Two Lincoln University graduates will be signing copies of books they have written, as part of LU's Homecoming activities.
Wilma Ardine Kirchhofer, who graduated in 1963 with a bachelor's degree in education, and later earned a doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia, is one of six African American nutrition/dieticians who wrote a book about nutrition to mark the Academy of Nutrition's 100th anniversary.
She'll be signing copies of that book, "Six Eves Prevail through the Garden of Nutrition - From the Campus to the Conference Room," from noon-2 p.m. Friday, on the main floor of the Inman E. Page Library.
A news release earlier this year noted the book "provides six individual stories - with detailed descriptions of growing up in their communities, the importance of family, family values and mentors, high school and college decisions and experiences, and the various opportunities and challenges in the workforce."
Fewer than 3 percent of African Americans are represented in the Academy of Nutrition, the release said.
Amanda Andrews, a former Miss Lincoln University who graduated in 2012, wrote and illustrated the book, "The Little Princess Finds Her Crown," which she describes on her webpage as "a delightful tale encouraging self-confidence, loving the person you see in the mirror, and discovering the queen within!"
She'll be signing copies from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Xchange Boutique, 830 E. High St., and 4-5:30 p.m. Friday in LU's Page Library.
A poster promoting the two book signings says Andrews, who also earned a masters degree in Business Administration from Lincoln, is a "devotee of all things royal. As CEO of The Queen's Guide to Life, she travels the U.S. empowering women and girls to discover the queen within!"
Andrews also has appeared in local theater productions, including Scene One's production of "A Raisin in the Sun" and the Capital City Players' performances of "Dreamgirls" and "Beehive."