 Happy December RDTAC,
The Holiday Season has officially begun! Please join the RDTAC for the Annual Christmas Party on December 16th at 4:00 pm at the home of TU Alumni, Gary and Alicia Wiley, located at [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Please note the date and time change. We apologize for any inconvenience, but the Wiley’s had a scheduling conflict. We will have a brief meeting and then celebrate the Christmas Season with plenty of food, fellowship and fun. Please bring your favorite Christmas cookies for the Cookie Exchange. Also, wear your ugliest Christmas sweater for the annual Ugly Christmas Sweater contest. Trust me, the prize will be well worth your embarrassment. 😊 The last meeting of the year will give you the opportunity to pay your 2024 yearly dues and purchase an RDTAC Calendar. Dues are: $75 (individual), $140 (couple). If you cannot attend the Christmas party, please mail your dues to Melvin McCain, [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Dues can also be sent, via CashApp, to [Contact RDTAC for Cash App Info]. See you on the 16th! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522
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Sadly, Tuskegee University’s 9th President, Charlotte P. Morris, will retire next spring. Trustee Jonathan Porter ’95, senior vice president for customer operations for Alabama Power, will chair the 15-member search committee, which includes University Trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni and the broader Tuskegee community. They will provide a recommendation to the full Board. The 2024 RDTAC Calendars are now available. Calendars can be picked up at the next meeting, Saturday, November 11th at 2:00 pm. Gary and Alicia Wiley will host the meeting at their home located at: [Contact RDTAC for Address]. The Agenda will be sent later this week. If you cannot attend but would like to receive calendars, contact Henry Wall (919) 264-7259. Please come out for business, food and fellowship. Dues are now due. They are $75, single and $140, couple. Dues can be brought to the meeting next Saturday, mailed to Melvin McCain, [Contact RDTAC for Address] or Cash App to [Contact RDTAC for Cash App Info]. See you Saturday! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522 Happy Fall RDTAC! The 2023 TU Homecoming is now in the books. A fantastic time was held by all who attended, including yours truly. The officially attendance was 31,726. Unfortunately, Tuskegee lost to Edward Waters 38-41. ☹ Because of Homecoming, the October RDTAC Meeting is moved to this Saturday at 2:00 pm. We will meet at the home of Gary and Alicia Wiley and the address is as follows: [Contact RDTAC for Address]. RDTAC, dues are now due. They are $75 (single) and $140 (couple). You can bring your dues on Saturday, or mail to: Melvin McCain, [Contact RDTAC for Address]. The 2024 RDTAC Calendars are printed and can be picked up at this Saturday’s Meeting. The Calendars are the RDTAC’s major fundraiser and provides scholarships to our undergraduates. To date, we have awarded $6,000.00 and donated to our Endowment Fund at Tuskegee University. Please visit the RDTAC website at www.raleighdurhamtuskegeealumni.com to see the past Scholarship recipients. We ask that each member sell at least 10 calendars and continue to support the RDTAC. Please see the cover below:  See you Saturday! 😊 Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522  Good Evening RDTAC,
Alas, the Summer has come to an end and we are back to work. I hope your Summer was restful & refreshing! The September Meeting will be this Saturday, September 9th at 2:00 pm. This will be an in person meeting and the address is [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Please come out for business, food and fellowship. If you are unable to meet in person, the Zoom information is as follows: Topic: RDTAC September Meeting Time: Sep 9, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join: [Contact RDTAC for Zoom Link] Meeting ID: [Contact RDTAC for Meeting ID] Passcode: [Contact RDTAC for Passcode] The Agenda and May Minutes are attached. Some important Agenda items are:
RDTAC, just a friendly reminder that dues are now due and can be brought to the meeting or mailed to: Melvin McCain, [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Dues are $75, single or $140, couples. See you Saturday! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522 Congratulations to our two 2023 RDTAC Scholarship recipients, Alanei Williams and Jera Hargrove. Both students received $1,000.
 Good Evening RDTAC, I hope each of you are enjoying the hot Summer thus far. Although, the RDTAC is on break, we still have much going on. 😊 Here are the July updates – some happy, sadly, some not so. 1. Phillip Jones’s mother, Shirley Ruth Harrison, passed away at the blessed age of 91. The memorial service will this Friday, July 21st at 11:00 am at the following address: Duke Memorial United Methodist Church 504 W. Chapel Hill Street Durham, NC I hope as many TU Alumni will attend to support Phillip and his family. Just a reminder that Phillip Jones was the RDTAC’s 1st President and he recently just lost his father. This is a difficult time for him and his family. If you cannot attend, please send words of encouragement to the following address: [Contact RDTAC for Address] 2. Thanks to the TU Alumni that attended the graduation celebration for our own AriAnna Thomas, a 2023 TU graduate and the recipient of the RDTAC Scholarship 2022 & 2023. We had a wonderful time at Watts Chapel and the dinner hosted by Gary and Alicia Wiley. Please see the attached pictures.
