Listed below is information posted to the board by friends or members of the GUAA-Windy City Chapter:





A MESSAGE FROM PAST-PRESIDENT, MR. JEFFREY T. DAWKINS

The year 2001 marked the year that a new president was elected for the Grambling University Alumni Association-Windy City Chapter organization. The name of this individual is Mr. Jeffrey T. Dawkins. Jeff is a graduate of Grambling State University and currently resides in the Chicago, IL area. Click the link below to hear a few words from our president.

Click Here To Listen to Mr. Jeffrey T. Dawkins

Sports Illustrated visited the GSU campus in February 2007 for a photo shoot of two of its Swimsuit Edition models.

GSU hired Rod Broadway as the new head football coach of the Tigers in January 2007.

Come out this Saturday, April 1, 2006 to help, Mr. Jeff Dawkins, celebrate his birthday. The party will be held at the: Riverdale Marina 13100 South Halsted Riverdale, IL 60827. Admission is $10.00. Phone: (708) 849-2203. All donations will go to GUAA-Windy City Chapter.

GUAA-Windy City Chapter will be sharing a booth with HBCU-Chicago in this year's (2004) Bud Billiken Parade along with the alumni from other Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Look for us around 43rd & Martin Luther King Drive. Be sure to catch us and the parade on August 14, 2004 in Washington Park, in Chicago, Illinois. A portion of the parade will be carried by WGN-TV as well, so watch the parade on TV if you can not attend in person.




MESSAGE FROM GUNAA, INC. MAGAZINE - VISIONS

The fall issue of VISIONS is the last issue that will be mailed free of charge.
Beginning in 2002, VISIONS will be mailed to subscribers only. The magazine is
distributed quarterly at a cost of $15.00 per year. Please send all correspondence regarding VISIONS magazine to:

Vickie Jackson, Editor
Vision Magazine
Grambling State University
P.O. Box G
Grambling, LA 71245
Phone: (318) 274-2591
Fax: (318) 274-6382
VISIONS Magazine E-Mail: fieldskv@alpha0.gram.edu



GSU News....


* A new president has been appointed to lead Grambling State University. His name is Dr. Horace Judson. Dr. Judson will be in Chicago, IL to visit with the Windy City Chapter of Grambling University Alumni Association on October 12, 2004. Come out and say hello to the new president and get your questions answered directly from Dr. Judson.

* In March 2004, Doug Williams, Grambling State University Head Football Coach, announced that he was leaving GSU to accept a position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Professional football team in the NFL). The assistant head football coach has replaced Doug Williams as the Head Football Coach at GSU.

* The Grambling University National Alumni Association, Incorporated (GUNAA) has finally launched its website. GUNAA is the governoring office for all satellite alumni offices of Grambling State University. The web address is: http://www.gunaa.org Check it out!

* The 2003 National Alumni Convention for Grambling State University will be held on July 24 - 27, 2003 in Baton Rouge, LA at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center. The Charles P. Adams Alumni Chapter will be hosting the event. For additional information, call the National Alumni Office at: (318) 274 - 6264.

* Ms. Terri Coates has been selected as the new Assistant Director of The Office of Alumni Affairs at Grambling State University. Feel free to contact her at: (318) 274 - 6267.

* Board members of SACs met in December 2003 and arrived at a decision on the accreditation of Grambling State University (GSU). SACs elected to grant GSU full accreditation with SACs. Full accreditation with SACs endures for a period of 10 years.

* Construction of a new building is underway at GSU. The new facility will be called the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building. The facility is being built near Robinson Stadium. The total cost for the project is $23 Million dollars and the size of the structure will be 134,573 square feet.

* The Grambling State University Marching Band will be featured in a film this coming fall. The film will be titled, "Drumline" and is scheduled for release by late fall 2002 by Twentieth Century Fox.




Grambling University National Alumni Association, Incorporated:

GUNAA, Inc.
P.O Drawer 565
Grambling, LA  71245
Phone:  (318) 247 - 6706 or (318) 247 - 1265
http://www.gunaa.org

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