Board of Trustees

Seqwana T. Pryor '92, Ph.D.

Dr. Seqwana T. Pryor is the Executive Vice President of Chemical Manufacturing for XL Batteries. A 1992 graduate of Talladega, Trustee Pryor’s community service includes the Junior League of Richmond (Virginia), chair of the National Policies and Procedures Committee for Jack and Jill of America and a STEM advisory board member for Harris-Stowe State University.

In 1998, Trustee Pryor made history as the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Purdue University. She also holds a master’s in chemical engineering from Purdue where she served as president of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Trustee Pryor graduated from Talladega magna cum laude in chemistry/mathematics.