Jasper Salmond Educator and Consultant

“Think global, act local” is the personification of Jasper Salmond’s life as an educator, military veteran and international business consultant. For almost 60 years he has worked to uplift others, having learned the value of sharing, caring and giving back during the Great Depression.

Salmond served as a teacher in Richland School District One, military duty in Frankfurt, Germany, junior high school assistant principal and principal of three elementary schools. As a United Nations contact for Wilbur Smith Associates, an international consulting firm, Salmond has traveled throughout the nation and to Kuwait.

He has served as a leader on the Palmetto Health Alliance, Richland School District One, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Benedict College, Midlands Technical College, Greater Columbia Community Residents Council, Carolina First Bank, United Way of the Midlands, the Cultural Council, and as president of the South Carolina School Boards Association. He also serves as chairman of the Board of Deacons at First Calvary Baptist Church.

Salmond’s awards and recognition include the Order of the Palmetto, World Affairs Global Award, Alpha Phi Alpha Man of the Year, and the Charles Drew Award. He is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha and the N.A.A.C.P. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Benedict College and was cited as one of “the five men of the decade” by Columbia Metropolitan magazine in 2000. He is also a 2010 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Hall of Fame inductee.

“Think global, act local ” is the Salmond received his Bachelor’s degree from Benedict College, his Master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University and personification of Jasper Salmond’s life completed further studies at Atlanta University, the University of South as an educator, military veteran and Carolina, and Xerox Management Training School. He and his wife of 56 years, his college sweetheart Thelma Brooks international business consultant. Salmond, have two children, nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. September Learn more about the people featured in this calendar at www.scafricanamerican.com Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. named Frank Robinson, Commander-in-Chief of professional baseball North American Air De- player, named MVP of the Charles Houston, NAACP fense Command in 1975 American League, 1966 leader, was born in 1895 4 5 labor Day 6 7 8 9 10 Althea Gibson became the George Washington Integration in public first African American ath- Carter G. Woodson Louis Latimer, inventor Murray was elected to The National Black schools began in lete to win a U.S. national founded the Association Mordecai Johnson, first and engineer, was born in Congress from South Convention met in Washington, D.C. and tennis championship in for the Study of Negro Black president of Howard 1848 Carolina in 1895 Cleveland in 1848 Baltimore in 1954 1957 Life and History in 1915. University, died in 1976 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Jackie Robinson, first “Duke” Ellington won Black baseball player in the Alain L. Locke, philosopher Dr. Mae Jemison became Claude A. Barnett, founder Spingarn Medal for his major leagues, was named and first Black Rhodes U.S. Cabinet member first African American of the Associated Negro musical achievements in National League Rookie of Scholar, was born in Constance Baker Motley female astronaut in space Press, was born United States Constitution 1959 the Year in 1947 1886 was born in 1921 in 1992 in 1889 signed in 1787 18 19 20 21 22 23 first day of 24 autumn

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