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Leland D. Melvin inspires young people and encourages them to aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Lynchburg

Amaza Lee Meredith broke through racial and gender barriers in architecture and artistic design.

Lynchburg and Petersburg

Virginia Estelle Randolph's innovative teaching techniques became the model for African American education throughout the South early in the twentieth century.

Henrico County

An influential historian of the American South and the Civil War, Drew Gilpin Faust is the first woman to serve as president of Harvard University.

Clarke County

A clinical psychologist and professor at James Madison University, Joann Hess Grayson is an advocate for abused and neglected children.

Harrisonburg

Mary Smith Kelsey Peake was an educator of both free and enslaved African Americans prior to and during the Civil War.

Hampton

Christopher Bernard Howard sets an example for Hampden-Sydney students and for everyone through his impressive sum of service to the country and youth-enrichment efforts in Africa and the United States.

Hampden-Sydney

Florence Saunders Farley has fought against racism and bias to open doors in science and politics for African American women in Virginia.

Roanoke and Petersburg

Born into slavery, Lucy Francis Simms was a highly respected elementary school teacher in Harrisonburg for more then fifty years.

Harrisonburg

A pioneering educator, Lucy Addison developed the first accredited high school for Roanoke's African American community.

Roanoke