Alphabetical Listings
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2021 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00101
2025 Additions to the Memorial List - A00100
2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List Annotated - A00084
2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service - May 31, 2025 - A00086
Abdullahi Mire, Amherst College Class of 2026 - A00155
Additions to the Memorial List (Annotated) - A00103
Albert Nathaniel Whiting (Amherst College Class of 1938), Chancellor of North Carolina Central University - A00076
Alpha Phi Alpha - A00074
Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service (May 31, 2025) - A00102
Amon Nikoi, Amherst College Class of 1953, Achimota College Graduate, Harvard University PhD, Ghana's Representative to the United Nations and Governor of the Bank of Ghana - A00112
Arthur Carroll Wilkins, Amherst College Class of 1972, McKinley Technical High School (Washington, D. C.) Graduate, Successful Entertainment Career in France - A00157
Arthur George Shay, Amherst College Class of 1974, Essex Catholic High School (Orange, New Jersey) Graduate, Healer, Mentor and Counselor and Founder of Water of Life Public Charter School - A00171
Arthur Sherburne Hardy, A Novelist and Poet - A00006
Benjamin Elisha Boyce, Amherst College Class of 1963, Kingston High School (Kingston, New York), Singer and Record Producer - A00123
Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1925), New York City Councilman and Leader in the Communist Party - A00055
Benoni Price Hurst (Class of 1912), Head of X-ray Department of Freedmen's Hospital A00037
Caleb Layton, Congressman from Delaware -A00007
Carl Anthony Galloway, Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against Dan Rather and CBS News - A00133
Carl Curtis Beckwith (Amherst College Class of 1931), Dunbar High School Graduate and Graduate of Howard University Medical School - A00069
Carol Holt Miller, Mount Holyoke College, Class of 1975, and Nancy Louise Holt Miller - A00153
Cass Ballenger, Controversial Congressperson - A00004
Charles Dudley Lee (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00051
Charles Hamilton Houston (Class of 1915), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became the Legal Architect of Desegregation - A00038
Charles Henry Moore (Class of 1878), Founder of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University - A00024
Charles Milson Stillman, Amherst College Class of 1967, Milton Academy (Milton, Massachusetts) Graduate, University of Washington Ph.D., Long Time Stillman College Trustee - A00132
Charles Richard Drew (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate, American Surgeon, and the "Father of the Blood Bank" - A00057
Charles Sumner Wilson (Class of 1877), First Black Student Nominated to West Point and A Lawyer Who Was Later Imprisoned in an Insane Asylum - A00022
Charles William Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1923), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00049
Chauncey Baker Larry (Amherst College Class of 1927), Dunbar High School Graduate and Junior High School Teacher - A00060
Clarence Reed White (Amherst College Class of 1928), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00064
Cyril Archibald Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1948, American University of Beirut M.D., Amherst's First African Student Became Doctor in Liberia and Delivered 25,000 Babies - A00089
Daniel Chester Cochran, Amherst College Class of 1968, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Princeton University International Relations M.A., Trailblazing Gay African American Corporate Board Member - A00131
David Willis Utz (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00066
David Wills, Amherst College Professor of Religion - A00032
Donald Freeman Brown (Amherst College Class of 1930), Transferee to Harvard University, Longtime Harvard University Professor, Died at 105 Years, 87 Days - A00078
Donald Gaines Murray (Amherst College Class of 1934), Douglass High School Graduate and Plaintiff in the Supreme Court Case of Murray v. Pearson - A00072
Donald Gaines Murray (Class of 1934), Attorney and Plaintiff in the Case of Murray v. Pearson - A00015
Douglas Dayton, First President of Target - A00001
Edward B. Williams (Amherst College Class of 1933), Transferee to Tufts University, Lived 103 Years - A00080
Edward David Crockett, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1958, Dunbar High Grad, Howard Medical School Alum, and Jazz Musician Extraordinaire - A00097
Edward Jones (Class of 1826), First Black Graduate of Amherst College and Missionary to Sierra Leone - A00018
Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show - A00174A
Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show - A00174B
Edward Theodore Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1962, Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) Graduate. Yale University Architecture Degree - A00122
Edward Webster Bemis, Public Utility Expert - A00005
Elvin Harry Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938), Michigan Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist - A00075
Emily Dickinson, 19th Century American Poet - A00071
Floyd Cummings, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1976 and 1977E, Food Services Supervisor - A00165
Frances Morse Dent (Class of 1916), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became Civil Rights Lawyer - A00039
Frank Alvan Hosmer (Class of 1875), Ninth President of Punahou and Great Barrington Educator Who Taught W. E. B. DuBois - A00021
Franklin Owens, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1966 Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa) Graduate, Iowa State University M. A. in Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University Economic Development Specialist - A00167
Fred Austin Culver, Amherst College Class of 1954, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Ohio State University Law Degree, 50 Year Legal Career - A00113
Fred Lewis Wallace, Amherst College Class of 1961, Jesup W. Scott High School (Toledo, Ohio), Harvard Law School Graduate - A00121
Frederick Allan Parker (Class of 1920), Dunbar High School Graduate, Civil Rights Trailblazer and 1973 Amherst College Honorary Degree Recipient - A00044
Frederick Allen Parker, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Shortridge High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Transferred to Purdue University From Which He Graduated in 1962 - A00128
Frederick Earl McLendon, Amherst College Class of 1955, Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia), Northwestern University Law Degree - A00114
Gardner Watts (Amherst College Class of 1935), Tbe "Hiking Historian" of Suffern, New York, Longest Lived Alumni of Amherst College at 105 Years Old - A00081
George Costin Williams (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00067
George Gilmer, Amherst College Class of 1926 - A00147
George Johnson, The Last Great Product of the Dunbar System - A00161A
George L. Shinn, Quixotic Wall Street Chief - A00002
George Nolen Calloway (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00050
George Robert Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Valedictorian, Columbia Law School Graduate, Long Time Amherst College Trustee -A00161
George Thomas Glover, Amherst College Class of 1973, Middletown High School (Connecticut) Graduate - A00159
George Washington Forbes (Class 0f 1892), African American Journalist and Boston's First Black City Librarian - A00009
Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional - A00176A
Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional - A00176B
Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional - A00176C
Geraldine Bledsoe Ford, First African American Woman to Be Elected Judge and Opponent of Elvin Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938) - A00082
Grateful Thank Yous to Frederick Drew Gregory (Class of 1962) and Junius White Williams (Class of 1965) - A00059
Gregory Allen Domingue, Amherst College Class of 1972, Southern University Lab School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Graduate, Eternal Soul Brother - A00144
Guichard B. Parris (Amherst College Class of 1927), Amherst College Phi Beta Kappa, National Urban League Public Relations Director and Whitney Young Medallion Recipient - A00061
Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands; Part 1 - A00091
Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 2 - A00092
Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 3 - A00093
Harold Over Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate and Howard University History Professor for Fifty Years - A00065
Harold Wade, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Harvard Law School Degree, Author of "Black Men of Amherst" - A00135
Harry Greene Risher (Amherst College Class of 1934), Dunbar High School Graduate and Manager of the Whitelaw Hotel - A00073
Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut - A00170A
Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut - A00170B
Henry Hart III, Amherst College Class of 1972, Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Boston University Law Degree - A00154
Henry Martin Tupper (Class of 1859), Founder of Shaw University - A00017
Highwarden Just (Amherst College Class of 1940), Dunbar High School Graduate, Son of Ernest Everett Just, the first Spingarn Medal Recipient - A00077
Hollis Freeman Price (Amherst College Class of 1927), First African American President of LeMoyne-Owen College - A00063
Howard Wilbur Jones, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1931), Pioneer of In Vitro Fertilization, Lived for 104 Years - A00079
Hugh Bernard Price (Amherst College Class of 1963), National Urban League President - A00062
Isaac Anthony Harris, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, George School (Newton, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Brown University Physics Masters and Ph.D., Naval Research Center Research Physicist - A00160
Isaiah Thornton Creswell, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Lenox School (Massachusetts) Graduate, Vanderbilt Law School Degree, Federal Government Employee - A00116
Jaafar Kassem-Ali, Amherst College Class of 1968, Azania Secondary School (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania) Graduate, Columbia University M.A., CUNY Hunter College African Literature Professor - A00127
James Alphonso Curtis (Amherst College Class of 1933), Barringer High School (New Jersey) Graduate and New Jersey State Assemblymember - A00070
James Blaine Hunter (Class of 1909), A Dunbar Graduate - A00034
James Francis Gregory (Class of 1898), Amherst College 1898 Baseball Team Captain - A00028
James LeCount Chestnut (Class of 1907), A Dunbar Graduate - A00033
James Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize Winning Librettist of La Vida Es Sueno Opera - A00014
James S. Jackson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Roosevelt High School (Yonkers, New York) Grad, Four-Year Swim Test Survivor - A00119
Jamson Sulemani Lwebuga-Mukasa, Amherst College Class of 1970, Deposit Central School (Deposit, New York) Graduate, UC San Diego Medical and PhD Degrees, 40 Year Medical Career - A00137
Jidlaph Gitau Kamoche, Amherst College Class of 1967, Thika High School (Thika, Kenya) Graduate, UMass Amherst M.A., State University of New York Buffalo Ph.D., Director of African/African American Studies at Oklahoma University - A00126
Joaquin Bradford Haley. Amherst College Class of 1971, North Chicago Community High School Graduate, Tufts University M.A., Dartmouth College Administrator - A00141
John Bertram Garrett (Class of 1918), Bacteriologist for the Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee and Father of John Bertram Garrett, Jr. (Class of 1946) - A00042
John G. Gloster, Amherst College Class of 1948, Frederick Douglass High School Graduate, D.C. Housing Agency Head - A00107
John Howard Nesbitt, Amherst College Class of 1972, Rutgers University MBA, Employment Branding Specialist - A00156
John Hurst II, Amherst College Class of 1943, Dunbar High School Graduate - A00106
John Randolph Pinkett (Class of 1911), A Dunbar Graduate and a Dunbar High School Teacher - A00036
Joseph Clarence Chambers, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1930), First African American Medical Superintendent of the New York Hospital System - A00068
Joseph Emerett Sidney Compton III, Amherst College Class of 1971, John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) High School, University of Michigan M.A. and Law Degree, Long Time Arlington, Texas Urban Planner - A00140
Joseph Michael Miller, Amherst College Class of 1975, Erasmus Hall High School Academy of Arts (New York City, New York) Graduate, Investment Analyst for Continental Illinois National Bank - A00175
Julian Raymond Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1965, Fairmont Heights Sr. High School (Landover, Maryland), Howard University Medical Degree, Oakland Pediatrician - A00125
Karl Sinclair Atkinson, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard University Medical Degree, Long Term Private Practitioner - A00115
Ken Howard, Television's "White Shadow" and the President of Screen Actors Guild - A00012
Kenneth A. Brown, Amherst College Class of 1952, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Case Western Medical Degree - A00110
Kenneth Aboayge-Adinkra, Amherst College Class of 2016, Pingree School (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) Graduate - A00152
Kenneth E. Glover, Amherst College Class of 1974, Fairmont Heights Senior High School (Fairmont Heights, Maryland), University of Maryland M.A. in Management, Prince George County Chief Administrative Officer - A00166
Kiiren Aamer Jackson, Amherst College Class of 2024 - A00145
Lawrence Carey Ragland, Amherst College Class of 1970, James Solomon Russell High School (Lawrenceville, Virginia) Graduate, Amherst Zumbye Who Appeared on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show - A00139
Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 1 - A00098
Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 2 - A00099
Leon Buster Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1963, Middletown High School (Middletown, Connecticut), Columbia University MBA and MIA, Initiator of Asa J. Davis - Leon B. Gibbs Scholarship Fund - A00124
Leon Joseph Du Bois, Amherst College Class of 1960, Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York), Princeton University M.F.A., Square Dancer Extraordinaire - A00118
Lewis Spratlan, Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer of "Life is a Dream" Opera - A00013
Madison Smith (Class of 1877), The Only Black Amherst College Student Who Was First a Slave - A00023
Mark Anthony McArthur, Amherst College Class of 1975, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Employment Counselor in Chicago - A00173
Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 1 - A00094
Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 2 - A00095
Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 3 - A00096
Mercer Cook III, Amherst College Class of 1951, Dunbar High School Graduate, Career Public Servant, and Member of Cook Family Connection to Amherst College - A00108
Michael Jerome Pierce, Amherst College Class of 1974, George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Graduate, Emory University M. D., Psychiatrist - A00168
Michael K. Butler, Amherst College Class of 1976, Natchitoches Central High School (Natchitoches, Louisiana) Graduate, Tulane University M.D. and M.P.H. Degrees, Griots' Art Gallery Executive Director - A00150
New Additions to the List Since 2021 - A00146A
Norman Carey Amaker, Amherst College Class of 1956, Stuyvesant High School (New York City, New York), Columbia Law School J. D., Martin Luther King's Attorney - A00087
Pelleman Williams (Class of 1844), Well Known Educator, Vocalist and Organist - A00019
Post May 31, 2025 Additions to the Memorial List - A00105
Raffaela Tamara Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1973, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Parisien Bon Vivant, First Known Transgender Woman Amherst Graduate - A00162
Ralph Edward Greene, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High Grad, Howard University Medical School Grad, and Long Time Ob Gyn in Prince George's County, Maryland - A00088
Remembering Dunbar - A00041
Remembering Dunbar - A00085
Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00130
Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List for November 6, 2025 - A00146B
Richard Brown Highbaugh, Amherst College Class of 1948, Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Tuskegee Airman Who Received MBA from University of Chicago - A00090
Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Recipient - A00010
Robert Gilbert "Gil" Roberts, Amherst College Janitor, International Banjo Player Extraordinaire, and the Longest Living Member of the Amherst College Community - A00136
Robert H. Romer, Amherst College Class of 1952, Princeton University Ph.D. in Physics, Long Time Amherst College Physics Professor, Author of "Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts" - A00149
Robert Henry Meriwether (Class of 1905), Howard University LLB - A00030
Robert Lee Jones. Amherst College Class of 1971, Memorial High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Graduate, Columbia University M.A. - A00142
Robert Nicholas Mattingly (Class of 1906), A Dunbar Graduate and a Principal of Washington, D.C.'s Cardozo High School for 26 Years - A00031
Robert Percy Barnes (Class of 1921), Dunbar Graduate, Amherst Phi Beta Kappa, and Amherst's First African American Faculty Member - A00045
Robert Purvis, African American Abolitionist Who Most Likely Attended Amherst Academy - A00016
Robert Sinclair Hartgrove (Class of 1905), Washington, D. C. Lawyer - A00029
