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Posts tagged with 'Black History Month':

Alfonzo Thurman, '71, received two alumni awards from UWL, the Graff Distinguished Alumni Award and the Parker Distinguished Multicultural Alumni Award.

Celebrating Black history Posted 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 UWL Alumnus Alfonzo Thurman played a pivotal role in creating a stronger community for Black students on campus in the 1960s Read

Orby Moss Jr. graduated from UWL in 1963 and went on to a career that included teaching high school physical education and later becoming the athletic director for seven different college campuses over 30 years. He is in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.

Celebrating Black history Posted 7:04 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 UWL alumnus Orby Moss Jr. pursues career dream despite discouragement, later becoming a national hall of fame inductee Read

Antoiwana Williams, director of the Office of Multicultural Student Services at UW-La Crosse, is this year's recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award. The award is given annually to a La Crosse community member who demonstrates King’s legacy of creating positive change from one generation to the next.

Committed to community Posted 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 UWL’s Antoiwana Williams receives 2022 MLK Leadership Award Read

Powerful potential

Powerful potential Posted 10:49 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Alums inspire next generation through Upward Bound program Read

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