Tougaloo College Special Naming and Dedication Ceremony for ABWP Founder, Dr. Jessie L Sherrod

Join us as we celebrate a true legend! 


Tougaloo College is proudly honoring our beloved Dr. Jessie L. Sherrod, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, Founding President of the Association of Black Women Physicians, with a special Naming and Dedication Ceremony!

A trailblazer who shattered barriers, Dr. Sherrod’s legacy will now be forever enshrined at her alma mater with the Jessie L. Sherrod, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP Auditorium and the Aurelia Jones-Taylor, M.B.A., Jesolyn Larry Howell, Ph.D., Jessie L. Sherrod, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP Art Suite.


Naming and Dedication Ceremony 

 Bennie G. Thompson Academic and Civil Rights Research Center

 

Saturday, October 11, 2025   10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (America/Chicago) 


Special remarks followed by a dedicatory reception in the Maurice and Mavis James Courtyard.

Kindly RSVP by Monday, October 6, 2025! For more information, please contact Scarlett Stafford at sstafford@tougaloo.edu.


RSVP

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