List of Shaw University people
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This is a list of notable alumni of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Notable alumni
[edit]Academics
[edit]- Ezekiel Ezra Smith (A.B. 1878), president of Fayetteville State University and U.S. Ambassador to Liberia (1888–1890)[1]
- Edward Hart Lipscombe (A.B. 1879, A.M. 1882), educator, minister, principal of the Western Union Institute[citation needed]
- Charles L. Purce, (A.B.) president of Selma University and Simmons College of Kentucky[2]
- James B. Dudley (A.B. 1881), professor and president of North Carolina A&T State University (1896–1925)[3]
- Peter Weddick Moore (A.B. 1887), founder and first president of Elizabeth City Normal College, (now Elizabeth City State University)[4]
- James E. Shepard (A.B. 1894), founder and first president of North Carolina Central University[5]
- John O. Crosby (1914), founder and first president of North Carolina A&T State University[6]
- Benjamin Arthur Quarles (B.A. 1931), historian, administrator, scholar, educator, and writer[7]
- James E. Cheek (B.A. 1955), president of Shaw University, president emeritus of Howard University, 1983 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom[8]
- William L. Pollard (B.A. 1967), president of the Medgar Evers College (2009–2013)[citation needed]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Shirley Caesar (B.S. 1984), pastor and gospel music artist[9]
- Gladys Knight (B.A. 1966 and honorary doctorate), singer, Gladys Knight & the Pips, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[10]
- Kayden Carter (B.A. 2012), professional wrestler in WWE
- Lords of the Underground (attended), hip-hop group that was founded in the early 1990s, when all three of its members were students attending Shaw University[11]
Business
[edit]- Calvin E. Lightner (1907 or 1908), architect and mortician[12]
- Ida Van Smith (1939), one of the first African American female pilots and flight instructors in the US[13]
- Lee Johnson (1975), president and CEO of Mechanics & Farmers Bank[14]
- Celeste Beatty (1984), first black female brewery owner[15]
- Willie Otey Kay (1912), prominent dressmaker in Raleigh
- William Gaston Pearson (1886), prominent principal, colloquially referred to as "Durham's Black Superintendent", in Durham, NC, and co-founder of Mechanics & Farmers Bank[16]
Civil rights
[edit]- Max Yergan (1914), civil rights activist; Spingarn Medal recipient[17]
- Ella Baker (1927), leader of SNCC and civil rights activist[18]
Government
[edit]- Edward A. Johnson (B.L. 1891), first African-American member of the New York state legislature when he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1917[19]
- Col. James H. Young, prominent North Carolina politician and first African American to hold the rank of colonel in the United States of the volunteer regiment during the Spanish–American War[20]
- Henry Plummer Cheatham (A.B. 1882), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives 1889–1893[21]
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr., (D.D. 1934), Congressman from New York, 1945–71[22]
- Angie Brooks (B.S. 1949), first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly and Associate Justice to the National Supreme Court of Liberia[23]
- George H. Jackson, Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1892 to 1893[24]
- Rita Walters (1952), member of Board of Library Commissioners for the Los Angeles Public Library[25]
- Vernon Malone (1953), Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, 14th Senate district, including constituents in Wake County[26]
- Charles D. Walton (B.A. 1971), first African-American member of the Rhode Island Senate[27]
- Luther Jordan (B.A. 1997), member of the North Carolina Senate 1993–2002[28]
- Thomas O. Fuller, state senator of the North Carolina Senate in 1898[29]
Law
[edit]- Roger Demosthenes O'Kelly (B.L. 1909), lawyer, first deaf and black lawyer[30]
- Glenford Eckleton Mitchell (B.A. 1960), member of Universal House of Justice (1982–2008)[31]
- Willie E. Gary (B.A. 1971), one of the world's wealthiest attorneys, known as the "Whale Killer"; co-founder of the Black Family Channel[32]
Journalism
[edit]- Lenard Moore (B.A. 1980), first African American President of the Haiku Society of America[33]
- Shelia P. Moses (B.A. 1983), best-selling author, nominated for the National Book Award and NAACP Image Award[34]
Religion
[edit]- Richard Gene Arno, founder of the National Christian Counselors Association
- William R. Pettiford (1912 honorary), Birmingham, Alabama minister and banker
- Lucius Walker (1954), Baptist minister best known for his opposition to the United States embargo against Cuba[35]
Science and medicine
[edit]- Louise Celia Fleming (1885) black medical missionary (1862–1899)[36]
- Manassa Thomas Pope (1885), prominent physician in Raleigh; ran for mayor in 1919[37]
- John P. Turner (1906), surgeon, hospital administrator, and educator
- Dr. John Eagles, pharmacy owner in Raleigh, North Carolina; son of John S. W. Eagles, sergeant in U.S.C.T., public official, and state legislator in North Carolina
Sports
[edit]- Carrenza M. "Schoolboy" Howard, Negro Leagues pitcher
- Charlie Brandon (1964), Grey Cup champion and all-star CFL football player[38]
- Van Green (1973), NFL player[39]
- James "Bonecrusher" Smith (B.A. 1975), first heavyweight boxing champion with a college degree[40]
- Ronald "Flip" Murray (2002), professional basketball player[41]
- Julius Gregory (2011), Arena Football League player[42]
Presidents of Shaw University
[edit]| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Henry Martin Tupper | 1865–1893 |
| Nicholas Franklin Roberts | 1893–1894 (acting) |
| Charles Francis Meserve | 1894–1919 |
| Joseph Leishman Peacock | 1920–1931 |
| William Stuart Nelson | 1931–1936 |
| Robert Prentiss Daniel | 1936–1950 |
| William Russell Strassner | 1951–1962 |
| James Edward Cheek* | 1963–1969 |
| King Virgil Cheek* | 1969–1971 |
| J. Archie Hargraves | 1971–1977 |
| Stanley Hugh Smith | 1978–1986 |
| John Lucas | 1986–1987 (interim) |
| Talbert O. Shaw | 1988–2002 |
| Clarence G. Newsome | 2003–2009 |
| Dorothy Cowser Yancy | 2009–2010 (interim) |
| Irma McClaurin | 2010–2011 |
| Dorothy Cowser Yancy | 2011–2013 |
| Gaddis Faulcon | 2013–2015 (interim) |
| Tashni-Ann Dubroy* | 2015–2017 |
| Paulette Dillard | 2017–present |
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- ^ Rice, Jennifer (2019-09-16). "University Archivist presents undiscovered research at "I am a Crosby Kid Symposium" | The A&T Register". Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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