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Read Today, Lead Tomorrow
Chapel & Pharmacy Expansion
Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52
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QEP Initiative Takes Shape
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ON THE COVER:
Campus visits by Qatar Amir Sheikh Hamad
Bin Khalifa Al-Thani (top right) and worldrenowned architect Cesar Pelli (bottom left)
signaled the beginning of construction of the
new pharmacy extension (bottom right) and,
following that, the new St. Katharine Drexel
Chapel. Meanwhile, the recently purchased
property at 4700 Howard Avenue transcends
into a new surface parking lot.
Alumni Enjoy a Return to Campus
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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
Spring 2010
Dear Xavier Alumni & Friends:
What a great time to be in New Orleans, and to be here at Xavier! In early
February 2010, the future of New Orleans forever changed as a result of the New
Orleans Saints victory in Super Bowl XLIV. The level of excitement generated
by this accomplishment has been contagious. Simultaneously, both locally
and nationally, we have experienced an equally high level of excitement as
evidenced by such major events as the hopeful end of what has been described
as the nation’s worst economic downturn in a generation, the recent passage
of the health care reform law, the anticipation in New Orleans of a new mayoral
administration, and the beginning of Xavier’s eighty-fifth year of existence.
In this issue, we are pleased to be able to share with the Xavier family our featured
story which provides a glimpse of the major construction and renovation
projects occurring on campus. Five years post-Katrina, the University continues
to strategically acquire and develop properties that have been deemed critical
in support of the types of programs and facilities that are important to both
student and faculty recruitment and retention. Two projects in particular, the
Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion and the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel, are generating a
great deal of interest and excitement.
On the academic front, interest from prospective students remains strong, an encouraging sign that
continues to support our long-term goals. The University recently embarked on a new academic initiative
aptly titled Read Today, Lead Tomorrow, which is designed to ensure that the entire campus community
appreciates the correlation between reading and lifelong learning. I encourage all alumni to journey
with us on this life altering process, which was developed in support of our Quality Enhancement Plan
(QEP) – an initiative in support of our ongoing ten year accreditation review.
None of these accomplishments would be possible without the continued support of thousands of
generous alumni and friends who choose to financially support the University. This issue includes our
annual Honor Roll of Donors, which lists those donors who made a financial contribution during the
period January 1st - December 31st, 2009. The continued support and generosity of each and every
donor is a vital component of our mission to educate deserving students, and we remain eternally
grateful to each and every one of you.
We are most pleased to include in this issue photos of the more than 400 alumni who returned to
celebrate a class reunion during Homecoming 2009. We are always grateful whenever alumni choose
to visit us due in part to the impact these visits have on current students.
In closing, I am confident that even though the Super Bowl was won, the New Orleans Saints will not
rest on their laurels. The same can be said for Xavier University of Louisiana. Much work remains to be
done and with your unwavering support, commitment, and prayers, together we will continue to make
Xavier University a great institution.
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Sincerely,
Norman C. Francis
President
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Cur rent Events, News and O ther Happenings at Xav i e r
XU Still Tops for Med Schools
Xavier continues its track record of successfully placing
more African American students into medical schools each
year than any other higher education institution in the
country, a distinction that it has maintained since 1993.
A total of sixty-nine (69) Xavier graduates were accepted
into medical and dental schools during the 2008-2009
academic year. The University is also off to a good start
for the 2009-10 academic year, as evidenced by the more
than a dozen seniors who have already been accepted into
medical schools.
Full Tuition Available to Top Scholars
A PAIR OF QUEENS - Miss Xavier 2009-2010
Amber Robins (L), a senior biology/pre-med
major from Baton Rouge LA, shares the limelight
with her predecessor, Lagina Williams ’09, before
officially receiving her crown at the annual
University Coronation Ball. President Norman C.
Francis looks on.
OPERATION DIABETES - Professor Dr. John
Okogbaa (standing) and P2 pharmacy major
Ryan Francois (seated) take the blood pressure
and pulse of one of more than 150 shoppers who
stopped by for free health screenings and diabetes
information during the College of Pharmacy’s
annual “Operation Diabetes” community outreach
event at the Lakeside Shopping Mall. Top performing high school students from Catholic high
schools across the nation, as well as those from public
high schools in two Louisiana parishes, will be eligible for
full tuition scholarships at Xavier beginning with the fall
2010 semester. The newly-established Katharine Drexel
Scholarships, named for Xavier’s founder, offer full tuition
to all valedictorians and salutatorians from any Catholic
high school in the United States who are admitted as firsttime freshmen.
The equally new Norman C. Francis Scholarships, named
for Xavier’s current president, provide the same benefits
to valedictorians or salutatorians from public schools in
Orleans and Jefferson Parishes
Freshman Applications Up for Fall
Applications for the freshman class for fall 2010 are
running 15 percent higher than last year. That’s music
to the ears of XU Dean of Admissions Winston Brown,
who attributes much of the increase to a growing
national interest in the University’s varied offerings.
“Applications from local students remain steady, but
we are seeing additional interest from prospects
from throughout our region and across the country,”
said Brown.
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Cu r re nt Eve nt s, News and O ther Happenings at Xavier
White Humanist of the Year
Dr. Michael White ’76, has been named the 2010
Humanist of the Year by the Louisiana Endowment
for the Humanities. White, a renowned jazz clarinetist,
bandleader, composer, jazz historian and Xavier music
and Spanish educator, received the organization’s
top honor at the 2010 awards ceremony. When
nominating White for the award, Nick Spitzer,
producer and host of the American Routes syndicated
radio broadcast and Tulane University professor of
American studies and anthropology, described White
as the “foremost player of traditional New Orleans jazz
clarinet alive today.”
Big Easy Awards Honor Music Professor
Dr. John Ware ’77, XU professor of music and conductor/music director of the New
Orleans Black Chorale, was named recipient of the Big Easy Entertainment Award’s
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. He was honored at the organization’s 16th
annual Tribute to the Classical Arts Benefit Gala, which supports the Foundation for
Entertainment Development and Education. The designated Rosa Keller Endowed
Chair in Music at Xavier, Ware teaches voice, conducting, vocal diction, vocal
literature and pedagogy as well as serving as conductor of the XU
Concert Choir and Opera Theater.
THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL - President Norman C. Francis
introduces Xavier Herald newspaper staffers Kevin
Barnes of New Orleans and Stacey Windon of
Prairieville LA to WDSU-TV anchorman Norman
Robinson following the New Orleans’ Mayoral
Candidates Forum broadcast live from the Xavier
campus.
Xavier Economic Impact Gauged
An economic impact study shows that Xavier University of Louisiana
is a significant contributor to the metropolitan area’s economy.
According to the study, Xavier generates more than $320 million in
economic activities in the Greater New Orleans Region. The University
is one of the area’s leading employers, and its spending helps to
provide more than 4,200 jobs in Orleans Parish. The study was
conducted by Frederick Rodgers, a respected economist at Medaille
College in New York, who employed the Regional Input-Output
Modeling System to estimate Xavier’s economic impact on the region.
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HOW TIME FLIES - Cynthia Cooper of the
XU Information Technology Center and
Karen Watkins ‘69 of the President’s Office,
both with 40 years of service, receive
the applause of a standing room only
crowd during the annual Founder’s Day
Convocation. A total of 59 long-time faculty
and staff members were recognized.
TRIBUTE TO A LEGEND - Featured performers Dr.
Michael White ’76 and Donald Harrison perform
music selections heavily influenced by the late
Sidney Bechet, a New Orleans born clarinetist and
soprano saxophonist. The program also included
reflections from art professor Ron Bechet, a nephew
of the legendary music pioneer.
Cur rent Events, News and O ther Happenin g s at Xav i e r
Enrollment at New High
Post-Hurricane Katrina enrollment hit a
new high this past fall, thanks to a solid
freshman class that exceeded projected
levels and a welcome influx of new
transfer students. The addition of 910 new
freshmen and transfers has pushed the
university’s current overall enrollment
to 3,338 students, four percent higher
than last fall’s 3,204. Enrollment has
grown steadily the past four years. “After
Katrina we set out on a five-year plan to
gradually grow our freshman class back
to a sustainable level of around 800 new
students each year,” said Winston Brown,
Dean of Admissions. “We are pretty much
on that schedule.”
ON THEIR WAY - First-year College of Pharmacy
students sign their professional oaths at the annual
White Coat Ceremony, during which the neophyte
students received their first professional uniform
- the white jacket - symbolizing ethical practice
and signifying the beginning of their professional
pharmacy educations.
XU Pharmacy Accreditation Reaffirmed
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has reaffirmed the
accreditation of the Xavier College of Pharmacy. “We remain confident in the quality
of our pharmacy program and are proud that this professional assessment confirms
the value of Xavier’s College of Pharmacy,” said Dr. Norman C. Francis, president.
Xavier continues to be one of the top producers of African American pharmacists
in the nation on an annual basis. Admission to its College of Pharmacy is highly
competitive with more than 1,000 annual applications to be among the 165 students
admitted for each first-year class. Of the 524 students who graduated from Xavier
this past spring, 150 of them earned the Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
GUESTS OF HONOR - Honorary degree recipients
Donna Brazile, a national political strategist, and
Forest Whitaker, Academy Award-winning actordirector-producer, flank Dr. Francis on the Lakefront
Arena Stage during the 2009 Commencement
ceremony.
XU Gets Nod in Guide
The University has once again
received the endorsement of a
prominent, annual college rating
publication. Xavier was singled
out as one of the nation’s best
institutions for undergraduate
education by The Princeton Review
in the 2010 edition of its annual
guide, “The Best 371 Colleges.” XU
was one of 365 holdovers from last
year’s guide. The guide cites Xavier’s
unparalleled success in a number
of academic areas – particularly
premedical and pharmacy studies.
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Cu r re nt Eve nt s, News and O ther Happenings at Xavier
President’s Leadership Cited
The Xavier community has yet another reason to
be proud of its president, Dr. Norman C. Francis,
who was one of twenty-two men and women
selected as the country’s most exemplary
individuals by the U.S. News Media Group and
the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard
University’s Kennedy School of Government.
These inspiring professionals were noted for
dedicating their careers to improving the
everyday lives of people across the globe.
Grant Promotes Social Entrepreneurship
Xavier has received a $92,000 grant from the UNCF to encourage and mentor
African American students to become more involved in social entrepreneurship
(the employment of business principles to address a social mission or problem)
and to consider social entrepreneurship as a viable career objective. The Division
of Business is planning to offer a Social Entrepreneurship course.
RUNNING FOR FUNDS - XU students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends showed up in force to help raise monies for
student scholarships at the 22nd annual UNCF 5K Walk/Run in New Orleans’ Audubon Park.
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EMINENT SCHOLARS - A total of 47 faculty
were presented medallions at the first-ever
Eminent Scholars Endowed Chairs and Professors
Ceremony.
Cur rent Events, News and O ther Happenin g s at Xav i e r
Summer Programs Receive $1 Million NASA Grant
Xavier has received a $1 million dollar award from NASA to implement new summer
programs and continue existing summer programming in Math and Science. The
grant supports the University’s award-winning Summer Science Academy [which
includes BioStar, ChemStar, MathStar and SOAR1] and the Experiential Problemsolving & Analytical Reasoning (EPsAR) program, as well as a new program in the
Office of Academic Affairs and the Division of Education’s GLOBE teacher training
program.
Cross Country Runners Score Conference 4-Peat
SERVICE AWARD WINNERS - President Norman
Francis congratulates Lauchland Roberts and
Kenesha Pace after they were awarded the
University’s top service awards - the St. Katharine
Drexel and Mother Agatha Ryan awards,
respectively - at the annual Baccaluareate Mass and
Honors Convocation.
Xavier swept the individual and team titles of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Cross Country Championships at Choctaw Trails MS, winning the latter for the fourth
year in a row. The meet provided personal redemption for two XU standouts. P3
pharmacy major Ebony Harding of Baton Rouge LA, a three-time runner-up in the
GCAC 5,000-meter women’s event, won this year’s individual title, while sophomore
business major Ray Walston of Atlanta GA, the runner-up in the 2008 8,000-meter
men’s race, also won this year’s event.
Cancer Research Receives $10 Million Grant
Xavier has received a five-year, $10.1 million grant from the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) that will help the university move to the “next level” of competitiveness
in cancer research. The grant is part of an ambitious, strategic initiative to enhance
the university’s research competitiveness in biomedical fields. “Xavier has made
significant advances in achieving our research goals through the establishment of
the Center for Minority Health Disparities and through membership in the Louisiana
Cancer Research Consortium,” said Dr. Gene D’Amour, Senior Vice President for
Resource Development, noting that XU researchers have received high levels of
external funding for cancer research from public and private sources over the past
decade. “This grant will allow us to build upon our progress.”
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
CENTER - Renowned
local chef Leah Chase
gives a healthy cooking
demonstration at the
grand opening of the
College of Pharmacy’s
new Health & Wellness
Center, located next to
the Wal-Mart store in
Harahan LA.
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Cu r re nt Eve nt s, News and O ther Happenings at Xavier
XU Ranks High in Diverse Issues Annual Report
A special report by Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine once again
provides documentation of Xavier’s success in a number of academic
disciplines. In its annual “Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers” issue,
the magazine showed XU once again ranking first in the nation in the number
of African American students earning baccalaureate degrees in two areas –
the biological and biomedical sciences, as well as the physical sciences. Xavier
is comfortably ahead of the pack in both categories.
The Diverse Issues report is based on a review of the 2007-2008 preliminary
data distributed by the U.S. Department of Education, which includes the
effect of Hurricane Katrina (e.g. Xavier’s smaller total enrollment).
XU, NYU Form Partnership in Materials Research
Offering first year freshmen an opportunity to do research and increasing
minority graduate study in the nanotechnology field is the goal of a new
partnership between Xavier and New York University. The two schools have received
a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to bolster diversity among
materials scientists through collaborative research and curriculum development.
“Materials science builds bridges between scientists and engineers,” said XU
chemistry professor Dr. Lamar Meda, who heads the project here at Xavier with
physics professor Dr. Bryan Bilyeu. “This research is cutting-edge and there are very
few undergraduate programs, none at an HBCU and currently none in Southern
Louisiana. Nanotechnology is the wave of the future.”
HAITI CHERIE: - Haitian-born student Ismaelite
Saint-Felix, now residing in Portland OR, chats with
Dr. Pamela Franco, executive associate in the Office
of Academic Affairs, at the campus collection point
for the University’s earthquake relief fund.
Women’s Volleyball is Back
The intercollegiate women’s volleyball program has been reinstated for the fall 2010
season. Al’lisa Hale, who previously coached at NCAA
Division I member Alabama State, has been named
the new coach. The team begins competition
this fall. The University competed in women’s
volleyball in 2003-04 but suspended the
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CAREER LADDER – Students Ashley Brumfield of Grand
Coteau LA, DeJenae Theragood of Los Angeles CA and
Domonique Butler of New Orleans take advantage of
the annual Mardi Gras Invitational (MGI) Career Fair
to access career advice and information from industry
recruiters about job openings and summer internships.
WHO DAT? X-U DAT! - Staff & faculty members
Farrah Gafford, Claire Norris and Amy BelloneHite pull out their umbrellas to join co-workers,
students and members of the Music Department
brass band in a midday campus “second line”
celebrating the New Orleans Saints’ first-ever win
in the Super Bowl.
Cur rent Events, News and O ther Happenin g s at Xav i e r
MLK SERVICE AWARD - Edward Jenkins III, a
senior political science major from New Orleans,
accepts a Student Community Service Award from
XU President Norman C. Francis during the 24th
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Week for Peace
convocation.
President Norman C. Francis (left) leads a lively discussion with (L-R) legendary investor Warren
Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and Thomas Cousins, chairman emeritus of
Cousins Properties, during the inaugural network member meeting of Purpose Built Communities held
in New Orleans.
WATCHFUL EYE: President
Norman Francis drops
in on a krewe of student
callers contacting Xavierites
and friends seeking their
financial support of the
University’s vital mission
during the Annual Fund
Drive phonathon.
PASSING IT ON: Hollywood animator Lyndon Barrois ’90
(second from right) shares a moment with the family of the
late artist John T. Scott ’62 – (L-R) Ayo Scott ’03 and Anna Rita
Scott ‘64 – and art professor Ron Bechet before delivering
the keynote address at the University’s annual
Black History Convocation.
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PERFECTION: The Gold Nuggets celebrate their
unbeaten Gulf Coast Athletic Conference record after
a 65-55 win over SUNO at The Barn. The Nuggets
were only the second women’s team in conference
history to go 18-0 in the regular season.
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Super Bowl Champions (at last!)
N
ew Orleans’ love affair with its NFL professional football
team reached another zenith when the Saints advanced
to their first-ever Super Bowl. Then the team went
on to beat the Colts to win the NFL title, prompting the
Crescent City to put on a victory parade that paled its
own annual Mardi Gras celebration, drawing more than
500,000 participants.
It was extra-special for two alums, who provided a
Xavier connection.
Of Good Cheer
Show Me a Sign
Michelle Gobert ’89 (L) and Norm Gobert ‘83 (R), coowners of Signs Now, a New Orleans-based graphics
production house, has been producing onsite signage
for the NFL’s Super Bowl and Pro Bowl for more than a
decade. In 2010 – at long last – the production of Super
Bowl-themed locker room name plates, team busses,
and the owner’s suite dawned the colors of the Black
and Gold.
“It almost seemed like a dream” said Michelle, whose
on-demand sign shop shipped some generic signage
from New Orleans before moving their base operation to
a digital print shop inside the stadium to produce more
team-specific signage once the two participants had
been determined.
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It was their third visit to South Florida and this time it
couldn’t have been sweeter.
For Christine ‘Chrissy’ Hamilton, a fourth-year
pharmacy student, her last year as a member of the
New Orleans’ Saintsations cheerleading squad has
been the best year of her life.
“When I think back to four years ago, when I didn’t
know what the future would hold, it just seems
amazing,” she says.
Just as it was for the Saints and the City of New
Orleans, Super Bowl Sunday was was a moment of
personal redemption for Hamilton, a Chalmette LA
native whose family lost almost everything when
Hurricane Katrina rolled ashore in 2005. She did,
however, evacuate with three days worth of clothes
and her Saintsations uniforms.
Like most of her College of Pharmacy classmates,
Hamilton quickly returned to Xavier to finish her
studies. She’ll be graduating in May.
“Being at the Super Bowl with the Saints was
something special,” she said. “I can’t even put into
words how great it was, but I will remember it for the
rest of my life.”
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d
B
ack in the late 1970’s when Xavier administrators
were contemplating construction of new modern buildings
to replace some of the old wooden structures which had
housed key academic departments for more than three
decades, they brought in an architect to view the campus.
Very humble beginnings: work began on the COP
expansion with construction of the western-most
stairwell.
As legend has it, upon hearing some University staffers refer to the older
buildings as World War II army barracks, the architect commented with
some astonishment that he had thought the buildings were from World
War I.
A casual visitor to the campus today might experience the same degree
of wonder – albeit for a different and much more positive reason. Today
the epicenter of campus is the hub of much construction activity – an
undertaking which will change the shape of the University and the New
Orleans skyline forever.
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Presently the long-needed expansion to the College of Pharmacy
building is rapidly moving towards completion, while construction of
the long-dreamed about and highly-anticipated St. Katharine Drexel
Chapel will commence soon after the former opens for business.
