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Mrs. Stewart entered Lincoln Institute in September 1942, and graduated  with honors as Salutatorian. She entered KY State College, graduated and returned to Lincoln as a faculty

member in the Business Department.  She continued her education earning a graduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1954.  She taught at Grambling College in Louisiana. She married in 1956 and became a New Yorker.  Mrs. Stewart is 96 years of age.

 Whitney M. Young Jr.  is a MAJOR ICON of the Civil Rights Movement.  He served on 7 Presidential Commissions, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1968.  Whitney M. Young  Jr. served as the President of Urban League: 1961-1971.  Throughout his life, he remained committed to the struggle of equality for African Americans. In 1963, he spoke at the March on Washington. Famous Quote:  We desire to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.  But in the past, we've had no straps, and in most cases, no boots.

Mark Edward Warren: Actor, Writer, TV Producer, Film Director, and Professor

Mark Warren was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.  He was born in Harrodsburg, KY, and attended Lincoln Institute.  He enlisted in the military and was stationed in Ottawa, Canada.  During his last two years in the military, he became a dis jockey.  After his discharge, he began his career in Toronto with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Mark served as a professor at the University of Southern California School of Cinema and Television.