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11TH

A N N U A L G A LA

SHILOH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOUNDATION

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017 • 11:00 AMHOTEL AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY & DIXON CONFERENCE CENTER

241 S. COLLEGE STREET • AUBURN, AL 36830

A SPECIAL MESSAGE

Welcome to the Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation 11th Annual Legacy Gala!

We truly appreciate your continued support and commitment to preserve and share the

story of the Shiloh Rosenwald School so that this important chapter of American history

will never be forgotten. During the past year, the Board has focused on preserving the

School as a museum and preserving the rich history of the School and the Community.

We have begun to capture oral histories from alumni, residents and others.

On August 12, 2016 the first permanent exhibits, developed in partnership with Middle

Tennessee State University Center for Historic Preservation, were unveiled at the Shiloh

Rosenwald School. The new permanent exhibits tell the inspiring story of quality

educational opportunities for African Americans in Macon County from 1922 when the

school first opened until 1964 when court ordered segregation led to its closure. The

exhibits capture the history of the School and the Shiloh community, especially the value

of education, the diverse partnerships and the significance and tragedy of the U.S. Public

Health Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.

The Shiloh Rosenwald School is becoming an important destination for visitors from

around the country and internationally. Visitors, especially students are amazed to learn

that students had such a strong desire to be educated even with two or more grades

in the same classroom and very few amenities. For most visitors, seeing the School, the

outhouses and the water well is an unforgettable experience.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for joining us on the journey of

“Remembering Our Past, Celebrating the Present and Preparing for the Future.” The

Shiloh Community, through self-determination and commitment, charted its own course

and created opportunities through education. Thank you for joining us today and your

ongoing support of the Foundation.

Felecia Chandler

Chairman of the Board

SHILOH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOUNDATION 11TH ANNUAL GALA

THE HISTORY

The story of the Shiloh Rosenwald School located in Notasulga, Alabama is one of a community charting its own course and creating opportunities through education. It is a story of self-determination, commitment and community representing American values

at their best. It is also a place of sadness and tragedy representing one of the worse moments in our history. The School is now a Museum with permanent exhibits – a place that you can visit to touch and feel the best and worst of mankind and a determined perseverance through it all.

The Shiloh Rosenwald School building is the only historic Rosenwald school left standing at its original location in Macon County, Alabama, the county where the entire Rosenwald Program began. The Rosenwald School program began as a partnership between educator Booker T. Washington, President of Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears and Roebuck. As one of the of the communities that supported the program from its infancy, Shiloh has long been recognized as an important place in the program’s history. Julius Rosenwald and his wife even visited the school and the adjacent Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church to thank the community for its support, sponsorship and commitment.

The Shiloh Rosenwald School was built in 1922 and operated until December, 1964. In 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the Rosenwald Schools on its national Most Endangered List. In 2006, the Shiloh School was identified as a Rosenwald School for long-term preservation as a historic site. Shiloh is a place to visit to see where history took place. The Shiloh Community is unique – one place with three historic sites and nearby is Moton Airfield, home of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Shiloh Rosenwald School, the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and the Shiloh Cemetery are listed in the National Register of Historic Places and in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

The School originally had two classrooms separated by a folding door and a small vocational room that later became a classroom. The school had no electricity and no indoor plumbing. Pot belly stoves provided heat and outdoor privies were the only toilet facilities. The Shiloh Rosenwald School and the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church were impacted by the forty-year U.S. Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male in Macon County (1932-1972). The Church served as a gathering place for the men involved in the study and the African-American nurse for Macon County and the Shiloh Rosenwald School was recruited by the U.S. government as a coordinator for the Syphilis Study.

Today, many of the Rosenwald schools are gone, lost to changing times and communities.

The restoration and preservation efforts began with the self-determination and commitment of three remarkable women, Deborah Gray, Shirley Johnson and the late Elizabeth “Liz” Sims. Each played a pivotal role with Deborah assisting with the official identification of Shiloh as a Rosenwald School; Shirley leading the effort to obtain approval from the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church to appoint a Project Team and Liz accepting the role as the Project Team Leader. Liz formed and led a diverse team of volunteers that included school alumni; church members, descendants of participants in the syphilis study, university partners, community leaders, local and state office holders. The Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation was established in October, 2006 as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Liz served as the First President of the Foundation until her untimely death on November 6, 2010.

