Judge Gordon stated, "I look forward to this challenge which will give me an opportunity to work with others to enhance and increase the level of professionalism in criminal justice. NABCJ provides an action oriented vehicle for initiating constructive change within the criminal justice system, and I look forward to having the opportunity to be able to initiate policy so that the organization can meet its objectives." A graduate of Lincoln University (1957) and Howard University Law School (1961), Judge Gordon is a resident of the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. A member of Zeta Omicron Lambda C h a p t e r in Philadelphia, Brother Gordon serves as Chairman of the Fraternity's Committee on Grievances and Discipline.
Grigsby receives Arts Award Governor Rose Mofford presented the Governor's Arts Award to Brother J. Eugene Grigsby at the Eighth Annual Governor's Arts Awards Dinner on March 18, 1989 at the Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. The awards were given in recognition of significant contribution to the growth and development of cultural life in Arizona. Dr. Grigsby, recipient of the individual award created by A. Kent Vanderplas, taught art at Carver High School from 1946 to 1954; was teacher and chairman of the art department at Phoenix Union High School from 1954 to 1966; and professor of art at Arizona State University from 1966 to 1988. After retiring from ASU, Dr. Grigsby continued to serve Arizona as president of the Arizona Arts Education Association and as a member of the boards or advisory committees for the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Festivals, Phoenix Urban League, South Mountain Magnet School, Second World Festival of Black and African Arts and the Arts Recognition and Talent Search. He has served as vice president of the National Art Education Association, as chair of the Consortium of Black Organizations for the Arts (COBA) and on the National Art Education Association Committee on Minority Concerns. The Sphinx/Spring 1990
Brother J. Eugene Grigsby Brother Grigsby has received numerous awards including "Art Educator of the Year" in 1988 from the National Art Education Association; COBA award for outstanding contribution to the arts in 1985; the Four Corners Art Education Association Award for Service to Art Education in 1984; an honorary doctor of fine arts from Philadelphia University of Art in 1965 and in 1960 the University of Arizona's 75th Anniversary Medallion of Merit. Named by Ebony Magazine in 1971 as among "leading Negro artists," Dr. Grigsby is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Art, Who's Who in Black America, Outstanding Educators of America and AfroAmerican Artists. His Art and Ethnics was published by William C. Brown in 1977. He has written extensively in many publications on the black artist and has lectured and conducted workshops on African Art and Black American artists. Dr. Grigsby completed his undergraduate degree at Morehouse College, went on to earn a Master of Arts from Ohio State University and a doctorate at New York University. Dr. Grigsby always will be appreciated for his writing, exhibits and work promoting black artists, black art and art as a primary, positive expression for youth. He initiated programs in high schools and at the university to showcase the work of minority artists and to give students in South Phoenix the opportunity to participate in the arts. Dr. Grigsby remains a very important voice and spokesperson for cultural diversity and cultural pluralism.