NABJ Western Regional Conference and Jackson State University National Alumni Association Conference: programs

"A PnouHPad...
A Nolde, tyidute"
Gala Awards Dinner
& Dance
NflBJ Western Regional
Conference
Bally's Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
DEBRA ULEE
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary— Black Entertainment Television (BET) President & Publisher—Young Sisters & Brothers Magazine (YSB)
Debra Lee serves a dual capacity for BET — as the networks executive vice president; general counsel and corporate secretary, in addition to her role as president and publisher of Paige Publications, Inc., BETS publishing subsidiary which produces a teen magazine entitled YSB {Young Sisters & Brothers). She has served as executive vice president, overseeing all of BETS legal and business affairs since November 1992. She assumed her role with YSB upon the magazines inception in MarchM991.
Lee joined BET in April 1986 as vice president and general counsel after spending four-and-one-half years as an associate with Steptoe & Johnson, a communications law firm in Washington, D.C. From August 1980 to SeptemberH981 she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Barrington Parker in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She also participated in the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, working as an instructor for minorily pre-law students.
Lee graduated from Brown University in 1976 with an A.B. degree in political science with an emphasis in Asian politics. She earned her juris doctorate and masters in public policy from the John E Kennedy School of Government at the Harvard Law School in 1980.
She holds memberships with the Federal Communications Bar Association, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, the National and American Bar Associations, the National Academy of Cable Programming and Women In Cable.
Bom August 8, 1954, Lee and her husband Randall Coleman reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland with their son Quinn.
Saturday, April 24, 1993 — 7:30 PM
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COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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INTRODUCTION
Betty Anderson
— MUJ Qeepion X
EMCEE
William H. "Bob" Bailey
Nevada Pioneer Journalist President— New Ventures, Inc.
INVOCATION
Imam Mujahid Ramadan
The American Muslim Temple of Las Vegas
PROCLAMATION
Governor Bob Miller
State of Nevada
ACCEPTANCE
NABJ Regional Directors
"THE GRIOT & THE DRUM ..
Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Director of Minority Studies University of Nevada, Las Vegas
VIDEO PRESENTATION
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Roderick Johnson— KTNV TV-13
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Debra L. Lee
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary—Black Entertainment Television
Publisher—Young Sisters & Brothers (YSB) Magazine
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATIONS
Marcia Pledger
President— LVABJ
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & CLOSING REMARKS
Diana Aird & Juana Hart
Co-Chairs— 1993 NABJ Western Regional Conference
CnteMainment bp- The Gene Redden Orchestra
CENTEL
FIFTH BIENNIAL
FARWESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
AND
FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Jackson State University
National Alumni Association, Incorporated
IN THE 21 ST CENTURY
Hosted by
LAS VEGAS ALUMNI CHAPTER
"Pursuit of Excellence in the Next Decade, Where Will We Stand?”
JUNE 23 - 26, 1988
ALADDIN HOTEL AND CASINO
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
BUFFET DINNER/DANCE
Saturday, June 25, 1988
Aladdin Hotel and Casino
NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR
630 p.m. - 7J5 p.m.
BANQUET
7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Guest Hostess
MRS. RIKKI CHEESE HAYNES
Co-Anchor KVBC TV 3
Greetings ................................. Mrs. Gwendetta Norwood
Acceptance of Welcome .......................................................... Mr. Howard D. Catchings
President
Jackson State University National
Alumni Association
Introductions Ms. Alta Ellis
President
Los Angeles Chapter
Invocation Reverend Rodney L. Almore
Los Angeles Chapter
Occasion ............................................................................................ Mr. Hilliard L. Lackey
Director of Alumni Affairs
Jackson State University
TOAST AND DINNER
Dinner Music Mr. Ronnie Franklin
Introduction of Speaker Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, Jr.
President
Las Vegas Chapter
Keynote Speaker Dr. Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Chairman Elect
Anthropology Department
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Presentation of Financial Awards
Presentation of Chapter Awards
Presentation of Las Vegas Chapter Honorary
Jacksonian Member (Mrs. Rikki Cheese Haynes) Mrs. Gloria Holliday
Presentation of Clark County Branding Iron • ......................................................... Dr. William U. Pearson
Commissioner
Clark County Board of Commission
Remarks Dr. James A. Hefner
President
Jackson State University
Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, Jr.
