Text 2 Give. You can now donate by texting "TOUGALOO" to 41444 directly from your mobile phone. I know you will be encouraged when you learn how we are continuously shaping the lives of our wonderful Tougaloo students, just as we have done for generations. It is because of "You" and your unwavering support, that our Alma Mater continues to teach and equip our students with the knowledge, skills and values needed to be successful and competitive in this global market. We look forward to your return home during our commencement weekend, and we are excited about the opportunity to reconnect with our Soaring Eagles
Doris Bridgeman
Director of Alumni Relations
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Countdown to Alumni Weekend 2017
(Friday, May 5 - Sunday, May 7, 2017)
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Tougaloo College welcomes back our alumni and friends to the campus for Alumni Weekend 2017, as we celebrate the 147th commencement of our great institution, Tougaloo College!
During this year's
annual reunion
,
the College salutes the classes ending in "2s" and "7s."
Special recognition will be given to the Golden Class of 1967, the Silver Class of 1992 and of course, the graduating Class of 2017. If you are a member of either
of this year's reunion class
es
, we urge you to take part in class activities designed to reunite, rekindle and renew your Tougaloo College spirit.
For more information, contact Doris Bridgeman, Director of Alumni Relations at 601-977-6836.
2017 Class Agents/Ambassadors:
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1947 Mrs. Mary Alice Moman
Mrs. Ruth Shirley
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1982 Mrs. Glenda Crump
Dr. Brigetta Turner
Ms. Brenda Knott
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1952 Mrs. Grace Britton Sweet
Mrs. Gwen Nero Loper
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1987 Mrs. Hope Lindsey Huey
Mr. Stanley Jones
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1957 Mr. Wilbert Smith
Mr. Leonard Ballard
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1992 Mrs. LaWanda Weatherspoon Parks
Mr. Michael McClendon
Dr. Tonya Thames Taylor
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1962 Mrs. Barbara Thompson Hilliard
Mrs. Portia Anderson
Mrs. Joan Vinson
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1997 Mrs. Tiffany Hardy Terrell
Atty. Angela Givens-Williams
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1967 Dr. Walter Davis
Mrs. Joyce Bartley Taylor
Mrs. Deloise Lowe Jones
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2002 Ms. Katina Harrison
Ms. Ranada Robinson
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1972 Mr. Roosevelt Turner
Mrs. Adair Jackson
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2007 Mr. Eric Pilcher
Ms. Keila L. Brown
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1977 Dr. Bobby Larry
Ms. Shirley Mass
Mr. Charles Ransom
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2012 Mr. Xavier Amos
Ms. Khirsten Echols
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The Eagle Queen remains committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and educating the nation's next 21st century leaders. This year's Alumni Weekend is the ideal time to reconnect with classmates and fellow Tougalooians, and relive your memories as you create new ones. This is an opportunity to recommit time, talents, financial resources and energy to help enhance the lives of our family at our Beloved Eagle Queen.
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Tougaloo College Qualifies for
Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
National Championship Tournament
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John Johnson, Keturah Ollie-Hayes,
Margaret Anderson (coach),
Breland Crudup (Captain), and Simeon Williams.
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Tougaloo College has qualified to compete at the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament, a prestigious competition that showcases the academic prowess of the brightest students from America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Student teams from 48 colleges qualified for this year's National Championship Tournament, which will run from Saturday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 12 in Torrance, California.
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Tougaloo College
Making a Global Impact
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Detrice Roberts, Taeko Ohnuma, Jin Dang, Teresa Yun, Yasmin Gabriel,
and Hossam Abdullatief
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The Tougaloo College Center for International Studies and Global Change (CISGC) is focused on international diversity and global engagement. The program provides students with the opportunity to experience the world beyond the campus, the state of Mississippi, and the United States. On February 9th, Tougaloo College was invited to attend the 2017 Multicultural Diversity Fair, hosted by the Madison County School System, in the gymnasium of Ridgeland High School.
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Tougaloo Student Named
Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Monday, March 20th that 141 Division I Women's Basketball student-athletes have been named 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
The Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete programs recognizes excellence in the classroom by NAIA-member student-athletes who are juniors or above in academic standing with a 3.5 cumulative GPA. The awards are given annually to outstanding student-athletes in the various sports in which the program is active and their respective teams are eligible for NAIA postseason competition.
Tougaloo's Dymond Jackson was among those 141 student-athletes named to the prestigious honor. Jackson, a junior economics major from Canton, MS is a member of the Lady Bulldogs basketball team and currently holds a 3.81 grade point average. She was one of only three players from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference to receive this honor. The other two student-athletes were Keona Favis of Dillard University and Tajanee Wells of Talladega College. The Tougaloo College family congratulates Dymond Jackson for being selecting for such a prestigious award.
