Pearlie Elloie
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Mrs. Elloie completed her Master’s at Tulane in 1965. Her work in the community is evident in her commitment to Total Community Action Inc. (TCA). This organization has named its children and family program the “Pearlie H. Elloie Head Start Program". With TCA, she served as Director of the Office of Children and Families. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.
Dr. Barbara Guillory-Thompson and Former United States President Henry Ford.
Dr. Thompson made a significant impact outside of academia by serving on the New Orleans Civil Service Commission from 1981-1992 and Chair of the Commission from 1989-1992. She was the first black woman and non-attorney to be named chair. Thompson was active in numerous professional and learned societies, i.e., the American Sociological and Southern Sociological Associations. She has numerous publications, honors and awards ranging from membership in the Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame to citations from the Louisiana governor, may or of New Orleans and UNCF. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Dr. Barbara Guillory-Thompson
Dr. Barbara Guillory-Thompson and Pearlie Elloie were the Dillard University graduates who initiated the lawsuit, backed by Rosa Keller-Freeman, that would force Tulane University to integrate and abandon the racist doctrine lodged within its original charter.
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