Presidents of the Association

1959-1960 Alvertice Bowdre, Jr. – Prairie View, TX
1961-1962 A.C. Christman, Sr. – Tulsa, OK *
1963-1964 A. J. Hairston – Atlanta, GA
1965-1966 Eugene Lawton – Newark, NJ
1967-1968 Thomas O. Jackson – Oklahoma City, OK *
1969-1970 John Whitley – Houston, TX
1971-1972 Thomas O. Jackson – Oklahoma City, OK *
1973-1974 John Whitley – Houston, TX
1975-1976 Helen Curtis – Ft. Worth, TX
1977-1980 Carl Gaines – Lake Charles, LA
1981-1984 Darrell Bowdre – Tyler, TX
1985-2004 Roosevelt Wells – New York, NY
2005-present Natesha Wyrick Cathey – Dallas, TX

*Deceased

Alumnus of the Year

This prestigious award is given to the alumnus who has made a significant contribution to the sustaining of their alma mater during the calendar year. “Contribution” is measured in terms of fundraising, student development, recruitment and/or retention, or community efforts promoting Southwestern Christian College or the Alumni Association. Awardees are determined each year by a committee appointed by the president of the Association.

1968 Roosevelt Wells – New York, NY
1969 Roosevelt Wells – New York, NY
1970 Carl Gaines – Lake Charles, LA
1971 James Maxwell – Terrell, TX
1976 A. C. Christman, Sr. – Tulsa, OK
1977 Ruth Wyrick – Dallas, TX
1980 Sylvia Rose Cobb – Terrell, TX
1981 Reginald Dulin – Dallas, TX
1982 Ruth Wyrick – Dallas, TX
1983 Zoa Ann Turner – Terrell, TX
1985 Willie Tucker – Dallas, TX
1988 Annie Pearl Williams – Ft. Worth, TX
1989 Ruth Wyrick – Dallas, TX
1996 Annie Pearl Williams – Ft. Worth, TX
1997 Peggy Autry – Garland, TX
1998 E. D. Seamster – Dallas, TX
1999 Ayanna Cabrera, Natesha Wyrick – Dallas, TX
2000 A. J. Hairston – Atlanta, GA
2001 Glynda Mayo Hall – Fairfax, VA
2002 Narleski Wyrick – Dallas, TX
2004 Woodie Morrison – Mineral Wells, TX
2005 – Ramon Hodridge
2007 – Barbara Moore Fluellen

*Missing years may indicate no award given or missing record.

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