Fisk Focus Vol. 3, Issue 1

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Dear Alumni and Friends,

Happy New Year. I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities as President as we pre-pare for Dr. H. James Williams to assume the role on February 1. Thank you for sup-porting my administration for the past eight and one-half years. While the years have been challenging, I leave Fisk knowing that it is on its best financial footing in over four decades. Under President Williams’ leadership, our alma mater is now poised to

achieve complete financial stability. It has been a deep honor to serve Fisk and our ex-traordinary students. (continued on page 2)

From University President Hazel Reid O’Leary ’59

FISK Focus Inside this issue:

From the President/ 1-2

STUDENT

ENGAGEMENT

Commencement/ 3

Jubilee Day/ 4 Basketball Schedules / 6

Homecoming/ 8

Movie Filmed on Campus/ 10

ACADEMIC

EXCELLENCE

Naturalization Ceremony/11

In Memoriam/ 12

Y-12/Fisk Mentor-Protégé / 13

Materials Science/ 14

What Everyone Should Know

About Fisk/ 15

ALUMNI

RELATIONS

GAAFU Chair’s Letter/ 17

GAAFU Midwest Regional

Conference/ 18

GAAFU Eastern Regional

Conference/ 19

New Alumni Trustee/ 20

Atlanta Fisk Club Gala/ 21

Alumni Updates/ 22

Caroline Jhingory ’03/ 29

ADVANCEMENT &

FUNDRAISING

From the Vice President/ 30

School of the Month/ 31

Nashville Chamber’s North

Advisory Council/ 32

Fisk Sunday/ 33

Tribute Toast & Roast/ 34 Society of Philanthropists/ 38

THE FISK FUND

Cumulative Graph/ 40

THE FISK FUND Sources

Report/ 41

Coming Events/ 42

An Electronic Magazine for Alumni and Friends

Volume III, Issue 1 Fall 2012

Trustees present President O’Leary her award at the Fisk Society of Philanthropists Inau-

gural Awards Luncheon held October 23, 2012. (L to R): Trustees Philippe Andal,

Patricia Meadows and Dr. Jennifer Adebanjo, President O’Leary, Trustee Emeritus Mike

Curb, Trustee Kate Ezell and Former Trustee Dr. Arnold Burger.



On December 11, 2012, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Col-leges (SACSCOC) reaffirmed Fisk’s accreditation for good cause and continued the institution on

probation for another year. Fisk continues to be eligible for federal, state and foundation contracts and grants. Our students are eligible for financial aid and other forms of student support. The ex-cellence of Fisk’s academic programs and institutional integrity were not questioned by SAC-SCOC. Our commitment to the University’s Strategic Goals, which are measured by outcomes in teaching, research and service, remains steadfast.

Fisk will address the remaining SACSCOC’s recommendations related to financial stability, ade-quate financial controls, balanced budget and compliance with federal regulations through out-comes from our fiscal year 2013 audit. Evidence to support the University’s position that the five remaining recommendations have been addressed includes the timely completion of the fiscal year 2013 audit and evidence that demonstrates that adequate financial controls are in place, that reve-nues adequate to offset expenses have been raised during fiscal year 2013 (that ends June 30, 2013) and that the University has complied with all federal regulations in our program administration.

In addition, Fisk has satisfied the Commission’s recommendation regarding qualified administra-tive and academic officers.

Fisk is fully aware that our students and families make significant investments to enable students to obtain Fisk degrees. The University pledges to continue to provide an excellent education at the lowest possible cost. Mindful of the need for transparency as we continue to address the five re-maining SACSCOC recommendations, Fisk will publish monthly updates of fundraising progress and the status work to close our fiscal year 2013 audit on our website (www.fisk.edu) and quar-terly in this publication (see pages 40-41).

In closing, I ask all of you who love Fisk, as I do, to contribute unrestricted and scholarship gifts before June 30, 2013 to support the 165 students who require emergency assistance to meet finan-cial obligations for the spring semester and remain at Fisk. Scholarships for these students are es-sential to ensuring that the fiscal year 2013 budget is balanced and that Fisk is removed from pro-

bation.

I send my best wishes to each of you and again, my sincere thanks for your support and efforts on behalf of Fisk University.

Warm Regards,

Hazel R. O’Leary ’59

President

Page 2 FROM PRESIDENT HAZEL REID O’LEARY (cont’d. from p. 1)

Religious Leaders for Fisk (L. to R.)

1st Row: Ms. Arnell Perry, Dr. Sandra Barnes, Ms. Ath-erine Hoskins, Rev. James Turner, Sr., Rev. Herbert Brown,

Rev. Barton Harris, Rev. Demetrius Short. 2nd Row: Mr. Brian Fesler, Rev. Edward Thompson, Rev. Theodore Bryson, Rev. Angelo Wildgoose, President Hazel O’Leary, Bishop Vashti McKenzie, Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Rev. Sid-

ney Bryant, Bishop William Morris. 3rd Row: Rev. Har-old Martin, Mr. Keith King, Rev. Raymond Bowman, Rev. James Brooks, Rev. Inman Otey, Mr. Lee Perkins, Pastor James Scarlett.

http://www.fisk.edu/



STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Page 3

Commencement 2012 Photo Credits: Keith Layden

Baccalaureate keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss

Sunday, May 6, 2012, 10 AM

Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Tavis Smiley (left) and Alice Randall share a moment.

Students (above) and faculty (below) proceed into auditorium. Trustee and Mrs. Michael Reeves at Baccalaureate Services

Maxwell Tsatu and his happy family celebrate

his graduation.

Valedictorian, Marcella Riley, delivered a stirring address to

her classmates and guests at the Monday, May 7, 2012

Commencement held at The Temple Church due to predictions

of inclement weather.



Dr. June Williams Colman ’85 Delivers

Annual Jubilee Day Address Photo Credits: Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

Fiskites and friends gathered in the Clinton B. Fisk Memorial Chapel on Saturday, October 6, 2012 to commemorate the depar-ture of the Original Jubilee Singers on October 6, 1871, to introduce the world to the Negro spiritual and to save their beloved school. This year’s speaker, Dr. June Williams Colman ’85 (pictured at left with Dr. Linda Brown Coleman ’70, G.A.A.F.U. chairperson), de-livered an inspiring address. Dr. Colman, an obstetrician-gynecologist, owns and operates Serenity Healthcare for Women in Houston, Texas. She is opening a second facility near the Univer-sity of Houston. After her graduation from Fisk in 1985, Dr. Colman entered Me-harry Medical College from which she earned her Doctor of Medi-cine degree in 1993. She completed her residency in obstetrics-gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch in her child-hood hometown of Galveston, Texas. Dr. Colman has been board certified in her specialty since November of 1999.

Dr. Colman’s professional society memberships include the American Board of Obstetrics and Gyne-cology, National Medical Association, Houston Medical Forum for which she became vice president in 2002, Harris County Medical Society, Mary Susan Moore Medical Society and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Colman completed a Junior Fellowship with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is active in the Greater Houston community providing service on several boards and organizations including the Provider Advisory Committee of United Healthcare (2009 to present), chairman of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of East Houston Medical Center (2000-2001 and 2004-2005), chairman of the Infection Control Committee for East Houston Medical Center (1999) and Meharry Medical College’s Board of Trustees (1992-1994). She also served as a board member of the Breast Cancer Network of Strength during 2007-2010. Dr. Colman is a member of the Texas Spring-Cypress Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorpo-rated, the Houston Fisk University Alumni Association, and the Skijammers Ski Club of Houston. She is a Life Member of the General Alumni Association of Fisk University, Incorporated and is a usher at Windsor Village United Methodist Church. She is the proud mother of an active young daughter, Jillian. Dr. Shannon Parris ’84, introduced her best friend and classmate. The Jubilee Day Prayer was composed and delivered by another of Dr. Colman’s classmates, William T. Burton, Jr., Esq. ’85, president of the Detroit Fisk Alumni Association.

Page 4 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

The legendary Dr. L.M. Collins ’37 greets

“friend” Robert Poole ’72.



ANNUAL JUBILEE DAY COMMEMORATION

In keeping with tradition, the Fisk Jubilee Singers® (pictured below) provided beautiful music during the 140th annual commemoration of Jubilee Day. The roster of the 2012-2013 Fisk Jubilee Singers® is provided below.

Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Sarenina Bonner Miracle Ham Eric Copeland DeAndre Jones

Rhea Beckett Kristina Ham Marquis Murphy Antonio Hayes

Brianna Barbour Christina Jackson Cameron Clark Charles Mitchell

Audrey Tillis Sabrina Walker Renaldo Billups Kashun Newson

Following the program in the Chapel , the traditional pilgrimage was made to the graves of the four Original Fisk Jubilee Singers® who are buried in Nashville: Mabel Lewis Imes (1858-1935) and Ella Sheppard Moore (1851-1914) in City Cemetery, and Georgia Gordon Taylor (1856-1913) and Minnie Tate Hall (1851-1914) in Greenwood Cemetery (pictured below).


