VISION 2000: Johnson, funds were raised and given to victims of the disaster. Another community outreach program involved the Region's public program on "Medical Issues Facing Black America." Some of Arkansas' most noted physicians were at the program to share their positions on careers, health issues, public medicine and health plans. Other highlights of die Regional included workshops on die Fraternity's National Programs. The Southwestern Regional, which has won the Collegiate Scholars Bowl for the past-two years, selected another outstanding team to compete in the 1997 national tournament. The new officers elected during the Regional Convention were: Brother Terry "Deke" German, Regional Vice President; and Brother Walter T. Tillman, Jr., Assistant Regional Vice President. WESTERN Two of the most influential members of Congress—U.S. Representatives Maxine Waters (D-California) and Brother Congressman Julian C Dixon is photographed after receiving the Western Region's Alpha Award of Honor.
Congresswoman Maxine Waters addresses Western Regional Convention 32
Julian C. Dixon (D-California)—brought their powerful messages to the 49th Annual Western Regional Convention, held March 12-16 at the LAXWestin Hotel. Other public figures and personalities attending the Regional included: law school professor Christopher Darden, entertainers Gerald Albright and Lalah Hathaway, and Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Bernard C. Parks. In addition to Waters and Dixon, former O.J. Simpson prosecutor Darden and Deputy Police Chief Parks made the convention prime for dialogue concerning issues such as crime and drugs facing our communities. General President Adrian L. Wallace held a reception in Congresswoman Water's honor prior to her keynote address at the Western Regional Black and Gold Banquet. Brother Wallace presented the Congresswoman with a bouquet of yellow roses at the reception. Saxophonist Brother Gerald Albright and singer Lalah Hathaway, daughter of the late Brother Donny Hathaway, closed the three-day convention with a rousing concert which was open to the public. A milestone of the Regional Convention was the Public Program where Fraternity members Darden, KCBS Los The SPHINX™ - Summer 1997