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Table of ConTenTs WELCOME LETTERS THE GENERAL PRESIDENT .............................................................3 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ............................................................5 MIDWESTERN REGION VICE PRESIDENT...........................................6 MIDWESTERN REGION ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT ............................7 LOCAL CONVENTION CHAIRMAN .................................................8 GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS ..............................................................9 LEADERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS ..............................................................10 PAST GENERAL PRESIDENTS ........................................................12 LEADERSHIP DIRECTORY .............................................................14 GENERAL HEADQUARTERS TEAM .................................................18 GENERAL ORGANIZATION INFORMATION FRATERNITY INFORMATION ..........................................................19 CONVENTION INFORMATION CONVENTION OFFICES ..............................................................22 ROOM RELATIONSHIPS ...............................................................23 GENERAL CONVENTION GUIDELINES ...........................................24 CONVENTION SCHEDULE ...........................................................26 GREEK DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR...................................................36 VENDOR EXHIBIT ......................................................................38 2011 REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS.............................................40 ALPHA AWARD MERIT & HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS ....................42 BIOGRAPHIES AWARDS OF MERIT ...................................................................46 AWARDS OF HONOR.................................................................47 JOHN H. JOHNSON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ................................51 AWARD OF COURAGE ..............................................................52 PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS ............................................................55 CENTENNIAL MILESTONES ...........................................................62 PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS: SALUTE TO ALPHA COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ....63 CONVENTION SPEAKERS ............................................................68 SENIOR BROTHERS’ LOUNGE.......................................................72 PROGRAMS FRATERNAL LUNCHEON ..............................................................76 O. WILSON WINTERS LIFE MEMBERS’ BREAKFAST ...........................77 BVL ORATORICAL AND COLLEGE BROTHERS’ LUNCHEON ..............78 MISS BLACK & GOLD PAGEANT.................................................79 MEMORIAL SERVICE ..................................................................83
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My Brothers Beloved: Suddenly there is a summer chill in the atmosphere in the Windy City. It must be the erudite men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Chicago for the 105th Anniversary Convention. It has been over 15 years since we last set foot on Michigan Avenue for a General Convention. We are delighted to be back to a city that is synonymous with Alpha since 1910! On behalf of the entire fraternity leadership team, including the Board of Directors, the General Office Staff, our Midwestern Region leadership team, the General President's cabinet and the local host chapters, I welcome you to our 91st General Convention. We come to Chicago at one of the most historic times in the history of our fraternity. Our global expansion has continued, with new chapters in South Africa and England. It is all the buzz in Greek-lettered society circles around the globe. At this convention, we hope to add two more chapters to our outer realm. We also will get an update on the work taking place in Haiti at our Alpha Academy. I look forward to providing you an international update on the state of our fraternity. We also will hear from our other general and regional officers, key committees, including our hard-working Membership Intake Task Force, the committees who are implementing our Alpha Goes Green Initiative and our A. Charles Haston Brother’s Keeper Program. Delegates will deliberate on the business of Alpha including our budget for 2012 and 2013 and we will chart new courses with some of the finest corporate citizens in the country. The Senior Brothers’ Lounge (which was a hit in New Orleans and Las Vegas) will be open all week long. This space provides special amenities to our senior Alpha men. But it is also a setting at which our young brothers can pull up a chair and talk with a brother about the living history of A Phi A. I encourage college brothers to stop by, and take in all you can from these brothers of great wisdom and experience! Speaking of inspiration, we will have at least 12 Alpha brothers who serve as presidents of historic colleges and universities and we will have an old-fashion smoker with our past general presidents and will honor a group of brothers who have been in the fraternity for over 70 years. We have some very exciting and powerful speakers, workshops and programs this year, all designed to help you become a better Alpha, and indeed a better man, so you can go back home and make our world a better place, one Alpha at a time, one locale at a time. Finally, we will use this meeting as our pre-rally, or our run-up to the other great event of the year. Of course I’m talking about the unveiling and dedication of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. The excitement and buzz grows each day as we get closer to the weekend of August 26 when the Alpha men everywhere, will once again take to the world stage to honor our late Brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The concept was conceived, and the plan nurtured by the House of Alpha more than 27 years ago, and now $120 million later, comes our time to shine as the project comes to fruition on the National Mall. Thank you again for coming and supporting your fraternity at our 105th Anniversary/91st General Convention. Thank you for your selfless commitment to the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Thank you for remaining a believer in the 7! Fraternally,
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ® Corporate Headquarters 2313 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5211 www.APA1906.net Phone: 410.554.0040 Ɣ Fax: 410.554.0054
Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
William Douglass Lyle Executive Director
My Dear Brothers: I join with all the brothers in leadership in welcoming you to Chicago. To make this convention a success, I have a humble request of you. Alumni Brothers, spend some with a college brother, take him to the vending area and buy him a tie. College Brothers, please ask at least one “Seasoned” Brother to share at least one life lesson with you. As we prepare to do the work of Alpha let us remember our mission: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. Fraternally, William Douglass Lyle Executive Director
Founders Henry A. Callis
Charles H. Chapman
Eugene K. Jones
George B. Kelley
Nathaniel A. Murray
Robert H. Ogle
Vertner W. Tandy
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. MIDWESTERN REGION P.O. Box 2820 x Southfield, Michigan 48037-2820 midwestvp@apa1906.net www.alpha-midwest.org
Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Mark S. Tillman Regional Vice President Cameron M. Thierry Regional Asst. Vice President
William D. Lyle Executive Director
Greetings, Brothers and Guests of Alpha Phi Alpha: On behalf of Midwestern Regional Asst. Vice President Brother Cameron M. Thierry and the entire midwestern region, welcome to Chicago, Illinois. It is my honor to be your host for the second time in four years in one of our great cities of the mighty midwest. The 105th Anniversary Convention, 91th General Convention marks a return to the windy city for the first time since 1994. A Global Vision for Brotherhood is the backdrop of a city that has the status as a major hub to the world. And for Alpha Phi Alpha, this city will be the hub for every Alpha man around the globe to come together and move the vision and global reach of our fraternity. Chicago is also the gateway to honor a global icon whose memorial began as a dream and now becomes a reality. This convention will commence events to honor our brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Alpha Phi Alpha will lead the charge to Washington, DC for the dedication and unveiling of the King Memorial. Dr. King will forever stand in the pantheon among United States presidents who shaped this country and not having been a president himself. We will embrace this moment to this global community organizer. The brothers of Chicagoland and the midwestern region are energized about being your hosts. I would like to thank all of the brothers of Chicago and the surrounding areas who worked long hours to display the best of Alpha Phi Alpha at this convention. This is my last convention as midwestern regional vice president. I will pass my torch to my successor Brother Elgie R. Sims, Jr. of Illinois who will lead the midwestern region on a new journey. I wish to thank Brother Thierry, 33rd General President Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., 32nd General President Brother Darryl R. Matthews, Sr., members of the Board of Directors, past regional vice presidents, my regional leadership team and you, my brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, for allowing me to lead and SERVE you. Please enjoy all of the events and hospitalities of this convention. Enjoy Chicago! Fraternally,
Brother Mark S. Tillman Midwestern Regional Vice President
Founders Henry A. Callis x Charles H. Chapman x Eugene K. Jones x George B. Kelley x Nathaniel A. Murray x Robert H. Ogle x Vertner W. Tandy Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Develops Leaders, Promotes Brotherhood and Academic Excellence, While Providing Service and Advocacy for Our Communities.
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. MIDWESTERN REGION P.O. Box 2820 x Southfield, Michigan 48037-2820 midwestvp@apa1906.net www.alpha-midwest.org
Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Mark S. Tillman Regional Vice President Cameron M. Thierry Regional Asst. Vice President
William D. Lyle Executive Director
My Brothers and Guests of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: On behalf of Midwestern Regional Vice President Bro. Mark S. Tillman, all 12 states of the midwestern region and the brothers residing within, welcome to Chicago, Illinois and the Hilton Chicago hotel! It is with great humility and anticipation that I greet you at the 105th Anniversary Convention, 91st General Convention. This year, we celebrate another prosperous year in Alpha Phi Alpha and embark upon our convention theme: “A Global Vision for Brotherhood/Gateway to the Dream.” Our pursuits today mark a special and historic time, not only for Alpha but pervasively affecting the world. We have been able to broaden our band of brotherhood, chartering chapters in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England. Additionally, this very convention is the gateway to honoring the legacy of our beloved Bro. Martin Luther King, Jr. as we prime ourselves for the dedication and unveiling of the King Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Together, we will embrace these moments of dreams no longer deferred. My term as the 57th Midwestern Regional Assistant Vice President has been an eventful journey, although it is now unfolding and the next college brother will rise to rally to [her] call. I thank Midwestern Regional Vice President Bro. Mark S. Tillman and the regional leadership staff for their guidance and support, our Board of Directors led by General President Bro. Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. for the noble vision casted and the brothers of the mighty midwestern region for electing me to serve under the platform of Sustaining Relevance: Fighting Cynicism with Results. The brothers of Chicago and the midwestern region are delighted to be your hosts and have worked diligently together in order to allow us this opportunity to handle the business of Alpha and fellowship with one another; all toward the better-making of men. Welcome once again and thank you for continuously taking time out of your lives to invest in our fraternity. I hope that you will not only be moved while you are here but also continue to make moves to further our collective advancement. Fraternally,
Bro. Cameron M. Thierry 57th Midwestern Regional Assistant Vice President Founders Henry A. Callis x Charles H. Chapman x Eugene K. Jones x George B. Kelley x Nathaniel A. Murray x Robert H. Ogle x Vertner W. Tandy Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Develops Leaders, Promotes Brotherhood and Academic Excellence, While Providing Service and Advocacy for Our Communities.
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. ® Corporate Headquarters 2313 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5211 www.APA1906.net Phone: 410.554.0040 Ɣ Fax: 410.554.0054
Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
William Douglass Lyle Executive Director
Brothers and Guests, It is with great pride that I say—although the House of Alpha has moved to Baltimore, the Heart of Alpha remains in Chicago! Since the convening of the Special Convention in 1934—the first summer convention, Chicago has provided the backdrop for memorable Alpha gatherings. In 1934, we came together amid the excitement of the World’s Fair. In 2011, we are coming together as Chicago kicks off its festival season. From the Grant Park Music Fest to the Taste of Chicago, Alpha will, once again, have a festive backdrop that will fuel our spirit of brotherhood. I thank all members of the Chicago team who have participated in the planning of the 105th Anniversary/91st General Convention for almost 2 years. From the Pre-Concert Reception (“A Taste of Alpha Town, Chicago!”) to the Ladies and Youth Activities, to the Alpha Legacy Lounge—where fathers, sons, uncles, and nephews celebrate their familial and fraternal bond, there is something for everyone. Against the backdrop of the historic Chicago Hilton and Towers, Brothers and Guests, you will experience that good ol’ Alpha spirit. Since the Seventh Annual Convention, Chicago has given the brotherhood fond convention memories…and this tradition will be upheld in 2011. So, it is with an uplifted spirit that we extend a heartfelt welcome “home”…to Alpha Town, Chicago! Fraternally, Brother Keith R. Garrett Chairman 105th Anniversary/91st General Convention
Founders Henry A. Callis
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Charles H. Chapman
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Eugene K. Jones
George B. Kelley
Nathaniel A. Murray
Robert H. Ogle
Vertner W. Tandy
STATE OF ILLINOIS
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62706 Pat Quinn GOVERNOR
June 22-25, 2011 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 2313 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5211 Greetings! As Governor of the State of Illinois, I am pleased to welcome everyone gathered for the 2011 National Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. This conference will provide an excellent opportunity for each of you to come together with fellow Alpha Phi Alphas from across the United States to exchange information and outline plans for the future of the fraternity. The projects your fraternity sponsors help create opportunities for deserving individuals and serve to benefit the wellbeing of the community as a whole. With that in mind, this occasion presents an excellent opportunity to renew your commitment to the noble goals you have set forth, and to chart a path for the future that will build on your past success. I would also like to offer a special welcome to those traveling from outside of Illinois for this event. During your stay, I encourage you to explore and discover the many sites and attractions that this great state has to offer. From historic landmarks and world-renowned museums, to first-class dining and theater experiences, to the scenic beauty of our small towns and prairies, there is truly a wide array of interests represented across the Land of Lincoln. On behalf of the people of Illinois, I offer my best wishes for a rewarding and enjoyable convention. Sincerely,
Pat Quinn Governor
105TH anniVersarY ConVenTion | CHiCaGo, illinois leTTers | JUne of GreeTinGs 22 足 25, 2011
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Herman “Skip� Mason, Jr. General President
Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. Immediate Past General President
Hyacinth C. Ahuruonye General Treasurer
Frank A. Jenkins, III General Comptroller
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Sean McCaskill Regional Vice President East
Mark Tillman Regional Vice President Midwest
James L. Crumel, Sr. Regional Vice President South
Roderick Smothers Regional Vice President Southwest
Aaron Crutison Regional Vice President West
Jonathan G. Leon Regional Assistant Vice President - East
Cameron Thierry Regional Assistant Vice President - Midwest
Kenneth Wright, Jr. Regional Assistant Vice President - South
Christopher Harvey Regional Assistant Vice President - Southwest
Mario Carroll Regional Assistant Vice President - West
Keith A. Bishop General Counsel
William Douglass Lyle Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
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Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr.
Carolyn House Stewart, Esq.
Dwayne M. Murray, Esq.