Mabel Lewis Imes Ella Sheppard Moore Georgia Gordon Taylor Minnie Tate Hall



Page 6 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Head Coach: Derek Watkins

Assistant Coach: Jay Smith

* Indicates G.C.A.C. Contests

Date Opponent Location Time

January 19 Dillard * New Orleans, LA 5:00 PM

January 21 Xavier * New Orleans, LA 2:00 PM

January 26 Philander Smith * HOME 5:00 PM

January 28 Martin Methodist Pulaski, TN 8:00 PM

February 2 SUNO * New Orleans, LS 5:00 PM

February 4 Tougaloo * Jackson, MS 8:00 PM

February 7 Blue Mountain Blue Mountain, MS 7:30 PM

February 9 Dillard * HOME 5:00 PM

February 11 Xavier * HOME 8:00 PM

February 13 Lane Jackson, TN 7:30 PM

February 16 Talladega * HOME 5:00 PM

February 18 Edward Waters * HOME 8:00 PM

February 21 Oakwood (Senior

Night) HOME 8:00 PM

February 23 Philander Smith * Little Rock, AR 5:00 PM

March 1-4 GCAC

Tournament

Tournament

Little Rock, AR T.B.A.




Cracker Barrel Scholars _____ (L) and _______ (R) with Terry Deas

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Location Time

January 19 Dillard * New Orleans, LA 3:00 PM

January 21 Xavier * New Orleans, LA 12:00 PM

January 26 Philander Smith * HOME 300 PM

January 28 Martin Methodist Pulaski, TN 6:00 PM

February 2 SUNO * New Orleans, LS 3:00 PM

February 4 Tougaloo * Jackson, MS 6:00 PM

February 7 Blue Mountain Blue Mountain, MS 5:30 PM

February 9 Dillard * HOME 3:00 PM

February 11 Xavier * HOME 6:00 PM

February 13 Lane Jackson, TN 6:00 PM

February 16 Talladega * HOME 3:00 PM

February 18 Edward Waters * HOME 6:00 PM

February 21 Oakwood (Senior

Night) HOME 6:00 PM

February 23 Philander Smith * Little Rock, AR 3:00 PM

March 1-4 GCAC

Tournament

Tournament

Little Rock, AR T.B.A.

Head Coach: John McGraw

Associate Head Coaches:

Tony Thompson, Jasmine Gunn

* Indicates G.C.A.C. Contests




HOMECOMING 2012 Fisk Meets Hollywood: Remembering the Stars

Photo Credits: Adrienne Taylor Latham’ 68 and Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

Homecoming 2012 was a fun-filled weekend of events, beginning Thursday night with the

fashion show and Gucci Mane concert. More than 500 alumni returned for the festivities. Fri-

day’s activities included the Open House for prospective students, G.A.A.F.U.’s young alumni

mixer, and the elegant coronation of Miss Fisk followed by the coronation ball. On Saturday,

there was tailgating on the yard along with the inaugural Donor Appreciation Brunch, Greek

mixers and exciting basketball games. The weekend ended on Sunday with the G.A.A.F.U.’s

young alumni brunch. Highlights of some events are captured in the photographs that follow.

(L to R): Bonita O’Banion ’61, James Hovell, D.D.S. ’61, Eldora A. Stevens ’64,

Renee Hubbell Wilkins ’90, and Sondra Tolbert’ 90

(L to R): Philippe Andal ’13, Jenise Burks ’11,Adrienne

Taylor Latham ’68 and Demetrius Short ’99




HOMECOMING 2012

Hollywood: Remembering the Stars Photo Credits: Adrienne Taylor Latham’ 68 and Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

(Continued from page 8)

Miss Fisk and Court at Homecoming Game

(L to R): Miss Freshman, Tierra Wilhite; Miss Junior, Georgetta Bundley; Miss Fisk, Shalimar Leggett;

Miss Senior, Jodie Jones; and Miss Sophomore, Ashley Atkins

Terrance Hurd ’86 and Karen Hampton ’89

enjoy the bonfire

“Boys of the Sixties” (L to R) Harold “Chattanooga” Crawford ’65,

Ronnie Johnson ’65,Winston Webster ’65, Wayne G. Lewis ’65

and Jerry Tanksley ’65




MOVIE FILMED ON CAMPUS Photo Credits: Brad McAfee

On November 3-5, Fisk was a location shoot for the movie The Identical, the fourth

movie shoot on the campus in the last five years. Jubilee Hall’s Gold Room was

transformed into a 1950’s hospital room. Several Fisk students experienced movie

making first-hand as extras. Seth Green, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta and Joey Panto-

liano star in The Identical, a rock-themed drama that marks the directorial debut of

music video director Dustin Marcellino. See it in theatres near you in the fall of

2013.

Trailers lined 17th Avenue while the movie shoot occurred at Fisk

Vintage automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s used in the film

(Photo at right): Fisk students who appear in the movie are shown on

the set at Greer Stadium. (L to R): Jaron Cooper, Calvin McKay,

Ashton Stansbury, Raven Thornton, Ameara Hamby



Page 11 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

NATURALIZATION CEREMONY Photo Credits: Brad McAfee

On August 24, Fisk hosted the Naturalization Ceremony of the United States District Court, Mid-dle District of Tennessee. The ceremonies, held on the lawn outside Cravath Hall, were con-ducted by the Honorable William J. Haynes, Jr., Chief Judge of the Middle District of Tennessee, and the Honorable John T. Nixon, Senior District Judge, Middle District of Tennessee.

John Seigenthaler, journalist, writer, prominent defender of First Amendment rights, and founder of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University was the keynote speaker. His stirring remarks paid tribute to Fisk’s rich legacy in civil and human rights, and the University’s historic

contributions to Nashville and the nation.

Chief Judge William J. Haynes and Senior District Judge John T. Nixon

administer oath to new citizens

Judges Haynes (left) and Nixon (right) speak to

new citizens following administration of oath

John Seigenthaler delivers tribute to Fisk University.

New citizens as they take the oath of citizenship John Seigenthaler (left) and

Brad McAfee



Page 12

IN MEMORIAM Photo Credits: Dr. Crystal deGregory ‘03 and Dr. Lucius Outlaw, Jr.’ 67

The year 2012 was a particularly difficult one for the Fisk family because we lost five treasured mem-

bers of our faculty: Marcellus Brooks on January 19th, Newton S. Holiday, Jr. on March 25th, Beth

Madison Howse on September 26th, Noah Horace Mann III on October 12th, and Diane Louise Sofko

on October 19th.

Señor Marcellus Brooks ’64 dedicated his life to Fisk University and her students.

For 47 years, he mentored students and taught them to speak and read Spanish.

Loved and admired by Fisk students, Señor Brooks initiated the first study abroad

program at Fisk in 1974, and thereafter, exposed Fisk students to Mexico, the Do-

minican Republic, Venezuela and Brazil, as well as, to Africa, Spain and other Euro-

pean countries in order for Fisk students to experience firsthand Spanish and other

cultures. A 1964 graduate of Fisk, Señor Brooks earned his master’s degree in Span-

ish from New York University in conjunction with the University of Madrid in 1965.

He completed work toward the Ph.D. degree at the University of Illinois and Van-

derbilt University. Señor Brooks began his teaching career at Fisk as an instructor

on September 1, 1965. He rose through the faculty ranks to associate professor, served as chairman of

the Modern Languages Department for many years and directed the Division of Humanities and Fine

Arts.

Mr. Newton S. Holiday, Jr. ‘49 was a part-time instructor of art and photography

for many years. He received his B.A. in art degree from Fisk in 1949 and his M.A.

from Columbia University in 1956. Studying under Professor Aaron Douglass, the

famed artist-illustrator of the Harlem Renaissance and founder of the Fisk Art De-

partment, Professor Holiday assisted Professor Douglass with the installation of the

famed Stieglitz Collection in the Carl Van Vechten Gallery. In addition to his exper-

tise in art and photography, Professor Holiday was an accomplished pianist and or-

ganist.

Ms. Beth Madison Howse ’65 was special collections archivist at the John Hope

and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. She began her career at Fisk in 1970. The great-

granddaughter of Original Fisk Jubilee Singer, Ella Sheppard Moore, Ms. Howse

grew up on the Fisk campus. She graduated from Fisk in 1965 and earned her

M.L.S. degree at George Peabody College. Loved by all who interfaced with her,

Ms. Howse exuded warmth and was known for her dedication, intellectual capacity

and the unfailing guidance that she provided both undergraduate and graduate stu-

dents. To researchers, she was the “go-to” person on the other end of the phone,

an email, or in person. As the head of the Rosenwald Fund reflected, “Many of us

will remember her warm and professional nature, which always made us feel wel-

comed—sometimes for long periods of time—while conducting research there. Re-

flections of her role on campus by students offered fond memories of her generous and humble nature

and her nurturing spirit to new students. Beth will be greatly missed for years to come.”

Dr. Noah Horace Mann III, a native Nashvillian, attended public schools, as well as

Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He also attended the University of Florida and Uni-

versity of Miami, where he earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees, respectively. Dr.

Mann was an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Fisk and a former Assistant

Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Diane Louise Stofko joined the Fisk faculty in the fall of 2003. In addition to

teaching music coursework, brass instruction, and Core courses, she coordinated the

Music Education Program, and served as the faculty advisor to Soror Musica. She

earned her B.M.Ed at the Shenandoah Conservatory, M.M.Ed. from the University

of Louisville and D.M.A. from the Herberger College of Fine Arts, Arizona State

University.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/vanderbilt-university/?personid=160504534&affiliateID=2294

http://www.legacy.com/memorial-sites/university-of-florida/?personid=160504534&affiliateID=2294




Y-12/FISK UNIVERSITY MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

RESEARCH RELATIONSHIP Contributor and Photo Credits: Dr. Arnold Burger

In August 2006, the National Security Complex at Y-12 in Oak Ridge TN and Fisk University entered a Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored Mentor-Protégé agreement for the purpose of enhancing Fisk’s business and technical capabilities in support of DOE’s mission as well as other US government agencies. Dr. Arnold Burger heads the Fisk team.

