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Howard
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Debbie
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WASHINGTON
(November
2, 2011)
–
Emmy and
Golden Globe-winning
artist Debbie
Allen, business
leader and
entrepreneur
Thomas W.
Jones, and
pioneering
record executive
Larkin Arnold,
Jr., have
been named
to the Howard
University
Board of
Trustees.
Debbie
Allen is
an internationally
recognized
director,
choreographer
and author.
As a U.S.
Culture
Connect
Ambassador,
Allen represents
the United
States in
visits to
Brazil,
China, Italy,
and India
expanding
opportunities
in arts
education
for young
people all
over the
world. She
has received
three Emmy
awards for
choreography,
and two
Emmys and
one Golden
Globe for
her role
as Lydia
Grant in
the hit
series,
Fame.
In 2008,
Debbie Allen
made her
acclaimed
Broadway
directorial
debut with
an all-African
American
production
of Cat
on a Hot
Tin Roof.
Allen recently
mounted
a new musical
adaptation
of Oliver
Twist called
Twist
in Atlanta.
She brought
Twist to
Los Angeles
in the summer
of 2011.
Allen previously
served as
a member
of the Board
of Trustees
from 1998-2004.
She was
also awarded
an honorary
Doctor of
Humane Letters
in 1993
and a Distinguished
Alumni award
in 1983.
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Thomas
W.
Jones
is
founder
and
principal
of
TWJ
Capital
LLC,
a
private
equity
investment
firm
located
in
Stamford,
Conn.
He
is
former
chairman
and
chief
executive
of
Global
Investment
Management
at
Citigroup,
and
former
chairman
and
chief
executive
of
Citigroup
Asset
Management,
which
held
managed
$500
billion
assets.
Prior
to
joining
Citigroup,
Jones
held
senior
positions
at
TIAA-CREF,
including
vice
chairman,
chief
operating
officer
and
chief
financial
officer.
Jones
also
held
senior
positions
with
John
Hancock
Mutual
Life
Insurance
Company.
Jones’
past
board
positions
include
vice
chairman
of
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
New
York,
Freddie
Mac,
Fox
Entertainment
Group,
Travelers
Group,
Pepsi
Bottling
Group,
among
others.
Jones
holds
bachelor
of
arts
and
masters
of
science
degrees
from
Cornell
University
and
a
masters
of
business
administration
degree
from
Boston
University.
He
was
awarded
an
honorary
doctoral
degree
from
Howard
University
in
2003.
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Thomas
W.
Jones |
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Larkin
Arnold,
Jr |
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Larkin
Arnold,
Jr.,
a
Howard
University
School
of
Law
graduate,
is
a
pioneer
in
the
music
industry.
He
was
one
of
the
first
African
Americans
to
be
hired
as
an
attorney
by
a
major
record
label
when
he
joined
Capital
Records
as
staff
attorney
in
1970.
Later,
he
was
promoted
to
vice
president
of
Capitol
Records.
Arnold
signed
Natalie
Cole
to
Capitol
Records,
as
well
as
Maze
featuring
Frankie
Beverly.
Arnold
was
hired
by
CBS/SONY
Music
as
senior
vice
president
in1980.
There,
he
spearheaded
the
marketing
and
promotion
of
Michael
Jackson’s
Thriller
album.
In
1988,
Arnold
began
Arnold
&
Associates,
one
of
the
few
wholly
integrated
legal
and
management
teams
in
the
record
industry.
Arnold
is
a
co-founder
and
the
long-time
chairman
of
the
Black
Entertainment
and
Sports
Lawyers
Association.
He
is
also
the
recipient
of
the
NAACP
Executive
of
the
Year
Award,
the
Outstanding
Graduate
Award
of
Howard
University
School
of
Law,
and
the
Distinguished
Alumni
of
Howard
University
Award.
Arnold
earned
his
bachelor
of
science
degree
from
American
University
in
1966
and
a
law
degree
from
Howard
University
in
1969.
Allen,
Jones
and
Arnold
were
installed
as
trustees
by
a
vote
of
the
Board
of
Trustees
on
Sept.
24,
2011.
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