9th Annual Cotillion Ball
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Title
9th Annual Cotillion Ball
Subject
Sororities, Education, African American Women, Post-Secondary Education, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Gamma Upsilon Psi Society
Description
This source is the booklet from the seventh annual Cotillion Ball held in April of 1978 at the Ramada Inn Convention Center. It includes biographies photographs of Carla Allen, Peggy Duckworth, Stephanie Emery, Lourie Epps, Francis Graham, Belinda McClellan, Debra Mitchell, Nina Patterson, Pamela Pirtle, Kimberly Pittman, Melinda Roundtree, Marie scantlebury, and Lisa Thrope.
List of Debutantes and Escorts:
| First Name | Last Name | Parents | Sponsor | Escort | Church | School | Planned College | Planned Major | Notes on College |
| Regina S. | Walker | Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Walker | Eldridge Walker | Victor Cook | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Urbana | Parkland/Southern Illinois University | Retailing | attending Parkland College where she is a retailing major |
| Patricia Kay | Smith | Mrs. Lillie M. Smith and the late Mr. John L. Smith | Paul Clifton | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Urbana | Illinois State University | Accounting | freshman in accounting at Parkland College | |
| Adrienne L. | Preston | Dr. Michael and Mary Preston | Dr. Michael Preston | Brian Gibson | Canaan Baptist Church | Central | UIUC | Medicine | freshman at Tennessee State University |
| Emily Tina | Lenoir | Mrs. Ella Louise Lenoir and the late Mr. J.B. Lenoir | Eugene Adams | David Norman | North Side Church of Christ | Centennial High | Parkland/UIUC | Medicine | freshman at the University of Illinois, a biology major. |
| Angie Arnett | Johnson | Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson | Harry Johnson | Paul Parker | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Central | enrolled at Parkland College in the teacher's aide certification program. plans to obtain a bachelors degree in drama after transferring to Illinois State University in Normal | ||
| Regina Louise | Greene | Mrs. Dorothy L. Greene and Mr. Richard D. Greene | Richard D. Greene | Todd Taylor | Bethel A.M.E. Church | Centennial High | freshman at the University of Illinois, enrolled in the School of Business. works part-time in the audio-'visual department of the Champaign Public Library | ||
| Jeanette | Gibbs | Mrs. Estella Tillman | Alvin Griggs | Darryl Hines | Morning Star Freewill Baptist | Centennial High | Hampton Institute (Virginia) | Political Science/Math | |
| Edwina Marie | Clark | Rev. Morris and Mrs. Mary Clark | Rev. Morris Clark | Edward Clark | Second Baptist (Mattoon) | Central | North Texas State University | Psychology | majoring in physical therapy at Parkland College. plans to transfer to a four-year institution next year to pursue her bachelors degree |
| Margaret Kathryn | Butts | Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Butts, Jr. | Stanley Butts, Jr. | Shelby Butts, Jr. | St. Luke C.M.E. | Urbana | Parkland/UIUC | Computer Science | |
| Debra Lynn | Brown | Mr. Peggy Brown and Mr. Paul E. Brown, Sr. | Paul E. Brown | David Hensley | Dublin Street Church of Christ | Urbana | Southwestern Christian College (Terrell, Texas) | Business Administration | |
| Alicia Michelle | Banks | Mr. James H. and Mrs. Delores Banks | James H. Banks | Randall Davis | New Greater Interdenominational Church | University High/Urbana High | University of Illinois | Criminal Law/Broadcasting Communications | freshman at the University of Illinois where she is majoring in accounting/prelaw. minoring in journalism communications and is presently employed as a newscaster and commercial advertiser for WPGU radio. |
| First name | Last name | High School | College | Major | notes |
| Shelby H. | Butts, Jr. | Urbana | |||
| Edward M. | Clark | Central High | |||
| Paul | Clifton | Urbana | Dillard University (New Orleans) | Business Administration | |
| Victor | Cook | Central High | Illinois State | Business Administration/Accounting | |
| Randall E. | Davis | Crestwood, Illinois | UIUC | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Brian | Gibson | Centennial High | |||
| David | Hensley | Urbana | works at Ralph's Body School | ||
| Darryl | Hines | Central High | |||
| David | Norman | University High/Central | Pre-medicine | ||
| Paul | Parker, Jr. | University High | Engineering | ||
| Todd | Taylor | Centennial High | UIUC | Music | |
| Darrell D. | Wesley | Central High |
Date
12 April 1980
Identifier
http://eblackcu.net/portal/items/show/529
http://eblackcu.net/portal/archive/files/ball_1980_8d3d51dc6e.pdf
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Citation
"9th Annual Cotillion Ball," in Cotillion Yearbook Database, Item #26, https://eblackcu.net/cotillions/items/show/26 (accessed July 3, 2024).
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