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MORGANPresidential Perspective —Dr. Earl S. Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Morgan on the Move —Bernard L. Jennings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Homecoming 2003 —’Unfinished Business’ . . . . . .4

‘BEST’ COLLEGE CHOIR —Porgy & Bess Leads to St. Petersburg, Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Institute of Architecture —’Reviving the Rhythm’ . 13

Rebuilding Afghanistan —Morgan Alumni inthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Donor Profile —Wilbert Walker . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Donor Profile —David Karangu . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Donor Profile —Russell Young and Dr. Anne V. Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

New Horizons Campaign —1867 Club . . . . . . . 23

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Student Profile —Larry Caudle . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Alumni News —National Alumni Association . . . 37

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Greetings:Welcome to the Spring, 2004 issue of Morgan Magazine.

The past few months have been busy times here on the campus. Several new projects are now underway and

we are generally pleased with the enhancements we have been able to make to some of our programs.

The long-awaited new, five-story library that is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2006, promises to

be a showcase facility. It will contain study areas, classrooms, computer labs, and meeting rooms with still

enough space to add 5,000 volumes each year for the next twenty years.

Also under construction are the new student center and parking garage with a capacity of over 500 cars, along

with the new communications building that will include a footbridge connecting the north and south campuses

for the first time. Located on the site where Soldier’s Armory once stood, the new student center will be home to

a cyber café, retail shops with a bookstore, 800-seat theatre and ballroom, a food court and meeting rooms. Of

course, I hope all of you are as proud as I am about the renovations recently completed to Alumni House. It is

yet another must-see for those visiting the campus.

You should know how proud I am to announce to many of you that we have added another arm to our already

distinguished School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences. We are calling it the Morgan State Univer-

sity Estuarine Research Center. It is a research laboratory located on the banks of the Patuxent River in Southern

Maryland. This new extension of the university is going to help us to have an even greater impact on diversity in

the field of science.I believe you will enjoy reading in this issue about the successes of Morgan’s School of Engineering, preparing

students to meet the challenges of their profession across the globe. Even in Afghanistan, these young engineers

are carrying the Morgan banner to new heights.

Yes, we have been very busy here on the campus, and so, too, have Dr. Nathan Carter and the Morgan State

University Choir. They are back from a history-making visit to St. Petersburg, Russia where they wowed audiences

with two performances. It was, we are told, the first time an African American choir has ever performed in Russia.

You will read more about the choir and their performances in this issue. However, I wanted to be the first to tell

you of some more exciting news – Reader’s Digest, in its May, 2004 issue, names the Morgan State University

Choir the “Best College Choir in America.” It is a distinction they deserve by their hard work and I know you will

want to join me in offering congratulations.And finally, our capital campaign, New Horizons: The Campaign for Morgan State University, is doing very

well after only two years. In fact, we are closing in on our goal of $25 million each and every day. Let me say

‘thank you’ to those who have already given to vital fund-raising effort and ask those who have not yet done so,

to please help a deserving young student to achieve his or her dream of a college education. In the process, you

will be helping Morgan to do more of the great things you will read about in this issue of Morgan Magazine.

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Earl S. RichardsonPresident

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Dear Alumni, Friends and Supporters:

The enthusiasm begins to build each year at about this time and this year is no exception.The campus is in full bloom, Commencement is just around the corner and we are lookingforward to some very exciting events here at Morgan in the next several weeks.

One of the most anticipated will be a visit to the campus in September, October andNovember of “Something All Our Own: the Grant Hill Collection of African American Art.” Thisis a major exhibit of the art in the collection of Mr. Grant Hill of the NBA’s Orlando Magicbasketball team. It is a wonderful collection of works by some of the best-known and mosttalented African American artists of our time.

Also this fall, several major football games are lined up for each Saturday in September,beginning on the 4th with the Labor Day Classic, featuring the Morgan State Bears againstBowie State in Hughes Stadium. The following week, the Bears take on Gardner-WebbUniversity in the Prince Hall Masonic Classic, again in Hughes Stadium. On September 18th,our Bears travel to San Jose, California to battle San Jose Sate University in the Martin LutherKing Literacy Classic. And finally, we are off again to the Meadowlands in New Jersey for arevenge match against Hampton University in the Whitney Young Classic.

I am excited, too, about the October visit to Morgan by entertainer Bill Cosby for a GilliamConcert Hall performance in support of our capital campaign, New Horizons. We are, at thesame time, launching a new scholarship program for future teachers in Baltimore City PublicSchools. The scholarship is named in honor of Morgan alumnus and famed major leaguebaseball pitcher and former Greyhound executive, Joe Black, Jr., who was a personal friend ofMr. Cosby.

Each of these events is significant by itself. Taken together, however, they are reasons to beexcited about Morgan and its future. On behalf of President Richardson, I invite you to comeand experience the vibrant life on the campus, as well as the numerous activities available toour current and prospective students, parents, alumni and the community. You will see firsthand why we are a dynamic university – on the move!

Bernard L. Jennings, Vice PresidentUniversity Advancement

Sincerely,

Homecoming 2003! “Unfinished Business” was the Slogan thatInspired the Bears to Ace the Bison …Again!

Arguably the biggest event of the year at Morgan with the stepshows, the band, alumni, the homecoming game, the parade,and the gala, the two weeks leading up to homecoming aresome of the best at Morgan. The Morgan Bears beat the HowardBison for the second year running (33 to 12) at Hughes Stadium.

Master of Ceremonies for Homecoming was New Jersey StateAttorney General, and Morgan alumnus, Peter Harvey.

Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele, Commencement speaker for2003, and Maryland’s first African American LieutenantGovernor, was one of many special guests.


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Dr. and Mrs. Earl S. Richardson and Dr. Nathan Carter with the cast ofPorgy & Bess.

mmediately after aNovember 2002 joint performanceat the Joseph Meyerhoff Sym-phony Hall in Baltimore, YuriTemirkanov, the Baltimore Sym-phony Orchestra’s music director,cornered Dr. Nathan Carter, thedirector of the Morgan State Uni-versity Choir, and invited him andthe choir’s soloists to a post-con-cert dinner at the former Polo Grillat the Colonnade, just north ofJohns Hopkins University.Temirkanov had been soimpressed with the choir’s per-formance of George Gershwin’sPorgy and Bess that night that hecould hardly wait to make a propo-sition to Dr. Carter: bring the entirechoir and soloists to St. Peters-burg, Russia, the following year toperform at the International WinterArts Festival.

Temirkanov is also the artisticdirector of the St. Petersburg Phil-harmonic Orchestra. He had con-ceived of the Winter Festival sixyears ago as a way of bringingleading stars of music, theater,

ballet and art together at variousvenues around the former Russiancapital for a 10-day festival at theNew Year.

He had been “so thrilled” with theMorgan Choir’s performance thathe wanted to show them off to hishometown, says Miryam Yardu-mian, the artistic administrator ofthe BSO who was there at thatNovember dinner, “he invitedthem right then and there,” shesaid.

Ms Yardumian, who helpedarrange the tour and attended theperformances in St. Petersburg,said that it was “an incredible,phenomenal performance.”

She said that there had neverbeen an African American choir inSt. Petersburg before.

“They certainly won over thehearts of the Russian audience,”she extolled, adding that “theMorgan State Choir members arethe greatest possible ambassadors

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for everything, from just being greathuman beings to their singing.”

Two of the three soloists - Kishna Davis,the soprano, and Stephen Jones, thetenor - are both Morgan State Universitygraduates. “The audience demandedthat Stephen do an encore, an entirearia from Porgy and Bess, after the con-cert was over. It was absolutelyamazing,” she said. The aria was “It Ain’tNecessarily So.” And as the 80 choirmembers walked off the stage followingthe concert, the audience, in the aislesleaving, turned to give each of thesingers a final ovation.

Dr. Carter said after that performancethat he was “speechless….Overall this

matches the best response we’ve everhad. The whole evening was like a cele-bration.”

A concert of spirituals and gospel musicwas performed the final night of the fes-tival.

Maryland State and Baltimore Cityfunds helped finance $100,000 to sendthe 80-member choir to Russia.

"Hearing about the outstandingachievements of the choir gives megreat personal pride," Maryland StateSenator Nathaniel J. McFadden (D-Balti-more City) said recently. As the SenateMajority leader, Sen. McFadden is thehighest-ranking Morgan alumnus (‘68)in the Maryland General Assembly.

"Every Marylander, every African Amer-ican, should take great pride in what Dr.Carter and the choir have done. It's fan-tastic, and it's worth every dollar thestate spent to get them to Russia."

“It was a great investment” of state andcity monies, enthused Yardumian. “Youcan’t buy that kind of public relationsfor Morgan, for Baltimore, for Mary-land.”

The choir performed in the Grand Hallof the 1300-seat Shostakovich Philhar-monic Hall to a sold-out crowd.

By all accounts, the Choir’s performancewas “astounding”, and “great.”



Former Morgan studentDarin Atwater leads theMSU Choir in a gospelselection sung in theShostakovichPhilharmonic Hall, St.Petersburg.

The 10-day festival, entitled “Russia-America,Musical Bonds,” began Dec. 28th, 2003.

The choir, one of the nation’s most prestigiousuniversity choral ensembles, performed the con-cert version of George Gershwin’s “Porgy andBess” on January 6th accompanied by the St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra which wasled by Temirkanov, and closed the festival thefollowing day with a recital program of spiritualsand folk songs conducted by Dr. Nathan Carter,who has been the director of the choir for over30 years.

Tim Smith, the Baltimore Sun’s music critic whoattended the performances in St. Petersburg,reported that the choir was a hit among the Rus-sians. He wrote that the choir “had the wholeaudience in its hands…”

Dr. Nathan Carterconducting the MorganState University Choir –Named ‘Best CollegeChoir” by Reader’sDigest Magazine, 2004.

Leon Williams and Kishna Davisbeing directed by Yuri Temirkanovof the St. Petersburg Orchestra.

Said one young Russian in attendance: “Whenwe listened to the traditional American spiri-tuals, we fell in love with these singers. I wantedto dance. I think everybody wanted to dancewith the music,” Smith quoted the young man inhis review.

Greg Tucker, the BSO’s vice president for publicrelations who accompanied 20 patrons of theBSO to St. Petersburg for the festival, said thatmembers of the normally reserved Russian audi-ence “weren’t reserved that night. They werecheering and stomping their feet,” he said.

Alexander Uteshev, a professor at the St. Peters-burg Theatre Arts Academy, told Smith throughan interpreter that “this is a wonderful choir thattouches our souls. They have a very uniqueapproach to all kinds of music. And NathanCarter’s conducting is masterful.”

Temirkanov was pleased by the reception theMorgan choir received. He said, “This was a verygreat concert, very great.”

Dr. Eric Conway, the choir’s accompanist andassociate director as well as assistant chairmanof the Fine Arts Department at Morgan, accom-panied the choir to St. Petersburg, along with Dr.Clara Adams, Morgan’s Vice President of Acad-emic Affairs, Sheila Richardson, the wife ofMorgan’s president, and others, said that thechoir’s second night’s performance also includedsome Russian music.

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Leon Williams and Kishna Davisbeing directed by Yuri Temirkanovof the St. Petersburg Orchestra.

“That was well-received,” he said.“The Russians said they could under-stand our Russian. Phonetics is awonderful thing,” he added,explaining that the choir learned theCyrillic words through phonetics.

The choir has performed with moremajor orchestras around the UnitedStates than probably any other uni-versity choir. The choir’s rise tonational and international fame coin-cided with it breaking down colorbarriers beginning in 1972, when thechoir was invited to sing at the MusicEducators National Conference inAtlanta, the first African Americanchoir ever chosen to do so. Thechoirs’ accomplishments from thereon have expanded to include a worldvenue of performances.


“IT WAS EXCITING BEING ON STAGE ANDHEARING THE AUDIENCE YELL ‘BRAVO!’

IT’S AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER TO HAVEPEOPLE ENJOY WHAT YOU BRING TO THEM...”— Simone Paulwell, Freshman

Glenn Dale, Md


BRAVO“I love Dr. Carter! He pushes you to your

highest potential. He’s broadened my vocalrange and helped me understand the con-cept and beauty of Negro spirituals.

I got accepted into about 10 other colleges,but I turned them down because I wantedto work under Dr. Carter. I knew he was theonly one who could mold me into the fineproduct I wanted to be. That’s all he pro-duces.”

