Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU),commonly known as Florida A&M,is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee,Florida. Founded in 1887,It is the third largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida. It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida,as well as one of the state's land grant universities,and is accredited to award baccalaureate,master's and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Millard Fillmore Caldwell was an American politician,lawyer,and jurist. He was the 29th governor of Florida (1945–1949) and served in all three branches of government at various times in his life,including as a U.S. representative and Florida Supreme Court justice.
Scott Charles Maddox is an American politician. He was the mayor of Tallahassee,Florida,from 1995 to 1996 and from 1997 to 2005. Maddox is the former chair of the Florida Democratic Party and a former Tallahassee City Commissioner,serving from 1993 to 1995,1996 to 1997 and from 2012 to 2018.
In the United States,an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow,for example,is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly,the term refers to scholastic honor societies,those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers,often within a specific academic discipline.
The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society (ΑΚΜ) is an American collegiate honor society recognizing academic excellence in all areas of study.
Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Band Fraternity,is a fraternity for college and university band members in the United States. It was founded on November 27,1919,on Thanksgiving Day,at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College,now known as Oklahoma State University,in Stillwater,Oklahoma.
Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ) is a women's music fraternity. Formed to "uphold the highest standards of music" and "to further the development of music in America and throughout the world",it continues to provide musical and educational resources to its members and the general public. Sigma Alpha Iota operates its own national philanthropy,Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies,Inc. Sigma Alpha Iota is a member of the National Interfraternity Music Council and the Professional Fraternity Association.
Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ),also known as The Circle and ODK,is one of the most prestigious honor societies in the United States with chapters at more than 300 college campuses. It was founded December 3,1914,at Washington and Lee University in Lexington,Virginia,by 15 student and faculty leaders. The society recognizes achievement in five areas:scholarship;athletics;campus and community service,social or religious activities,and campus government;journalism,speech and the mass media;and creative and performing arts. Some circles of ΟΔΚare quasi-secret,in that newly selected members remain undisclosed for some time.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a historically African American fraternity. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5,1911 at Indiana University Bloomington,the fraternity has never restricted membership on the basis of color,creed or national origin though membership traditionally is dominated by those of African heritage. The fraternity has over 160,000 members with 721 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the United States,and international chapters in the United Kingdom,Germany,South Korea,Japan,United States Virgin Islands,Nigeria,South Africa,and The Bahamas.
The history of Tallahassee,Florida,much like the history of Leon County,dates back to the settlement of the Americas. Beginning in the 16th century,the region was colonized by Europeans,becoming part of Spanish Florida. In 1819,the Adams–Onís Treaty ceded Spanish Florida,including modern-day Tallahassee,to the United States. Tallahassee became a city and the state capital of Florida in 1821;the American takeover led to the settlements' rapid expansion as growing numbers of cotton plantations began to spring up nearby,increasing Tallahassees' population significantly.
Andrew Demetric Gillum is an American former politician who served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 to 2018. He served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014,first elected at the age of 23. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The history of Florida State University dates to the 19th century and is deeply intertwined with the history of education in the state of Florida and in the city of Tallahassee. Florida State University,known colloquially as Florida State and FSU,is one of the oldest and largest of the institutions in the State University System of Florida. It traces its origins to the West Florida Seminary,one of two state-funded seminaries the Florida Legislature voted to establish in 1851.
Alpha Kappa Kappa (ΑΚΚ) is a medical school fraternity that was founded on September 29,1888,at Dartmouth Medical School.
Frederick Stephen Humphries was an American academic administrator and chemistry professor. He served as President of Tennessee State University,and President of Florida A&M University. He was also President and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education from 2001 to 2003. Florida A&M University conferred the President Emeritus title upon him on December 11,2009. He was Regent Professor at the Florida A&M University College of Law from 2003 until his retirement in 2014.
Patricia Stephens Due was one of the leading African-American civil rights activists in the United States,especially in her home state of Florida. Along with her sister Priscilla and others trained in nonviolent protest by CORE,Due spent 49 days in one of the nation's first jail-ins,refusing to pay a fine for sitting in a Woolworth's "White only" lunch counter in Tallahassee,Florida in 1960. Her eyes were damaged by tear gas used by police on students marching to protest such arrests,and she wore dark glasses for the rest of her life. She served in many leadership roles in CORE and the NAACP,fighting against segregated stores,buses,theaters,schools,restaurants,and hotels,protesting unjust laws,and leading one of the most dangerous voter registration efforts in the country in northern Florida in the 1960s.
Kappa Omicron Nu (ΚΟΝ) is a college honor society,based in the United States,for students in human sciences. Kappa Omicron Nu chapters are located at colleges and universities that offer a strong human sciences program. Its mission is to promote empowered leaders through excellence in scholarship,leadership,and research in the human sciences. There is also a strong focus on service,and contribution to the local community.
Larry Robinson is an American professor and academic administrator,who is the current President of Florida A&M University,a historically black university.
The 1978 Florida A&M Rattlers football team represented Florida A&M University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Rattlers had an overall record of 12–1 and were the Division I-AA national champions.
Pauline J. Sims Puryear was an American social worker and clubwoman,the fourth international president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority,and Dean of Women at Florida A&M State College.