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Groundbreaking Puts COP Expansion On Fast Track
Work on the Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion began in May 2008 after Amir Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani – whose middle eastern nation of Qatar provided
Xavier with an unexpected post-Katrina windfall grant of $17.5 million – visited
the city to witness the official groundbreaking ceremony.
When completed later this year, the much-needed, five-story, 60,000-square
foot addition – which had been in the planning stages for several years – will
allow the COP to sustain its increased enrollment growth while drastically
improving the overall quality of the academic programs and research
endeavors.
Each year more than 1,000 students apply for admission to the College of
Pharmacy, yet only 165 (15 percent) are admitted due to space and staffing
constraints. The addition will give the College the capacity to support and
maintain its strategic enrollment target of 650 students – an impressive 34
percent increase since 2002.
“Each year more than 1,000
students apply yet only 15
percent are admitted...”
The Pavilion will be connected to the Library
Resource Building and the existing College
of Pharmacy building facing the campus’
I-10 boundary to the north. The tennis courts
and the old Student Center, replaced by the
new University Center in 2003 and out of use
since then, were both removed to make way
for the new structure.
Hamad Al-Dosari, senior diplomat with the
Embassy of the Nation of Qatar, gets an update on
the progress of the new pharmacy pavilion from XU
President Norman Francis.
Plans call for moving most of the existing laboratories to the new building, while
remodeling space in the original building for additional classrooms, conference
rooms, and faculty and staff offices. All of the new high-tech teaching labs, as well as two large auditorium-style lecture
halls – each capable of seating as many as 200 students – will be housed in the
expansion. The building will also hold teaching and research laboratories, a mock
pharmacy skills laboratory and a Drug Information Center.
The addition will feature enhanced learning stations, satellite
technology, large screen projection capability, enhanced
audio, and research laboratories equipped with the latest
technological equipment and software. “A well-equipped pharmacy facility not only supports
student development and faculty research interests, but also
allows the College to build important relationships with the
pharmaceutical industry, other health care providers and the
general population who depend on the educational seminars
and clinical services that we provide,” said COP interim Dean
Kathleen Kennedy.
“Providing our faculty and students with the latest research
equipment and facilities to help address major issues and
proper drug delivery is critical if we are to continue to
maintain our important healthcare leadership role,” she added.
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An architect’s rending of the finished College of
Pharmacy expansion as seen from the University
Center.
Pelli Visit Brings Drexel Chapel
Closer To Reality
It would be an understatement to suggest that building
a free-standing religious chapel on campus has been
an elusive dream for most of Xavier’s history.
A chapel was actually included in (then) Mother
Katharine Drexel’s original blueprint plans for the Xavier
campus in the late 1920’s and it has been mentioned
as an upcoming project in nearly every university
strategic plan for the past 80+ years. However those
plans were always deferred in order to address other
essential campus needs such as new classrooms and
laboratories,
faculty and staff
offices, living
“...World-renowned
residences and
architect Cesar Pelli
other student
oriented service
visited the XU campus
facilities.
to unveil his design
Architect’s watercolor rendering of the
proposed St. Katharine Drexel Chapel
as it will be seen from the Quad.
But that dream is
for the new
finally about to
St. Katharine
become a reality.
In September
Drexel Chapel.“
2009 the longawaited project
officially moved
off the university’s “to do” list and onto its “get it done”
list when world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli visited
the XU campus to unveil his design for the new St.
Katharine Drexel Chapel.
The 11,000 square foot structure will be
situated next to the pharmacy addition
right alongside the Interstate-10 Expressway
bringing motorists to and from downtown New
Orleans.
Like the other buildings on campus, the
chapel’s exterior will be made of limestone.
Its domed roof will be made of copper with a
large cross located strategically at its crest that
architect Pelli joked “will be visible from the
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Motorists traveling to and from the city via I-10 can’t help
but notice the continuing progress of the towering six-story
Qatar Pavilion expansion. Despite construction delays due
to unfavorable winter weather, completion is scheduled for
early summer with the official ribbon-cutting in the fall.
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with some
airport to the river...” adding that “... people will see this cross and know
it is the chapel at Xavier University.”
President Norman C. Francis expressed his enthusiasm over the latest
developments.
“The new chapel and its centrality on campus will reinforce Xavier’s
historic Catholic identity and its continued commitment to the goals
and mission established by Saint Katharine, and will welcome students
of all faiths to share in their spiritual development,” he said.
The project is expected to cost more than $8 million, however Francis
is optimistic about raising the needed funds.
“We sometimes don’t appreciate how fortunate we have been,” he said.
“We have faith that those things which we would like to do, can be
done.”
A model with the roof removed to show
the octagonal interior of the 11,000
square foot chapel.
Pelli, whose firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has designed some of
the most famous buildings in the world, including the Petronas twin
towers in Malaysia that were once the tallest in the world, expressed
excitement at the opportunity to design a house of worship at Xavier.
“The idea of constructing a building with spiritual purposes is
extremely attractive to me,” said Pelli, who himself grew up in a
Catholic family. “This building will embody Drexel’s traits of modesty,
simplicity and spirituality. It will make you feel totally uplifted.”
Those wishing to make donations towards construction of the
pharmacy expansion or the new Chapel should call XU Institutional
Advancement at 504-520-7575 or visit the website at www.xula.edu.
More information will be mailed to all alumni directly in the coming
months. XG
A CAMPUS ALIVE
While the Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion
construction and plans for the new StKD
Chapel have garnered much attention, there
are numerous other campus improvement
projects either currently underway or close to
fruition.
Here is a short list:
Completed Projects:
•
Electrical Upgrades/Lighting Retrofit
•
Science Building (1st Floor Classroom
Renovations)
Ongoing Projects:
•
Art Village Renovations (Renovation of
existing buildings + recently acquired
former nightclub.)
•
New Surface Parking Lot (4700 Howard
Avenue, near I-10 Expressway)
Anticipated Projects:
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President Norman C. Francis and Cesar Pelli (seated) review plans for the new campus
chapel with Pelli associate Mitchell Hirsch.
•
Campus-wide Electrical Upgrade
•
Central Plant Infrastructural Upgrade
•
Convocation Academic Center
•
Replacement of Old Student Center
O
ne of the newest facets of the re-accreditation process for
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is the
development of a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The QEP
entails a five-year, campus-wide initiative targeted to improve
some aspect of student learning. A successful QEP will not
only strengthen student performance and learning but will also be a wholly
transformative experience for the entire university community.
The development of Xavier’s QEP has unfolded over the past two years in
anticipation of the university’s SACS site visit in March 2010. One of the more
challenging components of the QEP standard is that it must be developed with
input from every segment of the university.
Last December, President Norman Francis wrote to alumni requesting guidance
from Xavier graduates regarding what aspects of student learning might best be
addressed through the QEP process. Every member of the full Xavier community
– students, alumni, staff, faculty, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and trustees –
received that same letter, but this was only the beginning of the QEP inception.
Through that letter and other outreach, the university received a multitude
of suggestions focusing on everything from reading and writing to ethics,
institutional mission, and engagement. Throughout much of the Spring 2009
semester, discussions on and around campus focused on what would be the most
significant aspect of student learning on which to concentrate the QEP – the
University’s opportunity to dedicate resources and concentrated effort in an area
most in need of improvement.
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It became clear that all campus constituencies were concerned with the
apparently low level of student engagement. Student engagement is a broad,
all-encompassing idea that not only reflects the degree to which students are
dedicated to their academic pursuits, but also attests to students’ feelings, values,
and attitudes towards the institution and the educational endeavor. The question
of student engagement resonates with the degree to which students care about
and feel a part of the university community.
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Q u a l i t y E n h a n cement Plan
A
nother challenging aspect of the QEP is that for the five-year
duration of the plan, every project and activity executed as part
of the QEP must be assessed to determine the extent to which it
has improved student learning. Everyone involved with education
agrees that learning is improved when the students are emotionally invested
in learning. Student engagement, though, is a difficult thing to assess.
How do you measure the level of a student's emotional involvement in any
given learning activity? Furthermore, how do you measure how much that
emotional involvement has improved the student's learning as a result of that
activity?
Since a QEP focused on student engagement alone would not work according
to the standards established by SACS, a group of students, staff, and faculty,
working throughout the summer, accomplished two goals: first, they
identified a more tangible element of student learning that would not only
increase student engagement but could also be adequately tracked and
measured as student learning outcomes; second, they developed a detailed
action plan to initiate, implement, and assess these improvements.
Recognizing reading as
a skill inherent to all academic
and intellectual pursuits,
Xavier’s QEP strives to improve
the strategic reading
capacity of all students...
Through months of discussion and hard
work, Read Today, Lead Tomorrow, Xavier
University's Quality Enhancement Plan,
emerged. The immediate mission of this
initiative is to encourage and assist our
students to "become more active and
engaged readers"; however, the long-term
goal of this plan is rooted in the belief that
such "enhanced skills and behaviors will
enable students to improve their overall
academic performance and will enliven the
intellectual culture on campus." The QEP
will help our students improve their critical
reading skills so they can become more
engaged in and out of the classroom. By
doing so, not only will this plan further the
educational mission of the University but its
ethical mission as well.
Transforming the intellectual culture on campus is no small task, but Read
Today, Lead Tomorrow encompasses an array of focused activities separately
designed for incremental improvements in specific areas that collectively
make this daunting transformation possible.
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Recognizing reading as a skill inherent to all academic and intellectual
pursuits, Xavier’s QEP strives to improve the strategic reading capacity of
all students, through a revised and strengthened developmental reading
program. As a part of its mission, Xavier opens its doors to students whose
grades and test scores may prevent them from entering other institutions of
higher education. But Xavier admits these students with the expectation that
through a Xavier education they, like many of our graduates, will beat the
odds. Many of our incoming freshmen, for example, lack the basic reading
skills necessary to complete a first-year college curriculum. Strengthening the
Committee members flesh out the details of the
initiative.
Q ualit y Enhancement Plan
developmental reading program will provide these students the support they need
to fully embrace the rigor and demands of Xavier’s degree programs.
R
eading is vital to every academic discipline, but each discipline has its own
reading needs and methods. This is the nature of reading as it applies to
higher education and in light of this reality, the QEP provides training and
professional development to faculty members to introduce active reading
strategies in their entry-level classes, many of which are geared towards freshmen.
For example, students taking BIOL 2000 will learn to more actively read as biologists,
while students taking CPSC 1800 will learn to more actively read as computer
scientists.
Improving our students' reading skills is only part of the Read Today, Lead Tomorrow
initiative. Encouraging our students to use reading as a means of becoming more
engaged in the classroom—through their assigned readings—and out of the
classroom—through leisure reading and community involvement—and providing
them with numerous opportunities to do so is the more extensive part of this effort.
Xavier’s QEP acknowledges a multifaceted approach to improving students’
reading skills and their value of the reading experience. Some courses may require
reading journals where students reflect on various texts. They will also have many
opportunities to join a variety of reading groups, through their classes, residence
halls or through a service or social organization, with members of the faculty, or with
Xavier staff. Students can also find support to establish their own reading groups.
Regardless, they will come to see that reading can be a social medium, a way to
engage and interact with other people. The QEP calls for the addition of well-lit
comfortably furnished reader-friendly spaces across campus.
B
eyond campus, students will have a number of ways to use reading to reach
out to and interact with the New Orleans community. Through service
learning projects, students will visit local schools to model good reading
for young children to improve their literacy, or by reading to the elderly to
provide them with entertainment, information, and company. Xavier will also host
and promote literary events, both on and off campus. Poetry readings and open mic
nights will encourage people to share their own writings, while readings by wellknown poets and authors, as well as faculty, staff, and alumni, will further encourage
the idea of reading as an effective social medium.
Much of the groundwork for the Read Today, Lead Tomorrow
initiative is currently unfolding with the plan slated for full
implementation in the 2010 - 2011 academic year. Xavier
submitted its QEP for SACS review in February and
further inquiry took place during the campus site visit.
Banners throughout the campus and neighboring
roadways herald the University’s community-wide
“Read Today, Lead Tomorrow” Quality Enhancement
Plan initiative.
The University eagerly anticipates the reaffirmation
of its SACS accreditation following its annual
meeting in December of 2010. XG
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Bryant
Terry
‘97
Doing Justice to Food
Bryant Terry ‘97
I
t has been said that we are at an
unenviable moment in human
history when our yearning for
unhealthy diets is taking us toward
extinction. That if we do not change
what we feed our children and teach
them about the symbiotic relationship
between a healthy planet, healthy food
and healthy bodies – then our demise
will be hastened. But who wants to be subjected to that
guilt trip again? End of lecture.
Bryant Terry ‘97
That’s where Bryant Terry ’97 comes
in. A self-described eco-chef, author
and food-justice activist, he realized
early on that while there was a need to
educate people on healthy choices, they
were tired of being preached to. So he
decided to deliver the same message
via a more interesting, nay, more
“palatable” sermon.
“I’ve come to understand that a diet is such a personal
journey,” said Terry. “I don’t think it’s anyone’s place to say what
one’s diet should be, it’s really about checking in and being on
that journey with one’s self.”
Since graduating from the Natural Gourmet
Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New
York City, Terry has used cooking as a tool to
illuminate the intersections among poverty,
structural racism and food insecurity.
His interest in cooking, farming and
community health can be traced back
to his childhood in Memphis, where his
grandparents inspired him to grow, prepare
and appreciate good food. That’s the
combination that he wants people to grasp.
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“For me, it’s about helping people become
more aware of the interconnectedness of all
living beings, and how we’re just part of this complex whole
with the environment, the animal kingdom, the mineral
kingdom, the plant kingdom,” he said. “I want to help people
to see how every action we take affects the whole.”
In 2001, Terry founded b-healthy! (Build Healthy Eating and
Lifestyles to Help Youth), a five-year initiative created to raise
awareness about food justice issues and empower youth to be
active in creating a more just and sustainable food system.
A resident of Oakland CA, he has traveled to dozens of cities,
doing cooking demonstrations and speaking at public
events as well as at universities and colleges. He contributes
essays and recipes to a number of online and print outlets,
and his work has been featured in most major food-oriented
magazines.
Terry, who also holds a M.A. in American history from New
York University in addition to his B.A. in English from Xavier,
has garnered many honors for his work, including receiving
the inaugural Natural Gourmet Institute Award for Excellence
in Health-Supportive Food Education, being selected as one
of the 2008 “Hot 20 Under 40” in the San Francisco Bay Area
magazine 7×7 and recently being hailed as one of the “40
Chefs Under 40” by the online Mother Nature Network.
In 2003 he published his first book, Grub: Ideas for an Urban
Organic Kitchen, which received a Nautilus Award for Social
Change.
His second book, Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh,
Healthy, and Creative African American Cuisine,
is a deeply personal and cutting-edge
cookbook where Terry revisits his Southern
roots and offers innovative, animal-free
recipes mostly inspired by African American
and Southern cooking. VSK recipes use fresh,
whole, best-quality, healthy ingredients
and cooking techniques with an eye on
local, seasonal, sustainably grown food to
demonstrate that dishes don’t have to be
heavy or greasy to be delicious.
He is currently working on
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Dr. Roland
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Patillo
‘55
Protecting Women’s Health
Dr. Roland Pattillo ‘55
S
ome 40 years ago, Dr. Roland Pattillo ’55,
helped create a vaccine that protects
women from cervical cancer. Since
that time he has been a tireless advocate of
improved health care for women.
Now you might say he is finally getting his due.
Pattillo, now the director of gynecologic
oncology at Morehouse School of Medicine,
was recently recognized by his medical alma
mater, St. Louis University, which bestowed
upon him its highest honor, the Alumni Merit
Award.
Later this year, he’ll be in line for some
additional national recognition when a new
book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, is
published amongst much ballyhoo, including
a spread in Oprah magazine.
The book will tell the story of Henrietta Lacks,
a 33-year-old black mother of five children
whose death in 1951 provided scientists with
one of the most important tools in medicine
– the first “immortal” human cells grown in
culture.
An important piece of that tale of scientific
discover will be a recounting of Pattillo’s own
association with Dr. George Gey, the physician
who successfully grew human cells outside the
human body after cultivating the cancerous
cells from Lack’s cervix. Then at the Medical
College of Wisconsin, the two doctors were
researching regenerative medicine, e.g. the
potential for the human body to repair its own
damaged organs and parts to pre-damaged or
diseased condition.
“Being able to reproduce human cells outside
of the body and the diseases that affect them
was (and is) critical to developing cures for
those diseases,” said Pattillo. “Up to that point,
nearly all advances in medicine were made by
testing on laboratory mice and other animals,
but the fact was that response in humans
wasn’t always the same.”
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Terry (from page 18)
his third book and a television project.
Terry is also a fellow of the Food and Society Policy Fellows
Program, which provides funding to professionals in food
and agriculture enabling them to use mass media channels
to inform and shape the public agenda. He fully supports
the program’s goal of creating sustainable food systems that
promote good health, vibrant communities, environmental
stewardship, worker justice and accessibility for all.
“One of the biggest things I uncovered in my work,
especially working with young people, is that a lot of people
living in low income areas and urban areas are living in what
are known as ‘food deserts’,” said Terry. “They have very little
access to fresh food – healthy, local, sustainable, all that –
and have an overabundance of the worst foods, the fried
things, the packaged fast food that has a negative impact
on their overall health.”
“Lack of access to healthy food is a huge issue, but it’s only
one indicator of material deprivation these people are
living with,” he added. “Usually it is accompanied by failing
infrastructure, dilapidated schools, high levels of illiteracy
and low income. These are all issues that need to be
addressed.” XG
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As such, he has spent much of the last two years focusing
a great deal of his professional energies on the Southern
Organic Kitchen Project as a way of addressing the rise of
chronic illnesses in historically-excluded urban communities
in the South.
Dr. Roland Pattillo ’55
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Patillo (from page 19)
During that research, Pattillo established a cervical cell line that
was used by other researchers to create a vaccine for the human
papilloma virus, which causes cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers in
women. It is still used today.
Lack’s original cells were also shared with researchers worldwide,
who have used them to search for a leukemia cure and the cause
of cancer, to study viral growth, protein synthesis, genetic control
mechanisms, and the unknown effects of drugs and radiation. Now
universally known as the HeLa cells, they have also been directly
responsible for the development of cures for polio and numerous
other diseases.
For their part, neither Pattillo nor Gey sought a patent for their
groundbreaking work, since
it was their common belief
that the cells should be
made available to scientists
everywhere so vaccines could
be studied. The significance of
For Pattillo, however, Lacks’ contribution to science
which is just now receiving
medicine was never –public
attention some sixty
about getting awards years later – has not been lost
on Pattillo, who has hosted a
or recognition.
women’s health conference
in her memory annually at
Morehouse.
Pattillo, a native of DeQuincy
LA, was the fifth of six children.
From an early age, he wanted to be a doctor. In
fact, one of his fondest childhood memories is when his parents presented him with
a doctor’s kit.
Only the third African American student accepted to Saint Louis University School
of Medicine, he completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin and
fellowships at Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities.
Pattillo, who was one of the first physicians to publish an article on stem cells, is the
author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal publications, one book and many
book chapters. He was named Atlanta’s Top Doctor in 2002 by Atlanta Magazine and
was recognized as a Health Care Hero in 2005 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. He
has also received a medallion for his work by the Trophoblast Society.
