Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Robert Church, Sr.

Agriculturalist

MusicMakers

Newton Collier

R & B Trumpet Player, R & B Trombone Player

MedicalMakers

Dr. Henry L. Cook

Civil Rights Activist, Dentist

ArtMakers

Ossie Davis

Film Director, Screenwriter, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Actor

LawMakers

The Honorable John Allen

Superior Court Judge

ArtMakers

Wadsworth A. Jarrell, Sr.

Painter

EducationMakers, LawMakers

Walter J. Leonard

Academic Administrator, College President, Law Professor

MilitaryMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Floyd Griffin

Colonel, Mayor, State Senator

CivicMakers

Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.

Community Leader, Association Chief Executive, Transportation Chief Executive, Civic Leader

ArtMakers

David Driskell

Art Professor, Curator, Fine Artist, Visual Arts Collector

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Bobby Rush

Political Activist, U.S. Congressman

BusinessMakers

Herman Russell

Construction Executive

EntertainmentMakers

George Wallace

Comedian

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Rickey Hendon

State Senator

MusicMakers

Charles Burrell

Classical Bassist

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers, SportsMakers

Truman K. Gibson, Jr.

Lawyer, Presidential Advisor, Boxing Promoter

EducationMakers

William King

Ethnic Studies Professor

CivicMakers

Frank Lumpkin

Labor Leader, Steelworker

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Calvin Smyre

State Representative

MedicalMakers

Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan

Medical Administrator, College President, Federal Cabinet Appointee

EducationMakers

Sylvester Small

School Superintendent

ReligionMakers

Father Richard L. Tolliver

Priest

CivicMakers

Harold Rogers

Social Activist, African American Studies Professor

LawMakers, CivicMakers

Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Civil Rights Lawyer, Civil Rights Leader, Business Leader, Civic Leader

MediaMakers

Richard Love

Newspaper Editor, Newspaper Publishing Chief Executive

EducationMakers

Leonard Dawson

Academic Administrator, Education Consultant, College President

CivicMakers

Julius Wayne Dudley

Foundation Chief Executive, History Professor, Community Activist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Tyrone Brooks

State Representative

SportsMakers

Norm Van Lier

Basketball Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Horace G. Dawson

Academic Administrator, Foreign Ambassador

BusinessMakers

Raymond Haysbert, Sr.

Business Chief Executive

ArtMakers

Lou Stovall

Printmaker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Clinton Warner

Civil Rights Activist, Surgeon

ScienceMakers

Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Chemistry Professor, Chemist

BusinessMakers, StyleMakers

Cornell McBride, Sr.

Corporate Chief Executive, Personal Care Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Paul Hill

Social Worker, Social Activist, Social Work Researcher, Nonprofit Executive

BusinessMakers

Robert P. Madison

Architect

CivicMakers

A. Paul Moss

Nonprofit Executive

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

Sterling Tucker

Nonprofit Executive, City Council Member

ScienceMakers

George Carruthers

Astrophysicist

MusicMakers

H. Leslie Adams

Music Composer

CivicMakers

Leonard Blackshear

Cultural Heritage Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Francis Ward

Newspaper Correspondent

MusicMakers

Raoul Abdul

Classical Singer

BusinessMakers

Donald Stull

Architect

BusinessMakers

Harold A. Dawson, Sr.

Real Estate Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Thurmond

State Labor Commissioner

ArtMakers

George N'Namdi

Art Gallery Owner

MediaMakers

Paul Mason

Journalism Professor, Media Executive, Television News Producer

CivicMakers

Frank Smith

Civil Rights Activist, Cultural Heritage Chief Executive, City Council Member, Museum Director