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Spring 2009 – Vol. 132, No. 14
HAMPTON
THE A L U M N I M AGA ZI N E O F H A MP T ON UNIVER SITY
Alumni Features • Campus News • Class Notes
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.
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.
Patricia Larkins Hicks, Ph.D. ’71, President
Joan M. Wickham ’78, First Vice President
Terry Mutakabbir ’77, Vice President Eastern Regions
Atty. Bruce A. Atkins ’69, Vice President Western Regions
Erlisa H. King ’92, Recording Secretary
Raquel Watson ’95, Corresponding Secretary
Dorothy Lee-Murray ’80, 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
Ronda Bryant ’09, Senior Public Relations Major
Leha Byrd, Public Relations Specialist
Jonathan Cole, Graphic Designer
Naima Gethers ’07, Public Relations Specialist
Krystan Hitchcock ’10, Junior Public Relations Major
Martha P. Jarvis, Records Secretary
Chelsea E. McQueen ’07, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs
Alison L. Phillips, Senior Public Relations Specialist
Sarita Scott, Director of Public Relations HUPTI
Maurice Williams, Director of Sports Information
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HU Alumni Magazine | Spring 2009
CONTENTS
HAMPTON
THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Spring 2009
ABOUT THE COVER
Hampton University
is going green!
Features
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HU Goes Green
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Roommates, Hallmates, Dormmates
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12 Lasting Impression HU Teachers Inspiration
16 Disney Makes Dreams Come True for Alums
20 Campus News
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24 Book Review
26 HU Band Plays in Inaugural Parade
29 Athletics
2008 Pirates Football, The Ups and Downs
32 Homecoming
Pay It Forward
34 Alumni Profiles
Samuel L. Riddle III ’92
James A. Hammond ’51
Michelynn Woodard ’93
Peggy Brown Baxter ’71
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42 Class Notes
48 In Memoriam
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We want to hear from you.
Please send your comments, story ideas or class notes that you would like to share with alumni
and friends of Hampton University.
Mail: Alumni Magazine, Office of Alumni Affairs, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668
Email: [email protected]
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Feature • HU Goes Green
In this time of global environmental change,
Hampton University has responded by implementing
“green” practices. In 1868, when General Samuel
Chapman Armstrong founded Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute, it was built as an
environmentally and economically sustainable
campus. Now, HU is reclaiming and reinventing
that sustainability to adapt to the 21st century.
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During the Spring 2007 semester, HU President Dr.
William R. Harvey formed the HU Goes Green committee. The committee, chaired by Doretha J. Spells, vice
president for business affairs and treasurer, is made
up of faculty, staff and students and has been tasked
with making changes to some of the current policies
on campus.
Students present to administration and conference
attendees during the HU Goes Green session at the
30th Annual Black Family Conference.
“We have been charged to look at resources and
make necessary changes when applicable,” stated
Spells.
The changes have begun with increasing the
number of recycle bins on campus. The quantity of
recycle bins on campus has increased from being in
25 percent of the buildings to 100 percent of buildings. Paper, glass, and plastic recyclable items and
aluminum and steel cans can all be recycled in the
bins. Each bin is labeled with a list of items that can
and cannot be recycled. In addition, the university
has hired Shred-it, an on-site document destruction
company, to handle large bulks of paper from the
computer center.
Also, the HU police department recently purchased hybrid cars to replace two of the HU patrol
cars. The Toyota Prius Hybrid, an electric mid-size
vehicle manufactured by the Toyota Motor Company,
was voted as the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) the most fuel-efficient vehicle sold in the U.S. in
2008. The hybrid police cars will be used for routine
patrol, traffic control and emergencies. A third hybrid
was purchased for the Office of Admissions. The HU
police officers are also being trained to conduct bike
patrols, further reducing the number of police cars
needed in the fleet.
HU has also decreased the number of university
vehicles on campus used by plant personnel. HU will
purchase golf carts to replace the university vehicles.
The used oil, tires and batteries from university vehicles are also being recycled. Other changes include
the use of green and sustainable cleaning products.
HU also plans to buy more products in bulk in hopes of
saving on shipping and packaging materials.
“The HU Goes Green Committee has made
changes throughout the campus in an effort to
become more environmentally sustainable,” said
Spells. “We will continue to use our resources to create a greener campus for students, faculty, and staff.”
We have been charged
to look at resources
and make necessary
changes when applicable.
The committee has also established “green”
guidelines for the new construction on campus and
the renovation of existing buildings. Also, the
University steam plant has implemented using clean
coal technologies.
“Hampton University takes pride in being environmentally responsible,” Harvey said. “The establishment of the Going Green committee and its efforts to
establish eco-friendly policies on campus, further illustrates the University’s dedication to our community
and our environment.”
The discussions about being environmentally
responsible continued at the HU Conference on the
Black Family. On March 12-14, 2008, the 30th Annual
Conference on the Black Family, hosted by the
School of Science, focused on environmental issues
affecting the black family in the 21st century. The
conference called in
experts in the field of green
architecture, environmental
issues in the Tidewater, Va.
area, health, climate
change and finances.
During the conference,
Donald Welsh, EPA regional
administrator for Region III,
spoke about the negative
effects the climate has on
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Assistant Professor of
Architecture Shannon
Chance assist students
incorporate environmental
concepts such as lighting,
natural ventilation, and sustainable materials in their
designs created in her
Architectural Ecology and
Design Studio.
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humans, especially African Americans.
The EPA hopes to expose more HBCUs
and minorities to environmental awareness and jobs.
“Black families are strong families
and will have a major effect on the global
environment,” stated Welsh as he
explained the consequences of living in a
world filled with pollutants. “African
Americans have a higher rate of asthma
deaths, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations than other race.”
Welsh stressed that the lessons
learned at home would significantly
change the environmental culture that is
prevalent in many communities. Through
the Black Family Conference, the HU community learned that many faculty and students are interested in making HU as environmentally friendly as possible.
Dr. Benjamin Cuker, HU professor of
marine and environmental studies, moderated a session entitled “Hampton
University Goes Green.” Students from his
Spring 2008 general ecology course presented information on a number of different topics including ways HU could initiate
additional environmental policies. The
class invited HU Provost Dr. Joyce Jarrett, Spells, and
other members of the HU community.
Students offered ideas about using more recycle
bins on campus and in the computer labs, water conservation, and methods of reducing car travel on campus. The students also mentioned working with green
vendors, submitting assignments electronically only,
greener food service practices, and promoting walking
and cycling on campus. Following the presentations,
Spells and Jarrett addressed the audience and presenters with solutions that were being implemented
and investigated and ways faculty, staff and students
could help the university go green.
Both Spells and Jarrett encouraged students and
faculty to do their part by turning off lights and electronics when they leave a room and making an effort
to walk on campus rather than drive.
“We will create awareness within the curriculum,” stated Jarrett. “We must all be good stewards
and report the needs on campus that we come
across.”
Some faculty members are implementing
lessons about the environment in their courses.
In his ecology course,
Cuker requires students
to research what their
role is in the environment
and how they are affecting the world.
“It takes a lot more
energy to eat meat,”
stated Cuker. “We could
feed ten times more peo-
ple on a vegetarian diet. Meat means energy. Students
are able to research where they fit in to the equation,
study how much of the world’s energy they are using.”
Cuker believes that sustainability can be taught in
all disciplines. Political science courses can focus on
the policy involved in changing toward greener initiatives, an issue the current administration is facing.
Economic courses can look at the investment involved
in going green and the cost of polluting the world.
Today real economic models are evaluating the consequences of the current global economy. Disciplines in
health can also focus on environmental issues including the dumping of medication, asthma and diabetes in
the African-American community.
Shannon Chance, HU associate professor of
architecture, teaches an eight-credit course that
focuses on architectural ecology. Since the
Department of Architecture began offering the fiveyear master of architecture degree in 2003, the department has focused second-year students on green
architecture. Through the architectural ecology
course and design studio, students have learned how
to intertwine environmental stability and architecture.
Last year students in the course had an opportunity to
travel to Italy and observe architectural areas that
were built with the mission of preserving farmland.
Following the two-week travel course, students were
required to create their own design based on similar
requirements.
Through the work of the HU Goes Green
Committee, the discussions from the Black Family
Conference, and implementation of environmental
material in courses, HU will continue to make changes
and improvements on campus to make sure the
University is a good environmental neighbor.
– -Naima A. Gethers ’07
Nursing students tested
blood pressure during the
conference.
Chef Anthony Whitby served
healthy food during a session
to encourage healthy eating.
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Roommates,
Hallmates,
Dormmates
Strong alumni ties begin
in freshman dorms
amptonians are a united bunch until someone brings up the
question, “Where did you stay freshman year?” All of a sudden James Hall alumni and Harkness Hall alumni, Kelsey
Knockouts and Virginia Cleveland Cuties start to tell you why their
freshman dorm was the best.
Jewel Long ’69, dean of women at Hampton University, said
freshman dorm camaraderie is very strong at our “Home by the Sea.”
“For many freshmen this is their first time away from home and
many have never shared a room with anyone. They become very
close with their roommates and those on their hall and many
become friends for life,” said Long, who has been the dean since
1988. Long lived in Stone Manor when she was a freshman in 1965.
Hampton University is primarily a residential university. The
dean of men and the dean of women have responsibility for
the respective men’s and women’s divisions.
Residential life and freshman dorm traditions
have always been an integral part of the
Hampton experience.
“Freshmen develop a strong bond because
of the high level of activities and programs
focused on first-year students where participation is either mandatory or a new, exciting experience,” said Woodson Hopewell ’76, who like
Long, has been dean of men at HU also since
1988. “Also curfew during the first part of the
semester, usually until Homecoming Week, has
everyone at home around the same time and
gives them a common issue to talk about.”
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Roommates Brunta Auta ’12 and Jade Williams ’12
enjoy a quite moment in their VC dorm room.
Feature • Roommates, Hallmates, Dormmates
“Freshmen develop a strong bond because of the high level of activities
and programs focused on first year students where participation is
either mandatory or a new, exciting experience.”
– Woodson Hopewell ’76
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Hopewell, who lived in Harkness Hall his freshman year, said he often shares stories with new
students about what it was like to live in Harkness
in the 70s.
“I usually share with the new male students
my initial reaction when I arrived at Harkness and
thought it was air conditioned,” he said. “When I
entered my room, the windows were open and a
marvelous breeze off the river cooled the room and
the hallway, so we thought it was central air. That
first night, the heat kicked in and my roommate and
I were suffering until we opened the door to allow
a cross wind to flow! Of course the story had more
impact before Harkness was renovated this year
and is now fully equipped with central air!”
Auta and her roommate, Jade Williams ’12,
met their senior year at Bear Creek High School in
Stockton, Calif., and are now very close friends.
The roommates said that the key to being a successful VC Cutie is making your room your home
and making great friends in the dorm. The pair’s
room is decorated in bold bright colors with contemporary accessories.
“We are very close with the girls next door
and we have movie night every week,” Williams
said.
For many years the Annual Freshman Step
Show was the place to showcase dorm pride.
Teams from each dorm would practice all semester and then display their routines. The famous
James Hall, Harkness Hall and Pierce Hall calls
were loudest at these competitions. Although this
tradition was discontinued in 2005, the dorms
have other ways to compete against each other.
They have spirit competitions at sporting events,
athletic contests and, of course, spades tournaments.
Freshman Dorm Traditions
Residents of Harkness Hall
display the Harkness Hall
hand signal.
Jewel Long ’69, dean of women,
(center) Annie Wilkens, director
of Morton Hall, and residents of
Morton Hall pose in the lobby.
Freshman dorm traditions have been intriguing new students at HU for decades. Everything
from ghost stories, hall rivalries, raids, and the
customs and traditions of long-time dorm directors are topics that come up among alums reminiscing about their first year of matriculation.
Many past VC residents know some version of
the story of the ghost of the young woman that
lives in the attic, said Nina
Brewton, current VC dorm
director. Legend has it that the
young woman, in some versions of the story she is Native
American, was pregnant and
hung herself in the attic. “A lot
of the residents will go up
there and try to get a glimpse
of her,” Brewton said.
Audra Stone ’03 knows
all about the ghost in the attic.
Stone was a resident of VC her
freshman year, a resident assistant for three years and now
has returned as the graduate
assistant. “There are rumors
that she [the ghost] lived in
Room D2, which is now the elevator shaft.”
Some dorm traditions are all in the family. If
you lived in James Hall, between 1987 and 2008,
Residents of freshman dorms use creative
ways to distinguish themselves from other dorms. the name of your dorm director was “Mr. Olivis.”
From 1987-1999 Frank R. Olivis, II ’68 and ’73 was
The female dorms all have nicknames and hand
signals and the male dorms have special calls and the director of James Hall and from 2000-2008 the
hand signals. The current freshman female dorm torch was passed to his son F. Reginald Olivis, III.
nicknames are Davidson Divas, Kennedy Queens, Both of the Olivises, who were themselves residents of James Hall, as freshmen, said one of
Kelsey Knockouts, Moton Missies, Twitchell
their favorite James Hall traditions is the High
Trendsetters and Virginia Cleveland (VC) Cuties.
Rise Spring Party, a popular annual party held in
“We rep VC to the fullest,” said Brunta Auta
the lobby of James Hall.
’12, a current VC resident.
Nicknames and Hand Signals
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Kelsey Hall was built in 1909 and
was a gift from Clarence Kelsey in
memory of her husband who was
a former vice chairman of the
board of trustees.
“It actually started my freshman year in 1994.
It was an idea that my roommate, Victor Langford,
and I came up with when we found out a huge
party had been cancelled,” the younger Olivis
said.
Two freshman dorms were at one time onestop shopping places for all your hair care needs.