For Pattillo, however, medicine was never about getting awards or recognition.
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“Being a physician has been the most gracious blessing of my life,” said Pattillo. “And
Xavier gave me that chance.” XG
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Patillo
‘55
alumni News
What ’s Happening...
Henry
Honored as
Alumnus of
the Year
Elvira Day Henry ‘58 of New
Orleans accepts the 2009 Victor
H. Labat Alumnus of the Year
Award from (L-R) President
Norman C. Francis ’52, Dr.
Joseph Labat ‘59 and National
Alumni President Frederick
Carter ‘69.
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E
lvira Day Henry ’58 of New Orleans
was honored as the University’s
top alumni at the annual Alumni
Homecoming Gala. National Alumni
president Frederick Carter ‘69, Dr.
Joseph Labat ‘59 and XU President
Norman Francis ‘52 made the
presentation of the Victor H. Labat
Alumnus of the Year award to Henry
during the annual Gala, the traditional
highlight of alumni homecoming week.
“Tonight we honor an alumna who has
proven time and time again her loyalty
and dedication to the University,” said
Carter in his introduction of this year’s
winner. “Despite her busy schedule the
recipient has always included Xavier
among her top priorities.”
The annual Homecoming Gala drew
a crowd of nearly 400 attendees
to the University Center Ballroom.
Class agents for the 14 special fiveyear reunion classes presented the
University with gifts totaling $352,195.
The Class of ‘49 led the way with 22
members contributing $86,026.
“Her love of Xavier and dedication to
our mission has remained extraordinary
throughout the years,” said Carter. “In
addition to the tremendous financial
support she and her husband give to
the University, she doesn’t hesitate to
make calls to encourage others to give
as well.”
“She makes so many trips to the
University in her volunteer capacity
that the campus police know not to
mess with her when she parks in the
reserved spot at Xavier South that reads
‘Reserved for the President!’,” he added. Henry, now retired, was a teacher for
more than 20 years. She remains active
in her church and community serving
as a Eucharistic Minister and providing
transportation to elderly members of
her church.
She comes from a family of Xavierites:
her husband Sterling and one of three
sons attended the University. Keeping
the tradition alive, she currently has a
grandson at Xavier.
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A long-time university volunteer,
Henry has served as one of the first cochairs of Xavier’s annual fund. She has
held the position of treasurer for the
National Alumni Association and New
Orleans Alumni Chapter for a number
of years, where she regularly serves as
a Jazz Round-up committee member,
reunion class agent, phonathon
volunteer, a worker at the freshmen
orientation reception and a member of
the XU booster club.
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alumni News
What ’s Happening...
Scholarship Concert Rocks the House
A star-studded lineup which included Xavier’s own Wanda Rouzan ‘69 and her
Taste of New Orleans had the University Center rocking like a Saturday night
at one of the city’s hottest nightclubs, providing one of the highlight events of
Homecoming 2009.
More than 650 alumni and friends attended the event – the 2nd annual Dr.
Norman C. Francis Endowed Scholarship Benefit Concert – which also included
a performance by Irvin Mayfield and Purple Disrespect.
Proceeds from the concert added more than $40,000 to the scholarship fund,
which was established last year during the year-long celebration of Francis’
40th year as XU president. The purpose of the scholarship fund is to ensure that
future generations of deserving students are afforded the opportunity to earn a
XU education. To date more than $540,000 has been raised towards a $1 million
goal.
It’s not too late to honor Francis’ legacy of helping students. To contribute to the
fund please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (504) 520-7575.
McKenna Inducted into UNCF Alumni Hall of Honor
Dr. George McKenna III ’61, has been inducted into the United Negro College
Fund (UNCF) Alumni Hall of Honor in recognition of his service and support of
Xavier and of his distinguished career in public education.
McKenna, recently named interim local district superintendent in the Los
Angeles Unified School District, has forged a long and distinguished career in
public education that has earned him both local and national recognition.
Dr. George McKenna III
In the 1980’s McKenna served
as principal of Washington
Preparatory High School in
Los Angeles CA where he was
credited with successfully turning
an inner city school plagued
with violence and low student
achievement into a vibrant
institution which boasted an
attendance waiting list and
where nearly 80 percent of the
graduates enrolled in college.
This accomplishment was documented in a made-for-television movie, The
George McKenna Story, starring Hollywood icon Denzel Washington.
Due to his success there and at various Unified School Districts in California,
McKenna’s strategies – which stress academic excellence at all levels – have
been widely modeled across the nation.
His support of Xavier is also exemplary.
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“Dr. McKenna is an outstanding alumnus who has demonstrated his loyalty to
Xavier in many ways,” said XU President Norman C. Francis. “His commitment to
education has made a difference in the lives of thousands of students.”
alumni News
What ’s Happening...
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their desires and needs, while showing his tour guests so many of the
famous White House rooms where so much history has been made.
Rochon’s job includes overseeing nearly 100 White House employees
whose mission is to ensure that the First Family is always comfortable – and
to further ensure that the world’s most famous residence is always ready for
whatever historic and social events are scheduled there too.
Needless to say, the private White House tour resulted in very personal and
special memories for the Xavierites who were fortunate enough to attend;
many of whom were eager to share their reflections in writing.
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class Notes
Where are they now?
1950s
Alice Desobry Bowens ’59, retired as president of Friends, the
Foundation of the California African American Museum, after a
long tenure. She remains a member of the museum Board.
1960s
Dr. George McKenna III ’61, was inducted into the
United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Alumni Hall of Honor. He
was recognized for his demonstrated loyalty to Xavier and
his distinguished career in public education, most notably as
superintendent of various Unified School Districts in California.
Dr. Earl Mitchell Jr. ’60, was inducted into the Oklahoma
Higher Education Hall of Fame. Oklahoma State University’s
first tenured African American faculty member, he served at the
college for nearly four decades as a professor of biochemistry
and molecular biology, assistant dean of the Graduate School
and as associate vice president for multicultural affairs. He also
served as state director for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
Participation.
1970s
Rhaoul A. Guillaume, Sr. ‘71, president of the Baton Rouge
LA consulting engineering firm GOTECH, served as the inaugural
returning alumnus speaker at Marquette University. In addition
to his keynote address to 200 fellow engineers and interested
public, he also visited with more than 100 current students in
their classes.
Judge Ivan Lemelle ’71, federal judge for the U. S. District
Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, was named to CityBusiness
(New Orleans) newspaper’s Leadership in Law Class of 2010.
He was one of 50 honorees recognized for his professional and
community contributions.
Dr. Ronald Dorris ‘72, professor of African American Studies
and English at XULA, presented a paper, “Collective Memory as
Repository of African American Cultural and Intellectual History,” at
the Southern Conference on African American Studies in Jackson
MS.
Cynthia Willard-Lewis ’74, former District “E” representative
on the New Orleans City Council, was honored by the National
Coalition of 100 Black Women Greater New Orleans during its
Annual Torchbearer’s Awards Gala. She previously served as a state
legislator and previously worked as Bureau Chief in the Housing
Division of the City of New Orleans.
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Clarence Becknell ’75, MA ’81, has been designated “Historian
Emeritus” by the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club in recognition
of his tireless efforts over the past two decades as the public face
of Zulu to educate the public about the history, significance and
contributions of the organization to the Mardi Gras celebration and
to the City of New Orleans.
Dr. Kenneth Boutte, Sr. ‘76, a professor of biology and XU
Dean of Freshman Studies, is serving as Program Officer in the
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), Directorate for
Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science
Foundation (NSF) in Virginia. He is on leave from XU.
Chiron Graves ’77, was appointed an assistant professor of
biology at Eastern Michigan University. He previously taught at the
high school level.
Harry Johnson, Sr. ’77, an attorney in Houston TX, is serving as
CEO of the $120 million Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial project,
which broke ground on the mall in Washington DC in last fall.
1980s
Brian Jackson ’82, a partner in the law firm of Liskow & Lewis
where he specializes in commercial litigation, government
investigations and white collar criminal defense, was nominated
to the federal court for Louisiana’s Middle District by President
Barack Obama.
Dr. Conchetta White Fulton, ’85, ’98, professor in the XU
College of Pharmacy, served as keynote speaker for the Founders’
Day Observance of the Tau Iota Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. The theme was Positive Role Models Encourage
Positive Relationships.
Dr. Robert Miller, Jr. ’85, returned to the University of
Albany (N.Y.) after serving for a term as a visiting professor
at the Addis Ababa University School of Social Welfare and
Human Development in Ethiopia for the fourth year in a row. He
teaches doctorate-level qualitative research methods and directs
dissertation projects at the university – the only doctoral degree
granting institution in that country.
Dr. Sheila Bouldin ’87, was promoted to an associate professor
in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University
of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson MS. A recent
graduate of the Association of Professors in Gynecology and
Obstetrics’ Academic Scholars Leadership Program, she also serves
as the program director of the UMMC Ob/Gyn Residency Program.
Dr. Marlah Mardis ’87, a physician with OccuMed, a family
medical practice in Memphis TN, was presented the prestigious
Patients’ Choice Award, an internet-based recognition tabulated
by MDx Medical based on online feedback from patients on their
experiences with their doctors. Less than six percent of the nation’s
720,000 active physicians have been accorded the honor.
Toyane Buckman Faulkner ’88, held a book-signing in
New Orleans for her most recent literary effort, Ebony Rainbow
Daughters.
1990s
Dr. Lourdes G. Planas ’90, assistant professor of clinical and
administrative sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of
Pharmacy, and colleagues received the 2010 Clinical Research
Paper Award for their article, “Evaluation of a hypertension
medication therapy management program in patients with
diabetes,” from the American Pharmacists Association-Academy
of Pharmaceutical Research and Science during the organization’s
annual meeting in Washington DC. The article was published in
the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association.
The Rev. Paul Whittington O.P. ’90, was the keynote
speaker at the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ 2010 Evangelization
Conference.
Steve Prince ’91 and family have collaborated on a new
children’s video book Cargo Billups Goes Looking for Lips. He did
the illustrations based on wife Valerie’s text, while son Elijah did
the narration. The production was further enhanced by Delfeayo
Marsalis, who created the original score, and gospel recording
artist Adrian Gause, who created the sing-a-long for the text.
Dr. Sharhonda Washington Scott ‘93, has founded
Washington Mobile Dentistry, a new approach to dentistry that
performs preventive, comprehensive and cosmetic oral health
services using a mobile unit brought to Texas schools, businesses
and communities.
Kenya Crocken ’95, was named dean of ITT Technical Institute in
St. Rose LA. She had previously served as assistant dean.
Evelyn M. Simien ‘96, associate professor of political science at
the University of Connecticut, was appointed Associate Director of
the Humanities Institute.
Dr. Ayanna Bucker ’97, associate director of the Public Health
and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program and assistant
professor and clinical director in the Department of Community
Health and Preventive Medicine at the Morehouse School of
Medicine, was named a Marshall Memorial Fellow by The German
Marshall Fund of the United States. She will participate in a
24-day traveling program, during which 54 emerging American
leaders will develop extensive knowledge of political, economic,
and social institutions and issues facing the U.S. and Europe.
Danyale A. Ellis ‘97, director of Development at Lawndale
Christian Health Center in Chicago IL and the Midwest Cultures in
Giving Workshop facilitator for the Delta Research and Education
Foundation, was recognized by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
with the “On the Move” Award for Outstanding Achievement in the
field of philanthropy.
Dennis Sigur ’97, programmer analyst in the XU Information
Technology Center, made a presentation on “Campus-Wide
Initiative for Tracking Attendance” at the Blackboard Transaction
Conference.
class Notes
Where are they now?
XU Alum becomes US Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin ‘79 was sworn-in by
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during the
ceremonial swearing-in ceremony held in Washington DC in January.
Pledging an emphasis on wellness and prevention,
Benjamin said people “need to make the healthy
choice the easy choice, and government can
help them do that.”
Amy Bryan ‘98, assistant professor of art and director of the
Art Gallery at Dillard University, presented a paper “Elizabeth
Catlett and Margaret Walker: For My People” at the Fifth Biennial
Conference of the Association for the Study of the Worldwide
African Diaspora (ASWAD) in Ghana.
Demetria George Caston ’98, was named director of
development at Hill College in Hillsboro TX.
Dr. Kevin B. Sneed ‘98, was appointed the founding dean of
the University of South Florida’s new School of Pharmacy. He
previously served as associate professor of family medicine and
assistant dean and clinical director of the USF College of Medicine’s
Division of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Naiema Benson ‘99, has earned her medical degree from
the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Trimiko Melancon ‘99, an assistant professor of English,
Women’s Studies, and Africana Studies at Auburn University,
was awarded the renewal of her prestigious fellowship at Emory
University’s James Weldon Johnson Institute for Advanced
Interdisciplinary Studies where she is completing her book
manuscript, Unbought and Unbossed: Transgressive Black Women
and the Politics of Representation.
2000s
Quo Vadis Webster ’00, assistant premedical advisor at Xavier,
made a presentation, “Transforming Your Pre-Health Advising
Office,” at the 2010 Pre-Health Advisors Conference held at
Meharry Medical College in Nashville TN.
Major Alvin Blackmon ’01, was accepted into a Nuclear
Pharmacy Residency at Walter Reed U.S. Army Medical Center in
Washington, DC.
Maiysha D. Jones ‘03, a graduate student in the Department of
Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, successfully defended her dissertation
proposal and is now a Ph.D. candidate. She expects to graduate
in 2010.
Dr. Algernon Kelly ’04, has earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from
Louisiana State University.
Candice Fields ’07, was accepted into the medical education
review program at Ross University Medical School.
Rosalie Nguyen ’08, has been accepted into the LSU School of
Dentistry.
Nina Perrault ’08, was accepted into medical school at LSUNew Orleans.
Meghan Bias ’09, has been accepted into medical school at
LSU-New Orleans.
JaNiya Nelson ’09, was accepted into medical school at LSUShreveport and Howard University.
Owokunile Otubusin ’09, was accepted into medical school
at the University of Texas-San Antonio and the University of
Texas-Galveston.
Ayana Smith ’09, has been accepted into medical school at the
University of Tennessee.
George Washington ’09, was accepted into medical school at
Howard University.
Elijah Williams ’05, a contract specialist for the NASA
Exploration Systems Procurement Office at the Johnson Space
Center in Houston TX, has earned a master’s degree in public
administration with a concentration in public policy from Texas
Southern University.
Jasmine Branchcomb ’07, was accepted into medical school at
Howard University.
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Alejandro Perkins ‘99, an attorney with the Law Offices
of Hammonds & Sills in Baton Rouge LA, was selected to the
National Board of Governors for the National Bar Association. He
was also elected president of the Greater Baton Rouge chapter
of the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, a state-wide organization
of African American attorneys dedicated to community and civic
involvement.
Halima Narcisse Smith ’99, has opened her own law practice,
the Law Office of Halima Narcisse Smith, LLC, in New Orleans LA
focusing on civil and criminal law matters.
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class Notes
M emor ials
We Remember
Edwin Hampton ‘52
William T. McCaffrey
The Xavier family joins the larger New
Orleans community in mourning the passing
of Edwin Harrell Hampton ‘52, the legendary
music director and band master of St.
Augustine High School for more than half a
century.
The Xavier community sadly notes the death of William
T. McCaffrey, a long-time friend and supporter of the
University and former chair of its Board of Trustees.
Hampton devoted his entire professional life
to St. Augustine, its students and its music
program. Under his leadership the “Marching 100” became a Mardi Gras
favorite after becoming the first African American band to march in the
Rex parade.
The band went on to achieve national fame, performing for eight U.S.
presidents and Pope John Paul II as well as at several NFL Super Bowls,
the Rose Bowl and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
McCaffrey, who had retired in 1998 as Senior Executive
Vice President of Equitable Life, and Executive Vice
President and Chief Administrative Officer of The Equitable
Companies, joined the XU Board of Trustees in 1982 after
earlier service on the Business Advisory Committee.
McCaffrey worked tirelessly on Xavier’s behalf. He served four terms on the Board,
including four years as chairman. During that tenure he also chaired the development
committee and was at the forefront of the University’s first two Capital Campaigns,
which raised more than $70 million towards expansion of the campus. He was named a
Trustee Emeritus in 2001.
Despite personal health challenges for the past several years, he never lost interest in
Xavier’s continued progress and well being. The main ballroom of the University Center
is named in honor of him and his wife Mary.
The Xavier University of Louisiana family extends its deepest sympathy to the family, friends and relatives of
the following alumni and friends. The University was notified of these deaths during the period of January
1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. A special Mass is regularly offered on campus for all of our deceased alumni
and friends.
Alumni
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Edna Aaron ‘46
Sophie Aramburo ‘51
Robert Atkins ‘62
Lois Baham ‘36
Dorothy Bailey ‘55
Floyd Banks ‘60
Marguerite Bartz ‘75
John Beal ‘64
George Bell ‘55
Russell Bell ‘74
James Berryhill ‘49
James Betts ‘96
Brenda Bocage ‘63
Lois Boyd ‘40
Ralph Cager ‘38
Althea Carter ‘44
Richard Carter ‘57
Catherine Charlot ‘44
Gentry Cooper ‘51
Jostephanie Culotta ‘86
Evelyn Davie ‘31
Geraldine Demery ‘49
Frederick Dumas ‘41
Eloise Dyson ‘76
Traci Eugere ‘01
Angeles Farmer ‘95
Fannie Flamer ‘45
Dolores Frazier ‘39
Alyson Gallioto ‘79
Winston Gaskin ‘53
Edwin Hampton ‘52
Josefa Handy ‘77
Charles Heglar ‘69
Estelle Hill ‘49
David Horn ‘50
Rita Hutchinson ‘61
Harold Jackson ‘82
Linda Johnson ‘76
Emile Labranche ‘39
Harold Lapesarde ‘47
Mary Lewis ‘56
Ursula Lewis ‘59
Albert Malveaux ‘62
Vincent Malveaux ‘36
Willie McKee ‘55
Jean Mercadel ‘53
Louis Miller ‘52
Alfred Mitchell ‘55
Ann Mitchell ‘78
Hilliard Moore ‘63
Louise Moore ‘69
Willie Morris ‘39
Vincent Mott ‘38
Marion Myers ‘38
Angela Myles ‘91
Edward Neely ‘49
Mark Otto ‘90
Gerald Palmer ‘79
Lillia Patterson ‘47
Willie Payne ‘56
Leila Peete ‘63
Joseph Perkins ‘70
Junealee Populus ‘60
Debra Reid ‘83
Wayne Robichaux ‘73
James Shade ‘62
Henry Sindos ‘49
Helen Smith ‘43
Leroy Smith ‘40
Edith Spain ‘46
Robert Spann ‘52
Ronella Stamps ‘89
Frances Thompson ‘51
Carlton Tucker ‘51
Laura Valle ‘42
Alphonso Walker ‘78
Dorothy Waters ‘60
Alma Watkins ‘57
Helen White ‘44
Joseph White ‘52
Thelma Whitfield ‘49
Sylvester Williams ‘82
Kelley Wyatt ‘47
Edward Young ‘56
Friends
Monica Barquet
Leon Bechet
Bryan Bell
Francis Blessing
Dean Blietz
Harriet Carroll
Frances Clark
David Desnoyers
Catherine Donatto
Albert Gaston
Ken Gibbons
Eugene Gilmes
Shelton Greehouse
William Hemmerling
Heloise Higgason
Arthur Jolivet
Edna Kellerman
Fred Kleinhaus
Margaret Laborde
Hilda Landry
Leonard Lane
Mary Malmstrom
Lucille Mathews
Ferguise Mayronne
William McCaffrey
Nancy McKinley
Joseph Naccari
John Nickas
George Parker
Elizabeth Rolfes
Fred Rooney
Hilda Roy
Donald Samull
Gordon Saussy
Maydell Starks
Vertis Thompson
Gene Usdin
Mildred Watkins
Rita Williams
chapter News
G etting I nvolved With Your Area Alumni
Acadiana Chapter
The Acadiana Chapter has recently reorganized. The new chapter
leadership is: President, Karen Gardiner ’86; Vice President, Joan
Dessell ’89; Treasurer, Kerri Santiago ’88; and Secretary, Perpetual
Williams ’96. The Acadiana Chapter celebrated the Feast Day of St.