President
Las Vegas Alumni Chapter
Alma Mater "Jackson Fair” Audience
Entertainment Presenting Tony Warren in Concert
Hollywood, California
JSU DANCE
Disc Jockey Ronnie Franklin and Randy Bennett
MENU
Assorted Salads and Fruits
Chicken Chow Mein
Oriental Pepper Steak
Shrimp Creole, Sweet and Sour Pork
Rice Pilaff
Stir Fried Vegetables, Crisp Noodles
Freshly Baked Rolls, Butter
Chef’s Selection of Pies and Cakes
Almond Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Whipped Cream
Coffee, Tea, Sanka or Milk
FIFTH BIENNIAL
FARWESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
AND
FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Jackson State University
National Alumni Association, Incorporated
Hosted by
LAS VEGAS ALUMN EhAPTER
*'Pursuit of Excellence in the Next Decade, Where Will We Stand?"
JUNE 23 - 26.1988
ALADDIN HOTIzL AND CASINO
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Donation: $3.00
Refrain
Hail, hail to thee, yes, hail to thee;
Hail to the College of my heart,
Hail, hail to thee, Yes, hail to thee
Hail, to the College of my heart.
Jackson fair, Jackson dear
Thee I love, Thy colors rich and bright
Thee I love, the blue and the white;
Jackson fair, Jackson dear.
Jackson fair, Jackson dear
Thee I love, my dear old College home,
Thee I love, wherever I may roam;
Jackson fair, Jackson dear.
Words by Prof. T. D. Pawley, 1916
Edited with music by Professor
Fredrick D. Hall, 1921
Published by the Lyre Club of
Jackson College (a music organization
at that time, dedicated
to President Z. T. Hubert)
Copyrighted in 1926
JACKSON FAIR
(Official University Song)
TRADITIONAL HYMN
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
Lift ev’ry voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, High as the List’ning skies
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us;
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chast’ning rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed ?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered;
We have come, treading our path thro’ the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past, Till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, -we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand,
True to our God, True to our native land.
Lyric by James Weldon Johnson
Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
J ackson State University
Mississippi 39217
Office
The President
Dear Alumni and Friends:
I am pleased to welcome you to the Fifth Biennial Farwestern Regional Alumni Conference and bring
you sincere greetings from the Jackson State University faculty, staff, and students.
Jackson State University is continuing to chart the future in higher education, and the support of our
Alumni remains essential to our success. As we focus on the conference theme ^“Pursuit of Excellence
in the Next Decade, Where Will We Stand?” -1 am sure that our sessions will reflect the commitment and
dedication to excellence displayed by all loyal Jacksonians.
I commend the chapters in the Farwestern Region for your efforts in making this conference a success.
I also wish to thank the Las Vegas Alumni Chapter and its leadership for hosting this important event.
Thank you for your continuing service as sons and daughters of Jackson State University. I look
forward to meeting and fellowshipping with you.
Sincerely,
James A. Hefner
President
Executive Committee
HOWARD D. CATCHINGS
Presiden t
MELVENE L. CONEY
First Vice President
MILTON AUSTIN
Second Vice President
ROSE H. AUSTIN
Secretary
AUDREY L. FULLILOVE
Assistant Secretary
ROBERT B. COOPER
Treasurer
HILLIARD L. LACKEY
Executive Director
STANLEE P. GREENE
Assistant Executive Director
JOHN D. RHODES
Chaplain
RENALDA L. JAYNES
Assistant Chaplain
CLARENCE JOHNSON
Parliamentarian
LOTTIE W. THORNTON
Assistant Parliamentarian
ANN PEYTON
Reporter
JACQUELYN FORTSON
Assistant Reporter
Board of Directors
1986-88
JOHN CALVIN
VERA CHAMBERS
JAMES DIXON
ALTA FAYE ELLIS
SHERMAN JACKSON
BERGIE R. JONES
QUEEN ESTHER W. MIMS
MARY C. OATIS
DOROTHY PEPPERS
1986- 89
REV. BARRON BANKS
EDDIE J. CARR
LEPOLIAN GENTRY
MAYNE P. HIGGINS
B. LOUISE OWENS
DR. JOHN A. PEOPLES, JR.
DR. LELIA G. RHODES
GLADYS D. SMITH
OLGER TWYNER
1987- 90
DIANE BARNES
DENNIS BOWMAN
TROY CATCHINGS
CARNEAL CHAMBLISS
STANLEE P. GREENE
HELEN W. GRIFFIN
JOYCE HUGHES
JOBIE MARTIN
BOBBIE N. OATIS
Ex Officio Members
(Past Presidents)
A. A. ALEXANDER
EDWARD S. BISHOP
WILL T. CHAMBLISS
FRANCES D. ROBERTSON
LOTTIE W. THORNTON
DR. LEE E. WILLIAMS
DR. ESTEMORE A. WOLFE
Jackson State University
National Alumni Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 17820
Jackson, Mississippi 39217
601/968-2281
Dear Alumni and Friends:
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 1988 Farwestern Regional
Conference of the Jackson State University National Alumni Association.
