Southern University's Youngest Graduates (2012)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2012-12-14
Duration: 00:06:03
Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION | Southern University and A & M College | Stewart, Polite, Jr. | Alexander, Ronald
Contributors:
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Lincoln, Sue Producer
- Fontenot, Jodie Editor
- Alexander, Ronald Interviewee
- Stewart, Polite, Jr. Interviewee
- Alexander, Pamela Jones Interviewee
- Stewart, Ava Interviewee
- Stewart, Polite, Sr. Interviewee
- Bagayoko, Diola Interviewee
Description
This segment from the December 14, 2012, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Sue Lincoln’s profile of Southern University’s two youngest graduates ever, nineteen-year-old Ronald Alexander and eighteen-year-old Polite Stewart, Jr. Lincoln reports that both graduates earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics. She interviews both Alexander and Stewart, who discuss their plans for graduate school, the importance of their experience at the Timbuktu Academy, and the best and worst parts of their college experiences. Lincoln also interviews: Pamela Jones Alexander, Ronald’s mother; Ava Stewart, Polite’s mother; Polite Stewart, Sr., Polite’s father; and Dr. Diola Bagayoko, their mentor and founder of the Timbuktu Academy. Host: Shauna Sanford