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NOTABLES IN THE CLASS OF 1969

*Indicates First

ARTS *Maureen Akua African American woman

ordained Priest in the
*Arnita Michelle McDaniel was the Episcopal Church in 1999
Founding Director of the
Smith was the Founding from the Diocese of Atlanta
Executive Director of the Spelman College Museum who is a member of a local

National Black Arts Festival of Fine Art, Visual Arts Episcopal Church.
who took it from a concept Curator of the National Black Corporate
without funding, staff or Arts Festival and United

offices to a $2.5 million States Representative to *Sharon Pierro, Gail
operation raising $4.2 million Festac’77- second world Forte Dixon, Lonna
and attracting 1.1 million Black and African Festival of Cleveland, Freida

tourists. Michelle also Arts and Culture in Lagos, Glover Perry, Sandra
served Spelman as Nigeria
Assistant to the President, *Bonita Johnson Perry Lewis Bates, Colleen
Interim Secretary of the was the first Black Associate Ammons, Carolynne

College and Special Advisor Director at the Smithonian Grant Williams and
for Campaign Events. Museun of Art and History Carolyn Davenport were

Clergy among the 1st large group of
African American woman
*Carolynne Juanita hired as "stewardesses" by

Grant Williams is the 1st Delta and Pan Am between
1969 and 1971. Ann Lanier