Honoring the 57 Original College of Law Graduates
The College of Law’s rich tradition of excellence dates back to its original founding. On December 21, 1949, a division of law was established at the then Florida A&M College, and the first class was admitted in 1951. In 1966 the Florida Board of Control (later known as the Board of Regents) withdrew its permission for the institution to admit law students, and two years later, the law school graduated its last class and closed its doors. Between 1954 and 1968, the law school graduated 57 students — men and women who have gone on to make significant contributions to the legal profession both within the state and throughout the nation.
In a well-deserved tribute, Florida A&M University unveiled a special plaque with the engraved names of the 57 original law school graduates. The unveiling took place on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the north end of the Coleman Library building on the Tallahassee campus, home of the original law school, which operated from 1951 until 1968.
The 57 Original College of Law Graduates |
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Remus Charles Edison Allen Jennings Henry Best Thomas DeLano Broadwater Richard Burdine August Fahnwula Caine Timothy Castell Gwendolyn Sawyer Cherry Allen Turner Clark III Henry Austin Collins Jr. Lorenza Collins Frederick Christopher Coward John D. Due Jr. Ed Duffee Jr. Ralph L. Flowers Rosa Hilda Foote Bernice Dorn Gaines Joseph Austin Gresham Horace Donald Goode Jr. Cornelius Wadsworth Grant George Ashberry Grogan Jr. Alcee L. Hastings Elbert Leroy Hatchett Jerry Dee Hill Ernest Alexander Hunter Charles Henry Jackson Benjamin D. James Jr. Odell Theo Johns Henry Edward Jones Jr.
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Kellon Langston Jones Arthenia Lee Joyner Harry S. Juster Howard Gore Knight Benjamin F. Lampkin Jr. Vernon Mack Lee William Lewin II William Cornelius Lewis Theries C. Lindsey Daniel D. Mangiamele James Wesley Matthews Ralph Eugene Maultsby Jesse James McCrary Jr. Darrel Alfonso McGhee Perker Lee Meeks Irving Lester Mills Jr. Samuel James Moncur Samuel Penn Nesbitt Bertram W. N. Perry Hemphill P. Pride II Glenn Demetrius Pritchett Edward Rodgers Hiram Seymour Henry Thompson Herman Boslevian Walden William Waterman Frank Howard White Isiah J. Williams III Bette Wimbish
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