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Alumni Hall of Fame

The National Alumni Hall of Fame Portrait Unveiling Ceremony is an honored tradition implemented in 1978 at The Fort Valley State College, now Fort Valley State University.

The Reinstitution of the Hall of Fame Portrait Unveiling Ceremony for distinguished alumni and friends of Fort Valley State University is in keeping with the vision, commitment, and leadership of President Dr. Larry E. Rivers.

1979

  • Judge William Alexander
  • Leon J. Lomax
  • Dr. Cleveland W. Pettigrew
  • Horace E. Tate

1980

  • Catherine J. Duncan
  • Lyda Hannan Haywood
  • Douglas Ragin

1981

  • Alvin J. Copeland
  • Mildred Southward

1982

  • Dr. Horace M. Bond*
  • Richard Craig
  • Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.
  • Henry Alexander Hunt*
  • Cornell McBride
  • Therman McKenzie
  • Calvin Smyre
  • Dr. Cornelius V. Troup

1983

  • Dr. Waldo W. E. Blanchet
  • Rayfield Wright
  • Attorney Austin T. Walden*

1984

  • Junia J. Fambro
  • Dr. Anne R. Gayles Richardson
  • Catherine H. Lavender

1985

  • Earl Williams, Jr.

1986

  • Curtis L. Atkinson
  • Charlie A. Hicks
  • Samuel R. Hollingshed
  • Dollie D. Horton
  • Dr. Cordell Wynn

1987

  • Maulvin Engram
  • Herman Lodge

1988

  • Thelma J. Branham
  • Dr. Ulysses Byas
  • Dr. Willie Gibson
  • Dr. Curtis J. Hill
  • Eugene R. Jones, Sr.

1989

  • Leola J. Lemons

1990

  • James E. Hawkins
  • Peyton Williams, Jr.

1995

The Founders of Fort Valley State College

  • Charlie A. Anderson
  • Gideon V. Barnett
  • Stephen E. Bassett
  • Allen Cooper
  • John W. Davison
  • Peter Fann
  • F.W. Gano
  • John W. Hale
  • David Jones
  • J. R. Jones
  • David J. Lawrence
  • Henry Lowman
  • Thomas McAfee
  • James I. Miller
  • Alonza L. Nixon
  • Lee O’Neal
  • Thomas W. Williams

1996

  • Dr. Anne Greene Stroud

1997

  • Mattie L. Benns-Manson

1999

  • Dr. John T. Blackwell*
  • Louise Duncan Powell
  • Dr. Richie D. Williams-White*

2000

  • The 1947 Undefeated Wildcat Football Team

2001

  • Dr. Ira Hicks
  • Josiah Phelps
  • George R. Street,II*

2002

  • Ruby Summers Church*
  • Dr. Genevieve M. Knight

2004

  • Napoleon Jordan

2005

  • Dr. Samuel D. Jolley, Jr.
  • Thomas J. Palmer

2006

  • Harriet Barfield Black
  • Dr. Clinton H. Dixon
  • Col Anthony N. Love
  • Dr. Velma R. McCray
  • Yewston N. Myers, Jr.

2007

  • Dr. Magalene Hester
  • Dr. Ozias Pearson
  • Dr. Larry E. Rivers
  • Paul L. Thompkins
  • Robert W. White, Sr.

*Awarded posthumously