A Letter to DSU from
The Friends of Lucy Harris

The Friends of Lucy Harris is a collective of family members, friends, DSU alumni, students, athletes, journalists, historians and concerned citizens. We organize to vigorously advocate to ensure appropriate and lasting recognition of the legacy of women’s basketball pioneer and Delta State alumna Lusia “Lucy” Harris.

 

A Letter to DSU from The Friends of Lucy Harris

February 16, 2022

To: Mr. Bill LaForge, President, Delta State University

Cc: Mr. Rick Munroe, Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs
Mr. Mike Kinnison, Athletic Director
Dr. Eddie Lovin, Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Andy Novobilski, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Michelle Roberts, Vice President for Executive Affairs and Chief of Staff
Mr. Jamie Rutledge, Vice President for Finance and Administration


Dear President LaForge,

We are writing in response to recent conversations sparked by the release of the Academy Award nominated short documentary “The Queen of Basketball” and Ms. Harris’ untimely passing regarding the manner in which Ms. Harris is recognized on Delta State’s campus. In this letter, we will lay out the rationale for renaming the Coliseum on Delta State’s campus from the Walter Sillers Coliseum to the Lusia Harris Coliseum.

We are a community group led by Ms. Harris’ children. Many of us have graduated from, worked at, and contributed to Delta State over the years. We greatly value the institution and its commitment to honor its distinguished alumni and welcome students of all backgrounds to the Delta. Furthermore, we particularly respect your leadership, President LaForge, in inaugurating the Winning the Race Conference and your pride in DSU’s station as Mississippi’s most diverse campus. We also very much appreciate your initiative to honor Ms. Harris with an honorary doctorate eight years ago. That said, we feel compelled to express our deep disappointment with the University’s failure to acknowledge Ms. Harris appropriately on campus for the past 45 years.

While we appreciate you offering consolation alternatives to renaming the Coliseum itself, we believe that Ms. Harris’ contributions to the University warrant only the highest position of honor on the building she made world famous.

Ms. Harris’ name not only stands for excellence, bravery and the high-water mark of athletic achievement at DSU, but also her story, like you describe Delta State itself, is “a testament to the successes of integration.” Indeed, it was only five years prior to Ms. Harris’ enrollment as a freshman that Shirley A. Washington was the first Black student to enroll at Delta State.

From that adverse context, Ms. Harris rose up to be the first dominant female basketball player in college sports. Ms. Harris was not only the only Black player on the Lady Statesmen, she also led the team to three consecutive national AIAW championships that included a 51-game winning streak. After she graduated, Delta State would never reach those heights again.

Additionally, Ms. Harris holds the unbreakable record of scoring the first (two) baskets as a woman in Olympic history, and the unique distinction of being the first and only woman officially drafted in the NBA, among countless other superlative accomplishments, records and enshrinements in the field of basketball.

And yet, her story was scant known beyond her immediate community for almost half a century.

When she passed away in January, her story took the world by storm. Her name appeared in every major newspaper and television network in the United States. President Barack Obama wrote that "Lusia represented the very best of America. While most of us will never match her athletic prowess, my hope is that we can all strive to embody even a fraction of her courage and determination to bring about a more equal future." Sitting Senator Roger Wicker said, in a ten-minute tribute to Ms. Harris on the floor of the United States Senate, that hers is "a story of American grit and determination and the story of an extraordinary Mississippian, breaking multiple glass ceilings in the world of sports." President Joe Biden wrote, in a letter to Ms. Harris' family, "Lucy was a trailblazer who paved the path for generations of female athletes. She approached life with unmatched determination and grit, and she truly made a difference in the world."

In death as in life, Ms. Harris continues to shower Delta State University with national publicity and goodwill, putting the University on the map in the most positive light. She is, without doubt, the most distinguished and historically significant athlete to ever graduate from Delta State, and quite simply Delta State’s most distinguished alumni. As your own eulogy of Ms. Harris stated, President LaForge, “She has always been part of the fabric and spirit of this University, and she leaves a legacy that will likely go unmatched forever.”

Not to mention that Ms. Harris' story itself, narrated in her own words, was nominated for an Academy Award this year. Finally, despite decades of disregard, the world has come to know Ms. Harris as the unforgettable pioneer and role model she has always been.

It’s worth noting, as Ms. Harris did in the short documentary “The Queen of Basketball,” that she almost went to Alcorn State University, but decided to come to Delta State instead because they were progressive enough to have a women’s basketball team. Indeed, when Delta State expands itself, it succeeds.