Tyronda Marshall, SophomoreGreenville, NC

“Being at Morgan has been a rewardingexperience. It gave me a chance to findmyself and grow and mature on my own.

Dr. Carter is a musical genius. There are nowords to express how he maneuvers thechoir to get the sound and expression thathe wants. I have never been to a perform-ance where he has failed to make it work.”

Michael Scotland, SeniorDenmark, SC

“Dr. Nathan Carter is quite possibly one ofthe finest overall conductors of the 20thcentury and beyond. His conducting hastaken him and his choir all over the world.As a vocal performance major, I have agreat appreciation for what he has done.

He has brought a certain aura to Morgan’smusic department that may not have beenthere without his expertise in the field. Onstage, he has a way of being a musicalmagician in the way he holds the choir inthe palm of his hand throughout each song.It’s truly amazing!”

Garrett Jackson, SophomoreMitchellville, MD

“I LOVE DR. CARTER. HE’S SO FUNNY AND I LIKE HOW HE GOES ABOUT GETTING THINGS DONE.”Danielle Leonard, FreshmanHyattsville, MD

The Choir’s thoughtsabout Dr. Nathan Carter

Loyola University (Baltimore); the Music AmericaLifetime Achievement Award from the WestchesterPhilharmonic Orchestra; the National Award fromthe National Association for the Study and Perfor-mance of African American Music; and the Distin-guished Service Award from the National Associa-tion of Negro Musicians for his outstandingcontributions as a performer of works by Blackcomposers. During a 125th anniversary celebra-tion, Dr. Carter was recently recognized byHampton University for his many achievements asa distinguished alumnus. He also joined Dr. Ben-jamin Quarles in Morgan’s First Annual Salute toBlack Men and was named among “Baltimore’sBest” by the city. His hometown of Selma,Alabama bestowed upon him a plaque and key tothe city, designating Dr. Carter as “HonoraryMayor.” He also received the 7th CongressionalDistrict’s 2001 Dr. Catherine Hughes HumanitarianAward.

Prior to joining the faculty of Morgan State Univer-sity in 1970, Dr. Carter served as choral directorand chairperson of the Division of Music atKnoxville College, where his choirs were consis-tently praised for their national tours. He hasserved as president of the Maryland Chapter of theAmerican Choral Directors Association and musicconsultant-conductor at the Baltimore School forthe Arts.

Dr. Carter is also the headmaster of the NewShiloh Baptist Church School of Music in Balti-more, where he resides in Baltimore with his wife,soprano Jean Carter. His daughter Lynn is also aclassically trained soprano, and his son Ryan is anengineer with completed courses for a degree inlaw.

One of Dr. Carter’s trademarks is assigning a soloto a singer from the stage seconds before the solois to begin. Associate Choir Director, Dr. EricConway, says that the spontaneity of the lastminute selection is “exciting and leads to sometremendous and astounding performances.”

Morgan’s Extraordinary Choir Director Is WorldFamousFor the more than 30 years that Dr. NathanCarter has led the Morgan State UniversityChoir, he has taken thousands of undergradu-ates on musical adventures all over the world,performed at some of the world’s greatest con-cert halls, and has received accolades fromsome of the world’s greatest musicians.

Dr. Carter, chairman of the Department of FineArts and director of the Performing Arts Series,is a graduate of the then Hampton Instituteand The Juilliard School of Music. He receivedhis doctorate from the Peabody Conservatoryof Music.

A native of Selma, Alabama, Dr. Carter hasbeen at Morgan for 34 years. During hisextraordinary career in music, Dr. Carter hasbeen a guest conductor, lecturer, adjudicatorand clinician of teaching institutionsthroughout the United States, including Har-vard University, the University of Utah, the Uni-versity of Connecticut and Gettysburg College.He appeared as a lecturer with Eva Jessye atthe Cleveland Orchestra’s Community MusicProject and spent two weeks in Nairobi, Kenya,presenting lectures and concerts that weresponsored by the Cultural Affairs Office of theUnited States Information Agency (USIA).

As a guest conductor, he has performed hisown orchestral/choral arrangements with theBaltimore Symphony Orchestra, the DetroitSymphony Orchestra, and the PhiladelphiaSymphony Orchestra.

Dr. Carter’s honors include the Phi Mu AlphaService Award; Morgan State University’s Out-standing Achievement Award; an HonoraryDoctorate from Gettysburg College; the Distin-guished Alumni Award from Peabody Conser-vatory; the Gold Medal from the Rosa PonselleFoundation; the Andrew White Medal from

The Baltimore CityHistorical Societyrecently bestowed the“Living History Honor”award to Dr. Carter for‘Elevating Baltimore’sMusical Stature.’

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR DIRECTOR

Dr. Nathan Carter

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Choir Performance Highlights 2004: St. Petersburg, Russia2003: Paris, France2002: Prague, Czech Republic2000: Prague, Czech Republic1998: The White House1996-1997: “Silver Anniversary”

broadcast on Christmas Eve ,wonthree Emmys for Maryland PublicTelevision

1996: Switzerland and Germany1995: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and

Carnegie Hall1994: Christmas special on National

Public Radio1992: Bonn, Germany for the Biennial

Beethoven International Festival1991: Summer tour in the Bahamas,

Crystal Place, Nassau1990: Choir sextet tours East Africa1988: White House performance for

President Ronald Reagan 1986: Dedication of the National Office

headquarters of the NAACP1984: Performance with Cab Calloway

and Festival of the American LisztSociety

1983: Kennedy Center’s nationallytelevised salute to Eubie Blake’s100th birthday

1981: Bermuda tour1979: Performance with Detroit

Symphony Orchestra1978: Live recording with Dr. Howard L.

Cornish1977: Performance with the New York

Philharmonic Orchestra1976: Kennedy Center, with the New

York Jazz Repertory Company forthe Bicentennial

1975: First European tour: Helsinki,Leningrad, Copenhagen, andLondon

1974: The American Choral DirectorsAssociation, St. Louis, MO.

1973: Eastern Regional Convention ofMusic Educators NationalConference, Boston. MA

1972: The Music Educators NationalConference , Atlanta, GA

1970: Dr. Nathan Carter appointedassistant professor in music andDirector of Choral Activities byPresident Martin Jenkins to facultyof Morgan State University

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MSU CHOIR TOURS34 Years of Song on Three Continentsand 30 Countries

W hen Billie Holiday was growing up in West Baltimore in theearly 1920s, she could hear the music of Bessie Smith andLouis Armstrong spilling out the windows of row houses

along Pennsylvania Avenue. When she returned in the late 30s to singat the Royal Theater, both she and “The Avenue” had become icons ofa vibrant blues and jazz culture in Baltimore. Not only did Pennsyl-vania Avenue host the Royal Theater but The Avenue was crowdedwith other venues such as the Regent Theater and a scattering ofspeakeasies, which hosted such performers as Fats Waller, CountBasie, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Louis Arm-strong, Pearl Bailey and, of course, Billie Holiday.

Yet, it was Jim Crow that forged this vibrant avenue. African Americanperformers and spectators were barred from white theaters; AfricanAmericans were discouraged from shopping at Baltimore’s largedowntown department stores. Once a predominately German Jewishcommunity, by the early 1930s, the area around Pennsylvania Avenuehad become a strong African American community, boasting a livelyretail corridor, a renowned music scene, and a strong community ofprofessional African Americans. Ironically, it was the advent of thecivil rights movement, with the eradication of Jim Crow laws, thatstarted The Avenue’s decline. With movie theaters opened to all, withthe rise of television, and the creation of shopping centers, the uniquevalue of the area’s retail and music spaces disappeared. The decline ofThe Avenue is linked to the general decline of the American city as themiddle class fled to the suburbs, and as shopping malls grew inpopularity. When the Urban Development Agency began tearing downbuildings to prepare for the new subway line, The Avenue went into itssharpest decline. The cultural anchor of the Royal Theater wasdestroyed when it was torn down in 1971.

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The community organized in the 90s, under the umbrellaof a neighborhood association called the PennsylvaniaAvenue Redevelopment Collaborative (PARC). Under thedirection of Baltimore resident, George Gilliam, PARC wasawarded Baltimore Main Streets Initiative status in 2000.This program, which encourages the economic develop-ment of impacted areas through access to developmentgrants, administrative and technical help, and focuses onencouraging each Main Street to identify and thenstrengthen its particular identity. For PennsylvaniaAvenue, it was clear that a return to its jazz and bluesroots was vital to its success.

Across town, Morgan State University’s Institute of Archi-tecture and Planning was undergoing a renewal of its own.Founded in 1977, the institute, which now houses thegraduate programs in architecture, landscape architectureand city and regional planning, has its roots in urbandesign. Urban design incorporates the design issues of thethree disciplines by focusing on the design principles ofthe urban fabric. The institute’s mission is to teach its stu-dents how to stop the decline of the modern city whoseresidents have fled to the suburbs and whose majoremployers have followed them. Under the leadership ofDr. Richard Lloyd, who heads Morgan’s Institute of Archi-tecture and Planning, and in concert with President Earl S.Richardson, the institute agreed to a long term informalpartnership with PARC, offering its 120 graduate studentsas a resource for planning and design collaborations. The

mission to serve theurban community wasrevived. In the fall of2003, Dr. Paul Kelsch’sLandscape ArchitectureStudio V developed eightapproaches to improvingsites within the area.These approachesinspired PARC to look fora specific site for devel-opment. They suggesteda vacant lot on LaurensStreet directly acrossfrom The AvenueMarket.

The park space is quitesmall, a mere 150 feet by50 feet but it is part of alarger system of histor-ical markers planned forthe area. There are twoexisting markers, the

Billie Holiday statue on the corner of Lafayette and Penn-sylvania and the new Royal Monument located on 1300Pennsylvania. These two nodes are clearly historical;

“Reviving The Rhythm”


Dr. Taylor is Dean of the School ofGraduate Studies where he supervisesthe Institute of Architecture andPlanning, the Public Health Program,the Continuing Studies Program, andthe Institute for Urban Research. He isalso the national President of theCouncil of Historically Black GraduateSchools, and a member of theGraduate Record Examination (GRE)Board Services Committee. Dr. Taylorholds the (MA) and doctorate (Ph.D.) inSociology from Bowling Green StateUniversity and the juris doctorate (JD)from Duke University’s School of Law.

Pennsylvania Avenue looking south

Map showing historical markers on Pennsylvania AvenueThe Avenue Market

The site at Laurens and Fremont

Maurice C. Taylor, Ph.D., J.D.Dean, Graduate Studies

PARCSite

George Gilliam defines the new parkspace, as “Revitalizing the Rhythm”.It is to link the residential areas onthe west side with the commercialflow of The Avenue, providing bothactive recreation as well as a centerfor community life. Like the popularcommunity center, the Shake ‘NBake, the park will be both a histor-ical marker and a community center.

In the spring semester, Dr. Lloyd’surban design class was asked tocreate a conceptual plan and write aproposal for implementation. Afterseveral site visits, the group com-posed of both architecture and land-scape architecture students, createda conceptual plan which would beimplemented in stages. The hardlesson for the urban designer is thatit takes a fifty-year vision. What didPARC want The Avenue to look likein fifty years? How could the spacebe used to create positive activities?PARC sees the success of this spaceas instrumental for encouraging fur-ther investment in the area by home-owners, the city and businesses.

“PARC has formed a powerful part-nership with Morgan,” Dr. Lloyd said,adding, “When students go into thecommunity to work on the project,they are greeted warmly and enthusi-astically by residents.”

One member of the group, Dr. AmyGilley, a landscape architecture stu-dent, had also spent her fall term onthe other side of North Avenuedesigning a proposal for a grocerystore on a long neglected 2-acre sitelocated between Pennsylvania andFulton Avenues. “The lack of openspaces and viable retail, includinggrocery stores, has impacted theneighborhood’s ecological health.”By returning the neglected vacantlots to viable centers of activity, Dr.

Gilley believes that a vital ecologicalspace could serve as a landmark forsocial responsibility. Returning tograduate school after working for 13years as a theater designer, Dr. Gilleylooks to landscape architecture asthe bridge between urban plannersand architects. What drives theproject are the residents of the area.Because the population will shiftover time, the spaces must addressthe larger human needs: fresh air,open space, plants, and meetingplaces.