There was a professional barbershop and beauty
salon in the basements of Harkness and Kelsey
Halls in the 1980’s. Students, faculty and staff
patronized both businesses.
“Everyone got their hair done there,” said
Renee Sanders Edwards ’81, a former Kelsey Hall
resident in her freshman year. “It was nice having a salon right downstairs.”
In the 80s and 90s and early part of this century, the rooms in Moton Hall were often filled
with big guys in sweats. Today the lobby is decorated in bright colors with vases of flowers everywhere. The last year HU football players called
Moton home was 2003. Today Moton is a fresh-
man female dorm and the
residents are know as Moton
Missies.
“A lot of the former male
residents walk through the
building shaking their heads,”
said Annie Wilkens, dorm
director of Moton Hall.
“Some of them ask me if the
urinals have been removed.”
Friends for Life
Wedding and family
albums of HU alumni are filled with pictures of
friends they met in their dorm freshman year.
“Being on the third floor of James Hall my
freshman year created special bonds,” said
Marcus Ross ’89.
Ross said he remains extremely close with his
friends he made freshman year.
“We experienced it together – waiting for a
care package and playing cards
until the wee hours of the night,”
Ross said. “A lot of the guys I
was in James Hall with, I ended
up pledging with.”
Witnessing many freshman
arriving at HU, matriculating and
then graduating, Long and
Hopewell believe that the strong
freshman camaraderie and support of each other contributes to
the success of students.
“They come here looking for
some one to ‘run with’ and that is
what they find,” said Long. “They
become friends and help each
other socially and academically.”
– Yuri Rodgers Milligan ’97
Two Morton Missies bake
a cake in the kitchen in
the lobby of the dorm.
Woodson Hopewell ’76, dean of men, poses
with the proud men of James Hall.
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Dr. Paula C.
Barnes
Associate Professor, Department of
English and University Editor
Education: BA, Oakwood College;
MA,The Ohio State University;
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Began teaching at HU: 1987
For
Dr. Paula Barnes, rather than
choosing a career in higher education, she was chosen. With degrees in
English education, Barnes’ goal was to
become a high school English teacher.
But as fate would have it, she received a
call from one of her undergraduate professors stating that an enrollment surge at
Alabama A&M University near Huntsville,
Ala., had left its English department in
need of educators. She was hired over
the phone for her first job in higher education.
“I call it divine providence. I prepared
for one profession, but was called
to another,” stated Barnes.
She began teaching at Hampton
University in 1987 and has become known
for her witty, yet no-nonsense approach.
She aims to explain – and teach – by
example and also brings very high standards and expectations to the classroom.
According to Barnes, because of this,
many students leave her classroom frustrated.
“That’s not a bad thing, because if students are determined, they will work
through that frustration to try to reach
their goals. And a number of them do,”
said Barnes.
“It’s her delivery. You can’t help but
laugh,” recalled Tiesha Henderson ’07, a
broadcast journalism major who now
serves as a junior editor at Study Island.
For Henderson, Barnes expanded her
reading repertoire, allowing her to recognize the influence certain authors have on
other authors’ works.
“She pushed me to look at literature in
a different way and I appreciated that,”
said Henderson. “Also I find that things
that I learned in her classroom, I really do
use in everyday life.”
Nicole Bailey-Williams ’93 recalls going
to The Grill with her “literary godmother”
after class to get Otis Spunkmeyer cookies. “I’d sit on the floor of her office while
we talked for hours. It was great to
bounce ideas off of her,” she recalled.
Bailey-Williams has since written three
books (which include Barnes in the
acknowledgements.) “She’s my personal
Encyclopedia Africana … Academia in all
its levels needs more folks like Dr. Barnes.
I want to be like her when I grow up.”
Since 2005, Barnes has served as the
university editor. She co-wrote and coedited her first book, “New Voices on the
Harlem Renaissance: Essays on Race,
Gender and Literary Discourse” in 2006.
She has three articles being released
soon and the College Language
Association, a national organization of
college professors of English and Foreign
Languages, recently selected Barnes as
standing committee chair.
the 55th Annual Hampton University
Opening Convocation, tears streamed
down lecturer Lillie Calloway’s face. It was
her first time attending her alma mater’s
opening ceremony as a faculty member.
“You never know where life is going to take
you,” she explained.
Snice then near the closing of every summer, Calloway gets antsy for school to
resume. Since she teaches introductory
level mathematics, many freshmen pass
through her doors and she looks forward to
meeting her new students. “They are so
diverse in terms of talents and interests,”
said Calloway.
Many students find Calloway’s nurturing
nature a welcome site on campus, often discussing not just classroom topics but also
personal advice. Every day a steady flow of
students can be seen entering her office,
whose walls are adorned with photos of her
new granddaughter. “I try to know my students – not to be intrusive – but sometimes
to help direct them to the right place,” she
explained.
“I remember talking to her on a personal
level. She certainly served as a mentor to
me and I could talk about anything with
her,” said Kimberly Heard ’97.
Heard recently returned to HU and took
part in the Graduate and Professional Fair as
a recruiter for Virginia Tech where she is
currently a full-time graduate student. Upon
learning of her impending visit, she immediately called Calloway so they could arrange
to see one another.
“She still treats students with the same
amount of respect. Her energy level has not
waivered over the years,” she noted.
Like Heard, many of Calloway’s former
students keep in touch with her some send
Christmas cards, others return each
Homecoming. Nonetheless, Calloway
enjoys seeing where their lives have taken
them.
“It’s probably the most rewarding thing as
a teacher: to see someone succeed,” she
said.
In 2000, HU honored Calloway for her dedication to her students with the Edward L.
Hamm, Sr. Distinguished Teaching Award. “I
can truly say that I have enjoyed every year
of my career,” stated Calloway.
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Lillie S. Calloway
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics
Education: BS, MA, Hampton University
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Antoinette
Davis
Langford
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
Education: BS, Hampton University;
MS, Boston University
If
you ever need to find Antoinette Davis
Langford, look no further than Room
114 in HU’s William A. Freeman Hall. Since
the School of Nursing’s building was dedicated in 1969, Langford has held the same
office location with the same furniture.
After returning from an academic leave,
her office location remained the same.
“I’ve seen walls put up and walls torn
down,” shared Langford. “I’ve lived
through [HU Presidents] Holland, Hudson,
Hill and Harvey.”
Langford credits Fostine G. Riddick, the
then director of the Division of Nursing (now
the School of Nursing), as “the glue that
kept me here as a young faculty member.”
Now more than 40 years later, Langford
is teaching the children of some of her former students. She even taught the daughter of her old college roommate.
Like Lillie Calloway, Langford looks forward to the start of the academic school
year. “I like the excitement of preparing for
the students, for a new way of learning.”
Dr. Barbara Cross ’93, chair of the
School of Nursing’s Department of
Graduate Nursing Education, was a pupil
of Langford’s when she attended HU.
“[Langford] had some clever ways of helping you remember information … She
made learning so much fun until we didn’t
even realize how much we had learned
until we were tested,” she said.
Upon joining HU’s faculty, Cross turned
to her former mentor Langford for information. As a result of Langford’s instruction,
she found herself successful in teaching
all of her courses.
“Her longevity with the School of
Nursing is quite inspirational. It is the type
of commitment that she displays for students, colleagues and the university that
makes her such an inspiration and an
example to emulate,” expressed Cross.
In 1977, Langford received the university’s Christian R. and Mary F. Linderback
Distinguished Teaching Award (now
known as the Edward L. Hamm, Sr.
Distinguished Teaching Award.)
Outside of teaching, Langford enjoys
music. She is a church organist, performs
in a choir, and is in two hand bell choirs.
According to Langford, “One of the greatest thrills was playing the organ in Ogden
Hall last year. I thought, ‘Okay, I can retire
now.’”
Alfred P. McQueen is a man of
faith and science. A licensed,
ordained minister at Cary’s Baptist
Church, McQueen’s faith is visible
through his long-time classroom success
and the impact he makes on his students.
“God is first in my life. The beginning
of wisdom is knowing God,” explained
McQueen. His faith is evident to his students too, many of whom attend his
weekly Bible studies.
McQueen always wanted to be a
teacher and became the first person in
his family to finish high school. Now he
has watched both of his sons graduate
from HU and finish medical school.
And when he speaks of his former students’ successes, his pride is just as
solid. He recalls meeting Lena Samuel
’00, who took his BIO 101: Nature of Life
course. She was distraught at first and
considered transferring from HU. He
convinced her to stay and later became
such a strong mentor to her that her family sent him round-trip airline tickets to
attend her medical school graduation.
“That’s what keeps me going,” said
McQueen.
He stresses academic excellence and
discipline in his classroom. His students
recognize that through these things
comes success. Christopher O’Reilly ’09
from Shreveport, La., met McQueen two
years ago and immediately connected.
Now O’Reilly assists him by passing out
exams and preparing labs.
“He’s an excellent professor, mentor
and advisor. He gives his advice on situations and will be honest and truthful
with you,” he explained. “I love being
around him. Students love him.”
McQueen also remains active in the
community as a member of the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity Inc., an advisor for the
HU Pre-Med Club, and as a board member for Youth Challenge, an agency that
assists in the rehabilitation of incarcerated persons.
Dr.
Christopher O’Reilly ’09
and Dr. Alfred McQueen
Dr. Alfred P.
McQueen
Associate Professor, Department of
Biological Sciences
Education: BS, Virginia State University;
MS, Howard University;
Ph.D., New York University
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Dr. Robert Screen
Professor and Chair, Department of
Communicative Sciences and
Disorders; Head Tennis Coach
Education: BA, Hampton University;
MA, New York University;
Ph.D., Michigan State University
The
commitment to HU that Dr.
Robert Screen holds is obvious
to anyone who meets him. He returned to
his alma mater in 1954 to found and chair
the first degree-granting program in
speech-language pathology at an HBCU.
Screen credits Dr. Hugh M. Glouster, the
chair of the HU Department of English
when Screen attended as a student, who
convinced him that communicative disorders was “the field of the future” and that
he should pursue a career in it.
“I’ve had 19 job offers at other places,
but I’ve always been dedicated to this program,” he shared.
This dedication is why many of Screen’s
pupils have returned throughout the years
to HU as faculty members. Leading one of
the nation’s strongest programs, Screen
has built a faculty in the Department of
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
that consists 100 percent of HU graduates.
Dr. Pollie S. Murphy ’73, HU assistant
provost for academic affairs and associate
professor of communicative sciences and
disorders, was one of those returning pupils.
“That’s what’s so unique about Hampton
and what’s so special about Hampton are
those relationships with teachers that you
form, and then they become your col-
leagues and it makes it much, much more
special,” she explained. “That’s what
Hampton’s really all about for me, carrying
on that tradition.”
Now Murphy has carried on the tradition
as three of her former students have returned
as faculty members in the department.
“It’s a great feeling to know you contributed to someone’s life,” stated Screen.
Screen’s goal is to further enhance the
department he’s built by one day establishing a doctoral program. “I want the department and my team to be recognized as the
best ever,” he stated.
He is also the author of six books and is
currently working on another novel, “Let
the Martial’s Songs be Written,” which
centers on the “demise of the negro academy following school segregation laws.”
Over the years, Screen has received
numerous accolades for his works, but in
2001 he received the field’s highest honor
as an American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association’s (ASHA) Fellow.
Screen also serves as the head coach of
the men’s and women’s tennis team. “I am
the only African-American coach to win
1,000 tennis matches,” he added.
students in Robert Watson’s
classroom, learning about the
past goes beyond stuffy textbooks and
maps. In his classes, students view documentaries and handle props including
rice, tobacco, cotton and sugar cane
stalks to gain a better understanding of
mankind’s rich history.
“I try to bring my real life experiences.
I want [the students] to be able to put
theory into practice,” stated Watson.
His motive behind it all is to teach his
students that they can be both academically sound as well as socially active in
the community. Having previously
worked for the Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation, in Williamsburg, Va.,
Watson’s face can be seen in numerous
documentaries and videos.
He continually speaks throughout the
region at various venues. Watson
recently taped a segment for the WHRO’s
documentary “Civil War in Hampton
Roads: A New Beginning” in which he
discusses the role of HU during the
Reconstruction Era and the freedoms of
the first generation of freed slaves. In
February, he served as a lecturer at the
Jamestown Settlement for “From Sun Up
to Sun Down: The Experiences of African
Americans in Colonial Virginia.”
“I feel that I am here to share my
knowledge so they can benefit and not to
impress students with it. Learning is a
reciprocal process,” said Watson, who is
currently teaching eight courses through
the Department of Political Science and
History and the Honors College.
Because they feel that their opinion
matters as much as his, many students
seek his counsel on issues outside the
classroom. “Even though I don’t have
class with him anymore, I still go back
and talk to him because I just have a lot
of respect for him,” explained Krystan
Hitchcock ’10.
Watson stays in touch with many of his
former students. Kwame Simmons ’00, a
principal of a middle school academy in
St. Louis, Mo., visited during Homecoming
2008 and Peter Boykin ’98 communicates
regularly via email with Watson.
“He wants you to do well and get as
much knowledge as possible. His life
experiences have helped to further appreciate and develop a keen fascination and
curiosity for history,” said Boykin.
– Alison Phillips
For
Robert Watson teaches students
through real-life experiences.
Robert
Watson
Assistant Professor, Department of
Political Science and History
Education: BA, BS, Tougaloo College;
MA, Washington University in
St. Louis
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Feature • Disney Dreams
In 1991, Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative arm of the Walt
Disney Co., began the Walt Disney ImagiNations design competition.
The competition began as an effort by Walt Disney Imagineering to
promote diversity in the design and creation of Walt Disney theme
parks, resorts, attractions and other Disney endeavors across the world.
For many, the opportunity to work for Disney is only a dream.
