Celebrating HBCU Night with the New Orleans Pelicans
​On Saturday, Jan. 28,ÌýEntergyÌýhosted Dillard University faculty, staffÌýand students, and other Historically Black College and University leaders from across Louisiana during The New Orleans’ Pelicans HBCU event at the Smoothie King Center.ÌýThisÌýeventÌýwasÌýpart of a series of community engagements hosted by theÌýPelicansÌýto provide resources to empower the Black community.
Attendees included:Ìý- Therese Badon, United Negro College Fund, senior vice president of development – Southern Region.
- Dr. Felecia Nave, president, Alcorn State University.
- Dr. Rochelle Ford, president, Dillard University.
- Dr. Thomas Hudson, president, Jackson State University.
- Dr. Reynold Verret, president, Xavier University.
- Drew Marsh, Entergy chairman and CEO.
- Kimberly Fontan, Entergy executive vice president and chief financial officer.
- Marcus Brown, Entergy executive vice president and general counsel.
- Kathryn Collins, Entergy senior vice president and chief human resources officer.
- Taiwan Brown, Entergy vice president, diversity and workforce strategies.
- Leroy Nix, Entergy vice president, strategic policy and stakeholder engagement.
- Patty Riddlebarger, Entergy vice president, corporate social responsibility.
Entergy is committed to working with local educational institutions to develop a workforce that can support the continued economic development of the Gulf South region as well as support ourÌýown workforce needs. A big part of that commitment involves building and retaining a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve.
Through our partnerships, we’ve contributed more than $7.4 million to historically black colleges and universities located in our service area. We’ve also established formal mentoring programs, collaborated in research studies, provided intern/co-op opportunities for students, assisted with facility and curriculum improvements, technology, scholarshipsÌýand career readiness programs.
