Famous TRiO Participants

Angela Bassett, Upward Bound, St. Petersberg Junior College, Actress  
  

Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., Ronald E. McNair Scholars, Texas Tech, first African American Astronaut                       

  
Henry Bonilla, Talent Search, former U.S. Congressman, 23rd district of Texas

 
Oprah Winfrey, Upward Bound, talk show host, author and journalist

 
John Quinones, Upward Bound, St. Mary's University, correspondent for ABC news, "Prime Time Live"

A.C. Green, Student Support Services, Oregon State University, NBA Basketball Player

Viola Davis, Student Support Services, Rhode Island College, Actress

Franklin Chang-Diaz, Student Support Services, University of Conneticut, first Hispanic Astronaut

Barbara Harmon-Schamberger, Upward Bound, Salem-Teikyo University, General Counsel amd Deputy of Securities

Patrick O. Jefferson, Esq., Upward Bound, Attorney-at-Law and former Dean of Student Affairs at Dillard University

Wil Haygood, Upward Bound, Ohio Dominican College, Boston Globe, Feature Writer

Kevin Shibilski, Student Support Services, Univeristy of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senator


Gwendolynne Moore, Student Support Services, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Senator-District 4