The design team, inspired by Dr.Lloyd “to think out of the box,” iscomposed of six students. Three arefrom abroad: Nepal, Turkey andLebanon. The other three are fromMontgomery County, and BaltimoreCity, and California by way of Maineand Estonia. This grouping inspireda lively exchange of what passes asculturally appropriate in openspaces. The students, “bring anenergy of international outlook and aglobal view” to the project.

The international backgrounds of thestudents, she continued, result in “amore creative flow of ideas. No onesays something can’t be done.”

The shared vision and partnering ofGeorge Gilliam, Dr. Earl S.Richardson, the City of Baltimore,and PARC along with the resourcesprovided by Morgan’s Institute ofArchitecture and Planning, havegiven a jump start to urban renewalprograms such as PennsylvaniaAvenue. In doing so, the City of Bal-timore has become a working class-room, and a living laboratory inwhich Morgan is offering its studentsan unparalleled opportunity tostudy, understand and help trans-form urban culture in America.

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Morgan’s architectural students Dr. Amy Gilley, Kishor Bhattarai, Utku Akbulut,and Maisie Hughes, meet with George Gilliam and members of PARC.

“Pennsylvania Avenue has a marketable history. There are a lot of musicianshere, and good ones! If we can make a place for them to perform, it wouldbe a very exciting thing.” —Dr. Amy Gilley

Morgan Grads HelpRebuild Afghanistan


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Morgan Graduates Meet the Challenge ofNation Building in AfghanistanThree Morgan School of Engineeringgraduates are working voluntarily inAfghanistan with the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers to help restore the country’sinfrastructure. Delray Wylie, B.S. Elec-trical Engineering May 2003, AdrianDeVillasee, B.S. Civil Engineering May2003, and Dale Ann-Marie Duncan, B.S.Civil Engineering May 2000, answeredthe call when the Corps asked for assis-tance. They are helping to secure thestability and future of Afghanistan byrenovating or building infrastructure,such as barracks, headquarters build-ings, medical clinics, and dining andrecreational facilities. A safe, stablesociety that meets the needs of itspeople, improves political cohesive-ness, and brings economic benefits caneliminate the chaos inherent in anunstable environment.

“These folks are selflessly serving volun-tarily and have put themselves inharm’s way to serve their own peopleand the people of Afghanistan,” saidStan Gembicki, Chief of Engineering,Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers. “For civilians assigned tothese projects, it’s an unfamiliar envi-ronment working in a combat zone. It ishard work in austere conditions, withpersonal threat, and they are away fromtheir families for four to six months at atime. Although they are civilians, eachof them clearly displays the seven Armyvalues: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless-ness, honor, integrity, and personalcourage.”

The U.S. Army Corpsof Engineers, Balti-more District, deploysan all-volunteer work-force split betweenmilitary and civilian

personnel to manage hundreds ofdiverse projects in support of a varietyof Department of Defense and non-defense customers throughout theworld. These projects cover a full rangeof mission objectives such as militaryoperations support, humanitarian relief,and peace operations and involve anequally wide range of engineering, tech-nical, environmental and real estateservices.


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Delray Wyle, Adrian Devillasee, andDale Duncan in Afghanistan

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We are in Afghanistan taking great pride in representing the USA,Maryland, and Baltimore, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, our fami-lies, and Morgan State University.

—Eugene M. DeLoatch, Ph.D.Dean of the School ofEngineering

“We’ve consistently found that Morgan has done an excellentjob in preparing its students to manage projects,” Gembickicontinued. “Morgan gives a quiet professional confidence toits students. It has a very pragmatic approach that preparesits graduates to understand the balance between technicalrequirements and customers’ needs.”

“We selected Morgan graduates Delray, Adrian, and Dalebecause they each possessed the traits that we look for inrecruits. It is such a harsh environment in which they work inAfghanistan: 12- to 18-hour days, 6-7 days a week, in uniformwith flak-jackets and helmets, often traveling with escorts(shooters). So, we look for mature people that also have thetechnical expertise to do the jobs.”

Partnerships Benefit EveryoneDelray, Adrian and Dale were all hired at a National BlackEngineer of the Year Awards conference in Baltimore wherethe Corps sets up a recruiting table. The Corps makes aneffort to recruit minorities in engineering, science, and archi-tecture at many regional and national conferences. It believesthat to stay competitive, it must ensure that it has a diverse,talented workforce. As an employer responsible for deliveringworld-class engineering services to a host of customers,

diversity is what keeps engineering innovations and designsin tune with the societies it represents.

Recruiting at conferences is just one way that the Corpsachieves its diversity goals. It also develops partnerships withcolleges, like Morgan, giving future engineers real-world expe-rience to help them prepare for and better manage theircareers. The Corps offers students mentoring, scholarships,workshops, and internships; field trips for exposure to realprojects; and extensive guidance through their requiredsenior design projects. The School of Engineering’s Dean, Dr.Eugene M. DeLoatch, signed the partnership agreementespecially to increase students’ chances of being hired asCorps interns, co-ops, and fulltime employees. Through itsmulti-faceted alliance with Morgan, the Corps also worksclosely with AMIE, Advancing Minorities' Interests in Engi-neering, which is headquartered at Morgan State University.

Pat Burgess, Morgan’s AMIE coordinator, said, “The U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers and AMIE became partners in 1996, andLieutenant General Robert B. Flowers and AMIE’s ExecutiveDirector, Myron L. Hardiman, just renewed the PartneringAgreement. The program's primary goals are: to prepareminority engineering students for responsible positions in anengineering environment; to enlighten minority engineering


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“It’s one thing to watch CNN but whenyou actually come here, you see thatpeople are people. There are lots of kidshere and they are all beautiful. Thesepeople really need us. It would hurt themif we all left.” — Dale Duncan

AfghanistanDelray Wyle, Gen. Flowers and Dale Duncan

Morgan Grads Help Rebuild Afghanistan


“I feel that this mission is bigger thanall of the rest I've been on. This deploy-ment doesn't affect just me and theothers that are here. It affects everyonein the United States of America. Myreason for coming to Afghanistan wasto help in the mission against terrorismand the pay is important also. I couldn'tforget about that.”

Adrian DevillaseeTAC - Kabul

“I'm currently the liaison for MorganState University and the Society ofAmerican Military Engineers. TheUSACE team has been involved withthis program for some time. This pro-gram is vital to young engineers andassists them in preparing for success inthe engineering world.”

Delray WylieFacilities, Electrical EngineerAED - Kabul

“Before I came over, I was worriedabout how I would feel as a womanbecause women here don’t work oreven drive a car. But it has not been aproblem. You get the stares but theyare really more out of curiosity simplybecause it’s so different here. I amscheduled to return home in May andwill probably work in the Corps envi-ronmental division, but I have enjoyedthis deployment so much that I maywant to do something like this again.”

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students about the Corps, its missions, unique capa-bilities and opportunities; to assist historically blackcolleges and universities in educating minority engi-neering students; and to produce a world-class,diverse pool of talent throughout the Corps."

AMIE, a nonprofit organization launched in 1992, is acoalition of representatives and engineering profes-sionals from Fortune 500 companies and historicallyblack colleges and universities (HBCUs) that haveABET-accredited engineering schools. HBCUs grad-uate between a quarter and a third of the AfricanAmerican engineering technical degree recipients inthe U.S. each year.

In a global-oriented society, these partnerships offer avaluable diverse experience for students. They exposethem to a smorgasbord of career opportunities acrossmany disciplines, giving them the opportunity to seewhat engineering is like in the real world and to refinetheir interests. Overseas internships, such as thosethe Corps offers, help students and graduates likeDelray, Adrian, and Dale become more well-roundedthrough exposure to different cultures, and thenreturn home with a renewed sense of pride. �

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We in the School of Engineering are very proud of theseyoung people for at least two reasons, namely:

a). That they show the value to the nation of Morganas a place for developing competitive engineeringtalent, and

b). The commitment of individuals from the AfricanAmerican community to the safety and security ofour nation. These youngsters have decided toplace themselves in harms way to assist all Amer-ican’s in their desire to live a safe a secure world.

DONOR PROFILES:

WilbertWalkerA GenerousGiver MakesAnotherNotableContribution

Wilbert Walker

Wilbert Walker, Class of '50, has a longhistory of generous donations toMorgan State University. He recentlygave $115,000 to its first capital cam-paign, New Horizons. The campaigngoal is to raise $25 million to enhanceMorgan's endowment for scholarshipsand need-based financial aid, facultyand program development, athletic pro-grams, and the Alumni House.

Previously, Mr. Walker contributed totwo endowed scholarship programs,giving $25,000 for band students andanother $25,000 for students in socialservices studies, to both of which theState added matching funds. He alsoprovided $5,000 to a fund for Morganthat his class of '50 set up.

After graduating from Frederick Dou-glass High School in 1942, Mr. Walkerwas drafted into the Navy and served inWWII. Upon returning to Baltimore,having been away for 2 years, hedecided he wanted to stay close tohome and enrolled at Morgan. Hejoined the ROTC at Morgan, and gradu-ated as the first distinguished militarygraduate at the university, with the firstcommissioned class.

He was later inducted into the ROTCHall of Fame, which was established forthe purpose of honoring those MorganROTC alumni who rendered honorablemilitary service to the nation and subse-quently distinguished themselves byhigh achievement and/or significantsupport for the betterment of MorganState University, the Army ROTC pro-gram, the armed forces, the nation orsociety in general.

After graduating from Morgan with anundergraduate degree in economics, Mr.Walker served in the Army in Korea. Thistime, upon returning home, he con-tinued his education at Howard Univer-sity, where he completed a Masters insocial work. His varied training andleadership skills were excellent prepara-tion for his career from 1950 to 1980 atwhat came to be known as the MarylandDepartment of Human Resources SocialServices Administration, where he roseto Deputy Director. The Administrationis the central coordinating and directingagency of all 24 social services offices inthe state, which employ strategies toprevent child abuse and neglect, protectvulnerable children, support family sta-bility, and promote customer independ-ence.

About his contributions to Morgan, Mr.Walker said, “Morgan does a good jobeducating young people and it has a sig-nificant need for money to do so. Eachyear, out of approximately 6,000 appli-cants to Morgan, only about 1,500 areaccepted. Last year, 300 of those hadachieved honors status in their firstsemester. Education is important for usas African Americans and these stu-dents need support. I can’t think of abetter use for the money. Plus, my latewife and son also graduated fromMorgan.”

Although currently enjoying retirement,Mr. Walker maintains an active role incivic activities in the community,sharing his vast experience in leader-ship, government and social services.He has written five books, two dealingwith his experiences in the military andthe other three about social services inMaryland. All five books are available inMorgan’s library and the African Amer-ican Collection at Enoch Pratt Library.�


DONOR PROFILES:

David Karangu

David Karangu, Class of '87, recentlygave $20,000 to Morgan State Universityfor its endowment fund for scholarshipsto help disadvantaged students. “When Iwent to school in the 80s,” said Mr.Karangu, “the federal government cutPell grants significantly. Morgan lostlots of students at the time and many ofthem were my friends. I’ll never forgetthat. When I have the chance to offer theopportunity of education to someoneelse, I want to do so.”

Karangu was born in Atlanta, GA in 1967and moved with his mother to Kenyawhen he was about 5 years old. Theyreturned to the U.S. when he was 17 andtrying to decide upon a college. Becausehis father had been a long-time pro-fessor at Morgan, and still is today, thesearch for the right college was not along and drawn-out process. It becamea simple choice.

Selecting a major was a difficult under-taking for Karangu. He was not surewhat he wanted to do. Initially hewanted to be a lawyer but he always hadan interest in business. After switchingmajors several times, he found his nicheand graduated in 1987 with a degree inmarketing.

Like his major, Karangu's career in theauto industry was not pre-selected.While attending Morgan State Univer-sity in Baltimore, General Motors camerecruiting at the school. As an “A” stu-dent, he was selected for an internshipat a Baltimore dealership. He enjoyed itenough to continue in the industry andafter graduating went to work for Ford asa Zone Manager, a customer service rep-resentative to dealers in the region.During this time he also attended theNational Automobile Dealers Associa-tion’s Dealer Academy in McLean, VA.

Subsequently, while working for yetanother dealer in the area, he saw theopportunity to become an entrepreneurwhen one of Ford’s dealerships wasavailable for purchase. In 1997, althoughhe was only 30, he took a giant step andbought his first dealership. It satisfied along-time dream of owning a business.

