FALL/WINTER 2013-14
A MAGAZINE WHERE BEING THE FIRST MATTERS
LLOYD:
Leadership For Women
& Lincoln
X
MALCOLM
& LINCOLN MEN
An Honor
Deferred:
University
Posthumously
Awards
Long-Overdue
Honorary Degree
EXCLUSIVE
EXCERPT:
‘Notes from a
Colored Girl:
The Civil War
Pocket Diaries of
Emilie Frances
Davis’
Webb’s
‘The
Garvey
Protocol’
Among Best
In African American
First Fiction
Warwick &
‘ORIGINAL
DREAMGIRL’
Holliday Among Lion
Awards Honorees
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The Lincoln University continues to show the world why Lincoln is Where Being
The First Matters. Over the last 12 months or so, we have so much to be grateful
for as I reflect on the university’s progress. Here are just a few things:
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Strengthenedourinstitutionbyconductingacomprehensivereviewof all undergraduate programs. Led by a task force comprised of
faculty and staff, this review resulted in the consolidation of
several departments, saving us in excess of a million dollars, but more so
making our offerings much more competitive.
•
UpdatedourStrategicPlanusingaprocessthatinvolvedeverymember
of the faculty and staff, giving voice to the principle that it belongs to all
of us. As a result of this effort, we have a clearer vision of who
we are and where we are seeking to go over the next five years.
•
Strengthenedtheassessmentsystemsandprocesses,establishedan
Office of Assessment and Accreditation and trained all faculty members
to use the Xitracs program for maintaining and analyzing data. This will
aid us in making better decisions for our University.
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EstablishedpartnershipsintheSTEMareaswiththeUniversityofPennsylvania,theUniversityofNamibia,theAmerican
CollegeofDublin,Ireland,andtheGovernmentofBayelsa,Nigeria,fromwhereweexpectmorethan25studentstoenrollin January 2014.
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U.S.NewsandWorldReportrankedtheUniversity20outof105HBCUs.
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OpenedthefirstsatellitecampusfortheUniversityinCoatesville,PA.
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EstablishedaSponsoredResearchOffice;Researchhasincreasedbymorethan$1million.
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SoughtstateandMiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducationapprovaltooffertheBachelorofNursingdegreewhich
launched its first class in August 2013.
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EstablishedaCommissiononSustainabilityandconductedaschool-wideprogramonenvironmentalandsustainable
initiatives.WealsosignedthePresident’sClimateCommitmentonSustainability,becomingoneofonly679universitiesinthe
nation to do so.
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MaintainedourinvestmentratingofA-2fromMoody’sinvestor’sservice.
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Balancedtheoperatingbudgetandendedtheyearwithasurplus,somethingwehadnotdoneinacoupleofyears.
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SecuredanagreementwiththeBarnesFoundationtooutlinespecificlearningoutcomesforstudentsintheVisualand
PerformingArtsProgram.
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Signedarticulationagreementswith12communitycollegesinPA,MDandNJ.
While these highlights are worthy of celebration, we can do so much more, and we will, as will you. And nowhere is the proof more
evident than in the pages of The Lincoln Lion.
The University continues to meet its intellectual, cultural and social commitment to its students by not only challenging and engaging
themintheclassroom,butthroughourthought-provokingandentertainingconvocations,concertsandotherevents,whichfeature
nationally-renownedscholars,speakersandartists.
And once again, both younger and older alumni gain even more recognition in all facets of professional endeavor while our students
not only excel in the classroom, but demonstrate their proficiency beyond ‘the campus green.’
The Lincoln University is Where Being The First Matters.
Hail, Hail, Lincoln!
Robert R. Jennings, Ed.D.
2 President
A MAGAZINE WHERE BEING THE FIRST MATTERS
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Lloyd:
Leadership For Women & Lincoln
ByEricChristopherWebb‘91
CoverPhoto:R.Williams
FALL/WINTER 2013-14
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Lincoln’s Beta Chapter of
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Celebrates Its
Centennial
ByEricChristopherWebb‘91
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Malcolm X
& Lincoln Men
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Reconstructed
Dr.RobertR.Jennings
President
Cheryl Thomas
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
EricChristopherWebb‘91
Director of Communications & Public Relations
RitaDibble
Director of Alumni Relations
From The President
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From The Editor
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Roar
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From The Alumni Relations
Director
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Literary Lincoln
41
Lincoln In The Lens
44
Class Notes
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2013 Donors List
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Lions At Rest
BC
Where Being The First Matters
Four Lincoln Men Who Did
What Was Necessary
ByRev.Dr.MelLeaman
Exclusive Excerpt:
Notes from a Colored Girl:
The Civil War Pocket Diaries
Of Emilie Frances Davis
ByDr.KarsonyaWiseWhite‘91
@TheLincolnU
University Administration
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Editor:
Contributors:
Photographers:
TheLincolnUniversity
Alum Lincoln
LincolnUniversityofPA
Sustainabilityat
TheLincolnUniversity–PA
EricChristopherWebb‘91
EricChristopherWebb’91,VictorKakulu’07,
Rev.Dr.MelLeaman,Dr.KarsonyaWiseWhite‘91
VictorKakulu’07,RobertWilliams,
RayHolman’71,EricChristopherWebb‘91
The Lincoln Lion: Published Two Times Annually By Lincoln University,
The Office Of Communications And Public Relations, 1570 Baltimore
Pike, P.o. Box 179, Lincoln University, Pa 19352-0999; Distributed Free To
Alumni, Parents, Friends, Faculty And Staff Of Lincoln University. Email:
Lincoln-Comm@Lincoln.edu
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From the Editor
Over the last several decades, our dear alma mater has done little to aggressively showcase
the plethora of talents and accomplishments of our distinguished alumni and recent graduates.
Sure,wehavealwaystalkedaboutahandfulofournotablealumslikeLangstonHughes‘29,
ThurgoodMarshall’30andRoscoeLeeBrowne‘46,butthelisttoooftenhasbegunand
endedwiththefew.Andourdistinctions–thenearly50nationally-recognizedalumniand
university“FIRSTS”(andcounting),wehaverarelyutteredaboveawhisper,keepingmost
as a closely held secret.
Tosaytheleast,wehavebeenreluctant.
Maybe, we felt our legacy was and is too hard for others to believe, especially for others at larger, more talked about institutions. The fact that
asmall,historicallyBlackCollegeandUniversityinaruralcornerofSouthernChesterCounty,PA,wheresomanyofitsstudentshavecome
from humble beginnings, maintains such a record is more than just noteworthy, it’s legendary.
As a Lincoln alum, who has always relished in our history and traditions, I believe the reason is something more simple. They are accepted norms. What we become and what we achieve has never been out of the ordinary for us. It has always been what we have expected from
ourselves – each and every one of us who has entered and later exited through those historic gates. And why for so many of us, Lincoln is a
special, almost magical place, a place, where transformation just happens.
Inanycasewehavebeenhumbleandsilent,forfartoolong.So,here,inthisLincolnLionasinothers,weROAR!Onourcover,wehighlight
theleadershipandexampleofKimberlyLloyd’94,thefounderoftheWomenofLincolnandthenewChairofTheLincolnUniversityBoard
ofTrustees-thesecondwomaninLincoln’s160yearhistorytoholdthatpost.
In the Fall, we showcased our best at The 2013 Lion Awards, honoring the legendary Dionne Warwick and others along with a special performance by Orignal DreamGirlJenniferHolliday.AtHomecoming,weposthumouslyawardedalong-overduehonorarydegreetoslainLiberian
officialandalumCharlesCecilDennis‘54andunveiledanewAthleticslogoafternearly30years.
Alionalsoreturnedhome.LincolnAlumandnewly-appointedNewYorkCityPoliceChiefPhilipBanks’84–thesecondAfricanAmericanin
thatpost,stressedanempatheticapproachaskeytosuccessduringanall-UniversityConvocation.
InFebruary,TheLincolnUniversitycommemoratedits160thFounder’sDayandtheBetaChapterofOmegaPsiPhiFraternityalsocelebrated
100yearsofmanhood,scholarship,perseveranceandupliftwithactivitiesonLincoln’scampusandinPhiladelphia.
Throughanongoinge-bannerandsocialmediacampaign,wealsoenumeratedourgrowinglistof“FIRSTS”,wherewecontinuetoshowthe
worldwhyTheLincolnUniversityisWhereBeingTheFirstMattersandalsointroduceanewClassNotessectioninthemagazine,capturing
everything from awards, fellowships and advanced degrees to new jobs, promotions, marriages and birth announcements.
Intwospecialfeaturearticles,Rev.Dr.MelLeaman,professorofReligion,examinesthelivesoffourLincolnmen&theirinvolvementinthe
lifeoftheiconicMalcolmXwhileDr.Karsonya“Kaye”WiseWhitehead,a1991LincolngraduateandanassistantprofessorofCommunication at Loyola University Maryland, offers an excerpt from her new book, Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie
Francis(USCPress,2014).
WealsorecognizeourstudentsandalumniintheArts.ThosestudentslikeaspiringfilmmakerandMassCommunicationsmajorTyreece
Powell,afirstsemesterseniorandVisualArtsmajorDeJeonge“DeeDee”Reese.agraduatingsenior,andspotlightalumni,whoarebehind
thescenesandonthescreen,makingtheirmarkonHollywood,likeFredThomas’91playingliontameronR&BDivas:LAandNicole
(Horne)Dow‘95,whoheadsdevelopmentandproductionforActor/RapperCommon’sfilmproductioncompany,FreedomRoadEntertainment and served as film executive on his major motion picture, L.U.V.
ThecontinuationofLincoln’sstrongliterarytraditionhasalsonotbeenoverlooked.Myfirstnovelandfifthbook,The Garvey Protocol: Inspired
By True Events was recognized as a finalist for the 2013 Phyllis Wheatley Book Award for First Fiction as part of the Harlem Book Fair, the
nation’slargestAfricanAmericanbookfestivalwhileanumberofotheralumniauthorsGuyA.Sims’83,JamilleV.Noble’93andFrederickA
Miller‘68releasednewbooks,includingfiction,non-fictionandself-helptitles.
NottomentionEditorJaA.Jahannes’64andSeniorAssociateEditorAlisaDrayton‘90,wholeadafollow-uptothealumni-initiated,written
and edited, An Unfailing Legacy: Lincoln University, which raised money for student scholarships, now with The Lincoln University: Legendary
Light.
Indeed,LincolnandouralumniaresomethingtoROARabout.
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Hail, Hail, Lincoln!
ROAR
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS THE LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY AMONG NATION’S TOP 20
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
The Lincoln University ranked among the top 20 for Historically
BlackColleges&Universities(HBCUs),advancingsevenplaces
fromlastyear,accordingtoU.S.News&WorldReport’sannual
HBCUrankingsreleasedinSeptember.
Intotal,therewere81HBCUs;70ofwhichwererankedand11
ofthosewereunranked.SchoolsdesignatedassuchbytheU.S.
DepartmentofEducationwerecomparedonlytooneanotherfor
this ranking and were ranked based on quantitative measures that
education experts have proposed as reliable indicators of academicquality,andisbasedonU.S.News&WorldReport’snonpartisan view of what matters in education.
“I think our advancement in the HBCU rankings demonstrates
and highlights our commitment to enhance the quality of our
academicprograms,resourcesandenvironmentforourstudents,”
saidDr.RobertR.Jennings,presidentofTheLincolnUniversity.
“Our progress is no small accomplishment and we hope to move
evenhigheronthelistinyearstocome.”
The indicators used to capture academic quality fall into six categories: assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial
resources and alumni giving.
AccordingtoU.S.News,thedatathatwereusedintheHCBU
rankings – except the peer survey results, which used a separate
HBCU peer assessment survey – were the same as those published
and used in the 2014 edition of the Best Colleges rankings.
The HBCU rankings are as follows with multiple
schools holding the same ranking in some cases,
while other rankings were not given:
1.SpelmanCollege
2. Morehouse College
3. Howard University
4. Fisk University
5.TuskegeeUniversity
5.XavierUniversityofLouisiana
7.ClaflinUniversity
8.NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity
9.ClarkAtlantaUniversity
9.DelawareStateUniversity
9.FloridaA&MUniversity
12. Dillard University
12.NorthCarolinaCentralUniversity
14.JohnsonC.SmithUniversity
For the complete list of HBCU rankings according to the US News and World Report, visit:
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/
best-colleges/rankings/hbcu
14.TennesseeStateUniversity
14.TougalooCollege
17.Winston-SalemStateUniversity
18.ElizabethCityStateUniversity
18.MorganStateUniversity
20.AlabamaA&MUniversity
20. The Lincoln University – Pennsylvania
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Frank Giordano
is President of Atlantic Trailer
Leasing Corp., a transportation
and storage equipment company
that has been in the Giordano
family since 1949. In addition to
his position with Atlantic Trailer
Leasing, Giordano is the President
and Chief Executive officer of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, was
the 64th President of the Union
League of Philadelphia and is Past
Chairman of Goodwill Industries
of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. He is also Chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Foundation, a board member
of the Salvation Army New Jersey State Advisory Board as
well as many other area clubs and foundations. Giordano is
also a consultant to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian
Parliament. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and resides with his wife, Dorothy, in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Winnie Rebekah Mae
Washington ‘15, the
Student Government Association
President for the 2013- 2014 academic year, is a native of Monroe,Georgia.Sheisthefifthofsix
children, to Paulette and Eldredge
Washington and was born on October 22, 1992. A junior Mass
CommunicationsandSpanishmajor, she has maintained above a 3.0
cumulative G.P.A. throughout her
college career, while exemplifying
outstanding and dynamic leadership capabilities. WashingtonisaproactivememberoftheChapel,SpanishClub,Opera
andTheConcertChoir.Sheisalsoco-founderofM.A.D.E,
a non-profit organization that stands for Motivated Adults
Developing Excellence. Washington has also studied and
worked abroad twice. During her freshman year in 2011, she
traveledtoworkabroadinKoreawithherM.A.D.Eorganization.Thefollowingyear,shelivedinGuayaquil,Ecuador.
LU Welcomes
New Trustees
Dr. Emmanuel
Babatunde isaProfessor
of Anthropology, has served as
the Chair of the Department of
Sociology,Anthropology,CriminalJusticeandHumanServices
since2009.Healsoservedasthe
DirectorofHonorsProgramfor
TalentedStudentsfrom1993-2006.
Dr. Babatunde earned Master of
Letters(M.Litt.)andDoctorof
Philosophy(D.PHIL.)degreesin
SocialAnthropologyatCampionHallOxfordUniversity.
HeearnedanotherDoctorofPhilosophyfromLondonUniversity,InstituteofEducationinComparativeEducationand
the empowerment of minorities. Upon completion of studiesinEngland,Dr.BabatundetaughtatUniversityofLagos,
Akoka,Nigeriaandcompletedpost-doctoralfellowshipsin
theyear-longSasakawaFoundationfundedJapaneseStudies
Seminarin1994,theyear-longAmericanAssociationof
CollegesandUniversitiesJapaneseSeminarin1998-1999
andisaFulbrightSeniorProgramSpecialist,withexpertise
inglobalizationandthemarginalizationofSub-Sub-SaharanAfrica,havingservedforNigeriaandMozambique.
Last year, Dr. Babatunde served as The Lincoln University
PrincipalInvestigatorofthejointMichiganStateUniversity/
LincolnUniversity/UniversityofMichiganUSAIDfunded
US-AfricaHigherDevelopmentinEducation$1.1million
grant to improve global packaging and rapid food transportation to urban centers.
STATE LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
AWARDS THE LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY $40,000 GRANT FOR
UNDERAGE DRINKING
PREVENTION
ThePennsylvaniaLiquorControlBoardrecentlyawardedThe
LincolnUniversitywitha$40,000granttofurthertheinstitution’s
ongoing efforts to educate its students on the dangers of alcohol
abuse and discourage underage drinking.
Over 100 municipalities, community groups, schools, universities
and law enforcement agencies applied for a share of the board’s
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$2.1millionprogram,ofwhichLincolnreceivedthemaximum
allotment.
LINCOLN HOSTS HUNDREDS
“The effects of alcohol and drugs on our young people are an
unmistakablyadverseone,”saidDr.RobertR.Jennings,president
of The Lincoln University, who instituted a dry campus and zero
tolerancepolicyforalcoholanddrugsafterhisarrivalinJanuary
2012. “And the mission of our students is simply too important to
becompromised.”
Twentycollegeanduniversitygrants,whichwillbepaidovera
two-year-period,willhelpschoolsdevelopstrategiestoreduce
underage and dangerous alcohol use, including enforcement
efforts;socialnormscampaignstochangehowstudentsthink
aboutalcoholandbingedrinking;BriefAlcoholScreeningandInterventionforCollegeStudents(BASICS),whichisaprogramto
helpthosestudentswhodrinkheavilymakelessriskyalcohol-use
decisions;andcollegealcoholriskassessmentsofthecampusand
surroundingareastoidentifyalcohol-relatedissues.
“Thisyear,weincreasedthemaximumgrantawardto$40,000
and gave organizations an extra year to implement their programs,”saidJosephE.Brion,PLCBchairman.“Ourgoalisto
give those involved in the prevention of underage and dangerous
drinking the time and financial resources needed to make a significantimpactonthehealthandsafetyoftheircommunities.”
Since1999,thePLCBhasawardedover$10millioningrants,
sponsoring alcohol education and prevention programs targeted
atlegalandunderageaudiencesatover250schools,colleges,law
enforcement departments and community organizations throughoutPennsylvania.
“There is a very negative perception that reckless consumption of
alcoholandcollegestudentsissupposedtogohandinhand,”said
Dr.LenettaLee,AssociateVicePresidentforStudentAffairsand
DeanofStudents,whowrotethegrant.“Thisinvestmentbythe
PennsylvaniaLiquorControlBoardwillenableourstudentsto
both analyze and challenge these perceptions through innovationalandstrategiclearninginitiatives.”
FOR OPEN HOUSE
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TWO THE LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY
PROFESSORS
EXPLORE THE LEGACY
TwoTheLincolnUniversityfacultymembersexploredtheglobal
heritage and legacy of The Lincoln University this past summer,
supportedinpartbyagrantfromtheNationalEndowmentfor
the Humanities, now in its second and final year. Drs. Marilyn
Button and Chieke Ihejirika followed the trail of The Lincoln UniversitytoWestAfrica:ButtontoLiberiaandIhejirikatoNigeria.
InNigeria,Dr.IhejirikacarriedPresidentJennings’messageof
academiccooperationtotwoNigerianuniversities:University
ofNigeriainNsukkaandNnadiAzikiweUniversityinAwka.
Both are very closely associated The Lincoln University’s famous
alumnusTheRt.Hon.Dr.NnamdiAzikiwe,thefirstpresidentof
Nigeria,whoseloveforLincolnpromptedhimtobuild(in1960)
andtomodelTheUniversityofNigeria,Nsukkaafterhisbeloved
almamater.TheLincolnLionisalsotheNsukkaLion.Justas
Lincoln Lions guard the Lincoln Golden Arch, so a does giant lion
sculpture and a lion square at the center of the campus serve as
criticallandmarksattheUniversityofNigeria.Today,theUniversityofNigeriaisoneofAfrica’slargestpublicuniversitieswith
nearly50,000students.
Lincoln’salumnilegacyinNigeriaextendsbeyondthebeloved
Azikwe. Less commonly known Lincoln graduates to serve in
highplacesinNigeria’sFirstRepublicincludeDr.NwaforOrizu,
Nigeria’sSenatePresident;Dr.KOMbadiwe,FederalMinister,
and the nationalist leader Mazi Mbonu Ojike, among others.
Lincoln’spowerfullegacyinNigeriacanbemeasuredbythefact
outsidewiththeUnitedStatesofAmerica,Nigeriaisthecountry
with the next highest number of Lincoln alumni.
In Liberia, Dr. Button met with top administrators at the Liberian
InternationalChristianCollegeandtheLiberianBaptistSeminary, whose appreciation for Dr. Jennings’ vision for institutional
cooperation resulted in MOUs affirming the possibility of student
LINCOLN’S “FIRSTS” HIGHLIGHTED AS PART OF WHERE BEING THE
FIRST MATTERS CAMPAIGN
BeingTHEFIRSTismorethanadesireorastatus.It’samindset. And for students, graduates, faculty and staff of The Lincoln
University,FIRSTistheexpectednorm.AsTHEFIRSToffour
LincolnUniversitiesintheworldandthenation’sFIRSTdegree-grantingHistoricallyBlackCollegeandUniversity(HBCU),
ourgraduatesrepresentnearly50nationalandinternational
FIRSTSacrossallprofessionswhileamyriadofothershavealso
secured their places in history.
