6th Annual Cotillion Ball (1977)
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6th Annual Cotillion Ball (1977)
Subject
African American Women, Post-Secondary Education, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Gamma Upsilon Psi Society
Description
This source is a booklet from the sixth annual Cotillion Ball held in April of 1977 at the Ramada Inn Convention Center. It includes biographies and photographs of Melonee Joe Bradley, Jacqueline Darlene Butts, Marilyn Jean Byrd, Kathy Elaine Epps, Karin Jonelle Ganns, Patricia Anna Grant, Annette Denise Herron, Phillipa Thean Norman, Bennie Ruth Oliver, Tracye Michele Rawls, Romana Gay Suggs, Winette Nora and Willis as well as many advertisements from local businesses.
List of Debutantes:
| First Name | Last Name | Married name (1981) | Parents | Sponsor | Escort | Church | School | Planned College | Planned Major | Updates (1981) |
| Winetta Nora | Willis | Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merrifield | Leon Lomax | Peter Williams | Bethel AME Church | Urbana High | Illinois State University/Tennessee State University | completing her senior year at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. She is majoring in speech pathology. | ||
| Ramona Gay | Suggs | Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Suggs | Raymond E. Suggs | Herbert Paul Nesbitt | Bethel AME Church | Central High | Illinois State University | Business Administration | presently a senior in business administration at Illinois State University in Normal. She plans to receive an MBA with an emphasis in finance | |
| Tracye Michele | Rawls | Mr. and Mrs. Henry James Rawls | Mr. Henry J. Rawls | Michael McMullen | Baha'i | Urbana High | University of Illinois | attended the University of Illinois until 1979. now residing in New Jersey; She worked in New York City during the day while studying dance at night. received a scholarship to study with the Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre. She aspires to become a choreographer | ||
| Bennie Ruth | Oliver | Mr. and Mrs. Russell Oliver | Russell Oliver | Lathan Townsend | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Urbana High | Illinois State University | Business | ||
| Philippa Thean | Norman | Dr. and Mrs. P. Roosevelt Norman | Dr. P. Roosevelt Norman | Carlos Donaldson | University High | Elmhurst College | Medical Science | |||
| Annette Denise | Herron | Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Herron | Henderson Herron | Tyrone Jackson | Salem Baptist Church | Central High | University of Texas | |||
| Patricia Ann | Grant | Mr. Elijah Grant and the late Mrs. Cecila Grant; Mrs. Helen Rucks | Mr. Elijah Grant | Thaxter Harrison | Community Christian Church | Central High | University of Illinois | Biology | ||
| Karin Jonelle | Ganns | Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ganns | Larry (brother) | Turhan Peacock | Twin City Bible Church | Urbana High | Parkland/Oral Roberts University | attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma for two years majoring in biology/premedicine. She is now attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Karin is' majoring in nutrition and will receive her bachelors degree in December. | ||
| Kathy Elaine | Epps | Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Epps | Anderson Epps | Howard Robinson | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Urbana High | Illinois State University/Southern Illinois University | Retailer/Model | ||
| Marilyn Jean | Byrd | Mr. and Mrs. Linton Byrd | Linton Byrd | Anthony Neal | Morning Star Free Will Baptist | Urbana High | Illinois State University | Social Work | ||
| Jacqueline Darlene | Butts | Mr. and Mrs. George Butts | George Butts | Roosevelt Jones | Mt. Olive Baptist | Centennial High | Tennessee State University/Michigan State University | Pediatric Nursing | ||
| Melonee Joe | Bradley | Mrs. Marion Jones and the late Joseph Bradley | Terry Jones (brother) | Maron Nesbitt | Pilgrim Baptist Church | Centennial High | Parkland College/Southern Illinois University | Communications | attended Parkland College until 1973 majoring in broadcast communications. received her FCC third Class Broadcasting License in 1978. resides in Champaign and has resumed her studies at Parkland, this time an electronics major. Her goal is to become an electrical engineer. |
Date
9 April 1977
Identifier
http://eblackcu.net/portal/items/show/526
http://eblackcu.net/portal/archive/files/ball_1977_bcf149aac2.pdf
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Citation
"6th Annual Cotillion Ball (1977)," in Cotillion Yearbook Database, Item #29, https://eblackcu.net/cotillions/items/show/29 (accessed February 28, 2025).
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