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A picture on a (web) page of Education, overseeing all public We look at old schools and universities. photos and wonder William “Dolly” King was a whatever happened prominent athlete, leading Long Island to those people? University to national basketball How did they live? championships in1939 and 1941. He Who knows about Haldane King Jr. them? I know about and Pop Gates became the first blacks to play professional basketball. Dolly King one of them – she was my grandmother, also played professional baseball for the whose graduation picture I discovered Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues. recently on the University of Maryland Haldane King also attended LIU, but Eastern Shore’s web site. World War II interrupted his education. Estelle Livingston Stansberry was He volunteered for flight training at from Philadelphia, a descendant of slaves who worked on the Wye plantation as Members of Princess Anne Academy’s Class of 1894, from left to Tuskegee and graduated in Class 43-J as right are: (front row) Estelle L. Stansberry, H. Alverta Waters one of the first bomber pilots. After the well as the Nanticoke Indian tribe. Johnson, Annie Greene, Annie Riley, Estena White, Ella Horsey, war, Haldane joined New York City’s fire Estelle’s father, the Rev. John B. (back row) Charles Winder, Joseph Hayman, John H.S. Waters, department, becoming one of its first Stansberry, was a prominent African Walter J. Moore, Isaac Dennis and Robert Pinkett. African Americans. He left FDNY when Methodist Episcopal preacher in New recalled into the Air Force during the Korean War, setting him on a 26-year York and Pennsylvania who sent her to Princess Anne Academy. After her career path in the military with assignments in Europe, Maine, California 1894 graduation from the forerunner of UMES, she became a nurse at and finally, the Pentagon. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. Philadelphia’s Douglas hospital, an institution later led by her son, I followed in his considerable footsteps as a U.S. Air Force pilot, Haldane. serving in Vietnam. He and I are honored to be subjects of an exhibit in the Estelle married Charles King in 1905, and they had seven children, Air Force museum. four of whom died young from disease and accidents. The three My grandmother’s example confirms the impact an education can have survivors, John, William and Haldane, inherited Estelle’s love of on generations that follow. Her children and grandchildren hold degrees education. She recognized the transformative power of knowledge and from Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Yale, Stanford, Howard, Rutgers, insisted her sons go to college, even though that often seemed UC Santa Barbara, Northwestern, Penn State and Arizona. There are impossible for young black men in the 1930s. doctors, teachers, business owners and corporate executives who owe their John B. King, the eldest, chose education as his career, earned a success to the legacy of the remarkable Estelle Stansberry. Ph.D. and became Deputy Superintendent of New York City schools in the Haldane King Jr. is chief executive officer of a California marketing firm. 1950s. John B. King Jr., his son, is currently New York’s Commissioner
Welcome to Homecoming 2013 Come to “Alumni Central” to pick up your Homecoming tickets and alumni gear!
Student Services Center Game Room Friday, Feb. 15, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. INSIDE
Page 2 Page 3 Alumnus Creates Scholarship A Passion for UMES and Each Other UMES to Host Spelling Bee Hawk at Heart
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Page 5 New for Homecoming New App Bookstore Extends Hours
Page 6 Homecoming Preview Athletic Gear Diabetes Workshop
Page 7 Patrick Henry Visits Campus Faculty Member Serves on Avoice Committee
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Alumnus creates scholarship for incoming UMES students Clifton Harcum, an alumnus and employee, sees creating a scholarship in his name as a way to spread a little love to high school students bound for UMES that were like him at that age. “I wanted to provide an opportunity to those who weren’t necessarily “A” or “B” students to receive funds for college, because I personally didn’t have a high GPA,” said Harcum. “I want them to know that regardless, I believe in them and know they have the potential to do great things.” Harcum will award $1,000 annually; $250 each to a student from Somerset County’s Washington and Crisfield high schools and $500 to a student from his alma mater, St. Frances Academy in Baltimore. The student must have a minimum GPA of 2.50, have completed at least 20 community services hours and be involved in extracurricular activities. In addition, he said, they must be a future Hawk. The student must be accepted for enrollment as a freshman at UMES. “UMES has made a major impact in my life,” Harcum said. “I want to provide a similar, positive experience for other students. I believe in the education system here.” Community service, a requirement of the scholarship, is also important to Harcum. He was recently recognized by WBOC TV-16 as the region’s Jefferson Award recipient for unselfishly giving his
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time and talents to the community. Among many efforts of the heart, Harcum co-founded an organization to promote community outreach and development, has spear-headed an annual effort to feed families in need that provided 900 meals this Thanksgiving, and has established a Rotaract chapter at UMES as an active member of the Salisbury Rotary Club. The scholarship will be awarded for the first time this spring. Harcum will present the award to recipients. “It’s a personal experience for me,” Harcum said. “I want to meet the students receiving the scholarship to give them some words of hope and support.” Harcum holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and has taken graduate courses in guidance and counseling from UMES. As an area director of Residence Life for nearly a decade, he has used his background to shepherd many students through their university experience. Applicants meeting the criteria should pick up an application form in their high school guidance office and submit the necessary essay by an April 29 deadline. Harcum welcomes donations of additional gifts to the scholarship fund. “My ultimate goal is to award $3,000 to each recipient,” he said. Contact the Institutional Advancement Office at 410651-8045 to learn how.
