Home>Information>Departments>Archives The A&T Experience Through Voices   LUCILLE PIGGOTT Dr. Lucille Johnson Piggott came to Greensboro, North Carolina in 1949 from Alton, Illinois. She arrived with her husband, the late Dr. Bert Piggott, former North Carolina A&T State University football coach and athletic director. From coed to secretary for Dean Dowdy and Dean Rankin to Dean of Women, she enjoys her memories and experiences of her beloved Alma Mater. Listen to Interview VELMA SPEIGHT – BUFORD Dr. Velma Speight – Buford began her Aggie experience at fifteen years old when she arrived on campus in 1949 from Greene County, North Carolina. From coed to Director of Alumni Affairs to Chair of the North Carolina A&T State University Board of Trustees, she shares with us her thoughts and feelings about the university she loves so much. Listen to Interview HENRY FRYE Retired Chief Justice of North Carolina Henry E. Frye began his Aggie experience in 1949 when he came to Greensboro, North Carolina from a farm outside of Ellerbee, North Carolina where he grew up with his five brothers and six sisters. His career has been filled with “firsts”…first African American to complete a full law degree from the University of NC at Chapel Hill and first African American Chief Justice to the NC Supreme Court to name a few. Hear the Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice reminisce about his farm life, college life, personal life and his career. Listen to Interview SHIRLEY FRYE Mrs. Shirley Taylor Frye was a teenage waitress in Greensboro, North Carolina before she began her Aggie experience in 1950 as a freshman. From a small farm in Fremont, North Carolina to teacher to public relations vice president to university administrator, this devoted Aggie shares some of those memories with you. Listen to Interview