Honoring a Legacy

HONORING A LEGACY

Members of the University of Richmond Black Alumni Network (URBAN) gathered in February to celebrate the legacy of Tina Cade, associate vice president for student development and director of the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion. Cade, who co-founded and helped lead URBAN, retired in February after more than 35 years with UR. To honor her years of service as a mentor, advisor, counselor, and leader, a group of alumni raised funds to establish an endowed scholarship in her name.

“There are truly no words to convey what Dr. Tina Cade has meant to me and countless others,” said Danielle Stokes, assistant professor of law and a UR alum. “She has nurtured a generation, and while we carry her legacy with us, her presence is sorely missed on campus.”

Seated: Tina Cade. From left: Natasha Jones Davis, ’96 and GB’98; Valerie Brown Wilkins, ’06; Morgan Russell, dean for student equity and inclusion and director of the Student Center for Equity and Inclusion; Erin Bagley Lai, ’05; Kimberly Bowers Rollins, ’05; Xavier Belcher, ’07; Kaushalya Heendeniya, ’99; David Randolph, ’07; Duane Brickhouse, ’98; Tamisha Williams, ’06; Barry Green, R’72; Jaime Carter Walls, ’98; Rasheeda Fleming Perry, ’03; Danielle Stokes, ’13, assistant professor of law; and Marilyn Branch- Mitchell, W’78.