Release Archive

• Archon James Schell Releases New Book On October 17, 2006, Archon James Schell’s book, We Call Our Daddy "Mister," was released to the public.
  November 26, 2006
• Archon Wesley Coleman Named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for The Walt Disney Company Archon Coleman will be responsible for areas that include managing Disney's employee communications, organizational and cultural development, employee education and development, global staffing, diversity, compensation and benefits, and employee relations.
  November 26, 2006
• Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Names Top Sony/BMG Executive Max Siegel President Of Global Operations Teresa Earnhardt, CEO of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., announced today the appointment of Max Siegel as President of Global Operations.
  December 20, 2006
• Past Grand Sire Archon William A. McClain Receives Springfield City Schools Alumni of Distinction Award Established by the Springfield Board of Education to recognize former students of the city schools who have distinguished themselves through their exemplary professional success and community service.
  February 4, 2007
• Majority Whip Clyburn Sworn-in to 110^th Congress WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman James E. Clyburn today was sworn-in to the 110^th Congress making him the first South Carolinian and second African American to assume majority whip position in history.
  February 4, 2007
• Harvard College alumni raise $1M for Archon David L. Evans' scholarship A three-year campaign to finance a new scholarship for a student from an underrepresented background in the name of Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans has raised four times its $250,000 target and is already helping three Harvard College students.
  February 4, 2007
• President Nelson Receives Education Leadership Award Lincoln University President Ivory V. Nelson has received the The Education Leadership Award presented by the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF) on Monday, October 23 in New York, home of the national organization to provide financial assistance to students attending public historically black colleges and universities.
  March 27, 2007
• Archon Clarence D. Armbrister Promoted to Executive Vice President and CEO Hart is promoting Senior Vice President Clarence D. Armbrister to executive vice president and chief operating officer. In his expanded role, Armbrister will oversee all operational activities at the university. In addition to his current portfolio, Armbrister will assume responsibility for Human Resources, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Business Services, and Internal Audit. Athletics will now report directly to the president, with a dotted-line report to Armbrister. The Partnership Schools program will become a part of the College of Education.
  March 27, 2007
• Archon Paul B. Mohr, Sr., Phi Boule, Directs Scholars Program to Help Minorities Funded by the state Legislature and administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, the Alabama Doctoral Scholars Program has helped 45 minority scholars graduate with doctoral degrees from Alabama schools, more than any other state participating in the program.
  March 27, 2007
• New Book By Archon Robert M. Franklin Released February 8, 2007 Archon Robert M. Franklin (Kappa Boulé), Professor of Social Ethics at Emory University's Candler School of Theology, released a new book, "Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities".
  March 27, 2007
• Alpha Psi Boulé Establishes Scholarship Fund for African American Men in Hartford Annual scholarships will be made to promising young African-American men whose high school performance is likely to lead to continued success at the college level, who have undertaken volunteer, community service or other extracurricular activities, and who are entering a four-year college on a full-time basis.
  March 27, 2007
• Hunton & Williams Names Archon Frank Emory As New Head of Litigation Department Hunton & Williams LLP today announced it has named Archon Frank E. Emory Jr. as the head of its 300-lawyer Litigation Department, one of the largest in the nation. In his new role, Emory will be responsible for both the litigation and intellectual property practices.
  March 27, 2007
• Little Rock Nine To Be Honored In New York Grand Sire Archon Cornell Leverette Moore, Grand Grammateus Peyton Williams, Jr., and Grand Grapter Khephra Burns will join Grand Sire Archon-Elect Robert L. Harris in New York on April 12 for the annual dinner of the African American Experience Fund (AAEF) of the National Parks Foundation at the Rainbow Room.
  April 9, 2007
• PUC Chairman Holland Honored by Boy Scouts Cradle of Liberty Council Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Chairman Wendell F. Holland recently received the 2007 Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award from the Cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
  April 10, 2007
• Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Supports the Removal of Imus from the Airwaves Sigma Pi Phi, the oldest black Greek-letter fraternity, emphatically supports the decision by CBS and NBC and other media outlets to remove radio and television personality Don Imus from the airwaves following his denigrating and offensive comments about the Rutgers University women's basketball team.
