United Negro College Fund

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) "is the nation’s largest, oldest, most successful and most comprehensive minority higher education assistance organization. UNCF provides operating funds and technology enhancement services for 39 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), scholarships and internships for students at about 900 institutions and faculty and administrative professional training.

"Over 63 years, the United Negro College Fund has raised more than $2 billion to help a total of more than 350,000 students attend college and has distributed more funds to help minorities attend school than any entity outside of the government."


 * President and CEO - Michael Lomax, Ph.D.

Senior Staff

 * Chair of UNCF's Board of Directors - Jack L. Stahl
 * President & Chief Executive Officer - Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D.
 * Executive Vice President for Development - John P. Donohue
 * Interim Chief Financial Officer - Elbert Ouzts
 * Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer - LaJuan H. Lyles
 * Vice President, Government Affairs General Counsel & Secretary - Shari F. Crittendon
 * Vice President - Midwest - Woodie T. White
 * Vice President and Transformation Officer - Robert Rucker
 * Sr. Vice President - Northeast - James N. Alston
 * Vice President - West - James H. Mayo III
 * Sr. Vice President - Southeast - Maurice E. Jenkins

Contact

 * Web: http://www.uncf.org

Related Articles

 * Marybeth Gasman, “Rhetoric Vs. Reality: The Fundraising Messages of the United Negro College Fund in the Immediate Aftermath of the Brown Decision,” History of Education Quarterly, 44, 1, (2004).

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 * Vance D. Coffman
 * William H. Gray III