Dr. Anna Jolivet Community Champion Award
This year’s celebration will include honoring two community champions, Bob and Beverely Elliott, with the Dr. Anna Jolivet Community Champion Award for their commitment and leadership in supporting the African American community in Southern Arizona. As well as celebrating the accomplishments of the AALF grant recipients and the success of the African American Leadership Institute of Southern Arizona.
Celebrate with us at Black Ayo: African American Legacy Fund Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, October 17!
Beverely Elliott
Executive Director of the African American Museum of Southern Arizona
VP of Elliott Accounting
Retired Educator
Beverely Elliott is the Executive Director for the African American Museum of Southern Arizona located at the University of Arizona. She is also Vice-President of Elliott Accounting, an accounting, tax, management and investment advisory services firm. Beverely (and yes she has an extra e in her name) is a Michigan native but has lived in Tucson for the past 40 years. She has sat on the boards of The University of Arizona Alumni Association, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Zuckerman Foundation, the University of Arizona School Counselors Association, Pima Community College Academic Fitness Board, Arizona Lung Association, Pima Community College Alumni Formulation Committee, the University of Arizona Athletics Academic Integrity Board, and The University of Arizona Black Alumni. Presently she serves on the University of Arizona Black Community Council, and the African American Cultural and Historic Museum of Washtenaw County in Michigan. As an educator she was the National Secondary School counselor of the year in 2006 and was also honored by the state of Arizona and Tucson Unified School District. Beverely was honored as a Phenomenal Women by the University of Arizona’s Black Alumni.
Robert A. (Bob) Elliott
President/Owner, Elliott Accounting
Bob is founder and President of Elliott Accounting, an accounting, tax, management and investment advisory services firm. He is currently the Chair of the Board of the African American Museum of Southern Arizona. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of UNS Energy-Fortis, the NBA Retired Players Association, AAA Mountain West Group, AAA Auto Club Partners, AAA Arizona, Tucson Airport Authority, the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the University of Arizona Alumni Association and the Tucson Urban League. He is currently serving as a board member of ITC Holdings of Michigan, the University of Arizona Eller College of Business, and the University of Arizona Black Community Council; and formerly served as a board member of the University of Arizona Foundation, AAA CSAA Insurance, Southern Arizona Community Bank, the Tucson Black Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, Tucson Medical Center Health Enterprises, Tucson Medical Center Foundation, and the Greater Tucson Economic Council. Mr. Elliott is a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, and is a NAACP Life Member. In 2014 he was named the Tucson Man of the Year.
Bob co-authored a book in 2014 titled “Tucson, a Basketball Town.” He enjoyed a 27-year broadcasting analyst career for professional basketball teams such as the Phoenix Suns and for NCAA Division I basketball on radio and television. In addition, he has voice credits with EA Sports for the computer interactive games NBA Live 2003, NBA Live 2002, NBA Live 2001 and NBA Street. He played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association for the New Jersey Nets from 1978-81, and participated in the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials. Mr. Elliott was a College Basketball Athletic and Academic All American, and he is the only University of Arizona athlete to be a member of the College Academic All America Hall of Fame.