BROTHERS ON THE MOVE Carolina Central University, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from that school and earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has held fellowships at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., and a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Ghana. HERMAN “SKIP” MASON, JR. On February 10, Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear made Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., a Kentucky Colonel. The award is the highest honor given by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Brother Mason, the 33rd general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is one of many national leaders who have been commissioned Kentucky Colonels over the years. Mason was initiated at Iota Chapter at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Ga., in 1982. N. PATRICK RANGE SR. The National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association has honored Brother N. Patrick Range Sr. with the Robert H. Miller Professional of the Year Award. Range has been a funeral director for the past 50 years and has continued his father and mother’s legacy as the
principal of Range Funeral Homes. In 2006, he was also recognized as Mortician of the Year by the First Regional District of Florida. In 1958, Range joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Alpha Rho Chapter at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. He continues his involvement with as a member of Beta Beta Lambda Chapter in Miami, Fla. Range is also a member of the Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity and serves on the advisory board of the Miami Dade College Department of Funeral Services. CLARENCE C. RUSSEAU JR. The African American Educators Hall of Fame has a new member— Clarence C. Russeau Jr. Brother Russeau, initiated in 1947 at Alpha Sigma Chapter at Wiley College, at which he earned his undergraduate degree. He later earned a master’s degree at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, now the University of North Texas. He has since been a longtime member of Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter in Dallas. The African American Educators Hall of Fame recognizes educators who have made positive, outstanding contributions to the educational experiences
of African Americans in Dallas County, Texas. The Hall of Fame is part of the African American Education Archives & History Program whose mission is to collect and maintain a repository of artifacts, documents and visual images that record the African American educational experiences in Dallas County. Russeau began his career in the Dallas Independent School District in 1961 and served as principal at seven schools before retiring in 1991. JOHN D. STOKES When members had to select who was the top member of their chapter at Theta Omicron Lambda in Goldsboro, N.C., they look to none other than John D. Stokes. Brother Stokes carries the award for year 2010, and was honored because of his true essence and spirit of professionalism. Stokes earned a bachelor’s degree at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., and a master’s degree from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. He was initiated in1970 and since then he has always been active, and a positive force in the fraternity. He has served in almost every position in the chapter governance including vice president and president. Stokes is a retired education consultant with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
RAYBURNE TURNER In April, Rayburne “Ray” Turner was presented with the University of South Carolina (USC) School of Library and Information Science’s F. William Summers Outstanding Alumni Award. Brother Turner is the reference services manager for the Otranto Road Regional Library, in the Charleston County Public Library System. A week later, after earning the USC honor, Turner was named Employee of the Year by the county library system. Also in 2010, he served as president of the South Carolina Library Association. In 2007, he was named Outstanding Librarian of the Year by the group. A graduate of USC in Columbia, S.C., in 1985, Turner holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and in 2000, earned a master’s degree in library and information science.
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