Campus queens at black colleges

Ebony, April, 1989

Campus Queens At Black Colleges

BRIGHT, well-rounded and ambitious are terms that best describe the 1989 campus queens at historically Black colleges and universities. Many are honor students and are members of national student professional groups. Some have made the National Dean's List and Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities.

More than just book-smart, these 81 coeds are involved and committed. Nearly all are in student government associations. Some sit on national commissions of their sororities. Others are active in anti-apartheid efforts, work with disabled high school students, and tackle teenage pregnancy and drug-abuse problems in off-campus communities.

Their hobbies are as diverse as their hometowns. They hail from small towns such as Wyncote, Pa.; Garysburg, N.C.; and Isola, Miss., as well as big cities--Washington, D.C., Chicago, Cleveland and Atlanta, Ga. Most of the young women enjoy traveling. In addition, a few practice martial arts, hike, listen to jazz or perform in symphony orchestras.

The young women's list of career aspirations include becoming mayors of their hometowns, managing major corporate projects, and becoming accountants, physicians, psychologists and computer experts.

Kimberly D. McDonald, Miss Alabama A&M University, plans to be a child psychologist. She is a native of Huntsville, Ala.

Carla L. Smith, an education major, is Miss Allen University. From Darlington, S.C., she is on the National Dean's List.

Inez P. Robinson, a broadcast major, is Miss Alabama State University. From Inkster, Mich., she is on a sorority commission.

Yolanda Dickerson, the reigning Miss University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, is from Marianna, Ark. She is a business major.

Phyllis White, an aspiring accountant, is Miss Albany State College. From Jacksonville, Fla., she is in a national honor society.

Sherry Cross of Charlotte, N.C., is a business major at Barber-Scotia College and member of a national honor society.

G. Alice Spears reigns at Alcorn State University. The aspiring broadcaster from Liberty, Miss., is in Who's Who.

Lisa Bailey, Miss Benedict College, is a criminal justice major and U.S. Army ROTC student. She is from Greenville, S.C.

Sonja Hendrix, an aspiring college administrator, reigns at Bennett College. The Cincinnati native is a peer advisor.

Shelby Ellison, Miss Cheyney University, works with high school special education students. The senior is from Sharon Hill, Pa.

Vicki S. Brown of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is Miss Bethune-Cookman College. The business major hopes to be a physician.

Frances Chisolm of Hilton Head Island, S.C., is Miss Claflin College, and is in Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity.

Quinn Niblack of Willingboro, N.J., is Miss Bowie State University. An aspiring lawyer, she is in a national honor society.

IlLonka J. Jenkins reigns at Clark-Atlanta University. A native of LaGrange, Ga., she is an aspiring educator and writer.

Kimberly Clay, an education major from Detroit, is Miss Central State University. She is on the National Dean's List.

Linda Williams, Miss Coppin State College, entered college after raising a family. From Baltimore, she is in an honor society.

Sara S. McCoy, who seeks a speech therapy career, is Miss Delaware State College. She is from Wyncote, Pa.

Angelia Nelson of Garysburg, N.C., is Miss Elizabeth City State University. She plans to be a sports administrator.

Shauntelle Douglas of Orlando is Miss Florida Memorial College. The psychology major is a National Collegiate SGA member.

Ena Eauree Franklin, Miss Huston-Tillotson College, is a senior honor student from Houston, Texas. She plans to be a lawyer.

Cami Lynn Townsel of Nashville reigns at Dillard University. The senior business major is a freshman peer counselor.

Carla Mangum, an aspiring accountant from Halifax, Va., is Miss Fayetteville State University. She enjoys softball.

Kellie J. King reigns at Fort Valley State College. From Decatur, Ga., she aspires to be the U.S. treasury secretary.

Shawn Tabris Ray reigns at Jackson State University. An Ocean Springs, Miss., native, she is an aspiring corporate lawyer.

Delphine Perrow, Miss University of the District of Columbia, works with anti-apartheid efforts. She is from the District.

Jackalynne Fletcher is Miss Fisk University. The European history student plans to be mayor of her hometown, Dayton.

Jacinda Vinson, a business major, is Miss Grambling State University. A native of Seattle, she is in a national honor society.

Constancia S. Whitten of Houston is a senior English major and Miss Jarvis Christian College. She hopes to be an actress.

Joyce Beaufort, who plans to be a computer analyst, reigns at Edward Waters College. She is from Jacksonville, Fla.

Dina Correa, who plans to be a music teacher and concert pianist, is Miss Florida A&M University. She is from Orlando.

Schyuler Broughton of Atlanta is Miss Hampton University. A business major, she is in a student leadership program.

Evans La Cara Reddick, Miss Johnson C. Smith University, is from Tifton, Ga. The banking major plans to be an entrepreneur.