CHAPTER AND CLASS NEWS Alpha Delta Alumni Chapter Seeks Donations to Boost Morgan Students The Alpha Delta Alumni Chapter of Morgan State University is asking its members, supporters, family and friends, as well as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorors who have yet to join the chapter, to support the group’s 2021 fundraiser. The fundraiser will support Morgan students via the Alpha Delta Endowment Fund in honor of the 95th anniversary of the chapter. Your donations of any amount will help the chapter reach its goal of $50,000! The fundraiser runs through Oct. 16, 2021. Giving is easy! Just go to https://givetomorgan.org/ give. Select “Other” from the dropdown menu to earmark your donation. In the “Instruction about My Donation” box directly below, write “The Alpha Delta Endowment Fund”. After completing the required information, click “Donate Now”. Then PRINT your tax-deductible receipt, and NOTIFY the following members: Nina Spencer at nspencer223@gmail.com; De Jackson at demamaj@comcast.net; or Dorothy Scott Blakely at dorothyellen1908@gmail.com. You may also make checks payable and mail them to: Morgan State University Foundation, Inc., 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, 201 Truth Hall, Baltimore, MD 21251. Enter “Alpha Delta Endowment Fund” in the memo line of the check. Sorors who would like to join the Alpha Delta Chapter, please send an email to the chapter treasurer, Soror Metrica Brown, at metrica13@gmail.com to receive directions.
Football Alumni Chapter Hosts Season-Opening Tailgate
The Howard County Alumni Chapter is still about the business of “giving back.” The chapter’s scholarship fundraising continued during the summer with a Double Good Popcorn Fundraiser and a “Drive-Thru” Crab Feast. Both were successful events. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the chapter’s efforts have again enabled it to award $10,000 in scholarships to five deserving students, this time to members of the freshman cohort entering Morgan in the Fall semester of 2021. Looking forward, the chapter is planning its spring day party scholarship fundraiser for April of 2022, assuming a state of public health “normalcy.” The Morgan State Football Alumni Chapter hosted a tailgating event during the Towson State vs. Morgan State football game at Hughes Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The primary purpose was to celebrate Morgan’s softball team, coming from a winning season as the 2021 MEAC Champions, and to honor the Cheer Bears as they began their season. Chapter President Thomas Potts, ’11, and Chapter Vice President Kelvin Dickens, ’11 (left to right, photo above), worked with other officers and general members to supply food and words of encouragement. Members of the softball team and the Cheer Bears attended. The Football Alumni Chapter welcomes others to join them as they work consistently and aggressively with the University to grow the future. For more information about the chapter, email bearlegacycorporation@gmail.com.
Baltimore Area Alumni Chapter Honors Graduating Seniors The Howard L. Cornish Metropolitan Baltimore Alumni Chapter has continued the tradition of presenting its annual Dr. Clayton C. Stansbury Academic Achievement Award to graduating seniors who excelled academically. This year’s recipients of the scholarship follow: May 2020 – Kendra M. Gantt, a social work major, received her Bachelor of Science degree. Her plans included seeking employment that enabled her to better the lives of disadvantaged youth. May 2021 – Kaylin M. Mallory, a nutritional sciences major, received her Bachelor of Science degree. Her plans include continuing her education to receive certification as a pastry chef. The scholarship winners each received a beautifully engraved, white marble plaque that displays the Morgan colors of a blue background with a distinctive orange border. Congratulations to both Gantt and Mallory, alumni on the move!
Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Works to Empower Local Communities
Members of the Morgan State University Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Alumni Chapter worked with community volunteers to run the concession stand at a baseball game fundraiser for Mercy Street, a Christian group that works to transform and empower under-resourced communities in West and South Dallas, Texas. Funds collected from the concession stand are used to support Mercy Street’s sports programs geared toward low-income families. DFW Alumni Chapter has continued to grow, as two recent Morgan graduates recently relocated to the local area. The chapter’s President and Vice President treated the new members to lunch as a welcome to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. If you are a Morganite new to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, please email the chapter at msuaa. dwfchapter@gmail.com to obtain more information or to join the group.
Delaware Chapter’s Scholarship Giving Continues Apace The MSU Delaware Alumni Chapter awarded five Morgan State University undergraduates from Delaware with scholarship grants of $2,000 each for the Fall 2021 semester. The chapter awards scholarships to undergraduates each year until they graduate, so long as they maintain an above-average or higher grade point average. The chapter is now holding its monthly meetings by Zoom and plans to resume live, in-person meetings by the end of 2021.