We are greatly appreciative of your dedication, commitment, and loyalty to the
national association. I, particularly, am grateful for your cooperative spirit and
support during the four years that I have served as your president.
A BIG thank-you goes to those who have worked, planned, and organized to bring
about this successful conference. You are to be commended for your efforts and
hard work.
Please continue to lend your support as we constantly strive to do more for our
beloved Alma Mater.
H. D. Catchings, President
National Alumni Association, Inc.
OFFICE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi 39217-0520
601/968-2281
Greetings!
We are very pleasea to be a part of the Farwestern Regional Alumni Conference of the Jackson State
University National Alumni Association, Incorporated. To us, Las Vegas and the surrounding area are
rather magical. We think of the Runnin’ Rebels, championship boxing, professional golf, keno cards, slot
machines, theKity where the! lights never go off, and no clocks to be found anywhere (Day or Night)!
We are simply proud that alumntand friends from all over the states are taking time out to gather
together at the Aladdin Hotel to pay homage to our Alma Mater - Hackson State University. It is no small
matter That you are renewing your faith, loyaltyMnd devotion. We realize it in our daily work schedules?
we see it in the local, regional and national media. The more you promote Jackson State in your area, the
Better Jackson State University is received by the public. The recent grants from corporations and
personal contributions from our alumni and friends reflect this favorable.attention focused on our Almaj
Mater. W&ould also point to the upsurge in student enrollment, the high salaries paid to recent graduates,
and others. You areguite valuabtato the progress and prominence of Jackson State University.
Allow us to say congratulations on your performance and accomplishments in making this Farwestern
Regional Alumni Conference a success. We appreciate each of you.
Hilliard L. Lackey, '67
Director
Stanlee P. Greene, '56
Assistant Director
Patsy L. Johnson, '84
Records Specialist
Ella S. Wooten, '85
Secretary/Assistant Records Specialist
Gloria Armstrong
/Trauenna Burt
Lisa ChristianI
Sharon Christian
Inell Cole
Faye M. Davis
Tammy A. Eptinw
Pamela Gary
Jenai C. HicklinU
Student Assistants
Jacqueline Jenkins
Weldon Jones
Angela Moore
Mavis Moore
Rosetta Pride
Patricia Quick
Queen E. Rudd
De'Borah Taylor
Shirley Twilley
CITY OF VICKSBURG
P.O. BOX 150 VICKSBURG, MS 39180-0150 (601)636-3411
ROBERT M. WALKER
MAYOR
WAYNE SMITH
ALDERMAN
MELVIN E. REDMOND, SR.
ALDERMAN
Dear Alumni and
I am especially pleased to greet you through this medium as we gather to celebrate another successful
event sponsored by the Las Vegas Alumni Chapter of the National Alumni Association of Jackson State
University.
By sponsoring a worthwhile even^J Fifth Biennial Farwestern Regional Conference, you are exemplifying
your dedication and commitment to Jackson State University. We commend you and congratulate
you for such an outstanding display of loyalty.
I want to thank my fellow Alumni and Friends for supporting the Vegas Chapter. Let usjcontinue to
work hard to brighten the future of education through continued support as we pursue our goal of
excellence in higher education.
As both an alumnus of Jackson State University and Mayor of Vicksburg, I extend to you a personal
invitation tonsit our historic friendly and progressive city you have •the opportunity.
Robert Major WalkerT'66
Mayor
City of VicksburgW
FARWESTERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Each time we convene, it gives me a great pleasure to greet, welcome and recognize you as a remarkable
group of people whose tireless efforts, boundless generosity and uncommon foresight are helping to
make the Farwest Regional Conference the PREMIER Region of Jackson State University National
Alumni Association, Inc.
While it is always an honor to acknowledge such a commitment, this time the task is especially satisfying;
the most recent Chapter is hosting this conference. Kudos are in order for Ben Davis and his constituency.
They have worked diligently in preparing for you. Enjoy the results of their laborious, yet rewarding,
task.
Since the inception, Chapter participation has increased one hundred percent. These members have
waited patiently for your arrival. Let’s share the joy, fellowship, goodwill, camaraderie and hope as
Jacksonians and friends from all over the United States of America, east and west, north and south, gather
to suggest, plan and “strategize” to further assist in internalizing our goals - THE FUTURE OF THE
ALUMNI AND SUPPORTING THE HIGH IDEAS OF JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY. This
gathering will provide a clear focus on the theme, “Pursuit of Excellence In The Next Decade, Where Will
We Stand?” It is because of dedicated individuals like you and your ongoing support that continue to make
our goals a reality.
