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VERDREE LOCKHART Outstanding Alumni Brother
Brother VERDREE LOCKHART currently serves as Parliamentarian, Chairman of the Million Dollar Fund Campaign Committee, member of the Youth Career Development Committee, member of the Board of Directors, and member of the Social Committee of Eta Lambda Chapter in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, the 1980 Alumni Brother of the Year currently serves as Chairman of the Constitution Committee and on the Board of Directors of the Southern Region. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Million Dollar Fund Campaign for the State of Georgia. Previously, he has served as Parliamentarian, member of the Public Policy Committee, member of the Resolutions Committee of the Southern Region; Sergeant-at-Arms for the State of Georgia; and as Chairman of the Constitution Committee, member of the Ritual Committee, Chairman of the Special Fund Committee for the NAACP and Chairman of the Social Committee of Eta Lambda Chapter. Brother Lockhart has served as delegate on numerous occasions from Eta Lambda Chapter to the State of Georgia, the Southern Region and the General Conventions where he served
FREEMAN MONTAQUE Broaddus Honoree
The Sphinx / Fall 1980
The 1980 Stenson E. Broaddus Award, given annually to the outstanding College Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha, was presented at the Chicago convention to Brother FREEMAN MONTAQUE, JR. A native of West Memphis, Arkansas, graduating from Wonder High School in that city, Brother Montague earned this enviable title through commitment and dedicated service to the Fraternity and his school community at Arkansas State University. Brother Montaque is truly "an Alpha for life." In less than two years after his entrance into the fraternity, he became life member #4073. Since that time, he has held the unique position of being the first and only undergraduate life member in the state. His tenure in the fraternity has included such offices as Assistant State Director of Arkansas and two-time president of the Theta Upsilon Chapter at Arkansas State University. He was also featured at the 32nd Southwestern regional convention as the College Brothers' Luncheon speaker and in the 1977 Sphinx magazine for his poem, "He Ain't Heavy . . . He's My Brother." On route to this national convention, he was selected as the fraternity's College Brother of
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as a volunteer on many convention committees. Brother Lockhart is a Life Member and was initiated into the Fraternity by Gamma Phi Chapter of Tuskegee Institute. Professionally, Brother Lockhart is employed by the Georgia Department of Education, Office of Planning and Development as an Education Program Consultant for guidance, counseling and testing services. Previously, he has served as Chairman and Teacher of History at Jefferson County High School, Louisville, Georgia (1949-1958) and as High School Counselor at the aforementioned school (1958-1963). Brother Lockhart, a specialist in Administration of Student Personnel Services, received his B.S. Degree from Tuskegee Institute and earned the M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees from Atlanta University. In addition, he has done further study and specialized training at George Peabody College, Georgia State University, University of Georgia and West Georgia College. While Brother Lockhart is involved in the Fraternity from the Chapter to the National levels, he is also active in a wide range of professional, civic and religious organizations on the local, Continued on Page 22
the Year in both the State of Arkansas and the Southwest Region for 1980. In his participation with the Student Government Association, Brother Montaque has a record of elected offices unequalled by any student at Arkansas State University. During his first year, he was elected as freshman representative to the SGA. His sophomore year saw him elected as College of Science representative. The following year, he was elected as the organization's first vice-president. He then made the attempt to become the first black president in the school's history, falling short by less than sixty votes. Still, his activeness was not diminished. His participation in other student organizations at the university include: (1) Black Students' Association choir member (2) Dorm council representative (3) Black Students' Association second vice-president (4) Vice-president of the American Chemical Society (5) Interfraternity council representative, and (6) Vice-president of the United Student Alliance political party. His service to the community and university has included: (1) President's Student Advisory Council (2) PresiContinued on Page 22
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