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Gathering

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UNCF Presidents

Talladega College President Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, who serves as United Negro College Fund (UNCF) chair of the
presidents of member institutions, hosted a gathering of UNCF college presidents. The presidents were transported
to campus by bus from Birmingham, AL, where they were attending the UNCF Fall Meeting. The Talladega College
Marching Band performed as Talladegans lined the streets to welcome the guests. The presidents toured the new,
45,000-square-foot residence hall as well as the construction sites of both the new student center and the Dr. William
R. Harvey Museum of Art. The evening concluded with a dinner and a performance by the Talladega College Choir.

Pictured during their Talladega College visit are Xavier University President Dr. C. Reynold Verret, Voorhees College
President W. Franklin Evans, Dillard University President Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, Shaw University President Dr.
Paulette Dillard, Huston-Tillotson University President Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, LeMoyne-Owen interim President
Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean, Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Talladega College President Dr. Billy C.
Hawkins, Philander Smith President Dr. Roderick L. Smothers Sr., Clark Atlanta University President Dr. George T.
French Jr., Wilberforce University President Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard and Allen University President Dr. Ernest
McNealey. Others in attendance included retired Tougaloo College President Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, Jarvis
Christian College President Dr. Lester C. Newman, Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover, retired
Wiley College President Dr. Haywood L. Strickland, and former Huston-Tillotson President Dr. Larry L. Earvin, who
serves as SACSCOC Chief of Staff.
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