Despite the lack of formal recognition by the University for so many years, Ms. Harris loved Delta State. She earned two degrees there. She worked there as a guidance counselor and later as an assistant coach. She sent her daughter there. She gave her best years as one of the greatest basketball players of the 20th century to Delta State.

When Ms. Harris accepted her doctorate from you in 2014 she said, “I encourage the students of Delta State to continue to dream. Dreams come true if you work hard. I learned that at Delta State.”

Symbols matter. President LaForge, the time has finally come for DSU to raise Ms. Harris up to her rightful place as the ultimate symbol of the unlimited potential within every DSU student, no matter their background, gender or color of their skin.

Let the name Lusia Harris, not Walter Sillers, forever grace the facade of Delta State’s Coliseum, which she made historic.

Let the Coliseum be named for the quintessential Lady Statesman and internationally revered American of whom the country and the University can be forever proud.

Let the students of Delta State, and all those to visit there, remember what is possible if only they continue to dream.

Signed,

The Friends of Lucy Harris

George Stewart Jr., MAA*
Ms. Harris’ Son

Crystal Washington Stewart, Ed.D.*
Ms. Harris’ Daughter

Dr. Christina Jordan*
Ms. Harris’ Daughter

Christopher Stewart Esq.*
Ms. Harris’ Son

Ethel James*
Ms. Harris’ Sister

Keristen Harris*
Ms. Harris’ Family

PaQueta Bradford*
Ms. Harris’ Family

Roy James*
Ms. Harris’ Family

Samdria Stewart
Ms. Harris’ Family

Mayor Aelicia L. Thomas*
Mayor of Rosedale, Mississippi

Dr. Abe Marshall Hudson Jr.*†
Former Member, Mississippi House of Representatives
District 29

Andrew Powell*
Greenwood City Councilman

Arlene Sanders*
Professor Emerita
Former Chair of the DSU Diversity Advisory Committee
Delta State University

Ashley Walker-Johnson*
Head Coach, Women's Basketball
Mississippi Valley State University

Avis Neal*†
Senior Admissions Recruiter
Delta State University

Ben Proudfoot
Director, “The Queen of Basketball”

Professor Bill Hays*
Professor Emeritus Former Chair, Languages and Literature
Delta State University

Coach Billie Moore
Head Coach, 1976 Montreal Olympics Women’s Basketball Team

Dr. Billy C. Moore*
Dean, College of Business and Aviation
Delta State University

Mayor Billy Nowell*
Mayor, City of Cleveland Mississippi

Brenda Redmond*
Church Member, Friend of Lucy Harris

Brandon Somerhalder
Producer, “The Queen of Basketball”

Dr. Brian Becker*
Associate Professor of History
Delta State University

Brian Ivie
Co-Executive Producer “The Queen of Basketball” Producer, Unanimous Media

Colin Palmer*†
Greenwood City Councilman

Coach Cabral Huff
Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
Voorhees College

Carla Johnson*†
Secretary, MVSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Casey Key*
Athletic Development Officer
Delta State University

Coach Chelsey Rhodes† Assistant Basketball Coach Delta State

Chris Myers Asch*
Co-Founder, Sunflower County Freedom Project

Dr. Christian Pinnen*
Associate Professor, History and Political Science
Mississippi College

Dr. Chuck Westmoreland*
Associate Professor of History
Delta State University

Professor Cetin Oguz*
Chair and Professor of Art
Delta State University

Dr. ConSandra McNeil*
Assistant Provost, Jackson State University

Coach Coretta Brown
Assistant Coach, Women’s Basketball
Eastern Kentucky University

Corey Tong Executive Producer of the Oscar® nominated “Last Day of Freedom”

Danielle Atkinson
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Hofstra University

Darla Poole*
Coordinator, Academic Advising Services
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee Member
Delta State University

Dawn Brown-Thornton*
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Coach Denise Taylor*
Former Head Coach, WNBA
Utah Starzz

Don Alan Mitchell M.F.A.*
Associate Professor
Delta State University

Donna Bryant*†
Academic Program Manager, GIT Center
Delta State University

Donnie F. Wilson
Executive Producer, “The Queen of Basketball”

Minister Diatta Parker*
Ms. Harris’ Minister
Bethesda Five Points Center

Dr. Dwaun Warmack
Delta State University Alumni Hall of Fame Former Statesman basketball player ‘97-99.

Elaine Lucas
County Commissioner, Macon Bibb County, Ga.

