4th Annual Cotillion Ball (1975)
File: ball_1975_dbd2e7cc94.pdf
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Title
4th Annual Cotillion Ball (1975)
Subject
African American Women, Post-Secondary Education, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Gamma Upsilon Psi Society
Description
This source is the booklet for the fourth annual Cotillion Ball held in April of 1975 at the Ramada Inn Convention Center. It includes biographies and photographs of Caroline Cole, Betty Dockery, Sandra Herron, Karen Hite, Diana Jackson, LaVern Johnson, Roberta Lenoir, Judy Moreland, Gwendolyn Perkins, Romana Smith, and Karen Wilson as well as many advertisments for local businesses.
List of Debutantes:
| First Name | Last Name | Married name (1981) | Parents | Sponsor | Escort | Address | Church | School | Planned College | Planned Major | Updates (1981) |
| Romona Lee | Smith | Cook | Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith | Joe Smith | Tyrone Cook | 704 N. Harvey, U | Pilgrim Baptist Church | University High/Urbana High | Western Illinois University - Macomb | Biology | graduated from Western Illinois University in Macomb in 1978 with a B.S. in biological sciences. In 1979 she married Tyrone Cook, her cotillion escort, and they reside in Urbana. Employed as an Accountant I for the University of Illinois in accounts payable. Plans to attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas this fall for law school. |
| Gwendolyn Yvonne | Perkins | Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Perkins | Jesse Perkins | Ricky Montgomery | 1120 W. Park Ave., C | Mount Olive Missionary Baptist | Central High | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Black American Studies | ||
| Judy Ann | Moreland | Mrs. Francis Moreland and the late George Moreland, Sr. | Mr. Exl Thomas | Jurhan Peacock | 402 N. Romine, U | Monument of Hope Church | Urbana High School | Parkland College | Accounting/SecretarialService | resides in Urbana; employed as a Clerk Typist III at the University of Illinois in anthropology; enrolled in classes at the University of Illinois. | |
| Roberta | Lenoir | Mrs. Ella Lenoir and the late J.B. Lenoir | Mr. Eugene Adams | Jerry Lenoir | 2613 W Kirby, C | Northside Church of Christ | Centennial High | Eureka College/Illinois State University | Pre-medicine/Surgeon | ||
| Lavern | Johnson | LeShoure | Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gipson | Oscar Gipson | Leonard Peete | 1213 N Sixth, C | Morning Star Free Will Baptist | Centennial High | Parkland College | Dental Assistant/Teacher's Aide | |
| Diana Lynn | Jackson | Mr. and Mrs. Willie Jackson | Willie Jackson | Antonio Hernandez | 1404 N. Romine, U | Salem Baptist Church | Urbana High School | Illinois State University | Business Administration | ||
| Karen Jean | Hite | Mr. and Mrs. Earnest E. Hite | Earnest E. Hite | Victor Keith | 1212 N. Sixth, C | Salem Baptist Church | Centennial High | Parkland College | Medical Secretary | presently employed as a secretary to the Director of Leisure Studies at the University of Illinois. She resides in Champaign. | |
| Sandra Jean | Herron | Mr. and Mrs Henderson S. Herron | Henderson S. Herron | Marvin Hite | 1002 W. White, C | Salem Baptist Church | University High | University of Illinois | College of Liberal Arts | graduated from the University of Illinois in 1979, majored in political science with minors in sociology and economics. She relocated to Austin, Texas and is now working for the Texas State Comptroller's Department | |
| Betty Ann | Dockery | Mrs. Rosie Dockery | Mr. Lee McMillion | Bruce Polite | 1505 Carver Drive, U | Morning Star Free Will Baptist | Urbana | Central State University, Ohio | n/a | ||
| Caroline Denise | Cole | Hubbard | Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cole | Edward Cole | Johnnie Tillman | 1205 Crispus Drive, C | Mt. Olive Baptist | Centennial High | Parkland College | Business Administration | |
| Karen Yvette | Wilson | Hayes | Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson | Robert Wilson | Morris Campbell | 922 Linview Drive, U | Bethel A.M.E. Church | Urbana High School | Illinois State University | Social Work | a graduate of Illinois State University in Normal with a B.S. in social work. employed with Unit School District #116 (Urbana) in their Adult Education Department. Karen married Conrad S. Hayes in 1980 and they reside in Urbana. |
Date
25 April 1975
Identifier
http://eblackcu.net/portal/items/show/524
http://eblackcu.net/portal/archive/files/ball_1975_dbd2e7cc94.pdf
Collection
Citation
"4th Annual Cotillion Ball (1975)," in Cotillion Yearbook Database, Item #25, https://eblackcu.net/cotillions/items/show/25 (accessed February 28, 2025).
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