SUS Founders' Day events, March 9
The University was founded in New Orleans in 1880 and relocated to Baton Rouge in 1914.
SU Law Center Founders' Day Exhibit
As part of the Southern University's 132nd Founders' Day celebration, the Southern University Law Center is hosting an exhibit on the first floor of A. A. Lenoir Hall.
The focus of the exhibit is the law school's founding faculty, A. A. Lenoir (who was also the first dean); Vanue B. Lacour; Edward L. Patterson; and Thomas S. E. Brown. The exhibit, which will run through Wednesday, March 14, also will highlight the first librarian and the first students. Posters, archival photographs, articles, video materials, and other artifacts will capture the spirit of the founding of the Law Center. Please join us as we pay tribute to these men and women who helped build Southern University into what it is today.
Founders' Day Charity Basketball Game
The SUBR Student Government Association has partnered with the American Red Cross to sponsor the SU Founders' Day Charity Basketball Game on Friday, March 9 at noon in Seymour Gymnasium. The SGA seeks teams comprised of administration, faculty, and staff members. If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Dontrail Dobison at dontrail_dobison_00@subr.edu, or 225.771.2585 to sign up. Admission is $2 or a non-perishable food item.
Alumni Federation 6th Annual Founders Day Gala
The Southern University Alumni Federation will host its 6th Annual Founders Day Gala, on Friday, March 9. To celebrate this milestone, the Federation will honor four outstanding alumni, and six organizations that support the University.
The gala event will begin with a wine reception at 6:30 p.m. with presentations following at 7:30 p.m. in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union, Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge.
The Alumni Federation's Founders Day Gala is an annual event that honors alumni and supporters who have been instrumental fulfilling the mission of Southern University. Begun in 2007, the gala also is a fundraising project that draws support and participation from alumni and friends across Louisiana and America. The proceeds benefit scholarships and alumni programs.
The 2012 honorees include:
Alumni
Attorney Cleo Fields, former U.S. congressman and former state legislator Dilcie Green, leader in alumni grassroots support Louis Henry Jr., alumnus and owner of Franchise Food Systems of Minnesota Irving Matthews, alumnus and owner of Prestige Ford of Florida
Supporters
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Quarterback Club Sixth Man Club SU Baseball Boosters Club Blue and Gold Century Club A Nation Of Dominance (ANOD)
Table sponsorships are available for $750 and include a table for 10 guests and recognition in the event program. Individual tickets are $75. Additional sponsorships opportunities are available. The attire is semi-formal.
The Southern University Alumni Federation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the goals and objectives of the University through financial support, recruitment, advocacy, public relations, community outreach, talent loyalty, dedication, and commitment to the highest standards. The Federation this year celebrates its 65th anniversary of service and support to the University.
Past Alumni Federation Founders' Day Gala honorees:
2007 Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, former Louisiana Governor Lt. General Russel Honoré, retired U.S. Army General
2008 Dolores Richard Spikes, Ph.D., SU System President emeritus Bishop Joseph Walker, Alumnus and pastor of the10,000 plus-member Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Nashville, Tennessee
2009 United States Senator Mary Landrieu Leon Valdry, alumnus and businessman Warren Valdry, Ph.D., Alum and civic leader
2010 The late Emmett Bashful, Ph.D., alumnus and founding chancellor Southern University, New Orleans Elton C. Harrison, Ph.D., alumnus and longtime Southern University academic administrator W. L. Johnson, alumnus and leader in grassroots alumni support
2011 Henry Baptiste, alumnus and longtime SU football network radio announcer Pete Richardson, former SU head football coach Joseph Stewart, alumnus and former Kellogg's Corporation vice president Jacqui Vines, Cox Communications senior VP and general manager Tolor E. White, alumnus and longtime University finance administrator Aeneas Williams, alumnus and former National Football League player