Edward Hill*
President
Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Elizabeth Wallace-Woods*
Lady Statesman Women's Basketball 86-90
Inductee, Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame

Fannie Ware*
District Director, U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman B. Thompson (MS02)

Freddie Murray
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Grambling State University

Coach Geoff Terry*
Assistant Coach, Football
Delta State University

Professor Georgene Clark*
Assistant Professor Emerita
Delta State University

Dr. Hal Wilson
Associate Professor of Coaching Education
Georgia Southern University

Dr. Harold Dixon*
Dean, Enrollment Services
Central State University

Minister Henry Parker*
Ms. Harris’ Minister
Bethesda Five Points Center

Dr. Hilary N. Green
Associate Professor of History
The University of Alabama

Holly Senter*
Arts Education Director, Bologna Performing Arts Center
Delta State University

Isabella Escobedo*
Delta State University’s 2022 Congressional Fellow

Dr. James C. Cobb
B. Phinizy Spalding Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia
Author, “The Most Southern Place on Earth: The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity”

James Sorey*†
Bookstore Manager
Delta State University

Dr. Jamie Dahman*
Assistant Professor of Music
Delta State University

Janice Phillips*†
Alumna, Ms. Harris’ former suitemate
Delta State University

Reverend Jayne Oasin
Anti-Racism Trainer and Consultant
Diocese of Mississippi

Jasmine Holloway*†
Current Student & Women’s Basketball Manager
Delta State University

Dr. Jennifer Scott-Gilmore*
Dean of Advising
Hinds Community College

Jessi Foust*
International Admissions Specialist
Delta State University

John C. Cox*†
Past President, Delta State National Alumni Association

Senator John A. Horhn*
Mississippi State Senate, District 26

John Spann*
Program and Outreach Officer
Mississippi Humanities Council

Joyce Shelton*
Assistant to the Vice President of Finance
Delta State University

Dr. Justin Krueger*
Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education
Delta State University

Dr. Karen Bell*
Director, Interdisciplinary Studies Program
Delta State University

Dr. Karen Cox
Professor of History, UNC Charlotte
Author, “No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Equality”

Dr. Karen Fosheim*
Chair, Department of Music
Delta State University

Katie Mills*
Executive Director
Museum of the Mississippi Delta

Kelvin Davis*
Director of Financial Reporting
Delta State University

Coach Kelvin Green*
Assistant Head Coach, Football
Delta State University

Kelvin Taylor*†
Groundskeeper
Delta State University

Kia Jones*
Founder/CEO, For Brown Girls, Inc.

L. Antonius Wince*
Cleveland Park Commission

Coach Lasheena Brooks
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Shorter University

Lakita Dailey*
Admissions Clerk
Delta State University

Larry Smith*
Athletic Development Director
Alcorm State University

Lauren Sumski
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
Lipscomb University

Dr. Leeson Taylor*†
Executive Director
Salt Lake City School District

Leonette Henderson*
Delta Commons Group

Leslie Cartlidge*
Associate Director, Women Minority Business Development Center
Delta State University

Dr. Mary Alice Jennings*†
Former Dean/Chair of Department of Teacher Education
Mississippi Valley State University

Maneia Sparks*
Inductee, Delta State Student Hall of Fame 2021

Marie O'Banner-Jackson*
Retired Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Jackson State University

Marie O'Banner-Jackson*
Retired Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Jackson State University

Mary Anne O'Connor
1976 Olympic basketball teammate

Pastor Marilyn Jones*
Ms. Harris’ Pastor
Bethesda Five Points Center

Merracle Jordan*
Commissioner, Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service

Michael Parris
Executive Producer, “The Queen of Basketball”

Michelle Johansen, M.Ed.*
Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Delta State University
2018 Institutions of Higher Learning’s Diversity Educator of the Year

Minnie Williams*
Administrator, Delta State University Alumni

Nakikke Wallace*
Director of Career Services
Delta State University

Dr. Natasha Barnes*†
Assistant Professor, Counselor Education
Delta State University

Dr. Obi D. Odunze*
Assistant Professor, Social Justice and Criminology
Delta State University

Ramadanah Jones
Deputy General Counsel Alabama State University

Patrick Davis*
Past President of the National Alumni Association
Delta State University

Ralph Moore*
Inductee, Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame, Basketball

Regina Huston
SWAC Hall of Fame, Women’s Basketball Alcorn State University Alumna

Robert L. Robinson Ph.D*
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Northampton Community College
Member, DSU National Alumni Association

Ro Taylor*†
Campus Minister
Delta State University

Dr. Rolando Herts*
Director, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning
Delta State University

Arlene Sanders*
Professor Emerita
Former Chair of the DSU Diversity Advisory Committee
Delta State University

