Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

MusicMakers

William Foster

Academic Administrator, Band Director

ArtMakers

Gordon Parks

Fiction Writer, Film Director, Photographer, Filmmaker

ArtMakers, MilitaryMakers

Ed Dwight

Sculptor, Test Pilot

BusinessMakers

Anderson Jackson

Mortuary Owner

BusinessMakers

Abner Jean "Val" Jackson

Mortuary Owner, Civic Activist

MedicalMakers

Dr. Donald E. Jackson

Veterinarian

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable George L. Brown

Lieutenant Governor, State Representative

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

PoliticalMakers

Ronald Walters

Political Science Professor, Political Advisor

EducationMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. James Comer

Child Psychiatry Professor, Child Psychiatrist

StyleMakers

Leigh Jones

Hairstylist, Hair stylist

ScienceMakers

Carl Spight

Academic Administrator, Physicist, Physics Professor

BusinessMakers

Reginald Webb

Restaurant Owner and Operator

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Harry Brooks, Jr.

Major General (Retired)

BusinessMakers

George Levi Knox, III

Corporate Executive

MusicMakers

Donald White

Cellist

CivicMakers

Sokoni Karanja

Community Development Chief Executive, Nonprofit Executive

MilitaryMakers, BusinessMakers

Joseph Benjamin Anderson, Jr.

Entrepreneur, Military Officer, Corporate Executive

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ronald Glass

Stage Actor, Television Actor

LawMakers

James G. Potter

Corporate Lawyer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Delutha King

Urologist

MediaMakers

Monroe Anderson

Journalist, Editor

LawMakers

Gregory H. Williams

Academic Administrator, Lawyer, Law School Dean

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Marvin Griffin

Pastor

MusicMakers

George Shirley

Music Instructor, Opera Singer

MedicalMakers

Dr. Levi Watkins

Medical Professor, Cardiac Surgeon

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen, Jr.

Lieutenant General (Retired)

BusinessMakers

Jerry O. Williams

Corporate Chief Executive

MediaMakers

Janet Langhart Cohen

Television Host, Television Producer

BusinessMakers, SportsMakers

Gale Sayers

Entrepreneur, Football Player

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael B. Coleman

Mayor

ScienceMakers

John Slaughter

Electrical Engineer, Education Administrator

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Larry Jordan

Lieutenant General (Retired)

ScienceMakers

Andrew Williams

Electrical Engineer

MediaMakers

Sam Ford

Television News Reporter

MediaMakers

Kevin Merida

Journalist, Author

MedicalMakers

Dr. Leonard E. Lawrence

Professor, Psychiatrist

MediaMakers

Al McFarlane

Media Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Larry Card

Superior Court Judge

MedicalMakers

Dr. Woodrow A. Myers, Jr.

Healthcare Executive

MusicMakers

Larry Ridley

Jazz Bassist, Music Professor

LawMakers

Donald V. Watkins

Lawyer, Entrepreneur

LawMakers

The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins

Judge

EducationMakers

Arthur K. Spears

Anthropology Professor

SportsMakers

Barry Sanders

Football Player