Maker Directory

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EducationMakers

Hannah H. Thomas

Elementary School Teacher

ScienceMakers

Robert Sherwood Dorsey

Mechanical Engineer

MediaMakers

Paul Delaney

Journalism Professor, Newspaper Correspondent

CivicMakers

Lee H. Walker

Nonprofit Chief Executive

MilitaryMakers

Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard

Military Officer

ArtMakers

Douglas Turner Ward

Playwright, Actor, Director

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable A. J. Cooper, Jr.

Association Chief Executive, Lawyer, Mayor, Nonprofit Chief Executive

CivicMakers

Grady Poulard

Business Consulting Chief Executive, Civil Rights Activist, Motivational Speaker, Federal Government Administrator

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable William H. Gray, III

U.S. Congressman, Nonprofit Executive

MediaMakers

Walter Theodore Hayden

Entrepreneur

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Andrew Young

Civil Rights Leader, Mayor

MediaMakers

Chester Higgins, Jr.

Photojournalist

ArtMakers

Edward Clark

Painter

CivicMakers

Alma Powell

Civic Leader

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Michael Powell

Telecommunications Lawyer, Federal Government Appointee

MediaMakers

Reed Kimbrough

Newspaper Publishing Executive

MedicalMakers

Dr. Felton James Earls

Medical Professor, Public Health Professor, Medical Scientist

MilitaryMakers

Rusty Burns

Flight Instructor, Tuskegee Airman

MedicalMakers

The Honorable Dr. David Satcher

Medical Administrator

MusicMakers

Odetta Gordon

Civil Rights Activist, Folk Singer, Songwriter

CivicMakers

Harry Robinson, Jr.

Curator, Museum Executive

MusicMakers

Willie Brown, Jr.

Opera Singer

CivicMakers, ReligionMakers

Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil Rights Activist, Pastor, Foundation Executive

CivicMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Marc H. Morial

Nonprofit Chief Executive, Mayor

BusinessMakers

Edwin Rigaud

Production Company Entrepreneur, Corporate Executive

BusinessMakers

David A. Smith

Real Estate Entrepreneur

CivicMakers

John Moore

Civic Leader

MedicalMakers, MilitaryMakers

Alyce Jenkins

Rehabilitation Specialist, Military Officer

MediaMakers

Les Payne

Newspaper Reporter

MedicalMakers

Dr. Walter Young

Civil Rights Activist, Dentist

CivicMakers

Reverend H. K. Matthews

Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Sonjia W. Young

Civic Leader

ScienceMakers

Herman Brenner White, Jr.

Physicist

MedicalMakers

Dr. George Clayton Branche, Jr.

Internal Medicine Physician

BusinessMakers

Earle Bradford, Jr.

Energy Executive

CivicMakers

Desiree Rogers

Civic Leader

ArtMakers

Wade Hudson

Fiction Writer

EducationMakers, MedicalMakers

Dr. Wayne Riley

College President, Healthcare Executive

CivicMakers, LawMakers

The Honorable Vanzetta Penn McPherson

Entrepreneur, Federal Judge

LawMakers

The Honorable Myron Thompson

Federal District Court Judge

BusinessMakers

James Roberson

Auto Sales Entrepreneur

PoliticalMakers

Larry Langford

County Commissioner, Mayor

CivicMakers

Joe Dickson

Civil Rights Activist, Civic Leader

CivicMakers

Joe Hendricks

Civil Rights Activist, Mill Worker, Labor Activist

ReligionMakers

Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr.

Civil Rights Leader, American History Professor, Minister

CivicMakers

Colonel Stone Johnson

Civil Rights Activist, Railroad Worker, Community Activist

BusinessMakers

Deborah A. Grant

Human Resources Executive

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Lois Fisher

Nightclub Owner, Singer

CivicMakers

The Honorable James Joseph

Federal Government Appointee

BusinessMakers

John W. Barfield, Sr.

Maintenance Company Chief Executive