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United Negro College Fund
ORGANIZATION
"The United Negro College Fund is the nation�s largest, oldest, and most successful minority higher education assistance organization. UNCF provides operating funds and technology enhancement services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities, scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions, and faculty and administrative professional training."
Official Website:
http://www.uncf.org/
Location:
Fairfax, VA
Founding Date:
25-Apr-1944
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Mary Cunningham Agee |
Activist |
1951 |
|
The Nurturing Network |
| O. Rudolph Aggrey |
Diplomat |
24-Jul-1926 |
|
US Ambassador to Romania, 1977-81 |
| Herbert M. Allison |
Business |
24-Aug-1943 |
14-Jul-2013 |
CEO of TIAA-CREF, 2002-08 |
| Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
10-Jul-1943 |
6-Feb-1993 |
First black man to win Wimbledon |
| Benjamin R. Barber |
Scholar |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
Jihad vs. McWorld |
| Elayne Boosler |
Comic |
18-Aug-1952 |
|
Has had 7 cable comedy specials |
| Edgar Bronfman, Sr. |
Business |
20-Jun-1929 |
21-Dec-2013 |
CEO of Seagram's until 1994 |
| Jonathan J. Bush |
Relative |
6-May-1931 |
|
Brother of George H.W. Bush |
| Prescott Bush |
Politician |
15-May-1895 |
8-Oct-1972 |
US Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63 |
| Mariah Carey |
Singer/Songwriter |
27-Mar-1969 |
|
Diva with eighteen #1 hits |
| Chester Carlson |
Inventor |
8-Feb-1906 |
19-Sep-1968 |
Invented Xerography |
| Vance D. Coffman |
Business |
3-Apr-1944 |
|
CEO of Lockheed Martin, 1998-2004 |
| Ossie Davis |
Actor |
18-Dec-1917 |
4-Feb-2005 |
Do The Right Thing |
| Dick DeVos |
Business |
21-Oct-1955 |
|
Amway scion |
| James Dimon |
Business |
13-Mar-1956 |
|
CEO of JP Morgan Chase |
| Robert Druskin |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Shearson Lehman Brothers, 1984-91 |
| John D. Finnegan |
Business |
31-Jan-1949 |
|
CEO of Chubb |
| Raymond V. Gilmartin |
Business |
6-Mar-1941 |
|
CEO of Merck, 1994-2005 |
| William H. Gray |
Politician |
20-Aug-1941 |
1-Jul-2013 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-91 |
| Bryant Gumbel |
Talk Show Host |
29-Sep-1948 |
|
The Today Show |
| Adele Hall |
Philanthropist |
? |
|
Hallmark Cards |
| James H. Hance, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CFO, Bank of America, 1988-2004 |
| Teresa Heinz |
Relative |
5-Oct-1938 |
|
Wife of John Kerry |
| Whitney Houston |
Singer |
9-Aug-1963 |
11-Feb-2012 |
Diva and cautionary tale |
| Frederick S. Humphries |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Former President, Florida A&M University |
| William Jefferson |
Politician |
14-Mar-1947 |
|
Congressman from Louisiana, 1991-2009 |
| Magic Johnson |
Basketball |
14-Aug-1959 |
|
Lakers star, AIDS spokesman |
| Robert L. Johnson |
Business |
8-Apr-1946 |
|
CEO of BET |
| Michael H. Jordan |
Business |
13-Jun-1936 |
25-May-2010 |
CEO of EDS, 2003-07 |
| Vernon Jordan |
Business |
15-Aug-1935 |
|
Advisor to Bill Clinton |
| Patti LaBelle |
Singer |
24-May-1944 |
|
Lady Marmalade |
| Alan G. Lafley |
Business |
13-Jun-1947 |
|
CEO of Procter & Gamble, 2000-09 |
| David Laventhol |
Publisher |
15-Jul-1933 |
8-Apr-2015 |
President of Times Mirror, 1987-93 |
| Floyd D. Loop |
Doctor |
c. 1936 |
|
Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| John A. Luke, Jr. |
Business |
24-Nov-1948 |
|
CEO of MeadWestvaco |
| Georgette Mosbacher |
Activist |
16-Jan-1947 |
|
Washington socialite |
| Thomas A. Murphy |
Business |
10-Dec-1915 |
18-Jan-2006 |
CEO of General Motors, 1974-80 |
| Ray Nagin |
Politician |
11-Jun-1956 |
|
Mayor of New Orleans, 2002-10 |
| Prince |
Musician |
7-Jun-1958 |
|
Purple Rain |
| Charles O. Prince |
Business |
13-Jan-1950 |
|
CEO of Citigroup, 2003-07 |
| Lou Rawls |
Singer |
1-Dec-1935 |
6-Jan-2006 |
Silky-voiced jazz/soul singer |
| Lee Raymond |
Business |
13-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of ExxonMobil, 1999-2005 |
| Peter S. Redding |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
Standard Register Company |
| Jerry Rice |
Football |
13-Oct-1962 |
|
Hall of Fame NFL wide receiver |
| Frank K. Ross |
Business |
1943 |
|
Partner at KPMG, 1977-2003 |
| Robert L. Ryan |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CFO of Medtronic, 1993-2005 |
| Josette Sheeran |
Government |
1954 |
|
UN World Food Programme |
| Martin Silverstein |
Diplomat |
1954 |
|
US Ambassador to Uruguay, 2001-05 |
| Scott C. Smith |
Publisher |
13-Sep-1950 |
|
President of Tribune Publishing, 2005-08 |
| Jack L. Stahl |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Revlon, 2002-06 |
| Manuel N. Stamatakis |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Capital Management Enterprises |
| Rex W. Tillerson |
Business |
23-Mar-1952 |
|
CEO of Exxon Mobil |
| Ronald Weiser |
Diplomat |
7-Jul-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Slovakia, 2001-04 |
| Ted Wells |
Attorney |
28-Apr-1950 |
|
Washington lawyer |
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