TheBuzz - February 2012

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the University, recognition of Distinguished Alumni, and 110% Chapter Awards. Full registration is $150 (includes all conference activities). Philadelphia Airport Marriott is the Conference hotel (1-800-6824087) The tentative agenda includes: Thursday, May, 3

9:00 am Executive Officers Meeting 2:00 pm Alumni “Think Tank” 5:00 pm Executive Board Meeting

Friday, May 4

9:00 am WVSU Round-Table Sessions 12:00 pm Glover L. Smiley 110% Awards Luncheon 2:00 pm Regional Meetings

Saturday, May 5

9:00 am National Business Meeting 12:30 pm Memorial Service 7:00 pm Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner& Dance

Click HERE to view the Registration Form for the Conference (Deadline to register is April 15th, 2012) Click HERE to view the Souvenir Journal Contract/Ad Application for the Conference

Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter News The Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter, following up on the program initiated by Dr. Frank Enty, has begun presenting copies of the book “Moonfixer” by Earl Lloyd to schools in the Chapter’s area. The book is a significant piece of Black History in that Earl, a WVSU alumnus, was the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association.

Pictured from left: Dr. Reginald Lee (Class of 1950), Samuel Brown, LTC Frederick Franklin, USAF, Ret. (Earl’s high school and college classmate Class of 1950), and Dashon Armstrong. Samuel and Dashon attend the Sankofa Academy Charter School, located in West Chester, PA. LTC Franklin is the Chairman of the Sankofa Academy Charter School Board of Trustees and Dr. Lee is Secretary. Alumni chapters that would like to support this project and help insure its


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