22nd Annual Cotillion Ball

This source is the booklet from the seventh annual Cotillion Ball held in April of 1994 at the Chancellor Hotel. It includes biographies photographs of Turkessa Bailey, Ajana Boone, JoLynn Caroline, Joyce Carter, Sandra Carter, Khalilah Harmon, Lea Hill, Venita Hines, Treshana Jackson, Callary Kent, Loritha Mobley, Latoya Nesbitt, Jennifer Osler, Rayco Owens-Terry, Patrice Pelmore, Angel Perkins,Amber Roberts, and Rhonda Michelle Terry.

List of Debutantes and Escorts:

First Name	Last Name	Parents	Sponsor	Receiver	Escort	Church	School	Planned College	Planned Major
Turkessa Antionette	Bailey	Mr. William A. McCutchen and Mrs. Dorothy Bailey-Cowan	Lincoln Herman Huffman (cousin)	Dorothy Bailey-Cowan	Cedrick Nesbitt	St. Luke Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Centennial High	Parkland/Illinois State University/Clark University (Atlanta)	Social Work
Ajana Marie	Boone	Robert Boone and Eunice Boone	Robert Boone	Eunice Boone	Aaron Gordon		Urbana	University of Illinois	Sociology/Biology/Pre-Law
JoLynn Chere	Caroline	Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Caroline	J.C. Caroline	Mrs. Caroline (mother)	Kendric Cobb	Canaan Missionary Baptist Church	Central	University of Illinois	Mathematics/Computer Science
Joyce Ann	Carter	Mrs. Carrie Carter and the late Jonathan Carter	Willie E. Carter (brother)	Carrie Carter	E. Bell Reid	Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church	Urbana	Southern Illinois University/Eastern Illinois University	Certified Public Accountant
Sandra Anita	Carter	Lloyd Carter and Willie Carter	Lloyd Carter	Willie Carter	Andre D. Sanders	Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church	Urbana	Illinois State University/Parkland	Elementary Education
Khalilah	Harmon	Josie M. Harmon	Danny Brown (brother)	Josie M. Harmon	William Moses Summerville	St. Luke Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	Centennial High	University of Illinois/Illinois State University	Mathematics and Computer Informational Systems
Lea Marie	Hill	Lucious Hill and Brenda Hill	Lucious Hill	Brenda Hill	Andre' LaVelle Nance	Canaan Missionary Baptist Church	Centennial High
Venita Latrice	Hines	David Hines and Betty Hines	David Hines	Betty Hines	Vandre Hines (brother)		Urbana	University of Illinois	Pre-Medicine/Nursing
Tréshana Chané	Jackson	Cheryl Brown and Ronnie Brown	Ronald Todd Rogers (uncle)	Cheryl Brown	Deulon Cordell LeSure	Canaan Baptist Church	Urbana
Callary Monique	Kent	Teressia J. Cowper and Charles T. Kent	Shannon E. Cowper (step-father)	Deborah Cook-Anderson (godmother)	Antwan Mobley	Church of the Living God	Central	Parkland/Jackson State University	Juvenile Justice/Elementary Education
Loritha Shanequa	Mobley	Verna Denise Mobley	Emmit Elam (grandfather)	Verna Denise Mobley	James Mobley (brother)		Central	Southern Illinois University/Eastern Illinois University at Charleston	Business Administration
Latoya Shamika	Nesbitt	Diane Nesbitt and Walter Smith	Walter Smith	Diane Nesbitt	Dana Litwin	Mt. Olive Baptist Church	Urbana	Jackson State University (Jackson)	Television Communications
Jennifer Nicole	Osler	Curtis Osler and Daphne Osler	Curtis Osler	Daphne Osler	Bruce Brown	Apostolic Faith Church	Central	Texas A&M University	Elementary Education
Rayco Lean	Owens-Terry	Teri Owens and Ray Terry	Ray Terry	Teri Owens	Steven Vincent Cobb		Centennial High	University of Illinois College of Education (Urbana-Champaign)	Elementary Education/Child Psychology
Patrice Shanee	Pelmore	Ms. Judy Pelmore	M.D. Pelmore (grandfather)	Judy Pelmore	Americk Capers	Greater Holy Temple Church	Urbana	University of Illinois	Political Science
Angela Teneya Love	Perkins	Crystal Perkins	Joe Jones, Sr. (uncle)	Crystal Perkins	Joe Jones, Jr.		Urbana	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville	Medicine
Amber Tenell	Roberts	Rob Smith and Jackie Roberts-Smith	Rob Smith	Jackie Roberts-Smith	Koreem Rhodes	Canaan Missionary Baptist Church	Central	Parkland/University of Illinois	Psychology
Rhonda Michelle	Terry	James Terry and Jane Terry	James Terry	Jane Terry	Brandon Vonner	Salem Baptist Church	Urbana		English/Medicine

First name	Last name	Parents	High School	College	Major	notes
Cedric	Nesbitt		Centennial High	Grambling State University (Louisiana)		member of St. Luke Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Aaron John-Emmett	Gordon		Urbana	University of Illinois
Kendric Maurice	Cobb	Deloris Cobb	Centennial High			member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
E. Bell	Reid, III	Crystal Perkins and E. Bell Reid, Jr.	Urbana
Andre	Sanders			Parkland	Child Development	member of Morning Star Freewill Baptist Church
William Moses	Summerville		Central	University Of Alabama		member of Canaan Baptist Church
Andre' LaVelle	Nance	Linda Peace-Nance and Gregory LaVelle Nance	Urbana		Computer Engineering	member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
Vandre L.	Hines	David Hines and Betty Hines	Urbana			member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
Deulon Cordell	LeSure	Lila Kay LeSure	Urbana
Antwan	Mobley	Verna Mobley Carter	Central			member of Alpha and Omega Church
Dana Allen	Litwin	Willow Jenkins	Centennial High		Business Management
James	Mobley, Jr.	Verna Mobley Carter	Central		Lawyer
Bruce	Brown	Judy Nesbitt and Herb Nesbitt	Centennial High		Architectural Engineering	works at McDonalds
Steven Vincent	Cobb	Deloris Cobb	Centennial High	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/Moorehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)	Business Management and Administration/Educational Administration	member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
Americk	Capers	Aaron Capers and Sheila Capers	Centennial High
Joe	Jones, Jr.	Joe Jones, Sr. and Wendy Jones	Urbana			member of Church of the Living God
Koreem	Rhodes	Lenny Gray and Mattie Gray	Rantoul High School	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	Business Administration	member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church
Brandon Lee	Vonner	Jackie Vonner and Brenda Vonner	Central			member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Date

9 April 1994

Identifier

http://eblackcu.net/portal/items/show/550

http://eblackcu.net/portal/archive/files/cotillion-1994_520f6f50f1.pdf

Collection

Cotillions

Citation

"22nd Annual Cotillion Ball," in Cotillion Yearbook Database, Item #36, https://eblackcu.net/cotillions/items/show/36 (accessed February 28, 2025).

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