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Howard County Alumni Chapter Is Still ‘Giving Back’
In addition to its scholarship fundraising, the Howard County chapter continues to be visible in the community with its quarterly road cleanup (Adopt-A-Road), as it has for the past several years. Four times a year, volunteers from the chapter help maintain a clean environment by picking up litter and debris left on the road. Anyone in the area of Benson Road in Howard County will see a roadside sign that proudly displays the chapter’s name! The Howard County Alumni Chapter just “keeps on keeping on!”
Northern Virginia Chapter Met for Business and Fun
Morgan’s Softball Team, 2021 MEAC Champions Baltimore County Chapter Celebrates 20 Years of Service The Baltimore County Chapter of the MSU Alumni Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The chapter was chartered in September 2001 in the basement of Lochearn Presbyterian Church. A total of 20 devoted Morganites came out that evening to initiate the chapter, including notable alumnus Louis Randall, M.D. Since its establishment, the chapter has supported Morgan financially, recruited students from local high schools, improved the community through Maryland’s Adopt-A-Highway program, participated in the Randallstown Juneteenth Parade and engaged in many other beneficial activities. A highlight of the chapter’s 20 years is MSU President David K. Wilson’s visit to the chapter in 2012. Recurring fundraisers have included “An Evening of Art and Jazz” with the Guy Bragg Band and artist Larry Poncho Brown; a National Harbor Bus Trip; a Line Dance Social; “Breakfast at Applebee’s”; and a White Party; among others. The chapter has been a sponsor of the Morgan vs. Coppin basketball game, has made financial contributions to Morgan’s WEAA Radio and the Student Food Pantry and is now providing scholarships to four graduating seniors and sponsoring a Little League baseball team. Coverage of the chapter’s activities in the Northwest Newspaper has helped enhance the public profile of Fair Morgan. The chapter looks forward to the future. Chapter meetings are now being held via Google Meets. More information is available on the chapter’s Facebook page, “Morgan Alumni Baltimore County.” The current chapter officers are Rhonda Parker, President; Mike Carrington, First Vice President; Jesse Bennett, Second Vice President; Karen Gilmore, Treasurer; and Jacqueline E. Smith, Secretary.
Georgia Alumni Chapter Elects New Executive Board The Georgia Alumni chapter has announced its newly elected Executive Board: Cody Cox – President; Donald McCall – Treasurer; Ryan Wilson – Financial Secretary; and Arthur Burrell – Immediate Past President. The vacant board positions will be appointed by the new President and approved by the Executive Board. The new Executive Board plans to continue the successful direction of its preceding board. The board thanks Immediate Past President Arthur Burrell for his influence and dedication to the chapter, which was reborn and now flourishes because of his leadership. Any interested alumni are welcome to join the chapter, which is now meeting virtually via Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month. Feel free to contact the chapter, or find more information, at its newly designed website: http:// www.msugaalumni.org.
The Morgan State University Northern Virginia Alumni Chapter held an in-person, end-of-the-chapter-year meeting and cookout on Sunday, June 27. The cookout and fun activities followed a brief business meeting. The event required that all adult attendees be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Family members were welcome to attend if vaccinated. The group truly enjoyed the opportunity to fellowship and celebrate the establishment of the chapter’s endowment fund. The next chapter meeting will be held on Sept. 19, 2021.
Philadelphia Chapter Plans Cruise to Fund Scholarships Join the MSUAA Philadelphia Chapter for an unforgettable scholarship fundraiser: a transatlantic cruise aboard the Norwegian Breakaway, April 20– May 6, 2023! The travelers will leave from New York City and return from Rome after visiting 11 ports of call in the U.S., Bermuda, Ponta Delgada Azores, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. Cabin costs per person range from $1,956 to $2,488, and gratuities are $248 per person. To secure a space, you will need to pay a $150 per person nonrefundable deposit. Final payment is due on Nov. 21, 2022. For more information, please contact Andrea Gaskins-Battle at (215) 545-7460 or amgbpooch0828@gmail.com; Janice Mann at (609) 877-4041 or jejmann70@hotmail.com; or Carolyn Wade, Agent, Roeder Travel, at (410) 668-6090, (410) 984-2515 or achyent@verizon.net. Leave from New York City and return from Rome after visiting 11 ports of call in the U.S., Bermuda, Ponta Delgada Azores, Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.
Norwegian Breakaway
