ALUMNI NEWS Augustus A. White III, Ph.D., Brown ’57, has received many awards and much acclaim during 2006, not the least of which was Delta Upsilon’s Charles Evans Hughes Award for Advancement of Justice. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hughes was a member of the Brown Chapter of Delta Upsilon. This honor acknowledged Brother White’s having supported and helped the Fraternity’s efforts to live up to its motto “Justice Our Foundation” in follow-up to a discriminatory incident. The 1956 national convention of DU was cancelled because he, an elected African-American delegate from the Brown Chapter, kept his plan to attend in spite of calls discouraging his presence. Dr. White later sanctioned efforts on behalf of Delta Upsilon leadership to make amends and reparations (in the form of contributions to a diversity scholarship fund for minority students attending Brown University) to address that event and ameliorate that unfortunate history. In February 2006, Brother White was awarded the Morehouse College Candle in Medicine award for his work promoting diversity in the medical profession and for his many achievements in the field of orthopaedics. Later in that month in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he was named an Angel of the Heart”for his “tireless efforts and 7 endless contributions to improve health care experiences and opportunities for ’5 n ow Br , hite (l) Augustus A. W oma ’65 wellness for the community of Roxbury.” ah kl O ), (r r and Ed Porte The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons honored Dr. White in March 2006 with their Diversity Award, recognizing the advance of diversity in orthopaedics “through the recruiting, mentoring, leadership, and treatment of diverse patient populations.” Later in the spring Delta Upsilon Fraternity established the Augustus White Award for Excellence in Medicine. Also, the Stanford Medical School awarded him the J. E. Wallace Sterling Lifetime Achievement award for his exceptional contributions to medicine. Of these honors, “Gus” White stated, “Deserved or not, these awards have been a joy and an inspiration. If there is credit here, it should go in large part of my family, mentors and friends who have nurtured, taught and encouraged me throughout my life.”
Eugene Stunard, Illinois ’55, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Chicago Association of Realtors. Brother Stunard is a partner in Appraisal Research Counselors, the largest commercial real estate appraisal, research and counseling firm headquartered in Chicago. Stephen G. Katsinas, Ph.D., Illinois ’78, received the George Autry Award from the Rural Community College Alliance. The award was in recognition of his lifelong commitment to scholarly research, advocacy and service to America’s rural community colleges. Over the course of 20 years in higher education, Brother Katsinas has authored, co-authored and edited over 50 articles, policy briefs, book chapters, and monographs and made nearly 150 presentations and speeches.
Jeffrey W. Courter, Iowa State ’84, is an attorney in Des Moines, Iowa, as well as president of the Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE). Having read his September 27th Des Moines Register op-ed column, the Quarterly asked Brother Courter for further information on ACE and his part in their efforts. Here are his comments. “Iowa ACE was formed in November of 2005 as a 24-member state-wide board to promote school choice in Iowa’s accredited non-public schools. The board consists of representatives from the five Catholic Diocese in Iowa, along with representatives from the Christian and Lutheran Schools. I was asked to serve as one of four Des Moines Diocese Board members of Iowa ACE, and was elected as its President in February of 2006. Since that time, Iowa ACE has led the school choice movement in Iowa which resulted in the 2006 Iowa Legislature passing with overwhelming bipartisan support the Educational Opportunities Act (Act) which creates $2.5 million of tax credits for private contributions to fund lower income student scholarships. The Act was signed into law in June of 2006, and nine scholarship tuition organizations (STO’s) have now been created around the state to raise the $2.5 million of tax credit contributions. The Act increases the tax credits in 2007 and thereafter to $5 million per year. Iowa has become one of the leading states in the national school choice movement, and I’m honored to lead this effort in Iowa. Iowa ACE is also working closely with the Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation and the Alliance for Choice in Education, two of the leading national school choice organizations.
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