Katharine Drexel with Mass and by disseminating information on
Xavier University and St. Katharine Drexel. Other events currently
being planned include a Zydeco Dance and Day at the Races. The
Acadiana Chapter is actively recruiting alumni from the Lafayette
area. For more information, please contact Chapter President,
Karen Gardiner ’86 at (337) 962-5518 or k1bg@yahoo.com.
Atlanta Chapter
The Atlanta Chapter recently held chapter elections. The new
chapter leadership is President, James Pascal ’57; Vice-President,
Tasha Merritt ’96; Treasurer, Marlon Lloyd ’94; and Secretary, Felicia
Mobley ’97. During January members participated in the Annual
Atlanta HBCU Mixer. Proceeds from the event will provide a book
scholarship for a Xavier student from the Atlanta area. On March 7
the chapter hosted a Mass and brunch in honor of the Feast Day of
St. Katharine Drexel. The Chapter is currently working to increase
its membership. For more information regarding the Atlanta
Alumni Chapter contact the Chapter President, James Pascal ’57
at (404) 349-7926 or paschal07@comcast.net.
Birmingham Chapter
The Birmingham Alumni Chapter hosted their 16th Annual
Jazz Brunch and Silent Auction in September to benefit
Xavier University student scholarships. Frederick Carter,
president of the National Alumni Association, served as
the Chapter’s special invited guest.
Former recipients of the Birmingham Scholarship also
attended and gave words of appreciation. Alumni Chapter
Meetings are held on the Second Wednesday of the
month at 6:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church. For more
information regarding the Birmingham Chapter contact
the Chapter President, Jackie Black ’76 at (205) 981-0080
or jsb1ack@bellsouth.net.
Enjoying the Birmingham Chapter’s annual Jazz Brunch are (L-R) Jackie Black ’76,
Rosiland Pijeaux Hale ’69, Delores Hicks-Peagler ’73, Jean Benjamin Vappie ’73,
guest Patricia Speights and Adrian Mason ’73.
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chapter News
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Reuniting with old
classmates makes
the Baton Rouge
Chapter’s Jazz Brunch a
special event for (L-R)
Elizabeth Breda ’95 and
Suchitra Satpathi ’95.
Lake Charles Chapter
The Lake Charles Alumni Chapter has recently activated. The
officers are: President, Consuela Colston ‘82; Vice-President,
Linda Pappion ‘73; Recording Secretary, Gladys McKnight ‘72;
Corresponding Secretary, Joetta Rounds ‘97; and Treasurer, James
Mayo ’85. The Chapter is currently assisting the University in its
recruiting efforts by participating in area college fairs. For more
information regarding the Lake Charles Alumni Chapter contact
the Chapter President, Consuela Colston ’82 at (337) 513-9598 or
connie2532@aol.com.
Chicago Chapter
The Chicago Alumni Chapter continues to serve as alumni
recruiters at college fairs throughout the Chicagoland area. In
August the Chapter sponsored the Annual William J. Hill Freshmen
and Parents Welcome Reception and distributed over $4,500 in
book scholarships. The Annual Lake Michigan Cruise will be held
on June 27. Proceeds from this event will support the chapter’s
Incoming Freshman Fund and the Yvonne Allen Scholarship Fund
at the University. For more information regarding the Chicago
Chapter contact the Chapter President, Danyele Ellis ’97 at (773)
633-7022 or danyale_xu@yahoo.com.
Baton Rouge Chapter
The water is fine, but we’ll stay on this nice deck
say (L-R) Chalisa Warren ’96 and Demetria Caston
George ’98 during the annual Dallas-Ft. Worth
Chapter’s Boat Ride.
The Baton Rouge Alumni Chapter celebrated the Feast Day of
St. Katharine Drexel with a Mass at St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church. The Chapter hosted its annual Jazz Brunch at the Grillroom
on Perkins Rowe. All proceeds will benefit the Frank Hayden
Scholarship Fund. For more information regarding the Baton
Rouge Chapter contact the Chapter President, Vivian Guillory ’75 at
(225) 205-1544 or vbg225@aol.com.
Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter
The Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter will host a cruise on May 30 with
proceeds to benefit the University. For more information, contact
Demetria George Caston ‘98 at (214) 289-2596. Members in
the Dallas/Ft. Worth area continue to assist Xavier University in
recruiting from the Dallas area by participating in numerous
college fairs. For more information regarding the Dallas/Ft. Worth
Chapter contact the Chapter President, Chalisa Warren ’96 at (214)
808-2491.
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Anytime’s a good time for good friends and good food at the Chicago
Chapter’s Post-Holiday Party: (L-R) Janice Boutte ’85, guests Jeanette
Boutte Simpson and Floyd Simpson Jr., and Emily Ferguson ’79.
chapter News
G etting I nvolved With Your Area Alumni
Do you live in the Cincinnati OH, Jackson MS or
Minnesota and are interested in assisting with the
alumni chapters reorganization efforts?
Those residing in the Jackson MS area should contact
Mrs. Davetta Cooke Lee ‘02 at (601) 832-2739.
Those living in the Cincinnati OH or the state of
Minnesota area should contact the Office of Alumni
Relations at (504) 520-5131 or kreese@xula.edu.
Houston Chapter
The Houston Chapter hosted its annual St. Katharine Drexel
Feast Day celebration with mass at Co-Cathedral of the
Sacred Heart and Brunch at Café 4212. The Chapter hosted
its fifth annual Mardi Gras in December; proceeds from this
event will benefit the University’s Annual Fund. For more
information regarding the Houston Chapter contact the
Chapter President, Tenitra Batiste ’94 at (832) 331-2160.
Memphis Chapter
The Memphis Alumni Chapter hosted a Jazz/Blues Brunch
in November. Proceeds from the fundraiser will assist with
funding of the Chapter’s Scholarship. For more information
regarding the Memphis Chapter contact the Chapter
President, Trevor Thompson ’91 at (901) 266-6027.
New Orleans Chapter
The New Orleans Chapter recently elected new officers.
The new officers are: Louise J. Sonnier ‘56, President; Maria
Sly George ‘58, Vice-President; Jane Jupiter Hayes ’73,
Corresponding Secretary; Precious C. Kirk ‘96, Recording
Secretary; Godwin Ndukwe ‘85, Financial Secretary; Elvira
Day Henry ‘58, Treasurer; Lorraine Williams ‘47, Chaplain;
and Lorraine Detiege ‘59, Parliamentarian. The Chapter
celebrated the Feast Day of St. Katharine Drexel with Mass
at the University Chapel followed by lunch. In March the
Chapter hosted its annual Day at the Races to benefit its
annual scholarship fund. The Annual Jazz Round-up is
scheduled for June 13 at 3:00 p.m. in the University Center
Ballroom. For more information about the New Orleans
Chapter, contact Chapter President, Louise J. Sonnier ‘56
(504) 427-3858.
Northern California Chapter
The Northern California Chapter hosted its annual Day at
the Races in May at the Golden Gate Fields in Albany CA.
The Chapter continues to attend college fairs in the area
to promote Xavier University to interested students and
their families. For more information regarding the Northern
California Chapter, contact Chapter President Mildred
Gardner ’56 (510) 529-2078.
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During the 2009 Annual Jazz Round-Up Dr. Norman Francis ’52 joined the New
Orleans Alumni Club in honoring (L-R) Doris Sullivan ’49 and Sophie Aramburo
’51 (now deceased) for their long-time commitment and dedication to Club #1.
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Phoenix Chapter
The Phoenix Chapter is currently assisting the University in its
recruitment efforts by participating in college fairs. The Chapter
hosted an Arizona Cardinals vs. The New Orleans Saints football
viewing party. The Phoenix Chapter is actively recruiting alumni
residing in the Phoenix area. For more information regarding the
Phoenix Chapter contact Chapter President, James Tillman ‘96 at
(602) 740-7440 or jtillman11@yahoo.com.
Philadelphia Chapter
The Philadelphia Chapter celebrated the Feast Day of St. Katharine
Drexel with the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament at a Mass held in
the Chapel of the Motherhouse and hosted its annual open house
for perspective students from the surrounding areas of Delaware,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey at the St. Katharine Drexel Mission
Center in March. The Chapter is currently planning a roller skating
fundraiser. For more information regarding the Philadelphia
Chapter contact the Chapter President, Dr. Jazmine Atkins ’95 at
(609) 230-7214 or jallenah@aol.com.
Southern California Chapter
There’s always a big crowd at the annual Los Angeles Chapter’s Jazz Brunch as
evidenced by (front L-R) LaJuana Chenier ’88, Dr. Cabrini Scott March ’87, Dr.
Norman C. Francis ’52 and Christina Francis ’89; (back, L-R) Kimberly Reese ’95,
Joyce Carter ’69, Frederick Carter ’69, Anthony Sharp ’03, Brandi Washington
’04 and Wayne Bennett ’07.
The Southern California Chapter held their annual Jazz Brunch
in October. The annual brunch attracts Xavierites and friends of
Xavier from across the country. As a result of their fundraising
efforts the chapter contributed $20,000 to University’s Annual
Fund. In February the Southern California Chapter celebrated the
Feast Day of Saint Katharine Drexel with Mass at the Church of
the Transfiguration and a reception following. Members of the
chapter continue to assist the University in its recruiting efforts
by participating in numerous college fairs. Monthly meetings are
held on the second Sunday of every month. For more information
regarding the Southern California Chapter, contact Chapter
President, Joy Joseph ’60 at (323) 299-0903 or j4josej@ca.rr.com.
(L-R) Benny Prescott ’54 and Sylvia
Kinard ’55 co-chaired the successful ’09
L.A. Jazz Brunch.
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Washington D.C. Chapter
The Washington D.C. Chapter is actively recruiting Xavierites from
the D.C. area to become active in its chapter. For more information
regarding the Washington D.C. Chapter contact the Chapter
President, Dr. Evita Bynum ‘85 at (202) 997-0073 or evita.bynum@
gmail.com.
Stepping up to assume leadership roles in the National Alumni Association are (L-R) Elvira
Henry ’58 (treasurer), Lorraine Detiege ’59 (recording secretary), Frederick Carter ’69
(president), Dr. Holly Bastian-Francis ’85 (1st vice president), Trevor Thompson ’91 (2nd vice
president), Dr. Evita Bynum ’85 (corresponding secretary) and Dr. Norman Francis ’52. Not
pictured are Joseph Sudduth ’63 and Danyale Ellis ’97 (members-at-large).
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Contributors to Excellence
Class
Giving
Summary
January 1, 2009
through
December 31, 2009
68%
4%
2%
3%
24%
50%
6%
5%
28%
11%
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Alumni
1255
Corporations
75
Foundations
34
Individuals
438
Organizations
55
Alumni
$734,072
Corporations
$344,916
Foundations
$3,259,395
Individuals
$393,515
Organizations
$1,814,744
Class Year
Contributions
# of Donors
Class %
1921
1933
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
$100
$125
$100
$6,030
$125
$1,050
$225
$350
$852
$2,600
$1,625
$700
$835
$5,100
$7,100
$10,413
$19,297
$1,900
$11,225
$13,891
$11,391
$12,535
$12,600
$15,010
$19,475
$8,835
$32,404
$10,028
$20,340
$50,279
$8,173
$7,790
$9,822
$3,762
$14,409
$8,405
$50,350
$4,490
$12,883
$7,807
$7,199
$11,105
$6,464
$118,762
$10,228
$9,735
$7,884
$15,572
$7,714
$4,120
$5,880
$6,490
$3,813
$2,975
$18,796
$3,264
$5,795
$12,075
$5,380
$7,269
$6,520
$3,075
$10,265
$5,955
$8,530
$7,178
$3,675
$6,928
$2,349
$3,504
$5,459
$1,000
$2,570
$200
$150
$440
$325
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
2
8
5
4
9
12
15
17
12
26
22
19
22
22
21
42
22
54
19
32
20
18
21
18
11
23
22
34
20
18
25
17
23
17
17
15
17
31
21
17
19
14
24
13
18
23
14
20
17
12
28
22
19
18
23
21
27
19
11
18
19
11
12
9
3
3
6
4
33%
50%
20%
20%
9%
17%
13%
20%
13%
7%
30%
17%
14%
30%
26%
35%
35%
20%
30%
27%
22%
29%
20%
17%
26%
17%
41%
19%
30%
19%
16%
24%
19%
13%
20%
16%
21%
10%
9%
10%
7%
11%
6%
7%
5%
7%
11%
8%
7%
7%
5%
9%
5%
6%
9%
4%
6%
5%
3%
6%
4%
4%
3%
4%
5%
5%
3%
2%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
2%
1%
Grand Total
$743,072
1,255
7%
Honor Roll of Donors
Honor Roll of Donors
Xavier University of Louisiana is thankful for the many gifts we receive from
our alumni, friends, and supporters. Through their generous donations, these
benefactors confirm their belief in our educational mission and help to ensure
that our students receive a solid academic foundation.
The following Honor Roll of Donors includes gifts received by the University from
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Placement into the respective Honor
Roll of Donor categories considers both the sum total of all personal contributions
plus receipts from any donor advised fund and matching gifts during that time
frame.
Xavier strives for accuracy and thoroughness. If you believe an entry is listed in
error, or if you have questions about the Donor Honor Roll, please contact the
Office of Institutional Advancement at (504) 520-7575 or toll free at (877) WE-LUVXU [935-8898].
Alumni
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Estate of Audreon D. Bratton
Mr. Kenneth J. Broussard
Estate of Eloise T. Dyson
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jupiter
Mrs. Carolyn M. Lee
Dr. Cabrini S. March
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey T. Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight McGhee
Ms. Paula T. Saizan
Mr. Alvin and Mrs. Janice F. Wilkins
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Mrs. Arthé P. Anthony
Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Bynum, Sr.
Lina B. Caldwell, M.D.
Dr. Norman and Mrs. Blanche Francis
Mr. Otis Gowdy, Jr.
Mrs. Alexis M. Herman
Mrs. Michaelle B. Jones
Mrs. Myrna R. Malveaux
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond
Mr. Charles and Mrs. Catherine
Green Newton
Dr. and Mrs. Roland A. Pattillo
Mrs. Melonie A. Coleman-Richard
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin C. Blackburn
Mr. Randall N. Boseman
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Braud, Sr.
Mrs. Betty Mott Coles
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gardner
Mrs. Dionne DeBose-Hampton
Tanyanika Holland, M.D., and
Mr. Darrick Holland
Mr. John C. Holmes
Drs. Joseph and Deidre Labat
Mr. and Mrs. Halvan J. Lieteau
Mr. and Mrs. Alden McDonald, Jr.
Mrs. Veronica L. Mitchell
Dr. Judith Alexander Nash
Drs. Henry P. and Mildred W. Ollee
Dr. Emile J. Pierre
Dr. Donald K. Robinson and
Mrs. Ruby F. Robinson
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Dr. Tanya M. Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Westley Sholes
Dr. Odessa K. Spraggins
Mrs. Constance M. Williams
Dr. and Mrs. Harold T. Wilson
Mrs. Cynthia Hardy Young
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Capt. Eugenia Foster Adams
Dr. John S. Adams ,Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur V. Age
Mrs. Nedra Alcorn
Mrs. Mercedes C. Anderson
Archie Andrews, Ph.D.
Dr. Carolyn B. Block-Arnelle
and Mr. Hugh J. Arnelle
Dr. and Mrs. Theodore
E. Atkinson, III
Mr. and Dr. Steve V. Barbre
Mr. Lyndon J. Barrois
Ms. Stacey M. Bastian
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Billinger
Mr. Richard Boseman
Dr. Michael C. Boucree
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth
G. Boutte
Mrs. Alice Desobry Bowens
Mrs. Marie M. Boyd
Dr. Gloria M. Brawley
Honorable Lois Bronz and
Mr. Charles Bronz
Malcolm Broussard, RPh.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund C.
Broussard
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.
Broussard
Mrs. Beverly Broussard
Ms. Mercedese Broussard
Dr. Nicole E.
Mourillon-Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Sylvester J.
Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Butler
Mr. Benjamin E. Cannon
Ms. Barbara J. Carmon
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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
J. Carter
Zenobia A. Casey, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard P.
Celestine
Drs. Anthony and Brenda
M. A. Chappell
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
I. Charles
Dr. Edgar L. Chase
and Mrs. Alva Chase
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur
C. Coleman
Dr. Yvonne C. Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Collins
Mrs. Marcella Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Cooper
Dr. and Mrs. William
Cottles, Jr.
Drs. Tracy and Jobie F. Crear
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Crear
Ms. Dayna H. Credle
Drs. Tamaatra L.
and Errol Crook
Mr. and Mrs. Gary
M. DeGrange
Mr. Waldo and Mrs. Shirley
Dejan
Dr. Wilfred J. Delphin
Mrs. Lorraine Detiege
Atty. Victor A. A. Dubuclet III
Dr. Beverly and Mr. Lloyd
Dupre
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
F. Ferguson
Mr. John Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Verbie
C. Florence
Mrs. Marguerite Florent
Mr. and Mrs. Donzell Floyd,
R.Ph.
Dr. Pamela Payne Foster
Mr. John T. Fuller
Mrs. Dianne Gaines
Mrs. Frances Gaines
Ms. Odile R. Gayten
Ms. Peggy A. Gibson
Dr. Pheophilus H. Glover
Mrs. Marlene Gonzalzles
Dr. Paul R. Goodwin
Dr. Marcellus and
Mrs. Laura Grace
Mrs. Jennifer Adger Grant
Ms. Julie S. Griffin
Mr. Paul L. Guidry
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Guillory, Jr.
Dr. Rosalind Pijeaux Hale
Mr. and Mrs. G. Okyeame
Haley
Mr. Torrey M. Harding
Atty. William H. Harris, Jr.
Mrs. Gaylene W. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D.
Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Ian P. Heisser
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling J.
Henry, Sr.
Mr. Ruston G. Henry, Sr.
Mr.and Mrs. Edward Holland
III
Mr. Charles A. Honore
Mrs. Jeneice W. Houze
Mr. and Mrs. Smith W.
Howard, Jr.
Mrs. Serena J. Hunter
Ms. Cynthia Darensbourg
Hurd
Ernest W. Jackson, D.M.D.
Mr. R. George Jackson
Mrs. Ella P. Jackson
Mrs. Maxine BerteauxJackson
Dr. Jennifer H. Jacobs and
Mr. Everett P. Jacobs
Ingrid Labat Jacobs, M.D.