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So,aspartofTheLincolnUniversity’songoingWHERE BEING
internshipsandfacultyexchanges.ShealsovisitedElwahAcademyandTheTrumpetAcademy,bothinGanta,NimbaCounty,
where she identified qualified students for The Lincoln University
scholarship support. At each institution, Dr. Button was able to
teachaseminarentitled“ThePowerofDreams,”whichincluded
discussion of the poetry of Langston Hughes, the political vision
of Martin Luther King, and the essays of other important African
American writers.
The international dimension of The Lincoln University’ legacy
and heritage, along with its many rich contributions to the Humanities, studied by faculty and researchers who participated in
theNEHgrantsupportedinitiative,willbecelebratedinMarch
2014astheNEHLincolnLegacyandHeritageGrantcomestoa
close.
Furthermore,tohonorDr.Azikiwe,theNigeriangovernment
builtanewNnamdiAzikiweUniversityNAUAwkainhishome
state of Anambra. This second university has also grown in all
areas with a student body of over 40,000 students and the largest
Confucius Institute in Africa.
ThissummerPresidentJenningsauthorizedDr.Ihejirikatocarry
a partially executed Memorandum of Understanding from The
LincolnUniversitytoNnamdiAzikiweUniversity,andthishas
beendulysignedbybothinstitutions.NAU’schiefacademicofficerProfessorJosephAhanekuhadearliervisitedLUwithinstructionsfromhisViceChancellor(President)andBoardofGovernors,Trustees,toestablishaworkingrelationshipbetweenNAU
andZik’sAlmaMater,TheLincolnUniversityofPennsylvania.
Dr. Ihejirika also carried a letter of intent to cooperate to the UniversityofNigeriafromPresidentJennings,whichwasalsovery
well received.
TheNEHgranthasenabledthetwoLincolnprofessorstotrace
thelegacyofthisaugustinstitutiontoNigeriawherewediscovered that it is the most famous American university.
AsPresidentJenningsadvancesthenewbrandofLU,thisglobal
aspect will surely emphasize the claim that this is The Lincoln
University that towers over all other so named.
THE FIRST MATTERS campaign, the Office of Communications
&PublicRelationsispromotingtheseFIRSTSonWeb,email
and social media banners distributed weekly via the University’s
website, official Facebook page and email blast.
“TheseFIRSTSillustrateLincoln’stremendouscontributiontoall
fields of endeavor and emphasizes why The Lincoln University is
WHERE BEING THE FIRST MATTERS,”saidEricChristopher
Webb’91,DirectorofCommunications&PublicRelations.“It’s
our hope that the Lincoln family not only share these banners on
Facebook,Instagram,Twitterandthroughothersocialmedia,but
alsomakethemaconsistentpartoftheire-signatures.”
Bookmarks of these banners will be available to schools and
others soon.
THE LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY
VISUAL ARTS
MAJOR FEATURED IN RAW
ARTIST SHOWCASE
TheLincoln UniversityVisualArtsmajorDeJeonge“DeeDee”
Reesewasfeaturedinthe RAW: Philadelphia presents ENCOMPASSartistshowcaseheldThursday,October17atLitUltraBar,
460North2ndStreet.
Operatingin60citiesacrosstheUnitedStates,Australia,Canada
andLondon,RAW:naturalbornartistsisanindependentarts
organization, for artist, by artists, which provides independent
artists within the first 10 years of their career with the tools,
resources and exposure, like this showcase, needed to inspire and
cultivate creativity.
“My art is inspired by what I feel, however, I find that I am most
inspiredbytheartworkofothercultures,”saidReese,whoseceramics was showcased. “I love the idea of combining art forms of
different cultures that share a similar meaning or represent similar
things.Ifindinspirationthrougheverydayexperiences.Tome,
therearenolimitstowheremyartorartingeneralcango.”
LastSpring,Lincoln’sVisualArtsdepartmentnamedher“Most
Outstanding Visual Arts Major” while she was also awarded first
and second places in the ceramic category and third place in the
drawingcategoryfortheuniversity’sSchoolofHumanitiesart
contest, in which she entered two ceramic pieces and an abstract
charcoal drawing.
“Receivingthoseawardsgavememoreconfidenceinmyselfand
my work, but also humbled me to realize that I still have a lot
oflearningtodotoperfectmycraft,”Reesesaid.“Myartismy
passion and it’s something I love to do every waking moment so I
can’twaittoseewhereittakesme.”
Currently,ReeseisworkingonherseniorSeminarThesisand
collection at Lincoln, which will focus on combining the meaning
and visual characteristics of the Celtic Green Man with art forms
of three different cultures of a similar meaning.
“I am working on proving that different art forms from various
culturescancreatecross-culturalrepresentationofacertainconcept by combining the visual elements of an art form from each
culture,”shesaid.
THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
ELECTED TO PHILLY POPS BOARD
TheEncoreSeries,Inc.,/ThePhillyPOPS
Board of Directors unanimously electedPresidentDr.RobertR.Jenningsas
a member at its January 20, 2014 board
meeting.
BoardoftheBlackFamilyPreservation
Group, Inc., Member of the Board of AdvisorsofUniversityofthePeople,andthe
NationalAssociationforEqualOpportunityinHigherEducation.
SincearrivingasPresidentofTheLincoln
University in January 2012, Jennings has
become active in civic and community
affairs. A member of the association
boardoftheBrandywineYMCABoardof
Directors,theChesterCountyEconomic
Development Council, the Oxford Main
StreetBoard,andtheChesterCounty
Business and Industry Chamber, Jennings
also holds membership on several national boards. He serves as Chairman of the
Enteringits35thyear,thisisthefirst
seasonThePhillyPopswillbeunderthe
music direction of Michael Krajewski,
followingPeterNero,thefoundingmusic
directorofThePOPS.PresentedbyEncore
Series,Inc.,ThePhillyPOPSisafounding
resident company of The Kimmel CenterforthePerformingArts,anditisan
orchestra that performs a wide variety of
musical genres in entertaining its audiences.ThePhillyPOPSorchestraboasts
a blend of talented musicians from the
musicallyrichPhiladelphiaregionandis
presentedinVerizonHallatTheKimmel
CenterforthePerformingArts,300S.
BroadStreetinPhiladelphiaandaround
theTri-Stateregion.
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Photo Credit: V. Kakulu
By Eric Christopher Webb ‘91
When Kimberly A. Lloyd first joined the Board of
Trustees(BOT)in2004,shequicklyforgedfriendships
among the men of the Board such as Dr. Walter Chambers‘52,RobertArchie,Esq.‘65andGregoryC.Miller
’77.
But, it was also, at her first meeting where she made an
importantobservation.Shenoticedtheunmistakable
absence of women on the Board, and the need became
apparent to do something about it.
“WhenIjoined,twowomenwereontheBOToutof
39members,”saidLloyd,a1994Lincolngraduate.“I
kept asking where are the alumna of LU. There was no
logicalreasonfortheomissionofmorewomen.”
Thus,LloydfoundedtheWomenofLincolnin2006,
an organized group and annual event to highlight
strongandresilientfemalealumniforBOTconsideration, assist in university growth and provide networking opportunities as well as offer mentorship to those
students who lacked the guidance successful, professional alumna could offer.
In addition to her efforts on behalf of Lincoln women, Lloyd has been a strong and aggressive advocate
forLincoln’sgrowthandfinancialsustainability.She
isamongthetop25alumnidonorstotheUniversity.
And aside from her various Board assignments, including having served as Board secretary, and chaired
orco-chairedseveralcommittees,sheledtheuniversity’s presidential search committee that motivated
LincolnofficialstohirePresidentDr.RobertR.Jenningsfollowingtheretirementofthen-PresidentIvory
Nelson.Dr.Jennings’reputationforstrategicplanning,
fiscal management and institutional development in
addition to his business mentality, were all areas where
Lincoln had a great need and motivated her support.
Lloyd, no stranger to business and effective managementandorganizationsherself,isManagingPartner
forTheKALGroup,LLC,aformerVicePresident
forbothCityNationalBankandGMACCommercial
Mortgage.Sheholdsamaster’sdegreeinmanagement
and organizationfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity
and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
fromTheLincolnUniversity.Previously,shehas
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“I kept asking where are
the alumna of LU. There
was no logical reason
for the omission of more
women.”
Photo Credit: R. Williams
beenresponsibleformanagingamulti-milliondollar
loan portfolio to structure refinancing and is skilled
in structuring and negotiation support, commercial
leases, joint venture agreements and other financial operations as well as experience in HUD, Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac loans.
Obviously, her education, experience and keen insight
have served her leadership of the presidential search
committeewell.Afteronly9monthsonthejob,Dr.
Jenningshadreducedthe26auditfindingstheuniversity faced in 2012, some which had persisted for more
than three years were reduced to two. And as of the
2013 audit, all of the findings had been eradicated, the
budget balanced and the university has a surplus – the
first time in three years.
“IamcommittedtoworkingwithourPresidentand
his administration to restore our school to its once single held posture of being one of the most prestigious
historically Black institutions of higher learning in the
nation,”Lloydsaid.“Iamwellawareofthechallenges he inherited upon his arrival in January 2012, thus
along with the Board is committed to assisting and
supporting him to move our University to new levels
ofexcellence.”
As a developer, Lloyd is most excited about the recentlyacquiredKeystoneOpportunityZone(KOEZ),
whichLincolnreceivedinNovember.TheKOEZ,
which are geographic areas that can provide specific
state and local tax benefits, aim to revive economically
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distressed urban and rural communities with one of
themostpowerfulmarket-basedincentives–eliminating taxes.
“I am convinced that we are going to attract some
services to our campus that will help to enhance the
instructional programs and provide internships, part
timeandevenfull-timejobsforourstudents,aswell
as generating an additional line of revenue. The school
has relied upon tuition as its major source of revenue
–thispracticehastoceaseifwearetotrulygrow”she
said.
Lloyd’s own commitment, hard work and efforts to aggressively support the university’s growth have primed
herforBoardleadership.AndattheBOTMarch23
annual meeting, Lloyd was unanimously elected as the
chairofTheLincolnUniversityBoardofTrustees.
IntheUniversity’s160yearhistory,Lloydisonlythe
second woman to hold that post – the first, Adrienne
G.Rhone,a1976graduateoftheuniversity,held
thepostfrom1999until2003,andwhoironically
recounted the resistance she faced during the early
yearsofco-educationatLincolnaswellaswhenshe
tookthehelmofthethen-majoritymaledominated
board during The Women of Lincoln reception during
Homecoming 2012.
AfterLincoln’scharterwaschangedin1952toformally
admitwomen,thefirstfemalegraduatewasRuthFales
in1953.Morewomenfollowed.Mrs.GladysWalls‘55
represented the first African American female graduate
and the first woman to graduate Magna Cum Laude.
AsidefromtheBOTandtheWomenofLincoln,Lloyd
alsoservesontheboardsoftheNeumannSenior
HousingCorporationandtheOgontzAvenueRevitalization Corporation, of which she also serves as
treasurer.SheisalsoamemberofThePennsylvania
Society,boththePennsylvaniaStateUniversityand
Lincoln University Alumni Associations and Delta
SigmaThetaSorority,Inc.,ofwhichshepreviously
servedasamemberofitsNationalFinanceCommittee
andcurrentlyservesasamemberofitsLongRange
PlanningCommittee.
Now,withLincolnengagedinthefirst-ever$10millionStudentsFirstCampaignformeritandneed-based
scholarships chaired by the legendary entertainer and
Photo Credit: R. Williams
philanthropist,Dr.William“Bill”Cosby,Jr.,Lloyd,
once again, has taken initiative to conceive and spearhead, this time, a fundraiser on its behalf.
“IwillhostaGardenPartyonthecampusinJuneto
attract alumni, friends and especially those who may
not be as familiar with the University as we want them
tobe,”shesaid.
TheChairlady’sGardenPartyisscheduledforSaturday, June 21 at 1 p.m. at the university. The hope is
that the event gives campaign fundraising efforts a
push in its final stretch.
“I am committed to working with
our President and his administration
to restore our school to its once single held posture of being one of the
most prestigious historically Black
institutions of higher learning in the
nation.”
(Communications Specialist Victor Kakulu and The LU Board of
Vistors’ Communications & Public Relations Chair Sharon Brooks
Hodge contributed to this story.)
Photo Credit: R. Holman
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THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY WELCOMED THE FINAL
OF TWO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
OF PHILADELPHIA CONCERTS
Performance Featured World Premiere Harp Concerto from Award-Winning Composer Michel
Legrand and Harpist Catherine Michel
The Lincoln University welcomed the final of two free Chamber
OrchestraofPhiladelphiaperformancesatitsInternationalCulturalCenter,Tuesday,February11at7p.m.
The concert, which featured conductor Dirk Brossé and Harpist
CatherineMichel,includesRameau’sSuiteForStrings,aworld
premiereHarpConcertofromaward-winningcomposerMichel
LegrandandHadyn’sSymphonyNo.104inDmajor(“London”).
“These concerts shared the beauty, artistry and history of classical
music,”saidDr.RobertR.Jennings,presidentoftheuniversity.
“OurcollaborationwiththeChamberOrchestraofPhiladelphia
supported The Lincoln University’s aim to serve as an academic
and cultural hub not only for students, but for the surrounding
communityandregion.”
Villa-Lobos’captivatingconcertobroughtadelightfulEuro-Latin
flavor to the program.
Allconcertswerefreeandopen-to-the-public.
ForinformationonTheChamberOrchestraofPhiladelphia,
please visit: www.chamberorchestra.org
InNovember,theChamberconcertfeaturedMaestroJamesJudd
atthepodiumandworld-renownedclassicalguitaristPabloSáinz
Villega.SetbetweenElgar’spopularSerenadeandthemelodic
SwissSymphonybyMendelssohn,Heitor
Photo Credit: E. Webb
PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE RECOGNIZES THE
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
DR. ROBERT R. JENNINGS
Dr.RobertR.Jennings,presidentofTheLincolnUniversity,was
recognizedbythePennsylvaniaStateSenateforreceivingthe
Women’sLeagueforMinorityEducation’s2013EducationalService Award in June.
The citation recognizing the Women’s League award, which honored Dr. Jennings’ visionary leadership in spearheading the establishment of an urban satellite campus of The Lincoln University
inCoatesville,PA,wasissuedonMay22andsponsoredbyState
SenatorAndrewE.DinnimanandSenateMajorityLeaderSenator
DominicPileggi.
“I was honored that the Women’s League would single me out for
thishonor,buthavingSenatorDinnimanandSenatorPileggirec-
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ognizemebeforethePennsylvaniaSenateisanevenhigherhonor
forwhichIwillforeverbegrateful,”saidDr.Jennings.
TheWomen’sLeagueforMinorityEducationisalocal,non-profit
serviceorganization,organizedin1978bytendedicatedwomen
from Chester County. Its purpose is to enhance the opportunities
for minorities to receive higher education and to strengthen and
support HBCUs, which are sensitive to the educational needs of
minorities.
“IwasproudtobringthisawardtotheattentionoftheSenate,”
wroteSen.DinnimaninacongratulatorylettertoDr.Jennings.
“Thankyouforyourexemplaryservicetoourcommunity.”
All Photo Credits: Courtesy of The Beta
Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
BETA
CHAPTER
LINCOLN’S
OF THE OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY CELEBRATES
Four-day February
ITS CENTENNIAL
celebration at Lincoln and Philadelphia
TheLincoln University’sBetaChapteroftheOmegaPsiPhiFraternity,Inc.commemoratedits100yearmilestonewithafour-day
CentennialCelebration,February4ththrough9thwithactivities
onLincoln’scampusandinPhiladelphia.
CentennialeventsincludedThursday,Feb.6thCharterDay
activitiesatLincoln,Friday,Feb.7th“GQEvent”partyatthe
DowntownPhiladelphiaMarriott,Saturday,Feb.8thBetaChapter
CentennialGalaatthePhiladelphiaConventionCenterandSunday,Feb.9thBetaChapterFarewellBrunchalsoinPhiladelphia.
MelvinTolson,LangstonHughes,WalterChambers,RoscoeLee
Brown,KennethSadler,WilliamC.King,RobertArchie,Gregory
Miller,JamesJordan,AnthonyZanfordinoIV,andmanymore
thathavecontinuedtoupliftTheLincolnUniversityandtheir
respectivecommunities.”
At Lincoln, Charter Day Awards on behalf of the undergraduate
brothers of Beta Chapter were presented to Bro. Anjuan Collins
fortheBasiluesAward,BilalKey,CitizenoftheYearAward,Dr.
LenettaLee,Charlotte“LottieB.”WilsonAwardandBro.FredericoGheli,OmegaManoftheYearAward.DuringtheCentennial
Gala on behalf of the Centennial Committee included: Bro. James
“Beta Chapter’s four day celebration commemorated the men of
Jordan,OscarJ.CooperAward,Bro.Izeliours“Zeke”Reid,TheBetaChapterandourcenturyofservicetothecommunity,”Bro.
odore“Beta16”RandolphAward,Bro.CalvinMorris,Langston
JamalParker,CentennialChairman.“Onehundredyearsago,
Oscar J. Cooper, William Griffith Brannon, and John McMorries
HughesAward,MsKimberlyLloyd,Charlotte“LottieB.”Wilson
foundedBetaChapterinthehomeofCharlotte“LottieB.”Wilson. Award,Bro.JamalParker,HervieO.BlytherAward.
From our initial 20 charter members we have initiated great men
suchasTheodore“Beta16”Randolph,Dr.Frank“Tick”Coleman, The celebration also included recognition of the Oldest Living
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BetaChapterBrother,96-year-oldJudgeBro.LorinP.Hunt,LU
‘39.
Centennial Ice Sculpture
TheOmegaPsiPhiFraternity,itselffoundedNovember17,1911
atHowardUniversitybyEdgarAmosLove,OscarJamesCooper
andFrankColemanalongwithDr.ErnestEverettJust,expanded
withitssecondchapteratLincolnonFebruary6,1914.During
that time, Lincoln’s faculty opposed the establishment of the
fraternity’schapter.Anotherfraternity’schapter,NuChapterof
AlphaPhiAlpha,establishedtheretwoyearsprior,alsooperated
in secret due to the same university policy.
Despite Howard and Lincoln faculty restrictions regarding fraternity expansion, Omega members Oscar James Cooper, William
Griffith Brannon and John H. McMorries were dispatched to Lincoln University to establish Beta Chapter under risk of possible
universityexpulsion.Mrs.CharlotteT.“LottieB.”Wilson,alocal
woman, who became acquainted with these men and their intention, allowed them to induct 20 charter members into the fraternity in her home that night. Thus, Beta Chapter was established.
ThoseChartermembersinclude:H.F.Andrews,A.S.Beasley,W.E.
Bush,W.Douglass,J.E.Fowlkes,L.E.Ginn,G.A.Golighty,H.D.
Green,N.A.Holmes,E.A.James,H.E.James.W.L.Kiser,H.M.
Marlowe,W.G.Price,R.A.Prichett,R.G.Robinson,C.R.Saulter,
F.P.Stewart,A.M.WillisandA.L.Wallace.
Beta Chapter Centennial Committee
Kimberly Lloyd ‘94 Accepting Lottie B. Wilson Award
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OthernotablemembersofBetaChapterinclude:world-acclaimed
poet,LangstonHughes;MelvinB.Tolson,thepoet,educatorand
columnist, who was the architect of the debate team portrayed
inDenzelWashington’sGoldenGlobeBestPictureAwardmajor
motion picture, The Great Debaters, as well as named Liberia’s
PoetLaureatein1947;educatorandLincolnicon,Dr.Frank
“Tick”ColemanandRoscoeLeeBrowne,authorandwidely-acclaimed stage and screen actor.
Oldest Living Beta Chapter Brother
Judge Bro. Lorin P. Hunt, LU ‘39
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, June 21, 2014
The Lincoln University Alumni House Lawn 1:00p.m.