For your commitment and insight, I salute and welcome you to your Fifth Biennial Farwestern
Regional Conference in the Heavenly City of Lights, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Florida Catchings Hyde, Ph.D.
RICHARD H. BRYAN
6'Die mor
THE STATE OF NEVADA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
2501 E. Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89158
TELEPHONE
(702) 486-4500
DMr Friends:
On behalf ok all of theHitizdHs of the great State of Nevada, I would like to extend a warm welcome to
those attending the Jackson State University National Association Alumni Conference. We are delighted
that you have chosen Las Vegas W, the site for this prestigious meeting.
Las VegaS is Mery unique and spec® place. Our hotel accommodations Are excMent, our convention
facilities are among thi'finest in-me world,'’and wefelieve will find our people friendly and
hospitable and eager to assist you. In the; evening after your work day is done, Las VegaS can provide you
with an array of entertainment unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
It is my hope that your conference will be both rewarding forall in attendance. Special
recognition mus't’go to the many individuals whose efforts have made this' meeting possible. Please accept
my very best wishes for an enjoyhbkUdsit and ^successful and productive conference.
J
Sincerely,
RHB/rm
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
RON LURIE
“TO ALL IN ATTENDANCE”
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
LAS VEGAS ALUMNI CHAPTER
FIRST NATIONAL & FIFTH BIENNIAL
FARWESTERN CONFERENCES
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - 1988
As Mayor and on behalf of the citizens of Las Vegas, I am delighted to welcome all alumni members and
guests to the First National and Fifth Biennial Farwestern Conferences of Jackson State University.
Our city is truly one of the most exciting in the world and we look forward to sharing it with you on this
special occasion. As you spend the next few days discussing issues that are vital to your organization, we
hope you will have time to experience all Las Vegas, the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” has to
offer, 24 hours a day!
To those of you visiting from out of state, we hope you will enjoy your stay with us and come back soon.
Ron Lurie
Mayor of Las Vegas
Sincerely,
RL:bad
CITY OF LAS VEGAS 400 EAST STEWART AVENUE LAS VEGAS, MEVADA 8SM 702 386-6011
JAMES H. BILBRAY
1st District, Nevada
COMMITTEE ON
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1431 Longworth House Office Building
Washington. DC 205 15
(202) 225-5965
DISTRICT OFFICE:
tSL Congress ok the United S>tntes U7W.7r-.-AW
BUSINESS 477-7000 ----- House of Representatives -I FCT COMMITTEE *
0NAGING Washington. DL 20515
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
It is with great pleasure that I write to you to wefemKou to Las Vegas for th® National Conferen®
and Earwestern
Those of us who call Southern Nevada home are proud OurMmmunitM and I hope you take some
time and get to know moreshmMour city and explore the surrounding awa, I am Sure you will find your
stay here to be an enjoyable and interesting experience.
It is L gWaf honor* for Southern have you here, foM/our organization represents the
significant contributions that Jackson State has made to higher education for all Americans. I believe, as
AON do, that the kW-fo greater propserity’and a moBaaMure society for our country ®hs opportunity for
every person to pursue academic studies for a brighter future.
Again, welcome to Las Vegas and accept my best wishes for a successful conference.
JHB/dfg
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc.
Dear Jacksonians and Friends:
Welcome and best wishes to all Jacksonians and friends to the Fifth Farwestern Regional and First
National Conference.
The members of the Las Vegas Chapter are honored that you have elected to Min in with us to make this
a historic occasion in our lives that will enable us all to become citizens, followers and leaders. It is our
desire that we might leave this conference with moreBllegiance to our Alma Mater, Jackson State
University. AnBven greater desire of ours is that we invest a little more time and energy inspiring our
youfo-to achieve their greatest potential and realize they are held accountable to themselves and God
for becoming M they can be. “For what God made us is God’s gift to us but what we make of ourselves is
our gift to quotgd front: an unknown author.
Again, best wishes and welcome to beautiful Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World. May all
of your fantasies and dreams come true. A cordial greeting awaits you here from all Las Vegas Alumni
and friends in an atmosphere that is vibrant with the JSU spirit.
Benjamin F. Davis, Jr., President
Jackson State University
Las Vegas Alumni Chapter
Sincerely,
GREETINGS
JACKSONIANS
Las Vegas, Nevada
Alumni Chapter
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Tonya Fortson
Alex Norwood.