UMES will serve as the host site Saturday, March 9, for the inaugural Maryland Eastern Shore Spelling Bee. Public elementary and middle schools in Worcester and Wicomico counties, plus two private schools, have signed up to send their two top spellers to the regional competition. The free event will be held in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts starting at 10 a.m. The public is welcome. The region’s top speller wins an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., where the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be held May 28 - May 30. In one of her first official acts as president, Dr. Juliette B. Bell endorsed a proposal by UMES’ Division of Institutional Advancement to sponsor the event. At a September 2012 press conference announcing the project’s launch, Bell said she saw the community service project as a way for the university to engage elementary and middle school students in learning. “After all, we train teachers at UMES,” she said. “A spelling competition is a natural fit.” The national spelling bee is televised nationally by ESPN / ABC.
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A passion and love for UMES - and each other A pre-Internet-era dictionary surely exists somewhere in the Frederick Douglass Library with this uniquely UMES definition for “college sweethearts:” Vernetta Elizabeth Brittingham and Jesse Teleferro Williams Sr. If not, it should. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 22, 2012 in a special way. “We both wanted to renew our vows,” Mrs. Williams said. “It was very important that it occur on the campus where we met.” The 3 p.m. ceremony at the Richard A. Henson Center was held 50 years to the day and time of their original wedding. Their son, Jesse T. Williams Jr., a pastor of a 3,000-member church in Harlem, presided. Their four grandchildren also played prominent roles as 150 invited guests looked on. Jesse III was his grandfather’s best man. Jared O. Thompson, another grandson, escorted Mrs. Williams. Their daughter and daughter-in-law were bridesmaids along with granddaughter Camille, who was escorted by her brother, Nicholas. Both remember the day they met: Oct. 3, 1959. They were waiting in line at Maryland Hall – now the J.T. Williams’ administration building – to acquire their monthly dining hall passes. (Monthly room and board fees in those days were $41, Vernetta Williams recalls.) Mrs. Williams is of average height and couldn’t help notice a 6-foot 8inch sophomore who had matriculated a year earlier to play basketball for Maryland State College. “I had never seen anybody that tall,” said Mrs. Williams, a freshman in the fall of 1959. It took a few weeks before they started to date – she recalls fondly the courtship began on a bench near Waters Hall. She was from nearby Berlin, Md. He was from Philadelphia. City meets country. Mr. Williams remembers some initial trepidation from members of his future wife’s family when he met them for the first time. “We worked through it,” he said, “and I’m glad we did.” Both grew up in families that valued education, commitment and faith. “If you have a spiritual life, a family life and develop strong friendship along the way; those are words to live by,” Mr. Williams said. Over their half-century partnership, the couple “survived the usual ups and downs” that accompany marriage, he said. “Despite our different backgrounds,” Mrs. Williams said, “we just found our ideals were the same. I think that’s what made it work all these years.” Mr. Williams rose through the ranks to become an elected officer and vice president with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., while Mrs. Williams worked as an office manager, was a stay-at-home mom and then taught.
