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She fought forequalityand made a namefor herself. She wasa congresswomanand a civic leader.Only with gifts from friends andalumni can we preserve excellenceat the Barbara Jordan-MickeyLeland School of Public Affairs.Help support BJ - ML SOPAand its students with a gift tothe Annual Fund. For moreinformation vistit www.tsu.edu/academics/public or call713.313.6849.Information about the School of PublicAffairs and its degree programs can befound at www.tsu.edu/academics/public.Barbara Jordan,Governor for a Day, 1972
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTSJa Ja BallM. Annette CluffMarcus DavisEarnest Gibson, IIIAlumni Awarded forEntrepreneurial SuccessTexas Southern University’s Jesse H. Jones School of Business(JHJ) hosted the Entrepreneur Excellence Awards Gala at thelandmark Houstonian Hotel in May. Presented by the Gerald B.Smith Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development,the Gala is an event that recognizes and honors notable AfricanAmericans who have demonstrated excellence in their independentbusiness efforts and played an active role in their communities.A short film presentation with vignettes of each entrepreneurintroduced the gala’s award recipients. Alumni honorees includedJa Ja Ball, co-owner of Colbert-Ball Tax Service, Marcus Davis,owner of the Breakfast Klub and the Reggae Hut, Earnest Gibson,III, TSU Regent and founder of the Riverside General HospitalHealthcare System, Edward C. Jordan, independent real estatecontractor, and Adell Maxie, owner of Maxie’s Barber and BeautyMall. M. Annette Cluff, founding director and president of theVarnett School was also honored.A special recognition was made in honor of the GraduateStudent Business Plan Team, Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees,Student Award Recipients, Graduating Seniors and 2005 HonorRoll Students.The keynote speaker for the evening was St. Louisentrepreneur, millionaire Michael V. Roberts, Sr., JD. Roberts isChairman and CEO of The Roberts Companies, one of the topAfrican-American owned businesses in the United States. TheRoberts Companies is a multi-faceted business conglomerate anaviation company, television-broadcasting properties, the eightlargest broadcast tower company in the United States, a wirelesscommunications company, real estate development entities, anationally renowned construction management and consulting firm,and Roberts Hotels, LLC.Kimberly Cade of the Gerald B. Smith Center forEntrepreneurship and Executive Development served as Mistress ofCeremonies.Edward C. JordanAdell MaxieGenerations of Pride • Spring 2006 7
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