Southern University's first female student body president dies

Southern University's first female student body president dies

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The Southern University community is mourning the death of Roena Wilford, the university's first female student body president and former physics professor. Wilford died on Wednesday, April 2. The university honored her as a trailblazer after she was elected as the first female Student Government Association president in 1970. “Ms. Wilford’s impact on Southern University, the Baton Rouge community, and beyon…