Today, Karangu owns two Ford dealer-ships and employs 100 people. His busi-nesses are Fairway Ford of Augusta, GA,and Freedom Ford, which he operatesunder the corporate entity, Kenya AutoEnterprises. When he purchased thefirst dealership it was earning approxi-mately $10 million in sales. In 2003,

under Karangu’s supervision, dealershipearnings shot to around $72 million.Karangu’s dealerships have earned thedesignation as one of Black Enterprise’stop ten growth leaders and was rated as41st out of the top 100 black-ownedauto dealers in the country. He attrib-utes the phenomenal, seven-fold growthprimarily to his education in Kenya andat Morgan.

“Education is very important to me. Itgives you discipline and a sense ofresponsibility,” Karangu said. “I useeverything that I learned in college inmy business today. I oversee all theadvertising and marketing myself, sincewithout it there is no business.”

He also attributes his success to hisbusiness philosophy: hire good people,train them well, and offer an open-doorpolicy for employees and customers.From here, Karangu says he looks for-ward to concentrating on maximizingthe potential of his two dealerships in arapidly growing area. �

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DONOR PROFILES:

The YoungsMorgan isConsidered aPart of TheirFamily

Mr. Russell YoungDr. Anne V. Young

Mr. and Dr. Russell Young, both 1951graduates of Morgan State College, theforerunner of MSU, recently donated agenerous sum to Morgan for unre-stricted use.

Dr. Young, a Baltimore native, saidabout Morgan, “It is really part of thefamily for me. My grandfather, EbenezerDuke Venture, graduated from Morganin 1898 with two degrees, one inteaching and the other in theology. Myfather and brother also went there and Ihave cousins all over the country thatgraduated from Morgan. When wegather for events at Morgan, it is like afamily reunion. It was just alwaysassumed that I would go to Morgan.And then, I met my husband there, onthe way to the library.”

Her first personal encounter withMorgan was as a second-grader. Shewas sent to a special program at Morganfor students that had excelled andskipped a grade. The children attendedsummer classes at Morgan to betterprepare for the next school year. Shelater returned to Morgan and receivedher undergraduate degree in foreign lan-

guages with a minor in English. Fol-lowing a master’s from the University ofPuerto Rico and a doctorate from UnionGraduate School in Cincinnati, Dr.Young pursued additional coursework atJohns Hopkins University, Notre Dame,University of Michigan, University ofMadrid and the University of France. In1965, she began teaching languages atMorgan, eventually becoming Chair ofthe Foreign Language Department. Shestayed until retirement in 1990.

Mr. Young’s decision to attend Morganwas not as clear-cut as his wife’s. Quitethe athlete in Chambersburg, PA,excelling in football and basketball, hereally had two other school preferencesin mind. But he happened to travel toBaltimore with a friend and had theopportunity to speak with Morgan’scoach. The coach told him that hewould call him within a week. Mr. Youngaccepted a full football and basketballscholarship at Morgan, figuring that adefinite offer was better than waiting onanother school to make a decision.When his first college choice called aweek thereafter, they were simply toolate.

Mr. Young went on to complete hisundergraduate degree in physical edu-cation at Morgan, where he also joinedthe ROTC and subsequently servedseven years with the Army. He alsospent a year in law school and workedtoward his master’s in urban planning.Following his service work, he appliedhis leadership skills to advance hiscareer as a manager with companiessuch as The Coca-Cola Company andAT&T.

Both Mr. and Dr. Young see Morgan as alarge part of their history, family, andlives. Mr. Young said, “I believe in blackcolleges with all my heart and try tohelp in any way. I can’t think of a betterthing to do with our dollars than makethis donation.” He has also helpedMorgan by serving as President of theVarsity M Club, a group formed in the1940s to raise scholarship money forMorgan’s student-athletes. For adecade, he ensured that funds wereraised and provided to men and womenin football, tennis, track, basketball, andother sports. �

In September 2003, the MSUFoundation launched a giving clubnamed for the year of the University’s

founding, the 1867 Club. This clubrecognizes all individuals who have givenor pledged $10,000 or more to

New Horizons: The Campaign for Morgan

State University. We thank all of ourcurrently qualified donors and hopeothers will soon join the ranks of thisgroup of committed individuals in theirsupport of Morgan State University.

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THE 1867 CLUB

Dr. Clara I. AdamsMr. and Mrs. William L. AdamsMs. Shirley Marcus AllenThe Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Anderson*Dr. Carolyn V. AtkinsDr. Donald M. BellMr. Joseph BennettMrs. Maybelle Taylor BennettMr. Malcolm BernardDr. Andrew Billingsley*Mrs. Gordine. BlountMr. and Mrs. Allen A. BostonMr. Lloyd D. Bowser, Sr.Dr. Yvonne BronnerDr. Brenda Scott BrownMr. Jesse F. BrownMrs. Joyce A. BrownMs. Heidi A. BruceDr. T. J. BryanMr. and Mrs. Michael A. BryantMr. Wade BryantMs. Bessie M. Burney*Dr. Jay C. Chunn*Ms. Rhonda A. ClintonMs. Shirley E. ConawayMr. Barton ConnerMr. Ronald K. CravenMs. Armentha CruiseMr. and Mrs. Michael E. CryorMr. William CunninghamMrs. Anne S. DavisGen. and Mrs. Arthur T. DeanDr. Myrtle E.B. DorseyMr. and Mrs. Frank L. EdmondsMr. J. Terry EdmondsDr. Iheanyi EroniniMr. Dallas R. EvansMr. Cecil E. FlamerMr. Tony D. FrancisMr. Wayne R. Frazier, Sr.Dr. Gerald FritzMr. Charles Giles, Jr.Mr. James H. Gilliam, Jr.† and

Dr. Linda J. GilliamMr. and Mrs. James H. Gilliam, Sr.Dr. Patrice Gilliam-JohnsonMr. Henry L. Givens

Mrs. Bertha H. GoodmanMs. Julie D. Goodwin*Mr. Earl G. GravesMr. John J. Griswold, Jr.Dr. Cecil B. HarrisMr. Vander HarrisMr. and Mrs. Bert J. Hash, Jr.Ms. Ethel Henderson*Ms. Cheryl Y. HitchcockMs. Jeanne D. HitchcockDr. Leslie Holcombe*Dr. Burney J. HollisMrs. Marsha E. Holmes*Ms. Sarah Horsey*Mr. Michael C. JamesMr. Bickram JanakMr. and Mrs. Bernard L. JenningsMr. Larry E. Jennings, Jr.The Honorable Norman E. JohnsonMr. LeMont E. JoynerMr. and Mrs. Victor JulienMr. David M. KaranguMs. Jennifer KerrMr. Willie E. LanierMs. Catherine Latney*The J. Jacob and Daisy Lee

Memorial Fund*Mr. Ronald T. LemezisDr. Pamela Mack*Dr. Roland McConnellThe Honorable Nathaniel J. McFaddenThe Honorable George K. McKinneyCol. (R) and Dr. Rodney H. MedfordMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Medford, Jr.Mr. Lovenia MitchellMr. Abraham MooreDr. Kenneth D. MoselyMr. and Mrs. David MosleyMrs. Ella M. Moultrie-HarrisDr. William W. MumbyDr. Eugene H. NewmanMr. William V. Ormond, IIIMr. and Mrs. Claude A. Parker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Patterson*The Estate of Mr. Elmer S. PattersonDr. Cecil W. Payton*The Estate of Mrs. Melissa S. Perdue*

Mr. A. Recardo PerryDrs. Thomas and Esther Pinder Dr. Joseph J. Popovich*Mr. Martin R. ResnickDr. Earl S. RichardsonMs. Alice J. RobersonDr. Margaret O. Roberts-DavisMs. Karen RobertsonDr. T. Joan RobinsonMr. Turhan E. RobinsonMs. Tanya V. RushMs. Dorothy Russell*Stephen O. Russell, Esq.Ms. Sharon L. SandersThe Honorable Kurt L. SchmokeMr. and Mrs. C. “Scotty” ScottMr. Oscar Sheppard, IIDr. Howard L. Simmons*Dr. Leonard C. SimmonsDr. Daniel T. Henson SkinnerThe Will and Jada Smith

Family FoundationDr. Hilbert D. StanleyThe Estate of Mrs. Johnnye Mae

StevensonDr. and Mrs. Maurice C. TaylorThe Estate of Ms. Ruby M. TaylorMr. and Mrs. W. Stewart TaylorDr. Otis A. ThomasMr. Reginald C. ThomasMr. Robert S. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Ivory E. TuckerMr. and Mrs. Stanley W. TuckerMr. and Mrs. Carl W. TurnipseedMr. and Mrs. Calvin Tyler, Jr.Dr. Wayne L. VarnadoreMr. and Mrs. Raymond C. VollmerMr. Wilbert L. WalkerDr. Patricia L. Welch*Mr. Carol WhitakerCol. (R) and Mrs. James S. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Roland J. WhiteGen. (R) Johnnie E. WilsonDr. Edmonia Townes Yates*Mr. and Dr. Russell Young

† Deceased.

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Members, through February 2004, are as follows:

Developing Athletes and Character:

The Edward P. Hurt GymnasiumContinues a Tradition

WHAT’S IN A NAME?A Glimpse at the Names of Morgan’s Buildings and Facilities


“The arrival of the black athlete on the national sports scene in the 1940s and 50sgoes directly back to Edward P. Hurt. There is not a single black sports figure inthe world today who is not in some small way in the debt of Coach Hurt.”

W hen you walk into the lobbyof Hurt Gymnasium, a life-size photo of Edward P. Hurt

greets you. He is the legendary coach,teacher and mentor after whom thebuilding is named. Constructed in1952, Hurt Gymnasium is one of theoldest but sturdiest facilities oncampus. The two-story building is theprinciple facility for instruction inhealth, physical education and recre-ation. Hurt Gym has a stone exteriorand brown-colored granite decoratesits walls. After more than 50 years, thegym is still around, serving everyonefrom students and staff to faculty andnational politicians.

Containing approximately 58,000square feet and a hint of the art decostyle, this eclectic building frames thepedestrian north to south campus.After major renovations in the earlynineties, a wellness center, a fitnesscenter, a human performance labora-tory, gymnasia, offices and classroomsare now housed there. In addition, aNCAA-sized swimming pool is stillavailable to provide student instruc-tion and recreation. The building pro-tects the life and safety of usersthrough the installation of various

alarm systems and improved exteriorlighting. Windows that were installedthrough original construction havebeen replaced with modern energy-efficient panes.

Both floors of Hurt Gymnasium haveshrines to the former coach, who wasboth loved and feared by his players.Photographs of him and his out-standing players are on display inrooms throughout the building. Tro-phies and plaques are encased inglass, indented wall shelves. The offi-cial cap and jacket he wore as the firstBlack man to coach a team in prepara-tion for the Olympics, is on display.The collection is second-to none onthe historically black campus. CoachDavis helped to develop the shrines,but he gives most of the credit to Dr.Joanne Rodenhauser, Chairperson ofthe Health and Physical EducationDepartment.

Edward P. Hurt came to Morgan in 1929to teach mathematics and coach ath-letic teams. He coached basketball,track and field and football. He waslater named Director of Athletics, thetop position in the sports department.When he came to Morgan, there was no

stadium, no track, no gymnasium andvery little equipment. He often had torent space in locations around the cityjust to hold practices. Roads and walk-ways served as a track for runners, anda makeshift football field was markedoff on an unused part of the campus.Coach Hurt, with two part-time instruc-tors, produced individual championsand championship teams in spite ofthese handicaps. To generations ofMorgan athletes and students the soft-spoken, quiet man was noted for hisability to bring out the best in a stu-dent or athlete.

Dr. Josh Culbreath (‘55), a national andPan American 100-meter hurdlingchampion, was proud of the athleticachievements and the skills he honedunder the watchful eye of Coach Hurt.But Dr. Culbreath was most impressedwith the impact Coach Hurt had ondeveloping the character of him andscores of other athletes. Culbreath’sphoto is displayed in the exerciseroom of Hurt Gym. Contacted recentlyat his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, hesaid, “He molded thousands of us.Remember, we were all so inexperi-enced. He turned us into men and gen-tlemen.”