The mentor-protégé program attracted two multi-year research contracts to Fisk and the major outcomes delivered were two in-novations for which Fisk and Y-12 filed, with joint ownership,

for two patents, one is pending and one, U.S. Patent 7,687,780, was awarded in March 2010. The innovations are in an area of critical national importance due to their applications in home-land security, national security, medicine, industry, and science. The old generation of detectors are based on helium-3, a rare iso-tope of helium. In recent years the world is experiencing a severe shortage of this gas as the demand for national security applications grew and exceeded the supply delivered by the nuclear weapon program. The new crystalline materials described in the Fisk/Y-12 patent detect neutrons that are among the most challenging particles to detect. The neutron detection feature of the newly discovered crystalline material (lithium indium selenide, or LiInSe2) at Fisk has important advantages. Compared to traditional approaches relying on expensive and bulky Helium-3 gas filled tubes, lithium indium selenide detectors are highly efficient, low cost,

compact and operate with low power supplies.

The photo on the left shows a crystal of lithium indium selenide grown at Fisk University. The scientific importance of our dis-covery is that this is the first crystal known to contain lithium (an excellent absorber of neutrons) and exhibit the desirable semicon-ductor properties that are the basis of most useful devices that surround us.

Since 2006, Fisk University has received $550,000 in subcontract for nuclear radiation detection research projects. At the cere-mony in Oak Ridge, TN on July 12, 2012, the two institutions

celebrated their successes and Fisk received a plaque for the successful performance and comple-tion of the Department of Energy (DOE) Mentor Protégé Program. (pictured above).

Fisk and Y-12 are continuing their collaboration and in September 2012, Fisk became a partner to establish a consortium funded with an initial one-year grant of $900,000 for the “Detection and Analysis of Chemical and Radionuclides.” The other participants in the consortium are Alabama A&M University, Morehouse College, Alcorn State University, Southern University New Orleans, Southern University at Baton Rouge and Los Alamos National Lab. Fisk’s role in the collabora-tion is to establish a summer research program for undergraduates from the participating schools.




The Materials Science and Applications Group (MSAG)

The Materials Science and Applications Group (MSAG), [www.fisk.edu/msag ] at Fisk University is a research group that specialized in the purification, crystal growth and characterization of novel materials used in fabrication and testing new radiation detectors. Applications include astrophysics, remote sens-ing, nuclear nonproliferation, homeland security, medicine, biophotonics, and aviation safety.

Fisk and members of MSAG have been awarded eight U.S. patents for technologies in radiation detec-tion and the team is a three-time winner (in 1998, 2001 and 2010) of the R&D 100 Awards (also nick-

named the “Oscars of Science”), which honor the top 100 inventions in each year. The research group is responsible for operating state-of-the-art research facilities and we offer highly motivated students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in this fast growing research field.

Through participation in the Fisk/Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. program, [www.fisk.edu/bridge] stu-dents may continue their research in MSAG, through the completion of their Ph.D. degree. Collabora-tions with national labs, other universities and industry benefit undergraduate and graduate students seeking summer internship and postgraduate employment opportunities.

Front row, L to R: Emmanuel Rowe, Emmanuel’s daughter, Rose Perea, Jodie Hawk, Terreka Hart, Vanja Nuntes

Second Row, L to R: Arnold Burger, Brenden Wiggins, John McGrew, Silvio Dantas, Eugene Tupitsyn Third row, L to R: Dave Caudel, Maggie Zlibut, Vladimir Buliga, Liviu Matei, Matheus Chaves

Fourth row, L to R: Constantine Coca, Yunlong Cui, Michael Groza, Pijush Bhattacharya

http://www.fisk.edu/bridge




WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FISK

Founded in 1866, Fisk University is the oldest institution of higher education in Nashville, Tennessee and will celebrate its sesquicen-tennial in 2016. Fisk received a charter for the first chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society on a predominantly black campus in 1953. Fisk’s outstanding faculty and students continue to enhance the University’s national reputation for academic excellence that is validated year after year by the leading third party reviewers, as well as, by the pool of talented applicants and the large percentage of alumni who complete graduate or professional degrees and become leaders and scholars in their fields.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programs Fisk’s longstanding legacy of excellence is reinforced by its accomplishments in the 21st century, especially in the Science, Technology, Engi-

neering and Mathematics (STEM) and Business disciplines. Fisk remains the only historically black college or university (HBCU) ever to win

the prestigious R&D 100 award, and to date has won three. The Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program has produced five Ph.D. graduates in the past three years in physics, astronomy, and

materials science, disciplines in which African Americans and Latinos are underrepresented. As of 2006, no U.S. institution awards more mas-ter’s in physics degrees to African-American U.S. citizens than Fisk, which is also one of the top ten U.S. institutions awarding master’s in physics degrees to U.S. citizens of any ethnic background.1 In 2012, the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program graduated five Ph.D. recipients in the physical sciences and is on track to graduate this number each year. This is ten times the national average for physical

science Ph.D. programs. In September 2012, the National Science Foundation released its most recent study ranking U.S. higher education programs by their expendi-

tures in research and development. Fisk University’s research in the physical sciences ranks in the top 3 percent while Fisk’s overall research

ranks in the top 8 percent among all U.S. universities and colleges. Department of Business Administration The Department of Business Administration has a reputation for producing alumni who hold top positions in their fields. These include entre-

preneurs George Russell Curtis, Sr. ’56, Karl Turner ’77 and Jacquelyn Denton Alton ’66, sports agents and executives Carl Poston III ’77 and Kevin Poston ’81, Music World Entertainment Founding CEO Mathew Knowles ’75, hospital system executive Mark Chastang ’74 and Ameri-

can Hospital Association Chairman John W. Bluford III ’71. Among the many young alumni who have begun to make their marks are risk analysts Jenise Burks ’11 and Jordan West ’10, financial services

professional James Horton ’06, accounting executive Dominique D'Antignac-Bell ’97, social media strategist Rob Wingfield ’00, foreign service

officer William Campbell ’07, and human resources professional Johnathan Montgomery ’99. The department’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) organization regularly wins regional competitions for their innovative projects that make a

difference in the Nashville community while developing them into socially responsible business leaders. Fisk holds membership in the Ameri-can Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Department of Business Administration offers a minor in music business through a collaborative agreement with Belmont University. In addition, Fisk offers a joint program with the Owen Graduate School of Manage-ment at Vanderbilt University. In five years, students earn a Fisk B.S. degree and a Vanderbilt Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

degree. National Rankings Fisk ranked in the top 20 percent of the 650 higher education institutions (from the more than 1400 institutions nationwide) that Forbes ranked

and is the highest ranked HBCU on Forbes’ 2012 Top Colleges List. The 2013 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges and Universities” ranked Fisk in Tier One at #145 of more than 1,400Liberal Arts Institu-

tions in the United States. Only three HBCUs are ranked in Tier One. Fisk is ranked #5 on the list of “The Best Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCUs).” For the 20th consecutive year, the Princeton Review included Fisk on its 2013 list of “The Best Southeastern Colleges.” The Washington Monthly, September 2012, ranked Fisk as the “#2 Liberal Arts College/University in Research” and the “#1 Liberal Arts HBCU

in Research” in its “Top Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities.” Fisk ranks in the top 6 percent of the 254 leading liberal arts institutions based

on social mobility, research and service. ______________________________________ 1 National Science Foundation, 2007




WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FISK (cont’d. from p. 15)

Fall 2012 Enrollment Enrollment is 620, a 16 percent increase over last year and the largest growth in six years. The average GPA for the Class of 2016 is 3.33,

which is higher than the average GPA of 3.15 for the previous class. Fisk’s entering students’ average SAT score is 1622, which is higher than the national average SAT score of 1500 and of 1272 for African

American college entrants.2 Students’ average ACT score is 21, which is higher than the national average of 17 for African American college

entrants.3 Among Fisk’s Class of 2016, biology is the most popular major, followed by business, psychology, physics and chemistry. Student Outcomes Fisk’s Fall-to-Fall persistence rate is 84 percent. The national average persistence rate is 57 percent, and the average persistence rate at other

Tennessee institutions is 51 percent. Fisk’s six-year graduation rate is 59 percent. The national graduation rate was 56 percent in 2009, which is the latest available number from the

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Over 17 percent of Fisk students are selected for internships, which is above the 9 percent national average for internship placements on col-

lege campuses.4 Sixty-one percent of students who earn a Fisk degree enter graduate or professional school within one year of their graduation, ahead of the

national average of 23 percent.5 Fisk’s 2012 graduating class included five students who were inducted into T h e Phi Beta Kappa Society. Annual Fundraising Fisk is a market leader in fundraising among HBCUs. Fisk’s six-year average of $5.1 million annually in private gifts exceeds by 67 percent the

$3.1 million national average in private gifts raised by HBCUs not engaged in capital campaigns.6 Fisk alumni participation over the six-year period, ending June 30, 2012, averaged 18 percent (the national average alumni participation rate for

all colleges and universities is 20 percent) and total alumni gifts averaged $1,319,534. Fisk alumni contributed a total of $7,917,202 of the

$29,832,705 in private gifts raised over the same six-year period. Over the past six years ending June 30, 2012, Fisk Trustees donated 19 percent of annual fundraising revenues. The average Trustee gift per

year was $32,680.94. Fisk Trustees contributed a total of $5,608,735.74 of the $29,832,705 raised over the same period. Fisk scholarships represent the second greatest source (32 percent) of student financial assistance while federal student/family loans provide

the greatest source of student support (46 percent). Federal grants are the third greatest source (14 percent) of student support.7

Cultivating Scholars & Leaders One By One

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2College Board (CEEB), 2011 3The ACT Profile Report, 2012 4National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2012 5National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2012

6Voluntary Support for Education, 2011 Source: Office of Institutional Advancement 7Fisk University Fact Book, 2011-2012 October 15, 2012



FROM DR. LINDA BROWN COLEMAN ’70, CHAIR

GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF FISK

UNIVERSITY, INCORPORATED

Dear Fellow Alums,

Heartiest congratulations on a job well done. We contributed $1,905,430 for fiscal year 2012

(July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012), exceeding our goal of $1,680,000. Our participation level

reached 20.93 percent (1,634 alumni giving with an average gift of $1,251), which is on par with the 20 percent

alumni participation average rate for all colleges/universities in the nation. We nearly doubled the number of

alumni giving through the automatic deduction program (an easy way to contribute to Fisk on a monthly basis). Our

GAAFU memberships (regular and life members) are increasing.

