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VI RTUALCHAPTERSHOWI NGGROWTH TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri s W I N TER 2 0 1 4 l ook i ngt oc ul t i v at eanewgener at i onofGr oov esi nt heMount ai n St at e.Si nc ei t si ni t i at i oni n2012,t heVi r t ual Chapt erhasbeen ac t i v el ypar t i c i pat i ngi nt heuni v er s i t y ’ shomec omi ngf es t i v i t i es , mar k et i ngGr oov ePhi Gr oov eont hec ampus ,andr ai s i ngf unds t oi ni t i at eac t i v i t i esandev ent s .

Cur r ent l yt heVi r t ual Chapt eri sr ai s i ngmoneyi nor dert oc r eat ea s c hol ar s hi pf undt oas s i s ts t udent satWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t ywi t hbook s ,t ui t i on,orot hers uppl ement al c as ht heymay needf ors c hool .Thef el l owmenbel i ev ei nt hev al ueofeduc at i on andt ak epr i dei nhel pi ngs t udent sac hi ev et hei rgoal s .Addi t i onal l y ,t hi smayenc our ager ev i t al i z edi nt er es tonani mpor t antHBCU. Rec ent l y ,t heVi r t ual Chapt eri nduc t edt wonewmember si nt oi t s r ank s .RonDav i sandSam Cur r yf ul f i l l edt hei rdr eamsofbec omi ngGr oov emenl as ty earandhav ebeenes s ent i al i nt hewor kof t hec hapt ers i nc edayone.

TheVi r t ual Chapt eral s opar t ak esi nanannual c ommuni t ys er v i c epr oj ec tbydonat i ngi t emst ot heRoar k Sul l i v anLi f eway Cent er ,anonpr of i tagenc yt hatpr ov i dess hel t ert ot heKanawha Val l ey ’ shomel es spopul at i on.I t emsi nc l udebeds heet s ,t oi l et r i es ,c l ot hi ng,andf ood.Ev er yy ear ,t hebr ot her sdr opof ft hes e nec es s i t i es ,meetwi t hs t af fandr es i dent s ,andt our st hef ac i l i t i es .

Nex ty ear ,t hec hapt erpl anst ohol dac ook outont hegr oundsof t hec ent er .Donat i onshav eal s obeendi s t r i but edt ot hes i s t er agenc y ,YWCASoj our ner s ,whi c has s i s t shomel es sandbat t er ed women.

Thi sOc t ober ,att heWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yhomec omi ng, t heVi r t ual Al umni Chapt erwi l l c el ebr at e40y ear soft heYel l owj ac k etI IChapt eratWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t y .Adi nner / danc ei sbei ngpl anned,s opr epar edt ogety ourGr oov eon i n2014.

F ROMWHE NCEWECAME SPOTLI GHTON:

TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ur eac t i v at edonc ampus t hank st ot heef f or t soft heVi r t ual Chapt er .Theyar et r ul yamel i or at i ngandper pet uat i ngt hemi s s i onofGr oov ePhi Gr oov ei nt he s t at eofWes tVi r gi ni a.

NEW GROOVES EMERGE I N GHANA

Wes tVi r gi ni aVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri smak i ngmov est obec ome anac t i v er epr es ent at i oni nt hes t at e.Theys t r i v ef orex c el l enc e, s er v i c e,andbr ot her hood.

CLARENCEDAVI S “ BORN FI GHTER”

Fl .Cl ar enc e“ Ti ger ”Dav i shass pentmuc hofhi sl i f ef i ght i ng f ort her i ght sandr es pec tofAf r i c anAmer i c ans .Hi sex per i enc esar eex ampl esofbei ngt r uet oones el fandbei nga s er v antt ot hepeopl e.Fl .Dav i swasont het hi r dl i neof Gr oov ePhi Gr oov eatMor ganSt at eCol l egeandt heor gani z at i oni sbl es s edt ohav es uc hady nami cmemberamongi t s r ank s .

Fl .Dav i swasbor ni nWi l k esCount y ,Geor gi aont heSal es Pl ant at i on,wher emos tofhi sf ami l yhadr es i deds i nc et he Rev ol ut i onar yWar .Hei st het hi r dgener at i onbor noutof s l av er y .I n1948,hemov edt oBal t i mor eandgr aduat ed f r om Paul Laur enc eDunbarHi ghSc hool asadi s t i ngui s hed s t udentandat hl et e.

