Maker Directory

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BusinessMakers

William G. Mays

Business Chief Executive

SportsMakers

Julius L. Richardson

Golf Instructor

MilitaryMakers

Col. William R. Thompson

Tuskegee Airman

ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Pastor

MediaMakers

A. Bruce Crawley

Public Relations Manager, Public Relations Chief Executive

MusicMakers

Kenny Gamble

Civic Activist, Lyricist

ArtMakers

Richard Long

Author

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Richard Hatcher

Law Professor, Mayor

BusinessMakers

Wendell Campbell

Architect

CivicMakers

Charles Blockson

African Diaspora Historian, Curator, Archivist

LawMakers

Reynaldo Glover

Corporate Chief Executive, Corporate General Counsel

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Dr. Calvin Morris

Social Activist, Nonprofit Chief Executive, Minister, Theologian, Nonprofit Executive

CivicMakers

Howard Dodson

Historian, Library Director

BusinessMakers

Knowlton R. Atterbeary

Entrepreneur

BusinessMakers

Napoleon Brandford, III

Investment Executive

MediaMakers, LawMakers

Ronald Davenport

Radio Station Owner, Law School Dean

SportsMakers, BusinessMakers

David R. Duerson

Football Player, Corporate Chief Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Marvin Shelton

Orthopedic Surgeon

EntertainmentMakers

Stan Lathan

Television Producer

CivicMakers

Warren Marr, II

Civic Leader

EducationMakers

H. Patrick Swygert

University President

CivicMakers

Robert Woodson

Community Development Chief Executive, Social Activist

EducationMakers

James Lee

High School Mechanics Teacher

ArtMakers

Edward Parker

Sculptor

EducationMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. James Comer

Child Psychiatry Professor, Child Psychiatrist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Gayraud Wilmore

Pastor, Theologian

ScienceMakers

Carl Spight

Academic Administrator, Physicist, Physics Professor

BusinessMakers

Reginald Webb

Restaurant Owner and Operator

CivicMakers

Dan Moore, Sr.

Museum Director

ReligionMakers

Reverend Emmanuel McCall

Pastor, Theologian

MusicMakers

McCoy Tyner

Jazz Pianist

MediaMakers

Doug Banks

Radio Personality

MilitaryMakers

Gen. Harry Brooks, Jr.

Major General (Retired)

SportsMakers

Herbert Paul Douglas, Jr.

Track and Field Athlete

BusinessMakers

George Levi Knox, III

Corporate Executive

LawMakers

Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

Law Professor, Civil Rights Lawyer

MusicMakers

Donald White

Cellist

ArtMakers

Ed Bullins

Playwright

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ronald Glass

Stage Actor, Television Actor

MediaMakers

Acel Moore

Newspaper Columnist

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Chaka Fattah

U.S. Congressman

StyleMakers

Alvin Bell

Fashion Designer

LawMakers

James G. Potter

Corporate Lawyer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William T. Coleman, Jr.

Corporate Lawyer, Presidential Secretary

MediaMakers

Monroe Anderson

Journalist, Editor

CivicMakers

James Dumpson

Social Worker

MedicalMakers

Dr. Paul Knott

Cardiologist, Hospital Executive

ArtMakers

Jack T. Franklin

Photographer

LawMakers

Samuel C. Thompson, Jr.

Tax Lawyer, Law Professor

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Adam Wade

Actor, Singer, Stage Producer