Committees
The Black Alumni Association has a number of committees in which
volunteers are always needed and welcome.
- Membership Committee
- History and Archives Committee
- Annual SJUBAA Reunion Committee
- Communications Committee
Prominent Alumni
Many of today's prominent African-Americans once sat in the
classrooms of St. John's University:
- Dr. Elaine Weddington Steward '84 SVC,
'87L
Vice President, Assistant General Manager and Legal Counsel to the
Boston Red Sox.
- Dr. Carl A. Fields '42C
(Deceased)
First African American appointed Associate Dean at Princeton
University, first African American to be tapped for the Skull and
Circle Honor Society of St. John's College.
- Congressman Charles B. Rangel
'60L
Elected and remains in Congress since 1970, member and
founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. Army Purple Heart
recipient.
- Ron Brown '70L (Deceased)
First African American to hold the position Chairman of the
Democratic National Party, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
- Teresa A. Mason '79SVC
First woman and first African American to hold the position of
Sheriff of New York City.
- Cora Walker '45CBA, '46L
First African-American woman to graduate from the St. John's
University School of Law in 1946. Prominent lawyer and partner in
the Law Firm of Walker & Bailey located in Manhattan.
For more information or to volunteer for a committee,
contact Joseph Fortine at (718) 990-2327, toll free at
(877) SJU-ALUM or e-mail fortinej@stjohns.edu