Dr. Patrice P. Jean and Mr.
Darren Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson J. Jean,
III
Mrs. Carolyn C. Jones
Mrs. Joy A. Joseph
Mrs. Ramona F. Jupiter
Dr. Octavia M. Kennedy
Mr. Marc V. Kennedy
Mrs. Ruth E. Kennedy
Ms. Kristen R. Labat
Mr. Leroy Labbe and Mrs.
Shirley Labbe
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Lang
Dr. Treva A. Lee
Ms. Susan J. Lemle
Ms. Christina A. Levings
Mr. Walter T. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Sherrie B. Littlejohn
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel P.
Llorens
Davida E. Manor, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Roy Marrero
Ms. Shawana J. McGee
Dr. Jill E. McGovern
Dr. Lisa T. Gibson Mckee and
Mr. Randy G. McKee
Dr. Lawrence and Mrs. Helen
McKendell
Dr. George J. McKenna III
Mrs. Carolyn J. Davis-McLain
Mrs. Patrice E. McNeal
Dr. Gwenesta B. Melton
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Melton, III
Dr. Gerilyn Metoyer
Dr. Earl D. Mitchell, Jr.
Ms. Adrianne P. Mitchell
Mrs. Grace M. Moolchan
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Morgan
Mr. Vernon M. Myers II
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nash
Dr. Vuyisile S. Nkomo
Dr. Charles Nunnery
Dr. Nicole A. Padmore
Ms. Dianne R. Pajaud
Dr. and Mrs. James
A. Paschal
Vanessa M. Paul, DPh.
Mrs. Nina Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Penn
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Porche
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Powell
Honor Roll of Donors
Dr. Leonard Price
Estate of Roy J. Pugh
Mrs. Annie L. Ramsey
Ms. Kimberly M. Reese
Mrs. Sondra C. Reine
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
J. Rigaud, Jr.
Mrs Ethel S. Roane
Mrs. Vera W. Robert
Mr. McLouis Robinet
Drs. Derek J. and Shawn S.
Robinson
Mr. Lionel Eric Roche`
Mrs. Genevieve A. Rousseve
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Roux
Dr. and Mrs. Charles
J. Russell
Dr. Reginald O. Salter
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
J. Saucier
Mrs. Ruth Schlater
Mrs. Anna Rita Smith Scott
Mrs. Denise T. Scott
Shemal Scott, M.D.
Mr. Charles L. Shaffer
Mr. Harold A. Sias
Mr. and Mrs. Errol
J. Simmons
Dr. Joseph A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence
J. Smith
Mr. John Andrew Smith
Mrs. Louise J. Sonnier
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Stuart
Ms. Melanie A. Sullivan
Ms. Raina T. Sullivan
Mrs. Regina D. Tatum
Dr. and Mrs. William
Terrell, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
J. Thomas, Jr.
Dr. Cleopatra E. Thompson
Drs. Trevonne M. and
Nicole C. Thompson
Mrs. Evangeline H. Tierney
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Tillman, III
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick
M. Toca, Sr.
Dr. and Mrs. David
A. Travillion
Mr. Calvin S. Tregre
Mrs. Sylvia H. Tureaud
Mrs. Germaine G. Vavasseur
Mrs. June Vavasseur
Mr. Christopher W. Vincent
Dr. Anne Ward
Mrs. Karen DeGrange
Watkins
Mr. Joseph R. Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Willie J.
Whisenhunt
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick
L. Whitfield
Mrs. Earline S. Wilkerson
Dr. and Mrs. Everett J.
Williams
Yolanda A. Williams, D.D.S.
Valerie P. Wilson, Ph.D.
Dr. Melanie RobinsonWoodard
Mrs. Winifred D. Wright
Dr. Michon Wyche
Gifts of $500 - $999
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Adams
Mr. Raphael O. Adeyemi
Dr. Lawrence J. Alfred
Sancerie J. Allen, D.D.S.
Ms. Erica A. Anderson
Mr. Joseph D. Antee
Mr. Allister D. Arnold
Mrs. Cheri M. Ausberry
Ms. Mary G. Auzenne
Ms. Barbara J. Baker
Ms. Denise B. Barbarin
Mrs. Dionne G. Barnum
Mrs. Barbara B. Bechet
Mr. Wayne J. Benjamin
Mrs. Ione Bertrand
Major Alvin Blackmon, III
Dr. Lewis Blair, Pharm.D
Mr. and Mrs. Carl
A. Blouin, Sr.
Mrs. Donna P. Russell-Blyden
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford I.
Bonner
Mr. and Mrs. William
T. Bostick
Mr. John L. Bovastro, Jr.
Ms. De Etra Branch
Mrs. Jacqueline Brandon
Mrs. Gwen Brantley
Dr. Cori M. Brock
Ms. Felicia Broussard
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brown
Mr. Shawn S. Brown
Professor N. Wiley Browne
Dr. Ayanna V. Buckner
Mr. Adolph F. Bynum ,Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace
C. Bynum, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
L. Chambers
Mr. Meyer J. Chambers
Mrs. Joan Clark
Drs. George E. and Christie
Clayton
Dr. Ingenue F. Cobbinah
Mr. Donald C. Collins
Mr. Marion J. Cosey
Mr. Lawrence C. Coulon
Mr. Douglas Cunningham
Dr. Oscar A. Del Portal
Mr. Alvin S. Deloach
Mrs. Ann L. Dixon
Mr. Daniel R. Driver
Mr. and Mrs. Vidal C. Easton
Mr. Kelvin P. Esters
Mr. and Mrs. Reynaud
M. Farve
Mrs. Mamie L. Feffie
LaReesa M. Ferdinand, M.D.
Mrs. Joyce F. Foley
Mrs. Joni M. Folse
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll L. Frank
Mr. Bryan and Dr. Conchetta
Fulton
Mr. Louis C. Gaignard
and Mrs. Carol Gaudin
Gaignard
Dr. Noel Gray
Dr. Rashida N. Gray
Dr. Rosalind B. Green
Mr. Willie E. Green, Jr.
Mrs. Beverly A. Griffith
Dr. Alfred Guillaume, Jr.
Mrs. Mary G. Hardesty
Mr. Emmanuel E. Harrison
Dr. Clarence C. Haydel, Jr.
Mrs. Delores E. Heglar
Vernora D. Hightower, M.D.
Mrs. Wanda Howard
Mrs. Hilda Joan Douglas
Jackson
Dr. Jarvis B. Jacobs
Ms. Shirley M. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Derrick D. Jones
Mr. Lamont R. Jones
Dr. Leonard R. Jubert
Dr. and Mrs. Peter J. Jupiter
Mrs. Alice F. Jupiter
Mrs. Cosette West Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
L. Labat, Sr.
Mr. Binh H. Le
Mrs. Eleanor M. Leak
Mrs. Florence W. Lee
Drs. Willie and Mary L. Lewis
Ms. Monique R. Lewis
Mrs. Pearl Algere-Lonian
Mr. Rayfield Lotten
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Louis
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
A. Mallet
Ms. Veronica A. Malone
Mr. Fred C. Markey
Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Marsalis
Mrs. Melba F. Martinez
Ms. Ivy E. Mathieu
Mr. Reginald H. Matthews
Mr. Marvin N. Miles
Dr. James W. and Mrs. Avis
Sinegal Moore
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Mrs. Jean B. Moore
Dr. and Mrs. Archie Morris, III
Dr. Emmett E. O’Neal
Mr. and Mrs. William
Pajaud, Sr.
Mrs. Ennis M. Pepin
Mr. Larry D. Perkins
Dr. James J. Perry
Mr. Wayman Powell III
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord S.
Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. George
S. Robertson
Ms. Kathlyn D. Robertson
Mr. Clarence W. Rollerson
Mr. Paul Romain
Mr. Darryl E. Rouson
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin
M. Saberre
Dr. Fred J. Sambrone, Jr.
Ms. Juval O. Scott
Dr. Christopher Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simms
Mr. Robert H. Simms
Mr. and Mrs. Allen J.
Smith, Sr.
Mr. Michael B. Smith
Mr. Llewelyn J. Soniat
Mr. Louis A. Spain, Sr.
Mr. James E. Stone
Dr. Louise Guenveur Streat
Mrs. Doris B. Sullivan
Ms. Michele L. Terrie
Mr. and Mrs. Alcide J.
Tervalon, Jr.
Dr. Lowell P. Theard
Mr. Larry E. Thomas
Ms. Erin S. Threatt
Mrs. Etta Tricksey
Mrs. Laura V. Triggs
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Tureaud, Jr.
Mr. Lucius Tyson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William
D. Van Buren, III
Mrs. Anne L. Vance
Mr. Bobbie Ward
Mrs. Geraldine B.
Washington
Mr. and Mrs. James
A. Watts, Jr.
Drs. Frank and Ida-Lorraine
Wilderson
Mrs. Hilda C. Williams
Dr. Clarice A. Wimberly
Mr. Byron J. Wing
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Witcher
Mr. Michael A. Young
Gifts of $250 - $499
Mrs. Carole B. Alarcon
Mr. Billy G. Ambrose
Mrs. Lorraine Amos
Mrs. Shirley Anderson
Anderson
Ms. Lora L. Antoine
Lt. Col. Augustine S. Aruna
Mrs. Barbara E. ShannonBanister
Mrs. Alfreda Speed Banks
Ms. Antoinette M. Bannister
Mrs. Harriet Wooten Bass
Miss Tenitra R. Batiste
Dr. Gloria D. Beal
Mrs. Carolyn Beal
Ms. Stacie A. Bean
Mrs. Donn C. Beaubien
Ms. Camillia B. Bell
Dr. Loren J. Blanchard
Dr. Jocelyn J. Bookman and
Mr. Dobbin O. Bookman
Dr. Windell D. Boutte’
LCDR Andre’ Le Gras Boutte’
Mrs. Nellie M. Bowman
Dr. Shameza L. Boyd
Mrs. Cheryl W. and
Mr. Darryl R. Boykins
Dr. Ronda L. Broady
Dr. Carolyn M. Brown
Ms. Michele J. Brown
Ms. Ronah Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.
Brunswick
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Burns
Dr. Kimberly M. Bush
Mrs. Tiffany T. Byrd
Dr. Helen W. Carry
Mr. Calvin P. Casmier
Ms. Helen E. Castenell
Mr. Chester L. Chambers
Dr. Ponjola Coney
Mrs. Pamela FreemanConway
Mrs. Lynn S. Crean
Mr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Dalferes, Jr.
Mrs. Heidi L. Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. George G.
Darensbourg
Dr. Larna J. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Davis
Mrs. Dedra L. GourdineDavis
Ms. Bythelda M. Davis
Mr. Keith E. Decay
Ms. Marianne DeGrange
Ms. Pernell R. Denet
Ms. Tiffany T. Devereaux
Mr. Thomas J. Donald
Ms. Merilynn B. Donelon
Dr. Ronald Dorris
Mrs. Karen Durand
Ms Charmagne M. Eady
Mr. Walter H. Ennis, III
Mrs. Elvera M. Feist
Mrs. Janice Florent
Mrs. Leatrice Gaines
Mrs. Maria Sly George
Mrs. Louaunne W. Gilyot
Mr. and Mrs. Henry
J. Glover, Sr.
Dr. Jesse F. Goodwin
Ms. Beverly W. Grant
Ms. Josephine R. Grier
Mrs. Janice Heard-Guidry
Mr. Joseph Hall
Mrs. Alyce G. King-Hammons
Mrs. Alverna J. Harden
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Harris
Mr. Vaughan M. Harris
Mrs. Andrea Taylor Harris
Mrs. Jetta Harris
Ms. Veronica L. Harrison
Mrs. Joyce M. Guillion Harte
Ms. Jenna R. Hatton
Ms. Gwendolyn R. Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Trent S. Heisser
Ms. Darlene Hobbs
Ms. Hyacinth H. Hutchinson
Dr. La Toya D. Jackson
Mr. Dannton C. Jackson
Mrs. Judith G. Johnson
Ms. Gabriell A. Johnson
Ms. Mamie R. Johnson
Mrs. Rosie S. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
T. Joshua, Sr.
Ms. Shirley M. Judge
Mrs. Marcella M. Keyes
Dr. and Mrs. Duane
E. Kirksey
Mr. Lionel B. Labeaud
Ms. Justina M. Lafitte
Mr. Jerrol Larrieu
Ms. Dorothy M. Lastrapes
Mrs. Philomena D. Lawson
The Honorable Tilden Le
Melle, Ph.D.
Dr. Lester A. Lee and Mrs.
Leslie I. Lee
Mr. John H. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lemelle
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
Leonard
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence
S. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Josie Y. Lewis
Mrs. Minnie J. Davis-Linyear
Mrs. Makea
B. Gadsden-Locke
Mrs. Phyllis CharbonnetBurns Lodrig
Mr. Stephen Lombard
Mrs. Elena L. Mann
Mrs. Elswith C. Mazin
Mr. Bervis B. McBride, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison G.
Mercadel
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. Herbert Millings
Mrs. Lois F. Mills
Mrs. Mary J. Hadnott-Mims
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
A. Monette
Dr. and Mrs. Edward
G. Nicholson
Mrs. Katherine T. Nicolay
Mr. Sherril M. Nixon
Mr. Bobby Pearson
Dr. Lawrence E. Plaskett
Mr. Claude Powe, Jr.
Mrs. Geraldine M. Pratt
Dr. Julia Bell Quint
Mrs. Glenda Rankin
Mrs. Ann M. Rawles
Dr. Alden H. Reine, Sr.
Mrs. Irene B. Richardson
Mrs. Marlene R. Ritch
Mrs. Althea R. Robinson
Mrs. Chalita B. Robinson
Mrs. Donna S. Robinson
Mrs. Dianne Roebuck
Ms. Wanda Rouzan
Drs. Dereck and
Jillandra Rovaris
Mr. Herbert H. Rowe, Jr.
Ms. Sandra L. Sails
Mrs. Kathy C. Saloy
Mr. Gordon B. Sanders
Dr. Geoffrey G. Selvage
Mr. and Mrs. Elmore J. Seraile
Mr. and Mrs. Corwin
F. Shakes
Mr. Byron H. Simmons
Mr. William D. Simon, Jr.
Mr. Hinton C. Smith
Mrs. Juanita Smith
Mr. Edward Sparrow
Ms. Alisa C. Spivey
Mr. Wayne A. Steele, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L.
Stewart III
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sudbury
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Tanner
Mrs. Valencia A. Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. Thomas
Mr. Edward S. Thomas
Ms. Alessandra D. Thompson
Dr. and Mrs. Roderick O.
Thornton
Mrs. Theresa W. Threet
Mr. James B. Tillman
Mr. and Mrs. Mertes E.
Troullier
Mr. Gerard M. Victor
Mrs. Trina S. Vincent
Mr. and Mrs. James O.
Wadley
Mrs. Cassandre K. Wallace
Ms. Tia B. Walton
Mrs. Janice L. Wash
Mr. Richard J. Washington
Mrs. Kathy M. Crusto-Way
Phyllis E. Weaver, R.Ph.
Mr. John D. Webster
Fr. Peter C. Weiss, S.S.J
Dr. Joan D. Welch
Dr. Threvia West
Ms. Kay F. Wexler
Dr. Angele T. White
Dr. Michael G. White
Mrs. Gwendolyn H. Whitner
Dr. Henry Wicker and Mrs.
Geralyn Wicker
Mrs. Beverly W. Wilderson
Atty. Sharonda R. Williams
Miss Angela H. Misshore
Williams
Mr. Kevin E. Williams
Mr. Lougene Williams and
Mrs. Tracee M. Williams
Mrs. Leola Melton Williams
Ms. Mishanda L. Williams
Ms. Margaret A. Zimmerman
Gifts of $100 - $249
Ms. Carmichael L. August
Dr. Elaine Parker- Adams
Mrs. Margaret B. Adams
Dr. Katrice A. Albert
Mr. Henry C. Alexander, III
Mr. Willie J. Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. George
L. Allen, II
Mr. James A. Alsandor
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
J. Ancar III
Mr. Clarence Ancar III
Mr. Earl P. Ancar, Jr.
Mr. Edward and Dr. Angela
Anderson
Mrs. Willie M. Andrews
Mrs. Anna B. M. Armstrong
Mrs. Catherine W. Arnaud
Mr. Dudley G. Auzenne
Janeen R. Azare, Ph.D.
Mrs. Anna Bachemin
Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon
Dr. Monica E. Baldridge
Valdesha L. Ball, M.D.
Dr. Tracey Banks and Mr.
Mark Banks
Dr. Glen M. Baquet
Mrs. Laura Baranco
Mr. Francis X. Barial
Mr. Keith T. Barker, M.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Barnes
Mrs. Lucy T. Bates
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F.
Battiste
Ms. Adrienne P. Becnel
Ms. Michelle A. Belanger
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Belcher
Ms. Achontyrausi Y. Bell
Ms. Elois T. Bell
Mrs. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
Mr. Johnny L. Bennett, Jr.
Mrs. Hilda M. Bergeron
Mrs. Elvert Bijou
Ms. Debbie Bissett
Mrs. Gwendolyn C. Blake
Mrs. Lois R. Blakes
Ms. Bernadette D. Blount
Dr. Olympia Boucree and Mr.
John H. Boucree
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
Bourgeois III
Mr. Warner A. Bourgeois
Mrs. Shelita M. Bourgeois
Tommy E. Bowman, D.D.S.
Mr. and Mrs. Danny
J. Boykins
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E.
Bradford
Ms. Elease M. Bradford
Mrs. Edna V. Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Newman
S. Braud
Ms. Gwendolyn M. Breaux
Mrs. Dione M. JosephBreckenridge
Mr. Marcus L. Brinson
Mrs. Charita
Champion-Brookins
Mr. Joseph A. Brooks, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Terence
C. Brown
Mrs. Ann Hardy Brown
Mrs. Earlene Patin Brown
Mr. William B. Broyard
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Brue
Mr. Alexander Brumfield, Jr.
Mrs. Christine Bryant
Ms. Malinda W. Bryant
Ms. Ashleigh N. Buffer
Mrs. Barbara Bullock
Mrs. Joycelyn L. Burnett
Dr. Dianna M. Burns
Ms. Allassia Y. Burns
Mrs. Helena W. Burrell
Dr. Jossie A. Burton
Ms. Terri L. Burton
Mr. and Mrs. William Bush
Mrs. Lorraine Butler
Mr. Alcide Cador
Edward R. Caliste, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Calvin
Mr. Jamaal A. Campbell
Mr. Robert B. Cannon
Ms. Mildred T. Caro
Dr. Terrolyn P. Carter
Mrs. Lynne P. Carter
Ms. Ann P. Carter
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caudle
Mrs. Shirley M. Celestine
Mr. and Mrs. Van B.
Chambers, Jr.
Mrs. Sue P. Chandler
Atty. Aldrinette M. Chapital
Ms. Brenda R. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Charbonnet, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Chenier
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Clark
Mrs. Dolores J. Clark
Mrs. Johnnie P. Cole
Ms. Elodia B. Cole
Mr. Vernal Coleman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie C.
Collier, Sr.
Mr. William Collins, Jr.
Mrs. Cassandra E. Collins
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Conrad, Jr.
