uncommon for either a woman or person of color to serve in that role. Ten it was on to Aroma Park, where she stayed until 1992. She spent her final year before retirement as principal at Taſt Primary School before retiring in 1993. White has been the president of the


Riverside Medical Center Auxiliary; a member of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association; a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; president of Delta Kappa Gamma, the teachers honorary society; a member of both Seniors on the Go and Seniors in Action; and President of the Kankakee School District 111 Administrators group. She is also active in the Lincoln University Alumni Association and visits her daughters, Sharon and Sheila, in the Chicago suburbs.


University Foundation. Jude was tapped by Dr. Kevin Rome to join the Lincoln University family in 2013 as the Special Assistant to the President for Fundraising. He received his bachelor’s degree in exercise and fitness management from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh and his master’s degree in higher education from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Willie and his wife Joi are Jefferson City residents.


CLASS OF 1950 CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LINCOLN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS


Dr. Bradley recently celebrated his 90th birthday. Tese loyal Class of 1950 Lincolnites continue to lead fundraising efforts during our celebratory “Proud past, progressive future” year.


WILLA WHITE, CHICAGO METRO ALUMNA, FORMER AROMA PARK PRINCIPAL HONORED WITH STREET NAME


Born in Morrison, Tennessee, and raised in Detroit, Willa White attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1955. She began her career in education as a teacher in Pembroke Township before moving to the Kankakee School District 111 aſter two years. She became principal at the old


Washington School in 1973 when it was Winter 2016 LINCOLNU.EDU/ALUMNI 47


Above: Dr. Odra Bradley, Gertrude Alioth, Senator Yvonne Wilson and Dr. Cortez Bradley


Marriages


Larissa Orene Trinklein ’05 Justin Lee Duncan August 8, 2015


Fallon Hardon, ‘06 Broc Silvers May 28, 2014


Whitni Sommerer ’14 Josh Upton October 10, 2015


Rebecca Schaefferkoetter Cody Plassmeyer November 1, 2014


Kristin Guerrant ‘04 SGT Travis Glenn October 3, 2015


Erin Cary ‘15 Jake Butler


Amy Ashley ’15 Jordan Hoecker, December 13, 2015


Tyrone N. Coleman Jr.’11 Enjoli Jovan Coleman July 3, 2015


TOP RIGHT: Terrell Stringer ’11 Gena Griffin ’14 July, 17, 2015


RIGHT: Shannon Williams ’09 Brittanie Larry’09 August 1,2015


LINCOLN ALUMNUS PENS FIRST NOVEL


Retired microbiologist Leland Nichols of Fulton, Missouri, released his first novel in fall 2015. “The Ruby” focuses on time travel and has a science fiction aspect to it. Nichols went back to college at 50 and studied biology and history at Lincoln University.


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