Robert Stewart Jason, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard Medical School Degree, New York City Doctor - A00117
Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner - A00169A
Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner - A00169B
Robert Willingham Yancey, Amherst College Class of 1975, Roosevelt Roads High School (Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time District of Columbia Doctor - A00177
Rudolf Lawrence Raines, Amherst College Class of 1973, Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, New York University Law Degree, Long Time AT&T Manager - A00163
Samuel George Elbert (Amherst College Class of 1922), McGill University Medical School Graduate (1929) - A00046
Sarah Goldberg, Actress on TV's "7th Heaven" - A00003
Sidney James Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Benjamin Franklin High School Graduate, City of Dallas Youth Program Coordinator, Amherst College Black Alumni Gathering Coordinator - A00158
The 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00104
The Civil War Soldiers - A00020
The Dunbar- Amherst Connection: 1892-1961 - A00043
The Omega Psi Phi Men of Amherst - A00040
The Newports of Amherst - A00143
Thomas Desire Pawley (Class of 1911), Father of Thomas Pawley III and Grandfather of Thomas Pawley IV - A00035
Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator -A00172A
Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator - A00172B
Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator - A00172C
Thomas Woodrow Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1951, Graduate of Evanston (Illinois) High School, Dean of All Saints Cathedral in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. and Fraternity Integrator - A00109
Thurman Luce Dodson (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate and the 1947-48 President of the National Bar Association - A00058
Tommy G. Eubanks, Amherst College Class of 1978, Vashon High School (St. Louis, Missouri) Graduate - A00151
Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Amherst College Class of 1949, Mount Hermon School (Mount Hermon, Massachusetts), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time Los Angeles Area Surgeon - A00129
Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1949 - A00148
Traveling While Black During Jim Crow and The Tragic Death of Charles Drew - A00083
Ulric St. Clair Haynes, Bedford-Stuyvesant Resident, Ambassador to Algeria, Deep Springs College Trustee - A00111
Uthman Faruq Muhammad, Amherst College Class of 1970, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, University of Chicago MBA, Leader of the 1970 Converse Hall Takeover - A00138
Wilbert Blanchard Lew (Class of 1883), Horse Whisperer and Veterinary Specialist - A00026
Wiley Lane (Class of 1879), The First African American Professor of Greek at Howard University - A00025
Will Mercer Cook (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and American Diplomat - A00054
William Clarence Robinson, III, Amherst College Class of 1968, McKinley High School Graduate, Georgetown University Law Degree - A00134
William Daniel Wooten, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Dunbar High School Graduate, Human Resources Executive and Management Consultant -A00164
William Henry Hastie (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and First African American to Serve as a Federal Judge - A00056
William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Bay State Banner Profile: William H. Lewis: Eloquent Orator and Lauded Lawyer - A00047
William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Harvard Magazine: Brief Life of a Football Pioneer - A00048
William Henry Lewis (Class of 1892), African American Pioneer in Athletics, Law and Politics - A00008
William McFeely, American Historian and Grant Biographer - A00011
William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925): Communications - A00053
William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate Who Became the First African American PhD in Anthropology and the First African American NAACP President - A00052
William Tecumseh Sherman Jackson (Class of 1892), Dunbar High School Educator and Recruiter of Charles Hamilton Houston - A00027
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2021 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00101
2025 Additions to the Memorial List - A00100
2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List Annotated - A00084
2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service - May 31, 2025 - A00086
(Aboayge-Adinkra, Kenneth) Kenneth Aboayge-Adinkra, Amherst College Class of 2016, Pingree School (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) Graduate - A00152
Additions to the Memorial List (Annotated) - A00103
Alpha Phi Alpha - A00074
(Amaker, Norman Carey) Norman Carey Amaker, Amherst College Class of 1956, Stuyvesant High School (New York City, New York), Columbia Law School J. D., Martin Luther King's Attorney - A00087
Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service (May 31, 2025) - A00102
(Atkinson, Karl Sinclair) Karl Sinclair Atkinson, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard University Medical Degree, Long Term Private Practitioner - A00115
(Ballenger, Cass) Cass Ballenger, Controversial Congressperson - A00004
(Barnes, Robert Percy) Robert Percy Barnes (Class of 1921), Dunbar Graduate, Amherst Phi Beta Kappa, and Amherst's First African American Faculty Member - A00045
(Beckwith, Carl Curtis) Carl Curtis Beckwith (Amherst College Class of 1931), Dunbar High School Graduate and Graduate of Howard University Medical School - A00069
(Bemis, Edward Webster) Edward Webster Bemis, Public Utility Expert - A00005
(Boyce, Benjamin Elisha) Benjamin Elisha Boyce, Amherst College Class of 1963, Kingston High School (Kingston, New York), Singer and Record Producer - A00123
(Brown, Donald Freeman) Donald Freeman Brown (Amherst College Class of 1930), Transferee to Harvard University, Longtime Harvard University Professor, Died at 105 Years, 87 Days - A00078
(Brown, Kenneth A.) Kenneth A. Brown, Amherst College Class of 1952, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Case Western Medical Degree - A00110
(Burwell, Lawrence Rogers) Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 1 - A00098
(Burwell, Lawrence Rogers) Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 2 - A00099
(Butler, Michael K.) Michael K. Butler, Amherst College Class of 1976, Natchitoches Central High School (Natchitoches, Louisiana) Graduate, Tulane University M.D. and M.P.H. Degrees, Griots' Art Gallery Executive Director - A00150
(Calloway, George Nolen) George Nolen Calloway (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00050
(Chambers, Joseph Clarence, Jr.) Joseph Clarence Chambers, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1930), First African American Medical Superintendent of the New York Hospital System - A00068
(Chestnut, James LeCount) James LeCount Chestnut (Class of 1907), A Dunbar Graduate - A00033
(Cobb, William Montague) William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925): Communications - A00053
(Cobb, William Montague) William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate Who Became the First African American PhD in Anthropology and the First African American NAACP President - A00052
(Cochran, Daniel Chester) Daniel Chester Cochran, Amherst College Class of 1968, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Princeton University International Relations M.A., Trailblazing Gay African American Corporate Board Member - A00131
(Compton, III, Joseph Emerett Sidney) Joseph Emerett Sidney Compton III, Amherst College Class of 1971, John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) High School, University of Michigan M.A. and Law Degree, Long Time Arlington, Texas Urban Planner -A00140
(Cook III, Mercer) Mercer Cook III, Amherst College Class of 1951, Dunbar High School Graduate, Career Public Servant, and Member of Cook Family Connection to Amherst College - A00108
(Cook, Will Mercer) Will Mercer Cook (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and American Diplomat - A00054
(Creswell, Jr., Isaiah Thornton) Isaiah Thornton Creswell, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Lenox School (Massachusetts) Graduate, Vanderbilt Law School Degree, Federal Government Employee - A00116
(Crockett, Jr., Edward David) Edward David Crockett, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1958, Dunbar High Grad, Howard Medical School Alum, and Jazz Musician Extraordinaire - A00097
(Culver, Fred Austin) Fred Austin Culver, Amherst College Class of 1954, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Ohio State University Law Degree, 50 Year Legal Career - A00113
(Cummings, Jr., Floyd) Floyd Cummings, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1976 and 1977E, Food Services Supervisor - A00165
(Curtis, James Alphonso) James Alphonso Curtis (Amherst College Class of 1933), Barringer High School (New Jersey) Graduate and New Jersey State Assemblymember - A00070