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How Smoking is Harming Our Health, Wallets and Experiences
and Why Millennials (Generation Z) Will Be The One to End It
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By: Tougaloo College Smoke Free Taskforce
Generation Z-is faced with a shrinking middle class and high teen unemployment, so it makes sense to worry about financial futures more than the generation before. All this financial anxiety has made generation Z, pretty good at saving. Nearly 60 percent of generation Z classify themselves as "savers" vs. "spenders," and more than two-thirds of us agree that constantly buying new stuff is overrated.
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The Division of Education, Supervision, and Instruction
"Hats off to Dr. Seuss"
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Read Across America: "Hats off to Dr. Seuss"
Hats Off to Dr. Seuss
is a celebration that salutes Dr. Seuss's work, not only the remarkable collection of children's books he created, but also the duration of his extraordinary career and legacy as a man of numerous hats. The Division of Education, Supervision, and Instruction celebrated this event by inviting area early childhood classrooms to participate in a two and one half hour (2 ½) hands on event.
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EAGLES SOARING
"Alumni Spotlight"
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2017 Black Engineer of the Year
Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch
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Iconic engineering educator Dr. Eugene M. DeLoatch receives the 2017 Black Engineer of the Year Award at the BEYA Gala held Saturday, February 11, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park hotel in Washington D.C. On Dr. DeLoatch's left is Morgan State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Gloria Gibson, and to his right is Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Raensalear Polytechnic, and the first woman to win the prestigious Black Engineer of the Year Award.
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Tougaloo Alumna
Dr. Barbara Sias Chinn '69
makes her mark in history
Dr. Barbara Sias Chinn, D.D.S. '73, Retired Colonel, United States Army, was honored with the Fred C. Fielder Distinguished Dentist Award for her leadership and personal commitment of Meharry Medical College's mission through her exemplary practice of dentistry. In 1973, Dr. Chinn became the first African American female dentist in the United States Army Dental Corps.
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Tougaloo Alumnus
Named Director of Strategy Planning and Analysis at FedEx Services
Effective March 1, 2017, Jason C. Campbell '99, became the new Director of Strategy Planning and Analysis at FedEx Services. In this role, Jason will be responsible for the advancement of the global IT strategic goals by creating an environment for successful engagement across all divisions of the enterprise. Specific responsibilities include workforce strategies, Living PSP and cultural assessments, dynamic team mapping and engagement, external research and benchmarks and executive engagements.
This group works closely with our partners in Corporate Communications and Human Resources as well as key external consulting firms.
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Tougaloo Alumnus
Kerry Thomas '07
Named Director of Sponsored Programs and Research
The Director of Sponsored Programs and Research directs a full-service Office of Sponsored Programs and Research. He is responsible for identifying, researching, and writing a variety of proposals for College programs, and for overseeing the administration of all awards (funded by government agencies, corporations and/or foundations) to Tougaloo College. In addition, this individual is responsible for overseeing the College's Title III grant award from the U.S. Department of Education and serves as the Title III Director.
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2017 Chairman's Award Honoree
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The Tougaloo College Chairman's Award was established in 2008, as a way to honor individuals who have exemplified extraordinary leadership in a project or cause to advance the strategic goals of Tougaloo College. This year's honoree is Ms. Gwendolyn Nero Loper.
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2017 Inductees to the
Society of Philanthropists
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Queen Esther and
Clyde Cullen Jackson
Mr. Clyde Cullen and Mrs. Queen Esther attended Southern Christian Institute and were loyal advocates of education. They believed in the power of education and worked tirelessly to ensure their children received and understood the transformative power of education.
In 2005, Clyde Cullen departed in death and in 2014 Queen Esther as well. After Mr. Cullen's death and before the death of Queen Esther, the family members established the Clyde Cullen and Queen Esther Jackson Endowed Scholarship at Tougaloo College.
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Nissan North America is made up of a richly diverse group of people, as reflected in the company's leadership team and the numerous corporate outreach programs in which they participate in communities around the country. Nissan has what it takes to build cars and trucks with the power to change both the way you view the world and the way you move in it.
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View Photos from Humanities Week
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Honorees
The Honorable William Thad Cochran
United States Senator for Mississippi
The Honorable Bennie G. Thompson
United States Representative
Mississippi 2nd Congressional District
Raymond "Ray" Edwin Mabus, Jr.
Former Secretary of the United States Navy
Former Governor of the State of Mississippi
William F. Winter, Esquire
Special Counsel, Jones Walker LLP
Former Governor of the State of Mississippi
Constance Slaughter-Harvey, esquire
Civil Rights Activist and Attorney
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Special Musical Guest
Leela James
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All monies raised at the Two Rivers Gala | Tougaloo Honors
will go to support student scholarship initiatives and learning oppertunities.
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