Fall 2007 - Office of Alumni Affairs

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Fall 2007 – Vol. 132, No. 12
President
Dr. William R. Harvey
Board of Trustees
C. Shanelle Booker
I. Emerson Bryan, III
Charles I. Bunting
H. Rodgin Cohen, Esq.
Wesley A. Coleman
Edward E. Elson
W. Frank Fountain
Gordon L. Gentry, Jr.
Vanessa D. Gilmore
William R. Harvey
Wendell P. Holmes, Jr.
Leslie D. Jones
Andrew M. Lewis
Clarence E. Lockett
Daniel H. Mudd
Leslie D. J. Patterson
Brett Pulley
Curtis E. Ransom
Jerrold W. Roy
Andrea M. Weiss
Vice President of Development
Laron J. Clark, Jr.
National Hampton
Alumni Association, Inc.
Anthony Cheatham, ’80 President
Patricia Larkins Hicks, Ph.D, ’71 First Vice President
Joan M. Wickham, ’78 Vice President Eastern Regions
Robert Williams, ’68 Vice President Western Regions
Kitti Smith, ’71 Recording Secretary
Yolanda Coleman, ’98 Corresponding Secretary
Richard Bowden, ’74 Treasurer
Rev. Haywood Robinson, ’78 Chaplain
Co-Editors
Yuri Rodgers Milligan, ’97
Director of University Relations
Mildred Swann, ’67
Director of Alumni Affairs
Contributing Editor
Dr. Paula Barnes
University Editor
Art Direction and Design
Taylored Printing
Contributors
Reuben V. Burrell, ’47, University Photographer
Jonathan Cole, Graphic Designer
Sharon Gates, ’05, Director of Development
Erica Taylor Harrod, ’04, Public Relations Specialist
Martha P. Jarvis, Records Secretary
Shona Lewis, ’08, Senior Public Relations Major
Alison L. Phillips, Senior Public Relations Specialist
Stephen D. Wesley, ’06, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
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HU Alumni Magazine | Fall 2007
CONTENTS
HAMPTON
THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Fall 2007
ABOUT THE COVER
Hampton University
participates in the
launches on the
(AIM) satellite.
Features
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Campus News
Jesse Jackson speaks to HU graduates
Students win FBI competition
HBCU engineering scholarships announced
HU divests from Sudan
Workshop increases HBCU online learning
Professor named Virginia Outstanding Scientist
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AIM launch
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12 Ogden Circle
14 School of Business case success
18 Ministers’ Conference
Obama addresses the conference
24 Alumni Features
Marcia Milton ’80
Kacie Starr Triplett ’02
Debra Flores ’83
E. Theophia Lee ’42
32 Athletic Roundup
Tennis Coach post 1000th Victory
Tiny Laster’s Success at HU
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36 Alumni News
2007 Alumni Reunion
New Assistant VP
41 Alumni Book Review
42 Class Notes
46 In Memoriam
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Mail: Alumni Magazine, Office of Alumni Affairs, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668
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said that in every state there are more black
men in jail than in college and that many
urban cities have “second-class schools and
first-class prisons.” Jackson charged the
graduates to go out and make a difference
for themselves and for the strong and gallant
women who have gone before them.
first Africans who arrived there.
“Do something noble, teach somebody,
“I wish Queen Elizabeth could have
help somebody, don't look back unless you
been here today to see this class,” Jackson
are going to help someone up,” he said.
said. “Four hundred years later, you are
By the end of Jackson's address the
overcomers. You come out today as engigraduates were standing, shouting and
neers and teachers and on your way to law
cheering.
school and MBAs and medical school.”
“I thought the speech was very positive
Jackson urged the graduates to embrace
and very inspirational. I felt a personal
their past, look towards the future and make
charge to do what he said was necessary,”
a difference.
said Donald Williams, who received a bach“You are called upon to preserve and
elor's degree in music engineering.
serve this present age, to make life options
Parents and grandparents of the gradubetter for the next generation,” said Jackson,
ates were also enthusiastic with Jackson's
president of the RainbowPUSH Coalition.
words.
“You must leave more than you found.”
“I was very pleased with Jesse Jackson's
He went on to say that while the graduspeech. I was very impressed with it because
ates are free, they are still not equal. He
when he ended it, he left with a charge,”
Jesse
Jackson
brings HU graduates to their feet
he sky was gray, but the smiles from
1,031 graduates brightened the 137th
Hampton University Commencement exercises held on May 13. The unseasonably
cool weather also did not damper the warm
smiles and cheers from parents, grandparents and other family members of the graduates in Armstrong Stadium.
The Commencement keynote speaker,
the Rev. Jesse Jackson, told the graduates to
go out in the world and make those family
members proud.
“Your diploma is your mother's red
rose,” said the civil rights leader at the ceremony held on Mother's Day.
He told the graduates they are part of a
legacy that began in Jamestown with the
T
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and HU President Dr. William R. Harvey
smile during the HU Commencement exercises.
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said Jessie Wilson, HU Class of 1950 and grandparent of Justin
Merrick, who received his bachelor's degree in music. “I just
think that's what our young people need to hear, that they realize
that, 'Gee, we must do something.'”
HU President Dr. William R. Harvey challenged the graduates to have a well-rounded life.
“As you depart Hampton University, I challenge you, each in
your own way, to build upon your Hampton University education
productive careers in which you make the most of your natural
gifts; to build a richly satisfying personal life with room for laughter, but strength to confront sadness; to engage the community in
order to make it a better place for yourselves and your neighbors;
and to make a commitment to grow and to continue learning for
the rest of your life,” Harvey said.
Senior class president Maya Guntz responded to Harvey's
challenge with a spirited speech that recounted the Class of
2007’s, Quintessence VI's, journey at Hampton University and
their plans to confront the world ahead.
During the ceremony the two graduating seniors with the
highest grade point averages were recognized. The valedictorian,
Gretta Ashley Moody, is from Pikesville, Md., and she received
her degree in advertising; and the salutatorian, Austin Newsome is
from Durham, N.C., and she received her degree in biology.
Awards were also presented to two alumni who have “let their
lives do the singing.” The Outstanding-Alumnus-at-Large award
was presented to retired Lt. Col. Claude Vann, III, who served the
U.S. Army for 21 years and is currently a senior organizational
development facilitator for the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
The Outstanding Twenty-Year Alumnus award was presented to
Jennifer Borum Bechet, an attorney and legal journalist in
Franklinton, La.
The rain did start to fall softly at the end of the Awarding of
Diplomas ceremonies just like tears of joy. And at the end of the
day, after the hoods were dawned, the tassels turned, the names
called and diplomas presented, the Hampton University Class of
2007 officially became alumni.
-Yuri Rodgers Milligan ’97
Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Boddie
Chaplain Elected
President of NACUC
H
ampton University’s chaplain, the Rev.
Dr. Timothy Tee Boddie, has been
elected president of the National
Association of College and University
Chaplains (NACUC) at the organization’s
59th Annual Conference. The conference was held at the Embassy Suites
Conference Center in Hampton, Va.
Boddie is the first elected president and
the first African American to lead the
NACUC in its 59-year history.
Boddie, who has been a member of
the NACUC since 2001, served this year
as the conference coordinator and was
nominated to run for presidency at the
business meeting. The NACUC is a
multi-faith professional community concerned with the religious life of the entire
college or university. The organization
was founded in 1948 at Yale University
by Professor Clarence P. Shedd and has
since met annually at various places
throughout the country.
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Education students
win national FBI
case competition
ampton University’s Department of Education
earned first place in the first FBI National
Curriculum Development Challenge Competition
held in December in Washington, D.C.
Collegiate teams from across the nation were
invited to participate in the competition by analyzing a case study and designing six to eight lesson
plans addressing the importance of a FBI career in
one of three focus areas: intelligence, languages, or
information technology. The top three finalist teams
were invited to present their case studies before a
five-person panel of FBI personnel at the J. Edgar
Hoover building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8.
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HU’s team consisted of Dr. Gertrude Henry,
chair of the Department of Education; Angela
Pierce, a senior mathematics major; Guerschmide
Saint-Ange, a senior English education major; and
Juanita Devlin, also a senior English education
major.
HU’s winning lesson plan, titled “Where in the
World is Our Agent?,” incorporated the focus area
of intelligence as middle school students are to
assume the role of an intelligence analyst in order to
identify an undercover agent who is in danger somewhere in the world. The lesson teaches geography
and the differences in culture, language, and currency between various countries.
Navy and engineering
group announce HBCU
scholarships at HU
n an effort to continue to diversify the engineering
field, an announcement of scholarships for engineering students attending Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
(HBCU/MIs) was made at Hampton University in
March.
Vice Admiral Paul E. Sullivan, Commander of
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), and
Myron Hardiman, executive director of Advancing
Minorities in Engineering (AMIE), announced
more than $80,000 in scholarship funds for engineering students attending HBCU/MIs.
"NAVSEA's interest in our schools is recognition of the contributions of African-American engineers - military and civilian - to the nation's safety
and security over many years," said Dr. Eric
Sheppard, dean for Hampton University's School of
Engineering and Technology.
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HU Fully Divests From Sudan, Companies
Conducting Business in Sudan
ampton University President Dr. William R.
Harvey announced that the university has systematically removed all investments from Sudan and
companies that conduct business in Sudan. The
University took a stand to divest from companies
whose business activities provide revenue for the
Sudanese government, which continues to engage in
genocidal actions and human rights violations in
Darfur.
"With the atrocities that the Sudanese government is heaping on its people, Hampton
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University’s board of trustees and I felt that we
needed to get all of the investments out of companies that do business in Sudan," Harvey said.
The university began the divestment process in
July 2006 and had completely divested from Sudan
in March 2007.
“Hopefully more people and companies will
become knowledgeable about the killings and violence in Sudan and therefore cause more entities to
divest,” Harvey said.
Professor Named Virginia's
Outstanding Scientist 2007
ampton
University professor and co-director
of the Center for
Atmospheric
Sciences, Dr. M.
Patrick McCormick,
was named one of
Dr. Patrick McCormick
Virginia’s
Outstanding Scientists for 2007 by Governor
Timothy M. Kaine and the Science Museum of
Virginia (SMV).
McCormick has conducted research and taught
at Hampton University for the past 11 years.
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For the past 44 years, McCormick has performed research on the development and application of sensors for measurement in the Earth’s
atmosphere, focusing primarily on lidar and satellite
limb extinction techniques for the global characterization of aerosols, clouds, ozone and other atmospheric species.
He is principal investigator for NASA’s SAM II,
SAGE I, II and III satellite experiments. These
experiments produced global data that McCormick
uses to study aerosols, gaseous species, and chemical
and dynamical processes in the middle atmosphere.
Workshop Increases HBCU Online Learning
ampton University’s Religious Studies Program
hosted the HU-BLUE Workshop on March 4-6
as part of its effort to advance online anytime-anywhere (asynchronous) learning networks among
HBCUs. The workshop was the third in a national
series and was funded through a $45,000 grant from
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
HU-BLUE (Building Learning Networks
Utilizing Effective Technology) aimed to assist participating HBCUs in developing action plans that
identify the steps towards advancing asynchronous
learning at each university’s academic setting.
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Asynchronous learning networks are the fastest
approach to online distance learning by transforming education from site-based, time-bound experiences into flexible environments that allow a high
degree of interaction and collaboration.
The HU-BLUE workshop centered on the
Sloan Foundation’s five quality pillars: access, student satisfaction, faculty satisfaction, learning effectiveness and cost effectiveness. It also explored the
mutual benefits of collaborating efforts among
HBCUs to advance in online education.
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Curtain Call
Feature
• AIM
• Performances
Launch
“3...2...1...
go for drop,
Pegasus is away.”
With that, Hampton University
became the first Historically
Black College and University to
have total mission responsibility
for a NASA satellite mission.
Data from the Aeronomy of Ice
in the Mesophere (AIM) satellite will help us better understand global change.
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“This is a new era for Hampton
University; Hampton has stepped into
the space arena,” said Dr. James M.
Russell, III, professor and co-director of
Hampton University’s Center for
Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) and AIM’s
principal investigator.
AIM was launched into orbit via a
Pegasus XL launch vehicle from
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on
April 25. It will determine why polar
mesospheric clouds (PMCs) form and
why they vary.
“Personally I believe global change
is occurring, and I think we need to do
something about global change,” said
Russell.
PMCs are also called “noctilucent,”
or night shining, clouds. They form in
the polar regions and are being seen
more frequently, getting brighter, and
moving to lower latitudes. By measuring
the clouds and their environment, scientists will be able to see the connection
between them and the meteorology of
the polar mesosphere, 50 miles above
the earth’s surface, and its relationship to
global change.
According to the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change Third
Assessment Report: Climate Change
2001, “There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming
observed over the past 50 years is attributable to human activities,” and
“human influences are expected to continue to change atmospheric composition throughout the 21st century.”
“The occurrence of these clouds at
the edge of space and what causes them
to vary is not understood,” said Russell.