General President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc 1906
International President Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 1908
Grand Polemarch Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc 1911 Chair, Council of Presidents
Dr. Andrew Ray
Cynthia M.A. Butler-Mcintyre
Jimmy Hammock
Grand Basileus Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 1911
National President Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 1913 Vice Chair, Council of Presidents
International President Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. 1914
Sheryl Underwood
Joann G. Loveless
Karl Price, Esq
International Basileus Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 1920
International Grand Basileus Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. 1922
International Grand Polaris Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. 1963
THe CoUnCil of PresiDenTs naTional PanHelleniC CoUnCil
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Moses A. Morrison 1st General President 1908-1909
Roscoe C. Giles 2nd General President 1909-1911
Frederick H. Miller 3rd General President 1911-1912
Charles H. Garvin 4th General President 1912-1914
Henry L. Dickason 5th General President 1914-1915
Henry A. Callis 6th General President 1915-1916
Howard H. Long 7th General President 1916-1917
William A. Pollard 8th General President 1918-1919
Daniel D. Fowler 9th General President 1919-1920
Lucius L. McGee S.S. Booker Raymond W. Cannon 10th General President 11th General President 12th General President 1920-1921 1921-1923 1924-1928
B. Andrew Rose Charles H. Wesley Rayford W. Logan Belford V. Lawson, Jr. 13th General President 14th General President 15th General President 16th General President 1928-1931 1931-1940 1941-1945 1946-1951
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A. Maceo Smith Frank L. Stanley, Jr. Myles A. Paige William H. Hale 17th General President 18th General President 19th General President 20th General President 1951-1954 1955-1957 1957-1960 1960-1962
T. Winston Cole, Sr. 21st General President 1963-1964
Lionel H. Newsom Ernest N. Morial Walter Washington 22nd General President 23rd General President 24th General President 1965-1968 1969-1972 1973-1976
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James R. Williams* Ozell Sutton* Charles C. Teamer, Sr.* Henry Ponder* 25th General President 26th General President 27th General President 28th General President 1977-1980 1981-1984 1985-1988 1989-1992
Milton C. Davis* Adrian L. Wallace* Harry E. Johnson, Sr.* 29th General President 30th General President 31st General President 1993-1996 1997-2000 2001-2004
Darryl R. Matthews, Sr.* 32nd General President 2005-2008
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS General President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. Immediate Past General President . . . . . . . . . .Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. General Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hyacinth C. Ahuruonye Comptroller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frank A. Jenkins, III Regional Vice President - East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sean McCaskill Regional Vice President - Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark S. Tillman Regional Vice President - South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .James L. Crumel, Sr. Regional Vice President - Southwest . . . . . . .Roderick L. Smothers, Sr. Regional Vice President - West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aaron Crutison Regional Assistant Vice President - East . . . . . . . . .Jonathan G. Leon Regional Assistant Vice President - Midwest . . . . . . .Cameron Thierry Regional Assistant Vice President - South . . . . . . . .Kenneth Wright, Jr. Regional Assistant Vice President - Southwest . . .Christopher Harvey Regional Assistant Vice President - West . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mario Carroll General Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith A. Bishop, Esq. Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .William Douglass Lyle APPOINTED OFFICERS
Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert L. Harris, Jr. Director of General Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Shamell GENERAL CONVENTION OFFICIALS Parliamentarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anderson C. Elridge, III Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William E. Flippin, Sr. Sergeant of Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Russell
NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION CHAIRMEN GENERAL CONVENTION COMMITTEES CHAIRMEN Rules & Credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Clark Awards & Achievement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clifton Johnson Grievances and Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hervery B. O. Young, Esq. 14
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STANDING COMMITTEES CHAIRMEN Constitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ricky L. Blalock Endowment & Capital Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert L. Wright Budget & Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Humphrey Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas A. Phillips Membership, Standards & Extension . . . . . . . . . . Melvin M. Stroble, Sr. Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James W. Ward Historical Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman E.W. Towels Public Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyson King-Meadows Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antonio Johnson, Esq. Racial Justice (Commission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derrick Pope, Esq. College Brothers Affairs (Commission) . . . . . . . . . . Maurice D. Gipson Business & Economic Development (Commission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cecil Howard, Esq. Life Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles P. Loeb, III SPECIAL COMMITTEES CHAIRMEN Alpha Goes Green Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacoby Wilson American Cancer Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anton C. Bizzell Alphas In The Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Christopher Brown Belford V. Lawson Oratorical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gregory L. Bailey Big Brothers & Big Sisters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale H. Long Boy Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verdree Lockhart Black & Gold Pageant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andre Prospere College Brothers Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Crain College Life To Corporate Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas B. Fletcher Collegiate Scholars Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James “JI” Irvin Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerryl E. Bennett Health & Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael A. Smith Intellectual Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamil Omar Buie
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Martin Luther King Jr. Monument Internal Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Russell, Jr. International Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andre A. Moss Leadership Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandon Tucker Mediation & Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwin D. Givens, Esq. Military Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Langston D. Smith Membership Intake Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darren Morton MIS / Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendell D. Ferguson National Arts and Humanities Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darryl Bell New Fraternal Program Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ronald J. Peters Organizational Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zollie Stevenson Political Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arthur Vaughn Reclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley D. Thomas Project Alpha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Byron D. Gautier Ritual & Ceremonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell E. Flye Senior Alpha Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sylvester L. Shannon Training And Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audrey L. Mackey Time And Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Jenkins Walk America-March of Dimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilbert L. Brown World Policy Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horace G. Dawson, Jr. FOUNDATIONS CHAIRMEN Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo Johnson Building Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert “Bob� Leandras Jones, II
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CABINET OFFICIALS Assistant to the General President and Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Weston Assistant to the General President and Deputy Chief of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Harris Assistant to the General President and Senior Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James R. Wright STAFF/SPECIAL ADVISORS TO THE GENERAL PRESIDENT Special Advisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles King Special Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calvin McNeill Special Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elvin Dowling Special Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Sidney Gleaton Special Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph E. Heyward National Archivist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerome Offord, Jr. DEPUTY ASSISTANTS TO THE GENERAL PRESIDENT Governmental & International Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Garcia SPECIAL ASSISTANTS TO THE GENERAL PRESIDENT Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Cole Jones Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dasmyn Grigsby Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marques J. Wilkes GENERAL PRESIDENT’S TEAM Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Isenhour Advance Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Coleman Advance Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McFadden Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solomon Graves Protocol and Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony C. Hytche Protocol and Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deonte Simmons Transportation Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Baskett
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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS TEAM OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director and COO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Douglass Lyle Executive Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherelle S. Torrence Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aza Dark Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Frederick Cox ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carla Gaskins Accounts Payable Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bernice Meadows COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan J. A. Kelly Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jerome V. Perry, II MEMBERSHIP SERVICES DEPARTMENT Director of Membership Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory J. Anderson Membership Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delores Diggs Interim Membership Services Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirk D. Carrington Intern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G. Christopher Cutkelvin
Fraternity Mission stateMent Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. Fraternity Vision stateMent The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status. alpha phi alpha: a BrieF history Since its founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans and people of color around the world. Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of Brotherhood among African descendants in this country. The visionary founders, known as the “Jewels” of the Fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy. The Fraternity initially served as a study and support group for minority students who faced racial prejudice, both educationally and socially, at Cornell. The Jewel founders and early leaders of the Fraternity succeeded in laying a firm foundation for Alpha Phi Alpha's principles of scholarship, fel-
lowship, good character, and the uplifting of humanity. Alpha Phi Alpha chapters were established at other colleges and universities, many of them historically black institutions, soon after the founding at Cornell. The first Alumni Chapter was established in 1911. While continuing to stress academic excellence among its members, Alpha also recognized the need to help correct the educational, economic, political, and social injustices faced by African-Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha has long stood at the forefront of the African-American community's fight for civil rights through leaders such as: W.E.B. DuBois, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Edward Brooke, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, William Gray, Paul Robeson, and many others. True to its form as the “first of firsts,” Alpha Phi Alpha has been interracial since 1945. alpha phi alpha: today Alpha Phi Alpha today continues its commitment to members of the Fraternity and the African-American community through Alpha University. It is through the groundbreaking Alpha University training program, the Fraternity has rededicated itself to fostering a spirit of Brotherhood within the ranks of the Fraternity, preparing a new generation of leaders and bringing consistency to chapter operation and to the implementation of the Fraternity's national programs. national prograMs The fraternity’s national programs are community outreach mentoring initiatives that have been adopted by the organization’s governing body and mandated for implementation by all of
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its chapters. The organization’s national programs include: Go–To–High School, Go–To–College The “Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College” program, established in 1920, concentrates on the importance of completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to advancement. Statistics prove the value of this extra impetus in making the difference in the success of young African-American men, given that school completion is the single best predictor of future economic success. Through the Go-to-High-School, Go-to-College educational initiative, young men receive information and learn strategies that facilitate success. Alpha men provide youth participants with excellent role models to emulate. Project Alpha Project Alpha is a collaborative effort between the March of Dimes Foundation and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. This program was developed to increase the knowledge of the AfricanAmerican male of the consequences of teenage pregnancy from the male perspective. This program seeks to assist young men in developing an understanding of their role in preventing untimely pregnancies through responsible attitudes and behaviors. The goals of Project Alpha are to: reduce the rate of adolescent sex and pregnancy; stress the concept of abstinence as a personal choice while promoting the use of contraceptives to those that choose to be sexually active; increase the knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the human body and the awareness of sexually transmitted diseases; clarify and emphasize the roles and responsibilities of fatherhood; and reduce the rate of sexual abuse and violence among African-American teens. 20
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A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” was initiated as a national program of Alpha during the 1930's when many African-Americans had the right to vote but were prevented from voting because of poll taxes, threats of reprisal, and lack of education about the voting process. Voter education and registration has remained a dominant focus of this outreach activity for over 65 years. In the 1990s, the focus has shifted to include political awareness and empowerment. special projects Alpha Phi Alpha’s special projects are programs and activities that are sustained through collaborative efforts, memoranda of understanding, and/or outside financial assistance, which Chapters are encouraged to implement. Current Special Projects include: (1) Big Brothers / Big Sisters mentoring partnership—implemented in 1991, Alpha Phi Alpha and BB/BS assist each other in mentoring AfricanAmerican boys and young men. (2) Boy Scouts of America—through this alliance, Alpha Phi Alpha focuses on mentoring through the Scouting program. (3) Leadership Development Institutes—the program prepares outstanding high school students in the vital skills of leadership, college preperation and effective group interaction. College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C) In concert with the mission of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the College Life to Corporate Life Initiative (C2C)
was created to develop the human resources of Alpha Phi Alpha and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners resulting in rewarding career opportunities for the members of Alpha Phi Alpha and increased critical mass of diverse talent for its corporate partners. alpha phi alpha’s Foundations The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. The Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc. is the non-profit charitable arm of the Fraternity, which focuses on scholarship, programs, and training and development of the membership. Education Foundation encompasses the implementation of Go-to-High School, Go-to-College, Project Alpha, Voter Education / Registration efforts, The Belford V. Lawson Oratorical Contest, the Collegiate Scholars Bowl, Leadership Development Institutes, and the professional and personal development thrusts of the FraternityAlpha University.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation, Inc. The Alpha Phi Alpha Building Foundation was established as an "economic development corporation to promote, preserve, and protect the infrastructure of our community. The Foundation has developed a unique approach to affect positive change." The Alpha Village represents a project built and purchased by Alpha men and a forward step towards an economic development movement.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Economic Development Foundation, Inc. The purpose of the Alpha Phi Alpha National Community Economic Development Foundation is to “promote and encourage economic development in minority and disadvantaged communities by expanding the opportunities for the residents of those communities to enter into, own, manage, operate and/or be employed in business enterprises which are based upon the substantial participation of the low income community.” Additionally, the Foundation’s aim is to promote a dynamic business environment in underserved communities through franchise opportunities, family financial planning and an aggressive Wealth Building Initiative. Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Established to oversee the development of the memorial project, the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc is a non - profit fundraising arm of the fraternity. The foundation’s mission is “to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by leading a collaborative funding, design and construction process in the creation of a memorial to honor his national and international contributions to world peace through non- violent social change.” World Policy Council The Fraternity formed its much heralded World Policy Council in 1996 to address United States national and foreign policy issues. At its inception, Former U.S. Senator Bro. Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, the first African-American to serve in the SenfraTerniTY inforMaTion
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ate in the 20th century, was named chairman of the council. Senator Brooke succeeded by Bro. Dr. Horace G. Dawson, Jr., director of Howard University’s Patricia Roberts Harris Public Affairs Program and former Ambassador to Botswana. The Council’s formation reflects two realities in America: 1.) The U.S. government’s national agenda has become more closely linked to world affairs and non-governmental organizations are part of the network of influential voices in foreign affairs. 2) Alpha Phi Alpha’s legacy of activities in civil rights and education has broadened to include foreign policy. The Fraternity’s leadership has been careful to stress that Alpha Phi Alpha’s new foreign policy interest will not diminish the organization’s involvement with domestic issues.
Brother Keepers Program Brother’s Keeper is a service program developed with the mission of advocating for and improving the quality of life for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. brothers, their spouses, and widows who are retired, are elders, have disabilities and are ailing. Upon identification of need, the Brother’s Keeper Program also provides assistance to mature and ailing members of its communities. Limitations caused by advanced age place demands on family members, caregivers, and the larger community to ensure that elders remain independently functional. The goal of the Brother’s Keeper Program is to promote dignity and independence among Alpha family and community members who need help in keeping their lives and homes functional.
OFFICES CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
LOWER LEVEL REGISTRATION AREA
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY
8 AM - 5 PM
(FOR ROUTINE GENERAL OFFICE BUSINESS: GRAND TAX PAYMENTS, ADDRESS CHANGES, INITIATION INFORMATION)
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION DELEGATE CERTIFICATION ON-SITE TICKET SALES
8TH STREET NORTH REGISTRATION DESK LOWER LEVEL REGISTRATION AREA
REGISTRATION
8TH STREET SOUTH REGISTRATION DESK
SOLUTIONS DESK
8TH STREET SOUTH REGISTRATION DESK
HISTORICAL DISPLAY AWARDS DISPLAY
NORTHEAST EXHIBITION HALL MOBLEY ROOM
CAREER FAIR
NORTHEAST EXHIBITION HALL
VENDOR/PARTNER EXHIBIT
NORTHWEST EXHIBITION HALL
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BUCKINGHAM LOUNGE
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GeneRal ConVenTIon GUIDelInes To: General President, Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General Officers Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., we are pleased to submit the report of the Committee on Rules and Credentials outlining the procedures governing the conduct of this 91st General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., to wit: 1. The printed program presented by the General Organization shall be the Official Program of the Convention once adopted by the delegates. 2. A brother registering for the Convention must present a current Pass Card, Life Membership Plate or Special Pass Card signed by the appropriate convention officer. 3. Delegates shall present their credentials, which are the Convention Badge, to the Committee on Rules and Credentials to be certified. 4. All chapter financial obligations to the General Office must be paid, and the completion of a Chapter Directory must be verified prior to certification of any of the Chapters’ delegates. 5. Delegates shall be seated in the section of the assembly hall “designated for delegates” by the Chief Sergeant-at-Arms and shall be identified by a Convention Badge bearing their name and the “DELEGATE over-print certification stamp” applied by the Committee on Rules and Credentials.