(Davis, Benjamin Jefferson) Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1925), New York City Councilman and Leader in the Communist Party - A00055
(Davis, Jr., Julian Raymond) Julian Raymond Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1965, Fairmont Heights Sr. High School (Landover, Maryland), Howard University Medical Degree, Oakland Pediatrician - A00125
(Davis, Sidney James) Sidney James Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Benjamin Franklin High School Graduate, City of Dallas Youth Program Coordinator, Amherst College Black Alumni Gathering Coordinator- A00158
(Dayton, Douglas) Douglas Dayton, First President of Target - A00001
(Dent, Frances Morse) Frances Morse Dent (Class of 1916), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became Civil Rights Lawyer A00039
(Dickinson, Emily) Emily Dickinson, 19th Century American Poet - A00071
(Dodson, Thurman Luce) Thurman Luce Dodson (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate and the 1947-48 President of the National Bar Association - A00058
(Domingue, Gregory Allen) Gregory Allen Domingue, Amherst College Class of 1972, Southern University Lab School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Graduate, Eternal Soul Brother - A00144
(Drew, Charles Richard) Charles Richard Drew (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate, American Surgeon, and the "Father of the Blood Bank" - A00057
(Du Bois, Leon Joseph) Leon Joseph Du Bois, Amherst College Class of 1960, Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York), Princeton University M.F.A., Square Dancer Extraordinaire - A00118
(Elbert, Samuel George) Samuel George Elbert (Amherst College Class of 1922), McGill University Medical School Graduate (1929) - A00046
(Eubanks, Tommy G.) Tommy G. Eubanks, Amherst College Class of 1978, Vashon High School (St. Louis, Missouri) Graduate - A00151
(Forbes, George Washington) George Washington Forbes (Class 0f 1892), African American Journalist and Boston's First Black City Librarian - A00009
(Ford, Geraldine Bledsoe) Geraldine Bledsoe Ford, First African American Woman to Be Elected Judge and Opponent of Elvin Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938) - A00082
(Galloway, Carl Anthony) Carl Anthony Galloway, Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against Dan Rather and CBS News -A00133
(Garrett, John Bertram) John Bertram Garrett (Class of 1918), Bacteriologist for the Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee and Father of John Bertram Garrett, Jr. (Class of 1946) - A00042
(Gibbs, Leon Buster) Leon Buster Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1963, Middletown High School (Middletown, Connecticut), Columbia University MBA and MIA, Initiator of Asa J. Davis - Leon B. Gibbs Scholarship Fund -A00124
(Gibbs, Thomas Woodrow) Thomas Woodrow Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1951, Graduate of Evanston (Illinois) High School, Dean of All Saints Cathedral in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. and Fraternity Integrator - A00109
(Gilmer, George) George Gilmer, Amherst College Class of 1926 - A00147
(Gloster, John G.) John G. Gloster, Amherst College Class of 1948, Frederick Douglass High School Graduate, D.C. Housing Agency Head - A00107
(Glover, George Thomas) George Thomas Glover, Amherst College Class of 1973, Middletown High School (Connecticut) Graduate - A00159
(Glover, Kenneth E.) Kenneth E. Glover, Amherst College Class of 1974, Fairmont Heights Senior High School (Fairmont Heights, Maryland), University of Maryland M.A. in Management, Prince George County Chief Administrative Officer - A00166
(Goldberg, Sarah) Sarah Goldberg, Actress on TV's "7th Heaven" - A00003
(Greene, Ralph Edward) Ralph Edward Greene, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High Grad, Howard University Medical School Grad, and Long Time Ob Gyn in Prince George's County, Maryland - A00088
(Gregory, James Francis) James Francis Gregory (Class of 1898), Amherst College 1898 Baseball Team Captain - A00028
(Haizlip, Harold) Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 1 - A00091
(Haizlip, Harold) Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 2 - A00092
(Haizlip, Harold) Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 3 - A00093
(Haley, Joaquin Bradford) Joaquin Bradford Haley. Amherst College Class of 1971, North Chicago Community High School Graduate, Tufts University M.A., Dartmouth College Administrator - A00141
(Hardy, Arthur Sherburne) Arthur Sherburne Hardy, A Novelist and Poet - A00006
(Harris, Jr., Isaac Anthony) Isaac Anthony Harris, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, George School (Newton, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Brown University Physics Masters and Ph.D., Naval Research Center Research Physicist - A00160
(Hart III, Henry) Henry Hart III, Amherst College Class of 1972, Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Boston University Law Degree - A00154
(Hartgrove, Robert Sinclair) Robert Sinclair Hartgrove (Class of 1905), Washington, D. C. Lawyer - A00029
(Hastie, William Henry) William Henry Hastie (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and First African American to Serve as a Federal Judge - A00056
(Haynes, Ulric St. Clair) Ulric St. Clair Haynes, Bedford-Stuyvesant Resident, Ambassador to Algeria, Deep Springs College Trustee - A00111
(Highbaugh, Richard Brown) Richard Brown Highbaugh, Amherst College Class of 1948, Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Tuskegee Airman Who Received MBA from University of Chicago - A00090
(Holley, Marshall Rudd) Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 1 - A00094
(Holley, Marshall Rudd) Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 2 - A00095
(Holley, Marshall Rudd) Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 3 - A00096
(Hooper III, Thomas Harrison) Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator - A00172A
(Hooper III, Thomas Harrison) Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator - A00172B
(Hooper III, Thomas Harrison) Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator - A00172C
(Hosmer, Frank Alvan) Frank Alvan Hosmer (Class of 1875), Ninth President of Punahou and Great Barrington Educator Who Taught W. E. B. DuBois - A00021
(Houston, Charles Hamilton) Charles Hamilton Houston (Class of 1915), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became the Legal Architect of Desegregation A00038
(Howard, Ken) Ken Howard, Television's "White Shadow" and the President of Screen Actors Guild A00012
(Hunter, James Blaine) James Blaine Hunter (Class of 1909), A Dunbar Graduate - A00034
(Hurst, Benoni Price) Benoni Price Hurst (Class of 1912), Head of X-ray Department of Freedmen's Hospital - A00037
(Hurst II, John) John Hurst II, Amherst College Class of 1943, Dunbar High School Graduate - A00106
(Jackson, Jr., James S.) James S. Jackson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Roosevelt High School (Yonkers, New York) Grad, Four- Year Swim Test Survivor - A00119
(Jackson, Kiiren Aamer) Kiiren Aamer Jackson, Amherst College Class of 2024 - A00145
(Jackson, William Tecumseh Sherman) William Tecumseh Sherman Jackson (Class of 1892), Dunbar High School Educator and Recruiter of Charles Hamilton Houston - A00027
(Jason, Jr., Robert Stewart) Robert Stewart Jason, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard Medical School Degree, New York City Doctor - A00117
(Johnson, Cyril Archibald) Cyril Archibald Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1948, American University of Beirut M.D., Amherst's First African Student Became Doctor in Liberia and Delivered 25,000 Babies - A00089
(Johnson, George) George Johnson, The Last Great Product of the Dunbar System - A00161A
(Johnson, Jr., Edward Theodore) Edward Theodore Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1962, Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) Graduate. Yale University Architecture Degree - A00122
(Johnson. Jr., George Robert) George Robert Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Valedictorian, Columbia Law School Graduate, Long Time Amherst College Trustee -A00161
(Johnson, Raffaela Tamara) Raffaela Tamara Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1973, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Parisien Bon Vivant, First Known Transgender Woman Amherst Graduate - A00162
(Jones, Edward) Edward Jones (Class of 1826), First Black Graduate of Amherst College and Missionary to Sierra Leone - A00018
(Jones, Jr., Howard Wilbur) Howard Wilbur Jones, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1931), Pioneer of In Vitro Fertilization, Lived for 104 Years - A00079
(Jones, Robert Lee) Robert Lee Jones. Amherst College Class of 1971, Memorial High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Graduate, Columbia University M.A. - A00142
(Jones, Theodore Charles) Theodore Charles Jones, Amherst College Class of 1961, Rancocas Valley Regional High School Graduate (Mount Holly, New Jersey), University of Washington PhD, Amherst College and Mount Holyoke College Biology Professor - A00120