“I expect what we’ll see is a positive rela-
Feature • AIM Launch
Dr. Carl Peterson, NASA; Dr. Len McMaster, CAS; Willis Jenkins, NASA; President Dr. William R. Harvey; Dr.
Pat McCormick, co-director of CAS; and Dr. Mabel Matthews, NASA, pause during the launch celebrations.
budget. Its total cost $140 million.
HU is responsible for the entire
mission, and assisting Russell is an international science team and HU faculty,
staff and students, as well as the flight
operations center at the University of
Colorado Laboratory of Atmospheric
and Space Physics’ (LASP) center. LASP
communicates with the satellite, and the
data flows through two centers before
AIM is orbiting 373 miles above the ending at HU.
earth. Three instruments on board col“Hampton University is leading the
lecting data are Cloud Imaging and
way in innovative research, and our facParticle Size (CIPS), Solar Occultation
ulty’s outstanding leadership and excelFor Ice Experiment (SOFIE) and the
lence is being recognized not just within
Cosmic Dust Experiment (CDE). CIPS the scientific community, but all over
works as a camera to give multiple
views, SOFIE uses solar occultation to
measure cloud particles, temperature
and atmospheric gases, and CDE
records the amount of space dust in the
atmosphere.
Russell named the satellite after his
daughter Amy and named SOFIE after
his granddaughter.
AIM beat out 44 other NASA proposals. Russell said that AIM had its
share of risk because of cost, and some
changes had to be made to stay within
tionship with global change.”
Later this year, Russell will present
data from AIM to the IPCC committee
that shares its data with policy makers
who can better regulate what is released
into the atmosphere that causes global
change.
How AIM works
the world,” said HU President Dr.
William R. Harvey.
This is NASA’s first mission dedicated to the exploration of these clouds.
“As the Explorer’s program executive
within NASA, I am proud and happy
that Hampton University is the first
HBCU to have a principal investigator
with complete mission responsibility for
a NASA’s small explorers mission that
will collect data on great science that
will be beneficial for the community at
large,” said Willis Jenkins, Explorers
program executive in the Heliophysics
Division of NASA’s Science Mission
Directorate.
Effects at HU
Hampton University is also the first
Historically Black College and
University to offer a Ph.D. in
Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
“We came here with a goal to establish a world-class center,” said Russell of
himself and CAS co-director Dr. M.
Patrick McCormick. They joined the
faculty in 1997. The center now offers a
Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Planetary
Science (APS). Prior to this, students
earned their doctorate in physics with
an atmospheric sciences concentration.
AIM has brought excitement
throughout the HU community.
“It reminded me of when I watched man walk on the
moon. I have always been proud of Hampton
University since I was a child growing up in
Hampton. This event showed me that the world now
knows how great Hampton is!” exclaimed Evans.
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“For me it was so exciting I could
not sit still,” said Elizabeth Evans, reference library for the Harvey Library.
Evans and other HU faculty, staff, students and visitors viewed the launch via
NASA TV in the CAS project data center in Phenix Hall.
“It reminded me of when I watched
man walk on the moon. I have always
been proud of Hampton University
since I was a child growing up in
Hampton. This event showed me that
the world now knows how great
Hampton is!” exclaimed Evans.
Russell calls the data center AIM’s
nerve center. During the launch, Russell
was at the command center in
California and afterwards reflected on
the launch’s perfection.
“We got the most accurate insertion
of any Pegasus launch ever,” said
Russell.
Wanda Harding ’91 knows the
importance of a space mission. She is
the mission manager for the Launch
Services Program - Flight Projects Office
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Amy E. and and Sophia E. Marlowe, age 9, and Dr. James Russell, III
at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. She
worked on the early phases of AIM.
“I think the exciting thing was that
it is broadening the whole offering of
research that’s available at the university,” said Harding. “What made AIM so
unique and different was to take a lead
on a research venture that can serve as a
benchmark for a similar institute to pur-
sue as well.”
AIM will orbit for two years, but
Russell hopes to get it renewed to orbit
for 11 years, the time of a full solar
cycle, to get the most complete data.
“I think it’s tremendous for students
to have the opportunity to be on the
cutting edge of data,” said Dr. Christine
Darden ’62. Darden retired from NASA
with almost 40 years of service. Her
most recent role was as the Director of
the Office of Strategic Communications
and Education.
“Results that can impact the role
our nation has is an extremely big part
on Hampton University,” continued
Darden. “It’s important to understand
our world and what we are doing to our
world.”
Students and Science
HU students can be a part of history by applying to work in the data center on data analysis code development,
network infrastructure, and other areas.
“By coming here to an HBCU, we
were hoping to increase minorities in
our field. Our experience is showing we
are making a difference. We have some
great minority students that will, and
already, represent us well,” said Russell.
One of the students with first-hand
experience is Ladislav Rezac ’04 who is
working on his masters in APS and hoping to work with AIM’s data.
“There are so many opportunities
open right now in this program to work
on great science,” said Rezac. “This
department has great potential at multiple levels to join the ‘larger schools’ in
significant contributions to the state of
the art research in this field.”
Also enjoying his experience is APS
graduate student Chris Spells.
“This is pretty fascinating and
ground breaking for an HBCU to have
two instruments orbiting the earth at
the same time.”
The other satellite is CALIPSO,
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared
Pathfinder Satellite Observation, whose
data will tell more about global climate,
hurricanes and temperature changes.
McCormick heads this mission.
“The thing that I see in students
today is an excitement on working on a
space program,” said Dr. Len McMaster,
AIM program deputy.
“The mission is going great and the
satellite is working perfectly,” concluded
Russell.
– Nina Stickles
Dr. James Russell discuss the AIM project with students Chris Spells and Sydney Pauls.
For more information on AIM,
and to view more photos of PMCs,
visit http://aim.hamptonu.edu
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Feature • Rite of Passage
Original rendering of Ogden Hall
Ogden Circle might be one
of the most mysterious patches of grass on
any college campus. This circular grassy
area is located in the center of the
Hampton University campus directly in
front of the Robert C. Ogden
Auditorium, also known as Ogden Hall.
The Circle is known for its ceremonial
relationship to Ogden Hall and for being
the not-so-secret fear of many Hampton
University students. Students fear that if
they touch the grass in Ogden Circle,
then they will not graduate on time or
maybe not
at all.
In the
beginning,
the Circle
was not
in the
plans for
Ogden Hall and Ogden Circle as many
HU alumni recognize and remember
Ogden Hall. It is named after philanthropist Robert Curtis Ogden who served as
president of the Hampton Institute Board
of Trustees from 1894 – 1913. According
to an original sketch by The Whitney
Company of New York, several small
courtyards were planned to front the
building. However, when the auditorium
was completed in 1918, the Circle we
know today became part of the view from
the Ogden Hall steps.
Ogden Hall was built with an approximate cost of $200,000 funded by private
donors and the Friends of Robert C.
Ogden. The building was renovated in
fall 2005 and still remains widely known
for being one of the premier acoustical
settings on the East Coast.
In times past, Hampton graduates
would process at commencement into
Ogden Hall with men and women in two
single file lines according to department.
When graduates approached the Circle,
each line would “split the Circle” as they
entered Ogden Hall, according to Patricia
Hollingsworth ’59.
Commencement was held in Ogden
Hall until 1971. It is unknown exactly
when the traditions that take place on and
around Ogden Circle began, but the circle
is now said to be forbidden to undergraduates.
“We walked around it very carefully,”
said Hollingsworth.
Legend has it that if a student walks,
runs, jumps, skips, steps, or cycles across
the Ogden Circle grass before their commencement weekend, the student will not
graduate, or at least not on time.
Commencement was initially moved to
the Hampton Coliseum and is currently
held in HU’s Armstrong Stadium, but the
“I knew a guy who ran across Ogden
Circle and disappeared after freshman
year,” —Victor Ledbetter ’97.
Robert C. Ogden
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Feature • Rite of Passage
tradition of the last few decades has
remained constant. Graduates gather
around the circle on the Friday or
Saturday night before commencement,
which is held annually on Mother’s Day.
Once gathered, the anticipation builds,
and the graduating class runs across the
Circle in celebration. Tears are shed, pictures are taken, and even a few blades of
grass may be plucked for memorabilia as
graduates complete this rite of passage.
Groups of friends often cross the grass
together and members of fraternities and
sororities cross in a line, often led by
alumni members. Many alumni return to
their “Home by the Sea” to cheer on the
new class of graduates and to sing the
Alma Mater.
Most students, whether superstitious or
not, do not test the myth of Ogden Circle
as undergraduates. However, it is whispered that more than a few students, or
former students, have tried and failed.
“I walked across Ogden Circle my
freshman year, and I did not graduate on
time,” said Antwan Perry ’03.
“I knew a guy who ran across Ogden
Circle and disappeared after freshman
year,” said Victor Ledbetter ’97.
There seemed to be another tradition
among students in the 1990s, a daring
few rode their bicycles across the Circle.
It is said that none of them graduated on
time, and one was allegedly kicked out of
school.
So, how did the legend begin you may
ask. The exact beginning is unknown,
but it began sometime in the mid-1950s
when the concrete border surrounding the
circle was built.
“While I was in school, the Circle was
there, and in the center of the circle there
was a path that led from Stone to the cafeteria in Virginia Cleveland, and there was
no border around it at that time,” said
Alphonso Knight ’47, who served as director of alumni affairs from 1972 – 1985.
“The concrete border was placed there
sometime during the 50s,” said Knight.
“No one was supposed to walk across the
border. It wasn’t an enforced thing, we
were just told not to walk across and we
didn’t.”
It has also been rumored that the Circle
is a Native American burial ground, and
that is why you should not walk across it.
However, in a story about Ogden Circle
that appeared in the Virginian-Pilot in
2005, Mary Lou Hultgren, former director of the Hampton University Museum
and Archives, said that the Circle is not a
burial ground.
Knight also recalls that when he served
as president of the National Hampton
Alumni Association, they “entertained
putting a Booker T. Washington statue in
the center, but then we thought that if
any statue was put there, it should be the
founder, Gen. Samuel Chapman
Armstrong.”
The idea of erecting a statue in Ogden
Circle never became a reality, but a
Booker T. Washington statue was later
erected on campus near Buckman Hall.
Ogden Hall and Ogden Circle are
among the unique landmarks on HU’s
campus that are recognizable and memorable to alumni young and young-atheart. It is only fitting that such landmarks would play a special part in our
college experience, whether ceremonial or
recreational. The traditions and rites of
passage surrounding them are part of what
makes us uniquely Hamptonian.
As with many traditions, the practice of
crossing Ogden Circle will soon change
slightly. The Circle is currently undergoing a renovation. There will soon be
flags around the circle, which will represent the countries HU students
are from, said Doretha Spells, vice president for business affairs and treasurer.
The U.S. flag will be in the middle. The
concrete border will be replaced and brick
pavers will surround the circle. The steam
line that formerly ran under the circle has
been rerouted as well to keep the grass
from being damaged.
This will “keep the circle looking beautiful and up to our standards all the time,”
said Spells.
The new Ogden Circle project is
expected to be completed this fall. And
Spells wanted to reassure current students
and alumni that the flags and renovations
will not affect the crossing tradition.
According to Spells, the circle will remain
the same size and that there will be
enough space between the flags for people
to walk through. Therefore, recent graduates, alumni, and daring undergraduate
students will continue to decipher the
Ogden Circle mystery.
–Erica Taylor Harrod ’04
Members of the Class of 2007 completed their
rite of passage on Ogden Circle this May.
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Feature • Business School
In “The Pursuit of Happyness,” Chris Gardner found success in the
business world through hard work and determination. The Hampton
University School of Business is using that same drive to make a mark in
national and international business case competitions.
case competition is created when a
company has a dilemma and challenges students to solve it instead
of turning to a costly consulting firm.
Hampton University has competed in
six prestigious case competitions from
June 2006 through June 2007 and, each
time, has won first or second place.
Hampton University has beaten some
of the top business schools in the
nation.
According to
BusinessWeek Magazine,
the top five business
schools with full-time
MBA programs
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Dr. Credle and Dr. Beale agree that chess
is a way to help students Think and Move.
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are the University of Chicago,
University of Pennsylvania,
Northwestern University, Harvard
University and the University of
Michigan. The list is compiled every
two years and was last done in 2006. A
Hampton University case competition
team has beat all of these schools, except
the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Hampton has a
proprietary style
Case competitions require a
lot of teamwork.
“Everyone has to know
everything; how you get
there I can’t tell you,” said
Dr. Sid Howard Credle ’71,
dean of the School of Business and
competition advisor. While now a
well-known powerhouse, HU teams
have been competing in case competitions since 2003, but have not always
been sucessful.
The first case a HU team competed in
was the National Black MBA competition in 2003. The organization has held
this competition since 1992 and according to their website, has awarded more
than $300,000 in scholarships to minority business students and assisted more
than 1,000 MBA students with career
advancement.
