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Freshman Isaiah Swilley from Bourbonnais, Illinois, takes a practice dive at the Burr Gymnasium Pool. Howard is the only HBCU with a Division I swimming and diving team.

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Class Notes: Winter ’24

News and notes from Bison around the world.

Bison Yearbook 1932 Hilltop staff

THE CLASS OF 1932: Ninety-two years ago, sandwiched between world wars, the Class of 1932 graduated in the midst of the Great Depression. The Hilltop celebrated its eighth year in print, which, by then, reached readers nationwide. “This year the Editor and his staff have attempted to set a standard for all time to be followed by future editors of The Hilltop. The Hilltop has attempted to maintain an independent position,” the staff wrote in the Bison yearbook. “We do not know our value as a college newspaper. These are things for our readers to say.” Ninety-plus years later, it’s fair to say The Hilltop’s value has grown exponentially.

Kitonga Kiminyo
Kitonga Kiminyo

Richard A. Ryles (JD ’90) was named among the Top 100 Black Lawyers in America by the National Black Lawyers.

Dana S. Branham (BBA ’95) recently obtained her CFP® certification. Branham is an assistant vice president of growth solutions for LPL Financial.

Christopher Aguwa
Christopher Aguwa

Kitonga Kiminyo (MD ’97) was selected for the distinguished 2023 Meritorious Achievement Award by the National Medical Association. Kiminyo is the vice president and COVID taskforce lead for the T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Lola Fawole (BA ’05), McCormick’s vice president of global human relations strategy, technology and operations, was included on Diversity Woman Media’s 2023 Power 100 List.

Christopher Aguwa (JD ’08) was appointed chief commercial officer of the fintech healthcare company Lane Health.

The Reverend Melanie Chanté Jones, PhD (BA ’09) married the Reverend De’Quon Antonio Quarles (MDiv ’23)
Melanie Chanté Jones and De’Quon Antonio Quarles

The Reverend Melanie Chanté Jones, PhD (BA ’09) married the Reverend De’Quon Antonio Quarles (MDiv ’23) at the Intercontinental Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., on September 10, 2023. Photo by Rhea Whitney (BBA ’08).


Bison on the Vineyard

Howard alumni and friends gathered on Martha’s Vineyard over the summer at the annual “Bison on the Vineyard” event. The multiday experience included workshops, a comedy festival, a beach seafood and sunset gathering, and a chicken and waffles brunch. 

Bison on the Vineyard
Las Vegas Councilman Cedric Crear (BS ’92), Keiba Crear (BS ’91), and daughter Hagan (BBA ’21).
This story appears in the Winter 2024 issue.
Article ID: 1936

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