moRehouse college Bulletin

Leontyne Price at Morehouse THE PRESIDENT’S PAGE

Dear Fellow Alumnus: tions from alumni clubs, women's auxiliaries of alum¬ Morehouse alumni and former students have the greatest ni clubs, and recipients of honorary degrees will not fund-raising opportunity in the history of the College, and be accepted for matching purposes.) we invite you to participate in an endeavor which will If Morehouse alumni significantly increase their enable us to obtain doubled funds to meet pressing needs unrestricted giving, Bush challenge grants may be renewed of this institution. from three to five years. These challenge grants, therefore, The Bush Foundation has awarded Morehouse a chal¬ offer an unprecedented opportunity to raise funds to meet lenge grant of $75,000 in order to increase the amount and College needs that have previously been identified during number of alumni contributions during the period from July alumni meetings and in The Morehouse Bulletin. In 1,1979, to June 30,1980. In this award $40,000 may be used this emergency we call on you to join in a united effort to match increased unrestricted alumni contributions on a to take full advantage of the Bush challenge grant by send¬ dollar-for-dollar basis, and $35,000 may be obtained to give ing a generous contribution. Please remember that loyal the College up to 350 bonuses of $100 each for each alumni alumni generally give at least one percent of their annual donor who did not contribute income during the fiscal year toward the support of their college and that any 1978-79. We hope that 100 new donors will give at least contribution received by December 31 is income-tax $100 each in our effort to claim the $35,000 available from deductible for the 1979 calendar year. Bush funds in bonuses of $100 each. Please help us to make this alumni effort a complete suc¬ an alumnus as cess Defining anyone who has attended and to take advantage of this golden opportunity. Morehouse for at least one semester, the Bush matching grant has established the following requirements for our Sincerely yours, alumni giving program: (1) Unrestricted gifts by alumni must be between $5 and Hugh M. Gloster $5,000 in order to qualify for the matching plan; and President (2) Only restricted contributions from individual alumni will be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis. (Dona¬

2 moRehouse college Bulletin

HOMECOMING/FALL 1979 Vol. XLIV, Number 8 362700

Contents

Andrew Young Speaks At Homecoming Convocation 4

Morehouse Honors Leontyne Price 6

Reverend Carter Installed As Dean of Martin Luther King, J r. Chapel 7

News of the College 9

Campus Spotlight: Office Of Health Professions 15

Morehouse Medical School 17

Alumni News 20

In Memoriam 31

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Cason L. Hill, '53 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

William G. Pickens, '48 CAMPUS EDITOR

Nathaniel C. Veale, Jr., '63 ALUMNI EDITOR

Allen S. May, Jr. MANAGING EDITOR

EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Mrs. Yvonne King, Mrs. Verna Bolton, Ms. Elizabeth Stewart

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Photography: Bud Smith, William H Ransom, Timothy Mabron, Bobby Woods, W. H. Killian, Jr., Kenneth Hodges Morehouse Holds Homecoming Convocation For Andrew Young

An overflow crowd packed the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Chapel on the Morehouse campus to welcome former Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young back home to WELCOME HOME Atlanta. The occasion was a special con¬ vocation sponsored by Morehouse to mm YOUNG honor one of her most distinguished alum¬ ni (honorary). In introducing Ambassador Young to 11:00,TUE., OCT. 23 the convocation audience, Morehouse President Dr. Hugh M. Closter stated, “During my brief life I have met many men ranging all the way from farmers and laborers to presidents and popes, but I have never met a finer and more genuine human being than Andy Young." Dr. Closter added, “Everyone will agree that Andy Young is a black man dedicated to the overthrow of discrimination and segregation in this country and abroad; and no one will deny that he is also a world citizen equally interested in seek¬ ing peace, liberty, justice, and brother¬ hood for mankind everywhere." Mr. Young stated, "We have a history in the Atlanta University Center of continu¬ ing the great debates of our time, what¬ ever the debates might be. Martin King's coming out against the war in Vietnam, his dealing with racial segregation, his whole struggle of his time from Mont¬ gomery to Memphis was always con¬ ducted in the light of the education and cultural experience he received in this in¬ stitution." He pointed out, "There has always been in black America a dimension which is beyond our simple blackness and which Andrew Young emphasizes a point at the convocation in his comes from the fact of our oppression, honor at Morehouse. and we have not been able to isolate ourselves and be parties to injustice been identified with the sufferings of the right of Israel to exist and called for self- anywhere because we have been so much world. People came to me from all determination for Palestinian people. in our time and we know the history of quarters of the world who had identified Nothing could be more fair or just. The our forefathers with being victims of injustice the struggle of black as only problem was we had just had a here." they struggled for justice. And when they tremendous upheaval in our government Mr. saw me, Young, with reference to his United they did not see a man; they saw and the entire cabinet had been asked to Nations career, stated, "When I went to a tradition. They saw a heritage of the resign. I did not resign then. I always felt the United Nations, it was in the tradition pursuit of truth and justice." that if I had to resign, it would not be for a of black Americans—it was not He "When I became Andy added, President simple political issue; it would have to be Young— it was not ambassador from the of the United Nations Security Council in for some serious moral reason." United States of America — it was a suffer¬ August, I realized that the report of the Mr. Young pointed out, "The govern¬ ing brother who ought to know about the Committee on Palestinian Rights was ment then was in the process of re¬ sufferings of the world and one who had coming up. The report recognized the constituting itself. There was almost no

4 I President Closter shares a laugh with Mr. Young during the introduction of the former U. N. Am¬ bassador.

way you could get this country during the President Gloster and Mr. Young welcome surprise guest Ms. Eartha Kitt. first few weeks in August to reassess its position in relation to the Palestinians. And we were facing a resolution where anything we did would not only hurt Palestinians, but would hurt this country and the state of Israel. But particularly it would run the risk of hurting the mod¬ erate Arab states. In that kind of situa¬ tion, the ideal thing to do is postpone the resolution and avoid a confrontation. When I went to the Arab states, they said the only way that vote could be post¬ poned is for the PLO representative to agree to its postponement. I agreed to talk to the representative of the PLO. In talking to him I violated a policy of the

United States of Ajnerica. ... My conten¬ tion was that that policy had to be challenged because a new situation ex¬ isted. I could not go to the President or the Secretary of State and ask them to challenge it because, by and large, they had to consider the whole range of political activities. I had to take a step. That step was in the interest of my coun¬

try .. . all parties involved . . . and peace in the Middle East.” Andrew Young joins the Morehouse Glee Club in singing "We Shall Overcome On a different note, Mr. Young stated, "Those of us who believe in this country

. . . must continue to uphold what this country stands for abroad. In upholding the world is in which we live a.nd how Crider, President of the Morehouse Stu¬ dent Government what this country stands for, we do make much our goods and resources are depen¬ Association; and Mr. more friends for this country, and more dent on the good relationships with other Henry M. Harris, President of the Atlanta Morehouse Club. friends, unfortunately, or fortunately, people in other parts of the world.” A mean money. If our policies change, our Before Mr. Young's presentation, greet¬ surprise visitor to the convocation was Ms. Eartha abilities to do business will also change. If ings were brought to the Ambassador and Kitt, who made a few brief we do not have the abilities to do business the convocation audience by Mrs. Coretta remarks. abroad because of our political insen¬ Scott King, President of the Martin Luther Following the convocation, Mr. Young sitivity, we have not yet seen the kind of King, Jr., Center for Social Change; Mr. A. was presented two plaques —one by Mr. inflation and recession that we will have Reginald Eaves, Vice-Chairman of the Ozell Sutton on behalf of Alpha Phi to confront.' Essentially our politics have Fulton County Commission; Dr. Robert H. Alpha fraternity; and one by Morehouse got to be in keeping with our principles. Brisbane, Chairman of the Morehouse President Dr. Hugh M. Gloster on behalf of the . . . You must realize how interdependent Political Science Department; Mr. Tyrone College.

5 Morehouse Honors Operatic Star Leontyne Price

the finest symphonic and operatic groups, I am pleased to honor you by awarding you the honorary Doctor of Music degree, with all the rights, privileges and respon¬ sibilities thereunto appertaining." Miss Price responded, "I accept this honor in memory of my mother and father, and in the magnanimous spirit of the martyr, Martin Luther King, Jr. I rededicate myself and my services to con¬ tinue to be a part of that great dream." Dr. Anna Grant, Chairperson of the Department of Sociology, speaking for the Faculty stated, "You have cast off the double yoke of race and sex. Because you dared to dream, you have our devotion and admiration." Mr. Tyrone Crider, President of the Stu¬ dent Government Association, said, "God has truly blessed you with a voice to sing the song of the black family." Following his statements, Mr. Crider presented Miss Price with flowers and a Morehouse "We are Family" tee shirt. Mr. J. Herbert Williams, representing the Morehouse Alumni Association, stated, "You (Miss Price) represent a talent that is singular and significant. The Alumni Association of Morehouse Col¬ lege is pleased that its alma mater has seen fit to honor such a distinguished vocal talent." Mrs. Beulah H. Gloster, speaking in behalf of the Morehouse Women's Aux¬

iliary, stated, "Your life has been a model and inspiration to many women in the Miss Price addresses convocation audience. United States. Today you join Dr. Wi I la Player and Mrs. Coretta Scott King as the Upon the unanimous recommendation voice, you are a rarity who was born to only other two women to receive the of the Morehouse College Faculty, Leon¬ sing. But you would not have risen to the honorary doctorate from Morehouse." tyne Price was nominated to receive the peak of your profession if you had not Miss Price thrilled the audience by honorary Doctor of Music in 1975. toiled degree day and night to use your voice singing "This Little Light of Mine" However, it was not until September 29, skillfully and to sing authentically in the acapella. Following this rendition, Miss 1979, that the degree was presented to the languages in which master¬ Price great musical received a five-minute standing ova¬ distinguished operatic and concert artist. pieces have been composed. Yes, you tion. Because of this spontaneous out¬ The degree presentation was made at a have the talent and the training; but you burst of love exhibited by the audience, special convocation held in the Martin have even more. You have a stage pres¬ Miss Price sang an encore with the Luther King, Jr., Memorial Chapel, where ence that enables you to identify with the Morehouse College Glee Club. The selec¬ members of the Morehouse "family" characters that you portray and a tion was entitled "Ev'ry Time I Feel the gathered to pay tribute to Miss Price. magnetic charm that reaches out over the Spirit." The audience again gave Miss In awarding the honorary degree of footlights and captivates audiences Price a five-minute standing ovation Doctor of Music to Miss Price, Morehouse throughout the world." following this selection. President Dr. Hugh M. Gloster stated, Dr. Gloster added, "Because you have Flowers were presented to Miss Price by "You are the foremost lyric soprano of lifted yourself from Mississippi to the the Student Government Association of our time, the reigning queen of the grand Metropolitan Opera and have gained the Morehouse College, the Morehouse Wom¬ opera, and stellar soloist with symphony highest international acclaim and adula¬ en's Auxiliary, the Morehouse Alumni orchestras throughout the world. Gifted tion as a recitalist in concerts, as an ac¬ Association, and Delta Sigma Theta by God with a beautiful and powerful tress on Broadway, and as a singer with Sorority of Spelman College.

6 Carter Installed As Dean Of Martin Luther King, Jr., Chapel

tic gum Sunday, October 7, 1979, was a very award significant day in the history of More¬ sic degr house College. It was on this day that the nd resp Service of Installation was held for the r ' Reverend Lawrence Edward Carter as crept t Dean of the Martin Luther King, Jr., other ] Memorial Chapel. Ji spirit In his opening remarks at the service, ling, |r, Dr. Closter stated, "This is one of the cestoc most important days in the history of ifeam." Morehouse College. The appointment of on ot Dr. Carter is the result of a search that eakmg lasted for five years. Since we have the finest of facilities, we would settle for no less than the finest of college ministers. ir devot We wanted a chaplain who was a dedi¬ cated Christian, an able scholar, a ottlieS creative thinker, an eloquent speaker, an said/t effective counselor, and a dynamic leader aicetos who can develop at Morehouse the best

' follow college church and religious program in sen# the United States." house" Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of the late civil rights leader and President of epresent the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for tssociati Social Change, was one of the guests on present the dais. Mrs. King said, "This edifice (the leant chapel) is an appropriate memorial trib¬ ^ouse ( ute to Martin Luther King, Jr., who loved mater Morehouse College so dearly. I worked istinguisl with Dr. Carter when he was a student at Boston University; now he is the first speaking Dean of the Chapel. I feel he is the most imen's A appropriate representative the More¬ house sen a mo selection committee could have men in made." In his Installation n Dr. W Sermon, entitled King as "The Hinges That Swing the Dream," Dr. receive Carter stated, "What then are the hinges ahouse." that swing the dream? St. Paul tells that udience what makes the dream worth dreaming in of Mi the religion of Jesus Christ is a critical ditioni'l faith, hope as an optimistic outlook, and landing1 the love of God as an enduring and mer¬ ciful heart. aneous Why are faith, hope, and love Dean and Mrs. L. E. Carter the hinges that swing the dream? For one ie audief very simple reason —because they are dis¬ e with arming." d. These ielfeel At the close of his sermon, he added, "The Scriptures state, 'Eyes have not seen, i gave * nor ears heard, nor the hearts of men con¬ ing wJ ceived the things that God hath prepared for those that love him.' It is hard to get

the dream back on its isociad01 hinges unless you can ■houseW answer these questions; a life which begins in faith, expresses itself by love, ruse ^ and is sustained by hope —that life is like ligiM 11 our Lord's life. It is the way to fulfilling

7 Christ's dream."

Dr. Benjamin Mays gave the call to worship and the invocation. President Gloster read letters of greeting from Presi¬ dent Jimmy Carter and Georgia Governor George Busbee, who each expressed re¬ grets that they could not be at the In¬ stallation Service. Prior to the Installation Sermon, greet¬ ings were brought to Dr. Carter and Morehouse by Dr. Joseph Roberts, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church; Mr. Andrew Hairston, Solicitor for the City of Atlanta (representing Mayor Maynard Jackson); Dr. Calvin Brown, Jr., Vice-Chairman of the Morehouse Board of Trustees; Dr. Grant Shockley, President of the In¬ terdenominational Theological Center; Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, President of the Southern Christian Leadership Con¬ Reverend ference; Reverend Charles E. Smith, Roswell lackson (R) asks installation questions of Dr. Carter as platform guests look on. American Baptist Churches of the South; Reverend Norman Rates, Minister of Spelman College; Dr. Willis J. Hubert, representing the Morehouse Faculty; and Mr. Tyrone Crider, President of the Morehouse Student Government Associa¬ tion.