Mrs. Nancy B. Cortez
Ms. Donna K. Crawford
Rev. David G. Cray, S.S.E.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd X. Creecy
Ms. Bonita M. Cuillier
Mrs. Clevetta T. Cummings
Mr. James L. Currence
Mr. Frank L. Daggs
Mrs. Yvonne M. Darensbourg
Mr. Theodore A. David, Jr.
Mrs. Aissatou A. SidimeDavid
Dr. Joseph W. Davis
Mr. Lovell Davis
Mr. Roger F. Davis
Ms. Cynthia D. Davis
Ms. Zakiyah D. Davis
Mrs. Lorraine Sigue Day
Dr. Anthony Decuir
Mrs. Gail M. Carter-Dennis
Mrs. Althea K. Deterville
Dr. Brooke E. Christian
Dishmon
Mrs. Carole L. Dixon
Dr. Tonya R. Dobbs
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Domingue
Mr. Joseph A. Domingue
Dr. Agnes Donahue
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
J. Dumas
Mrs. Audrey H. Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. Alton
A. Duplantier
Mrs. Virginia M. Dupre
Mrs. Harriet D. Duronslet
Dr. Michelle R. Easton
Ms. Erania M. Ebron
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R.
Edwards, Sr.
Ms. Carol A. Ellis
Dr. Dayna L. Ellison
Dr. Raycinia K. Ellison
Mr. and Mrs. George Etienne
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
J. Eugere
Mr. Louis A. Evans
Mrs. Marion A. Evans
Mrs. Susie B. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Cedric
J. Falgout
Mr. Kent B. Farmer
Mrs. Deanna P. Felder
Ms. Myrtle W. Ferrande
Koyia L. Figures, M.D.
Mr. Lionel J. Fleury
Dr. Stacey L. Folse
Kendra L. Forbes, Pharm. D.
Ms. Natalie Forcia
Dr. T. A. Foster
Mrs. Linda D. Frederick
Dr. Claire V. Fuller
Mr. Fredric L. Fullerton, II
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley B.
Gaddis
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
L. Gaines, Sr.
Mr. Melvin Gaines
Mr. Ronald D. Gaines
Ms. Phyliss S. Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Gardner
Mr. Richard J. Gasper
Mrs. Yolanda L. Gautier
Mrs. Barbara A. Gibbons
Ms. Brenda V. Gibson
Mrs. Barbara T. Glamb
Ms. Felice J. Glapion
Dr. Rossie J. Gomez
Mrs. Leora T. Gonzales
Dr. Milton A. Gordon
Mrs. Ruth O. Gordon
Dr. and Mrs. Alfred G.
Gourrier
Mrs. Joyce Graves
Mr. John F. Gray
Mr. Troy D. Gray Sr.
Mrs. Emma Grimes
Mr. and Mrs. Ron D.
Grimmette
Mr. John W. Grissett
Mr. James J. Guidry
Dr. Jean-Maurice Guilbaud
Mrs. Gwendolyn F.
Guillmette
Mrs. Ra’Nell Hale
Mrs. Marjorie Hamilton
Mrs. Pennye D. Hamilton
Dr. Adrienne A. Hanson
Dr. Virgil Hardin, M.D.
Mrs. Nicole F. Hardin
Ms. Kendra E. Harmon
Mrs. Imogene V. Harrell
Mr. and Mrs. William Harris
Mrs. Martha Harris
Ms. Jazmine A. Harris
Mrs. Mary A. Haun
Ms. Beverly A. Hawkins
Ms. Ellen M. Hazeur
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B.
Henderson
Mrs. Kimberly
I. Johnson-Henry
Mrs. Mary F. Henry
Mr. Darrius M. Hereford
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett L.
Herrera
Mrs. Faye G. Hill
Ms. Han M. Hoang
Mrs. Glenda Holley
Mr. William Butch M.
Holmes, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A.
Houlemard, Sr.
Ms. Sebrina B. Houston
Mrs. Richele T. Howelton
Mrs. Sophronia Hughes
Mr. Marvin L. Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Irons
Mrs. Dorothy S. Jackson
Ms. Andrea L. Jackson
Mrs. Sharvell Jackson-Jones
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick D.
Jefferson
Mr. Larry E. Jefferson
Mr. Richard H. Jefferson
Ms. Jacqueline Jeffrey
Dr. Jarrett A. Johnson
Mr. Marc E. Johnson
Mr. Taliafero Johnson
Mrs. Elaine K. Johnson
Ms. Joan G. Johnson
Mrs. Jeanalice Johnson
Bartley
Ms. Anna E. Jollio
Dr. L. Laneuville Jones
Marilyn Jones, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. George
E. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
C. Jones, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jones
Mrs. Marilyn W. Jones
Mr. Albert E. Joseph, Jr.
Keisa M. Joshua, Pharm. D.
Dr. Myrtly R. Joyner
Dr. Justin M. Kelly
Ms. Paula M. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kerley
Mrs. Patricia Kimbrough
Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. King
Mrs. Leta M. Knighten
Dr. Anil Kukreja and Dr.
Poonam Kukreja
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. and Mrs. Jamal M. Lacour
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Larkin
Mr. Philip T. Lastrapes
Mrs. Allena V. Laurendine
Mrs. Carolyn J. Lawrence
Mrs. Eunice D. Lear
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leary
Mr. Wilfred Leblanc and Mrs.
Lois G. Leblanc
Dr. Terrel M. Lecesne
Mr. and Mrs. Errol M. Lecesne
Mr. Martin Lecour
Mr. Clifton Lee
Dr. Karen Lewis and Mr.
Cornelius Lewis
Dr. Myra M. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Basil V. Lewis
Mr. Livingstone T. Lewis, Jr.
Mr. Nathaniel Lewis
Mrs. Ella M. Lewis
Mrs. Linda H. Lewis
Mrs. Madeline D. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lindsey
Mr. Wilfred Lodrig
Ms. Shakira T. Loeb
Ms. Corena Z. Lott
Mr. and Mrs. Khristopher
W. Loyd
Ms. Nicole S. Luddington
Mrs. Lavinia S. Lundy
Mrs. Suzette M. Lyons
Ms. Kathleen M. Manuel
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt P. Marks
Ms. Connie R. Marks
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
J. Martin, Sr.
Mrs. Elouise Conant Martin
Mrs. Rosary Martin
Ms. Karen M. Martin
Miss Peggy Y. Massey
Mrs. Tinera F. Mathews
Mrs. Mary M. Mayo
Mr. Major W. McBee
Mr. Leon McClain, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alcus M.
McConduit
Mrs. Rose B. McKendall
Ms. Mary E. McKendell
Mrs. Monica McKenzie
Ms. Cecelia V. Medley
Dr. Trimiko C. Melancon
Mrs. Dorothy M. Menifee
Mr. Frank W. Merrick
Dr. Tasha L. Merritt
Mrs. Beverly G. Miller
Mrs. Gloria Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Archie
K. Milton
Mitchell, Delwin E.
Dr. Ida L. Rose-Mize
Mrs. Portia Montgomery
Ms. Margo N. Montgomery
Mrs. Calandra Tate Moore
Mrs. Jean S. Lang-Moore
Mrs. Carmen Morial
Mr. Giovanni B. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
L. Motley
Mrs. Joyce T. Mouton
Mrs. Alice U. Murchison
Mr. Robert Nash, Jr.
Dr. Donald R. Naylor, Jr.
Dr. Ruth E. Neal
Mrs. Alida Neveu
Mrs. Regina L. Hall-Ngorima
Mr. Truong T. Nguyen
Mr. Augustine C. Njoku
Ms. Catanya A. Norwood
Reverend Maurice Nutt
Mr. and Mrs. Lucky I.
Omorodion
Mr. Kofi Onumah
Ms. Patricia A. Pajaud
Mrs. Yvette M. Palmer
Ms. Joyclen R. Parker
Mrs. Sylvia T. Patterson
Ms. Marva Pattillo
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Paul, Jr.
Mr. Roger D. Pender, Jr.
Mrs. Catina Green Peoples
Mr. Wilbur J. Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro
R. Perkins
Ms. Natalia Perry
Mrs. Almeda Pickard
Mrs. Bernadette Pickett
Mr. Isaac Picou
Mrs. Sybil T. Pierce
Mr. Wellington T. Pitts
Mr. and Mrs. Steven T. Player
Ms. Stella L. Poindexter
Mrs. Verna R. Polk
Mr. Edward H. Pollock and
Mrs. Ursula M. Pollock
Dr. William and Mrs. Carolyn
Powell
Mrs. Christine J. Powell
Mrs. Sandra M. Prampin
Mrs. Barbara Prejean
Mr. Robert C. Price, Sr. and
Mrs. Elvina Price
Ms. Corunda T. Pruitt, Ph.D.
Mrs. Dawn Sherron Purnell
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Quinn
Mrs. Marguerite M. Quintal
Mrs. Lynne K. Raphael
Dr. Warren J. Ray, Jr.
Mrs. Mildred B. Reed
Mr. James J. Reisinger
Dr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Richard
Mrs. Lisa A. FernandezRichard
Ms. Jeanne Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J.
Richardson, Jr.
Mrs. Kamala Rimmey
Mrs. Cheryl Ripoll
Mr. Patrick W. Roberson
Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Linda
Roberts
Dr. Diarra O. Robertson
Ms. Juliet T. Robertson
Mrs. Charlene W. Robins
Dr. Mia J. Robinson
Mrs. Marlene A. Robinson
Ms. Tiana C. Robinson
Mrs. Pamela Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Rollins, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F.
Roussell
Dr. Ayana K. Rowley
Ms. Farrah M. Roybiskie
Mr. Leo P. Sam, Jr.
Ms. Kashena M. Sanchez
Dr. Marilyn D. Saulsbury
Mr. Leonard Schexnayder
Mr. Randall Schexnayder
Mrs. Michelle M. ArnaudScioneaux
Mrs. Berenice Lewis Scott
Mrs. Muriel P. Segre
Ms. Dawn E. Segura
Mr. Anthony D. Sharp
Mr.and Mrs. Alphonse
Shropshire
Mr. and Mrs. James
A. Simmons
Mr. Kyle Simon
Ms. Belvadere R. Simon
Robert L. Simpson, R.Ph.
Dr. Renee H. Singleton
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Smith
Mrs. Edith J. Smith
Mrs. Jacinda Byrd-Smith
Ms. Engrid S. Smith
Mrs. Alisa D. Orduna-Sneed
Mrs. Gia B. Soublet
Mrs. Wilhelmina A. Stanley
Ms. Stacy E. Stepney
Dr. A’Lise J. Steward
Mrs. and Mr. Susan A.
Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
Striggles
Mrs. Tara M. Sutton
Dr. and Mrs. Reginald
W. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Taylor
Mr. Glendon Taylor
Mrs. Joan Teamer
Mr. Billy G. Terrell
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Mrs. Karen F. Terrell
Mr. Daniel C. Thibodeaux
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas
Ms. Ruby S. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor
Thompson
Mrs. Beverly Thompson
Mrs. Cynthia A.
Thompson-Bland
Mrs. Kendra Woodard Tircuit
Mrs. Miriam D. Titus
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Tolliver
Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Toney
Mrs. Eva J. Toppin
Shuana K. Tucker, Ph.D.
Dr. Denise Arnaud-Turner
and Dr. Norris Turner
Mrs. Alicia J. Porche-Turpeau
Dr. Elizabeth O. Unachukwu
Ms. Rheba J. Upshaw
Dr. Samuel and Mrs. Audrey
Vagner
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Q. Veazie
Cynthia B. Vernon, Ph.D.
Mrs. Lan Vo
Mr. Paul J. Waddell
Ms. Paulette W. Wagner
Dr. LaQuia A. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Neal V. Walker
Dr. and Mrs. Edward R.
Washington
Mrs. Arthemise Washington
Mrs. Lee Anna Washington
Dr. Monica O. Watts
Ms. Lachelcia K. Watts
Mrs. Joyce Jones Webb
Mrs. Christine A. Weeks
Ms. Joyce M. Whitfield
Miss Brittany L. Whitmore
Mrs. Shirley B. Wilcox
Dr. and Atty. DeLisa M.
Williams
Dr. Chequita S. Williams, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin G.
Williams
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Mr. Thomas Williams and
Mrs. Eleanor Williams
Mrs. Aretha E. Williams
Mrs. Lorraine G. Williams
Mrs. Mary T. Williams
Ms. Leslie Batiste Williams
Mrs. Janiece H. Williamson
Mrs. Arletha M. Wilson-Dixon
Mrs. Muriel Wilson
Mrs. Ruth N. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Hal P. Winn
Ms. Blanche P. Wong
Mr. Edgar H. Woods, Sr.
Mrs. Jean H. Wooten
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wright
Mrs. Sandra J. Zimmerman
Gifts of $1 - $99
Ms. Leslie A. Adams
Mrs. Kanika U. Ajanaku
Mrs. Christine V. Alexander
Ms. Makini M. Alleyne
Mrs. Andrea Anderson
Mr. Carroll S. Antoine
Ms. Dodie L. Arnold
Mrs. Isabelle B. Baskin
Mrs. Augusta H. Bayonne
Sr. Mary A. Beairinger
Mr. Randy C. Bellizan
Mrs. Patricia S. Bennett
Ms. Regina M. Bennett
Mrs. Loretta A. Beoh
Mrs. Sondra G. Blackmon
Ms. Joyce O. Blunt
Capt. and Mrs. Rene
G. Boissiere
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bonner
Mr. Frank S. Borris
Mrs. Jean Boutte
Mr. Kenneth G. Boutte’ Jr.
Mr. Miller W. Boyd III
Mr. George D. Bozonier, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bradford
Mrs. Joyce Brossett
Mrs. Gwendolyn C. Brown
Dr. Kristy M. Brumfield
Mr. Joseph C. Bruno
Mr. Shane M. Bruno
Ms. Stephanie S. Bullock
Mr. Daniel Burke III
Mr. Joe R. Burns
Ms. Shana R. Burris
Mrs. Delphenie H. Butler
Mrs. Typhanie Jasper Butler
Dr. and Mrs. Walton
M. Byrnes
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph
P. Cadray, Jr.
Mrs. Marian Campbell
Mrs. Clara P. Carey
Mrs. Denise V. Carter
Ms. Eryn W. Casey
Major Dexter E. Caston and
Mrs. Demetria G. Caston
Mrs. Willie P. Chaffers
Mr. Naresh H. Chawla
Mrs. Legretta F. Cheek
Mrs. Sarletha Ann Clark
Ms. Cherie A. Clark
Ms. Rachel K. Clark
Ms. Michelle R. Clay
Mrs. Amanda H. Coleman
Mrs. Velletta HenryCommissiong
Mrs. Blanche C. Cook
Ms. Jacinta E. Cooper
Sister Anne R. Corcoran
Sister Marie D.
Corcoran, S.B.S.
Mrs. Kathelyn Courseault
Mrs. Rose M. Craft
Mr. Harry A. Cummings, Jr.
Mrs. Elaine K. Czenszak
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R.
Dalferes
Ms. Krystal Y. Davis
Mrs. MacLetus T. Dejoie
Ms. Carol J. Dotson
Ms. Druescellar P. Dumas
Mr. Raymond Duplessis, Sr.
Mr. Byron V. Duvall
Mr. Robert D. Edwards
Ms. Danyale A. Ellis
Mrs. Barbara Emelle
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Emmons
Ms. Shajana R. Evans
Mr. Preston M. Firmin
Mrs. Dolores B. Fleming
Mrs. Juanita R. Fleming
Mr. William S. Fonbah
Ms. Ilona Fontenette
Ms. Maritza E. Ford
Mrs. Rosabelle M. Forte
Miss Kisha M. Gant
Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Garner
Mr. Darryl Garner
Mr. Brian K. Garrett
Ms. Terri L. Gaston
Mr. Robert F. Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Gilliam
Mr. Houston Gilliand, Jr.
Ms. Mary J. Gomez
Miss Mia R. Gonzales
Dr. Brenda Greene
Mr. Herman Grier, Jr.
Ms. Tamala P. Griffin
Ms. Katherine W. Grinstead
Mrs. Octavia B. Gross
Ms. Yvonne Guice
Dr. Cindy G. Harden
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M.
Harding
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hardy
Mr. Jonathan C. Harper
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Harrell
Mr. Steven E. Harris
Ms. Erika W. Harris
Mrs. Etta L. Hawkins
Ms. Kizzy N. Hayes
Ms. Lisa C. Haynes
Mrs. Michelle Hebert
Ms. Gail C. Henderson
Ms. Jennifer L. Henry
Ms. Gabriella N. Herpai
Mr. and Mrs. Win-Chaung Ho
Mrs. Kim I. Hodge
Ms. Rene Hollins
Mrs. Mary D. Hubbard
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. Cornel H. Hubert, Sr.
Mrs. Barbara E. Hunter
Mr. Andrew U. Ibeawuchi
Dr. Kristi M. Isaac
Miss Martina G. Isaac
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar N.
Jackson, Sr.
Mrs. Robin K. Lewis-Jackson
Ms. Aniika R. Jackson
Ms. Jeanine A. Jackson
Ms. Latoya M. Jackson
Ms. Tonia L. Jackson
Ms. Crystal M. Jacquot
Mr. August J. James, Jr.
Mrs. Brenda B. Jean
Ms. Tara S. Jefferson
Judith L. Johnson, Pharm. D.
Mr. Nathaniel Johnson
Ms. Myra B. Johnson
Mrs. Agatha R. Jones
Mrs. Romain Rouse Jones
Ms. Felicia M. Jones
Ms. Sherrill F. Jones
Mrs. Le’Anza M. Jordan
Mrs. Joyce Joseph
Ms. Kikelomo N. Joshua
Ms. Petula S. Kelly
Mr. Paul S. Knecht
Mrs. Nakisha N. Ervin-Knott
Mrs. Mable W. Labee
Mr. Vanue B. LaCour, Jr.
Ms. Christy M. Lagarde
Ms. Cordelia L. Lamb
Mrs. Darrilyn T. Lawrence
Mrs. Brenda U. Lawson
Mr. David R. Leblanc
Mr. Louis F. Lecour, Sr.
Miss Jun L. Lee
Miss. Jamesa E. Lee
Mr. Gerald J. Legaux, Jr.
Miss DeShondra N. Leonard
Miss Lovie F. Lewis
Ms. Harolyn G. Lowe
Mrs. Winifred E. Lowery
Mrs. Aloma Lykes
Ms. Latriece E. Manning
Ms. Chawla L. Mason
Mrs. Paula R. Miles
Mrs. Margaret Miller
Dana E. Mingo, Pharm D.
Mr. Elisha Mobley, Jr.
Mrs. Sandra A. Monroe
Mrs. Tomika Baker- Moody
Dr. Robin M. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Shelvin Moore
Mrs. Willia Mae Muhammad
Mr. Edwin J. Muldrow
Mr. Renard L. Murray
Ms. Mary Nagendra
Mrs. Therese M. Naim
Ms. Joanne M. Navarre
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Nelson
Ms. April R. Noble
Ms. Earline M. Olivier
Mr. David M. Ollee
Ms. Tyra Ordone
Ms. Alisa D. Orduna
Mrs. Yvonne J. Osborne
Ms. Charlete J. Ozah
Mrs. Sharon H. Parker
Ms. Tiffany J. Kyle- Patton
Mrs. Diane Peoples
Ms. Satira T. Perry
Ms. Vinzetta M. Pettway
Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez
A. Peychaud, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
H. Phoenix
Mrs. Nelka Pinkney
Mrs. Olga B. Platt
Mr. George R. Plick
Mrs. Patricia H. Pool
Ms. Anne M. Prat
Miss Kawyanda T. Prather
Mr. Eugene A. Priestley
Mrs. Mildred V. Prudeaux
Ms. Milele M. Ramsay
Mrs. Barbara Randolph
Mr. Bernard Rankins, Jr.
