Bred Women
WINNIE SCOTT Scott helped establish the only Frankfort hospital serving African Americans at the
time. She earned her degree with the first graduating class of Kentucky State. Class of 1890
EFFIE WALLER SMITH African American poet of the early 20th century; in her lifetime, Smith wrote three
volumes of poetry, three short stories, and poems for literary magazines. ca. 1900-1901
ALICE ALLISON DUNNIGAN The first African American woman elected to the Women’s National Press Club, Dunnigan
covered the presidential campaign of Harry Truman. Class of 1926
LUCY HARTH SMITH Activist, writer and educator; a pioneer in promoting the study of Black history in
the nation’s schools. Class of 1932
ANNA MAC CLARKE Clarke received orders to become the Fourth Company, Third Regiment’s platoon leader
in February 1943, distinguishing her as the first African American WAAC to command
an all-white unit. Class of 1941
ERSA POSTON HINES Hines was one of the highest-ranked women in the federal government, having been appointed
a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission by President Carter in 1977. Class of 1942
HELEN HOLMES The first African American salutatorian at Williamsport Area High School, an integrated
school, Holmes was head of the English department at Kentucky State (1943).
ELEANOR YOUNG LOVE The first African American librarian at the University of Kentucky, Love was also
the first African American dean at the University of Louisville. Class of 1944
MARY A. HENDERSON ADAMS Adams was the first African American to earn a degree while attending the University
of Kentucky. Class of 1949
LEE CHARLES HARRIS Harris returned to Kentucky State in 1965 to help further develop the nursing program.
Through her work, she added a clinical experience component to better prepare program
graduates and more create competitive practitioners within the healthcare arena. Class of 1954
PATRICIA RUSSELL-MCCLOUD A “visual speaking experience,” Russell-McCloud was named one of Georgia’s most powerful
and influential attorneys by the Women Works Media Group in 2019. Class of 1968
MARY LEVI SMITH STOWE A trailblazer and a longtime advocate for access to education, Smith-Stowe was Kentucky
State University’s first female president and the first African American female president
in Kentucky. Served from 1991 to 1998
SCHNELL R. GARRETT Garrett is director of Student Life at Howard Community College (Maryland). Class of 1996
TISHA NORMAN Motivational speaker; founder and principal consultant of Transforming Leaders Now,
Inc. Norman raised over $15,000 for Kentucky State during her 24-hour birthday fundraiser.
Class of 1995
MOLLIE WILLIAMS Williams practices medicine in New York and is currently the residency program director
at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Class of 1998
AJA NICHOLS An entrepreneur, Nichols opened her own dental practice, Lifestyle Dentistry (Atlanta)
in 2016. Class of 2001
ANGELA BIRCHETT A Broadway and television actor, Birchett played Jacky Cullum Chisholm in “The Clark
Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel.” Class of 2002
LADEIDRA N. JONES In January 2019, Jones received a four-year appointment on the Kentucky Parole Board.
Class of 2003
TAMMI DUKES Named vice president of automotive company Adient. Class of 1992
LA’SHAWNA WALLER Waller is a Battalion Commander in the Army National Guard. Class of 2005
SUZY HOSLEY Hosley serves as the director of member relations at the Frankfort Area Chamber of
Commerce. Class of 2006
LAUREN D. WILLIAMS Senior Director of Strategic Audio & Vertical Marketing at Pandora in New York City,
Wiliams has been working in marketing for over 14 years across entertainment, financial
services, consumer packaged goods, quick food service, adult beverages and retail
industries. Class of 2006
ELISABETH PEACH An office and training manager at Aspen Dental in Frankfort, Peach volunteers to help
veterans regain their smiles through the company’s Healthy Mouth Movement. Class of 2010
AMBER C. LANE Lane is a licensed social work counselor at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital (Texas). Class of 2011
DANIELLE (ROBERTS) ADAMS Adams was named teacher of the year at Green Magnet Academy in Knoxville. Class of 2011
ARIELLE CROSBY Native Detroiter and performer, Crosby made her professional theatre debut as the
narrator in Detroit Public Theatre's production of the Off-Broadway hit "Murder Ballad"
and shortly thereafter made her national tour debut in Motown the Musical. Class of 2012
TINESHA DAVIS Davis represented Ohio in the Miss Black USA Pageant in Washington D.C. Class of 2012
ASHELY DAVIS Davis is principal of Pauline A. Shaw Elementary School, Boston. Class of 2013
JORDAN PERRY Perry is a software engineer, developing software for various Fortune 500 companies
including Walmart and BMW. Class of 2015
BRANDY ASHFORD Ashford is the visionary behind the eyewear company Focused on Forever (Hamburg Vision
Center, Lexington). Class of 2017
2018 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL The 2018 women’s volleyball team was recognized in the Kentucky Legislature by Senator
Carroll for their accomplishment as SIAC champions
PAOLA FLORES Flores made history as the first student-athlete in Kentucky State’s to earn national
academic honors, named 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® First Team. Class of 2020
DAYAN MUNOZ Munoz cared for patients while gaining valuable experience at Frankfort Regional Medical
Center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Class of 2020
ALEXUS LOYD Loyd was named a 2019 Newman Civic Fellow. Class of 2021
JOCELYN MARABLES Marables interned with the Central Kentucky AgCredit. Class of 2022
HBCU NATIONAL CENTER Sophomore Anyiah Chambers, senior Brionna Greer and sophomore Nina Jones interned
with a U.S. representative in Washington, D.C.
DR. MARION SIMON Simon helped Kentucky State secure a $750,000 award from the USDA to continue its
work in providing training, outreach, and technical assistance to historically underserved
and veteran farmers and ranchers. State Specialist for Small Farm and Part-time Farmers
PERNELLA DEAMS Deams was selected to serve on an ad hoc committee of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools on Colleges (SACSCOC) Board of Trustees in 2020. Interim Vice President for Student Engagement
MARY BARR Barr received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the 2020-21
academic year. Assistant Professor of Sociology
LA’QUIDA R. SMITH Smith was accepted to doctorate program in educational psychology at the University
of Kentucky. Instructor of Psychology
JACKIE GORDON DUVALL Duvall was named the 2020 Harry J. Cowherd Service to Youth Award recipient by the
Frankfort Optimist Club. Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator
LORI C. HICKS Hicks was appointed to the National Association of Schools of Music nominating committee.
Interim chair, School of Humanities and Performing Arts
TAKEIA ANTHONY Anthony was awarded the Vivian A. Ware Research Fellowship. Associate Professor of History
