IOTA BETA BETA CHAPTER:
>> Helps High School Band
On January 7, 2009, Brothers Walter Hill, Elijah McCants, Burnett Vanish and Truman Washington presented Band Director Ray Francis, along with Principal Michael Shorter and Assistant Principal Susan Anderson, a check for $1200.00. We are happy to report that the band reached their goal of $40,000 and left for Washington, DC on January 18, 2009.
IOTA IOTA CHAPTER:
>> Brother Larry Keith Recognized CHAPEL HILL, NC— Brother Larry Keith was recognized on March 23, 2009 as an outstanding leader in medical education with the establishment of the Larry Keith Loyalty Scholarship by the University of NC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. This scholarship will be given to a medical student annually to assist with their tuition and fees. In addition, the department of Allied Health established the Larry Keith Teaching Award to recognize a faculty member annually for outstanding teaching of Allied Health students. Brother Keith, a dedicated administrator and student advocate, currently serves in many capacities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (UNC-CH) School of Medicine. A life-long educator, he is the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Associate Director of the Office of Educational Development. He also serves as the Director of Special Programs, where he has made continuous contributions to the health profession by helping countless numbers of under-represented minority students attend medical and dental school.
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In 2007, Brother Keith was recognized by the Chancellor of UNC by receiving the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award from the University. This award is one of the highest awards given to faculty or staff members. Brother Keith received his bachelor’s degree in biology from North Carolina A&T State University and a master’s degree in Biology from Virginia State University. He obtained another master’s degree in Cell Biology and Anatomy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Brother Keith’s teaching career began in the public schools, teaching physical science, biology and chemistry. He has since gone on to teach science courses at St. Augustine’s College, Shaw University and UNC at Chapel Hill where he currently serves as the course director for Medical Allied Health Gross Anatomy. Brother Keith is a member of the Iota Iota Chapter in Raleigh, NC and is married to Wilma Spann Keith. They have two children, Channte and Quinton Keith.
Oracle
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MANNING, SC— During his campaign, President Barack Obama visited South Carolina numerous times before the November 2008 election and while in the state he became enamored with the Golden Pride Monarchs Band from Manning High School. For each subsequent visit to South Carolina, President Obama requested that the band play whenever he arrived. So for his inauguration, President Obama invited the 80-member band to play for him on his big day. While this was an enormous honor, there was one problem before the band could embark on such a historical trip, that problem was money. The band needed $40,000 to make the trip, buy new uniforms and equipment. Once the call went out, donations and pledges started pouring in from all over the state. So the brothers of Iota Beta Beta decided they needed to do their part in getting the band to the inauguration. The brothers were able to secure donations from Day Dawn and St. Stephen Baptist churches as well as personal donations from the chapter brothers.