The Scriptures were read by Reverend Howard Creecy, Pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church; Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy, Pastor of West Hunter Baptist Church; Dr. William V. Guy, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Morehouse; and Dr. Melvin Watson, Professor of Religion at Morehouse. The Investiture was as follows: the Dean was introduced by Dr. Robert W. Thornburg, Dean of Marsh Chapel, Bos¬ ton University; the Installation questions were asked by Dr. Roswell Jackson, Chair¬ man of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Morehouse; the Installation

prayer was given President Gloster welcomes Dr. Carter as by Reverend J.A. Wil- the first Dean of the Martin Luther King, jr. Memorial born, Pastor of Union Baptist Church; the Chapel. Declaration of Installation was given by Morehouse President Dr. Hugh M. Gloster; the Charge to the Dean was given by Dr. Marvin Griffin, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Austin, Texas (the Dean's father-in-law); the Charge of the College was given by Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, Pro¬ fessor, Duke University Divinity School; the benediction was given by Dr. Jacob Ashburn, Pastor of Oakly Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio.

menus ana Tdmny ot ur. Carter are shown at a reception following the investiture

8 NEWS OF THE COLLEGE

Morehouse Sponsors Brazeal-Williams Lecture Series

October 11, 1979, signaled the begin¬ ning of the Brazeal-Williams Lecture Series in Business and Economics, spon¬ sored by the Department of Economics and Business Administration and the Morehouse National Alliance of Business (NAB) Cluster. The lecture series is named in honor of the Phi Beta Kappa Scholars and former Chairpersons of the Depart¬ ment of Economics and Business Ad¬ ministration at Morehouse College. Morehouse President Dr. Hugh M. Gloster said of Dr. Brailsford R. Brazeal and Dr. Edward B. Williams, “More than any two other individuals, they have I. Owen Funderburg (c], President of Citizens Trust Bank is applauded by [l-r] Dr. F. B. Williams; Mr. helped to lay the groundwork for the very Guy Wilson, Southern Bell. Dr. B. R. Brazeal, and President Gloster as he prepares to give the in¬ rapidly growing and unusually pro¬ augural lecture for the Brazeal-Williams Lecture Series. gressive Department of Economics and Business Administration which we have In here today under the leadership of Dr. Williams said, "Mr. Milton gave us the in¬ 1959, he became the first black James Hefner, who succeeded Dr. spiration to learn as much about graduate of Rutgers Graduate School of economics and business as Banking. Mr. is a Williams as Chairman of the Depart¬ possible." Ac¬ Funderburg presently Director of the Atlanta Chamber of Com¬ ment." cording to Dr. James Hefner, "Dr. Williams merce and Regional Vice President of the Dr. Brazeal, a distinguished educator, always encouraged students to National Banking Association. Mr. economist, and author, and graduate of pursue graduate education in order to a Funderburg challenged the students in at¬ Morehouse College (class of 1927), re¬ achieve higher degree of competence tendance, "You are entering an environ¬ ceived his Master's and Ph.D. in ec¬ and vocational choice." ment in which the onomics from Columbia University in Dr. Brazeal and Dr. Williams, both now highest challenges in space are us; an New York. He served at Morehouse as an retired, were the second and third blacks, technology still ahead of environment in which the need to further Instructor of Economics, Chairman of the respectively, to receive the Ph.D. degree develop black-owned institutions as ex¬ Department of Economics, Dean of Men, in economics from Columbia University. Academic Dean, and Professor of Ec¬ The first was Abe Harris I. Owen Funder¬ amples of achievement for our youth has never been greater; an onomics. He has been active in the com¬ burg, President of Citizens Trust Bank and environment in which both the opportunity and need for munity also, serving as Director and guest lecturer, stated, "Both Drs. Brazeal black Americans to function at Chairman of the Board of the Mutual and Williams are men who not only policy levels in the Federal Savings & Loan Association in taught economics effectively but lived major corporate com¬ munities to influence their priorities and Atlanta, a member of the Fulton County their lives in a manner that inspired the allocation of their resources have Commission on Employment, and a mem¬ students to achieve." Mr. Guy Wilson, never been ber of the NAACP. The Brotherhood of the Marketing Manager for Southern Bell and greater; and an environment in which the demand for highly trained, Sleeping Car Porters is his well-known co-chairman of the NAB-Morehouse book. Cluster, emphasized, "It's Drs. Brazeal skilled, and professional talent is growing at a record Dr. Williams, described by Dr. Hefner and Williams who really laid the founda¬ pace. I urge you to develop those necessary to separate as a “master teacher and sensitive tion of excellence in economics and busi¬ disciplines the frivolous from the serious, to find the scholar," spent 48 years at Morehouse: ness administration at this institution. I four in high school; four in college; and think we all look forward to this lecture proper balance between your social and academic pursuits to maintain objectivity forty teaching economics. Dr. Williams series becoming a lasting tradition at in received his Master's from Atlanta Morehouse." your life's purposes, avoiding the frus¬ tration of disillusionment and despair. I University and his Ph D. in economics Mr. I. Owen Funderburg, who was Presi¬ from Columbia University. He joined the dent of the Gateway Bank in St. Louis urge you to seek the high ground of your life's performance to uncompro¬ Department of Economics at Morehouse before assuming the Presidency of and be in 1937. Speaking about the influence of Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta, graduated mising in your pursuit of excellence as Mr. Milton (a teacher of both Dr. Williams from Morehouse in the mid 1940s, after you take on both these challenges and op¬ and Dr. Brazeal at Morehouse), Dr. which he spent three years in the military. portunities."

9 NEWS OF THE COLLEGE

and a number of the schools did not re¬ Morehouse Continues quire a baccalaureate degree for admis¬ sion." Caribbean Study-Abroad Dr. Sullivan added, "Because of a 1908 Program Carnegie Foundation study of medical education in the United States and Canada (which was highly critical of During the spring semester of 1979, medical education), the number of Morehouse College began its second medical schools was decreased by at least Caribbean Summer Study-Abroad Pro¬ one-half. There were seven predominantly gram. The program consisted of two black medical schools at the time of this separate groups, totaling 33 students and report, and all but two of them (Howard faculty, that left on May 15 and returned University and Meharry Medical College) on June 5. One group studied in Port-au- were closed by 1923." Pri nee, Haiti, and the other in the Domini¬ The Medical School Dean added, "The can Republic. This intensive study project percentage of physicians who are black is was funded mostly through a $30,000 approximately two percent of the popula¬ grant from the International Communica¬ tion. This has been true for approximately tion Agency (formerly the Bureau of 40 years. In 1974, the medical school Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. percentage of black students was 7.5%; Dept, of State). Last summer Morehouse but in 1978, this figure had decreased to College conducted a similar program in 6.4%. In the 1950s, medical schools Haiti with a group of 18 students and graduated approximately 5,000 students faculty. The effort proved to be so suc¬ cessful that the ICA Dr. Louis W. Sullivan per year. In the 1970s, medical schools agreed to fund the have graduated approximately 15,000 two separate projects for this summer. students Keynotes Morehouse per year." The students participating in the pro¬ Honors gram were Day With reference to the Morehouse carefully selected through a competitive process Convocation School of Medicine, Dr. Sullivan stated, consisting of a writ¬ ten "Ours is the only medical school to be proposal, grade-point average, and language ability. The final selection was founded by a liberal arts college in this based on a interview conducted century. At the beginning, a personal Louis W. Sullivan, feasibility M.D., Dean and by the faculty advisors who accompanied Director of study indicated that we should begin as a the Morehouse School of the two-year medical school and evolve into groups to the host country. The strong Medicine, was the keynote speaker at academic nature a four-year school. Our first four-year of the program was em¬ Morehouse College's fall semester Honors class will phasized an begin in 1981. Our primary pur¬ during orientation period Day Program held on Thursday, pose is the training of primary-care begun approximately two months before November 1, 1979, in the Martin Luther physi¬ cians. However, we are also committed to departure. During this period, students King, Jr., Memorial Chapel. research received lectures and and the training of black aca¬ language classes In order to qualify for the Morehouse demicians, researchers, and administra¬ and began work on independent study Honor Roll, a student must maintain a tors." projects in consultation with their faculty 3.00 grade-point a average (out of possi¬ advisors. ble 4.00), with no grade below "C," while Following Dr. Sullivan's remarks, More¬ The schedule of house President Dr. studies in each country carrying a workload of at least 14 semes¬ Hugh M. Closter was presented the President's basically similar. An average day in¬ ter hours. During last semester, 225 award to Em¬ manuel cluded two hours of language instruction, Morehouse students qualified for Honor- Collins, Jr., a dual-degree engi¬ a lecture by a noted scholar, and a tour of Roll status, while 208 qualified for the neering student and the top-ranking some point of historical or artistic in¬ senior at the Mr. Collins main¬ Dean's List (a cumulative average of 3.00 College. terest. The lecture series a tains a 3.95 covered variety or better for the college career). grade-point average. of topics, such as The economics, sociology, Dr. Sullivan spoke on “Medical Educa¬ Kemper Harreld Award in music history, art, music, and religion. In Haiti, tion and Physician Manpower Needs in was presented to David Morrow by Dr. emphasis was given to primitive art and the United States." In giving an overview Elaine Satterwhite, Assistant Professor of the relationship of voodoo to of the Music. Christianity. history of medical education, Dr. In the Dominican Republic, a number of Sullivan pointed out that there were 148 Dr. Charles Meadows, Director of the lectures concentrated on medical history and con¬ schools in the United States in Foreign Language and Special Learning temporary sociology and politics. In the early 1900s. Most of these were Laboratories, presented special awards to short, the students and faculty were ex¬ isolated medical schools or Frederick apprentice Crear and Frederick Nanton on posed to an extremely intensive schools that were owned study by one or two behalf of the Modern Foreign Language project designed to encompass as much physicians. Academic standards were low, Department at Morehouse. culture, life, and language of the host

10 country as possible during a three-week historical and politicial importance for The Department of Energy grant is also 'l: period. the U.S., offers an ideal location for this for a one-year period and is valued at The highlights of each program type of program. Exposing students to this $35,000. Dr. Bender states, "Certain centered on the three- to four-day excur¬ environment, through a structured aca¬ strains of blue-green algae produce 1C sions to points of historical and demic format, will not only emphasize hydrogen when maintained in specific en¬ geographic significance. In Haiti, the the need for foreign languages but will vironmental conditions. Our research will 1979. o group traveled to Cape Haitian, where also demonstrate the necessity of an in¬ involve genetic development of these econd j they toured the famous Citadelle, a huge ternational perspective that is lacking strains for increased efficiency in I Fro-1 fortress built in the early nineteenth cen¬ among the general student body. It is hydrogen production. The strains are like t tWO(H tury to protect Haiti from invasions by hoped that future programs will attract little solar energy cells. The sun's energy t> ard Napoleon's armies. The group in the students from outside the AUC who are converts hydrogen ions to hydrogen gas." turned : Dominican Republic spent two days in interested in the Caribbean. This will help Dr. Bender adds, "Hydrogen has sev¬ ort-au-n Santiago, the second largest city in the to make the program self-sufficient and to eral advantages as an alternate energy omini- j country, where they were hosted by establish Morehouse as a Caribbean source. It is easily transportable, is ex¬ irojecffl families from the local university. Two studies center. tremely abundant, and is a pollution-free 30000 more days were spent traveling along the fuel." mica-: northern coast, where they visited a com¬ Dr. Bender received her B.A. degree from the an of u munity of descendants of American Morehouse Biologist College of St. Teresa, the M.A. c y.s.)£ blacks who immigrated from Philadelphia Receives EPA and DOE degree from St. Mary's College, and the Ph D. in 1842 and who still speak English. The Grants degree from Atlanta University. She has been a member of the am m group attended a service at the African Biology Depart¬ Dr. a and : Methodist Church in Samana' that was Judith Bender, Associate Professor ment at Morehouse for seven years. of «suc-n conducted in both Spanish and English. Biology at Morehouse College, has nd IP Other highlights included a visit to the recently received grants from the Environ¬ Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo, mental Protection Agency and the De¬ Morehouse Psychology where the group was received by Antonio partment of Energy. Department Receives Guzman, recently elected President of The Environmental Protection Agency the Dominican Republic. The group was grant, which Dr. Bender is just beginning $86,000 Grant also given a formal reception at the research on, is an extension of a previous Dr. Madelyn Chennault, Chairperson of residence of American Ambassador grant from that agency. The current grant the Morehouse College Psychology De¬ Robert Yost. In Haiti, the group was period is for one year. The grant is valued partment, has announced the receipt of received by American Ambassador at $76,000. Dr. Bender states, "In our an $86,000 United States Office of Educa¬ William B. Jones, a distinguished black research, we are developing a new test tion grant which will allow the College to diplomat who recently spoke at More¬ system to detect chemical mutagens (po¬ prepare paraprofessionals to deliver day house College. During the last week of the tential cancer-causing agents). The exact care and other educational services to ex¬ program in the Dominican Republic, procedure is to extract DNA from ceptional children. President Hugh M. Gloster made a three- bacterial cells and then check for specific Specifically, the purposes of the Para¬ day visit. He spoke with Ambassador Yost mutagenesis on DNA markers." professionals Training Project are (1) to and the rectors of several universities in train paraprofessionals to become more Santo Domingo in order to strengthen ties knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs with the Dominican Republic and to of handicapped children so they will be develop future exchanges of faculty and able to render better services in day-care students. Items such as a visit by the centers serving children with various han¬ Morehouse Glee Club and the sponsoring dicapping conditions and (2) to develop

of a Dominican student to attend and test a replicable training model that Morehouse were discussed. is applicable to other training institutions. The major goal of the Caribbean Sum¬ According to Mr. Clifford Tinsley, an administrator of the three-year grant, mer Study-Abroad Program is to promote interest in the study of foreign cultures "Anyone working in a metropolitan At¬ lanta and languages on the Morehouse campus day-care center is eligible to partici¬ and in the Atlanta University Center. Ex¬ pate in this free training project. This pro¬ cept for the Merrill Scholarship Awards, gram may be used to amass the hours Morehouse has not had a formalized pro¬ needed for state licensing or to improve individual gram for the purpose of sending students competencies." to foreign countries. The Caribbean area, Mr. Tinsley added, "People are en¬ Dr. because of its close proximity to the U.S., judith Bender thused about the program from a com¬ significant African heritage, variety of munity-affairs standpoint. They realize that Morehouse is languages and cultures, and traditional making a significant