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6. There shall be an easily identifiable space between the seating areas for delegates and other brothers in general attendance. 7. Other brothers shall be seated in other specified sections of the assembly hall. 8. All registered brothers shall have the same rights and privileges of delegates, except the right to vote on agenda items and in the election. 9. At the opening of each business session, the Committee on Rules and Credentials shall give a status report to the assembly on all certified delegates at the Convention. 10. A record of eligible voters certified by the Rules and Credentials Committee shall constitute the Official Voting strength of the Convention. 11. In a scheduled assembly, the necessity of “a quorum” shall apply to the sessions’ conduct of business and organic legislation. 12. One-fourth of the registered delegates shall constitute “a quorum”, as provided in the Constitu-
tion and By-laws of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (Article II, Section 6). 13. Past General Presidents, General Officers and Committee Chairmen who are not seated on the dais shall be seated on the first and/or second rows of the section designated for delegates. 14. The Parliamentarian shall be seated on the dais next to the presiding officer, who will normally be seated to the right of the podium. 15. There shall be at least two (2) Sergeants-at-Arms at the entrance to the assembly hall to facilitate admission and to maintain order. 16. Entrance and exit to the assembly shall be through the main door(s) designated by the Sergeant-at-Arms. 17. No brother may be admitted to a Convention Business Session without the Convention Badge. 18. There shall be no verbal reports of General Officers or Committee/Commission Chairmen—except The General President, Budget and Finance Committee, and essential “working committees” of the General Convention, who may provide preliminary updates on their areas. 19. General Officers and Committee/Commission Chairmen shall be allowed no more than five (5) minutes for emphasis, sum-
maries and recommendations of their reports. 20. The Convention shall not entertain for discussion, at the time of its presentation, any matter which in the course of Convention procedures can be considered by an existing or established Committee/Commission. 21. A brother recognized by the Presiding Officer shall give his Name, Chapter, City and State before being allowed to address the assembly. 22. The General President shall be an “Ex-Officio” member of all committees. 23. Roberts Rules of Order (newly revised) shall govern the Convention, except that in the matter of debate each speaker shall be limited to not more than two (2) minutes. Time will be granted at the discretion of the General President or Presiding Officer. 24. Once the Presiding Officer acknowledges the number of brothers at the microphones to address the convention, the lines for the microphones will be closed. 25. Smoking is not permitted in the General Business Sessions. Fraternally submitted, Eric Clark Chairman, Committee on Rules and Credentials
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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Corporate Office Old Business Center
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Golf Outing Offsite
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Historical Display and Awards Display Setup Mobley Room/Northeast Exhibition Hall
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011 8:00 am - 8:20 am
Clark/Shannon/Ward Senior Brother’s Lounge - Ribbon Ceremony Buckingham Lounge
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Corporate Office Old Business Center
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Office Lower Level Registration Area
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Convention Registration 8th Street South Registration Desk
8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Delegate Certification 8th Street North Registration Desk
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Clark/Shannon/Ward Senior Brothers Lounge/Registration Buckingham Lounge
8:00 am – 12:00 am
Grievances and Discipline Committee Conference Room 4A
8:00 am – 12:00 am
Budget and Finance Committee Conference Room 4B
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Boys Scout Committee Conference Room 4C
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Educational Foundation BOD Meeting Conference Room 4E
*8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ladies Hospitality Room Open Astoria Room
^8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Youth Registration Private Dining Room #2
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^10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Parent/Guardian Orientation (Youth Activities) Private Dining Room #1
^3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Parent/Guardian Orientation (Youth Activities) Private Dining Room #1
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Opening Plenary Session Reskin Theater
Presiding
Brother Mark S. Tillman Midwestern Region Vice President
Processional Call to Order
Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Invocation
Brother Rev. Dr. Walter Kimbrough Brother Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson
Presentation of Officials and Committee Chairmen
Brother William Douglass Lyle Executive Director & COO
Host Assistant Vice President’s Welcome
Brother Cameron Thierry Midwest Region Assistant Vice President
Host District Director’s Welcome
Brother Ryzell McKinney Illinois District Director
Local Convention Chairman Welcome
Brother Keith Garrett Local Convention Chairman
Adoption of Previous Convention & Board Minutes
Brother William Douglass Lyle Executive Director & COO
Adoption of 105th Anniversary/ 91st General Convention Agenda
Brother William Douglass Lyle Executive Director & COO
Report of Committee on Rules and Credentials
Brother Eric Clark Committee Chairman
Adjournment
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
First Business Session Reskin Theater
Presiding Officers
Brother Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr. Southwestern Region Vice President Brother Christopher L. Harvey Southwestern Region Assistant Vice President
Report of the Executive Director and COO
Brother William Douglass Lyle Executive Director and COO
Report of the Comptroller
Brother Frank A. Jenkins, III General Comptroller
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Report of the Committee on Budget and Finance
Brother Frank Humphrey Committee Chairman
Report of the General Treasurer
Brother Hyacinth C. Ahuruonye General Treasurer
Report of the Internal Auditing Committee
Brother Frank A. Jenkins, III Comptroller
Election Committee Update
Brother Thomas A. Phillips Committee Chairman
Adjournment
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Historical Display/Award Display Northeast Exhibition Hall / Mobley Room
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Vendor Expo Hall Open Northwest Exhibition Hall
^6:00 pm – 10:45 pm
Youth Activities Private Dining Room #2
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Public Program Grand Ballroom
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2011 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Fitness Morning Workout Lake Ontario
7:15 am - 7:45 am
Devotional Grand Ballroom
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Corporate Office Old Business Center
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Office Lower Level Registration Area
8:00 am – 12:00 am
Grievances and Discipline Committee Conference Room 4A
8:00 am – 12:00 am
Committee Meetings Private Dining Rooms 1, 5, 6, 7
^8:00 am – 9:00 am
Morning Refreshments (Youth) Private Dining Room 2
*8:00 am – 9:45 am
Morning Refreshments (Ladies) Astoria Room
^8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Youth Activities
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Private Dining Room 2 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Convention Registration Open 8th Street South Registration Desk
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Delegate Certification 8th Street North Registration Desk
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Historical Display / Awards Display Northeast Exhibition Hall / Mobley Room
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Vendor Expo Northwest Exhibition Hall
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Clark/Shannon/Ward Senior Brothers Lounge/Registration Buckingham Lounge
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Second Business Session Grand Ballroom
Presiding
Brother Cameron Thierry Midwestern Region Assistant Vice President
Posting of Colors Processional Invocation
Brother Rev. D. Darryl Griffin
Presentation of the General President
Brother Charles C. Teamer 27th General President
State of the Fraternity Address
Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Adjournment
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Greek Diversity Career Fair Northeast Exhibition Hall
10:00 am – 11:45 am
Third Business Session Grand Ballroom
Presiding
Brother Sean McCaskill Eastern Region Vice President Brother Jonathan G. Leon Eastern Region Assistant Vice President
Report of the General Counsel
Brother Keith A. Bishop, Esq. General Counsel
Report of the IMDP Committee
Brother Darren M. Morton Committee Chairman
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^=LADIES ACTIVITIES *= CHILDREN ACTIVITIES
Rules & Credentials Committee Report
Brother Eric Clark Committee Chairman
Adjournment
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ladies Activities Off Site
12:00 pm – 2:00pm
Fraternal Luncheon International Ballroom
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Election Forum Grand Ballroom Workshops
3:40 pm – 4:40 pm
March of Dimes National Library of Medicine FBI Workshop African American Buying Power Creating a Brand Called You Planning a Secure Retirement A Call for Inclusiveness at all levels of Alpha: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ready, Set, Hired: Preparing Yourself Identity Theft IMDP Workshop
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm
Waldorf Room Williford Room B & C Marquette Room Lake Erie Room Private Dining Room 1 Private Dining Room 5 Private Dining Room 6 Private Dining Room 7 Joliet Room Grand Ballroom
Collegiate Scholars Bowls Preliminary Lake Huron Room Regional Caucus Eastern Region Midwest Region Southern Region Southwestern Region Western Region
Waldorf Room Williford Room b & C Grand ballroom Marquette Room lake erie Room
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Taste of Chicago Reception Normandie
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Special Concert International Ballroom Candidates Receptions
11:00 pm – 1:00 am
Sims for Comptroller Bishop for General President Howard for General President Smothers for General President Tillman for General President
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Joliet Room Waldorf Room Marquette Room Williford A/B Room Williford C Room
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2011 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Fitness Morning Workout Lake Ontario
7:00 am – 8:30 am
O. Wilson Winters Life Membership Breakfast Williford Room
7:15 am - 7:45 am
Devotional Grand Ballroom
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Registration Open 8th Street South Registration Desk
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Delegate Certification 8th Street North Registration Desk
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Clark/Shannon/Ward Senior Brothers Lounge/Registration Buckingham Lounge
7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Voting Polls (open) Marquette Room
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Corporate Office Old Business Center
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Committee Meetings Private Dining Rooms (1, 5, 6, 7)
8:00 am – 12:00 am
Grievances and Discipline Committee Conference Room 4A
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Office Lower Level Registration Area
^8:00 am – 9:00 am
Morning Refreshments(Youth) Private Dining Room #2
*8:00 am – 9:00 am
Morning Refreshments (Ladies) Astoria Room
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Historical Display / Awards Display Northeast Exhibition Hall / Mobley Room
8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Vendor Expo, C2C Career Fair Open Northwest Exhibition Hall
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Memorial Services Grand Ballroom
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^=LADIES ACTIVITIES *= CHILDREN ACTIVITIES
9:30 am -11:45 am
Fourth Business Session Grand ballroom
Presiding
Brother Aaron Crutison Western Region Vice President Brother Mario Carroll Western Region Assistant Vice President
Invocation
Brother Rev. Denny Johnson
Report of Committee on Rules and Credentials
Brother Eric Clark Committee Chairman
Report of the Historian
Brother Dr. Robert L. Harris, Jr. Historian
Report of the World Policy Council
Brother Ambassador Horace C. Dawson, Jr. Council Chairman
Report of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation
Brother Dr. Waldo Johnson Foundation Chairman
Report of the A. Charles Haston Brother Dr. Ron Peters Brother’s Keeper Committee Committee Chairman Report of the Save the Houses of Alpha Project
Brother E. Eric Elmore Committee Chairman
Report of the “Alpha Goes Green” Initiative
Brother DuShawn King Committee Chairman
Adjournment
^9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Youth Activities Private Dining Room #2
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Ladies Luncheon Waldorf Room
12:00 pm – 2:45 pm
College Brothers Luncheon/ B. V. Lawson Oratorical Contest International ballroom
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
College President’s Forum Grand Ballroom
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Fifth Business Session Grand ballroom
Presiding Officer
Brother James L. Crumel, Sr. Southern Region Vice President Brother Kenneth Wright, Jr. Southern Region Assistant Vice President
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Report of the Constitution Committee
Brother Rick Blalock Committee Chairman
Report of the Life Membership Committee
Brother Charles P. Loeb, III Committee Chairman
Report of Membership, Standards and Extensions Committee
Brother Melvin M. Stroble, Sr. Committee Chairman
Special Presentation Adjournment
4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Collegiate Scholars Bowl Finals Lake Huron Room
5:30 pm – 6:45 pm
College Brothers Caucus Grand Ballroom
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Miss Black & Gold Pageant International Ballroom
10:00 pm – 12:00 am
National Step Show Competition International Ballroom
12:00 am - 2:00 am
After Party International Ballroom
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Fitness Morning Workout Lake Ontario
7:15 am – 7:45 am
Devotional Grand Ballroom
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Corporate Office Old Business Center
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Chief Financial Officer Office Private Dining Room #4
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Transportation Committee Office Private Dining Room #3
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Office Lower Level Registration Area
*8:00 am – 9:15 am
Morning Refreshments (Ladies) Astoria Room
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^8:00 am – 9:15 am
Morning Refreshments (Youth) Private Dining Room #2
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Black Barbershop Health Initiative Various local Barbershops
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Clark/Shannon/Ward Senior Brothers Lounge/Registration Buckingham Lounge
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Convention Registration Open 8th Street South Registration Desk
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Delegate Certification 8th Street North Registration Desk
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Historical Display / Awards Display Northeast Exhibition Hall / Mobley Room
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Vendor Expo Northwest Exhibition Hall
8:00 am - 9:30 am
General President’s Smoker Grand Ballroom
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Final Business Session/ Hobart Jarrett Debate Demostration Grand ballroom
Presiding Officer
Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Invocation
Brother Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Chaplain
Hobart Jarrett Debate Competition Demonstration Report of the Site Selection Committee
Brother Maurice Jenkins Committee Chairman
Report of the Grievance and Discipline Committee
Brother Hervery B. O. Young, Esq. Committee Chairman
Report of the Election Committee
Brother Thomas A. Phillips Committee Chairman
Other Business Adjournment
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show Waldorf Room
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Tuskegee Airmen Documentary Grand Ballroom
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12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Alpha Father & Son Lounge Buckingham Lounge
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Black & Gold Gala Reception Southeast Exhibition Foyer
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Black & Gold Gala Dinner southeast & southwest exhibition Halls
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Awards Presentation International Ballroom
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Sons of Alpha Production International ballroom
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Office Lower Level Registration Area
8:30 am – 10:30 am
Ecumenical Service Continental A and B Room
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Vendor Expo Northwest Exhibition Hall
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GREEK DIVERSITY CAREER FAIR 2011 - noRTHeasT Hall Company Name
Booth Number
ACT, Inc.
