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OBJ (Application/Pdf) Published Quarterly by Atlanta University Calendar 3 Twenty-ninth Annual Art Exhibition 4 The University’s 101st Commencement 6 News from the Center 13 Campus Briefs 14 Faculty Items 28 Alumni News 32 In Memoriam 50 Map of the University 51 • ON THE COVER • Miss Barbara Adele Brown, MA '70, and Charles Bernard Pryor, the University's Merrill Fellows for the academic year 1970-1971. Series III JULY, 1970 No. 151 Second Class Postage paid at Atlanta, Georgia CALENDAR ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER CONVOCATION: February 12 — The Honorable Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., Vice Mayor of Atlanta. ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER CORPORATION CONCERT: March 5 — “Trumpets of the Lord” from James Wel¬ don Johnson’s “God’s Trombones.” ART EXHIBIT: March 29-April 26 — The Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture and Graphics by Afro-American Artists. LECTURE: April 15 — Dr. Sylvia E. Bowman, professor of English and Chairman of the Department, Indiana University, Fort Wayne. Department of English. CONFERENCE: April 15 — “Perspectives on Welfare.” Atlanta University School of Social Work, Atlanta University Center Undergraduate Program in Social Welfare and Clark College Southern Center for Stud¬ ies in Public Policy. LECTURES: April 21, 28 — Mr. William A. Clement, Jr., Atlanta Office, Bache & Co., “Fundamentals of In¬ vesting.” School of Business Administration. CENTER FOR AFRICAN AND AFRICAN- AMERICAN STUDIES LECTURE: April 24 —Mr. Paul Danquah, Public Relations Officer, World Bank, “Africa and the World Bank.” LECTURE PROGRAM SERIES: May 5 — Mr. George Alexander, editor of Newsiveek’s Science and Space Section, “Hunger and the Population Growth.” PEACE CORPS TRAINING PROGRAM CONFERENCE: May 13-17—“Develop¬ ment in West Africa.” Keynote Speaker, May 13, Dr. Elliott Skinner, former U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta. JOINT BACCALAUREATE SERVICE: May 31 — Dr. Howard Thurman. Dean Emeritus. Marsh Chapel, Boston University. 101ST COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: June 1 — The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsyl¬ vania. Twenty-ninth Annual Art Exhibition Miss Shirley Bolton and a guest viewing her oil, "Tenement," which won second prize in the Paintings, All Media. The Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibi¬ and who is on leave from Clark Col¬ able Mention in this category was tion of Paintings, Sculpture and lege; and Jack Adams of Atlanta, en¬ awarded to Gregory Ridley, Jr., of Graphics by Afro-American Artists gineering artist at Lockheed-Georgia, Nashville, Tennessee, for his oil, “Fe¬ opened on Sunday, March 29, in the selected eighty-eight works for show¬ tish Mask”; Honorable Mentions Catherine Hughes Waddell Gallery in ing—fifty-two oils, eighteen sculp¬ were received by Joseph B. Ross, Jr., Trevor Arnett Library; over two tures and eighteen graphics. Water of Atlanta, for his “Moody Tree hundred visitors attended the opening. colors were included in the Paintings, Trying to Flower”; and Miss Gwen¬ Miss Malya Momaya, an Indian stu¬ All Media, category this year. dolyn Sabb of Savannah, Georgia, for dent in the School of Library Service, Skunder Boghossian, who is an art “Blue Village.” was senior hostess; Miss Nancy-Lynn instructor and guest lecturer in At¬ First prize in the Sculpture cate¬ Argue was junior hostess. lanta, won the first prize in Paintings, gory was won by James Newton of The Jury of Selection, which in¬ All Media, for his oil, “Untitled.” The Normal. Illinois, for “The American cluded David Driskell. Chairman. De¬ second prize in this category was won Sixties”; second award went to Ed¬ partment of Art, Fisk University, by Miss Shirley Bolton of Athens, ward L. Pryce of Tuskegee Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, chairman; Georgia, for her oil, “Tenement”; an¬ Alabama, for “Fisherman with Cor¬ Floyd Coleman, who is studying for other of Miss Bolton’s oils, “Help the morant.” A Special Honorable Men¬ his terminal degree in art history at People in Cathy’s World.” was se¬ tion was awarded to Franklin V. the University of Georgia in Athens lected for showing. A Special Honor¬ Lynn of Atlanta for “Tragedy and 4 Atlanta University Bulletin Freddie L. Redemption of a Reformer”; Honor¬ MFA degree from the University of Styles. Lillie Kate Walker and Sandra Kate able Mentions were awarded to Ruby North Carolina and is presently a Williams. L. Garrett of Atlanta for “Untitled,” doctoral candidate at Illinois State The LJniversity purchased the and to Jack Jordan of New Orleans, Normal University, won two first prize-winning works, which are now Louisiana, for “Ghetto Madonna.” awards; this is the first time that he included in the historically and cul¬ In the Graphics section, the first has entered work in the annual ex¬ turally priceless Atlanta LJniversity prize was awarded to James Newton hibit. Miss Bolton won the popular Negro Collection, now on permanent for “Desperate Faith”; second prize award for her oil, “Black