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Robert G. Stanton (1940- )
Robert George ‘Bob’ Stanton is a retired career civil-service employee of the National Park Service. On August 4, 1997, he...
February 16th, 2021

Evelyn J. Fields (1949- )
Through her work in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Evelyn J. Fields has broken barriers for women, African...
February 11th, 2019

John Edward Reinhardt (1920- )
John Edward Reinhardt, ambassador and diplomat, was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1920. After serving in World War II, he...
February 4th, 2015

Thomas Calhoun Walker (1862-1953)
Image Ownership: Public Domain Thomas Calhoun Walker, teacher, lawyer, and government official, was born into slavery on June 16, 1862...
January 6th, 2013

Ronald Kirk (1954- )
Ronald “Ron” Kirk is the U.S. Trade Representative for U.S. President Barack Obama. Kirk was confirmed by the U.S. Senate...
August 11th, 2009

Lisa Perez Jackson (1962- )
Lisa Perez Jackson, the first African American Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brings a wealth of experience...
August 10th, 2009

Julius W. Becton Jr. (1926- )
Lieutenant General Julius Wesley Becton Jr. was born on June 29, 1926 to Julius and Rose Becton in Bryn Mawr,...
March 29th, 2009

James Carroll Napier (1845-1940)
James Carroll Napier, a 19th century Nashville businessman and civil rights leader, was born near Nashville, Tennessee on June 9,...
June 30th, 2008