Mr. Warren Rayford
Mr. Raymond S. Richard
Mrs. Dora Richardson
Ms. Gwendolyn A. Ridgley
Dr. Mandy J. Roberts
Ms. Sonya L. Roberts
Ms. Alyssa G. Robillard
Dr. Mary M. Runge
Mr. Frank S. Salario
Ms. Sitembile E. Sales
Mrs. Meika R. Samuel
Mr. Randy Sassone
Ms. Nicole E. Saulny
Ms. Tamiko Scott
Mrs. Wanda Serino
Mr. Fred D. Session, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia B. Session
Ms. Patricia Kellie Shaffer
Ms. Ebonee F. Shaw
Mrs. Althea Shedrick
Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Shepard
Mr. Gary L. Simmons, R.Ph.
Ms. Angela M. Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Skye
Mrs. Gwendolyn Smith
Mrs. Lorraine H. Smith
Ms. Teresa M. Smith
Ms. Tina M. Smith
Ms. Marie A. Sonnier
Mrs. Ann J. St. Julien
Miss Roxanne M. Steele
Ms. Christian S. Taplin
Mr. Erskin Taylor III
Mrs. Sylvia L. Taylor
Ms. Anita R. Taylor
Ms. Erica L. Taylor
Ms. Kenya C. Taylor
Mrs. Anne H. Thibodeaux
Mrs. Laverne Thigpen
Mrs. Celestine B. Thomas
Ms. Anysia D. Thompson
Ms. Kadesha L. Tinson
Miss Alayna E. Townsend
Mr. Thomas J. Trahan, RPh.
Mr. Son S. Tran
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Turner
Mrs. Marian L. Turner
Mrs. Cynthia H. VanDam
Mrs. Grace Velazquez
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
A. Victorian
Mr. Shaun H. Vincent
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Walker
Dr. Kesha Walker and Mr.
Christopher Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
H. Wallace, Jr.
Mrs. Jacqueline Ward
Mr. Dane B. Warren
Dr. and Mrs. Charles
L. Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Watson
Mrs. Patricia Watts
Mrs. Shirley V. Weaver
Dr. John D. Weber
Mrs. Karen Weston
Dr. Janel Bailey Wheeler
Dr. Geraldine
M. Jackson-White
Mrs. Patsy M. White
Dr. Sherryl L. Williams
Mr. Delano Williams
Mrs. Cheryl J. Williams
Mrs. Inez D. Williams
Ms. Cheryl Williams
Mrs. Claire F. Wilson
Mrs. Linda J. Wilson
Ms. Kim M. Winder
Mrs. Vera Winston
Dr. Norman R. Wolford
Dr. Alison A. Wright
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Contributors to Excellence
Corporations
Gifts of $10,000 or more
3M
BP Corporation North
America Inc.
Chevron USA, Inc.
Concourse Ventures Inc.
Jani King Gulf Coast Region
Jani-King International, Inc.
Liberty Bank & Trust
Company
Medco Health Solutions,
Inc., And Medco Health
Affiliates
Scott Management
Team, Inc.
SUGAR BOWL
The Times-Picayune
Walgreens Company
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Harris Connect Inc.
Landis Construction
Company. LLC
Procter & Gamble Company
Rite Aid Corporation
Shell Oil Company Matching
Gifts Program
Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates
Textron, Inc.
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
American Honda Motor
Company, Inc.
DynMcDermott Petroleum
Operations Company
Fidelity Homestead
Savings Bank
Goins Aaron Law Firm
JW Properties Sholes
L & R Security Services, Inc.
Livers Construction, Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
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Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Bruno & Tervalon
Burton’s Good News Center
Chevron Texaco
Comerica Bank
Crescent City Dentistry,
LLC/Cleopatra E.
Thompson, DDS
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Emanuel Health Clinic, P.C.
Father of Invention
Productions, LLC
Folse Pharmacy
Group Insurance Associates,
Inc.
Hawthorne Professional
Pharmacy
ITT Educational Services, Inc.
Jackson Institutional Dental
Services
Joel Isaacson & Co.
Mc H & N Management
Co., Inc.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage
Foundation
Southern Dominican
Providence USA
The Scholarship Foundation
- Lockheed Martin
Transamerica Life Insurance
Company
Westside Pharmacy
Yolanda A. Williams D.D.S.
A Professional Dental
Corporation
Gifts of $500 - $999
Accenture Foundation, Inc.
Anderson, Chavet &
Anderson, Inc.
Anthony’s Landscaping, LLC
Auburn Foot Clinic
Black Rock, Inc.
Boeing Company
Brooke Staffing
Companies, Inc.
Canal Street Family
Dentistry, INC 0898
Capital One Services, Inc.
Cintas-The Uniform People
Creative Presentations
Crescent Guardian Inc.
Eustia Benefits, LLC
Guillot’s Sanitary
Supplies, Inc.
Gulf South Coach
Systems LLC
Llorens, Inc. 0800
McIlhenny Company
Southland Printing
Compnay, Inc.
Thomas Pharmacy Gardiner
Center, LLC
Transocean-Offshore
Deepwater Drilling, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
Gifts of $250 - $499
Altria Group, Inc.
Blitch Knevel Architects
Bridgestone Americas Trust
Fund
Favorites Imprinted
Promotional Products
Northern Florida
Recruiting and Consulting
Services, Inc.
Rouzan Entertainment, Inc.
Shell Oil Company
Foundation
Stephanie Drain Engineering
of Illinois, LLC
Gifts of $100 - $249
AARP
Aetna Life & Casualty
Foundation
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Black Heritage Inc.
Coca-Cola Matching Gifts
Program
Covidien Employee
Matching Gift Program
Greenwood, Sylvain &
Greenwood
Northshore Discount
Pharmacy, Inc.
Pan-American Life
Insurance Co.
Primary Eye Care
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Gifts of $1 - $99
American International
Group, Inc. Matching
Grants Program
America’s Charities
Chase & Reese, LLC
Coach
Edison International
Executive Administrative
Services, Inc.
J N Catafago Family Limited
Partnership
Medical Speech
Pathology, Inc.
Stanley L. Fleming, DDS PA
Professional Association
Honor Roll of Donors
Foundations
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of
New York
Coypu Foundation
Trust, TUA
Entergy Charitable
Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Fidelity Investments
Charitable Gift Fund
Jones Day Foundation
- Northpoint
Sherman Fairchild
Foundation, Inc.
The Dore Family Foundation
The Greater New Orleans
Foundation
The Lettie Pate Whitehead
Foundation, Inc.
The RosaMary Foundation
The W. M. Keck Foundation
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Intel Foundation Matching
Gifts
Lumina Foundation
for Education
Peter J. Frenkel
Foundation, Inc.
The MARCH Foundation
The Vanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
ExxonMobil Foundation
Georges Lurcy Charitable
and Educational Trust
IBM International
Foundation
Merck Company Foundation
NACDS Educations
Foundation
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Gifts of $500 - $999
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Foundation Matching Gift
Program
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Rosenthal and Jacobs
Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Educational Matching Gift
Program
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Alliance Bernstein
Foundation Fund at
Community Funds, Inc.
Almar Foundation
Burkedale Foundation
Freeport McMoran
Foundation
General Electric
Foundation, Inc.
Pepsico Foundation, Inc.
The Donum Dei Foundation
The DuBose Petutschnig
Foundation
The James S. Kemper
Foundation
The Richard Hampton
Jenrette Foundation, Inc.
The Thomas W. Bean
Foundation
The UPS Foundation
Weil-Bohn Foundation
Gifts of $250 - $499
Goldring Family Foundation
The Clorox Company
Foundation
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Individuals
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Dr. Dale Mason Cochran
Mr. Noel M. Gagnon
Mr. Karl E. Mercker
Dr. Edward L. Oleen
Mr. Michael M. Rue
Mrs. Mary K. Zervigon
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Ms. Shirley S. Baker
Mrs. Annie A. Jamison
Mr. Colvin G. Norwood, Jr.
Mrs. Eloise Simmons
Mr. Andrew Tobias
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wernz
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. James D.
Holzhauer
Mr. Winthrop Knowlton
Mr. and Mrs. John P.
Krolikowski
Mr. and Dr. Ashton Phelps, Jr.
Mr. Rodney J. Thomas III
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Mr. Kenneth Bartels and
Mrs. Jane Condon
Ms. Madelon Blum
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bohn
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J.
Boucree
Mrs. Selika C. Brown
Mr. Joseph K. Byrd
Mr. Joseph Canizaro
Dr. and Mrs. Gene D’Amour
Mr.and Mrs. and Mrs. David
F. Dietz
Mr. George V. Fitzgerald
Ms. Marlene T. Franklin
Mr. Earl M. Gibson Jr.
Dr. Marguerite S. Giguette
Dr. Wayne T. Harris
Dr Joseph C. Lefevre
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A.
Lessing III
Mr. and Mrs. Steven M.
Lipson
Mr. George T. Lowy
Dr. Joe A. Melcher
Mrs. Mary Ann D. Oprisch
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pecoul
Ms. Joan Rutherford
Mrs. Alda Sanders
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Sally
Slattery
Mr. William C. Smith
Ms. Nancy D. Smith
Dr. Susan Spillman
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth St.
Charles
Gifts of $500 - $999
Mr. Alvin Aramburo
Mr. William Auzenne
Dr. Elizabeth A. Barron
Mr. Willie Brown
Mr. Renald N. Bush
Mr. Rivizil Chandler
Ms. Sandra S. Dooley
Ms. Brenda S. Finch
Atty. James D. Garvey Jr
Mr. John P. Gleason
Sister Janet M. Holzer,
S.F.C.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Killinger
Dr. Vimal Kishore
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Diana
Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
J. Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
A. Monroe
Mr. Robert E. Murphy, Jr.
Mr. Thomas J. O’Donnell
Dr. Justina E. Ogbuokiri
Drs. Thomas and Theresa
Pretlow
Mr. Clifford J. Quintal
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seymour
Mr. Beaver Smith
Mr. Pervis Thomas
Mrs. Alice W. Wallace
Ms. Melva D. Williams
Mr. Clifford S. Wright
Gifts of $250 - $499
Mr. Robert W. Barth
Mr. Bradford W. Berger
Ms. Linda Breving
Ms. Adrienne C. Brooks
Ms. Ruth A. Broussard and
Ray West, Jr.
Mr. Winston Brown
Mr. Craig A. Burman,
Attorney-at-Law
Mrs. Lillian Caruso
Mr. and Mrs. Bertram
Caruthers, Jr.
Ms. Rita Choula
Mr. Arnold L. Crump
Ms. Stephanie Drain
Dr. Ronald Durnford
Ms. Nancy H. Green
Mr. Shelton A. Howard
Dr. Shamsul Huda
Dr. Shubha K. Ireland
Mr. Ernest Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Jeffrion
Dr. Lester W. Jones, Jr.
Mr. R.E. Kennedy, II
Ms. Marie L. Landry
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
R. Lucey
Mr. Kevin Lyman
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Melcher
Mrs. Dorothy L. Mintz
Ms. Adaeze V. Moghalu
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Moret
Ms. Joan O’Brien
Ms. Jane M. Perkinson
Ms. Beryl Pratts TR
Dr. Joseph F. Ross
Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Schmertz Jr.
Ms. D. J. Schneider
Mr. Daniel K. Scholl
Dr. John P. Sevenair
Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Smith
Mr. Ernest J. Sneed
Ms. Delores C. Stevens
Ms. Susan B. Stoller
Mrs. Carroll W. Suggs
Dr. Robert L. Thomas, Sr.
Mrs. Beatrice J. Thompson
Mr. Richard Tucker Sr
Ms. Josephine D. Weigner
Ms. Tara C. Young
Gifts of $100 - $249
Mr. John P. Adams
Ms. LaKeysha C. Arthur
Mr. Stanley Aslanian
Mr. Louis J. Babst
Mr. Christopher J. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Barclay
Mrs. Shelly H. Beeghly
Mr. Gilbert P. Bennett
Ms. Joan W. Bennett
Dr. Teresa Birdwhistell
Ms. Gail Blattenberger
Mr. and Mrs. John
P. Blessington
Mr. Clyde M. Bouligny
Ms. Barbara M. Bowen
Mr. George R. Boyer, III
Mr. and Mrs. Marion B. Bracy
Ms. Jean Bradley
Mr. William V. Brierre, Jr.
Ms. Ara M. Thomas-Brown
Mr. Edgar J. Bullard, III
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cahill
Mrs. Susan R. Calcagno
Ms. Ethel T. Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
J. Casey
Mr. Daniel T. Casey
Honor Roll of Donors
Mr. Claude A. Le Monier
Mr. Bernard J. Lechner
Mr. Davy L. Lilly
Mr. Johnny Lovelace
Ms. Nancy L. Martino
Ms. Susan V. McCloud
Mr. and Mrs. James R.
McInerney
Mr. Robert McIntyre
Ms. Patricia M. McKee
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Melcher
Mr. Kenneth L. Melcher
Ms. Adrienne Michaud
Ms. Willie Morgan
Dr. Dennis E. Murphy
Mrs. Mona Lee Nicholas
Mrs. Karen L. Nicoletti
Mr. Walter Nugent
Dr. Patience Obih
Ms. Evelyn L. Olds
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon C.
Ousset
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome A.
Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
J. Pfister, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig L. Pickerel
Mrs. Ellen M. Prichard
Mrs. Jeanne P. Rabig
Ms. Ann B. Rappaport
Mr. David M. Raymond
Mr. Albert C. Rees
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Regan
Mr. Robert D. Reily
Mr. Frank J. Rienzo
Ms. Alida Rochon
Mrs. Barbara S. Rousseve
Mr. Robert J. Salmon
Mr. Robert E. Skinner
Mr. David M. Snyderman
Mr. Bruce D. Strathearn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
T. Sullivan
Ms. Nancy Swigert
Mr. Aldon A. Thomas
Mr. Eugene Thomas, III
Dr. John and Mrs. Marie
Tobin
Dr. Vivian Toca
Mr. Michael Tognarelli
Mr. Jetty L. Viot, III
Ms. Dorothy A. Wade
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weaver
Mr. Richard Whitmore
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Williams
Mrs. Mildred S. Wood
Mr. David E. Yoder
Mr. Eugene A. Zeller
Gifts of $1 - $99
Mr. Richard K. Adler
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C.
Alarcon
Mr. Jason C. Arrington
Mr. Martin Audiffred
Mrs. Jean Augillard
Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Aungst
Mrs. Elsie M. Jones-Azare
Ms. Debra L. Bacon
Ms. Brenda M. Badon
William F. Banks, Esq.
Ms. Elaine Baran
Ms. Laticia Barthe
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D.
Beauford
Ms. Yvonne O. Bechet
Mr. Dennis J. Beck
Ms. Judith Beckett
Mr. E V. Benjamin, III
Dr. and Mrs. Charles I. Berlin
Mr. Francis P. Billeaud
Mr. Scott Brame
Mr. J. Breakstone
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Brody
Mr. Raphael E. Broussard, Sr.
Mr. Thomas J. Brown, Jr.
Ms. Julia H. Brown
Mrs. Shelley B. Brundage
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Buck
Ms. Mary Jo Buck
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
A. Burmeister
Mr. Rory C. Cadres
Ms. Gail Cadres
Ms. Justyna M. Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. George
D. Carroll
Mr. Paul S. Centonze
Drs. Don and Bernadette
Clarke
Ms. Dorothy S. Codd
Mrs. Versie R. Cofield
Mr. James F. Cory, Jr.
Ms. Ida Cruse
Rev. Robbie Cuthbertson
Mr. David Dartez
Mr. Emanual R. Davis
Ms. E. R. Davis
Ms. Patricia B. Davis
Mrs. Donna FitzgeraldDeJean
Ms. Brandi N. Delany
Mr. Gary G. Deleaumont
Ms. Barbara A. Dials
Mr. and Mrs. Charles DiSanto
Mr. Ponciano C. Dizon, Jr.
Ms. Charlotte N. Douglass
Mr. and Mrs. Albert W.
Ducker
Mr. Joseph E. Earley
Ms. Ellen Fagan
Mr. Louis Farrelly
Mrs. Susan C. Felton
Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Finch
Mr. Michael J. Flahive
Ms. Mary Jane H. Flanigan
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Flora
Ms. Ellen Frankenberg
Mrs. Susan Fredine
Ms. Angela French
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Fulton
Mr. Brynn E. Gabriel
Mr. Van Allen Gale
Ms. Debra M. Garrett
thank you!
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Ms. Claudia Charles
Ms. Joy P. Cocchiara
Dr. Enid W. Collins
Mrs. Alexandria H. Combs
Ms. Carmen Coustaut
Mr. Ernest Craigwell, Jr.
Mr. David N. Crapo
Mr. Edward W. Crowe
Ms. Sylvia M. Davis
Mrs. Eloise D. Dixon
Elizabeth C. Dooling, M.D.
Patrick T. Dowling,M.D.
Mr. Thomas Duffy
Dr. Janine Christen Edwards
Ms. Barbara Ford
Ms. Talisman Ford
Ms. Barbara J. Franklin
Mrs. Dorothy R. Frederick
Prof. Jena M. Gaines
Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi
Mrs. Carol S. Gold
Ms. Lynette R. Goldberg
Ms. Bobbie Gordon
Ms. Beverly A. Gray
Mrs. Shirley C. Gueno
Dr. Franklin D. Hamilton
Ms. Haroldyne F. Hargrave
Mrs. Barbara R. Harris
Ms. Carol Heinze
Mr. Gilbert R. Herer
Mrs. Verna Kay Hill
Mr. Jeffrey Hoffman
Ms. Lois H. Howell
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hughes
Mr. John D. Hughes
Ms. Alison Hyslop
Mrs. Joan Douglas-Jackson
Ms. Lesley Jernigan
Mr. Robert L. Johnson
Ms. M. Lurline Jolly
Mrs. W A. Jones
Mr. George Karr, Jr.
Reverend Edward J. Kealey
Drs. James and Martha King
Dr. Vlajko L. Kocic
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Contributors to Excellence
Mr. Peter L. Gauthier
Ms. Donna Geffner
Mrs. Sally F. Geloso
Ms. Jean K. Gendron
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gilbert
Ms. Marion M. Gilbert
Mrs. Catherine Giles
Dr. Vic S. Gladstone
Mr. Raymond Gonzales
Mrs. Shirley Gonzales
Mr. Garitt S. Griebel
Ms. Helen M. Gryboski
Mrs. Inez Haigler
Mrs. Sue Hale
Mrs. Irene Harris
Mrs. Jocelyn Harris
Ms. Laura A. Haydel
Ms. Barbara A. Higgins
Mrs. Amy E. Hite
Mrs. Marion Hunter
Ms. Andrea B. Jackson
Ms. Stefanie S. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Johnson
Mrs. Worell Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Ellie Jones, Sr.
Mr. Jessie E. Kasowitz
Sr. Francis Kearney
Dr. Kathleen B. Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. David Ker
Ms. Lisa D. King
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D.