(Just, Highwarden) Highwarden Just (Amherst College Class of 1940), Dunbar High School Graduate, Son of Ernest Everett Just, the first Spingarn Medal Recipient - A00077
(Kamoche, Jidlaph Gitau) Jidlaph Gitau Kamoche, Amherst College Class of 1967, Thika High School (Thika, Kenya) Graduate, UMass Amherst M.A., State University of New York Buffalo Ph.D., Director of African/African American Studies at Oklahoma University - A00126
(Kassem-Ali, Jaafar) Jaafar Kassem-Ali, Amherst College Class of 1968, Azania Secondary School (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania) Graduate, Columbia University M.A., CUNY Hunter College African Literature Professor - A00127
(Lane, Wiley) Wiley Lane (Class of 1879), The First African American Professor of Greek at Howard University - A00025
(Larry, Chauncey Baker) Chauncey Baker Larry (Amherst College Class of 1927), Dunbar High School Graduate and Junior High School Teacher - A00060
(Layton, Caleb) Caleb Layton, Congressman from Delaware - A00007
(Lee, Charles Dudley) Charles Dudley Lee (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00051
(Lew, Wilbert Blanchard) Wilbert Blanchard Lew (Class of 1883), Horse Whisperer and Veterinary Specialist - A00026
(Lewis, Charles William) Charles William Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1923), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00049
(Lewis, Harold Over) Harold Over Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate and Howard University History Professor for Fifty Years - A00065
(Lewis, William Henry) William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Bay State Banner Profile: William H. Lewis: Eloquent Orator and Lauded Lawyer - A00047
(Lewis, William Henry) William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Harvard Magazine: Brief Life of a Football Pioneer - A00048
(Lewis, William Henry) William Henry Lewis (Class of 1892), African American Pioneer in Athletics, Law and Politics - A00008
(Lwebuga-Mukasa, Jamson Suleiman) Jamson Sulemani Lwebuga-Mukasa, Amherst College Class of 1970, Deposit Central School (Deposit, New York) Graduate, UC San Diego Medical and PhD Degrees, 40 Year Medical Career - A00137
(Maraniss, James) James Maraniss, Pulitizer Prize Winning Librettist of La Vida Es Sueno Opera - A00014
(Mattingly, Robert Nicholas) Robert Nicholas Mattingly (Class of 1906), A Dunbar Graduate and a Principal of Washington, D.C.'s Cardozo High School for 26 Years - A00031
(McArthur, Mark Anthony) Mark Anthony McArthur, Amherst College Class of 1975, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Employment Counselor in Chicago - A00173
(McCatty, Edward Sommerville) Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show - A00174A
(McCatty, Edward Sommerville) Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show - A00174B
(McFeely, William) William McFeely, American Historian and Grant Biographer - A00011
(McLendon, Frederick Earl) Frederick Earl McLendon, Amherst College Class of 1955, Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia), Northwestern University Law Degree - A00114
(Meriwether, Robert Henry) Robert Henry Meriwether (Class of 1905), Howard University LLB - A00030
(Miller, Carol Holt) Carol Holt Miller, Mount Holyoke College, Class of 1975, and Nancy Louise Holt Miller - A00153
(Miller, Joseph Michael) Joseph Michael Miller, Amherst College Class of 1975, Erasmus Hall High School Academy of Arts (New York City, New York) Graduate, Investment Analyst for Continental Illinois National Bank - A00175
(Mire, Abdullahi) Abdullahi Mire, Amherst College Class of 2026 - A00155
(Moore, Charles Henry) Charles Henry Moore (Class of 1878), Founder of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University - A00024
(Muhammad, Uthman Faruq) Uthman Faruq Muhammad, Amherst College Class of 1970, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, University of Chicago MBA, Leader of the 1970 Converse Hall Takeover - A00138
(Murray, Donald Gaines) Donald Gaines Murray (Amherst College Class of 1934), Douglass High School Graduate and Plaintiff in the Supreme Court Case of Murray v. Pearson - A00072
(Murray, Donald Gaines) Donald Gaines Murray (Class of 1934), Attorney and Plaintiff in the Case of Murray v. Pearson - A00015
(Nesbitt, John Howard) John Howard Nesbitt, Amherst College Class of 1972, Rutgers University MBA, Employment Branding Specialist - A00156
New Additions to the List Since 2021 - A00146A
(Nikoi, Amon) Amon Nikoi, Amherst College Class of 1953, Achimota College Graduate, Harvard University PhD, Ghana's Representative to the United Nations and Governor of the Bank of Ghana - A00112
(Owens, Jr., Franklin) Franklin Owens, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1966 Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa) Graduate, Iowa State University M. A. in Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University Economic Development Specialist - A00167
(Parker, Frederick Allan) Frederick Allan Parker (Class of 1920), Dunbar High School Graduate, Civil Rights Trailblazer and 1973 Amherst College Honorary Degree Recipient - A00044
(Parker, Jr., Frederick Allen) Frederick Allen Parker, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Shortridge High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Transferred to Purdue University From Which He Graduated in 1962 - A00128
(Parris, Guichard B.) Guichard B. Parris (Amherst College Class of 1927), Amherst College Phi Beta Kappa, National Urban League Public Relations Director and Whitney Young Medallion Recipient - A00061
(Pawley, Thomas Desire) Thomas Desire Pawley (Class of 1911), Father of Thomas Pawley III and Grandfather of Thomas Pawley IV - A00035
(Pierce, Michael Jerome) Michael Jerome Pierce, Amherst College Class of 1974, George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Graduate, Emory University M. D., Psychiatrist - A00168
(Pinkett, John Randolph) John Randolph Pinkett (Class of 1911), A Dunbar Graduate and a Dunbar High School Teacher - A00036
Post May 31, 2025 Additions to the Memorial List - A00105
(Price, Hollis Freeman) Hollis Freeman Price (Amherst College Class of 1927), First African American President of LeMoyne-Owen College - A00063
(Price, Hugh Bernard) Hugh Bernard Price (Amherst College Class of 1963), National Urban League President - A00062
(Purvis, Robert) Robert Purvis, African American Abolitionist Who Most Likely Attended Amherst Academy - A00016
(Ragland, Lawrence Carey) Lawrence Carey Ragland, Amherst College Class of 1970, James Solomon Russell High School (Lawrenceville, Virginia) Graduate, Amherst Zumbye Who Appeared on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show - A00139
(Raines, Rudolf Lawrence) Rudolf Lawrence Raines, Amherst College Class of 1973, Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, New York University Law Degree, Long Time AT&T Manager -A00163
Remembering Dunbar - A00041
Remembering Dunbar - A00085
Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00130
Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List for November 6, 2025 - A00146B
(Risher, Harry Greene) Harry Greene Risher (Amherst College Class of 1934), Dunbar High School Graduate and Manager of the Whitelaw Hotel - A00073
(Roberts, Robert Gilbert "Gil") Robert Gilbert "Gil" Roberts, Amherst College Janitor, International Banjo Player Extraordinaire, and the Longest Living Member of the Amherst College Community - A00136
(Robinson, III, William Clarence) William Clarence Robinson, III, Amherst College Class of 1968, McKinley High School Graduate, Georgetown University Law Degree - A00134
(Romer, Robert H.) Robert H. Romer, Amherst College Class of 1952, Princeton University Ph.D. in Physics, Long Time Amherst College Physics Professor, Author of "Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts" - A00149
(Sampson, Ronald Stephen) Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner - A00169A
(Sampson, Ronald Stephen) Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner - A00169B
(Scott, Hector Lloyd Armando) Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut - A00170A
(Scott, Hector Lloyd Armando) Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut - A00170B
(Shay, Arthur George) Arthur George Shay, Amherst College Class of 1974, Essex Catholic High School (Orange, New Jersey) Graduate, Healer, Mentor and Counselor and Founder of Water of Life Public Charter School - A00171
(Shinn, George L.) George L. Shinn, Quixotic Wall Street Chief - A00002
(Smith, Madison) Madison Smith (Class of 1877), The Only Black Amherst College Student Who Was First a Slave
(Spratlan, Lewis) Lewis Spratlan, Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer of "Life is a Dream" Opera - A00013
(Stillman, Charles Milson) Charles Milson Stillman, Amherst College Class of 1967, Milton Academy (Milton, Massachusetts) Graduate, University of Washington Ph.D., Long Time Stillman College Trustee - A00132
