Meet SCSUNAA President Hank Allen
Henry "Hank" Allen (Class of '78) is president of the South Carolina State University National Alumni
Association.
Allen was inducted in 2023 into the Black College Alumni Hall of Fame.
He is a former regional business director for Pfizer Inc. He also served as the national lead for Pfizer’s Global Blacks Community Network, the mission of which was to help the growth, development, and advancement of Blacks within the company.
Prior to his Pfizer career, Allen served four years in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer, achieving the rank of captain before departing the service in 1982.
Allen is an ardent supporter of his alma mater and currently serves as the 29th president of the South Carolina State University National Alumni Association. He was co-chair of the very successful Athletic R.I.S.E. Major Gift Initiative and is a member of the SCSU Thomas E Miller Society (2009), a Distinguished Alumni, and a member of the SCSU Athletic Hall of Fame.
He has received numerous Pfizer awards and recognitions and is in the Pfizer Hall of Fame.
He is a Life Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. and has been recognized as Omega Psi Phi’s International Graduate Omega Man of the Year. Hank is also a member of the Tocqueville Society for United Way.
His hobbies include competitive skydiving, teaching martial arts, basketball, and, of course, supporting his beloved alma mater.
Allen graduated from SC State in 1978 as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a major in biology. He is married with two adult children and resides in Kildeer, Illinois.