Af t ers er v i ngf oury ear si nt heUni t edSt at eAi rFor c e,s t at i onedi nSout heas tAs i a,Fl .Dav i sat t endedMor ganSt at e Col l ege.Her ec ei v edaBac hel or ’ sdegr eei nPol i t i c al Sc i enc eandaMas t er ’ sdegr eei nHi s t or y Soc i al Sc i enc e.

Whi l eatMor ganSt at e,Fl .Dav i sbec ameac t i v ei nt heBl ac k Li ber at i onmov ement ,j oi ni ngor gani z at i onsl i k et heCongr es sofRac i al Equal i t y( CORE) .Hel at erpubl i s hedanews paper ,TheDav i dWal k erJ our nal ,andhos t edal oc al t el ev i s i ont al ks how,St r at egyf orAc t i on.

I nNov ember ,1982,Fl .Dav i swasel ec t edt ot heHous eof Del egat esoft heMar y l andGener al As s embl ywher ehehel d s ev er al l eader s hi ppos i t i onspr i ort ohi sr et i r ementi n Dec ember2006.HewasanAs s oc i at ePr of es s orofHi s t or y atEs s exCommuni t yCol l egef r om 19861996andc ur r ent l y l ec t ur esi nhi s t or yatMor ganSt at eUni v er s i t y .

Fl .Dav i shasal s os er v edv et er ansi nhi sc ar eer .Hef ounded t heAf r i c anAmer i c anPat r i ot sCons or t i um whi c hpr omot es andc el ebr at est hehi s t or yofAf r i c anAmer i c ansi ndef ens e oft heNat i on.Addi t i onal l y ,hes er v edast heDi r ec t orof Vet er ansAf f ai r satCat ons v i l l eCommuni t yCol l egeandas Di r ec t oroft heMondawmi nVetCent erwher ehepr ov i ded s oc i ops y c hol ogi c al t her apyf orVi et nam c ombatv et er ans .

Al s o,hes er v edont heNat i onal Fac ul t yoft heVA’ sOut r eac h Pr ogr am.Fl .Dav i sc ont i nuest ov i s i tv et er ansi npr i s onand pr ov i deaf t er c ar eonav ol unt eerbas i s .

SPOTLI GHTON:

CLARENCEDAVI S “ BORN FI GHTER”

Fl .Cl ar enc e“ Ti ger ”Dav i shass pentmuc hofhi sl i f ef i ght i ng f ort her i ght sandr es pec tofAf r i c anAmer i c ans .Hi sex per i enc esar eex ampl esofbei ngt r uet oones el fandbei nga s er v antt ot hepeopl e.Fl .Dav i swasont het hi r dl i neof Gr oov ePhi Gr oov eatMor ganSt at eCol l egeandt heor gani z at i oni sbl es s edt ohav es uc hady nami cmemberamongi t s r ank s .

Fl .Dav i swasbor ni nWi l k esCount y ,Geor gi aont heSal es Pl ant at i on,wher emos tofhi sf ami l yhadr es i deds i nc et he Rev ol ut i onar yWar .Hei st het hi r dgener at i onbor noutof s l av er y .I n1948,hemov edt oBal t i mor eandgr aduat ed f r om Paul Laur enc eDunbarHi ghSc hool asadi s t i ngui s hed s t udentandat hl et e.

Af t ers er v i ngf oury ear si nt heUni t edSt at eAi rFor c e,s t at i onedi nSout heas tAs i a,Fl .Dav i sat t endedMor ganSt at e Col l ege.Her ec ei v edaBac hel or ’ sdegr eei nPol i t i c al Sc i enc eandaMas t er ’ sdegr eei nHi s t or y Soc i al Sc i enc e.

Whi l eatMor ganSt at e,Fl .Dav i sbec ameac t i v ei nt heBl ac k Li ber at i onmov ement ,j oi ni ngor gani z at i onsl i k et heCongr es sofRac i al Equal i t y( CORE) .Hel at erpubl i s hedanews paper ,TheDav i dWal k erJ our nal ,andhos t edal oc al t el ev i s i ont al ks how,St r at egyf orAc t i on.

I nNov ember ,1982,Fl .Dav i swasel ec t edt ot heHous eof Del egat esoft heMar y l andGener al As s embl ywher ehehel d s ev er al l eader s hi ppos i t i onspr i ort ohi sr et i r ementi n Dec ember2006.HewasanAs s oc i at ePr of es s orofHi s t or y atEs s exCommuni t yCol l egef r om 19861996andc ur r ent l y l ec t ur esi nhi s t or yatMor ganSt at eUni v er s i t y .