“We just didn’t know how to
win, we had to see it and
think about it, and then
devise a solution,” said
Credle.
Dr. Ruby Beale joined the HU faculty
in 2002 as the chair of the business
administration department and was
brought on to help raise the five-year
MBA program to new heights.
Together, Credle and Beale have structured a preparation model that wins
competitions.
“The students did an outstanding,
fantastic job during the 2003 competition, but there were pieces missing and
the process didn’t pull it through,” said
Beale. She realized too late that the students had not started preparing early
enough and that other elements were
missing.
Now, the teams are trained in the proprietary style. There are many stages
during the competition and more than
one team from each school competes, so
in some cases, students are beating out
their own classmates to move to the
finals. When an HU team attended the
National Black MBA case competition
in 2006, they took home second place.
Pearly A. McQueen, IV ’04, currently
a project manager at Dell Computers,
was one of the students who competed
in that first National Black MBA case
competition. He earned his MBA from
Hampton in 2004 and felt the case
competition training helped him prepare for what he would face after college.
“It helps you to look at things in a
variety of ways, think of multiple alternatives,” said McQueen.
exist, Chrysler's production would be
disrupted affecting the city and overall
industry.
The HU School of Business started to
compete in case competitions as a way
for students to practice better writing
and communication skills. Chess analysis and Kendo martial arts also a part of
the five-year MBA program curriculum,
help develop key skills that are valuable
in case competitions and the corporate
world. These activities help students
think strategically, be more courageous,
The components of a case competigain confidence, and take risks.
tion are simple to understand, but not
“What I liked about the five-year
easy to execute. Students back up their
MBA program is that it mixes theory
solutions with factual research and staand practice, what you learn in the
tistics after the company presents them books and what you can’t learn in the
with the dilemma. The three parts of
books,” said McQueen.
the competition are the essay, presentaThis past year, Prudential Financial,
tion, and question-and-answer.
Inc. sponsored a case competition just
For the 2006 National Black MBA
for Hampton University students. Three
Association competition sponsored by
students on the first-place team won an
Daimler-Chrysler, the team of three stu- all expense-paid trip to China. It was
dents was challenged to come up with a the first time Hampton participated in
plan to save an automotive industry
an exclusive competition sponsored by a
minority supplier who was on the brink financial services company.
of bankruptcy. If the supplier ceased to
Case competition
history
Jerrica Cash, Maurice Kuykendoll and Cecil Stokes
actively listen at the PriceWaterhouse Coopers competition.
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Hard Works Pays Off
Both Credle and Beale describe the
training and competitions themselves as
“grueling, rigorous and exhausting.” It’s
a team effort for the faculty too as they
quiz students at all times of the day and
night. Training can take three to four
weeks and the competition is usually
over in 24 hours.
In addition to preparation, the other
keys to winning are image, poise, and a
sense of humor. You have to have the
right mix of students with the right mix
of talent to make a winning team.
“Everyone on the team must know
every piece of the game,” said Credle.
“If there’s a weak element on their team, poise, behavior, and team spirit.
“They have to have poise under presit knocks on their confidence.”
sure,”
said Beale. “Book knowledge is
“Individual competitors do not win
team case competitions,” said Beale. She not enough.”
coaches the team in
developing their
Hampton is
the one to beat
“We have demonstrated by
performance that we are one of
the best schools in the nation,”
said Credle of other schools,
taking notice of
Hampton’s
increasing wins. Other areas can draw in
on the success as well. Increased enrollment, increase scholarship opportunities, more companies recruiting for
internships and full-time employment,
and new building funds are all positives
due to the extraordinary accomplishment and increased attention.
Wesley Coleman ’71, executive vice
president for the Walt Disney Company
and a member of the HU Board of
Trustees, compared the case wins to
when the men’s basketball team beat
Iowa State in the NCAA tournament in
2001. According to Coleman, that win
helped propelled the image of the
University.
“We are competing with prestigious
schools, and doing very well speaks
highly of the caliber and preparation of
the students,” said Coleman. “It’s a winwin for everybody.”
What others are saying
Coleman remembers critiquing a team
of HU students when they were preparing for a case competition.
“It’s good to see how they analyze a
real work business situation,” said
Coleman. “In the business world we call
this action learning.”
Jamila Easton ’98, senior marketing
management specialist at Prudential,
was at the Prudential competition finals.
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“Extraordinary skills will trump expe- “When you have someone who’s been
successful, then it makes you also
rience,” said Credle.
Beale tries to keep one student on the believe that you can be successful.”
He is currently interning at Morgan
case who has competed before to supStanley New York’s office in the investport the other team members. Leon
Chisolm ’07 is currently working on his ment management division.
Not only with the help of students
MBA and has found success in the 2006
The average age of the Hampton
like Leon, but with the help of faculty
National Black MBA, the National
University five-member team that comand alumni and potential employers,
Urban League, and the ELC case competed in the Executive Leadership
Hampton will continue to emerge as the
petitions. He is now sharing his secrets
Council (ELC) earlier this year was 22
case competition hero as long as they
with other teams as a coach.
years old, making them the youngest
“The biggest part for other students is “Think and Move,” as the slogan of the
team to reach the final round.
School dictates.
having the confidence in themselves to
According to its website, the ELC is
– Nina Stickles
know that they can compete and win on
the nation's premier leadership organizathe national level,” said Chisolm.
tion of the most senior AfricanAmerican corporate executives in
Fortune 500 companies. Their mission
is to develop the pipeline of AfricanAmerican senior corporate leaders.
Nadja Frazier ’07 noticed Hampton
students have been some of the
youngest competing.
“It was a little bit overwhelming at
first,” reminiscenced Frazier about competing against other teams in the 2006
National Black MBA case competition.
“As soon as we sat down and started talking with them and competing against
them, we realized we were just as ready.”
Frazier graduated from the five-year
MBA program and is now working at
Proctor and Gamble as the associate
manager of consumer and market
Hampton University MBA students Nadja Frazier, Leon Chisolm and Petra Klimpova pictured with Dr. Sid Credle,
knowledge.
dean of the School of Business (far left) and Dr. Ruby Beale, chair of the Department of Business Administration
“I was shocked they [HU Students]
were still in college. Their presentations
were excellent, they were very well prepared and very poised,” said Easton.
Student Success
(far right), won second place at the case competition sponsored by the National Black M.B.A association.
HU BUSINESS SCHOOL CASE COMPETITIONS
Name
Place
Number Of Teams
Competing
Date
Location
National Urban League
1st
12
June 2006
Orlando
National Black MBA
2nd
40
September 2006
Atlanta
PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Extreme Accounting
2nd
60
January 2007
New York
Prudential Financial, Inc
1st
12
April 2007
Newark
Executive Leadership Council
2nd
29
April 2007
Houston
National Urban League
1st
21
June 2007
Orlando
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Feature • Ministering to Ministers
Thousands of clergy descend
upon HU each year for a timehonored tradition of spiritual
self-renewal and inspiration.
ach June, after the graduating students have donned their
E
caps and gowns and the current students have returned
home for summer vacation, the Hampton University campus
comes to life once more for the Hampton University Ministers’
Conference and Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild. The
campus is flooded with lavishly dressed clergymen and women
and a spirit of joyfulness and fellowship seems to seep into every
nook, and cranny of this historic campus.
The Hampton University Ministers’ Conference and Choir
Directors’ and Organists’ Guild is the oldest and largest gathering
of interdenominational African-American clergy in the world,
annually attracting 6,000 to 8,000 thousand individuals.
What began as a small, rural gathering of black community
leaders for a week of reflection and theology has become a landmark advancement of interdenominational teamwork, reshaping
the African-American Christian ministry. With numerous HU
alumni dedicated to the church, many of whom regularly attend
the conference itself, it is important share the history of this historical partnership between the University, the church and the
Conference President Dr. William H. Curtis
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community.
The Ministers’ Conference began 93
years ago when the Negro Organizational
Society, the Conference for Education in the
South, the Southern Education Board, and
the Cooperative Education Board sought to
address the growing concerns of the AfricanAmerican church and its relationship to the
community. With Hampton Institute carrying strong influence with each of these community organizations, it became the birthplace of the original Ministers’ Conference,
then known as The Conference of Negro
Ministers of Tidewater, Va.
Held June 29-July 3, 1914, 40 ministers representing four denominations gathered in the Memorial Church. The welcoming of clergy from all Christian denominations is what originally set Hampton’s conference apart from the rest and has led to
the success seen today.
“Hampton has never been tied to a
denomination, and that was at the insistence
of our founder, Gen. Samuel Chapman
Armstrong,” explained the Rev. Dr. Timothy
T. Boddie, university chaplain and executive
secretary of the Ministers’ Conference.
“The conference has always been interdenominational because the Institute has
always been interdenominational. One of
the focuses was to improve the relations of
African Americans in the church regardless
of religious affiliation.”
“When you come to the
Hampton Ministers’
Conference, it
doesn’t
matter what denomination you are. If you
love Christ, then you’ll feel at home,”
explained Bishop Durant K. Harvin, Class
of 1983, who has been attending since he
was in high school.
The success of the first year led to further growth of the conference. The Rev. Dr.
A. A. Graham was elected president, the
Rev. G. W. Jimmerson was elected vice president, and the Rev. Laurence Fenninger, the
Hampton Institute assistant chaplain,
became executive secretary. Since
Fenninger, the position of executive secretary has always been filled by the university
chaplain, thus strengthening the bond
between the University and the conference.
For most of the conference’s history, the
position of University chaplain, and thus the
conference executive secretary, has been
occupied by a white male. Only in 1976
did Dr. Michael A. Battle become the first
African American to serve in the position.
In its second year, the conference
adopted the title of The Ministers’
Conference of Hampton Institute (later the
HU Ministers’ Conference) and spread
beyond the Hampton Roads area to include
Richmond and Roanoke, Va. According to
a report by Fenninger, the annual conference was to be “held at the same time as the
Summer School for Teachers with the hope
that closer cooperation might be brought
about between ministers and teachers.”
In its early years the conference did face
some opposition from various groups that
questioned its significance and the need
for another gathering of ministers.
There were already several Baptist
meet-
ings and conferences being held in Virginia.
However, the conference continued to grow
and flourish. Following World War I, a
great migration of blacks from the South to
the North was underway, and the Ministers’
Conference reacted by broadening its focus
from the rural church to the needs of the
urban church.
In 1934, the Annual Choir Directors’
and Organists’ Guild joined the annual conference following the successful visit by the
Westminster Choir School the previous year.
The Rev. Samuel A. Devan, university chaplain from 1930-1940, wrote in his report,
“This aroused so much interest that there
have been requests that we provide in future
conferences for the attendance of the
Church Music Directors.” Even today, the
conference carries a strong bond with the
Westminster Choir School, now the
Westminster Choir College of Rider
University.
“Clearly as the conference began to
grow, one of the natural dealings with the
church and worship is the musical component,” said Boddie.
Assistant Professor Royzell Dillard,
Class of 1983, serves as director of the
University Choirs and co-director of the
Choir Guild. He began getting involved
University Chaplain and Executive Secretary of the Ministers’
Conference, the Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Boddie, and Director of
University Choirs and Choir Guild Workshop Co-Director,
Royzell Dillard
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with the conference in 1985, where he
worked with Ronald Carter, former director
of the Choir Guild.
“Historically I think that when the
ministers themselves were training, they saw
their churches’ musicians needed to be
trained as well. The spoken word goes handin-hand with the musical word, at least in
the black church,” explained Dillard.
“That’s what makes the bond significant.
The music is there not only to train the
musicians, but to support the worship of
what is being learned during the conference.”
Bishop T. D. Jakes; Marion Wright
Edelman, the founder of Children’s Defense
Fund; and former HUD secretary Henry
Cisneros. This year, U.S. Senator and
Democratic presidential candidate Barack
Obama appeared as a special guest to the
conference to speak of faith and politics.
By 1976, attendance had outgrown the
Memorial Church. With nearly 900 persons from across the nation in attendance,
the conference meetings were moved to
Ogden Hall. Participation continued to
expand, however, and soon even Ogden
Hall became too small.
“
Convocation Center, where the conference
is now held.
“I was with the group when we decided
to put up the Convocation Center, and my
name is up there in the lobby on the gold
bricks,” said the Rev. Evelyn Harvey
Spurlock, Class of 1938, proudly. Spurlock
has been regularly attending the conference
since 1940. “What I am today, I owe it to
the information I’ve gotten from Hampton
University.”
In 2002, the conference broke the
“glass ceiling” by naming the Rev. Dr. Suzan
Johnson Cook as its first female conference
Historically I think that when the ministers themselves were training, they
saw their churches’ musicians needed to be trained as well. The spoken word goes
hand in hand with the musical word, at least in the black church.
–Royzell Dillard
The HU Ministers’ Conference and
Choir Directors’ and Organists’ Guild has
also welcomed famous individuals to the
Hampton campus. Past attendees have
included the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. in 1962; the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker of
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York; the
Rev. Jesse Jackson; the Rev. Al Sharpton;
”
“One thing I remember most vividly my
first year was that everything was in Ogden
Hall and we were crammed inside, but it
was great,” explained Harvin.