523
Amica Mutual Insurance
529
CDW
624
Chicago Zoological Society - Brookfield Zoo
630
ConAgra Foods
628
Drug Enforcement Administration
524
FBI
514
Illinois Department of Employment Services
531
Jewel-Osco - A SUPERVALU Company
623
Nationwide
515
NextERA Energy
522
Purdue University Calumet
526
Rockwell Collins
528
University of Notre Dame
626
USMC
517
Verizon Wireless
622
Wal-Mart
530
Wells Fargo
516
Wirtz Beverage Group
527
Wolters Kluwer
525
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VENDOR EXHIBIT 2011 - noRTHWesT Hall Vendor Name Real Greek Apparel Trendsetters Three J's Mezalick Design Studio, LLC 3 Sisters Embroidery, LLC Arvensis Crystal Jewelry Moore Stitches Unique Hardwood Art Herff Jones Verse 9 Alpha One Greek & Promotional Items Joneswear Alpha Warehouse Bern Nadette Stanis Darrius Gourdine BT's Urban Wear A Greek Boutique Michael Madison Design Alpha II Omega Top Choice Greek Traditions Jennifer Holliday Worldwide Origins Nationwide Abercrombie and Fitch USMC Wells Fargo/Wachovia Allstate Peace Corps Nielsen MLK National Memorial Project Foundation March of Dimes African Ancestry Amerian Cancer Society Big Brother Big Sister Project Jewels Boy Scouts C2C National Library of Medicine AFLAC AARP General Electric Alpha Goes Green FBI 38
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2011 REGIONAL AWARD WINNERS COLLEGE BROTHER OF THE YEAR
Delta Sigma Southwestern Region
Eric Mackie Nu Beta Eastern Region
Pi Epsilon Western Region
Keith Chaney Theta Tau Midwestern Region
ALUMNI CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Cicil Duffie Theta Sigma Southern Region
Iota Lambda Midwestern Region
Tarricke O. Mills Zeta Zeta Southwestern Region Bayo Fagbamila Epsilon Mu Western Region
Pi Upsilon Lambda Eastern Region
Eta Lambda Southern Region Xi Kappa Lambda Southwestern Region Zeta Beta Lambda Western Region
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CHARLES H. WESLEY AWARD
Malik Goodson Zeta Zeta Lambda Eastern Region
Theta Epsilon Zeta Zeta Lambda Eastern Region
Dedric Dennist Iota Lambda Midwestern Region
Theta Tau Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Midwestern Region
Michael Pittman Kappa Lambda South Region
Theta Sigma Nu Eta Lambda Southern Region
Charles Washington Xi Kappa Lambda Southwestern Region
Beta Kappa Zeta Gamma Lambda Southwestern Region
Jonathon Madison Iota Psi Lambda Western Region
Epsilon Mu Eta Sigma Lambda Western Region
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Solomon S. Phungwayo Delta Southwestern Region Cameron Yarber Alpha Rho Southern Region Derrick A. Barker Xi Midwestern Region Christian Cambridge Alpha Epsilon Western Region COLLEGE CHAPTER WITH THE HIGHEST GPA
MISS BLACK & GOLD Rachetta (Shay) Moss Gamma Eastern Region Maikieta Antoinette Brantley Zeta Alpha Midwestern Region Jaleesa Graham Xi Phi Southern Region Felicia Hatchett Theta Mu Southwestern Region
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Alana Neal Alpha Epsilon Western Region
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ONECA Chapters Eastern Region
Beta Chi Chapter Southwestern Region
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Delta Delta Southern Region
BELFORD V. LAWSON ORATORICAL
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KeiLyn Jones Nu Kappa Eastern Region
Gamma Xi Western Region
Patrick Springer Rho Tau Midwestern Region
STEP SHOW COMPETITION
Calvin Hayes Beta Nu Southern Region
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Demetrius Sumner Beta Sigma Southwestern Region
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In 1952, the General Convention established The Alpha Award of Honor and The Alpha Award of Merit. These have become by tradition and practice our greatest awards. The awardees were initially chosen by a committee headed by the venerable brother Taliaferro (Tolly) Harris. At some point in our history the selection became a function of the office of the General President. In recent years The Award of Honor has been presented to non-members and The Award of Merit to members.
ALPHA AWARD MERIT & HONOR AWARD RECIPIENTS 1952 Eugene Kinckle Jones Thurgood Marshall Garrett Morgan 1953 Archibald J. Carey Rufus Clement 1954 Mary McLeod Bethune Rayford W. Logan 1955 T.R.M. Howard John H. Johnson 1956 Martin Luther King, Jr. Arthur Shores 1957 Roy Wilkins Austin T. Walden
1965 Pepsi Cola Company Charles H. Wesley 1966 Thurgood Marshall 1967 No Award Given 1968 Wyatt Tee Walker Henry G. Parks 1969 Theodore Berry Barbara Jordan 1970 A. Leon Higginbotham 1971 Muhammed Ali Roscoe Cartwright Samuel Gravely
1958 Sidney Jones Marion Anderson
1972 Eddie Robinson Damon Keith Robert Brown
1959 Pres. William V.S. Tubman James W. Parker John Howard Morrow
1973 Robert W. Harrison Eugene D. Jackson
1960 Adam Clayton Powell Aaron Brown 1961 Lester B Granger W.M.G Halm 1962 Whitney M Young Harry W. Richardson 1963 Edward Brooke Franklyn Williams 1964 Floyd McKissick Pres. John F. Kennedy 42
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1974 No Award Given 1975 Lowell Perry Maynard Jackson 1976 William Tolbert Franklyn Williams 1977 William T. Coleman Henry “Hank� Aaron 1978 Constance Baker Motley 1979 Lionel H. Newsome
1980 Albert T. Holland, Jr. Richard Arrington Parren Mitchell 1981 Albert T. Holland 1982 Malvin R. Goode Tom Bradley 1983 Roland Burris T.J. Jemison 1984 Julian Dixon 1985 William H. Gray III 1986 Ernest N. Morial Randall Robinson 1987 Walter Washington 1988 No Award Given 1989 Louis Sullivan 1990 No Award Given 1991 No Award Given 1992 Cecil L. Murray Augustus M. Witherspoon 1993 Eddie Robinson Edward Brooke Lionel B. Richie, Jr. 1994 Ozell Sutton Dennis Archer M. Alexis Herman 1995 Charles C. Teamer John Hope Franklin 1996 Thomas Pawley, III James R. Williams 1997 Andrew Young Thomas Winston Cole, Sr.
2000 Lee P. Brown Milton C. Davis Maynard Jackson Marc H. Morial Henry Ponder 2001 Norman C. Francis Roderick D. Gillum Joe Samuel Ratliff 2002 No Awards Given 2003 Adrian L. Wallace James “Tiny” Blanton William F. Pickard 2004 No Award Given 2005 Horace Dawson Ernest L. Holloway Robert “Bob” Willis 2007 Alfred Bailey Harry E. Johnson, Sr. Harris Rosen 2008 Sylvester L. Shannon Joseph E. Heyward Soledad O’Brien 2009 Robert Wright James Huger Roger Youman Tommy Hilfiger Calvin Peete Smokey Robinson Mary Wilson Otis Williams Martha Reeves 2010 Jibreel Khazan Wendell T. Foster, Jr.
1998 Henry H. Brown Huel D. Perkins 1999 Emmett W. Bashful Frank A. Dee Hobart Sidney Jarrett alPHa aWarD MeriT & Honor aWarD reCiPienTs
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AWARDS OF MERIT DARRYL R. MATTHEWS, SR. (Delta Rho ’72), Immediate Past General President Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. is also the past executive director and chief operating officer of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA), headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prior to joining NABA, Matthews was an independent consultant for the White House Presidential Advance staff. In that capacity, he coordinated and managed sites in various locations for functions attended by the president of the United States and his senior staff. Brother Matthews served Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for 20 years in several capacities. He was an elected member of the board of directors as midwestern region assistant vice president and served in the fraternity corporate office as executive director, deputy executive director, assistant executive secretary and director of membership services, working in both the Chicago and Baltimore locations. It was during his tenure as executive director that he was the day-to-day point man to engineer the passage of the fraternitysponsored legislation to construct the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. His work with legislators and President Clinton’s direct staff was instrumental in Alpha’s success in this endeavor. Additionally, during his tenure, he implemented numerous policy directives and initiatives that upgraded service to the brotherhood. He 46
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helped to secure and administer a $400K grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for our national youth mentoring programs. Also during this time, under Brother Matthews’s stewardship, Alpha enjoyed its most lucrative general convention. Matthews is involved with numerous community service and social organizations. He is an active member of the Kappa Phi Lambda chapter in Columbia, Maryland. He has served as a volunteer with Junior Achievement and as a board member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Maryland, Lafayette Square Community Center, the YMCA Fundraising Board and the Lupus Educational Foundation, Inc. He is a past district chairman of the Constellation District of the Baltimore Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America. He was awarded the “Good Scout” award and nominated for the “Silver Beaver” award. He is married to the former Allison Paige Stinson, and they are proud parents of three boys: Julian, Blake and Darryl Jr. JERRY BUTLER’S (Xi Lambda ’95) career spans across 4 decades; he recorded more than 50 albums and his voice is one of the most distinguished voices in all of music. Butler was born in 1939 in Sunflower, MS. He moved to Chicago, IL at the age of 3 during the mass migration of blacks from the south to the north. (He grew up in an area which is now known as the Cabrini-Green Housing Projects.)
Butler acquired his initial music lessons as a young boy while a member of the church choir in Chicago. Curtis Mayfield, who was 3 years younger, was also a member of the same choir. The two befriended each other and began a collaboration that would have an everlasting impact on music. The twosome helped form the R&B group the Roosters, and in 1957, the quintet’s name was changed to Jerry Butler & the Impressions. Butler scored his first hit with the Impressions in 1958 with the timeless ballad “For Your Precious Love.” (He’d written the lyrics to the song when he was just 16.) In 1971, Butler formed a creative workshop to help provide material for his forthcoming albums. Material that did not make his albums, he marketed to other artists. In the spring of 1971, Butler hit the Top Ten with the numbereight single, “If It’s Real What I Feel,” which was written by Chuck Jackson (the younger brother of Rev. Jesse Jackson). Butler continued his hit-making tradition with “Ain’t Understanding Mellow,” a classic soul-ballad duet with Brenda Lee Eager that peaked at number three on the Billboard R&B charts. Butler scored a number-six single with Eager with a remake of the Carpenters’ “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and a solo hit with a remake of the O’Jays’ “One Night Affair,” which was also his last song to crack the Top Ten.
AWARDS OF HONOR DANIEL PAUL AMOS is the chairman and chief executive officer of Aflac, Incorporated. Amos received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in insurance and risk management, and he has utilized his degree by working in various positions at Aflac for more than 35 years. Son of Aflac cofounder Paul Amos, Daniel Amos joined the company as a regional sales director in 1973. He became president of Aflac in 1983, chief operating officer in 1987, chief executive officer in 1990 and chairman in 2001. Amos is currently a member of the board of directors of Synovus Financial and a member of the boards of trustees for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and House of Mercy of Columbus, Ohio. He has been a member of the board for several other organizations, including Aflac, CIT Group, Georgia Power Company and Southern Company from 1983 to current day. Amos formerly served as chairman of the University of Georgia Foundation, a director of the Southern Company from 2000 to 2006 and a member of the Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2010, Institutional Investor magazine named Daniel P. Amos one of America’s Best CEOs in the life insurance category for the fourth time. Under Mr. Amos’s leadership, Aflac became the first public company in aWarDs of Honor
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the United States to give shareholders the opportunity to have an advisory “Say-on-Pay” vote on the compensation practices of the top five named executive officers. Not only did 2010 mark Mr. Amos’s 21st year as CEO, but it also marked a significant milestone for Aflac, Incorporated: the 21st year that the company has met or exceeded Aflac’s operating earningsper-share objective. EARL G. GRAVES SR. is the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise magazine and a nationally recognized authority on black business development. In 1972, he was named one of the 10 most outstanding minority businessmen in the country by the president of the United States and received the National Award of Excellence in recognition of his achievements in minority business enterprise. He is also listed in “ Who’s Who” in America and was named one of 200 future leaders of the country by Time magazine in 1974. Today he is chairman of Earl G. Graves Ltd., parent corporation of Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., publisher of Black Enterprise magazine—a businessservice publication targeted to black professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and policy makers in the public and private sector. Black Enterprise magazine has been profitable since its 10th issue and yearly sales are steadily increasing. In 2002, Fortune magazine named Graves one of the 50 most powerful and influential African Americans in corporate America. He holds a seat on the board of selectors of the 48
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American Institute for Public Service, the Advisory Council of the Character Education Partnership, the board of the Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation, the board of The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and the national advisory board of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. He is also a trustee of Howard University, the Committee for Economic Development, the Special Contributions Fund of the NAACP, and the New York Economic Club. Graves was appointed to serve on a presidential commission for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and was a civilian aide to the secretary of the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1980. In 2007, Graves was inducted into the U.S. Business Hall of Fame, which recognizes the contributions of the nation’s most distinguished corporate professionals who have enriched the economy and inspired young people to pursue excellence in business and in life. Prominent civil rights activist and political leader REVEREND JESSE LOUIS JACKSON, SR. was born Jesse Louis Burns on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina to Helen Jackson and Noah Robinson. His mother later remarried Charles Henry Jackson, who formally adopted Jackson and his brother Charles. Jackson received his high school diploma from Sterling High School in Greenville, and in 1959, he received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After his first
year, Jackson then transferred to North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Seminary. The seminary recognized Jackson’s countless years of civic service to the American community.
At North Carolina A&T, University, Jackson continued to excel in sports. He was an honor student and president of his student body. On December 31, 1962, Jackson married college classmate, Jacqueline Lavinia Brown, in Greenville. Returning to North Carolina A&T, he became involved in the Civil Rights Movement joining the Greensboro chapter of the Council on Racial Equality (CORE). In 1963, Jackson helped to organize several sit-ins, desegregating local restaurants and theaters in Greensboro. Jackson was chosen as field director of CORE’s southeastern operations, and president of the North Carolina Intercollegiate Council on Human Rights.
