Five NSU Alumni Receive NAFEO 2001 Distinguished Alumni Awards

Norfolk, Va.-The National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education recently recognized five Norfolk State University alumni with a 2001 NAFEO Distinguished Alumni Award.

NAFEO recognized the following Norfolk State University alumni for their achievements in higher education:

Marty Miller-A native of Danville, Miller currently serves as the associate vice president for student affairs and head baseball coach at Norfolk State University. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University. He is also a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

Nathan McCall-A native of Portsmouth, McCall is currently writer and lecturer at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He is also the author of the bestseller Makes Me Wanna Holler and What's Going On.

Robert Benjamin Lee, III-A native of Norfolk, Lee serves as a senior research scientist as NASA Langley Research Center. He has published more than 189 journal articles and conference papers.

Patricia Hawkins Fisher-A native of Portsmouth, Hawkins Fisher is the director of instruction for secondary schools at Portsmouth City Public Schools. She was named the 1982-83 teacher/educator of the year and was listed in the 1984 edition of Who's Who in the South and Southeast.

Ann Peele Ambrose-A native of Williamston, N.C., Peele Ambrose is a professor of business at Tidewater Community College in Portsmouth. She was named Iota Phi Lambda Sorority's 1995 Woman of the Year and is a member of the National Business Education Association.

Founded in 1969, NAFEO is the national umbrella and public policy advocacy organization for 118 of the nation's largest historically and predominately black colleges and universities. Its mission is to champion the mission of HBCU's through executive, legislative, regulatory and judicial branches of federal and state government.