Mission HT nurtures a legacy of leadership and excellence in education, connecting knowledge, power, passion, and values. Vision A connected world where diversity of thought matters. Accreditation Huston-Tillotson University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate and masters degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Huston-Tillotson University. From the President

Everyday presents new opportunities to tell the world about this historic jewel in the heart of Austin, Texas— Huston-Tillotson University. I have met extraordinary students, passionate faculty and staff, proud alumni, and supportive community leaders. Thank you for making my transition a smooth one.

was particularly moved by the motto that the leaders of the Samuel Huston College and Tillotson College crafted after merging the two institutions into one: In Union, Strength! These words are a testament to the hopefulness that the Ileaders envisioned. HT flourishes as a result of the combined strength of those who hold it dear, and I am proud to be a part of this great legacy.

This edition of the Ram Magazine highlights the progress of the University and promotes the successes of faculty and students. It is the culminating work of President Emeritus Dr. Larry L. Earvin. I recognize the plateau of this labor of devotion to HT as my platform to continue moving the University forward. His culminating work is my platform to continue the progress of HT.

As you read through these pages, take a minute to note many HT accomplishments. Share the information with high school students researching their college options and with friends and family interested in the convenience of options offered in our Adult Degree Program. Our goal is to spread the good news about HT worldwide.

I look forward to visiting with you as I travel around the country and when you return to campus throughout the year.

Colette Pierce Burnette President and Chief Executive Officer

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 1 Contents Spring 2016

HUSTON-TILLOTSON : CELEBRATING 140 YEARS 10 Historically black university | Austin’s first institution of higher education

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES 22 FACULTY RESEARCH AND NEWS 6 LEADERSHIP 28 STUDENT NEWS 16 CAMPUS AND EDUCATION NEWS 32 REUNION WEEKEND 2016

The Ram Magazine is published by the Huston-Tillotson University Office of Institutional Advancement, 900 Chicon Street, Austin, TX 78702, 512.505.3073. Unsolicited articles and pictures may be submitted to [email protected]. Alumni news and milestones should be addressed to the Director of Alumni Affairs, [email protected].

EDITOR Linda Y. Jackson MAGAZINE DESIGN Majestic Design Group Spring 2016 WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS Alaine Hutson, Ruth Kane © Copyright 1875-2016 PHOTOGRAPHERS Linda Y. Jackson and Mike McLennan Huston-Tillotson University. All rights reserved. PRINTING Horizon Printing COVER HT’s Sixth President and CEO Colette Pierce Burnette

EXECUTIVE CABINET Colette Pierce Burnette, Ed.D., President and CEO Archie Vanderpuye, Ph.D., Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Vacant, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Valerie Hill, MBA, Vice President for Administration and Finance Terry S. Smith, L.H.D., Executive Assistant to the President Wayne Knox, MPA Chief of Staff and Clerk of the Board

2 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sandra Joy Anderson Mr. Albert Hawkins, Chair Austin, Texas Community Health Mrs. Cecelia P. Abbott Austin, Texas and Wellness Center Mr. Louie Carrington, Jr. Houston, Texas Ms. Donna D. Carter Austin, Texas Huston-Tillotson University Receives Its Mr. C. Lee Cooke Largest Gift—$3 Million Austin, Texas Ms. Jaki Davis Austin, Texas rs. Ada Bishop James E. Dorff Cecilia San Antonio, Texas Collins Mr. Ronald J. Fleming Anderson Houston, Texas presentedM Huston- Ms. Katrine Formby Tillotson University with Austin, Texas a $3 million gift—the Mr. Louis M. Henna, Jr. largest gift in the history Austin, Texas of the HT—toward the Ms. Lauren M. Snowden Ingram naming of the Sandra Joy Chicago, Illinois Anderson Community Health Mr. Trennis Jones Austin, Texas and Wellness Center. Following Mr. J. Winston Krause, Esq. Austin, Texas Mr. Paul J. Legris We applaud her Austin, Texas “efforts to rally the Bishop Joel Martinez community in San Antonio, Texas support of the Dr. Carol McDonald Austin, Texas components of the Pictured are Patricia “Trish” Young Brown, President HT mission. and CEO of Central Health; Kirk Watson, Texas Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, Ex-Officio Senator; Ada Cecilia Collins Anderson; Colette Austin, Texas Pierce Burnette, President and CEO, Huston- ” Tillotson University; and Steve Adler, City of Austin, Mrs. Ruth C. Robinson her passion of advocating for and Mayor; at the Sandra Joy Anderson Community Dallas, Texas empowering young people and Health and Wellness Center grand opening. Dr. Garrett W. Scales championing educational causes, Austin, Texas Anderson, age 94, identified Mr. John Scroggins Huston-Tillotson University to continue her legacy. Her career Houston, Texas accomplishments include overcoming numerous educational and career Mr. David A. Talbot, Jr., Esq. injustices while personifying a determined spirit that resulted in leadership Austin, Texas roles and the creation of civic organizations to empower African Dr. Orlando L. Taylor n Washington, District of Columbia Americans, women, and children. Mr. A. Leon Thompson, Esq. Austin, Texas Mr. Cal Varner Austin, Texas

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 3 Landmark UT-HT Partnership Will Expand Health Services in East Austin The donation facilitated a partnership between HT and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin to help historically underserved residents of Austin get, and stay healthy.

he institutions hired a to get healthy and stay healthy, health care to uninsured and team that will produce and allow our universities to vulnerable residents across the combined training collaborate with our community in county. Huston-Tillotson is programs, new models developing new, culturally partnerning with CommUnity Tof care, and research to address appropriate models of care.” The Care, which provides health needs in East Austin and HT Community Health and services at 25 locations across communities with Wellness Center also will help Travis County, to provide primary disproportionate burdens of relieve the previously identified care services at the HT mental illness. strain on Travis County’s mental Community Health and Wellness health resources by adding Center. With the focus on Leaders from both universities said treatment options and services that addressing mental health needs, the partnership demonstrates their residents and taxpayers need. Austin Travis County Integral Care institutions’ commitment to will be the behavioral health improving health and increasing By supporting the implementation provider, as it is in other access to health care in East Austin of integrated behavioral and CommUnity Care locations. and throughout underserved physical health care models at communities in Central Texas, Huston-Tillotson, this partnership Through their partnership Integral while also improving integrated will also help further the goals of Care and CommUnity Care have behavioral and general health the Dell Medical School in its been on the forefront of bringing education on both campuses. partnership with Central Health, community-based integrated the Travis County Health Care physical and mental health services Dr. Clay Johnston, inaugural dean District, to improve the delivery of to vulnerable populations in our of the Dell Medical School, added: community.  “To open this entirely new, clearly needed HT Community Health and Wellness Center basically in our backyard will be good for everyone. It will give our students the chance to learn, help our neighbors

4 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 National Psychiatric Leader Will Run Joint HT-UT Program Goodwill Community Health and A nationally recognized leader in psychiatric care Wellness and research steered the landmark partnership between Huston-Tillotson University and the Dell Center Opens Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, bringing new health resources — in the especially mental health resources — to historically underserved residents of East Austin Neighborhood and other parts of Travis County. DR. WILLIAM LAWSON The Huston-Tillotson University Sandra Joy r. William Lawson comes to Lawson will be a jointly appointed Anderson Community Austin from the Howard faculty member at both HT and UT Health and Wellness University College of Austin. His program will be funded by Medicine in Washington, the two universities and by Austin- Center, located at 1705 D.C.,D where he served as professor Travis County Integral Care. East 11th Street on the and chair of the Department of corner of 11th and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He also brings previously acquired He has been published in more than grant funds supporting efforts to better Chalmers Avenue, opened 180 publications, received numerous understand mental disorders in to the community on federal and local grants, and served as underserved individuals. Tuesday, January 19, chief of psychiatry in Arkansas for the Veterans Administration and chief 2016. The center hours medical officer for the Tennessee will be Monday through Department of Mental Health. His team, I am pleased to be a part of Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 working at both HT and UT Austin, will “this collaboration to address work to increase access to mental what are, in many instances, p.m. health care for underserved hidden community medical care communities across Travis County and needs. “This vision of providing to promote research that will help healthcare services to not reveal the causes of disparities in care. ” His expertise in providing psychiatric only the HT community but and other health services to Ultimately, Lawson plans to develop a the broader community at incarcerated individuals will allow for mood disorders comorbidity center large, speaks to our innovative partnerships that improve promoting state-of-the-art community care in Travis County jail settings, education and research interventions outreach commitment, and decreasing the cost of that care for that target an increasingly diverse the ability to address taxpayers while making communities community. health disparities in East across the county healthier. Lawson’s work, coupled with the Austin” said HT President “I am pleased to be a part of this services provided at the Health and and Chief Executive collaboration to address what are, in Wellness Center, will bolster Officer Colette Pierce many instances, hidden community opportunities to conduct research medical care needs,” Lawson said. designed to improve clinical Burnette. n “National data from various sources interventions. Additionally, Lawson will point to the prevalence of mental illness strengthen the ability of the public throughout communities and especially mental health system to meet the within minority populations. The needs of underserved communities opportunity to bring solutions to Austin disproportionally affected by mental through this partnership speaks to the health issues. n vision of the leaders of all the entities involved, as well as their commitment to providing solution-based care across this community.”