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contribution to the community by offer¬ from all schools throughout the country porate Relations at Morehouse, I am ing this training program." with primary consideration being given to aware of some of the outstanding needs The project, which started on the applicants having a grade-point facing the College, particularly in areas September 17, 1979, consists of three dif¬ average of "B" or better and three good that directly affect students, such as ferent training programs. Each training letters of recommendation. Forty-eight scholarship funds. I am committed to ad¬ program will involve fifty hours of students will be trained over the five-year dressing those needs in an effective and classroom time. In addition, staff duration of this grant. Only students hav¬ positive manner." members will make four on-site visits to ing completed the freshman and sopho¬ Ms. Burgis attended Atlantic Union observe paraprofessionals interacting more requirements in the behavioral and College in South Lancaster, Massa¬ with children. Each paraprofessional will social sciences will be considered. chusetts, and Oakwood College, Hunts¬ be assessed prior to and following the Trainees will be selected by a committee ville, Alabama, where she received the training program in order to evaluate the including Morehouse faculty and an ad¬ Bachelor of Arts (summa cum laude) in relative effectiveness of missions committee. the program. behavioral science. She has also par¬ Changes may be made in the training pro¬ ticipated in several in-company courses gram to increase the effectiveness over and workshops since she joined the Aetna i the three-year duration of the project. Ms. Ruby J. Burgis Joins Life and Casualty Company in 1975. Morehouse Staff An active member of the New England |C Business Forms Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, President of chapter of the Manage¬ ment Morehouse Psychology Morehouse, has announced the appoint¬ Association, Ms. Burgis is also a member of Literacy Volunteers, an or- : fy Department Receives ment of Ms. Ruby Jeanette Burgis as Director of Corporate Relations for the ganization in which she tutors English as a vi $300,000 NIMH Grant second language. She was a member of I ft College. Ms. Burgis is on loan to the Col¬ Dr. Madelyn Chennault, Chairperson of Kappa Nu Epsilon Women's Club and is a lege for a one-year period from the Aetna the Morehouse College De¬ leader of the Psychology Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Missionary Volunteer Socie- M partment has announced the receipt of a Hartford, Connecticut. ty, a church organization for young || $300,000 National Institute of Mental adults. H In commenting on Ms. Burgis' appoint¬ Health grant. The effective dates of the ment, Dr. Gloster stated, "We are grateful grant are August 1, 1979, through June 30, HI 1984. Dr. Allen Carter, Associate Pro¬ Oliver R. Delk Joins fessor of Pschology at Morehouse, will be 11 the director of the Morehouse program. Development k to Dr. According Carter, the purposes Team G of the grant are to "train students to have Dr. Hugh M. Gloster has announced the iei a special sensitivity to the problems of appointment of Oliver Rahn Delk III as ar blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Director of Government Relations for Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Morehouse College. Dr. Gloster stated, ft Alaskan Natives." He added, "The objec¬ "We are pleased to have a young man of % tives of the curriculum, designed to deal Mr. Delk's talents and capabilities to fill Tc with the problems of the contemporary this very important position in the communities, include: (1) providing edu¬ Development program of Morehouse Col¬ cational experiences that generate sen¬ lege." sitivity to and appreciation of the history, Following his appointment, Mr. Delk heritage, current needs, strengths, and stated, "Morehouse College is known resources of minority communities; 0 (2) throughout the nation for its excellence in assisting students and faculty to under¬ Ms. Ruby /. Burgis academics, community service, and for its I stand development and behavior of the outstanding alumni. I am extremely hap¬ group being studied in order to use this to Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance py to be a part of the Morehouse family, knowledge to develop skills and Company for participating in a loaned-ex- which has always been in the forefront as sti strategies in working with minority ecutive program with Morehouse. We feel setting the precedence for other institu¬ 5c Americans; (3) conceiving, designing, and that Ms. Burgis comes to us with excellent tions. My appointment as Director of supporting new systems of service that qualifications to fill this most vital posi¬ Governmental Relations comes at a time are responsive to the special needs of tion on the Morehouse College adminis¬ of immense challenges to obtain funding minorities; and (4) providing opportunities trative staff." for the College." for students and faculty to work as co¬ In accepting the position at Mr. Delk added, "I am extremely partners in every aspect of learning to Morehouse, Ms. Burgis stated, "It is a pleased to be an integral part of PO! develop talent potentials in minority com¬ pleasure to be affiliated with one of the Morehouse College dedicated to the com¬ Me munities and the rest of the most society." prestigious black academic institu¬ of mitment the education of young black stu Minority students will be recruited tions in America. As Director of Cor¬ minds. My quest is to successfully assist ate

12 because students study mainly courses in that department. At Morehouse, a student also has numerous general studies. Aber¬ deen is a curious blend of the equivalent of graduate and undergraduate programs at an American college." Mr. Franklin added, "Aberdeen is a con¬ glomerate of King's College (founded in 1495), and Marischal College (founded in 1593). Originally the two schools were rivals because King's was Catholic and Marischal was Protestant. The two schools were joined in 1860 by an act of Parliament."

Adding a social note to his overseas ex¬ periences, Mr. Franklin stated that he traveled to Paris, London, Strasbourg, Rome, and Madrid. He did most of his traveling by train and added, "There is an excellent train an or- Morehouse to achieve her goals and pro¬ formance, extra-curricular activities, com¬ system throughout Europe. Train travel is iasa i vide the College with ideas for the munity activities, and other attainments. relatively inexpensive and Tiber of future.” Mr. Franklin states: "There are three very comfortable." Mr. Franklin is the son of ana i! a Mr. Delk comes to Morehouse from terms in the academic year at the Univer¬ Judge and Mrs. Robert V. Franklin, Jr., 5018 irjocie- Mayor Maynard Jackson's office, where sity of Aberdeen. Classes end approx¬ Chatham he was a Technical Assistance Specialist. imately two weeks before final exams, Valley, Toledo, Ohio. He is listed in "Who's Who He has also worked for the Southeast because final examinations determine the Among American Students; is a Branch of the YMCA and the Butler Street student's grade for the year in his respec¬ recipient of a four-year Morehouse YMCA. tive discipline." He added, "Each course College Academic Tuition Scholarship; is a member of the Morehouse Honor Roll A psychology graduate of the Universi¬ is one year in length. I took two courses in and Dean's List; and was a 1978 Finalist ty of Indiana, Mr. Delk also holds the English and one in international law. I was for the Luard Scholarship (a competition nenl Master's degree in criminal justice from assigned an overseas advisor for help for Georgia State University. He is the recip¬ regarding courses, the way of life in study in Great Britain.) 1 ient of several public-speaking awards Scotland, and customs of the Scottish Upon graduation from Morehouse, Mr. Franklin plans to pursue a law degree with kill« and three Career Development Program people. My advisor was basically an Certificates for orientation advisor." emphasis on international law or ri tor professional workers for stated the Metropolitan YMCA, and in 1979, he Pointing out that most professors at the diplomatic service. was selected as one of the University -an of3 Outstanding of Aberdeen had the equiva¬ stofl( Young Men in America by the Jaycees. lent of a Ph.D. degree, Mr. Franklin add¬ Morehouse Rallies to ed, "All professors were well qualified, m tlie Beat Morris and many wrote Brown, 21-19 u*«> books and articles. Some | Morehouse Senior were considered experts in their field." In an emotion-packed football game !r1Det|< Spends Year in Scotland Mr. Franklin stated, "There were two played at Herndon Stadium, the More¬ types of gatherings for classes. There were house College Maroon Tigers overcame a known on Merrill Overseas lectures held four times per week and a 19-0 deficit to defeat the heavily favored lance# Travel Grant tutorial session once per week. The Morris Brown Wolverines by the final Gary Robert Franklin, a senior English tutorial session consisted of five or six score of 21-19, in a renewal battle be¬ - students meeting with a professor. The tween the two Atlanta University Center family6 major at Morehouse, spent his junior year studying at the University of Aberdeen in lecture session consisted of fifty to sixty schools. Morris Brown took a 7-0 1 Scotland. Mr. Franklin was at the Univer¬ students in one class, which generally was lead when sity of Aberdeen under the prestigious note-taking in nature. In the lectures, quarterback Carl Fears hit wide receiver ctor ’ Merrill Overseas Study-Travel Scholar¬ there could be as many as six or seven Ronnie Tymes with a 25-yard touchdown t a tii« ship. professors who specialize in certain strike midway through the first quarter. funding The scholarship program, founded in segments of the course offerings." Morris Brown's all-purpose running back, 1955 by Mr. Charles Merrill, makes it In comparing the education at Aber¬ Cecil Williams, then scored on two scin¬ :c'3’ possible for selected sophomores at deen with that at Morehouse, Mr. Franklin tillating runs to put the Wolverines up by ,art of ; Morehouse to spend their junior year pointed out, "At Aberdeen, there is a a score of 19-0 (both extra points were net-'"'' studying and traveling abroad. Recipients stronger feeling of unity and involvement missed). ]j 3 Ijdt are selected based on their scholastic per¬ among students in a given department With 1:52 remaining in the first half, Is assisf

13 NEWS OF THE COLLEGE

Morris Brown kicked off to Morehouse following Williams' second touchdown. The result was lightning striking in the form of Morehouse's super running back Sammy Banks. Banks took the kickoff on his own five-yard line, started up the right side of the field, and cut back against the grain to return the kick 95 yards for Morehouse's first score. The extra point was kicked by Billy Walker, making the score 19-7 in favor of Morris Brown.

The Morehouse defense then took over and held Morris Brown to no yardage in three plays. Following a Morris Brown punt, Morehouse had possession at the 49-yard line with exactly 38 seconds re¬ maining in the half. It took Morehouse quarterback Marrell Rice exactly 38 seconds to get the ball to the end zone. The touchdown play was a pass to Derek Gainey. Billy Walker again converted making the half-time score Morris Brown 19, Morehouse 14. The Maroon Tigers received the break they needed in the fourth quarter. With the score still 19-14, Morris Brown lined up in punt formation. There was a low snap from center and several Morehouse Athletic linemen tackled the Morris Brown punter Director Arthur McAfee and Head Football Coach Maurice "Mo" Hunt celebrate a winning football season. on his own 33-yard line. The Tigers took Especially "sweet" were victories over Morris Brown and Clark. the ball and, running primarily from the power I formation, drove the ball to pay dirt. Key plays in the drive were a 20-yard pass from Morehouse quarterback Richard James to all-purpose back Sam¬ Morehouse Belts Clark for AUC Title my Banks, which carried the ball to the by J im Alnuti From two-yard line. there Gregory Kelly For the first time in ten years, the "We were determined to beat them up slammed over the left side of the line Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College rip¬ the middle," said Morehouse Head Coach behind excellent blocking to tally the win¬ ped the Clark Panthers 17-3 at Lakewood Maurice Hunt. "This is a super bunch of ning score. Billy Walker again converted, Stadium to capture the Atlanta University players who don't know the meaning of making the final score Morehouse 21, Center Football Championship and move quitting." Morris Brown 19. into first place in Division III of the Fumbles stopped drives for both teams Morehouse and Morris Brown have Southern Inter-collegiate Athletic Con¬ on their first possessions, Kelly fumbling been football rivals since 1912, when ference. away Morehouse's first chance to score Morehouse won by a score of 87-0, which A crowd of 13,391 watched the Tigers' on the two-yard line. On the next try, is still the largest margin of defense—led victory be¬ by Rodney Smith, Theodore Richard James hit Dallas Allen for a 23- tween the two schools. After 1912 the Poole, and Ron Castleberry — cut off the yard touchdown. Maroon Tigers and Wolverines played an¬ Clark College offense. Clark's defensive On Clark's next possession, Charles nually except for five years until 1950, unit entered the contest as No. 1 in the McPherson fumbled the snap from center when the series was discontinued. By 1950 SIAC against the rush but had to take a on the punt attempt and Morehouse re¬ Morehouse was leading in victories by a back seat after that game. covered on the 5. Two plays later Kelly margin of 16-14, and four games had been Sammy Banks led the offensive charge scored from two yards out and the Tigers ties. After not scheduling each other in with 68 yards on 20 carries, followed led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. football for 24 years, Morehouse and closely by Alan with 44 yards, The teams traded field goals in the sec¬ Morris Brown began playing each other Oscar Dillard with 28, and Greg Kelly with ond quarter to end the scoring for the again in 1974; and Morehouse won her 24. Kelly had a 62-yard touchdown run afternoon. Both defenses tightened up, first victory in this new series last Satur¬ called back in the third quarter by a clip¬ and the offenses were subject to fumbles, day by a score of 21-19. ping penalty. interceptions, and penalties.

14 Campus Spotlight: Office of Health Professions

Ronald J. Sheehy, who is currently Chair¬ 8. Assistance in completing appli¬ man of the Department of Biology at cations—typing and proofreading Morehouse, served as Interim Director. of narratives for certain applica¬ Since January, 1979, Dr. J. K. Haynes has tions served as Director of the office and is an 9. Seminar Series —exploring research Associate Professor in the Department of and findings in health-related areas Biology. 10. Student Counseling —academic scheduling and career planning 11. Handling recommendation proce¬ Activities of the Office of Health dure for students applying to health Professions professional schools — Office of The Office of Health Professions has as Health Professions makes requests its primary goal the promotion of health of professors and others indicated professions and the placement of stu¬ by students wishing recommenda¬ dents in professional schools in health- tion; compiles information and for¬ related fields. To this end, the office seeks wards recommendations to institu¬ to develop new programs as well as en¬ tions through use of a premedical hance existing programs designed to ac¬ selection-committee letter or in¬ quaint students with health professions dividual letters and prepare them to successfully com¬ 12. Telephone use for limited long pete for placement in health-profession Dr. I. K. distance calls to medical and dental Haynes schools. schools The following services are presently 13. Provides information on summer sponsored and coordinated by the Office The Office of Health Professions was programs offered at other colleges of Health Professions: established under the direction of Dr. and universities Joseph Gayles in 1974. Although More¬ 1. The Robert Wood Johnson Tutorial 14. Maintains a file on all students house has an outstanding history of pro¬ Program, an Atlanta University indicating interest in health careers. ducing health professionals, the office Center-wide instructional program 15. Maintains a file on students apply¬ was conceived because it was felt that in certain science and mathematics ing to medical/dental and other Morehouse should and could do more to courses where attrition rates have health-related professional schools address the very serious shortage of black traditionally been high health professionals. Initially, the office 2. A Health Careers Summer Program The Morehouse Office of Health Pro¬ fessions works was funded by the special health careers for pre- and post-freshmen designed cooperatively with other Atlanta grants program of the HRA Office of to reduce the attrition rate in University Center offices of Health Resources Opportunity (OHRO) mathematics and the sciences health professions. Though a tutorial pro¬ ($120,000 for the period of J uly 1,1974, to 3. A Medical College Admissions Test gram is the major jointly sponsored pro¬ June 30, 1976). In 1976, the office was the (MCAT) Workshop designed to im¬ gram, effort is made by each office to ap¬ recipient of a three-year grant from the prove the test performance of prise the others of activities and events Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Atlanta University Center students and to co-sponsor them where feasible. funds from an Advanced Institutional De¬ by providing a review in tested Each office encourages interaction be¬ velopment Program to Morehouse Col¬ areas and administering two tween the Health Careers Societies so that lege ($492,000 for four years). These latter simulated MCAT tests students can derive optimal benefits from funds have been used exclusively to sup¬ 4. Advises the Morehouse Health seminars, speakers, recruiters, and social port the prefreshman summer program. In Careers Society, a student-con¬ events. 1977, several small one-year grants were trolled organization providing The Morehouse OHP made more than received from the SmithKline Corporation technical and financial assistance 2000 student contacts during the 1978-79 ($3,000), the Calder Foundation ($4,500), 5. Provides pamphlets, brochures, and academic year. This figure includes per¬ E. R. Squibb and Sons, Inc. ($1,000), the periodicals relevant to health- sons who visited the office more than Penwalt Foundations ($2,500), and Abbott related fields once. Although more seniors utilized the Laboratories ($1,000). 6. Maintains a library containing cur¬ services of the office than any other Dr. Gayles resigned his position in 1977 rent reference materials relating to group, all classifications were significant¬ to assume the presidency of Talladega health professions as well as cata¬ ly represented. A considerable number of College and was replaced by Dr. Thomas logs from colleges and universities graduate students from Atlanta Univer¬ E. Norris, who was, in addition, Chairman offering advanced degrees in sity also availed themselves of the ser¬ vices of the Department of Biology at More¬ health-related fields provided by OHP. The OHP handled the recommendation house College. After serving one year, Dr. 7. Provides test-taking applications Norris resigned to join the faculty of the for health professional and grad¬ process for most of the twenty-nine stu¬ Morehouse Medical School and Dr. uate school admissions dents from Morehouse who were ac-

15 Mrs. joyce Nottingham (at Podium] cepted to the fall 1979 classes of medical

and dental schools. The office makes re¬ quests of professors and others indicated by students wishing recommendations; compiles the information after recom¬ mendations are returned to the office; and, finally, forwards recommendations to institutions through use of premedical selection-committee letters or individual- letters. Student records are kept on file for use at a later date in the event that a

student is not accepted into medical or dental school when he first applies.

