C O N T I N U E D FROM PAGE 31
Brother Dale Long of Garland, Texas — the "1989 National Big Brother of the Year" fpr Big Brothers/Big Sisters
of America. Eastern Assistant Vice President Albert Lucas introduced the speaker of the day, Brother Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of the United States Depart-
The Major Awards now reside in Atlanta, Georgia
Eta Lambda snares the Alumni Chapter of the Year designation.
ment of Health and Human Services. Brother Sullivan was also the recipient of the Alpha Award of Merit.
Fraternal Luncheon The Fraternal Luncheon was held on Monday, July 31, 1989 at 12:00, with Immediate Past General President Charles Teamer presiding. Special greetings were brought by 12th General President Raymond W. Cannon. Frederick D. Patterson Education Awards were presented to Brother Hobart Jarrett, Professor Emeritus, Brooklyn College, City University of New York: Brother George Owens, President- Emeritus, Tougaloo College; Brother Richard Moore, President- Emeritus, Bethune-Cookman College and, posthumously, to Brother Richard Green, the late Superintendent of the New York City Schools. The Fraternal Address was delivered by Brother Richard Arrington, Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama - who was also the recipient of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Award. Brother Joseph Bethea, Bishop of the United Methodist Church (South Carolina), was the recipient of the Distiguished Service Award.
Formal Banquet
Mu Alpha, Emory University, is the College Chapter of the Year
Left: Awards Chairman Frank Gilbert and Alumni Brother of the Year Herman Mason. Right: Gilbert and General President Ponder salute College Brother of the Year Jovier Evans.
Page 32
The Formal Banquet of the 83rd Anniversary Convention was commenced at 8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 1, 1989 in the Grand Ballroom of the Marriott Rivercent, with General President Henry Ponder presiding. Musical selections for the occasion were rendered by the Alpha Ensemble (Brothers Charles Briggins, W. Mingo Clark, Harold Dickerson and Tommy Lockhart). Major awards fraternal awards were announced as follows: College Brother of the Year Jovier Evans, Mu Alpha; Alumni Brother of the Year - Herman Mason, Eta Lambda; College Chapter of the Year - Mu Alpha, Emory University; Alumni Chapter of the Year - Eta Lambda, Atlanta, Georgia. The newly crowned Miss Black & Gold, Miss Robin Robinson of Xavier University of Louisiana, was presented to the assembly. The banquet was also the venue for the installation of the following new general offices: Comptroller - Brother Louis W. Buck; Assistant Vice Presidents - Albert Lucas (East), Michael Wotorson (Midwest), Samuel Howard II (South), Robert Rudolph (Southwest) and Kenneth Wynn (West). The Sphinx/Winter 1989