Margaret Walker Center Membership

Consider a gift to the Margaret Walker Alexander Black Studies Fund and support all of the work of the Margaret Walker Center, from our archival collections and exhibits to our public programming. Membership in the Margaret Walker Center is open to all persons who are interested in the purpose of the Center and in African-American history and culture.

Levels

Student ($5) or Regular ($25)

Contributing Member ($50)

Associate Member ($100) 

Institutional Member ($150)

Friends of the Center ($200)

Sustaining Member ($500)

Honorary Fellow ($1000)

Corporate Sponsor ($2000)

 

National Council

The National Council of the Margaret Walker Center for the Study of the African-American Experience is constituted for the substantial development and promotion of the Margaret Walker Center.  This Council shall be comprised of persons with influence on the national and international levels, who were impacted personally, artistically, and/or professionally by Margaret Walker and her works.  Members shall commit themselves to heighten the prominence of Margaret Walker, promote the mission of the Walker Center, and develop the Center’s permanent endowment.

Members
Mr. Chaucer Barnes (New York, New York)
Dr. William Ferris (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
Dr. Alferdteen Harrison (Jackson, Mississippi)
Mr. Randall Pinkson (New York, New York)
Dr. Walter Reed (Jackson, Mississippi)
Dr. Tonea Stewart (Montgomery, Alabama)

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board for the Margaret Walker Center is a voluntary group that provides guidance for the development of the Center and advice to the Center Director and the University administration on ways to enhance the Center.

Dr. Robert Smith Chair	Mr. Riley Jones, IV
Dr. Maryemma Graham Vice-Chair	Mrs. Willie Jones
Dr. Jennifer Young Wallace Secretary	Mrs. Mildred Kelley
Mr. Reginald Thompson Treasurer	Mr. C. Liegh McInnis
Sen. Hillman Frazier Parliamentarian	Dr. Patricia Murrain
Rev. Barron Banks	Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner
Mr. Milton Chambliss	Dr. Theresia Ratliff
Dr. Ella Jean Davis	Ms. Evelyn Reed
Dr. Carolyn Denard	Dr. Savina Schoenhofer
Mrs. Joyce Dorsey	Ms. Nettie Stowers
Rev. D.L. Govan	Mrs. Marcia Weaver
Dr. Lucille Green

Emeriti Advisory Board Members
Mr. Paul Campbell
Senator Alice Harden
Dr. Lelia Rhodes
Mrs. Rosia Wade Crisler
Mrs. Alice Lewis
Mr. Claude McInnis
Mr. Clarence Hunter
Mrs. Dorothy Stewart Samuel
Mrs. Helen Govan
Rev. Dr. Richard T. Middleton, III