Scott Barretta
Sociology Instructor, University of Mississippi
Former staff, Delta State University

Shaquille O’Neal
Executive Producer, “The Queen of Basketball”
Former NBA Player

Dr. Shelley Collins*
Professor of Music
Delta State University

Shemika Washington*
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Delta State University

Coach Shereka Wright
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
University of Texas at Arlington

Stephanie Booker*
Field Representative
Office of Congressman Bennie Thompson

Tameka Curry-Bryant*
Police Commander
Delta State University Police Department

Dr. Theresa Rash*
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Delta State University

Tiffany McBride
Professor, Columbus State University

Timolin Howard*
Miss Mississippi Valley State University 2003-2004

Dr. Todd Davis*
Assistant Professor, Delta State University
2021 Georgene Clark Diversity Champion Award
2022 Institution of Higher Learning’s Diversity Educator of the Year

Dr. Tomeka Harbin*
Chair, Management, Marketing, and Business Administration
Delta State University

Dr. Tricia Killebrew*
Academic Support
Delta State University

Tricia Walker*
Director Emerita
Delta music Institutedeet

Wanda Hairston*
Ms. Harris’ Teammate
Lady Stateman 1974 - 1977
Inductee, Delta State University Athletics Hall of Fame

Wayne Dowdy*† Program Manager, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Delta State University

Wendolyn Stevens*
National Black Alumni Representative
Delta State University Alumni Board of Directors

Will Bradham*†
Bradham Enterprises

Will Jacks*†
Asst. Professor of Art & Design, Troy University
Former staff, Delta State University

William Branton*
Admissions Recruiter
Delta State University

Willie Gant*
Assistant Director, Housing & Residential Life
Delta State University

Yolett McPhee-McCuin*
Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
University of Mississippi

Zinnia Howze-Wince*†
Alderwoman, City of Cleveland


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Brysa Maxwell*†
Cameron Weidele*†
Cameron Wells*†
Camryn Davis*†
Cayce Smith*†
Chrystal Mayes*†
Clifton King*†
Connor Mantelli*†
Corbin Standrige*†
Demarcus Johnson*†
Deshun Hairston*†
Donald Coleman*†
Eboni Jones*† Elisa Zamudio*†
Emily Hargett*†
Emily Spencer*†
Gabrielle Mayes*†
Gianni Graham*†
I'tedrianna Goston*†
Ione Deroode*†
Iya-Marie Turner*†
Jackson Moore*†
Jae'Lasha Julien*†
Jakalyn Brown*†
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Jalen Burns*†
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Jasmine Meeks*†
Jaylan Wilson*†
Jessica Simmons*†
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Kerston Grayson*†
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Theon James*†
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Victoria Carter*†
Warren Byrd*†
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Zack Woodard*†
Zamaria Jones*†
Zarrian Billings*†
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Latosha Henley*†
Laura Carlson
Laura Kate Fortner*†
Lauren Adams*†
Lavinia Horning*†
Lawrence Goldman*
Lawrence Robinson* Leah Brundidge Leah Hughes*
Leah Landry*†
Lee Roy Miller
Leigh Sauser LeKeldrich Thompson*†
Lena Jochim*†
Lennie Miller*
Lenoria Miller*
Les Fortenberry*
Letasha Lewis†
Linda Brogan*† Linda Jones*
Lisa M. Ross, Esq.* Dr. Lonita Davidson
Lonnie Miller III*
Lonnie Miller*
Lucille Holmes* Lynda Louis
Mae Sorrell*†
Maggie Crawford*†
Makendra Mitchell*† Malandi Alston
Malcolm White
Mansa El
Marcella Odom*
Marcie Bacchus*†
Marcus Burtt*
Margaret Brownlow Tate*† Mariah Hairston*†
Marie Quinn*†
Marion Mason*†
Mark Hoskins*†
Markricus Hibbler*† Marlene Johnson Martha Thompson†
Mary Brett Miller*
Mary Brinson† Mary Brooks Tyler*
MaryRuth Caradine*
Matt DeFillips*†
Megan Munro*
Mekisha Creal, Esq.
Melanie Mansfield*† Meleah Montgomery Melissa Buford*
Meredithe Ettrich
Michael Davis*† Michelle Merriweather Mikki Pierson
Mildred Gutierrez* Miyoshi Lee
Morgan Dean* Nakisha Davis*
Nan Miller*
Naomi Colbert*† Nashondra Ruffin
Natalie Long*†
Natalie Stevenson Nichole Smith Nicole Boyd
Nina Parikh*†
Norma Buckhaulter*†
Norma Hairston-Cole*
Odessa Gary* Omega Simmons
O'Neal Dean*† Otis Livingston*
Pam Johansen
Pamela Collier*†
Pamela Everitt*†
Pares Webb*†
Pat Ellis*†
Patrick Dean*
Patrick Maclan
Patsy Clerk*†
Paula Dotson* Paula Horton-Washington*† Penelope Jones
Penny Weaver*†
Piper Marshburn† Dr. Princess Milledge
Polly Cameron*†
Rachel Greenwald Rachel Lavelanet Rahsaan Andrews
Randy Grierson
Ramona Cork* ReAuna Heard
Dr. Rebecca Powell* Regina DeLoach*
Regina Finnie Regina Humphrey
Regina Jarrett*†
Reginald Rigsby, MD*† Renada Felder* Dr. Rhonda Reed*
Rhonda Rousseau*†
Richard Howorth
Rob Jay*
Robert Cassidy*†
Robert Williams Jr.*†
Robin Boyles*† Rochelle Polk-Southern*
Rodney Williams Rose Wolf† Rosie Ladd* Ruth Ball Ruth Lewis* Rutha Harris
Ruthie Howard Larned*
Ryne Gipson*† Sabrina McCorvey Samaria Early
Sammy Ellis*
Samuel Rogers*† Samuel Jackson* Samuel Vladimirsky
Sandra Cummins*†
Sandra White*†
Sandras Anderson*† Santanna Nesbitt* Sara Thomas*† Sarah Beecham