Lessons from the past will continue to be documented and become learning experiences for visitors from around the world. Ongoing support from individuals throughout the United States has enabled the Foundation to restore and preserve the school as a historic site and community heritage center for the present and future.

We appreciate your ongoing support. The work must continue forever.

WHY THIS PLACE MATTERS


SHILOH ROSENWALD ALUMNI PANEL


MODERATOR

Carroll Van West, PhDDirector, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation

Tennessee State Historian Murfreesboro, TN

PANEL

COLLECTIVE MEMORIES:40 YEARS AND BEYOND

Eugene HughleyAttended Grades 1–6

1950-1956 Resides in Baton Rouge, LA

Shirley Johnson Attended Grades 1–6

1951-1957 Resides in Notasulga, AL

Ellen Mahone ParkerAttended Grades 1–6

1937-1943 Resides in Palm Coast, FL

Ann Robinson StephensAttended Grades 1–4

1961-1964 Resides in Tuskegee, AL

PROGRAM

WELCOME ............................................................................... Felecia Chandler Chairman, SCRF Board of Directors

MASTER OF CEREMONY ........................................ Chairman Louis Maxwell Macon County Commission, Macon County, Alabama

MUSICAL SELECTION .................................................................. Male Chorus Green Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama

INTRODUCTION OF SHILOH ALUMNI .................... Paulette Dilworth, PhD Treasurer, SCRF Board of Directors

INVOCATION .............................................................. Rev. C.L. Daniel, PastorShiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Notasulga, Alabama

LUNCH


PANEL DISCUSSION W/SHILOH SCHOOL ALUMNI ................. Moderator Carroll Van West, PhD

Director, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation, Murfreesboro, TN

RECOGNITIONS ......................................................................... Doug Williams Secretary, SCRF Board of Directors


CLOSING REMARKS ............................................................. Felecia ChandlerChairman, SCRF Board of Directors

BENEDICTION ............................................................. Rev. C.L. Daniel, PastorShiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Notasulga, Alabama


DONORS: 2016 YEAR/2017 GALA


Ms. Shirley Aaron West Point, GA

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Aldridge Auburn, AL

Mrs. Jeanette Alexander Tuskegee Institute, AL

Associated Realty Opelika, AL

Ms. Dorothy L. Baker Abbeville, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Dominique Bass Birmingham, MI

Camille Baxter* New Albany, OH

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baxter New Albany, OH

Mrs. Evelyn Mahone Baxter Strongsville, OH

Ms. Kenisha Baxter Seattle, WA

Mr. Marcus Baxter Strongsville, OH

Mrs. Stephanie Bergeron Birmingham, MI

Black Dog Design, Inc Howell, MI

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bryant Detroit, MI

Mr. and Mrs. James Bryant Opelika, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bryant Opelika, AL

Aiden Bush* Montgomery, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bush Montgomery, AL

Mrs. DeAna Caldwell Auburn, Al

Ms. Lovey Caldwell Auburn, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Renard Caldwell Auburn, AL

Mr. Shawn Caldwell Auburn, AL

Mrs. Katy Smith Campbell, Esq. Tuskegee, AL

Ms. Amanda Carr Auburn, AL

Ms. Pamela Cathy Cleveland Hts., OH

Mrs. Felecia Chandler Mr. Douglas Chandler Auburn, AL

Leah Chandler* Canton, GA

ChannelNet, LLC Dearborn, MI

Ms. Jacqueline Childs Yellow Springs, OH

Rev. and Mrs. H. Carlyle Church, Jr. Smithfield, VA

Ms. Valarie Clark Valley, AL

Ms. Lenda Jo Connell, PhD Notasulga, AL

Mrs. Floretta Cox Marietta, GA

Mrs. Katie Robinson Crawford Inman, SC

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Cyrowski Birmingham, MI

Rev. and Mrs. C.L. Daniel Opelika, AL

Mrs. Elsie Mahone Davis Richmond, VA

Mr. Oliver Wendell Davis Palm Coast, FL

Ms. Willma Davis Newton, MA

Mrs. Stephanie Deutsch Washington, DC

Mr. Lorenzo Dilworth Mrs. Paulette Dilworth, PhD Hoover, AL

Ms. Maryann Dreske Birmingham, MI

East Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Usher Board #1 Cleveland, OH