“We survived when the money was funny and the change was strange,” Mr. Williams said of the early years living paycheck-to-paycheck in an era when the country was coming to grips with civil rights. Although Goodyear moved the couple around – they lived in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Kansas – “we have always had a passion and love for this university,” said Mr. Williams, who has been the UMES’ Board of Visitors’ only chairman since its formation in 1997. “Jesse always talks about how Maryland State – UMES – has been good to him, and the success we’ve enjoyed over the years,” Mrs. Williams said. “We’re very grateful.” Three scholarship endowments have been established in the couple’s honor; the 50th wedding anniversary celebration doubled as a fundraiser for those funds. And what advice would Mrs. Williams give today’s undergraduates? “I would encourage them not to let the culture and mores of today change who they are and who they could be,” she said. “A lot of people get side-tracked. Having a good marriage takes work.” Added Mr. Williams, “After 53 years, we’re still best friends.”
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A lesson in civic activism UMES students rally in Annapolis Editor’s note: UMES junior Paul Jerry wrote this first-person account as a participant in a rally organized to focus state lawmakers’ attention on funding needs at Maryland’s historically black institutions.
After our individual school chants, we said a united chant that incorporated all HBCUs. "I love my ‘H’ in front of my ‘B,’ my ‘B’ in front of my ‘C,’ my ‘C’ in front of my ‘U.’ I love my H-B-C-U!" We repeated it several times to let legislators know we mean business. The NAACP, which helped organized the rally, recognized our support and love for our colleges. Members were in full attire and had banners and posters to show how much they care about being advocates for HBCU equality with predominantly white institutions. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who was a UMES commencement speaker in 2011, praised Maryland HBCUs for their business programs, engineering centers and medical school training. One speaker said 52 percent of African-Americans who graduate from college attend an HBCU. To help and inspire those graduates and students who come to places like UMES, we are going to need funding for better programs. Investing in Maryland’s HBCUs means investing in the future of the competitive work force and the state’s job market—that is the
Feb. 4 was an amazing night for Maryland’s historically black institutions. UMES students joined peers from Bowie, Coppin and Morgan UMES President Juliette B. Bell addresses the gathering with SGA President State universities in Annapolis and Shana Washington and state Sen. Jim Mathias to her together had a strong presence at immediate left. an HBCU rally. Student government leaders and university presidents spoke about the importance of getting enough funding passed by lawmakers to support Maryland’s four historically black institutions. A lot of talk about program expansion and the vital role of HBCUs was the focus throughout the event, which attracted some lawmakers, including Del. Charles Otto and state Sen. Jim Mathias, who represent Somerset County. Many of the speakers said they wouldn't be where they are today if it wasn't for the education they received from an HBCU. Before the speakers UMES alumni joined the rally in support of their HBCU. challenged us to advocate for our message I took away from the rally. HBCUs, I along with fellow Hawks, then our Bowie, Coppin and Morgan If Maryland is going to be competitive, we have to invest in the families, yelled our respective universities chants and roll calls to show our universities that are going to help us get there, our HBCUs. love for our HBCUs.
National collegiate quiz show includes UMES student Your chance to watch UMES’ Leroy Myers Jr. as a contestant on the 2013 Ford Black College Quiz show comes next week. Two airings are scheduled: Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 4 p.m. The show will be broadcast on WRDE, an independent TV station available on the Comcast cable system (Channel 9) in Wicomico County. Myers, a senior from Baltimore, traveled to Atlanta this past November to participate in the show’s taping. He is the first UMES student invited to participate in the competition since its inception seven years ago. Contestants were quizzed on African-American history across a spectrum of topics that included the African Diaspora, arts and literature, popular music, sports figures, trailblazers, women in civil rights and inventors. Myers performed well enough on a quiz in a preliminary round to earn a $1,000 award he is using toward his spring tuition bill.