Attendees of the HU Ministers’
Conference and Choir Directors’ and
Organists’ Guild raised more than $2 million towards the construction of the
president. In a male-dominated world,
Cook has opened doors for women in ministry.
“While the limo was a perk, my favorite
thing was to have my colleagues say, ‘you are
a leader and you are a great one.’ That was
a moment!’” she stated.
According to Cook, when she began
The HU Ministers’ Conference has grown
since it began in 1914.
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attending 26 years ago, she and the few
other women in attendance would gather in
their hotel rooms to discuss what it was like
to be a woman in ministry. She now hosts
the conference’s hugely successful Women in
Ministry Luncheon.
This year, the luncheon welcomed more
than 1,200 women, filling the Student
Center Ballroom to standing room only.
“For women to have a session to celebrate
our femaleness and be embraced, it’s like a
giant pajama party!” explained Cook. “So,
it’s kind of like saying, ‘Wow, I’ve got a
thousand people in this room celebrating
and affirming what I’m doing.’ What
Hampton has is fascinating and so needed.”
This year also welcomed a new conference president, the Rev. Dr. William H.
Curtis of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in
Pittsburgh, Pa. Curtis is the youngest president in conference history; he first attended
the conference in the 1980s as a teenager.
Curtis aims to reincorporate the crucial
partnership between the academic world
and the church.
“He has a perspective of the conference
that I think harkens back to the glory years
of the conference in which there was a clear
intellectual and academic component that
was insisted upon and was always a part of
the conference that I think, in some degree,
has been lost sight of,” added Boddie.
Additionally, the conference has strongly supported the Michael A. Battle Endowed
Scholarship Fund. Established in 1997, the
fund supports HU students from congregations of churches affiliated with the
Ministers’ Conference with three scholarships awarded each academic year. The
scholarship was established in honor of
Battle’s 20 years of service as university
chaplain and executive secretary of the conference. The sale of conference t-shirts,
towels, and Bible carriers has aided the
Office of Development in nearly reaching
the $400,000 endowment goal.
A vast number of HU graduates attend
the conference, and in 2006 the HU
Alumni Breakfast was launched. What
began originally as a luncheon, the breakfast
offers an opportunity for attending alumni
to gather, share experiences and network.
“I would encourage all alums to come
and to share and to offer your support to
the School because we have to leave a legacy
behind,” shared the Rev. Gloria Newsome
Dowtin ’06, assistant to the pastor in the
ministry of evangelism and outreach at First
Baptist Church in Norfolk, Va., who has
attended the alumni gathering since its
inception in 2006. Dowtin is a graduate of
HU’s online religious studies program,
whose founding began as an offshoot of the
conference.
This year marked the 93rd HU
Ministers’ Conference and 73rd Choir
Directors’ and Organists’ Guild, yet it continues to evolve and expand to compete
with new conferences.
Technological advancements have led to
a registration database, Internet presence, a
transition from cassette tapes to CDs and
DVDs, and advanced lights and sound on
the stage.
“In order to keep up, we have to be
cognizant of the changes and the paradigm
shifts and make certain that we continue to
offer the best of ministry. We also maintain
that we offer the best of the speakers and
musicians,” explained Boddie.
“I feel the conference speaks to the
issues of preachers. It prepares us to be
inclusive to our ministry and helps to shape
who we are in the 21st Century,” said
Dowtin. “I attend many other conferences
whenever the opportunity, but I keep coming back to this one because it is for ministers and it’s a time for renewal, reflection
and a chance to be inspired in your ministry.”
– Alison L. Phillips
Over the years, the conference has welcomed numerous special guests. (L to R)
Dr. Timothy T. Boddie, Dr. Walter S.
Thomas, HU President Dr. William R.
Harvey, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Dr. Suzan
Johnson Cook and Dr. William H.
Curtis.
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Feature • Obama’s Address
Prior to entering the Hampton
University Convocation Center
stage on June 5, U.S. Sen. Barack
Obama’s aura had already filled the
entire building. Questions buzzed
throughout the room, “Is he here
yet?”; “What will he speak about?”
Nearly every seat was filled, with
many individuals donning blue
Obama ’08 stickers and pins. The
Democratic presidential candidate
visited the HU campus as a special
guest for the 93rd Annual HU
Ministers’ Conference and 73rd
Annual Choir Directors and
Organists’ Guild.
“He believes in bringing people
together - men and women, young
and old, black and white, have and
have-nots, Democrats and
Republicans. His message is one of
hope. Hope for all of us; hope for
tomorrow,” said HU President Dr.
William R. Harvey upon introduc-
Barack Obama
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ing Obama to the stage. “Believe
you me, he is not like grapes.
People like him don’t come in
bunches.”
Obama greeted the packed
house, shaking hands with everyone
on stage prior to approaching the
podium. He even pointed out his
own pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah
A. Wright, Jr. of Trinity United
Church of Christ in Chicago, Ill., in
the crowd.
He immediately began telling
the story of his recent visit to a
commemoration of the 15th
anniversary of the Los Angeles riots.
According to Obama, Los Angeles,
like many cities across the nation,
had become filled with community
disconnect and despair, building
“quiet riots.”
“That despair quietly simmers
and makes it impossible to build
good communities,” he said.
He explained that even today
these “quiet riots” continue to fester.
It simply takes an act such as
Hurricane Katrina or a jury verdict
for that despair to reveal itself.
Feature • Obama’s Address
“But in the middle of that desperate time, there was a miracle that
took place,” he stated.
This miracle was the birth of a
baby born with a bullet lodged in her
arm. The doctors successfully
removed the bullet; however, the
child would grow up to always have
a scar reminding her “how quickly
she came into the world in this very
unusual circumstance.”
Tying these two storylines
together he continued by explaining,
“And it makes me think about our
cities and communities all around
this country. How, not only do we
still have scars from that riot and the
‘quiet riots’ that happen every day,
but how, in too many places, we
haven’t even taken the bullet out.”
These bullets, which Obama listed, include the rising number of children without health insurance, the
overwhelming number of black men
in prison rather than in college,
crumbling school facilities, mounting
areas of poverty, and the growing
national debt due to the War in Iraq.
“What’s stopping us from taking
these bullets out and rebuilding our
families, our communities, our
nation and our faith in one another?”
he asked the crowd.
Obama also described his own
discovery of Jesus Christ. He
encouraged the finding of common
ground, for people of different faiths
and beliefs to unite.
“We can come together as one
people and transform this nation.
Our God is big enough for miracles,”
he concluded.
Even with his speech running
longer than anticipated, the crowd
stood up and cheered for more as
Obama exited the stage.
“Just the point of him being
here and supporting the Ministers’
Conference and explaining what
was going on politically was
good,” said the Rev. Simon
Hicks, III of Agape Hands
Cathedral in Newport News, Va.
“I think he’s a likable young
man, and I think he has great
charisma, and I think he’s going to
be a good candidate. I think he
has potential,” said Lucious Powell of
Christway Missionary Baptist
Church in Little Rock, Ark.
“The conference leadership was
honored by the presence of this legitimate candidate for the U.S. presidency although the conference itself
does not endorse political candidates.
He generated a good deal of excitement and hope for the future,” said
the Rev. Dr. Timothy T. Boddie, university chaplain and executive secretary of the Ministers’ Conference,
following the event.
–Alison L. Phillips
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Alumni Profile • Marcia Fields Milton
The Road to Success
Marcia Fields Milton ’80 is paving the way for women
in the transportation service industry
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Alumni Profile • Marcia Fields Milton
In
a business that is
driven mainly by
men, Marcia
Fields Milton,
Class of 1980, has
broken barriers to
make a name for
herself in the
transportation
services industry.
As president and
CEO of First Priority Trailways, Milton operates a fleet of motor coaches, offering dependable and personalized transportation service to
a variety of groups and organizations.
It all began in 1999 when Milton was
working at the Greater Southeast Community
Hospital in Washington, D.C. There she
worked in the school-to-work program with
underprivileged kids coordinating field trips
and other opportunities to learn about businesses, colleges and cultural activities.
“We also got into some incentive things
such as if they did well in the summer program, we would reward them with vacations.
We worked to expose them to theatre and
restaurants, and in the process I got involved
in transportation,” she recalled.
Washington, D.C. metro area means there is
always something going on which requires her
company’s services. The company provides
shuttle services for the Washington Nationals
baseball team and regularly transports
Georgetown University’s athletics teams. First
Priority Trailways has worked for presidential
inaugurals, Presidents Gerald Ford and
Ronald Reagan’s funerals, and the Tiger
Woods Classic. The company frequently
arranges tours and trips for churches, fraternities, sororities, corporations and schools.
First Priority Trailways offers coaches with
customized interiors that include card tables,
microwave ovens, multi-screen video and
DVD systems, CD players, coffee makers,
beverage dispensers, and XM Satellite Radio.
Having earned a degree in business administration in 1980, Milton credits Hampton
University for laying the foundation for her
strong business and marketing skills today. She
also participated in HU’s Student Leadership
Program, where students were required to
attend area cultural events, meet with corporate
representatives, and learn etiquette skills.
Many of these lessons she originally applied
towards the children she worked with at the
Greater Southeast Community Hospital.
of directors of the United Motorcoach
Association.
According to Milton, many of the boards
of directors within the transportation service
industry are comprised mainly of white males.
And, unlike her situation, the majority of transportation service firms are operated by former
drivers who started their own businesses.
“I wanted to be on this board to give
another perspective,” she said.
For Milton, everything is business. She
never leaves the house without a business card
on her, constantly seizing the opportunity for
new clients. In an article that appeared in The
Gazette in November 2006, J. Matthew
Neitzey, executive director of the Prince
George’s County Conference and Visitors
Bureau, described Milton as a “hard-charging
entrepreneur.”
“She gets out there and hustles. She
doesn’t wait for the business to come through
the door. She’s aggressive, and that’s why she’s
successful,” he explained.
When she does take her own vacations, she
prefers to take a cruise or venture back to her
“Home by the Sea.” She attended her first
Hampton Ladies Luncheon last year and
returned again this year.
“If it weren’t for my Hampton, things would be tough. I learned to
be firm in what you know is right and just the overall business skills
and principles of marketing. Hampton teaches you to build your
confidence level. I never once thought I couldn’t make it.”
That experience led her to plan outings
for her friends and family. When the hospital
began having financial difficulties, Milton
researched the idea of owning a transportation
business. She realized that owning her own
fleet of transportation vehicles was the only
way to turn a major profit.
So she attended an exhibit show, wrote a
business plan, and later found herself owning
her first motor coach. What began as a small,
out-of-home business has since grown into a
major industry contender with 20 vehicles
and a staff of more than 50.
According to Milton, being located in the
“If it weren’t for my Hampton, things
would be tough. I learned to be firm in what
you know is right and just the overall business
skills and principles of marketing. Hampton
teaches you to build your confidence level. I
never once thought I couldn’t make it,” she
explained. “When I was at Hampton, my
instructors made you feel like you were going
to the next level.”
Milton has certainly taken herself to the
next level. In 2006, Prince George’s County
Chamber of Commerce named her the top
entrepreneur of the year. She is also the first
African-American woman to sit on the board
She stays well connected with other
members of the Class of 1980, constantly
communicating via email or reuniting for
Homecoming. She credits her fellow
Hamptonians for much of her business success. “All the time, Hamptonians have been
very supportive of our business,” Milton said
with a smile.
She furthered that her drivers continually
recount meeting Hamptonians on their motor
coaches. “I simply say, ‘That’s our Hampton
family. We all know each other!’”
- Alison L. Phillips
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Alumni Profile • Kacie Starr Triplett
Young Alum is a ‘Starr’ in
acie Starr Triplett ’02 has beaten the
odds. She is determined to make her
hometown of St. Louis, Mo., a better
community by becoming involved in local
politics.
“I always wanted to run for office,”
said Triplett. And on March 6, 2007 she
was elected alderman, defeating competitors twice her age. She became the
youngest member on the Board of
Aldermen in St. Louis. The Board of
Aldermen is a 28-member body that performs the legislative work of the city.
Triplett has dedicated her career to
her city. She comes in contact with many
community leaders, small businesses owners, and elected officials and is making a
significant impact for those in her community.
There are dream positions out there
for everybody, and Triplett has found hers,
said Triplett, who graduated from
Hampton University in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Some people decide what they want
to be while in college, but Triplett knew
long before then.
“She always knew she wanted to be a
public servant. It’s a dream come true for
her,” said Jill Triplett, Kacie Triplett’s
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mother. “It runs in her family by having
a grandfather as a political feature.”
Triplett’s major influences are her
family. Her veteran-legislator grandfather,
the late John Bass, helped her primarily
throughout her college and professional
life. He was a distinguished educator who
had become an enthusiast, breaking barriers for the St. Louis community. He was
also an alderman and made history when
he become the first African American to
be elected comptroller in St. Louis.
