June 1991
Washington, D.C.
MU LAMBDA Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternrty, Incorporated £ 2 .
Message from the President
1991~92 Of cers Elected
Hoiuard Lam School Dean
Challenges Dlu Lambda In May, following the report of the Noi.iinating Committee, the
Chapter elected the following of¬ cers for the 1991-92 Fraternal
Year; Morris Hawkins, Jr. (Presi¬
dent); Louis A. Ford (Vice Presi¬ dent); Thomas Averill Duckeneld
Morris Hawkins, Jr. BrothersI
Thank you very much for your
cooperation and suppon over the 1990-91 Fraternal Year. You have
been asource of inspiration and
(Recording Secretar)'); Ryland R. Harris (Treasurer); William D. Thomas (Associate Editor to.the Sp.hinx); James Cole¬ man (Chaplain); C. C. Jones, ID (Education Director); Elmer D. Geathers (Historian); Roben N.
Brown, HI (Dean of Intake); Jef¬ frey D. Kimbrough (Correspond¬
ing Secretary); Julius H. Brice (Fi¬ nancial Secretary); and Maryland D. Kemp (Sergeant at Arms). Dean Henry Ramsey of the Ho¬ ward University School of Law, a Beta chapter initiate, challenged the Brotherhood at its meeting on May 2regarding the plight of the African-American male in the
criminal justice system. Noting the resignation of many AfricanAmerican males sentenced to
prison terms, Brother Ramsey urged Alphas to create solutions to this problem of incarceration. (continued on page 2, column 1)
encouragement and Iappreciate the frankness and candor which
has characterized my year as presi¬ dent. 1thank you further for hav¬ ing faith in me to give me yet an¬ other year to serve in such an auspicious role as President of Mu Lambda. Iwish to congratulate the other members who have been e l e c t e d t o M u L a m b d a ’s L e a d e r ¬
ship Team. Ilook forward to working with all of our of cers, those continuing as well as those recently elected. Iapplaud the services of Brother Robert M. Brown, HI, as Recording Secretary and of Brother Curtis Hunigan as Treas¬ urer. Both Brothers have given outstanding service to the chapter, and both have contributed immea¬
surably to the administration of our Chapter’s programs. Ilook forward to working with them as they go on to serve in other capac¬
Spring Dance Explodes with Fun and Excitement; Five Scholarships Awarded; LeRoy Lowery tapped for Brother o f t h e Ye a r A w a r d Mu Lambda held its annual
Henry Arthur Callis Scholarship Fund Spring Dance on Friday, May 17 on the campus of the Uni¬
versity of Maryland at College Park. This blacLtie event in the Adult Education Center was an
opportunity for the Chapter to once again raise funds for the
awarding of scholarships to de¬ serving local students. $1000 each were awarded to
Ronald P. Cunningham, Anacostia Senior High School, who will en¬ ter Georgetown University to ma¬ jor in journalism; Lashone N. Nor¬ wood, Woodson High School, who will attend Virginia Union Univer¬
sity, majoring in psychology; and
Bennie F. Johnson, McKinley Sen¬ ior High School, who will attend
Yale University to pursue adouble major in architecture and political
This year, ve scholarships of ve
science.
Mu Lambda awarded its
annual Brother of the Year Award
tend Howard University to major
tional Organization, the Chapter,
in biology; Marcus J. Spells, Dun¬ bar Senior High School, who will
attend Florida A&M University to
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pursue electrical engineering;
to Brother LeRoy Lowery, lU for his outstanding service to the Na¬ and the local community. A
nephew of Brother Heni>' Arthur Callis presented the Brotherhood
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local students. The recipients were William E. Hendrick, Banneker Science High School, who will at¬
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