In the first year of the competition,
Imagineering made the dreams of Dex Tanksley
’93, now the principal facility designer at Walt
Disney Imagineering, come true. During his fourth
year in the Hampton University Department of
Architecture, Tanksley, along with Horace
Christian ’94 and Shawn Rhoades
’94, participated as a team in
the design competition.
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“After I heard about the competition I was so
excited,” stated Tanksley, who learned about the
competition from Disney Imagineers who came to
HU to launch the ImagiNations competition. “I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I knew I was
going to win.”
After the idea for an indoor ski slope came to
Tanksley in a dream, the group researched more
information about skiing in ski magazines. They
realized that the best location for the project
would be in Florida, an area where the last thing
most tourists expected was the opportunity to go
skiing. For six weeks the group focused solely on
the project, meeting the requirements set by the
university and the criteria of the ImagiNations
competition.
Their project was selected as a top three
finalist. “It was intense; it was the art of war,”
stated Tanksley. “We had to finish first or second
to get the internship. We wanted our project to
leap off the wall; nothing has come through the
door like it since.”
The project won first place. Following graduation, Tanksley was offered a full time position in
the second summer of his internship. He joined
Walt Disney Imagineering and has been a part of
the Imagineering family for more than 15 years.
“It’s the talented people and challenging projects here at Disney,” stated Tanksley, explaining
what makes his job so great. “I am fortunate to be
a part of touching so many millions of people’s
lives. A hundred years from now people visiting
our parks may still be able to experience the projects I have worked on. I am truly blessed.”
Tanksley now serves as chairman of the
ImagiNations design competition advisory board.
He helps the program stay relevant and fresh to
students and faculty members. The position
allows Tanksley to give back and share his story
with students, drawing interest to the competition
and Walt Disney Imagineering.
After a positive makeover of the program, HU
re-entered the ImagiNations competition in 2007.
Justin Harris ’08, Nicole Knight ’09, Howard Mack
’08, and Nikkolas Smith ’08 were chosen as finalists and won the opportunity to travel to Walt
Disney Imagineering in Glendale, Calif., to compete in an international competition of design students. The competition, held July 16-27, 2007, was
a two-week interview for the group who was
working toward the ultimate goal of becoming
Walt Disney Imagineering interns.
“The competition seemed like the perfect
opportunity to design something outside the realm
of traditional architecture,” stated Harris. “Plus it
looked like fun and was an amazing opportunity.”
The students created an attraction called
“Worlds Apart.” The concept behind the attraction was based on a Disney television series,
“House of Mouse.” The attraction is interactive
and allows players to team up with their favorite
Disney characters to save the House of Mouse
and defeat evil Disney villains, a dream come true
for any Disney fan.
During their time at Disney, it was clear that
there was something different about the HU team.
They stood out from other finalists and prepared
for the experienceas for an interview. The realization of the possibility of an internship really hit
them once they toured the studios at Imagineering.
“They blew the socks off the judges,” stated
Tanksley who was proud to have an HU team back
in the competition. “It all has to do with the education you receive at Hampton, the professionalism,
dedication, and trying to exceed the expectations.
We talked about those kids for six months after they
left. They redid what we did in ’91, only better.”
Following graduation, Harris and Smith
earned internships with Walt Disney Imagineering.
The internship, initially a six-month co-op, has
been extended past the summer, and both are still
at Imagineering. Howard Mack was awarded
admission to Harvard University in Cambridge,
Mass., to complete his professional education.
“It’s better than I tried to imagine,” stated
Smith, reflecting on the internship experience
thus far. “It started with a collaborative atmosphere full of interns from around the world, and
WDI [Walt Disney Imagineering] had the entire
summer packed full of networking events, tours,
and Theme Park trips. Once the undergrad Interns
went back to school, I began being mentored by
my supervisor, who enjoys teaching me the ropes
and is making a concerted effort to help me succeed in this company.”
Dex Tanksley at
Walt Disney Imagineering
They blew the socks
off the judges! – Dex Tanksley
The internship allows Harris and Smith to
work on actual Disney projects. Harris has had
the chance to work on projects for Hong Kong
Disneyland giving him a unique set of challenges
that other internships would not offer.
“Exposure and networking are two of the best
things about working for the Walt Disney
Company,” stated Harris. “When most people hear
the word Disney, they think of Mickey Mouse.
Besides the Disney Animation Studios, Film
Studios, and Theme Park divisions, Disney owns
ABC and ESPN. In the LA area, we have access to
most of their facilities and events. Without a
doubt, I have learned more than I could have ever
imagined in just six months.”
Walt Disney Imagineering is key to the
design, creativity, engineering and development
behind many of the attractions and activities
behind much of what the public sees as Walt Disney.
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Ronald Kloster, assistant professor in the
Department of Architecture, was able to witness
Tanksley, Harris and Smith as they made the transition from students to their current positions at
Imagineering.
“There were similarities between that first
group and the last,” stated Kloster. “They were a
really bright, self-promoted group. You could get a
feeling that they were really top notch. They identified and focused on what they wanted to do and
really worked hard.”
As the department prepares another group of
students for the 2009 Walt Disney Imagineering
ImagiNations competition, those who have been
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through the process credit a lot of their success
to the Department of Architecture. The program is
rigorous and requires students to make decisions
and defend their choices using science, the arts,
humanities and many other disciplines.
“Having to learn how to model Disneyland
castles in never-before-used programs, I realized
how important it was to learn the failure and success approach to designing in Bemis Labs at HU,”
stated Smith. “The perseverance acquired at
Hampton helped me to keep pushing forward
when I hit a roadblock at work.”
“In my opinion Hampton prepares you for life,
not a career,” stated Harris. “A person’s career just
happens to be a part of life. They teach students
how to carry themselves and collaborate with others. Hampton didn't teach me how to be an architect; it taught me how to be a professional.”
The success of the past HU teams will open
the door for more HU students interested in Walt
Disney Imagineering. This year the competition is
open to students from different majors in hopes of
finding talent to fit the 140 different disciplines that
create the talent of Walt Disney Imagineering.
“For years I have been trying to get my colleagues to focus on Hampton,” stated Tanksley.
“After seeing the last group, I think they realize
that my team was not a fluke and there is something about the program at Hampton.”
-Naima A. Gethers ’07
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News
HU partners with Tom
Joyner Foundation to
raise scholarship funds
H
ampton University and The Tom
Joyner Foundation presented two
activities in October to raise scholarship
funds for Hampton University students.
The HU 5K by the Bay was held on
Oct. 11, 2008. The Tom Joyner
Foundation and HU Partnership
Comedy Jam: A Special Tribute to
Bernie Mac was held on Oct. 18 in the
Hampton University Convocation
Center. Almost $30,000 in donations
for scholarships for HU students was
presented to Tom Joyner during the
event.
The audience cheered as Dr. Cynthia
Sellers, former executive assistant to the
president at HU, presented a check for
$25,051 from Hampton University
Faculty/Staff Annual Fund. HU faculty
and staff donated to the fund over the
past year. The newly renovated Crowne
Plaza Hotel in downtown Hampton
donated $4,000. Zakiya Hyman,
director of sales and marketing at the
Crowne Plaza, presented the check and
said that the hotel was delighted to
support HU students.
All the proceeds from the Comedy
Show will also benefit HU students. Doc
Christian of 105.3 KISS FM, Tom Joyner,
Ms. Dupree, D.L. Hughley, Dominique,
and DeRay Davis entertained the crowd
of more than 2,500 people.
More than 400 people participated in
the HU 5K by the Bay. HU students,
staff, alumni and members of the
general public all participated in the
scholarship fundraiser.
“Both of the fundraising events were a
success, and the students at Hampton
University will benefit from our efforts,”
said Sellers, who chaired the Tom Joyner
activities on campus. “It was my pleasure
working with the Tom Joyner Foundation
and the committee here on campus.”
HU alumni chapters also stepped up
to the plate to raise scholarship funds.
Seven alumni chapters met the National
Hampton Alumni Association, Inc.
$5,000 challenge. The Charlotte,
Detroit, Long Island, Northern
Virginia, Raleigh, South Hampton
Roads and Washington D.C. chapters
were all mentioned on the Tom Joyner
Show for meeting the challenge. HU
was the Tom Joyner Foundation "School
of the Month" for October 2008 and
was featured on the “Tom Joyner Show”
that month.
Harvey inducted into Business Hall of Fame
H
ampton University President Dr.
William R. Harvey was inducted
into the Hampton Roads Business Hall
of Fame on May 15, 2008, at the
Norfolk Marriott, Norfolk, Va. Proceeds
from this black-tie dinner and awards
ceremony benefit Junior Achievement of
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Greater Hampton Roads.
Harvey was chosen because he
demonstrates business excellence;
courageous thinking and actions;
visionary, innovative leadership; and
community involvement. He has chosen
career paths in both business and
education. Harvey has been the
president of Hampton University for 30
years and has also been 100 percent
owner of a Pepsi-Cola Bottling plant in
Houghton, Mich., for 25 years.
Campus News
University accreditation reaffirmed
T
he Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS) announced its
reaffirmation of accreditation for
Hampton University. The reaffirmation
continues HU’s accreditation through
2018. SACS announced the reaffirmation at
its annual meeting on Dec. 9. “Hampton University’s faculty, staff and
students are doing exemplary work in the
areas of academics, research and service,”
said HU President Dr. William R. Harvey.
“The reaffirmation of accreditation by
SACS verifies the Hampton University
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H
ampton University is a leader
among Virginia universities in
winning competitive federal contracts,
according to figures from the
USAspending.gov Web site.
HU received $128.2 million in federal
contracts between fiscal year 2000 and
fiscal year 2007. This total is more than
community’s dedication to continuous
growth and improvement.” The Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools is the regional body for the
accreditation of degree-granting higher
education institutions in the Southern
states. The Quality Enhancement Plan
(QEP) is a key component of the
reaffirmation process. SACS expects that
each institution is dedicated to
enhancing the quality of its programs
and services within the context of its
mission, resources and capabilities. The improvement of student learning
outcomes in mathematics is the primary
goal of HU’s QEP. Through
implementation of the QEP, students
will learn to apply essential mathematical
competencies and financial concepts to
real-world problems. “In keeping with the Hampton
University Mission Statement, the
ultimate goal of Hampton University’s
QEP is to prepare promising students
for positions of leadership and service to
meet and exceed expectations of the
emerging 21st century global economy,”
said Harvey.
HU Leads Virginia
Universities In
Federal Contract Awards
any other public or private university in
Virginia received in federal contracts
during this eight-year period. A federal
contract is an agreement between the
federal government and a private entity,
for-profit or non-profit, to execute
mandated services for a fee. This differs
from grants in that grants are awarded
to conduct research or other program as
specified in an approved proposal.
HU also leads all HBCU's in winning
competitive grants from all federal
agencies for the second consecutive year,
according to a recent report from the
National Science Foundation.
Climbing the Ranks
H
ampton University climbed two
spots in Black Enterprise’s Top 50
list to be ranked the fourth best college
for African Americans in 2008. Black
Enterprise considered 1,400 colleges
when compiling the list and surveyed
more than 700 higher education
professionals. Both the academic and
social environments were taken into
consideration when rating the colleges.
Spelman, Howard and Morehouse
respectively preceded HU on the list.
Under the direction of HU President,
Dr. William R. Harvey, HU has begun
to stand out among other higher
education institutions as well as HBCUs.
In U.S. News & World
Report’s 2009 America’s
Best Black College
rankings, HU is fourth
behind Spelman, Howard
and Morehouse respectively. It
is also 24th in U.S. News & World
Report’s 2009 Best Master’s Universities
in the southern region. The 572 schools
in this category provide a full range of
undergraduate and master’s programs.
Many of HU’s undergraduate students
decide to pursue advanced degrees after
graduation. The National Science
Foundation recently released a report
which stated the top 50 undergraduate
institutions whose AfricanAmerican graduates went on
to receive doctorates in
science and engineering
between 1997 and 2006. HU
ranked third behind Howard
and Spelman and in front of Ivy
League schools Harvard, Stanford, Yale
and Princeton.
HU is ranked among The Princeton
Review’s 2009 Best Southeastern Schools.
It is also ranked in The Princeton
Review’s 368 Best Colleges of 2009.
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Campus News
Wachovia Foundation contribution
to support business students
T
he Wachovia Foundation, in its
ongoing effort to support
education and community development,
has made a contribution to the Hampton
University School of Business. The
$476,000 contribution will directly
support the creation of Wachovia
Foundation Financial Services
Scholarships and a Virtual Trading
Room.
“The Wachovia Foundation’s
commitment to Hampton University and
higher education should be lauded,” said
HU President Dr. William R. Harvey.
“This contribution will help Hampton
University shape future global business
leaders.” The Wachovia Foundation
Financial Services Scholarships will
provide 23 three-year scholarships for
rising sophomores in the HU School of
Business financial services program.
A Virtual Trading Room will serve as a
vital link between classroom learning
experiences and business practices and
serve as a bridge between the classroom
and financial markets. The 40-seat room
will be equipped with a powerful
computer, dual-monitor at each work
station, and the software needed for
simulated trading, deal capture,
settlement, analytics, pricing, portfolio
management, derivatives pricing, and
other finance-related challenges.
“Our mission at the Wachovia
Foundation is to build strong and vibrant
communities, improve the quality of life,
and make a positive difference,” said
Tami Simmons, director of Corporate
Philanthropy at the Wachovia
Foundation. “Hampton University is
vital in accomplishing these goals and
many others.”
