Washington State University’s first Black president, the late Elson S. Floyd was honored last week by the WSU Tri-Cities Black Student Union in the Elson S. Floyd building in Richland.
The event marked the unveiling of Floyd’s portrait and a plaque displayed in the entry hallway in the building named after him on the WSU Tri-Cities campus.
Floyd’s widow, Carmento Floyd, took part in the unveiling ceremony and were joined at the vent by 60 community members.
Floyd, 59, became the 10th president of WSU in 2007 but died of complications from colon cancer in 2015.
He was known across Washington state and beyond for his passion for increasing access and affordability to a higher education.
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