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 5 A LIVING LEGEND: Huston-Tillotson University Honors Dr. Larry L. Earvin Earvin’s arrival at HT 15 years ago was celebrated under the theme, “Redeeming the Promise.” He captured the vision in the words below.

ur extensive system of public education accessible to all remains Downs-Jones Library education is the primary paramount. The 16,000 square-foot, split-level $2.3 means by which the nation million Downs-Jones library renovation tries to ensure the fulfillment More than an educational landmark, that included open spaces, study and ofO its promise to educate our citizenry. Huston-Tillotson has always stood as a computer areas, main stacks, the beacon of community service and cultural circulation desk, a central master staircase However, the barriers to fulfilling the life. One of the main additions we plan for with glass handrails, and the Ram Café on promise are numerous. Limited financial the campus is a wellness center. Our the main level was completed in 2013. resources pose the first barrier for most growing enrollment—and the changing students. For thousands of others, the times—will demand a larger, more A $6.3 million Allen-Frazier and Beard- impersonality of large campuses, the lack of advanced library. Burrowes Residence Hall renovation that support systems, and the disconnect between included updated HVAC systems, cultural experiences and academic values Below are a few highlights of his expanded lobbies, expanded computer present equally formidable barriers. accomplishments. labs, modern kitchens, laundry/exercise rooms, student lounges and in each room Time and time again, though, determined Overall new floors, lights, window treatments, young people overcome these barriers. Huston-Tillotson University recorded its paint, and furniture was completed in Similarly, two unique institutions founded highest enrollment increase to mark 2014. during the Reconstruction Era—Samuel fifteen years of consecutive enrollment Huston College and Tillotson College— increases, giving HT its highest A $300,000 renovated Communication overcame significant barriers to offer African enrollment since the 1952 merger, and Center that integrates contemporary Americans greater access to educational another record graduating class with 156 applications across multiple platforms for opportunities…The College’s constituency is candidates in 2015. the next generation of media professionals broader now. Yet our promise to make was completed in 2013. The new

6 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 Communication Center, housed on the Allen-Frazier and Beard-Burrowes third floor of the Agard-Lovinggood Residence Halls earned the Associated Building, complements the Builders and Contractors Excellence in communication major that was Construction award. The residence hall reintroduced during the Fall 2011 renovation won the Eagle Award in the $5 semester. to $10 Million Institutional Category. The library renovation won in the “Merit” The University’s campanile, the pride of category. Awards are given to those the campus and image depicted in the members who exemplify the highest new logo, was restructured to preserve the quality of workmanship in their projects historic monument. The $80,000 project while upholding a dedication to building included refreshing the look, installing projects on time and within budget. Communication Center Grand Opening steel reinforcements, and replacing masonry and brick. Health and Wellness Center Raising the immediate need for African The men’s and women’s locker area in the American mental health physicians in Mary E. Branch gymnasium received an Central Texas, HT officials implemented upgrade in 2014. the 21st Century Solutions-Based Listening Tour with a team of medical professionals prepared to address local The Downs-Jones Library, and Allen- Programs HT President Huston-Tillotson University earned the Larry L. Earvin “accredited” status under the Accountability System for Educator Receives Local and Preparation as notified by the Texas National Accolades Education Agency.

Larry L. Earvin, Ph.D. was honored The State Board of Educator Certification with the James T. Rogers approved HT’s application to offer the Distinguished Leadership Award, principal certification and the Southern the highest award presented by Association of Colleges and Schools the Southern Association of Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Colleges and Schools Earvin receiving the Eagle Award from J.E. Dunn Commission on Colleges representatives approved the Master of Education in (SACSCOC). Earvin was Educational Leadership with Principal recognized for his exceptional disparities. The Community Health and Certification, making this the University leadership and distinguished Wellness Center is planned as a $35 first master’s degree offering which service in the higher education million complex to serve the medical happened under Earvin’s leadership. arena. His credentials surfaced needs of HT students and faculty, and from among the more than 800 underserved populations throughout The Huston-Tillotson University SACSCOC member institutions. Central Texas. The groundbreaking of the Department of Business Administration Sandra Joy Anderson Community Health within the School of Business and Earvin was also recognized at a and Wellness Center occurred on June 18, Technology (SBT) earned the prestigious Community Leadership Awards Ceremony sponsored by the 2015, as Earvin’s last major campus “accreditation” title in 2013 from the University of Texas at Austin, initiative. Accreditation Council for Business Division of Diversity and Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Community Engagement. Earvin Donations received the Dr. June Brewer Huston-Tillotson University received In October 2012 Huston-Tillotson Legacy Award.  multi-million dollar donations from University officials announced a new alumni Dr. Anthony E. Viaer and Mrs. Adult Degree Program (ADP) designed Ada Cecilia Collins Anderson ($3 for working adults to secure Bachelor of million). Arts or Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts degrees. The program met all benchmarks with nearly 200 students enrolled. The first cohort of students graduated in 2015.

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HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 7 A LIVING LEGEND CONTINUED

Research age-old infrastructures, and upgrading energy, air and water pollution, Students are published authors and have entire heating, ventilating, and air environmental law, and many other been involved with extensive research, conditioning (HVAC) systems related topics. A primary focus of this creating research journals and the throughout the campus to support carbon field of study is how to reduce the effects 900 Chicon literary magazine. footprint reduction. of human activities on our planet through development of more sustainable Reducing total municipal waste by more lifestyles. Sports than 80% and other green efforts resulted Huston-Tillotson University’s men’s in recognition for Huston-Tillotson Dr. Jeff Wilson, aka ‘Professor Dumpster’ basketball team advanced to the “Sweet University from the National Wildlife Dumpster Project, is hired as HT’s Dean 16” round during the 2002 National Federation. In 2008, the University of the University College and Associate Association of Intercollegiate Athletics received an award for its sustainability Professor of Biological Sciences in 2013. (NAIA) tournament for the first time efforts and commitment to creating a He forms a student organization to ever. campus community that focuses on support his environmental efforts and recycling, energy conservation, and waste moves into a dumpster for one year in The 2011-12 Men’s Soccer Team reduction. order to introduce a new environmental captured their first ever Red River science educational model. Athletic Conference (RRAC) regular Huston-Tillotson University officially season championship with 10-1 became a tobacco-free campus in 2011. HT’s student organization Green is the conference record and an overall record of In doing so, HT was the first institution New Black™ was formed in 2013 and 15-2-1. The Rams earned a trip to the of higher education in Central Texas to go captured first place in the nationwide national tournament as well as the tobacco-free and the first Historically Ford Historically Black Colleges and conference tournament. Black College and University in Texas to Universities (HBCU) Community go tobacco-free as well. Today, the Challenge and was named among the In 2014 the women’s basketball team campus remains the only college or 2014 “Best of Austin” by the Austin reached the National Association of university in Texas with no official Chronicle. The students composed a Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) designated smoking areas. presentation around the theme titled, tournament for the first time in HT’s “Building Sustainable Communities” that history. Huston-Tillotson University adds the captured an educational program to Environmental Studies major in 2012 for address issues of sustainability in Black The Huston-Tillotson University students interested in sustainability issues and Hispanic communities. HT’s Intercollegiate Athletic programs such as environmental justice, global students introduced the challenge of consistently earn The National warming, conservation biology, renewable transforming a 33-square foot dumpster Association of Intercollegiate Athletics into a fully (NAIA) NAIA Champions of Character functioning home Five-Star Institution Award, placing the complete with University among an elite group of running water, toilet, institutions that demonstrate the five-core shower, bed, and values of integrity, respect, responsibility, solar-generated sportsmanship, and servant leadership. electricity. The dumpster is equipped Sustainability Efforts with a false floor Huston-Tillotson University has ‘basement’ that stores enhanced its sustainability efforts by cooking equipment, renovating the Dickey-Lawless Science bedding and Building, Downs-Jones Library, and clothing, an Allen-Frazier and Beard-Burrowes improved roof, solar Residence Halls. Upgrades included lighting, bug retrofitting and upgrading the repellant systems, and laboratories, incorporating energy an online weather data station.  efficient lighting with sensors, replacing HT students representing Green is the New Black.™

8 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 Commencement Convocation Huston-Tillotson University’s 2015 Commencement Makes History

uston-Tillotson University’s skies and windy conditions. Reflecting Toures D. Houston, Christopher M. 2015 graduation held May on his recent journey and the advice Mendez, Erica L. Pace, Anthony L. 9, 2015, was one for the he has followed all of his life, Hurd Riley, Allen J. White, and Ashley M. history books in four areas. shared the importance of his Zapata-Rodriguez. 1)H The 156 graduates represented the undercover work as an officer in the largest graduating class, including 13 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Commencement Convocation W.E.B. DuBois Honors Scholars; 2) the Middle East and South Asia for occurred in conjunction with HT’s 16 students enrolled in the Adult nearly a decade, collecting Honors Convocation and Reunion Degree Program (ADP) completed intelligence that influenced the Weekend activities. Natalie Cofield, their degree requirements to be National Security agenda to rid the then President and Chief Executive among the first from the program to world of terrorist groups. “Do Officer for the Greater Austin Black graduate; 3) HT awarded its first something meaningful and hard” was Chamber of Commerce in Austin, associate degrees to 17 students his stellar advice for the graduates. Texas, gave the high ranking students enrolled in the ADP program; and 4) advice on “how to be.” She lifted key Dr. Larry L. Earvin presided over his DuBois graduates are: Patrick elements such as “be in it for the win, last HT commencement convocation Agenonga, Queniqua Luckey, Abuchi be about a winning team, be of the as president and chief executive Obiegbu, Jamal McClellan, Jabu world, and be true to oneself.” officer. Mbara, Rufaro Mukahadzi, Tochukwu Honorees Obiegbu, computer Joshua Nwozor, Simone Sawyer, Binta science; Stephanie M. Frausto and HT Board of Trustees Chair Albert Sidibeh, Rae-Ann Spears, Sybil K. Hay, English; and Angela E. Hawkins presented Earvin with Shanequiwa Sledge, Ashley Skaggs and Ashlea M. Tolbert were proclamations and acknowledgments Simbanegavi, and Lydia Urbina. acknowledged for completing their from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, studies with the perfect 4.0 grade Congressman Lloyd Doggett, the ADP bachelor’s degree graduates are: point average. House of Representatives by Dawnna Moranda L. Anderson, Shawn L. Dukes, and City of Austin’s Mayor Cuffee, Barry E. Hall, Gaye D. Hill, In addition to the ceremony for the Steve Adler before a standing ovation Keisha M. Jones, Rebecca B. Mueller, 2015 graduates and honorees, during from graduates, faculty, staff, and America R. Aguilar, Tabitha E. the Commencement program, HT’s friends. Earvin was praised for his Martinez, Bridgetta S. Smith, Ronald F. 50th year Class of 1965, donned in many HT accomplishments and Winters, Kimberly D. Woody, their gold robes, led the graduating service to the community. Ernestina Balandran, Harry Q. Brooks, class in celebration of their career Bakari L.Jefferson, Anthony R. Miller, accomplishments since graduating. Commencement Convocation and Dereck L. R. Williams. The speaker, Congressman Will Hurd, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts Tears were spotted throughout the elected to the 114th Congress in graduates are: Tesha M. Alexander, weekend in celebration and in 2015, representing the 23rd District, Samiyah L. Bailey, Toni M. Bazzle, sadness as many conceded to who had just flown in from the Middle Abeni S. Brooks, Ashley M. Clark, Earvin’s 15 years of service.  East, rendered the keynote address Frances A. Clark, LaToya T. Conley, before a crowd of 2,100 that settled in Jamone S. Fields, Evelyn R. Greene, between May showers under sunny Alicia Gutierrez, Kenya B. Helm,