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THE LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY
UNVEILS NEW
ATHLETICS LOGO
& BRANDING
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Afternearly30years,TheLincolnUniversity,thenation’sfirst
degree-grantingHistoricallyBlackCollegeandUniversity
(HBCU),unveileditsnewathleticslogoandbrandingforthe
university’s CIAA, Division II athletics program at a press
conferenceSept.12.
The change is part of an overall rebranding effort for the entire
university, which has included the adoption of a new university
logo,theofficialadditionof“The”toitsnameandthelaunchof
the“WhereBeingTheFirstMatters.”promotionalcampaignover
the last year. The name revision reflects the university’s effort to
distinguish itself from the three other Lincoln Universities and the
three Lincoln Colleges as well as highlight its distinction as the
firstLincolnandthefirstdegree-grantingHBCU.
“We are extremely excited to share with The Lincoln University
family and community our new athletics logo and marks, representing the first complete branding marks for our Department of
IntercollegiateAthletics,”saidDr.RobertR.Jennings,presidentof
TheLincoln University.“Alltheseefforts(thenewathleticslogo
andentireuniversityrebranding)areaimedatrestoringandreclaiming The Lincoln University’s brand and legacy as the nation’s
first-degree-grantingHistoricallyBlackCollege&University,
responsibleforproducingamyriadofFIRSTSanddistinctions
unrivaledbymanyotherpremierAmericaninstitutions.”
The new athletics branding includes marks for a primary Lion,
Lion head, LU lock, word, and number marks as well as its official
orangePMS1585andbluePMS662colorstobeusedtoaccent
the Lincoln brand.
Then-Athletics Director Dianthia Ford-Kee and
Communications & P.R. Director Eric Christopher Webb ’91
display new logo at press conference.
ThemarksweredevelopedwiththeassistanceofPhoenixDesign
Works with input from a broad group of constituents which
included a survey of what the lion should look like from students,
athletes,alumni,staffandfriendsofLincoln.PhoenixDesign
Works has also created athletic logos and marks for other Colleges
andUniversity’ssuchas:LSU,UniversityofTennessee,Delaware
State,NorfolkStateandNCA&TUniversities.
Lincoln’s sole former athletics logo depicted the orange and blue
head and upper torso of its lion mascot in a passive stride with
an“LU”scrawledintoitsmane,whichwillnowberetiredand
reservedfor“Throwback”paraphernaliaonly.
“Moving forward, we wanted a Lion mascot that represented a
fierce,ratherthanlaidback,competitor,”saidthen-AthleticsDirectorDianthiaFord-Kee.“Andsincewerecognizethenostalgia
and affection of some alumni, we also wanted to ensure that elementsfromoursoon-to-beretiredLionwouldbealsoembodied
as well as others that remind the world that The Lincoln UniversityistheFIRSTLincoln.Butmostimportantly,wewantedmarks
that increase our visibility of The Lincoln University and reinforce
ourrichathletictraditionestablishedasanNCAADivisionIII
memberandnowasanNCAADivisionIImember.”
Athletics Apparel with the new The Lincoln University athletics
logo are available at
http://www.kellysteamstores.com/Lincoln-University
VendorswishingtoreproducethenewtrademarkedlogosarerequiredtobelicensedthroughStrategicMarketingAffiliates,who
canbereachedat(317)829-5690.
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UNIVERSITY AND SGA EFFORTS
RESULT IN ‘THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY DAY’
IN OXFORD
TheLincoln UniversityanditsStudentGovernmentAssociation’s
(SGA)increasedinvolvementinthelocalcommunityresulted
intheBoroughofOxfordCouncilproclaiming,Saturday,Oct.5,
‘The Lincoln University Day.’
TheproclamationwasadirectresultofSGA’sattendanceat
Council meetings since August and their willingness to volunteer
toassistwithcleanupcampaigns,partorfull-timejobsandother
activities that would prove mutual beneficial to both the institution and the Oxford community.
“The Borough Council is very pleased that Winnie Washington,
PresidentofTheLincolnUniversityStudentGovernmentAssociation, and her colleagues have expressed so much enthusiasm and
awillingnesstoserveourcommunitythatwearejustamazed,”
said Oxford Borough Manager Beatrice Brantner prior to the
event. “It is not every day that we see students with such a level of
commitment or such a desire to become involved with their community.Wearebeyondgratefulto(The)LincolnUniversityfor
their part in shaping this exemplary group. I encourage everyone
tocomeseefirst-handthegoodworksofthisdedicatedgroup.”
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OnSaturday,Washington,alsothenewestmemberofLincoln’s
BoardofTrustees,ledastudentdelegationtoOxfordforanumber of services activities that day.
“The Lincoln University Day is a day of service, allowing students to connect with the community of Oxford and reestablish
ourselves as an institution of learning and service, for students
andthecommunitiesinoursurroundingareas,”saidWashington prior to the event. “It is the hope of The Lincoln University
StudentGovernmentAssociationtomakecommunityservicethe
signaturevocationofourstudentbody.”
Dr.RobertR.Jennings,presidentoftheuniversity,recentlyrecognizedWashingtonandSGAfortheireffortstostrengthenthe
relationship between Lincoln and the Oxford community during a
BoardofTrusteesmeetingtwoweeksago.
“Miss Washington is a unique and different leader for our university,”saidDr.Jennings.“Ibelievethishelpedtoextendourbrand
andpresentourstudentsastheservantleaderstheyare.”
THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATED THE
Photo Credit: R. Williams
LION AWARDS
R&BlegendDionneWarwickwasamongthehonoreesatTheLincolnUniversity’s2013LionAwardsheld6p.m.,Sunday,Sept.15atthe
BarnesFoundation,2025BenjaminFranklinParkway.
Theannualevent,whichbenefitsLincoln’sPresidentialScholarshipFund,featuredalivelyperformancebytheOriginal Dreamgirl Jennifer
Hollidayandrecognizesindividual’scontributionstothefieldsofAthletics,Business,Education,Law,Government,ReligionandLifetime
Achievement.WarwickreceivedtheUniversity’sLivingLegendAwardwhileHollidayreceivedasurprisehonorforEntertainment.
Otherhonoreesincluded:TehmaHallieSmith,Esq.’00forAthletics,OscarL.Harris,AIA‘65,Business,GloriaB.Herndon,Education,
SheldonM.Bonovitz,Esq.HonorableSheilaOliver’74,Government,BishopDavidG.Evans’74,Religion;andFrank&DottieGiordano,
Lifetime Achievement.
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Dr. Denise Wilbur
Interim-VicePresident
Academic Affairs
StartDate:10/28/13
Andre Warner
AssistantVicePresident
InformationTechnology
StartDate:1/6/14
Malcolm Wilson ’99
Admissions Counselor
StartDate:3/3/14
Michael Greenwood ’10
Admissions Counselor
StartDate:3/3/14
Gloria Oikelome
Director
Assessment and Accreditation
StartDate:1/7/14
Nikoia Fredericksen ‘11
Admissions Counselor
StartDate:10/21/13
Mario Bowler, Jr. ‘87
Admissions Counselor
StartDate:12/16/13
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HOME
COMING
Tommie Williams ‘53 - father of talk show
host, Wendy Williams.
The Women of Lincoln Reception.
The Lincoln University Welcomed the
legendary Vibes Master Roy Ayers for its
alumni Homecoming concert.
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class reunions
Class of 1963
Class of 1978
Class of 1968
Class of 1983
Class of 1973
The Lincoln University Lions football team fell to the Virginia State
University
Trojans, 34-14.
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THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY POSTHUMOUSLY
AWARDS LONG-OVERDUE HONORARY DEGREE
Other Alumni honored for distinction & service
TheLincoln Universityposthumouslyawardedalong-overdue
honorarydegreetoCharlesCecilDennis,Jr.’54attheblack-tie,
AnnualHomecomingAlumniAwardsBanquet,Friday,Oct.25in
theSUBMultipurposeRoom.
Dr. Jennings poses with the widow,
“This is long overdue and
onlyright,”saidDr.Robert
R.Jennings,presidentofThe
Lincoln University. “Our Board
ofTrusteesvotedtohonorthis
distinguished alumni more than
30yearsago.”
Agnes Cooper Dennis and family of
Charles Cecil Dennis, Jr. ’54
Dennis’ widow, Agnes Cooper
Dennis, and other family members will be present to accept the
honor.
Thelate-Dennis,Liberia’sthen-MinisterofForeignAffairs,was
tragically executed during the Liberian Civil War only days prior
toreceivingthehonorarydegreealongwiththenowlate-CongressmanWilliamGray,Dr.LorraineWilliams,then-VicePresidentatHowardUniversityandDr.DavidMorris,’18,adistinguishedphysicianandretiredmemberoftheBoardofTrustees
duringCommencementExercisesin1980.
Intotal,13LiberianofficialswerekilledonApril22,1980,includingDennis–thestoryrecountedin“TheHouseAtSugarBeach,”
a memoir by Dennis’ cousin, Helene Cooper, and published by
Simon&Schusterin2008.
DennisgraduatedfromLincolnin1954withaBachelorofArts
degreeinPoliticalScienceandaLawdegreefromGeorgetown
Universityin1957.
During his tenure as Minister of
Foreign Affairs, he represented
then-LiberianPresidentWilliam
R.Tolbert,Jr.atsuchmeetingsas
theAfro-ArabCooperation,the
Non-AlignedCountriesMoveAlumni Medal Of Distinction
ment, and the Organization
ofAfricanUnity(OAU),currentlyknownastheAfricanUnion
(AU),theJointMinisterialMeetingoftheArabLeague,aswellas
theOrganizationofAfricanUnityforAfro-ArabCooperation.
Dennis was a member of the several social organizations, including: theFree&AcceptedMasons,OmegaPsiPhiFraternity,Inc.
andwasafoundingmemberofthemen’ssocialclub,“Y-Go-Getters.”
The Alumni Awards Banquet also honored other alumni includ-
ingposthumouslyDr.HermanPerryBailey’38withtheAlumni
Medal of Distinction, which recognizes the achievements of
an alumnus or alumna covering an entire career. Dr. Bailey
was the grandson of a former slave and a Cherokee Indian and
through his life exemplified the spirit that distinguishes the first
degree-grantingHBCUintheworld.Hewasamemberofthe
football team while he was a
student and broke his nose playingguard;thisearnedhimthe
nickname“Beak.”Hesucceeded
equally at sports and academics
and was known for helping other
students while he was at Lincoln.
As a distinguished alumnus, Dr.
Bailey came back to The Lincoln Alumni Service Award
Universityoften.Heestablishedanendowedscholarshiptobe
presented to a sophomore student who best combines athletic
achievementwithscholarship.Hisson,StevenBaileyacceptedthe
award on his father’s behalf.
TheAlumniServiceAward,whichwasawardedforextended,extraordinary service to the University, was presented to the Ladies
Auxiliary of The Lincoln University. The group, whose services
spanned some eight decades,
wasfoundedin1933tohelp
improve the social and cultural
life of the University family.
What started as a group to host
socialeventsfortheall-male
population soon later addressed
the needs of faculty wives and
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
women visiting the campus.
Dr.JacquelineFaulconandMs.CherylRice-Mooreacceptedthe
honor on behalf of the group.
Dr.BrookeWomack-Elmore‘09wasawardedtheOutstandingYoungAlumniAward.Dr.Womack-Elmorehasservedas
thePresidentoftheDiversityTaskForceandasanadvocateto
increasediversitywithinthePhysicalTherapyprogram.In2012,
she became the first ever physical therapy resident in Geriatric
CarethroughDukeUniversityHospitalandtheDurhamVeteran’s
AffairshospitalinDurham,N.C.Hergoalistodevelopawellness
clinicforthoseaged55andover.
And lastly, the Director’s Choice
Award, which is a special award
involving extraordinary effort
and engagement on the part of
an individual or group, was presentedtotheReunionCommitteefortheClassof1973.
Director’s Choice Award
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ALUM
RABBLE
From The Alumni Relations
Director
Atthefirst-everClassReunionatHomecoming,wewelcomedtheclassesendingin3sand8s.Almost400alumnireturnedhometo
reconnect with good friends, revive old relationships and renew their connection to ‘dear Lincoln’ … It was a pleasure and a privilege to
be able to facilitate such love and camaraderie.
Alumni,fromjustthereunionclasses,raisedalmost$200,000ingiftstotheUniversity…oneofourhighestnettotalsyet!Specialkudos
just
classes,
$200,000 gifts
University
highest
yet! Special
gotomembersoftheClassof7T3,whohaveraisedmorethan$57,000towardstheirclassgiftsofarandhavetoldusthattheyarenot
members of the Class of 7T3, who have raised more than $57,000 towards their class gift so far and have told us that they are not
done yet!
Puttingtogetheragatheringofthissizeandcomplexitytookmuchtime,manymindsandhands,butmostimportantly,theengaged
together a gathering of this size and complexity took much time, many minds and hands, but most importantly, the engaged
interestofmanyalumni.GrowthatTheLincolnUniversityismeasuredinsomanyways;Ichoosetofocusonthemanyregionalgroups
many alumni. Growth at The Lincoln University is measured in so many ways; I choose to focus on the many regional groups
thathavebecomeactiveinthepast18months.Alumniarebeginningtogatherinvariouspartsofthecountrytoformchaptersand
become active in the past 18 months. Alumni are beginning to gather in various parts of the country to form chapters and
clubs inviting each other to engage more fully with each other and with Lincoln. Our University is only as strong as the involvement of
ouralumniandyourinvolvementinconstructingtheLincolnoftomorrowiscrucial.Youractionsserveasexamplestocurrentstudents,
and your involvement in constructing the Lincoln of tomorrow is crucial. Your actions serve as examples to current students,
especiallymembersofthePre-AlumniCouncilwhoarelearningwhatsortofalumnitheywillbecome.
members of the Pre-Alumni Council who are learning what sort of alumni they will become.
ThePre-AlumniCouncilstudentscontinuetoimpressandengagealumni.TheyservedasactiveparticipantsintheplanningandexecuPre-Alumni Council students continue to impress and engage alumni. They served as active participants in the planning and executionoftwoofouron-campusevents;HomecomingReunionandtheFounder’sDayObservancewhenwecelebratedthe160thanniverour on-campus events; Homecoming Reunion and the Founder’s Day Observance when we celebrated the 160th anniversary of this institution.
Inaddition,savethedate,Saturday,July19,2014fortheAlumniFamilyOutingDayoncampusandlookfordetailsinupcomingcomsave the date, Saturday, July 19, 2014 for the Alumni Family Outing Day on campus and look for details in upcoming communications.
Amongallourstrengths,thereliesanopportunity.WeneedalumnitodemonstratetheirloveforLincolnwithanannualgift,ofany
our strengths, there lies an opportunity. We need alumni to demonstrate their love for Lincoln with an annual gift, of any
size,tobenefitTheFundforLincolnScholars.Lastyear,thisfundgaveoutover$3millioninscholarshipstocurrentstudentsandour
benefit The Fund for Lincoln Scholars. Last year,this fund gave out over $3 million in scholarships to current students and our
needforscholarshipsonlygrows.Thereisnosubstituteforalumnisupportandagiftallowsyouralmamatertocountyouamongher
scholarships only grows. There is no substitute for alumni support and a gift allows your alma mater to count you among her
supporters.Istronglyurgeyoutovisitwww.lincoln.eduandgiveyourannualgiftonlinetoday.Youcanalsosendyourcheckinthe
strongly urge you to visit www.lincoln.edu and give your annual gift on line today. You can also send your check in the
envelope in this issue of the Lion and let us know that we can count you among the architects of Lincoln’s future.
Inconclusion,letmeemphasizethatIwelcomeanyandallconversations.PleasedonothesitatetocontactyourAlumniRelationsOffice
conclusion, let me emphasize that I welcome any and all conversations. Please do not hesitate to contact your Alumni Relations Office
at800-726-3014oratalumnirelations@lincoln.edu.
800-726-3014 or at alumnirelations@lincoln.edu.
RitaM.Dibble
Director,AlumniRelations
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ALUMNI, DO YOU
HAVE SOMETHING
FOR THE RABBLE?
We want to know!
PleaseemailusyourAlumninews,engagements,marriagesandbirthsto:
LincolnLion@lincoln.edu or mail to The Lincoln Lion, Office of Communications&PublicRelations,TheLincolnUniversity
1570BaltimorePike
P.O.Box179
LincolnUniversity,PA19352
LINCOLN ALUM AND
NYC POLICE CHIEF PHILIP BANKS ’84
STRESSES EMPATHETIC
APPROACH AS SUCCESS KEY
Dignity, compassion and care are values and principles that LincolnAlumandNewYorkCityPoliceChiefPhilipBanks’84says
he cherishes, and stressed should guide students’ lives and careers.
Banks,whoaddressedstudents,facultyandstaffduringtheSept.
26all-universityconvocationatTheLincolnUniversity’sInternational Cultural Center, discussed his Lincoln experience, law
enforcement career and offered advice and life lessons to students.
“It’s(myLincolnexperience)themostsignificantexperienceI
everhadinmylife,”Bankssaid.“IthasshapedmeintothemanI
am today. When things get rocky, it always draws me back to my
timeatLincoln(forinspiration).”
Aspartofthekick-offeventforthethen-newly-formedNewYork
City Alumni Club, the group and university officials honored the
newly-appointedPoliceChiefataManhattanreceptioninJune,
wherehewaspresentedwithaplaqueandU.S.congressional
proclamation recognizing the day in his honor.
Banks,a1984graduateofTheLincolnUniversity,wherehe
becameamemberoftheMuChapterofPhiBetaSigmaFraternity,Inc.,joinedtheNYPDinJuly1986onpatrolinPrecinct81.
HewaspromotedtoSergeantinMarch1994;LieutenantinMay
1997;CaptaininSeptember1999;DeputyInspectorinJune2001;
InspectorinDecember2003;DeputyChiefinDecember2006;
AssistantChiefinJune2009andChiefofCommunityAffairsin
July 2010.
Before being appointed Chief of Community Affairs in July
2010,ChiefBanksalsoservedasCommandingOfficerofPatrol
BoroughManhattanNorthandalsocommandedthe79th,81st
andCentralParkprecincts.HealsoservedasExecutiveOfficerof
PatrolBoroughBrooklynSouth,andofthe73rdPrecinct.
Banks, who is married with three children, emphasized that how
one treats others is critical not only in his job and life, but essential to each student’s success.
“Theresponsibilitytodealwithdignity,compassionandcare,”
Bankssaid,“Ilearnedthatfrom(The)LincolnUniversity.Someday,you(students)aregoingtobeinapositionofpowerandcontrol.That’sa responsibilitythatcannotbegiventoyou.You’llhave
to earn it and how you handle that responsibility is going to speak
loudlytowhomyouareandthepersonyouaregoingtobecome.”
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Banks,alsoa2001graduateofthePoliceManagementInstituteat
Columbia University, more recently completed advanced managementtrainingforSeniorExecutivesinStateandLocalGovernmentatHarvardUniversity’sJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernmentandtheExecutiveLeadersPrograminCounterterrorismat
theNavalPostgraduateSchool,CenterforHomelandDefenseand
Security,inMonterey,California.
“Youhavetohavecompassionandunderstandingforyourfellow
man because there will always be someone else less fortunate than
yourselfandyouwillalwaysbelessfortunatethansomeoneelse,”
headded.‘Noonegottowheretheyarebythemselves.”
AnthonyRay,aseniorComputerSciencemajor,whoattendedthe
convocation, agreed.
“That’sagreatmoralbelief(aboutdignity,compassionandcare)
in terms of Karma because it impacts what opportunities may end
upavailabletoyou,”Raysaid.“WhenIaminapositionofpower,
IplantouseitasanopportunitytogivebackifIcan.”
Banks, who offered advice on setting goals and having a plan, also
didn’t shy away from questions about such contentious issues as
stop and frisk policies, profiling and the criminal justice system at
large.
“I’ve arrested a lot of people over the years and I can say that
everyoneI’vearresteddeservedtobearrested,butafterawhileit
wearsonyou,”hesaidreferringtothearrestsofAfricanAmerican
males. “It’s a flawed system and that’s the criminal justice system.
Itdoesn’trehabilitate.Itcultivatesyouintothatlifestyle.”
“Making a difference is our legacy...
