Title: Professor Emeritus
Company: Lewis and Clark Community College
Location: Godfrey, Illinois, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Catholic Charities Advocacy Council
- Christian Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Council
- Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Alton Area Board (vice president)
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy Memorial (advisory board) (past president 2004-2012)
- Florissant Fine Arts Council (past president)
- Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery Committee
- Health Education and Protection Board (past president)
- Illinois Board of Education Committee
- Illinois Faculty Advisory Board of Higher Education
- Illinois Highway Construction Program Advisory Board
- Illinois State University Annuitant Association Board
- Illinois Urban League Board, Madison County
- Louisville Theological Seminary (President’s RoundTable Board)
- National Minority Caucus on Higher Education (founder) (president)
- North County Churches United for Racial Harmony and Justice Organization (co-founder) (president)
- North County Incorporated, Regional Development Association, (board of directors, 1995-Present)
- North Star Scouting, Saint Louis University
- Rotary Club of Florissant, MO (presidential nominee)
- Senior Services Plus Board
- Southern Illinois University Alumni Association (past president) (board of directors) (lifetime member)
- SSM DePaul Hospital Foundation
- SSM Health DePaul Hospital Community Advisory and Foundation Board
- St. Louis Equal Housing and Community Reinvestment Alliance Board
- St. Louis University
- Synod of Mid-America Presbyterian Church (ordained elder) (moderator, 2008-2009)
- The Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Alton Area (vice president, 2002-Present)
- Trinity Catholic High School Board (former vice president)
- United Way, Southern Illinois United Way Allocation Team
- University of Nebraska
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2020)
- Recipient, Hazelwood School District’s Community Partnership Award (2019)
- Recipient, Dr. Rance Thomas Community Partnership Award (2018)
- Recipient, St. Louis Metropolitan Urban League Award (2018)
- Inductee, International Educators Hall of Fame, Youth on the Move Inc. (2017)
- Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Hazelwood School Districts Board of Education (2016)
- Recipient, Silver Beaver Award, Boy Scouts, Greater St. Louis Area Council (2016)
- Recipient, Sustaining Out Community Award, North County Incorporated (2016)
- Rance Thomas Endowed Scholarship for Criminal Justice Students, Lewis & Clark Community College (2015)
- Certificate of Special Recognition, United States Congress House of Representatives (2015)
- Recipient, Paul F. Detrick Legacy Leadership Award, Christian Hospital Foundation (2013)
- Recipient, Human Rights Award, Elijah Parish Lovejoy Memorial (2012)
- Recipient, Lifetime Legacy Award, The Coalition of Concerned Citizens of the Alton Area (2012)
- Honoree, Ageless Remarkable St. Louisan, St. Andrews Resources for Senior System (2010)
- Recipient, Child Advocate Award, Annie Malone Child and Family Resource Center (2009)
- Inductee, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Hall of Fame (2009)
- Recipient, Annie Malone Children’s and Family Service Award
- Recipient, Christian Hospital Legacy Leadership Award
- Recipient, Devoted Service Award, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
- Recipient, Dr. King’s Drum Major Award for Social Justice
- Recipient, Dr. Rance Thomas Endowed Excellence in Partnership Award, St. Louis College of Florissant Valley
- Recipient, Faculty Excellence Award, Lewis and Clark Community College
- Recipient, Founding Board Member Award, The Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Alton
- Recipient, Hazelwood School District Leadership Award
- Recipient, Illinois Education Association, Human and Civil Rights Award
- Recipient, Lewis and Clark Community College Minority Affairs Award
- Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award from Hazelwood School District
- Recipient, Mildred Hagedorn Award for Exemplary service to Christ
- Recipient, Missouri House of Representative’s Community Development Award
- Recipient, Outstanding Community Leadership Award, St. Louis Community College
- Recipient, Outstanding Service Award for Establishing Racial Harmony within the Community, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice
- Recipient, Presbyterian USA Church Giddings-Lovejoy’s Presbytery’s Peacemaking Award
- Recipient, Silver Beaver Award, Greater St. Louis Area Council for the Boy Scouts of America
- Recipient, St. Andrew’s Resources Ageless Remarkable St. Louisans Award
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