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What’s new for Homecoming? Along with the traditional line-up of events for students and alumni, Homecoming organizers also have some new technology to share as a value-added asset. Alumni can now carry The Hawk Card to conveniently make purchases on campus and in the community at participating businesses, according to Walter Woods, assistant director, Office of Alumni Affairs. The Hawk Card, he said, works like a “credit card in reverse.” Once funds are deposited by alums into their Hawk account, they can begin to make “cash free” purchases on campus and at participating locations off-site. Campus eateries where the card is accepted include: The Plateau, Hawks Nest, Oasis and Café Grande. The card can be used at the university’s print shop, bookstore, recreation center, health
Bookstore extends hours for Homecoming The UMES Bookstore, located in the Student Services Center, will extend its hours to accommodate incoming alumni for Homecoming festivities. Homecoming hours of operation are: Fri., Feb. 15……8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16……9 a.m.-5 p.m. A satellite store will operate out of the William P. Hytche Athletic Center Sat., Feb. 16, from 1-5 p.m.
center and the Hawk Center. Alumni also can use the card at vending machines on campus and to make copies at the Frederick Douglass Library. For a list of participating businesses in Princess Anne and the Salisbury/Fruitland areas, visit www.umes.edu/auxiliary/hawkcard. Alumni can register for the card at “Alumni Central” located in the Student Services Center Game Room during Homecoming, Woods said, but will need to wait until after homecoming before funds can be placed on the card. Also new this year, alumni can view the Homecoming schedule or make a personalized schedule with a free download of Guidebook on the Apple App Store. See ad for details.
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HOMECOMING PREVIEW For the second year in a row, intrastate rival Morgan State provides the hardwood competition for Homecoming weekend 2013 at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In addition to a double-header featuring the men’s and women’s basketball teams from both schools, Saturday afternoon’s activities at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center also include giveaways, dancing, music and much more. Two of Delmarva’s best-known music impresarios will be on hand: OC 104’s Bill Baker “The Rumpshaker” and Force One Production’s “DJ Blade.”
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Ticket prices are $25, which includes admission to both games. The women’s game begins at 2 p.m. and the men’s contest immediately follows. A year ago, Hawk hoopsters swept the home-and-away series with Morgan, including an exciting men’s game at Hytche that was in doubt in the final minute of play. The UMES cheerleading team and the Diamond Dance Team will perform at halftime of the women’s game. Fans at the game will be treated to a banner-raising ceremony recognizing the UMES women’s volleyball team as the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions. During intermission of the men’s game, the homecoming court will be introduced, presentations will be made by alumni chapters and several notable alumni will be spotlighted.
Tuesdays, March 12-April 16 6:30-8:30 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2114 Free program is designed to teach people with diabetes, as well as care givers, life skills that can be used to manage the physical and emotional issues common in people with the disease. This workshop was developed by Stanford University’s Patient Education Research Center. Call 410-621-3080 or email caferraro@umes.edu to register or for more information.
Clarification Undergraduate and graduate degrees in hospitality and tourism management are awarded by Husson University, where Provost Ronald A. Nykiel was founding dean of its business college prior to joining the UMES administration Feb. 5.
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Faculty member serves on Avoice committee
Solomon Isekeije, an assistant professor in the Department of Fine Arts, is representing UMES on The Avoice (African American Voices in Congress) Heritage Celebration planning committee. Honorees at this year’s event are Stevie Wonder, the Honorable Carrie P. Meek and Time Warner Inc. The Feb. 26 event is sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. It takes place at the Howard Theater in Washington D.C. with a 6 p.m. VIP reception followed by a 7 p.m. dinner. Ticket information can be obtained by contacting Isekeije at 410-621-3144 or by emailing sisekeije@umes.edu. Proceeds benefit the CBCF Avoice Virtual Library Project, a digital museum displaying photographs and other artifacts of African American members of Congress. Through its projects, the CBCF disseminates information about the contributions made by people of African descent from all walks of life. As a representative of African American voices and other minorities in Congress, the CBCF has a tremendous influence on funding for higher education, specifically HBCUs.