Health Careers Newsletter

The first edition of the Atlanta Universi¬

ty Center Health Careers Newsletter was published in April, 1979. The newsletter is deemed important as another mechanism for promoting interaction among AUC in¬ stitutions and insuring that AUC students as well as the general public are well in¬ formed about health-related matters.

Seminar Series

A seminar series entitled "Research on Dr. Clarence Clark Thomas Blocker Diseases Which Affect " was begun in March, 1979. Drs. JoAnn Ham¬ each mons and Shirley Russell, Assistant Pro¬ meeting an attempt was made to Atlanta University, spoke on "Access to fessors in the Department of Anatomy present a program which would further Biomedical Research Careers." The key¬ enhance members' and Division of Genetics and Molecular knowledge of health- note address was given by Dr. Harold T. related Medicine at Meharry Medical College, careers; problems involved in Freeman, Director of Surgery at Harlem to medical and dental presented the first seminars, which dealt being admitted Hospital in New York; his topic was with their research on the biochemistry schools; and recruiters from various "Health Care Needs of Black Americans." and ultrastructure of keloids. Seminars medical/dental, osteopathic, and podi- He discussed the inequitable distribution such as atric schools. these are viewed as valuable of health-care technology among the because of their enhancement of stu¬ The organization sponsored academi¬ population and suggested that students dents' knowledge of a particular subject cally oriented as well as social events. A should begin now to question and create field as well as serving as extensions to trip to the Tuskegee Institute School so that they may alter the present order. of materials taught in courses. Veterinary Medicine and Tulane Uni¬ Afternoon panel discussions were made versity School of Medicine was co-spon¬ on the following topics: "Research and Morehouse Health Careers sored Society by the Morehouse, Morris Brown, Treatment of Black Diseases: Diabetes, The Morehouse Health Careers Society Clark, and Spelman Health Careers Hypertension, Lactose Intolerance, Sickle is a student-controlled Societies in organization April, 1979. The information Cell"; "Health Professionals and Parapro- which seeks to provide a forum for and insight attained from these visits was fessionals" —with panelists representing students interested in health-related most valuable. areas such as pharmacy, veterinary medi¬ careers as well as information and Health Awareness Day cine, general practice of medicine, den¬ counseling services. The OHP in turn pro¬ On April 19, 1979, the OHP, in conjunc¬ tistry, emergency medical technology, vides technical and financial assistance tion with the Health Careers Societies at osteopathy and podiatry; "Community to the organization. Morehouse, Morris Brown, and Spelman Concerns" —with discussions on decreas¬ The organization, under the aggressive Colleges, sponsored a "Health Awareness ing the cost of health care, drug and leadership of Mr. David Miller, President, Day." alcohol abuse and mental health; and during 1978-79 had a membership of ap¬ During the morning session, Dr. Donald "Views of the Adequacy and Delivery of proximately 160 students. Each of the ex¬ Ware of the National High Blood Pressure Atlanta University Curriculum for Produc¬ ecutive officers for the 1978-79 academic Education Program spoke about a ing Health Care Professionals" —this was year is presently enrolled in medical national program to control an high blood open forum format with panelists con¬ school as a freshman. pressure. Dr. Frank Hamilton, Associate sisting of biology department chair¬ The organization met weekly, and at Professor, Department of Chemistry, persons and senior level students.

16 MOREHOUSE MEDICAL SCHOOL

Site For Basic “With this gift the School has raised construction and major renovation of facilities. Medical Sciences nearly $6 million from public and private sources for construction of this needed The Kresge Foundation was created by Building Acquired facility," Sullivan said. the personal gifts of the late Sebastian S. After considering 1,190 qualified re¬ Kresge and is not affiliated or associated quests for funds in 1979, the Kresge Foun¬ with any other corporation or organiza¬ The School of Medicine took another dation has made new grant commitments tion. Since 1924, appropriations of over giant leap forward recently in its efforts totaling $35.1 million to 177 organizations $346 million have been made to institu¬ to obtain a $6.25 million permanent facili¬ in 35 states, the District of Columbia, and tions in the areas of higher education, ty when it acquired a 61/2-acre tract of three foreign countries. These grants were health services, the arts, social welfare, land in the West End area near the Atlan¬ generally toward projects involving the and conservation. ta University Center complex. The $250,000 purchase agreement be¬ tween the School and the Atlanta Hous¬ ing Authority will facilitate construction Freshman Class Profile "We're training students who will be¬ of a 71,000-square-foot basic medical come the kind of doctors who will be able sciences building which will house class¬ To become primary health-care physi¬ to handle most patient ailments in their rooms, laboratories, and some admin¬ cians interested in preventive medicine offices, which will reduce the number of istrative offices. rather than treating tertiary stages of hospital visits and ultimately cut down on Groundbreaking for the building is diseases is the goal of many members of medical costs," he added. scheduled for next spring at about the the School of Medicine's freshman class. Another focus of the School is to en¬ same time that the School's charter class “I would say it is a definite attitude courage the students to return to areas will complete its second year of medical among most of the class," said Joan where physicians are now scarce. studies. Redfearn, freshman class president. Many of this year's 24-member A $5 million grant from the U.S. Depart¬ “I think the School's admission proce¬ freshman class are from the State of ment of Health, Education, and Welfare dures did a good job of choosing those Georgia and were chosen in anticipation (HEW) has already been awarded to the students who have an interest in becom¬ that they will increase the number of Medical School but is contingent upon ing primary health-care physicians," she primary health-care physicians in the the School raising the remaining $1.25 said. state and also increase the number of million from other sources. Just over Dr. James Story, Associate Dean for minority physicians, Story said. $800,000 has already been acquired Student Affairs at the School, said that "We want to be able to make a real through the School's fund-raising ac¬ the whole thrust of the School of contribution to the respective inner-city tivities. Medicine has been to select and en¬ and rural communities from which our The basic medical sciences building courage those students who are most like¬ students come by having them return as will be the center of the proposed campus ly to pursue a career in primary health primary-care physicians," he said. for the School of Medicine. It will be care. Ms. Redfearn, a 30-year-old mother of located on a tract of land behind the Primary health-care physicians are two, who spent four professional years in United Methodist Church between Lee those who are able to treat the entire nursing in the Washington, D C., area be¬ Street and Westview Avenue adjacent to family. fore entering medical school, said that the Morehouse College Campus. "The School of Medicine at Morehouse she has already identified two rural com¬ munities near Atlanta where College is one of the few medical schools she might in the country specifically designed to like to practice medicine. train students for careers as primary-care This year's freshman class, which is the Kresge Foundation physicians," Story said. second class to enter the School's two- Challenge Grant "We've done this by integrating aspects year program, was chosen from 2,000 ap¬ Received of the humanities and the social sciences plicants. Sixty percent of the class are into the curriculum, and we plan to have females. our students participate in some health- Students will undergo a basic medical sciences curriculum The Kresge Foundation of Troy, related activities in the community," he during the two-year Michigan, has made a challenge grant of explained. program at the School of Medicine and will then transfer to affiliated $425,000 to the School of Medicine to be He added that there is a general feeling four-year medical institutions to complete their used for construction of the School's among some in the medical profession $6.25 million basic medical sciences that it has become too specialist oriented. studies. building. "We feel that medical students of to¬ What do students view as the advan¬ tage of the School's two-year program? The grant was announced at the 84th day, who will become the physicians of Raul annual convention of the National Med¬ tomorrow, must become more concerned Lopez, a 22-year old student from Daytona Beach, ical Association in by Dr. Louis W. about patient care than ever before," , said he feels that a closer relationship between students Sullivan, Dean of the Medical School. Story said.

17 I

i School of Medicine Freshman Class: Front Row, (l-r), Clorinde Watson, William Yard, Ze Ester Bush, Willie Steen Rogers. Second Row, (l-r), Regina ( Benjamin, David Morris, loan Redfern, Goss/e Heath, Lonnie R. Boaz III, Albenny Price. Third Row, (l-r) Guy Williams, Raul Lopez, Susan Kluge, Jennifer Green, Ken Kurl. Fourth Row, (l-r), Olen Reaves, Saundra Bryant, Jacquelyn Moore, David Rutstein. Fifth Row, (l-r), Jeffery Dugas, Marcellous Thompson, i Agnes Green, Evelyn Wilson, Ernest Martin. Not shown is Toni Coombs.

and faculty can be developed at the of the School," Lopez said. tors when applying for internships and School. Establishing these types of relation¬ residencies, because the instructors will "I think we have a better chance for ships can be valuable even during the know the quality of that person as a po¬ closer interaction with our instructors due time when we may need recommenda¬ tential doctor. That sort of thing is very to the small class size and the very nature tions from first- and second-year instruc¬ important," he added.

School of Medicine A longtime leader in Georgia medical the 84th Annual Convention and Scien¬ Receives Alumni Gifts circles, Dr. Harris began his medical prac¬ tific Assembly of the National Medical tice in Atlanta about 33 years ago. Association in Detroit. Dr. J. B. Harris of Atlanta and Judge He was former president of the Atlanta The Ethelene Crockett, M.D., Memorial George W. Crockett, Jr., of Detroit, Medical Association and the Georgia Scholarship Fund, will be used to assist Michigan, two prominent Morehouse Col¬ State Medical Association. needy disadvantaged female students at lege alumni, recently made donations In 1969, he was named the National the School. The late Dr. Crockett died of totaling $20,000 to the School of Medical Association's "Practitioner of the cancer in 1978. Medicine at Morehouse College. Year," the second Georgian to receive the Judge Crockett said that he designated Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Dean of the distinguished award. the memorial scholarship fund at the Medical School, said, "These two gifts are Judge Crockett of Detroit, Michigan, a School of Medicine because of indicative of the tremendous financial trustee of Morehouse College, presented "Ethelene's concern that the nation is in and moral his support the School has re¬ donation to Sullivan, in order to need of more primary-care physicians, ceived from Morehouse alumni." establish a scholarship fund in memory of particularly women, for its underserved Dr. Harris, a local prominent physician, his late wife, Dr. Ethelene Crockett. areas." made his donation at the School's Board The award was presented to Dr. After a 12-year judgeship on the Detroit of Overseers meeting on October 6th. Sullivan in July while he was attending Recorder's Court and a distinguished law

18 Kroc Foundation of Santa Barbara, California. The grant will be used to assist in the identification, evaluation, and improve¬ ment of elements in that part of the School's curriculum concerned with alcohol and problems of alcohol abuse. This program will be similar to a pro¬ gram at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire, which is al¬ ready underway. Other medical schools participating in this program include the University of Washington in Seattle, Rush Medical School in Chicago, and Case- Western Reserve Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio. Judge George Crockett Dr. David Satcher, recently appointed chairman of the School's Department of

career, Judge Crockett retired on January Family Practice and Community Medi¬ C. J. Moreland 1,1979. cine, is the faculty member with the overall Prior to his judgeship, he was a senior responsibility for implementing the partner in the nation's largest and oldest program at the School. interracial law firm —Goodman, Crockett, Moreland Appointed to Eden, Robb, and Philo of Detroit. Board of Overseers During the week-long NMA Conference Charlie J. Moreland, a Morehouse Col¬ in Detroit, July 27 —August 2, the School of Medicine hosted a wine-and-cheese lege alumnus, has been appointed to the School of Medicine's Board of Overseers. Japanese Foundation reception on July 31. The announcement was made at the Donates Electron The reception was sponsored by the School's board meeting in Atlanta on Oc¬ Georgia State Medical Association, the Microscope tober 6. National Morehouse Alumni Association, An $86,200 electron microscope recent¬ Moreland is well known for his long and the Detroit Morehouse Alumni Associa¬ ly acquired by the School of Medicine outstanding service with the Morehouse tion, and the Women's Auxiliary of the will upgrade the School's research and Alumni Association and other alumni Detroit Morehouse Alumni Association. teaching programs. The microscope was a organizations. He is presently the na¬ Also attending the medical convention gift from the Japan Shipbuilding Industry tional president of the alumni associa¬ were Mr. J. Edward Easier II, Director of Foundation. tion. Development, Ms. Gloria Lightfoot, De¬ The microscope, manufactured by the A longtime sales representative for the velopment Assistant, and several Hitachi Corp. of Japan, was officially Herff Jones Co. in members of the School's Board of Atlanta, he has also presented to the Medical School by served on the board of several other local Overseers and students. Ryoichi Sasakawa, President of the Foun¬ organizations, including the Grady dation, last April. It is the only micro¬ Homes Boy's Club, the Atlanta Area Ser¬ scope of its kind in the Southeast. ■: Sciefr vice for the Blind, the National Associa¬ Medical "We are very grateful to Mr. Sasakawa tion for the Advancement of Colored Peo¬ and the Japan Shipbuilding Industry ple (NAACP), and the YMCA. most Memorial Foundation for this significant gift," During former Atlanta Mayor Sam Mas- said Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, Dean of the to as®! sell's term, he was appointed to serve on Medical School, upon acceptance of the jdents at the steering committee of the Citizens Ad¬ electron microscope. :t died of visory Council for Urban Development. "It will be of tremendous help to us in our research efforts, and it is the first ma¬ jor piece of scientific equipment that we . jt tlie have received for our research programs," .use he added. lion is111 Kroc Foundation Mr. Seiho Tajiri, a native Japan ;'S. of and Grant Received now an Atlantan, is an associate of Mr. A $50,000 grant, designated to assist in Sasakawa and helped Morehouse offi¬ the study of alcohol abuse, has been cials secure the grant from the Founda¬ eDetitft Dr. /. B. Harris awarded to the School of Medicine by the tion. *cla* ALUMNI NEWS

It’s Been Step By Precise Step

Logic and order are the cornerstones of ' life, and of his utter dominance of the 400-meter hurdles

by Rick Telander

(Editor's Note: The article below appeared in the June 18, 1979, edition of Sports Il¬ lustrated magazine. Reprinted by permis¬ sion from Wallace & Sheil Agency, Inc., New York, New York]

In the fall of 1975, while a junior at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Edwin Moses pored over a pre-Olympic track brochure. A promising quarter-miler with, as he puts it, "a minor in hurdles,” Moses was looking for the right direction to take as he planned his athletic future.

