Mission

Alcorn’s 150th Anniversary Celebration will recognize six permeating themes that are woven throughout the university’s illustrious history: family, a beacon of opportunity, aspiration, transcending, tradition, and the land-grant mission. For 150 years, Alcorn State University has defied the odds and transcended all expectations while offering a transformative education to tens of thousands of talented students.

The Sesquicentennial year offers an unprecedented opportunity to engage and re-engage with donors, alumni, and the larger community. This is a moment to be bold in our ambition to be lauded not just as a great HBCU, but as a great university. It will be a foundation upon which alumni, friends, students, employees, and the entire community will dare to establish an even greater future.

Events and initiatives — from May 2021 to September 2022 — will communicate the value and relevance of an Alcorn State University education.

Sesquicentennial Organization

Oversight Committee

Dr. Felecia M. Nave ’96
Dr. Ontario Wooden
Mr. Larry Orman
Dr. Edmund Buckner
Mr. Patrick Mason ’21

Sesquicentennial Leadership Team

Mr. Tim Crisler ’96
Dr. Tracy Daniel-Hardy ’94
Mr. Densel Fleming ’93
Mr. Larry Goodin ’05
Ms. Jakhia Gray ’20
Mr. Marriel Hardy ’10
Dr. Babu Patlolla
Mr. Cyrus Russ ’98
Mr. Lamar Scott ’18
Dr. Shundera Stallings ’93
Dr. Yolanda Sano
Mr. John White ’85

Sesquicentennial Working Groups

Public and Media Affairs
Mr. Tim Crisler ’96
Ms. Daye Dearing
Dr. Shirley Evers-Manly
Mr. Alfred Galtney ’03
Ms. Toni Terrett
Campus Outreach
Mrs. Tasha Brown ’94
Mr. Derek Horne
Dr. Babu Patlolla
Mr. Lamar Scott ’18
Mrs. Lljuna Weir ’96
Alumni Outreach
Mr. Emanuel Barnes ’74
Dr. Malinda Butler ’72
Dr. Tracy Daniel-Hardy ’94
Ms. Sonia Eley ’86
Mr. Larry Goodin ’05
Mr. Anthony Tuggle ’93
Events
Ms. Jakhia Gray ’20
Ms. Taea Jackson ’21
Mrs. Carla Kirkland ’86
Mr. Patrick Mason ’21
Dr. David Miller
Dr. Shundera Stallings ’93
Marketing
Mr. Curtis Aaron ’05
Mr. Tommie Green ’14
Mr. Marriel Hardy ’10
Mrs. Jessica Hinton-Hawkins ’10
Ms. Theresa Kennedy ’02
Finance/Fundraising
Mr. Densel Fleming ’93
Ms. Tanneka Guice ’99
Dr. Rukeyser Thompson ’95
Dr. Benedict Udemgba
Mr. John White ’85
History
Ms. Teresa Busby
Dr. J. Janice Coleman ’84
Mr. Willie Moses ’74
Mrs. Zelmarine Murphy ’66
Mr. Cyrus Russ ’98
Dr. Blanche Sanders ’91
Dr. Yolanda Sano