Haggins O’Bryant Named
HU's First Female Chaplain
Rev. Debra L. Haggins O’Bryant
H
ampton University has named the
Rev. Debra L. Haggins O’Bryant
as the university’s first female chaplain
in the institution’s 140-year history. As
chaplain, O’Bryant will serve as pastor
of the HU Memorial Church, director
of the Religious Studies Program and
handle all religious affairs for the
university. She will also serve as the first
female executive secretary of the Annual
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HU Ministers’ Conference, the largest
gathering of interdenominational
African-American clergy in the world. “This appointment makes a strong
statement to the world that we are all
called and can be chosen for any
particular task, so we need to be
prepared to be sent wherever we are
needed,” said O’Bryant. O’Bryant aims to boost interfaith
ministry and student involvement on
campus, provide pastoral care and
counseling, and expand the Memorial
Church into “a viable entity on
campus.” While O’Bryant’s appointment will
hold its place in HU’s history, HU
President Dr. William R. Harvey
selected her because he felt she was the
most qualified for the position. “The addition of Rev. O’Bryant to
our Hampton family is no doubt a
historic measure in our institution’s rich
history. Yet my decision to select her
was based on her values and skills as a
pastor and spiritual leader which she
will bring to the HU community,” said
Harvey. “She exemplifies the ideals that
Hampton University was built upon
and I have only the utmost confidence
that she will serve as a pillar of faith and
leadership to our university.” O’Bryant replaces Dr. Timothy T.
Boddie, who now serves as the senior
pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in
Atlanta, Ga. “I have only the highest
confidence in Rev. O’Bryant to move
the chaplaincy and all religious affairs of
Hampton University to the next level,”
stated Boddie. Prior to her arrival at HU, O’Bryant
served as the interim pastor of the
historic Queen Street Baptist Church in
Norfolk, Va.
Campus News
Dr. Keppel oversees the cyclotron testing at IBA in Belgium.
HU Proton Therapy Institute
Construction Complete
A
fter 85 million pounds of concrete
and 70 tons of steel, the Hampton
University Proton Therapy Institute
(HUPTI) construction is complete. HUPTI
is 98,000 square feet, making it the world’s
largest free-standing proton therapy facility,
located off Magruder Boulevard in
Hampton.
Proton therapy is regarded as the most
precise form of cancer treatment available as
it targets the tumor only, with millimeter
accuracy, while sparing the surrounding
healthy tissue, unlike traditional radiation.
There are minimal to no side effects and
patients have been able to maintain their
daily schedules during treatment.
“It gives me great joy to know that we are
much closer to our dream of providing the
latest in cancer care to our fellow Virginians
and to the region as well,” said HU
President Dr. William R. Harvey, the
visionary behind the project. “I have lived
this dream for the past five years. To see the
building completed, and to know the
number of lives that will be saved as a result
is an indescribable feeling.
“I am thankful to our entire team of
partners and supporters who have devoted
tremendous effort to helping us ease human
misery and save lives.”
Virginia continues to see growing
numbers in need of cancer treatment.
According to the Center for Disease
Control, Hampton Roads leads the nation
in prostate cancer deaths. Upon opening in
2010, HUPTI will treat more than 2,000
patients per year with prostate, breast, lung
and pediatric cancers.
“The Proton Therapy Institute is one of
the most important projects we have worked
on,” said Lou Haddad, president and CEO,
Armada Hoffler, Inc. “I am proud of our
construction team who labored diligently to
keep the project ahead of schedule and
within budget. We are grateful and
fortunate to have once again partnered with
Hampton University on such a momentous
facility.”
According to Armada Hoffler, an
additional 2,000 jobs were created to
complete the construction of HUPTI.
“HUPTI has been the quickest proton
therapy project that we’ve been involved in
to date,” said Bernt Nordin, president, IBA
Particle Therapy, Inc. “It is a well managed,
exceptionally designed, very nicely-run
project and we are impressed with the
progress. The close collaboration between
Hampton University, IBA, VOA and
Armada Hoffler is making HUPTI the most
impressive proton facility to date.”
IBA has produced the massive equipment
responsible for creating and delivering the
proton beam to the patient. The 200-ton
cyclotron spins subatomic particles to twothirds the speed of light, sending the
resulting proton beam through a beam line
to 90-ton gantries that sit three stones high.
The gantries rotate to allow the beam to be
delivered at any angle around the patient
have arrived for installation soon.
Headquartered in Belgium, IBA has
equipped 13 of the 17 proton therapy
facilities worldwide.
“Now that the design and construction of
the building has been completed we feel that
it achieves one of [VOA’s] goals to make it
patient friendly and provide an environment
that is really conducive and beneficial of the
proton experience, unlike any other proton
center in the world,” said Chris Knight, vice
president of VOA, project architects based
in Washington, D.C..
– Sarita L. Scott
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Book Review
Cheryl E. Oliver ’70 is the author of “Breakfast with Bubby: Laughing & Crying Through
Alzheimer’s Disease.” This book explores the author’s struggles and triumphs while becoming the
caregiver for her mother who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. The reader is not only taken
through mother and daughter’s day-to-day interactions but also through the difficulties that life
changing events can bring to a family. The book serves not just as a memoir but as a guide to
caregivers who may find themselves caught off guard when the time arises to take care of a loved
one in need. There is a “Caregiver’s Checklist” at the end of the book, ensuring that crucial steps
along the way are not missed.
Nicole Bailey-Williams ’93 is the author of “The Love Child’s Revenge.” The book follows BaileyWilliams last two books, “A Little Piece of Sky” and “Floating.” In her latest novel, the main character, Claudia Fryar, is treated poorly as a child and flees Philadelphia after her mother’s death.
She endures years of shame as the love child of Louis Harrison. After being cheated out of her
inheritance by Harrison’s jealous widow, the character transforms herself into Peach Harrison and
becomes a successful television newscaster. Peach returns to Philadelphia to the welcoming arms of
those who once cast her aside and puts her own payback scheme into action. This book is a pageturner that skillfully shows readers that revenge comes with serious costs of its own.
Kina N. Nichols ’92 authored the book “The Priesthood of the Dance.” The book takes readers
through the centuries old tradition of utilizing sacred dance in worshiping God. This manual
probes the scriptures for true understanding of what is required to be a worshiper in the dance.
The manual guides you through developing yourself as a sacred dancer through Biblical teachings,
scriptural reference, and Hebrew and Greek word study of dance movement. The book may be
utilized by the novice as well as the established sacred dancer.
Mavis Polson Lewis ’60 has co-authored the book “Are Your Affairs in Order? Guidelines to Assist
You” with Carl S. Barham. The book covers three important topics relating to estate planning:
responsibilities before death, responsibilities after death, and responsibilities for finalizing an estate.
The book includes a checklist to guide you through the process of estate planning and a glossary
to ensure that you can understand all of the technical and legal terms involved. Readers are
inspired to get their affairs in order so their loved ones are saved from the headaches and
heartaches that so often occur when death happens and no plans have been made.
Helen H. Kimbrough ’90 has written her first children’s book titled “Ocean Waves and Other
Tales.” The book, which is recommended for children from newborn to age five, includes tales of
ocean waves, loving families, baby bears and more. The illustrations show the characters going
through their days from playing in the ocean to getting sleepy at night. The book is accompanied
by a music CD that includes an instrumental selection to go with each tale, which makes this
bedtime story all the more enjoyable for children.
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Joan McMillan Wickham ’78 believes
that planned giving is an important way
to give back to her alma mater. Planned
giving allows alums to consider many different options to give, and by giving back
to Hampton University you are providing
a gift that will go on past your lifetime
and influence later generations.
“I would not be where I am today if not
for Hampton; it has allowed me to let my
life do the singing,” stated Wickham.
“Planned giving is a painless way to give
back to Hampton.”
Joan McMillan Wickham, Class of 1978
Planned Giving Benefactor
Please contact the Office of Development at (757) 727-5356 for
more information about the following planned giving opportunities:
Gift Annuity
Appreciated Securities
Personal Property
Real Estate
Wills, Living Trusts,
Retirement Plans
Life Insurance
HU Alumni Magazine | Winter 2009
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Feature • HU Band Plays for President Obama
HU alums,
instructors lead band at
Obama’s
inaugural parade
Hampton University alumni Al Davis ‘83 and
Rasan Holmes ’98 were the less visual music
makers behind the university band’s appearance in
the Inaugural Parade of U.S. President Barack
Obama on Jan. 20, 2009. But both men were key
in the execution of the band’s performance on a
day that marked history with the inauguration of
the nation’s first black president.
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Feature • HU Band Plays for President Obama
H
ampton University alumni Al Davis ‘83 and
Rasan Holmes ’98 were the less visual
music makers behind the university band’s
appearance in the Inaugural Parade of U.S.
President Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009. But both
men were key in the execution of the band’s performance on a day that marked history with the
inauguration of the nation’s first black president.
“As an alum, I was extremely proud and honored
to be part of the inaugural parade. In fact, I had a
chill running down my spine as we paraded down
Pennsylvania Avenue and passed President Obama,
the First Lady, and his daughters,” said Holmes,
assistant director of university bands. “To see Mrs.
Obama dancing to my arrangement of Stevie
Wonder’s ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’ was both a
proud and flattering moment.” Broadcasts of
Michelle Obama showed her moving freely, hair
swaying, as HU’s band, nicknamed “The Force,”
came across the parade route.
Holmes, who earned a bachelor of arts degree in
music performance and a master’s in teaching
degree with emphasis in music education, is in his
eighth year as assistant director of university bands.
He’s the chief arranger for the HU band program
and is responsible for arranging any music performed by the band’s musical ensembles. His
arrangement of Obama’s presidential campaign
song “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” was a proud a
moment.
“I knew I had to compose not just another song,
but something special that [Obama], Hampton, and
all witnessing our performance would stand up, take
notice, and be proud of,” Holmes said.
After the November election, HU submitted an
application for the chance to perform in the
Inaugural Parade. Out of more than 1,400 bands to
similarly apply, The HU Force was selected, and was
the only HBCU in Virginia to get the distinction. One
month and 10 days before the inauguration, Davis,
the HU band director, was informed his group would
travel to Washington, D.C. Only 172 of the 225 band
members and dancers were able to participate due
to inauguration restrictions.
“We started rehearsing Jan. 8,” Davis said,
adding that even with the quick turnaround, the student musicians rose to the occasion.
“I’ve never seen the group so focused on what
they had to do,” he said. “They wanted to make it
special for a special person, Barack Obama.”
HU’s band was one of only three groups from
Virginia to play in the parade, including the T.C.
Williams High School Army JROTC in Alexandria and
the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets in
Lexington. Florida A&M, Grambling State University,
Howard University, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
and Delaware State University were the other
HBCUs that participated in the parade.
HU’s band has performed at other distinguished
events, including the 2006 inauguration of Virginia
Governor Tim Kaine and the 1990 inauguration of the
first black U.S. governor, Doug Wilder. Still, the day
was full of firsts for many who witnessed the installation of the country’s first black commander-inchief, elected to the presidency, reports said, by an
overwhelming majority.
“I’ve never seen the group so
focused on what they had to
do. They wanted to make it
special for a special person,
Barack Obama.”
“I’m only 20. This is the first time I voted, and I
voted for Barack Obama and he won, and then to
turn around and perform for him,” said Curtis
Mason, one of three HU drum majors. “I’m glad we
did a great job.”
Davis agreed the band “played magnificently .” As
a student, he earned undergraduate and graduate
degrees in music education from HU. He was the
university’s assistant band director for six years,
then he led Delaware State University’s band for
four years before returning to lead his alma mater’s
band in 2004.
The band’s performance at Obama’s inauguration
is a career peak, he said.
“Outside of my marriage and the birth of my
child … professionally
there’s no doubt this is the
greatest moment of my
life. I don’t think anything I
could do professionally
could top this,” he said.
Holmes, too, expressed how
thrilling it was to be part of history.
“I can think of no greater professional
accomplishment of date that has overshadowed the successful performance of
our band program on that evening,” he said.
– Leha Byrd
Al Davis ‘83
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Planned or deferred giving enables you to arrange charitable contributions in a
manner that maximizes your personal objectives while minimizing after-tax cost.
LEAVE A LEGACY AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY. We call them planned gifts because they are directly connected to your financial and/or estate plans.
They are also called gifts because, even through they are given today, the University will not realize
their benefit until some time in the future.
In 2006, Gloria Pressley ’56, a retired school
teacher, donated $128,000 to Hampton
University in honor of her 50th Class Reunion.
The initial annuity from Pressley’s gift will pay
for her granddaughter to attend HU. The
residuals from the gift will be used to create
scholarships for students in the School of
Business and the Division of Education.
“The cost for education is spiraling and so is
the need for education,” said Pressley.
Gloria Pressley, Class of 1956
Planned Giving Benefactor
“I have been encouraged by others and I want
to encourage others. I am endeared by
Hampton University.”
Please contact the Office of Development at (757) 727-5356
for more information on planned giving at Hampton University.
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Athletics • 2008 Pirates Football
The 2008 season was actually a tale of two seasons for the
Hampton University football team, under the direction of
first-year head coach Jerry Holmes. After a 5-1 start to the
campaign, the Pirates looked as if they could possibly be a
challenge for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and a playoff spot.
But Hampton lost four of five down the stretch,
winding up with the same 6-5 mark the Pirates recorded in
2007 and finishing in a four-way tie for second in the
MEAC with a league record of a 5-3.
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THE BEST OF TIMES
Holmes picked up his first win as a head coach in his debut on
Aug. 31, as Hampton opened 2008 with a 17-13 win over Jackson
State in the 2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla.
Sophomore quarterback Herbert Bynes of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., making his first collegiate start, went 14-for-23 passing for 151 yards and
a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Gilchrist of Virginia Beach, Va.
Bynes broke out in a big way the following week, Sept. 6, even
though the Pirates lost on the road at then-No. 11 Southern Illinois
37-31. Bynes threw for 403 yards – his first 400-yard passing day of
the season – on 30-for-47 and three touchdowns.