"In the 110-meter hurdles I saw names like , Tom Hill, Larry Shipp, —proven world- class men,” he says in his deep, even voice. "It was the same thing in the 400 meters —, , Fred Newhouse. It was all very logical. If I was going to make the U.S. Olympic team, I had to move into a different race, something like the intermediate hurdles." Logic has always had a major role in Moses' life, both on and off the track. A self-described "analytic, practical” per¬ son, he earned a degree in physics at Morehouse. After graduation in 1978 he took his present job as an associate engineer with General Dynamics in Pomona, Calif., primarily because the climate offered a "more reasonable" training environment. Moses believes in analyzing motion down to its essence, and he believes in order. During races he wears a wristwatch accurate to hun¬

dredths of a second so he knows "what time it is." On March 27,1976, after just six orderly weeks of practice, Moses won the 400- meter intermediate hurdles at the Florida Relays in 50.1. The time was good enough to qualify him for the Olympic Trials. Four weeks later he turned a 49.8 at the Penn Relays. Two weeks after that, at the tawm Moses

20 Tom Black Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., he list," he says, with that chuckle again. against the same guys again and again. was clocked in 48.9, establishing himself Track & Field News Features Editor Jon After a while I knew they weren't going to ! as one of the fastest 400-meter hurdlers in Hendershott went so far as to write a break 49 seconds. And I have to con¬ the world. piece called "An Open Letter to Edwin sciously slow down to run over 49. What Then, on July 25, at the Montreal Olym- Moses" in the January 1979 issue. "Dear can I say?"

■ pics, he sprinted away from the field, win- Ed," the article began. "Naturally, you "He's one of a kind," says James King, I ning a gold medal and beating U.S. team¬ want recognition and appreciation for all the seventh-ranked intermediate hurdler mate and silver medalist Mike Shine by the hours of hard, lonely training you had in the U.S. and a man clearly in awe of nearly 10 meters. His time of 47.64 was .18 to put in so you could go from being Moses. "He can't get pushed. And that's of a second under John Akii-Bua's four- nobody to being Olympic champ and very tough for anybody." Indeed, in each

. . of his world-record i year-old world record. world-record holder. Who wouldn't races, Moses has run Just four months after running his sec¬ want some rewards for such efforts? But virtually alone, something few record holders in ond 400-hurdles race —he had once re- remember, Ed, that you may never be a any event can claim. true hero in this The intermediate hurdles has never I luctantly entered the intermediates in country. Track just isn't a | 1975 and did “53 something" —Moses big sport. This is a nation of pros." been a top-billed event —another part of abruptly had become the best in the Well, that's another thing that bothers Moses' recognition problem. People still world. It is difficult to explain such ascen¬ Moses. view the race as something of a side¬ dancy logically. "A lot of people make a lot of money show—a bastardization of two "normal" "I know I made it all look too easy," he off track, but it's not the U.S. athletes," he races, the 110-meter highs and the 400- says now, giving one of his frequent, dark¬ says, echoing a shopworn amateur's la¬ meter dash. Great athletes have rarely ly ironic chuckles. “And that has been a ment. "I went completely broke training flocked to the race. In A World History of large part of the problem." The problem? for the '76 Olympics. I had to beg gas Track and Field Athletics, 1864-1964, R.L. There has been a vague dissatisfaction money just so I could get to the track. Quercetani points out that early runners in Moses' life ever since Montreal. To put And it's like that for a lot of us. Arnie avoided the event as being "too uncom¬ it simply, he feels that he deserves more Robinson, the gold-medal winner in the fortable and fatiguing, if not altogether recognition for his achievements. “You long jump, worked on a garbage truck lethal ('the man-killer event')." And now know," he says, “I was the only Olympic while training. , who won the with Moses' prolonged dominance, the individual track gold medalist for the U.S. silver medal in the triple jump, had to race suffers from a lack of competi¬ tiveness. Next in 1976, and I'm one of this country's two work two full-time jobs because his week at the AAU cham¬ active world-record holders. I should have mother was sick. The only time he could pionships Moses will face a field in which no runner has come within 1:03 seconds a little recognition, shouldn't I?" train was at 5 a.m. Those things aren't of his world record. "That's To many observers, it would appear he right. Track athletes should be able to why the in¬ termediates are has got some: Track & Field News' U.S. train with dignity. always the first event," he Athlete of the Year in 1977 and 1978; cited "Nobody wants to get rich. But says, "So they can get the hurdles off the track and start the meet." for Performance of the Year in 1977, when realistically, well, I don't see why I If that sounds a bit he lowered his world record to 47.45 at shouldn't have a $400,000 contract to run peevish coming from a the AAU championships; runner-up in the in 20 meets —the kind of money Julius healthy, talented 23-year-old who has 1977 Sullivan Award voting. But having Erving gets. I mean, this may be the only scarcely known defeat, Moses would like the been 1977 World Cup champion, possess¬ thing I cando well in my whole life." public to know he's not really bit¬ ing nine of the world's 11 best 400-hurdles Moses realizes that with this money ter. "I realize that whenever I bitch about times and being the world's top-ranked in¬ talk, he's pushing logic to its irrational something, it only compounds the prob¬ termediate hurdler for three consecutive end. But he enjoys the game. With Robin¬ lem," he says. "What I say reads bitter, I years, Moses feels there should be more. son, he has sent out brochures to 120 U.S. guess, but it doesn't sound bitter. The For instance, he wouldn't have minded businesses asking for their sponsorship of feeling's not there. If people heard me talk winning that Sullivan Award, an honor the Olympic-caliber athletes. Only one re¬ they'd know what I mean." recipient, swimmer John Naber, has said sponded positively. At 8:30 one recent Thursday morning, Moses probably deserved. And he Moses' real source of discontent, the track at Mt. San Antonio College in wouldn't mind having more in-depth though, is far simpler than the pursuit of Walnut, Calif., the site of the AAU cham¬ articles written about him in magazines money or what he calls the "whore-pimp pionships, is vacant except for a single and newspapers. And he could stand a lit¬ concept" of amateur athletics: he is just long-limbed figure performing strange tle radio and TV time. too good. He has no competition. He is hopping exercises. Moses has no coach, bored. He does make it too no running partners, no trainer, no wife, Of course, such egocentric concerns look easy. no fan club, no pushy friends or have not endeared the generally affable Since the Olympics, he has lost only once. girl He wins some races relatives. "I don't need anybody," he says. Moses to the press. Adjectives like angry, by 20 meters. He devises his own workouts, and lately sullen, and difficult frequently pop up in "I don't even think about winning he has added some stretching moves front of his name. “I guess you could say anymore," he says with a shrug. "When I taken from various Oriental martial-arts I'm on the writers' endangered species was in Europe last summer, I was racing

21 ALUMNI NEWS

disciplines. The hops, he explains, keep his knees loose. Moses looks at his ever-present watch and times his pulse. He mentions that he has studied video tapes of his Olympic race and has counted a total of at least .8 of a second worth of mistakes. “I was rag¬ gedy, real raggedy at Montreal," he says. "My arms came away from my sides; some of my leg follow-throughs were bad. I'm still learning this race." His goals now are to win the intermediates at the World

Cup in August, to win a gold medal at the Moscow Olympics and to drop his world record below 47.0. "I could run 46.5 with somebody pushing me," he adds. "But even if they don't, if I get into my pattern and execute properly, the time will take care of itself."

Unlike the sprints or the flat 400, the in¬ termediate hurdles is a race that requires a precise pattern. Even minor mistakes tend to be compounded, so that by the 10th, and final, hurdle many competitors find themselves hopelessly, sometimes painfully, out of sync. Moses cleans his prescription sun¬ glasses, the ones that give him a malevolent look in his success. Most photos and that of late good intermediate tionately long legs —at 37" they con¬ have been hurdlers, such as of Auburn occasionally replaced by con¬ stitute more than half his 6'1 'A " height- tact and Harald Schmid of West lenses, and points to the far turn of Germany, are another reason for his transcendent the track. runners take 13 to 15 "That's where start to strides. , the excellence in his event. His natural stride lose it, on the sixth 1956 and 1960 hurdle," he says. "The Olympic champion, began carries him easily over the 36" hurdles. "I first five are his career nothing, really, because taking 13 strides through the guess I have about the perfect body for not first six hurdles and 17 the rest of you're fatigued yet. The far turn is the the way. my race," he says. Twilight Zone." To build his endurance Later he set a world record with 15 all the Most observers agree that the only per¬ Moses runs cross-country. As a result no he way. Some hurdlers have set pattern son who could now give Moses a serious has strength as well as natural speed —he and simply lapse into chaos when fatigue test in the intermediates is the 110-meter has been caught in 44.1 for a leg of a 4 x sets in. Moses is the only world-class high-hurdles world-record holder, 400 relay —to run his race without the hurdler ever to use 13 steps the whole Rena Ido Nehemiah. Nehemiah himself hesitations that race. plague lesser hurdlers. has given no indication that he's in¬ He begins loping down the track, still in Amazingly, he is now talking about tak¬ terested, but he has run a 44.3 400-meter his sweats, taking slow, gigantic, high-ris¬ ing only 12 strides. "Actually, 13 makes leg in a relay. The thought of the two ing strides —another martial-arts exercise, me run tight," he says. "Twelve steps swift, long-legged runners going head-to- one suspects. He has placed only the last means using about a 10'3" stride, which I head is tantalizing. five hurdles on the track, and he clears can do. I already did 12 steps in a meet For his part, Moses has done quite well these effortlessly, still in stride, like a man once, by mistake." He gives his dark in the 110-meter highs and the 400 meters, jumping over a series chuckle, "But of teacups. Only nobody noticed." when he has chosen to run them. In 1977 when Moses crosses the finish line does On a recent visit to Disneyland, just he was ranked 14th and 1 5th in the world, one realize how quickly he has gotten down the road from his apartment in respectively, in those events, in addition from here back to here — "50.5," he Fullerton, Moses settled into a small cart says, to being No. 1 in the intermediates, consulting his watch. A few minutes later with an acquaintance to take a ride thereby becoming the only athlete ever to he runs another lap in the identical time. through The Haunted Mansion. The lights be ranked in the top 15 in those three But this is no exotic went exercise; it is out, a ghostly voice issued forth, the events. Moses' regular hurdle pattern, these odd, car's safety bar closed automatically and Back in Dayton, where he grew up as bounding, unvarying 9'9" strides. In fact, Moses screamed. The ghost hadn't ter¬ the second of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Moses' his ability to take precisely 13 steps be¬ rified him; his knees had been smashed by three sons, Moses excelled at all sports. tween each pair of hurdles is the key to the safety bar. Indeed, Edwin's dispropor¬ He was an all-star catcher in Little

22 In v con- £ League; a rough, if skinny, defensive back grade school he built volcanoes, eyes focused sharply, his brow furrowed and in high school football; a flashy guard in dissected frogs, collected fossils, launch¬ something —perhaps the slip angle of the snake's endent; basketball. A remarkable leaper, he could ed homemade rockets. As a treat, he was slithering progress across the I stride dunk when he was only 5'8". Today he allowed to go to school every summer for highway —was analyzed and stored. Far from dies. 1 n can kick a basketball rim with his foot. extra courses in math and science. "I hung being idle, eggheaded theoriz¬ jdyfor i "In high school, Shades [as Moses was out at the playground like the rest of the ing, Moses' physics training has a direct 1! then known] could come down and slam kids," he says, "but I did a lot of aca¬ application to his running. "I'm constant¬ demic my v. pe.'- on you as easy as the Doctor," recalls hanging out, too." ly making adjustments because of Winston Lindsey, a fellow student at Fair- After high school Edwin attended tiny knowledge of physics," he says. >metefV' view High and now a hurdler at Long (enrollment 1,650) Morehouse on an "Coaches, for instance, tell me I have too much backkick. But I know that the wider, s Beach State. academic scholarship. He chose the hrseIt * At Fairview, Moses soon concentrated predominantly black school because of tighter the angle between the calf and the its ie; fr on track because of difficulties with high academic rating and prestige—its thigh, the less angular momentum. You Dr. need to i.r:v: coaches in the other sports. "I always felt alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., get the leg forward. I've given seminars on this. With some •' ’ll so frustrated having somebody else make Julian Bond, and Atlanta Mayor Maynard high-speed cameras and all the a judgment about my talent," he says. Jackson. But there is little in the way of angles measured, I think I could write out formulas to ex¬ u "But in track, if you can beat everybody athletic tradition at Morehouse, and iteivell to the tape, nobody can disturb you." Moses had to drive off campus to get to a plain the whole thing." Moses seems self-contained —a hur¬ Both of Moses's parents are edu¬ practice track. "It wasn't a problem, cators—Irving is an elementary school though," he says. "Morehouse was such a dling automaton —and there are those who think this could be principal, Gladys is a curriculum super¬ historical place. It was like going to Har¬ debilitating, who visor for the vard." believe such self-reliance is dangerous. ddi# i Dayton public school Dick system —and the Moses household has The learning process hasn't stopped Hill, the track coach at San Diego with his move to California. While State and a hurdling authority, is one of erto ! always been filled with books. In a rare driving 1966 those critics. . his ..,ee twist to the usual superstar story, Edwin Plymouth to a recent practice, "Edwin is began serious reading long before he Moses spotted a three-foot-long king unique in his maturity," he began serious training. At age seven he snake by the side of the road. Backing up says. "He is a smooth-flowing machine. But started in on a multivolume children's en¬ carefully, he stopped next to the snake you have to wonder what he'd be like and watched as it if all of a sudden there's a guy with him on ,„K ' cyclopedia and continued till he reached glided across the hot the eighth hurdle. Who knows, he might Lde j Z pavement. Edwin said nothing, but his ALUMNI NEWS

