McKenzie Sullivan, Wilberforce University- c/o 2020, Business Management
Name : McKenzie Sullivan
HBCU : Wilberforce University
Graduation Year : 2020
Major : Business Management
Minor : Entrepreneurship
Email : Msullivan@wilberforce.edu
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Where are you from? Who introduced you to HBCUs?*
I am from Cincinnati, Ohio. One of my advisors from high school.
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Why did you choose an HBCU over a pwi?*
I just wanted to go to a place where I knew my success would happen.
3
What is the story of your "experience" at Your HBCU given its heralded status as a stellar and prestigious institution?*
My HBCU experience has been nothing short of amazing. I have met some of the most humble and supportive group of people so far.
4
"First time" experiences at your HBCU?*
I met people who were from different parts of the country.
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Who are the professors that have impacted your life in and out of the classroom? How did they do that?*
Dr. Sharon Tippins, Dr. Marvin Reid, and Dr. Jennifer Williams have impacted my life tremendously. I could come to them about issues that had nothing to do with school and they were very supportive and still are to this day.
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Wilberforce University
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Students: 500
- Athletics: Wilberforce University is a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an Independent of the Association of Independent Institutions (AII). Wilberforce University offers Men's sports including basketball and cross country, while women's sports include basketball and cross country. Students also participate in the following intramural sports: basketball, softball, volleyball, flag football, and tennis.
- Notable Alumni: Ossian Sweet - African American doctor notable for self-defense in 1925 against a white mob's attempt to force him out of his Detroit neighborhood, and acquittal at trial** Theophilus Gould Steward - 1881 - U.S. Army chaplain and Buffalo Soldier** Demetrius Newton - Civil rights attorney** Bill Powell - Owner and designer of Clearview Golf Club, the first integrated golf course in America and the first owned and designed by an African American** Leontyne Price - Opera singer and first African American prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera** Leon Jordan - 1932 - Politician and civil rights activist; considered one of the most influential African Americans in the history of Kansas City, Missouri** James H. McGee - City commissioner and first African American mayor of Dayton, Ohio** John R. Fox - Recipient of the Medal of Honor** Raymond V. Haysbert - Business executive and civil rights leader** Floy Clements - First African-American woman to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives (1959-1960)** Victoria Gray Adams - Pioneering civil rights activist** Regina M. Anderson - Playwright, librarian, and member of the Harlem Renaissance** Hallie Quinn Brown - 1873 - Educator, writer and activist**
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