Janice Howroyd, founder and CEO of the ACT-1 Group, was honored in the business category. ACT-1 Group provides staffing, human resources and management solutions to Fortune 500 companies in many industries from its headquarters in Los Angeles and offices throughout the United States. Howroyd also is a member of the N.C. A&T Board of Trustees.
Clara Adams-Ender was honored in the government category. Adams-Ender is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general who served as chief of nursing at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, chief of the Army Nursing Corps and commanding officer of Fort Belvoir.
The inductees will be honored during the 30th annual Alumni Hall of Fame Weekend in Atlanta, Sept. 23-27.
Business: Janice Howroyd, founder/CEO, ACT-1 Group, North Carolina A&T State University
Civil Rights: The Honorable David Dinkins, New York City's only African American mayor, Howard University
Community Service: Elisabeth Omilami, executive director, Hosea Feed the Hungry, Hampton University
Education: Dr. Robert Franklin, former president, Morehouse College & Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse College
Faith and Theology: Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., pastor emeritus, Olivet Baptist Church of Cleveland, Morehouse College
Government: Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender, first African American chief of nursing at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, North Carolina A&T State University
Industry: John Thompson, independent chairman, Microsoft Corporation, Florida A&M University
Law: Honorable Tommie Colbert, Sr., first African American chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Kentucky State University
Medicine: Dr. Regina Benjamin, 18th U.S. surgeon general, Xavier University and Morehouse School of Medicine
Science: Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, astrophysicist/inventor, Tougaloo College
Lifetime Achievement: Ada Anderson, philanthropist, Huston-Tillotson University
Chairman's Award: Michael Smith, manager, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, Winston-Salem State University