Benjamin Davis, Roosevelt Fitzgerald, Ruperd Wilson, Roy Lindsey
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Ella Ross, Ezzie Rooks, Tim Coleman, Sandra Young, Felicia January, Calvin January,
Betty Boose, and Mrs. Lillie Kline
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Las Vegas, Nevada 89180
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RIKKl CHEESE HAYNES
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Mrs. Haynes was born in Jamaica, New York. Thanks to her Air For® Sergeant Dad, she was able
to live most of the first half of her life in the Far East. The Cheese family moved to Las Vegas in 1973 from
Clark Air Force Base, in the Philippines. Mrs. Haynes Mended Rancho and Clark High Schools. She
graduated from UNLV with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications.
Mrs. Haynes' professional broadcast career started at KLVX Channel 10. From her position there as
a production assistant and talk show host, she moved to KORK Radio News as a reporter, and then to
KVBC TV3 as Community Relations DireSor.
At TV3 Mrs. Haynes worked her way up the ranks from public affairs, to news reporting, to consumer
reporting and anchoring. Currently she Mo-anchors theJ station's five o'clock newscast, FIRST NEWS 3,
and the late newscast, NEWS 3 NIGHTSIDE. Mrs. Haynes is also TV3's Ml time consumer reporter for
the CALL 3 referral program.
MrstHaynes is married to Abner Haynes, Jr. of Dallas, Texas.
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TONY WARREN
Tony Warren was born in the State of Mississippi where the southern heat breeds the very essence of
M>ng. He has shared his talent with countless audienceMMoss the country. You have heard Tony’s voice
at one pointer the other been radio or television within the past fif^years. He has done
several natioriaftnd local television and radio You may also remember his outstanding
performances of Ed McMahon’s STAR SEARCH.
Tonygsinging is not just another well-trained voice, his singing is definitely special. Tony received
great infly>rfetfs from the Black Church, coupled with years of popular musical influences such as Dionne
Warwick, Aretha Franklin and the late-Sam CookW TonWontrols the stage with his sensitivity and lyrical
interpretation, a four-octave range, .and a commanding six-foot-four-inch frame of massive soul.
Tony WWren sscAs a songwriter and nas had his work featured in the movie, POLICE ACADEMY III,
and perforated the main song in POLICE ACADEMY II. He has served as an opening a® for such greats
K Melba Moore, Dionne Warwick The Commodores and Joan Rivers. Tony is a yery popular singer in
the world of beauty pageants because or his swooning vocal style. If you see the name Tony Warren,
MmembMMKuM^nUprHA evening of unforgettable performance. Remember the name Tony Warren,
you’ll hear it again!
DR. ESTER LANGSTON
Dr. Ester Langston comes to us from Las Vegas, Nevada, where she is currently an Associate
Professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Dr. Langston received her Ph.D. in Administration, from the University of Texas, Arlington. It was in
1963 that Dr. Langston received her B.A. degree from Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas. From that point
on she continued to pursue her educational goals. She took her Master’s of Social Work from San Diego
State University, San Diego, California, her 3rd-year certificate from the University of Southern California,
Los Angeles. Joy came when she received her Ph.D. in Administration, from the University of Texas,
Arlington.
Such publications as “Minorities: Their Plight in America,” “Black Aging in the United States” and her
other publications can attest to Dr. Langston’s motivation in the areas of social work, the black family and
education.
Her hunger and thirst to revitalize, encourage and rebuild the educational system is exercised in her
community involvements. Ester has served as Scholarship Chairperson, Les Femmes Douze, Conference
Coordinator for concept and issues in aging, member of the Clark County Juvenile Probation Committee,
Vice-Chairman of the Governor’s Committee on Mental Health Retardation, Co-Facilitator, Significant
Others Support Group for University Persons with AIDS, and the list continues.
Dr. Langston brings to this conference her enriching professional background, but also her insights
on our conference theme as well as a multiplicity of other subject matters. As a product of the civil rights
struggle, she is able to reminisce, but optimistically visualize the future, just as Dr. King did.
uffzi 'J^inn.sst e,qJiESI
ROOSEVELT FITZGERALD
The first in the history of his family to do so, Roosevelt
Fitzgerald graduated from college in 1963. Born in the small
“hill” town of Natchez, Mississippi in 1941, he was raised by his
mother Harriett and his stepfather Sandy White. Along with five
siblings, he received his early education at Holy Family School
where he graduated, valedictorian of his class, in 1959.
