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
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. Maryemma Graham (Lawrence, Kansas)
Dr. Alferdteen Harrison (Jackson, Mississippi)
Mr. Randall Pinkson (New York, New York)
Dr. Walter Reed (Jackson, Mississippi)
The Honorable Leah Ward Sears (Atlanta, Georgia)
Dr. Tonea Stewart (Montgomery, Alabama)
The Honorable William Winter (Jackson, Mississippi)
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board for the Margaret Walker Center is a voluntary, 28-member 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. Thomas Hudson | |
| Dr. Maryemma Graham, Vice-Chair | Mrs. Willie Jones | |
| Dr. Jennifer Young Wallace, Secretary | Mrs. Mildred Kelley | |
| Mr. Milton Chambliss, Treasurer | Mr. Gustavus McCoy | |
| Sen. Hillman Frazier, Parliamentarian | Mr. C. Liegh McInnis | |
| Rev. Barron Banks | Dr. Richard Middleton | |
| Dr. Daphne Chamberlain | Dr. Patricia Murrain | |
| Ms. Natalie Collier | Dr. Theresia Ratliff | |
| Dr. Ella Jean Davis | Ms. Evelyn Reed | |
| Mrs. Joyce Dorsey | Dr. Savina Schoenhofer | |
| Rev. D.L. Govan | Ms. Nettie Stowers | |
| Dr. Lucille Green | Mr. Reginald Thompson | |
| The Honorable Malcolm Harrison | Mrs. Marcia Weaver | |
| Dr. Glenda Windfield | ||
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
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