LeMoyne-Owen College Honor Roll of Donors July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Alumni and Friends

Mrs. Mary Boyce ’54

Mr. Maynard Jordan ’50

Ms. Helen Bradford ’56

Mr. Augustus Kelley ’66

Mr. Otha Brandon

Mrs. Rita Kendrick ’54

Reverend Roger Brown ’13

Mr. George Kirby ’53

Mrs. Jessie Bryant ’54

Mrs. Jennie Kirby ’52

Mr. Clarence Christian ’68

Mr. Robert Lipscomb ’71

Mr. & Mrs. George Clark ’48

Mr. Mickell Lowery ’00

Mr. Eugene Coleman ’58

Mr. Everett McIntyre ’68

Dr. James Cowan

Mrs. Barbara McLemore ’56

Mr. Maurice Crayton ’03

Mrs. Mable Mead ’50

Dr. Keith Dockery ’77

Mrs. Margaret Morrison ’57

Mr. Jed Dreifus

Dr. James Netters ’63

Reverend Allen Fluent

Owen College Legacy Committee

Mrs. Bobbie Freeman ’68

Mrs. Charlene Parker ’55

Dr. Thomas Gibson ’52

Mr. Douglas Petties

Mr. James Gilliland

Mrs. Kim Prillerman*

Dr. Cheryl Golden

Dr. Bennie Reams ’52

Ms. Glenise Golden ’59

Reverend Kwame Reed

Mr. J. Houston Gordan

Dr. Sandra Reed

$2,500 and above

Mrs. Delores Graham ’54

Mr. Gerald Robinson ’71

Anonymous

Dr. L. LaSimba Gray

Mrs. Mary Scales ’66

Mr. Howard Averyhart ’68*

Ms. Emily Greer

Dr. M. Iqbal Shafi

Mr. Percy Baker ’88

Mrs. Lizzie Haley ’63

Mr. John Sheahan

Mr. Carl Carter

Mrs. Lou Hamilton

Mrs. Beverly F. Smith-Drake ’60

Mrs. Barbara Jones ’58

Mr. Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway

Mr. Steve Taylor ’63

Dr. Darnell Lassiter ’60

Dr. and Mrs. Benny Hawkins

Mrs. Gloria Tuggle ’55

Mrs. Eloise Liggins ’61

Mrs. Dorothy Henderson ’62

Mr. Troy Vaughan ’65

Mrs. Ella Thompson ’48

Mr. Mark Hendricks

Ms. Barbara Waller ’68

Mrs. Johnnie Turner ’62

Dr. Herman Henning ’57

Ms. Sandra Walls ’72

Dr. Willie Herenton ’63

Mr. Ronald Walter

Mrs. Florine Hinds ’84

Mr. James Wilhite ’61

Mrs. Fredricka Hodges

Ms. Canary Williams ’66

Dr. Josephine Isabel-Jones ’61

Mrs. Sadie Williams ’64

Mr. Sterling Ivy ’72

Dr. Beverly Williams-Cleaves

Mr. Clint Jackson ’76

Dr. Ernestine Williams-Glass

Ms. Velma L. Jones ’52

Mr. Tommy Winfield ’71

SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY $10,000 and above Ms. Doris Jackson ’58 LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis Alumni Chapter GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above Anonymous Dr. James Bishop ’58 Friends of Lois Deberry Mrs. Kathy and Mr. J. W. Gibson Dr. Deborah Harmon-Hines ’82 Mr. Richard Harter Mr. Robert Bob Simpson* Ms. Debra Sisson ’77* Mr. Johnnie Watson ’60 PURPLE SOCIETY

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above Dr. Lilia Abron ’66 Anonymous Reverend John Armstrong Dr. Charles Bailey ’82 Mrs. Mae Blanchard ’52 20

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Mr. Franklin Shelton ’67

Mrs. Mary Harvey ’67

$750 and above

Mrs. Evelyn Strong ’49

Mrs. Mary Hebron-Johnson

Mr. Clyde Battles

Mrs. Mary Tate-Smith

Ms. Amanda Hill ’03

Mr. Jesse Chatman ’71

Mrs. Wylodene Walker ’65

Mrs. Carlee Hill ’48

The Honorable Damita Dandridge ’78

Mr. John Thomas Walsh

Mrs. Dorothy Holloway ’52

Mrs. Lillian Hammond-Brown

Mr. Michael Washington ’95

Mrs. Emily Jackson ’54

Mrs. Mary Hollimon ’62

Mrs. Edythe Watson-Cobb ’78

Dr. Catherine Johnson ’71

Mrs. Annie Lee Irvin ’51

Mr. Marion White ’50

Mrs. Rose Johnson ’78

LeMoyne-Owen College Alumni

Mrs. Sadie Wiley ’62

Mrs. Dorothy Katoe ’60

Ms. Peggy Wright ’65

Mrs. Jevita Kilpatrick ’60

Association-Chicago Chapter Mr. Curtis Mitchell ’62 Ms. Daphne Whitaker Mrs. Harriett Young S.A. OWEN SOCIETY $500 and above Mrs. Juanita Bass ’65 Mrs. Wanda Blair-Jones ’76 Mr. William Brown ’57 Mrs. Frances Cade ’60 Ms. Sarah Coleman ’65 Mrs. Chestine Cowan ’47 Mr. James Cowan ’76 Mr. Larry Davis ’74 Mr. Edward Driver ’61 Mr. Jimmie Dugger Mrs. Ophelia Flowers ’50 Ms. W Merle Franklin Dr. Gloria Gayles Mrs. Cynthia Henning ’54 Ms. Shirley Hill Mrs. Thelma Hill ’63 Mrs. Sarah Horton ’64 Ms. Linda Isabel ’60 Ms. Frankie Jeffries ’80 Mrs. Dorothy Johnson ’74 Ms. Amy Jones ’63 Mrs. Ella Jones ’51 Dr. Wesley Jones Mrs. Christean Outlaw Mr. Ezekiel Owens ’58 Mrs. Clora Reddrick ’56 Dr. Kenneth Robinson Mr. Verties Sails ’64