3. Please make plans to attend the 1st RDTAC meeting after the Summer break. It is scheduled for September 9th at 2:00 pm. This meeting will be in person at the home of Gary and Alicia Wiley located at: [Contact RDTAC for Address]
Natalie Knight ‘01, the Alumni Trustee on the Board of TU Trustees will be in attendance, via Zoom. Natalie will give the North Carolina Clubs updates of the “happenings” at our beloved Tuskegee University. The Fayetteville Club and the Charlotte Club have been invited to attend. 4. We will begin drafting the 2024 RDTAC calendar in August for approval by the body in September. If you have any pictures you would like to be considered, please email them to Henry Wall. 5. 2023-2024 dues are now due. They are $75, Single and $115, Couple. Dues will be received at the September meeting or can be mailed to: [Contact RDTAC for Address] 6. Alanei Williams has been awarded the 2023 RDTAC Scholarship. She is a rising Senior from Summerville, SC. I am currently working with her parents to make arrangements to receive the scholarship and take a picture for publication. I would like to have a brief Special Called Meeting on Thursday, July 20th at 8:00 pm to discuss the possibility of awarding another Scholarship to another student. Please plan to attend this very important meeting. The Zoom information will be sent on Wednesday. Thank You Agatha Carroo, the Scholarship Chair, for doing an excellent job of vetting all applicants. Hope to see you Thursday and enjoy the rest of the Summer! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522  Happy Juneteenth RDTAC!
I hope your day was filled with celebration & reflection. This is a reminder to please join the RDTAC as we celebrate the graduation of our 2 time recipient of the RDTAC Scholarship, AriAnna Thomas. The 2023 Baccalaureate Celebration will be held this Sunday, June 25th immediately following the 10:30 AM worship service at Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church located at 3703 Tryon Rd, Raleigh 27606. Please wear Tuskegee paraphernalia. Following the Baccalaureate Celebration, Gary and Alicia Wiley will host a reception at our home located at [Contact RDTAC for Address] at 3:00 pm. Please join us for food & fellowship. Dues are now due - $75 (single) and $115 (couples). Dues can be paid on Sunday or mailed to: [Contact RDTAC for Address] The next RDTAC Meeting will be September 9th. I hope to see you Sunday! Blessings, Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522  Good Evening RDTAC,
I hope you are enjoying the Summer thus far. Although the RDTAC is on summer hiatus, we still have events going on. Please join the RDTAC as we celebrate the graduation of our 2 time recipient of the RDTAC Scholarship, AriAnna Thomas. The 2023 Baccalaureate Celebration will be held on Sunday, June 25th immediately following the 10:30 AM worship service at Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church located at 3703 Tryon Rd, Raleigh 27606. Following the Baccalaureate Celebration, Gary and Alicia Wiley will host a reception at our home located at [Contact RDTAC for Address]. Please join us for food, fun and celebration. The next RDTAC Meeting will be September 9th. Hope to see you at both! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522  Tuskegee University 2023 Commencement Speaker Lisa D. Cook Federal Reserve Governor Good Evening RDTAC, CONGRATULATIONS to Miss AriAnna Thomas! She is a member of the TU Class of 2023. AriAnna is the daughter of Amanita Thomas, the current RDTAC Secretary. AriAnna was the recipient of the RDTAC Scholarship in 2022 & 2023. Please see email attachment requesting the honor of ALL TU Alumni to her graduation celebration [Contact RDTAC for email attachment].  The 2023 Commencement Speaker was Lisa D. Cook, the 1st African American woman to sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. To read the full commencement speech, go to: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/cook20230513a.htm
The May RDTAC Meeting will be this Saturday, May 20th at 2:00 pm. This will be last meeting before the Summer Break. Attached is the Agenda and the Zoom information is as follows: Topic: RDTAC May Meeting Time: May 20, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting: [Contact RDTAC for Zoom Link] Meeting ID: [Contact RDTAC for Meeting ID] Passcode: [Contact RDTAC for Passcode] Hope to see you Saturday! 😊 Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522  Booker T. Washington April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915 Happy Birthday Month! Good Evening RDTAC:
The RDTAC April meeting will be Saturday, April 15th at 2:00 pm. The Agenda is attached [Contact RDTAC for Agenda] and the Zoom information is as follows: Topic: RDTAC April Meeting Time: Apr 15, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join: [Contact RDTAC for Zoom Info] Meeting ID: [Contact RDTAC for Zoom Info] Passcode: [Contact RDTAC for Zoom Info] Congratulations to Tuskegee University! TU came in 3rd place in the Retool Your School competition. Here are the top 3 winners in Cluster 2: 1. Coahoma Community College
To see the full list, go to https://retoolyourschool.com/2023winners/ The 2023 RDTAC Scholarship application is now open until June 1st. Please encourage any current TU student you may know to apply by going on the RDTAC website, under Scholarship. See you Saturday! Alicia F. Wiley, ’94 & ‘97 President, Raleigh-Durham Tuskegee Alumni Club (RDTAC) [email protected] C (919) 270-6114 H (919) 266-9522 |
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