Writer and social historian LERONE BENNETT, JR. has served as the executive editor of Ebony for almost 40 years. His written work deftly explores the history of race relations in the United States as well as the current environment in which African-Americans strive for equality. Bennett was born on October 17, 1928, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. When Bennett was young, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, and it was here, while attending public school, that Bennett’s interest in journalism was kindled.
In 1965, Jackson left the seminary to join Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to march in Selma, Alabama. At this time, Jackson became an ordained minister, although he had not returned to the seminary. In 1966, Dr. King appointed Jackson to SCLC’s Chicago economic program, Operation Breadbasket. Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition have organized numerous events over the years that bring attention to problems facing all Americans including economic advancement, workers rights, labor conditions, voter registration, education, and racial profiling. He has been awarded over forty honorary degrees, received the NAACP Springarn Award, and been listed as one of the top ten most respected Americans. In 2000, Jackson received an honorary Masters degree from his former school, Chicago Theological
Bennett attended Morehouse College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. He has always considered Morehouse the center of his academic development. After graduating, Bennett entered the world of journalism as a reporter for the Atlanta Daily World. He became the city editor for the magazine and worked there until 1953, when he began as an associate editor at Jet magazine in Chicago, Illinois. In 1954, Bennett became an associate editor at Ebony, and he was promoted to senior editor of the magazine in 1958. Since then, his comprehensive articles have become one of the magazine’s literary hallmarks. A series of articles originally published in Ebony resulted in Bennett’s first book, a seminal work, “Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619–1962.” The book, with its comprehensive examination of the history of AfricanaWarDs of Honor
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Americans in the United States, gave Bennett a reputation as a first-rate popular historian. In his eight subsequent books, Bennett has continued to document the historical forces shaping the black experience in the United States. His other works include, “What Manner of Man?,” “Pioneers In Protest” and “The Shaping of Black America.” Bennett has received numerous honors for his work, including the Literature Award of the Academy of Arts and Letters, the Book of the Year Award from Capital Press Club and the Patron Saints Award from the Society of Midland Authors. He has served as an adviser and consultant to several national organizations and commissions, including the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. Bennett’s articles, short stories and poems have been translated into five languages. MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children and families. The Children’s Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. Mrs. Edelman, a graduate of Spelman College and Yale Law School, began her career in the mid-1960s when, as
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the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, she directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Mississippi. In l968, she moved to Washington, D.C. as counsel for the Poor People’s Campaign that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began organizing before his death. She founded the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm and the parent body of the Children’s Defense Fund. For 2 years she served as the director of the Center for Law and Education at Harvard University and in 1973 began CDF. Mrs. Edelman served on the board of trustees of Spelman College, which she chaired from 1976 to 1987 and was the first woman elected by alumni as a member of the Yale University Corporation on which she served from 1971 to 1977. She has received more than one hundred honorary degrees and many awards including the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Prize, the Heinz Award, and a MacArthur Foundation Prize Fellowship. In 2000, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award for her numerous writings. She is a board member of the Robin Hood Foundation, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities and the Association to Benefit Children and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences.
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media platforms. In 2008, he was also inducted into the Texas A&M University Journalism Hall of Honor.
A nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, ROLAND MARTIN (Pi Omicron ’89) is the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith, and Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America, and his newest book, “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.”
He is the former founding news editor for Savoy Magazine under the team of New York-based Vanguarde Media, and the former founding editor of BlackAmericaWeb.com.
Mr. Martin is a commentator for TV One Cable Network and host of “Washington Watch with Roland Martin,” a onehour Sunday morning news show. He is also a CNN Analyst, appearing on a variety of the network’s shows. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst. Named by Ebony Magazine in 2008, 2009 and 2010 as one of the 150 Most Influential African Americans in the United States, he is the 2009 winner of the NAACP Image Award for Best Interview for “In Conversation: The Michelle Obama Interview.” He is the 2008 winner of the NAACP Image Award for Best Interview for “In Conversation: The Sen. Barack Obama Interview.” Martin, named one of the top 50 political pundits by the Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom, was also awarded the 2008 President’s Award by the National Association of Black Journalists for his work in multiple
He previously served as owner/publisher of Dallas-Fort Worth Heritage, a Christian monthly newspaper. Mr. Martin has worked as morning drive reporter for KRLD/1080 AM; news director and morning anchor at KKDA-AM in Dallas; city hall reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; and county government and neighbors reporter for the Austin American-Statesman. He has won more than 30 professional awards for journalistic excellence, including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television News Directors; top reporting honors from the National Association of Black Journalists; the National Association of Minorities in Cable. and the National Associated Press-Managing Editors Conference. He is a 1991 graduate of Texas A&M University, where he earned a bachelor’s of science degree in journalism. In May 2008, Martin received a master’s degree in Christian Communications from Louisiana Baptist University. He is married to the Rev. Jacquie Hood Martin, author of Fulfilled! The Art and Joy of Balanced Living, and vice president of Kennedy-King College in Chicago. They reside in Chicago.
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AWARD OF COURAGE BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR. (Tau Lambda ’92) has been a Civil Rights Movement activist, minister, educator and lecturer—as well as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity—and is an authority on the strategy on nonviolent social change. He has traveled extensively to many countries as a lecturer and consultant on peace and nonviolence, and he served as director of peace and justice in Latin America, as well as chairperson of the consortium on peace research, education and development. He cofounded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960 and was a leader of the Nashville Movement in 1960, on the Freedom Rides in 1961 and part of the 1965 Selma Movement. He directed the Alabama Voter Registration Project in 1962, and he was appointed national program administrator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and national coordinator of the 1968 ‘Poor Peoples’ Campaign by Martin Luther King, Jr. Later, he founded and was national president of God-Parents Clubs, Inc.—a national community-based program aimed at preventing the systematic incarceration of young Black youth—and director of the PUSH Excel Institute, which strives to “educate not incarcerate.” He also founded the Association for Kingian Nonviolence, Education and Training Works. In addition to these accomplishments, Dr. LaFayette is a scholar in residence at the 52
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia. An ordained minister, Dr. LaFayette earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee and his master’s and doctorate degrees in education from Harvard University, where he was a teaching fellow. In addition to serving on the faculties of Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta and Alabama State University, where he was dean of the graduate school, he was principal of Tuskegee Institute High School in Tuskegee, Alabama. He was minister of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tuskegee, Alabama; he is former president of the American Baptist College of ABT Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee and he was pastor emeritus of the Progressive Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. LaFayette is currently a distinguished scholar in residence and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He is the chairperson for the International Nonviolence Executive Planning Board. He has been reappointed by Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri as the chairman for the Rhode Island Select Commission on Race and Police-Community Relations.
REV. C. T. VIVIAN (Eta Lambda ’10) is a living legend of the Civil Rights Movement and he continues his activism today, tirelessly working for the progress of African Americans and the civil and political rights of all people. An uplifting speaker, he has addressed audiences in 42 states, 10 countries, and on countless campuses nationwide on the issues of civil rights, non-violence, racism and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with whom he worked for many years. A Baptist minister, his first use of nonviolent direct action was in 1947, to end Peoria’s segregated lunch counters. Later he founded the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, organizing the first sit-ins there in 1960 and the first civil rights march in 1961. Rev. Vivian was a rider on the first “Freedom Bus” into Jackson, Mississippi, and went on to work alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his Executive Staff in Birmingham, Selma, Chicago, Nashville, the March on Washington; Danville, Virginia; and St. Augustine, Florida. During the summer following the Selma Movement, Rev. Vivian conceived and directed an educational program, vision, and put 702 Alabama students in college with scholarships. The program later became Upward Bound.
the “Montel Williams Show” and “Donahue.” Rev. Vivian is the focus of the biography, Challenge and Change by Lydia Walker and he is author of Black Power and the American Myth, which was an Ebony Book Club Selection.
His leadership positions have included: Chairman of the Southern Organizing Committee Education Fund, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) the Black Action Strategies and Information Center (BASIC), and the Center for Democratic Renewal. An eloquent and inspiring speaker, Rev. Vivian continues to speak out for racial justice and democracy.
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Outspoken civil Rrights activist, the REVEREND JOSEPH LOWERY (Eta Lambda ’10) was born on October 6, 1921, in Huntsville, Alabama. Considered the dean of the Ccivil Rrights movement, Lowery began his education in Huntsville, spending his middle school years in Chicago before returning to Huntsville to complete high school. From there, he attended Knoxville College, Payne College and Theological Seminary, and the Chicago Ecumenical Institute. Lowery earned his doctorate of divinity as well. Lowery began his work with civil rights in the early 1950s in Mobile, Alabama, where he headed the Alabama Civic Affairs Association, an organization devoted to the desegregation of buses and public places. During this time, the state of Alabama sued Lowery, along with several other prominent ministers, on charges of libel, seizing his property. The Supreme Court sided with the ministers, and Lowery’s seized property was returned. In 1957, Lowery and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Lowery was named vice president. In 1965, he was named chairman of the delegation to take demands of the Selma to Montgomery March to Alabama’s governor at the time, George Wallace. After serving his community for more than forty-five years, Lowery retired from the pulpit in 1997. He also retired in January of 1998 from the SCLC as president and CEO. Despite his retirement, Lowery still remains active. He works to encourage African Ameri54
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cans to vote, and recorded a rap with artist NATE the Great to help spread this message. RAYMOND B. RANDOLPH (GAMMA ’61) was a twenty-one year old student at Virginia Union University when he was arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for his participation in a Freedom Ride. As part of the Freedom Ride Randolph and five others took a Trailways bus from Nashville, Tennessee, via Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi where they were arrested on 7 June 1961. Randolph was arrested earlier in 1960 for his participation in a sit-in in Richmond, Virginia.
PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS BARTON J. TAYLOR (Alpha Phi ’93), a native of Chicago, IL, is the president of the National Urban League Young Professionals and has been an active member of the Urban League Movement since 2004, when he joined the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League (MetroBoard). Based on his collective approach to achieving organization-wide goals, Barton was twice elected President to the MetroBoard from 2005-2007. He continued his leadership with the National Urban League Young Professionals, where served as the Information & Communications Chair from 2007-2009. He was then elected National President in 2009 and subsequently election to the Board of Trustees of the National Urban League later that fall. Some of his achievements during his local & national leadership tenure include leading the MetroBoard to amass over 4,500 volunteer hours, raised over $97,000 and increased membership by 35%. Nationally, Barton has set NULYP on a course to “bring more to the table” as an organization. He has implemented national goals and performance standards for NULYP chapters to contribute to. Through collaborative efforts, he is also creating standard membership benefits including training, development and on-line interaction through NULYP.net-the national web portal and membership management system. More importantly, Barton has mobilized young pro-
fessionals to take a more active role in the participation, governance and contribution of the Urban League Movement itself, including the Reclaim the Dream March, writing legislators regarding healthcare and school lunch funding as well as addressing the economic crisis in America. Professionally, Barton is the Director of Organization Services for Information & Technology Services at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), where he manages multiple teams for Business Services, E-Rate, and Organization Change Management. DARYL PARKS (Beta Nu ’87) is the President-elect of the National Bar Association, and a founding and managing partner of Parks & Crump, LLC. He hails from Haines City, Florida, and attended Florida A&M University on a Presidential Scholarship. While there, Mr. Parks was the first Student Body President elected to two consecutive terms and founded the National Coalition of Black College Student Governments. In 1992, Mr. Parks was selected as the Alpha Phi Alpha National College Brother of the Year and received his Bachelor degree in political science and economics. He graduated from the Florida State University College of Law in 1995 and had his first client only one day after being sworn into The Florida Bar. After founding Parks & Crump law firm, Daryl Parks quickly established a reputation as a methodical businessman
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and relentless attorney. Over the years, he’s had several articles written about his extremely successful legal career. One Tallahassee Democrat article is entitled "Even With His Success, Attorney Parks Keeps Focus." The article brings up part of Mr. Parks inspiration for his work. It points out that "His mother’s death - after her insurance company refused to pay for a liver transplant – underscores the value he finds in his personal injury law practice." Mr. Parks explains, "It’s trial lawyers who challenge the big companies for the people who couldn’t mount that challenge on their own. Somebody has to hold those doctors and big companies accountable." Attorney Parks continues his commitment to serving his alma mater as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees for Florida A&M University and is a board member of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Foundation, Inc. He is also the past Chair of the FAMU Boosters. In the community, Attorney Parks is the Chairman of the board for the Leon County Sickle Cell Foundation and serves on the board for the Tallahassee Urban League. DEMETRIUS SHELTON (Zeta Beta Lambda ’93) is the President, of the National Bar Association (“NBA”). Prior to his current position as President, he served as Vice President of the association over regions and affiliates. Shelton, a municipal law specialist, served as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Oakland for the past 11 years. Over those years, Shelton 56 PresiDenTial CiTaTions
worked in the litigation division, served as Special Counsel to the Oakland Police Department and lead counsel and policy advisor to a number of departments and agencies, including the City’s Code Enforcement Division, the Life Enrichment Agency, the Oakland Public Library and the Oakland Ice Center. Shelton has also served as chief advisor to the Oakland City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee and on matters pertaining to Business Improvement Districts and Measure Y – the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004. Shelton was named the “2008 Bar Leader of the Year” by the Judicial Council of the State Bar of California’s Bench-Bar Coalition, the recipient of the Alameda County Bar Association’s 2008 “Distinguished Service Award”, the Charles Houston Bar Association's "Clinton White Advocacy Award" and in 2007 named one of the "101+ Men Making a Difference in Our Community" by Black Expo. Ltd. In the 50th Anniversary Issue of Ebony magazine he was prophetically recognized as one of the “Thirty Leaders of the Future” for his many contributions to the community. In 2004 he was named “Attorney of the Year” by the California Association of Black Lawyers, and on May 6, 2006 “Demetrius Shelton Day” was declared in the City of Oakland by Mayor Jerry Brown and in the City of San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Shelton was particularly honored to receive these honors given that eight years prior the City of Oakland had proclaimed Thursday, November 5, 1998, “Demetrius D. Shelton Day in the City of Oakland” and the City of San Francisco and then Mayor Willie Brown passed a resolution honoring Shelton "for his courage, and outstanding leadership.”