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“Run From There”A Biography of Edward P. HurtBy Herman L. Wade

The Edward P. Hurt Gymnasium built in 1952, honors professor Edward P. Hurt,teacher, coach and Director of Athletics at Morgan from 1929-1970.

“He turned us into men....”— Dr. Josh Culbreath (‘55)

Herman L. Wade wrote one of themost poignant statements about thecoach in a published biography enti-tled Run From There. Wade capturedthe significance of the coach’sdecades of work and commitment toMorgan. “The arrival of the black ath-lete on the national sports scene inthe 1940s and 50s goes directly backto Edward P. Hurt. There is not asingle black sports figure in the worldtoday who is not in some small way inthe debt of Coach Hurt. And to theextent that Hurt helped to break downracial barriers, our entire country oweshim a huge debt of gratitude. We area better nation now because of him.”

The Morgan Bears football team,under the leadership of Coach Hurt,owned one of the longest winningstreaks in collegiate history, from 1931to 1938, playing 54 games without asingle loss. Morgan basketball teams,

which he coached from 1929 to 1947,won four CIAA championships. Hisrecord in track and field was no lessinspiring. It was in track that Hurtgained most of his fame, producingnational sprint champions and relayteams. Hurt trackmen establishedenviable records in national champi-onship meets, including sprinters inthe Pan American Games. In 1941 hewas named to the Afro Americanhonor roll for his coaching achieve-ments. And in 1950, Eddy Hurt wasnamed Track and Field Coach of theYear.

Coach Hurt received numerous honorsduring his lifetime. However, one thatmade him especially proud was pre-sented on February 21, 1952, whichmarked his 52 birthday. Morgan StateCollege named its new, $1,000,000gym, the Edward P. Hurt Gymnasium.�

Coach Edward P. Hurt receives silverfootball from former president of theMorgan Alumni Association, Dr.Eugene D. Byrd, on the occasion ofhis twenty-fifth anniversary at thecollege, celebrated in 1953.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? The Edward P. Hurt Gymnasium

Although it remains as one of theoldest structures on campus, theHurt Gymnasium features a modernNCAA-size swimming pool, and afully equipped Nautilus fitness center,among its many updated amenities.


The Morgan Bears football team, under the leadership of Coach Hurt, owned one of the longestwinning streaks in collegiate history, from 1931 to 1938, playing 54 games without a single loss.

Morgan State University’s oldest living graduate –and the apron strings behind Morgan’s sportsprogram for many years passed away December

28, 2003.

Geraldine Beatrice Reid Hurt, 101, a graduate of the Classof 1931 who was trained as an educator and in home eco-nomics, was the widow of Morgan’s legendary coach EddieP. Hurt who died in 1989.

As the wife of the athletic director and football coach, Mrs.Hurt, who was known by scores of Morgan athletes as“Mom” or “Mother Hurt”, she always had a hot meal readyfor a homesick athlete, quarters foran occasional call home, a needleand thread to patch worn socks orsew on missing buttons. Years afterthey graduated from Morgan, formerathletes still continued to visit her.

According to Nina Dobson Hopkins,(’78), who is director of the Coun-seling Center at Morgan and a long-time friend of Mrs. Hurt, her big heart extended to ath-letes of other schools as well.

During the time of segregation, a Virginia football teamwas in Baltimore to play Morgan right around Thanks-giving, but there was no restaurant that would serve themfood on Thanksgiving Day. “She had her husband go getthem and bring them all to her house for a home-cookedmeal,” Mrs. Hopkins said.

Mrs. Hurt told Mrs. Hopkins that sheremembered the days when there

was no running water at the Morgancampus and the only water camefrom a well. “I was shocked,” saidMrs. Hopkins.

During World War II, Mrs. Hurtused to write 50 to 100 letters aweek to Morgan students whowere drafted or enlisted. “She

did it by herself, not even with acommittee,” explained Mrs. Hop-

kins, “because she wanted to make sure they had mailfrom home.”

Those Morgan athletes she nurtured over the yearsinclude Clarence E. "Bighouse" Gaines, who was namedan All-American football player and was elected to theCollege Basketball Hall of Fame for his long and suc-cessful career as coach and athletic director at Winston-Salem State University. Others included running backOtis Troupe, Roy Cragway; basketball legends such as“Rap” Wheatley, Powell Sheffy, “Sugar” Cain, and “Boo”Brown; runners like Josh Culbreath, who went on tobecame the athletic director at Morehouse College, in

Atlanta, Bob Tyler, Art Bragg , Samand Byron LaBeach, and 1952Olympics 400-meter gold medallistGeorge Rhoden.

Bea Hurt was a member of theMorgan Women, the Alpha DeltaChapter of Alpha Kappa Alphasorority. She was also was an avidbridge player and played every Sat-

urday night with a group known as the Bridgettes.

Mrs. Hopkins said that Mrs. Hurt was very health con-scious and mixed up various ingredients into concoctionsto cure whatever was ailing her or her friends. “I wasalmost afraid to tell her if I didn’t feel well, because she’dmake up some concoction. She even attributed herincredible memory to some concoction she took whichhad garlic and herbs in it.”

She was a co-founder of the MorganUniversity Women (MUW), initiallyformed as a group of wives ofMorgan faculty, but eventuallygrowing to include women whoworked on campus. The MUWfound coats for students whodidn’t have any, helped thefaculty prepare for a lecture,and generally took care ofmatters around thecampus. �

Morgan’s “Mom”Leaves Rich LegacyShe Nurtured and Inspired Many for Whom Her Memory Will Never Fade

Coach Edward P. Hurtand Bea Hurt vacationduring the 1950’s.

Geraldine Beatrice Reid Hurt(1902–2003)

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Contributions to the Edward andBeatrice Hurt Scholarship Fund canbe sent to:Morgan State University FoundationP.O. Box 6426, Baltimore, MD 21264-4261

Morgan Holds First Legacy Track Meet Event Honors School’s Great Track Legends


Legendary coachEdward P. Hurt withthe MSU 1950Championship MileRelay Team: BobTyler, GeorgeRhoden, Bill Brownand Sam LaBeach.

Bob Barksdale clearing the cross bar during the highjump at the historic Millrose Games , New York.

M organ State University held its the First AnnualLegacy Track Meet on Saturday, April 17, 2004 onits new 8-lane Mondo track at Hughes Stadium.

The Legacy Track Meet is held each year to honor all pastgreat track legends, who have made Morgan famous bothnationally and internationally.

Because Morgan State University has produced so many pastoutstanding runners, the university is honoring runners fromeach decade. For the First Legacy Track Meet, Morgan willhonor outstanding runners from 1930 to 1959. After that, theuniversity will honor runners during the following periods:

Second Legacy Track Meet – April, 2005: 1960 – 1969

Third Legacy Track Meet – April, 2006: 1970 – 1979

Fourth Legacy Track Meet – April, 2007: 1980 – 1989

Fifth Legacy Track Meet – April, 2008: 1990 – 2000

The first runner from Morgan to bring glory to the school wasDr. George H. Spaulding, head of the Chemistry Department,who placed second in the decathlon at the Penn Relays in1930. Dr. Spaulding also teamed up with another Morgangreat, Russ “Dash Man” Sterling, who brought Morgan its firstCIAA Championship in track.

Other great trackmen in the 30’s and 40’s were AlfonsoCottman, Ducky Ross and Elmore Pepper Harris.

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In 1949 history was made when the foursome of SamLaBeach, Bob Tyler, Bill Brown and George Rhoden broke thePenn Relay record but were disqualified on a trumped-upcharge. The group came back in 1950 to break the Penn Relayrecord that had stood for 56 years. The team continued towin at the prestigious Melrose Games in New York and othertrack meets throughout the United States. Because of thepopularity of this team during that era, many track runnerswere attracted, and came to Morgan. Art Bragg won the 100-yard dash at the Penn Relays in 1952 and 1953. Josh Cul-breath won 400-meter hurdles at the Penn Relays in 1953,1954, and 1955. Bob Barksdale won the High Jump in 1955and 1956. George Dennis tied with Bob Barksdale in 1955 andwon in 1957. Lance Thompson won the Long Jump in 1952.

The Flying Four that came after the Historic Four in the milerelay team comprised of Otis “Jet” Johnson, Herman Wade,Jimmy Rogers and Josh Culbreath. This group broke theC.I.A.A. record that was set by the Morgan Historic Four ofLaBeach, Tyler, Brown, and Rhoden.

During the 1950’s Coach Edward P. Hurt’s freshman mile relayteam also won at the Penn Relays. Coach Hurt also had acadre of sprinters, all capable of running 9’6 seconds andbelow. Examples of some of these sprinters, in addition toArt Bragg and others mentioned before were: Ken Kane,Dickie Waters, Paul Winder, Herb Washington, LinwoodMorton, Bobby Gordon, Byron LaBeach, and many others.

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HerbertWashington,Bobby Gordon,Ed Waters,and Ken Kave,1954 MSURelay Team.

High Jumper, Bob Barksdale,front right, with members ofthe 1958 U.S. Olympic Team.

The 1951 Morgan Relay Team, comprised of: GeorgeRhoden, Sam LaBeach, Howard Morgan, and John Triplett.

Bill Brown, anchoring the Morgan Mile Relay Team,at the Penn Relays, 1948.

The biography of Edward P. Hurt was just published. Hurt's story waswritten by Herman L. Wade a Morgan alumnus, and one of Hurt's formerstudents. Hurt was an Omega man initiated into Alpha Chapter at HowardUniversity in 1920, and a member of the Morgan College (now MorganState University) faculty from 1929 to 1970. He was one of the winningestcoaches in college football, and one of the first African Americans to coachin the Olympic Games.

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project in Baltimore that has a bad rep-utation. Larry left home and got dis-tracted by street life. After high schoolhe spent a year at Catonsville Commu-nity College but fell back into his pre-vious lifestyle and consequently did notdo well.

Back in Baltimore, one day he passed anacquaintance who happened to tell himabout the TV show Homicide: Life on theStreet, which often hired locals. She sug-gested that he send in a resume. Homi-cide called and offered him a part on theshow. It reenergized his ambitions andhe began putting all his effort into hisportfolio and into attending auditions.

The role on Homicide led to other partson stage and in movies, including: TheCorner, Prison Song, The Replacements, andAlong Came a Spider. He also starteddancing and choreographing. Heenjoyed the work but once again got

caught up in his prior behavior as hetried to find his way.

A Call From a Higher Source And a NewLife at Morgan A friend he was living with invited Larryto be in his upcoming wedding. Thewedding party stopped into a churchservice before the fitting. Larry listenedto the minister’s message aboutbecoming “an influential person thatpeople could look up to.” The messagestayed with him.

He believes the church changed his lifeforever. At an altar call he told the min-ister about his life. That minister wasEdwin Johnson, also the Director ofAdmissions and Recruitment at MorganState University. The very next day, Larrywent to Morgan, where Mr. Johnsonhelped him with his application andfinancial aid. In 2001, Larry began takingclasses at Morgan.

Larry Starts to Help OthersIn 2002, Mr. Johnson told Larry that if hecould keep a “C” average, the collegewould pay for his housing. Larry did andtoday lives in Rawlings Hall at Morgan,where he is now a social work major.Once at Morgan, Larry became involvedin an array of activities to help others.

He first became deeply involved in atutoring program called Brother-2-Brother. With the permission ofMorgan’s community service director,Larry and his friend planned the entire

male mentoring program for kids thatare troubled.

Larry also started the ABC Fashion Mod-eling Club, and numerous other pro-grams at Morgan. In the process, he hascollected an admirable list of accolades,including the Baltimore City Mayor’sOffice, Outstanding Community ServiceAward, Morgan’s Outstanding CounselorAward and a Mentors of Maryland Awardfor his work with Brother-2-Brother.When asked about getting involved in somany different activities, Larry said, “Iwant everyone to get to know me, thenew Larry, not the old one.”

A Budding EntrepreneurCurrently, he also works with severalfriends at Morgan in an entrepreneurialeffort called Kalisthiniks Clothing Com-pany. Schoolmates Tim Cayson, WayneLacy, and Artemis Edington founded thecompany. Larry assists with the mar-keting for the company.

