7th Annual Cotillion Ball (1978)
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Title
7th Annual Cotillion Ball (1978)
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 Julia Banks, Wanda Bolton, Teri Bradley, Katheryn Clark, Kandy Clements, Gabrie Davis, Casinda Franklin, Shelly Johnson, Tina Lyles, Donna Miller, Sonja Preston, Cozette Roundtree, Regina Sallee, Teresa Square, Lynda Thompson, and Romona Watson as well as many advertisments from local businesses.
List of Debutantes:
First Name | Last Name | Married name (1981) | Parents | Sponsor | Escort | Address | Church | School | Planned College | Planned Major | Updates (1981) |
Ramona Denise | Watson | Walker | Betty Hursey (aunt) | Paul Hursey (uncle) | Turhan Peacock | 1408 W Hill, U | Morning Star Freewill Baptist | Urbana High | Illinois State University/Loop Junior College | Law Enforcement | |
Lynda Diane | Thompson | Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thompson | John L. Thompson | Kent D. Redmon | 1210 W Tremont, U | St. Mary's Church | Urbana High | Monmouth College | Architectural Engineering | ||
Teresa Ann | Square | Mr. and Mrs. James Square | James Square | Jerald Bolton | 806 Fairoaks, C | Centennial High | Stevens Modeling School | Model | |||
Regina L. | Sallee | Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sallee | Gene Smith (uncle) | Willie Boris Williamson | 1302 1/2 West Hill | Canaan Missionary Baptist Church | Urbana High | New York State University | Model | ||
Cozetta Lynette | Roundtree | Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Roundtree | D.W. Roundtree | Carols Donaldson | 910 Wascher Drive, U | Freewill Baptist | Urbana High | University of Illinois | Engineering | junior at North Carolina A & T State University in Greensboro. A &T State University in Greensboro. Her major is electrical engineering and she will graduate in 1982 | |
Sonja L. | Preston | Mr. and Mrs. Michael Preston | Michael Preston | Lathan W. Townsend | 1011 Harrington Drive, C | Canaan Missionary Baptist Church | Central High | University of Illinois | Pediatrics | ||
Donna K. | Miller | Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Miller | Bernard Miller | Maurice Marion | 1202 Patton Drive, U | St. Luke C.M.E. | Urbana High | Illinois State University | Early Childhood Education | ||
Tina E. | Lyles | Mr. and Mrs. James Lyles | James Lyles | Tony Hunt | 1608 Branch Drive, C | Morning Star Freewill Baptist | Central High | Illinois State University/University of Illinois | Business Administration | ||
Shelly Annette | Johnson | Mrs. Catherine Hogue | Anthony Winston | John C. Johnson | 87 Lakeside Terrace, U | Central High | Parkland | Nursing | |||
Casinda Jean | Franklin | Mr. and Mrs. Willie Franklin | Willie Franklin | Willie David Williams | 606 Bloomington Road, C | Morning Star Freewill Baptist | Central High | Parkland/University of Illinois | Psychology | ||
Gabrie Maxine | Davis | Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis | Corey Davis (brother) | Martinez Foster | 1608 Lockraven Drive, C | St. Luke C.M.E. | Central High | Illinois State University | Executive Secretary | ||
Kandy | Clements | Mrs. Ola Clements | Alvin Griggs | Vince Jackson | 516 East Eureka, C | Bethel AME Church | Centennial High | Northern Illinois University | Pediatric Nurse | ||
Katheryn June | Clark | Rev. and Mrs. Morris Clark | Morris Clark | Kenneth Bradley | 203 North Fourth St, C | Second Baptist (Mattoon) | Central High | Tennessee State University | Medicine | junior at Tennessee State University in Nashville majorlng in physical therapy. She is working for the State of Tennessee as a developmental technician at a mental health center | |
Teri Kay | Bradley | Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bradley | Wilbur Bradley | Freddie McNeal | 2315 Tamarack, C | St. Luke C.M.E. | Centennial High | University of Illinois | Real Estate Broker | ||
Wanda Levett | Bolton | Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie D. Bolton | Jimmie D. Bolton | Gregory Clark | 1307 Jackson St., Urbana | Mt. Olive Baptist | Urbana | Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) | Vocal Music | attended Parkland College where she majored in banking; resides in Urbana and is employed at Commercial Bank as a customer service representative. | |
Julia Elizabeth | Banks | Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Banks, Jr. | Dawson Banks, Jr. | Richard Clifton | 923 Linview Dr., Urbana | Bethel AME Church | Urbana | Illinois State University | Social Work |
Publisher
Privately published
Date
1 April 1978
Identifier
http://eblackcu.net/portal/items/show/527
http://eblackcu.net/portal/archive/files/ball_1978_4b25031a16.pdf
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Citation
"7th Annual Cotillion Ball (1978)," in Cotillion Yearbook Database, Item #31, https://eblackcu.net/cotillions/items/show/31 (accessed February 28, 2025).
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