Mr. Milton Little 1862 SOCIETY

Mr. Roy Logan ’64

$250 and above

Ms. Jeannette Lucas

Ms. Dorothy Akines ’50

Mrs. Katie Mallory ’62

Mrs. Virginia Anderson ’65

Mr. Fred McGhee ’52

Anonymous

Mrs. Ruby Minter

Dr. Muhammad Anwar

Mrs. Gwendolyn Mitchell ’51

Ms. Helen Armstrong ’63

Mrs. Iola Mitchell ’63

Mrs. Deborah Askew ’79

Ms. Rholedia Morgan

Mr. Jack Belz

Mrs. Lula Newton ’47

Mrs. Josephine Bennett

Dr. Alma Norment ’58

Mrs. Bertha Bradford-KoKuma ’61

Mrs. Joyce North

Mrs. Sarah Buford ’64

Ms. Crystal Owen

Dr. Ralph Calhoun

Mr. Dorsey Patterson

Ms. Telitha Caviness ’63

Mr. Frank Patterson ’67

Mrs. Juanita Chambers

Mrs. Rutha Pegues ’50

Mr. Melvin Christian

Mrs. Mary Phillips ’64

The Honorable Stephen Cohen

Ms. Carolyn Rhodes ’66

Mrs. Curlie Davis ’55

Ms. Gayle Rose

Ms. Delilah Davis

Ms. Diane Rudner

Mr. Tyrone Davis

Mr. Bobby Sherrod ’80

Mrs. Faye Deanes ’59

Mr. James Talley

Mr. Gerald Delk ’83

Mr. Eddie Thomas ’69

Reverend Thomas Dipko

Mrs. Mary Thomas ’69

Mrs. Marva Donald ’64

Mrs. Delores Tolbert-Malone ’64

Mr. Harry Durham

Ms. Lisa Turner

Mrs. Lula Ephraim ’49

Mrs. Dorothy Upshaw ’65

Mrs. Sonya Flowers-Fleming ’06

Dr. Ethelyn Williams-Neal

Mr. Claybourne Foster

Mrs. Helen Workman ’65

Mr. Marlon Foster ’95 Mr. Sylvester Fulton ’87

BROWNLEE SOCIETY

Mrs. Doretha Gilbert ’60

$100 and above

Ms. Velma Gray ’96

Mrs. Yvonne Acey ’58

Mrs. Geraldine Harper ’55

Ms. Modena Alexander Beacon Spring 2015 21

Mr. Calvin Anderson

Mrs. Olivia Coleman

Ms. Patricia Griffin

Anonymous

Mr. C. E. Collins

Mrs. Arlene Gross ’73

Ms. Linda Artis

Mr. Chester Collins ’62

Mr. James Haley ’66

Mrs. J.C. Bachus

Mr. William Cothran

Mrs. Queen Hall ’64

Mr. George Bagby

Dr. William Cottles

Mrs. Charles Etta Halthon ’42

Mrs. Elsie Bailey ’64

Mrs. Anne Cowan ’83

Ms. Annetta Hamilton ’68

Mr. Ralph Bailey

Reverend Coleman Crawford ’70

Mrs. Goldie Harrell ’63

Mrs. Angela Bailey-Mitchell

Mrs. Samara Crenshaw ’98

Dr. Delphia Harris

Mr. Beulah Balli

Mrs. Verna Crockett ’68

Ms. Dorothy Harris ’68

Mr. Stephen Balton

Dr. Anita Curry-Jackson ’68

Dr. Marieta Harris

Mrs. Sandra Barnes

Mr. Elbert Davis

Mrs. Sharon Harris

Ms. Evelyn Barron ’94

Mrs. Marie Ann Davis ’65

Ms. Thelma Harris ’38

Reverend William Bass ’84

Mrs. Ruth Davis ’61

Ms. Valerie Harris

Ms. Barbara Beaver

Mrs. Urla Davis ’56

Mrs. Annie Harwell

Dr. Lorraine Bell ’68

Mrs. Jessie Y. Denton ’69

Mrs. Jacqueline Hawkins

Mrs. Annette Berhe-Hunt

Mr. Edward Dickerson

Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes ’75

Mr. James Black ’52

Mrs. Johnnie Donald ’62

Ms. Bethely Henderson

Mr. Larry Blanchard

Ms. Karen Dowell ’86

Mr. Brady Henderson ’75

Mr. Carroll Bledsoe

Mrs. Patsy Dugger

The Honorable Deborah Henderson

Mrs. Aline Bond ’62

Mrs. Earline Duncan ’59

Mrs. Dora Henderson ’37

Mr. Terry Boone ’78

Mr. Robert Dunn

Mr. Russell Henderson

Mrs. LaRose Bowden ’61

Mrs. Alteena Edwards

Reverend Vivian Henry

Mr. Dedrick Brittenum

Mr. Ronald Ester

Mr. Frank Hickman

Dr. Brown Brooks

Ms. V. Lynn Evans

Ms. Gina Higgins

Ms. Dorothy Brooks

Mrs. Martha Fant

Mrs. Earlene Holloway ’81

Mrs. Mary Brooks ’77

Dr. Frances Flagg ’62

Mr. Louis Holmes ’64

Ms. Mary Brooks

Ms. Michelle Flake ’79

Mrs. Claribelle Howard-Weaver ’43

The Honorable George Brown

Mrs. Michelle Fowlkes

Mr. Christopher Hudson

Mrs. Patricia Bryant-Wallington ’71

Ms. Margrethe Frankle

Mrs. Rochelle Marie Humphreys ’75

Mrs. Eula Burchfield Smith ’72

Mrs. Theresa Franklin

Ms. Clara Hussey

Mr. Melvin Burgess

Mr. Leon Freeman

Mrs. Izolia Jackson

Dr. Ruby Burgess

Mrs. Doris Frieson

Mr. Lennard James

Mrs. Deloris Burrow ’76 *

Mr. James Garcia

Ms. Beverly Johnson

Ms. Bobbie Cage

Mr. Merlest Garling ’13

Mr. Ernest Johnson ’54

Campaign to Elect Johnnie R. Turner

Ms. Lisa Geeter ’84

Ms. Katherine Johnson ’94

Mrs. Ossie Carter ’56

Mrs. Ruth Geeter ’66

Ms. Ruthie Johnson

Dr. Katherine Causey

Mrs. Lucy Gholston ’62

Ms. Sallie Johnson ’99

Dr. Marion E. Chapman

Mrs. Colleen Gibson

Ms. Dorothy Jones

Judge Robert Childers

Mr. Marsh Gibson

Mr. George Melvin Jones

Dr. June Chinn-Jointer ’79

Mr. Myran Gist

Mr. Howard Jones

Dr. M. Chongson

Ms. C.M. Goodwin

Mrs. Louise Jones ’47

Mrs. Mildred Coburn-Gooden ’64

Mrs. Barbara Gray ’72

Ms. Margaret Jones ’66

Ms. Shirley Cole

Ms. Ruth Gray

Mrs. Mary Margaret Jones ’64

Mrs. Viola Cole

Mrs. Clarice Green ’44

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Mrs. Yolanda Jones-Frinks

Dr. Ali Mostafavi

Ms. Jacquelyn Scruggs

Mr. James Jordan ’75

Mr. Houston Mullins, Jr. ’96