The New LarryLarry’s life is very different than it wasjust a few years ago. He could have gonethe other way, but he changed his life forthe better. He has become one of those“influential persons that people couldlook up to” that he heard about inchurch. He intends to continue his workfor Kalisthiniks while completing hisdegree. Larry says his ultimate goal is toopen a youth center. �

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Anative ofBaltimore,Dr. Cooke

has been employedin the city publicschool systemsince 1964,

following graduation from MSU with aBachelor of Science degree in mathematics.After earning a Master’s in education fromThe Johns Hopkins University, Cookeworked as a guidance counselor for morethan 20 years. As a teacher and guidancecounselor, Cooke saw first-hand many ofthe challenges facing students in theclassroom, in the community, and in theirfamily lives.

Cooke and her husband, Ralph, also anMSU graduate, are Life Members of theMorgan State University National AlumniAssociation and active members of theHoward L. Cornish Chapter. She has servedas Treasurer for the past four years. Cookehas received several awards andrecognitions for her contributions to the

chapter. For many years, she has servedon the chapter’s annual Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. Scholarship Committee.

Cooke is a member of the ReunionPlanning Committee for the Morgan StateClass of 1964. She also supports MSU byrecommending high school graduates asapplicants for admission, and assists thoseaccepted students in their search forfinancial aid. She and her husband havesupported the Morgan Christian/InterfaithCenter and the University’s CapitalCampaign. Cooke is one of the fewfemales to participate in Morgan’s annualGolf Tournament.

Mrs. Delores Couser Cooke, Esquire,’64, is committed to empowering AfricanAmerican youth through education andmentoring. For forty years, she hasdedicated her life to enhancing the lives ofyoung people in Baltimore City andBaltimore County.

Currently, Cooke is a Staff Associatewith the Baltimore City Public SchoolSystem. Yet, her passion to uplift students

goes well beyond the classroom andguidance counselor’s office. She has madeit her civic duty to counsel youth onachieving their goals, getting an education,and identifying financial resources forhigher education.

Because she wanted to do more as anadvocate for child welfare, Cooke wasinspired to attend law school. She receivedthe Juris Doctorate degree from theUniversity of Maryland School of Law in1987. She has worked as a SpecialAssistant City Solicitor for Baltimore City.In this capacity, she represented theSuperintendent of Schools at administrativehearings and in cases involving Children InNeed of Supervision.

Cooke is a Golden Life Member ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, and acharter member of the Baltimore CountyAlumnae Chapter. Cooke has beenrecognized for her service to the MarylandVolunteer Lawyers Service, an organizationthat provides pro bono assistance to clientswho cannot pay legal fees.

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MSU HONORS DELORES COUSER COOKE 2004 ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

U.S. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OFFICER WINS 2004 SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MSU National Alumni AssociationSelects Edgar Johnson (’70,’75)

Edgar Amos Johnson graduated fromMorgan State College in 1970 witha B.S. degree in Physical

Education, and in 1975 he received a M.S.in Recreation Administration andSupervision. Mr. Johnson currently servesas the U.S. Virgin Islands Desk Officer andworks for the Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor the Office of Insular Affairs. He worksclosely with Dr. Donna Christian-Christensen, the U.S. Virgin IslandsDelegate to Congress and Governor CharlesTurnbull to resolve issues with federalagencies and promote economic, social ,andpolitical development in the U.S. VirginIslands.

He has served on several task forces toaddress both economic revitalization and totransfer Water Island from federal

ownership to thelocal government.Johnson receivedan award ofappreciation fromformer GovernorRoy Schneider forhis work on theWater Island

transfer. Former Secretary of the InteriorManuel Lujuan honored him with a Pointsof Light Award for his OutstandingVolunteer Contribution to the ColumbiaBasketball Association, where he served asboth a coach and commissioner for nineyears. He was a President of theDepartment of the Interior Chapter ofBlacks In Government for five years.

Johnson is a Life Member with theMSU National Alumni Association. He isthe immediate past President of theWashington, D.C. Metropolitan Area

Chapter of the National AlumniAssociation. He was a founder and firstPresident of the Howard County AlumniChapter, and served as the 1ST Vice-President of the National Alumni

Association. Johnson is a 1988recipient of the Distinguished AlumniAward from NAFEO (the NationalAssociation for Equal Opportunity inHigher Education).

Along with his family, he initiated,through the Morgan State UniversityFoundation, the Rev. Charles A. JohnsonScholarship Fund in honor of hisgrandfather, a 1902 graduate and amathematics professor from 1902-1920.

Johnson joined Iota Phi ThetaFraternity, Inc. in 1969 and was elected the13th Grand Polaris in 1978. He has servedon the fraternity’s Board of Directors fortwelve years.

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Alumni President’sMessage

This year the Los Angeles, CAchapter will receive specialrecognition as “Chapter of the

Year.” The west coast alums have beenworking diligently to serve their city,their state and to serve Morgan.

The Los Angeles Alumni donated atotal of $10,000 in the years 2002 and2003 to the Morgan State UniversityFoundation for scholarships. Since the1970’s, they have consistently given schol-arship aid to Morgan State students wholive in the southern California area.

Los Angeles alumni have contributedfinancially to the college’s Alumni Houserenovation project on campus; it worksclosely with the engineering school andkeeps in close contact with the admissionsoffice while seeking applicants to MSU.

The LA Chapter attends the NationalAlumni meetings in May and participatesin activities during Homecoming week-

end. The group also has it own chapterprograms. It held its major fundraiser inJuly 2003, a FantaSea Luxury Yacht PartyCruise, a Christmas toy drive for fosterand group home children, and it distrib-uted turkey meal certificates to needy fam-ilies during the Thanksgiving holiday.

Approximately twenty five percent ofthe financial members of the Los AngelesChapter are Life Members of the NationalAlumni Association.

The chapter sponsors Alumni Dayadvertisement and its president participatesin national activities regularly. It’s othernoteworthy accomplishments include thefollowing: Active member of Inter AlumniCouncil of Los Angeles, California; pro-vides tutoring for high school students andis involved in community Black CollegeFairs and general college fairs throughoutthe Los Angeles area.

NATIONAL ROAD SHOWS ARE A HIT WITH ALUMNI

Although the $25 million NewHorizons Capital Campaign hasalmost reached its goal, the hope is

that alumni giving will continue its momen-tum. The plan to have Road Shows through-out the country, as a way to take Morgan tothe alumni, has been successful.

The 2003 Whitney Young Classic at theMeadowlands was the site of the first cam-paign Road Show. A Pre-Game Celebrationparty was held for alumni who came fromacross the country for the big football week-end. Alumni were treated to a performanceby Morgan’s award-winning cheerleadingsquad, had the pleasure of meeting the foot-ball coaches, and were invited to dance to themusic of an outstanding DJ. Everyonereceived a pom-pom to help cheer the teamon game day. By the end of the evening, sev-eral alumni had made donations and pledgesto Morgan.

The home of Calvin and Tina Tyler inAlpharetta, GA was the next Road Showstop. The Tylers graciously hosted the eventin their home, and in spite of the rain, theevent was well attended. Dr. Richardsonspoke to alumni about Morgan’s progress andthe need for continued alumni support. Oneof the goals of this Road Show was to helprenew the South Atlantic Alumni Chapter.The chapter president, Mr. Don Lindsay wassuccessful in collecting information fromalumni, which will help in his efforts.

The 2004 MEAC Tournament inRichmond, VA was the most recent stop onthe tour. The Road Show was held at a localrestaurant, Mr. Bojangles, owned by aMorgan alumnus, Neverett Eggleston, ’82.Eggleston has several businesses inRichmond. Guests dined on a scrumptiousmeal, which Eggleston is noted for in hishometown. He provided music by an out-standing jazz combo and a beautiful ice carv-ing that read “MSU.” The MSU Foundationand National Alumni Association co-hostedthe event.

Road Shows are going to continue, withstops planned for Washington, DC and SanJose, CA. The goal is to reach as manyMorgan alumni as possible. If you are inter-ested in hosting a Road Show in your area,please contact Cheryl Hitchcock, Director ofDevelopment, at 443-885-3040 or JoyceBrown, Director of Alumni Relations, at 443-885-3015.

LOS ANGELES WINS ALUMNI CHAPTER OF THE YEAR


Dear Morgan Alumni:

A s my term comes to an end as president of this fine organiza-tion, let me take this opportunity to thank you for your confi-dence and support over the past three years. Regrettably, I

have decided not to seek another term because of other pressingresponsibilities.

During my tenure, I have seen the growth that the NationalAlumni Association has experienced, and my involvement has been mostrewarding. Even though I will not be at the helm, I will continue to serveas an active member of the Board. I will inevitably cherish the many rela-tionships that I have established with the administration at Morgan, ouralumni, students, and parents—all working together for a better MorganState University.

As I lay down my gavel, I have vowed to forever be a beacon of lightfor my alma mater. It is my hope that each and every one of you will con-tinue to be involved or become involved, both vocally during our legislativebattles, and financially during these times of budget constraints. We mustcontinuously work on behalf of Morgan State University to insure its sta-bility, growth and prosperity so that it may provide our students with thebest education and facilities possible. They deserve nothing less.

May we forever carry the torch for Fair Morgan.

Sincerely,

Stephen O. Russell, Esq.President

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NAFEO HONORS DR. RICHARDSON

Dr. Richardson received NAFEO’s Presidential LeadershipAward for his “inspiring leadership achievements, and contri-butions to Higher Education. This award was given duringNAFEO’s 29th National Conference held on March 6, 2004at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C..

MORGAN ALUMNI HONORED DURING2004 NAFEO CONFERENCE

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in HigherEducation (NAFEO) held its 29th Annual Conference onBlacks in Higher Education on Saturday, March 6, 2004 atthe Wardman Park Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. Eachyear, member institutions are given the opportunity to recog-nize their alumni who have distinguished themselves in theircareers as well as the contributions they have made to theiralma maters. Our honorees this year were: Mr. Charles E.Brown II, ’66; Mrs. Diane McPhail, ’77 and DelegateNathaniel Oaks ’74. Each honoree was presented withNAFEO’s 2004 Distinguished Alumni Citation.

DR. EARL S. RICHARDSON RECEIVESTHE FULLWOOD FOUNDATION LIFETIMEACHIEVEMENT AWARDAt the Fullwood Foundation’s, Inc. 16th Annual Benefitand Recognition Breakfast, Dr. Earl S. Richardson was pre-sented the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work, lead-ership and commitment to Morgan. He was recognized fordeveloping an all-encompassing strategy for strengtheningacademic programs, improving fiscal management, stabiliz-ing student enrollment, accelerating fund-raising effortsand renovating the university’s physical plant. As a resultof his resourceful leadership, Morgan has experienced phe-nomenal growth and improvement over the last decade.

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MSUNAA DONATES $20,000 FORSCHOLARSHIPS

The Morgan State University National AlumniAssociation recently donated $20,000 to the Morgan StateUniversity Foundation for scholarships. Last year alone, therewere over 400 students who had to leave the universitybecause of their inability to pay the necessary fees to remain inschool. Because of the rising cost of tuition, the number ofstudents in the same situation is expected to increase. TheNational Alumni Association realizes the importance of sup-porting our young people through these tough times of finan-cial constraints. The substantial donation was possible becauseof those alumni who pay their annual dues and participate inour Life Membership Program. We encourage all of our alum-ni to help us to continue to provide our students with muchneeded scholarship assistance by becoming a member of thealumni association.

(Left-to-Right): Dr. Earl Richardson, Charles Brown II,and Diane McPhail. Delegate Nathaniel Oaks was notavailable for this photograph.

DR. VASHTI MCKENZIE IS GUEST SPEAKEROF THE 2004 MSU COMMENCEMENT

On Sunday, May 16, 2004, Morgan will celebrate its 128thgraduation with Reverend Dr. Vashti McKenzie serving as thecommencement speaker. She was the first woman to pastor atPayne Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church inBaltimore, Maryland. On July 11, 2000, the AME Church electedher its first female bishop in its 213-year history.

The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the W.A.C. HughesStadium. All attendees are urged to be seated by 9:45 a.m.

Dr. Earl S. Richardson receives the Lifetime AchievementAward at the Fullwood Foundation’s, Inc.16th AnnualBenefit and Recognition Breakfast.

AlumniOnTheMove

THE HONORABLE JUDE JOAN

BAYNEUM, ’69, FultonCounty, Georgia, hasannounced she will seekelection to the Superior

Court. As a 20-year veteran of thebench, and as Chief Magistrate Judgeof the largest county in the state ofGeorgia, she has presided over thou-sands of criminal and civil cases.

