The Johnson-Whittle residence hall at the University of Maryland is one of two dorms named in recent years for students who helped diversify the campus.
in 2020, Whittle said, “My hope is that my story will continue to inspire the campus community to move forward and follow their dreams.”“A great privilege of my career is playing a role in honoring Maryland trailblazers, including the time I have spent with Hiram Whittle and Elaine Johnson Coates,” said U-Md. President Darryll Pines. “Students from all backgrounds come to Maryland and thrive, in part, because of them.
Coates initially planned to go into teaching after she graduated but did not receive a placement — Black schools were oversaturated and White schools were not hiring. She pivoted and went into social work for two years. Later, she got an opportunity to teach at her former high school for a few years, then returned to social work. She eventually earned a master’s degree in social work.in 2019, when she became the first recipient of an award in her name.
highlighting Coates’s personal tour of the residence hall. “I am incredibly honored to have been able to share this groundbreaking moment with her,” Walker wrote in a caption.Coates’s children, Tamara Coates-Walker and Jason Coates, who both attended U-Md., will be in attendance Friday. Jason Coates works as a wellness director and trainer, and Coates-Walker works as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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