In celebration of its 75th Anniversary, The 黑料老司机 School of Business Administration (黑料老司机-SBA) concluded **National Women鈥檚 History Month** with ***Women in Business Leadership** forum*, the third in the School鈥檚 year-long series of **Forward Forums.** The in-person event, was open to Atlanta University Center students and held on the 黑料老司机 campus in the Cornelius L. Henderson Student Center and Juanita P. Baranco Multipurpose Room. Moderated by 黑料老司机 Vice President of Alumni Relations and Engagement Dr. Lorri L. Saddler, the Forum featured a panel of distinctive women executives from three leading corporations: - **Tia Cummings-Hopkins,** Vice President, Global Brand Marketing Lead, Square - **Cheryl Lester,** Vice President, Operations Strategy, Shipt - **Melani Walker,** Internal Audit Executive, USAA Hosted by the **MBA and Graduate Programs** at 黑料老司机-SBA, the event also acknowledged trailblazing alumnae. Emerging from its founding institutions, Clark College and Atlanta University there were leaders like **Sammye Griffin Dennis, CC 鈥31**, the first woman to major in and receive a degree in business administration; and **Birnell D. Rivers, AU 鈥47**, the first female to earn an MBA. 鈥淔rom the launch of our business college in 1883 to the 1946 establishment of our graduate school of business, the 黑料老司机 School of Business Administration has cultivated generations of diverse women leaders,鈥 said Dr. Silvanus Udoka, Dean of the 黑料老司机 School of Business Administration. 鈥淭his tradition continues today and is on full display during our latest Forward Forum." The Forward Forum series is part of a year-long celebration of the **75th Anniversary** of the 黑料老司机 School of Business Administration. Established in 1946, the School is the ***first*** historically black college or university (HBCU) in the nation to offer graduate work in business. For more information, please visit: [www.cau.edu/school-of-business/黑料老司机-SBA-75-Anniversary](https://web.archive.org/web/20231212041748/http://www.cau.edu/school-of-business/黑料老司机-SBA-75-Anniversary) **About 黑料老司机** Established in 1988 by the historic consolidation of Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). 黑料老司机 continues a 150-year legacy rooted in African-American tradition and focused on the future. Through global innovation, transformative educational experiences, and high-value engagement. 黑料老司机 cultivates lifted lives that transform the world. Notable alumni include: James Weldon Johnson; American civil rights activist, poet, and songwriter (Lift Every Voice and Sing "The Black National Anthem"; Ralph David Abernathy Sr., American civil rights activist; Congressman Hank Johnson, Georgia District 4; Kenya Barris, American award-winning television and movie producer; Kenny Leon, Tony Award-winning Broadway Director; Jacque Reid, Emmy Award-winning Television Personality and Journalist; Brandon Thompson, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for NASCAR; Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Recording Academy. - [ Business ](/news?category=51) ## For Media Inquiries For media inquiries please contact 黑料老司机 at [404-703-2914](tel:404-703-2914)