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 Baxter has been a U. S. Bankruptcy Court judge for the Northern District of Ohio for 10 years. His numerous awards and citations include the Governor's (Ohio) Judicial Leadership Citation and the Special Achievement Award, U. S. Department of Justice.
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 Campbell is synonymous with Cooperative Extension as he was the first Cooperative Extension Agent in the United States and headed the first Cooperative Extension Program in the nation.
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Harris is the first African-American president of a New Jersey public college--Richard Stockton College. She is also the first African American named to the Board of Directors of Flagstar Corporation, the parent company of Denny's Corporation.
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Her professional contributions and achievements have won her listing in 10 Who's Who (s). Harper is a registered nurse, sociologist, clinical psychologist, secondary school educator, and program administrator.
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 Dr. Marvalene Hughes served as President of Dillard University from 2005 to 2011. From 1994 to 2005, she was President of California State University. She has also served as vice president/vice provost and professor at the University of Minnesota--Twin Cities campus, as well as system wide vice president for all University of Minnesota campuses.
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Daniel "Chappie" James came to Tuskegee University from Pensacola, FL, to study physical education. He went on to become the nation's first black-four star general.
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Founder and owner of Johnson Research and Development in Smyrna, Ga. Lonnie Johnson has been inventing thermodynamics systems for NASA and other organizations and has 12 U.S. Patents to his credit, but he has won his greatest fame for inventing the "SuperSoaker 200" water gun.
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Today, the Tuskegee, AL, native can be heard nationwide on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, believed to be the nation's first nationally syndicated radio urban morning program. Joyner's show provides listeners with celebrity interviews, talk, comedy, sports, information, and music--live and recorded.
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Married before 8 million people on NBC’s Today Show, Cynithia is a 1999 education graduate and Marcus is a 2001 graduate of Tuskegee's School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Parham is author of The African-American Child's Heritage Cookbook which is written expressly for children age five and above and their adult helpers.
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 Many times Grammy Award winner, songwriter, entertainer, choreographer Lionel Richie, ('74) launched his rise to stardom in his hometown Tuskegee, AL, and at his alma mater, Tuskegee University--first as a member of the "O'Jays," then the "Commodores" and then "Lionel Richie."
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His achievement and humanitarian awards are numerous and include the Tuskegee University Alumni Merit Award, the Jewish National Fund "Tree of Life" Award, the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change Salute to Greatness Award, and the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Award.
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An African-American pioneer, 1967 Tuskegee University political science graduate Robert Benham has accomplished many firsts. Most notably, he is the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia.
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As the IG of WR-ALC, Col. Saunders is responsible for overseeing and providing responsive, independent assessments of wartime readiness, critical compliance areas, complaints and inquiries, and fraud, waste, and abuse programs.
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Moore's rank as Rear Admiral makes him the highest ranking veterinarian in all of the Uniformed Services, including the military service.
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A native of Opelika, AL, Yancy was the first African American District Ranger in the southeastern United States, the first African American Forest Supervisor in Alabama, and the third African American Forest Supervisor in the United States.
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