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The Neal-Marshall Alumni Club was organized in 1977 out of the office of George Taliafero, Special Assistant to the president of Indiana University. The club was named to honor the earliest African-American male and female graduates of I.U. Marcellus Neal graduated in 1895 and Frances Marshall Eagleson received an AB in English in 1919. As stated by its constitution, the club's purpose is:

• To provide a means for the association of I.U. alumni and friends.
• To advance the interests and promote the welfare of Indiana University.
• To develop a black agenda for addressing the pressing needs of black students, alumni, faculty, and staff of Indiana University.
• To promote awareness of the black legacy, traditions, and history of Indiana University.

The major emphasis of the club has been the sponsoring of an annual reunion and the development of a Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on the Bloomington campus. The first reunion was held at the Fourwinds Hotel and Marina, south of Bloomington, Indiana in July 1978. Subsequent reunions have been hosted in other cities, however most of the reunions have been in Bloomington.