Regional student recruitment goals have been established by the Office of Recruitment and Admission. The GAAFU

Recruitment Committee is working closely with the Office of Recruitment and Admission to achieve the Univer-

sity goal of seating 280 new students in the fall of 2013. Many thanks are conveyed to the clubs and individual alums

who brought over 200 prospective students to Homecoming Open House 2012. We have very active GAAFU com-

mittees and can use your help in one of our five regions. Contact the Office of Alumni Affairs ([email protected]) and

let Mrs. Adrienne Latham or Mr. Fisher know if you would like to serve on the Recruiting or Membership Commit-

tee. Our fall enrollment of 620 students is a 16 percent increase over last year and the largest growth in six years.

Fellow alumni, we have certainly earned the right to "pat ourselves on the back" for a job well done, but we are fac-

ing another challenging year. Success in the "alumni giving arena" is measured by how well we are able to sustain

our giving and to demonstrate a continued giving stream. In fact, SACSCoC places emphasis on sustained giving.

We are at the beginning of the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 and are striving to reach our goal of $2 million. As of

December 31, 2012, we are 56 percent ahead of where we were at this time last year but we have not reached 50

percent of our goal for this fiscal year. Currently alumni giving is at $600,330 against a goal of $2 million. We

must meet our goal to help ensure compliance with SACSCOC and maintain our accreditation.

During last year, the University began its rebranding efforts, which included the annual giving program, now known

as THE FISK FUND. A national steering committee was established and is co-chaired by alumni major donors

Robyn Jefferson Sims ’76 and Joy McElrath ’71. The committee works closely with the Office of Institutional Ad-

vancement and we are seeing results. If anyone wishes to join the committee whose sole purposes are to re-engage

disengaged/lost alumni and to increase fiscal support from alumni, please communicate with Dr. Hamby by email at

[email protected] or by telephone (615-329-8768 office or 615-473-7325 mobile).

Our FY 2013 initiatives are consistent with those of the last fiscal year: (1) To increase the alumni participation to

25 percent (1,900 alumni donors are needed), (2) To meet the Reunion 2013 giving goal of $700,000 and (3) To in-

crease the number of alumni participating in recurring (monthly) automatic deductions. Click here to set up monthly

deductions.

Remember, our motto - "Her Sons and Daughters are Ever on the Altar". With that said, if you gave last year, give

again this year. If you know alumni who did not give last year, encourage them to make a donation this year. If you

made a pledge during the recent phonathon, please fulfill it.

On behalf of the G.A.A.F.U. Board of Directors, we thank you for all you do for our alma mater.

Linda Brown Coleman, Ph.D. ’70

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G.A.A.F.U. MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Photo Credits: Jonathan deKoven Phelps ’82 and Adrienne Taylor Latham ’68

On September 21-23, 2012, the G.A.A.F.U. Midwest Regional Conference was held in Chicago, hosted by the

Chicago Fisk Alumni Association. Representatives from Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio

and Wisconsin gathered for informative sessions, to elect regional officers and to reconnect. Dr. Edwina Harris

Hamby, vice president for institutional advancement, conducted a session on advocacy and fundraising. It was

a great weekend and everyone left energized to advocate and raise funds for their beloved alma mater. Gina R.

Davis, Esq. ’82 was reelected regional chair and Ms. Kris Smith was reelected regional vice chair.

L to R: Lana Mason ’85, Gina Davis, Esq. ’82, Helen Gardner, M.D. ’80, Deborah Rountree

’82, Bill Burton, Esq. ’85, and G. Kris Smith ’75 enjoy themselves during the social hour

Group Photo of Some of the Alumni who attended the Midwest Regional Conference



(L to R): Anthony Jones ’95, Teresia L. Bost, Esq.’92, and Marlene

Melton ’66 networking after the Saturday luncheon at Londel’s.


G.A.A.F.U. EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE Photo Credits: Adrienne Taylor Latham ’68 & Donna Towns Penn ’58

The New York Fisk Alumni Association hosted the G.A.A.F.U Eastern Regional Conference on September 14-15 in

New York City. Representatives from the District of Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

and Virginia converged in the Big Apple for the two-day conference. Everyone enjoyed the Friday night mixer at

Billie’s Black where they were treated to great music by Dennis Day ’68 and Karen Maynard ’82.

Saturday’s conference was held at Londel’s in Harlem. Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson ’85, executive director of

the Children’s Defense Fund-New York and associate pastor for the Concord Baptist Church of Christ delivered an

inspirational message. Workshops on student recruitment and fundraising were conducted by Mr. Anthony Jones

’95, director of recruitment and admission, and Dr. Edwina Harris Hamby ’68/’69, vice president for institutional

advancement, respectively. Adrienne Taylor Latham ’68, director of alumni affairs, also attended the conference.

During the business meeting, Karen Maynard ’82 was reelected regional chair. Karriem Dean ’96 was reelected re-

gional co-vice chair and Marlene Melton ’66 was elected regional co-vice chair.

Reverend Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson ’85

addresses participants. Looking on are

Adrienne Taylor Latham ’68 and Anthony Jones ’95

(L to R): Anthony Jones ’95, director of recruitment and admission,

Teresia Collier Bost, Esq. ‘92, and Marlene Melton ’66, newly

elected regional co-vice chair

Pamela Green, Esq. ’68 and Janet Flowers ’68

Pamela Smith Howell ’85 and Emma Jordan-Simpson, D.Min.’85




ADRIENNE SERAILE MCWILLIAMS ’77

ELECTED ALUMNI TRUSTEE

The membership of the General Alumni Association of Fisk University elected Adrienne Seraile McWilliams ’77 as alumni trustee to replace Trustee P. An-drew Patterson ’65 whose term ended in December of 2012. Mrs. McWilliams was awarded her B.A. in English, with honors, in 1977.

She is vice president of Eastern Sales for REACH Media, the sales arm for The Tom Joyner Morning Show and all of its assets, including his signature events: Family Reunion, The Fantastic Voyage, Take a Loved One to the Doctor, and

his website, Black America Web.com. Her primary responsibility is to reach the company’s revenue goals by developing marketing programs that reach the African American consumer.

Prior to joining REACH Media, Mrs. McWilliams was Vice President of Urban Sales for Citadel Me-dia and The ABC Radio Networks. She began her career in local radio during her years at Fisk when she worked as a news writer for WSM Radio. Mrs. McWilliams has worked in various capacities of sales and management for broadcast outlets in New York City. She is a native Washingtonian.

Mrs. McWilliams resides in New York City and enjoys volunteer work with Youth on the Move, Harlem Little League and The Exodus Transitional Community, a program to assist ex-offenders mainstream into society. She is a life member of the General Alumni Association of Fisk University, Inc. and is a member of the Deaconess Board of the Abyssinian Baptist Church where she serves on its executive board. She is married, with three sons, and is the proud grandmother of a granddaugh-ter.

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update their information.

Many, many thanks, Frank!

Just click the link below.

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(L to R): Anthony Jones ’95, Teresia L. Bost, Esq.’92, and Marlene

Melton ’66 networking after the Saturday luncheon at Londel’s.


ATLANTA FISK CLUB HOLDS NINTH ANNUAL

WINTER SCHOLARSHIP GALA Contributors and Photo Credits: Linda Smith ’81 & the Atlanta Fisk Club

On Saturday, December 1, 2012, the Atlanta Fisk Club hosted its Ninth Annual Winter Scholarship Gala in Atlanta.

This year’s honorees were Dr. Collette M. Hopkins ’73, the Honorable Hazel R. O’Leary ’59, and Dr. Monica

Parker ’80. The keynote speaker was Professor Nikki Giovanni ’67. Miss Elizabeth Adria Kimbrough, the twelve-

year old daughter of Ms. Robin Kimbrough ’__ treated guests to an interpretative dance tribute to Professor Gio-

vanni’s poem, “Ego Tripping.” Other entertainment was provided by Mr. Darren Redmond, Spoken Word artist,

and musicians Ms. Kim Fleming ’81 and Mr. George Cooper ’82. Kristen Reed of the Staples Foundation presented

a $5,000 grant to the Atlanta Fisk Club. The grant will help to support student recruitment activities of the Club.

