Don Fowler, Former National Chair-DNC, Citadel
Professor-Urban Politics, Fowler Communications
Harvey Gantt, Architect, 1st African American student at Clemson, former Mayor of Charlotte-their 1st African American mayor
Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, an American historian, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder, became the first African-American scholar to be awarded the National Humanities Medal
Marcia Hale, President, Building America’s Future Education Fund, Assistant to President Clinton and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House
Jim Hodges, Former Governor of South Carolina, advisor/partner McQuire Woods
J. Mac Holladay, Founder/CEO-Market Street Services, Charleston and SC Chamber of Commerce
Sheila C. Johnson, Founder & CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts
Walter F. Johnson, Retired Army Brigadier General, former defense contractor
John Lewis, United States Representative, one of the “Big Six” of Civil Rights movement
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer award winning author, Executive Editor-Random House, former co-host-PBS
Marc H. Morial, President/CEO-National Urban League, former Mayor of New Orleans, appointed to President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability
Robert Moses, Educator, leader in Civil Rights movement, founder of The Algebra Project
Phylicia Rashad, Nationally acclaimed actress, 1st African-American actress to win Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play