The annual Scholarship Gala was held on Saturday, June 11 at the Harbert Center. The featured
speaker was Dr. Gilbert Rochon, President of Tuskegee University.
At the Gala, Zachary White was announced as the winner of the 2011 scholarship winner. He is a
graduate of Ramsay High Scholl and is the class valadictorian.
New Club Officers
Officers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 were
elected at the June 2011 meeting. The new officers are:
President............................................Will Howell
First Vice- President ............................Silvia Williams
Second Vice-President ........................Robert Smith
Secretary ...........................................Apryl Simmons
Corresponding Secretary .....................Burgess Jeffries
Financial Secretary .............................
Treasurer ............................................Amber Crear
Chaplan ..............................................Doris Maddox
Parliametarian .....................................Howard Shelton
Automatically becoming an officer as Immediate Past
President is former President, Hiala Elridge.
Southeastern Regional Alumni Conference
The 2011 Bienneial Regional Comference was held July
15-17 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at
Tuskegee University. Club President, Will Howell was
present during the Conference. Birmingham alumni
members Madlyn Rucker, Gertrude Roscoe and Jacob
Ransom were also present.
Regional officers: (Reporter appointed subseqent to the
meeting).
Director.............................Janice Golston - Atlanta
First Asst Director..............Helen Hoard - Tuskegee
Second Asst Director.........Emmalyne Head - Nashville
Secretary..........................Cinshasa Wallace - Nashville
Financial Secretary............Gwendolyn Cummings -
Atlanta
Treasurer...........................Jacob Ransom - Birmingham
Parliametarian....................Maria Brymer - Talladega
Chaplain............................Gamiel Black - Memphis
Reporter.............................Angela Kelley - Montgomery
Meetings: Each first Sunday, 400 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fairfield, Al
Birmingham Area Tuskegee Alumni Association
Lewis Crews Classic
Birmingham Tuskegee alumni traveled to Huntsville
by chartered bus on September 14 to attend the
Lewis Crews Classic football game between
Tuskegee and Alabama A&M University. Several
Miles and Alabama A&M alumni were also aboard
the bus. Alabama A&M won the game 21 to 6.
Fall Open House
The Fall Open House for prospective Tuskegee
University students will be held on Saturday,
October 29. For more details, see Open House
information.
Honda Battle of the Bands
Tuskegee University is among the colleges vying
for an opportunity to participate in the Honda Battle
of the Bands. Eight bands will be selected to
participate. The Battle of the Bands will be held in
Atlanta, Georgia in the Georgia Dome on January
28, 2012. Online voting for bands will end at
midnight EST on October 12. Support the Crimson
Pipers by voting. For voting, ticket and other
information, visit Batttle of Bands.
Membership
Membership for year 2012 is being received now.
Though the fiscal year for Tuskegee Alumni
associations is from July of one year through
June of the following year, membership dues is
now on a calendar year basis. A membership
form may be viewed and printed by clicking on
the "Member Form" link shown above on this
page.
Tuskegee Football
Following is the schedule of Tuskegee football
games for the 2011 season.
September 10 - Langston at Tuskegee, 1 p.m.
September 17 - Ala A&M at Huntsville, 6 p.m.
September 24 - Stillman at Tuskegee, 1 p.m.
October 1 - Fort Valley at Ft. Valley, 6 p.m.
October 8 - Morehouse at Columbus, 2 p.m.
October 15 - Lane at Lane, TBA
October 22 - Kentucky State at KS, 1 p.m.
October 29 - Clark at Tuskegee, 1 p.m.
November 5 - Miles at Tuskegee, 1 p.m.
November 24 - Ala State at Montgomery, 1 p.m.
Homecoming is on November 5 when Tuskegee
plays Miles. For more Homecoming information,
see Homecoming.
Scholarship Gala
Tuskegee Alumni
January 2012 Alumni Meeting
Please note that the January, 2012 alumni meeting will be held on Sunday, January 8, instead of Sunday, January 1.