Past Presidents
Since the Alumni Association's inception in 1889, there have been 38 National Presidents. Provided below are their names and the years they served. The Association's 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
