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Frankie Glenn (‘58)  Athletic Contributions: Track: 1956, 1957, 1958 Basketball: 1956, 1957, 1958 Football: 1955, 1956, 1957 Frankie Glenn, (Class of 1958):  Frankie graduated from Mays…

Paul said the goal was to increase the visibility of HBCUs by hosting them in an NBA arena on national TV.
     “I [was] so excited for the chance to give these players the opportunity to experience something not usually available to HBCU student-athletes and compete on a national stage,” Paul said in a statement.

   Emory Collier graduated from Mays High School in 1958 and was the class Salutatorian. Emory was a quarterback for the football team. He started varsity football during his sophomore, junior and senior year. Emory was a member of the varsity baseball team sophomore through senior year. He was a captain in both sports his senior year.

     The appointment is historic as it marks the first time a Black woman has held a vice president role in the organization’s history. Although her career path wasn’t traditionally in the social impact space, Nix had developed opportunities that would allow her to work on projects designed to drive change. While serving in roles at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, she would organize community events.