Fl .Dav i shasal s os er v edv et er ansi nhi sc ar eer .Hef ounded t heAf r i c anAmer i c anPat r i ot sCons or t i um whi c hpr omot es andc el ebr at est hehi s t or yofAf r i c anAmer i c ansi ndef ens e oft heNat i on.Addi t i onal l y ,hes er v edast heDi r ec t orof Vet er ansAf f ai r satCat ons v i l l eCommuni t yCol l egeandas Di r ec t oroft heMondawmi nVetCent erwher ehepr ov i ded s oc i ops y c hol ogi c al t her apyf orVi et nam c ombatv et er ans .

Al s o,hes er v edont heNat i onal Fac ul t yoft heVA’ sOut r eac h Pr ogr am.Fl .Dav i sc ont i nuest ov i s i tv et er ansi npr i s onand pr ov i deaf t er c ar eonav ol unt eerbas i s .

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VI RTUALCHAPTERSHOWI NGGROWTH TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri s l ook i ngt oc ul t i v at eanewgener at i onofGr oov esi nt heMount ai n St at e.Si nc ei t si ni t i at i oni n2012,t heVi r t ual Chapt erhasbeen ac t i v el ypar t i c i pat i ngi nt heuni v er s i t y ’ shomec omi ngf es t i v i t i es , mar k et i ngGr oov ePhi Gr oov eont hec ampus ,andr ai s i ngf unds t oi ni t i at eac t i v i t i esandev ent s .

Cur r ent l yt heVi r t ual Chapt eri sr ai s i ngmoneyi nor dert oc r eat ea s c hol ar s hi pf undt oas s i s ts t udent satWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t ywi t hbook s ,t ui t i on,orot hers uppl ement al c as ht heymay needf ors c hool .Thef el l owmenbel i ev ei nt hev al ueofeduc at i on andt ak epr i dei nhel pi ngs t udent sac hi ev et hei rgoal s .Addi t i onal l y ,t hi smayenc our ager ev i t al i z edi nt er es tonani mpor t antHBCU. Rec ent l y ,t heVi r t ual Chapt eri nduc t edt wonewmember si nt oi t s r ank s .RonDav i sandSam Cur r yf ul f i l l edt hei rdr eamsofbec omi ngGr oov emenl as ty earandhav ebeenes s ent i al i nt hewor kof t hec hapt ers i nc edayone.

TheVi r t ual Chapt eral s opar t ak esi nanannual c ommuni t ys er v i c epr oj ec tbydonat i ngi t emst ot heRoar k Sul l i v anLi f eway Cent er ,anonpr of i tagenc yt hatpr ov i dess hel t ert ot heKanawha Val l ey ’ shomel es spopul at i on.I t emsi nc l udebeds heet s ,t oi l et r i es ,c l ot hi ng,andf ood.Ev er yy ear ,t hebr ot her sdr opof ft hes e nec es s i t i es ,meetwi t hs t af fandr es i dent s ,andt our st hef ac i l i t i es .

Nex ty ear ,t hec hapt erpl anst ohol dac ook outont hegr oundsof t hec ent er .Donat i onshav eal s obeendi s t r i but edt ot hes i s t er agenc y ,YWCASoj our ner s ,whi c has s i s t shomel es sandbat t er ed women.

Thi sOc t ober ,att heWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yhomec omi ng, t heVi r t ual Al umni Chapt erwi l l c el ebr at e40y ear soft heYel l owj ac k etI IChapt eratWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t y .Adi nner / danc ei sbei ngpl anned,s opr epar edt ogety ourGr oov eon i n2014.

F ROMWHE NCEWECAME SPOTLI GHTON:

TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ur eac t i v at edonc ampus t hank st ot heef f or t soft heVi r t ual Chapt er .Theyar et r ul yamel i or at i ngandper pet uat i ngt hemi s s i onofGr oov ePhi Gr oov ei nt he s t at eofWes tVi r gi ni a.

NEW GROOVES EMERGE I N GHANA

Wes tVi r gi ni aVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri smak i ngmov est obec ome anac t i v er epr es ent at i oni nt hes t at e.Theys t r i v ef orex c el l enc e, s er v i c e,andbr ot her hood.