HERMAN L. CANNON, ’60,was inducted into theWashington, DCCoaches Association2001 Hall of Fame.

While at Morgan State University,Cannon played basketball, softballand football. He also received theOutstanding Fast Pitcher Award atMorgan State. He coached boys andgirls cross country and track for 16years, girls outdoor track for 15 years,and boys varsity basketball for 12years in Washington, DC. USA Todayranked his basketball team number 11nationally in 1976. He was namedthe DC Coaches Association All-StarHead Coach, WTOP-TV “TopperAward” Outstanding Coach, WRC-TV News Center 4 Dream TeamOutstanding Coach, McDonald’sClassic Metro All-Stars High SchoolBasketball Coach, and McDonald’sClassic All-American High SchoolBasketball Coach. He is also a mem-ber of the Kappa Alpha Psi,Fraternity, Inc.

MICHAEL A. CASSELL, ’68,CRB, CRS, GRI, CRA,was recently electedChairman and CEO ofthe Maryland Real

Estate Commission. As Chairman,Cassell is responsible for overseeingand regulating the State’s 36,000+ realestate brokers and agents. Cassell isalso Chairman of the Commission’s

Legislative Committee and previouslyserved two terms as Vice Chairman, aswell as Chairman of the EducationCommittee. He is the broker, andowner of Creative Real EstateServices, Inc., which is a full servicecompany that specializes in sales inBaltimore and Howard Counties andprime areas of Baltimore City. He isalso owner and president of ExpressAppraisal Services, Inc. and is one ofthe less than 75 appraisers in the statethat are qualified to appraise for boththe FHA/HUD as well as the VA. Heis the President of the MarylandChapter of the National Society ofAppraisers, the owner of ProficientHome Improvement Co. and is also aCertified Home Inspector.

DR. EVELYN CASTRO, ’69, has beenappointed Dean of the School ofLiberal Arts and Education at MedgarEvers College in New York.Previously, she was vice president ofthe Leadership Academy at the NewYork City Department of Education. Inaddition to her degree from Morgan,Dr. Castro holds a master’s from BankStreet College, and an Ed.M. and doc-torate, both from Columbia University.

L. Diane Banks Campbell, ’69 wasnamed Dean of Student and AcademicServices for Mercer CountyCommunity College. In this position,she will provide leadership forAcademic Services, Transfer,Counseling and Career Services, theEducation Opportunity Fund (EOF),Retention Services, InternationalStudent Services, Student SupportServices, Special Services, Athletics,Student Activities and The VirtualCampus. She is also an associate pro-fessor, teaching psychology courses inboth the traditional and the Internetformat. Campbell is a Kellogg Fellow.She served on the Board of Ecclesia

and received the Community ServiceAward in 2001.

VANESSA CHAPELL-LEE, ’81,has recently beenappointed as DeputyDirector for Programs atthe Department of

Human Services for the District ofColumbia. She serves as the primaryadvisor to the director and seniorstaff on program administration con-cerns, and is responsible for thedevelopment and administration ofan effective infrastructure programthroughout the Department’s pro-gram areas.

DR. VASILY C. CATEFORIS, ’61, has retiredas chair of the mathematics depart-ment at SUNY Potsdam, after 16years. In recognition of his 29 yearsof successful teaching at SUNY, Dr.Cateforis was promoted to the rankof Distinguished Teaching Professor(a rank above that of Professor); hewas also given the President’s Awardfor Excellence in Academic Service.

DR. MYRTLE B. DORSEY, ’74 & ’77,chancellor of Baton RougeCommunity College, has beenappointed to the Commission onAcademic, Student and CommunityDevelopment of the AmericanAssociation of Community Colleges.

MICHAEL DRAY TON, ’93 & ’02,was recently promoted to SeniorBusiness Analyst with CitiGroupCorporate Investment Bank inDublin, Ireland. He will join theoperations management team respon-sible for the outsource treasury man-agement services of CitiGroup’s cor-porate clients in Europe. He wasformerly Project Manager ofTraining for CitiGroup’sCitiFinancial North America.


WAVIE GIBSON JR., PH.D., ’65, recentlyretired from Salisbury University inSalisbury, MD. Dr. Gibson joinedthe University in 1977 and taughtcourses devoted to modern lan-guage. The Eufaula, AL, native wasappointed Director ofDevelopmental Studies at SalisburyUniversity in 1984 and was instru-mental in founding the university’sannual Eastern Shore WritingProject Summer Institute, whichstill continues.

KHALILAH HARRIS ’98, serves asDirector of Advancement and con-ceived the idea for the BaltimoreFreedom Academy. While workingin a law-related program at two ofthe city’s neighborhood highschools, she dreamed of an inde-pendent school that would preparestudents for college, teach them tocare about their communities andenable them to use the law for theirbetterment.

EDWARD B. JOLLEY, JR., ’85, was recent-ly named vice president for finan-cial affairs at Saint Paul’s College.In this position, he provides seniorexecutive leadership in the areas offinancial accounting, humanresources, physical plant, purchas-ing, auxiliary management, and stu-dent financial services. He has beenin higher education administrationsince 1991. He served as VicePresident for Finance and Businessat Norfolk State University,Controller/Assistant Treasurer atEastern Michigan University andAssistant Vice President for Financeat Morgan State University.

BETT Y P. LEE, ’78 & ’87, recentlyretired from the Baltimore CityPublic School system after 25 yearsof service.

BEVERLY Y. SMITH, ’80, is preparing forher second trip to Africa in June2004, where she will be involved ingeographical studies in Senegal andGambia.

CASTELL O. STEWART, ’47, one of theeight living original members of the555th Parachute Infantry TestPlatoon, attended the unveiling of amonument in their honor at theAirborne and Special OperationsMuseum located in Fayetteville,North Carolina. Four of the eightmembers were able to attend theFebruary 8, 2004 affair.

CHEVELL THOMAS, ’91, Health InsuranceSpecialist with the Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Services,U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services was a finalist forthe Call to Service Medal. Thisaward recognizes the nominee whohas made a significant contributionto the country as a recent entrant tothe federal workforce.

DR. SCOTT WILLIAMS, ’64, is one of twofounders of Black and Third WorldMathematicians, the first AfricanAmerican Mathematics Society,which in 1971 became The NationalAssociation of Mathematicians(NAM). He has served on theEditorial Board of the Notices ofthe American Mathematical Society,the Advisory Board for the SummerConferences on Topology andApplications. He is a regularcolumnist and graphics images edi-tor with the worldwide web journalTopology Atlas, and presently servesas Editor of the NationalAssociation of Mathematics.

William D. Barnes, Jr., ‘51, DOD: 11/15/03Geraldine Blackwell, ‘53, DOD: 10/29/03Samuel L. Briggs, Sr., ‘50, DOD: 12/05/03Thomas M. Bryant, ‘63, DOD: 11/18/03Donald K. Burdick, ‘72, DOD: 08/13/03Mary E. Butler, ‘63, 11/28/03 Vonzella Caldwell, ‘64, DOD: 12/20/02Mac A. Cheeks, ‘64, DOD: 11/17/02Edward M. Conway, ‘61, DOD: 12/31/02McKinley Crews, ‘57, DOD: 10/03/03Lt. Joseph L. Cromwell, (Ret. Staff) DOD: 12/31/03Lillian H. Dantley, ‘49, DOD: 03/27/03Richard H. Deshields, ‘77, DOD: 01/15/03Phyllis Cartwright Diehl, ‘70, DOD: 11/13/03Robert P. Diggs, DOD: 01/08/04 (Professor)Collen Dupree, ‘56, DOD: 12/24/03Emma T. Estep, ‘49, DOD: UnknownCharles L. Fisher, Jr. ‘75, DOD: 09/17/02Reginald L. Fletcher, ‘85, DOD: 1/13/04Carl T. Fowler, ‘54, DOD: 01/15/04Mattie T. Gardner, ‘35, DOD: 02/26/04Clara P. Graves, ‘39, DOD: 09/09/02Samuel L. Green, DOD: 2/3/04 (Professor Emeritus)Everett Griner, ‘54, DOD: 12/07/03Lorenzo Hardy, III, (Student) DOD: 10/04/03Dr. Margie E. Harvey, ‘39, DOD: 11/25/03Brenda L. Henderson, ‘65, DOD: 02/05/03Beatrice G. “Mom” Hurt, ‘31, DOD: 12/28/03Mary L. Jackson, ‘71, DOD: 10/31/03Jennie M. Jenkins, ‘36, DOD: 12/30/03Anthony N. Johns, Jr., DOD: 11/28/03 (Ret. Staff)Wilma Burnette Kerr, ‘52, DOD: 01/05/04Jacqueline Lanier, ‘76, DOD: 10/08/03Nicholas E. Leakins, ‘’43, DOD: 09/14/03John L. Lee, ‘52, DOD: 09/01/03Clara V. Miller, ‘41, DOD: 07/01/01William H. Muse, ‘66. DOD: 06/26/03Betty J. Jackson Parks, ‘72, DOD: 01/01/01Robert M. Powell, ‘54, DOD: 12/07/03Norman B. Purnell, ‘62, DOD: UnknownHoward D. Rawlings, ‘69, DOD: 1/16/04Howard P. Rawlings, ‘58, DOD: 11/14/03Wilfred M. Seaborne, ‘48, DOD: 10/31/03Joseph A. Sims, ‘51, DOD: 01/03/04Donald P. Sullivan, ‘84, DOD: 02/16/04Joseph P. Surges, ‘76, DOD: 12/05/03Ruby M. Taylor, ‘40, DOD: 10/24/03Luther A. Thomas, ‘45, DOD: 10/20/03Annie P. Chapman Williams, DOD: 2/11/04 (Staff)John P. Wilson, ‘55, DOD: 01/09/04

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CLASS OF 1953

The Class of 1953 gave a total con-tribution of $16,000 to the MSUFoundation for 2003.

CLASS OF 1954 PLANNING50TH CLASS REUNION

The Class of 1954 is making finalplans for its 50th Anniversary celebra-tion. The planning committee hasworked tirelessly to plan a weekend ofentertaining, exciting, and memorableactivities for class members and guests.

Arrangements have been made withthe Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel,located in the heart of the Towson busi-ness district, to house classmates andguests. Highlights of the reunion activi-ties include a “Get Acquainted Social” atthe Sheraton Hotel on Friday evening,May 14, attendance at the 64th AnnualAlumni Awards-Class Reunion Luncheonin the Alice Parham Ballroom, McKeldinCenter, on Saturday, May 15, and a tourof the campus. We will conclude ourday’s activities by attending Toby’sDinner Theatre in Columbia, Marylandto see the Broadway production of“Cats.”

On Sunday, May 16, we will donour caps and gowns to participate in theCommencement exercises at 10:00 a.m.in Hughes Stadium. Our reunion week-end will conclude on Sunday afternoonwith a brunch and closing meeting in the

newly renovated Alumni House.

CLASS OF 1959Let’s take a minute to reminisce

about our days at Morgan... Do youremember the Memorial Refectory wherewe dined and danced on Saturday night,Soper Library where we learned that lifewithout books is death, the ChristianCenter where we found that nothingexists without divine guidance, TubmanHouse, Baldwin Hall, and Banneker Hallwhere sleep soothed our weary limbs?

Those were very important days inour lives. The Class of 1959 is a specialclass. It is comprised of high achieversin education, business, civic and militaryleadership, and the arts. To celebrate oursuccesses, and to encourage future gener-ations, please plan to join us at the 64thAlumni Day Awards and RecognitionLuncheon on Saturday, May 15, 2004 atthe Alice Parham Ballroom, McKeldinCenter. During the affair, we will pres-ent a check which reflects our apprecia-tion for the role Morgan played in shap-ing our friendships and our lives. If youhave not made your donation, pleaserespond today with your check, madepayable to the “Morgan State UniversityFoundation, Inc., and be sure to write“Class of 1959” on the memo line.

Following the festivities on campus,we will also have a special event for ourclass to rekindle acquaintances, toacknowledge our blessings from God,and to celebrate our lives, friendshipsand accomplishments.

CLASS OF 1994Leandra Ollie, Class Agent, is plan-

ning a special gathering for her class inthe New Murphy Fine Arts Center, fol-lowing the Alumni Reunion Luncheon.For further information, please call theOffice of Alumni Relations.

