BROTHERS ON THE MOVE
new action-adventure novel, The
Human Factor.
Synopsis: It is the year 2057 and the earth is dying from man’s abuse. Catastrophic events—tsunamis, earthquakes, regional dust bowls, etc.—have become commonplace. The answer is Earth II, another planet so much like Earth the world of nations prepares to move all of humanity there for a new start. Packer is a native of Panama City, Fla. He earned a master’s degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. A U.S. Army ranger officer, he served 22 years in uniform, with assignments that included stops at West Point Military Academy and the Pentagon.
CHARLES PRICE Donning the black robe for 26 years now, Brother Charles Price is
used to seeing his name on the door of his Alabama courtroom chambers. But now he’ll see his name on the building itself. Earlier this year, the Montgomery County (Ala.) Commission approved the courthouse being renamed the Montgomery County Courthouse, Phelps-Price Justice Center. It honors Brother Price and the late Judge Joseph Phelps. The county wanted to honor Price for creating numerous creative programs that are “designed to improve the administration of justice,” according to a resolution passed by the commission. Those programs include drug court, mental health court and a progressive restorative justice program. Price, a former U.S. Army Green Beret, is the current presiding judge of the Montgomery County Circuit bench. He has won other major honors, including the Raymond Pace Alexander Award for Lifetime Contributions to
FRED PERPALL In 1995, when Brother Fred Perpall, a student from Nassau, Bahamas, was initiated into Alpha Phi Alpha’s Zeta Chi Chapter at the University of Texas at Arlington, little did he know he would one day receive an appointment by a U.S. president. Perpall is the managing principal in the Atlanta office of the Beck Group, an international architecture, development and construction company based in Dallas, Texas. Perpall was recently appointed to serve a three-year term on the Board of Councilors of The Carter Center. The Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, recently appointed 18 new members to the Board of Councilors, bringing its total membership to 188 individuals.
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Judicial Advocacy. He also received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 1997 because of his ruling that required former Circuit Judge Roy Moore to either remove a Ten Commandments plaque from his courtroom or put other historical documents around it. In 1998, the National Education Association presented him with its Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award.
RALEIGH RAWLS It is not everyday one makes 61 years in Alpha Phi Alpha. But that is what Brother Raleigh Rawls—who joined Beta Chapter on June 1, 1949—did this year. Rawls, a member of Zeta Alpha Lambda Chapter in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is celebrating the one-year anniversary of his 60th year as a member of the fraternity. Over the last 50 years, he has served South Florida as
a public defender. He is also a founding member of the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, a founding member of the Urban League, and a founding member of the Sistrunk Festival. Rawls has also held board membership in the local-area Boys and Girls Clubs, the Robert Bethel Post 220, American Legion, the local-area YMCA branch; and he has served on the boards of Old Dillard Museum and Dillard High School’s Taskforce for Quality Education. He is a lifetime member of the National Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, and the NAACP.
SYLVESTER LORENZO SHANNON Brothers from Duke University (DU) are marking the one-year anniversary of one of their own this fall—Brother Sylvester Lorenzo Shannon’s receiving the Duke University Divinity School’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Shannon was bestowed the
The Board of Councilors is a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding of The Carter Center and its activities among opinion leaders and the broader community. Former President Jimmy Carter, former first lady Rosalynn Carter and staff provide updates on Center activities to board members throughout the year. “The Board of Councilors features some of Atlanta’s most dynamic business leaders,” President Carter said. “When we founded The Carter Center, Rosalynn and I envisioned a Board of Councilors that would help to create an intimate link between the Center, the city of Atlanta, and the state of Georgia. These new members will continue to promote the work of Brother Fred Perpall and President Jimmy Carter. the Center in their communities.”