CL ARENCE DA VI S E NCE WE CAM E “ BORN FI GHTER”

Fl .Cl ar enc e“ Ti ger ”Dav i shass pentmuc hofhi sl i f ef i ght i ng f ort her i ght sandr es pec tofAf r i c anAmer i c ans .Hi sex per i enc esar eex ampl esofbei ngt r uet oones el fandbei nga s er v antt ot hepeopl e.Fl .Dav i swasont het hi r dl i neof Gr o o v e P h i G r o o v e a t Mo r g a n S t a t e C o l l e g e a n d t he o r g ani -L ONOCTOBERTHE12,1962,14Y O U N G B ACKMENSTEPPEDOUT z at i oni sbl es s edt ohav es uc hady nami cmemberamongi t s O N AI THDURI NGTHECI VI LRI GHTSMOVEMENTANDMADE r an k s .F

I S T O R T Y S E T F O R T H A AS C Y THATWOUL DHEL PBL ACK Fl .H Da v i s w a sY b. or nH i nE Wi l k es C ou n t y ,G e or g i aL oE nG t he a l es Pl a nt a t i on, w h er emo s t o fh i sN f a mi l y ha dr e s i d eI d s i nc eO t hR e HI M E N A C R O SS T H E A T I O N A S P R E F GHERANDMORE Rev ol ut i onar yWar .Hei st het hi r dgener at i onbor noutof s l av e r y .T I n 19 4 8, he mo v e dS t oA BN al t i mo r e n dN gr a du at ed L O F Y A M B I T I O N D B Ea G A A T R ADI TI ONOFSETTI NGSETf r om Paul Laur enc eDunbarHi ghSc hool asadi s t i ngui s hed T I N G F I R S T SBYDOI NGTHI NGSDI FFERENTL YTHANTHEI R s t ud e n ta nd a t hl et e.

Af t ers er v i ngf oury ear si nt heUni t edSt at eAi rFor c e,s t aG R E E K L E T T E R E D C O N T E M P O R A R I E S . t i onedi nSout heas tAs i a,Fl .Dav i sat t endedMor ganSt at e Col l ege.Her ec ei v edaBac hel or ’ sdegr eei nPol i t i c al Sc i enc eandaMas t er ’ sdegr eei nHi s t or y Soc i al Sc i enc e.

I N 2 01 2 E F E L WS H I PO N C E G N DEHI STORY .THI S Wh i l ea tMo r gaT nH St at e , Fl .L DO av i sbe c a me ac t i v e i nA t h eA BI l a c kMA Li ber at i onmov ement ,j oi ni ngor gani z at i onsl i k et heConT I M E H O WE V E Y E R N I N G O H DCOAST-THE gr e s s of Ra c i a l Equa l i t yR ( CB OR ER ) .

HT eU l at er p u bl i s hT ed aT ne wE s GOL pap eO r ,T h eT Da v i dO Wa l k er J o u r n al ,a ndhE os t e da o c al t el ev i -OURA C U N R Y F G H A N A WH R E Ml A N Y O F NCESTORSWERE s i ont al ks how,St r at egyf orAc t i on.

TOSEETHEI RHOMEL AMDFORTHEL ASTTMEBEFORETHEY

I nNov ember ,1982,Fl .Dav i swasel ec t edt ot heHous eof WO U L D M A K E T H E T R I P T H R O U G H T H E MI DDL EPASSAGEON Del egat esoft heMar y l andGener al As s embl ywher ehe he l d s ev er al l eader s hi ppos i t i onspr i ort ohi sr et i r ementi n T H E I R WA Y T O T H E A M E R I C A S .

Dec ember2006.HewasanAs s oc i at ePr of es s orofHi s t or y atEs s exCommuni t yCol l egef r om 19861996andc ur r ent l y l ec t ur esi nhi s t or yatMor ganSt at eUni v er s i t y .

SYMBOL I CI NANDOFI TSEL FI STHE F ACTTHATTHEFI RSTFEL Fl .Dav i shasal s os er v edv et er ansi nhi sc ar eer .Hef ounded O WM E Nri E V E R T O B E C O M M E B ER S HEAFRI CANCONTI t heL A f r i c anA me c a n P at r i o t sC o ns or t i u mE wh i c hM pr o mo t e sONT and c el eb r aN t es he h i s t o r y of Af r i c a n A me r i c aK ns i n de f e ns e N E N T Ut M B E R E D 1 4 J U S T L I E O U R F OUNDERS,ANDEQUAL L Y oft heNat i on.Addi t i onal l y ,hes er v edast heDi r ec t orof Vet er an s Af f a i r s a t CN at o ns v i l l e Co mmu i t y C oN l l e ge a nS da s A S I M P O R T A T O N E O URnF O U D E R I NI TI ATEDTHESENEW Di r ec t oroft heMondawmi nVetCent erwher ehepr ov i ded B R O T H E R S I N T O T H F E L L O H I P s oc i o p s y c h o l o gi c al t he r a py f o rE Vi e t n a m c oWS mbat v e t er ans .