Man,” in display in the gallery except during was won hy J. Brooks Dendy, III, of last year’s exhibition. Dr. J. Brooks the month of April when the Annual Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, for his cra¬ Dendy, III. is Head of the Drama Exhibition is on view. Posters an¬ Section, Carnegie Institute, Pitts¬ yon drawing, “The Allegheny Val¬ nouncing the exhibit were designed leys.” “Sun-one” by Ruth Neal Tun- burgh, Pa. by Freddie Styles for the third succes¬ stall, Dallas, Texas, was awarded a Atlanta artists whose works were sive year: some of his works were Special Honorable Mention, and selected for showing were James also selected for showing. “Wild Flecken” by J. Brooks Dendy, Adair, Wonzer Bradley. Ruby L. Gar¬ Over one thousand people, includ¬ III, and “Untitled” by Freddie L. rett. Robert L. Long, Franklyn V. many groups Styles of Atlanta, were awarded Hon¬ Lynn, Arthur Parks, Jr., Joseph B. ing of high school and orable Mentions. Ross, Jr., Martysses Rushin. Jewel W. art students, viewed the exhibit, James Newton, who received his Simon, Wylene Crowder Stubbs, which closed on April 26. James Newton, winner of the first award in Sculpture for "The American Sixties," with Floyd Coleman, one of the judges. July, 1970 5 The University’s 101st Commencement Mrs. Carrie Leigh George, the first woman to receive a Ph.D. degree (guidance and counseling) from the University, being congratulated by President Jarrett. Three hundred and twelve Master’s tries—Ethiopia, India, Iran, Korea, gree in guidance and counseling were degrees, one Education Specialist de¬ Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and awarded. gree and one doctoral degree were Taiwan. The School of Arts and Sci¬ In his charge to the graduating conferred by the University at its ences graduated thirty students, eight¬ class, Dr. Jarrett said: 101st Commencement held on Mon¬ een with the Master of Arts degree During your study here l believe day, June 1, in Samuel H. Archer and twelve with the Master of Science that Atlanta University has con¬ Hall, Morehouse College campus. The degree. Twenty-nine students received tributed greatly to your store of Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, the Master of Science in Library knowledge, but / must remind you Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Service, sixty-eight the Master of So¬ that self-development, self-actuali¬ Eastern District of Pennsylvania, was cial Work, one hundred and fifty the zation, and achievement are yours the Convocation speaker. Master of Arts in Education and and yours alone to complete. Per¬ The graduating class was drawn thirty-five the Master of Business Ad¬ formance still constitutes the only from twenty-five states, the District of ministration. One Ed.S. (Education available worth of an individual, Columbia, and eight foreign coun¬ Specialist) degree and one Ph.D. de¬ whether he be a teacher, supervisor, 6 Atlanta University Bulletin accountant, banker, lawyer. librari¬ an, minister or social worker. Only through your performance can you achieve true personal worth and dignity. As you leave this University, / ask you to be honest with your¬ selves as to what you really want, to try to keep your minds open to new insights, and resolve to teach the true meaning of freedom by your own example. Your participation in the Com¬ mencement Exercises today sym¬ bolizes for me, and I hope for you, your pride and dignity, and your determination to get going with the fob of helping to erase injustice and hatred, and tragedies like those that have surrounded us in recent days. Do not allow the harsh, cruel reality of ivhat is happening around you prohibit your looking beyond the “note.” In other words, do not to forget dream—for when The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Commencement Speaker and recipient of the dream dies there can be no the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (left), with Dr. Jarrett. greatness. Your mission is possible. May Cod bless you and give you strength. Receiving the Master of Arts from the School of Arts and Sciences were: Mrs. Beverly Guy Sheftall. Memphis. Term., in English: David Napoleon Leggett. Jacksonville, Fla., and Alice Jean Smith. Moultrie. Ga.. in French: James Tallie Head. Holly Springs. Mi ss., in History; Glyde Edwards James. Atlanta, in Political Science. Yohannes Berhanu. Gajam, Ethiopia, and Mrs. Sallie Hall Kennedy. Jack¬ sonville. Fla., in Social Science: Mrs. Patricia Washington Element. At¬ lanta. P. Martin Gook. Newnan. Ga.. T^eonard Van Goodwin. Brooklyn, N. Y.. Henry Hall, Atlanta. Norma Jean Hammons. Oklahoma City, Okla.. William Ravmond Headley. Charleston. S. C.. Dervl Gene Hunt. M adison. Ga.. Mrs. Qumare Alexan¬ der M orehead. Pine Bluff. Ark., Rob¬ ert Morgan. Chattanooga. Tenn., Joyce Louise Smith. North Little Phenecia Cannon Morris, the first recipient of an Ed.S. (Education Specialist) degree Roek. Ark., and Mrs. Theopia John- from the University (left), being congratulated by Dr. Jarrett. July. 1970 The 1970 Graduating Class. son Tate, Atlanta, in Sociology.
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