“My grandfather was very influential
mentally and financially for me to go to
Hampton University. He was very
encouraging and supportive with the
black college experience,” said Triplett.
She grew up with supportive parents
and a younger brother. It was a family
effort with her father encouraging her to
run for office while her mother was her
mental coach. Jill Triplett gave her some
good advice to keep her sprits up.
“I stand on the shoulders of giants,”
said Kacie Triplett.
After Triplett graduated from
Hampton University, a fellow alumnus,
Maria Varner ’83, gave her her first job as
a community outreach coordinator on
Capitol Hill under Minority Leader
Richard Gephardt.
“She [Maria Varner]
played a pivotal role in
mentoring me in office
politics and office décor,”
Alumni Profile • Kacie Starr Triplett
St. Louis
said Triplett. “I was very blessed to have
such a job after graduation.”
Another alumnus, Camisha Abels ’96,
worked with her in Gephardt’s office.
Triplett earned a master’s degree in
international relations from Webster
University while working full time. She
also worked as the district affairs coordinator for Congressman Russ Carnahan in
the U.S. House of Representatives.
In the height of the campaign for
alderman with all the pressure of being
the youngest and having opponents twice
her age, her loving and symbiotic grandfather passed away a week before the election. In spite of her grief she won.
“I was crying, emotional, excited and
overwhelmed. It was a blessing to work
so hard and receive success.”
Triplett quit a very prominent job to
run for alderman. She lived off the
money she had saved to campaign. On
the first day as alderman she did not
know what to expect. Now she is going
full speed ahead.
“I wear many different hats,” said
Triplett describing her daily roles. She
makes many phone calls to developers to
bring new projects to the Ward. There is
one billion dollars in development in the
6th Ward, which she represents.
“The biggest thing as a legislator is to
make things happen and to improve the
city of St. Louis,” said Triplett.
Her latest project is a creating home-
ownership initiative by building new
homes for low and moderate income or
first-time buyers. She wants quality
homes in her neighborhood and to make
a difference in her constituents’ lives.
“I want it to work out making everyone satisfied with great feedback and
happy people.”
In 2005, The Affordable Housing
Commission by Mayor Francis Slay
named Triplett as the youngest commissioner in the history of the Affordable
Housing Trust Fund. Triplett’s position is
responsible for supervising a $5.5 million
budget for affordable housing in St. Louis.
She is also a former colleague with the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
and a Faculty Affiliate for the Sue Shear
Institute and has worked for political
comprehensiveness on different levels.
Triplett is involved in a plethora of
other organizations such as serving as the
recording secretary for the Young
Democrats of Greater St. Louis, a delegate
to the America’s Council of Young
Political Leaders, vice chair of the 6th
Ward Democratic Organization, and a
member of the Women’s Political Caucus.
“I have morphed into an extremely
focused and driven person. I’m very spiritual because politics is so brutal, I wear
my spiritual armor.”
She is very passionate for African
Americans to get involved in the political
process by any means necessary, by voting
and getting connected in the community.
“I'm extremely happy and blessed to
get out of college and directly do what’s in
my field by running for election and
being successful,” said Triplett, content
with what she has accomplished so far.
Triplett still has some ideas and goals
that she would like to pursue in the legislative field. She wants to start a not-forprofit outreach arm of the legislator office.
This will allow her to be able to apply for
grants along with the people providing
them with job fairs, housing seminars, etc.
to empower the community. With all of
her accomplishments and future aspirations, it is obvious we have a “Starr” in
our midst.
–Shona Lewis ’08
“We now live the dream of our grandparents.
We are the offspring, it’s our world, if there’s
not opportunities, make them,”
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Alumni Profile • Debra Flores
Debra Flores, Class of 1983, indulges in the idea of daring
to be different. Nearly 25 years after graduating from
Hampton, she has risen through the ranks of Sentara
Healthcare to recently become the administrator of the
Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va.
What makes Flores so unique is that
she is the first nurse in Sentara Healthcare’s
history to hold this position. As administrator, Flores oversees the day-to-day operations of all hospital departments and manages the overall operation and efficiency of
the entire facility.
In addition, as an African-American
woman she is trumping numerous national
statistics that state that minorities are still
poorly represented in the world of healthcare. In the 2004 report “Missing Persons:
Minorities in the Health Professions,” the
Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the
Healthcare Workforce found “while African
Americans, Hispanic Americans, and
American Indians represent more than 25
percent of the U.S. population, less than
nine percent of nurses, six percent of physicians, and five percent of dentists are from
these populations.”
Those trends may be changing in
Hampton Roads where according to Inside
Business, Flores is the third African
American in three years to manage an area
acute care hospital.
However, Flores does not want her
actions to be defined by the fact that she is
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African American nor that she is a woman.
“I happen to be a woman and I happen to
be African American, but it’s not on the
forefront of my mind… It’s because of who
I am as a person with what my parents - the
values they instilled in me - that has led me
to be a role model,” she shared. “I’d like to
be considered a role model for humankind,
not just a certain [demographic.]”
A natural leader, Flores takes a personal
approach to her position. While much of
her time is spent in various meetings, she
takes pride in hosting town hall-style meetings and interacting with her employees at
large. “I like to roam around the hospital,
so on a good day, I have the opportunity to
make rounds throughout the hospital and
talk to staff and just be present throughout
the facility,” she said.
As administrator of the Sentara
CarePlex Hospital, located in the heart of
the developing Coliseum Central area,
Flores is centered on five main goals: fiscal
responsibility, clinical quality, service excellence, members of the team, and infrastructure. She is working to improve employee
and physician satisfaction and is moving the
hospital towards the use of electronic med-
ical records. She is also spearheading the
approval of a new Bed Tower Project, where
a bed tower containing 30 additional medical-surgical beds will be added to the hospital facility.
Beginning as a staff nurse in 1985,
Flores has held a number of Sentara positions over time. This experience has also
provided her with a unique viewpoint on
the pulse of the facility. “It gives you varied
perspectives on any issues that come up
because I know what it was like or how that
would affect me as a staff person, as a director, as a vice president of nursing. I’ve actually worked in almost every role at almost
every level,” she stated.
Much of her career success stems from
the lessons learned during her days as a student at Hampton Institute, now known as
Hampton University. When Flores first
arrived, she already knew she wanted to
enter the field of nursing. In her youth she
assisted at the Veterans Medical Hospital in
New York City and later at Mount Sinai
Hospital, and credits that this early exposure
“made it so comfortable for me to be able to
be in a hospital.”
Alumni Profile • Debra Flores
Therefore, she chose to major in nursing at
HU. “It was tough because a lot of my time
was spent in the nursing building and in the
labs and in the dorm studying because it
was heavy chemistry, anatomy, physiology,
and microbiology; so that was my first priority,” she explained.
Beyond the textbooks, HU’s nursing
program offered other lessons that carried
into Flores’ career. She recalled a great deal
of discipline was required of nursing majors,
from meticulously kept uniforms to time
management to critical thinking. According
to Flores, nursing majors had to understand
the total picture, gaining an understanding
of all of the dynamics related to a patient
and patient care.
As vice president-nurse executive at
Sentara and even now as administrator, she
continually strives to drive that message
home. She’s developed the “Back to Basics”
campaign where she is promoting a return
to these fundamentals of understanding
patient care to ultimately increase overall
nursing performance.
“You have to understand the big picture
and why X, Y and Z are happening versus
just going ahead and doing task-oriented
things,” said Flores. “So I really learned that
skill to be able to take information and then
assimilate it and draw conclusions versus
making assumptions. The thinking has to
be multi-dimensional, and I think I learned
a lot of that from the nursing program.”
HU also played a significant role in
Flores’ personal life - she met her husband,
Victor, at a pre-alumni meeting in New
York. They are both from Brooklyn, however they did not know each other previously.
“So when we got to Hampton, I remember I
was in the Student Union getting some ice
cream and he walked up and he said, ‘Don’t
I know you from somewhere?’ And typical
Debra, I said, ‘I don’t think so,’” she
laughed.
From that point on they were friends
through sophomore year and began dating
as juniors. Outside of studying or participating in Sigma Theta Tau or Alpha Kappa
Mu, she spent most of her free time strolling
around campus with Victor.
And, daring to be different even in college, they were engaged by senior year. The
two graduated in May 1983 and were married that December. Her husband served a
full career in the U.S. Navy and she later
earned her master’s degree in business management from Troy University. They have
two children, Maria Christine and Niles
Alexander.
While the demands of her position
exist, Flores also sees the importance of balancing her family, her faith and her career.
And while she admits that it really is quite a
load, she’s realizing more and more to scale
down and prioritize.
“My job is very important to me, but
I’m finding to get the best and the most out
of me, I have to take care of some of those
other quadrants. They have to have just as
much priority or more so than the work
piece,” she explained.
She also credits her ability to balance
life through the assistance of God, her
FranklinCovey planner, her electronic calendar and her mother, who relocated to the
area to offer assistance.
“Don’t be afraid to be
different. As a matter
of fact, differentiate
yourself.”
“I’m just really loving life. It’s cool to
be in your 40s and be experiencing life,” she
stated jubilantly.
In her spare time she enjoys knitting,
crocheting, singing, running and public
speaking. She frequently teaches leadership
training classes at Sentara and her church,
Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk,
Va.
“She is a woman of deep faith and has a
great commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ
and has just been at the forefront of leadership in our church for a number of years,”
said the Rev. Jeffery Guns, senior pastor.
“It’s not just conversation for her; it’s her
very essence.”
He continued, “She’s a mother with
great passion; she’s a wife and a Christian.
She’s all of that first, and then she is an
employee of Sentara.”
In addition, Flores is also serving on the
steering committee for the Class of 1983’s
upcoming 25th Reunion Weekend. She and
the other committee members are working
to ensure this year’s activities will knock
your socks off, with a class picture on the
steps of Ogden Hall, the alumni banquet, a
1970s/80s-themed dance and more!
The Class of 1983 had the largest
turnout five years ago at their 20th
Reunion. Therefore, she and the committee
are aiming for even higher participation and
have already begun planning activities during Homecoming that can serve as a precurser to excite classmates for Reunion
Weekend.
“It’s a pleasure to work with someone as
passionate and driven as Ms. Flores. Her
enthusiasm for Hampton and its accomplishments will translate well as a member
of the ‘83 fundraising committee,” said
Sharon Gates ‘05, director of development
at HU.
As for Flores, she encourages other current and future Hamptonians to consider a
degree in nursing as a path to a variety of
careers from administration to clinical, from
homecare to the insurance industry. “Don’t
be afraid to be different. As a matter of fact,
differentiate yourself,” she concluded.
–Alison L. Phillips
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Alumni Profile • Theophia Lee
Flying
High
Emeritus Class member earns
Congressional Gold Medal
ampton University and Tuskegee
University have a special bond in
many ways. Booker T. Washington
graduated in the Hampton Institute
Class of 1875 and founded Tuskegee
University. Hampton-trained pilots
went to Tuskegee to help form the
Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilot
squadrons during World War II. The
Tuskegee Airmen were the first black
military pilots. They fought in World
War II for the United States despite the
fact that many of them felt as though
their country treated them as secondclass citizens.
On March 29, 2007, President
George W. Bush recognized the efforts
of these brave soldiers, awarding members of the original Tuskegee Airmen
the Congressional Gold Medal at the
White House.
“All of the original Tuskegee
Airmen were awarded, even ground
workers,” said E. Theophia Lee ’42.
“Even though you might not be a
man.”
Lee was awarded the medal
because of her work at Tuskegee as a
secretary to the plant engineer. Lee’s
late husband, Phillip Lee ’40, was also
an original member of the squadron.
“Many people think I got the
award because of my husband, [but] I
got it because I worked in the airfield,”
said Lee. “It took 9 or 10 of us on the
ground to keep the pilots in the air.”
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Phillip Lee and Roscoe Draper, who
also attended Hampton, were the two men
from the Institute to go to Tuskegee for
advanced flight training and serve in the
original 99th Fighter Squadron of the
Tuskegee Airmen.
Theophia Lee thinks very highly of her
husband. The two met as Hampton students. Through involvement with the Fidi
Amici social club.
Phillip Lee was a trade school student
at Hampton and trained as a pilot. He then
became one of the first students to go to
Tuskegee for advanced flight training and
eventually became a flight instructor for
other Tuskegee Airmen. He even proposed
to Theophia in a plane.
“At first I said, ‘no,’” she recalled.
“Then he did an acrobatic maneuver…and
then figure eights… [until] I would have
agreed to anything. We had a Tuskegee
Airmen wedding,” she said.
Theophia Lee is now active in the
Tuskegee Airmen East Coast Chapter in
Washington, D.C. She attends the national
convention every year and meets with other
chapters from around the country.
“I don’t believe in women doing everything men do, but I was the first woman to
join the chapter,” said Theophia Lee.
She says her husband encouraged her to
join the chapter several years ago because
the men were “too rowdy in the meetings”
and if she joined they would have to “clean
things up a bit.”