(Stover, Gerald Wayne) Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional -A00176A
(Stover, Gerald Wayne) Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional - A00176B
(Stover, Gerald Wayne) Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional - A00176C
The 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List - A00104
The Civil War Soldiers - A00020
The Newports of Amherst - A00143
(Tildon, Toussaint Timothy) Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Amherst College Class of 1949, Mount Hermon School (Mount Hermon, Massachusetts), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time Los Angeles Area Surgeon - A00129
(Tildon, Jr., Toussaint Timothy) Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1949 - A00148
Traveling While Black During Jim Crow and The Tragic Death of Charles Drew - A00083
(Tupper, Henry Martin) Henry Martin Tupper (Class of 1859), Founder of Shaw University A00017
(Utz, David Willis) David Willis Utz (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00066
(Wade, Jr., Harold) Harold Wade, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Harvard Law School Degree, Author of "Black Men of Amherst" - A00135
(Wallace, Fred Lewis) Fred Lewis Wallace, Amherst College Class of 1961, Jesup W. Scott High School (Toledo, Ohio), Harvard Law School Graduate - A00121
(Wanzo, Elvin Harry) Elvin Harry Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938), Michigan Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist - A00075
(Watts, Gardner) Gardner Watts (Amherst College Class of 1935), Tbe "Hiking Historian" of Suffern, New York, Longest Lived Alumni of Amherst College at 105 Years Old - A00081
(White, Clarence Reed) Clarence Reed White (Amherst College Class of 1928), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00064
(Whiting, Albert Nathaniel) Albert Nathaniel Whiting (Amherst College Class of 1938), Chancellor of North Carolina Central University - A00076
(Wilbur, Richard) Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Recipient - A00010
(Wilkins, Arthur Carroll) Arthur Carroll Wilkins, Amherst College Class of 1972, McKinley Technical High School (Washington, D. C.) Graduate, Successful Entertainment Career in France - a00157
(Williams, Edward B.) Edward B. Williams (Amherst College Class of 1933), Transferee to Tufts University, Lived 103 Years -A00080
(Williams, George Costin) George Costin Williams (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate - A00067
(Williams, Pelleman) Pelleman Williams (Class of 1844), Well Known Educator, Vocalist and Organist - A00019
(Wills, David) David Wills, Amherst College Professor of Religion - A00032
(Wilson, Charles Sumner) Charles Sumner Wilson (Class of 1877), First Black Student Nominated to West Point and A Lawyer Who Was Later Imprisoned in an Insane Asylum - A00022
(Wooten, Jr., William Daniel) William Daniel Wooten, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Dunbar High School Graduate, Human Resources Executive and Management Consultant - A00164
(Yancey, Robert Willingham) Robert Willingham Yancey, Amherst College Class of 1975, Roosevelt Roads High School (Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time District of Columbia Doctor - A00177
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A00001 - Douglas Dayton, First President of Target
A00002 - George L. Shinn, Quixotic Wall Street Chief
A00003 - Sarah Goldberg, Actress on TV's "7th Heaven"
A00004 - Cass Ballenger, Controversial Congressperson
A00005 - Edward Webster Bemis, Public Utility Expert
A00006 - Arthur Sherburne Hardy, A Novelist and Poet
A00007 - Caleb Layton, Congressman from Delaware
A00008 - William Henry Lewis (Class of 1892), African American Pioneer in Athletics, Law and Politics
A00009 - George Washington Forbes (Class 0f 1892), African American Journalist and Boston's First Black City Librarian
A00010 - Richard Wilbur, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Recipient
A00011 - William McFeely, American Historian and Grant Biographer
A00012 - Ken Howard, Television's "White Shadow" and the President of Screen Actors Guild
A00013 - Lewis Spratlan, Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer of "Life is a Dream" Opera
A00014 - James Maraniss, Pulitizer Prize Winning Librettist of La Vida Es Sueno Opera
A00015 - Donald Gaines Murray (Class of 1934), Attorney and Plaintiff in the Case of Murray v. Pearson
A00016 - Robert Purvis, African American Abolitionist Who Most Likely Attended Amherst Academy
A00017 - Henry Martin Tupper (Class of 1859), Founder of Shaw University
A00018 - Edward Jones (Class of 1826), First Black Graduate of Amherst College and Missionary to Sierra Leone
A00019 - Pelleman Williams (Class of 1844), Well Known Educator, Vocalist and Organist
A00020 - The Civil War Soldiers
A00021 - Frank Alvan Hosmer (Class of 1875), Ninth President of Punahou and Great Barrington Educator Who Taught W. E. B. DuBois
A00022 - Charles Sumner Wilson (Class of 1877), First Black Student Nominated to West Point and A Lawyer Who Was Later Imprisoned in an Insane Asylum
A00023 - Madison Smith (Class of 1877), The Only Black Amherst College Student Who Was First a Slave
A00024 - Charles Henry Moore (Class of 1878), Founder of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
A00025 - Wiley Lane (Class of 1879), The First African American Professor of Greek at Howard University
A00026 - Wilbert Blanchard Lew (Class of 1883), Horse Whisperer and Veterinary Specialist
A00027 - William Tecumseh Sherman Jackson (Class of 1892), Dunbar High School Educator and Recruiter of Charles Hamilton Houston
A00028 - James Francis Gregory (Class of 1898), Amherst College 1898 Baseball Team Captain
A00029 - Robert Sinclair Hartgrove (Class of 1905), Washington, D. C. Lawyer
A00030 - Robert Henry Meriwether (Class of 1905), Howard University LLB
A00031 - Robert Nicholas Mattingly (Class of 1906), A Dunbar Graduate and a Principal of Washington, D.C.'s Cardozo High School for 26 Years
A00032 - David Wills, Amherst College Professor of Religion
A00033 - James LeCount Chestnut (Class of 1907), A Dunbar Graduate
A00034 - James Blaine Hunter (Class of 1909), A Dunbar Graduate
A00035 - Thomas Desire Pawley (Class of 1911), Father of Thomas Pawley III and Grandfather of Thomas Pawley IV
A00036 - John Randolph Pinkett (Class of 1911), A Dunbar Graduate and a Dunbar High School Teacher
A00037 - Benoni Price Hurst (Class of 1912), Head of X-ray Department of Freedmen's Hospital
A00038 - Charles Hamilton Houston (Class of 1915), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became the Legal Architect of Desegregation
A00039 - Frances Morse Dent (Class of 1916), Dunbar Graduate and Omega Phi Psi Member Who Became Civil Rights Lawyer
A00040 - The Omega Psi Phi Men of Amherst
A00041 - Remembering Dunbar
A00042 - John Bertram Garrett (Class of 1918), Bacteriologist for the Veterans Hospital in Tuskegee and Father of John Bertram Garrett, Jr. (Class of 1946)
A00043 - The Dunbar- Amherst Connection: 1892-1961
A00044 - Frederick Allan Parker (Class of 1920), Dunbar High School Graduate, Civil Rights Trailblazer and 1973 Amherst College Honorary Degree Recipient
A00045 - Robert Percy Barnes (Class of 1921), Dunbar Graduate, Amherst Phi Beta Kappa, and Amherst's First African American Faculty Member
A00046 - Samuel George Elbert (Amherst College Class of 1922), McGill University Medical School Graduate (1929)
A00047 - William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Bay State Banner Profile: William H. Lewis: Eloquent Orator and Lauded Lawyer
A00048 - William Henry Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1892), Harvard Magazine: Brief Life of a Football Pioneer
A00049 - Charles William Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1923), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00050 - George Nolen Calloway (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00051- Charles Dudley Lee (Amherst College Class of 1923 Matriculant), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00052 - William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate Who Became the First African American PhD in Anthropology and the First African American NAACP President
A00053 - William Montague Cobb (Amherst College Class of 1925): Communications
A00054 - Will Mercer Cook (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and American Diplomat
A00055- Benjamin Jefferson Davis, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1925), New York City Councilman and Leader in the Communist Party
A00056- William Henry Hastie (Amherst College Class of 1925), Dunbar High School Graduate and First African American to Serve as a Federal Judge
A00057 - Charles Richard Drew (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate, American Surgeon, and the "Father of the Blood Bank"
A00058 - Thurman Luce Dodson (Amherst College Class of 1926), Dunbar High School Graduate and the 1947-48 President of the National Bar Association