run 46 or he might tie up. An individual gold and two leather necklaces and a cop¬ to be a world record, right? And he did it on this without a coach is totally in charge of his per bracelet, as well as his watch, when he world, didn't he?" destiny. I'm just a firm believer that runs —but he loves crowds. He cherishes Moses' trust in logic forces him to see everybody needs someone." the remembrance of the 5,000 fans who many of the world's quirks as problems to Moses shakes his head. He's thought showed up in Taiwan to see him, and him be solved, barriers that can and should be about this a lot. "Coaches and track clubs alone, work out. hurdled. "I walk down the street and see have nothing to offer me," he says. "This At the gun he is off: a full sprint to the things a certain height and want to go is like a hobby. You don't have to share a first hurdle, then the bounding, graceful, over them," he says. In street clothes he hobby with somebody else." relentless 13s. He nicks the eighth hurdle often breaks away from companions to At the Mt. San Antonio Relays on a sun¬ with his trailing knee and reopens a small hurdle garbage cans, stumps, park ny Saturday afternoon in April, Moses sits cut, but no one is close. His time of 48.50 benches. alone in the shade. The meet is something is a meet record. In many ways Moses is a man alone. of a homecoming for him because he Later in the stands, dressed in his street Beamon was alone when he went 29'21/2 ". hasn't run in a major American meet in clothes, Moses chats with Bob Beamon, But he was humbled by what he'd done, nearly two years, since his world-record who is now track coach at U S. Interna¬ dropping to his knees and covering his performance at the '77 AAUs. Various ill¬ tional University. Beamon's world-record face with his hands. Moses is different. nesses and a lingering defiance have kept long jump of 29'2V2" at the 1968 Olym¬ "I guess being the best at something him away. pics in Mexico City was awesome, per¬ should be its own reward," Moses says, He left his apartment in good spirits. haps the greatest proportionate extension steering his old car back onto the But now, as his race approaches, he of a record ever. freeway. "But it's funny how sometimes becomes quiet and remote. The apart¬ Moses was expansive and cheerful after you don't see things the way everybody ment itself is stark, nearly without fur¬ his race, but now that the reporters are else does. It's hard looking from a lighted nishings; it is the dwelling of someone in gone and no one recognizes him, he house into the darkness." Cars whiz past transit, a rambling man. seems less open, bothered again. "There in the other direction, each bearing a The announcer introduces Moses and are even some people talking about tak¬ lone, expressionless Californian. The meet abruptly he changes. He smiles. He walks ing away Bob's record because it was is miles behind. "I hardly ever think about up the track, waving to the people in the done at too high an altitude," he says to how good I really am," he says. stands. He will be cool —he wears one an acquaintance. "I mean, it's supposed

President Emeritus Mays Honored by Mutual of Omaha and State of South Carolina

President Emeritus Benjamin E. Mays, year's Criss Award presentation is '67, was recently presented with the scheduled for the week of January 13, coveted Mutual of Omaha Criss Award 1980. for his contributions to mankind. Receiv¬ In June, 1979, the South Carolina ing the award jointly with Alumnus Mays General Assembly agreed to spend $6,000 in Omaha, Nebraska was Marlin Perkins, for a portrait of President Emeritus Mays one of the world's top ecologists who is to be hung in the South Carolina Capitol. host of the award-winning "Mutual of His portrait will be the second black per¬ Omaha's Wild Kingdom" television show. son whose likeness hangs in the Capitol in The Criss Award was established in 1950 Columbia, South Carolina, but the first by Mutual Chief Executive V.J. Skutt to portrait of a living South Carolinian who honor the late Dr. C. C. Criss, who gave is black. The first portrait of a black to early direction to the Company. Along hang in the State's Capitol was that of with a plaque, the award carried a $10,000 Mary McCloud Bethune. gift. A special television showing of this Benjamin Mays

24 Alumni Directory To Be Published

The Alumni Office has responded to market the directory, financing the opera¬ follow the main listings in order to pro¬ numerous inquiries by authorizing the tion solely through the sale of individual vide ready references. preparation of a directory of all living directory copies and, in cases where it This updated material will be derived alumni. The directory will be a valuable seems appropriate, through space reser¬ from brief questionnaires mailed to all reference volume, and it will be helpful in vations to alumni only. alumni and former students with known planning alumni activities, programs, and The College will not benefit financially addresses, and followed up by telephone maintaining contact with alumni and from the directory sales. Therefore, pur¬ for verification of the information to be former students. chases should not be considered as a con¬ printed in the directory. At that time, and The Bernard C. Harris Publishing Com¬ tribution. The College will derive substan¬ at that time only, alumni and former pany, Inc., of White Plains, New York, has tial benefit from the completely updated students will be invited to purchase a been selected as the official publisher records and other valuable information copy of the directory or reserve space. after a thorough review of this firm's ex¬ obtained. Only enough directories to fill these pre¬ tensive experience and success. Recog¬ The main body of the directory will publication orders will be printed, and cir¬ nized as the oldest and largest exclusive consist of an alphabetical listing of all culation will be restricted to alumni. publisher of alumni directories in the alumni and former students, with each en¬ Release of the directory is tentatively world, it has completed more than 250 try to include name, class, alumni club, scheduled for winter, 1980. alumni directories for colleges, univer¬ degree(s), home address and telephone, When the questionnaire arrives, we ask sities, secondary schools, and fraternal and business or professional information, that all alumni and former students com¬ organizations over the past 17 years. including title, firm name and address, plete and return the form immediately. This extensive project will be under¬ and telephone. Two complete indexes of We would hate to leave any alumnus out taken at virtually no cost to Morehouse all alumni and former students, one ar¬ of this historic document. College. The Harris Company has been ranged geographically by towns within contracted to compile, publish, and states, and the other by class year will

1979 Morehouse Football Report by Jim Alnuti - Acting SID

Dear Students, Alumni and Friends: motivator. He feels that education is first pound Derek Gainey, who rates as one of and athletics second. It's easy to produce the top tight ends in the Southeastern "In behalf of Morehouse-College, I am for a man who is looking out for your area. Derek topped all Tiger receivers pleased to welcome each of you as we future." with 23 catches for 343 yards and three gather for this home game of the Maroon With the high grade averages and the TD's, and senior defensive end Rodney Tigers." winning season, this point is well proven. Smith led the defensive unit with 77 solo Those were the words of our President, The Tigers were led by freshman quarter¬ tackles and 63 assists. The Maroon Dr. Hugh M. Gloster, to Morehouse foot¬ back Richard James, who rushed for three defense got to the opposing quarterbacks ball followers. It is very doubtful that Dr.. touchdowns and threw for five more. 17 times with Smith owning eight of those Gloster had any idea that Head Coach Senior running back Sammy Banks ex¬ for 63 lost yards. Maurice "MO" Hunt and his gladiators cited every crowd, scoring five touch¬ Coach Hunt's 1980 success on the grid¬ would respond so favorably. Coach Hunt, downs, including the season's longest iron will depend heavily on recruiting. who is in line for many honors in just his kick-off return for a touchdown of 95 The Tigers will lose fifteen of this year's first SIAC year, turned a losing program yards. stars to graduation. Next year, PATIENCE completely around from 4-5 to 6-3. Banks finished his amazing season with will be the name of the game—PLUS The Tigers played five of their nine 1053 total yards. He had 521 yards TOTAL SUPPORT. games in the Atlanta setting, winning all rushing, 115 receiving, 209 on punt returns We've experienced one winner; now five. Included was the 21-19 upset of and 208 yards on kick-off returns. The let's go indoors and support Coach Arthur highly touted Morris Brown at Herndon team would like to thank the 41,634 fans McAfee and his roundballers to a cham¬ Stadium. who were present at Lakewood Stadium pionship. Our first home game will be December 13 Standout players such as Rodney for the home games this year. Another against Fort Valley State. Smith, Greg Kelly, Sammy Banks and 10,317 attended the game at Herndon Then comes Morris Brown on the 15th, Morehouse's Rhodes Nominee Lloyd Ed¬ Stadium. Tuskegee on the 22nd and Albany State wards all have said, "Coach Hunt is a The NFL has set its eyes on 6'2, 210 on the 29th.

25 H. /. C. Bowden, Sr. E. A. Lee L. A. lackson A. N. Wardlaw S. /. Tucker

1943 law has been an Attendance Teacher with the New York ALUMNI NEWS Leo Albert Jackson (M.A., Atlanta City Board of Education since 1962, and is former President of the University; J.D., Cleveland Marshall Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island Morehouse School of Law) was assigned temporarily Alumni Club. He is a member and Elder of to sit on the Supreme Court of Ohio dur¬ the ing the month of October, 1979. Alumnus Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, St. Albans, New York, and a member and for¬ Jackson has been a Judge with the Court mer President of the United 1925 of Appeals of the Eighth Appellate Presbyterian Men. District of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, since Henry James Charles Bowden, Sr. (M.A., December, 1970. He served as Chief of Columbia University; M.Div., General JusticeofthatCourtduringthe1976term. Theological Seminary; DHL., St. 1951 Augustine's College; S.T.D., General Jerome Farris (M.S.W., Atlanta Universi¬ Theological Seminary) was elected to ty; J.D., University of Washington School serve in the State of Georgia's first Silver 1949 of Haired Law; D.L., Morehouse) was sworn in as Legislature. The Silver Haired Herman Franklin Bostick (M.A., Atlanta a lifetime member of the U.S. Ninth Cir¬ Legislature consists of senior citizens University; Ph D., Ohio State University) cuit Court of Appeals, Seattle, Washing¬ throughout the State representing each of has been appointed Associate Dean for ton, during ceremonies held on October Georgia's 106 House districts, and will Educational Affairs in the Graduate 15, 1979. Alumnus Farris was nominated prepare bills relating to the welfare of School of Arts and Sciences of Howard for the position by President J immy Carter Georgia's senior citizens for passage dur¬ University, Washington, D.C. In this posi¬ and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The ing the 1980 session of the Georgia tion, Alumnus Bostick will monitor all Ninth Circuit Court includes the states of Legislature. Alumnus Bowden is Chair¬ graduate degree programs offered by the Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Mon¬ man, Fulton County, Georgia Council on 33 departments which offer the Master's tana, Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii Aging; Chairman, Older Atlantans Task degree in 40 different fields and the Ph D. and Guam. He had been Chief Judge of Force, a member of the Episcopal degree in 23 fields. He joined the Universi¬ Division I of the Diocesan Washington State Court Designee on Ministry on Aging, ty faculty in 1977 and held the position of of Appeals. Alumnus Farris was appointed and a member of the Atlanta Regional Professor of French and Associate Chair¬ to the Commission's Task Force on Washington State Court of Appeals Aging. In man of the Department of Romance in 1969 and once held the position of June, 1979, he was honored by Saint Languages. Prior to joining Howard Presiding Chief Judge. He is Chairman of Stephen's Episcopal Church for fifty years University, Alumnus Bostick was Pro¬ the of service as an Steering Committee of the Governor's Episcopal Priest. fessor of French and Head of the Depart¬ Conference on Library and Information ment of Foreign Languages at Texas 1937 Services, a member of the Visiting Com¬ Southern University, Houston, Texas, mittee of the University of Washington Edwin A. Lee (M.D., Meharry Medical from 1973 to 1977. He had been Associate School of Social Work, and a member of College) was elected President of the Professor of French and Chairman of the the Executive Committee of the Judicial Sangamon State University Foundation, Foreign Language Department at Administration Division of the American Alumnus Lee has Morehouse from 1971 to Springfield, Illinois. 1973, and Bar Association. been a member of the Foundation since Associate Professor of French at More¬ August, 1968, when the organization was house from 1970 to 1971. established to assist in land acquisition Leroy Reginald Johnson (M.A., Atlanta for Sangamon State, which held its first University; LLB., North Carolina Central 1952 classes in the fall of 1970. Alumnus School of Lee Law) has been named Executive Reginald L. Jones (Ph D., Ohio State began his practice of medicine in Spring- Director of the Atlanta-Fulton County University), Professor of Education and field some thirty years ago. He was a Stadium Authority. The Stadium Authori¬ Afro-American Studies, University of member of the two citizen committees ty has the responsibility for the operation California at Berkeley, has accepted ap¬ which were instrumental in the establish¬ of the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, pointment to a five-year term as Editor of ment of Sangamon State, and has served which is the home of the Mental Retardation, an official journal of on the statewide committee to determine baseball team, the Atlanta Falcons foot¬ the American Association on Mental Defi¬ the need for medical schools in Illinois. ball team, and the site of numerous ciency. Alumnus Jones was recently He is past chairman of committees for the special events. honored as recipient of the Loretta Hunt Sangamon County Medical Society; a Albert Nixon Wardlaw (M S., Atlanta Award from Ohio State University for member of the surgical staffs of Spring¬ University) is currently a member of the "many years of outstanding service and field's three hospitals; and a member of International Task Force and Chairperson leadership to special education." He was the Department of Surgery at Southern Il¬ of the South Task Force of the Pres¬ linois University. byterian Church, U.S.A. Alumnus Ward-