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 9 REV. GEORGE REV. GEORGE W. JEFFREY TILLOTSON RICHARDSON HT Celebrates 140 Years of Providing Educational Access By Linda Y. Jackson

Samuel College and Tillotson College are the precursor institutions to Huston-Tillotson College and what is now Huston-Tillotson University. 2015 marked the 140th anniversary of the founding of the institution.

Samuel Huston College armed minister.” After the Civil War, and following an illness, he realized that his The great-great grandson of George work was not done. He and his oldest son Warren Richardson, founder of Samuel started a school in Dallas in 1876 for ex- Huston College, visited the campus ten slaves. Six scholars were enrolled. years ago to leave parts of the written Ultimately the school was adopted by the record, as well as an oral account of the West Texas Conference of the Methodist school’s history. Reverend James David Episcopal Church and renamed Andrews Richardson’s narrative, like the stories of Normal College, in honor of a Methodist African American ancestry passed down Pictured are Akins, Houston, Richardson, Pierce Bishop. James recalled that the building from generation to generation, matched Burnette, Hayes, and Marshall. was destroyed in a fire by the hands of the the University’s written accounts. Ku Klux Klan. Fighting hatred against George lost his hand in a farming accident many fronts that translated into financial James David Richardson returned to in New York which, according to James, struggles, the decision was made to move campus during the Charter Day 2015 he considered “the greatest blessing of his the school from Dallas to Austin with its celebration to participate in a panel life, because it got him off the farm.” larger regional concentration of African discussion around HT’s history and George and his wife settled in Minnesota, Americans. In 1878, the school was surprised the audience with a presentation where he followed in the footsteps of his housed in what is now the basement of of documents. He is the keeper of the father and answered the call into the Austin’s Wesley United Methodist family records documenting the origins of ministry. He also worked beside his wife, Church. Rev. Richard S. Rust of the the institution. Other panelists included Caroline, who was from an abolitionist Freedmen's Aid Society, identified Samuel alumni W. Charles Akins, Ora Houston, family. From Galena, Illinois, George and Huston, an Iowa farmer, as a benefactor. M. Lavon Marshall, and Joya Hayes as the Caroline became a stop on the Huston donated property estimated to be moderator. They also shared segments of Underground Railway, spiriting ex slaves worth $10,000 to build buildings on a site HT’s 140-year history. to the North. “No one suspected a one- in Austin. The school was renamed

10 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 Samuel Huston College and chartered in admission to Tillotson made them among However, despite periods of relative 1910 as a private educational corporation the elect of their race and placed upon prosperity, neither college enjoyed a under the laws of Texas. In 1926, it was them the responsibility to enrich others wealth of material or financial resources. approved as a senior college by the State of through the skills they would derive from Consequently, and because of their mutual Texas Department of Education and in their education. interests, values, and constituencies, the 1934 was accredited by the Southern trustees of Samuel Huston College and Association of Colleges and Schools. On June 2, 1909, a new charter was issued Tillotson College met jointly on January and the school was renamed Tillotson 26, 1952, and agreed to detailed plans for Tillotson College College, a “normal school” for the training merging the two institutions on the site of teachers for the black community. The (then known as “Bluebonnet Hill”) of The roots of Tillotson College date back to school was reorganized in 1925 as a junior Tillotson College. The merger was 1875 and build upon work of the college; in 1926 as a women’s college; and consummated, and the new Charter of Freedmen’s Aid Society of the American again in 1931 as a senior, co-educational Incorporation for Huston-Tillotson Missionary Association of the institution. Renowned for its departments College was signed on October 24, 1952. Congregational churches (now United of education and music, the college The merged institutions adopted “In Church of Christ). received class A accreditation from the union, strength” as their motto. Southern Association of Colleges and A January 22, 1876, account in the Daily Schools in 1943. Following the merger, Huston-Tillotson Statesman newspaper reads as follows: College became the sole provider of higher We are glad to know that Rev. George The Merger education for African-Americans in Tillotson and Rev. G.D., representing the Central Texas until the landmark case of American Missionary Association, and whom Throughout the history of Samuel Huston Brown v. Board of Education (1954), we mentioned yesterday as being in the city College and Tillotson College, moral and which launched the period of and making a tour through the state for a religious instruction undergirded the desegregation. Today the College normal school, are pleased with the curriculum at both institutions. The continues to both honor and foster its appearance of Austin and the prospects of our schools also contributed significantly to relationship with its founding city. They rode over the city extensively and the social and civic life of Austin’s black denominations as well as its ethnic pointed out many beautiful sites suitable for citizens. Located less than one mile apart heritage. an institution of learning. The people of in East Austin, the institutions enjoyed Austin would be pleased to have the school healthy competition and rivalry in athletic On February 28, 2005, the institution located here. programs, cooperation in student advanced its mission further by changing  activities, and collegial relationships the name to Huston-Tillotson University. Chartered in 1877 as Tillotson Collegiate among the faculty, staff, and students. and Normal Institute, the school began These features became distinguishing traits Ram Magazine, Spring 2004 classes on January 17, 1881. Many of of the two campuses, while the Daily Statesman, January 22, 1876 Tillotson’s first students had no prior corresponding commitment to Reverend James David Richardson formal education. However, the eager community service affirmed the students, who numbered 100 by the end institutions’ concept of the responsibilities of the first year, understood that their that befell educated persons.

On October 24, 1952, the merged institutions adopted “In union, strength” as their motto.

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 11 HT’s Sixth President Huston-Tillotson University Board of Trustees announced Colette Pierce Burnette as the institution’s sixth President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2015. Pierce Burnette becomes the first female president of the merged Huston- Tillotson University and only the second female president in the institution’s 140-year history. COLETTE PIERCE BURNETTE

ierce Burnette is an experienced leader in higher Community Health and Wellness Center, and this beautiful education with a deep commitment to student campus are just some of the reasons why I see Huston- success. In 2012, she served as interim President at Tillotson as a truly special place.” Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington, leading the collegeP within a district environment and working Larry L. Earvin, President Emeritus, said “Colette Pierce collaboratively with executive leadership to serve more than Burnette brings a set of experiences that help ensure the 30,000 students each year. Pierce Burnette had an extensive continued advancement of Huston-Tillotson University.” career at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1999 - 2012 that scaled to Vice President for Administration The nationwide search for the replacement for Earvin netted and Chief Financial Officer where she provided financial, about 70 applications with Pierce Burnette as one of three analytical, physical plant, auxiliary services, capital finalists. The 18-member Search Committee, comprised of construction, and human resources leadership to achieve representatives from the HT Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, mission-based goals. In addition, at Central State University students, alumni, and community and business leaders, Pierce Burnette served as Vice President for Information narrowed the field to a list of nine semi-finalists who were Technology and Chief Information Officer. engaged in two days of interviews before the finalists were selected and approved by the Board of Trustees at its March She earned her Master of Science Degree in Administration 2015 meeting. with honors from Georgia College in Milledgeville in 1983 after completing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Albert Hawkins, Chair, HT Board of Trustees, said, “The and Systems Engineering from Ohio State University in leadership skills and abilities among the candidates were Columbus in 1980. In 2003, Pierce Burnette was accepted impressive. However, Colette Pierce Burnette’s vision, and graduated from the Harvard Graduate School’s experience and determination solidified the decision and will Education Management Development Program. She compel the University to higher levels. I extend my thanks to completed an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration at the everyone involved in this process during the past few months University of Pennsylvania in May 2015. as we prepare for the next phase of Huston-Tillotson.”