Mrs. Annie Sesley ’62

Mr. Michael Kernell

Mr. Jimmy Nelson

Ms. Aretha Shaffer ’61

Mrs. Floy Kidd ’57

Mrs. Ellen Nixon

Dr. William Sibley

Mr. Jimmy King

Mr. Jerry Norman

Mrs. Mary Sidney

Mr. Calvin Lacy

Ms. Deborah Northcross

Mr. George Sims

Ms. Bobbie Lawrence

Dr. Phillip Northcross

Mrs. Linda Sklar

Mrs. Lydia Lay

Mrs. Addie Nunnally

Ms. Carla Smith

Ms. Katheryn Lee ’69

Mrs. Patsy Nwagbaraocha ’71

Mrs. Hazel Smith

Ms. Sherita Lee

Mrs. Brenda Odell ’69

Mrs. Jean Smith ’54

Mr. Stein Lee

Mrs. Wendy Oliver ’90

Dr. Robert Smith

Ms. Susan Lee

Dr. Edward Parker ’03

Mrs. Vinnie Standard ’97

Mrs. Ladell Locke ’64

Mrs. Marvarene Parker

Mrs. Frances Stevenson Howard ’74

Mr. Albert Lockett

Mr. Hannibal Parks ’63

Mrs. Mildred Steverson ’68

Ms. Rhonda Loden

Mr. Antony Partee

Ms. Loretta Stewart

Ms. Mary Loeb

Mrs. Dorothy Payne ’72

Mrs. May Ella Stingelar ’41

Dr. Fred Lofton

Mrs. Freddie Payton ’65

Ms. Emma Jean Stotts ’58

Mrs. Bobbie Lomax ’79

Mr. James Payton

Mr. James Sudduth ’68

Mrs. Shirley London ’64

Ms. Vivian Pearson ’65

Mrs. Lizzie Tard ’57

Ms. Karen Love ’94

Ms. Louise Pendleton

Mrs. Juanita Tate ’68

Ms. Rita Mabry

Mrs. Emma Phillips

Dr. Nellie Tate ’57

Mr. Kevin Mack ’79

Mrs. Juanita Phillips

Mr. Davidson Taylor ’67

Dr. Lawrence Madlock

Mr. Allen Pierce

Mr. Robert Taylor

Mr. Jerome Makowsky

Ms. Andrea Pierce

Dr. Linda Tharp

Ms. Gerlean Martin

Ms. Barbara Pinson

Ms. Rosie Thigpen

Mrs. Donnie Massey ’76

Mrs. Mattie Plummer ’53

Ms. Daphne Thomas

Ms. Bobbie Mathis ’54

Mrs. Brucie Postell

Mr. Eric Thomas ’98

Mrs. Gladys McChriston ’41

Mr. Kenneth Quinn ’05

Mrs. Bobbie Thompson ’66

Ms. Nita McClelland

Dr. Meenakshi Rajagopalan

Mrs. Annette Thorpe ’41

Mrs. Lorene McCollins ’50

Mrs. Jessie Randle ’57

The Honorable Joe Towns ’78

Dr. Zella McDonald ’65

Mrs. Charlie Reed ’55

Mrs. Maxine Towns ’66

Dr. Jesse McGee

Mrs. Gladys Reed ’71

Mrs. Bettye Trammell ’48

Mr. James McNeal

Ms. Darlene Ricks

Ms. Hattie Tuggle

Mrs. Joseph Mhoon ’41

River View Contract Bridge Club

Ms. Doris Tunstall ’62

Mr. Thomas Milam

Mrs. Beverly Robertson

Mrs. Rose Turner ’53

The Honorable Larry Miller

Ms. Brenda Robinson ’74

Ms. Freddie Ushrea ’63

Ms. Carrie Moore ’55

Ms. Teresa Robinson

Mrs. Delores Vinzant ’66

Mr. Charles Moore ’58

Mrs. Valtina Robinson ’56

Mr. John Walker ’02

Mrs. Jeanette Moore ’01

Mr. John Rogers

Dr. Randolph Walker

Mrs. Jennifer Moore

Mrs. Jeraldine Sanderlin ’53

Dr. S. H. Walker-Charlton

Mrs. Margaret Moore ’63

Ms. Susan Sanford

Mrs. Mary Walker-Harris ’72

Ms. Beverly Morris ’73

Mr. Thomas Saulsberry

Ms. Hazel Walton ’64

Mr. Clearthur Morris ’67

Mr. A. B. Saunders ’54

Ms. Mildred Warner

Mrs. Delories Mosley ’76

Mr. Youlon Savage ’50

Dr. Ella Watson ’68 Beacon Spring 2015 23

Dr. Elton Weaver ’97 Mrs. Bernadine Weir ’55 Mr. Logan Westbrooks Dr. Linda White Ms. Carolyn Whitney Ms. Barbara Wicks Mrs. Imogene Wiley ’55 Mr. Emanuel Williams Mrs. Freda Williams ’70 Mrs. Gwendolyn Williams ’56 Dr. Hugh Williams

Omega Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Shelby County Alumnae Chapter Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Memphis

Cigna HealthCare Exxon Mobil Foundation FedEx Services Valero Energy Corporation

Alumni Chapter RiverArtsFest, Inc. Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association

GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above Anonymous Come Together Foundation

FRANCIS JULIUS LEMOYNE SOCIETY $750 and above Memphis Bridge Unit

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Nationwide Insurance Foundation

Ms. Sharlene Williams Ms. Juanita Williamson ’59

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY

Mrs. Lillie Williamson

$500 and above

Mr. Ron Willis

King Frederick Consistory #38

Mrs. Emma Willis-Adams Mrs. Adriann Wilson

1862 SOCIETY

Ms. Arnetta Wilson ’68

$250 and above

Mr. William Winfrey

Registered Nurses Club

Mr. Robert Woodard

BROWNLEE SOCIETY

Ms. Gloria Worthy

$100 and above

Mrs. Rubystine Yancey

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - Epsilon

Mr. Dariush Zarshenas

Epsilon Chapter

$100,000 and above United Negro College Fund

PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above AKA Sorority, Inc. Xi Lambda

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Enterprise Holding Foundation Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division Regional One Health State Farm Companies Corporation

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above Allenberg Cotton Company

Ebonique Bridge Club

Aviall Services, Inc.