The Pirates opened their 2008 home season on Sept. 13, taking
on MEAC foe Howard at Armstrong Stadium. Hampton went to 31 on the season after beating North Carolina A&T 44-7 on Sept.
20, a game in which the Pirates scored 37 unanswered points.
Hampton’s 17-14 win at Delaware State on Oct. 4, behind the
strength of three field goals by kicker Carlo Turavani of Ontario,
Canada, gave the Pirates legitimate hope at competing for the
MEAC title. Turavani set a career high for field goals made in a
game, a performance that netted him MEAC Special Teams Player
of the Week honors.
The Pirates found themselves nationally ranked after the win over
Delaware State, vaulting to No. 24 in the NCAA Division I Football
Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll that week. Holmes was also
named Coach of the Week by the Black Coaches & Administrators
(BCA).
By beating cross-river rival Norfolk State 35-17 in the Battle of the
Bay on Oct. 18, the Pirates extended their winning streak to four
games and advanced to 5-1 on the season (4-0 in the MEAC).
THE WORST OF TIMES
When Hampton traveled to Orangeburg, S.C., to take on the
Bulldogs of South Carolina State, it was a match-up of two teams
undefeated in the MEAC. The Pirates were averaging 30.3 points
per game coming into the contest, but the Bulldogs held Hampton
to just 13 points en route to a 35-13 win.
The Pirates returned home on Nov. 1 to take on Winston-Salem
State for Homecoming 2008. While Hampton looked to return to
its winning ways, the Rams got out to a 14-3 lead after the first
quarter. The Pirates scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull within 35-30, but Winston-Salem State held on for the
stunning win.
The losing streak unfortunately continued on Nov. 8, when
Bethune-Cookman came to Armstrong Stadium and walked away
with a 17-6 win.
On Nov. 15, the Pirates traveled to Tallahassee, Fla., for a reunion
of sorts, as they took on the Rattlers of Florida A&M University and
former Hampton head coach Joe Taylor. With ESPN’s
“College GameDay” broadcasting from an HBCU for the first time
ever, the Rattlers made sure Hampton’s skid continued, running
away with a 45-24 win.
The Pirates put their skid to a halt in Baltimore on Nov. 22, taking a 17-13 win over Morgan State in the season finale.
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Coach Donovan Rose ’79 will
replace Holmes as head coach. Rose,
an 18-year veteran of the coaching
staff was named head coach in
January by Lonza Hardy Jr., director
of athletics at HU.
Rose served as the Pirates’
defensive coordinator and assistant
head coach in 2008. Previously, he
was the team’s defensive backs coach.
Following an impressive college
career at HU, Rose signed with the
Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL,
and he also played in the
Canadian Football League,
earning an championship
ring when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
AWARDS AND
won the Grey Cup in 1984. Later a
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
member of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins,
Even with the four-game losing streak that
Rose led the team in interceptions
kept the Pirates out of postseason play, Hampton before retiring in 1988.
football in 2008 was good enough to net several
"With the tradition, the family
different awards, including four players earning
atmosphere and the roots that I
First Team All-MEAC postseason honors. Justin have here at Hampton University,
Brown of Dover, N.J., led this foursome, thanks I definitely consider this a great
to a year in which he led the Pirates with 56
opportunity for me to be named
catches for 887 yards and nine touchdowns. His head coach," Rose said.
80.6 receiving yards were the best in the MEAC, "Hampton has always been
and Brown was second in the conference in
known for its academics and for
catches per game with 5.1.
its athletic achievements. With
Offensive lineman Dennis Conley of Suffolk,
hard work and determination,
Va., defensive lineman Chris Baker of Windson, and with having the players and
Conn., and punter Jahmal Blanchard of
coaches on one accord, we can
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., were also named First
make Hampton a force to be
Team All-MEAC. Baker led Hampton and the
reckoned with again."
MEAC with 8.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hur– Maurice Williams
ries on the season, while also recording 69 tackles
--- the third-best total on the team. Blanchard
led the MEAC with an average of 43.1 yards per
punt.
In addition, seven players were named Second
Team All-MEAC. Bynes, Gilchrist, and center
Ryan Cave of Beaufort, S.C., were selected for
offense. On the defensive side of the ball,
Goode, Wade and Kendrick Ellis of West Palm
Beach, Fla., were selected. Turavani was named
for his position as kicker and Teel for his position
as kick returner.
Bynes ended the season as Hampton’s all-time
single-season passing leader, finishing the year
with 2,713 passing yards, to go along with 19
touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Though Holmes finished his debut season as a
head coach with a winning record, 2009 will
open a new chapter for the HU football team as
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Homecoming • Pay it Forward
Ronald Hutton ’71
Pay it
Forward
Young Alumni Encouraged to Give Back
It’s only once a year that Hampton University alumni return to
the campus for Homecoming events like the alumni concert, the
football game and the bazaar outside the Student Center.
B
ut, the HU Office of Alumni
Affairs is encouraging alumni to
give back in a way that ensures
their presence is always felt on campus –
by becoming financial donors.
During the 2008 Homecoming week,
the alumni affairs office, a hospitality
gathering and an invitation-only donor
reception.
Their requests and concepts didn’t fall
on deaf ears.
“Giving in general is important.
Young alumni need to know the importance of giving back to society in general,” said Ronald Hutton ’71. “It’s
important just to learn that concept …
to help other students have the opportunity to be as successful as I have been.”
Hutton attended the donor reception
on Oct. 31. He gives to HU every year
and has an endowed scholarship named
after him for biology majors from North
Carolina. The donor reception, he said,
was a gracious way to say thanks. It was
also a chance to meet other donors and
gauge from their experiences.
“It’s a good way to show appreciation
for their willingness to participate in the
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Homecoming • Pay it Forward
things Hampton needs. It was an
opportunity to meet some of the
other donors and to get a good feel of
what other donors’ experiences are
and what their reasons are for giving
back to Hampton,” Hutton said.
Since graduating from HU and the
Howard School of Dentistry, Hutton
has practiced dentistry in WinstonSalem, N.C., for the last 30 years.
Although Stephen Wesley’s ’06
career hasn’t yet spanned 30 years, he too
has important reasons for giving back to
his alma mater -- reasons alumni affairs
officials want other young alumni to
mimic.
“You see the idea of investing in an
institution that has invested so much in
you and seeing the return of that investment. The return is seeing your degree
be put to use … to say you’re from
Hampton University and the respect
that comes from that,” said Wesley,
whose been a financial donor since he
graduated.
Since 2007, Wesley, 25, has worked
for the U.S. government in Washington,
D.C. A career fresh out of college isn’t
always lucrative, but young alumni can
offer whatever their purse strings will
allow, he said.
“Give what you can - $5, $10, $25.
The money you use to go to a night
club, you can give that,” Wesley said.
The alumni affairs office has launched
efforts to get young alums donating and
participating in activities. Those efforts
include beefing up its alumni online
community.
Mildred Swann, director of alumni
affairs, said young alumni like Wesley
are essential to the university. Young
alumni are considered those who graduated 15 years ago or less.
“Young alums constitute the majority
of our total alumni database,” Swann
said, adding that young alums are the
“Give what you can $5, $10, $25. The money
you use to go to a night club,
you can give that.”
classes between 1993-2008. “In that
class-year range we want to keep those
alumni engaged and to increase their
participation. We want them to be
engaged in the university’s activities.
They can serve as a mentor for their
specific schools. They can come back to
speak in their old schools to let students
know what to expect.”
And alumni are charged with setting
the example of how to become givers.
When Harold Bowling ’56 attended
HU, tuition was $600 a year. He got a
letter in the mail that said a scholarship
would cover half of that.
“That got me out of a bind at home,
and I got an excellent education. I
promised I would give back. I got [here]
because someone else gave.”
Bowling attended the donor reception
and agreed it’s a good way to solicit and
reward participation. He is part of the
San Antonio-Austin chapter of the HU
alumni association, which recruits high
school students for HU. The group then
tracks the students through their entire
matriculation and visits them throughout their career.
“I was a manager for 30 years and
when people are recognized, they generally do better. Youngsters will feel good
(about giving) when they see the benefits
of what they do,” Bowling said. “It helps
the university. That’s the bottom line.”
Wesley is familiar with the bottom
line. He briefly worked alongside Swann
as the assistant director of alumni affairs.
Stephen Wesley ’06
“I’m not a big giver, but I give what I
can,” he said.
And, that’s the point.
Dr. Patricia Hicks ’71 co-hosted the
donor reception as the newly installed
president of the NHAA. In addition to
her other duties, one of Hicks’ goals as
NHAA president alongside HU
President Dr. William R. Harvey is to
establish a culture of annual giving
among alumni.
“It’s important that HU remains a
place where African-American students
can come and share an opportunity to
grow into scholars, researchers, and
business owners,” she said.
And, frankly, money is how that will
be accomplished.
“We need money for student scholarships,” Swann said. “What I try to get
across is that when you were a student,
someone helped you. Now, it’s time for
students to stand on the alumni’s shoulders. We want them [alumni] to be consistent in their giving and to give annually.”
– Leha Byrd
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Alumni Profile • Samuel L. Riddle III ’92
LUMNU
A
S
IS HAPPY TO SERVE
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Alumni Profile • Samuel L. Riddle III ’92
“If you’re happy you will be innovative; if you’re innovative you
will stand out. Hampton prepares you for that.”
These are the
words of Samuel L. “Tre” Riddle III, a proud member of the Class of
1992. Riddle entered Hampton University in 1988 with intentions
of majoring in finance. However, after realizing that he was not
the best with numbers, he chose to follow in the footsteps of his
father who is a lawyer and study political science. While at HU,
Riddle was involved in the NAACP, the Student Government
Association, the Political Science Club, and Young Democrats.
Riddle, who moved to Washington,
D.C., in 2006, desiring to work for a
member of the Congressional Black
Caucus, is currently serving as legislative director to U.S. Representative
Gregory W. Meeks of New York’s 6th
Congressional District. As legislative
director, he provides strategic counsel
and advice on all legislative and political public policy issues considered in
Congress. He is also responsible for
formulating and directing Meek’s legislative agenda and managing his
Washington, D.C., legislative staff.
Additionally, he advises the
Congressman on all matters relating to
activities on the House floor and on the
House Committee on Financial Services
where Meeks is a senior member.
“Sometimes, I drive him to the airport! It is a blessing to serve him and
the constituents who elected him to
represent them in the House of
Representatives,” said Riddle.
Riddle compares his transition from HU
into the workforce to his transition from
grade school to college. He had a passion for his profession just as he did his
major, which was very evident through
the organizations that he was involved
in, but he had to adjust to the new
demands of his job. He said that similar to his experience at HU, time management, prioritizing, and maximizing
time are pertinent to his professional
success.
When asked to describe the type of
work he does, Riddle said that in addi-
tion to relationship building, the majority of what he does is writing and
research. He said that in order to survive in his profession, one must be a
strong writer and have a passion for
reading. He has to be prepared at all
times to address issues, ideas and concerns of the citizens Meeks represents.
His job is very demanding but Riddle
said, “You do all these things because
you want to serve. You like to think that
you are a part of something bigger than
yourself. It’s not always glamorous but
glory moments like Obama winning …
make it worth it.”
Riddle said that the most memorable
moments in his career were meeting
the then-Virginia State Sen. Robert C.
(Bobby) Scott and later working on his
winning 1992 congressional campaign
and 1st congressional staff. Riddle
says that U.S. Congressman Scott “has
been not only a professional mentor but
like a second father to me.”
In the future, the husband and father
of six would like to transition into a senior governmental affairs position in
either the financial sector or professional sports. Riddle makes professional decisions by asking himself if what
he is doing is about the passion of principle or if it is just another client. He
wants to make sure that he really
enjoys his next professional move. He
will begin his matriculation at the
George Washington University School
of Public Policy where he will pursue a
master’s degree in legislative affairs
starting in January 2009. He is also
looking forward to his daughter
LaKeisha, who was recently accepted
to HU, attending his alma mater next
year. Riddle values his personal and
spiritual life and desires to “continue to
follow God’s plan for me, to be a good
husband, father, son, brother and
friend.”
Riddle’s fondest memory at HU is
being accepted to the university during
High School Day on April 1, 1988. He
truly loves his “Home By the Sea” and
was excited to bring his wife,
Stephanie, to HU for the first time during Homecoming 2008. He was even
more excited when his daughter was
accepted into the university. He also
remembers intriguing classroom lectures with Dr. Mohamed Sillah, who is
still a associate professor in HU’s
Department of Political Science and
History.
“HU truly prepares you for life. You
understand the importance of scholarship and the responsibility of your academic blessings,” Riddle said. “I
believe that HU prepares her students
to serve and contribute to their communities, nation and world.”
He credits much of his success to his
experience at HU. “HU expanded my
ability to dream and opened opportunities and possibilities that I could not
imagine prior to attending. HU gave me
the foundation from which to turn my
aspirations into reality.”
–Amanda Broussard ’09
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Alumni Profile • James A. Hammond ‘51
James A. Hammond ’51 (right) with HU classmate
James Rudy Carter ’51.
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Alumni Profile • James A. Hammond ’51
employment options for African Americans
and the educational system within his
community.
“I have been very successful in my business and ministry, so I want to give back to
others and help them achieve their goals,”
said Hammond.
Hammond’s work as a community
activist involved helping citizens of Tampa
with education and job placement. With
much success, he trained people and
helped them find job placement through
the Young Adults for Progression Actions.
In 1963, Hammond started Hillsborough
County’s first preschool program through
the Compensatory Pre-Primary Education
Program (COPE), which was later adopted
by 12 elementary schools.
Hammond visits with a student at the James A. Hammond Elementary School.
At HU, Hammond has done more than
his share of giving back through voluntary
services and a scholarship fund. In
December 1996, he and his late wife established the James A. & Evelyne M.
