We endeavor to honor and celebrate the lives of the members of the Spelman Community. While this list may not feature all we have lost, we stand together to cherish their memories and celebrate the legacies of everyone who has called Spelman home at one time or another.
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November 2020
The Spelman community celebrates the life and legacy of Anita R. Estell, a valued member of the Spelman community and a leader in her field who served as the College’s lobbyist from 1998 until fall 2020.
With more than 25 years of experience working in Washington, D.C., Estell’s achievements at the national level are unparalleled.
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September 2020
Spelman College grieves the loss of one of our young Spelman sisters, Kennedy Noelle Preval, C’2023. We extend our condolences to her mother, Erica Ford Preval, C’98, father, John Preval, her sister, Alana, C’2021, and to all of her family, friends and loved ones.
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September 2020
The Spelman community celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Claudette Hazel Chapman Cureton, C'51, a long-time educator, community leader, and religious leader who passed on August 16, 2020, in South Carolina.
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July 2020
John Lewis loved Black people unconditionally. And he loved justice just as much. With the death of the Georgia Congressman, the world has lost a valiant social justice warrior.
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April 2020
The Spelman community honors the life and legacy of New York native Patricia Catherine Cabell-Lee, C'74. She will always be remembered as a True Blue Spelman sister.
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April 2020
Spelman alumna Ernestine Miles Mann, C’57, was well respected inside and beyond the Spelman gates. The longtime educator who spent nearly 30 years teaching in the Atlanta public school system, devoted her life to training young minds and serving her community.
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April 2020
The Spelman Community in solidarity with scores of individuals around the globe, celebrates the life and indelible legacy of David C. Driskell, Ph.D., (1931-2020). The legendary artist and distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland (UMD) who is recognized worldwide for his scholarship and expertise in African American art, passed away at the age of 88, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, from complications of COVID-19.
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March 2020
Spelman College celebrates the life of civil rights champion and Spelman National Community Service Award recipient the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery. His strength, courage and commitment to justice will continue to change lives through the work of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute located at Clark Atlanta University.
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February 2020
The Spelman community celebrates the life and legacy of Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, a pioneer of the American space movement. Johnson received a honorary degree from the College during its 2017 Commencement ceremony. She was a true legend and mathematical genius who embodied the essence of "Black Girl Magic."
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September 2019
The Spelman College community mourns the passing of philanthropist, entrepreneur and co-founder of Johnson Products, Joan Johnson who passed Friday, Sept. 6, after suffering from a long illness. She was 89.
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