Whatever credit is given – and mind
you, I think this is an important consideration – a great deal of courage was
required to found an institution ‘for
the education of colored youth’ almost
a decade before the Civil War and well
in advance of Emancipation.”
- Honorable Horace G. Dawson, Jr. ‘49
160th Founder’s Day Keynote Address
THE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
CELEBRATES 160TH FOUNDER’S DAY
TheLincoln Universitycelebratedits160th
Founder’sDaywithanAll-UniversityConvocationFeb.7,featuringakeynoteaddress
fromretiredU.S.Ambassador,theHonorableHoraceG.Dawson,Jr.’49,performances by The Lincoln University Concert Choir
and remarks from alumni, trustees, faculty
and students.
“Through wars, through financial crisis, political and social unrest, through debates over such
major issues as class, race, gender, Lincoln has not alone survived but prevailed. Lincoln is
essential. It embraces. It equips. It inspires.”
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- Honorable Horace G. Dawson, Jr. ‘49
160th Founder’s Day Keynote Address
X
Malcolm
& Lincoln Men:
Four Lincoln Men Who Did
What Was Necessary
By Rev. Dr. Mel Leaman
Associate Professor of Religion
The Lincoln University
Four Lincoln men have recently been lifted from the pages of our proud history. All four came from bustling cities to our country campus within a span of thirteen years: 1945-1958. The impact of their character
and commitment to justice will last for lifetimes. Each one eventually worked with Malcolm X and did what
he felt was necessary to fight the systemic evils of white privilege and power. An assortment of their legacies
reads as follows: leading the largest desegregation boycott of the New York City School Board in history;
standing as the secretary and close aid to Malcolm X; spearheading major educational programs for the
Nation of Islam; and organizing the first mass Civil Rights march two months prior to the March on Washington. Three of them played significant roles in the last week of Malcolm’s life.
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DoesthenameAbdullahAbdur-Razzaqringabell?Heistheyoungestofthelot.Somereaderswillremembera1958,BetaSigmaTau
PresidentbythenameofJamesMonroeKingWarden.FellowEnglishmajorsmayrecallhisabilitytoflawlesslyrecitethegreatpoets.
During his three days at The Lincoln University in April 2013, he once again impressed attentive audiences with his memory and
candor.Priortohisvisit,thetwoofusclockednumeroushoursonthephone.Abdur-Razzaqatonepointsaid,matter-of-factly,that
if anyone wanted to know about the last year of Malcolm’s life he was the person to see. I invited him to share his stories with Lincoln
students. He came and, as promised, brought a wealth of knowledge.
HeleftLincolnaChristianandreturnedasaMuslim.AfterhearingMalcolmXspeakandlearningtheteachingsofElijahMuhammad, he deducted that Christianity had 400 years to get it right, but consistently got it wrong. Many devilish deeds were done by white
peoplewhoclaimedtobeChristian.TheNationofIslamgavehimahopeandahandletofightoppression.Separatismmadesense.
Hejoinedin1959.AswasthecustominTheNation,hewould“x-out”hisslavename.ThereweremanymenbythenameofJamesin
theNewYorkMosque#7,sohebecameJames67XWarden;oftencalledJames67XbytheotherbrothersknownasTheFruitofIslam
(F.O.I.).Hisdedication,loyalty,anddependableworkethicwerequicklyrecognized,andhewasgivenimportantresponsibilitiesin
TheNationofIslam.(ThroughoutthisarticleIwillrefertohispresentname,
AbdullahAbdur-Razzaq.)
He watched Malcolm X with sincere respect. Although he held the Honorable
ElijahMuhammadandhisteachingsinhighestregard(andhestilldoes),
whenMalcolmwassilenced,Abdur-Razzaqsecretlymetwithhim.Heinformed Malcom that some of the brothers were talking about killing him. He
also pledged his allegiance to Malcolm, with the caveat “as long as you never
lietome.”Abdur-RazzaqdeeplyadmiredMalcolm’sintegrityandhisreligious commitment to a moral and just lifestyle. For the next year, he worked
closely with Malcolm.
WhenMalcolmleftthecountry,hehandledspecificresponsibilitiesrelatedto
the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Although he was not an official member, he “rode
shotgun”toensurethattheformationoftheOrganizationofAfro-American
Unitygotonitsfeet.Abdur-Razzaqwastherecipientofthefamousletter
from Malcolm during his pilgrimage to Mecca: “For the past week I have been
utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see displayed all round
mebypeopleofallcolors{sic}.”Hewrotenumerousletterstoworldleaders
and the heads of important organizations on Malcolm’s behalf. In addition,
it was this Lincoln graduate who joined the hands of Malcolm and Martin
Luther King, Jr. as seen in the iconic picture of these two notable men.
Sometimeduringourtimetogether,Abdur-Razzaqmentionedthenamesof
five other Lincoln graduates who worked with Malcolm. I randomly chose
three of them. I was awarded a Faculty Development Grant and the first flight
took me to Detroit, Michigan.
MiltonHenry,’47,wasoneofelevenchildrenraisedingoodBaptistfashionin
Philadelphia.HemajoredinPoliticalScienceandsoimpressedhispeersthat
thefollowingcaptioncanbereadunderhisseniorpicture:“You’vegottofight
AmericanFascismwhereveryoufindit…scholarly,informed,eloquent.”
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Heneverstoppedfighting.FromhisserviceasaTuskegeeAirman,tohislawdegreeatYaleandhiseventualmovetoDetroitwherehe
earnedthetitle“theblackdefender,”Henrydrewthelineofjusticeinthesandandchallengedanyonewhosteppedoverthemark.His
youngercolleague,AttorneyGodfreyDillard,whoconsideredHenrytobehismentorand“thefatherIneverhad,”toldmethatHenry
wasaformidabledefenderwhowouldboth“weepandrage”inthecourtroom.DillardandHenrywontheUniversityofMichigan
affirmativeactionU.S.SupremeCourtcase(Gratzv.Bollinger)in2003.
Hisanticsandsocialactivismwentfarbeyondthecourtroom.Henry,hisbrotherRichard,andpastorRobertCleagewerethedrivers
behindtheWalkforFreedomonJune23,1963.ItprecededthefamousAugust26,1963MarchonWashington.TheWalkforFreedomwasthefirstmassdemonstrationforcivilrightsonthestreetsoftheUnitedStates.Onthisoccasion,beforeanestimatedcrowd
of125,000-200,000,theRev.Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.gavetheprecursortothe“IHaveaDream”speech.Henryrecordedallthe
speeches and gave the tape to Motown’s Berry Gordy.
Henrybecameanotedblack-nationalistandseparatist.HediedonApril9,2006.Fivedaysafterhisdeath,Pan-AfricanNewswire
creditedHenrywithhelpingtolaythegroundworkfortheBlackPowermovement.HeandhisbrotherRichardformedtheRepublicof
NewAfrica(RNA).TheysoughtfinancialreparationsfromtheU.S.governmentandthecompleteeconomicandpoliticalcontroloffive
southernstates(seePaulLee’s“FiringLinewithW.F.Buckley”videoonYouTube).HenryandhisbrotheracquiredtheAfricannames
ofGaidiObadeleandImariObadele,respectively.Ashoot-outbetweentheRNAandpolicein1969outsidetheBethelBaptistChurch
inDetroitresultedinthedeathofanofficer.ThismesswasmorethanHenrycouldhandle.HestatesinanApril18,1982interview
withtheDetroitFreePressthatheknew“spiritualchangehadtocome.”
Whilecontinuingtopracticelaw,attheageof64,hecompletedhisseminarydegreeatAshlandTheologicalSchoolinOhioandthen
servedtheChristPresbyterianChurchinDetroitfornearlytwentyyears.TheRev.MiltonHenry,Esq.diedonApril6,2006.Henry’s
family proudly acknowledged his close friendship with Malcolm X. He was pallbearer at Malcolm’s funeral. The family has postcards
Malcolm sent to Henry.
TwoyearspriortoHenry’sgraduation,anotherMilton,ahistorymajor,arrivedatLincoln.Accordingtohis1945classmates,MiltonA.
Galamison“cameandsawandtookLincolnbystorm.”Theydescribedhimasan“apostleof‘spiritualpugnacity’and‘militantdetermination’…gifted,articulate…luminous.”Hechallengedhisclassmatesduringhis1947LincolnSeminarycommencementspeechto
be“adamantaboutyourpronouncementsagainstindividualandcollectivesocialsins.”Thisoutspokenoratorwassoontobecomethe
pastoroftheprestigiousSiloamPresbyterianChurchinBrooklyn,NewYork.Hewasjust25yearsold.
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Throughouthis40yearsatSilaom,Galamisonwasarrested9
times in efforts to mobilize groups to fight discrimination in the
workplaceandsegregationintheschools.Heledboycotts,sit-ins,
demonstrations, vigils, and preached inspiring sermons against
classismandracism.Eventually,withthehelpofBayardRustin,
who would organize the famous March on Washington for Martin
Luther King, Jr. later that year, Galamison was able to spearhead a
boycottagainsttheNewYorkBoardofEducation.Anestimated
45%ofNewYorkCitystudentsdidnotgotoschoolonFebruary
2,1963.Ournationrarelywitnessedsuchademonstrationfor
civil rights.
Galamison did not share the separatist ideology of Malcolm X,
but he was recognized as another fighter for the cause in Malcolm’sfamous“TheBallotortheBullet”speech.OnApril3,1964,
Malcolm sent Galamison a telegram of support along with this
invitation:“WewillbeattheAudubon166thandB’waySunday
April5at8:pm.Subjectcivilrightsvshumanrights.Wouldyou
liketospeak,RSVP–YourBrotherMalcolmX{sic}.”
LonnieCross,’49-nowknownasDr.AbdulalimAbdullahShabazz-spokewithMalcolmXshortlyafterhehadbeensilencedby
ElijahMuhammad.ThisdisciplinewasduetoMalcolm’sremark
that Kennedy’s assassination was like “the chickens coming home
toroost.”InapersonalcorrespondenceDr.Shabazzdescribed
ameetingofthetwoattheWashingtonNationalairport.They
discussed how “to put out fires he had started by remarks he had
madeconcerningthepersonallifeoftheHonorableElijahMuhammadoverhisangeraboutbeingsilenced.”Heexplainedthat
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Malcolmwas“enormouslydisturbed-astateIhadneverseen
himin.”
The caption under the senior picture of Cross notes that he was
“brilliant all around…one of Lincoln’s most outstanding men in
years!”HewasraisedinBessemer,Alabama.Whenhismother
realized her son’s exceptional ability and determination, she sent
Cross to Washington, D.C. to live with his grandmother. He attendedtherenownDunbarHighSchool.Therehecompletedhis
junior and senior years with honors.
This Lincoln University salutatorian who majored in Chemistry
and MathematicsearnedhisPh.D.fromCornellin1955.His
career in mathematics is truly impressive. He authored several
booksandwastherecipientofmultipleawards.PresidentBill
Clintonhonoredhimwiththe2000PresidentialAwardforExcellenceinScience,MathematicsandEngineeringMentoring.
Dr.Shabazzalsomentoredhisstudentsinthecauseofjustice.
Duringtheearly1960’shewrotearticlesprotestingdiscrimination;heledstudentsinprotestmovements;hewascalleda
CommunistbyacollegePresident;andhewatchedtheKKKburn
acrossonhislawn.Inresponsetothecross-burningMalcolm
XandJeremiahX(theMuslimMinisterofAtlanta)visitedDr.
Shabazz.Thegesturewasdeeplyappreciated.
Dr.Shabazz’sspiritualsojournfromChristianityparallelsthat
ofAbdur-Razzaq.In1963,hewasappointedtothepositionof
Minister(Imam)ofMuhammadMosque#4andDirectorofEducationattheMuhammadUniversityofIslam#4inWashington,
D.C.Itwasbutabrieftimebeforehereceivedhisname“Shabazz,”
LastDays”whichwillbeprintedinan
upcomingNEHLincoln’sGlobalLegacy
and Heritage publication, but in brevity
The success that he brought to the educahere is the essence of that link. Henry
tionsystemoftheNationofIslamgener’47,invitedhisfriendMalcolmtospeak
atednation-widenotorietyandopened
at banquet for black leaders in Detroit on
doors for future ministry and service opportunitiesinvariousstates.At87yearsof February14,1965.At2:45thatmorning,
age,Dr.Shabazz,astheEndowedProfessor Malcolm’s house was bombed. He and his
family ran to safety, but the smoke damage
and Chair of Mathematics at Grambling
was considerable. He obviously had good
University, still mentors students in the
reason to cancel his trip to Detroit, but he
school of life and education. Hundreds
did not want to disappoint his friend. One
testify to the positive impact he made in
can imagine that in addition, Malcolm did
their lives.
not want the bombers to feel victorious or
smell any scent of fear. He flew to Detroit.
Millions watched the assassination of
Henry recorded his speech. He had no
Malcolm X, but who can testify to the
idea this would be the last time he would
Lincoln connection with Malcolm during
hear his friend speak.
hislastdays?Amoredetailedversionof
The enthusiastic assembly gathered at the
this account is written in my article ‘“Well,
AudubonTheaterinNewYorkCityon
That’s That:’ Lincoln Men and Malcolm’s
meaning“theunconquerable.”
theafternoonofFebruary21,1965,had
no idea they would witness Malcolm’s last
words. Malcolm waited backstage with his
secretary,Abdur-Razzaq,‘58.Malcolm
inquired as to the whereabouts of his guest
speakers,oneofwhichwasRev.Galamison,‘45.TheReverendwasnotableto
make it. Moments later Malcolm X walked
to the podium to give the customary
greeting. The crowd warmly responded.
Thentheshotsblasted;abodyfell;andwe
allknowtherestofthatday’sstory.Talk
toAbdullahAbdur-Razzaqifyouwant
a personal account. He is one of the four
Lincoln men who did what was necessary.
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LITERARY
LINCOLN
Opening Doors To Collaboration:
4 Keys That Change EVERYTHING
FrederickA.Miller‘68andJudithKatz
Berrett-KoehlerPublishers,Inc.
168pages;
$18.95paperback;
ISBN-13:978-1-60994-798-9
www.amazon.com
In their latest book, Opening Doors To Teamwork & Collaboration: 4 Keys that Change EVERYTHING, Judith H.
KatzandFrederickA.Miller‘68buildon30yearsofsuccesswithInclusionastheHOW®,theirfoundational
mindset for accelerating results in organizations. Katz and Miller describe four simple behavioral guidelines that
transform the way people leverage their talents and differences in order to foster better collaboration:
•
Leanintodiscomfort.Interactionswithnewpeople,ideas,andteamscanbeuncomfortable.Socan
working together on difficult issues. By leaning into the discomfort, we can build trust, consider new ideas, share
information, and collaborate on solutions—more quickly and more effectively.
•
Listenasanally.Ratherthanlisteningtofindflawsoropposesomeone,welistenasatruepartner:
working together to get underneath our assumptions, link to one another’s ideas, and work through conflicts. This
listening opens doors for the collaboration that creates better solutions.
•
Stateyourintentandintensity.Whenweclearlystatewhatwemeanandhowcommittedwearetothe
idea,itresultsinRightFirstTimeinteractions,whichinturnenableotherstoactquickly,decisively,andcorrectly.
•
Shareyourstreetcorner.Asweaskwhoelseneedstobeincluded—sharingourstreetcornersorperspectives and hearing those of others—we eliminate the waste that occurs when an important perspective is missed,
necessitating additional meetings and rework.
These 4 Keys provide individuals and teams with a common language to describe their interactions. As a result,
people can join one another in collaboration quickly, simply, and seamlessly, accelerating results.
Write The Vision
ByJamilleV.Noble‘93
LibrascorpPublications
44pages;
$12.00paperback;
ISBN-13:978-1482744682
InspirationalLiterature/Fiction
www.librascorppublications.com
Write the Vision, based on the gospel stage play of the same name, shares the word of GOD by delving
intohowthewordofGODisshared.GodspeakstoVonnice,thebook’sprotagonistthroughvisions,
pertainingtothelivesofthoseclosesttoher.WritetheVisionisareminderofthepowerofGODand
theroleGODplaysinourlives.OnlyGODknowsthevisionHEhasforeachandeveryoneofusand
onlyGODdecideswhoHEwillsharehisvisionwith.
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The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim: Hold’em Close
ByGuyA.Sims‘83
Cover illustration By Dawud Anyabwile
BCEPressworks
84pages
$9.95paperbackplusshipping
ISBN-10:0989281906/ISBN-13:978-0989281904
http://bcepressworks.wix.com/bcepress
AnyonewhowouldwalkdownthestreetsofBigCityshouldstepwisely.Privatedetective,DukeDenim
knowsthisalltoowell.AftermysteriouslyleavingtheBigCityPoliceDepartment,hehasdedicated himself to solving the crimes others have forgotten. From his small office, halfway down the alley
andontheleft,Dukefacescriesforhelpandpunchestothegut...overchargingcabsandcopswitha
grudge...tryingtostayaliveandtryingtogetadate.Afterall,lifeiscoldandhardinBigCity...andthese
aretheColdHardCasesofDukeDenim.DukeDenimjumpsintoactioninthedebutnovella,HoldEm
Close. A missing socialite puts into motion a tale of deceit, uncontrollable fury, millions in insurance
money, broken hearts, and broken jaws. From high brow restaurants to unfinished skyscrapers, Duke
Denim uncovers a city full secrets and why people want to Hold’em Close.
The critically acclaimed series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline, is the world from which the character Duke Denim originated. The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim takes the audience to another time
period in the world of Big City. Fans of Big City Comics will enjoy this new and exciting facet of the
worldofBigCityEntertainment.
The Lincoln University: Legendary Light
EditorJaA.Jahannes‘64;
SeniorAssociateEditorAlisaDrayton’90;
TurnerMayfieldPublishing
280pages;
$49.95hardback;
ISBN-13:978-0-9840307-5-0
www.anunfailinglegacy.com
The Lincoln University: Legendary Light is a hardback coffee table book, which
continues the excellence of The Lincoln University alumni and friends by sharing the literary, artistic, photographic and illustrative talents of the First HBCU.
The work features essays focusing on several chapters of Lincoln’s
Greek-letteredorganizationaswellasavariedphotography,poetryand
illustrations – all celebrating Lincoln and the Lincoln experience. Aside from
alumni andfriendsofLincoln,TheLincolnUniversityPresidentDr.RobertR.
Jennings and Dr. Jerry Ward, a distinguished literary scholar, are also among
the contributors.
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WEBB’S THE GARVEY
PROTOCOL AMONG BEST
IN AFRICAN AMERICAN
FIRST FICTION
LincolnAlumEricChristopherWebb’sThe Garvey Protocol:
Inspired By True Events was recognized among the year’s best new
novels by a new African American novelist during ceremonies for
the2013QBR/PhyllisWheatleyBookAwardsattheSchomburg
CenterforResearchinBlackCultureinNewYork.
Theawardsprogram,partofthe15thAnnualHarlemBook
Festival – the nation’s largest African American book festival,
included Webb along with four others as finalists for First Fiction,
including Antebellum byR.K.Thomas,whotooktophonors,
The Magnificent Life of Gravvy Brown byDeVaughnLilly, Sweet
Lullaby by DaWitt and The Last Warner Woman by Kei Miller.
ThefestivalistelevisedannuallyonbyC-SPAN’sBookTVand
attended by thousands.
“A tremendous amount of research and detail shaped the writing
of The Garvey Protocol so it’s truly an honor for my work to have
beenrecognizedasamongthebestfirstnovels,”saidWebb,who
previously wrote four poetry and essay collections, including
theNationalBlackAuthorsTourbestseller,Love Letters, Death
Threats & Suicide Notes: new and collected poetry and essays (19911998).
In The Garvey Protocol, Webb tackles a chilling premise with his
urbanconspiracythriller.AfricanAmericanstreet-leveldrug
dealersfirst,andthensubsequently,random,law-abidingBlack
men, are kidnapped into a form of slavery and exiled as part of
America’smisguided‘FINALSOLUTION’toitsWaronDrugs
inthe1990s–actuallypredictedbythelateHipHopartistTupac
Shakur.
While his story is fictional, much of the history and detail are not,
andneitheristheideaofAfricanAmericanpeonage–awell-documented, but little known system of forced servitude, where
hundredsofAfricanAmericansweresubjectedtoaslateas1969.