Following high school he attended, for a year, Xavier University
of New Orleans and transferred, in the fall of 1960, to
Jackson State. There he pursued an undergraduate degree in
History and Political Science. Upon his graduation, he took a
position as a Social Studies teacher at Broad Street School in
Greenwood, Mississippi. He remained with that school for four
years where he taught all secondary grade levels.
In 1967, following the death of his mother, he resigned his
position in Greenwood and reentered, on a full-time basis, the
University. Having been accepted in a Masters Program at
Notre Dame University of South Bend, Indiana, he pursued a M.A. in The History Of The Non-Western
World. While working a full-time job, he carried twelve (12) graduate hours each semester and attended
summer school and completed the work for the degree in August of 1968-just under one year of entering
the program. The following month, in September, without having planned to do so, he entered a Ph.D.
program in United States History with a specialization in Colonial American History and a minor in The
Ancient Near East. He continued to work full-time and, during his spare time, taught himself Spanish and
French sufficiently to pass the Language Qualifying Examinations. He finished the course work for the
Ph.D. in the Spring of 1970.
The following fall found him in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was Coordinator of the Intergroup Education
Department with the Clark County School District. He left that position the following year to accept
the new position of Director of Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he has remained
to this date. It is one of the longest running such programs in the entire United States.
Fitzgerald has been quite active in research in his chosen fields of interest. Combining his efforts as
feature editor of a newspaper, freelance writing, short stories, editorials, commentary, professional writing,
book reviews and short published comments, he has nearly two hundred published items. He is currently
writing a novel-an historical fiction, articles titled: “The Civil Rights Movement and the Movies,” “World
War II Film Documentaries and Blacks In The Military,” “Black Entertainers In Las Vegas: 1940-1960,” and
“Asian Americans and Hollywood: 1930-1960.” He has recently had published the following: “Stereotypes
of Mexicans in Hollywood Films: 1920s-1960s,” “The Evolution Of A Black Community In Las Vegas:
1905-1940,” “The Demographic Impact of Basic Magnesium Corporation On Southern Nevada,” and
“Minority Labor Problems And The Boulder Dam Project.” He has been informed that his short story
“Nurturing” (the title will be changed) has been accepted for publication and will be the opening piece in an
upcoming Eldorado Anthology to be published later this year.
Fitzgerald has been nominated for the prestigious Morris Outstanding Teacher Award at UNLV for
three of the past six years and, on April 1,1988, was elected Chairman of the Anthropology Department at
UNLV without himself being an Anthropologist. Fitzgerald becomes the first black person to serve as
Chairman of an academic department in the history of the College of Arts and Letters and quite possibly,
the first in any department within the entire University of Nevada System.
When not researching, writing, giving talks, being a social activist, teaching counseling with students,
he enjoys travel, survivor camping, playing pool, watching old movies and keeping in absolute focus his
rights as an American.
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED FIFTH BIENNIAL FARWESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Las Vegas, Nevada
June 23 - 26, 1988
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1988
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m Registration
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m...................................Hospitality Hour
10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m Regional Chapter Presidents Meeting
Dr. Florida Hyde’s Suite
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1988
Breakfast On Your Own
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m Registration
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m Business Session
Presiding
Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, President Jackson State Universify Alumni Association
Las Vegas, Nevada
Invocation
Presentation of Jackson State University Officials
Presentation of Officers
Greetings Randy Bennett
Song Lift Every Voice and Sing
Introduction of Dr. Florida C. Hyde, Farwestern Regional Director
Presiding
Dr. Florida C. Hyde
Reading of 1986 Conference Minutes
Approval of Agenda
Report of Regional Director
Individual Regional Reports (3 - 5 Minutes) 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m BREAK 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Report of the National Alumni Association Mr. Howard Catchings President Jackson State University National Alumni Association, Inc.