Pierce Burnette said, “I am deeply honored to serve as the She is the mother of two children Daarel II, a journalist in sixth President of Huston-Tillotson University. When I stepped Washington, D.C., and Daana, a public relations professional on the grounds of this campus and interacted with the in New York, New York. She is married to Dr. Daarel Burnette, distinguished faculty, administrators, alumnae, and bright and a proficient administrator and consultant in higher education engaging students, I could see myself here. HT has a rich and finance and fiscal leadership. She is affiliated with many remarkable history of preparing students for careers that organizations and holds membership in Delta Sigma Theta enhance our society and world. The diverse student Sorority, Inc.  population, enhancement of STEM offerings, the future

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Gary Clark, Jr. Rocked the Blues at Huston-Tillotson University’s President’s Mankind Assisting Students Kindle Educational Dreams Gala

Ada Anderson Named Huston-Tillotson University’s 2015 Tower of Light Community Service Award Recipient

uston-Tillotson University’s Twelfth Annual President’s Mankind Assisting Students Kindle HEducational Dreams Scholarship Gala held in 2015 marked its place in history with record attendance and memorable entertainment. The event, that drew 800 guests, was heralded as a celebration and recognition for Larry L. Earvin, Ph.D. Entertainer Gary Clark, Jr. impressed the crowd with his show stopping guitar and vocal performance that lived up to his Grammy®-Award for the Best University touches the hearts of Diversity, and Dell Medical School. Traditional R&B Performance for Central Texans who believe in the Silver Sponsors, GSD&M (Liz and “Please Come Home” from the Blak attainability of a college degree,” said Duff Stewart); Austin Coca-Cola and Blu album. He was preceded by Earvin. “I cannot thank the community Bottling Company; Henna Chevrolet; Grammy winner Chrisette Michele enough for their generosity.” Johnson Controls, Inc.; Sodexo; who performed popular selections Sterling Acura of Austin; Stratus from her latest release. Earvin presented the Presidential Properties, Inc.; University Federal Award to HT Registrar Earnestine J. Credit Union (UFCU); and Wells In addition, Mrs. Ada Cecilia Collins Strickland for her 41 years of service Fargo Bank. Senior Manager, Anderson, community leader, to the University. Strickland, the University Relations, Rhonda trailblazer, and champion of civic grandmother of Clark, earned her Summerbell, UFCU, also presented causes, was awarded the HT 2015 bachelor’s degree from HT in 1986. Earvin with a $10,000 check toward Tower of Light Community Service She expressed her admiration for her his endowed scholarship. More Silver Award. (See Anderson article on page grandson and the University before Sponsors included: C. Lee Cooke; one). the crowd that included many of her Jaki Davis; Larry L. Earvin; Albert family members. Hawkins; Louis M. Henna, Jr.; Lauren Anderson joins Tower of Light Snowden Ingram; Trennis Jones; J. recipients Dr. W. Charles Akins; Philip 2015 Gala sponsorships are as Winston Krause; Thomas O. and Donna Berber, A Glimmer of follows: Underwriter, Vista Equity McDowell; C. Mark Melliar-Smith; Hope Foundation; The Honorable Partners. Platinum Sponsors, BAE Kathryn S. Page; Ruth C. Robinson; Ronnie McDonald; and Brian Peierls, Systems; George Brothers Kincaid & John Scroggins; Liz Stewart; David A. Peierls Foundation. Horton L.L.P.; The University of Texas Talbot, Jr.; and A. Leon Thompson. at Austin, The University of Texas at Bronze Sponsors included: Austin “This year’s outpouring of support is Austin/Office of the President and Cab Company; Austin Energy an example of how Huston-Tillotson Office of the Vice President for Services; Austin Revitalization

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Family; Texas Methodist Cosmetics; Round Rock Travel; San Foundation; Lee Tilford Antonio Comedy Club; Sheraton Agency; Unity National Austin Hotel; Splashtown; Kathleen Bank of Houston; and Joe Stafford; Steve Armstrong Whataburger; Richard L. Photography; Susan and Lyndia A. Harris; Rich Hoermann/Evergreen Studios; SXSW and Carol Oppel; and L. Music Fest; Texas Performing Arts; Scott Schmidt and Carol Texas Professional Disc Jockey; Texas L. McDonald. Media Rangers Baseball Club; The Long sponsors included: Austin Center for Performing Arts; The American-Statesman, Playhouse San Antonio; Whataburger; Statesman.com, and Yoga Yoga. n Austin360.com; KXAN; and Entercom Austin.

Silent Auction Sponsors Authority; Central Health; City of included: Acupuncture Medical and Austin; Freedom Solar; Frost Bank; Research Centre; Amy's Ice Creams; General Board of Higher Education Austin Film Festival; Austin Spurs; and Ministry; Grande Blanton Museum of Art; Blazer Tag; Communications; Gourmet Bradford Portraits; Capital Cruises; Services/Ala Carte Menu Services, Capitol City Comedy Club; Carol and Inc.; Greater Austin Transportation Rich Oppel; Covert Chevrolet Olds, Company; Greater Texas Federal Inc.; Dave & Busters; East Side Café; Credit Union; Helix Education; Hilton Eli Reed; Eva's Escape at the Austin Hotel; Housing Authority of the Gardenia Inn; Food! Food!; Highland City of Austin; Huston-Tillotson Lanes; Hyatt Regency Austin; Keep It University International Alumni Digital; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Association; John P. McGovern Center; Lone Star Riverboat; Foundation; Krause and Associates, Longevity Wellness Group; Magnolia L.P.; Prosperity Bank; St. James' Café; Noel Enterprises; Omni Hotel at Episcopal Church; Seton Healthcare Southpark; Paramount Theatre; Rae

Huston-Tillotson University Receives $900,000 Grant for the Empowerment Against Drugs and HIV/AIDS Project

uston-Tillotson University and 25 on the HT campus and in the that target individual behavior and (HT) received a $900,000 surrounding neighborhoods in order to environmental prevention strategies grant from the Substance provide prevention information. The that can change the community Abuse Mental Health project included peer-led evidenced- environment, culture, and norms on the HServices Administration (SAMHSA) to based substance abuse and HIV campus and in the surrounding support a Substance Abuse and prevention strategies, programs, neighborhoods were Human Immunodeficiency Virus / policies, and practices to enhance targeted. n Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome prevention efforts on campus and in (HIV/AIDS) Prevention project. The HT the surrounding community to prevent Campus-Community Empowerment and reduce underage drinking, high risk Against Drugs and HIV/AIDS Project drinking, illicit drug use, and the collaborated with community partners transmission of HIV due to unsafe and to target African American and Latino unprotected sex among this population. young adults between the ages of 18 In addition, evidenced-based programs

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V for Vendetta Created the Winning Mobile Application at the Second Annual Huston-Tillotson University Hackathon wo days of engagement, brainstorming, and computer recognizing that they can be more than consumers of programming resulted in the V for Vendetta team of technology—they too can be creators, innovators, and TCydnei Mathis and Osahumen Aghasomwan creating disruptors of tomorrow’s technology. Hundreds of the winning mobile application at the Huston-Tillotson participants engaged in applications to disrupt the business, University Second Annual

hackathon. education, health and fitness, and entertainment sectors.

Mathis, a 10th grader at Eastside Memorial High School and Last year’s winner during the inaugural hackathon created an Aghasomwan a first year HT student, created a mobile app named "Pipeline" that aimed to solve the School-to- application as a tool for locating affordable healthcare for Prison Pipeline that impacts predominantly African American minorities in distressed and Latino youths, in this socioeconomic country. Next year’s situations. The mobile event is scheduled application allows users March 11-12, 2017 on to enter a price range the HT campus. for the health services that they can afford in In addition to president order to identify the sharing words of closest clinic within that encouragement, other range. The app was supporters included: designed to improve Joyceia Banner, minority accessibility to Assistant Professor of health care. Business Administration; Eric Budd, Assistant V for Vendetta was one Professor of Education of seven teams that Preparation; Carlos converged upon Cervantes, Chair of Huston-Tillotson Kinesiology/Assistant University’s Downs- Pictured left to right are Pierce Burnette, Aghasomwan, Mathis, and Whitney Professor of Kinesiology; Jones Library for two O’Banner, representing Dev Bootcamp. and Debra Murphy, days to work with Professor of Psychology; technology industry as well as special professionals from Dell Inc., Entelo, Dev Bootcamp, Google, guests: Leslie Miley of Entelo, Whitney O'Banner of Dev Google Fiber, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, and The Bootcamp, Amina Sawyer of Google Fiber, Kyle Ali of Big Machine. The teams paired with mentors to build Google, Ariel Bruce of Google, Lynette Barksdale of Google, websites and develop mobile applications to solve problems Lisa Martinez of Google Play, John Gray of Six Flags in the business, education, health and fitness, and Entertainment Corporation, Melissa McLeanas of Six Flags, entertainment sectors by the end of the process. Garrett Osumah of Six Flags, and Mark and Tracy Thompson of The Big Machine Under the leadership of Professor Autumn Caviness, our W.E.B. DuBois Honors Program Director, this is the only Read more at www.htu.edu, @IAmThePipeline, and youth and diversity-focused hackathon in the United States Facebook.com/divhackathon, #IAmThePipeline, #pipeitup, that is 100 percent organized and operated by students of and #divhack2016.  color. Its mission is to assist millennials of color in

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Strategic Plan Next Ten Years Guided by the Strategic Planning Process

