Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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258 Personalities The Student Senate of Grambling State University performed numerous tasks during the 1985-86 school year. Composed of elected representa- tives, the governing body was headed by Dunkin Walker, a junior from Leesville. Constitutional amendments headed the business agenda of the Senate. Most revisions concerned policy GSU Student Senate | PRESIDENT Dunkin Walker SECRETARY Melissa Dunn SERGEANT OF ARMS Cedric Morales PRESIDENT PRO TEM i Dennis Moore aoe oe Soc Sok Saas lst Row L-R: Cedric Morales, Melissa Dunn, Dunkin Walker. 2nd Row: Angela Hall, Ellen Robinson, | Angela Jones, Shaun Ford, Regi- A nald Lee, Debra Webb. POPPE SECO changes and election rule revisions. According to Walker, the organiza- tion also appropriated money for various campus groups. The Cluster Club and Air Force ROTC were some of the organizations that requested fi- nancial assistance. AFROTC used its monetary funds for the traditional dining-in.

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SPE AAAEL OSE SESS SOR Gates Wins ‘Mr. Freshman’ “Mr. Freshman” displays his first place trophy. The casual A large crowd viewed the first annual look. “Mr. Freshman Contest’? held Oct. 22 in = room 10 of Woodson Hall. Michael Gates, a management major took “‘Mr. Freshman” honors. Sponsored by the freshman class, the event included casual, formal and swimsuit competition. Nine Gramblinites entered the contest, which was part of “Freshman Week.” “I was really shocked to receive this a- ward,” exclaimed Gates. ‘‘Now I can call home and tell mom that her son has be- come ‘somebody’ at Grambling State Uni- versity.” Judges tally their results. Audience views contestants on parade. bar Wouw! Photos by CARL WILSON Personalities 257

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AFROTC Unit Honored Nationally Attorney E. Faye Williams, national head of the Grambling State University Alumni Association, threw her hat into the political arena last year by announcing her candidacy for U.S. Congress. The former teacher and director of the Overseas Educa- tion Association is running for U.S. Rep. Cathy Long’s (D- LA.) congressional seat this fall. “I want to make it possible for the State of Louisiana to use the brain power of both sexes and all races in resolving the problems and human suffering of our people,” she ex- E. Faye Williams and President Johnson attend Foundation meeting. Col. Thomas Carrington (left) and Maj. Larry Hibbard hold certificate. A Tigress Runs For Congress Grambling State University’s AFROTC Detachment 311 has been placed in the top 15 per cent of all Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps units. In recognition of the feat, the detachment has been presented the “Superior Performance Award.” According to unit personnel, hard work and university support were the reasons for the group’s success. The GSU detachment is one of the leading producers of minority officers in the nation. In 1985 it experienced a large increase in enrollment. plained. The charismatic Williams has been endorsed by many groups including the NWPC, the Women’s Campaign Fund and the National Political Congress of Black Women. Feb. 15, Ms. Williams held a rally at Grambling. She is a 1962 magna cum laude graduate of Grambling College. She is the first black woman in the state to run for a state or federal office. In addition, Ms. Williams is the first black per- son in the Eighth District to run for this seat. Personaitties 259