Shelton has also been recognized by the National Bar Association with its “Presidential Award” on four occasions, the Charles Houston Bar Association with its “President’s Award”, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Senator Don Perata - President pro Temporate of the Senate of the State of California, the Hon. John Chiang - Chair of the California State Board of Equalization, Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, the Office of the San Francisco City Attorney (Dennis Herrera), the Office of the Oakland City Attorney (John Russo), the Public Interest Law Foundation, the Wiley Manuel Law Foundation, the Wiley Manuel Bar Association, UC Davis' African Continuum and the Minority Bar Coalition for his continuous efforts.
Maria, hosted an “Evening of Elegance” 2006 that raised $125,000.00 for the United Negro College Fund to benefit historically black colleges and universities. He has been nominated by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Morehouse College National Alumni Association as National Alumnus of the Year. He serves on Board of Managers of the West Philadelphia YMCA, where he is Treasurer and Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee. He is also a member of Monumental Baptist Church, where he serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He is a member of Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Guardsmen, a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Morehouse College National Alumni Association.
GREGORY T. BURRELL (Alpha Rho ’87) is currently the President-elect, of the National Funeral Directors Association, and president and CEO of Terry Funeral Home, Inc. located in West Philadelphia. A 70 year old business founded by P. S. Terry, Sr., Terry Funeral Home has been, and continues to be, known for its outstanding service and impeccable reputation throughout the years.
In August 2006, Mr. Burrell was elected Corporate Secretary of the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association. The NFD&MA is the oldest and largest association of African-American Funeral Directors in the world. He is slated to become the 63rd General President in 2011 and, consequently, will be the first person ever elected to this position from the state of Pennsylvania in the 84 year old history of the association.
Additionally, Mr. Burrell is founder, president, and CEO of The Burrell Group, LLC, founded in 1999. The Burrell Group provides funeral home management and consulting services. He is a nationally recognized, 30 year veteran of the funeral business. Since moving to Philadelphia, civic and charitable duties have been very important to his family. He and his wife,
JAMES E. PAYNE (Eta Tau Lambda ’86), the Grand Sire Archon Elect of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc., is a native of Port Arthur, Texas, graduated with honors from the University of Houston in 1989 with a B.S. in Political Science. James worked on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for Congressman William Lehman. Following his time in Washington, James earned his law dePresiDenTial CiTaTions
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gree from the University of Houston and was admitted to the bar in 1993. While attending law school, he received several awards and honors, including selection to the Order of Barrister. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; State of Texas U.S. District Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. In 1995, James moved back to Jefferson County and began working with Provost & Umphrey Law Firm L.L.P., specializing in personal injury and products liability. In 1997 James became a partner with the firm. In 2000, James became a Senior Partner with the firm. James was certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1999. The National Board of Trial Advocacy certified him in 2001 as a Certified Civil Trial Advocate. In 2003-2010, James was selected for Texas Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters Business, which represents only 5 percent of the lawyers in the state. He recently became a certified member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, College of the State Bar of Texas; Board of Directors, American Association for Justice; Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Jefferson County Bar Association, Port Arthur Bar Association (Past president), Jefferson County Black Lawyers Association and Million Dollar Advocates Forum. James is very active in several social and civic organizations. He is a life member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
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ple, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and 100 Black Men of America. James developed the nationally recognized Buy 90 Campaign which was designed to economically empower the African American community in Southeast Texas. Mr. Payne is sought after as a motivational speaker by many organizations, schools and churches. He recently wrote a book, "I am Healed, but I am Still Sick?" JOHNATHAN RODGERS (Alpha Epsilon ’66) was named CEO and President of TV One in March 2003. Previously, Rodgers was President of Discovery Networks U.S. for six years and was responsible for the programming, marketing, research, distribution, operations and ad sales of the highly regarded television group which included the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids and the Travel Channel. Prior to joining Discovery Communications, Inc. in 1996, Rodgers had a successful 20-year career at CBS, Inc., where he held a variety of executive positions including serving as the President of CBS’ highly profitable television stations division. During his career at CBS television, Rodgers also served as an award-winning News Director and General Manager, and as an Executive Producer for CBS News. Rodgers began his professional career as a print journalist working as a WriterReporter for Sports Illustrated; he later worked for Newsweek magazine as an Associate Editor. He received his un-
dergraduate degree in journalistic studies from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Masters in Communications from Stanford University. As a young boy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, KEITH BEAUCHAMP had his share of run-ins with racism, but it wasn’t until an incident in which he was assaulted by an undercover police officer after dancing with a white woman at a party that he felt compelled to leave Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1997 to come to New York. It was here he could pursue his dream of being a filmmaker. And through this feat, he’d attempt to remedy some of the past and present injustices of the Southern mindset. In New York, Beauchamp quickly found work at Big Baby Films, where he honed his behind-the-camera skills during the day and spent his evenings doing research and reaching out to anyone who might have information on the Emmett Till case, a story told to Beauchamp when he was just 10 years old. It was at this young age that Beauchamp saw a Jet magazine that contained a picture of Emmett Till’s dead body and was told the story behind Till’s murder. In 1999, Beauchamp founded Till Freedom Come Productions, a company devoted to socially significant projects that can both teach and entertain. Beauchamp has devoted the past 11 years of his life to pursuing justice for Emmett Till, traveling extensively between New York, Chicago and Missis-
sippi investigating the murder. Throughout his journey he tracked and spoke with witnesses who had never before spoken about the case, befriended Mamie Till Mobley who took Beauchamp under her wing and worked with such influential figures as Muhammad Ali and Reverend Al Sharpton, all the while persistently lobbying both the state of Mississippi and the Federal Government to reopen the Emmett Till murder investigation. On May 10, 2004, the United States Department of Justice reopened this 51year-old murder case citing Beauchamp’s documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” as both a major factor in their decision and the starting point for their investigation. In May 2005, Emmett’s body was exhumed, and most recently, the FBI turned over their evidence to the appropriate district attorney in Mississippi.
TIM KING (Eta Lambda ’10) is founder, President and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a nonprofit organization operating a network of public college-prep boys’ schools in Chicago, including the nation’s first all-male charter high school. He has also been featured on Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show.] Tim holds the Doctorate Honoris Causa as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs and a Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University. Tim has been involved in education in some capacity his entire professional
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career including stints as instructor at the high-school, community college, and university levels as well as serving as a founding Board member of the Alain Locke Charter Academy—one of Chicago’s highest performing public elementary schools. Tim was selected by ABC World News as “Person of the Week”, Ebony Magazine as one of “30 Leaders of the Future” and Crain’s Chicago Business for its annual “40 Under 40” list. Tim was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as other elected officials and community groups, have recognized him for his work with youth. Tim earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Affairs and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Georgetown University. He completed additional studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and at the University of Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya. That student, who was once homeless, has now graduated from college and is giving back to his community by working at Urban Prep. Having a positive impact on this young man’s life is the achievement of which Tim is the proudest. In 2000, after 16 years as an agent of the Secret Service, Brother REGINALD G. MOORE had made it to one of the most prestigious posts in the agency as a lead agent on President Clinton's protective detail, entrusted with Mr. Clinton's life. Mr. Moore seemed to be poised to advance to the agency's managerial ranks. 60
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But even though his written evaluation for 1999 shows that he was among the most outstanding agents of his rank, Mr. Moore, who is black, said he was denied a promotion and given the task of training the white agent promoted ahead of him. When Mr. Moore was reassigned to a counterfeiting squad in Dallas, he decided to defy the Secret Service's traditional code of silence. ''I did it the way I was supposed to do it,'' Mr. Moore, 40, said recently. ''I got a very, very wrong deal.'' Mr. Moore officially became a lead plaintiff in a class-action complaint filed with the government's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a legal action that accuses the Secret Service of a pattern and practice of racial discrimination dating to 1987 in promotions through biased selections, highly subjective personnel evaluations, arbitrary transfers and an unfair system of bonuses and awards. Blaxploitation superstar RICHARD ROUNDTREE earned screen immortality during the 1970s as the legendary Shaft. Born July 9, 1942, in New Rochelle, NY, Roundtree attended college on a football scholarship but later gave up athletics to pursue an acting career. He made his film debut in 1970’s “What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?” but was still an unknown when filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr. cast him as Shaft in the film of the same title. Thanks to the film’s popularity—as well as its two sequels—Roundtree also ap-
peared in films including the 1974 disaster epic “Earthquake,” 1975’s “Man Friday,” and the blockbuster 1977 TV miniseries “Roots.” He has acted in a number of other television shows and films, including the 2000 Shaft remake starring Samuel L. Jackson. Best known for his role as sex-machine private detective John Shaft in the 1970 film, Richard Roundtree is proof that breast cancer affects men, too. Roundtree discovered a lump in his right breast in 1993 and received chemotherapy, radiation treatments and a mastectomy. Although breast cancer is rare in men, hundreds of men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. While the numbers are small compared to the tens of thousands of women who are diagnosed with the disease yearly, men are not free from its sometimes tragic grip. Fearing that casting directors would not hire him because he was too ill to work, Roundtree kept his illness secret from his friends, his family and the public. While undergoing chemotherapy, Richard Roundtree made six films and a guest appearance on “Bonanza: The Return.” It wasn’t until Roundtree got a clean bill of health in 2001 that he let the public know about his battle with breast cancer. Roundtree began to speak on the media circuit about his own battle in an attempt to raise awareness of the rare condition. Roundtree wanted men everywhere to know that if he could get breast cancer, any man could. Roundtree, 68, is now a breast cancer awareness advocate, working with the advocacy group Susan G. Komen for the Cure as its spokesman for male breast cancer awareness to raise men’s awareness and encourage early detection.
Even as Roundtree continues to advocate for breast cancer awareness, he is still committed to his acting career and will appear in the films “Retreat!” and “The Bitter Earth” later in 2011. The MARCH OF DIMES and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. began collaboratively implementing Project Alpha in 1980. Designed to provide young men with current and accurate information about teen pregnancy prevention, Project Alpha consists of a series of workshops and informational sessions conducted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers. The three goals of Project Alpha programs are: Sharing Knowledge by combating ignorance and fear with factual information; Changing Attitudes by providing motivation toward positive changes in sexual behavior; Providing Skills by creating a sense of empowerment and self-esteem Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. chapters all across the country worked with their local March of Dimes to implement Project Alpha programs. Project Alpha week is the first week of November. This program reaches more than 25,000 young men every year. In addition to Project Alpha, March for Babies® serves as an example of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - March of Dimes partnership. In the last 5 years, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers have raised over $1 million for the March of Dimes.
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CENTENNIAL MILESTONES KAPPA ALPHA PSI, a college Fraternity, comprised of functioning Undergraduate and Alumni Chapters on major campuses and in cities throughout the country, is the crystallization of a dream. It is a vision that was shared commonly by the late Revered Founders Elder Watson Diggs; John Milton Lee; Byron K. Armstrong; Guy Levis Grant; Ezra D. Alexander; Henry T. Asher; Marcus P. Blakemore; Paul W. Caine; Edward G. Irvin and George W. Edmonds. It was the vision of these astute men that enabled them in the school year 1910 - 11, more specifically the night of January 5, 1911, on the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana, to sow the seed of a fraternal tree whose fruit is available to, and now enjoyed by, college men everywhere, regardless of their color, religion or national origin. Chartered and incorporated originally under the laws of the State of Indiana as Kappa Alpha Nu on May 15, 1911, the name was changed to KAPPA ALPHA PSI on a resolution offered and adopted at the Grand Chapter in December 1914. This change became effective April 15, 1915, on a proclamation by the then Grand Polemarch, Elder Watson Diggs. Thus, the name acquired a distinctive Greek letter symbol and KAPPA ALPHA PSI thereby became a Greek letter Fraternity in every sense of the designation. 62
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OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. is the first international fraternal organization to be founded on the campus of a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The founders were three Howard University undergraduates, -- Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman. Joining them was their faculty adviser, Dr. Ernest Everett Just. From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning, "friendship is essential to the soul," the name Omega Psi Phi was derived. That phrase was selected as the motto. Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift were adopted as Cardinal Principles. Omega continues to flourish, largely because founders -- Love, Cooper, Coleman and Just -- were men of the very highest ideals and intellect. The Founders selected and attracted men of similar ideals and characteristics. It is not by accident that many of America’s great black men are or were Omega Men. There are very few Americans whose lives have not been touched by a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS: SALUTE TO ALPHA COLLEGE PRESIDENTS M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN, II (Mu Lambda ’04), is the 18th president of the nation’s first historically black land-grant institution, Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. He is the former executive vice president and provost at the historic Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he held the rank of university professor. Prior to this appointment, he served as dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, vice president for Programs and Administration at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, director of Social Justice and Professional Development for the American Educational Research Association (AERA), as well as executive director and chief research scientist of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of the United Negro College Fund. He received the 2001 Association for the Study of Higher Education’s Promising Scholar/Early Career Award, the 2002 AERA Committee on Scholars of Color Early Career Contribution Award, the 2007 Philip C. Chinn Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education, and the 2008 Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Educator Award. Dr. Brown received his B.S. in elementary education from South Carolina State University and his M.S.Ed. in educational policy and evaluation from the University of Kentucky. He received a Ph.D. in higher education
from The Pennsylvania State University with a cognate in public administration and political science. Paving the way for African Americans of the future, FREEMAN HRABOWSKI, III (Gamma Iota ’68), was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 13,1950. After graduating from high school at the age of sixteen, Hrabowski went on to attend the Hampton Institute and studied a semester at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. After earning his B.A. in mathematics in 1970, Hrabowski attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning an M.A. in mathematics in1971 and a Ph.D. in higher education and statistics in 1975. He participated in Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.’s children’s crusade and was arrested. He also knew one of the young girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing of 1963. After earning his Ph.D., Hrabowski remained at the University of Illinois for a year as an assistant professor and the assistant dean of student services. From there, he was hired by Alabama A&M University as the associate dean of graduate studies and an associate professor of statistics. In 1977, Hrabowski took a position at Coppin State College in Maryland as a professor of math and dean of arts and sciences. By 1981, he had been named vice president for academic affairs, where he remained another six years. Hrabowski went to the nearby University of Maryland, Baltimore County, in 1987 as vice provost, and he remains there today as president. Under
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Hrabowski’s leadership, the Meyerhoff Scholarship was established, originally to help African American males that already excelled in math and science do even better. He has also co-written two books and numerous articles for journals. Hrabowski has received the Council on Chemical Research Diversity Award, the prestigious McGraw Prize in education and was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. He and his wife, Jacqueline, have one son. In October 2007, GEORGE BRADLEY (Delta Zeta Lambda ’06) was named the 14th President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. Within the first two years of his presidency, Dr. Bradley has reduced the institutions financial deficit and has partnered with local, state, and federal agencies on over $8 million of capital projects that will benefit the broader Augusta community. He has laid the foundation for the growth of the institution through a twentyfive year master plan that has already had an economic impact on the Augusta community. He is a graduate of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. He earned a doctorate in Higher Education with a cognate in Statistical Research and Evaluation from Iowa State University. He also studied at Harvard University through the Institute for Educational Management. A scholar of the people, Dr. Bradley co-founded 64
the South Carolina Institute for Research in Education (SCIRE). This institute sponsored research on educational issues that impact African American communities in South CarolinaHe contributes to the greater community as a member of several boards to include the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Board of the Augusta Symphony. The South Carolina Legislature recognized Dr. Bradley for his commitment as a teacher, administrator, author, and researcher in the field of education for more than two decades with a Lifetime of Service concurrent resolution. He is married to Dr. Tina Marshall-Bradley and they are the parents of three children. DR. HENRY LEWIS III (Gamma Mu Lambda ’85) is the twelfth president of Florida Memorial University, South Florida’s only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and the third oldest institution of higher learning in the state of Florida. He has served as Dean and Professor in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Florida A&M University (FAMU) for the last 15 years. Dr. Lewis served as Interim President of FAMU from January through June 2002.Under his leadership, these two organizations —representing all of the nations historically black medical, dental, pharmaceutical, and veterinary medical programs—have secured over $100 million in support of programs, research and activities that improve the quality of education and the availability of health care to minority and under-served communities.