Constituents will be participating in the future development. Five core themes– politics, social/lifestyle and values, and final phases of the strategic planning transformation, leadership, education, technology. Drafts of the findings were process that guides Huston-Tillotson community and heritage–guided the developed (that included interviews University for the next decade. discussions that resulted in an official from more than 30 community leaders), Consultant Joel Lapin led Phase I from vision statement and institutional vision. and have been reviewed by the February to October 2014. Consultant consultants. Finalized environmental- Art Wilson led Phase II from April The consultants also conducted scan reports were completed in through September 2015. workshops on: An Introduction to August. Phase I resulted in a new Environmental Scanning, How to Scan, mission and a Strategic Plan Phase I included orientation sessions and Organizing and Operating External Framework approved by the Board of for both members of the faculty and Environmental Scanning and Trustees in the March 2015 meeting. staff, with concepts and steps for a Forecasting. Phase II addressed implementing the successful and inclusive Strategic Plan Framework through environmental-scanning process. There Huston-Tillotson’s Office of Institutional yearly imperatives selected at the end also were sessions with the campus Planning, Research and Assessment of each academic year. Each leadership participating in “The Vision (OIPRA) facilitated the formation of imperative will have key measures to Development Summit,” which included teams to focus on the following trend assess effectiveness and completion working with groups of students to topics: competition, demographics, status of the Strategic Plan.  craft desired goals for the University’s education, economics, labor force,

Huston-Tillotson University Establishes Partnership with English Institute to Support International Students uston-Tillotson University officials signed a (IELTS) English-language proficiency exams. partnership agreement with The Intensive HAmerican English Institute, a division of House of Tutors is authorized by BCIS (Bureau House of Tutors Learning Centers, USA, Inc. of Citizenship and Immigration Services) to (HofT/IAEI), to offer its English as a issue I-20 visas to international students, Second Language (ESL) program to and has decades of experience in international students recruited by HT assisting foreign students who wish to but who have a deficiency in the come to the United States to study. English language. Currently, 4% of The broad scope of programs HT’s total student population is includes individual and group comprised of international students, tutoring, subject review, representing the African, Asian, standardized test preparation, North American, and South mentoring programs, ESL and American continents. Students English as a Foreign Language (EFL) applying to HT who have graduated courses, teacher training programs, from the highest level of instruction at corporate training courses, and program HofT/IAEI will be exempt from taking the development services for government Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) organizations, corporations, and schools.  or International English Language Testing System

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Tom Joyner Foundation Partnership Provides Scholarships for Future STEM Teachers By Dr. Ruth Kane

he Tom Joyner Foundation has partnered with scholarship, students must complete their first four semesters Huston-Tillotson University to provide scholarships at ACC or TCC and then transfer to HT as math or biology for HT students seeking careers as Science, majors. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) in an effort throughout their college career, and sign agreements that Tto increase the number of STEM teachers in Texas. upon graduation, they will apply for and accept work as a teacher in Austin or Fort Worth Independent School Districts. Through this partnership, Austin Community College and Dr. Ruth Kane, Chair of HT’s Department of Educator Tarrant Community College would serve as feeder schools, Preparation, shares her excitement, saying, “This is a great with students transferring to HT for their final four semesters. opportunity for students, as well as the school districts where Eligible students would receive scholarships covering their they will teach.” For more information, call 512.505.3091 or entire tuition and fees. To be eligible to receive the [email protected]. 

Huston-Tillotson University Students Travel to Paris for a Climate Change Conference

Huston-Tillotson University Green is the New Black™ (GITNB) students Elvia Hernandez and Brittany D. Foley joined Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students who attended the United Nationals Framework Climate Change Convention Conference of the Parties 21st (COP21), convening in Paris, France, from November 30 – December 13, 2015.

Foley, a sophomore from Taylor, Texas, and Elvia Hernandez, a junior from Los Angeles, California, by way of Houston, Texas, will continue to advance the University’s environmental awareness goals through their presence at the conference. Foley is an environmental studies major with an interest in international environmental law. Her goal in life is to aid minorities that live in areas where gentrification, food security, and environmental justice are problematic.

Hernandez was born in Los Angeles, California, but raised The students were representing HT as part of the Dillard in Houston, Texas. She is a business administration major University Deep South Center for Environmental Justice with a strong commitment to improving her community and (DSCEJ) in partnership with the Barbara Jordan-Mickey promoting the value of education. She hopes to develop an Leland School of Public Affairs delegation of HBCU organization that will mentor middle and high school students, faculty mentors, and environmental justice students to inspire and guide them to pursue college community leaders and youth participating in the degrees. conference. 

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Recent Donation Makes HT’s African Art Collection One of the Largest in Central Texas The latest donation of mixed art from a number of countries attaching the mask to a post or carved makes HT’s collection of 174 pieces one of the largest in wooden body to create a full figure. Central Texas. The recent treasures from the Melissa and The overall striking naturalism is Kevin Katz Collection bring the value to more than $4 million suggestive of what the people of Ife and include artifacts from Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, Kenya, considered the divinity, inherent of all Liberia, Mozambique, Tanzania, as well as Haiti and the living things. Ife’s significance as a center Dominican Republican. of culture and commerce in West African spanned more than 800 years. The head Kevin, an optometrist practicing in Galveston, was born and presents similarities to those found in the cache excavated at raised in South Africa. He journeyed to the United States in Wunmonije Compound at Ife in 1938. 1976 where he attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, to complete his master’s in clinical optometry. He Oba, a seated king figure from the court of Benin, greets received his doctor of optometry from the University of guests and guards the collection. The king is enthroned in full Houston and settled in the Gulf Coast. He and his wife, also ceremonial regalia and holding royal scepters. The an optometrist, own NASA Vision Center in Clear Lake. monumental sculpture is rendered in bronze and stands 68- inches high and 25 ½ inches wide. One striking piece of the collection valued at $100,000 is a 16-inch portrait head cast in a lost wax technique. The facial HT’s collection is open during designated periods throughout features are individualized in portrait style with the option of the year and for group tours upon request. 

Huston-Tillotson University Named Finalist in Climate Leadership Competition econd Nature, a national nonprofit conference and expo. • Sullivan County Community College, that works to proactively build a NY Ssustainable and positive global "We are impressed every year with the • SUNY Jefferson Community College, future by working with leadership outstanding applications we receive for NY networks in higher education, the Climate Leadership Awards," said • Western Technical College, WI announced Huston-Tillotson University Second Nature's Education and (winner) among the finalists for its sixth annual Partnerships Director, Michele Madia. Climate Leadership Awards. The awards "The ACUPCC signatories are a Four-Year Institutions are a national competition among higher committed group of climate leaders, • Agnes Scott College, GA education institutions that are and through Second Nature's • Appalachian State University, NC signatories of the American College & partnership with the Center for Green (winner) University Presidents' Climate Schools, their achievements will be • California State University, Northridge, Commitment (ACUPCC), a signature broadcast to an even greater CA program of Second Nature. Twelve four- audience." • Furman University, SC year institutions, including HT, and seven • Huston-Tillotson University, TX two-year institutions were named Second Nature received nearly 50 • Loyola University Chicago, IL finalists. applications from across the country, • Southern Oregon University, OR with only two spots open for winners. • The George Washington University, Second Nature partnered on the Of those applications, the following DC awards with the United States Green colleges and universities were selected • University at Buffalo (SUNY), NY Building Council’s (USGBC) Center for as the 2015 finalists: • University of California, Merced, CA Green Schools. Two award winners • University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (one two-year and one four-year Two-Year Institutions • University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN institution) were recognized as part of • Alamo Colleges, TX the 2015 Greenbuild Leadership • Cedar Valley College, TX More information about the Climate Awards Program on November 19 in • Central New Mexico Community Leadership Awards is available on the Washington, DC. Greenbuild is the College, NM Second Nature website.  world's largest green building • College of Lake County, IL

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Stewart and Stone A Healthy Disagreement Receive Two The following editorial by Dr. James Kraft, Associate Professor of Research Grants Philosophy and Religion, appeared in several online and print publications. Kraft is a recipient of the Sam Taylor Fellowship Award to Enhance sponsored by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of Classroom The United Methodist Church to support his research on the epistemology of self-knowledge. He is currently working on his second Instruction doctorate in order to deepen his treatments in the philosophy courses that he teaches. Professor Shawanda Stewart and Dr. Brian Stone were awarded a highly competitive research grant ($5,600) by the Research Initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English/College Conference on Composition and Communication (NCTE/CCCC) for their project, “Critical Hip-Hop Rhetoric Pedagogy and Freshman By Dr. James Kraft Composition at an Historically Black University: A Pilot Study.” ou might think that people Perhaps one should just trust that the must avoid religious process producing the religious belief In addition, both received a disagreements for there to be is functioning properly (as does Alvin second grant ($30,000) from the Ypeace and tolerance. Let me Plantinga, arguably the most famous UNCF/Mellon Teaching and describe how serious religious Christian philosopher alive today) or is Learning Institute for their project disagreements should help promote reliable (John Greco). But the more titled, “Centering Students in the lasting peace, tolerance, and even one sees the other as having similar First Year Composition Classroom: spiritual development. When skills for thinking well and as having Engagement, Improvement, and disagreeing with cognitive peers (that similar honesty and sincerity trying to Pedagogical Practices.” HT will is, people equivalently knowledgeable get a correct understanding, the more host a four-day teaching and about the issue and equivalently the trust just mentioned is undermined. learning institute specifically for capable of evaluating the details of the After all, why should I think I got it right UNCF member historically black issue) the other brings up if the other uses similar skills and college and universities. The considerations one hasn’t adequately similar command of the details of the Institute provides a forum whereby taken into account; otherwise the other issue to come up with the alternative? faculty can share research, theory, isn’t a cognitive peer. Evidence of As one learns more about the other and practice regarding pedagogy cognitive peer disagreement is with such similarities surfacing this and assessment intended to evidence one has made a mistake should lead to humility even with improve African American (Richard Feldman and David respect to the most deeply held students’ attitudes, engagement, Christensen famously say this.). religious views, and this humility in turn and learning in first year promotes tolerance. It isn’t that one composition classrooms.  necessarily loses one’s religious belief,

