classnotes Oxford University in March. Barksdale’s paper was titled “The Black Image in the Black Mind as Revealed in Attitudes toward Mayors of Atlanta, 1973-2006.” Barksdale also has assumed the role of president of the Southern Conference on AfricanAmerican Studies, Inc.
grade teacher has taught in the Atlanta school system for 28 years.
1970s Ernest A. Swain ’38 was recently honored by the University of North Carolina Wilmington with the establishment of the Ernest A. Swain Merit Scholarship, which was initiated by the Omicron Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The scholarship honors the educator, his profession and his service to the New Hanover County community.
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commencement ceremonies.
Asa Yancey ’37, a noted Atlanta physician, was recently awarded the Red Hill HalfCentury Prize by the BellBrazeal and Moore Brother Fund. This prize is presented to the Morehouse alumnus who distinguishes himself in many areas.
1940s Lerone Bennett Jr. ’49 was recently honored by the National Association of Black Journalists during its national convention in Indianapolis.
1950s Walter E. Massey ’58 was recently awarded the honorary doctorate of humane letters from Northwestern University in Boston and Colgate University in New York during their recent MOREHOUSE MAGAZINE
Carey Wynn II ’70, a historian and theologian, recently displayed “The Amistad” series, the first African American art exhibition in the Arkansas Supreme Court.
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1960s David Satcher ’63 will be the first person to hold the position of endowed chair for the Poussaint-SatcherCosby Chair in Mental Health at the Morehouse School of Medicine. The endowment was made possible by a $3-million donation from Bill and Camille Cosby, the largest individual gift the school has ever received. The chair is also named in honor of Alvin Poussaint, a prominent child psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, and comedian Bill Cosby. Marcellus C. Barksdale ’65, professor of history and director of the African American Studies Program at Morehouse, participated in the Oxford Round Table on “Diversity in Society” at
Keith H. Jackson ‘75
Keith H. Jackson ’75 recently was named vice president for research at Florida A&M University (FAMU). In this role, he is responsible for developing FAMU’s research community, as well as overseeing the University’s grant-management process. Rodney L. Howard Sr. ’76 was recently selected “Teacher of the Year” for the 2005-06 academic year at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta. The first-
Keith A. Troy ‘76
Keith A. Troy ’76 was recently named president of Lott Carey Foreign Mission, one of the oldest and most prestigious missions organizations in the world, during its 109th annual convention held in Richmond, Va. Troy also serves as pastor of New Salem Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio. Oscar Sistrunk ’78 recently appeared on NBC’s “Deal or No Deal.” Sistrunk, who teaches entrepreneurship and heads the Entrepreneurial Center at Morehouse, was a contestant on the game show episode that was taped on May 1.He also was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight.
1980s Emmett Carson ’81 has been named the first president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which was created from the merger of the Peninsula Community Foundation and the Community Foundation Silicon Valley, two of the Bay Area’s largest foundations. Carson previously served as the president and CEO of the Minneapolis Foundation.