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Past National Presidents
Since its establishment in 1889, the Alumni Association has had 38 Past National Presidents, whose names and years of service are listed below. The current immediate past president is Dr. Michael Rainey.
- 19th Century
Years Served 1. N.T. Goldsbery 1889 - 1892 2. R. L. Fitzgerald 1892 – 1894 3. J.T. Newsome 1896 – 1899 4. Josie P. Harris 1899 – 1901 - 20th Century
Years Served 5. C.L. Winfree 1901 - 1902 6. William H. Hughes 1902 – 1903 7. Milton T. Bailey 1903 – 1932 8. Paterson R. Carter 1932 – 1934 9. Helen Brett Hunter 1934 – 1940 10. Dr. Samuel A. Madden 1940 – 1944 11. Walter P. Jefferson 1944 – 1948 12. Georgia Davis Tyler 1948 – 1950 13. A. McKee Banks 1950 - 1952 14. Lullian E. Oliver 1952 – 1954 15. Reuben Lawson 1954 – 1956 16. Richard Pegram 1956 – 1958 17. Sumner Madden 1958 – 1960 18. C. Shelby Rooks 1960 – 1962 19. O.R. Johnson 1962 – 1964 20. Leory T. McAllister 1964 – 1966 21. James Wynder 1966 - 1968 22. Mary Parrish 1968 - 1970 23. Ethel Lowe 1970 - 1972 24. Sylvester Blue 1972 - 1977 25. Edward A. Ragland 1977 – 1981 26. Hon. Jean W. Cunningham 1981 – 1984 27. Elnora Burton 1984 – 1985 28. Dr. Mildred Fitzgerald-Johnson 1985 - 1987 29. Frank Hendrick 1987 – 1990 30. Dr. Foster B. Miles 1990 - 1993 31. Anne R. Pollard 1993 – 1996 32. Marvin Parker 1996 - 1999 - 21st Century
Years Served 33. J. Otis Harris, Jr. 1999 – 2002 34. Willis E. Gay 2002 – 2006 35. Charlyne Jackson Fields 2006 – 2010 36. Ernest Miller 2010 – 2014 37. Franklin Johnson, Jr. 2014 - 2021 38. Dr. Michael Rainey 2021 - 2024
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The Mighty Trojans start on the road against Barton College on a Thursday night, August 28, at 7 pm. The following week, the team will travel to rival Norfolk State, under the leadership of new coach Michael Vick, on September 6. After the bye week, they will play two away conference games, one against Winston-Salem State and one against Fayetteville State.
On October 4, Johnson C. Smith will travel to Rogers Stadium for the first home game, Military & First Responders Appreciation Day, and Family & Friends Weekend. After a trip to Bowie State, the Trojans play three straight at home against Elizabeth City State (Oct. 18), Bluefield State (Oct. 25), and Lincoln (Nov. 1) before finishing the season against Virginia Union on November 8. Elizabeth City State will be Faculty and Staff Appreciation, Bluefield State will be Homecoming, and Lincoln will be Senior Day. All home games will start at 2 pm unless televised by HBCU Go, which will start at 1 pm.
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Get ready to reconnect and reminisce! We're excited to announce that we're holding a 25th Class Reunion for the 2001 graduating class!
It'll be 25 years coming up since we walked across that stage, and we want to see how far everyone has come. Whether you've stayed in touch or lost touch, this is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with old friends and make some new memories. We are asking everyone to make sure that we have your current contact information:
- Original Name while at VSU
- Phone number
- Email address
- Physical or mailing address
Please email this information to our Class email address at:
Hail State!
The 2001 Reunion Committee and Alicia Logan, VSU 2001 Class Coordinator
Do you know any alumni of Saint Paul's College? If so, then invite them to join us for "Saint Paul's College Day" on the campus of VSU as we recognize alumni and friends from Saint Paul's College and support VSU Athletics.
Here's to another year of good health and happiness. We hope it's a great day!