A00059 - Grateful Thank Yous to Frederick Drew Gregory (Class of 1962) and Junius White Williams (Class of 1965)
A00060 - Chauncey Baker Larry (Amherst College Class of 1927), Dunbar High School Graduate and Junior High School Teacher
A00061 - Guichard B. Parris (Amherst College Class of 1927), Amherst College Phi Beta Kappa, National Urban League Public Relations Director and Whitney Young Medallion Recipient
A00062 - Hugh Bernard Price (Amherst College Class of 1963), National Urban League President
A00063 - Hollis Freeman Price (Amherst College Class of 1927), First African American President of LeMoyne-Owen College
A00064 - Clarence Reed White (Amherst College Class of 1928), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00065 - Harold Over Lewis (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate and Howard University History Professor for Fifty Years
A00066 - David Willis Utz (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00067 - George Costin Williams (Amherst College Class of 1929), Dunbar High School Graduate
A00068 - Joseph Clarence Chambers, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1930), First African American Medical Superintendent of the New York Hospital System
A00069 - Carl Curtis Beckwith (Amherst College Class of 1931), Dunbar High School Graduate and Graduate of Howard University Medical School
A00070 - James Alphonso Curtis (Amherst College Class of 1933), Barringer High School (New Jersey) Graduate and New Jersey State Assemblymember
A00071 - Emily Dickinson, 19th Century American Poet
A00072 - Donald Gaines Murray (Amherst College Class of 1934), Douglass High School Graduate and Plaintiff in the Supreme Court Case of Murray v. Pearson
A00073 - Harry Greene Risher (Amherst College Class of 1934), Dunbar High School Graduate and Manager of the Whitelaw Hotel
A00074 - Alpha Phi Alpha
A00075 - Elvin Harry Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938), Michigan Lawyer and Civil Rights Activist
A00076 - Albert Nathaniel Whiting (Amherst College Class of 1938), Chancellor of North Carolina Central University
A00077 - Highwarden Just (Amherst College Class of 1940), Dunbar High School Graduate, Son of Ernest Everett Just, the first Spingarn Medal Recipient
A00078 - Donald Freeman Brown (Amherst College Class of 1930), Transferee to Harvard University, Longtime Harvard University Professor, Died at 105 Years, 87 Days
A00079 - Howard Wilbur Jones, Jr. (Amherst College Class of 1931), Pioneer of In Vitro Fertilization, Lived for 104 Years
A00080 - Edward B. Williams (Amherst College Class of 1933), Transferee to Tufts University, Lived 103 Years
A00081 - Gardner Watts (Amherst College Class of 1935), Tbe "Hiking Historian" of Suffern, New York, Longest Lived Alumni of Amherst College at 105 Years Old
A00082 - Geraldine Bledsoe Ford, First African American Woman to Be Elected Judge and Opponent of Elvin Wanzo (Amherst College Class of 1938)
A00083 - Traveling While Black During Jim Crow and The Tragic Death of Charles Drew
A00084 - 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List Annotated
A00085 - Remembering Dunbar
A00086 - 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service - May 31, 2025
A00087 - Norman Carey Amaker, Amherst College Class of 1956, Stuyvesant High School (New York City, New York), Columbia Law School J. D., Martin Luther King's Attorney
A00088 - Ralph Edward Greene, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High Grad, Howard University Medical School Grad, and Long Time Ob Gyn in Prince George's County, Maryland
A00089 - Cyril Archibald Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1948, American University of Beirut M.D., Amherst's First African Student Became Doctor in Liberia and Delivered 25,000 Babies
A00090 - Richard Brown Highbaugh, Amherst College Class of 1948, Crispus Attucks High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Tuskegee Airman Who Received MBA from University of Chicago
A00091 - Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 1
A00092 - Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 2
A00093 - Harold Haizlip, Amherst College Class of 1957, Dunbar High Grad and Harvard Education School Alum, Commissioner of Education for the United States Virgin Islands: Part 3
A00094 - Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 1
A00095 - Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 2
A00096 - Marshall Rudd Holley, Amherst College Class of 1957, James Hillhouse High School (New Haven, Connecticut), Howard University M.D., Long-Term OB-GYN in New Haven: Part 3
A00097 - Edward David Crockett, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1958, Dunbar High Grad, Howard Medical School Alum, and Jazz Musician Extraordinaire
A00098 - Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 1
A00099 - Lawrence Rogers Burwell, Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High Grad and Case Western Reserve Medical School Alum Who Became Noted University of Virginia Cardiologist: Part 2
A00100 - 2025 Additions to the Memorial List
A00101 - 2021 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List
A00102 - Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial Service (May 31, 2025)
A00103 - Additions to the Memorial List (Annotated)
A00104 - The 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List
A00105 - Post May 31, 2025 Additions to the Memorial List
A00106 - John Hurst II, Amherst College Class of 1943, Dunbar High School Graduate
A00107 - John G. Gloster, Amherst College Class of 1948, Frederick Douglass High School Graduate, D.C. Housing Agency Head
A00108 - Mercer Cook III, Amherst College Class of 1951, Dunbar High School Graduate, Career Public Servant, and Member of Cook Family Connection to Amherst College
A00109 - Thomas Woodrow Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1951, Graduate of Evanston (Illinois) High School, Dean of All Saints Cathedral in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. and Fraternity Integrator
A00110 - Kenneth A. Brown, Amherst College Class of 1952, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Case Western Medical Degree
A00111 - Ulric St. Clair Haynes, Bedford-Stuyvesant Resident, Ambassador to Algeria, Deep Springs College Trustee
A00112 - Amon Nikoi, Amherst College Class of 1953, Achimota College Graduate, Harvard University PhD, Ghana's Representative to the United Nations and Governor of the Bank of Ghana
A00113 - Fred Austin Culver, Amherst College Class of 1954, Warren Harding High School Graduate, Ohio State University Law Degree, 50 Year Legal Career
A00114 - Frederick Earl McLendon, Amherst College Class of 1955, Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia), Northwestern University Law Degree
A00115 - Karl Sinclair Atkinson, Amherst College Class of 1956, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard University Medical Degree, Long Term Private Practitioner
A00116 - Isaiah Thornton Creswell, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Lenox School (Massachusetts) Graduate, Vanderbilt Law School Degree, Federal Government Employee
A00117 - Robert Stewart Jason, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1959, Dunbar High School Graduate, Howard Medical School Degree, New York City Doctor
A00118 - Leon Joseph Du Bois, Amherst College Class of 1960, Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York), Princeton University M.F.A., Square Dancer Extraordinaire
A00119 - James S. Jackson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Roosevelt High School (Yonkers, New York) Grad, Four Year Swim Test Survivor
A00120 - Theodore Charles Jones, Amherst College Class of 1961, Rancocas Valley Regional High School Graduate (Mount Holly, New Jersey), University of Washington PhD, Amherst College and Mount Holyoke College Biology Professor
A00121 - Fred Lewis Wallace, Amherst College Class of 1961, Jesup W. Scott High School (Toledo, Ohio), Harvard Law School Graduate
A00122 - Edward Theodore Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1962, Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio) Graduate. Yale University Architecture Degree
A00123 - Benjamin Elisha Boyce, Amherst College Class of 1963, Kingston High School (Kingston, New York), Singer and Record Producer
A00124 - Leon Buster Gibbs, Amherst College Class of 1963, Middletown High School (Middletown, Connecticut), Columbia University MBA and MIA, Initiator of Asa J. Davis - Leon B. Gibbs Scholarship Fund
A00125 - Julian Raymond Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1965, Fairmont Heights Sr. High School (Landover, Maryland), Howard University Medical Degree, Oakland Pediatrician
A00126 - Jidlaph Gitau Kamoche, Amherst College Class of 1967, Thika High School (Thika, Kenya) Graduate, UMass Amherst M.A., State University of New York Buffalo Ph.D., Director of African/African American Studies at Oklahoma University
A00127 - Jaafar Kassem-Ali, Amherst College Class of 1968, Azania Secondary School (Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania) Graduate, Columbia University M.A., CUNY Hunter College African Literature Professor