Mrs. Opella Finley Ernest, MD Lisle, IL

Mrs. Mary C. Mahone Evans Cleveland, OH

Ms. Geraldine Frazier Auburn, AL

Mrs. Betty A. Gonko Rochester Hills, MI

Ms. Deborah Gray Tuskegee, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Fred D. Gray, Sr., Esq. Tuskegee, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Greenebaum Bloomfield Hills, MI

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Guthrie Auburn, AL

Mrs. Sylvia Farley Shaker Hts., OH

Ms. Phyllis Fletcher Mr. Glenn Davis Cincinnati, OH

Mrs. J. Ruth Mahone Fletcher Shaker Heights, OH

Mr. Wayne Fletcher Shaker Heights, OH

Ms. Geraldine Frazier Auburn, AL

Atty. and Mrs. Fred D. Gray, Sr. Tuskegee, AL

Mrs. Shirley Gunsch Birmingham, MI



Mrs. Alberta Daniels Hamilton Mitchellville, MD

John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. Matching Gift Program

Mrs. Darinka Hardy Beachwood, OH

Mr. and Mrs. James Harper Tuskegee, AL

Harris Funeral Home Opelika, AL

Ms. Gail Harris Dallas, TX

Ms. Sharon D. Hatchett Aurora, IL

Ms. Sally Hill Montgomery, AL

HJacobs Creative, LLC Decatur, GA

Mr. Eugene Hughley Baton Rouge, LA

Jackson Refrigeration Mr. Michael Jackson Alexander City, AL

Mr. Darin E. Johnson Washington, DC

Mrs. Diane Johnson Montgomery, AL

Ms. Shirley Johnson In Memory of Julia Mae Johnson Notasulga AL

Mrs. Thomasina Johnson In Memory Richard E. Johnson Naperville, IL

Mr. Tommy Johnson, Jr. Clayton, CA

Ms. Kendal Kuneman Detroit, MI

Mr. Anthony Lee Tuskegee, AL

Olivia Linkous* Glen Allen, VA

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Luke Conyers, GA

Mrs. Marie Moore Lyles, PhD Tuskegee, AL

Macon County Commission Tuskegee, AL

Mahone/Sarah Simpson Fund Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI

Mr. Andre’ N. Mahone, Jr. Ms. Cassandra S. Kline Tampa, FL

Ms. Barbara J. Mahone Birmingham, MI

Mr. Darrel E. Mahone New Castle, DE

Mrs. Delthenia Mahone Cantonment, FL

Mrs. Edith Mahone In Memory of Joseph E. Mahone Warrensville Hts., OH

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Mahone Orange Village, OH

Mr. Thomas C. Mahone Warrensville Hts., OH

Mr. Paul Marshall Mrs. Dolly Marshall Auburn, AL

Mr. Harvey Mattox Mrs. Sandy Taylor Tuskegee, AL

Mrs. Louise Mims McGhee Sugar Land, TX

Mr. and Mrs. Myron McGhee Decatur, GA

Ms. Dianne McIntyre Cleveland, OH

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Give Program Redmond, WA

Ms. Ella Middleton Tuskegee Institute, AL

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Moseley East Point, GA

Mrs. Martha Lynne Moss Opelika, AL

Mr. Darius Moye* Macon, GA

Mr. Darrell Moye Macon, GA

Mr. Henry L. Moye, Sr. Troy, MI

Kallie Moye* Macon, GA

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moye, Sr. Macon, GA

Kenneth Moye, Jr.* Macon, GA

Ms. Mercedes Moye Macon, GA

Mr. Michael Moye Macon, GA

Monae Moye* Macon, GA

Mr. Shelton Moye Ms. Colada Jackson Macon, GA

New Home Baptist Church Montgomery, AL

Mrs. Audrey Olmstead Troy, MI

Mrs. Ellen Mahone Parker Palm Coast, FL

Mr. James Parker Gahanna, OH

Mr. and Mrs. Shay Parker Auburn, AL

Ms. Ann B. Pearson, PhD Auburn, AL



Bella Piatti Birmingham, MI

Mrs. Desiree Mahone Primm Bedford, OH

Mrs. Rhoda Merrell Proctor Oak Park, MI

Ms. Pinkie Reddix New Orleans, LA

Mr. William Reece, PhD Ames, IA

Mr. and Mrs. Holley Reese Auburn, AL

Ava Riddick* Glen Allen, VA

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riddick Glen Allen, VA

Mrs. Korrey Robinson Brunswick Hills, OH

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Alabama Montgomery, AL

Ms. Tina Sacks Berkeley, CA

Mrs. Catheryn Beasley Samuel Chicago, IL

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott Decatur, GA

Sheiban Jewelers Strongsville, OH