“There was nobody else like my husband,” she said.
The Lees had four children who all
reside in Houston: Phillip Ferguson Lee II,
’68; Andre Wendell; Fredric Osborne; and
Dr. Elwyn Cornelius Lee. Dr. Lee is the
husband of U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of
the 18th Congressional District of Texas,
centered in Houston.
Jackson-Lee was present for the
Congressional Gold Medal awarding ceremony and was moved by the effort to honor
her mother-in-law and father-in-law along
with the other original Tuskegee Airmen.
“I had an honor today that will be forever embedded in my heart; and that was to
watch the Tuskegee Airmen, of which my
father-in-law, Phillip Ferguson Lee, was an
active and proud member, be honored with
the Congressional Gold Medal,” said
Jackson-Lee, according to a congressional
tracking website at www.govtrack.us. “I
thank with all of my heart…all of the participants who commemorated and celebrated brave men who sacrificed their life in
World War II but yet were treated worse
than the Nazi soldiers who were captured
and held here in the United States. In spite
of color and racism, they rose to the highest
occasion.”
Theophia Lee continues to travel, exercise, and be active in her community.
“I don’t stay at home. I don’t go to bed
early,” she said. “I am 87 years young.”
With her positive attitude and her sense
of humor and adventure, Lee continues to
exhibit the pioneering spirit of the Tuskegee
Airmen.
-Erica Taylor Harrod ’04
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Athletics • Year End Round Up
HU
Tennis
Coach
Posts 1,000 Career Victory
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Screen becomes third coach in history of Division I tennis
to post more than 1,000 wins
ampton University head
men’s and women’s tennis
coach Dr. Robert Martin
Screen ’53 collected his 1000th
victory on March 31, 2007 after
the Hampton University men’s
and women’s tennis teams defeated Winston-Salem State
University 7-0 at the NeilsonScreen Tennis Stadium at
Hampton University. Screen currently stands at 1,011 wins overall
and has become only the third
coach in Division I tennis history
to accomplish this feat.
“My record is the best kept
secret on campus,” said Screen.
Screen is in his 37th season as
head coach of the HU tennis program. He is the winningest coach
among all-time active NCAA
Division I coaches for men’s and
women’s tennis. Not only does
Screen hold this impressive position among
collegiate coaches, but he is also the most
successful African-American tennis coach in
the history of the game.
“I’ve won more than 40 championships,” said Screen. “I am the only
African-American in the history of the game
to win 1,000 matches.”
Before moving up to the Division I
level of competition during the 1995-96
season, the Pirates dominated the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
by winning 22 consecutive conference titles
and two NCAA Division II National
Championships in 1976 and 1988, becoming the only Historically Black
College/University (HBCU) to win a
national tennis title.
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I am the only African
American in the history
of the game to win
1,000 matches.
”
In 1996, Hampton University added
women’s tennis to their slate, providing an
additional opportunity for Screen to display
his merit as a championship coach, guiding
the Lady Pirates to the MEAC crown that
very same year. He went on to add two
more titles in 1998 and 2002. In his 37
years of service to the University as a head
coach, Screen has accumulated 34 conference championships (men and women).
“I came to Hampton shortly after
World War II,” said Screen.
He went on to describe how he played
tennis as a student under the coach at that
time, Herman M. Neilson. Screen appreciated how Neilson
treated him like a son,
especially in a difficult
time after Screen lost his
father in the war. After
completing graduate
school, Screen returned to
his alma mater as an assistant coach under Neilson
who recommended Screen
to serve as his successor.
The current Hampton
University tennis stadium
is named the NeilsonScreen Tennis Stadium after
the two legendary coaches and
friends.
“I have a love affair with my alma
mater,” said Screen.
A 1953 graduate of Hampton Institute.
He received his master’s degree from New
York University and his doctorate from
Michigan State University.
Along with his duties as the head tennis
coach, Screen is the chair of HU’s
Department of Communicative Sciences
and Disorders. In 1994, he co-authored a
textbook with one of his former students,
Dr. Norma Anderson of Howard University.
The book is titled “Multi-Cultural
Perspectives in Communicative Disorders”
and is used by many major universities and
colleges throughout the country.
Screen is especially proud of his players
for achieving the recent wins and a 100 percent graduation rate over the last four years.
-Erica Taylor Harrod ’04
Durant is highest
ampton linebacker Justin Durant was selected by the
Jacksonville Jaguars with the 16th pick of the
second round and the 48th overall in the
2007 National Football League (NFL) Draft,
becoming the highest selection in Pirate history. He was selected by the same team
that drafted former Pirate cornerback
Cordell Taylor in the second round of the
1998 draft.
Durant’s selection marks the sixth
Hampton player drafted since 2000 and the
11th since head coach Joe Taylor took over the
program in 1992.
The first player selected from the Division I
Football Championship Subdivision (formerly IAA), Durant is the only player in Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference history to be named Defensive
Player of the Year three times. A native of
Florence, S.C., where he attended Wilson
High School, he was also recognized as an
All-American by the Associated Press, The
Sports Network, The Walter Camp Football
Foundation and the Sheridan Broadcasting
Network.
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HU draft pick
After finishing his career ranking second alltime at Hampton with 339 tackles, including 176
solo stops, Durant was one of three Pirates invited
to participate in the 2007 East-West Shrine Game
and one of a FCS record five Hampton players
invited to the NFL Combine. Now he’ll set his
sights on joining former Pirates Jamal Brooks
(Rams), Darian Barnes (Jets) and Jerome Mathis
(Texans) on an active NFL roster.
Despite not hearing their name called on Sunday
during the second day of the 2007 NFL Draft, six
members of the Hampton University senior class
will get their opportunity to play at the next level
after they were signed to free agent contracts.
The six players are cornerback Travarous
Bain (Arizona), tailback Alonzo Coleman
(Dallas), wide receiver Dereck Faulkner
(Philadelphia), safety Marlon Fair (Kansas
City), wide receiver Onrea Jones (Houston) and
wide receiver/punt returner Marquay McDaniel
(Denver). Jones joins former Hampton wide
receiver Jerome Mathis in Houston where they’ll
both look to find playing time opposite the
Texans No. 1 receiver Andre Johnson.
Yvette Lewis
wins triple jump at
NCAA Outdoor Championships
“I hadn’t won since the 2006 indoor
championships, so I just tried to put
everything together on my final attempt
and things worked out.”
With her final jump of the afternoon,
Hampton University’s Yvette Lewis went
from fourth place to a national champion in
the triple jump at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor
Track & Field Championships in
Sacramento. Lewis, who a day earlier
earned all-American honors in the 100meter hurdles, jumped 45-00.50 to overtake
Stanford’s Erica McLain (44-10.25) for first
place.
“Heading into my final jump all I
could think about was not finishing fourth
like I did last year,” said Lewis. “I hadn’t
won since the 2006 indoor championships,
so I just tried to put everything together on
my final attempt and things worked out.”
In what has become a great rivalry with
McLain, Lewis was able to rebound from
her second place finish at the indoor championships when the Stanford junior won the
event and ended Lewis’ hopes of defending
her 2006 national indoor triple jump title.
With her victory Lewis becomes Hampton’s
first two-time national champion in track &
field and the university’s only six-time allAmerican (4 - triple jump, 1 – 100-meter
hurdles, 1-long jump).
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Laster posthumously honored as the
Coach of the Year
and recently he led Hampton to the 2007
regular season title with a doubleheader
sweep of Delaware State.
Laster also served as the women's volleyball coach where he just concluded his
13th year. In just his first season with the
Lady Pirates in 1994, Laster led
Hampton to a stimulating 27-5 overall
mark in the regular season, and an
impressive 22-2 record in conference play
(CIAA). In 2005, the Lady Pirates posted
their first winning season on the Division
I level with a mark of 20-15.
Laster was not only known for softball
and volleyball. In 1971, he began his twoyear period as the assistant women's basketball coach at Tuskegee University in
Alabama. The transition to working with
the Golden Tigerettes was nothing new to
Laster, who was a proud alumnus of
Tuskegee. After spending two years at
Tuskegee, he decided to try new endeavHampton University softball
ors by taking over the reigns as head
coach Tiny L. Laster, Jr., was
women’s basketball coach at Talladega
College, also in Alabama. While serving as
posthumously honored as the
head coach, Laster led the Tornadoes to
Coach of the Year by the Virginia back-to-back 20-win seasons.
After posting this monumental feat for
Sports Information Directors
Talladega, Laster eventually ventured back
to his old stomping grounds of Tuskegee
(VaSID).
University, where he took over the position
Laster, who passed away on May 3, led as head women’s basketball coach in 1976.
the Lady Pirates to a 14-0 conference record On the '82 campaign, the Tigerettes finto clinch the Mid-Eastern Athletic
ished in second place in the first-ever
Conference (MEAC) regular season champi- NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball
onship for the first time in school history.
Tournament. During his 12 years at
Hampton finished the season 36-13 overall
Tuskegee, Laster compiled a phenomenal
giving Laster a career record of 537-303-1.
245-128 overall record, led the team to
“Coach Laster was a great coach and
three consecutive Alabama Association of
role model for student athletes at Hampton Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
University,” said HU President Dr. William (AAIAW) championships, and was named as
R. Harvey.
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
The head softball coach at Hampton
Conference (SIAC) Coach of the Year in
since 1989, Laster built a Lady Pirate pro1979, 1982, and 1985.
gram that quickly became one the top teams
In 1988, Laster was ready to move once
in the Division II Central Intercollegiate
again, having accomplished all that he
Athletic Association (CIAA), winning back- could. Laster took over the posito-back conference titles in 1994 and 1995. tion as the head women's basWhen Hampton made the move to Division ketball coach for the Lady
I, the success continued as the Lady Pirates
Pirates. During his tenure
snapped Florida A&M’s three-year champi- with Hampton, Laster
onship winning streak to capture the 1996
became the second winMEAC crown. Last season Laster earned his ningest coach in the histo500th career victory with a win over North
ry of the school's women's
Carolina A&T in the MEAC Tournament
basketball program.
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In his seven years at the helm of the
Lady Pirates, Laster posted a 139-67 mark,
led the team to four 20-win seasons, and
three NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball
Tournaments (1989, 1991, 1994). His best
season came during the 1990-91 stretch,
where the Lady Pirates finished the regular
season with a 26-6 record. By the conclusion of Laster's career as the women’s basketball head coach, he had amassed over 400
victories to his credit.
A native of Alabama, Laster received his
bachelor's degree in chemistry from
Tuskegee University in 1967. In 1980,
Laster decided to go back to school in order
to earn his second degree, this time a master's degree in chemistry, also from
Tuskegee. He also earned a master's degree
in sports management from the United
States Sports Academy in 1986. Laster was
also a proud member of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc.
-Jamar Ross
Sept. 1
BLUE VS. WHITE, Hampton, VA
1:00 pm (EST)
Sept. 8
Howard, Washington, DC
1:00 pm (EST)
Sept. 15
NC A&T, Greensboro, NC
6:00 pm (EST)
Sept. 20
vs. MORGAN STATE, Hampton, VA
7:30 pm (EST)
Sept. 29
vs. DELAWARE STATE, Hampton, VA
1:00 pm (EST)
Oct. 6
vs. Princeton, Princeton, NJ
1:00 pm (EST)
Oct. 13
vs. Norfolk State, Norfolk, VA
2:00 pm (EST)
Oct. 20
vs. SC STATE, Hampton, VA
2:00 pm (EST)
Oct. 27
vs. Winston-Salem State, Winston-Salem, NC
1:00 pm (EST)
Nov. 3
vs. Bethune-Cookman, Daytona Beach, FL
4:00 pm (EST)
Nov. 10
vs. FAMU, Hampton, VA
1:00 pm (EST)
Nov. 17
vs. SOUTHERN ILL., Hampton, VA
1:00 pm (EST)
Home games in bold
NCAA Playoff Schedule
Nov. 24
NCAA Playoffs (16)
TBA
Dec. 1
Quarterfinals (8)
TBA
Dec. 8
Semifinals (4)
TBA
Dec. 14
Championship
Chattanooga, TN
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As Hampton University’s newest alumni prepared to walk across the
stage, seasoned alumni gathered for an activity-packed reunion weekend.
On May 11- 14 alumni returned to their “Home by the Sea” to fellowship
with friends and learn about the progress of their alma mater.
This year, classes graduating in a year
ending in the numbers two and seven were
the guests of honor as they celebrated milestone years. The Class of 2002 celebrated
their very first reunion of five years while
the Class of 1957 was inducted into the
Emeritus Class. Classes become members of
the Emeritus Class when they have reached
their fifty-year anniversary.
“It came quicker than expected,” said
Loren Johnson ’02.
As usual, the Emeritus Class
showed their full support during
Reunion Weekend. They participated
in social activities such as a breakfast,
the annual alumni picnic and a reception and many members attended
the commencement ceremony to
hear the Rev. Jesse Jackson address
the new graduates.