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Webb ‘91 with QBR/Harlem Book Fair Founder Max Rodriquez after being
recognized as one of the best new African American novelists at the 2013
Phyllis Wheatley Book Awards.
Webb,a1991TheLincolnUniversitygraduate,planstofollow-up
The Garvey Protocol with a graphic novel prequel entitled, The
Secrets of Cin, which offers the entire back story for the protagonist’s father, Alcinder or ‘Cin, and explains the novel’s cliffhanger
ending, and then a collection of short stories based on other
characters and incidents The Garvey Protocol alludes to, all setting
the stage for the final novel.
“We’rehopingthissortofmulti-genreseriesintroducesnew
audiences to the story and adds a new dimension to how writers
envisionthestory-tellingprocess.”
The Garvey Protocol:
Inspired By True Events
ByEricChristopherWebb‘91
Cover design By Mohamad Hamo
PhotographByJamesYoung
Createspace
364pages;
$16.95;paperback;$9.99e-Book(kindle)
ISBN/EAN13:146100134X/
9781461001348
Fiction/Thrillers
www.garveyprotocol.com
RE
CON
In Notes from a Colored Girl, Karsonya Wise Whitehead,
Ph.D. ’91 examines the life and experiences of Emilie
Frances Davis, a freeborn twenty-one-year-old mulatto
woman, through a close reading of three pocket diaries
she kept from 1863 to 1865. Whitehead explores Davis’s
worldviews and politics, her perceptions of both public
and private events, her personal relationships, and her
place in Philadelphia’s free black community in the nineteenth century.
Excerpt from
Notes from a Colored Girl:
The Civil War Pocket Diaries
of Emilie Frances Davis
(USC Press, 2014)
STRUC
TED
Notes from A Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket
Diaries of Emilie Davis
By Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D. ‘91
University of South Carolina Press (May 18, 2014)
Women S Diaries and Letters of the South Series
280 pages;
$39.95 hardcover; ISBN-10: 1611173523 /ISBN-13: 978-1611173529
Nonfiction/History
www.amazon.com
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In1863,onthefirstdayoftheyear,Emilie
FrancesDavis,satinherroominPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,pulledoutherpocket
diary, wrote her name in ink and in cursive
on the first page, and proceeded to describe her day. The day was historic: it was
Jubilee Day, the moment when the “throat
ofslavery”intersectedwiththe“keen
knifeofliberty”asthenationbeganits
slow march toward liberty. It was a day of
celebration, the one that free and enslaved
black people in America had been hoping,
working, and praying for since approximately1662,theyearthatVirginia’sHouse
ofBurgessbecamethefirststatetoshift
from legalized to permanent to inherited
slavery(whereasblackchildrenreceived
their free or enslaved status from their
mothers rather than from their fathers,
whichwastheEnglishlaw).
It was also a day of marked contradictions.
While some enslaved people were dancing,
singing, and working hard spreading the
goodnews;someformerplantationowners were crying, mourning, and working
hard to circumvent the spreading of the
news and the planned migrations of their
enslaved community.
OnoneVirginiaPlantation,anenslaved
person reported that when they heard
the news, they “didn’t care nothing ‘bout
Missus—was going to the Union lines. An
all dat night de niggers danced an’ sang
rightoutondecold.”UpNorth,inthe
SeventhWardofPhiladelphia,themood
wasbothsomberandjoyous.EmilieDavis,
in writing about the day, noted that many
were celebrating and reflecting as “the day
wasreligiouslyobserved,”“allthechurches
wereopen,”andthecommunityenjoyed
“quiteaJubilee.”Emilie’sJubileeDayexperienceasaNorthernfreeblackwoman
was obviously much different from the
experienceofaSouthernblackwoman.
AsafreebornresidentofPhiladelphia,a
well-knownhotbedofantislaveryactivism,Emilieviewedenslavementfrom
theoutsidein.Shewasfamiliarwiththe
intricacies of enslavement but she had not
personally experienced it. As a result, she
celebrated Jubilee but it did not change her
social status. The Jubilee Day celebrations
mayalsohavepromptedEmilie’sdecision
to keep a pocket diary. It was a historic
timeandperhapsEmiliefeltthather
voice and her experiences were significant
enough to be recorded in the annals of
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history.
TheSeventhWard,whichhadthelargest
concentrationofblackwealthontheEast
Coast and where 12 percent of its populationwasblack,wasaclose-knitcommunity that had actively been working for the
abolition of slavery for over one hundred
years through the resident churches,
benevolent societies, and fraternal organizations. It was a large community with
boundariestotheEastandWestfrom
SeventhtoTwenty-FifthStreetsandtothe
NorthandSouthfromSprucetoSouth
Streets.Walkingdownthestreetsofthe
SeventhWard,itiseasytogetasenseof
whatEmilie’sdailywalksmayhavebeen
like: the wide cobblestone streets were
hometoboththeomnibusandhorsedrawn streetcars, pulled over iron rails.
Designed for speed and efficiency, the
horse-drawnstreetcarsseated20to25
people, moved at a speed of six to eight
miles per hour over the rails, and cost
about five cents per ride. In contrast,
the omnibus was slow, sat only 10 to
12 passengers, traveled directly on the
cobblestones and in the mud, and catered
primarily to businessmen and wealthy
merchants.Streetcarschangedthefaceof
theSeventhWard,asareasthatwerepreviously inaccessible were pulled into the
heartofthecity.EventhoughPhiladelphia
had a bustling and thriving black community, there were still some areas that
remained closed. Long before Jim Crow,
Philadelphiahadonesetofstreetcarsfor
whites and one for black passengers. Black
people had two choices, either wait for a
streetcar for people that looked like them
so they could sit and ride in peace or catch
one for whites and stand outside, on an
iron and wood platform, near the horses,
gripping the side windows.
Onanygivenweekday,nearly46,000
people moved in and out of the center
ofthecity,whichborderedtheSeventh
Ward,ontheirwayintoandoutofPhiladelphia. During the summer, traffic was
constantly held up as horses, exhausted
from the work and overheated, frequently
dropped dead in the streets. During the
winter, wood fires were lit during the early
morning hours and burned throughout
the day. The blocks were lined both with
Victorian-styledbrickhouseswithlarge
windows, columns, and wide steps sitting
next to confectionary and bazaar shops
andcrowdedwood-framehouses.
DependinguponthedirectionthatEmilie
walked, she would have encountered
everything from a middle class and workingmen’ssectiontotheSouth,alow-incomesectiontotheEast,theriverandan
industrial section to the West, or an upper
middle-classresidentialandbusiness
districttotheNorth.Thesidewalkswere
narrow, and people moved in close contact
with one another. The dress was conser-
vative: the men wore dress pants, long coats, and top hats, while
the women wore dresses with pannier hoop skirts, long sleeves,
high collars and pockets tied around their waist or worn around
their necks. The crowds shared the streets with chickens, pigs,
andgoats.Streetvendorsweresetuponthecornerssellingjelly
donuts, crabs, herbs, and bowls of pepper pot—a spicy soup made
with vegetables, tripe, ox feet, and cheap meat—for a few pennies.
Musicians set up shop next to the vendors and would play music
by request on their fiddles or banjoes.
boarding house or to a private home that took in borders. There,
she attended the Institute and made a living as both a domestic
andahomesewer.AlthoughEmiliemadedressesforfamilyand
friends, she did not derive her entire income from dressmaking.
Her pocket diary entries do not state or suggest that she was a
either a milliner, which was a highly valued and lucrative skill,
or that she was just a seamstress, in which she able to stitch but
not cut out the fabric for the dresses. Milliners usually had shops
and were skilled in transforming raw materials into decorative,
distinctive,andstylishhatsandbonnets.Emiliewouldactually
The neighborhood was alive and full of intelligent, bright, and
be classified as a modiste because she was able to fit and cut the
forward thinking black men and women. They were educated,
fabric to the body of her customers, copy patterns, and stitch
either from attending one of the free black schools or they had
thefabric.Hereshewrote,“NellieandIwentoutshopping.She
privatetutors;cultured,speakingFrench,German,Latin,andin
boughtadressandIcutitoutforher,”and“MaryA.wasuphere
somecasesSpanish;rootedtotheirchurches,whichwerehotspots inalltherain.Icutherdress,finally,”and“Quiteafineday.Nellie
foractivismandactivity;and,theybelievedthattheyhadcarved
stoped here as she went up town this morning. In the evening,
out a safe space for them and their kids. This was the world of the
wenttothemillinersformybonnet.”AccordingtoWendy
nineteenthcenturyblackglitterati;aplacewherethefeelingsof
Gambler, being a dressmaker was a valued skill, a status symbol of
tradition, hope, wealth, and privilege ran deep. With the animals
sorts because it set the elite apart from the “puckered, gaping, and
and the smoke, the music and the pepper pot, the street vendors
baggymasses.”
and the beautiful black people, there were an amalgam of sounds,
sights,andsmellsthatEmilieencounteredandabsorbedinand
In contrast, working as a domestic was a devalued skill within
around her neighborhood on a daily basis.
the free black community. That domestic work was both devalued and primarily a woman’s job was not a new occurrence in
EmiliewasbornonFebruary18ineither1841or1842,andshe
freeblackPhiladelphia;asDebraNewmanHammakesclear,the
wasraisedinRoxbury,Philadelphia,neartheshipyards,where
“patternsofoppressionofblackwomen”intheiroccupations,
she attended a local public school. Growing up, she lived with her
lives,andexperiencesweredesignedduringtheeighteenth-centuparents,CharlesandHelena,heryoungersisterElizabeth,andher ry and actively maintained up until the twentieth. As a member
twobrothers,AlfredandThomas.Inthe1850U.S.Census,there
oftwoeconomicclasses,Emiliewaspartofasubsetoffreeblack
aretwootherfamilymembersmentioned,Elwood(5)andWilwomen who were able to effectively cross class boundaries. At this
liam(18),neitherofwhicharementionedinthe1860U.S.Census timeinherlife,Emiliewasanindependent,literate,skilled,urban
orinEmilie’spocketdiaries.By1860,Emiliehadmovedinwith
woman,movingandinteractinginfreeblackPhiladelphiaina
heruncleElijahJoshua(EJ)Davis,hiswife,Sarah,andtheirson,
way that was unique to her life and to her experiences.
Elwood,at916RodmanStreet,betweenSouthandLombard.
TheylivedwithinwalkingdistanceofFirstAfricanPresbyterian
InthedaysleadinguptoJanuary1,1863,Emiliewasawareofthe
Church,theInstituteforColoredYouth,PennsylvaniaHospital,
sense of excitement and hesitancy in the air, since some blacks
andtheRonaldsonCemetery.
werenervousthatPresidentAbrahamLincolnwouldnot“release”
theEmancipationProclamation.OntheeveningofDecember
Atsomepointbetweentheendof1860and1863,Emiliemoved
31,1862,thecommunity’schurches,libraries,andschoolsstayed
totheuppersectionoftheSeventhWard,eithertoanestablished open all night, as residents waited for the news to come across
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the wire that Lincoln had kept his promise and had issued the
long-awaiteddocument.AlthoughEmilie’sbackgrounddoesnot
reflectthatshehadanyfirst-handexperiencewithslavery,shewas
fully aware of the significance of this moment in the struggle for
freedom.
HowEmiliespentthe“WatchNight”isunknown,becauseshe
recordedherstoryonthefirstdayoftheNewYearwithout
commenting on anything that took place leading up to the historicmoment.Asafaithfulchurchmember(sherarelymissed
aSundayserviceorBiblestudyclass),Emilieprobablyattended
theWatchtowerservicesatFirstAfricanPresbyterianalongwith
her family and her friends. Her short entry about her activities
on Jubilee Day is indicative of how she usually wrote in her diary.
They were typically short but they provided insight into the type
of community in which she lived, the people she spent time with,
andtheactivitiesthatwereimportanttoherasa21-yearold
singlewoman.Sincesheworked,shewasabletocontrolboth
her mobility and her finances. Darlene Clark Hine reminds us
thatfornineteenth-centuryblackwomen,mobilitywasacritical
dimension of their lives. For enslaved women, it aided the small
number of women who were brave enough to either flee their situationsorrunasmallbusiness(someenslavedwomenonlarger
plantationswouldgrowandsellvegetables);andforfreewomen,
itgavethemmorecontrolovertheirlives.Emiliewasmobile,
which influenced the way that she interacted and responded to
eventshappeninginPhiladelphia,withinboththeblackandwhite
community.
Her pocket diary entries are a lens into the free black community,
a“portofentry,”throughwhichwecanexamineherplacewithin
the free black community, her worldviews and her politics, her
perceptions of both public and private events, and her personal
relationships. Her diary entries are used as a starting point to investigate, explore, and reconstruct a narrative of her life. Throughout the process of analyzing her entries, it has become evident
thatEmilie’spocketdiariesmakeasignificantcontributionto
nineteenth-centuryhistory.From1863to1865,throughoutthe
latterhalfoftheCivilWar,Emiliewroteandrecordedherfeelings
andexperiences:onthedayswhenblackmenweredrafted,Wardby-Ward,intothearmedservices;whenconfederatesoldiers
invadedVicksburg,Pennsylvania;whenGeneralRobertF.Lee
surrendered;whenPresidentLincolnwasassassinated;andwhen
theThirteenthAmendmentwasratified.Emiliementionedall
of these events in her pocket diary along with her personal joys
and pains, including her father’s ongoing illness, her pastor’s very
public and messy divorce, her trips in and around the city, and the
deathsoffriends,churchmembers,hersister-in-law,hernephew,
andfinally,herbrother.Emiliewrotejustabouteveryday,atleast
forthe1,095daysthathavesurvivedintothepresent,andperhaps
even longer than we know. In the process she wrote herself into
America’s history.
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Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Ph.D. graduated from The
Lincoln University in 1991. She is an assistant professor
of Communication and an affiliate assistant professor of
African and African American History at Loyola University Maryland. She is a former middle school teacher,
the 2006-07 Gilder Lehrman Maryland History Teacher
of the Year, and a three-time New York Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Dr. Whitehead is the author
of two forthcoming books, Notes from a Colored Girl:
The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis
(USC Press, 2014) and The Emancipation Proclamation:
Race Relations on the Eve of Reconstruction.
LINCOLN
IN THE LENS
Fred Thomas ’91 (left)
Thomas & R&B Divas: LA on
red carpet (right)
FRED
THOMAS, JR.
’91 PLAYS LION
TAMER ON
R&B DIVAS: LA
The R&B Divas: LAreceivedactingdirectionandalittleLion-tamingfromLincolnLion
FredThomas’91thisseason.
NAACPtheatreaward-winningdirector,writer,producerandformerBudweiserWASSUPguy,Thomas,wascastasthedirectorforaDivasmusicalproject,theDivaloguesfor
theT.V.Onerealityshow,R&B Divas: LAfeaturingKellyPrice,DawnRobinsonofEN
VOGUE,Michel’le,ClaudetteOrtizofCityHigh,ChantéMooreandLilMoandended
upjoustingwithQueenBeePriceduringmanyofhisappearances.
“One of the producers of the show knew my work and then Chanté’s manager knew
meanditclicked!Iguesstherestwashistory,”ThomassaidintheT.V.OneDivasCast
Blog. “The crazy thing is, I didn’t even realize I knew Chanté’s manager until we saw each
other.Smallworld!”
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He explained that he first approached the project as “not about
beingonT.V.,”butas“anotherjobwhereIgettowrite,produce
and direct. I came to the set, work as usual! I thought it was
going to be pretty easy…then BOOM, I was wrong. LOL! I didn’t
realize there was any tension or creative differences between the
ladies.”
In the beginning, the divas challenged Thomas for his lack of
musical background, but they later relented with the exception of
Price.
“I don’t need to write the actual songs of the production – that’s
whatamusicaldirectorisfor!”Headded.“Iexplainedtothem
that I didn’t need to be musically inclined to do a musical. As the
director, I do need to understand music and how it works within
the flow of the show. What you didn’t see on camera was the song
that I did actually end up writing with the help of Lil Mo’s husband/managerPhillipandChante.IguessI’mmusicallyinclined
afterall.”
TheissueswithPricewereimmediatesincetherehadbeentalk
prior of using a different director, ultimately later leading to an
in-your-face-confrontation,whichThomashandledasanauthentic Lincoln man.
“When I saw Kelly get in Fred’s face like that, I started to pray
immediately,”saidLil’MoinherDivaCastBlog.“Mymomtaught
me that you never jump in a man’s face, nobody’s face for that
matter, because you never know what kind of day they are having,
what they are dealing with and you just never know. I know
dudesfromBaltimore,Philly,anywhereandtheywouldnothave
handled the situation like Fred did! I was enamored by the way
he handled the situation. Fred is a real gentleman. His actions
show real home training because most dudes I know would have
(gone)there.”
“Kellydidnotcomeintotherehearsalwithanopenheart,”said
Lil’Mo. “We were all initially doing the acting exercise that Fred
gaveusandKelly’sdefensemechanismcameout.”
SaidThomas:“Eachofthedivassharedveryprofoundstories
that I truly believed could do a lot for other people as well as
themselves. The challenge was getting their minds into that very
personal space and taking their stories and turning it into an art
that is entertaining yet respectful of their experiences. There are
some things as a man I will never understand, but as a human
beingIcanempathize.”
Come opening night, Thomas was forced to play not only director
and producer, but lighting director, which the venue lacked and
theproductionwaslesstwodivas,PriceandRobinson.
“IalwayskeptaspaceopenforKellyandDawnjustincase,”he
said. “It wasn’t until maybe a week before the show and I saw that
billboardofthe(another)monologue(production)thatIrealized-this(wasn’t)goingtohappen.”
Thepair,PriceandRobinson,haddecidedtodoaseparatemonologue musical.
“Tobehonest,Ireallythoughtitwasadisservicetotheladies,”he
said. “I remember feeling some kind of way because it didn’t have
to go down like that. A monologue show with all the divas could
havebeendone.”
But in the end, Thomas said he would not have done anything
differently.
“In a perfect world, I wish we would have had more time to focus
ontheproject,butneverthelesstheendproductwasachieved,”he
said.“Iwentinwithagameplanandmyprocessworked.”
Shecontinued.
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FILMS OF THE
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STUDENT
SHOWCASED IN
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SCREENING
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Junior Mass Communications
major Tyreece Powell screens and
discusses films
The films of The Lincoln University Mass CommunicationsmajorTyreecePowellwereselectedandshowcasedintheScribeVideoCenter’sWhereAreThey
Now?ScribeCaféscreeningseriesonFriday,September20 at7p.m.atScribeVideoCenter,4212Chestnut
Street,3rdFloor.
Junior Mass Communications major Tyreece
Powell is making his mark on film.
announcement,“NoCondom,NoLove,”(1:19)promotingsafesex,“Distortion,”(2:47)aconsciousmusic
video about young men in the ghetto, and “Clash of the
Titans,”(3:10)apromotionalvideofortheuniversity’s
HomecomingStepShow.
ScribeVideoCenterwasfoundedin1982asaplace
Thescreening,whichfeaturedtheworkofPowelland where emerging and experienced media artists could
fourotheryouthalumniofScribe’sDocumentary
gain access to the tools and knowledge of video makHistoryProjectforYouth,aprograminwhichmiddle ing and work together in a supportive environment.
Scribeprovidestraininginallaspectsoffilm,video
and high school students worked with experienced
filmmakersandhistoriansafterschoolandduringthe and audio production. We also offer classes in computsummer to research, plan, and produce documentaries er-basedinteractivemediatoindividualsandcommunity organizations as well. We give emerging and
about issues of local historical significance.
mid-levelvideomakerstheskillsandopportunityto
“I am happy to have the opportunity to have my videos usevideoandfilmastoolsforself-expressionandfor
representing and supporting their communities. In the
showcased and proud to represent my family and The
LincolnUniversity,”saidPowell,athen-Lincolnsecond twodecadessinceitsinception,Scribehasestablished
semesterjuniorand2008alumoftheScribe’sprogram, eight ongoing programs designed to meet the needs of
the general public and media artists.
who also discussed his work during the screening.
Powell’sshowcasedfilmsincludedthepublicservice
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CLASS
NOTES
2013
2009
TIFFANY KNIGHT of Duquesne, PA, was recently admitted into
MILAN CARTER of Los Angeles,
Howard University's School of Education, where she will pursue a
M.Ed. in School Counseling. She begins in Spring 2014.
