Ron Hurdle has quite a story to tell. In 1971, he earned a degree in theatre from TCU. During his time as a student, he was elected TCU鈥檚 first Black cheerleader in 1969.
After TCU, Hurdle enrolled in the U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School, earned two master鈥檚 degrees and a law degree, started his own law firm and teaches at the college level.
On Feb. 7, he will share his wealth of knowledge with the TCU community at the Race & Reconciliation Initiative鈥檚 Black History Month event, .
鈥淗urdle鈥檚 story鈥痓reaking barriers鈥痑s one of TCU鈥檚 鈥榝irsts鈥� helps our campus understand both TCU鈥檚 and America鈥檚 bumpy鈥痶ransition from segregation to integration,鈥� said Karen Steele of the RRI task force. 鈥淲e think his story also exemplifies two qualities that continue to mark TCU values:鈥痳esilience and connection.鈥�
The event emerges from RRI鈥檚 oral history project, which collects stories from the campus community that tell a fuller history of TCU.
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