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INSPIRING EXCELLENCE

Talladega’s 2019 Alpha Chi/Honors the director of leadership development
Convocation speaker, Trustee Valerie for The University of Alabama Center
Lewis, urged students to be prepared for Economic Development.
for the opportunities that await them. Attorney Lewis is assistant vice president
Attorney Lewis, who is pictured on and assistant secretary, Legal Division
stage with Chairman Isaiah Hugley, for Albertsons Companies, LLC. Prior
also moderated a panel discussion to joining Safeway Inc., which was
during a Leadership Workshop and acquired by Albertsons in 2015, she was
Luncheon for students. engaged in private practice. She received
The workshop centered around her J.D. from the University of Virginia
the book From Campus to Cubicle School of Law.
by Ms. Leilani Brown. Speakers included FastTrack In 1987, Ebony Magazine named Ms. Lewis one
graduate Ms. Pam Cook, who serves as the director of of the nation’s “Future Leaders 30 and Under.”
multicultural marketing and community affairs, Central Ebony’s assessment was on target. Throughout her
Region, Coca-Cola United; Ms. Vera Hendrix, the vice career, Attorney Lewis has continued to earn honors
president of instructional programs for AIDB (Alabama and accolades for her tremendous contributions to her
Institute for the Deaf and Blind); and Dr. Arturo Menefee, profession and her community.

New Board Members

Two members of the Talladega College Board of Trustees, Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource
Dr. Angela Walker and Mr. Russell Holloway ‘70, were Center (BBRC) and Chief Executive Officer of Foundation
installed by Chairman Isaiah Hugley in 2019, and incoming Capital Mr. Bob Dickerson (above/left) founded the BBRC
Trustees Mr. Bob Dickerson, Dr. Robert P. Ryan, and Mr. in 1996. The programs the BBRC manages have produced
Terry Smiley will be installed in the fall. nearly $900 million in loans to businesses.

Mr. Holloway is a retired dean of corporate and industry President and CEO of Innova Therapeutics Dr. Robert P.
relations at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering. Ryan (above/center) is devoted to developing innovative
He serves as the Talladega College National Alumni therapies for diseases with high unmet needs. He has more
Association (TCNAA) president, and previously served as than 27 years of experience covering the global development
TCNAA vice president. process from preclinical through Phase IV.

Dr. Walker, chair of the public administration department Vice President for the Eastern Division of Alabama Power
and faculty development coordinator for the College, serves Mr. Terry Smiley (above/right) previously served as the
as faculty representative to the Board of Trustees. Dr. external affairs manager in the Birmingham Division, and
Walker is an ordained minister and the author of There is also served as the company’s director of economic and
Lyfe After Death: Moving Forward After A Miscarriage. community development.
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