
Julia Ponquinette Joyner, M.D., the first African American student admitted to Spring Hill College, dies at 89
(Richmond, Va.) Alumna Julia Ponquinette Joyner, M.D., passed away on January 7, in Richmond, Va. She made history on The Hill by being the first African American student admitted to the College in 1954. Joyner and seven other classmates -