60. Robert Doyle Bullard, distinguished professor and former dean of the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, is widely considered “The Father of Environmental Justice.”
61. Jeanette Scissum was the first African American female mathematician and scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Ala.
62. Henrika Buchanan serves as the Associate Administrator and Chief Safety Officer for FTA’s Office of Safety and Oversight, administering a national transit safety program and monitoring program compliance to ensure safe, reliable, and equitable transit service in accordance with FTA policy and regulatory requirements.
63. Eboni Major was highlighted in Forbes. com series on the growing role of women in industries mostly dominated by men. Major is a blender for Bulleit Bourbon, where she has used her skills as an AAMUtrained food scientist.
64. New giving records were set for the 143rd Founder’s Day and Class Reunion Weekend with a check presentation totaling $303,377, including $141,000 from the Golden Class of 1968.
65. Henry Panion, III, is widely known for his work as a conductor and arranger for superstar Stevie Wonder, as well as for his role as an educator and conductor of the world’s most notable orchestras.
66. Alabama A&M University Former Trustee William E. Cox, Sr., is president of Cox Matthews & Associates, publisher of the nationally distributed higher education publication DIVERSE Issues in Higher Education magazine and others.
67. Shelia Nash-Stevenson made history in 1994 when she became the first African American female from Alabama to earn a Ph.D. degree in physics. She was also the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in Physics from Alabama A&M University. She appeared on the NBC morning “Today” show in 2019, featuring the Ladies of NASA.
68. Julian Green is vice president of communications and community affairs for the Chicago Cubs. He was also a communications specialist for then Senator Barack Obama.
69. Hadiyah NicoleGreen gained national attention for her ground-breaking cancer research in her lab formerly at Tuskegee University and now at the Morehouse Medical School, where she is a physicist.
70. Marquita Furniss Davis served as the first female finance director for the State of Alabama. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Director for Early Childhood Learning at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
71. Paul Pinyan is executive director of the Alabama Farmers Federation and general manager of ALFA Services, Inc.
72. Performers and recording artists who are influencing the next generation of vocalists, rappers and humanitarians: Singer Mitty Collier of Chess Records, popularized the song “I Had a Talk with My Man,” and Singer Ruben Studdard, American Idol Season 2 Winner.
73. Late alumnus Booker T. Whatley was noted internationally for developing a process of year-round farming for a 100-acre family. The plan attracted the attention of the Wall Street Journal and the founder of Domino’s Pizza.
74. Major General (MG) Patrick W. Burden is Deputy Commanding General of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan based in Kabul. MG Burden is the first graduate of AAMU’s ROTC Program to achieve the rank of General in the U. S. Army.
75. John O. Hudson, III, is executive vice president and chief external and public affairs officer at Southern Company Gas Foundation.
76. Carolyn Caldwell is president and CEO of St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif.
77. Alease S. Sims of Birmingham, Ala., was a co-defendant in the longrunning Knight, Sims vs. Alabama higher education desegregation lawsuit, first launched in 1981.
78. Clyde Marsh achieved the highest rank of any graduate of the AAMU ROTC. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral and served is a former commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as former president of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
79. Adrienne PopeKelly Washington (retired) is the first black female to earn the permanent grade of GS-15 in the history of the U. S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, first black female to hold the position of Director of Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD) and first black female to serve as the Division Chief of Air and Missile Defense Systems in SAMD. She has also headed the South Eastern Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
80. Several Huntsville residents and visitors throughout the Southeast attended the Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, which connects Governors Drive to Downtown. The late civil rights icon attended Alabama A&M before completing his studies at Paine College in Augusta, Ga.
81. Miranda BouldinFrost, president/CEO of Huntsville-based LogiCore, was listed among Fortune’s Top 10 “Most Promising Women in Business.”
82. Michael Ford is head of global real estate and security at Microsoft in the Seattle, Wash., metropolitan area. He is a 1998 finance graduate.
83. An alum of the College of Business and Public Affairs, Tchernavia Rocker is chief people and culture officer for UnderArmour. She was featured (2020) in the 19th anniversary issue of Savoy magazine.
84. Alumna and higher education administrator Patricia Sims was inaugurated in April 2019 as president of J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College.
85. Betty K. Austin, alumna and AAMU’s first female athletic director, is one of the winningest volleyball coaches in the history of the sport.
86. AAMU annually plays in the Magic City Classic, first played in 1924. The Magic City Classic is one of the oldest and now largest continuing rivalries between historically black colleges and universities.
87. AAMU joined forces with the City of Huntsville and Huntsville Public Schools on a stadium artificial turf project that still enables access to junior high and high school football teams at Louis Crews Stadium