Article: Washington Gives $1M to Wiley College

Article: Denzel Washington gives $1M to Wiley College to ...
AP Worldstream;  December 19, 2007 ;     427 words ... ... Denzel Washington is donating $1 million (690,000) to Wiley College _ the school featured in his new movie The Great Debaters ... Debaters opens Christmas Day. It has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best picture drama. ___ On the Net: The Great ...

Article: Former President Of Wiley College Passes
Atlanta Inquirer;  August 18, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Inquirer 08-18-2001 Former President Of Wiley College Passes On Friday, July 20, the Wiley College Board of Trustees learned of the death ... W. Cole, Sr., former president of Wiley College, Dr. Cole served as tenth president ...

Article: Tennessee State, Wiley College launch NASA ...
Black Issues in Higher Education;  June 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Tennessee State University in Nashville and Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, are the most ... the most," Lacy notes. In March, Wiley College officials opened an aeronautics education ... science, math and technology," said Wiley College president and CEO Dr. Haywood L ...

Article: Movie to feature Wiley College historic debate team
Westside Gazette;  December 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... David and Goliath match up in which Wiley College's 1935 debate team won a national ... University, Tolson was hired by Wiley College in 1924 to teach English and speech ... others," he told the newspaper. Wiley College is the first Historically Black College ...

Article: Henrietta Bell Wells, 96, pioneering Wiley College ...
Jet;  March 31, 2008 ;     622 words ... ... OMITTED] Henrietta Bell Wells, 96, the Wiley College debater who served as the inspiration ... the last surviving member on the 1930 Wiley College debate team. Melvin B. Tolson, her ... the first female on the historic 1935 Wiley College debate team that went on to win a national ...

Article: McNeese State defeats Wiley College 84-75
AP Online;  January 8, 2009 ;     476 words ... ... points and John Pichon posted the second triple-double in McNeese State history as the Cowboys took an 84-75 win over Wiley College on Wednesday night. Pichon had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while Edmond Lawrence, who posted McNeese's only ...

Article: Foreman gives $100,000 To Wiley college
New Pittsburgh Courier;  May 3, 2003 ;     470 words ... ... Methodist-related college a $100,000 punch in the arm. The former two-time heavyweight champion recently made the gift to Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, for several programs, including men's basketball. Foreman, who calls Marshall home, made the ...