Dr. James is the 2019 recipient of the Society’s Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award.
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The 102nd Alumni Weekend Celebration
May 2-5, 2019
President's Remarks from the TCNAA Business Meeting on May 4, 2019
An up and coming young executive was selected to be CEO of a company that was having financial difficulties. On his first day he was surprised to find attached to his desk a letter from the former CEO. The letter informed him that there were three numbered envelopes in his center desk drawer, and that, when times were rough and the board was disgruntled, he would find helpful advice in each envelope. About six months into the job the new CEO was indeed in trouble and, remembering the letter, he opened the first envelope. The note inside said “Blame your predecessor. “
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Opening Ceremony Held for Talladega College’s New Residence Dormitory
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Alumni Dr. Eugene Cain’s Photographs Appear in Opening of the Ourrouss Gallery in Dakar, Senegal
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Talladega Alumni Emmanuel Piña New Director of Alumni Affairs
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TCNAA Strategic Plan
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