Barrier breakers from the 1980s
FIRST ROW, left to right: Janice Madlock; Dr.
Margaret Lucas Jacobs. SECOND ROW: Bob Ray Sanders; James (Jimmy)
Gales.
1980, Anthony Lavallais, first
African American member of NT40
1980, Janice Madlock, first African American
programmer analyst and supervisor in the NT Computing Center
1983, Joe Greene, first African American
member of NT’s Board of Regents
1983, Dr. Margaret Lucas Jacobs, first African
American NT academic department chair
1985, Joe Greene, first African American
named NT Distinguished Alumnus
1985, James “Jimmy” Gales, first African
American NT head men’s basketball coach
1989, first UNT Alumni Association board members
- Dennis Dunkins
- Bob Ray Sanders