Other Jackson Stall News Mr. Hilliard L. Lackey 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 Noon ...........................................................................................Dr. Walter Reed
Installation of New Chapters 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m Luncheon Adjournment
Free Time - Touring and Las Vegas Delights
LUNCHEON
PROGRAM
Invocation
Greetings
Musical Duet
LUNCH
Introductions
Occasion
Musical Selection
Introduction of Speaker
Speaker
Musical Selection
Miss Stacey Newell
Campus Capsule
Remarks
Benediction
MENU
Mrs. Rheba Lindsey Las Vegas Chapter
. Mrs. Daine Davis Las Vegas Chapter
.. Mr. Ezzie Rooks Las Vegas Chapter
Friday, June 24, 1988 Aladdin Hotel 12:00 Noon
Misses Allyssa Holliday and Stacey Newell Miss Leah Washington, Accompanist
Assorted Selection of Salads
Chicken w/Lemon
Beef Stroganoff ■ Seafood Newberg
Oven Brown Potatoe^K
Mixed Vegetables
Freshly Baked Rolls, Butter Assorted Pies and Cakes y
Coffee, Tea, Sanka or Milk
Miss Allyssa Holliday, Soloist Miss Leah Washington, Accompanist
Dr. James A. Hefner President, Jackson State University
Dr. Ester Langston
Associate Professor of Social Work
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Mrs. Jean Ficklin
Northern California Chapter
Mr. Benjamin F. Davis President, Las Vegas Chapter
Mrs. Bettye Fortson Presiding
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED Las Vegas, Nevada
SATURDAY
JUNE 25, 1988
Breakfast on Your Own
Touring and Las Vegas Entertainment
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m Chat with Dr. Hefner
Dr. Hefner’s^Suite
6:30 p.m. - Midnight Buffet Dinner/Dance
Imperial Ballroom
BUFFET DINNER/DANCE Saturday, June 25, 1988 Aladdin Hotel and 6:30 p.m.
NO HOST COCKTAIL HOUR ^6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
BANQUET 7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Guest HcDsHW
Mrs. Rikki Cheese Haynes Co-Anchor KVBC TV3
Greetings MrjGwendetta Norwood
AMWtanceMf Welcome*!................................................................................... Mr. Howard D. Catchings
President, Jackson State University National
Alumni Association, Inc.
Ms. Alta Ellis
President, Los Angeles Chapter
Reverend Rodney Almorel
Los Angeles Chapter
Occasion? Mr. Hilliard L. Lackey
Director, Alumni Affairs
TOAST AND DINNER
Dinner Music Mr. Ronnie Frgiklin
Introduction of Speaker Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, Jr.
President, Las Vegas Chapter
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Roosevelt Fitzgerald
Chairman Elect, Anthropology Department
University of Nevada, Las Vegas!
Presentation of Financial Awards D of Chapter
Presentation of Las Vegas Chapter Honorary^
Jfflksonian Member (Mrs Rikki Cheese HaynesJ
PreMntation of Clark County Branding Iron
Remarks
Alm® Water
Entertainme
BUFFET/DINNER MENU
•f^Clvcken Chow Mein
Oriental Pepper Steak^
Creole, Sweet Pork^t
Rice Pilaff
W'sW Vegetables, Crisp Noodle^K
Bak^ Rolls, Butter
Selection of Pies and
Mog^g, Whipp^Cte&m
Milk
Mrs. Gloria Holliday
Dr. William U. Pearson
Commissioner, Clark Comity Board of Commission
............................................ Dr. James A. Hefner
Jackson State University.
Mr. Benjamin F. Davis, Jr.
President, Las Vegas Chapter
Audienstz
Tony Warren in Concert
I lolly wood, California
JSU DANCE
Disc Jockey Ronnie Franklin and Randy Bennett
“Jackson Fair”
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1988
CLOSING SESSION
Howard D. Catchings
Presiding
9:30 a.m.
Invocation Mr. Ruperd Wilson
Remarks ...«............................................................................................................ Dr. Florida C. Hyde
Song ............................................................................................................................... Mrs. Diane Davis
Awards ................................................................................. Mr. Benjamin Davis
10:15 a.m.
Acknowledgements
Closing Remarks ............................................................................................ Mr. Howard D. Catchings
Benediction
10:30 a.m.
Adjournment
You are inuited to attend church with the Las Vegas Chapter members.
