C. A. Johnson Alumni Wall of Fame         

Inductees By Unanimous Consent

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Rear Admiral, Reubin Bookert

 

, is a native of Columbia, S.C. He graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1968 and North Carolina A&T State University with a B.S. degree. He also earned degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College and an M.S. in Management from Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. He commissioned into the United States Navy in February of 1975.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rep. Joe Neal,

 

graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1968.  His compassion for people at an early age foreshadowed his community activism, call to the ministry, and public service for social justice. Rev. Neal was educated in the public schools of Richland County and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melvin Whittenburg,

He graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1981. He played both Basketball and Football. Served on the ROTC Team.  Whittenburg was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a B.S. from East Carolin is University, an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, and an M.A. from Georgetown University. He served in the U.S. Army and retired as a Major. Whittenburg then worked for Exxon Mobil, retiring in 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathaniel Spells, Sr.,

is a 1968 graduate of C. A. Johnson High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in Building Construction from the School of Architecture at Clemson, becoming the first African American to do so. Spells worked at leading construction companies across the United States before he pursued his dream of entrepreneurship, establishing Construction Dynamics, Inc from his garage. Now, the company has emerged as one of the premier firms in the Southeast. 

 

 

 

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Isaac Washington,

, is a graduate of C.A. Johnson High School and Benedict College. As a high school and college student, he participated in numerous civil rights marches, sit-ins, and other activities in the Columbia and Orangeburg areas. He was arrested in March 1962 while protesting at the South Carolina State House. After graduating from college, he served in the United States Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Reserves. Washington worked at WIS Television as an assistant program director and director of sales, traffic, and operations. While at WIS, he pioneered the “Awareness Program” to create a link between the African American community and the media. He also established an on-the-job training program at WIS for African American college students.

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