Highlights of the gala are captured in the photographs that follow.

(L to R) Kristen Reed of the Staples Foundation with Nikki Giovanni, Chim Kamwana

from the local Staples store with his wife. The Staples Foundation awarded the Atlanta Fisk Club a $5,000 grant.

(L to R): Trustee Philippe Andal ’13 (Fisk SGA President), Honoree Dr. Monica Parker ’80, Honoree Dr. Collette Hopkins ’73, Keynote Speaker Nikki Giovanni ’67,

Fisk President and Honoree Hazel O’Leary ’59, and Master of Ceremonies Mel Jackson

President O’Leary chats with Reginald Jackson’80 and Joshua Peltier

’97. The reason that Dr. Beverly Rodgers ’83 (left) has the big smile is

because she won the raffle grand prize - a NYC getaway.

Judith Johnson ’77 is in the background.

Elizabeth Adria Kimbrough



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LaVon Wright Bracy, Ed.D. ’69, and her husband, Dr. Randolph Bracy, Jr., co-founders of New

Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando, were honored at the December 7, 2012 retirement banquet.

The two founded the church in 1992. A native of Boynton Beach, Florida, Dr. LaVon Bracy is a

well-known human and civil rights activist who was the first African American to integrate the pub-

lic schools of the Alachua County school system and graduated from Gainesville High School in

1965.

Naa Akushika Brown ’04, is head of English at the International School of Choueifat, Tariq Bin Zayed Boys

School, Abu Dhabi Education Council LT Mohammed Bin Khalifa Boys School, Al Ain United Arab Emirates.

In addition to her undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from Fisk, Ms. Brown holds M.A. de-

grees in English and in Education (Teaching and Learning) from Tennessee State University.

The Honorable Mary Kate Bush ’69, was elected an independent director of T. Rowe Price

Group, Inc. Since 1991, she has served as the president of Bush International, LLC, which advises

U.S. corporations and foreign governments on international capital markets and strategic business

and economic matters. Bush is also a senior managing director of Brock Capital Group and serves

on the boards of directors of Discover Financial Services, ManTech International Corporation and

Marriott International, Inc. Previously, she served as head of the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys-

tem, head of international finance at Fannie Mae, and the U.S. government’s representative on the

International Monetary Fund Board. Bush earned her M.B.A. degree at the University of Chicago.

Catrina Chambers, Ph.D. ’01, recently completed doctoral studies in public policy with a concentra-

tion in health policy from Saint Louis University. Her dissertation research explored the affect of a

statewide smoking ordinance on asthma-related emergency department visits among the adult popu-

lation. Dr. Chambers also holds a Master of Science in Public Health from Meharry Medical College

(2003). She currently serves on the boards of the Urban League Young Professionals of Metropoli-

tan St. Louis and the St. Louis Professionals for Healthcare Quality. She is also the diversity chair of

the American Lung Association and local chair of the Lung Health Committee.

Robert A. Copeland, M.D. ’77, professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at How-

ard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital, has published a definitive

textbook on the cornea, in conjunction with a Duke University professor. The book, Copeland and

Afshari’s Principles and Practice of Cornea, was published in September and debuted at the European

Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting in Milan, Italy.

LaRia Cornwell ’09 founded a non-profit organization, Zipporah’s Angels, Inc., in Chester, SC to

provide young girls with opportunities to explore and excel within their communities. Content in-

cludes financial literacy, social etiquette, cultural awareness and exploration, and the completion of

community service projects.

Crystal deGregory, Ph.D. ’03 founded the non-profit HBCUstory, Inc. To preserve, preset and

promote inspiring stories of the HBCU past and present for our future. The Nashville Public Li-

brary will host the 2013 HBCUstory Symposium on April 27, 2013, with Paul Quinn College Presi-

dent Michael Sorrell as the keynote speaker. For more information, go to www.HBUstory.com/

Symposium.

http://www.HBCstory.com/Symposium

http://www.HBCstory.com/Symposium




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Nancy Deville ’95 received the award for Best Education Reporting in 2012 from the Tennessee State

Press Association.

Kayla C. Elliott ’10 completed the M.A. in philanthropic studies at Indiana University and is now the

development manager for Teach for America in Indianapolis.

LaShawnda Fitzgerald ’07 , a Nashville native who graduated with a dual major in

Spanish and history, started a small business “Ready for Spanish” after she was laid off from her

job as a Spanish teacher with the Nashville Public School system. What began as a company fo-

cusing solely on tutoring has grown into a multi-faceted one that offers tutoring, after school

classes, a weekly Spanish immersion day program, summer and intersession camps, monthly Span-

ish play dates and parents night out adult classes. For more information, go to http://

www.readyforspanish.com. Ms. Fitzgerald holds the M.A. degree in teaching and learning from Lipscomb Univer-

sity and a M.A. in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Murray State University.

Damien T. Frierson ’02 is assistant director for domestic violence services at Lutheran Settlement

House in Philadelphia, PA and an adjunct instructor in the African American studies program at

Temple University. Mr. Frierson received a M.A. degree in African American studies from Temple

University in 2004 and the M.S.W. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006.

Marcus J. Gates, M.D. ’09 was awarded the M.D. degree with highest honors by Meharry Medical

College in May 2012. A participant of the rigorous Fisk-Meharry 3/4 program, he graduated with a

4.0 GPA from both Meharry and Fisk. Among other accomplishments, Dr. Gates received the high-

est biochemistry board score ever obtained by a first-year student at Meharry Medical College and

was the recipient of the Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars in Neuroscience

Award from the Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where

he completed a preceptorship. Dr. Gates is completing his residency in neurosurgery at the Mayo

Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Ernest L. Gibson III, Ph.D. ’05, is assistant professor of English at Rhodes College in Memphis,

TN. He earned a M.A. in American studies from Purdue University in 2007, and M.A. in Afro

American studies in 2010 and Ph.D. in Afro American studies in 2012 from the University of Massa-

chusetts-Amherst. In 2011, Dr. Gibson was a Thurgood Marshall Fellow at Dartmouth College.

Katara Grissom ’10 is Miss Black Music City and first runner-up to Miss Black Tennessee

USA. She is the executive assistant to the vice president for student engagement and enroll-

ment management at Fisk.

http://www.readyforspanish.com/index.html

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Carol Rawls Johnson, Ed.D. ’69, superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, was hon-

ored with the Richard R. Green Award at the annual Fall Conference by the Council of

Great City Schools. As the nation's highest urban education honor, the award is given in

recognition of exceptional contributions to urban schools and students. Sponsored by the

Council, ARAMARK Education and Voyager Expanded Learning, the award honors the

memory of Richard R. Green, a former chancellor of New York City Public Schools and

superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools. The Green Award recipient receives a

$10,000 college scholarship to present to a high school senior of the winner's school district

or from his/her high school alma mater.

Rita McClenny ’82 has directed the Virginia Film Office since 1992 and was recently

named president and CEO of the Virginia Tourism Corporation. She serves on the Com-

mission to Honor the Contributions of the Women of Virginia, the board of directors for

the Virginia Film Festival at the University of Virginia, HCA-Chippenham Medical Center,

Richmond Coliseum Advisory Board, and is a member of the Washington, DC chapter of

Women in Film and Video. McClenny also serves on the board of directors of the U.S.

Travel Association, the National Council of State Tourism Directors, and the Southwest

Virginia Heritage Foundation. In 2010, she received Virginia’s prestigious Teresa Pollack

Award for Excellence in the Arts for her promotion of the arts in the area of film and was named to

BOOMER MAGAZINE’s 2011 It List.

MarQo Patton ’11 completed the M.Ed. in instructional practice at Lipscomb University.

He is completing his last year with the Teach for America Program as a teacher at Smithson-

Craighead Academy in Nashville.

Corbett Philip Powell ’07 has been promoted to executive director of the Emery Education Foundation. The Emery Education Foundation mobilizes local and regional resources to bring increased funding, innovative programs and strong partnerships to Emeryville, CA pub-lic schools. He is completing his M.P.A. degree at the University of San Francisco.

Markiesha Reynolds ’06 is a medical social worker in West Bloomfield Town-

ship, Michigan. She earned the M.S.W. degree from Wayne State University in

2011. She is pictured with her adorable daughter, a future Fiskite.

John Rigueur, Ph.D. ’03 and M.A.’05 is a research scientist at CEA/INAC in Paris,

France. Dr. Rigueur earned the Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University in 2012 and has the distinc-

tion of being the first Fisk University undergraduate to participate in the Fisk-Vanderbilt

Master’s-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program and earn his Ph.D.

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Albert Earnest Smith ’03 was appointed deputy director of the National Public Housing Museum and

Center for the Study of Society in Chicago. Mr. Smith holds the Master of Theological Studies degree

from Vanderbilt University.

Ebonee Walker, Ph.D., M.A. ’08 was awarded the Ph.D. in interdisciplinary materials science from

Vanderbilt University in May. Dr. Walker is an alumna of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-Ph.D.

Bridge Program.

THE FOLLOWING ALUMNI ARE PURSUING OR COMPLETED GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL DEGREES, OR

MADE CAREER MOVES. THEY ARE LISTED BY FISK CLASS YEAR.