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Notasulga, AL

Mr. Clay Simpson In Memory of Jesse Simpson Palm Coast, FL

Rev. and Mrs. Will K. Simpson, III Montgomery, AL

Smarty, LLC Broadview Heights, OH

Mrs. Caroldyne Smith Atlanta, GA

Mr. James T. Smith Notasulga, AL

Mr. James A. Spencer Longboat Key, FL

SulaFresh, LLC Mrs. Lavern Sula Beverly Hills, MI

Mrs. Erlene Thompson Notasulga, AL

Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center Tuskegee, AL

The Tuskegee News Mrs. Gayle Davis Tuskegee, AL

Mr. Carroll Van West, PhD Mrs. Mary Hoffschwelle, PhD Murfreesboro, TN

Mrs. Elsie Vaughan Birmingham, MI

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Vaughan, PE Tuskegee, AL

Mrs. Sylvia Walker Southfield, MI

Mr. and Mrs. John Walton Twinsburg, OH

John and Sharon Walton Twinsburg, OH

Mr. Ronald E. Watters Mrs. Linda A. Watters Goodyear, AZ

Rev. Willie Webb Atlanta, GA

Mr. James Wheeler Palm Coast, FL

Mr. Edward C. White, Sr. Mrs. Mary Bledsoe Atlanta, GA

Mrs. Ethel White Mr. Curtis Mills Auburn, AL

Mrs. Mary Robinson Whitaker Notasulga, AL

Mrs. Barbara Whittaker Bloomfield Hills, MI

Whitlock Business Systems, Inc. Madison Heights, MI

Kaitlin Wiley* Henrico, VA

Mrs. Kimberly Davis Wiley Henrico, VA

Mr. Douglas Williams Novi, MI

Mrs. Gayla Warren Williams Fairfield, AL

Mrs. Emma Willis Opelika, AL

Mr. Saul T. Wilson, DVM Tuskegee, AL

Mrs. Gail Witt Birmingham, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Wyckoff Huntsville, AL

Ms. June Zellers Atlanta, GA

• Denotes Youth Donor

The Center of Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University is one of the first eight centers of excellence established in the Tennessee higher education system. Created in 1984 the Center is dedicated to training the next generation of historic preservation

and public history professionals to be leaders in scholarship, community engagement, and public service. We believe in reciprocal partnerships between faculty, students and citizens to design, develop and carry out projects, large and small, that empower communities to use their pasts to shape their futures. We were honored when Liz Sims, Edie Powell, and Shirley Johnson in 2007 asked us to help the Project Team preserve and present the story of the Shiloh community to Alabama and the nation. We remained privileged and humbled that the Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation has presented us with this very gracious acknowledgment and award. We look forward to future projects and your continued success.

Congratulations!11th Annual Gala Historic Journey Award

Center of Historic PreservationMiddle Tennessee State University

Carroll Van West, PhDDirector, MTSU Center for Historic Preservation

Tennessee State Historian

Dr. Kristen DeathridgeLeigh Ann Gardner

Torren Gaston

Dr. Abigail GautreauDr. Katie O’Bryan

Dr. Carroll Van West

SHILOH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOUNDATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT

WWW.SHILOHCOMMFOUND.COM

The mission of the Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation is to restore and preserve the Shiloh Rosenwald School so that it will be an everlasting community landmark to promote civic and community pride; educate people about the community’s history and heritage;

and plan, promote and operate cultural and educational/research projects through outreach programs that benefit all citizens.

SHILOH COMMUNITY RESTORATION FOUNDATION, INC. • P.O. BOX 714 • NOTASULGA, AL 36866

FELECIA CHANDLERCHAIRMAN

•DOUG WILLIAMS

SECRETARY

•PAULETTE DILWORTH, PHD.

TREASURER

VALARIE CLARK

ANTHONY LEE

BARBARA J. MAHONE

HARVEY MATTOX

JAMES T. SMITH

CARROLL VAN WEST, PHD

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