Sarah Stewart Savannah Williams ShaEcclesia Colvin
Shana York*†
Shander Gund*†
Shannon Greenan*† Shari Seymour
Sharon Blancher* Sharon Jamison
Dr. Shawana Crawford*† Shawn Sipp Young*†
Shawneequa Beal*† Sheila Dorsey Sheila Fowler-Davis
Sheila Hamer Goins*†
Shelley Tibbs*†
Shenar Miller*† Sherman Thomas
Sherry Shepard*† Shirlean Foster*† Shirley Carter* Shirley Garrett*
Shirley Moore*†
Shirley Rice*† Shirrie Jackson*
Shunta Cox*† Simmone Thomas
Sofiya Dahman*†
Sonia Reddics*†
Sonji White*
Stanley Gaston Miller* Stephani Crowell*†
Stephanie Outlaw*†
Stephen Feder
Stephen Suggs*
Stephney Gort*†
Steven Bennett*
Stuart Rockoff*
Surina Dixon*
Susan Blackledge*
Sylvester Graham* Symone Jackson
Synovia Jackson*†
TaDreka Miller*
Tagameon Cole*† Tamara Henderson Tamara Spann* Tamara Washington*
Tamarcus Hemphill*† Tanisha Pyfrom
Tara Rowe*† Tarsha White* Tasia Smalls Taylor Brown
Taylor Ramsey*† Telitha Ball* Tennie Lindsey*
Teresa Haynes*† Teresa Jones*
Teresa Nichols*
Terrell Span*†
Terrence Liddell*†
Terry Martin*
Thomas Head*† Dr. Tia Sheppard Tia Smalls Esq.*
Tiara Johnson*† Tiawianne Neal Tiffany Blackmon
Tiffany Ezekiel*†
Tiffany Taylor*†
Tijuanda Beckworth*† Tom Sloane
Tomeka Sykes* Tommie Clark*
Tommie Robinson* Tommy Tang* Toni Wesley-Ellis* Tonya Sanders Tonya Short*†
Travis Smith*†
Tremain Johnson*†
Tremayne Kimmons*† Trina Johnson* Trinia Blackmon*
Tucker Marshburn† Twyla Harris* Tyra Dillard Uchenna Udobi
Ungennette Brantley*
Valencia Mitchel
Dr. Valenta Nichols*† Valerie Simpson*†
Valerie Smith-Silas*†
Vera Walson* Vernita Harris Veronica Wade
Vicki Hartley*
Victor Rather*† Victoria Watson
Vince Johnson
Violet Simpson*†
Vivian L. Fuller*
Wade McLemore*†
Wanda Benford*
Waukesha Pates*†
Wendy Lane*
Whitney Skauge
Whitney Williams*†
William Ouzts*†
Windle Scott
Wolfgang Mairinger†
Xavier Jones
Yalonda Morgan Yolanda Houston* Yvonne Ellis*
Zavier Shegog*†
Zawartha Triplett*† Zellee Barnes*

*Mississippi Born/Resident
† Delta State University Student, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, or Former Faculty or Staff

 

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