CLASS OF 1979

Cathy Ginn Hunt earned the master’s in public service management, May 2012, Cumberland University

CLASS OF 1999

Jeffery Menzise, Ph.D., also earned a M.A. in psychology from Fisk in 2001 and authored Dumbin Down:

Reflections on The Miseducation of the Negro, which was published in the summer of 2012. He became a Public

Scholar with the Kettering Foundation in January 2012

CLASS OF 2002

Aphreka Jemison was awarded the Juris Doctorate by Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

in 2011 and is now attorney consultant to the North Carolina Community College System.

Robert Poole was awarded the Master of Fine Arts degree by Columbia University in May 2012.

Kausta Spann earned a M.A. in human resources development at Webster University in May 2010.

CLASS OF 2003

Sarah Igbokwe is completing the M.D. degree at the Latin American School of Medical Science (ELAM), which is

Cuba's public health diplomacy project that offers free medical training to college graduates from the Americas and

Africa. She will receive her degree in 2013.

Rhonda Magee is a senior business consultant with Kaiser Permanente. She earned the M.B.A. and Mas-

ter of Science in Health Administration degrees in 2010 and 2011, respectively, from the University of Ala-

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CLASS OF 2003 (cont’d.)

Rachel M. J. Ray (FS) is a director with LegalShield. She earned a B.S. in professional management from

Nova Southeastern University in 2004 and M.S. in accounting and finance from DeVry University in 2009.

Crushashon Ngonzi Truth who also earned the M.A. in psychology from Fisk in 2005, is now pursuing the

Psy.D. degree at The Illinois School of Professional Psychology of Argosy University.

Reyhan Westbrook was awarded the Ph.D. by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in

May.

CLASS OF 2004

Marieshia Hicks is the Chief Financial Officer/Associate Administrator for Dependable Health

Care Services in Garland, TX.

Lillie McDaniels Jackson is a bioterrorism epidemiologist and received her M.P.H degree from Saint Louis

University in 2006.

Jameelah Spann is enrolled in the Ed.D. program in educational leadership at Saint Louis University. She

earned the M.A. in educational leadership at Saint Louis University in 2011.

CLASS OF 2005

David K. Boyd was awarded a Master of Science degree in organizational leadership and manage-

ment by Regis University in 2012.

CLASS OF 2006

Kawana Nicole Williams is completing the M.A. degree in community counseling at St. Xavier University.

She is the author of Coming to my Crossroads and for the past three years, has been a lecturer and panelist with

the National Ovarian Cancer Alliance, Gilda’s Club-Chicago Chapter, and Survivors Teaching Students ini-

tiative Ms. Williams also volunteers with the Generation Hope Youth Mentoring Program.

CLASS OF 2007

Kimberly Brown is pursuing the medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine. She

earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Florida in 2010.

Felicia Fisher is enrolled in a M.S./Ph.D. in counseling psychology program. She holds the M.S. degree in

educational psychology.

Victoria L.B. Hamilton was awarded a Master of Arts degree in art and museum studies by

Georgetown University in May 2012 and now lives in London, England. While living in Washing-

ton, DC, she was active with the Obama campaign.

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Lauryn Tamar Minter is a candidate for the Ph.D. in political science at the University of New Orleans. he earned

a M.A. in Latin American studies at Tulane University in 2009 and M.A. in political science at the University of

New Orleans in 2012.

Judith C.L Morris earned her Master of Science in journalism/marketing at Roosevelt University in December

2012.

Frank Anthony Myers, Jr. is pursuing the M.D. degree at the University of California at San Francisco Medical

School. Prior to entering UCSF, he completed the University of Massachusetts-Boston Pre-Medical Post Baccalau-

reate Program.

CLASS OF 2008

Flora Daniel earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Louisville in 2012.

Kendall Lincoln completed the Master of Arts degree in communication at Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA.

Vincent Stokes II was awarded a Master of Divinity degree by Yale University in 2012.

CLASS OF 2009

Azieb Abebe was awarded the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Belmont University in May 2012.

Jabrina Clauton was awarded the Juris Doctorate by the University of Mississippi Law School in May 2012.

Jonique K. Green earned a Master of Urban Planning degree from the University of Louisville in December 2011.

Ijeoma Ike received a Juris Doctorate degree from Mississippi College in May 2012.

Ashley Jones received a M.D. degree from Meharry Medical College in May 2012.

Veronica R. Mackey is a Ph.D. candidate at Meharry Medical College and expects to graduate in 2013.

Karla T. Turner was awarded the Juris Doctorate by Vanderbilt University Law School in May 2012.

Elan Lanae Whitehead is pursuing the M.A. in forensic psychology at The Chicago School, School of Professional

Psychology.

CLASS OF 2010

O’Brien K. Holden earned a Master of Arts degree in American history at the University of Delaware in

May 2012.

Quiana Lewis was awarded the M.P.H. degree by Yale University during the May 2012 Commencement exercises.



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Sherod R. Jackson was awarded a M.Ed. in secondary education by Vanderbilt University in May 2012.

Ashli Nelson was awarded her master’s degree by DePaul University in Chicago in 2012.

Amanda Okolo received a M.P.H. degree from the University of Kentucky in May 2012.

Brandon J. Perkins completed a Master of Art in Teaching degree at Trevecca Nazarene University in May

2012.

G. Preston Wilson, Jr. earned a Master of Music degree in choral music education at Bowling Green State

University in 2012.

ALUMNI RELATIONS

The Middle Georgia Fisk Club, the newest organization of Fisk alumni, represented the University at a student recruitment fair

in Macon, Georgia. Above are Mary Davis Sems ’74 , club president, and Leontine F. Esty ’52.




Weight Loss Expert and Author Caroline Jhingory ’03

Celebrates Book Launch with National Media Appearances

Ten years ago, author Caroline Jhingory lost 150-pounds without gastric bypass surgery or

fad diets. She has maintained her weight loss to this day. To help others in the fight against obesity, Caroline released her healthy eating

manual Half My Size: How I Ate to Lose 150 Lbs on January 1, 2013.

The author was featured on ABC's Good Morn-

ing America and Access Hollywood on Wednes-

day, January 2, 2013 and in PEOPLE Maga-zine's January 2013 issue to commemorate the release of Half My Size on Amazon.com.

Caroline's weight loss story has also been fea-

tured on The TODAY Show, The Dr. Oz Show, NBC Washington, The Huffington Post and in

ESSENCE and SHAPE magazines. In Half My Size, Caroline makes it clear that she

is not a doctor, nutritionist or personal trainer. She is an everyday person who used her own

body as a litmus test to identify what it takes to lose 150-pounds and keep it off. Half My Size fea-

tures these personal revelations about Caroline's battle with food addiction and her tips for total

body health, fitness and nutrition. With these life changing tips, readers can learn and implement the unique, proprietary tech-

niques developed by the author on her weight loss journey and discover a way to drop ex-cess weight quickly and permanently.

To learn more about Caroline, request an interview, or view her healthy recipes, please visit

CarolineJhingory.com.

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FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Dear Fiskites and Friends,

I hope that each of you had an enjoyable holiday season and are reenergized to work dili-

gently throughout 2013 and beyond as we advocate for and support our beloved Fisk. The

Office of Institutional Advancement team is working relentlessly to create a new philan-

thropic culture throughout the University, among all constituencies. This is vital to attaining THE FISK

FUND’s annual goal of at least $5 million each year and for achieving the capital campaign’s goal of $30 mil-

lion in five years.

Through our Business Partnership with Fisk initiative, we are forging new alliances and enhancing existing

ones. Among the new and diverse relationships that we are cultivating are international/national companies

like Skanska, AECOM and The Oliver Group; regional banks and companies including SunTrust Bank,

Fifth Third Bank and Direct General Insurance; and local organizations such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield of

Tennessee and the Lee Company. We are building a strong relationship with the Nashville Chamber of

Commerce and recently hosted a meeting of the Chamber North Council, comprised of businesses located in

North Nashville including Metro Center. For most participants, it was their first visit to Fisk and we are

engaging them further.

The Religious Leaders for Fisk Steering Committee has designated Sunday, February 3, 2013 as “Fisk Sun-

day.” We are asking all alumni and friends to ask their places of worship to pray for the University and

to make a contribution to the University. The Committee has set a $100,000 goal for June 30, 2013, and

with your assistance, we are confident that they will reach it. Please contact Brad McAfee

([email protected] or 615-329-8508) and let him know if your place of worship will participate.

We established a Call Center to telephone donors and prospects using Fisk students rather than outsourcing.

This strategic initiative helps to educate our students about philanthropy and provides a source of income for

them. In November, we completed a comprehensive analysis of our donor base. We found that we have

8,681 qualified prospects capable of giving $25,000 or more annually. Of that number, 268 persons have the

capacity to give $1 million or more annually. We also found that we have 5,827 qualified prospects with an

annual giving capacity of $24,999 or less, all of whom we are targeting for THE FISK FUND. These new

data show that there is no reason why we should not attain our annual and capital campaign goals.

THE FISK FUND Steering Committee is identifying and engaging alumni who have been disconnected from

the University. They are also working to increase gifts to the annual campaign. To this end, class agents

for all class years are now asked to help us promote annual giving in every year, not just during the class'

reunion year. The goal is for every class member from the classes of 1948 through 2002 to contribute at

least $1,000 a year by June 30th of each year, beginning this year Those who are able to give more

should do so and those who can’t quite make $1,000 should contribute as much as they can. The reality

is that we must raise at least $5 million in unrestricted dollars by June 30, 2013, to balance our budget

and be in compliance with SACSCOC. IF WE DO NOT, WE WILL LOSE OUR ACCREDITATION.