HOWARD CornishCHAPTER HOSTS ANOTHER

SUCCESSFUL KINGSCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST

The Howard Cornish Chapter cele-brated its 19th annual Martin Luther King,Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on January 3,2004. Eight hundred attendees were thereto give support and to hear the dynamicspeaker, Peter C. Harvey, Esquire, the firstAfrican American Attorney General for thestate of New Jersey. The theme was “Helpto Build the Dream.” The breakfast washeld at Martin’s West on Dogwood Road,Baltimore, MD. The chapter awarded 10

scholarships to deserving students to helpwith their matriculation at Morgan StateUniversity. Additional scholarships will beawarded during the course of the year.

CORRECTION - HOWARDCOUNTY ALUMNI CHAPTER

In the Fall 2003 addition of theAlumni News, The Howard CountyChapter activities were inadvertentlyreported as the Howard Cornish Chapteractivities. The following were the HowardCounty Chapter activities for 2003:

• Scholarship Reception for Howard County residents attending MSU

• New freshman - $1,000

• New freshman - $ 750

• 3 continuing students - $750 each

• Establishment of an Annual Giving Campaign

• Donation of $500 to Coach Hill’s Football Camp

• Donation of $250 to local church during Thanksgiving

Meeting dates are the first Mondayof each month.

Chapter & ClassNews


This year, all classes ending with “4”or “9” will celebrate their reunion year.Our business meeting will begin at 9:30a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2004 in theAlumni House with President Richardsongiving his annual update on the “State ofthe University.” The Class of 1954 willbe celebrating their 50th Anniversary andwill also be participating in theCommencement Exercises on Sunday.The 64th Annual Alumni Awards andRecognition Luncheon will be held in theMcKeldin Center, beginning with areception at 12:00 noon followed by theluncheon at 1:00 p.m. We encourage youto come out and spend some quality timewith you classmates.

ALUMNI DAY 2004

To nominate someone for the Morgan State University Alumni Hall of Fame, please complete the form below and return no later than Friday, June 25, 2004 to:Morgan State University Alumni Hall of Fame, Office of Alumni Relations, Alumni House, Morgan State University, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane,Baltimore, MD 21251

Nominee:Title First Middle Maiden Last

Address:City State Zip

Phone #’s :Home Work

On A Separate Piece Of Paper List The Following Information About The Nominee:

1) Date of Birth (Optional)2) Place of Birth (If nominee is deceased, give the date of death)3) Marital Status (Name of spouse if applicable)4) Children/Ages (if applicable)5) Education (list Morgan first and include degree, name of institution, year graduated)6) Professional Positions (List most recent to current: Organization, Job, Title, Year)7) List three most significant accomplishments (Provide explanations for each)8) List five awards and/or recognitions9) Contributions and relationships with Morgan State University10) Memberships in community organizations11) Memberships in business/professional organizations12) Your (The Nominator) Information (Name, Address, Home ph., Work ph.)

Are You (The Nominator) A Morgan University Graduate: Yes ❑ No ❑Note: The nominee, if not deceased, must be a current member of the Morgan State University National Alumni Association. The nominator, if a Morgan graduate,must also be a member. The yearly fee of $25, or $400 for a life membership, may be submitted with this nomination form.

Nomination Form

Morgan State University Alumni Hall of FameIntroduction and PurposeMorgan State University’s Alumni Hall of Fame has been established to provide aspecial place of permanent recognition on campus for those alumni, honorarydegree recipients and honorary alumni, designated by the Morgan State UniversityNational Alumni Association, who have distinguished themselves by their outstand-ing contributions to the university, their profession and society.

Criteria for InductionInduction into the Hall of Fame is open to eligible individuals who have demon-strated outstanding accomplishments or achievements which have effected a recog-nizably enduring positive impact on the university.

Eligibility for induction into the Morgan State University Alumni Hallof Fame Selection Criteria:

Selection Criteria for Graduates

• Must have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree.

• Must have earned the degree at least 10 years before nomination.

• Must have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments or achieve-ments which have effected a recognizably enduring positive impact onthe university.

• Must have engaged in endeavors to benefit others.

• Must be a current, dues paying member of the Morgan StateUniversity National Alumni Association or a life member. The same istrue of the nominator, if a Morgan graduate.

• May have been inducted into other Morgan State University Halls ofFame.

• May be recommended posthumously.

• May have made a significant financial contribution to Morgan StateUniversity, the MSU Foundation or the MSU National AlumniAssociation.

Selection Criteria for Non-Graduates

• Must have successfully matriculated for at least one semester atMorgan State University, received an honorary degree or has beendesignated honorary alumnus by the Morgan State University NationalAlumni Association.

• Must have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments or achieve-ments which have effected a recognizably enduring positive impact onthe university.

• Must have engaged in endeavors to benefit others.

• May have been inducted into other Morgan State University Halls ofFame.

• May be recommended posthumously.

• May have made a significant financial contribution to Morgan StateUniversity, the MSU Foundation, or the MSU National AlumniAssociation.

Site and Induction: The induction ceremony will be held in conjunction with Morgan’s Annual Gala. The induction will be held Friday, October 25, 2002. A permanentdisplay of honorees will be housed in the Morgan Alumni House on campus. The Morgan Alumni Hall of Fame will not supplant the existing departmental Halls of Famecurrently in existence, nor should it discourage other departments or organizations from establishing their own means of recognition in the future.

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FLETCHER PUBLISHES HISTORYON BLACK BANKS

Dr. Charles F. Fletcher, Jr., ’70, assistant provostfor Technology and Information Systems (CTO)Delaware State University and mathematics/physicsgraduate of Morgan, has authored a book that chroni-cles the history of commercial banking in the UnitedStates by African Americans from 1770 to 2003.

Black Gold - A Historical and Locational Appraisal ofCommercial Banking in the United States by Blacks from1770 - 2003 not only covers the history of black financialinstitutions, but also their role in the black communityand how their locations in the country have factored intheir success and failures.

“The purpose for writing this book was to presentthe knowledge of the banking financial support systemsfor black economic development that exists in thiscountry. This knowledge can help breach the final barri-ers and provide blacks with information about bankingin the financial age,” Dr. Fletcher said.

Black Gold began as a dissertation work that Dr.Fletcher completed while earning a PH.D. in OperationsSystems and Economics for Public Decision Making.He was awarded the degree in May 1984 from TheJohns Hopkins University, Whiting School ofEngineering. This is believed to be the first book pub-lished on the history of black financial institutions fromthe geographic location perspective.

The book can be purchased for $29.95 by contact-ing Dr. Fletcher at: [email protected].

MSUNAA OFFERS NEW LICENSE PLATES

The National Alumni Association is taking namesfor our new license plates. Before the initial order canbe placed, we have to have a total of 100 people to signup. If you currently have MSU tags, you will not beable to keep your same number. Please call the AlumniRelations Office to sign up for your new MSU Alumnitags.

ALUMNI HOUSE UPDATE

On October 22, 2003, the Office of AlumniRelations moved back into the Alumni House afterbeing out of the facility for nearly two years. Thebuilding is 99% completed. Those who have had anopportunity to visit the facility feel the warmth of ahome atmosphere and marvel at the ambiance of thismini-conference center on the campus of Morgan StateUniversity. If you are in the Baltimore area, we encour-age you to stop by and visit our newly renovated facili-ties.

BEARS ADD SECOND CLASSIC TOTHE 2004 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Head Football Coach Donald Hill has announcedthat Morgan State University will play San Jose StateUniversity in the Martin Luther King Classic onSeptember 18, 2004 in San Jose, California. ESPNCable Network will broadcast the game live. Thefollowing week, Morgan will travel back to the NewJersey Meadowlands and Giant Stadium to play inthe Whitney Young Classic against HamptonUniversity. “These two outstanding classics will giveour program and the University the kind of exposureto boost student recruitment,” says Coach Don Hill.

MARSHALL FUND HONORSMORGAN OFFICERS

The Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund held its5th Annual Member School Professional Conferencein Atlanta, Georgia on March 7-10, 2004. Each year,presidents of the 45 member TMSF schools areasked to nominate candidates from their institutionswho have been outstanding in their professionalwork. A selection committee reviews nominationsand selects individuals for special recognition. Ms.Cheryl Y. Hitchcock received the DevelopmentOfficers Award and Mrs. Joyce A. Brown receivedthe Alumni Affairs Directors Award. They each werepresented with a commissioned picture entitled“Strive, Strive, Strive” and a $100 gift certificate forframing.

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March 7 Thru 12, 2005 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Richmond, VirginiaSAVE THESE DATES

ATTENTION MSU ALUMNI A yearly subscription of the Spokesmannewspaper is just for you! For just $15.00(that’s one dollar per issue!) you can hearthe Word on the Bridge, relive Campus

Life, and enjoy the Arts and Entertainmentand much more! Plus, you can remain upto date on the achievements of your fellowMorganites with our new Alumni section.

Your contributions will significantly lend a hand in the expansion of the MSU Spokesman. For further informationcontact:Mr. Alston-Spratt at 443-885-3464

M o r g a n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y

Date(s) Performance / Event Event Type Location(s) Ticket(s) TimeMay 15 Alumni DayMay 15 Alumni Day Meeting Meeting Alumni House 9:30 AMMay 15 64th Alumni Awards Luncheon McKeldin Center, $30.00 1:00 PM

& Class Reunion Luncheon Alice Parham Ballroom

Commencement 2004May 16 Commencement Ceremony Hughes Stadium 10:00 AM.May 20,22 “Kitty C.A.T.S” Children’s Theater Arts Murphy Fine Arts Center $10 (All Seats) 4PM/1PMMay 22 “Kitty C.A.T.S” Children’s Theater Arts Murphy Fine Arts Center $10 (All Seats) 1:00 PMSept. 11 Giwayen Mata African Dance Murphy Fine Arts Center $20 (All Seats) 7:00 PMSept. 18 Martin Luther King* Classic Football Classic San Jose, CA TBD 10 AM-4:00 PMSept. 24 Grant Hill Art Exhibition Art Exhibition Murphy Fine Arts Center FreeSept. 25 Whitney Young* Classic/MEAC Football MEAC Classic Meadowlands, NJ TBD —

MSU Homecoming 2004Oct. 3 Gospel Concert Gospel Music Murphy Fine Arts Center TBD —Oct 10 Ebony Fashion Fair Fashion Show Murphy Fine Arts Center TBD —Oct. 11 Mr. and Miss Morgan Coronation Coronation Murphy Fine Arts Center FreeOct. 15 An Evening with Bill Cosby Comedy/Choir Concert Murphy Fine Arts Center $50 (All Seats) 8:00 PM

& the MSU ChoirOct. 16 MSU Homecoming Jam Popular Music Murphy Fine Arts Center TBD —Oct. 17 MSU Homecoming Concert Classical / Jazz Murphy Fine Arts Center TBD —

Gala XX “Forever Morgan, Morgan Forever”Oct 22 Gala XX - Reception V.I.P. Reception Hyatt Regency Hotel $150 8-9:00 PMOct 22 Gala XX - Dinner Dinner Hyatt Regency Hotel $100 9:00 PM - 1:00 AMOct. 23 MSU vs Delaware State Homecoming Game Hughes Stadium TBD 1:00 PMOct. 24 Homecoming Memorial Service, Christian Interfaith Center, Hillen Road TBD 11:00 AMDec. 12 MSU Choir Christmas Concert Christmas Music Murphy Fine Arts Center TBD 4:00 PM

2004 Men's Football Schedule (Tentative)Date Type Opponent Location Time/ResultSept. 4 Home Bowie State Baltimore, MD 6:00 PM Sept. 11 Home Gardner-Webb Baltimore, MD 6:00 PM Sept. 18* Martin Luther King Classic/Away San Jose State San Jose, CA TBASept. 25* Whitney Young /MEAC/Away Hampton Meadowlands, NJ 4:00 PM Oct. 2 MEAC/Home Bethune-Cookman Baltimore, MD 6:00 PM Oct. 9 MEAC/Away North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC 1:00 PM Oct. 16 MEAC/Away Howard Washington, DC 12:00 PM Oct. 23 MEAC/Homecoming Game Delaware State Baltimore, MD 1:00 PM Nov. 06 MEAC/Away Norfolk State Norfolk, VA 1:00 PM Nov. 13 MEAC/Away South Carolina State Orangeburg, SC 1:00 PM Nov. 20 Away Texas Southern Houston, TX 7:00 PMDenotes a MEAC game, and (*) Classic

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