1st Fundraising Banquet”, A. R. Leak’s COLONIAL HOUSE - circa 1970
1st row left to right: Juanita Shaffer, Carolyn Browne, Lillie Moore, Joanna Durry, Lottie Yates, Gladys Turner, Annie Berlack
2nd row: Daniel Wearring, , Robert Chatman - 1st financial contributor, Jesse Smith, Major Chatman - 1st Chairman, James Wright, Jr., Grover Durry
Board of Directors - Officers
Dr. Shelby Wyatt
Ms. Keishia Yates
Dr. Shelby Wyatt
Chairperson
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” - Nelson Mandela
Mrs. Dora Engram
Ms. Keishia Yates
Dr. Shelby Wyatt
Vice-Chairperson
"Success isn't about how much money you make. It's about the difference you make in people's lives” - Michelle Obama
Ms. Keishia Yates
Ms. Keishia Yates
Ms. Keishia Yates
Secretary/Cotillion/Beautillion Coordinator
“We are not just teachers, we are the managers of the world’s greatest resource: CHILDREN!” - Robert John Meehan
Mrs. Lottie Yates
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Ms. Keishia Yates
Treasurer
“Things may happen around you, and things may happen to you, but the only things that really count are the things that happen in you.” - Eric Butterworth
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Historian & Carolyn L. Browne Scholarship
"Teachers open doors, but you must enter by yourself"
- Chinese Proverb
Mrs. Joanna Durry
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Mrs. Leilani Howell
Solicitation Committee Chairperson
“Education is a powerful driver of development. It is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty, and improving health, gender, equality, peace and stability.”
- World Bank
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Sergeant at Arms/Decorations Chairperson
“A good education is the foundation for success”
Mrs. Alzonia Dixon
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Chaplain
“Education is CONTINUATION!”
Mrs. Monico Eskridge
Mrs. Mattyella McKeever
Mrs. Monico Eskridge
Business Manager
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle
Board of Directors - Members
Ms. Tonya Durry
Mr. Darnell Glenn
Mr. Darnell Glenn
“Knowledge is like a garden; If it is not cultivated it cannot be harvested.” - African Proverb
Mr. Darnell Glenn
Mr. Darnell Glenn
Mr. Darnell Glenn
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" - 2 Timothy 2:15
Mr. Johnny Howell
Mr. Darnell Glenn
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
"The whole purpose of Education is to turn mirrors into windows." - Sidney J. Harris
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
Carolyn L. Browne, Scholarship
“The ability to read, write and analyze, the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality; the qualifications and connections to get your foot in the door and take your seat at the table - all of that starts with education.”
- Michelle Obama
Mr. Anthony Jackson
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
Mr. Anthony Jackson
"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."
- Aristotle
Mr. Daniel Tolbert
Mrs. Gerolyn Hudson
Mr. Anthony Jackson
“In today's world, education is the key to open doors to opportunities that might be closed. Even though you may have practical knowledge, you need that 'sheepskin' to show proof in a number of industries to move forward in your life.”
First Contributor
Robert Chatman
In Absentia
Deacon Ulysees and Gladys Turner
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
Deacon Ulysees and Gladys Turner
Deacon Major W. Chatman
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
Deacon Ulysees and Gladys Turner
1st Chairman
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
2nd Chairman
Annie Sue Berlack
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Deacon Daniel and Virginia Wearring
Founding Member
Carolyn Browne
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Founding Member
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Deacon Grover C. Durry
Business Manager
Lillie Moore
James Wright, Jr.
James Wright, Jr.
Founding Member
James Wright, Jr.
James Wright, Jr.
James Wright, Jr.
Founding Member
Elizabeth Jackson
James Wright, Jr.
Elizabeth Jackson
Lifetime Member