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VOLUME 28 NUMBER 5 April 15-30, 2017
Convocation speakers give students advice on how to get ahead
Photo by Curtis McDowell
Speakers at the annual Spring Convocation (left to right) CAU graduates Helen Smith Price, president of
the Coca-Cola Foundation; Jacque Reid, Emmy-award winning co-host of “New York Live” on NBC TV
4 in New York; and Krysta Underwood, co-host of “The Willie Moore Jr. Show,” a nationally syndicated
radio program in more than 25 markets, pose with CAU President Dr. Ronald A. Johnson.
By Glenneisha Stevenson
MANAGING EDITOR
Every path to success is not
easy and one should be persistent
while on his or her path to success,
according to three Clark Atlanta
University alumnae.
Panelists Helen Smith
Price, president of the Coca-Cola
Foundation and Jacque Reid,
Emmy Award-winning co-host
of “New York Live,” along with
moderator Krysta Underwood,
co-host of “The Willie Moore Jr.
Show” —a radio program catered
to daily inspiration and uplifting
news, gave students lips on how to
reach success and how to deal with
the trials and roadblocks while on
the path to success during the CAU
Founder’s Day Spring Convocation
held in the Epps Gymnasium last
month.
The panelists and the
moderator, all alumnae of CAU.
shared through their experiences
how they each embody the
theme of the 29 th Convocation:
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Spirit of Greatness Gala raises money for scholarships
Photo by Curtis McDowell
SPIRIT OF GREATNESS GALA — (left to right) Marshall Taggart, president, CAU National Alum
ni Association; Anthony White, Emmy-award winning videographer and journalist; Horace Henry,
world-renowned photographer; The Honorable Brenda Hill Cole, Fulton County State Court Senior
Judge; CAU President Dr. Ronald A. Johnson; Steve Ewing, president and owner of Wade Ford; Kenya
Barris, producer, writer and creator of the critically acclaimed ABC Network sitcom “Black-ish”; and A1
B. Reid, vice president of corporate development at Abbott Laboratories. (See story on page 6.)
By Tenisha Taylor Bell
Hundreds of Clark Atlan
ta University alumni, dignitaries
and celebrities filled the Omni
Hotel last month to raise edu
cational scholarships for CAU
students. The 9th Annual Spirit of
Greatness Gala recognized alumni
and pioneers who are making a
positive contribution to CAU and
society.
“Tonight is a
recognition that our future is
as bright as our past,” CAU
President Ronald A. Johnson
said. “We are the essence of
the spirit of greatness. The
essence of our culture.”
The evening of
elegance honored Kenya
Barris, Clark Atlanta
University 1996, producer,
writer and creator of the
critically acclaimed ABC
Network sitcom “Black
ish”; The Honorable Brenda
Hill Cole, Atlanta University
1967, Fulton County State
Court Senior Judge; Horace
Henry, Clark College
1971, world-renowned
photographer; Anthony White,
Clark Atlanta University
1999, Emmy-award winning
videographer and journalist;
A1 B. Reid, Clark College
1983, vice president of
corporate development at
Abbott Laboratories; and
Steve Ewing, president and
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