Brother THOMAS W. ODOM, President of Epsilon Kappa Lambda Chapter at Grambling, Louisiana, heads Louisiana's only nationally associated organization for teachers of physics. With his election as President-Elect of the Louisiana Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers a year ago, he becomes the first Black president of the predominantly white organization. The installation of new officers was held during the February meeting of the organization at the Shreveport campus of Louisiana State University. Brother Odom, who presently chairs the Department of Physics at Grambling State University did his undergraduate work at Alabama State University, his masters work at Tuskegee Institute, and his doctoral work at the University of Northern Colorado.
ALPHAS Brother JAMES A. PASCHAL recently completed his work for a Doctorate of Education degree in Student Personnel Administration from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Brother Paschal is a native of Americus, Georgia. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and his Masters degree from Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, Georgia. He has a long and illustrious career in the field of education, which includes, elementary teacher, librarian and counselor, prior to his present job as student coordinator at Augusta Area Technical School, Augusta, Georgia. Brother Paschal has a dynamic impact on the civilian community and performs many services. He is President of the Evening Optimist Club; member of Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter; past President of St. Joseph's Parish Council; past District Commander of the American Legion; and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. His professional organizations include American Vocational Association, Georgia Vocational Association, Georgia Counseling and Personnel Association, Georgia College and Personnel Association, National Education Association, and Georgia Education Association. He is married to the former Mrs. Mimia LaFavor and has one daughter. Brother Paschal resides in Augusta, Georgia. The Sphinx / May 1977
Brother DARNELL PEARSALL has been installed as the Vice - President of the University of Maryland Chapter of the NAACP. A senior and one of the first initiates of lota Zeta Chapter, Brother Pearsall was also among the charter members of the NAACP. Brother Pearsall currently serves as a co-chairman of the Election Committee of the Black Student Union, and Corresponding Secretary of the lota Zeta Chapter. Brother Pearsall is a Zoology major and is currently employed at the National Institute of Health.
iffiRr Brother HENRY PONDER has been appointed to the American Council on Education's Commission on Collegiate Athletics. Dr. Ponder, along with 17 other national appointees, will conduct a broad study of sports programs in American colleges and universities over the next three years. Such issues as the athletic-education relationship, financing, recruitment and financial aid will be studied. Bro. Ponder is the President of Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, and a member of Alpha Psi Lambda Chapter of the same city.
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Brother WILLIE L. RUFF is an Alph< on the Move in the field of medica sciences. He was recently appointed t< a seven member advisory panel by th< Commissioner of the Food and Drue Administration. In his present position, Brother Ruff i: Director of Clinical Chemistry and Asso ciate Director of Clinical Laboratories Howard University Hospital and Assis tant Professor of Biochemistry anc Pathology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. A gradu ate of Hampton Institute (Gamma lota) he received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio. His clinical training was done at University Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Brother Ruff is a Diplomat of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry one of a handful of blacks to achieve that distinction. He serves as a consultant to several clinical laboratories. Willie is corresponding secretary ol Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter, Washington, D.C. Previously, he was president of the chapter. He has been a Life Member of Alpha since 1972. Brother Ruff and his wife, Cora, have one child, Candice.
Brother JAMES E. SMITH, a junior Elementary and Early Childhooc Education student at Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia, has been nominated for Outstanding Young Men of America. Brother Smith is a former resident of Blakely, Georgia where he was born and attended school. In high school he served as Junior Class President, was inducted as a charter member of the National Honor Society and graduated with Honors, seventh in his class of seventy-three students. Shortly after graduation he enrolled in Savannah State College for two years as a biology student, after which followed a brief tour in the Armed Forces. In Philadelphia he studied at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, resulting in a completion of certain requisites in Education that led him to the position as assistant teacher in charge of 3-5 year-olds in the Get Set Pre-school Daycare Program administered through the Board of Education of Philadelphia's Public School System. He hopes to return home and once again render his time, more experiences, and his added erudition from SSC to further stimulate the 27