2012
REGAN FARLEY of Los Angeles,
CA was recently named Marketing
CoordinatorforE!NetworkatNBC.
Ms. Farley duties include assisting
theVicePresidentofTradeMarketing with promotional and marketing
campaigns.
2011
TOBIAS GRONEVELDTofBronx,NYisthenewSocio-therapist
atTheChildren’sVillageinQueens,NY.Groneveldtworkswith
parents, foster parents, children and youth to identify developmentallyappropriategoalsforsafety,permanencyandwell-being
inemotionally,psychiatricallyand/orbehaviorallychallenged
youth.GroneveldtholdsaBSinHealthSciencefromTheLincoln
University.
EMMANUEL KAKULU of Washington, DC recently began
teachingInternationalBaccalaureate(IB)Sports,Exerciseand
HealthScienceatEasternSeniorHighSchoolinWashington,DC.
StudentsintheIBprogramreceiveanadditionalIBdiplomaat
graduation that allows them to matriculate with university level
creditstowardsacollegedegree.KakulualsoteachesPhysical
EducationatEasternwhilepursuingaMastersdegreeinTeaching
(MAT)fromAmericanUniversity.HeholdsaBSdegreeinMass
Communications:PrintJournalismandaBSdegreeinPolitical
SciencefromTheLincolnUniversity.
COURTNEY TIPPER ofMemphisTN recentlycompletedthe
MasterinHealthServiceAdministration(MHA)attheUniversity
ofArkansasforMedicalSciences.Tipper,whotookontheMHA
programconcurrentlywiththePharmD,iscurrentlyworkingto
complete the latter program at the University Arkansas for MedicalSciencesby2016.SheholdsaBSinBiologyfromTheLincoln
University.
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CA, was recently promoted from
shooter/editor with Spin Media/
VIBE.com/VIBE Magazine to a producer with his own movie segment,
entitled, Movies with Milan. Carter,
who is the first VIBE personality to
host a program dedicated to films,
reports from red carpet events,
conducting one-on-one interviews
with Hollywood stars on their latest
projects.
ANTHONY LUIS SIERRA of Miami, FL, was recently certified
as a licensed skydiver, can be found traveling at speeds of over
170 mph, jumping from “perfectly good airplanes” each week.
Sierra, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from The Lincoln
University and a Master’s degree in Education from Salisbury
University, works for the University of Miami as an Area Director
in the Department of Housing and Residence Life, with associate
responsibilities with the Office of the Vice President of Student
Affairs and Athletics.
FRANK SIMPSON of Washington,
DC is the new Assistant Dean of
Students for Grade 10 at Eastern
Senior High School. He assists faculty and staff in the management of
over 800 students in areas of student
conduct and classroom support.
BIANCA TAYLOR-DAVIS of Trenton, NJ recently wed Kenric Davis,
also of Trenton, NJ, on Sept. 28.
2008
ISAAC BABU-BOATENGofBronx,NYalongwithhisbusiness
partnerturnedbride,SandraA.Babu-Boateng,werehighlighted
inBlackEnterprise.com,Forbes.comandBET.cominJanuary
2013fortheco-foundingofFace2FaceAfrica,amediacompany
withthemissionofRestoringAfrica'sImagewithintheglobal
community.ThecompanyisbasedinNewYorkCityandhas
threedivisions:OnlineMagazine,PrintMagazine,andEvents.
Thecouplewedthispastsummer.Mrs.Babu-BoatengisagraduateofSyracuseUniversity.
2006
GWENDOLYN F. DIDDEN of Wyomissing, PA was recently highlighted in the Reading Eagle for her
work as executive director of Family
Promise of Berks County, an interfaith network that provides temporary shelter to homeless families.
SU ANNE ROBYN CHARLERY formerly of Castries, St. Lucia received
a PRSH Student Scholarship at the
140th Meeting of the American Public Health Association in
San Francisco, CA in October 2013. She was also featured in her
hometown newspaper, the St. Lucia Star, highlighting her research
accomplishments. The award is based on her research focuses on
the critical association between alcohol consumption and risky
sexual activity in adolescents in St. Lucia and throughout the
islands of the Eastern Caribbean. Her work is based on the Global
Student Health Survey 2007 data. Charlery, who also holds a
Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Florida, is
currently pursuing her doctorate in Public Health at the University of Georgia.
2004
PAUL DWAYNE WHITE ofBrooklyn,NYmarriedSUANNE
ROBYNCHARLERY’06onAug.10attheUniversityofGeorgia's
CatholicCenter.ParentsofthecoupleareJohnandValentine
CharleryofSaintLucia,andthelatePaulandBessieWhiteof
Brooklyn,NY.ThenewlywedsarebothproudLincolnUniversityalumni.RobynearnedherdegreeinPsychobiologyandis
currentlyaPhDcandidateattheUniversityofGeorgia.Paul
earnedhisdegreeinBlackStudiesandiscurrentlyaResearcherat
Westat.ThecouplehasmadetheirhomeinBrooklyn,NY.
1991
M. BRANDON JONES, Ph.D., of
Bowie, MD was the keynote speaker
at the University of Delaware’s CollegeofEarth,OceanandEnvironment’s Honors Day ceremonies last
May 3. Dr. Jones, who used fundamental natural law in his advice to
students, telling them that they must
adapt, migrate or face extinction,
currently works as program managerfortheEnvironmentalProtection
Agency’sHigherEducationTraining
Program.
1987
AUDRA K. WOODLEY of Upper Marlboro, MD is a Senior
Acquisition Analyst at CACI, International supporting the F-22
Secretary of Air Force/Fighter Acquisition program where she
was recently awarded the SAF/AQP-Air Dominance Team of
the Quarter for both the first and third quarters of fiscal year
13, which ran from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. During the spring,
Woodley was also guest speaker at Capitol College's Annual
Scholarship Appreciation Breakfast celebrating the achievements
of scholarship student recipients and the generosity of the benefactors. In addition to her professional efforts, she was instrumental in obtaining the charter for Lincoln’s DC Metro Alumni
Association Chapter, of which she was elected 1st Vice President.
Woodley also serves as the group’s Chair of Logistics and Media
Relations, which includes newsletter and web development, social
media interaction, and logistical preparedness.
1985
DR. DONALD E. PALM III of Crawfordville, FL was recently
namedAssociateProvostofFloridaA&MUniversity.LastDecember,Dr.PalmalsocompletedtheAmericanCouncilonEducation(ACE)FellowsProgram,whichwasestablishedtoadvance
leadership readiness, strengthen institutional capacity and build
leadership in American higher education. As part of the program,
PalmwasmentoredbyUniversityofMaryland,BaltimoreCounty
PresidentFreemanHrabowskiandJayPerman,presidentofUniversity of Maryland Baltimore.
1967
CAROL BLACK, Esq., of West
Grove,PAwasrecentlyhonored
at the 10th Anniversary Honoring
WomenAchieversBanquet,Sunday,
Nov.3forhercontributionstothe
academic and legal communities.
The event was sponsored by the
Burlington-CamdenAlumniChapterofKappaAlphaPsiFraternity,
Inc. and the Kappa Community
Development Corporation.
1989
RONALD CRAWFORD of Baltimore, MD served as a panelist at
MarylandGovernorMartinO'Malley'sRoundtableonVeterans
Employment.
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Class of 1967 - $1,450.00
CarolA.Black,Esq.`67
Dr.RobertC.Johnson,III`67
MarcD.Pevar`67
PeterE.Smith`67
Class of 1968 - $20,475.00
CynthiaH.Amis`68
Dr.CliffordT.Bennett`68
RichardG.Boddie,CSW`68
HowardH.Brown,Esq.`68
WarrenR.Colbert,Sr.`68*
IsraelJ.Floyd,Esquire`68
MorrisD.Fried`68
C.EugeneHarvey`68
TheodoreF.Hawkins,Jr.`68
FrederickA.Miller`68
Dr.KunihikoTakeuchi`68
DwightS.Taylor`68*
JosephV.Williams,Jr.`68
Class of 1969 - $4,775.00
Rev.GeoffreyA.Black`69
LeRoyS.Bolton`69
WesleyC.Brown,Jr.`69
RobertW.Glenn`69
GeraldR.Harvard`69
Dr.CherylM.Miller`69
JoAnnD.Murray,Esq.`69
DavidA.Sanders`69
RonaldF.Sargent`69
JayA.Wallace`69
A.WayneWalls`69
RobertD.Warrington,Esq.`69
Dr.CarlO.Word`69
Class of 1970 - $3,210.00
EverettCarter`70
Dr.PamelaM.DeJarnette`70
DeborahE.Jones-Ford`70
LeroyJackson,Jr.`70
Rev.Dr.RobertL.Jackson,III`70
PatriciaA.Penn-Floyd`70
DonnG.Scott`70
JosephL.Weicksel`70
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
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MorrisL.Williams`70
PamelaG.Williams`70
CarlW.Wilson`70
Class of 1971 - $20,675.00
Dr.LulaA.Beatty`71
ChesterF.Brower`71
RADMLillianE.Fishburne
`71USN(Ret)
RonaldHall`71
GeorgeT.Hedgespeth,Jr.`71
DavidE.Herndon`71
ThelmaL.Hill`71
RaymondW.Holman,Jr.`71
Dr.LeonardV.Jackson,Jr.`71
UlyssesL.Keyes`71
WaiteH.Madison,III`71
KathleenO.Marshall`71
ChrystalR.McArthur`71
JohnE.Mitchell`71
ThomasT.Peterson`71*
Dr.KennethM.Sadler`71
SheilaL.Sawyer`71
ErnellSpratley`71
Class of 1972 - $14,697.00
HowardAtkinson,Jr.`72
Dr.AndrewH.Bass,Jr.`72*
GregoryA.Ferguson`72
FrancesJ.Harris-Walker`72
LeeE.Johnson`72
RichardC.Jones`72
GaleL.Marrow`72
PatriciaA.Martin-Carr`72
HazelL.Mingo`72
DeirdreD.Pearson`72
Dr.VincentPearson`72
JoyiceA.PowellJones`72
CynthiaE.Shearin`72
Dr.JothanStaley`72
CordeliaTalley`72
TyroneR.Whalen`72
WilsonA.Womack`72
Class of 1973 - $30,050.00
DonnaA.Brown`73
KeithE.Brown`73
LouisJ.Carr,Jr.`73
RoyE. Chaney`73
Dr.GlenwoodA.Charles`73
CasandraSistrun-Clarke`73
DorcasC.Crosby`73
MichaelCunningham`73
AlexanderGarrison,Jr.`73*
Rev.TheresaCampbellHoover,
Esq.`73
JamesW.Hudson`73
JohnW.Hughes`73
MaryJ.Western-Johnson`73
WilliamC.King,Esq.`73
VioletO.Mensah,MPA`73
LauraA.Nelson-Turner`73
J.VernonPeterson`73
HowardL.Robertson`73
JaniceL.Robinson`73
PringleD.Simmons`73
Dr.RonaldL.Slaughter`73
LisaJ.Smith`73
ReginaldL.Smith`73
ChicoStafford`73
VickiL.Thomas`73
ErnestC. Wagner,Jr.`73
Dr.HarleyS.Winer`73
JoanneP.Wright`73
Class of 1974 - $10,269.28
The Honorable Jacqueline F.
Allen`74
SpringJ.Banks`74
BruceE.Barnes`74
JosephC.Brown`74
KarenE.Cauthen`74
BishopDavidG.Evans`74
KarenR.James`74
Dr.TommyJohnson`74
WayneC.Rhone`74
BrendaJ.Walker`74
NathanielH.Wallace,Jr.`74
Class of 1955 - $9,830.00
BruceM.Benson`75
PennyM.Bowen-Lewis`75*
Dr.RaymondP.Bynoe`75
PatriciaA.Carter`75
MackA.Cauthen`75
GaylaD.Crockett`75
Rev.BoydB.Etter`75
TandyFranklin`75
Dr.BernardA.HarrisMPH
`75
GeraudA.Holloman`75
PatriciaL.Hunt`75
CarolinL.Irvin`75
JamesK.Jackson,Jr.`75
WilliamI.Long,III`75
DavidL.McGraw`75
TeresaA.Montgomery`75
RochelleMoore`75
The Honorable Jerome L. Munford`75
Dr.DemetriusW.Pearson`75
FelicitaSaldanaRichards
RhondaRobertson`75
WandaD.Robinson`75
EugeniaM.Russell`75
DeniseD.Speaks`75
JanetteSpencer-Davis`75
RobertT.Tate`75
LauraWeatherly`75
Dr.MiltonWhite`75
OswaldWilliams`75
MauriceJ.Woodson`75
Class of 1976 - $13,826.55
CharlesW.Cephas,Jr.`76
CarlH.Cornwell`76
AudreyM.Greene`76
PhyllisR.Hayes`76
RobertL.Ingram,Jr.`76
HenryM.Lancaster,Esq.`76
W.DuaneLawrence`76
RebeccaW.Loadholt`76
Dr.IsaacO`Neal`76
Dr.AdrienneGrayRhone`76
Joan A.Simpson`76
StanleyR.Smallwood,Esq.`76
WilliamR.Smith,II`76
DennisK.Thomas`76
GladysL.Thomas`76
ReginaldE.Thompson`76
ValerieJ.Whitney-Lowery`76
Class of 1977 - $13,394.00
WadeAustin,Jr.`77
KarlaQ.Harris`77
VickiL.Harris-McAllister*
PortiaM.Hedgespeth`77
MarilynL.Lassiter`77*
GregoryC.Miller,Sr.`77*
PatriceD.Morris`77
CherylL.Robinson-Benion
`77
AmyB.VanderBreggen`77
LouisH.Washington,Jr.`77*
NormanL.Williams`77
Class of 1978 - $7,385.00
MichaelA.Alvarez`78
MurielA.Alvarez`78
HerseyE.Gray,Sr.`78
DeniseM.Highsmith`78
RodneyG.Jackson`78
SherleyM.Mizzell`78
JeffreyS.Phelps`78
DorothyA.Smallwood`78
MichaelR.Young`78
Class of 1979 - $14,965.71
AnthonyP.Ball`79
SheilaW.Belcher-Finch`79
JamesD.Bishop,Esq.`79
PercyB.Cupid,Jr.`79
Dr.GeorgiaAnneDavis`79
JudithA.Dill`79
C.AdjoaLove-Dorsey`79
Dr.AlfredT.Dorsey`79
JerryS.Fontaine`79
JeffreyA. Gordon`79
GeniseD.Greene`79
DennisC.Hansford`79
GeraldineD.Johnson`79
KarenD.Johnson`79
JacquelineG.Misher`79
SusanC.Moody,Esq.`79
KarenE.Nicholas`79
DonaldC.Notice`79
Rev.Dr.FrancesE.Paul`79
BarbaraJ.Roberson`79
BelindaM.Williams`79
RudleyA.Young`79
Class of 1980 - $5,115.00
KarenM.Alford`80
Prof.RobertA.Allen`80
MachellaA.Chavis`80
DeniseE.Diggs-Kirkland`80
BrendaA.Dunston`80
RoxanneL.Evans`80
KennethB.Fullenwellen`80
ReneeE.Johnson`80
C.JoyceJulien`80
DarleneY.Kates`80*
DebraK.Harper-Munford`80
SharleneV.Roberson`80
BenjaminRobinson`80
BeverlySingleton`80
CaroleV.Taylor`80
Class of 1981 - $3,580.00
Dr.BrendaA.Allen`81
Dr.IrvinR.Barnes`81
RickB.Beaton`81
KimM.Blaney-Bivings`81
RickyJ.Carter`81
GloriaE.Cary`81
NormanC.Dukes`81
DavidC.Evans`81
ChristinaGoodwin-Laws`81
MarkD.Gordon`81
DavidM.Hardy`81
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
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DeborahK.Herbert`81
The Honorable Kenneth C.
Holder`81
SandraD.Marigna-Harmon
`81
TheHonorableRuthE.Shillingford`81
RhondaD.Starks`81
MarleneC.Westbrook`81
MargoL.Young-Wiggins`81
Class of 1982 - $2,910.00
BeverlyA.Mosley-Allen`82
SherriA.Clark`82
JavonniaN.Hargrove`82
VanessaL.Hester`82
DarleneMalden`82
ReneeE.Medley`82
Class of 1983 - $3,035.00
JolindaAgnew`83
ReneaC.Burns`83
TeresaA.Etienne-Jefferson`83
TerrisL.Farmer`83
DonnaL.Holiday`83
TerreL.LewisMHS`83
WilliamA.Lomax`83
C.VernonMartin,Jr.`83
ToddJ.Mungin`83
GregoryS.Roberts`83
StephenTenEyck`83
JamesA.Tidwell,III`83
ShelliW.Tucker`83
TracyM.Nelson-Scott`85
SarahL.Wright`85
Class of 1986 - $4,352.00
DeitraL.Bailey-Gittens`86
HowardT.Beedles`86
GregoryE.Bennett`86
VernonE.Davis`86*
GeorgeC.McGriff,Jr.`86
Dr.MarilynnE.McLaurin-MilesMHS`86
Dr.TimothyO.Moore`86
MarciaN.Pruett-Abdelkrim
`86
DwayneH.Wyche`86
Class of 1987 - $3,045.00
MarkL.Amerson`87
ToddA.Anderson`87
LisaY.Andrews`87
JudyB.Henderson`87
DavidHightower`87
JillA.Johnston`87
LesleyL.Jordan-Anderson`87
ReahieniaM.Williams`87
TyroneE.Williams`87
AudraK.Woodley`87
Class of 1988 - $4,882.50
CharisseA.Carney-NunesEsq.
