On the Friday night of Howard University’s 101st Homecoming, alum Sylvia Taylor (B.A., MFA), Chief Human Resources Officer at Safe-Guard Products International, exemplified the dedication to community and service that have defined the Howard University School of Business. During the school’s 55th Anniversary Gala, themed around “Rooted in Tradition, Ascending in Excellence,” Taylor spoke to a packed ballroom of alumni, faculty, students, and business leaders — reminiscing on her time at Howard.
Although she earned a tuition scholarship, the Atlanta native barely had the money to even get to Howard, spending the last of her savings on a train ticket from Georgia to D.C.
“I made a bee line to the Howard University financial aid office,” she said. “I asked them, ‘if you will trust me enough to let me enroll into the school, to move into the dorms, I will find a…