Hammond Endowed Scholarship Fund,
which has since helped numerous students with their education. Hammond has
his community he is known as an
“All the kids absolutely love him.
“entrepreneur and a Renaissance Recently I walked with him into our cafete- also been an active member of the Tampa
Man.” He has been titled a
ria and as soon as I opened the door, all of Chapter, National Hampton Alumni
Association Inc. (NHAA), for more than 30
“trendsetter and groundbreaker.” He has
the kids stood up and started clapping for
years.
received numerous awards and honors for him,” Zielinsky said.
While visiting his alma mater for
his selfless acts. But James A.
After graduating from HU in 1951,
Homecoming
2008, Hammond and former
Hammond’s ’51 only goal has always been Hammond served in the military before
classmate
James
Rudy Carter ’51 enjoyed
to give back to his community. Having
returning to his hometown of Tampa, Fla.,
catching
up
and
reminiscing
by the waterserved as a volunteer, civil rights activist
in 1955. There, he began his career in pubfront.
and a community activist for the majority of lic service and began his work as a civil
“I had just got out of the military when I
his life, the HU alumnus has and continues rights and community activist. One of his
came
to Hampton and met Hammond in
to commit his life to helping others.
major projects as a civil rights activist
1947.
He was about eight years younger
Due to his many contributions to his
involved organizing a group of once
than
I
was but he hung out with the vets.
home state of Florida, the James A.
deviant young men and encouraging them
He
was
a good student, very aggressive
Hammond Elementary School in Odessa,
to help bring an end to the ongoing race
and
he
has
always done well for himself,”
Fla., was opened and named in his honor in riots that plagued their community.
said
Carter.
2006. In addition, U.S. Congressman Alcee
“The men were leaders in the youth
Currently, Hammond mentors young
Hastings, who represents Florida’s 23rd
community, but in a negative way. We
black
men in the D.R.E.A.M. Team at
district, proclaimed May 4 as “National
turned them into positive young men and
Middleton
High School in Tampa through
James Hammond Day” in his district.
convinced them to help stop the riots,”
the
program
Money Matters. Hammond
“It’s an unbelievable honor to have an
said Hammond.
and
the
staff
work with and teach at risk
elementary school in my name. It’s one
The men, who wore white painted milistudents
while
focusing on character
that I am most proud of,” said Hammond.
tary helmets to distinguish themselves,
development
and
money management.
Hammond Elementary School students
were deemed “The White Hats” and
From
combating
race riots to having a
and administration are proud of him as
became well known throughout the city of
school
named
in
his
honor, Hammond’s life
well.
Tampa. Hammond later received the
endeavors
have
had
a major impact on his
“Mr. Hammond is an inspiration for our
Governor’s Medal of Honor for his contricommunity.
students. They view him as a hero
butions to bringing an end to the riots. His
“I am very pleased and very blessed to
because of his accomplishments and his
work also included leading boycotts of
be
able to work positively and affect the
deep love and dedication to our school and stores in racist communities.
lives
of the people in the community.”
community. We all care for him,” said the
Although his work as a civil rights
–Ronda Bryant ’09
school’s principal Karen Zielinsky.
activist played a large role in the lives of
Hammond visits the school frequently
others as well as his own, Hammond is
and always interacts with the children.
most proud of his role in helping to improve
Renaissance Man
has school named in his honor
In
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Alumni
Profile
Article• Following the Path
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Alumni Profile • Following the Path
In
1969, Hampton University students
Thurmond Woodard and Suzanne
Wilson were married after having
met “right over the bridge at the grocery store.”
Two years later, they welcomed their daughter
Michelynn into the world. Twenty-two years
later, Michelynn “Miki” Woodard continued the
family tradition and became a fourth-generation
HU graduate.
Today, Woodard is a prominent member of
the philanthropic community in Los Angeles as
the president and COO of West Brands LLC.
She attributes her success to the support of her
parents. “I absolutely could not have done it
without them,” she said. “They didn’t just support me, they provided good examples.”
Woodard’s parents were thrilled when she
decided to attend HU. “We took both of our
children to Hampton many times. The Alma
Mater was practically a lullaby,” Suzanne
organization caught the eye of the Creative
Artists Agency Foundation (CAA) where she
was later hired. Her responsibility as the foundation’s program director was to advise her
celebrity clients, that included Jamie Foxx and
Earth, Wind & Fire, on how to best use their
time and fame for philanthropic causes. It was
at CAA that Woodard met her current employer,
Kanye West.
West is a ten-time Grammy Award-winning
producer, rapper and singer. He is known for
hit songs such as “Gold Digger.” As president
and COO of his company, West Brands LLC,
Woodard oversees his record label and his
touring and music publishing enterprises
among other subsidiaries. She also replaced
West’s mother, Dr. Donda West, as chair of the
Kanye West Foundation.
Dr. Donda West died last year from complications due to surgery. The singer renamed his
foundation The Dr. Donda West foundation in
honor of his mother. West and his mother co-
F OURTH GENERATION
HU G RAD MAKES
PHILANTHROPY
HER CAREER
Michelynn and Suzanne Woodard
founded the organization to decrease drop-out
rates in schools across America. The signature
Woodard joked. “My husband told Miki, ‘You
program of the foundation is Loop Dreams,
can choose any school you want, but the
which uses students’ interest in hip-hop to
check’s going to HU.’”
Woodard’s great-grandparents, William Grant increase their understanding in school.
Woodard believes Loop Dreams is just one of
Wilson ’21 and Julia Bertha Stokes ’21, also met
at HU. Her great-great-grandmother Maria Ann the reasons The Dr. Donda West Foundation is
Buckner graduated from HU in 1890 at the age different from the rest. “It’s very focused on
trying to go deep into the community and not
of 15.
just helping students, but helping teachers. It
Following in her ancestors’ footsteps played
focuses on improving the way English is taught
a major role in the development of Woodard’s
career. After graduating in 1993 with a bache- and the way math is taught in relation to
lor of arts degree in mass media arts, Woodard music,” she said.
Woodard is passionate about philanthropy as
moved to Los Angeles where her HU rooma
hobby
and a career. To those who want to
mate’s efforts to improve literacy among high
follow
in
her footsteps, she said, “Be open
school students inspired her to pursue philanthropy. The pair joined to found the Crenshaw because opportunities come from all kinds of
places you would never expect. Don’t burn
Community Educational Project, which helped
bridges and work hard.”
schools reach their educational goals.
-Krystan Hitchcock ’10
Woodard’s work with her own non-profit
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Alumni Profile • Alumna Gives $100,000
Peggy Brown Baxter graduated
from HU in 1958.
Peggy Brown Baxter
poses with her ‘58
classmates in 1993.
CLASS OF 1958 ALUMNA GIVES
$100,000
When Peggy Brown Baxter returned to her hometown of Greenville,
S.C., after graduating from Hampton University in 1958, she had a
sociology degree but couldn’t land a job. Sad to say, it wasn’t because
she was green or didn’t have any hands-on experience in the field.
“I wanted to get a job with the welfare
department,” she said, “but they told me they
didn’t have any jobs for colored people.”
Still, Baxter, 71, worked her way up from an
elementary school secretary to an entry-level
clinical social worker to the senior director of
community health and governmental affairs at
Children’s Hospital and Research Center in
Oakland, Calif.
She credits HU for giving her the backbone to
be successful despite prejudice and despite
being just an ‘average’ student in class. To help
the current generation of HU students maneuver their own workplace hurdles, Baxter has
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donated $100,000 to the university’s sociology
department.
“The work world today is vastly different
from what I experienced with my brand new
degree, however, the challenges and risks
seem to be similar,” Baxter said. “That said, my
hope is in a small way to assist Hampton to
continue to prepare students to enter the work
force empowered to do the work, have fun and
to make their contribution in our society.”
Her personal donation came as Baxter prepared to celebrate her 50-year class reunion or
“golden reunion” in May 2008. Through her
donation, the Peggy Brown Baxter Endowed
Alumni Profile • Alumna Gives $100,000
(L to R) Wendell Holmes, Peggy Brown Baxter and Ruby Osborne
attend a National Hampton Alumni Association, Inc.
San Francisco Chapter meeting.
Scholarship in Sociology was created.
Endowed scholarship policy states funds must
earn interest for a year before a scholarship is
rewarded. The first recipient will be named in
the 2009-2010 school year.
HU Vice President for Development Laron
Clark, Jr. was informed about Baxter’s intent to
give through 1958 HU Class President Margaret
Ford. It’s the largest donation given by anyone
in Baxter’s graduating class.
The distinction, Baxter said, makes her a bit
uneasy.
“There’s a little part of me that is a little introverted,” she said. “If I had known that, I might
not have done it.”
But because she did, deserving sociology
students at HU can benefit from her generosity.
Dr. Sherree Davis ’86, who earned her sociology degree at HU, is the current sociology
department chairperson. There are currently
119 students in the sociology department. It
offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentration options in social inequality, criminal justice/criminology, international studies and
social policy. A total of 124 credit hours are
required before graduation. The department
also has a Bachelor of Science degree in criminology/criminal justice. A total of 130 credits
are required before graduation.
“Mrs. Baxter’s gift helps us provide scholarship support and hope that will touch deserving
students in sociology from different backgrounds, whose lives can be changed through
the Hampton experience,” Clark said.
In addition to supporting current students,
Baxter admits she wanted to back her own
graduating class in their “Golden Year.”
“It’s important for 50th reunions to shine,”
she said. “What better time to give. And
endowments, I’m sure they’re taking a hit,”
Baxter said, alluding to the country’s overall
economic hardship.
Indeed, news reports confirm even the richest institutions of higher learning across the
country are experiencing a dip in their endowments -- funds or property donated to an institution as a source of income. The current stock
market, where most endowment funding is
placed, has been so rocky that it’s crippled
what was once many institutions’ funding
cushion.
Still, HU officials are glad they can count on
their alumni’s financial backing.
“I am encouraged by her [Baxter’s] desire to
share her personal resources with Hampton,”
Clark said.
Baxter’s gift qualified her as a member of the
President’s Club, a giving society, that works
with HU President Dr. William R. Harvey to,
among other things, assist personally in
fundraising and public relations activities.
Baxter’s donation to HU is the largest she’s
made to any organization. In 2002, she retired
and moved from California back to her hometown in South Carolina. She is married with a
stepdaughter and four grandchildren.
“I hope the money is used to assist average
students with their college experience,” she
said. “They may not be at the top of their class
academically, but are good students … who’re
beginning to have a sense of relationship with
the community, their social consciousness.
That’s what I hope the money will help the students tap into.”
-Leha Byrd
Dorothy Henderson,
Dr. Ella Mae Simmons and
Peggy Brown Baxter in 1993
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Class Notes
Class
1947
Mary Johnson was honored by the
Peninsula Town Center in Hampton,
Va., along with three other “Marys” in
the naming of a Marys Park. Peninsula
Town Center is set to open in the summer of 2009 at which time, one of its
public parks will open with the name of
Marys Park. The park is so named for
Mary Christian ’55, Mary Peake, Mary
Johnson, and Mary Passage who
made significant contributions to public and higher education on the
Peninsula.
Notes
Beach High School and Savannah
State University, and as a community
historic preservationist. He has worked
as an architectural drawing and graphic design professor who inspired
legions of students to enter professional engineering fields.
1960
Jacqueline Long Antoine is serving a
second term on the Community
Advisory Council to the Howard County
Board of Education in Howard County,
Md. This Council reports directly to the
Board of Education and serves as a
channel for concerns, advice, and
information from the public to reach
Robert Rutledge was one of more than the board.
650 veterans to compete in the 22nd
Mavis Polson Lewis was recently
National Veterans Golden Age Games appointed by the county executive for
held in Indianapolis, Ind., on Aug. 20a two-year term on the Martin Luther
24, 2008. Rutledge receives care at the King, Jr. Holiday Commission in
Philadelphia VA Medical Center in
Howard County, Md.
Philadelphia, Pa., and competed in
ambulatory table tennis, bowling, billiards-nine ball, and horseshoes. An
Clara Jones is an admired piano
outgrowth of the Department of
teacher who continues to teach stuMontez C. Martin, Jr. was elected
dents to excel in music and all endeav- Veteran Affairs, the Golden Age
chair by the State Board for Technical
Games is the largest sporting event in and Comprehensive Education in South
ors. She has been a private instructor
the world for veterans 55 years of age Carolina. Martin will serve a two-year
for 20 years. The Clara Jones Music
Studio in Charlotte, N.C., held its Spring and older.
term with the board and has served as
Recital on May 31, 2008. Twice a year,
an at-large member since 2001. He
the studio presents a program of classerved as the president of the South
sical, popular, and religious music.
Carolina Association of Technical
Jones strives to teach children how to Mary Christian was honored by
College Commissioners from1991-93
Peninsula Town Center in Hampton,
discipline their minds and helps them
and also chaired the National
Va., along with three other “Marys” in Association of Community College
to reach life’s high notes in college
admissions, scholarships, careers, and the naming of Marys Park. Peninsula
Trustees from 1996-97.
Town Center is set to open in the sumall areas of life.
mer of 2009 at which time, one of its
public parks will open with the name of
Marys Park. The park is so named for
William “Dave” Pearson was elected
Lester B. Johnson, Jr. was recognized Mary Christian, Mary Peake, Mary
to fill a vacant Hampton City School
by the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, Johnson ’47, and Mary Passage who
Board seat in late 2007 in Hampton, Va.
made significant contributions to pub- Pearson spent 32 years in Hampton
Inc.’s Eleventh Annual Awards
lic and higher education on the
Banquet on Sept. 27 in Savannah, Ga.
City Schools as both a teacher and an
Peninsula.