In addition, we must raise more scholarship funds. Students today have many options for college and the

best students go where they get the best scholarship offers. We need to have roughly $4 million annually to

attract the “best and brightest.” We are hopeful that we will raise significant scholarship funds through our

partnership with the Tom Joyner Foundation as the “School of the Month for January 2013.”

Yes, we have a lot to do, but we know that with your continued support, we will achieve our goals. As al-

ways, we thank you for all you have done and will do on behalf of Fisk University.

Fisk Forever,

Edwina Harris Hamby, Ph.D. ’68/’69

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FISK UNIVERSITY IS THE TOM JOYNER SCHOOL OF

THE MONTH FOR JANUARY 2013

The Tom Joyner Foundation, a major driving force in raising money for historically Black colleges and universities since 1998,

has named Fisk University the "HBCU School of the Month for January 2013." The Foundation, formed by Tom Joyner, the nation-ally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist, chose Fisk as

part of its ongoing effort to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to broaden and strengthen their efforts to

raise money to help college students.

ALL FUNDS THAT ARE RECEIVED WILL PROVIDE

SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO FISK UNIVERSITY'S WELL-

DESERVING STUDENTS.

Fisk University will be promoted by the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Monday through Friday

mornings, throughout January 2013, via the stations and times listed online. The Tom Joyner

Foundation School of the Month donation site is http://tomjoynerfoundation.org/donate/.

FISK ALUMNI WHO WANT THEIR GIFTS CREDITED TO THEIR GRADUATION

CLASSES MUST MAIL THEIR DONATIONS TO FISK UNIVERSITY OR DONATE

ONLINE AT THE FISK SITE: http://connect.fisk.edu/donate.

IF YOU DONATE ONLINE, BE SURE TO SELECT “TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION”

ON THE DROP DOWN BOX.

IF YOU MAIL YOUR CHECK, PLEASE BE SURE TO WRITE “TJF” IN THE MEMO

SECTION ON THE CHECK. DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR MATCHING

GIFT FORM IF YOUR COMPANY MATCHES YOUR GIFT. PLEASE MAIL YOUR

CHECK TO:

Fisk University

Office of Institutional Advancement

1000 Seventeenth Avenue North

Nashville, TN 37208

All of our students who depend on scholarships to pursue their Fisk degrees thank you.

http://tunein.com/radio/options/Tom-Joyner-Morning-Show-p20708/

http://tomjoynerfoundation.org/donate/

http://connect.fisk.edu/donate



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NASHVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S

NORTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETS AT FISK Photo Credits: Brad McAfee

As part of the ongoing efforts

of the Office of Institutional

Advancement team to advance

Fisk and connect the Greater

Nashville community to the

University, the team has con-

nected with the Nashville

Chamber of Commerce and in

particular with its North Advi-

sory Council.

The North Advisory Council

serves Chamber members in

the 37207, 37208, 37189,

37218 and 37228 zip codes

including MetroCenter, Jeffer-

son Street/Germantown, Trin-

ity Lane, Dickerson Road,

Whites Creek, Briley Parkway

and Bordeaux. The Council

provides a channel for its members to discuss issues and implement special projects and events for the North

Nashville community.

The meeting was the first time that the majority of Council members had visited the Fisk campus, but it will

not be last because the team intends to host one quarterly meeting per year and include the membership in

the Business Partnership with Fisk initiative.

ADVANCEMENT & FUNDRAISING

Dedric Norris, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, welcomes the Nashville

Chamber of Commerce’s North Advisory Council to Fisk

Todd Alexander, CEO of Southeast Venture, LLC , addresses the North Advisory Council



Page 33 ADVANCEMENT & FUNDRAISING

RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR FISK CALL FOR

FEBRUARY 3, 2013 TO BE “FISK SUNDAY” Photo Credit: Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

The Religious Leaders for Fisk Steering Committee has set the first Sunday of Febru-

ary to be recognized as FISK SUNDAY. This will be a day that many religious con-

gregations throughout the nation will join together for the purpose of seeking God

and His blessing on students, alumni, employees and friends of Fisk University.

There are many religious leaders and their devoted members throughout the world

who have studied at our beloved University. The steering committee is asking each

of you to make plans to pray in your assemblies for the current students. If appro-

priate in your assembly, recognize students, alumni, employees (faculty and staff),

former faculty and staff, and all who advocate for Fisk University.

Finally, please meet with your religious leaders for the purpose of giving an offer-

ing to Fisk. This can be accomplished in the manner of your choice (e.g., a deter-

mined gift, separate offering, Sunday School classes, giving online, etc.). The

steering committee has set a fundraising goal of $100,000.

Religious Leaders for Fisk Steering Committee

Bottom Row, L to R: Rev. James McCarroll, Co-Chair; Bishop William Morris, Co-Chair; Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Dean of the Clinton

B. Fisk Memorial Chapel; First Step: Deacon Albert Dawson ’73 and Pastor Judy Cummings; Second Step: Elder Darryl Taliaferro;

Third Step: Pastor Barton Harris ’73, Co-Chair. Missing from photo: Rev. Pamela Kellar, Rev. Bruce Maxwell, Pastor Christophe

Ringer, Pastor James Scarlett, Pastor James Turner, Sr.

Greg McKnight (center) presents

check from Olive Branch Church to Major Gifts Officer Brad McAfee and

Director of Corporate & Foundation

Relations Dedric Norris



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TRIBUTE TOAST & ROAST HELD FOR

RETIRING PRESIDENT O’LEARY Photo Credits: Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

Fisk University hosted a Tribute Toast & Roast in honor of retiring President Hazel R. O’Leary ’59 on

Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. The event was held in the Appleton Room of historic Jubilee

Hall. Preceding the event, a reception was held in the Blue Room and lobby. Winterbourne Jones ’10, Chel-

sea Burton ’11 and Kelsey Burton ’11 orchestrated the beautiful decorations throughout the first floor of

Jubilee Hall. Bryan Kent Wallace, Fisk’s director of laboratories, was charming, humorous and witty in his

role as master of ceremonies. Co-Chair of the Religious Leaders for Fisk Steering Committee, Pastor Barton

Harris ’73, opened the event with the invocation. After a delicious dinner, the toasters and roasters high-

lighted achievements of the president’s tenure with a balanced combination of humor and gravity.

Mr. George Cooper ’82 provided wonderful music during the reception and dinner. Two musical selections

were provided by Angela Yvonne Stockdale ’06, presently a doctoral student at Vanderbilt University, Miss

Fisk 2005-2006 and former member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers®. Ms. Stockdale was accompanied in her

rendition of “Order My Steps” (President O’Leary’s favorite song) by current Fisk Jubilee Singers® Sarenina

Bonner ’15, Eric Copeland ’13, DeAndre Jones ’13, MarQuis Murphy ’13 and Audrey Tillis ’14. The eve-

ning ended with the Maestro himself, Dr. Matthew Kennedy, leading the audience in the singing of the Alma

Mater.

Sponsors of the tribute were: AT&T Tennessee, Fox Printing, Lipman Brothers, McNeely Pigott & Fox

Public Relations, PhRMA, R & R Liquors, and Thompson Hospitality. By all accounts, it was a grand, fun-

filled event enjoyed by all. To date, the event has netted $82,715 for student scholarships. Photographs fol-

low.


Kresge Foundation Consultant Billie Sue Schulze and

Alumni Office Manager Jermaine Fisher share a laugh.

Assistant Vice President for Development Jonathan Frost

and wife, Jill, chat with President O’Leary

Dr. Keith Gaddie ’03, Steering Committee member for THE FISK FUND, and Mrs. Linda Curiel, Director of the UNCF Fundraising

Capacity Building Program confer at the reception.

Hostesses Ashley Atkins ’15 (Miss Sophomore), Shalimar Leggett ’13 (Miss Fisk), Shannon Davies ’16 and Brooke Davies ’14





RETIRING PRESIDENT O’LEARY (continued from p. 30)

Photo Credits: Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

Toasters & Roasters and the constituencies they represented are pictured below, from left to right. Top Row:

Chairman Robert W. Norton - Board of Trustees; Dr. Reavis Mitchell ’69, Dean of the School of Humanities &

Social Sciences - the faculty; and Trustee Philippe E.C. Andal ’13 - student body. Middle Row: Mrs. Bernadette

Looney, Accounts Payable Manager - the staff; Mr. Winterbourne Jones ’10, Youth and Young Adult Pastor, Mt.

Olivet Baptist Church, Rochester, NY - young alumni; Ms. Faye Weaver ’67, Vice Chair of the General Alumni

Association of Fisk University, Inc. - alumni; and Antonio Meeks ’96, President of the Nashville Fisk Alumni Asso-

ciation - local alumni. Bottom Row: Mr. Jason Meriwether, Vice President of Student Engagement and Enroll-

ment Management - administration - accompanied by Fitzgerald Heslop ’05; and Trustee Howard Gentry who

made the champagne toast. Trustee Shalimar Leggett, Miss Fisk 2012-2013, delivered the final tribute and presented

the president a framed Special Edition of the FISK Focus that highlighted accomplishments of her administration.

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(L to R): Trustee Shalimar Leggett ’13, Major Gifts Officer Bradley McAfee, President Hazel O’Leary ’59,

and Trustee Howard Gentry with the Special Edition of the FISK Focus, which was presented to the president.

