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2003 Outstanding Black Missourian Honorees
As a finale to the University of Missouri-Columbia’s
Black History Month activities, 15 Missourians were recognized
for their dedication to the black community. An MU professor
emeritus, five Mizzou alumni and two MU students were among
those honored...
Wynna Faye
Elbert, MS ’87, a native of Boone County, has
worked for the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department for
29 years. She was a founding member of the Frederick Douglass
Coalition and the John William “Blind” Boone Heritage
Foundation. Elbert’s work in the community earned her
several honors, including the MU Campus/Community Diversity
Award and the Martin Luther King “Making A Difference”
Award. Elbert can be heard on her radio show, “Straight
Talk,” every Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m. on KOPN 89.5 FM.
Leonard Graham,
BS CiE ’75, MS ’78, is co-owner and president of
Taliaferro and Browne, Inc., an engineering and consulting firm
in Kansas City. He received the Distinguished Alumni Award from
the UMKC School of Engineering in 1993. Graham was the recipient
of the 1995 Business Man of the Year Award from the Kansas City
Black Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the UMKC Board
of Trustees and the Board of Directors of Freedom Incorporated.
Demetrious
Johnson, BES ’83, a former football defensive
back at Mizzou, is a sports columnist for the St. Louis American.
During his years at Missouri, Johnson was recognized as a Big
8 All-Star defensive back. Johnson was drafted by the Detroit
Lions upon graduation and went on to earn numerous awards. He
ended his professional football career with the San Diego Chargers
in 1990. Johnson founded the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation,
Inc., to help better the lives of underprivileged youth by providing
mentoring, financial, vocational/tutorial and scholastic assistance
programs.
Arvah Strickland,
MU professor emeritus of history, was chairman of the history
department from 1980 to 1983 and served as interim director
of Black Studies in 1986. Strickland was UM associate vice president
for academic affairs for two years and returned to the MU campus
to teach in 1992. In 1994 received MU’s Byler Distinguished
Professor Award and was named a Salute to Excellence Educator
of the Year by the St. Louis American. Strickland has written,
coauthored, and edited a number of books and articles, including
The History of the Chicago Urban League, Building the United
States, and The Black American Experience.
Keener Tippin,
EdD ’73, has received numerous honors for his commitment
to student learning and the black community. Tippin has held
administrative positions at Lincoln University and MU, including
assistant vice provost at MU from 1992 to 1996. He returned
to Lincoln University as interim vice-president of Student Affairs
until 1998. His awards include Lincoln University’s Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. “Keeper of the Dream Award,”
University of Missouri Black Alumni Organization Distinguished
Alumni, Mystical Seven Honor Society and Student NAACP Outstanding
Administrator Award.
LaTia King
Westfall, BJ ’90, specializes in marketing communications
and community relations for corporate, small business, and the
nonprofit sector. She is the principal of L. Westfall, LLC.,
an independent person-to-person and Global Internet community
relations enterprise. Westfall served as executive director
of the St. Louis Internship Program, a nationally recognized
education enterprise collaborative that provides talented high
school students with job-readiness training, academic support,
and real-world summer work opportunities in corporate, law,
and nonprofit organizations. She is a graduate of MU and the
University of Missouri-St. Louis. A native of East St. Louis,
Ill., Westfall resides with her husband Lamontez G. Westfall
in O’Fallon.
2003 Outstanding Young Black Missourian
Honorees
Vernon Mitchell,
AB ’01, is a masters student in the history department
at the University of Missouri-Columbia. A 2001 graduate of MU,
Mitchell’s undergraduate career included involvement in
several campus organizations. He was vice president and president
of Evolution: Black Man’s Think Tank and the Collegiate
100 and served as president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Mitchell plans to earn his doctoral degree in history and become
a professor. His oratorical skills earned him positions as keynote
speaker at several Martin Luther King Day celebrations, including
presentations at MU and St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
Khandicia
Randolph is a senior at Mizzou majoring in interdisciplinary
studies with an emphasis on business and political science.
She is a member of the Black Business Student Association, Delta
Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, Mizzou 4-H, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law
Fraternity, LBC Gospel Choir and the Board of Director’s
Associated Students of the University of Missouri. A member
of the Legion of Black Collegians, she is the current president
of the MU National Pan-hellenic Council. Her volunteer experiences
include the Women’s Shelter, Fun City Youth Academy, Fredrick
Douglass High School and St. Paul AME Church.
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