{"id":6255,"date":"2018-01-25T15:11:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T19:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2018-02-06T11:26:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T15:26:53","slug":"agee-chandler-papers-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2018\/01\/25\/agee-chandler-papers-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue\u2019s First African-American Homecoming Queen to Present Papers to Archives, Deliver Lecture as Part of Black History Month Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kassandra Agee Chandler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In early February, Purdue University alumna Kassandra Agee Chandler will be back on the West Lafayette campus to present “My Pieces of History: A Queen’s Journey to Archival Peace (and Release).” Agee Chandler \u2014 who was crowned Purdue University\u2019s first (and currently only) African-American Homecoming Queen in 1978 \u2014 will deliver her lecture as part of a lecture and presentation program to begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Krannert Auditorium (Krannert Building, Room 140).<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Zeta Theta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.<\/a>, Agee Chandler\u2019s visit to her alma mater will also include the presentation of her papers to the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections<\/a> (a division of Purdue University Libraries). A reception in the Krannert Drawing Room will follow the formal lecture and presentation program. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to have the opportunity to return to my alma mater and share my experience as Purdue\u2019s first African-American homecoming queen,\u201d said Agee Chandler. \u201cDuring this critical time of divisiveness in our nation, I hope that revisiting this significant milestone in Purdue history inspires students to engage in an enlightened dialogue on race, class, gender equality, and other relevant issues facing us today.”<\/p>\n

Agee Chandler, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Management in 1980, is the founder and principal consultant at Systematic Design Consultants, a boutique information-technology consulting firm based in the Houston, Texas area.<\/p>\n

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Purdue University President Arthur Hansen hands flowers to Queen Kassandra Agee, Purdue’s first African-American Homecoming Queen (1978).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While at Purdue, Agee Chandler distinguished herself academically and as a student leader, serving as a counselor for the Business Opportunity Program (BOP), member of Mortar Board, and a founding member of the Society of Minority Managers.<\/p>\n

After earning her degree from Purdue, Agee Chandler worked in the private sector for such companies as Proctor & Gamble, Dow Chemical, and Exxon. Additionally, she served as Texas A&M Transportation Institute\u2019s Chief Information Officer, as well as Director of Computing Services at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.<\/p>\n

In July 2015, she and two other Purdue alumni formed the Dr. Cornell A. Bell Business Opportunity Program (BOP) Alumni Network, a Purdue alumni group \u201ccommitted to continuing the legacy and vision of Dr. Cornell A. Bell\u201d (see http:\/\/bopalumni.org\/about\/<\/a> and www.krannert.purdue.edu\/centers\/bop\/about-us\/dr-cornell-a-bell.php<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Agee Chandler\u2019s visit is co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Center<\/a> (BCC) and the Purdue Archives and Special Collections.<\/p>\n

For more information about Agee Chandler\u2019s lecture, contact BCC Director Renee Thomas at rathomas@purdue.edu or Emma Noelke (Delta Sigma Theta) at enoelke@purdue.edu.<\/p>\n

For inquiries regarding Agee Chandler\u2019s gift of her papers, contact University Archivist\/Head, Archives and Special Collections Sammie Morris at morris18@purdue.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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