Any day is an effective day to rejoice the tradition of HBCUs, however the turn-up is on an entire completely different degree when contemplating Founder’s Day at your favourite traditionally Black faculty and college. Could 1st simply so occurs to be that day for the Huntsville haven often known as Alabama A&M College, which you is likely to be stunned to find is residence to a handful of well-known alumni.
Since 1875, Alabama A&M has been a proud establishment that gives alternatives to our tradition particularly that merely enable us to dream large. We hope the AAMU development of being a hub for tutorial {and professional} success continues on for an additional 150 years!
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Within the century-and-a-half of excellence that’s come out of Alabama A&M, we’ve seen many gifted people go on to make it large previous commencement day. Take for instance NFL legend John Stallworth, Class of 1974, who returned 5 a long time later to not solely ship the Spring 2024 graduation tackle but additionally award the varsity with a whopping $1.2 million donation. By way of his namesake John Stallworth Basis, he and spouse Flo Stallworth present academically gifted college students with tuition help who meet the required funding standards. As an added bonus, additionally they get yearly recognition on the AAMU Honor’s Convocation as a John Stallworth Basis Endowment Scholar.
You certainly can’t overlook the hometown hero Ruben Studdard, who only a few years earlier than launching his singing profession because the season 2 winner of American Idol was stomping by way of the Alabama A&M hallways from 1996 to 1999. He spoke fondly of his time there to Andscape again in 2016, stating, “I obtained a extremely high quality training. I discovered a lot from the professors and my music instructors that I exploit to at the present time. I’m actually grateful for my expertise, and the entire love and care that they took to ensure we’d be one of the best we may very well be. My greatest reminiscences are the only ones. Being within the dorm rooms enjoying playing cards. Going out. We used to have a dance referred to as a Nightfall to Daybreak dance yearly, and going to that was at all times enjoyable. I keep in mind Southern College got here to A&M in ’98 for our homecoming, and the way a lot enjoyable we had on the recreation. We nonetheless discuss that to at the present time.”
Preserve scrolling to see these two and plenty of different well-known alumni of Alabama A&M College, and we want everybody celebrating an incredible Founder’s Day:
Ruben Studdard – Singer / Actor
Shelia Nash-Stevenson – American Physicist / Engineer
Melody Shari – Entrepreneur, Love & Marriage: Huntsville
Johnson O. Akinleye – twelfth Chancellor of North Carolina Central College
Robert Mathis – NFL Participant (Indianapolis Colts)
Vivian Malone Jones – Civil Rights Pioneer
Jesse Champion – Radio Announcer / Jazz Vocalist
Hadiyah-Nicole Inexperienced – Medical Physicist
Solar Ra – Jazz Icon
Jeanette Scissum – Mathematician
Ahmad Austin – Visible Painter
Bama Boyz – Music Producers
Clyde Foster – NASA Scientist / Mathematician
Mandela Barnes – Wisconsin Politician
Rep. Laura Corridor – Alabama Home of Representatives (District 19)
Don Calloway – Missouri Politician
Cleon Jones – MLB Participant (New York Mets; Chicago White Sox)
Mr. Collipark – Music Producer
Frederick Knight – R&B Singer / Songwriter
John Stallworth – NFL Corridor Of Famer (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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Well-known Individuals Who Attended Alabama A&M College
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