
W. A. Pattillo High School
National Alumni Association, Inc.
The Distinguished Graduate Award is given to a graduate of the Tarboro Colored High School or the W. A. Pattillo High School, living or deceased, who has or had good standing as a citizen in the governmental jurisdiction where she or he resides (or resided) and at the ascending governmental levels.
The awardee must have demonstrated achievements in the years since graduating from high school to include their achievements and ongoing contributions to the local state and national or international communities.
Julia H. Hammonds, TCHS Class of '36, 2016 Induction
Delores Williams Murphy, Class of '57, 2016 Induction
Sergeant Major Robert E. Smith, Retired, USMC (RET), Class of '51, 2016 Induction
Milton Eugene Tucker, Class of '55, 2016 Induction
Reverend George T. Cromwell, Sr., Class of '61, 2017 Induction
Staff Sergeant Willie Alphonso Barnes, Jr., (Retired) USA, Class of '51, 2017 Induction
Dr. Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., Class of '72, 2018 Induction
Tuskegee Airman, Captain Willie Howell Fuller, TCHS, Class of '37, 2018 Induction