sas; and Visiting Professor, Prairie View Extension College in Marshall, Texas. Among numerous other honors, Brother Holt has been awarded fellowships by the Southern Fund, National Defense Education Act, John Hay Fellowship, and the National Science Foundation. He was named the Caddo Parish Educator of the Year in 1966. Dr. Holt is a Life Member and active with Delta Upsilon Lambda Chapter in Shreveport.
Brother WILLIAM F. KORNEGAY was selected from hundreds of applicants from across the nation to become the Dean of Students at the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Kornegay, who succeeded Dean Robert S. Yoke, occupies the highest position ever held by a Black educator in the history of GMI. Prior to joining the GMI staff on August 1, 1974, Brother Kornegay had served as Dean of Instruction at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida since 1970. In his new position he is responsible for a range of student concerns including orientation, housing, health, discipline, counseling, fraternities, and athletics. A native of Apalachicola, Florida, Brother Kornegay r e c e i v e d the Associate Arts degree from Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida; the Bachelor of Science degree in Science Education from BethuneCookman College; the Masters degree in Administration and Supervision from Florida A & M University; and the Ph. D. degree from the University of Illinois in Mathematics Education. Brother and Mrs. Kornegay and their son, Billy, reside in Flint.
7 4 . " Dr. Pawley's play entitled "The Tumult and the Shouting" is included in the volume. A former chairman of the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation, Inc., Brother Pawley is the Chairman of the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at Lincoln University in Missouri.
Brother HEZEKIAH S. MALONE, former minister of Delaney Methodist Church in Gary, was appointed Assistant Chaplain at Gary Memorial Hospital by Bishop Ralph Allen of the Indiana Area. Brother Malone became the pastor of the Delaney Church in 1964, after serving as Assistant Pastor of the St. Mark United Methodist Church in Chicago. A native Memphian, .Brother Malone was initiated into Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter in Memphis. After teaching three years in the public schools of Memphis, he enrolled in the Gammon Theological Seminary, w h e r e he received his Bachelor of Divinity degree. Rev. Malone is married and the father of two sons.
Brother HENRY PONDER was inaugurated as the 11th President of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina on October 26, 1974. Dr. Ponder has made outstanding achievements both as an educator and an economist. He earned his bachelors degree from Langston University in Oklahoma, the masters degree from Oklahoma State University and the doctorate in economics at Ohio State University. At the time of his election as president of Benedict, Brother Ponder was vice president of academic affairs at Alabama A & M University. He had
Brother JOHN G. MARTIN, an evening student at Suffolk Law School in Massachusetts, is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Suffolk Law Review. A history maker in two respects, Brother Martin is both the first Black and the first part-time student to edit this prestigious journal.
Brother THOMAS PAWLEY was among the Black Americans whose works were included in the recent anthology, "Black Theatres USA: 194724
previously served as professor and Chairman of the Department of Economics at Virginia State College and as Chairman of the Division of Business at Fort Valley State College in Georgia. Further, he has served as an economic consultant with major banks and financial institutions in Philadelphia and New York, and with the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, DC. Dr. Ponder is listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Who's Who \p Finance and Industry, the Dictionary of International Biographies, the 1972 edition of Community Leaders of America, and the 1973 edition of Personalities of the South. A native of Wewoka, Oklahoma, Dr. Ponder has been an ALPHA MAN for more than twenty-six years and is a Life Member No. 9 6 0 . He was initiated at Beta Kappa Chapter, Langston University and is now affiliated with Alpha Psi Lambda in Columbia.
Brother MICHAEL ROSEMOND has joined the St. Paul Urban League staff as an Employment Specialist. His duties will entail interviewing clients for potential employment, working with firms to develop job slots and setting up job appointments for clients with firms. He will also assist clients who may feel that they are discriminated against. Other duties are to supervise skills development through special training programs and securing summer jobs for minority youth. Rosemond came to St. Paul from the Detroit Urban League where he was a community specialist and coordinator of the welfare component. A graduate of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Brother Rosemond has a B.S. degree in Social Welfare. Brother Rosemond writes poetry and his poems have been published in "Rap" and "Black Creation" magazines. He was also a free-lance reported for the Dayton Black Press and edited the official newsletter for the Dayton Urban Corps. ^>
Brother Henry Ponder
Brother MERILUS J. SIMMS serves as the Executive Director of the Savannah Housing Development Corporation. A member of Beta Phi Lambda Chapter in Savannah (GA), he is also a trustee of the First Congregational Church. The Sphinx / December 19 74