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An accomplished biomedical researcher with a focus on sickle cell anemia, Dr. Lewis has been the principal investigator or project director on research/training grants totaling over $95 million. He has increased the endowment of the FAMU College of Pharmacy from $1 million to over $22 million under his leadership. In 1986, he made history by becoming the first African American elected to the Leon County Board of County Commissioners in Tallahassee, Florida. While a Commissioner, he spearheaded the creation of the County’s Minority Business Enterprise program, developed the branch health clinic network throughout the county, successfully advocated legislative funding for a $2.5 million clinic building, and located the new $20 million county public library downtown adjacent to the C.K. Steele bus terminal in the district he represented, making it accessible to all citizens of the city. DR. JACK THOMAS (Tau Lambda ’05) is the president at Western Illinois University (WIU) bringing with him outstanding experiences in the areas of academic affairs, academic enrichment programs, curriculum, diversity, student affairs, internationalization, distance learning, and many others. Under Thomas’ leadership, WIU established new academic programs including degrees in nursing, engineering, museum studies, anthropology, and religious studies. A strong proponent of mentoring young faculty from diverse backgrounds, Thomas has established under-represented dissertation and
post-doctorate fellowships, visiting professorships, young scholar initiatives, and other programs that support their professional development.Thomas holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Alabama A & M University (1983), a Master of English Education from Virginia State University (1984), and a Ph.D. in English (Literature and Criticism) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1990). Prior to his appointment at WIU. In addition, Thomas has served as an American Council on Education Fellow (1998 – 1999), is a graduate of the Harvard Leadership Program (2005) and the Leadership Middle Tennessee Program (2006), a Kellogg-NAFEO Fellow (2003 – 2004), and participated in the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg, Austria (1999). Effective July 1, 2000, DR. LARRY L. EARVIN (Alpha Phi ’68) was appointed by the Board of Trustees as the fifth president and chief executive officer of Huston-Tillotson College, located in Austin, Texas. His millennium year appointment was made during the College’s 125th anniversary. Dr. Earvin established the William Edward Burghardt DuBois Honors Program at HT in the spring of 2003. The program promotes lifelong learning among the University’s most academically gifted students and prepares them for graduate or professional school. He was also instrumental in securing more than $1 million for scholarships. In addition, more than $69 million in grants and contracts were in force for the School of Arts and Sciences. Within The United Methodist Church,
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with which Huston-Tillotson University is affiliated, he serves as chair of the Commission on Black Colleges of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), chair of the Council of Presidents, a board member of the Committee on Planning and Implementation of the National Association of Schools and Colleges (NASCUMC), and as a member of the University Senate. He serves as a board member of Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators (EIIA), the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the Council on Higher Education Accreditation, and the National Association for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education (NAFEO). Co-author of numerous papers and publications, Dr. Earvin is a frequent recipient of awards and is listed in several biographical dictionaries.
1997, Franklin assumed the presidency of the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), the graduate theological seminary of the Atlanta University Center consortium.
DR. ROBERT MICHAEL FRANKLIN (Eta Lambda ’10) is the tenth president of Morehouse College, the nation’s largest private, four-year liberal arts college for men.Franklin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Morehouse in 1975 with a degree in political science and religion. He continued his education at Harvard Divinity School, earning a master of divinity degree in Christian social ethics and pastoral care in 1978, and the University of Chicago, earning a doctorate in ethics and society, and religion and the social sciences in 1985. He also undertook international study at the University of Durham, UK, as a 1973 English Speaking Union Scholar. His major fields of study include social ethics, psychology and African American religion. In
Dr. WALTER M. KIMBROUGH (Zeta Pi ’86) is the 12th president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. Known as the Hip Hop president, he is one of the youngest college presidents in the nation. Prior to Philander Smith College, he served in administrative capacities at Albany State University, Old Dominion University, Georgia State University and Emory University.Dr. Kimbrough earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree in biology from the University of Georgia in 1989. He continued his education at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, completing a Master of Science Degree in College Student Personnel Services in 1991, and in 1996 he earned the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Higher Education from Georgia State University.
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Franklin is the author of three books: Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities (2007); Another Day’s Journey: Black Churches Confronting the American Crisis (1997); and Liberating Visions: Human Fulfillment and Social Justice in African American Thought 1990. Franklin has studied seven languages and visited Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. He is the recipient of a Ford Foundation grant to examine religion in public life in Asia and produced NPR commentaries based on this research.
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Dr. Kimbrough has forged a national reputation as an expert on fraternities and sororities, with specific expertise regarding historically Black, Latin and Asian groups. He is the author of the book, Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities. After five months, the book was an Essence magazine top 10 best seller, and is currently in its tenth printing. Locally, he is a member of the board of directors for the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Arkansas United Methodist Foundation. He was named one of the people who made a difference in Arkansas in 2005 by the Arkansas Times newspaper, named by Power play magazine in 2006 as one of the 25 influential African Americans in Arkansas, and listed by Arkansas Business as one of 40 under 40 in 2006. WAYNE JOSEPH RILEY (Sigma Lambda ’85), on January 1, 2007, became the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of historic Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, the nation’s largest, private, independent, historically black academic health center dedicated to educating health professionals. Notable achievements include: reaffirmation of accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Dental Association; the first, ever, accreditation for the Master’s degree program in Public Health by the Council for Education for Public Health (CEPH), the establishment of three U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics, including the firstever VA Primary Care Clinic on the
campus of a historically black academic health science center, and a specialized Women Veterans Health Clinic, and a partnership with Vanderbilt University to participate in the NIH’s Clinical Translational Research Center (CTSA) award; a $21 million NIH award to establish the Meharry Translational Research Center (MeTRC); completion of a $4.2 million dollar renovation of the Meharry Biomedical Sciences Library; and multiple other capital improvements to enhance the teaching and learning environment. Dr. Riley earned the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in anthropology (concentration in Medical Anthropology) from Yale University in New Haven, Conn.; the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in health systems management from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans; and the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. In May 2002, he earned the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management’s (JGSM) MBA for Executives program.
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CONVENTION SPEAKERS REVEREND AL SHARPTON is the founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization headquartered in Harlem, New York, with over 47 Chapters nationwide. In the October 19th, 2009 issue of New York Magazine, Rev. Sharpton was featured as the only African-American listed among the “Top 12 Most Powerful People in New York City. In February 2007, Rev. Sharpton was called “the most prominent civil rights activist in the nation” by the New York Daily News. Rev. Sharpton’s civil rights career began almost as early as his ministry. At thirteen, Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Jones appointed Sharpton youth director of New York’s SCLC Operation Breadbasket, an organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1971. Recent cases that Rev. Sharpton has been at the forefront of include the Jena Six case, the Sean Bell case, the Omar Edwards case, and the Troy Davis case. Past cases include the cases of Amadou Diallo, Abner Louima and Patrick Dorismond, to name a few. Rev. Sharpton was recently in the forefront of the successful effort to block radio commentator Rush Limbaugh from inclusion in a group of investors striving to buy the Saint Louis Rams due to his history of divisiveness and his penchant for making derogatory comments about players that are anti-NFL and racially charged. In the business world, Rev. Sharpton has
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been successful in getting the private sector to engage in billions of dollars in contracts with minority communities. EMANUEL CLEAVER, II (Delta Theta’64) is now serving his fourth term representing Missouri’s Fifth Congressional District. Having served for twelve years on the city council of Missouri’s largest municipality, Kansas City, Cleaver was elected as the city’s first African American Mayor in 1991. During his eight year stint in the Office of the Mayor, Cleaver distinguished himself as an economic development activist and an unapologetic redevelopment craftsman. He and the City Council brought a number of major corporations to the city, including TransAmerica, Harley Davidson, and Citi Corp. Cleaver also led the effort, after a forty year delay, to build the South Midtown Roadway. Upon completion of this major thoroughfare, he proposed a new name: The Bruce R. Watkins Roadway. Additionally, his municipal stewardship includes the 18th and Vine Redevelopment, a new American Royal, the establishment of a Family Division of the Municipal Court, and the reconstruction and beautification of Brush Creek. Cleaver has received five honorary Doctoral Degrees augmented by a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M, of the University of Texas, and a Master’s from St. Paul Theology of Kansas City.
In 2009, Cleaver, with a multitude of accomplishments both locally and Congressionally, introduced the most ambitious project of his political career—the creation of a Green Impact Zone. This zone, consisting of 150 blocks of declining urban core, has received approximately $125 million dollars in American Recovery and Reinvestment funds. The Green Impact Zone is aimed at making this high crime area the environmentally greenest piece of urban geography in the world. This project includes rebuilding Troost Avenue, rehabbing bridges, curbs and sidewalks, home weatherization, smart grid technology in hundreds of homes, and most importantly, hundreds of badly needed jobs for Green Zone residents. Cleaver was unanimously elected the 20th chair of the Congressional Black Caucus of the 112th Congress. After graduating from Emory University School of Law and completing a coveted clerkship in the U.S. Federal Courts, GLENDA HATCHETT accepted a position at Delta Air Lines, as the company’s highest-ranking African-American woman. She served in dual roles as a senior attorney for Delta, litigating cases in federal courts throughout the country, and Manager of Public Relations, supervising global crisis management, and media relations for all of Europe, Asia and the United States. In fact, her outstanding contributions were recognized by Ebony Magazine, which named Glenda Hatchett one of the “100 Best and Brightest Women in Corporate America.” She made the difficult deci-
sion to leave Delta Air Lines in order to accept an appointment as Chief Presiding Judge of the Fulton County, Georgia Juvenile Court. Upon accepting the position, Glenda Hatchett became Georgia’s first African-American Chief Presiding Judge of a state court and the department head of one of the largest juvenile court systems in the country. Glenda Hatchett is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College and has been recognized as a distinguished alumni and awarded an honorary degree by the college. She also attended Emory University School of Law and because of her commitment to excellence and service within the community, Glenda was awarded the Emory Medal, the highest award given to an alum by the university. Currently, Glenda Hatchett presides over the syndicated show, “Judge Hatchett” currently in its 10th season (Sony Pictures Television), and is the founder of Parent Power Now, the premiere online parenting network. Judge Hatchett is also the author of the national best-sellers “Dare to Take Charge” (Center Street) which was recently released on September 20, 2010 and “Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say” (HarperCollins). She has previously served on the Board of Directors of Gap, Inc. the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), The Service Master Company, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Presently, Glenda Hatchett is on the Board of Advisors for the Atlanta Falcons Football Organization and Play Pumps International. Hatchett resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her two sons.
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JOHN H. JACKSON (Beta Tau ’91) became the President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education. In this role, Dr. Jackson leads the Foundation’s efforts to ensure a high quality public education for all students regardless of race or gender. Dr. Jackson joined the Schott Foundation after seven productive years in leadership positions at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He served as the NAACP Chief Policy Officer and prior to that as the NAACP's National Director of Education. Dr. Jackson also served as an Adjunct Professor of Race, Gender, and Public Policy at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute. In 1999, President William Jefferson Clinton appointed Dr. Jackson to serve in his administration as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education.
KEVIN POWELL (Zeta Eta ’08) is widely considered one of America’s most important voices in these early years of the 21st century. Legendary feminist Gloria Steinem asserts that "as a charismatic speaker, leader, and a very good writer, Kevin Powell has the courage...to be fully human, and this will bring the deepest revolution of all." Internationally acclaimed scholar and social critic Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has called Powell "a mighty wind of fresh air." And of Kevin Powell the writer asha bandele says “When you consider the intelligence and breadth of Kevin Powell’s writing and activism, you come to the conclusion that there may be no better spokesperson and representative for a generation that has too long been counted out.”