A00128 - Frederick Allen Parker, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1960, Shortridge High School (Indianapolis, Indiana) Graduate, Transferred to Purdue University From Which He Graduated in 1962
A00129 - Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Amherst College Class of 1949, Mount Hermon School (Mount Hermon, Massachusetts), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time Los Angeles Area Surgeon
A00130 - Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List
A00131 - Daniel Chester Cochran, Amherst College Class of 1968, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Princeton University International Relations M.A., Trailblazing Gay African American Corporate Board Member
A00132 - Charles Milson Stillman, Amherst College Class of 1967, Milton Academy (Milton, Massachusetts) Graduate, University of Washington Ph.D., Long Time Stillman College Trustee
A00133 - Carl Anthony Galloway, Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against Dan Rather and CBS News
A00134 - William Clarence Robinson, III, Amherst College Class of 1968, McKinley High School Graduate, Georgetown University Law Degree
A00135 - Harold Wade, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1968, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Harvard Law School Degree, Author of "Black Men of Amherst"
A00136 - Robert Gilbert "Gil" Roberts, Amherst College Janitor, International Banjo Player Extraordinaire, and the Longest Living Member of the Amherst College Community
A00137 - Jamson Sulemani Lwebuga-Mukasa, Amherst College Class of 1970, Deposit Central School (Deposit, New York) Graduate, UC San Diego Medical and PhD Degrees, 40 Year Medical Career
A00138 - Uthman Faruq Muhammad, Amherst College Class of 1970, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, University of Chicago MBA, Leader of the 1970 Converse Hall Takeover
A00139 - Lawrence Carey Ragland, Amherst College Class of 1970, James Solomon Russell High School (Lawrenceville, Virginia) Graduate, Amherst Zumbye Who Appeared on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show
A00140 - Joseph Emerett Sidney Compton III, Amherst College Class of 1971, John J. Pershing (Detroit, Michigan) High School, University of Michigan M.A. and Law Degree, Long Time Arlington, Texas Urban Planner
A00141 - Joaquin Bradford Haley. Amherst College Class of 1971, North Chicago Community High School Graduate, Tufts University M.A., Dartmouth College Administrator
A00142 - Robert Lee Jones. Amherst College Class of 1971, Memorial High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Graduate, Columbia University M.A.
A00143 - The Newports of Amherst
A00144 - Gregory Allen Domingue, Amherst College Class of 1972, Southern University Lab School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) Graduate, Eternal Soul Brother
A00145 - Kiiren Aamer Jackson, Amherst College Class of 2024
A00146A - New Additions to the List Since 2021
A00146B - Revised 2025 Amherst College Black Alumni Memorial List for November 6, 2025
A00147 - George Gilmer, Amherst College Class of 1926
A00148 - Toussaint Timothy Tildon, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1949
A00149 - Robert H. Romer, Amherst College Class of 1952, Princeton University Ph.D. in Physics, Long Time Amherst College Physics Professor, Author of "Slavery in the Connecticut Valley of Massachusetts"
A00150 - Michael K. Butler, Amherst College Class of 1976, Natchitoches Central High School (Natchitoches, Louisiana) Graduate, Tulane University M.D. and M.P.H. Degrees, Griots' Art Gallery Executive Director
A00151 - Tommy G. Eubanks, Amherst College Class of 1978, Vashon High School (St. Louis, Missouri) Graduate
A00152 - Kenneth Aboayge-Adinkra, Amherst College Class of 2016, Pingree School (South Hamilton, Massachusetts) Graduate
A00153 - Carol Holt Miller, Mount Holyoke College, Class of 1975, and Nancy Louise Holt Miller
A00154 - Henry Hart III, Amherst College Class of 1972, Germantown Friends School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Boston University Law Degree
A00155 - Abdullahi Mire, Amherst College Class of 2026
A00156 - John Howard Nesbitt, Amherst College Class of 1972, Rutgers University MBA, Employment Branding Specialist
A00157 - Arthur Carroll Wilkins, Amherst College Class of 1972, McKinley Technical High School (Washington, D. C.) Graduate, Successful Entertainment Career in France
A00158 - Sidney James Davis, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Benjamin Franklin High School Graduate, City of Dallas Youth Program Coordinator, Amherst College Black Alumni Gathering Coordinator
A00159 - George Thomas Glover, Amherst College Class of 1973, Middletown High School (Connecticut) Graduate
A00160 - Isaac Anthony Harris, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, George School (Newton, Pennsylvania) Graduate, Brown University Physics Masters and Ph.D., Naval Research Center Research Physicist
A00161 - George Robert Johnson, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Valedictorian, Columbia Law School Graduate, Long Time Amherst College Trustee
A00161A - George Johnson, The Last Great Product of the Dunbar System
A00162 - Raffaela Tamara Johnson, Amherst College Class of 1973, Andrew Jackson High School (Queens, New York) Graduate, Parisien Bon Vivant, First Known Transgender Woman Amherst Graduate
A00163 - Rudolf Lawrence Raines, Amherst College Class of 1973, Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, New York University Law Degree, Long Time AT&T Manager
A00164 - William Daniel Wooten, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1973, Dunbar High School Graduate, Human Resources Executive and Management Consultant
A00165 - Floyd Cummings, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1976 and 1977E, Food Services Supervisor
A00166 - Kenneth E. Glover, Amherst College Class of 1974, Fairmont Heights Senior High School (Fairmont Heights, Maryland), University of Maryland M.A. in Management, Prince George County Chief Administrative Officer
A00167 - Franklin Owens, Jr., Amherst College Class of 1974, 1966 Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa) Graduate, Iowa State University M. A. in Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University Economic Development Specialist
A00168 - Michael Jerome Pierce, Amherst College Class of 1974, George Washington Carver High School (Columbus, Georgia) Graduate, Emory University M. D., Psychiatrist
A00169A - Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner
A00169B - Ronald Stephen Sampson, Amherst College Class of 1974, Thomas Jefferson High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey) Graduate, Georgetown University J. D., New Jersey Legal Practitioner
A00170A - Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut
A00170B - Hector Lloyd Armando Scott, Amherst College Class of 1972, 1974, and 1974E, Hartford Public High School (Hartford, Connecticut) Graduate, Counselor at Cedarcrest Hospital in Newington, Connecticut
A00171 - Arthur George Shay, Amherst College Class of 1974, Essex Catholic High School (Orange, New Jersey) Graduate, Healer, Mentor and Counselor and Founder of Water of Life Public Charter School
A00172A - Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator
A00172B - Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator
A00172C - Thomas Harrison Hooper III, Amherst College Class of 1975, Saint Andrew's School (Middletown, Delaware) Graduate, Harvard Business School M.B.A., Radio Station Owner and Operator
A00173 - Mark Anthony McArthur, Amherst College Class of 1975, DuSable High School (Chicago, Illinois) Graduate, Employment Counselor in Chicago
A00174A - Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show
A00174B - Edward Sommerville McCatty, Amherst College Class of 1975, George W. Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York) Graduate, Yale Divinity School M.A., University College London M.A., Long Time Teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall, Writer for "The Jeffersons" Television Show
A00175 - Joseph Michael Miller, Amherst College Class of 1975, Erasmus Hall High School Academy of Arts (New York City, New York) Graduate, Investment Analyst for Continental Illinois National Bank
A00176A - Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional
A00176B - Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional
A00176C - Gerald Wayne Stover, Amherst College Class of 1975, Springfield Central High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) Graduate, San Francisco State University M.B.A., Georgetown University J.D., Long Time Human Resources Professional
A00177 - Robert Willingham Yancey, Amherst College Class of 1975, Roosevelt Roads High School (Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico), Howard University Medical Degree, Long Time District of Columbia Doctor
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