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| Re: Fisk University Notable Alumni
Fisk University is a historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was established in 1866. The University is affiliated to United Church of Christ. Notable Alumni of Fisk University Name Class year Notability Dr. John Angelo Lester 1895 Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Meharry Medical College Lil Hardin Armstrong 1915 jazz pianist/composer, second wife of Louis Armstrong Constance Baker Motley 1941–1942 first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate Marion Barry 1960 former mayor of Washington, D.C. Mary Frances Berry former Chair, United States Commission on Civil Rights; former Chancellor University of Colorado at Boulder John Betsch 1967 Jazz percussionist Joyce Bolden first African-American woman to serve on the Commission for Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Music Otis Boykin 1942 Inventor, control device for the heart pacemaker St. Elmo Brady first African American to earn a doctorate in Chemistry Cora Brown first African-American woman elected to a state senate Gregory "DJ GB" Byers 2013 DJ, Producer Henry Alvin Cameron 1896 Educator, decorated World War I veteran J.O. Patterson, Jr. 1958 First African American to occupy the office of Mayor of Memphis. Tennessee State Representative, State Senator, Memphis Councilman, Jurisdictional Bishop in the Church of God in Christ Elizabeth Hortense (Golden) Canady past national president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority     Contact Details Fisk University 1000 17th Ave N Nashville, TN 37208 United States Map Location [MAP]Fisk University United States[/MAP] |