26 tin I also the recipient of the Scholarship the 11th Annual Conference of the College at Brown University, Providence, iuilOA \ Award from the Association of Black Psy¬ African Heritage Studies Association at Rhode Island. He has also been appointed otilie chologists for “significant contributions the University of Pittsburgh. The title of Professor of Physics at the University of ehouse to the scholarly development of Black his paper was “The Legitimization of the Chicago. The University of Chicago and iQerof Psychology." Alumnus Jones' tenth and Cultural Bastard in Bertene Juminer's Les Argonne Universities Association operate iib it. eleventh books, Attitudes and Attitude Bastards." Alumnus Thompson is the Co¬ the Argonne National Laboratory for the w tor- Change in Special Education: In Theory ordinator of Foreign Languages in the Department of Energy. Argonne's main vteriancw and Practice (Council for Exceptional Department of Languages and Literature site is on a 1,700 acre tract, 25 miles Children) and Black Psychology, Second at Virginia State University. southwest of Chicago, Illinois. The Edition (Harper and Row), are scheduled Laboratory also manages the Idaho Nu¬ for publication in early 1980. clear Engineering Laboratory, and the Samuel total staff numbers more than 5,300. Joseph Tucker (M.A., Columbia 1958 University; Ph.D., Atlanta University) has Alumnus Massey joined the faculty at the Bobby F. Coates (further study, Atlanta 5:lool become President of the Atlanta Human University of Illinois in 1968 and was ap¬ University) is currently Deputy Assistant •nina/1 Development Center, Atlanta, Georgia. pointed Associate Professor of Physics at The Center provides services to in¬ Director, U.S. Secret Service, Uniform Brown University in 1970. He was pro¬ dividuals who are experiencing dif¬ Division, Washington, D.C. Alumnus moted to Professor of Physics at Brown in Coates has been with the U.S. Secret Ser¬ ficulties in personal, emotional, mental, 1975 and later, the same year, assumed vice since 1965, marital, or family adjustments. Alumnus having been assigned to the position of Dean of the College. the Tucker had been President of Langston Detroit, Michigan, and Dayton, Ohio, Alger Lee Wilson (M B A., Bryant Col¬ Field Offices. He was also University from 1978 to 1979 and had assigned to the lege) is currently Commanding Officer of Presidential Protection been Dean of University College at Ala¬ Division, pro¬ Patrol Wing One, Naval Air Facility, bama State University from 1976 to 1978. viding security for Presidents Richard Nix¬ Misawa, Japan. He holds the rank of Com¬ on, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter. He was President of Edward Waters Col¬ The mander in the U.S. Navy and was recently Uniformed Division has duties and re¬ lege, Jacksonville, Florida, from 1973 to selected for promotion to the rank of Cap¬ sponsibilities of protecting the 1976 and has served in higher education White tain. Prior to his current assignment he House as well as the Embassies and positions at the , had been Commanding Officer, Naval Chanceries in the Washington, D.C. Area. Atlanta University, and Morehouse Col¬ ROTC Unit at Southern University, Baton John Hope III (M.P.A., New York lege. He is a member of the American Rouge, Louisiana. University) has been appointed Deputy Psychological Association, the American Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Personnel and Guidance Association, Phi Civil Rights. As Deputy Staff Director, he Delta Kappa, the New York State Psy-^ 1959 will have overall responsibility for the chological Association, and the Georgia Preston Martin Yancy (M.H., University Commission's research, field programs, Psychological Association. He is also a of Richmond; M.S.S., and administrative Syracuse University) licensed operations. Alumnus psychologist and has been used was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy Hope has served as Acting Deputy Staff as a consultant by the National Science Director of the Commission since Feb¬ degree in Social Science with a con¬ Foundation and several institutions of centration in American Studies and sup¬ ruary, 1978. He joined the Commission in higher learning. porting areas of Afro-American Studies 1972 as Deputy Director, Office of Pro¬ from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New gram and Policy Review, which he later York during its May, 1979, Commence¬ 1953 headed. Prior to joining the Commission, ment exercises. The title of his disserta¬ he worked for the Peace Corps and the Jack D. Thomas (M.Div., Union tion was “Americans and Afro-Americans, Agency for International Development Definitions and o State* Theological Seminary; M.A., Kean Col¬ Self-Definitions, (AID). From 1967 to 1972, he served with lege) was awarded the Master of Theology 1850-1896 and 1948-1968." Alumnus Yan¬ the Peace Corps as Africa Region Program degree from Princeton Theological Sem¬ cy is Assistant Professor of English and In¬ iity • Officer and as Country Director in Ugan¬ terdisciplinary Humanities at Virginia itediP" inary, Princeton, New Jersey. Alumnus da and the Philippines. Thomas is an Instructor Union University, Richmond, Virginia. He presently of Walter Eugene Massey (M S., Ph D., Mathematics with the also writes a weekly column “It Seems To Asbury Park, New Washington University) has been named Me" for the Richmond Afro-American. Jersey, Public School System. Director of the U.S. Department of The caption of his column is the same as Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, ef¬ the title of his column in the Morehouse fective July 1,1979. Alumnus Massey had Maroon Tiger in 1958 and 1959. 1957 been Professor of Physics and Dean of the Paul Lawrence Thompson (M.A., University of Illinois; Ph D., Pennsylvania State University) presented a paper during

27 C. R. Stephens LeRoy Wilson, Ir. T. O. Cordy lulius tones, )r. W. E. Murphy, lr. R. E. Burns

1979 meeting. He is also a member of the field College) has been appointed Presi¬ ALUMNI NEWS American Bar Association and the As¬ dent of the Young Men's Christian As¬ sociation of Black Lawyers of West¬ sociation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The chester County, Incorporated. Pittsburgh YMCA is the fifth largest YMCA organization in the United States, consisting of 24 program centers, out¬ 1963 1960 reach units, and camps. Alumnus Jones Willie Lee Clark, Jr. (J.D., Howard has been associated with the YMCA for Charles Richard Stephens (further University) has been appointed Solicitor the past 16 years, holding the positions of study, Atlanta University) has been ap¬ of the National Labor Relations Board, Youth Director in Jacksonville, Florida, pointed Vice President for Development Washington, D.C. In his position, he will and Executive Director in Nashville, Ten¬ at Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia. Alum¬ be the principal legal advisor and consul¬ nessee. He was Director of nus Stephens had been Vice President for Operations for tant to the five-member Board on all the Development at Dillard University, New Metropolitan YMCA of Washington, questions of law and policy in the NLRB's D Orleans, Louisiana, for the past three- C., at the time of his appointment. administration of the basic U.S. Labor Malvin Earl Moore III (M.A., years. He has held various positions with University Relations Law. For the last three of the United Negro College Fund, Inc., for years, Iowa) has been named Director of Alumnus Clark has served as a Deputy As¬ six years, advancing from Atlanta (Geor¬ Advertising and Public Relations for sistant General Counsel with duties in¬ North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance gia) Area Director to National Campaign cluding supervisory responsibilities for Director. Prior to joining the U.N.C.F., Company, Durham, North Carolina. the operation of a number of NLRB Re¬ Alumnus Moore joined the company in Alumnus Stephens was a member of the gional Offices. 1975 and was named Butler Street Young Men's Christian As¬ Manager of Adver¬ Thomas O. Cordy (M.A., Atlanta Univer¬ tising and Public Relations in January, sociation for four years. sity) has been appointed to the seven- 1976. Prior to joining North Carolina member Fulton 1961 County (Georgia) Mutual, he had been Editor of "The Development Authority. The Authority Carolina Times" newspaper in Durham. Albert Paul Brinson (M.Div., In¬ sponsors revenue bond issues to provide He is a member of the Life Insurance terdenominational Theological Center; capital for business and industry expan¬ Advertisers Association and a member of further study, New York University) has sion in the County as well as the creation the Association's Company Communica¬ been appointed World Mission Support of additional employment within Fulton tions Research Committee. Field Counselor for the American Baptist County. Alumnus Cordy is Founder and William Edward Murphy, Jr. (further Churches of the South. For the past 11- Chief Executive Officer of AMC Mechan¬ study, Atlanta University) was elected to a years, Alumnus Brinson has been Pastor ical Contractors, Incorporated, a com¬ five-year term on the White Plains, New of the Antioch Baptist Church of Corona, mercial and industrial mechanical con¬ York, School Board in May, 1979. Alum¬ Long Island, New York. Under his leader¬ tracting firm which specializes in the nus Murphy will be the only black serving ship, the Antioch Baptist Church of Co¬ design and installation of ventilating, air on the School Board. He has served on the rona has grown from 180 to over 500 conditioning, plumbing, heating and proc¬ Superintendent of School's Advisory members, and the annual church budget ess piping systems. The firm is presently Committee, the Friends of the White has increased from $5,000 to over involved in the construction of the Mid- Plains Public Library Committee, the $100,000. He was First Vice President of field Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield In¬ White Plains-Greenburgh Branch of the the Queens Federation of Churches; ternational Airport and participating in a N.A.A.C.P., and the Post Road School Chairman of the Queens Opportunities In¬ venture on 16 joint projects for the Metro¬ PTA. Alumnus Murphy is a Staff Assistant dustrialization Center Steering Commit¬ politan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's for the Data Processing Division of IBM in tee; Secretary of the Board of Directors, rapid rail system. Alumnus Cordy is a White Plains, New York. Manhood Foundation, Inc., and a member member of the Board of Directors of the of the Community Board, No. 3, Planning Atlanta Business League, the Atlanta Queens, New York. Associated Contractors and Trade Coun¬ 1964 cil, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Robert E. Burns (M.Div., Crozer 1962 and the First Georgia Bank. Theological Seminary; M.S., University of Leroy Wilson, Jr. (M.S., J.D., University Madison J. Foster is currently Vice Wisconsin; S.T.D., Garrett Evangelical of California at Berkeley) is currently President of Cafe' Company, Incor¬ Theological Seminary) has been selected Assistant Division Counsel with Union porated, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Com¬ to be in the 1979 edition of "Outstanding Carbide Corporation, New York, New pany owns and operates a restaurant Young Men in America." He was also the York. Alumnus Wilson has been with the specializing in Creole and Acadian recipient of the "Community Leaders and Company since 1974. He was elected to cuisine in downtown Ann Arbor, Mich¬ Noteworthy Americans Award for 1978- the Board of Governors of the National igan. 79." Alumnus Burns is the Protestant Bar Association Association's during the Julius Jones, Jr. (further study, Spring¬ Chaplain at the West Side Veterans Ad-

28 1 H. L. Charles, jr. lames Maxey III M. R. Lincoln P. H. Toomer Dennis Turner, jr. E. C. Godwin, jr.

ministration Medical Center, Chicago, Il¬ Association of Educational Leaders, the 1969 linois. Georgia Educational Association, and the Jerry A. Drayton, Jr. (J. D., University of Herbert Lamar Charles, Jr. (M S., Ph D., Peyton Forest Civic Association. Washington) passed the July, 1979, Geor¬ University of California at Berkeley) has gia Bar Examination and was admitted to been promoted to the position of Busi¬ the 1968 practice of law in Georgia. Alumnus ness Development Manager - Africa, for Drayton is a member of the Morehouse the Milton R. Lincoln has been appointed Corning International Corporation, College faculty. Corning, New York. Alumnus Charles join- to the position of Associate Director of ed the Corning Class Corporation in 1972. the Economic Development Division of 11 1970 In 1977, he became Senior Market the Atlanta (Georgia) Chamber of Com¬ Development Specialist in the Technical merce. In his new position, Alumnus Lin¬ Emerson Calvin Godwin, Jr. (M.A., Products Division, which he held until his coln will deal largely with business and in¬ Atlanta University) has been promoted to latest promotion. dustrial prospects interested in relocating the position of Manager of Sales Training Thomas James Conage (M.D., Colorado to or expanding their firms in the Atlanta and Development at Johnson and John¬ University School of Medicine; M.P.H., area. He has been associated with the son Corporation, Willingboro, New Jer¬ ) is currently Chamber since 1973, holding the positions sey. Alumnus Godwin joined the com¬ Deputy Surgeon with the United States of Manager, Community Affairs Depart¬ pany in 1974 and has held the positions of Air Force's Aeromedical Airlift Wing, ment, and Associate Director of the Pub¬ Salesman, Regional Trainer, Assistant Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He had been lic Affairs Division. Prior to joining the Manager of Training and Development, Flight Surgeon and Chief of Aerospace Chamber, Alumnus Lincoln was on the and District Manager of the St. Louis Medicine at Altus Air Force Base, Okla¬ staff of Economic Opportunity Atlanta. Regional Office. Prior to joining the com¬ homa, before his current assignment. Frederick G. Ransom (M.D., University pany, he was Admissions Counselor and of Alabama School of Medicine) is cur¬ Assistant Registrar at Morehouse College if 'The rently Director, Emergency Department, from 1971 to 1974. Jurham. 1965 University Hospital, Birmingham, Ala¬ iuianci James Maxey III (M.S., Indiana Universi¬ bama. 1971 nber o ty) has been appointed Special Assistant Paul H. Toomer (M.D., Meharry Maceo Kennedy Sloan (M B A., Georgia weal to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Medical College) recently became a State University; J. D., North Carolina Pennsylvania and Director of the Com¬ Diplomate of the American Board of Central University School of Law) was mission on Charitable Organizations for Obstetrics and Gynecology. Alumnus recently the recipient of the Chartered the Commonwealth. Alumnus Maxey has Toomer is currently engaged in the Financial Analyst designation from the In¬ is Nett i completed all of the course work for the private practice of obstetrics and stitute of Chartered Financial Analysts. . Alum-, j Ph.D. degree at Temple University. He is gynecology in Thousand Oaks, California. To receive the designation, Alumnus currently doing research for his disserta¬ Following graduation from Meharry Sloan had to pass a series of examinations I OP till:: tion in psychology and mental health Medical College, Alumnus Toomer com¬ during a five-year period. Only one other dvisoty through the Union Graduate School, East pleted his internship and residency in black American held the designation prior White! Washington, D.C. obstetrics and gynecology at the Naval to that of Alumnus Sloan. He is Assistant ip tj Herbert Alonzo Stone, Jr. (M S., Atlanta Regional Medical Center, Oakland, Vice President of North Carolina Mutual V.f University; M.D., Emory University School California. He subsequently was ap¬ Life Insurance Company, Durham, North of Medicine) has become Medical Direc¬ pointed Chief of Obstetrics and Carolina. tor of the West Tuscaloosa Community Gynecology at the Naval Hospital, Port IBM’" Health Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Hueneme, California from August, 1976, 1972 Alumnus Stone had been Chief Resident until his discharge in February, 1978. Uzee at the College of Community Health Following his discharge, he briefly pur¬ Brown, Jr. (M.A., University of Science, University of Alabama, for the sued a research fellowship in medical Michigan; further study, University of past three years. genetics at the University of California at Michigan) appeared in the roles of Carey Wynn, Jr. (M.A., Ed.S., Atlanta Los Angeles before entering private prac¬ Frazier, a lawyer, and Jim, a cotton University; further study, Atlanta Univer¬ tice. picker, in the Atlanta Symphony Or¬ sity) has been appointed to the position of Dennis Turner, Jr. (M.D., Meharry chestra's presentation of Porgy and Bess Instructional Coordinator for the DeKalb Medical School) became the first black during November, 1979. Alumnus Brown County (Georgia) School System. Alum¬ general surgeon to graduate from Emory has appeared in other operatic roles to in¬ clude Uberto in "La Serva Padrona," nus Wynn has been associated with the University's School of Medicine, Atlanta, System for the past 13 years, serving in Georgia during its summer commence¬ Figaro in "The Marriage of Figaro," Don positions of teacher, Assistant Principal, ment program. Alumnus Turner has en¬ Bartolo in "The Barber of Seville," and Parson Alltalk in the Atlanta and Principal. He is a member of the tered the private practice of surgery in Symphony DeKalb Administrators Club, the Georgia Atlanta, Georgia. Orchestra's premier of Scott Joplin's