`88
EvelynL.Callender`88
ShawnA.Cubbage`88*
Joan M.Eastmond`88
Class of 1984 - $5,323.10
Dr.YvonneD.Hilton`88
CherylD.Bolden-Carter`84
WilbertF.LaVeist`88
TheresaR.Braswell`84
DerekA.Manison`88*
PamelaD.Bundy-Foster`84*
DanielT.Marsh`88*
Dr.LennellR.Dade`84
Dr.CliffordE.DeBaptisteMHS IrvinH.Morris,Jr.`88
`84
Class of 1989 - $7,160.68
JohnF.Frye,Jr.`84
KennethB.Barrett`89
RachelL.GibbsMHS`84
FrankBrown,Jr.`89*
AliceM.Hollingshed`84
AprileM.Cason`89
MonicaV.Redd`84
CrystalD.Cubbage`89
TracyA.Tucker`84
CharlotteL.Wroton,M.Ed.`84 StellaC.Davis`88*
DawnEasterMcCoy`89*
DawnH.Fleurizard`89
Class of 1985 - $11,525.00
RobinP.Hayles`89
YvonneBrown-Burruss`85
JohnC.Johnston,III`89
DemetriaD.Jones`85
BrianMaddox`89
LeslieD.Jones`85
MartinaR.Mapp`89
RosalindJordan`85
AndreR.Morez`89*
FrancineB.Medley`85*
JoyceLucas-Terry`89
JohnW.Scott`85
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RobinM.Torrence`89
Class of 1990 - $3,950.00
MichaelJ.Anderson`90
JamesL.Bell`90
MarciaL.CollymoreMHS`90
Dr.TheodoreJ.Corbin,Jr.`90
AlisaR.Drayton`90
ValerieL.McKinney-Richberg`90
Dr.DerrickJ.Swinton`90
Class of 1991 - $2,680.00
SherriD.Barnes-Jones`91
ShawnM.Brown`91
VictorColter`91
JuanEdney`91
IngridS.Harrell-Lee`91
MiriamM.Stokes`91
AnthonyJ.Zanfordino,IV`91
Class of 1992 - $673.75
CrystalK.Allen-Webb`92
DarrellK.Braxton`92*
Dr.ChandaC.Corbett`92
RaymondC.Sallay`92
RosalindJ.Steptoe-Jackson`92
Class of 1993 - $2,150.06
LeticiaS.Carter`93
FadilaJ.Gathers`93
JustinM.Lewter`93
KyleD.Logan`93*
MonicaC.McClendon`93
RichardW.Proctor`93
Dr.EarlenaR.Wilson`93
Class of 1994 - $32,535.00
KimberlyA.Lloyd`94
SharonDiggs`94*
EverettT.Love`94
GloriaPurnellNhambiuMHS`94
MelanieRoberts`94
Class of 1995 - $2,158.29
SergeM.Antonin`95
DonaldF.Barnett`95
TyroneM.Freeman`95
RonkeA.Harrison`95*
MichaelC.Taylor`95
Dr.DawnN.Ward`95
Dr.CrystalA.Young`95
Class of 1996 - $525.00
JohnnaA.Goodwin-Ithier`96
GregoryA.Gruel`96
JamieHolmes`96
DeniseR.Holyfield-Smalley`96
Dr.KendraV.Johnson`96
Class of 1997 - $750
ChevelleT.Lampkin`97
CrystalA.Watson`97
Class of 1998 - $3,538.75
DianeM.BrownMHS`98
ShakyraY.Davis`98
Dr.LannieceC.Hall`98
QuandaL.Harrell`98
AlisaJackson-Purvis`98
MarkD.Lanyon`98
SharmanLawrence-Wilson
MHS`98
BertramL.Lawson,II`98*
JamalK.Parker`98
Class of 1999 - $1,830.75
EdwardW.Blyden`99
RachelE.Branson`99
NirvanaE.Edwards‘99
TinaS.Gaddy`99
TraceeW.Gilbert`99
MalcolmM.Wilson`99*
Class of 2000 - $3,227.33
CaranaC.Bennett`00
JosephBlount,Jr.`00
DawnA.Holden`00
JasonR.Hunt`00*
BarbaraMoldenMHS`00
JohnSmith`00*
TehmaH.Smith`00
LaToshaM. Wray`00
Class of 2001 - $2,435.00
DanielleS.Caesar`01
DuaneO.Caesar`01
GermelO.Clarke`01
LynetteV.DayMHS`01
SebastienJean`01
SheilaM.JenkinsMHS`01
CherylV.PopeMHS`01
Class of 2002 - $955.00
EbonyA.Alston`02
Dr.ChantalD.Lewis-Brooks`02
IhsanR.Mujahid`02
Dr.EricDarnellPritchard`02
RasheedaT.Smith`02
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
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Class of 2003 - $725.00
LynnCurry`03
JaniceSamuels`03
TamirTabourn`03*
QuinetteS.Williams`03
Class of 2004 - $200.00
ToshibaL.Hayman`04
AnneshiaW.Lyttle`04
Class of 2005 - $425.00
MonikaDavis`05
WilliamF.Dunbar`05
LameshaS.Miles`05
MaxyO`Connor`05
HasinahShabazz`05*
Class of 2006 - $375.00
TamaraN.Evans`06
MichaelGainesMHS`06
NianiS.Smith`06
AprilWhite`06
Class of 2007 - $1,040.00
KinshasaBrown-PerryMSA`07
ChristopherR.Davis`07
FrancesB.Lee`07
Class of 2008 - $95.00
TiffanyD.Francis`08
MartinM.Minus-Harrison`08
TiffanyPerry`08
BrandonN.Witcher`08
Class of 2009 - $1,090.00
RobertB.Coleman`09
AliciaC.CrawleyMSR/MED`09
RodalynA.David`09
AlisaK.Davis`09
JoyzelliDavis`09
Class of 2010 - $50.00
JuliaY.Greenfield`10
Class of 2011 - $785.00
SamuelE.Adams,II`11
DejuanaL.Mosley`11
ErnestE.Solomon`11
Class of 2012 - $700.00
CrellaA.M.Ferebee`12
RonaldG.PopeMHS`12
*Giving amount includes
matching and/or soft credit
ALL DONORS BY RANGE
$250,000 and Above
The Honorable Theophilus
YakubuDanjuma
$25,000 to 99,999
EstateofChapmanW.Bouldin,
Jr.`59
Dolfinger-McMahonFoundation
The Home Depot
EverettT.Love`94
PECO-AnExelonCompany
PNCBank/Advisors/Institutional Invest.
HowellLockhartSeipleTrust
W.W.SmithCharitableTrust
$10,000 to $24,999
CarlE.Dickerson`60
E.KnealeDockstaderFoundation
Fulton Bank
EstateofLangstonHughes`29
TheFrancesEmilyHuntTrust
RobertR.Jennings,Ed.D.
TomJoynerFoundation
GaryA.Michelson`65*
NeubauerFamilyFoundation
FrancesWalkerSlocum
ThompsonHospitalityServices
$5,000 to 9,999
AmsterdamNewsEducational
Foundation
RobertL.Archie,Jr.,Esq.`65
KeithE.Brown`73
EstateofHowardCaesar
Dr.GlenwoodA.Charles`73
WarrenR.Colbert,Sr.`68*
Dennis Cook
DelawareSchool&Office,LLC
Drexel University
EckertSeamansCherin&
Mellott, LLC
ThelmaL.Hill`71
Jazz Fundraiser
EstateofWandaJohnson`71
Dr.EdwardL.Lee`60
KimberlyA.Lloyd`94
FrancineB.Medley`85*
Prof.KennethJ.Meier
GregoryC.Miller,Sr.`77*
DonaldC.Notice`79
Dr.AdrienneGrayRhone`76
Dr.AbdulalimA.Shabazz`49
DwightS.Taylor`68*
AnUnfailingLegacyProject
Wells Fargo
TheHon.ShermanF.Wooden
$2,500 to $4,999
Alumni Association of Lincoln
University
PennyM.Bowen-Lewis`75*
Trena T.Brown
StellaC.Davis`88*
VernonE.Davis`86*
Ambassador Horace G. DawsonJr.`49*
Dr.JamesA.Donaldson`61
Dr. William B. Garcia
AlexanderGarrison,Jr.`73*
The Honorable Levan Gordon
`58
DavidE.Herndon`71
Herr Foods, Inc.
LeeE.Johnson`72
WilliamC.King,Esq.`73
Christian&MaryLindback
Foundation
DanielT.Marsh`88*
FrederickA.Miller`68
NationalCollegiateAthletic
Association
DeirdreD.Pearson`72
Dr.VincentPearson`72
PKFinancialGroup,LLC
WayneC.Rhone`74
ChicoStafford`73
TreComSystemsGroup
VisualSound,Inc.
Dr. James Wadley
BrendaJ.Walker`74
RichardA.White,Jr.*
$1,000 to $24,999
BeverlyA.Mosley-Allen`82
Prof.RobertA.Allen`80
ALPHAOfficeSuppliesInc.
Alumni Assoc Baltimore
Chapter
MichaelA.Alvarez`78
MurielA.Alvarez`78
WillieL.AndersonScholarship
Fund, Inc.
Dr.NormanA.Armstrong`66
PastorAlbertR.Armstrong`58
HowardAtkinson,Jr.`72
WadeAustin,Jr.`77
Dr.AndrewH.Bass,Jr.`72*
Dr.LulaA.Beatty`71
Dr.JamesBell`52
Dr.LeonardL.Bethel`61
JamesD.Bishop,Esq.`79
BlankRomeLLP
RachelE.Branson`99
TheresaR.Braswell`84
DianeM.BrownMHS`98
DonnaA.Brown`73
Dr.WilliamC.Brown`60
JosephC.Brown`74
PamelaD.Bundy-Foster`84*
Dr.RaymondP.Bynoe`75
PaulL.Cannon,Jr.`56
Dr.WalterD.Chambers`52*
RoyE. Chaney`73
DonaldB.Coaxum`57*
Lt. Col. D. Michael Collins
Dr.EdwardS.Cooper,Sr.`46
Dr.TheodoreJ.Corbin,Jr. `90
CarlH.Cornwell`76
Country Chrysler Dodge
Rev.CharlesA.Coverdale`65
GaylaD.Crockett`75
Kim Crouch
C.AdjoaLove-Dorsey`79
Dr.AlfredT.Dorsey`79
Kevin Draper
TeresaA.Etienne-Jefferson`83
FollettHighEducationGroup
LouisK.FoxCharitableTrust
Gem Learning Academy II
LLC
RobertW.Glenn`69
CharlesT.Gradowski
GroovePhiGrooveSocial
Fellowship
Jeanette Hadley
DavidM.Hardy`81
C.EugeneHarvey`68
GeorgeT.Hedgespeth,Jr.`71
PortiaM.Hedgespeth`77
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
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VanessaL.Hester`82
DeniseM.Highsmith`78
Rev.TheresaCampbellHoover,
Esq.`73
Osagie Imasogie
TheHonorableRoderickL.
Ireland`66
Dr.LeonardV.Jackson,Jr.`71
LenoxL.Jackson`50
Rev.Dr.KevinJohnson
JillA.Johnston`87
JohnC.Johnston,III`89
James L. Kainen
DarleneY.Kates`80*
Dr.MartinL.Kilson,Jr.`53
Jernice Lea
Dr.ErnestC.Levister,Jr.`58
JamesT.Lewis
The Links Foundation, Inc.
WilliamA.Lomax`83
Anita F. Lynn
ChrystalR.McArthur`71
MonicaC.McClendon`93
SherleyM.Mizzell`78
Dr. Gwinyai H. Muzorewa
NationalBlackCollegeAlumni
Hall of Fame
LauraA.Nelson-Turner`73
Anonymous
AlexanderPowell,Jr.`59
WilliamH.Rivers,Jr.`57
SharleneV.Roberson`80
WilliamA.Robinson`42
Dr.RichardA.Rollins`52
Dr.WilliamH.Ruckle`60
GeorgeL.Russell,Jr.,Esq.`50
Dr.KennethM.Sadler`71
DavidA.Sanders`69
SheilaL.Sawyer`71
Dr.RonaldL.Slaughter`73
DorothyA.Smallwood`78
StanleyR.Smallwood,Esq.`76
WilliamR.Smith,II`76
HermanL.Stephenson`61
MiriamM.Stokes`91
StradleyRononStevens&
Young,LLP
Dr.DerrickJ.Swinton`90
CordeliaTalley`72
DennisK.Thomas`76
Dr.RichardG.Thomas,Jr.`51
GladysL.Thomas`76
VickiL.Thomas`73
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Vintage1854LLC
50
VirginiaTech
GladysW.Walls`55
TyroneR.Whalen`72
Dr.MiltonWhite`75
LaToshaM.Wray`00
RobertE.Wren,Sr.`58
AnthonyJ.Zanfordino,IV`91
$500 to $999
AALUTriangle/TriadChapter
Accommodation Mollen, Inc.
Dr.BrendaA.Allen`81
CynthiaH.Amis`68
SpringJ.Banks`74
Linda Batts
Dr.WilliamE.Bennett`50
Gisela K. Benning
CarolA.Black,Esq.`67
CherylD.Bolden-Carter`84
RonaldE.Butler`65
DanielleS.Caesar`01
DuaneO.Caesar`01
R.NealCarlson*
LouisJ.Carr,Jr.`73
ThelmaY.Carroll,Esq.`64
EverettCarter`70
CharlesW.Cephas,Jr.`76
CasandraSistrun-Clarke`73
SophyCornwell
MiltonH.Coulthurst`57
DorcasC.Crosby`73
ChristopherR.Davis`07
JoyzelliDavis`09
SharonDiggs`94*
James Donahue
Ducky Birts Foundation
DawnEasterMcCoy`89*
WinstonO.Edwards`65
Rev.BoydB.Etter`75
BishopDavidG.Evans`74
ThomasG.Evans
RADMLillianE.Fishburne
`71USN(Ret)
DawnH.Fleurizard`89
Hippolyte L. Fofack
DianthiaFord-Kee
Rev.CasperI.Glenn`44
Dr.CherylR.Gooch
Greater Carolinas Alumni
Chapter
Dr.LeroyP.Gross
Dr.BernardA.HarrisMPH
`75
FrancesJ.Harris-Walker`72
GeraldR.Harvard`69
JohnW.Hughes`73
HuntEngineeringCo.
RobertL.Ingram,Jr.`76
LeroyJackson,Jr.`70
AlisaJackson-Purvis`98
JennersvilleOpenMRI/ImagingCTRLL
Dr.TommyJohnson`74
DemetriaD.Jones`85
ErnestineE.Kates
Lila Kern
Alfred L. Knox
ChevelleT.Lampkin`97
MarilynL.Lassiter`77*
SharmanLawrence-Wilson
MHS`98
FrancesB.Lee`07
RebeccaW.Loadholt`76
Constance L. Lundy
RobynL.Major
DerekA.Manison`88*
KathleenO.Marshall`71
TheMcKissack&McKissack
Dr.TimothyC.Meyers,Jr.`59
HazelL.Mingo`72
JohnE.Mitchell`71
Rev.CalvinS.Morris,Ph.D.
`63
DejuanaL.Mosley`11
Mt. Zion Bap. Church Germantown
IhsanR.Mujahid`02
Elizabeth(Penny)Parker
Rev.Dr.FrancesE.Paul`79
PhiladelphiaAlumniAssoc.of
Lincoln University
ArchieC.Pollard`65
CherylV.PopeMHS`01
Prof.ConradR.Pope`59
RonaldG.PopeMHS`12
J.EverettPrewitt`66
QuadrantThinking,Inc.
LarryD.Randolph`64
ResurrectionBaptistChurch
Dr.RichardA.Rhoden`51
Ltc.WilliamE.Richards,Sr.
`43
HowardL.Robertson`73
JaniceL.Robinson`73
Dr.JamesE.Savage,Jr.`63
RichardSchlosbergFarm
JohnW.Scott`85
Rev.Dr.JamesA.Scott`52
TracyM.Nelson-Scott`85
PringleD.Simmons`73
EarlM.Simpkins`63
CoietF.Sims`58
Dr.ErnestH.Smith`53
Dr.VirginiaJ.Smith
JohnSmith`00*
LisaJ.Smith`73
ReginaldL.Smith`73
TehmaH.Smith`00
MichaelC.Taylor`95
TechnologyMigrations,Inc.
Cheryl M. Thomas
Dr.JamesR.Tyler,Jr.`60
U.S.Bank
LouisH.Washington,Jr.`77*
Dr.TheodoreR.Whitney,Jr.
`53
DavidS.Williams,Jr.`65
NormanL.Williams`77
CarlW.Wilson`70
AudraK.Woodley`87
Dr.CrystalA.Young`95
$250 to $499
L.HaroldAikensJr.,Esq.`64
The Honorable Jacqueline F.
Allen`74
SamuelE.Anderson,III`66
ToddA.Anderson`87
Dr.EmmanuelBabatunde
DonaldF.Barnett`95
BNYMellon
RichardG.Boddie,CSW`68
LeRoyS.Bolton`69
RobertL.Boyd`48
Dr. Donald J. Bradt, III
DarrellK.Braxton`92*
LeviM.Brisbane`56
WesleyC.Brown,Jr.`69
LTIvarF.Browne,USAF(Ret)
`61
Albert M. Bryson
CharisseA.Carney-NunesEsq.
`88
EllenJ.Casson
The Chamber Orchestra of
Phila.
SherriA.Clark`82
GermelO.Clarke`01
Class of 2013
Dr.DavidL.Closson`65
CommunityFoundationforSE
Michigan
ShawnA.Cubbage`88*
MichaelCunningham`73
LynnCurry`03
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
2013 DONORS LIST
Dr.LennellR.Dade`84
Dr. William K. Dadson
Dr.JosephS.Darden,Jr.`48
TerriP.Dean
Dr.Pamela M.DeJarnette`70
DelawareValleyRose,LP
EnterpriseLeasingCo.ofPhila.
LLC
TammyD.EvansColquitt
TerenceFarrell
DeborahE.Jones-Ford`70
DeniseM.Gaither-Hardy
ThomasB.Garrett`66
RachelL.GibbsMHS`84
DonaldA.Green`63
JosephG.Greene`52
KellyR.Griffith
Annette Haile
DawnA.Holden`00
The Honorable Kenneth C.
Holder`81
DeniseR.Holyfield-Smalley
`96
JamesW.Hudson`73
JasonR.Hunt`00*
Jennersville Family Dentistry,
Inc.
LeslieD.Jones`85
C.JoyceJulien`80
UlyssesL.Keyes`71
Dr.PenelopeJ.Kinsey
HenryM.Lancaster,Esq.`76
WilbertF.LaVeist`88
Law Department of DeKalb
County, GA
BertramL.Lawson,II`98*
Mr.&Mrs.JamesLee
HarryLewis*
TerreL.LewisMHS`83
JustinM.Lewter`93
DavidW.Martin`64
Dr.HaroldB.Martin`50
Dr.HaroldR.Minus`61
PatriceD.Morris`77
DebraK.Harper-Munford`80
The Honorable Jerome L. Munford`75
P.DorotheaMurray`59
Dr.HowardD.Noble,Jr.`66
OxfordSunoco
PABlackConferenceonHigherEducation
JeffreyS.Phelps`78
ShakeerahE.Plummer`13
Dr.D.ZizwePoe
EvelynDavis-Poe
RichardW.Proctor`93
Dr.GangaP.Ramdas
MonicaV.Redd`84
Dr.JosephReed,Jr.`66
CatherineRutledge
RonaldF.Sargent`69
MajorCliffordSaundersUSAF
RET`62
TheHonorableRuthE.Shillingford`81
Dr.KaukabSiddique
Joan A.Simpson`76
PeterE.Smith`67
ErnellSpratley`71
Dr.JothanStaley`72
Dr.KunihikoTakeuchi`68
PhillipA.Taylor`65
RobinM.Torrence`89
TracyA.Tucker`84
AmyB.VanderBreggen`77
ErnestC. Wagner,Jr.`73
JayA.Wallace`69
Dr.DawnN.Ward`95
CrystalA.Watson`97
JosephL.Weicksel`70
CharlotteWestfield`65
RafealWilliams
MalcolmM.Wilson`99*
NatashaWilson
Dr.HarleyS.Winer`73
MauriceJ.Woodson`75
CharlesW.C.Yancey`63
$249 to $100
Olabaniji J. Abanishe
The African American MuseuminPhila.
JolindaAgnew`83
NanaAkuamoah-Boateng
KarenM.Alford`80
RoyalL.Allen,Jr.`46
Dr.AlvinE.Amos
MichaelJ.Anderson`90
Rev.JesseF.Anderson,Jr.`58
LisaY.Andrews`87
Anonymous
SergeM.Antonin`95
MichaelE.Armour
Carl Bailey
Marlayne Bailey
AnthonyP.Ball`79
BruceE.Barnes`74
KennethB.Barrett`89
Mr.&Mrs.RaymondH.
Bazmore
SheilaW.Belcher-Finch`79
JamesL.Bell`90
Prof.Jamal Benin
Dr.CliffordT.Bennett`68
GregoryE.Bennett`86
RomonaR.Benson
RuthJ.Berry
BlackFamilyPreservation
Group Inc.
Rev.GeoffreyA.Black`69
KimM.Blaney-Bivings`81
EdwardW.Blyden`99
Mark Bowden
JohnE.Bowser,Sr.`60
Dr.R.WayneBranch
Josephine M. Brazier
Myra M. Briggs
ChesterF.Brower`71
FrankBrown,Jr.`89*
HowardH.Brown,Esq.`68
Dr.JefferyT.Burgin,Jr.
ReneaC.Burns`83
YvonneBrown-Burruss`85
TheodoreH.Butcher,Sr.`62
FrancisN.Cantwell,III
LeticiaS.Carter`93
PatriciaA.Carter`75
AprileM.Cason`89
Karen Caulk
Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Assoc.
Dr. John O Chikwem
RobertB.Coleman`09
VictorColter`91
CommunicationsTestDesign,
Inc.
James A. Connor
Dr.ChandaC.Corbett`92
GeraldCousins`63
AliciaC.CrawleyMSR/MED
`09
CrystalD.Cubbage`89
AlisaK.Davis`09
Dr.GeorgiaAnneDavis`79
MonikaDavis`05
ShakyraY.Davis`98
LynetteV.DayMHS`01
Dr.CliffordE.DeBaptisteMHS
`84
Dr. James L. DeBoy
Dr. Joanne DeBoy
RitaM.Dibble
DeniseE.Diggs-Kirkland`80
DilworthPaxson,LLP
William Donohue
SondraE.Draper`64
AlisaR.Drayton`90
WilliamF.Dunbar`05
Joan M.Eastmond`88
Rev.Dr.LarryEdmunds`63
JuanEdney`91
Dr.KenoyeK.Eke,Sr.
