THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENT:  MS. NAOMI HUDSON, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, CO.

(Washington, D.C.) – September 18, 2012 – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) today announced a new board appointment: Ms. Naomi Hudson, Senior Director Labor Relations, Southwest Airlines, Co., has been named to serve on the board of directors.  Hudson is responsible for negotiating collective bargaining agreements impacting nearly half of Southwest’s 39,000 employees. Southwest Airlines is the most unionized airline in the country with more than 85 percent of its employees represented by a labor union.   A seasoned leader, Ms. Hudson oversees four of the carrier’s Labor Relations