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Other classes had activities
planned, such as a night at Jillian’s, a
local arcade game, restaurant, and
social hang-out, and an evening
cruise on the Spirit of Norfolk.
Each reunion class also took a
class picture and sent representatives
to the popular reunion Alumni
Banquet in Holland Hall. During
the banquet, Hampton University
President Dr. William R. Harvey gave
his annual State of the University
address to update alumni on the
progress the university has made in
the past year. Harvey also mentioned
to the banquet attendees that he is in
his 29th year as president of the university and that he will continue to
serve in this position until he is “no
longer making a difference.”
Harvey also discussed the disparities in cancer treatment among
blacks, especially among black men.
He explained that the Hampton
University Proton Therapy Institute,
scheduled to open in 2010, will help
to alleviate some of that disparity.
Alumni representatives from various classes shared with the banquet
attendees their personal memories of
the cafeteria. Memories ranged from
the food selections to sitting in the
same seat all year to Greek and social
life in the “Cafe.” And, as the university approached the June 30 deadline for the new dining facility campaign, alumni were asked to remember their times in the VirginiaCleveland cafeteria and help tomorrow’s students to create memories in
the new facility.
“We are asking you to stretch,”
said Mildred Swann ’67, director of
alumni affairs.
The goal of the dining hall campaign was to raise enough to receive
up to a $5 million matching gift from
an anonymous donor.
Each reunion class traditionally presents a financial gift to the University,
which is raised by members of the
class and fosters a friendly competition among each group. This year,
the Emeritus Class held on to their
winning title, donating over
$500,000. Each class gift is a special
tribute to the University and will
make a difference in the lives of present and future Hamptonians.
As expected, Reunion Weekend
2007 was a success. All classes are
invited to attend the festivities next
year. Be prepared to have fun, to
learn, and to continue to support
HU. The Office of Alumni Affairs
challenges next year’s reunion classes
with years ending in a three or an
eight to make their experience just as
special.
–Erica Taylor Harrod ’04
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At the Top of Her Class
his year’s Reunion
Banquet room fell
silent and then
erupted in jubilation
as the Emeritus Class
President, Dr. Gladys
Hope Franklin White,
Class of 1939, for
whom White Hall is
named, presented a
check for $533,358 to Hampton University. Under the
diligent leadership of White, who raised money through
June 30, the Emeritus Class presented an additional gift
of $11,874.02 for a total gift of $545,232.02 to the
University.
White has been the faithful leader of the Emeritus
Class for more than 20 years. She attributes her leadership to “her loyalty, pride and love for Hampton.”
When asked how she is able to encourage the Emeritus
Class to give so generously, she noted that a great portion of gratitude is owed to the Emeritus Class itself for
giving so graciously.
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White also shared that each year she sets in motion
a plan to inspire giving - she collects her data, communicates with her Class, provides a myriad of giving
options, and has a grand celebration at the Annual
Emeritus Class Banquet. She follows up each gift with
a poetic thank you letter that expresses how much the
gift means to her, and, more importantly, to the students of Hampton University.
White is not modest about asking her classmates –
or anyone else for that matter – to support Hampton
University. Alumni and friends alike know she is always
on a mission for Hampton and generously respond to
her requests. She believes that giving is inspired by
leadership.
“If we don’t have leaders to insight and inspire giving, then we missed what Gen. Armstrong said to do,
which is for alumni to give back for the next generation
of Hamptonians,” said White. “If not you, then who
better than you?”
–Sharon Gates ’05
New assistant VP for development
to focus on alums
arriet Davis joined
the Hampton family in April. Davis,
the new assistant vice
president for development, brings over 25
years of higher education experience to the
position.
Davis has held several leadership positions at North
Carolina A&T University. As the director of development
and director of alumni affairs, Davis helped to raise over
$3 million in school contributions. Creating and implementing the first Aggie Awards Scholarship Gala and coordinating The Ray Charles Dinner Concert were feats also
accomplished under her leadership.
At Hampton University, Davis’ position consists of
aiding the vice president of development in identifying
financial needs and opportunities for the University and
cultivating relationships with the university alumni. Davis
has been an instrumental part of the fundraising for the
new HU waterfront cafeteria.
“We are very excited that Mrs. Harriet Davis has
joined Hampton University as we continue our expansion
of the resource base,” said Laron Clark, vice president for
H
development. “Coming to us with a record of demonstrated success, her background and experience in fund
raising will prove invaluable in garnering resources and
forging partnerships with the philanthropic community
through the capital campaign and beyond. She also brings
a wealth of experience in alumni relations that will be
instrumental in assuring that our alumni program actively
engages ever-increasing numbers of Hamptonians.”
Davis received a bachelor’s degree in speech communications and a master’s degree in adult education from North
Carolina A & T and is a graduate of the management
development program at Harvard University. Davis is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in leadership studies at
North Carolina A & T.
Davis is a member of numerous professional associations and is also very active in her community. She is a
member of the Leadership Greensboro Alumni; the North
Carolina A &T Alumni Association, Inc. and the Alumni
Band; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Links.
Davis is the mother of two daughters, Jennifer Davis, who
is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of
Cincinnati, and Dr. Jillian Davis, an assistant professor in
the Hampton University School of Pharmacy.
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Your gift to Hampton will not only benefit the campus, it can provide income and
security for you and your family. A
planned gift can be structured as an
income-producing annuity or trust, as a
means of reducing income- and estate-tax
exposure, or both. The Office of
Development is prepared to work closely
with you and your financial advisors to
structure a gift that accomplishes your
personal goals and expresses your particular vision for you “Home by the Sea.”
Dr. Ellamae Simmons, Class of 1940
Planned Giving Benefactor
Please contact the Office of Development at 757-727-5764 for more
information about the following planned giving opportunities:
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Gift Annuity
Appreciated Securities
Personal Property
Real Estate
Wills, Living Trusts,
Retirement Plans
Life Insurance
Mary Fuller Casey ’46 is the
author of “SB Fuller Pioneer in
Black Economic Development.”
The story of S. B. Fuller, who
was born into poverty and rose
to success and human development prominence, is indeed a
real American rags-to-riches tale.
This book captures both the life
and accomplishments of S. B.
Fuller and the effect his teaching
and philosophy had on those
“Fullerites” who chose to follow
and emulate him.
Brian Pauling ’92 promotes personal growth in “The Recruit: Life Lessons.” This book is written for leaders, aspiring leaders,
mentors, mentees, teachers, students and those that are accountable for the development of
future leaders.
DuEwa M. Frazier ’96 is the editor of “Check the Rhyme: An
Anthology of Female Poets and
Emcees.” This book is a crossgenerational volume of poetry,
featuring the work of 50
thought-provoking and inspirational women writers, lyricists,
and spoken-word artists from
diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Sharon KD Hoskins ’79 penned
“To Handcuff Lighting.”
Between the years of 1940-1970,
more than 5 million African
Americans left the South and
migrated north. This book tells
the story of Edward and Algie
Clover of Dublin, Ga., along
with their three daughters and
Algie’s mother, who made that
journey and found their promised land in Dayton, Ohio.
Michael K. Fauntroy ’88 is the
author of “Republicans and the
Black Vote.” The Republican
Party once enjoyed nearly unanimous support among AfricanAmerican voters; today, it can
hardly maintain a foothold in the
black community. Fauntroy
explores how and why the shift
occurred, as well as recent efforts
to reverse it. The book navigates
the policy choices and political
strategies that have driven a
wedge between the GOP and its
formerly stalwart constituents.
Melinda Elaine Hoye ’97 is the
author of “From FAT to
P.H.A.T.: Your 30-Day Journey
to Weight Loss Once and For
All!” Hoye provides astonishing
principles to help you lose
weight once and for all! The
book covers a variety of topics
such as “Why am I fat,” “Does
diet and exercise really work,”
“Can I eat more than lettuce,”
“Meal Plans: How to grocery
shop.”
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1940s
1965
The Hon. Theodore T. Jones was sworn
1949
in as an associate justice on the New
Dr. Charles E. Wilson, Sr. was one of
York Court of Appeals. New York Gov.
six men featured in the new book “The Eliot Spitzer nominated Jones to the
Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational seat.
Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in
Horace Smith received the
American Business.” The story depicts
Chancellor’s Citation from
how these pioneers rose above the prejuSyracuse University. The
dice of the times.
citation recognizes indiDoris Hickson Crocker received the
viduals for “Engaging the
coveted Dumond Peck Hill Lifetime
World, Faculty Excellence
Achievement award granted by Partners
and Scholarly Distinction,
of the Americas, Inc., in Washington,
and Outstanding Contributions to
D.C., for her outstanding service in the Academic Access and Support.”
international arena. She was also desig1966
nated a “Women of Distinction” by the
Dr. Patrick Lewis, chair of the Hampton
Council of Girls Scouts in Monmouth
University political science and history
County, N.J., for her ongoing commudepartment, received the National Honor
nity service.
of Grand Cross of the Most Precious
Order of the Princely Heritage (GCH) at
the 25th Independence Celebrations of
Antigua and Barbuda.
1953
Cephus S. “Dusty” Rhodes retired from 1967
A. Elizabeth Barber Walker, the first
the Texas Veterans Land Board in
African American to enter and graduate
December 2006. He was appointed by
from St. Mary’s College of Maryland,
Texas Governor Rick Perry in 2004.
was honored by having her bronze
plaque mounted in the college’s library
foyer.
1960
1969
Gloria Lawlah was
Lynn C. Sparrock
appointed Secretary of the
Chavers, Ph.D. was
Maryland Department of
recently appointed as repAging by Maryland
resentative to the
Governor Martin
International Heritage
O’Malley with senate
Committee of Alpha
approval and consent in
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is also
March 2007.
the President of the Franklin County,
Mavis Polson Lewis received the
Ohio Chapter of the AARP.
Leadership Award from the Columbia,
Md., chapter of the NHAA, Inc. The
award was given for her outstanding and
1971
continuing leadership and dedicated
Henry V. Singleton was named the execservice as chapter president.
utive director of Ernst & Young LLP’s
1963
Tax Controversy and Risk Management
Joseph E. Heyward
received an honorary doc- Services (TCRMS) group.
toral degree from Francis 1974
Rhonda B. Parker is the new director of
Marion University.
Durham Parks and Recreation in
Durham, N.C. She was the interim
1950s
1960s
1970s
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director of the department since
October 2006.
1975
Dr. H. Richard Dozier has been named
vice president and dean of student
development at Corning Community
College by its regional board of trustees.
He is responsible for the oversight of
admissions, athletics, advising, counseling, student activities, the FacultyStudent Association, career development, public safety and other student
support services.
1976
Deborah Hill Gary retired after 28 years
of military service. She served 14 years
of active duty as a major and information officer in the U.S. Air Force and 14
years as a senior IT engineering manager
with the Department of Defense.
Joseph McKinley Lewis is pursing a
master’s degree in sports management
from the Unites States Sports Academy
in Philadelphia, Pa.
1977
Jonetta Allen has been
named the new state government relations manager
for the Wachovia
Corporation.
Lt. Col. Claude Vann, III
was awarded the
Outstanding Alumnus-atLarge Award during the
2007 commencement
exercises at Hampton
University.
1979
The Hon. Drew Marsh has been
appointed to a district level judgeship in
Durham, N.C.
Donovan Rose, director of the Hampton
University Job Education Training
Corps and associate head football coach
at Hampton University, was presented
the L.D. Britt M.D. Community
Service Award by Eastern Virginia
Medical School for his continuous service to the community.
Class Notes
1980s
1989
Kevin Smith was elected first vice president
1980
of the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
Dr. Russell A. Davis has been This is the highest ranking office that an
appointed interim presiAfrican American has ever held in the
dent of Glouster College in organization.
Swell, N.J. He is the first
African American to serve
as the college’s president
and will oversee a student population of 1990
6,100 while managing 78 academic pro- Rodell Cruise was unanimously
grams and leading faculty and staff of
appointed as the Cloyd District repremore than 300. Davis has also been
sentative on the Pulaski County School
appointed to the board of directors of the Board in New River Valley, Va.
Burn Foundation.
Myra Michele George was promoted to
1984
senior territory account manager and
Erik Jon Wilbekin announces his private has been awarded the prestigious
law practice in Covington, Ky.
President’s Club Award from Dey
Pharmaceuticals for her outstanding
1985
sales in 2006. The award is a result of
Lisa Dunn Alford has been named
two years of selling in the top 10 perOnondaga County’s Commissioner of
cent of her company.
Aging and Youth in Syracuse, N.Y.
1990
1986
Stephen Moton has been named a techni- Gregory S. Green was
promoted to lieutenant
cal recruiter for Don Richard Associates.
Don Richard Associates provides tempo- colonel in the Unites
States Army. He is currary and direct-hire personnel for both
the public and private sectors in Virginia. rently serving in Iraq and
has received numerous
1987
awards, including the Bronze Star.
