UNCF Senior VP Recognized by Washingtonian Magazine for the 4th Year Running

Washington, DC, May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is proud to announce that its Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs, Lodriguez Murray, is included on the Washingtonian Magazine’s listing of “Washington, DC’s Most Influential People of 2024.”

The magazine states that the “selection process isn’t easy.” Factors include “deep subject-matter expertise and significant understanding of how the nation’s capital works, with the goal of getting action and understanding the nuances and complexities of a particular issue area.”  Murray is honored and inspired to be included.

“Lodriguez is a valued member of the UNCF team,” said Dr. Michael L. Lomax, president and CEO, UNCF.  “I am proud of the work he does every day on behalf of the historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that comprise our member institutions.  As a former UNCF scholar when he was an undergraduate, I am delighted to be part of this full circle moment where I have the opportunity to work alongside him daily as an executive in this organization.”

“I have the pleasure to work on behalf of HBCUs and the students they serve,” Murray said.  “UNCF is not a job for me.  It is a calling.  I accept it and welcome the responsibility to ensure HBCUs receive a much more equitable share of the resources they have long deserved.  I thank every Member of Congress, administration policy and decision maker, HBCU president and UNCF team member who makes this important work possible on a daily basis.”

This is Murray’s fourth straight year to be included on  the Washingtonian’s list, which can be found here.  Other luminaries on this year’s list include former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Trust CEO Denise Forte, and National Education Association President Becky Pringle.

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About UNCF 
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness. While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 5% of master’s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 19% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 50,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized trademark, ‟A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on X (formerly Twitter) at @UNCF. 

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• Lodriguez Murray, SVP, Public and Government Affairs, UNCF

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