NOTE: double asterisk ** indicates first time accomplishment for an African-American

ROBERTA ELLIS (June 7, 1901 - December 5, 1974)

Education

  • Master’s Degree, University of Michigan, 1948
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1932

Accomplishments

  • Organizer of University of Michigan Delta Psi Omega Graduate Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1948
  • Counselor for black women students at the University of Michigan, 1944-52
  • 25-year teaching career in Oklahoma and Michigan public school systems
  • **President of Washtenaw County, Michigan Teachers Association

WHIT ELLIS JR. (June 17, 1905 - October 30, 1930)

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1927

CLIFF ELLIS (July 2, 1907 - July 23, 1983)

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1939

Accomplishments

  • Agriculture teacher and consultant with Bristow, Oklahoma, Board of Education
  • Coordinator for retiree organic food growing program, Sacramento, California, 1970s
  • Agricultural advisor to the Nation of Islam, 1960s-70s
  • Well-known organic farmer and beekeeper

WADE ELLIS SR. (June 9, 1909 - November 20, 1989)

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1944
  • **Master’s Degree, University of New Mexico, 1938
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Wilberforce University, 1928

Accomplishments

  • **President of Mary Grove College in Detroit, Michigan, 1979-80
  • **Vice-chancellor of Academic Affairs at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1977-79
  • **Chairman of Michigan Council of Graduate Deans, 1975-77
  • **Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean of Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, 1967-77
  • **Lecturer and consultant to the higher mathematics communities in Greece, Peru, East Africa and India, 1960-1967
  • **Professor of Mathematics, Oberlin College, 1948-67
  • **Best doctoral dissertation at University of Michigan Graduate School Math Department, 1944
  • **Staff member of MIT Radiation Laboratory, 1943-46
  • **Recipient of highest civilian award from government of Peru for establishing national mathematics curriculum
  • Highly respected member of the national and international mathematics education communities

JAMES RILEY ELLIS (June 25, 1911 - May 30, 2003)

Education

  • **Ph.D., Tulsa University, 1962
  • Master’s Degree, University of New Mexico, 1939
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1933

Accomplishments

  • Professor of Mathematics and Director of Cooperative Education, Langston University, 1968-76
  • Educational consultant, University of Texas, 1967 and University of Colorado, 1964
  • Principal of George Washington Carver High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1960-68
  • Assistant Principal of Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1953-1960
  • Teacher at Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1940-60
  • Teacher in Colbert, Clearview and Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1933-40

HASKO VINTREZ ELLIS (May 13, 1913 - May 22, 1967)

Education

  • Master’s Degree, Prairie View University, 1950
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1937

Accomplishments

  • Director of Vocational Agriculture, Langston University, 1947-48
  • WWII veteran serving Africa, Italy, France and the South Pacific, 1943-46
  • Long time Agriculture teacher in Athens, Texas and Shawnee, Oklahoma, 1937-43

ORA HERBERT ELLIS Sr. (March 23, 1916 - )

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Public Heath, University of Michigan, 1949
  • Master’s Degree in Education, University of Michigan, 1948
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1940

Accomplishments

  • President of Washtenaw County, Michigan Senior Citizens Guild, 1973
  • Teacher of the Year, Ann Arbor, Michigan Public School System, 1960
  • Commissioner, Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1958-80; (Chairman of Commissioners, 1967)
  • **Teacher, Ann Arbor High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1956-80
  • Chairman of Washtenaw County, Michigan Interagency Committee, 1954
  • **Vice-president of the Michigan Health Council, 1953-56
  • Chairman of Washtenaw County, Michigan Tuberculosis Association, 1953

FRANCIS EDWIN ELLIS (August 18, 1918 - January 28, 2004)

Education

  • Master’s Degree, University of Michigan, 1942
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1939

Accomplishments

  • District Court Magistrate, 15th District Court, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983-85
  • **Optimist Club Governor for State of Michigan, 1976-77
  • **District Court Baliff, Washtenaw county Michigan, 1972-85
  • Counselor, Veterans Administration, 1948-1950
  • WWII veteran, infantry officer — served in the South Pacific (wounded in combat), 1943-1946
  • Schoolteacher, Wynnewood, Oklahoma, 1939-40
  • Longtime businessman in southern Michigan

MARGRETT ANN ELLIS (June 13, 1920 - November 26, 1976)

Education

  • Master’s Degree, Wayne State University, 1964
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Langston University, 1948

Accomplishments

  • Special Education teacher, Los Angeles, California, Public School System, 1970-1976
  • Special Education teacher, Detroit Public Schools, 1957-70
  • **Dietitian and manager of University of Michigan Hospital Cafeteria, 1950-57
  • **Teacher, Ann Arbor public schools, 1948-1950

Note: first black teacher in Ann Arbor public school system

GEORGE SAWNER ELLIS (August 28, 1924 -        )

Education

  • Master’s Degree, University of Michigan, 1966
  • Bachelor’s Degree, University of Michigan, 1952

Accomplishments

  • ** Manager for U.S. Air Force projects in Belgium and Tunisia, 1977-87
  • Member of Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of World Trade Committee, 1975-77)
  • Board of Directors of Dakota Community Center in Dayton, Ohio, 1968-
  • **Chrysler Corporation, Executive Manager (including Amplex Division and Airtemp International operations), 1964-76
  • **Field advisor and internal auditor for Michigan Employment Security Commission, 1954-64
  • WWII veteran – served United States Army in Europe (earned 4 campaign ribbons), 1943-1946