Johnson received the Beach Institute
administrator. He has held many roles,
Education Award for his years as an
one of which was as the assistant
outstanding educator at Alfred E.
director for the Pre-Service Teacher
1954
1948
1962
1955
1949
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1966
Class Notes
last until April 2009 at which time he
will be subject to election by the
shareholders.
Washington, D.C., and executive producer for all televised specials on BET
network. Harris-Taylor has received
Renee Yvette Stackhouse is the newly NAACP Image awards for Outstanding
Variety Specials for “Celebration of
appointed managing attorney of the
Gospel” and “The BET Awards.”
Winston-Salem office of Legal Aid of
North Carolina (LANC), Winston-Salem, Supervising the production of these
shows, she is responsible for annual
N.C. She has served as the interim
Freeman Hrabowski, president of the
managing attorney since October 2007. show budgets of over $15 million and
University of Maryland, Baltimore
oversees the conception and execuIn her new position, Stackhouse will
County in Baltimore, Md., was featured manage all aspects of the LANC law
tion of all televised specials. Her
in the Dec. 1-8, 2008, issue of U.S.
daughter, Samantha Taylor, will be
practice in the Winston-Salem area
News & World Report as one of
graduating from Hampton University in
and supervise a 26-member staff,
“America's Best Leaders 2008.” The
including 12 attorneys and nine parale- May 2009.
article was titled “Inspiring the Pursuit gals.
of Math and Science.”
Program and coordinator for the PreService Teacher Institute for a partnership that included NASA, the National
Institute of Aerospace and the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
1970
1981
1977
1971
Keith T. Bailey was elected as the first
African-American mayor of
Judith Cornelius has been awarded a
Kay Coles James was recognized for
Blythewood, S.C. In addition, Bailey
two-year grant of $396,000 from the
her work promoting a culture of life
has also served in a host of public and
National Institutes of Health, National
and awarded the Life Prize award.
community service offices in South
Institute for Nursing Research in an
James is the president of The
Carolina including “Mayor Pro Tem”
effort to reduce rates of HIV infections
Gloucester Institute in Gloucester, Va., among African-American adolescents. for Blythewood, S.C.; deputy executive
which will be awarded a $100,000 grant The grant was awarded to Cornelius, a director for “A Better Way” Project GO
by the Gerard Health Foundation in
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Gang Out); vice chair for Hopes for
recognition of her work. The award is
in Charlotte, N.C., nursing faculty mem- Higher Education; and president for
one of six and is granted to individuals ber, to send HIV prevention text mesClassics Track Club.
or groups that have made “unsursages to teens. The grant, “Feasibility of
Reginald (Tony)
passed strides in preserving and
Delivering a Text Messaging Enhanced
Moss, Jr. has opened
upholding the sanctity of human life.”
Adolescent HIV Curriculum,” will examthe Criminal Justice
ine the effectiveness of delivering
Center (CJC) of South
health promotion messages via mobile
Dade in Florida City,
phone technology.
Fla. He has practiced
Nora S. Anderson
criminal defense law
was elected judge of
in the Miami area since 1988, specializSurrogate’s Court in
ing in death penalty and serious felony
New York City, N.Y.
Sylvia M. Gholston
defense in state and Federal courts.
Anderson is the first
has been named
CJC South Dade is the only full-time
African-American judge to preside
director of client
criminal law office in southern Miamiover Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan
services for
Dade County.
and won the judgeship on Nov. 4, runNovations Group, a
ning unopposed after winning the priglobal consulting and training organimary by beating out two fellow
zation based in Boston, Mass.
Democrats. She was endorsed by
Gholston was formerly district managPleasant S. Brodnax,
many media sources including the
er for the Parke-Davis Sales Division of
III has become a felNew York Times. Previously, Anderson Pfizer, Inc.
low of the American
served as deputy chief clerk and chief
College of Trial
clerk of surrogate’s court.
Lawyers in Irvine,
Charles S. Harris has been elected to
Calif. Fellowship is extended by invitathe boards of American National Bank
Lynne Harris-Taylor a tion only to lawyers who have mas& Trust Company and the American
two-time NAACP
tered the art of advocacy and whose
National Bankshares, Inc. Harris is
Image Award winning professional careers have been
the vice president for student services
executive producer,
marked by the highest standards of
at Averett University in Danville, Va.
is vice president of
ethical conduct and professionalism.
The initial term of Harris’ election will specials for BET networks in
1973
1978
1983
1979
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Class Notes
Bryan T. Norwood was sworn in as the
16th police chief in Richmond, Va., on
Nov. 3, 2008. As Richmond police chief,
he oversees the management of 759
sworn officers, approximately 270 civilian employees and an annual budget in
Robert S. Ferrell was
selected for Brigadier Rachel Bolden Mayes has been named excess of $79 million. Norwood came to
General in the United Alcoa Warrick Operations’ controller at Richmond from Bridgeport, Conn., where
he became chief of police in 2006.
Rigid Packing Division in Newburgh,
States Army in July
Mark Winston is the new assistant
Ind. She has assumed many of the
2008. He commischancellor and director of the John
Warrick controllership responsibilities
sioned as a 2nd
Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers
and has played a key role in maintainLieutenant in the
ing the strong internal control environ- University in Newark, N.J. Winston’s
United States Army Signal Corps
responsibilities include management
immediately following graduation from ment, improving the monthly closing
process, and leading the Warrick plan- and development for the Dana Library
Hampton University. He has comand the Institute of Jazz Studies, with a
ning and forecasting process.
manded at all levels from platoon
combined budget of $2.7 million and a
leader through brigade commander
staff of 38, campus-wide academic iniand has served combat tours in Bosnia
tiatives, and the strengthening of the
and Iraq. He is the fifth graduate of
Hampton University to be selected for Michael Sherman has been appointed campus’s engagement with its urban
as chief of staff for the National Capital community in teaching and research.
General Officer, however, the last
Planning Commission in Washington,
selection was over 25 years ago.
Ferrell is currently the Director, Future D.C. He will serve as staff advisor to
the executive director of the commisCombat Systems, Strategic
sion and prepare and review policy
Peter J. Aranyi was
Communication for the Army and is
recommendations and technical proelected to the Clark
located in Arlington, Virginia.
posals relative to the District of
Nexsen board of
Columbia and federal interests in the
directors in Charlotte,
development of the National Capital
N.C. As one of eight
board members, he will be responsible
Anthony D. Reyes took command of the Region among his other duties.
for setting strategy and policy, and
U.S. Army Garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va.,
establishing and updating the firm's
in May 2008. Col. Reyes came to Ft.
business plan. Aranyi will participate in
Monroe from his last duty assignment
Adrienne Hill Hawes recently pubdetermining future direction and goals
at the Pentagon where he served as
of the firm for the long and short term.
chief of the Army Diversity Office. His lished a children's book called
“Moving Danielle.” The book is about Timothy J. Mason has joined STV, Inc.,
responsibilities include overall mana 10-year-old girl that learns the mean- based in Douglassville, Pa. as vice
agement and oversight of the day-toing of compassion and how to treat
day operations of the Garrison, slated
president. In his new position, he manothers with repect when she moves to ages operations for the Pennsylvaniafor closure in 2011.
a new town.
based central region of STV’s national
Cornell Mark Stephenson has pubconstruction management division.
lished his first book “That Masterful
STV is a leading architectural, engiSeason.” Stephenson’s book is a story
neering planning and construction
that follows eight men from both
Danny T. Barnes
management firm. Prior to joining STV,
coasts that have one common bond.
earned a Doctorate
Mason was president of Mason
He is based in Los Angeles, Calif.
of Science degree in Associates, LLC.
information systems
and communications William Parrish, Jr. is president and
owner of NobleStrategy, a construcfrom Robert Morris University in
Lillian Anita Dixon is the Garrison
Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 5, 2007. Barnes tion management firm in South Orange,
Commander at Ft. Jackson in
N.J. His company has grown from one
Columbia, S.C. Col. Dixon is detail ori- is the managing principal of his comemployee in 2005 to 23 full-time
ented and focuses on all aspects of the pany, Absolute Veritable Solutions, and employees and has headed some of
acts as an independent contractor for
Army post. As Garrison Commander,
New Jersey’s top construction projvery little escapes Dixon’s attention as companies who serve various govern- ects. He was recently interviewed by
she is involved in everything from man- ment agencies.
Membership in the college cannot
exceed one percent of the total lawyer
population of any state and consists of
approximately 5,700 members in the
United States and Canada.
aging traffic, overseeing trash pickup,
and running chow halls to training soldiers to shoot machine guns, survive
ambushes, and march in formation.
She is responsible for all installation
management functions.
1986
1990
1984
1987
1988
1985
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HU Alumni
Class Notes
The Star Ledger regarding his ‘noble’
business strategy in today’s tough
economy.
Erika Donnell Lewis was awarded the
Master of Divinity degree by Union
Theological Seminary in New York, N.Y.
May 16, 2008. Lewis was one of 104
Thomas Stephens was named vice
students awarded with a graduate
president of Northeast Agency Group
with MetLife, Inc. Stephens is based in degree from Union this year, making
this Union's largest graduating class
Boston, Mass., and oversees sales
since 1992.
offices that span from upstate New
Cedrick D. Smith was inducted into the
York to New England and Eastern
Concentra medical company’s
Pennsylvania. Previously, Stephens
served as director of annuity sales for Customer Service Hall of Fame at a
ceremony on Nov. 12 in Addison,
MetLife, Inc.
Texas. Smith is the medical director of
Concentra’s Post Oak clinic in Houston,
Texas and was one of 23 inductees into
Tabb J. Bishop was promoted by
the company’s first hall of fame class.
Verizon Communications, Inc. to vice
Ingrid Wright has recently accepted
president of public policy at Verizon
the call to go national with her eightPennsylvania. He is responsible for
year-old abstinence foundation, the
strategic policy, regulatory and external Virgin Pride Abstinence Foundation,
initiatives across the state. Previously,
Inc. designated to motivate and inspire
Bishop served as Verizon Pennsylvania’s a life of sexual purity. Wright is also an
director of public policy. He was deputy assistant principal with the Hampton
chief of staff in the executive office of
City School System in Hampton, Va.
the president of Temple University,
Philadelphia, Pa., before joining Verizon
Pennsylvania in March 2007.
1991
1994
Alison Kim McLaurin opened a new
gift and paper boutique in Cary, N.C.,
on Sept. 4. The boutique, Cute Buttons
Gift and Paper Boutique, features a
festive crop of paper and gift lines to
celebrate any occasion or any day.
1992
Christy S. Coleman
has been chosen as
the president of the
American Civil War
Center at Historic
Tredegar in Richmond, Va. Coleman previously served as president and CEO of
the nation’s largest African-American
museum, The Charles H. Wright
Museum of African American History, in
Detroit, Mich. During her tenure, the
museum’s membership grew from 3,500
to more than 15,000, and she launched a
successful $43 million Legacy Campaign
to grow audiences, increase endowment, address capital and programming
needs, and build a new $12 million,
22,000-square-foot permanent exhibit
And Still We Rise.
Horace Christian is a Christian animator and the vice president of TGKS
Records in Lake Elsinore, Calif., a children’s gospel record company that
produces Christian media products for
children. TGKS media products include
children’s gospel music CDs and
Christian animation DVDs. Recently,
Christian’s company created a gospel
cartoon TV show called “Dex Davis:
Child of God!” The cartoon aired on the
Trinity Broadcasting Network’s “Smile
of a Child” TV network on Nov. 15.
Maj. Carl Faison took command of the
Military Entrance Processing Station at
Ft. Lee, Va., on Sept.10. At his new
command, Faison will continue with
the Military Entrance Processing
Station’s goal of processing recruits.
Faison previously served as Ft. Lee’s
23rd Quartermaster Brigade adjutant.
Alan Patterson was featured in the
prestigious The African-American
Pulpit’s National Journal, the only nondenominational journal dedicated to
African-American preaching. Patterson
was selected as one of the “20 to
Watch” under 40 in the United States.
1995
Elayne Fluker has been named managing editor of Brides.com as of Sept. 8,
2008. Fluker began her career at
Essence magazine and was most
recently the editorial director for the
Beauty & Style and Entertainment
channels at NBC Universal’s
iVilliage.com. Brides.com is a premier
bridal destination site, with more than
1.2 million unique users every month
and has commanded a superior market
position by aggregating content from
numerous sources including three
national magazines, Brides, Modern
Bride, and Elegant Bride.
William R. Moss launched
HBCUconnect.com in 1999 and recently announced the merger/acquisition of
the second largest HBCU website,
HBCUnetwork.com. The move will further solidify his company’s position as
owners of the largest, most active
HBCU audience online. Based in
Columbus, Ohio, Moss is the CEO of
Moss Interactive and the co-founder of
Lee Moss Media.
1996
Maj. Jason Baker
was awarded the
Meritorious Service
Medal, for his outstanding performance while assigned at Ft. Monroe, Va.
Baker’s next assignment is in Alaska
where he will be the administrative
officer for a brigade that is in preparation for deployment to Iraq.
Kimberly McKee was
honored as one of
Philadelphia Tribune’s
“10 People Under 40
to Watch in 2008.”
McKee is a
Philadelphia, Pa.,
radio and TV personality who hosts her
own talk show. She is now known as
on-air personality Envy McKee.
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Class Notes
ing. Her professional goal is to educate concepts in the medical communicawell-known athletes and lesser-known tion industry to challenge the norm.
art collectors who need to brush up on
Yuri Rodgers
Monica Coleman,
Milligan and her hus- their art collections.
along with her busiband Erwin Milligan
ness partner Jamarr
Nicole C. Young was
have opened a Foot
Rawlinson, won a
hired as a principal
Solutions franchise in
$35,000 business
with the Podesta
Yorktown, Va. Foot Solutions focuses
grant from Miller
Group, a full service
on foot pain, foot care and proper fit.
