Morehouse College Club within a Club MOREHOUSE MEN AROUND ATLANTA An evening with Herman Cain and Vincent Cain You won’t want to miss hearing from these exciting Alumni presenters! Herman Cain is a Morehouse College and Purdue University graduate; current radio host of the Herman Cain show; former 2012 presidential candidate, and former President of the National […]
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Federal Appointment for Torre Jessup ’94
Brother Torre Jessup ’94 has recently been appointed by President Barack H. Obama to serve as the Regional Administrator of Region 4 in the U.S. General Services Administration. This is the highest position in the region for the agency, and there are 11 regions in total. A Regional Administrator must be appointed by the President […]
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh C. Johnson ’79 to Deliver 2014 Morehouse Commencement Address
Morehouse College is proud to announce that Jeh C. Johnson ’79, the 4th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, will deliver the commencement address during the 130th Commencement on Sunday, May 18. Commencement begins at 8 a.m. on Century Campus. Johnson will join other members of the class of 1979—including President John Silvanus Wilson Jr.—in celebrating their 35th reunion. […]
WALTER E. MASSEY ’58 BEGINS TERM AS AICAD BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) welcomes the New Year with a new team of officers leading its Board of Trustees. Leading the Trustees as Chair is Walter E. Massey, President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and highly esteemed physicist and academic. Joining Massey as officers of […]
Morehouse Alumni Association December Update
Happy Holidays! As always at this time of year, many people have begun reflecting on what they’ve accomplished. For the Morehouse College Alumni Association, 2013 has been a year of which you can be quite proud. Our alma mater welcomed a new president. We saw the first African-American president of the United States inaugurated for […]
The Smithsonian Salutes Morehouse Alumnus Richard J. Powell ’75
The Archives of American Art hosted its annual benefit on October 22, 2013, and honored philanthropist Alice Walton and artist James Turrell with the Archives of American Art Medal, and presented art historian Richard J. Powell ’75, with the Lawrence A. Fleischman Award for Scholarly Excellence in the Field of American Art History. Since 1988, the […]
Morehouse Alumnus Otha Thornton Represents us as National PTA President
We have many Morehouse Alumni contributing to society in tangible, positive ways. Did you know that Otha Thornton ’89, is the President of the National Parent Teacher Association? He’s the first African American man to fill this volunteer position. His plans are to increase the number of male role models in the PTA and also […]
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ISSUES LIMITED-EDITION FOREVER® STAMP HONORING RAY CHARLES AT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
WHO: Ashanti, GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and author Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., President, Morehouse College Tony Gumina, President, The Ray Charles Marketing Group Dr. Uzee Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Department of Music, Morehouse College William Campbell, Judicial Officer, United States Postal Service Morehouse College Glee Club WHAT: The U.S. Postal Service will […]
Morehouse Alumnus Receives 2013 Blacks in Government Meritorious Service Award
CDR BOBBY L. HAND, JR. 2013 BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENT Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic (NCTAMS LANT) Operations Officer, Commander Bobby L. Hand Jr., was awarded the 2013 Blacks in Government Meritorious Service Award for his outstanding leadership, superior professionalism, vast technical and strategic knowledge of military operations, programmatic […]
Benjamin E. Mays books edited by Morehouse Alumnus
Earlier this summer we invited Morehouse Alumni to add a few books to their summer reading list that were authored, or edited by fellow Alumni. We heard from several members about additions to the list, and for that we are grateful. As we head into the “dog days” of summer, we offer you a a […]