Memphis Academy of Science &

Ben Glo Foundation

Engineering

Clubs and Organizations

$2,500 and above

Tri-State Bank of Memphis

Ms. Deborah Womack

Mr. D. Terry Yarbrough

PURPLE SOCIETY

BNSF Railway Company

Memphis Contract Bridge Club

Comcast Cable

New Year’s Day Prayer Breakfast

Holidays, Inc. of Memphis

Councilman Myron Lowery

IBM Corporation-International Foundation

Riverview Kansas Community

Regions Bank

Strikers Express League

The Tom Joyner Foundation

The Elite Bridge Club

WDIA Goodwill Fund, Inc. Wharton Charitable Fund Yuletide Office Solutions

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Corporations and Foundations

United Way of the Mid -South

$100,000 and above

FRANCIS JULIUS LEMOYNE SOCIETY

Omega Chapter

Cummins, Inc.

Germantown Performing Arts Centre

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above

SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY

Africa In April Committee

$10,000 and above

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Beta

ABL Management, Inc.

Epsilon Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha-Phi Lambda 24

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$750 and above

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY $500 and above 61 Contracting, LLC * Matching Gift Program

AARP

Metropolitan Baptist Church

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church

American Family Day Corp.

Second Presbyterian Church

New Friendship M.B. Church Norris Avenue Missionary Baptist Church

Granthouse Publishers Stragistics Technology, Inc. Tate Computer Systems, Inc.

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above

St. James Missionary Baptist Church St. John Baptist Church-Douglas

Beulah Baptist Church

St. John Baptist Church-Vance

1862 SOCIETY

City Ushers Association

St. John Missionary Baptist Church

$250 and above

First Baptist Church-Lauderdale

Walnut Grove Baptist Church

Ms. Gayle Rose

Friendship Baptist Church

Shelby County Board of Education

God Is Good Ministries

1862 SOCIETY

Winchester Bowl, LLC.

Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist Church

$250 and above

Grace Missionary Baptist Church

Berean Missionary Baptist Church

BROWNLEE SOCIETY

Greater Middle Baptist Church

Christian United Missionary Baptist Church

$100 and above

Memphis Baptist City Laymen’s Union

First Baptist Church, Chelsea

Bold Investments LLC

Morning Chapel Baptist Church

Greater Lewis Street Baptist Church

Honest Monument Company

Morning View Baptist Church

New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Knowledge Quest

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

New Philadelphia Missionary

Washington Roofing Company

Mt. Moriah East Baptist Church

Baptist Church

New Sardis Baptist Church

New Salem Missionary Baptist

Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Payne Avenue Missionary Baptist Church

Oakville Missionary Baptist Church

Pearly Gates Missionary Baptist Church

SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

Reedy Creek Baptist Church

$10,000 and above

Salem Gilfield Baptist Church

The Baptist General Association

Brown Missionary Baptist Church

Second Congregational United

The Faith Community

Greater White Stone Missionary

Church of Christ

BROWNLEE SOCIETY

Springdale Baptist Church

$100 and above

Middle Baptist Church Whitehaven

St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church

Baptist Minister’s Wives Guild

Memphis Baptist Congress of

Whitestone Missionary Baptist Church

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Women

Baptist Church

Christian Education

Georgia Avenue Baptist Church

United Church of Christ

FRANCIS JULIUS LEMOYNE SOCIETY

Greater Mount Zion Baptist

West Tennessee District Association

$750 and above

Greater New Shiloh Missionary

First Baptist Mount Olive GOLD SOCIETY

Baptist Church Little Leaf Baptist Church

$5,000 and above

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY

Magnolia First Baptist Church

Baptist Mission and Educ. Deacons’

$500 and above

Monument Of Love Baptist Church

Belmont Baptist Church

Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church

Bethlehem Baptist Church

Mt. Olive Baptist Church

Centenary United Methodist

New Covenant Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church

New Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Greater Galatian Baptist Church

New Nonconnah Missionary Baptist Church

Greater Memphis Sunday School &

Path Ministries Praising and

& Trustees’ Wives Memphis Baptist Mission & Education City Union #1 Mount Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood Tennessee Baptist Missionary & Educational Convention Union Progressive Association PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above Castalia Baptist Church

Nurture Congress

Trusting Him Inc.

Greater Springfield Baptist Church

Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church

Greenwood CME Church

Rock of Ages Baptist Church

Mid-South Fellowship

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Saint Timothy Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.

Spring Creek Ranch

Ms. Anne J. Cowan

Summit Lease and Rental

Temple of Faith

Mr. Kenneth O. Cole ’57

The Wing Factory

Mrs. Viola O. Cole

Testament of Hope Church

TPC Southwind Golf Course Walgreens

Gifts In-Kind Bar Louie BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Walmart Wedgewood WREG-News Channel 3

Canteen Cigna Healthcare Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Costco Cummins, Inc. Dick’s Sporting Goods Enterprise Rent-A-Car Golfsmith Greens at Irene Half Shell Restaurant Hattiloo Theatre Kellogg’s Keystone Laboratories Krispy Kreme Kroger Mars, Inc. McDonald’s Memphis Convention and Visitors’ Bureau Memphis National Golf Memphis Redbirds MLGW Memphis Light Gas & Water

Gifts Received in Honor of: The Honorable George H. Brown Judge Robert L. Childers Dr. Valerie Y. Chu Ms. Amanda L. Hill Mr. William H. Cross ’57 Mr. Michael S. Washington

Omni Health and Fitness Organo Gold Coffee Orpheum Theatre Premium Refreshment Services Pyramid Wine and Spirits Quail Ridge Golf Course Road ID Sheraton Hotel Smoothie King

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Mrs. Lois M. DeBerry ’71 Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Mrs. Lucia F. Gilliland Mrs. Velma Dotson Ms. Margrethe Frankle Mr. Grayling Ellington Mr. John Thomas Walsh Ms. Kimberly Gates Mrs. Doris Regina Quinn

Dr. Russell F. Floyd ’72

Ms. Mary A. Hamilton

Mr. Jason C. Shipwash

Mrs. Lou and

Mr. Clint L. Jackson ’76 Mr. Clarence Christian Ms. Velma L. Jones ’52

Mrs. Vickie Hamilton Ms. Almasene Higgs Mr. Lennard James

AARP

Judge W. Otis Higgs, Jr.