Klonowski
Mrs. Carol J. Koch
Mr. John E. and Mrs. Cornelia
Y. Koniditsiotis
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R.
Kovatch
Mr. Eugene Kubina
Ms. Kimberly W. LaGrue
Mrs. Lamar
Mrs. Sandra G. Langlois
Ms. Kimberly P. Lawless
Mr. Carl Lekan
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter
J. Leonard
Dr. Michele Levy
Mr. Gregory Lof
Mrs. Mary Lostumbo
Ms. Joycelyn A. Lyles
Ms. Beatrice A. Mackenzie
Ms. Catherine D. Maher
Ms. Eleanor M. Manuel
Ms. Camille Marchetta
Mr. John L. Martinez
Mr. Tedd Masiongale
Mr. Charles E. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maxwell
Mr. Glenn McCarthy
Mr. Larry McCauley
Mrs. Elise Davis-McFarland
Ms. Annell McGee
Ms. Deldon A. McNeely
Mrs. Lemmietta G. McNeilly
Deacon Austin C. Medina
Ms. Carla J. Melcher
Reverend and Mrs.
Prospero Mesa
Ms. D. D. Michaux
Mrs. Marion Minnard
Deacon Alfred Mitchell
Dr. John Mitchell
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lawrence
K. Montgomery
Ms. Helen E. Montgomery
Mrs. Jewel Newman
Ms. Edna M. Nickerson
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Olson
Ms. Colleen M. O’Rourke
Mr. and Mrs. Stein Owre
Ms. Mary Pannbacker
Ms. Diane Parker
Mr. Gregory Perrault Jr
Sister Jamie T. Phelps, O.P.,
Ph.D.
Dr. Arlene Pietranton
Ms. Laura Pomerance
Mrs. Ruth S. Reynolds
Ms. Vondra Richardson
Mr. Merritt A. Robertson
Ms. Candice Roche
Mr. Vicente L. Rodriguez
Ms. Sheryl W. Rodriquez
Ms. Barbara J. Rucks
Mr. Dennis M. and Edith
W. Ruscello
Ms. Cheryl Russell
Ms. Francisca Sabadie
Ms. Lasca Salisbury
Ms. Lupe L. Salt
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Sam
Mr. Willard J. Sams
Ms. Dorothy Sanchirico
Mrs. Mary J. Schill
Mr. James Schnieders
Mr. David and Mrs. Judy
Schubert
Mr. David W. Schwartz
Mrs. A. M. Scott
Ms. Rosalind R. Scudder
Ms. Kathy A. Sheehy
Ms. Lakisha D. Shelton
Dr. Maureen Shuh
Ms. Althea Simon
Ms. Catherine M. Simoneaux
Ms. Demetria Simpson
Mr. Arthur Smith
Mrs. Kathy Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
T. Spahr
Mrs. Jewell G. St. Charles
Mr. Kelmer I. Stevenson Jr.
Mr. Daniel J. Stocker
Mr. James B. J. Strickland
Ms. Jewell B. Sutler
Mr. Harry K. Thomas Jr.
Mrs. Loretta Threatt
Mr. William J. Tobias
Ms. Carol T. Tompkins
Mrs. Jacinta Torres
Mr. Daniel R. and Mrs. Judith
M. Vander Woude
Mr. James A. Villarrubia
Ms. Earlin Vincent
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker
Ms. Gloriajean L. Wallace
Mr. Randy Wanttaja
Mr. Stephen Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Warmanen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
T. Warnemuende
Mrs. Jerry D. Watts
Mr. Thomas E. Wiese
Dr. Christopher Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
Williams
Mrs. Bobbie L. Willis
Ms. Eunice Wofford
Mr. Kenneth E. Wolf
Ms. Cecilia L. Woods
Mr. Lawrence Zachary, Jr.
Honor Roll of Donors
Organizations
Gifts of $10,000 or more
Black and Indian Missions
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Innovative Learning and
Assessment Technologies
Louisiana Board of Regents
- LEQSF
Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament
United Negro College Fund
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Los Angeles
Club #6
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Convent of the Holy Family
Edmundite Southern
Missions
Meta Lilienthal Scholarship
Fund
Morehouse School of
Medicine
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Houston
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Catholic Archdiocese of
Atlanta
Knights And Ladies Of Peter
Claver
Xavier University Alumni
Association-New Orleans
Club #1
Xavier University of
Louisiana
Gifts of $500 - $999
Circular Consulting, LLC
Dominican Sisters of Sacred
Heart Convent
Houston Independent
School District
Louisiana Creole Research
Association
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc./Rho Phi Chapter
Studs Club Inc.
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Maryland
Club No. 5
Xavier University Student
Government Assoc.
Gifts of $250 - $499
ACS Chemistry Club
Alpha Kappa Alpha - Epsilon
Tau Chapter
Denechaud And Denechaud
Eisenhower Elementary
Murray Senate Campaign
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Northern
California
Gifts of $100 - $249
Congregation of St. James
Major Roman Catholic
Church
Greenspoint Pharmacy &
Health Care Services, LLC
Newman Center Catholic
Community at UCSD
Riquelme & Associates
Speech-Language
Pathology
UA Black Faculty & Staff
Association
Gifts of $1 - $99
Christian Community
Church
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
Good Search
Knights of Peter Claver
Chapter 43
People Program
School Sisters of Notre
Dame
United Way Of The Bay Area
2007-2008 Honor Roll of Donors
The following donors were inadvertently left off of the
2007-2008 Honor Roll listings. We regret the omission.
Their respective contributions are noted here:
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garner
Dr. Anne Ward
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Dr. Beverly and Mr. Loyd R. Dupre
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Mrs. Beverly Broussard
Gifts of $250 - $499
Mrs. Rita Williams
Gifts of $100 - $249
Mr. Norman Evans and Mrs. Melba A. Evans
Mrs. Delores Frazier
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Harrell
Mrs. Vera Winston
Gifts of $1 - $99
Mrs. Willie P. Chaffers
Mr. Wilfred Leblanc and Mrs. Lois G. Leblanc
Ms. Harolyn G. Lowe
thank you!
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Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
ANOCSO
Dominican Fathers (NY)
Jefferson Federation
Of Teachers
National Association
of University Women
-New Orleans Chapter
New Orleans Council
On Aging
Overture To The Cultural
Season
Society Of The Divine Word
The Community Foundation
for The National Capital
Region
The Literary Society of
St. Catharine of Siena
Toca Enterprises, Ltd.
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Atlanta,
Chapter #16
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Birmingham
Chapter
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Chicago
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Dallas/Fort
Worth
Xavier University Alumni
Association-Philadelphia
Club #20
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Alumni: Giving Back
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Planned Giving: Alums Explore Charitable Gift Annuities
[Louise Metoyer Bouise ’35 and Dr. Anne Bouise Ward ‘60]
here are thousands of alumni who
have provided financial support
to Xavier through the years, but when it
comes to giving back to their alma mater
in a variety of different ways, not many can
match the industry of Louise Metoyer Bouise
’35 and her daughter Dr. Anne Bouise Ward
’60.
While maintaining a steady stream of
annual contributions, between them Mrs.
Bouise and Anne have donated property,
established a student scholarship and made
provisions for Xavier in their estate planning.
And now they’ve moved into a new realm
that few others have embraced: charitable
gift annuities.
XU President Dr. Norman C. Francis
welcomes Louise Metoyer Bouise
’35 and Dr. Anne Bouise Ward ’60
during a visit to the campus.
A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract
between the donor and the donee in which
in exchange for the former’s irrevocable
contribution, the latter promises to make
fixed monthly payments for life to one or
two annuitants (usually, but not necessarily
the donor).
Within the past year, Mrs. Bouise and Anne
have stepped forward to establish two such
annuities: the first valued at $25,000 and the
second at $50,000.
“...Between them [they]
have donated property,
established a student
scholarship and made
provisions for Xavier in
their estate planning...”
To Anne’s way of thinking, giving back to
Xavier is a no-brainer.
“Without question, every Xavier graduate
should be actively supporting their
university,” said Anne, a retired obstetrician
living in Chicago IL and now caring for her
elderly mother, a retired educator who left
New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. “If it
weren’t for the excellent education and life
experience they received at Xavier, they
wouldn’t be where they are today.”
“All of my classmates have done very well –
and they need to give something back,” she
said. “I know many do, but some don’t.”
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After much careful thought and discussing
the situation with affected family members,
Anne came to the conclusion that charitable
gift annuities offered the best of both
worlds.
“For us, charitable gift annuities represent
the right venue at the right time,” said Anne,
alluding to the current financial environment
where cash is tight and CDs and bank
savings rates are at all time lows. “It provides
a way for my mother to leave money to
Xavier – which she always intended to do –
while at the same time providing her with
the money she needs to live.”
In fact, charitable gift annuities are a financial
arrangement that can be quite beneficial
to both parties. For their part, Mrs. Bouise
(and then Anne) will receive fixed income
during their lifetimes, as well as some tax
benefits both now and for the eventual
estate. When Anne dies, payments stop
and the principal – free from any possible
estate entanglements – seamlessly moves
into an already established Joan Bouise
Music Endowed Scholarship at Xavier (in the
case of the first annuity) and into the new
Dr. Oscar A. and Mrs. Louise Metoyer Bouise
Endowed Scholarship at Xavier (in the case
of the second).
“Charitable gift annuities themselves are not
new,” said LaJuana Chenier, associate vice
president for development at Xavier, “but
we want to make sure that our alumni and
friends are aware of this type of family gift as
a viable philanthropic and financial-planning
option.”
Anne said one of the added benefits of
establishing the charitable gift annuities was
the ease with which they were set up. XG
Contact Okyeame Haley at 504-520-5497 for
additional information about Planned Gifts.
thank you!
Homecoming
2009
Comradeship and revelry were the order of the day as alumni
from across the U.S. gathered for Homecoming 2009. Here is a
brief sampling. Make plans now to attend this year’s celebration
November 18 - 21, 2010 and make your own memories. The 2010
event will feature the five-year reunion classes of ‘05 and ’10, but, as
always, all alums are encouraged to attend.
Pharmacy graduates Carolene Deslonde ’55 and Hampton Deslonde ’55 get
a birds-eye view of the construction of the new Qatar Pharmacy Pavilion.
Llewelyn Soniat ’49 and Wellington Arnaud ’54
catch up on memories at the annual student/alumni
Celebration on the Yard.
Victor Labat ’55 eyes his own original artwork
Congo Square during the Alumni Homecoming Art
Exhibit at the Library Art Gallery. He has graciously
donated the piece to The Blanche and Norman C.
Francis Collection at Xavier.
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Saizan ’69 and Paul Valteau enjoy
the Homecoming Banquet.
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Homecoming
2009
XU Associate VP for Development LaJuana Chenier ’88 greets Board of Trustees member
Leo Sam ’52 and Annual Fund co-chair Lisa Ray ’91 before the Concert Patron Party.
Sharing good times at the Concert are (L-R) Donna Shelly-Robinson
’89, Shellie Harden ’89 and Dr. Ingrid Taylor ’88.
The roaring 90’s era are represented at the Homecoming Banquet by (seated, L-R)
Krystene Wormley Woodard ’96, Alisa Orduna Sneed ’94, Juli Gilyard ’94 and
Tarrow Seals Henderson ’96 and (standing, L-R) Serin Shirley ’95, A. Michelle
Wilson ’94 & ’96, Robin More ’94 and April Tasso Armwood ’94.
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It’s family time for Tammuela Singleton
’94, husband Damon and baby at the
homecoming basketball game.
Homecoming
2009
Ruth Kennedy ’59 (left) reports on the Class
of 1959’s homecoming financial gift to the
University while classmates Beverly Llorens,
Lorraine Detiege, Gwendolyn Hawkins and
Lurylene Raymond provide support. Anna Rita
Scott ’64 (right) awaits her turn at the mike.
¡ Alumni XU staffers (standing) Dr. Treva Lee, Director of Planning and Institutional
Research, and Dr. Loren Blanchard, Vice President for Academic Affairs, welcome their
own Class of ’84 classmates (seated, L-R) Kim Land Bishop, Gina Richard and Arc
Brenetta Walker back to campus.
Among those representing the 80’s era at the
Homecoming Banquet are (L-R) Lynda Plant
McGee ’84, Beverly Hawkins ’84, Ruston Henry
’85 and Todd Keller ’85.
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Homecoming
2009
Members of the Class of 1989 and spouses reminisce at the Homecoming Banquet.
Catching up
on the last
decade are (L-R)
Charles Hunter ’94,
Elizabeth Breda ’92 and
Michael Young ’94.
(L-R) Beverly Llorens ’59
and Manuel Llorens ’59
run into Alice Bower
’59 at the Homecoming
Banquet.
Good food, good music
and good friends =
good times at the
Concert Patron Party.
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Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1949: (front row, from left) Ione Beck Bertrand, Marigold Bryant Hardesty, LLewelyn Soniat, Wilford Bonner, Doris Barnes Sullivan, Melba Frick Robertson and Joyce Dugas
Celestine; (back row) Geraldine Bratton Washington, Ramona Jupiter, Mary Magdalen Green Mayo, Phyllis Charbonnet Lodrig-Burns and Helena Winchester Burrell with President
Norman C. Francis.
Class of 1954: (front row, from left) Josie
Young Lewis, Germaine Vavasseur and
Euranie DeLaRose Williams; (second row)
Patricia Miller, Aloha Collins, President
Francis and Willie Alexander; (third row)
Edmund Broussard, Waldo Dejan and
Willie Whisenhunt; (back row) Ronald
Stuart, Peter Dawson and Dr. Wellington
Arnaud.
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Class of 1959: (front row, from left) Lurylene Jackson Raymond, Annie Tureaud Ramsey, Laura Vinnett Triggs, Marlene Ruiz Ritch, Lorraine Rousseve Detiege, Jacqueline Evans
Brandon, Jacqueline Raphael Bonnee, Ennis McKenney Pepin, Gwendolyn Hawkins and Jeneice Wong Houze; (second row) Beverly Martin Wilderson, Anne Luster Vance, Willia
Richard Muhammad, Walter Ennis III, Ethel Elow Nicholas, Janel Santiago Marsalis and Joan Douglas Jackson with President Francis; (third row) Ruth Gardner Kennedy, Lillian Polk
Nash, Alden Reine, Ann McConnell Dixon, Barbara Keyes Evans, Sylvester Bryan, Beverly Llorens and Fred Markey; (back row) Murray Saucier, James Houston, Allen Smith Sr., Carl
Blouin, Peter Louis, Joseph Labat, Alice Desobry Bowens and Catherine Emerson Cottles.
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Reunion Class Photos
¡ Class of 1964: (front row, from left) Imogene Vassar Harrell,
Anna Rita Scott, President Francis, Jean Reine Hall and
Carolyn Benjamin Beal; (second row) Arnold Garibaldi, Brenda
Tervalon Banks and Janice Rouzan Howard; (back row) Frank
Banks, Alexander Paul Jr. and Smith Howard.
Class of 1974: (front row, from left) Lee Anna ¢
Leday Washington, Donna Russell Blyden,
President Francis, Peggy Gibson and Michaelle
Brown Jones; (second row) Jean Broussard
Moore, Margaret Clemons Wright and Paulette
Ellsworth Ancar; (third row) Carolyn Carmon
Jones, Barbara Baker and Beverly Washington
Griffith; (back row) Byron Wing, Bobby Johnson
and Glen Philip.
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Class of 1969: (front row, from left) Tommiette Jackson Ingram, Olivia Mitchell Broussard, Cynthia King Beaulieu, Grace Mouton Moolchan, Joyce Johnson Carter, Constance Bryant
McMillan, Paula Saizan, Barbara Carmon and Wanda Rouzan with President Francis; (second row) Donn Chevis Beaubien, Karen DeGrange Watkins, Rosalind Pijeaux Hale, Inez Hale
Cassimere, Rita Boskent, JoAnn Mohr Tervalon and Yvette Marcelle Palmer; (third row) Wayman Powell III, Calvin Tregre, Delores Heglar, Carroll Antoine, Lynn Sarpy Crean, Wayne
Benjamin and Kenneth Broussard; (back row) Desmond Ables, Romona Baudy, Emmett O’Neal, Frederick Carter, Russell Obee and Charles Nunnery.
Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1979: (front row, from left)
Arinluwo Kay Trotter, Sarah English Freddie,
Alfreda Speed Banks, Barry Bonner, Emily
Butler Ferguson, Alicia Wiltz Watley and
Sharon Winder Gex with President Francis;
(second row) Pamela Moore Rogers,
Janice Smith Briscoe, Kathy Abadie
Tolliver, Marie Stalberte-Henry, Pernell
Denet, Bernard Turner Sr. and Vanessa
Pannell Smith; (back row) Stephen
Lombard, Paul Andoh, Clark Knighten,
Mattie Hall, Wendell Leonard, Victoria
Granger-Pearson and Eric Gibson.
Class of 1984: (front row, from left) Nannette Conley Keller, Treva Lee, President Francis,
Kim Lang Bishop and Lynda Plant McGee; (second row) Beverly Hawkins, Arc Brenetta
Long Walker and Gina Smith; (back row) Dr. Loren Blanchard, Emmanuel Harrison and
Stephen Rochon.
XG Spring 2010
Class of 1989: (front row, from left) Donna Shelly
Robinson, Michelle Arnaud Scioneaux, President
Francis, Debbie Bissett and Angeli Hawthorne
Blaze; (second row) Chante Simpson, Denise
Arnaud-Turner and Ingrid Taylor Trasuda; (third
row) Shellie Harden, Renee Hickson Singleton and
Lisa Smith Harris; (back row) Rodrek Williams,
Rayfield Lotten and Christopher Simmons.
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Reunion Class Photos
Class of 1999: (front row, from
left) Tanaya Kizzine, Amya
Herrington Mitchell, President
Francis, Shari Bass and Bridgette
Bienville; (second row) Jessica
Nelson, Ainka Gonzalez and
Danielle Wright (third row)
Sharmia Thomas, Calandra Tate
Moore and Stephanie Arnaud;
(back row) Jaime Crawley, Chad
Broussard and Monita Chambers.
Class of 2004:
April Noble with
President Francis.
XG Spring 2010
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Class of 1994: (front row,
from left) John Jackson,
Tammuella Chrisentery
Singleton, Sancerie
O’Rourke-Allen, Robin
Moore, Arletha Wilson
and April Tasso Armwood
with President Francis;
(back row) Lance Parrott,
Tenitra Batiste, Michael
Young, Krystene Wormley
Woodard, Juli Gilyard, Alisa
Dawn Orduna and Charles
Hunter.
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Eloise Mary Touchard Dyson, MA ‘76,
taught for 33 years in the New Orleans Public School System
at Valena C. Jones Elementary School. She was described
by those closest to her as a “truly kind and compassionate
person” and “a lovely sweet Catholic lady.”
Dyson, who passed on Sept. 20, 2009, bequeathed to
Xavier University a gift annuity of $113,000 – of which
she stipulated $100,000 towards construction of the new
St. Katharine Drexel Chapel. IT WAS HER FIRST AND
ONLY GIFT TO XAVIER.
The Administrator of her estate noted: “Having been
Mrs. Dyson’s guardian for eight years, I know how much
she appreciated her education from Xavier University and
how much this donation meant to her.”
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Eloise Mary Touchard Dyson
MA ‘76
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