Al s o,hes er v edont heNat i onal Fac ul t yoft heVA’ sOut r eac h Pr ogr am.Fl .Dav i sc ont i nuest ov i s i tv et er ansi npr i s onand pr ov i deaf t er c ar eonav ol unt eerbas i s .

VI RTUALCHAPTERSHOWI NGGROWTH TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri s W I N 2 1 l ook i ng t oTER c ul t i v at ea n0 ew g4 ener at i onofGr oov esi nt heMount ai n St at e.Si nc ei t si ni t i at i oni n2012,t heVi r t ual Chapt erhasbeen ac t i v el ypar t i c i pat i ngi nt heuni v er s i t y ’ shomec omi ngf es t i v i t i es , mar k et i ngGr oov ePhi Gr oov eont hec ampus ,andr ai s i ngf unds t oi ni t i at eac t i v i t i esandev ent s .

Cur r ent l yt heVi r t ual Chapt eri sr ai s i ngmoneyi nor dert oc r eat ea s c hol ar s hi pf undt oas s i s ts t udent satWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t ywi t hbook s ,t ui t i on,orot hers uppl ement al c as ht heymay needf ors c hool .Thef el l owmenbel i ev ei nt hev al ueofeduc at i on andt ak epr i dei nhel pi ngs t udent sac hi ev et hei rgoal s .Addi t i onal l y ,t hi smayenc our ager ev i t al i z edi nt er es tonani mpor t antHBCU. Rec ent l y ,t heVi r t ual Chapt eri nduc t edt wonewmember si nt oi t s r ank s .RonDav i sandSam Cur r yf ul f i l l edt hei rdr eamsofbec omi ngGr oov emenl as ty earandhav ebeenes s ent i al i nt hewor kof t hec hapt ers i nc edayone.

TheVi r t ual Chapt eral s opar t ak esi nanannual c ommuni t ys er v i c epr oj ec tbydonat i ngi t emst ot heRoar k Sul l i v anLi f eway Cent er ,anonpr of i tagenc yt hatpr ov i dess hel t ert ot heKanawha Val l ey ’ shomel es spopul at i on.I t emsi nc l udebeds heet s ,t oi l et r i es ,c l ot hi ng,andf ood.Ev er yy ear ,t hebr ot her sdr opof ft hes e nec es s i t i es ,meetwi t hs t af fandr es i dent s ,andt our st hef ac i l i t i es .

Nex ty ear ,t hec hapt erpl anst ohol dac ook outont hegr oundsof t hec ent er .Donat i onshav eal s obeendi s t r i but edt ot hes i s t er agenc y ,YWCASoj our ner s ,whi c has s i s t shomel es sandbat t er ed women.

Thi sOc t ober ,att heWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yhomec omi ng, t heVi r t ual Al umni Chapt erwi l l c el ebr at e40y ear soft heYel l owS t eppi ngf r om t hegr as s ys av annah j ac k etI IChapt eratWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t y .Adi n ner / danc ei sbei ngpl anned,s opr epar edt ogety ourGr oov eon s andsf our t eeny oung,dar i ngmen i n2014.

F ROMWHE NCEWECAME

f eetf i r ml yi nt hef er t i l es oi lofGr oov

SPOTLI GHTON:

TheWes tVi r gi ni aSt at eUni v er s i t yVi r t ur eac t i v at edonc ampus t hank st ot heef f or t soft heVi r t ual Chapt er .Theyar et r u l y a me l i o e r h o od , s er v i c e,andi deal sofGr oov r at i ngandper pet uat i ngt hemi s s i onofGA r oo v e P h i G r o o v e i n t h e DEL EGATI ONOFGROOVESTRAVEL L EDTO esi nor dert obeador nedwi t hbl ac k s t at eofWes tVi r gi ni a.

ORI ENTATI ONPROCESSANDPROMOTEGR c a me t of r ui t i onduet ot hegui danc We s tVi r gi ni aVi r t ual Al umni Chapt eri smak i n gmov est obe c ome NEW GROOVES EMERGE I N GHANA CO M MU NI T I E S .

GROOVEWASMETWI THGR anac t i v er epr es ent at i oni nt hes t at e.Theys t r i v ef orex c e l l e n c e , ( D e t r o i tGr ad) ,Gow Mos by( 2ndNa s er v i c e,andbr ot her hood.