THE LAS VEGAS CHAPTER SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI FEDERATION
EXTENDS BEST WISHES TO The Jackson State Alumni Association For A Productive and Successful Conference
OFFICERS
President - Porter L. Troutman, Jr. Vice President - Thomas Whitson
Secretary - Bobbie Troutman Treasurer - Kenneth Brass Parliamentarian - Claudette Whitson Chaplain - Willie Water Sergeant-at-Arms - Clifton Davis
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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wiles
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Joe Neal
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Marilyn Cherry
Verona Robinson
Wendall Williams
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LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
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Los Angeles Chapter
Alta Faye Bls, President
Y. Ford, 1st Vice President
David Burke, 2nd Vice President
Ruth G. Williams, Secretary
Rose Kimble Winn, Assistant Secretary
Eva E. Caldwell, Financial Secretary
Sylvanus Lloyd, Assistant Financial Secretary
Luther W. Williams, Treasurer
Margaret Corres.iSecretary
Linda F. Mark, Secretary
Adlean Collier Carolyn Kimble Hill
George F. Young, Sr. Lillian W. Inge
Lettye M. Young Katie M. Robinson
Doris F. Barnes Julius Inge
Elijah Slaughter Louise E. Epps
Elois Crouther Wiley R. White
Annie Hazel McCants Mirian White
Dr. Florida C. Hyde Harry Preston Morris
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CONGRATULATIONS
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
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GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES
FOR
AN OUTSTANDING FARWEST CONFERENCE
FROM
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AND
ROSE KIMBLE WINN
JSU LOS ANGELES ALUMNI CHAPTER
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Lanier Morgan
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lanier Morgan was bom in rural Leake County, which is located in the hills of central Mississippi. He
graduated from Leake County Agricultural High School and received his B.A. in Social Science, and his
M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Lanier’s occupational history includes: Compliance Officer with the United States Government,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; Dean of Men at the Mississippi School for the Deaf,
Capers Avenue Extension, Jackson, Mississippi; Athletic Director, Head Football Coach, and Instructor
in Social Studies at Lexington Attendance Center, Lexington, Mississippi; Director and Coordinator of the
Holmes County Division of Central Mississippi Incorporated, Neighborhood Youth Corps, a summer youth
work-experience program.
Lanier is presently employed by the Michigan State Regional Detention Center in Flint, Michigan, as a
Youth Specialist, which involves counseling, supervision, and helping youth obtain behavior modification
program objectives. The training and certification of youth specialists involves first-aid training and certification,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, drug overdose aid, stress management, youth incentive
training, crisis intervention, physical management techniques, techniques in managing and redirecting
aggression, group dynamics communications, and treatment for alcoholism.
Lanier Morgan’s activities include service in the United States Army in Korea during the height of the
Korean conflict; membership on the Discipline Committee, which sets up rules to regulate adverse behavior
of high school students at Lexington Attendance Center, holds hearings to determine consequences for
students with behavior problems, and selects participants on the committee to evaluate the Holmes
County schools for the Mississippi Department of Education and the Southern Association of Secondary
Schools; Scout leader for his community area troop; and Little League Baseball Coach for his community
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ON THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION. BEST WISHES FOR A VERY SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
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Dr. Arlena Seneca, Gloria Barnes-Johnson, Shirley Long. Back Row-Dorothy D. Finnie, President,
James Lackey, Hilliard Lackey, National Alumni Affairs Director. Members Not Shown in Photograph-
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Enjoy Las Vegas tthproughlm
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CONGRATULATIONS
LAS VEGAS CHAPTER
JACKSON STATE
UNIVERSITY
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Stanlee Greene, President
Sharon Cross, Vice President
Hannah Finley, Secretary
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DID YOU KNOW?
1. Jackson State University is the fourth largest state-supported university in Mississippi and
the sixth largest historically black university nationwide.
2. JSU graduates more minorities in computer science than any other university in the United
States.
3. JSU received national recognition in 1986 from President Ronald Reagan for its science
and technology consortium with the Ana G. Mendez Educational Foundation and the
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
4. JSU is one of only three historically black colleges and universities nationally accredited
by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
5. JSU has an Honors Division for Academically talented and gifted students.
6. JSU offers the only bachelor’s degree in meteorology among the 116 historically black
institutions in the United States, and among all institutions in Mississippi and the nearby
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee.
7. Over 300 firms recruit JSU students annually for permanent employment.
8. The University sponsors Opera/South, the nation’s only professional opera company
based at a historically black institution of higher learning.
9. There are more than 19 choirs and musical ensembles on campus.
10. JSU operates WJSU-FM, an award-winning educational radio station.
11. JSU is one of only two historically black universities offering a program in marine science.
12. JSU has had a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi since 1976 - the only one at a historically black
institution - and has 16 other national honor societies.
13. JSU has an immediate goal of attaining a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most
noted honor society in the liberal arts.
14. JSU has produced many outstanding graduates, one of whom is Walter Payton.
15. The University has 14 intercollegiate athletic programs providing scholarships and other
aid for more than 200 student athletes.
16. Athletic programs available for men are baseball, basketball, football, golf, cross country
track, indoor track, tennis and outdoor track.
17. Women athletes participate in tennis, cross country track, indoor and outdoor track,
volleyball and basketball.
18. JSU has won a total of 51 SWAC championships.
19. JSU is the only SWAC-member school with an indoor track.
20. JSU home football games are played in the 62,512-seat Mississippi Memorial Stadium.
21. Home basketball games are played in the 8,000-seat Lee E. Williams Athletics and
Assembly Center.
22. JSU has an early admissions program for academically talented students who have completed
their junior year in high school.