Mrs. Louise C. Jones

Ms. Almasene Higgs

Mr. Robert C. Lipscomb ’71

Beverly H. Gilmore

Ms. Diane Rudner

Dr. Booker T. Hodges

Mr. Randall and Mrs. Pamela Powell

Mr. Larry D. Blanchard

Ms. Rosie Tabor Thigpen

Mrs. Fredricka Hodges

Mr. Johnnie B. Watson ’60

Mrs. Barbara E. Jones

Ms. Diane Rudner

Ms. Margaret H. Jones

Mrs. Linda N. Sklar

Mrs. Christean B. Outlaw Mr. Robert W. Woodard

Newton’s Trophy Nike, Inc.

Ms. Canary L. Williams

Mr. James S. Gilliland and

Budweiser of Memphis Buster’s Liquor

Ms. Eunice L. Cox

Gifts Received in Memory of: Mr. George R. Allen Ms. W. Merle Franklin Dr. Cary Anderson ’74 Dr. James L. Cowan, III Mrs. Chandra Champion-Walker Ms. Anne J. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cowan, II Dr. James L. Cowan, III

Mr. Charles C. Honesty Anonymous Ms. Diane Hurd-Muirhead Mrs. Alteena F. Edwards Dr. Shedrick Jones Dr. William Cottles, Jr. Mr. George G. Sims Dr. and Mrs. William F. Sibley, Jr. Mrs. Bertha Jordan * Matching Gift Program

Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Drake

Mr. James R. Jordan

Mrs. Hattie B. Tuggle

Ms. Selena M. McClellan

Pearl and Wilburn Wilson

Reverend Roger R. Brown and Mrs. Emma J. Brown

Ms. Barbara J. Waller

Mr. Clifton and Mrs. Beverly Smith-Drake Ms. Evelyn L. Vavasseur

Dr. Barbara S. Frankle

Mrs. Rio R. Jackson-Romby

Dr. Marieta W. Harris

Dr. James L. Cowan, III

Ms. Argie McFarland

Mrs. Lora G. Sandridge ’67

Dr. James L. Cowan, III

Mr. Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway

Ms. Reba Moody

Mrs. Delois S. Scott ’61

Ms. Brenda L. Moody

Mr. Johnny Scott

Mrs. Aline C. Nelson Nunnally ’66

Mrs. Maxine Smith ’82

Mr. C. E. Collins

Mr. James S. Gilliland and

Mr. Chester L. Collins

Mrs. Sonja T. Smith

Ms. Valarie D. Williams Mr. Earskle L. Stevenson Mrs. Frances Stevenson Howard Mr. Clayborne Taylor, Sr. Mrs. Ruth J. Campbell Mrs. Annie Bell Tisdale ’61 Ms. Deloris A. Walker Mrs. Allegra W. Turner

Mrs. Lucia F. Gilliland

Ms. Lisa M. Turner

Mr. Myran Gist

Mr. Reginald F. Smith

Ms. Deloris H. Gray

Mrs. Sophia E. Atkins

Mr. Larry Turner

Mrs. Addie C. Nunnally

Mrs. Nell H. Booker

Mrs. Doris Frieson

Mr. Autry James Parker, Sr. ’61 Dr. James L. Cowan, III

Mrs. Faye C. Deanes

Dr. Walter Walker

Mr. Alvin Dyer

Mr. Frank Shaffer

Ms. Joyce F. Johnson Mrs. Zernia M. Peacock

Mrs. Ethel Kelly

Mrs. Ella R. Jones

Mrs. Hester R. Powell

Mr. Eugene Waller Ms. Barbara J. Waller Ms. Clara L. White ’61

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Ms.you Aretha Every effort has been made to produce an accurate list. We want to thank each and every donor. Should note L. anShaffer omission or other correction, please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (901) 435-1527 or email donor relations at [email protected].

In Memoriam:

Marion Barry’s civil rights legacy lives on His former constituents in Washington, D.C. called him “Mayor for Life”. His fellow students at LeMoyneOwen College nicknamed him “Shep” in reference to the Soviet propagandist Dmitri Shepilov because of his passion for civil rights. Marion Barry ’58 passed away Nov. 26, 2014 at the age of 78. He was an outspoken student who did not shy away from leadership or the turbulence surrounding the civil rights movement. Instead, he embraced them as president of the LOC chapter of the NAACP. Barry graduated from LOC with his bachelor’s degree and went on to Fisk University where

he earned a master’s in Chemistry. However, his experiences at LOC laid the foundation for a life in politics. Barry ascended in the political arena in Washington to the office of Mayor where he served four terms. Later he served on the district’s council where he championed the rights of the economically disadvantaged.  Barry once said “my greatest work comes in the community.” He certainly made an indelible mark on Washington, D.C. politics and his contributions in the continued struggle for civil rights are immeasurable. He will be sorely missed by all. Beacon Spring 2015 27

Fall 2015 Honor Roll of Donors Preview The following is a preview list of donors who have contributed between July 1, 2014 and February 12, 2015. Please review carefully and report corrections to Institutional Advancement at (901) 435-1527. Supporters who send gifts by June 30, 2015, will be added to this list that will be published in its entirety in the fall issue of BEACON.

