A young woman becomes the first-ever Black valedictorian at a US university, breaking a record that has stood for 176 years.
Tera Poole, a young woman, broke the University of Maryland’s 176-year-old record by becoming the school’s first black valedictorian.
At the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Tera Poole became the first Black individual to be named valedictorian since the institution’s founding in 1840.
As the world’s first black valedictorian at the world’s first dentistry institution, Tera also created history. In a joyful Instagram post, she noted that the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry was founded 76 years prior to the abolition of slavery in the United States.
She received honors when she graduated from college. (Summa Cum Laude). “The tears just won’t stop! officially the world’s first dentistry school’s first black valedictorian.
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Twenty-five years before slavery was outlawed in the United States, the University of Maryland’s School of Dentistry was established in 1840, she said.
Tera maintained honors grades, served as class president for four years, and, just before she graduated, learned she was the valedictorian of a class of 130 students.
Although she was aware that she was in the top five, she said she never thought she would win her class. Tera claimed that she didn’t realize she had also made history by being the first Black valedictorian until two days after she graduated.
“I was surprised by everything, including being valedictorian,” Poole remarked. She said that accomplishing the achievement is the greatest desire of her ancestors and expressed her happiness and thanks for it.
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“By graduating Summa Cum Laude at a place when it was founded, I have been able to make Black history,” she added. “I would not have even been able to attend.”
Tera stated that nine other students who studied with her and provided emotional support to one another about matters that were not related to academics made up her support system.
Tera remarked, “We knew that we were in this together, that we were always there for each other if there were any hardships.”
We would study together in the library when it came to class preparation. We always made sure to be there and talk to one other if we were struggling with anything outside of school,” she continued.
She completed a three-year orthodontic residency program at the University of California, San Francisco after graduating, and she currently practices privately in Cincinnati, Ohio, her hometown.
Tera urges anybody who aspires to work in healthcare to pursue their goals and use her accomplishments as inspiration, particularly those of color who aspire to specialize.