Dr. Jackson possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Xavier University of Louisiana; A Master of Education in Education Policy from the University of Illinois' College of Education; and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois' College of Law. In addition, Dr. Jackson received a Master of Education and Doctorate of Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Kevin Powell is an activist, writer, public speaker, and entrepreneur. A product of extreme poverty, welfare, fatherlessness, and a single mother-led household, he is a native of Jersey City, New Jersey and was educated at New Jersey’s Rutgers University. Kevin Powell is a longtime resident of Brooklyn, New York, and it is from his base in New York City that Powell has published ten books, including his new title, Open Letters to America (Soft Skull Press). This book is a collection of essays that examines American leadership, politics, and various social issues in the era of Barack Obama.
Dr. Jackson served on the ObamaBiden transition team as a member of the President’s 13-member Education Policy Transition Work Group.
Next up for Kevin Powell is his longawaited childhood memoir, My Own Private Ghetto (2012), and The Kevin Powell Reader (2013), which will gather
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the first twenty-five years of his writings and speeches. Most recently Powell has been a Writing Fellow for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, as well as a Phelps Stokes Fund Senior Fellow. MALCOLM D. JACKSON (Delta Phi ’77) is EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer. In this role, Mr. Jackson is responsible for IT operations and security, information quality and collection, and access to environmental information, including the Toxic Release Inventory. His leadership focus includes IT strategic planning, IT governance, and IT investment management. Prior to joining EPA in 2010, he served as the Senior IT Business Unit Director of CIGNA Insurance Disability Management Business, where he managed all IT aspects that supported short-term disability, long-term disability, and life and accident insurance products and services. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Jackson also served as the Senior IT Business Unit Director for CIGNA Insurance Corporate Business Functions. During this tenure, Mr. Jackson directed the development of IT applications for Human Resources, Finance, Legal and Public Affairs, and Investments. In addition, Mr. Jackson had IT oversight for Corporate-Owned Life Insurance, Reinsurance, and Settlement Annuities. Prior to joining CIGNA Insurance, Mr. Jackson held various positions in the areas of IT, engineering, marketing and general business management at Monsanto, Quaker Oats, General Dynamics, and Shell Oil Company.
Throughout his career, Mr. Jackson has developed expertise in IT strategy, large-scale enterprise resource planning, performance metrics development, and business process re-engineering. Mr. Jackson was a Board member of the Children’s Literacy Initiative in Philadelphia and the Jackson State University National Alumni Association, where he chaired the membership committee. Mr. Jackson holds a BS from Jackson State University and an MBA from Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg School of Management. MARTIN LUTHER KING, III (Eta Lambda ’10), the second oldest child of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has motivated audiences around the world with his insightful message of hope and civility for nearly twenty years. In 1986, Mr. King was elected to political office as an at-large representative of over 700,000 residents of Fulton County, Georgia. On January 19, 2004 Mr. King assumed the position as CEO and President of the King Center after a unanimous vote by the Board. In 1986, Mr. King was elected to political office as an at-large representative of over 700,000 residents of Fulton County, Georgia. On January 19, 2004 Mr. King assumed the position as CEO and President of the King Center after a unanimous vote by the Board.
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Theologian, pastor, and civic leader the REVEREND DR. OTIS MOSS, JR. (Alpha Rho ’55) is one of America’s most influential religious leaders and highly sought-after public speakers. He also completed special studies at the Inter-Denominational Theological Center from 1960 to 1961 and earned his D.Min degree in ministry from the United Theological Seminary in 1990. From 1954 to 1959, Moss served as pastor of the Mount Olive Baptist Church in LaGrange, Georgia. From 1956 to 1961, he also served as pastor of Atlanta’s Providence Baptist Church and therefore, simultaneously led two congregations from 1956 to 1959. From 1961 to 1975, he pastored the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Lockland, Ohio, and in 1971, he served as co-pastor, with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in AtlantaHaving been a staff member of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he currently serves as a national board member and trustee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change. Moss is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including Human Relations Award from Bethune Cookman College in 1976, The Role Model of the Year Award from the National Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Development in 1992, Leadership Award from the Cleveland chapter of the American Jewish Committee in 1996, and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from LaGrange College in 2004. In 2004, he participated in the Oxford Round Table in Oxford, England and was a guest presenter for the Lyman Beecher Lecture series at Yale University. 72
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SENIOR BROTHERS’ LOUNGE JOHN THOMAS CLARK, JR. (Alpha Psi ’45) (Jack Clark) initiated at Beta Sigma Chapter, was the first president of Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and executive secretary of the Pittsburgh and St. Louis National Urban Leagues. Patricia Ferguson, Jack Clark’s mother, was a social worker for the juvenile division of the Cook County Circuit Court of Illinois. Following the separation of his parents when he was 4 years old, Jack and his older sister Marion moved with their mother to Chicago, Illinois. Jack attended the John Farren Elementary School and graduated from Parker High School (now known as Paul Robeson High School) in 1938. Following graduation from high school, Jack attended the University of Illinois for 1 year and later finished his baccalaureate degree at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri after a brief stint working, including supporting the first years of World War II while working at Buick Motors manufacturing aircraft engines. While at Lincoln University, Jack was initiated into the Alpha Psi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in April 1945. Jack moved back to Chicago after graduating from Lincoln University and began working for the Illinois Department of Public Aid and Sears, Roebuck and Co. In 1949, Jack married Ruth Clark and had two sons, Phillip and Dennis Clark. Following their separation, Jack married Margaret Williams in
1964 and had two more sons, John Thomas Clark, III (Xi Lambda, 1995) and Eric Richard Clark (Xi Lambda, 1992). Throughout the years, Jack has remained an active member of Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He served as the regional secretary under Midwest Regional Vice President Bro. Thomas Pawley. He has served in various offices in Xi Lambda Chapter and continues to serve as the associate editor of the Sphinx. For 55 years, Brother SYLVESTER LORENZO SHANNON (Beta Nu ’52) has served Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. at the chapter, district, regional, and national level always rendering unparalleled service. He has traveled more miles than any Alpha since Brother Mal Goode delivering Chartering and Anniversary Addresses, leading Memorial Services and bringing inspiration and insight on Founders Days. In 1999, he was candidate for 31st General President. For almost thirty years, the first voice heard at the Ecumenical Service of the General Convention is that of Life Member 545, Brother Syl Lorenzo Shannon. General President Lionel H. Newsom, the first International President named Brother Shannon the first International District Director in November 1968. In 1969, with the help of Brother Hobart S. Jarrett, he wrote and edited the Public Policy Statement, which was decidedly pro-American while decrying the War in Southeast Asia.
In January 1973, Brother Shannon wrote a military regulation that outlines how the Army should hold memorial ceremonies for non-military persons like Dag Hammarskjoid and Martin Luther King, Jr. the success of ceremonies at the United States Army Infantry School brought Brother Shannon to Department of Defense attention and he was invited to speak for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Memorial Ceremony at the Pentagon. In June 1976 Brother Shannon was reassigned to Military District of Washington and named Senior Pastor, Pentagon Pulpit. In 2008, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity saluted Brother Shannon for his praiseworthy contributions to Alpha and to communities around the world by awarding him the Alpha Award of Merit.
BROTHERS A. WESLEY (Xi ’42) and W. WAYMAN WARD (Xi ’48) are the sons of Bro. Reverend A. WAYMAN WARD (Xi ’12), author of our Fraternity Prayer. Wesley, Life member #7305, was initiated into Alpha Pi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1942, at the Xi Chapter, Wilberforce University (OH). He is a retired City of Chicago Administrator. Wayman, Life member #2166, was also initiated at Xi Chapter, in 1948. He has attended the 50th, 75th, and Centensenior broTHers’ loUnGe
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nial Anniversary Conventions, and has served in various capacities, including: State Director; Convention Secretary, and Chairman of the 1980 and 1994 General Convention Golf Outings. He too is a retired government administrator (Chicago and Cook County). Both Wesley and Wayman have been active members of Xi Lambda Chapter since 1949. They continue to be active members of the Labor Day Breakfast Awards Committee, and Wayman serves as the Chapter’s Director of Political Education. The Wards represent four generations of Alpha Men: 1st- A. Wayman Ward 2nd- Wesley & Wayman Ward 3rd- George Ward, Wesley’s son (Epsilon Phi/ Xi Lambda) & Walter Cunningham, nephew (Xi Lambda)4thMarc Andre Cunningham, great nephew (Beta Nu)
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FRATERNAL LUNCHEON INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM Thursday, June 23, 2011, Noon Presiding.........................................................................Brother Elgie Sims Midwestern Vice President-Elect
Invocation and Grace ....................Brother Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Convention Chaplain
Recognition of Corporate Sponsors Remarks from Corporate Sponsors Recognition of Partners and Special Presentations LUNCH Recognition of Outgoing Board of Directors Members ................Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Introduction of Keynote Speaker .........................Brother Roland S. Martin Journalist
Keynote Speaker...........................................Brother Johnathan A. Rodgers Chief Executive Officer and President TV One
Remarks ................................................Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
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O. WILSON WINTERS LIFE MEMBERS’ BREAKFAST WILIFORD ROOM Friday, June 24, 2011, 7:00AM Presiding Officer ...................................Brother Charles P. Loeb, III Committee Chairman
Recognition of Life Member #21 Brother J.C. Rawls Recognition of Life Member #36 Brother Payton Cook Invocation and Grace .........Brother Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Convention Chaplain
BREAKFAST Presentation of New Life Members ....................Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
Introduction of Keynote Speaker .....................Brother Dr. Robert Michael Franklin President, Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia
Keynote Speaker .................Brother Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland
Closing Remarks ........................Brother Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr. General President
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BELFORD V. LAWSON ORATORICAL CONTEST AND COLLEGE BROTHERS’ LUNCHEON INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM Friday, June 24, 2011, Noon Presiding Officer ................................................. Brother LeAron A. Foley President, Nu Rho Chapter Illinois Institute of Technology/DePaul University
Welcome and Occasion ................................................Brother Mario Perez President, Iota Mu Chapter Stephen F. Austin State University
Invocation/Grace..................................................Brother Cameron Jenkins President, Delta Kappa Chapter Alcorn State University
Recognition and Remarks of National Partners and Corporate Sponsors Introduction of Brothers and Special Guests
LUNCH During Lunch Musical Selections .............................Brother B. K. Jackson Beta Nu Chapter (Florida A & M University)
Presentation of Outgoing Assistant Vice Presidents Recognition of College Presidents Remembering Belford V. Lawson................................Milton Carver Davis 29th General President
Rules of the Competition ORATORICAL CONTEST Each Orator will be introduced by their respective Regional Assistant Vice President
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MISS BLACK & GOLD PAGEANT INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM JUNE 24, 2011, 7:00PM Opening Production Introduction of Contestants Entertainment Swimsuit Competition Introduction of Judges Introduction of Special Guests Entertainment Talent Competition Remarks by General President Entertainment Evening Gown Competition On Stage Question & Answer Remarks by Chairman Entertainment Farewell to the 2010 Miss Black & Gold ANNOUNCEMENT AND CROWNING OF 2011 MISS BLACK AND GOLD AND HER COURT Sweetheart Hymn Miss blaCK & GolD PaGeanT
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ORDER OF SERVICE PROCESSIONAL CALL TO ORDER ........................................................Brother Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Chaplin
JEWELS CANDLELIGHT CEREMONY.......................................Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr. General President
THE LITURGIST I am the resurrection and the life – saith the Lord He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. INVOCATION.........................................................................Brother Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson O Master Eternal, give to each of us The deep consciousness of Thy presence That the spirit of Fraternity may so Direct our thoughts, guide and control Our hearts and lives, that we may become Through Thee, servants of all mankind. AMEN SING THE FIRST VERSE OF THE ALPHA HYMN WITH CHORUS SCRIPTURE LESSON....................................................................Brother Rev. Walter Jackson And God said, let there be light, and there was light And God saw the light – that it was good. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God And the Word was God. In Him was the life and light of men. Then spoke Jesus again unto them saying: I am the Light of the world. He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness Hath shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge Of the glory of God, in the face of Jesus Christ. Ye are the light of the world; Let your light so shine Before men, that they may see your good works And glorify your Father who is in heaven. I am ALPHA and OMEGA, the beginning and the end saith the Lord, Which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
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LITANY FOR THE DEAD: ............................................Brother Dr. M. Christopher Brown, II L. O Father of life, and giver of light, Look with favor upon Thy creatures here assembled R. AND GRANT US THY BLESSING. L. O, Thou, who hast led man through the ages of his existence upon the earth of Thy Spirit R. GRANT US THY CONTINUED GUIDANCE. 84
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Thou who dost generate love and goodness in hearts, and the desire for fellowship one with the other in life’s living: INCREASE THY SPIRIT IN US Thou who hast called our brother (brothers) from his (their) task (tasks) to the reward of noble thought (thoughts) and deed (deeds): DEEPEN OUR MEMORY OF HIM (THEM) Thou who are the the light of the new Heaven, the new Earth, the New Jerusalem, The Alpha and Omega, The beginning and the end of all creation. GRANT A FINAL RESTING PLACE WITH THEE TO ALL WHOM THOU HAST CALLED, AND FINALLY OURSELVES. AMEN INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST PREACHER
WORDS OF TRIBUTE ................................................................Brother Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery THE OMEGA CHAPTER HYMN Alpha brothers, gather ‘round And make our praise resound To our brother (brothers) Whose labors now are crowned? His (Their) good deeds, heaven blest Commend them through each test To OMEGA, our chapter of sweet rest. Farewell, dear brother (brothers) Transcendent are thou Thy spirit (spirits) shall dwell with us now. We cherish thy mem’ry Thy good name (names) we’ll revere To thy glory, thy honor, brother (brothers) dear. BENEDICTION AND BLESSING ............................................Brother Rev. Dr. Maurice J. Nutt The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ Be with your spirit (spirits) brother (brothers) And now, may the Peace of God Which passeth all understanding, Keep your hearts and minds In the knowledge and love of God, And of His Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord; And may the blessing of God Almighty, The Father, Son and Holy Ghost, Be amongst you and remain with you always. AMEN SING THE FIRST VERSE AND CHORUS OF THE ALPHA HYMN CLOSING..........................................................................Brother Rev. Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr.
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