DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Mayor Timothy Adams to Receive 2020 UNO Homer Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award
Posted 2 weeks ago
Timothy Adams, a business executive and the mayor of Bowie, Maryland, will receive the 2020 University of New Orleans Homer L. Hitt Distinguished Alumni Award, the UNO Alumni Association announced. Additionally, WWL-TV news anchor Sheba Turk has been named the 2020 Homer Hitt Young Alumna of the Year. Both will be celebrated on Nov. 12, 2020, as part of the University’s homecoming festivities.
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