Alumni and Friends

Mrs. Lois Sargent

1862 SOCIETY $250 and above

GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above

Mr. Steve Taylor '63 Mr. Troy Vaughan '65

Anonymous

Mr. Marion White '50

Ms. Magnolia Armstrong '69

Mr. Tommy Winfield '71

Mrs. Deborah Askew '79

Ms. Gloria Worthy

Mr. Stephen Balton

Mr. Howard Averyhart '68 Dr. James Bishop '58 Dr. Monet Daniels Ms. Caroline Douthet

Mrs. Leola Bond '53 FRANCIS JULIUS LEMOYNE SOCIETY $750 and above

Dr. Ralph Calhoun

Dr. Deborah Harmon-Hines '82 Mr. Charles Phillips

Mrs. Carolyn Bishop

The Honorable Stephen Cohen

Mrs. Marla Reddick

Mrs. Wanda Blair-Jones '76

Mrs. Chestine Cowan '47

Mrs. Carmen Sandridge

Ms. Carolyn Rhodes '66

Mr. James Cowan '76

Mr. James Sandridge '67

Mr. Franklin Shelton '67

Mr. Maurice Crayton '03

Ms. Debra Sisson '77*

Mr. Robert Bob Simpson

Dr. Anita Curry-Jackson '68

Mr. James Wilhite '61

Mr. Edward Dickerson

PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above

Mrs. Jestine Carter '64

Mr. Jimmie Dugger

Anonymous

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY $500 and above

Mr. Claybourne Foster

Mrs. Emily Greer

Mr. Dennis Adams

LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis Alumni Chapter

Dr. Gloria Gayles

Rev. John Armstrong

Dr. Louis-Charles Harvey '67

Ms. Meryl Benson

Mrs. Mary Harvey '67

Rev. & Mrs. Roger R. Brown '13

Mrs. Faye Henning '57

Mr. Jesse Chatman '71

Mrs. Carlee Hill '48

The Honorable Damita Dandridge '78

Ms. Shirley Hill

Mr. Daryl Hodges

Mrs. Millicent Hoskin '63

Mrs. Fredricka Hodges

Ms. Clara Hussey

Mrs. Mary Hollimon '62

Ms. Frankie Jeffries '80

Mrs. Sarah Horton '64

Dr. Catherine Johnson '71

Dr. Josephine Isabel-Jones '61

Ms. Shelia Jones

Dr. Wesley Jones

Mrs. Dorothy Katoe '60

Ms. Selena McClellan '57

Mrs. Floy Kidd '57

Dr. Calverta McMorris

Ms. Jeannette Lucas

Dr. James Netters '63

Ms. Crystal Owen

Ms. Margaret Nolen

Mr. Frank Patterson '67

Mrs. Charlene Parker '55

Mrs. Mattie Plummer '53

Dr. Edward Parker '03

Mr. Larry Poindexter '83

Mr. Verties Sails '64

Mrs. Rose Shackelford '58

Mr. John Sheahan

Mr. John Simpson '71

Mr. Bobby Sherrod '80

Mr. Joseph Sudduth

Dr. Homer Turner

Mr. James Talley

Mr. John Walsh

Mrs. Delores Tolbert-Malone '64

Ms. Daphne Whitaker

Mrs. Barbara Waller '68

Mrs. Marva Williams '66

Mrs. Edythe Watson-Cobb '78

Mrs. Harriett Young

Ms. Jeraldine Williams '78

Mrs. Ella Thompson '48 Mrs. Delores Walker Mr. Johnnie Watson '60 MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above Dr. Lilia Abron '66 Mrs. Mae Blanchard '52 Mrs. Mary Boyce '54 Dr. James Cowan Rev. Thomas Dipko Dr. Thomas Gibson '52 Dr. and Mrs. Benny Hawkins Dr. Herman Henning '57 Mr. Sterling Ivy '72 Dr. Christine Johnson ’59 Velma Lois Jones ‘52 Mr. Maynard Jordan '50 Mr. Jack Joyner Mr. Augustus Kelley '66 Mr. George Kirby '53 Mrs. Jennie Kirby '52 Mr. Robert Lipscomb '71 Mr. Herman Morris Mr. Douglas Petties 28

