Meet... Brother Richard V. Moore Elected President of Florida Association of Colleges and Universities that the bill is passed to protect private and state institutions of higher learning, and citizens from unlawful groups issuing bachelor and doctorate degrees under false pretences. Brother Richard Vernon Moore has been President of Bethune-Cookman Colleg, Daytona Beach, Florida since 1947. Prior to this, he served as the first Negro State Supervisor of Secondary Schools for Negroes, State Department of Education, Tallahassee, Florida.
Brother Richard V. Moore
Brother Richard V. Moore, president of Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, was unanimously elected president of the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities. Dr. Armin H. Groop, University of Miami, presiding at the final session of the two-day 37th annual meeting at Daytona Plaza, said, "I am succeeded by a person much more distinguished than I and also the first black man to hold this position in the organization. This is true integration of the south." Brother Moore, president of B-CC, for 22 years, has been serving as vice president of the association and relinquished the post to Dr. Maxwell King, president of Brevard Junior College, Cocoa, who also received a unanimous vote. Five colleges were accepted into membership including University of West Florida, Valencia, Florida, Tallahassee and Santa Fe Junior Colleges. Dr. Clinton D. Hamilton, Florida College and the associations executive secretary-treasurer, challenged the association to "act with a mighty voice, to see
President Moore began his career as an Educator as an Instructor of Social Studies and Coach of Athletics at the Pinellas High School in Clearwater, Florida (1932-34). He then became Principal of Union Academy at Tarpon Springs, Florida (1934-37); Principal of Rosenwald High School, Panama City, Florida (1937-44); Principal of Booker T. Washington High School at Pensacola, Florida (1944-45), and State Supervisor of Negro Secondary Schools (1945-47). He attended elementary school in Quincy, Florida; later graduated from high school and Normal College at Georgia Normal College, Albany, Georgia (Albany State College). He received the A. B. Degree from Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee (1932), the M. A. Degree from Atlanta University in 1944, and studied for the Ph. D. Degree at New York University. Dr. Moore holds the Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida (1947); Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee (1950); New York (1969). He holds the Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Claflin College, Orangeburg, South Carolina (1969). Brother Moore is a member of the Florida Council on Human Relations, Inc., the Florida Education Association; and a Life Member of the National Education Association. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the United Negro College Fund, the Board of Education of the United Methodist Church and the Board of Directors of the AfroAmerican Life Insurance Company. He is secretary of Florida's Committee for
Quality Education, a member of the Board of Governors of Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce. He holds membership in the following fraternal organizations: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, the Sigma Pi Phi Boule, the Masons, Elks, Knights of Pythian and PastWorthy Patron of the Richard V. Moore Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. He is Associate Conference Lay Leader of the United Methodist Church, a member of the Board of Trustees of Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church, Daytona Beach, Florida. He was delegate to the General Conference and the Jurisdictional Conference of the Methodist Church in 1956, 1960, 1964 and the adjourned sessions of the General Conference of the Methodist Church in 1966. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida and the Sarah Hunt United Methodist Children's Home. He is a member of the Planning Board of the City of Daytona Beach and PastChairman of the Interracial Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors, Daytona Rescue Mission. He holds membership in many other educational, civic, fraternal and religious organizations, too numerous to list here. He has been the recipient and civic enterprise. His most recent award was from the OPEN FORUM of the City of Daytona Beach, where he was cited for his distinguished service to the community and the cause of interracial understanding. In February 1970, the BethuneCookman College National Alumni Association honored him with a Testimonial Banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida. Brother Moore has travelled extensively in the United States and abroad, including Africa, Egypt, the Middle East and Europe. He was born in Quincy, Florida, November 20, 1906. In 1934, he married the former Miss Beauford Jones and they have nine children — five boys and four girls. He is currently serving as President of Bethune-Cookman College, where he has served with great distinction for the past 23 years. 5