George Cooper ’82 traveled from Chicago to play and sing

beautiful music throughout the reception and during dinner. Former Trustee Will Carter ’57 and President Hazel O’Leary ’59







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(L to R): Dr. Betty Sweeney Hutchison ’51 and her husband,

Dr. Peyton Hutchison, of Chicago are greeted by Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs Lynwood Berry and Director of

Alumni Affairs Adrienne Taylor Latham ’68

The charming and witty Master of

Ceremonies Bryan Kent Wallace President O’Leary greets

Mrs. Rebecca Landers Jennings,

endowed scholarship donor

(L to R): Frank Sims and wife, Robyn Jefferson Sims ’76, Co-Chair

of THE FISK FUND Steering Committee, and

President Hazel O’Leary ’59

President O’Leary welcomes Mark McNeely (left) Ashley Mock, Erin

Mercer, Mitchell Despot and Lacey Purcell (back to camera)

(Above) The revelers raise their glasses in a champagne toast to

Madam President. (Right) Madam President appears pensive as she

is toasted by the gathering.

Dr. Kennedy leads the gath-

ering in the Alma Mater as

the celebration ends.



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FISK SOCIETY OF PHILANTHROPISTS

INAUGURAL LUNCHEON Photo Credits: Vando L. Rogers, Jr. ’74

During this fiscal year, the Office of Institutional Advancement implemented its strategic stewardship and

donor recognition plans. This included the creation of the Fisk Society of Philanthropists, which recognizes

major donors who contribute $100,000 or more in the previous fiscal year. The inaugural event, held Octo-

ber 23, 2012, recognized those individuals and organizations who had made such gifts during fiscal years

2008 through 2012.

The inaugural honorees were: Billye S. & Henry Aaron, Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation; Kel-

ley & Lee A. Beaman, Alvin & Sally Beaman Foundation; Brewer Family Foundation; Barbara Landers

Bowles; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.; Mike Curb, Curb Re-

cords & Mike Curb Family Foundation; Holly & Joel Dobberpuhl, Peter Hawkins Dobberpuhl Foundation;

The Estate of Martha W. Potts Ferguson; The Estate of Ella Ruth Reddick; The Estate of George White,

D.D.S.; The Daniel Hand Fund of the United Church of Christ; Robert L. Harvey, M.D.; Highmark and the

Estate of Arthur J. Edmonds; Harriett Green Jenkins, Ed.D., J.D., Mathew E. Knowles; and the Kresge

Foundation. Also, Eileen & Kase L. Lawal, Hon.D.L., CAMAC International Corporation; The Martin

Foundation; Patricia C. Meadows; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Gregg F. Morton, AT&T Tennes-

see; Henry A. Moses, Ph.D.; HCA Foundation; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Robert W. Norton; The

Honorable Hazel R. O’Leary; Pfizer Incorporated; Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.; Shell Oil Company; Robyn

Jefferson Sims & Frank L. Sims; Cal Turner, Jr., Turner Family Foundation; Volkswagen Group of Amer-

ica Chattanooga Operations; The Wachovia Foundation; Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Inc.; and Wis-

consin Energy Corporation Foundation, Inc. Photographs of the inaugural luncheon follow.


Honorees Dr. Henry Moses (left) and Dr. Bradley Sheares ’78 President Hazel O’Leary greets Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dawson; he is a member of the Fisk Class of 1973 and Religious Leaders for Fisk

(L to R): Honoree Joanne Pulles, CEO of HCA Foundation, Trustee Howard Gentry and Trustee Philippe Andal

(L to R): President Hazel O’Leary and Honorees Trustee Emeritus

Mike Curb and wife, Linda

Honoree Wade Hinton, Esq. of Volkswagen (center) with Volkswagen Scholars Brooke Davies ’14 (left) and April Vann’16




FISK SOCIETY OF PHILANTHROPISTS

INAUGURAL LUNCHEON (cont’d from p. 38)


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Honoree Terry Deas, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, with two of the Cracker

Barrel Scholars Megan Nelson ’14 (left) and Shayla Nolen’14

President O’Leary with Honoree and Former Trustee Richard Eskind, Wachovia

Foundation

President O’Leary and Kathy Sager representing Honoree Trustee Gregg Morton,

President of AT&T Tennessee

(L to R): President O’Leary with Honorees

Robyn Jefferson Sims ’76 & husband, Frank

President O’Leary and Honoree Trustee Patricia Meadows

President O’Leary with Shauna Dunni-gan ’04 who represented her uncle,

Honoree Robert L. Harvey, Jr., M.D.

Former Trustee Bernard Werthan and Councilwoman

Erica Gilmore

Patricia Garrett Turner ’66 and Tommie Brown

Angela Yvonne Stockdale ’06 shared her beautiful voice

President O’Leary with Mrs. Rebecca Landers Jennings who

represented Honoree Trustee Barbara Landers Bowles ’68



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Some of the donors who attended the Donor Apprecia-

tion Brunch and unveiling of plaques honoring major

donors to the Meharrians and Health Care Professionals

initiative of Dr. Henry Moses and for major donors to

THE FISK FUND during Homecoming 2012 pose in

front of the plaques in Cravath Hall. Left to right are

William Morris, D.Min., Sandra Barnes, Ph.D. ’86,

Gina Davis, Esq. ’82, Joyce Nance Edwards ’61, De-

nise Billye Sanders, Esq.’74, Harold Bernard, M.D. ’60,

Tamera Fair ’82, and James Hovell, D.D.S. ’61.


The graph below depicts Fisk’s fund raising progress on a month-by-month basis and compares it to each of the previous three fiscal years. It shows progress toward the FY 13 goal as compared to the same point in time in FYs 10, 11 and 12.




THE FISK FUND SOURCES OF FUNDING FISCAL YEAR 2012-13

JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2012

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Designation

Total YTD FY 2013

Goal FY 2013

Difference YTD to Goal

FY 2013

Total YTD FY 2012

Difference FY 2012/2013 Total YTD

percent increase

Alumni 802,852 2,000,000 (1,197,148) 384,717 418,135 109%

Non-alumni individuals 1,217,121 500,000 717,121 99,724 1,117,397 1120%

Corporations 330,377 650,000 (319,623) 222,221 108,156 49%

Foundations/ Fundraising Consortia 277,306 600,000 (322,694) 405,228 (127,922) -32%

Civic, Social, Religious Orgs 67,394 550,000 (482,606) 113,580 (46,187) -40.66%

Trustees 241,103 700,000 (458,897) 332,597 (91,494) -28%

TOTAL 2,936,152 5,000,000 (2,063,848) 1,558,067 1,378,085 88%

# of donors # of gifts Avg. gift/donor

YTD FY 12 All Donors 1,143 2,235 $1,363

YTD FY 13 All Donors 1,161 2,319 $2,186

Increase/Decrease 2% 4% 60.39%

# of donors # of gifts Avg. gift/donor Alumni

participation

YTD FY 12 Alumni Donors 742 1,555 $643 9.46%

YTD FY 13 Alumni Donors 757 1,660 $842 9.89%

Increase/Decrease 2% 7% 31% 0.43%



Office of Institutional

Advancement

1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208

COMING EVENTS

NASHVILLE, TN. JANUARY 17, 2013, 10:00 A.M. CLINTON B. FISK ME-

MORIAL CHAPEL. ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CONVOCA-

TION. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr. William Morris, retired Bishop of the

United Methodist Church. Prior to being elected to the Episcopacy, he served as senior pastor of local churches in Tennessee, including Stanley Methodist Church in Chattanooga, John Wesley

United Methodist Church in Nashville and First United Methodist Church in Gallatin. After

retirement, he served as the Interim General Secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men and interim pastor of several churches. Dr. Morris co-chairs the Religious Leaders

for Fisk Steering Committee.

FEBRUARY 3, 2013 - FISK SUNDAY

MARCH 2013 - THE HONORABLE HAZEL O’LEARY ’59 WILL PARTICI-

PATE IN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK AT THE NEW YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE AND WILL RING THE BELL. SPECIFIC DATE TO BE AN-

NOUNCED.

FISK JUBILEE SINGERS® 2013 CONCERTS

Sunday, January 20, 7:00 p.m. The Nashville Symphony "Let Freedom Sing" Concert, Schermerhorn Symphony

Center, Nashville, Tennessee Tickets: Free Concert/Tickets Required 615-687-6400

Saturday, February 9, 7:00 p.m. Dana Auditorium, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Tickets: $15 704-337-2320 Bill Means [email protected]

Tuesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Martha Street Culp Auditorium, D.P. Culp University Center East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee 423-439-5673 Anita DeAngelis

[email protected] Ticket prices: $15, $10, $5 www.etsu.edu/cas/arts

Saturday, April 6, 7:00 p.m., ArtsFest Finale, Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, Memphis, Tennessee

Tickets: TBA 901.416.3432 Patrick Dru Davison, Ph.D. [email protected]

Sunday, April 14. 7:00 p.m., Annual Spring Arts Festival, Clinton B. Fisk Memorial Chapel

Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee Tickets: No Tickets / Free admission 329-8744 [email protected]

Friday, April 19, 6:00 p.m., The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center, Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Patricia Williams [email protected]

Sunday, May 5, 7:00 p.m., Commencement Concert, Clinton B. Fisk Memorial Chapel, Fisk University, Nashville, TN

Tickets: No Tickets / Free admission 615-329-8744 [email protected]

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