North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a holder of the coveted Morehead Foundation Scholarship, which not only paid all his school expenses but also provided two-month summer internships with pay including two months of travel and study in Europe during the summer after graduation. At UNC he was also a member of the N o r t h Carolina Fellows P r o g r a m , which trains selected students with leadership potential, and President of Mu Zeta Chapter. Prior to entering UNC, Gloster graduated from Atlanta's Westminster Schools, where he maintained an excellent academic and athletic record. He made the h o n o r roll each semester and was elected to membership in the National H o n o r Society, the Cum Laude Society, and the H o n o r Council. At the same time he was a member of Westminster varsity football and track teams and was co-captain, quarterback, and tailback of the Wildcats during his senior year.
Illlllllllllll Brother OLIVER N . GREENE, SR., T r e a s u r e r of Theta Nu Lambda Chapter, has received three outstanding awards since July 1988. The first award was presented during the Annual Conference of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders in July 1988. At this conference Brother Greene was selected as the Outstanding E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l P r i n c i p a l in Georgia. During American Education Week (November 1988) the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority presented their Education Award to Brother Green for Outstanding Service in the Field of Education. In January 1989 Brother Greene w a s informed that he had been selected as one of 100 top Executive Educators in North America. This award was presented by The Executive Educator. For this award Brother Greene was given special recognition by his local school b o a r d , the LaGrange Board of Education. Brother Greene's Alma Mater, Morris Brown College, has nominated him to be the recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Citation A w a r d for 1989. This award was presented on April 22, 1989, by the National Association for Equal O p p o r t u n i t y in Higher Education during its Annual Conference in Washington, D . C . Brother Greene's educational career spans some 36 years. During this Page 38
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period he has served as a teacher, assistant principal, associate principal. He has been employed by the T r o u p C o u n t y and LaGrange Boards of Education, LaGrange, Georgia. He p r e s e n t l y serves as principal of LaGrange Boys Junior High School, LaGrange, Georgia. N u m e r o u s professional organizations claim Brother Greene's membership. These include LaGrange Association of Educators, Georgia Association of Educators, National Educational Association, Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.
possible by IBM Educational Systems, which appears in the February issues of The American School Board Journal and The Executive Educator magazines. Greene was chosen for the honor by an independent panel of nationally recognized experts on school administration. Brother Greene believes that as a leader he has a responsibility to help raise the quality of life in the community. Much of Brother Greene's time is spent working in McGhee Chapel A . M . E . Church and Warren Temple United Methodist Church. Brother Greene is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Greene, the husband of Mrs. Annie Tarver Greene, the father of Mrs. Zinta Greene Perkins and Brother Oliver N . Greene, Jr.
Initiated into the fraternity by Iota Chapter of Morris Brown College in 1951, Brother Greene has given to Alpha Phi Alpha a full measure of his devotion. He served as president of Iota Chapter while at Morris Brown College. He was instrumental in helping establish t w o undergraduate chapters at West Georgia College, Carrollton, Georgia, and LaGrange college, LaGrange, Georgia. He helped to establish Theta Nu Lambda Chapter in LaGrange, Georgia, in 1964, and served four years as its first president. Brother Greene is cited in "The Executive Educator 100," a blue-ribbon listing similar to the Fortune 500 or the Forbes 400 for business and industry. This year's 100 are recognized for their excellent leadership and outstanding professional achievements during 25 years or more in school administration. The Executive Educator 100 are highlighted in a special report, made
T w o of Memphis' Public School Stalwarts retire with a total of sixtyfive years of service. Brothers DR. WILLIE L. LINDSEY, JR. and JOSEPH M A T T H E W S decided to step down from their daily routine of educating the youth of M e m p h i s . Brother Lindsey served as assistant principal at Hamilton High School. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee. Before ascending to the assistant principal position, Lindsey was a classroom teacher and a guidance counselor. He has served as a member of the Superintendent's cabinet, coordinator of Inservice Training, pupil academic assessment, S.S.C.S. Evaluation, student activities and services. He T h e Sphinx/Winter 1989