Dr.StephenC.Enwefa
RoxanneL.Evans`80
TamaraN.Evans`06
EvanM.Fales
Dr.ClarenceA.Faulcon,II`50
Alan D. Fegley
CrellaA.M.Ferebee`12
GregoryA.Ferguson`72
IsraelJ.Floyd,Esquire`68
MorrisD.Fried`68
KennethB.Fullenwellen`80
MichaelGainesMHS`06
GeorgeE.Gaither,Jr.`59
FadilaJ.Gathers`93
Dr.GaleE.Gibson
TraceeW.Gilbert`99
Derek Gillman
Dr. David Goodin
ChristinaGoodwin-Laws`81
JeffreyA. Gordon`79
MarkD.Gordon`81
OttoC.Graham,Jr.`55
Jonathan Grayson
AudreyM.Greene`76
RonaldHall`71
DennisC.Hansford`79
JavonniaN.Hargrove`82
KarlaQ.Harris`77
VickiL.Harris-McAllister*
RonkeA.Harrison`95*
Malinda L. Hayes
PhyllisR.Hayes`76
ToshibaL.Hayman`04
Dr.WalterW.Haynes`43
JudyB.Henderson`87
DeborahK.Herbert`81
Dr.AndrewE.Hickey,Jr.`64
DavidHightower`87
AliceM.Hollingshed`84
GeraudA.Holloman`75
Brian J. Howard
Rev.Dr.RobertL.Jackson,III
`70
KarenR.James`74
GaryW.Jarvis`65
SebastienJean`01
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
51
2013 DONORS LIST
Cyrus D. Jones
Dr.KendraV.Johnson`96
Dr.RobertC.Johnson,III`67
Duane W. Johnson
GeraldineD.Johnson`79
MaryJ.Western-Johnson`73
Warren Johnson
RichardC.Jones`72
Dr. O. Dalton Joseph
Dr.PatriciaA.Joseph
Jessica Kern
Dr. Kirsten C. Kunkle
EstateofCliffordH.Lacey`50
MarkD.Lanyon`98
Dr.PatriciaLewis-West
KyleD.Logan`93*
Janice L. Lombardo
WilliamI.Long,III`75
Gerald A. Lopes
Jennifer Lucas
AnneshiaW.Lyttle`04
WaiteH.Madison,III`71
Dr.HelenE.Major
DarleneMalden`82
GaleL.Marrow`72
PatriciaA.Martin-Carr`72
GeorgeC.McGriff,Jr.`86
ValerieL.McKinney-Richberg
`90
RobertF.McMichael`54
VioletO.Mensah,MPA`73
Kisha Middleton
Dr.MarilynnE.McLaurin-MilesMHS`86
Dr.CherylM.Miller`69
Wanda Miller
Dr.RobertE.Millette
Gregory Montanaro
SusanC.Moody,Esq.`79
Dr.TimothyO.Moore`86
RochelleMoore`75
AndreR.Morez`89*
StokesMott
JoAnnD.Murray,Esq.`69
SylvesterMurray`63
Dr.RanjanNaik
KarenE.Nicholas`79
WilliamN.Norton`48
Dr.IsaacO`Neal`76
Dr.RichardW.Pannell`62
JamalK.Parker`98
ShereseN.Parker
PaulL.Peeler,Jr.`58
PatriciaA.Penn-Floyd`70
J.VernonPeterson`73
52
ThomasT.Peterson`71*
MarcD.Pevar`67
SusanB.Pevar
PhoenixOneEnterprises,Inc.
AnthonyJ.Pla
JoyiceA.PowellJones`72
Dr.VivianD.Price
Dr.EricDarnellPritchard`02
LindaA.Rarden
Dr.SedrickJ.Rawlins`50
SueA.Reed
GwendolynA.Rice
Dr.OswaldH.Richards
FelicitaSaldanaRichards
Dr.TheodoreR.Robb
BenjaminRobinson`80
Dr.NathanielM.Robinson
ThelmaL.Ross
SoniaRoumaniotis
Prof.JohnM.Royall`61
Dr.WilbertL.Sadler,Jr.`64
JaniceSamuels`03
JamesR.Scanlon
DonnG.Scott`70
CynthiaE.Shearin`72
AlfredT.Shropshire,Sr.`56
RalphS.Simpson,Jr.
Dr.DeAyrusSmith
EugeneA.Smith
Rev.Dr.RodneyT.Smothers
YvonneF.Southerland
DeniseD.Speaks`75
MarthaW.Spencer
St.ChristopherEpiscopal
Church
RhondaD.Starks`81
ClarenceF.Stephens
Dr.LindaJ.Stine
TamirTabourn`03*
CaroleV.Taylor`80
Taylor’sMusicStore&Studios,
Inc.
CliveA.Terrelonge
JoyceLucas-Terry`89
Dr. Judith A.W. Thomas
The Hon. W. Curtis Thomas
JamesA.Tidwell,III`83
Dr.AdmasuE.Tucho
RichardA.Tucker`60
ShelliW.Tucker`83
Prof.AmarS.Tung
LincolnTurner`59
Prof.ShirleyJ.Waites-Howard
Dana Wallace
NathanielH.Wallace,Jr.`74
A.WayneWalls`69
Dr. F. Carl Walton
RobertD.Warrington,Esq.`69
Harry D. Washington
Mr.&Mrs.DavidWatson
LauraWeatherly`75
Barbara A. Wells
William Wheeler
AprilWhite`06
DavidM.White`64
Kenneth White
ValerieJ.Whitney-Lowery`76
JosephV.Williams,Jr.`68
OswaldWilliams`75
PamelaG.Williams`70
ReahieniaM.Williams`87
TyroneE.Williams`87
Dr.GayraudS.Wilmore`47
Dr.EarlenaR.Wilson`93
WilsonA.Womack`72
Dr.CarlO.Word`69
JoanneP.Wright`73
CharlotteL.Wroton,M.Ed.`84
DwayneH.Wyche`86
PriscillaWynn-Brown
MichaelR.Young`78
RudleyA.Young`79
$50 to $99
MarkL.Amerson`87
DeitraL.Bailey-Gittens`86
Dr.IrvinR.Barnes`81
SherriD.Barnes-Jones`91
ElaineBasgil
RickB.Beaton`81
WilmaRuthBell
CaranaC.Bennett`00
BruceM.Benson`75
JosephBlount,Jr.`00
Keela Boose
Kenneth Brown
ShawnM.Brown`91
RickyJ.Carter`81
GloriaE.Cary`81
MarciaL.CollymoreMHS`90
Thomas Cottone
WilliamB.Cuff,Sr.`39
PercyB.Cupid,Jr.`79
KarenP. Dean
NormanC.Dukes`81
NirvanaE.Edwards`99
DavidC.Evans`81
NancyJ.Evans
TerrisL.Farmer`83
Michael Fleming
PamelaFolz
QuanetteFord
TandyFranklin`75
JohnF.Frye,Jr.`84
Aray U. Garner
Mr.&Mrs.WallaceGreene
Walter Green, Jr.
JuliaY.Greenfield`10
GregoryA.Gruel`96
Dr.LannieceC.Hall`98
Dr.RobertH.Hanna`49
QuandaL.Harrell`98
IngridS.Harrell-Lee`91
Dr.YvonneD.Hilton`88
DonnaL.Holiday`83
RaymondW.Holman,Jr.`71
JamieHolmes`96
PatriciaL.Hunt`75
CarolinL.Irvin`75
JamesK.Jackson,Jr.`75
Gayle F. Johnson
DonnaB.Jones-Anderson
RosalindJordan`85
LesleyL.Jordan-Anderson`87
Dr.SafroKwame
Mr.&Mrs.RobertJ.Lampkin
W.DuaneLawrence`76
TimothyLewis
Dr.ChantalD.Lewis-Brooks
`02
BrianR.Liebman
Barbara Lightfoot
Winifred D. McCallum
DavidL.McGraw`75
Dr.FredE.Means
J. Franklin Meehan
LameshaS.Miles`05
JacquelineG.Misher`79
TeresaA.Montgomery`75
DawnD.Morgan-Moore
ToddJ.Mungin`83
KennethA.Parker
Dr.DemetriusW.Pearson`75
LindaL.Peterson
ReginaldL.Pulley`50
VickiReeves
BarbaraJ.Roberson`79
ErnestineRoberson
GregoryS.Roberts`83
RhondaRobertson`75
HowardS.Robinson`63
WandaD.Robinson`75
CherylL.Robinson-Benion
`77
AdamRomo
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
2013 DONORS LIST
EugeniaM.Russell`75
RaymondC.Sallay`92
HasinahShabazz`05*
BeverlySingleton`80
RasheedaT.Smith`02
JanetteSpencer-Davis`75
RosalindJ.Steptoe-Jackson`92
ReginaldE.Thompson`76
ToledoChapterLinks,Inc.
MarleneC.Westbrook`81
MargoL.Young-Wiggins`81
Dr. Lee Wilberschied
BelindaM.Williams`79
Jeffrey L. Williams
QuinetteS.Williams`03
SarahL.Wright`85
Dr. Joelle Zois
$49 and Below
SamuelE.Adams,II`11
CrystalK.Allen-Webb`92
EbonyA.Alston`02
SheilaA.AlstonMHS`13
DavidL.AndersonMHS`13
MariaS.ArenaMHS`13
Antoine Arnold
DiamondS.Austin`13
Dr. Michael Ayewoh
PatriceR.BaileyMHS`13
GaryE.BakerMHS`13
HelenBaltimoreMHS`13
Andrew Bambury
Dr.LaRenequeBartholomew
MHS`13
HowardT.Beedles`86
TerricalR.Bellamy`13
Darnelle Berry
BrittanyM.Beverly`13
CharleneC.BlakelyMHS`13
RoseMarieBlittersdorf
KrystalG.Bostick`13
JaneMajianBowenMHS`13
KarenB.BowieMHS`13
Beth Brooks
KhaliahS.Brooks`13
WallaceI.Brooks,Jr.`13
JosephD.Brown`13
MonetC.BrownMHS`13
KinshasaBrown-PerryMSA
`07
KenyaT.Burton`13
Dr. Marilyn D. Button
SheltonD.Bynum
DanielleC.CaldwellMHS`13
CeceliaN.Callaway
EvelynL.Callender`88
KeithW.CampbellMHS`13
CASA-R
KarenE.Cauthen`74
MackA.Cauthen`75
ChampionshipSportsCollectibles
MachellaA.Chavis`80
CarlW.Clark,Jr.`48
JataunB.Cobb`13
ZanzellColemanMHS`13
TarynE.Collins`13
HeribertoCorianoMHS`13
Michael G. Craig
Barbara J. Cunningham
ShannaM.DancyMHS`13
JasonW.Dangler`13
KimG.DaughtryMHS`13
RodalynA.David`09
PatriciaA.Davis
ShaniqueL.Davis-Speight
MHS`13
Chris Deleon
William J. Dentremont
ShirleyW.Dessein`13
JudithA.Dill`79
J.R.Donovan
MarionH.DorrahMHS`13
Thelma L. Douglas
HollyE.Draper`13
NicholasDiunte
BrendaA.Dunston`80
DoloresB.Ealy-O’Neal
MfonE.Ekanem`13
YusufElAminMHS`13
OmarHenriquezMHS`13
ShinetteD.Epps-FassettMHS
`13
LisaC.Eubanks
Jeffrey Fedorko
JerryS.Fontaine`79
NigelA.Francis`13
TiffanyD.Francis`08
TyroneM.Freeman`95
HakimJ.Fulmore`13
TinaS.Gaddy`99
SarahE.GambleMHS`13
AnnetteL.GarciaMHS`13
Jabari Gaymon
RichardM.Glover`13
NatashaM.GoodmanMHS
`13
JohnnaA.Goodwin-Ithier`96
HerseyE.Gray,Sr.`78
JeffreyT.GrazierMHS`13
ChristinaE.GreenMHS`13
GeniseD.Greene`79
NicoleM.Griffin`13
Ann Harding
RenitaM.Harris`13
MartinM.Minus-Harrison`08
Ken Hastings
TheodoreF.Hawkins,Jr.`68
RobinP.Hayles`89
AvernellR.Helton
CassandraJ.HembyMHS`13
KamilleE.Henson`13
CliffordHerbertMHS`13
NancyE.Hester
G. Andrew Hoeppner
LisaM.Hooper-ClarkMHS
`13
DominiqueM.Hughes`13
RyanM.Hurd
DawnnD.Jackson`13
RodneyG.Jackson`78
SheilaM.JenkinsMHS`01
KarenD.Johnson`79
NicholasV.JohnsonMHS`13
RayM.Johnson`63
ReneeE.Johnson`80
StephanieR.JonesMHS`13
LawrenceE.Kovacs
DeborahE.LaFleur
MariaA.Lane`13
Mark Lausey
DanielleN.Laws
Brian D. Lewis
HeatherA.LewisMHS`13
TinaM.Littleton
CharlesF.Love,IIIMHS`13
CandiceM.Lynch`13
BrianMaddox`89
MartinaR.Mapp`89
SandraD.Marigna-Harmon
`81
Donald L. Markle
Margaret M. Marriott
C.VernonMartin,Jr.`83
Maryland Biochemical Co.,
Inc.
AdamN.Mason`13
BarbaraM.Massey-KingMHS
`13
DavidR.Matheson
EddieMatosMHS`13
RichardE.McCoyMHS`13
PamelaJ.McFadden
AmirK.McGlone`13
Dan McHugh
ChristopherM.McNeilMHS
`13
JoshuaD.McNeill`13
ReneeE.Medley`82
Frederick J. Metters
ShiraA.Miller`13
ShaquaneM.Milligan`13
Dr.ThomasO.Mills,Jr.`57
Zachary L. Mills
Harold Mitchell
BarbaraMoldenMHS`00
JulieS.MooreMHS`13
RobertE.Moore,Jr.MHS`13
VaughneshaZ.Moore`13
IrvinH.Morris,Jr.`88
Matthew A. Moser
DianeNeikam
GloriaPurnellNhambiuMHS
`94
JeraldP.Nickerson
MaxyO`Connor`05
ReginaldE.ParkerMHS`13
IeishaN.Patterson`13
TiffanyPerry`08
RogerPeterson
CoreyD.PointerMHS`13
LyllianR.PorterMHS`13
JohnC.Powell
JuliaA.Prigg`13
MarciaN.Pruett-Abdelkrim
`86
MatthewRagan
AntoinetteRayfieldMHS`13
AshleyN.Reding`13
DarrellR.RileyMHS`13
AngelL.RiveraMHS`13
NinaC.RiveraMHS`13
JuanM.Rivero,Jr.
RonaT.RobbinsMHS`13
BrandiP.RobertsMHS`13
MelanieRoberts`94
ThereshaP.RobertsMHS`13
KalimahT.Robinson`13
SakiaV.RobinsonMHS`13
ToniM.Rogers
YasirRoundtree`14
CharvetteR.RushMHS`13
LeslieK.L.Russell
MichaelA.Rynkewitz
CourtneyN.Sabb`13
SafeYouthProgram
CalvinD.Samuel`13
Mr.&Mrs.DavidSchwartz
KarenA.Scott
MikelR.Sheppard,Jr.
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
53
2013 DONORS LIST
AtiyaS.Simmons`13
MarionO.Simmons`13
ViolaSingletary
KennethSkelnik
NianiS.Smith`06
RobertA.SnyderMHS`13
ErnestE.Solomon`11
TaneishaA.Spain`13
DeborahH.Stephens
PierreM.StewartMHS`13
DerekM.Strahan
ThomasF.StuartMHS`13
VincentL.Sumbry`13
54
RobertT.Tate`75
TracyY.TaylorMHS`13
StephenTenEyck`83
AngeniqueC.ThorntonMHS
`13
AnthonyD.ThorntonMHS
`13
Dr.J.KennethVanDover
MichaelVanNess
JamesP.Wilkins`13
Dr.OrvilleR.Walls,Jr.`63
DarlenaE.Ward
BrandonM.Warfield`13
PhilWashington
BrittneyA.Waters`13
Cynthia M. White
Anthony Williams
KennethB.Williams,Jr.`64
LaRonJ.Williams`13
Leona I. Williams
MorrisL.Williams`70
ShirleyA.WilliamsMHS`13
LanceM.Wilson`13
ProfessorEmeryWimbish,Jr.
BrandonN.Witcher`08
WilliamP.Wohlgezogen
GinaD.WoodsMHS`13
Rev.GalenR.Work`56
StevenB.Zaiderman
*Giving amount includes
matching and/or soft credit
NOTE: The figures reflect giving for FY13 – July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
Lions at Rest
Mr. Pa Vindo Amiolemen Ayewoh,
fatherofM.EhiAyewoh,Ph.D.,CALD,AVP/ChiefResearch&
SponsoredProgramsOfficer,OfficeofResearch&Sponsored
Programs
Mr. Warren Merrick, Sr.,
fatherofWarrenMerrick,Jr.,ProgramOfficer,OfficeofAlumni
Relations
Mrs. Barbara Smith,
motherofDr.E.ReggieSmithIII‘92
Christopher A. Smith-Coleman,
sonofCalvinA.Coleman‘89andYolanda“Yogi”(Smith)Coleman‘92
Mr. Harold Levister ’64,
brotherofDr.ErnestC.LevisterJr.‘58,formermemberofThe
LincolnUniversityBoardofTrustees
Mr. Edward D. Davis III ‘83
Prof. William O. Hull `40
Mr. Edward Supplee Terry, Jr. ‘57
Mr. Charles W. Champion, Sr. `51
Mr. Joseph F. Harris `51
Michael A. Harmon `67
Mr. Ernest F. Bason, Jr, Esq.`84
Dr. Sandra McGruder-Jackson `69
Mr. Steven Hutchins `78
Mr. Reginald France `79
Ms. Tamara B. Miller ‘87
Dr. Donald L. Mullett `51,
formerInterim-PresidentandAlumniTrustee
Mr. Donnell S. Clarke ‘81
Mr. Arthur H. James, Esq. `68
Dr. James Frankowsky,
former Chair, Department of Mathematics
Mr. Leroy Franklin `78
Dr. Richard A. Rollins `52
Ms. Deborah V. Lewis `80
Mr. Oliver Stubbs `61
Edward Davis,
attendedLincolninearly1950swhenhelefttojoinMarine
Corps. during Korean War
Mr. Kalonji T. Olusegun ‘52 (aka Vincent Godwin)
Mr. Sidney J. Hopson, Jr. ‘52
Reverend George K. Harris ‘49
Mr. Jerome “Jerry” Wallace `73
Dr. Richard M. O’Daniel `68
Mr. Leonard E. Ferguson, Jr. `77
Mr. Karl (Timmy) L. Farrar ’84,
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Duringthelast20yearsofAlbertEinstein’slife,accordingtoThe Einstein File: J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret War Against The World’s Most
Famous Scientist byFredJerome,Einsteinwasinpoorhealthandalmostneverspokeatuniversitiesaswellasroutinelyturneddown
almost all of the honorary degree requests he received.
Notsoforthenation’sfirstHistoricallyBlackCollege&University,TheLincolnUniversity.OnMay3,1946,AlbertEinsteinVisited
Lincoln,wherehereceivedanHonoraryDegree(DoctorofLaws),lecturedtostudentsontheTheoryofRelativityandhadteawith
faculty and children.
InhisCommencementAddress,hesaid:“ThereisseparationofcoloredpeoplefromwhitepeopleintheUnitedStates.Thatseparation
isnotadiseaseofcoloredpeople.Itisadiseaseofwhitepeople.Idonotintendtobequietaboutit.”
And that he did not.
EinsteincontinuedtousehisfametocondemnAmericanracism,supportingW.E.B.DuboisevenasSenatorMcCarthyplacedhim
atthetopofhistargetlistandPaulRobesonintheearly1950swheninstitutionscanceledRobeson’sconcertsandtheUnitedStates
refusedtogranthimapassporttotravelasaresultofhisactivismagainstracism.Einsteinwasalsooutspokenoncasesinvolvingthe
ScottsboroBoystothenumerousattemptstostoptheexecutionofWillieMcGee,aBlackMississippisharecropperaccusedofraping
awhitewomanandeffortstopreventNewjerseyfromextraditingSamBuckhannon,aBlackGeorgianwhohadescapedachaingang
afterserving18yearsforstealingapackofcigarettes.