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rather one has at least slightly less motivates the person at the deepest confidence. (If you want to think more level. Something a colleague (Dr. about this issue, you could read my Katherine Oldmixon) said to me book on the topic: The Epistemology inspired me to develop this way of of Religious Disagreement, thinking about spirituality. When in a Palgrave/Macmillan). serious disagreement a person naturally reflects on her beliefs about Besides tolerance-producing humility, religion. And in this process one can’t serious religious disagreements have help but develop one’s own four other desirable byproducts. They understanding of spiritual build skills for living with others who development. For example, in two hold radically different views. In the classes that I teach, “Comparative year 2050 there will be some 9 billion Religion and “Philosophy and Ethics,” people, and such skills will be even students often have religious more crucial for producing tolerance. disagreements with their peers. When they listen to their peers talk about A third byproduct of serious religious alternative religious views they can’t (Near Ismir), which is the place from disagreements: They force us to learn help but reflect on their own spiritual which the Apostle John wrote his about the other at the deepest level. It commitments, and this reflection Gospel. It is also the place where the is one thing to read in a book that encourages spiritual development. mother of Jesus, Mary, is said to have Hindus believe in reincarnation. It is lived out the rest of her life. Ephesus quite another thing to listen to your Kraft Continues His Discussion was also home to the famous intelligent neighbor explain why she with Faith Leaders philosopher Heraclitus and the temple has organized her entire life around Kraft was also a “Why Am I Here? of Artemis. Kraft’s brings his such a belief. Answers from Judaism, Christianity, experiences back to HT to enrich the Islam, and Buddhism” panelist, along student learning experience.  A fourth byproduct follows from with Buddhist monk David Zuniga, everything mentioned: Tools for Rabbi Amy Cohen of Temple Beth reducing racism and xenophobia. One Shalom, Pastor Tom Goodman, Sheikh thing characteristic of racists or Omar, and Eileen Flynn, Austin- Hirsch Travels to xenophobes is that they mostly don’t American Statesman religion editor. Pakistan to Complete care about what the other thinks. As Students got to see at the deepest described serious religious level how leaders from different faith Research disagreement involves an openness at traditions interact and disagree. See Dr. Michael L. Hirsch (pictured above) the deepest level to what the other is the video and pictures at: Professor of Sociology, traveled to thinking, an openness that seeks the https://www.deily.org/blog/austin- Rawalpindi, Pakistan, last year and deepest level of understanding of the interfaith-event/ again this year where he conducted a series of applied, qualitative research other’s view and that, at the very same methods workshops for faculty and time, challenges one’s own confidence Students Visit a Buddhist Temple students at Fatimah Jinnah Women in religious beliefs. As part of Kraft’s Comparative University (FJWU). While in Religion course, 40 students visited Rawalpindi he also presented a paper Serious religious disagreement also Austin Buddhist Vihara, located in comparing Pakistani and United helps foster spiritual development. Pflugerville, Texas, to hear and see States women in higher education at The mission statement of my monk Nalaka Thero. Students an international conference on gender wonderful school, Huston-Tillotson comment on how the class broadens hosted by FJWU. Hirsch was the lead University, says we foster “an their understanding of different author on an article published in The emphasis on … spiritual and ethical religions and practices. American Sociologist, which development.” We don’t just have to discussed his work assessing State Department funded exchange think about spirituality as something Kraft Walks in the Steps of programs between the U.S. and Apostle John and Mary ethereal and ultra-religious. Just think Pakistani universities.  spirituality has to do with whatever Finally, Kraft visited Ephesus in Turkey

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UNCF/Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellow Program Guided by Hutson

By Dr. Alaine Hutson

I have the privilege of slaves were absorbed as nationals in program’s support will also follow serving as a mentor the Gulf States of Saudi Arabia and Brittany through her graduate career to UNCF/Mellon- Qatar by examining the political and beyond. Mellon support is available Mays Undergraduate qualifications for nationality. The history until fellows attain tenure. Fellow Brittany department at Huston-Tillotson White, graduating as University has played an instrumental Because of her hard-earned a history major. I was role in my decision to become a history presentation skills honed during a aware of the professor. The Mellon-Mays month-long “academic bootcamp” at program but only Undergraduate Fellowship has made Emory University, I encouraged Brittany became a mentor me a part of a global network that to submit paper proposals to this past academic year. The Mellon- brings together 500 students in pursuit international conferences here in Austin Mays is a program that supports of their doctoral degree. My name will and in London. Brittany gave a well- talented students from be added to the hundreds of Ph.D’s researched paper a few months ago at underrepresented minority groups in from this program. Under the the Africa Conference at the University order to bring more diversity to the mentorship of Dr. Hutson, I got a of Texas at Austin which brings together faculties of United States colleges and tremendous head start with graduate scholars from around the world. She is universities. I enjoyed being part of a level research, independent studies, also submitting this paper for program that aims to “transform the and archival work. My mentor pushed publication in the conference academy,” and I believe my current me to achieve my goals and assisted proceedings, a rare feat for an mentee is poised to do just that. me in the graduate application process. undergraduate. Seeing Brittany grow as After graduation, I will be attending a scholar has inspired and reinvigorated Here is what Brittany White had to say graduate school at Texas Christian my own research. about her experience as a Mellon-Mays University in Fort Worth where I fellow. qualified for a scholarship to cover all of Brittany graduated from HT in May my expenses. This would not be 2015, and I am happy to also tell you “I have been greatly supported in my possible without the help of the Mellon that HT has a newly awarded MMUF efforts to pursue research on the British program, which funded my research scholar, Cale Carter. I am proud that suppression of slavery on the Arabian and help me enhance my Cale is also a history student and my Peninsula and the possibility of presentation/conference skills.” mentee. I look forward to working with manumitted slaves being merged in him over the next two years on a society after abolition in the 20th I am happy to tell you that the Mellon fascinating subject – Roger Sauvage, a century. With support from my mentor support allowed Brittany to take her first black French fighter pilot from World Dr. Alaine S. Hutson, I have prepared archival research trip alone during War II and the black French community research to determine if manumitted spring break to New Jersey. The Mellon in the interwar years. n

ALLISON BUCHANAN, accounting 2015 Editing the Magazine class, the last part of Part II. Read the faculty, successfully passed all four completed the newest edition of 900 material at peterlang.com/download/ parts of the Texas Certified Public Chicon with poems, stories, and toc/65893/toc_263662.pdf. Cirella- Accountant (CPA) examination. She is artwork by HT students, faculty, staff, Urrutia is an adjunct professor of now a CPA, completing her field and alumni. Magazines are available for French. experience. purchase for $5 each. DR. JOYCEIA M. BANNER’S panel DR. KATHERINE DURHAM DR. JAVIER STUPPARD’S award titled, “idiet, idid it!: losing weight with OLDMIXON was named chair of the winning trombone jazz ensemble wearables” was accepted to the newly created English Department. released a CD of soulful, sensual interactive portion of South by Oldmixon joined the HT staff in 2001. selections. Stuppard is HT’s assistant Southwest 2015 among the more than She is also a Professor of English and professor of music and conductor of 3,300 submissions. Banner talked Director of the Writing Program. She the Elite Combo. about her personal weight loss and was the guest poetry editor this past health journey using new wearable sand fall for The Ilanot Review, an online DR. ANNE CIRELLA-URRUTIA technology She also discussed some literary magazine based in Israel. The contributed an anthology in two of the pitfalls (including weight gain, “Migrations” issue is now live online at volumes on French bandes dessinées become overwhelmed, etc.) of using https://ilanot.wordpress.com/ for your (BD comics) that present images of these technologies. Banner is an reading pleasure. Oldmixon’s Spring World War I. The essay in English is assistant business professor. n

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Janice Sumler-Edmond Retires After 14 Years as History Professor Dr. Janice Sumler-Edmond joined the HT faculty in 2002 and taught courses such as “African American History.” She announced her retirement this year.

he was instrumental in securing a minor in African and African American Studies when she served as chair of the Department of Humanities and Fine Arts. She was also director of the University’s W.E.B. SDubois Honors Program. A historian and a lawyer, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California, her doctorate in jurisprudence from the UCLA School of Law, and a doctorate degree in history of Afro-Mexicans and Afro-Costa Ricans. Sumler-Edmond from Georgetown University. Recently, Sumler-Edmond also teamed with her husband, Steven, who served as HT’s attended a summer seminar with the nation’s history Dean of the School of Business and Technology to complete academicians titled, “Slavery: Scholarship and Public “Historical Reflections: A Blueprint for the Future.” The History” sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of document was researched and prepared for the Texas American History and the Council of Independent Colleges. Department of Transportation, Austin District, in order to She was selected in 2014 to receive a UNCF/Mellow chronicle key historical aspects of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Programs Faculty Residency Fellowship for manuscript corridor. People, places, and things along the corridor were research on “Two for Freedom: Black Abolitionists Charles captured in print as a means of remembering and and Sarah Remond” and an essay titled, “Sarah Parker celebrating past accomplishments, contemplating the Remond, A Colored Lady Lecturer at Home and Abroad.” present, and preparing for the future. She received the HT Faculty of the Year award with its monetary match from the Sumler-Edmond was awarded one of the five 2003-2004 United Methodist Church and completed summer studies Cross Hemispheric Partnership grants from the United through the New York Faculty Resource Network. Negro College Fund Special Programs, Inc. in Washington, D.C. The award included a $50,000 grant and a field trip to She is coeditor of two books: “Freedom’s Odyssey: African Latin American countries to form a collaborative partnership American History Essays from Phylon” and “Black Women’s among Huston-Tillotson University and two universities in History at the Intersection of Knowledge and Power: Latin America: the Technological Institute of Monterrey in ABWH’s Twentieth Anniversary Anthology.” “The Secret Mexico City, Mexico, and the University of Costa Rica in San Trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault: The Life and Trials of a Jose, Costa Rica. Sumler-Edmond coordinated the research Free Woman of Color in Antebellum Georgia” was released of faculty from all three schools in developing an African by the University of Arkansas Press. She was honored with Latino Studies course that examines the history and culture the Professor Emerita title. 

