Storer College - Notable Alumni and Faculty

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Name Class year Notability References
Don Redman arranger for the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra during the 1920's and 1930's. He also played saxophone and clarinet in the group.
William A. Saunders African American professor
John Dunjee Prominent Free Will Baptist preacher and early fundraiser for Storer
J.R. Clifford 1875 first African-American attorney from WV
Richard I. McKinney first African-American president of Storer College
Nnamdi Azikiwe 1926 First President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Mary J. Harris Current Storer College Alumni President
John Francis Wheaton 1882 First African American member of the Minnesota State Legislature

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