ARRI VI NGI NTHETOWNOFMOMPONG,TH BANNERWHI L ECI TI ZENSDANCED

CLARENCEDAVI S “ BORN FI GHTER”

Fl .Cl ar enc e“ Ti ger ”Dav i shass pentmuc hofhi sl i f ef i ght i ng f ort her i ght sandr es pec tofAf r i c anAmer i c ans .Hi sex per i enc esar eex ampl esofbei ngt r uet oones el fandbei nga s er v antt ot hepeopl e.Fl .Dav i swasont het hi r dl i neof Gr oov ePhi Gr oov eatMor ganSt at eCol l egeandt heor gani z at i oni sbl es s edt ohav es uc hady nami cmemberamongi t s r ank s .

Fl .Dav i swasbor ni nWi l k esCount y ,Geor gi aont heSal es Pl ant at i on,wher emos tofhi sf ami l yhadr es i deds i nc et he Rev ol ut i onar yWar .Hei st het hi r dgener at i onbor noutof s l av er y .I n1948,hemov edt oBal t i mor eandgr aduat ed f r om Paul Laur enc eDunbarHi ghSc hool asadi s t i ngui s hed s t udentandat hl et e.

Af t ers er v i ngf oury ear si nt heUni t edSt at eAi rFor c e,s t at i onedi nSout heas tAs i a,Fl .Dav i sat t endedMor ganSt at e Col l ege.Her ec ei v edaBac hel or ’ sdegr eei nPol i t i c al Sc i enc eandaMas t er ’ sdegr eei nHi s t or y Soc i al Sc i enc e.

Whi l eatMor ganSt at e,Fl .Dav i sbec ameac t i v ei nt heBl ac k Li ber at i onmov ement ,j oi ni ngor gani z at i onsl i k et heCongr es sofRac i al Equal i t y( CORE) .Hel at erpubl i s hedanews paper ,TheDav i dWal k erJ our nal ,andhos t edal oc al t el ev i s i ont al ks how,St r at egyf orAc t i on.

I nNov ember ,1982,Fl .Dav i swasel ec t edt ot heHous eof Del egat esoft heMar y l andGener al As s embl ywher ehehel d s ev er al l eader s hi ppos i t i onspr i ort ohi sr et i r ementi n Dec ember2006.HewasanAs s oc i at ePr of es s orofHi s t or y atEs s exCommuni t yCol l egef r om 19861996andc ur r ent l y hso f G h a n a n d a c r o s s h e u r n i n g l e c t ur es i na hi s t o r ya tMo r g a nt S t a t eb U n i v e r s i t y .

enbF r a v ed t hej o ur n e yt o pa l a nt t h ei r l .Dav i shasal s os er v edv et er nsi nhi sc ar eer .Hef ounded he f r i c a n A me r i c a n P a t r i ot sy Co n s or t i u m w h i c hpr omot es ov et P hA i L a n d .

At t r a c t e d b t h e b r ot h andc el ebr at est hehi s t or yofAf r i c anAmer i c ansi ndef ens e ov e, t h e s e me n f a c e d ma n y c h a l l e n g oft heNat i on.Addi t i onal l y ,hes er v edast heDi r ec t orof OTV H E M O T H E R L A N D T O H EL P V R S Ea E Ta H E e t er an sA f f ai r s at C a t o ns v i l l eC ommu nO i t y CE ol l e ge nd s c kan d w h i t e G ’ s .

T h i s l i n e o f b r o t h e r s Di r ec t oroft heMondawmi nVetCent erwher ehepr ov i ded ROO V E P H I G R O O V E I N T H E S U R R O U N D I N G. s o c i o p s y c h o l o g i c a l t h e r a p y f o r V i e t n a m c o mb a t v e t e r a ns nc eandef f or t sofFl .L oomyDans o AT l s o ,h e s er v e dI o n t h eN a t i o na l F ac u l t y of t h e VA ’ sU Ou t r ea c h REA E N T H U S A S M A N D H O S P I T A L I T Y .

P O N Nat i o n a l i c e P e s d e n t ) d o t h e r s .

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Dr a v i si c o n t i n u ea sn t o v i s i t v e t e r a nsi npr i s onand THE L O C A L K I N G D I S P L A Y E D A L COMI NG pr o v i d e a f t e r c a r e on a v o l u n t e er b as i s .WE EDANDCHANTEDI NCEL EBRATI ON.

G. E. M. S.

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1962

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