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Ms. Marion Freeman '69

* Matching Gift Program

BROWNLEE SOCIETY $100 and above

Mrs. Veta Hailey '13

Mrs. Marvarene Parker

Mr. James Haley '66

Mr. Dorsey Patterson

Dr. David Acey '60

Ms. Vickie Hamilton

Mrs. Ethel Payne

Mrs. Yvonne Acey '58

Mrs. Mary Harmon

Ms. Vivian Pearson '65

Ms. Modena Alexander

Ms. Dorothy Harris '68

Ms. Louise Pendleton

Mrs. Verna Alexander '98

Ms. Valerie Harris

Mrs. Juanita Phillips

Mr. Bartlett Alley

Ms. Bethely Henderson

Mrs. Mary Phillips '64

Ms. Linda Anderson '94

Ms. Frances Hightower

Ms. Carolyn Powell '77

Anonymous

Mrs. Margaret Hillman

Dr. Meenakshi Rajagopalan

Dr. Muhammad Anwar

Ms. Janice Hill-Williams '68

Ms. Rosemary Rehak

Mrs. Elsie Bailey '64

Mrs. Earlene Holloway '81

Ms. Darlene Ricks

Mr. Beulah Balli

Mrs. Faye Hudson '54

Mrs. Bernyce Rivers

Mrs. Annette Berhe-Hunt

Mrs. Rochelle Marie Humphreys '75

Mrs. Gwelyne Robinson '59

Mr. Johnny Berryhill

Mr. Clint Jackson '76

Mr. Floyd Rogers

Ms. Deven Boyd

Dr. Margaret James

Ms. Diane Rudner

Mrs. Jerline Britton-Nevilles '76

Mr. Kenneth Jones

Mr. A. B. Saunders '54

Dr. Brown Brooks

Ms. Margaret Jones '66

Mr. Charles Settle

Kaye Adams Browne

Mrs. Mary Margaret Jones '64

Mrs. Joyce Simpson-Williams

Mrs. Deloris Burrow '76*

Mrs. Evelyn Kent '64

Ms. Carla Smith

Dr. Gregory Burton

Mr. Calvin Lacy

Mr. Charles Smith

Mr. Ernest Carpenter

Mr. James Larry

Mrs. Hazel Smith

Mrs. Josephine Cartwright '62

Ms. Bobbie Lawrence

Mrs. Wilma Smith '58

Dr. Katherine Causey

Mr. Stein Lee

Ms. Emma Jean Stotts '58

Mrs. Juanita Chambers

Ms. Susan Lee

Ms. Terese Swatt

Dr. June Chinn-Jointer '79

Ms. Eloise Lewis

Mr. Doug Tabb

Dr. M. Chongson

Mrs. Ladell Locke '64

Ms. Rosie Thigpen

Mr. Melvin Christian

Mr. Albert Lockett

Ms. Daphne Thomas

Ms. Shirley Cole

Ms. Rhonda Loden

Mr. Eric Thomas '98

Dr. Harry Coleman

Mrs. Minnie Logan '67

Mrs. Phyllis Torry '95

Mr. Ford Cornett

Mrs. Bobbie Lomax '79

The Honorable Joe Towns '78

Mr. William Cothran

Mr. Kevin Mack '79

Mrs. Shirley Trapp

Rev. Coleman Crawford '70

Mrs. Katie Mallory '62

Mrs. Delores Vinzant '66

Ms. Delilah Davis

Mrs. Gladys McChriston '41

Mrs. Carol Walker

Mr. Elbert Davis

Dr. Zella McDonald '65

Mr. John Walker '02

Mr. Larry Davis '74

Dr. Everett McKissic '64

Dr. Randolph Walker

Mrs. Ruth Davis '61

Mrs. Katie McMurtrey '61

Dr. Sadie Walker '64

Mrs. Urla Davis '56

Mrs. Doris Melton '55

Ms. Sonia Walker

Ms. Lillie Dodson '69

Mr. Thomas Milam

Mrs. Bernadine Weir '55

Mrs. Patsy Dugger

The Honorable Larry Miller

Dr. Linda White

Ms. Karen English

Mrs. Ruby Minter

Ms. Carolyn Whitney

Mrs. Sonya Flowers-Fleming '06

Mrs. Marguerite Moody

Ms. Barbara Wicks

Dr. Russell Floyd '72

Ms. Carrie Moore '55

Mr. Douglas Wilkins '70

Mrs. Michelle Fowlkes

Mrs. Jennifer Moore

Mrs. Jessie Williams Denton '69

Ms. Margrethe Frankle

Mrs. Margaret Moore '63

Mr. Emanuel Williams

Mr. Bush Fullerton

Mr. Clearthur Morris '67

Mrs. Gwendolyn Williams '56

Dr. Richard Gibbs

Mrs. Delories Mosley '76

Ms. Sharlene Williams

Mrs. Colleen Gibson

Dr. Ali Mostafavi

Mrs. Velma Williams '61

Mrs. Doretha Gilbert '60

Ms. Shirley Neely '63

Mrs. Lillie Williamson

Mr. Russell Gregory '56

Mr. Jimmy Nelson

Ms. Loretta Wilson '55

Mr. Vernon Grose

Ms. Melanie Nelson

Mrs. Rubystine Yancey

Mr. Robert Hackney

Mr. Jerry Norman

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Clubs and Organizations

Post Office Lake Dental Association CC

SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY $10,000 and above

Tennessee State University

FRANCIS JULIUS LEMOYNE SOCIETY $750 and above

The Links, Inc. River City Chapter

The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund

United Way of the Mid- South

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY

Combined Federal Campaign of the Mid-South GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above National Council of Negro Women Inc. PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above National Council of Negro Women

$500 and above Baptist Memorial Health Care

Corporations and Foundations SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY $10,000 and above Anonymous ABL Management, Inc. Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc.

Hedgerow Family Dentistry Honest Monument Company N. J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home Inc. Protech Systems Group, Inc. Urban Strategies, Inc. 1862 SOCIETY $250 and above

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Cigna Foundation

Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association

Africa In April Committee

Community Foundation of Greater Memphis

Malco Theatres, Inc.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter

Cummins, Inc.

The Sims Financial Group, Inc.

FedEx Services

Alpha Kappa Alpha-Phi Lambda Omega Chapter

Veasley Rubbish Removal

First Tennessee Foundation

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Memphis Alumni Chapter

Valero Energy Corporation

Memphis Beautician Association Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tennessee Independent Colleges & Universities Association

Lexus Verses and Flow Scholarship

GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above Nike, Inc.

BROWNLEE SOCIETY $100 and above Johnston Supply

The Faith Community

Philadelphia Foundation

SESQUICENTENNIAL SOCIETY $10,000 and above

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY $500 and above

PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above

United Church of Christ

Call to Action

Army Emergency Relief-National Headquarters

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Memphis Alumnae Chapter

AT&T Foundation

West Tennessee District Association Memphis Baptist Congress of Christian Education GOLD SOCIETY $5,000 and above

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority-Shelby County Alumnae Chapter

Mid-South Gastroenterology Group, Inc.

JUSTGIVE

State Farm Companies Corporation Tri-State Bank of Memphis

Baptist Minister's Wives Guild

Cleveland-Bolivar Chamber of Commerce

MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above

Memphis Baptist Mission & Education City Union #1

Geola Early Scholarship

GlaxoSmithKline

Mount Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood

Golden Triangle United Negro College Fund

Kellogg's

Pakistan Association of Memphis

Registered Nurses Club

MARS Chocolate North America

Union Progressive Association

The Girl Friends, Inc. Memphis Chapter

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division MLGW

1862 SOCIETY $250 and above

Nationwide Insurance Foundation

Greater White Stone Missionary Baptist Church

BROWNLEE SOCIETY $100 and above

Regional One Health

PURPLE SOCIETY $2,500 and above

The Redwing Group LLC

City Ushers Association

Bethel University

Wharton Charitable Fund

Ebonique Bridge Club

WREG-TV News Channel 3

St. John Missionary Baptist ChurchPendelton

Justice, Unity, Generosity, Service, Inc.