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HT Among the The Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce ‘Great 48’ at awarded HT faculty AUTUMN CAVINESS and Prestigious Honda student Geremiah Lofton Campus All-Star Challenge with the Inaugural GABCF Collegiate Scholarship Coming off of its best 2015 showing, the Huston-Tillotson University 2016 team Award. Both received entered the playoff round in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) $3,000 each. Caviness, National Championship Tournament. The event is a prestigious competition that Assistant Director of the showcases the academic prowess of the brightest students from America’s W.E.B. DuBois Honors Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Approximately 76 HBCUs vied Program, is a third-year for a spot at the nationals with 48 student teams qualifying for this year’s National University of Texas at Austin Championship Tournament held in Torrance, CA. HT’s team was comprised of doctoral student in the Captain Andranique L. Green, Lynn G. Nanjala, Darrion Jemerson, and Olivia School of Journalism. She Thomas. Dr. Alaine S. Hutson, Associate Professor of History, was the coach. Green was instrumental in and Nanjala were returning members and Joshua Jones competed on the team securing HT’s inaugural during the qualifying rounds. The HT team has won approximately $55,000 since Hackathon that aligns with entering the competition in 1998. Read more a www.hcasc.com.  her passion of digital media combined with race, ethnicity, and class. HT’s Small Business Management class, Featured within the pages under the guidance of Dr. Joyceia Banner, of O Magazine; and heard Interim Dean of the Department of Business on HBCU radio stations Administration and Assistant Professor of across the country as host Business Administration, created a and creator of educational marketing plan for Bee Sweet Lemonade. programming, I Changed Mikaila Ulmer, owner of Bee Sweet The Game. Caviness serves Lemonade, was featured on “Shark Tank.” her community through The students compiled useful information, teaching, service, and which was used to help develop the pitch for scholarship. Bee Sweet’s Shark Tank appearance. 

Lofton is a HT honors student, majoring in Criminal Justice. While in high school, he was HT’s Paul Crawford Among American inducted in the National Students Who Received Access to Chinese Honor Society, was a member of the Education Opportunities Superintendent's Student A Network of Historically Black was witnessed by China’s Vice Minister Advisory Committee, Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Hao Ping and U.S. Under Secretary Principal's Student Advisory signed a three-year agreement with the Richard Stengel. Committee, and Top Teens China Education Association for of America before finishing International exchange to form the The agreement and official formation of in the top 25% of Memorial HBCU – Chinese Universities the Alliance solidifies the 1,000 High School's graduating Collaboration Alliance (the Alliance). scholarships awarded to HBCU class. Lofton is a member of The Alliance is formed from 100 students by China’s Vice Premier the HT track team and has universities in the U.S. and China Madam Liu Yandong in November a leadership role within the committed to providing opportunities 2013. The financial commitment from Student Government for student and faculty exchanges the Chinese government covers the Association and the Pre- between the two countries. The cost of tuition, room and board for Alumni Council. He is agreement was signed as a part of 1,000 students from HBCUs to study interested in a career with activities for the Sixth Annual U.S.- in China, effective fall 2014 and is the Federal Bureau of China High-Level Consultation on valued at between $1.2 million USD to  Investigation (FBI). People-to-People Exchange (CPE) held $5 million USD within four years.  at the State Department. The signing

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BRANDON reading discipline. Her specialty in BRITTANY R. BROWN comes reading is related to a calling. “I have a WHITE is preparing from a military family burden on my heart for the struggling herself for a career that stresses the reader.” She fulfills that burden with her as a college importance of other job as a teaching assistant in a professor. Her goal obtaining a college developing reading program. She has was solidified degree. He made his assists students who want to go to through her way to HT after college but do not have the reading acceptance into the careful research. An outdoor class held skills. “If I could teach the whole world UNCF Mellon Mays Undergraduate on campus through the military science to read, I would.” Fellowship Program (MMUF). White is partnership between HT and the majored in history, a subject that has University of Texas at Austin helped TOCHUKWU always fascinated her. “History is Brown get back on the road to fulfilling “JOSHUA” connected to everything and is relevant his goals. Students from both NWOZOR enrolled to everything.” With the support of institutions were completing their in the UNCF faculty, she has been afforded many required drills and training. The Army Gateway to opportunities. She represented the proved to be the right fit. Within one Leadership (GTL) University at the Ford Black College semester, he had earned scholarships that placed him in Quiz and was a member Honda and was contracted in the Army ROTC New York City at Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC). program. Brown also attended basic TIAA-CREF, one of the highest rated She grew up in Austin and graduated training at Fort Benning. He rounds out insurance companies in the United from Akins High School, named in his military career with service in the States. “It was the greatest experience honor of HT alumnus W. Charles Akins Texas National Guard with a goal of ever.” Nwozor’s Internet research led whom White has met. She entered HT graduating in 2016 to become a him to Huston-Tillotson University where as a transfer student. Taking on family commissioned officer. Today, Brown his high academic accomplishments responsibilities while providing support fulfills his military obligations, works earned him a spot within the for her siblings made college difficult. “I part-time at the Texas State Cemetery distinguished W.E.B. DuBois Honors decided (when I entered HT) that it was and maintains his course work. “I am Program. As a HT student, he served as time to do my own thing. I decided to satisfied with my direction and the HT president of the International Student take college seriously.” She absorbs experience has been great.” Association (ISA) and the student every bit of knowledge from people in chapter of the National Association of her circle such as her grandmother who STEPHANIE Black Accountants (NABA). He was attended HT briefly and Professors Drs. FRAUSTO was a treasurer of the Pre-Alumni Council, and Janice Sumler Edmond and Alaine full-time mother, is one of the longest serving University Hutson, who are noted historians, and student, and Ambassadors. He also acquired political science professor Dr. Paul employee when she internships with the State of Texas Anaeijonu. “This is a real community. was enrolled at HT. Auditor’s Office and Texas Commission Faculty work hard to get students what Frausto is also a on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). He they need.” White’s HT experience has third-generation encourages students to “step out, apply included travels and expanding her Austinite. The English major with a for scholarships and travel outside of network while serving as a University professional writing minor who worked Texas.” He earned his Business Ambassador. She is currently enrolled as a lead consultant in the HT Writers’ Administration degree with a at Texas Christain University, Fort Studio finds intrigue in her journey. The concentration in accounting in May Worth. 4.0 grade point average and Dean’s List 2015. He plans to become a honors were the results of her hard work. professional accountant and earn a Even before “Sometimes I can’t describe what God master’s degree, obtain a Certified MICHAEL LEWIS does for you. I can’t imagine how I do Public Accountant (CPA) licensure, moved from Houston this without His help.” She shared her work at one of the big four accounting to Austin to enroll at wisdom with students and helps with firms, and complete a doctorate degree. Huston-Tillotson writing assignments through work Nwozor earned a scholarship and University, he had within HT’s Center for Academic moved to Waltham, Massachusetts, already travelled Excellence. She graduated in May where he enrolled at Bentley University throughout Mexico, 2015 and is now enrolled at Texas to earn graduate degrees in information Canada, Belize, and the Bahamas. As a State University with a focus on a technology and accounting. Business Administration major with a

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concentration in International Business, professional careers in law enforcement he was caught up in political and he continued his travels to Argentina, and military would not let her fail. She medical turmoil. Like most college Brazil, Spain, and France while enrolled made the decision to move to Austin to students, Barsi Giah went home during at HT. Therefore, it was no coincidence enroll in a drug rehabilitation center with the 2014 summer break. Home for him that Lewis studied in China to earn his her six-year old son. “I wanted to leave was Liberia, West Africa. He did not master’s degree from Beijing’s every day, but where would I go?” She know that the ebola various was University of International Business and stayed and her sobriety has lasted more spreading throughout African countries Economics. He is now the founder and than ten years. but he knew why. chief of operations of Stateside Adventures, China’s primary American In the back of her mind was the dream Families helping families contributed to sleep-away camp agency, providing of a college degree, which she thought the spread of the disease in a country Chinese and expatriate youth with the was impossible. A graduate introduced where the poor live in “slum conditions,” opportunity to expand their cultural and her to HT where she was able to begin resources are few, and government educational horizons through innovative the journey. Five years later, she earned decisions have negative consequences. and exciting American summer/winter the bachelor’s degree in psychology. The decision to close the airport during camp experiences. Lewis capitalized She is encouraged by the fact that her his summer break meant Barsi-Giah upon a growing demand in China to son, now 18 years old, finished his was stranded at home with the clock for establish his business. Lewis earned second semester while enrolled in a the start of his last semester at HT the Boy Scouts of America’s highest college in Dallas, Texas. “I want to ticking. “How do I get out? No flights rank of “Eagle Scout”, is a certified rock thank HT. I can’t tell you how grateful I flying. I couldn’t do anything.” Barsi- climbing instructor, R.O.P.E.S. certified, am.” Jefferson discovered that “no Giah knows something about adversity. and has hiked and camped on more matter how old you are, you can go Growing up in a single-parent than four continents. Married with a back and get your degree.” Instructors household of six boys and one girl “was two year old son, Lewis returns to the like Dr. Rosalee Martin, Professor of tough but through it all, we had faith.” United States at least twice a year. “It’s Psychology and Dr. Lorraine Samuels, important for everyone to go overseas Professor of Criminal Justice, provided Barsi-Giah starting making telephone at least once in their life in order to get her with the critical thinking skills she calls. He called HT professors, a different prospective.” needed to succeed. ambassadors, and friends. His persistence paid off 21 days later when FELICIA Jefferson aspires to be a motivational he secured a seat on a flight that had JEFFERSON speaker and life coach in order to help been cleared to depart. “It was a full A college degree is others through their addictions. fight, our temperature (an ebola warning something that sign) was checked three times, and Felicia Jefferson CIVICUS S. there were multiple security screenings” desired all of her life. BARSI-GIAH during the journey with hour long “I never wanted In May 11, 2015, the layovers through Morocco, Turkey, Casa something so badly World Health Blanca, New York, District of Columbia, and for so long.” She is one of those Association declared and finally, Austin. He missed the first students who had to figure “it out” while Liberia free from the few weeks of classes but worked having fun and making mistakes along extremely contagious through a schedule to complete the the way. Her story was unknown to her and deadly ebola virus. assignments. HT classmates, because she was Two days earlier, Civicus fearful of being judged for her mistakes. S. Barsi Giah was Barsi-Giah’s country weighs heavy on Finally, upon obtaining that college walking across the stage him, because he wants to make a degree, she decided it was time to to receive his Bachelor of Arts degree difference. He returned home to share her story in anticipation of helping in business administration. He wants to establish a foundation that will support others. “It’s what God gave me, and I’ve utilize the knowledge gained and his those in need as well as establish a got to tell it.” humanitarian award recognition to aid campaign management consultancy his Liberian homeland. Barsi-Giah was firm. He plans a run for the Liberian During her dark days, Jefferson’s family awarded the Liberian Humanitarian senate in 2020.  scheduled an intervention and Award for his contributions made in the surrounded her with love and prayers. effort to help eradicate the Ebola Siblings with college degrees and epidemic in Liberia. Nine months early,