Brewing Company in
government relations
The company is dedicated to providing
Milwaukee, Wis., for their Creative
and public relations
a full line of quality shoes, arch supConnections Mobile Barbershop. The
firm in Washington,
ports, and foot care accessories for all D.C. Prior to joining Podesta Group
award was a result of the Miller Urban
customer lifestyles.
Entrepreneurs Series and Business
she was a policy advisor to Governor
Plan Competition.
Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan. In
her new position, she will focus on
Onicka Daniel is co-founder of
state and local government outreach
LifeStyle Management Life
Peter J. Boykin
as well as projects relating to telecom- Outsourcing & Concierge Service
received the Rose
munications, tax, and workforce devel- located in Virginia Beach, Va. The
Ann Smith Award at
opment.
company offers a variety of services
Michigan State
such as senior care assistance, chef
University in East
services, pet sitting, errand running, inLansing, Mich., for Outstanding
home computer training, personAcademic Achievement 2007-2008. The Ryan Gerrard McQueen received his
al/virtual assistance, home/office
award is given to African-American
doctor of medicine degree from
organization and cleaning, party/event
students in the master’s in advertising, Virginia Commonwealth University
planning, leisure solutions and more.
public relations, marketing, and retail
School of Medicine in Richmond, Va.,
program at the university. Boykin will
in May 2008. He intends to pursue child David Elliott Horton, III, was one of 10
U.S. Peace Corps volunteers serving in
be completing his master of public
and adolescent psychiatry.
Ghana, West Africa, Chosento meet
relations degree in May 2009.
and eat lunch at the U.S. Ambassador’s
Victor Langford, IV
residence with then President George
was appointed conW. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush,
Joaquin Madry has
sulting director for
joined the law firm of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
McConnell Jones
Halloran & Sage LLP, and Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater.
Lanier & Murphy, LLP
Bush listened to the volunteers’ stories
in Hartford, Conn.
in Houston, Texas,
Madry concentrates regarding their experiences and comone of the nation’s
mended all Peace Corps volunteers for
largest minority-owned accounting and his practice in the areas of tort and
their service to humanity.
general litigation, including premises
business advisory firms. Langford will
Leia Medlock gradube responsible for managing the com- liability and product liability. Prior to
ated from SUNY
joining the firm, Madry worked for the
pany’s consulting projects within the
Downstate College of
State
of
Connecticut
Office
of
the
housing industry. He will not only overMedicine in Brooklyn,
Attorney General and as a law clerk for
see project delivery but will also proN.Y., with a doctorate
vide day-to-day management and keep the Superior Court of Connecticut.
in medicine in May
the operational aspects of the compa2008. She is continuny’s housing practice connected.
ing her postgraduate education at
Penn State Hershey Medical Center,
Calvin L. Butts has
Hershey, Pa. in the field of obstetrics
recently been proand gynecology.
moted
to
vice
presiTamara Holmes was recently interdent
business
develviewed by the Fayetteville Observer in
opment, DAZ Agency
Fayetteville, N.C., as an artist who is
in Hackensack, N.J. DAZ is one of the
aiming to educate collectors. In 2007,
fastest growing pharmaceutical advershe was hired at Fayetteville State
tising agencies in the New York area.
University as the assistant athletic
He specializes in using new and fresh
director for development and market-
1997
1998
2000
2001
2002
1999
46
Class Notes
2003
2007
Reserve Element. He was commissioned at Hampton University on May
Kishia J. Mills particDeWarren K. Langley 12, 2007, and has since completed the
ipated in the Armed
was inducted into the Basic Officer Leadership Courses at Ft.
Benning in Columbus, Ga., and Ft.
Forces Inaugural
Raymond Watkins
Committee (AFIC),
Chapter of Phi Alpha Jackson in Columbia, S.C. At his first
duty station, USJFCOM, he was grantwhich supported the
Delta Law Fraternity
ed the Joint Service Achievement
56th Presidential Inauguration on Jan.
International on Oct. 24 at North
Medal and the Army Commendation
20, 2009. Lt. Mills is assigned to the
Carolina Central University School of
operations directorate as a credential
Law in Durham, N.C. Langley is a first- Medal for exemplary service and
extensive efforts to sustain a unit that
officer. She is an active duty member of year law student and member of the
rapidly deploys soldiers, sailors, airthe U.S. Coast Guard and has served for Black Law Student Association, the
seven years. She joined AFIC from the
Intellectual Property Society, Thurgood men and marines.
U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in
Marshall Associate with the council on
Washington, D.C.
Legal Education Opportunity and a
member of the North Carolina Bar
Nicole Butler was
Association Law Student Division.
commissioned into
Tuesday Tibbs was featured as a
the U.S. Army as a
Marquis Dennis is currently working
Master of Business Administration
2nd Lieutenant on
for Draper Laboratory in Rosslyn, Va. as (MBA) student in the July 2008 issue of
Sept. 19 at Hampton
a senior member of the technical staff. Black Enterprise magazine. The article
University.
In
October,
Nicole graduatDraper Laboratory is a private not-forentitled “Basic Training” discussed the
ed from Basic Office Leadership
profit research and development labo- MBA degree as still being the degree
ratory headquartered in Cambridge,
of choice for executives and entrepre- Course II, in Ft. Benning, Ga. She is
currently at Ft. Jackson and will report
Mass. Dennis is currently involved in
neurs. Tibbs is a first-year MBA stuthe critical mission of developing soft- dent at the Tepper School of Business, to Ft. Bragg in March where she will
be assigned to the 82nd Airborne
ware and building enterprise systems
Carnegie Mellon University in
Division Headquarters.
as a software engineer and systems
Pittsburgh, Pa.
engineer. He deployed map data to
mission planners for the U.S. Air Force. RaSheeda Waddell was third runnerup in the 2008 Miss North Carolina
pageant in which she competed as
Miss Central Carolina. The 2006-2007
Jerelen Anita Blanton recently accepted Miss Hampton University has contina new job in Oklahoma City, Okla. as the ued her platform of “Depression in 3D
– Detect, Deal, and Destruct.”
morning anchor for KOCO-TV. Blanton
2008
2004
2005
was Miss Hampton University 2004-2005
and was previously an on-air personality
with WRIC-TV in Richmond, Va.
Donald Williams was promoted to 1st
Lieutenant in November by U.S. Joint
Forces Command (USJFCOM), Army
47
Memoriam
In Memoria m
Alfred C. Bailey ’53
of Silver Spring, Md., July 21, 2008
Paula Williams Barry ’48
of Washington, D.C., October 12, 2008
Caesar S. Bassette, Jr. ’38
of Cincinnati, Ohio, August 7, 2008
Joseph Benton, III ’68
of Portsmouth, Va., October 5, 2008
Flora Jefferson Blanchard ’54
of Chesapeake, Va., August 20, 2008
Estelle Taylor Booker ’49
of Tampa, Fla., July 9, 2008
John H. Booker ’43
of Harrisburg, Pa., February 17, 2008
Ronald Booker ’58
of El Paso, Texas, June 18, 2008
Jean Lewis Broadnax ’70
of Norfolk, Va., October 30, 2008
William H. Brothers ’47
of Lawnside, N.J., December 24, 2007
Alvin K. Brunson ’80
of Baltimore, Md., March 30, 2008
W. Wallace Cannon ’48
of Columbus, Ohio, August 28, 2008
Carolyn Miller Chamblee ’49
of Richmond, Va., November 2, 2008
Pamella Poe Chavis ’72
of Newport News, Va., September 25, 2008
James L. Connors ’74
of Chesapeake, Va., April 9, 2008
Edinburgh Corprew, Jr. ’63
of Portsmouth, Va., August 24, 2008
Octavia Milton Cothran ’54
of Atlanta, Ga., April 2, 2008
John K. Cunningham ’50
of Winter Haven, Fla., May 23, 2008
Mary Owens Davis ’48
of Suffolk,Va., October 1, 2008
Michael A. Delaine ’87
of Washington, D.C., April 6, 2007
48
Viola Vaughn Dowe ’49
of Plainfield, N.J., April 29, 2008
William L. Dudley ’60
of Norfolk, Va., May 21, 2008
Charlie A. Elliott ’40
of Lynchburg, Va., February 6, 2008
Lenora Johnson Ellis ’02
of Hampton, Va., October 12, 2007
Madeline Johns Gee ’30
of Williamsburg, Va., November 26, 2007
Frank J. Giles ’81
of Temple Hills, Md., February 4, 2008
Calvin Glascoe ’54
of Baltimore, Md., March 1, 2008
William D. Glover ’78
of Yorktown, Va., February 2, 2008
Seleemah Hameed Graham ’58
of Rocky Mount, N.C., August, 2007
Audrey Nichols Griffin ’65
George L. Goodman ’49
of Sunbury., N.C., March 31, 2008
Helen Jefferson Goodwin ’52
of Baltimore, Md., February 9, 2008
Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. ’47
of Albany, Ga., January 30, 2008
Jeffery G. Grant ’87
of Augusta, Ga., June 5, 2008
Virginia Lee Greene ’38
of Jamaica, N.Y., September 13, 2008
Walter E. Gurley ’72
of Hampton, Va., August 10, 2008
Mary Adelaide Harrison ’41
of Asheboro, N.C., February 18, 2008
Paul A. Haywood ’48
of White Plains, N.Y., May 26, 2008
John D. Hicks ’50
of South Hill, Va., May 22, 2008
Linda Lawrence Hunt ’71
of Franklin, Va., February 8, 2008
Rhonita Kelly Jennings ’75
of Fairburn, Ga., July 15, 2008
Glendi E. Johns ’48
of Baltimore, Md., June 19, 2008
Maurice Mallory Johnson ’41
of Washington, D.C., June 17, 2008
Hortense Parker Jones ’36
of Jamaica, N.Y., September 20, 2007
John E. Jones ’68
of Suffolk, Va., October 8, 2008
Leonard P. Jones ’93
of Arlington, Tenn., August 4, 2008
Patricia B. Kinard ’73
of Upper Marlboro, Md., March 22, 2008
Hinton King ’49
of Bayside, N.Y., February 9, 2007
George S. Lane, Jr. ’58
of Norfolk, Va., April 30, 2008
Gloria J. Lang ’68
of Jacksonville, Fla., February 20, 2008
Wilbur E. Lawson ’53
of Hampton, Va., March 22, 2008
Akim Layeni ’80
of Portsmouth, Va., September 25, 2008
Thelma Brown Lewis ’40
of Washington, D.C., January 11, 2008
Isabelle Chamberlain Mann ’41
of Newport News, Va., October 22, 2007
Terry K. Marlowe ’78
of Stafford, Va., May 5, 2008
James D. Mayfield ’87
of Apex, N.C., June 28, 2008
Patricia Larkin McClammy ’65
of Montgomery, Ala., August 17, 2008
Dolores Saunders Mercer ’65
of Norfolk, Va., June 11, 2008
Juanita Wells Mitchum ’43
of Norwalk, Conn., November 1, 2008
Rachel Bassette Noel ’36
of Denver, Colo., February 4, 2008
Memoriam
Willie E. Perry ’72
of Chesapeake, Va., June 5, 2008
Diane Y. Prescott ’79
of Newport News, Va., October 24, 2008
Gladys Alston Quintyne ’56
of Brooklyn, N.Y., May 30, 2008
Beatrice Armstead Rhone ’39
of Stafford, Conn., October 19, 2008
Thelma Cannady Rice ’26
of Baltimore, Md., May 14, 2008
Charles D. Ridgill ’44
of Los Angeles, Calif., March 17, 2007
Carrie Coleman Robinson ’32
of Montgomery, Ala., May 24, 2008
Joseph W. Robinson, Sr. ’49
of Atlanta, Ga., September 14, 2008
George Rowe, Jr. ’50
of Cincinnati, Ohio, May 5, 2006
Russell H. Ruffin, Jr. ’77
of Severn, Md., April 18, 2008
Charles Sills ’64
of Suffolk, Va., August 14, 2008
Norma Holloway Smith ’47
of Fort Worth, Texas, September 26, 2008
Odessa Coston Smith ’55
of Belair, Md., October 12, 2007
Viola Hobson Smith ’46
of Hampton, Va., December 4, 2008
Elizabeth Edmondson Soares ’56
of Richmond, Va., November 28, 2008
Lloyd J. Stark ’48
of Tampa, Fla., May 28, 2008
John W. Stewart, Sr. ’57
of Newport News, Va., June 30, 2008
Harriet Peeler Stone ’31
of Savannah, Ga., October 5, 2008
Robert E. Thomas ’85
of Berryville, Va., September 23, 2008
Stephanie Allen Thomas ’78
of Washington, D.C., February 5, 2008
Precious P. Thompson ’49
of Raleigh, N.C., April 11, 2008
Clyde B. Wheeler, Jr. ’80
of Hampton, Va., November 21, 2008
Donna L. White ’87
of Virginia Beach, Va., June 2, 2008
Florence Woodhouse White ’62
of Virginia Beach, Va., December 5, 2008
Henry Whitehead, Jr. ’62
of Hampton, Va., August 11, 2008
Charlotte Phillips Wilkinson ’37
Helen Boone Williams ’52
of Virginia Beach, Va., July 6, 2008
Charles E. Wilson, Sr. ’43
of Atlantic City, N.J., February 13, 2008
Miriam Johnson Wooding ’43
of Norfolk, Va., February 13, 2008
Milford R. Woodson ’63
of Rockville, Md., October 14, 2007
Willie E. Sawyer ’35
of Verona, N.J., March 10, 2007
49
ublished by the Hampton University
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visit: www.hamptonu.edu/museum/
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MEMORIAL CHURCH
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
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
In Memory of
over five
Given by
Lawrence Patterson years will
Lawrence Patterson
reserve 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:
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
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