Yuletide Office Solutions

Memphis Contract Bridge Club

M.J. Edwards Funeral Home

Greater Memphis Sunday School & Nurture Congress * Matching Gift Program

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MAGICIAN SOCIETY $1,000 and above

Ms. Velma Lois Jones ’52 Ms. Margaret Nolen

Mr. Grayling Ellington Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Walsh

Beulah Baptist Church

Ms. Susan Lee Ms. Susan Lee

Ms. Alma B. Gambrell Mrs. Ella G. Thompson

Mr. Robert C. Lipscomb ’71 Ms. Diane Rudner

Mrs. Alice W. Hall ’47 Dr. James L. Cowan

Grace Missionary Baptist Church

Mr. Johnnie B. Watson ’60 Mr. James B. Jalenak

Dr. L. LaSimba Gray

Ms. Diane Rudner

Judge W. Otis Higgs ’59 Ms. Jeanne S. Palmer

Metropolitan Baptist Church Oakville Missionary Baptist Church

Greater White Stone Missionary Baptist Church

Dr. Booker T. Hodges ’54 Dr. Harry T. Coleman

Second Congregational United Church of Christ

United Negro College FundGolden Triangle

Mrs. Fredricka Hodges

World Overcomers Outreach Ministries

Mrs. Emma P. Williams Ms. Rhonda Williams

Castalia Baptist Church East Fork Missionary Baptist Association First Baptist Church-Lauderdale First Baptist Mount Olive

S.A. OWEN SOCIETY $500 and above Friendship Baptist Church

Gifts Received in Memory of

Greater Springfield Baptist Church

June 30, 2014 – Feb. 23, 2015:

Mid-South Fellowship Hour

Mr. Marion Barry Dr. Gloria Gayles

Bethlehem Baptist Church

New Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church Olivet Fellowship Baptist Church St. James Missionary Baptist Church

Ms. Helen E. Bradford The Girl Friends, Inc. Memphis Chapter

St. John Baptist Church-Douglas

Mr. Edward A. Bumpus ’62 Ms. Rosie Thigpen

1862 SOCIETY $250 and above

Mrs. Ernestine L. Carpenter ’63 Mr. Ernest Carpenter

Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church Morning View Baptist Church

Dr. Sarah M. Chandler ’52 Ms. Charlotte Bryant

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

Dr. Gregory K. Burton

New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Ms. Karen M. Burton Mr. Wilfred Busby

Dr. Benny F. Hawkins Ms. Margaret H. Jones Mrs. Mary Alice Hubbard-McWilliams ’44 Dr. James L. Cowan Ms. Karen J. English Mrs. Mary T. Harmon Ms. Eloise Lewis Ms. Gwendolyn T. Lewis Mr. Preston Moore Ms. Rosemary W. Rehak Mrs. Shirley S. Trapp Mrs. Ardenia W. Jackson Mrs. Delores P. Walker Dr. Shedrick Jones ’52 Mr. George G. Sims Mrs. Bertha Jordan Mr. James R. Jordan Mr. Hughley Moore, Jr. ’72 Mrs. Margaret S. Moore

BROWNLEE SOCIETY $100 and above

Ms. Elaine Campbell

Mrs. Lora G. Sandridge ’67 Mrs. Marla Reddick

Judge Jayne R. Chandler

Mrs. Carmen Sandridge

Early Grove Missionary Baptist Church

Ms. V. Lynn Evans

Mr. James Sandridge

Little Leaf Baptist Church

Mr. Dwight Hancock

Ms. Deanna Shelton

Mt. Olive Baptist Church New Little Rock Baptist Church Pentecostal Missionary Baptist Church Salem Gilfield Baptist Church Temple of Faith

Gifts Received in Honor of: Dr. Valerie Chu Ms. Amanda L. Hill Mrs. Florence W. Currin Dr. Christine C. Johnson

Johnston Supply JUGS International Inc. Columbus GA Chapter

Mr. James C. Sudduth ’68 Dr. James L. Cowan

Ms. Belinda LaValle

Ms. Juanita R. Turner Dr. Homer Turner

Mr. Herman Morris

Mr. Larry Turner

Ms. Mary E. Murphy

Mrs. Doris Frieson

Ms. Michelle Murphy

Dr. Walter Walker Mr. Frank Shaffer and Mrs. Marian Shaffer

Justice, Unity, Generosity, Service, Inc.

Ms. Cheryl Pitts-Bryant Post Office Lake Dental Association CC Judge Tarik B. Sugarmon The Girl Friends, Inc. Memphis Chapter

Ms. Clara White Ms. Aretha L. Shaffer

Mr. Todd Wright Mr. and Mrs. Tommy & Gina Young

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HOLLIS F. PRICE SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT

Bobbie Jean Mathis ’54 helps continue the legacy Alumna donates half her estate to beloved alma mater by Daphne Thomas Just as in life, Bobbie Jean Mathis continues to impact the lives of students in South Memphis. She taught first-graders at Alonzo Locke Elementary School for 40 years and now her generosity will help students continue their education beyond elementary school and even beyond her death. Mathis remembered her beloved alma mater in her last will and testament, bequeathing $50,000 to LeMoyneOwen College in the wake of her passing Nov. 14, 2014. Mathis earned a bachelor’s degree in education at LOC and a master’s from Tennessee State University. She received numerous awards during her career and was an ardent volunteer for local organizations. Metropolitan Baptist Church recognized her as a faithful member with the Distinguished Women of Metropolitan Dedicated Service Award. Mathis also was an active member of the Memphis and Shelby County Retired Teachers’ Association, the Curve Optimist Club, the Hamilton Neighborhood Initiative and the NAACP. Although she shared her financial resources with various charities, those close to Mathis say there was no other nonprofit more dear to her than LeMoyne-Owen College. LOC Planned Giving Director Frankie Jeffries says alumni like Mathis are the lifeblood of the College and not to underestimate the power of planned giving. “Planned gifts help secure the future of the College and help donors make a lasting impact for generations to come,” Jeffries says. “It is a wonderful and painless way to demonstrate your passion and belief that education is the key to progress.” Mathis’ memory is cherished by loved-ones, colleagues, friends, and the LeMoyne-Owen College family. n

Membership In The Hollis F. Price Society For Planned Giving The members of the Hollis F. Price Society for Planned Giving have, through their own significant contributions to LeMoyne-Owen College, endowed its future with opportunities exceeding those which Hollis F. Price may have imagined. The membership consists of donors who have contributed to LeMoyne-Owen through estate planning. These individuals and their families have given through life insurance, bequests, or other types of major or deferred gifts. If you would like to know more about how planned giving works, we would be happy to send you information about how you may be eligible for membership in the Hollis F. Price Society for Planned Giving. For membership information, please email or call the Office of Planned Giving at [email protected] or (901) 435-1530. n Beacon Spring 2015 19