HTU.EDU | HUSTON4TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY 29 From the International Alumni Association President

Alumni and friends, of this great University, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your president. The opportunity is not just mine, but it belongs to all of us. We can move into a new day of commitment and teamwork starting with the board, the chapters, and all of our members and friends. I hope my vision of a solution-oriented board can bring new ideas and resources that we have never reached out to before. I plan to contact out members with talents in their professions to bring that knowledge to the organization to help us move outside of the box for funds and students.

We have a new webpage www.HTIAA.com. With this website, we will begin to inform all of our friends, alumni, and the world of our accomplishments and goals for the future. The site will help us and our chapters in their efforts to recruit new students and raise funds. We will have the capability to book tickets to our Homecoming, Alumni Weekend, and all of our activities. With a link to the hotel, rooms can be booked far in advance for convenience. Registration, payment of dues, and many other functions are on this website. Please book ahead for all activities with our new webpage.

Once we realize the power we have by working together, we open doors for our association and its chapters to work hand in hand with the University and yet stand strong as an independent organization.

Louie Carrington HTIAA President

30 RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 You are Cordially Invited to the HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY HONORS CONVOCATION recognizing students who have earned high academic honors. Friday, May 6, 2016 10:00 a.m. King-Seabrook Chapel 900 Chicon Street • Austin, Texas 78702

You are Cordially Invited to the HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATION Saturday, May 7, 2016 8:30 a.m. The Huston-Tillotson Athletic Field 900 Chicon Street • Austin, Texas 78702

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Charter Day Convocation Friday, October 28, 2016 | 10 a.m. King-Seabrook Chapel RAM MAGAZINE | SPRING 2016 | H T U . E D U Donor List

THE MILLION Ministries George Brothers Developing Colleges Austin Energy Services DOLLAR CLUB United Student Aid Kincaid & Horton, Texas Comptroller of Austin Revitalization ($1,000,000+) Funds, Inc. L.L.P. Public Accounts Authority University of Texas at Gourmet Services, Inc. Texas Empowerment Mrs. Joe Helen Belle Mrs. Ada Cecilia Collins Austin, Office of the GSD&M Academy Bradford Renaissance Anderson President The Honorable Albert The Kodosky Portraits Hawkins Foundation Dr. Don W . Brown THE ELITE CLUB Helix Education The Mitte Foundation Dr. Wilbert Brown THE UNIVERSITY ($10,000 TO $99,999) Henna Chevrolet The Tom Joyner Mrs. Donna D. Carter CLUB Rev. Zan Wesley Foundation Carter Design ($500,000 TO 3M Foundation Inc. Holmes The United Methodist Associates $999,999) African-American HT Alumni Association, Church- WV City of Austin, City Community Heritage Austin Chapter Conference Manager City of Austin, City Festival HT Alumni Association, Mr. A. Leon Thompson Coca-Cola Bottling Council Alabama-Coushatta Golden Triangle Time Warner Cable Company General Board of Tribe of Texas Chapter Time Warner Cable Mrs. Gwendolyn B. Higher Education and Ms. Jeffrey W. Archer HT Alumni Association, Central Texas Craddock Ministry Austin American- Houston Chapter United Methodist Mrs. Annie Jewell Day Dr. Kevin Katz Statesman HT Alumni Association, Women- National Frost Bank UNCF Austin Coca-Cola International Chapter Office General Board of Bottling Company Mrs. Lauren M. Ingram University Federal Global Ministries BAE Systems Dr. Frank L. Joe Credit Union GM LMA Accounting THE PRESIDENT’S Mrs. Billie Fai Adams Johnson Controls, Inc. University of Texas at Department CLUB Ball Ms. Lesley K. Jones Austin, Off of Div & Mr. David L. Godsey ($100,000 TO Mr. Thomas D. Barbour KXAN Comm Engagement Grande $499,999) Dr. M. Maxine Kelly Mr. Clarence Little University of Texas at Communications Boles Lola Wright Foundation San Antonio Greater Austin Estate of Arie W. Jones Mrs. Jessie W. Bradford Dr. Carol L. McDonald Wells Fargo Bank Texas Transportation Estate of Charlotte R. City of Austin- Health Dr. C. Mark Melliar- Wesley United Company - Yellow Cab Miller and Human Services Smith Methodist Church Greater Texas Federal Estate of Leo I. Sanders Mr. Clarence W. Ms. Dessie Nash Mr. Vance A. White Credit Union Estate of Melvin F. Coleman National Instruments Women in Jazz Atty. Sandra Lee Griffin Walker David Chapel Corporation Association Rev. Karl Gronberg H-E-B Missionary Baptist Mrs. Kathryn S. Page Mrs. Lyndia A. Harris Hatton W. Sumners Church Ms. Geraldine Palmer Mrs. Carrie Henderson Foundation Mrs. Jaki Davis Dr. Wilhelmina E. Perry THE PLATINUM Heritage Title Company Mr. Chase Katz The Honorable Dawnna Mrs. Mary Ollison Reed CLUB of Austin Mr. Seth Katz Dukes Seton Healthcare ($5,000 TO $9,999) Hispanic College Fund Ms. Charlotte R. Miller Dr. Larry L. Earvin Family HT Alumni Association, Dr. Robert F. Smith Entercom Austin LLC Mrs. Octavia L. Smith Ms. Chandra L. Bastrop County Southwest Texas Estate of Dolores Sodexo, Inc. and Anderson Chapter Conference of The Merriwether Affiliates Applied Materials J. E. Dunn Construction United Methodist Estate of Margaret E. Southern Association of Foundation John P. McGovern Church Grisby, MD Colleges and Schools Army Emergency Relief Foundation St. David's Foundation Farm Credit Bank of Sterling Acura of Austin Austin Cab Company Ms. Willie L. Johnson United Church of Christ Texas Stratus Properties, Inc. Austin Community Dr. Nancy P. Crayton Local Church Atty. R. James George Texas Association of College Jones Mr. Trennis Jones of Texas Inc. 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“Finishing the Last Mile”

Dear Huston-Tillotson University Alumni, Family and Friends: 2016 Annual Fund Campaign

Huston-Tillotson University was founded Every year, Huston-Tillotson University graduates a class of talented and in 1875 based on the premise that everyone enthusiastic individuals prepared to conquer the world as new and should be granted the opportunity to obtain upcoming leaders. a higher education.

For over 140 years, Huston-Tillotson We have launched our HT Annual Fund campaign themed “Finishing the University has educated students leading to Last Mile” as a way for alumni, family, and friends to invest in a quality bright futures and productive citizens in academic and student life experience for our gifted students. Tuition communities all over the world. payments only cover approximately 50% of HT’s operating budget. “Finishing the Last Mile” is an HT YOUR support will help Huston-Tillotson University continue to keep Annual Fund campaign that allows alumni, college affordable. family, and friends of the University to help Huston-Tillotson University students “Finishing the Last Mile” persist to graduation.

Today, as we look to preserve the uniqueness and powerful experience of Many students make it to their final an HBCU education, while keeping tuition affordable, our students are semester of college and are unable to finish counting on you more than ever! To invest in their future, you can give due to a lack of funds. Your gift supports the mission of Huston-Tillotson online at www.htu.edu, or via mobile device at Givelify.com, or by mailing University. a check today. Show your RAM pride by supporting the “Finishing the Last Mile” campaign today! You may give via mobile device at Givelify.com, online, or by mail using the On behalf of our students, faculty, and the entire HT community, thank you envelope provided. for your support of Huston-Tillotson University. Questions? Feedback? We welcome your feedback and are eager to assist In Union we find our Strength, you with your giving questions. Email us at [email protected] and a member of our staff will contact you promptly or Colette Pierce Burnette, Ed.D. visit htu.edu/alumni for more President and CEO information on how to give.

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