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Paving the Way for Future Generations: Stories of African Americans Who Were Firsts at Grand Valley

Paving the Way for Future Generations: Stories of African Americans Who Were Firsts at Grand Valley

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018 5:45 PM

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Paving the Way for Future Generations 
Stories of African Americans Who Were Firsts at Grand Valley 

Enjoy dinner and be a part of the conversation with Grand Valley African American Pioneers who helped integrate the university in the 1960’s. Join us as we reflect and pay tribute to these courageous individuals who helped lay the foundation of diversity at our university. 

Dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. and the panel discussion will begin at 6:30 p.m. 

 

Featured Panelists

Cheryl Franks, representing her father, Dr. Julius Franks
Founding Community Member of Grand Valley State College

Julianne Vanden Wyngaard
First African American Female Professor

Curt Jones
First African American Male Professor

James Moore, '67
First African American Male Student

Danny Poole, '71
First African American Scholarship Athlete 

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616.331.3590

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