Government – Appointed
Lewis Henry Douglass (1840-1908)
Lewis Henry Douglass was an Army veteran, journalist, printer, and community activist who fought against racial inequality in America. A...
Emmett John Rice (1919-2011)
Economist, academic scholar, and bank executive Emmett John Rice was born on December 21, 1919, in Florence, South Carolina to...
Maria Mambo Café (1945-2013)
Maria Mambo Café was an Angolan economist and politician. She was a career member of the Movimento Popular de Libertação...
Raymond Lawrence Finch (1940-2023)
Raymond Lawrence Finch, a Federal District Court and contributor to the development of the Virgin Islands Legal System was born...
Philip Jefferson
Philip Nathan Jefferson is an American economist who has been a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since...
Carolyn Purnell (1939- )
Carolyn J. Purnell, a 1971 graduate of the University of Washington’s School of Law, is one of two women who...
Raphael W. Bostic (1966- )
Raphael Bostic is the chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In addition, he serves on the...
Clyde Foster (1931-2017)
Clyde Foster, scientist and mathematician, was a significant figure who worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). His...
Rufus Calvin Kuykendall (1903-1977)
Rufus Calvin Kuykendall was an attorney, politician, and one of the first African Americans to be elected judge in Indiana’s...