Jennifer Graham
Sandy Gordon has been promoted to
Clinkscales completed a
vice president in-flight service opera30-minute educational
documentary titled, “Your tions and training for Delta Air Lines.
Connection to the Natural
H. Eric Hilton was featured
World.” The video takes
in the Daily Report legal
viewers on an educational journey
publication. He is the genthrough the tropical world of the Central
eral counsel for H.J.
Florida Zoo.
Russell & Company and
Concessions International,
1988
LLC.
Lori A. Williams-Chisholm
was selected as the recipi1991
ent of the 2007
Antoinette M. Rogers
Superintendent’s Arts
recently received the docTeacher of the Year Award
torate degree in education
in Washington, D.C. The
from Virginia
award was given on behalf of the D.C.
Commonwealth
Commission of the Arts and Humanities, University in Richmond,
D.C. Public Schools and the D.C. Arts
Va. Her dissertation is entitled, “Factors
and Humanities Education
Influencing Successful Attainment of
Collaborative.
Doctoral Degrees in Education by
Brent Ingraham was appointed vice pres- African-American Women.”
ident of resort sales at Old Bahama Bay
1993
Resort and Yacht Harbour in West End, Chanell Briggs received an MBA from
Grand Bahama Island.
the Fuqua School of Business at Duke
University, Durham, N.C.
1990s
Blayre Josey received an MBA from
the Fuqua School of Business at Duke
University, Durham, N.C.
Fanon Rucker was appointed to the
Hamilton County Municipal Court in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
1994
Michael D. Armstrong was appointed to
lead BET’s international division as senior vice president and general manager,
overseeing the restructuring of BET
International.
Christopher M. Norwood was appointed by the Speaker of the Florida House
of Representatives to serve on the
Council on the Social Status of Black
Men & Boys. The council will study
sociological conditions of black men
and boys in Florida.
1994
Ruchee Lori Smith was named vice
provost for development at Rutgers
University, Newark, N.J.
1995
Steve Cover has been named interim
fire chief for the City of Virginia Beach,
Va.
Kimberly GarvinRichardson was named
principal of Alfred S.
Forrest Elementary School
in Hampton, Va., by the
board of the Hampton
City Schools.
Nicole Wilson was recently hired as a
manager of markets, marketing operations with Takeda Pharmaceuticals
North America in Deerfield, Ill.
1998
Dr. Keisha Yuette Perry
earned her doctor of medicine degree from the
Barry School of Pediatric
Medicine and Surgery in
Miami Shores, Fla. She
has begun her residency at
McGuire Veterans/Administration
Hospital in Richmond, Va.
Tiffany A. Goode has completed the
requirements to be named an ASQCertified Manager of Quality/
Organizational Excellence. The
CMQ/OE is a professional who leads
and champions process-improvement initiatives—everywhere from small businessHU Alumni Magazine | Fall 2007
43
Class Notes
es to multinational corporations—that
can have regional or global focus in a
variety of service and industrial settings.
Lynden P. Garland, Jr.
passed his Architectural
Registration exam and will
be licensed in South
Carolina.
1999
Karin Y. Coger was
named an associate attorney with the Wong
Fleming Firm. Coger’s
practice focuses on
employment and labor
law, commercial law, civil rights law and
entertainment law. Prior to joining
Wong Fleming, Coger practiced criminal law within the Office of the Public
Defender in Trenton, N.J.
2000s
2000
Jay Brown was appointed the director
of finance for Charles City County, Va.
Raymond Marbury assumed the office of
the president of the National Capital Area
Paralegal Association in Washington, D.C.
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Michael Robinson was appointed an
engineer for KNSD-NBC#7 in San
Diego, Calif.
Aminah Collick Rogers has joined the
Wilcox and Savage law firm in Norfolk,
Va., as an associate attorney. Rogers will
focus on litigation.
2002
Calvin L. Butts, Jr. was named the
director of client service at Health Care
First, a medical education company in
Jamesburg, N.J.
Brandon Fobbs was an actor in the
movie “Pride,” which is based on a true
story of an all black swimming team in
the 1970s in Philadelphia, Pa.
2003
Lt. Leorey Saligan is a nurse in the U.S.
Public Health Service Commissioned
Corps. He serves in inpatient and outpatient clinic admissions at the National
Eye Institute at the National Institutes
of Health.
2004
Kevin G. Bowman has been named the
Youth Services Coordinator for the City
of Suffolk, Va.
2006
Candace M. Jackson is a law student at
SUNY Buffalo where she is the Black
Law Student Association (BLSA) chapter president and a graduate assistant for
the Center for Academics and
Development Tutorial Lab. She has also
been elected the Northeast Regional
Director of Programming for the BLSA.
Jevon E. Brooks has joined the architectural and engineering firm of Becker
Morgan Group Inc.’s Salisbury, Md.,
office as an architectural designer.
Maurielle Lue has been promoted to
weekend anchor/reporter for NBC 6 in
Bluefield, W.Va.
Charlitta Fletcher, a global business
services consultant with IBM in
Charlotte, N.C., has volunteered to help
facilitate an innovative grant between
IBM and Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools to manage and host a series of
three symposiums based upon IBM’s
Global Innovation Outlook.
ublished by the Hampton University
Museum, the International Review of
African American Art is a journal of
exceptional quality to collect. With articles by outstanding writers, numerous color reproductions of
art work, enameled paper and durable covers, it is
a unique publication for your coffee table.
And it’s not just for arts
professionals. The journal is
intended for anyone interested in a stimulating intellectual and sensory experience of African American
culture. Recent issues have
featured articles on African
American master artists and
the market value of their
work; relations between
mathematics, physics and
visual art in the African
Diaspora; and the “visual
explosion” of art, design
and architecture projects in
Harlem, New York.
For subscription and other information,
visit: www.hamptonu.edu/museum/
publication.htm.
HU Alumni Magazine | Winter 2007
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Christopher Amos ’40 of Portsmouth, Va.,
March 7, 2007
Laverne Jones Hanes ’55 of WinstonSalem, N.C., December 3, 2006
Moses G. Payne, Jr. ’55 of Hampton, Va.,
April 7, 2007
Arthur J. Armstead, Sr. ’53 of Hampton,
Va., November 3, 2006
Andrew Harland, Jr. ’50 of Clarksville,
Tenn., January 7, 2006
Margaret E. Pendergrass ’34 of
Springfield, Ill., September 17, 2006
Eunice N. Arrington, Jr. ’72 of Hampton,
Nettie Martin Harrell ’60 of Baltimore,
Md., September 20, 2006
Richard J. Perry, Sr. ’48 of Southfield,
Mich., January 19, 2007
Deborah Bethea-Berkley ’82 of
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2007
Edward L. Harris, Sr. ’49 of Houston,
Texas, February 14, 2007
Naomi Morton Pharr ’42 of Norfolk, Va.,
March 2, 2007
Betty Shearin Boulware ’71 of Baltimore,
Md., February 2, 2007
Hugh B. Holland ’33 of Washington, D.C.,
December 15, 2006
Llewellyn C. Radford ’90 of Washington,
D.C., February 2. 2006
Ollie M. Bowman, Jr. ’51 of Hampton, Va.,
January 28, 2007
William J. Holloway ’40 of Chevy Chase,
Md., November 12, 2006
Clyde H. Reed, Sr. ’49 of Tacoma, Wash.,
March 23, 2006
Montrose Taylor Brown ’43 of Hampton,
Va., February 14, 2007
Matthew F. Hopkins ’03 of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
June 10, 2007
Charlene Faulkner Ridgeway ’87 of Bowie,
Md., December 10, 2006
Elmore M. Browne ’47 of Charleston, S.C.,
October 5, 2006
Janet Lightning Hunter ’71 of Detroit,
Mich., January 28, 2007
Florence Powell Ross ’43 of Fostoria,
Ohio, December 11, 2006
Leroy E. Browne, Sr. ’40 of St. Helena
Island, S.C., January 21, 2007
Katherine Jones-Speights ’87 of San
Antonio, Texas, May 17, 2007
Mildred Gregory Ross ’41 of Pacoima,
Calif., November 29, 2006
Johnnie Bell Bunch ’79 of Newport News,
Va., January 28, 2007
Joyce D. Ladson ’64 of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.,
February 26, 2007
Roy L. Sewer ’63 of St. John, V.I., June 7,
2006
Carol J. Butcher ’86 of Thorndale, Pa.,
January 17, 2007
Ralph T. Lebeau ’67 of Milton, Mass.,
December 13, 2006
Hyler Tull Shareef ’72 of Williamsville,
N.Y., February 14, 2007
Delano Clark ’98 of Chesapeake, Va., May
11, 2007
George H. Lewis ’51 of Unionville, Va.,
March 3, 2007
Rachel Norcom Smith ’44 of Portsmouth,
Kermit A. Cottman ’36 of Princess Anne,
Md., April 3, 2007
Robert D. McGregor, Jr. ’43 of Arlington,
Lottie Barksdale Spencer ’71 of Hampton,
Lee M. Davis, Sr. ’51 of Hampton, Va.,
October 26, 2006
Thomas H. McIntosh, Jr. ’29 of White
Plains, N.Y., November 28, 2006
Wilhelmenia Morrison Upchurch ’42 of
Durham, N.C., September 4, 2006
Myrna Charles Davis ’59 of Parkville, Md.,
May 14, 2007
Ethel Wynn McKoy ’54 of Hampton, Va.,
January 25, 2007
Geraldine Warrick-Crisman ’52 of
Scottsdale, Ariz., February 12, 2007
Raymond A. Downs ’60 of Baton Rouge,
La., November 29, 2006
Gregory M. Miller ’82 of Bowie, Md., June
8, 2007
Louise Stokes Washington ’45 of
Gloucester, Va., May 11, 2007
Aulcie Evans ’51 of Raleigh, N.C., April 16, Charlie W. Moore, Sr. ’50 of Philadelphia,
2007
Pa., January 14, 2007
Angie Moore Watson ’39 of Somerville,
N.J., June 9, 2007
Henry H. Fleming ’36 of Charleston, S.C.,
February 22, 2007
William B. Muse, Jr. ’40 of Martinsville,
Va., February 26, 2007
Yvonne Cooper Watson ’71 of Meriden,
Conn., February 3, 2007
Gladys Bolling Fletcher ’43 of Hampton,
Va., April 20, 2007
O’Celia Ragland Nevels, ’42 of Plainfield,
N.J., May 24, 2007
Joyce Hundley Wilkinson ’55 of Hampton,
Va., January 17, 2006
George B. Goddard ’57 of Macon, Ga.,
November 27, 2006
James H. Nixon ’50 of Jamaica, N. Y.,
November 28, 2006
Myra Murrell Williams ’52 of Richmond,
Va., April 1, 2007
Larry D. Graves ’76 of Emporia, Va.,
December 28, 2006
Iris Jeffries North ’41 of Charlotte, N.C.,
November 25, 2006
Bessie Thomasine Savage Womack ’46 of
Chesapeake, Va., December 29, 2006
Charles E. Gray ’50 of Hampton, Va.,
February 28, 2007
M. Ralph Page ’48 of Richmond, Va., May
20, 2007
Thurmond B. Woodard ’70 of Austin, Texas,
April 4, 2007
Naomi Thomas Gray ’45 of San Francisco,
Calif., December 29, 2006
Calvin W. Parker ’62 of Baltimore, Md.,
September 2, 2006
Catherine Williams Woodhouse ’55 of
Virginia Beach, Va., December 23, 2006
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MEMORIAL CHURCH
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Given by
Lawrence Patterson
Hampton University plans to increase
the endowment base for scholarships in
order to provide more financial aid to
high achieving students.
In this regard, the University is offering seats of pews in Memorial Church for
$1,000 each as a means of generating a
$1,000,000 endowment for scholarships.
Your name or the name of the person
whom you wish to honor or memorialize
can be inscribed on a plaque (as shown
below) and affixed to the seat of a pew in
Memorial Church.
You are invited to join with others in
this effort to generate $1,000,000 in
endowment funds for scholarships.
If you wish to reserve a seat in your
name or the name of a loved one, please
complete and sign the form. A one-time
gift of $1,000, or a pledge of this amount
payable over
five years
In Memory of
will reserve
Lawrence Patterson a seat.
In Honor of
Lawrence Patterson
To assist Hampton with its endowment scholarship program, it is my intent to
reserve _________seat(s) for the sum of $ _________________.
(Check one): ❏ I have enclosed my check for $_______________.
❏ I pledge $ __________________ payable over five years.
I will forward my first payment by _____________________.
Name:__________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Signature: ______________________________ Date: __________________
I’d like my plaque to read: In Memory of __________________________
In Honor of ___________________________
Given by ______________________________
PLEASE SEND CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS TO:
VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23668
OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23668
If address is incorrect,
please indicate change.
Do not cover or
destroy this label.
Mail changes of address
to OFFICE OF
ALUMNI AFFAIRS.
48
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Hampton, Virginia
Permit No. 73

Fall 2007 - Office of Alumni Affairs

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