Alumnus gives advice to wouldbe artists Follow your heart The path wasn’t without hardship, but Patrick Henry considers himself “one of the most blessed people in the world.” Why, you ask? He has found himself in a career doing what he loves —painting scenes of his beloved Eastern Shore. The Berlin native found himself teaching studio art at Stephen Decatur High School in 1996-97 and doing his art on the side. He described to a group of students at his alma mater attending a Feb. 7 lecture opening his exhibit “Coming Home” how he felt. “I would give an assignment for them to do and I would look around at them working and be jealous,” Henry said. He made himself a pact. He was exhibiting at a local art show called “Moods.” If the show was a success, he would go into art as a full-time career. If not, then he would go back to teaching. The show was a success. “This career called me,” Henry said. Henry received further acclamation that his choice was the right one for him. He sold over half his pieces in a show at the Main Street Gallery in Annapolis, was recognized by the Daily Times as “Delmarva’s Best Local Artist,” did a full page ad for Baltimore Magazine and was featured in a show at the Reginald R. Lewis Museum in Baltimore. “All I wanted in my lifetime was to have my work in a museum and gain the respect from my peers for my art,” he said. He did both. His advice to the young audience before him, “I can’t tell anyone to take this direction, but follow your heart in whatever you do.” Be persistent, he said. “Don’t let one door close without looking for the three or four more that might be open out there.”
“I think the show was beautiful; I liked his art. Showing his background (in the slide presentation) explains a lot about how his artwork comes about.”Adrionna Christy, freshman, psychology.
“(The show was) really insightful. It encouraged me to keep following what I’m doing and pursue what I love.”-Jamaal Peterman, junior, applied design.
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*HOMECOMING STEP SHOW 7-9 p.m. / Doors open 5:30 p.m. William P. Hytche Athletic Center Greek-lettered organizations showcase their talent in the art of stepping. $15 general admission 410-651-6434
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19 FREDERICK DOUGLASS LIBRARY LECTURE SERIES 12:30 p.m. / Student Services Center, Multipurpose Room “Civil War on Race Street: The Civil Rights Movement in Cambridge, Md.” Peter Levy, who holds a doctorate from Columbia University, lectures on the 1963 – 64 struggle for racial equality in the town. 410-651-7696 21 FILM SERIES 7 p.m. / Student Services Center Theater “Malcolm X.”• 410-651-6434
HOME OWNERSHIP FAIR 9 a.m.-5 p.m. / Student Services Center Celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibiting discrimination in housing. Fair features informational displays on home ownership, financing and foreclosure. 410-651-7686 it
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16 *HOMECOMING Parade 10 a.m. / Somerset Ave., Princess Anne Join in the fun by entering your organization in the parade. Call 410-651-6277 for entry forms. Tailgate 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m / Tawes Gym parking lot $20 for a tailgating spot Pep Rally Noon -1 p.m. / Tawes Gymnasium Basketball 2 p.m. Women’s / 4 p.m. Men’s William P. Hytche Athletic Center Homecoming Basketball Games vs. Morgan State $25 includes both games • 410-651-6669
21 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. LECTURE 3:30 p.m. / Student Services Center Theater “Peace and Brotherhood: The Continuing Relevance of Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” In recognition of the letter’s 50th anniversary, Sherman Lambert, UMES Class of 1974, an attorney and member of the clergy, discusses Dr. King’s message and examines the continuing role of the church in modern civil rights issues. 410-651-7686 27- MINORITY BUSINESS EXPO 28 Noon-6 p.m. / Student Services Center Local, minority small businesses will showcase their services. 410-651-6434 28 DANCE COMPANY PERFORMANCE 7 p.m. Student Services Center Theater The Nazu African Dance Company performs traditional and contemporary forms of dance. • 410-651-6434 The KEY is published by the Office of Public Relations in the Division of Institutional Advancement. 410-651-7580 FAX 410-651-7914 www.umes.edu Editors Bill Robinson, Director of Public Relations Gail Stephens, Assistant Director of Public Relations Ashley Collier, Public Relations Assistant
17 CHORAL CONCERT & MURAL DEDICATION 4 p.m. / Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts Join the UMES Concert and Gospel choirs to celebrate the dedication of a mural by fine arts majors. • 410-651-6571
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