29 M. K. Sloan B. K. Davis /. W. johnson S. R. Dean M. S. Parker, Jr. ). D. Thomas

Construction Loan Officer. In 1976, he University during their May, 1979 com¬ ALUMNI NEWS was transferred to the Raleigh residential mencement exercises. Alumnus Lindsay office as a Loan Administration Officer. has become an intern in obstetrics and gynecology at the St. Louis University 1974 Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. Robert Michael Franklin, Jr. (M.Div., Demory Lipscomb, Jr. (M B A., Atlanta "Treemonisha" under the direction of Harvard University; further study, Univer¬ University) has become a Systems Analyst Robert Shaw. He has been an Instructor sity of Chicago) has been appointed Prot¬ at the Division Headquarters of Mead of Music at Morehouse from 1973 to 1977 estant Chaplain of the Pastoral Care Divi¬ Packaging Company, Atlanta, Georgia. and is currently on leave to complete his sion of St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago, Il¬ He had been a Financial Analyst at Avis doctoral degree in vocal performance at linois. He is also Assistant Pastor of St. World Headquarters, New York for the the University of Michigan. Paul Church of in God Christ in Chicago, past two years. Victor Vaughn Hall (M S., Rochester In¬ and a doctoral candidate at the Universi¬ Ralph Earl Selby (J.D., University of stitute of Technology; Ed.S., Nova Univer¬ ty of Chicago. Michigan School of Law) has become an sity) is a currently mathematician with the Kenneth Hamilton (M.A., Yale Universi¬ associate in the law firm of Baker, Baker National Weather Service, Silver Spring, ty) appeared in the role of Jake, a fisher¬ & Selby, Bay City, Michigan. He is a Maryland. Prior to joining the National man, in the Atlanta Symphony Orches¬ member of the State Bar of Michigan, and Weather Service, he had been a teacher tra's presentation of "Porgy and Bess" in the Federal Bar, Eastern District of Mich¬ of mathematics at Nova High School, Fort November, 1979. Alumnus Hamilton was igan. Lauderdale, Florida. a member of the Houston Grand Opera's Weldon Jackson (Ph D, Harvard Univer¬ national touring company and Broadway sity, M.A., Atlanta University) is currently production of "Porgy and Bess" and was a 1976 Assistant Professor and Chairman of the member of the 1978 Sherwin Goldman Benjamin J. Daniel was commissioned Black Studies Department at Wellesley European tour of the same opera. He has Navy Ensign upon his completion of Avia¬ College, Wellesley, Mass. Alumnus also appeared with Gunther Schuller and tion Officer Candidate School at the Jackson had been a W. E. DuBois Fellow the Boston Symphony, and William Har¬ Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. at Harvard University. The W.E.B. DuBois wood and the Yale Symphony in oratoria Alumnus Daniel joined the Navy in No¬ Fellowship Program is designed to and other solo works. vember, 1977. generate innovative and creative research W. Johnson Jeffrey (further study, John Simmie Robert Dean, 1st Lieutenant, on Afro-American life, history, and Carroll University) has been elected to the United States Marine culture. Corps, has become position of Commercial Finance Officer Administrative Officer for the Marine Air in Central National Bank of Cleveland's 1973 Support Squadron-1, Marine Air Control Corporate Banking Department, Cleve¬ Group-28, Second Marine Aircraft Wing, Bernard K. Davis has been elected an land, Ohio. Alumnus Johnson joined Cen¬ Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, Cherry Operations Officer of the Trust tral's management Company development program Point, North Carolina. Alumnus Dean re¬ Bank, Atlanta, in 1976 and was Georgia. Alumnus Davis assigned to the Commer¬ ceived the status of Regular Commission, has been associated with the bank cial Finance Division of since Banking in 1977 Vice Reserve Commission, United States 1974, when he was as a Commercial'Finance appointed a trainee on Representative. Marine Corps during the summer of 1979. the Operations for the Bank's Ben Hill Timothy Roy Owens is currently a Proj¬ Eugene McCray is currently enrolled as branch in 1976 and named Assistant ect Engineer with Cordis Dow Company, a third-year medical student at Bowman Branch Manager in 1978. Concord, California. He had previously Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, Larry C. Jones (M.A., University of held the position of engineer with the North Carolina. Northern Colorado) was the recipient of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San James Lee Marr, Jr. is currently a Pro¬ the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal Francisco, California. duction Supervisor at the General Motors- at Ghedl, Italy. Alumnus Jones, a Esaias F. Captain Lee, Jr., was awarded the Doc¬ Fisher Body Division, Columbus, Ohio. in the Air Force, earned the award for ex¬ tor of Medicine degree from the Medical Alumnus Marr had been an Alcoholism ecution of his duties as a Supply Opera¬ College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis¬ Counseling Assistant at St. Anthony's tions Officer in his unit, stationed in consin, in May, 1979. Alumnus Lee will Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Europe. serve a residency in family practice at Midgett Seldon Parker, Jr. is currently Kenneth F. Woods has been elected Eugene Talmadge Hospital, Augusta, Commanding Officer, Bravo Battery, 2nd Assistant Vice President of Wachovia Georgia. Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, Mortgage Company, Raleigh, North Caro¬ Trier, Germany. Alumnus Parker, 1st lina. Alumnus Woods joined the mortgage Lieutenant, U.S. Army, assumed com¬ company's residential office in 1973. In 1975 mand in May, 1979 of the Battery which 1974, he was promoted to the position of Michael Kenneth Lindsay was awarded contains a $34-million Improved HAWK mortgage officer and in 1975 became a the Doctor of Medicine degree from Yale Missile System and over 200 soldiers. Tac-

30 W. V. Burke III

tical operations include a 24-hour active the past six-years. Prior to joining the Har¬ air defense mission covering vital air vard faculty, he was an Instructor of Busi¬ space over the Federal Republic of Ger¬ ness Administration at Morehouse Col¬ many. This requires his unit to be com¬ lege. pletely mobile and capable of self- sustaining operations seven days a week. 1977 Alumnus Parker is scheduled to complete William T. Burke III has been elected to his military commitment in December, serve as one of three students on the Ad¬ 1980. missions Committee for the Howard Un¬ Rufus Roosevelt Thomas (M B A., Uni¬ iversity School of Law. Alumnus Burke versity of Chicago; D.B.A., Harvard has also assumed the position of Editor-in- University) has been appointed Associate Chief for Howard University's first journal Dean of the Atlanta University Graduate of International Law and Diplomacy. He is School of Business Administration. Alum¬ also currently employed as a legal intern nus Thomas had served on the M B.A. and for the Office of Minority Business Enter¬ D B A. faculties of Harvard University for prise in Washington, D.C.

IN MEMORIAM

C. lackson C. H. Williams William Wyche

Clarence C. Canty, '51 (M.A., Atlanta vived by his wife, Barbara, and daughters, Charles H. Williams, '31, passed Oc¬ University), passed June, 1979. At the time Janice and Meredith, and a host of rel¬ tober, 1979, in Detroit, Michigan. He was of his death, he was a systems engineer atives and friends. Pastor of Saint Mark Missionary Baptist for Western Electric Company, Atlanta, Church, Detroit, Michigan. He is survived Georgia. He is survived by his wife, State William Dean Pettus, '28 (M.D., by his wife, son, Charles, Jr., daughter, Representative Henrietta Canty, four Meharry Medical College), passed May, Ruth, and a host of relatives and friends. children, and a host of relatives. 1979, in Montgomery, Alabama. He had been a practicing physician in Mont¬ William Garrent Wyche, '68, died in James Castina Jackson, 44 (B.D., gomery from August, 1934, to March, October, 1979, as a result of a swimming Howard University; D.D., Oklahoma 1979. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ive accident. He was a teacher with the Atlan¬ School of Religion), passed June 8, 1979, Williams Pettus, three daughters, Elynor, ta Public School System. He is survived by in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He had been Pastor Yvonne, and Jessica, and a host of other his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wyche of Paradise Baptist Church in Tulsa, relatives. of Camden, New Jersey. Oklahoma for the past 23 years. He is sur¬

31 Morehouse College Alumni Association National Officers

President Secretary Charlie J. Moreland, '51 Alfred M. Byrd, '66 849 Woodmere Drive, N W 1716 Lake Hill Lane Atlanta, GA 30318 Plano, TX 75074 Vice President-at-Large Treasurer William A. McGill, '47 Julius A Lockett, '39 20115 Canterbury Road 3350 Bobolink Circle, S.W Detroit, Ml 48221 Atlanta, CA 30314

Alumni Clubs

Region I — Regional Vice President West Palm Beach (FL) Region V— Regional Vice President J. Herbert Williams, '59 Dr. Robert L. Smith Robert T Smith, III, '71 901 Flamingo Drive, S W P O Box 3225 33402 3550 S King Drive, #3 Atlanta, CA 30311 Chicago, IL 60654 Regional III — Regional Vice President Albany (GA) Otis C Boddy, '41 Chicago (IL) C K Dunson, '50, President 808 Fort Wood Place Julius Newborn, '48, President Albany State College 31705 9623 South Parnell Chattanooga, TN 37403 60628 Athens (GA) Cincinnati (OFI) Robert L. Calloway, '47, President Chattanooga (TN) Walter Barron, '60, President Bertram 289 Cleveland Avenue 30601 Jenkins, President 1634 Jonathan Avenue 45207 1915 Citicia Ave. 37404 Atlanta (GA) Cleveland (OFI) Durham Henry M Harris, Jr, '49, President (NC) Lawrence J Powell, Sr., '27, President Malyin E 1500 Ezra Church Drive, N W 30318 Moore, III, '63, President 1300 Superior Avenue #2209 44114 5328 Peppercorn Street 27704 Augusta (GA) Detroit (Ml) Latimer Blount, '62, President Memphis (TN) William A McGill, '47, President 1309 Rev Fred C Loftin, Gwinnett Street 30901 '53, President 20115 Canterbury Road 48221 761 Walker Avenue 38126 Columbus (GA) Indianapolis (IN) Nashville W, W. Gentry, '38, President (TN) Leonard Law, '58, President 4480 Moline Ronald A Avenue 31907 Weaver, '53, President 1980 Landward Drive, #404 46260 939 Jefferson Street 37208 Macon (GA) Miami Valley (OH) Winston-Salem Bobby Jones, '53, President (NC) Charles Hall, '55, President P O Box 5186 31208 Jerry Drayton, '43, President 2800 Olt Road 2025 K Court Avenue 27105 Savannah (GA) Dayton, OH 45418 J T Stevens, '61, President Regional IV — Regional Vice President 633 W 45th Street 31405 Region VI— Regional Vice President Murray Schmoke, '49 Milton Wilkins, '69 1518 McCulloh Street Region II— Regional Vice President 130 Stoneyside Lane Baltimore, MD 21217 NorbertC Williams,'55 Olivette, MO 63132 1740 N W, 7th Baltimore Avenue (MD) St. Louis (MO) Joseph Smith, '59, President Pompano Beach, FL 33060 James E McLeod, '66, President 3203 Taney Road 21212 Birmingham (AL) 6924 Millbrook Blvd #102 63130 Earl Hilliard, '64, President Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island (NY) P O Box 11385 35205 Calvin Washington, President Region VII— Regional Vice President 10 Clinton Street, Joseph C Parker, Jr., '74 Broward County (FL) Apt 11-Q Brooklyn, N Y 11211 4837 Cedar Spring#218 Benjamin Miller, '54, President Dallas, TX 75221 P O Box 6147 Buffalo (NY) Pompano Beach, FL 33061 Benjamin F Bullock, Jr, '41, President Baton Rouge (LA) 373 Humboldt Parkway 14208 Armstead A Pierro, '37, President Daytona Beach (FL) Southern Bernard W Newark University 70813 Smith, Jr , '34, President (NJ) 730 Flanders Street 32015 Roger Smith, '69, President Dallas (TX) 256 Tremont Avenue Joseph C Parker, Jr., '74, President Itta Bena (MS) Orange, NJ 07050 P O Box 3106 Fred D. Matthews, '51, President Dallas, TX 75221 Mississippi Valley State College 38941 New England (MA) Willie Davis, '56, President Denver (CO) Jackson (MS) 61 Westbourne Road Fred E Holmes, '50, President William K, Dease, '59, President Newton Centre, MA 02159 2626 Monaco 4237 Overbrook Drive 39213 Parkway 80207 New York City (NY) Houston (TX) Jacksonville (FL) Charles A West, President Thomas J. Ballentine, President James I Bellinger, Jr, '40, President 33 Bonita Vista Road 3826 Julius Lane 77021 5903 Lusaid Drive 32209 Mt. Vernon, N Y 10552 New Orleans (LA) Miami (FL) Lorenzo Gunn, '50, President William R Sutton, '57, President Petersburg (VA) 3737 Iberville St 70119 2151 N. W. 131 st Street 33167 Calvin M Miller, '50 Virginia State College 23803 Oklahoma City (OK) Mobile (AL) Archibald Hill, Ex '56, President William E Thomas, '47, President Philadelphia (PA) 4400 N Lincoln No 1 52 73105 718 S Wasson Avenue Lonnie C Johnson, '58, President Whistler, AL 36612 6919 N 19th Street 19126 Region VIII— Regional Vice President Montgomery (AL) Pittsburgh (PA) David W Brown, '53 Robert B Stone,'61, President Rosamond C Kay, Jr '39, President 1825 Cedarbury Lane 1420 Deer Street 36106 447 Reed Street Olympia, WA 98502 Tallahassee Clairton, PA 15025 (FL) Los Angeles (C A) James Hudson, '27, President Rochester (NY) Gregory B Boyd, '75, President 712 Gamble Street 32304 Bobby J Anderson '69, President 4021 Stevely Avenue, #9 90008 45 Lantern Lane Tampa ■ St. Petersburg (FL) 14623 San Diego Area (CA) Delano S Stewart, '62 Tidewater-Peninsula (VA) Matthew A Williams, '50, President 3558 29th Street 33605 Curtis T Langley '63, President 5740 Daffodil Lane 92120 1055 Tradewinds Road Virgin Island San Francisco Bay Area (CA) Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Andre Bertrand, '76, President Myron H Johnson, '50, President P O Box 1871 Washington (DC) 1029 55th Street St Thomas, VI 00801 Henry M Thompson, '66, President Oakland, CA 94608 7810 Karla Lane Seattle (WA) Oxon Hill, MD 20022 C P Johnson, President 17823 88th Ave . N E Bothell, WA 98011