  April 16, 2007
• Resolution in Support of the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity strongly supports the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 and hereby encourages the United States Congress to de-link the salaries of federal judges from members of Congress to ensure judicial salaries are adequate to attract and retain the best and the brightest lawyers in the nation, including African American lawyers.
  April 16, 2007
• New President of Morehouse Announced Dr. Robert Michael Franklin was unanimously confirmed as 10th President of Morehouse College by the Board of Trustees in a special meeting held on Saturday, April 28, 2007.
  May 22, 2007
• Victor C. March, Sr. is Appointed to SunTrust Maryland’s Advisory Board Don Hutchinson, regional president and CEO of SunTrust Bank, Maryland recently announced that Victor C. March, Sr. was elected to SunTrust’s regional Advisory Board. March is chief executive officer of MARCORP, Ltd. (March Funeral Homes).
  June 20, 2007
• Portrait of David L. Evans Unveiled at Lamont A portrait of David L. Evans, Senior Admissions Officer for Harvard College, was unveiled at a ceremony in Lamont Library April 27, 2007.
  June 20, 2007
• Partner Joshua W. Martin III Selected to Monitor Progress of Initiative to Improve Inmate Health Care in Delaware Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP is pleased to announce that partner Joshua W. Martin III has been jointly selected by the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to serve as the Independent Monitor in overseeing the progress of DOC in satisfying the requirements of a 2006 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between DOC and DOJ relating to prison medical and mental health care in four DOC institutions.
  June 20, 2007
• New Boulé Foundation Trustees Elected The Boulé Foundation Board of Trustees, at its annual meeting in Chicago on June 1, elected to the board of trustees Archousa Jacqulyn C. Shropshire, Archon Kelvin Buncum (Kappa Boulé, Atlanta) and Immediate Past Grand Sire Archon Charles C. Teamer (Alpha Alpha Boulé, New Orleans).
  June 20, 2007
• Grand Sire Archon Moore Slated for Induction in the NBA Global law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced that Cornell Leverette Moore, a partner in the firm's Minneapolis office, has been inducted into the National Bar Association Hall of Fame.
  August 1, 2007
• Duane Morris Appoints Attorney Nolan Atkinson, Jr. to New Chief Diversity Officer Position International law firm Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that it has appointed partner Nolan Atkinson, Jr. as the firm’s first Chief Diversity Officer (CDO).
  September 26, 2007
• Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis And Education Elects New Board Chairman, Board Members The Board of Directors of Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (AAYTE), one of the nation's leading public youth tennis programs, has elected Jerry L. Johnson, chairman of Radnor Trust Company, as its new Chairman, succeeding noted Philadelphia attorney Robert A. Swift.
  October 11, 2007
• Archon Johnathan Holifield Elected New President & CEO of Urban League of Greater Cleveland The board of trustees of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland has unanimously elected Johnathan M. Holifield, 43, as the next president and chief executive officer for the 90 year-old Urban League affiliate.
  October 15, 2007
• New Building Named for Archon Andrew F. Brimmer at Tuskegee The new Andrew F. Brimmer College of Business and Information Sciences was dedicated on the campus of Tuskegee University on October 19, 2007.
  October 23, 2007
• Eric Whitaker, MD Named Executive Vice President For Strategic Affiliation Archon Eric E. Whitaker, MD, named executive vice president for strategic affiliations and associate dean for community-based research at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  October 28, 2007
• Archon Daniels Becomes Chairman of National Law Firm Archon John W. Daniels, of Beta Alpha, has been elected chairman of Quarles & Brady, one of the nation's leading corporate law firms.
  October 29, 2007
• Archon Benjamin Hooks Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom On November 5, 2007, in a ceremony at the White House, Archon Benjamin Hooks, of counsel in our Memphis office, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor that a President can bestow.
  November 8, 2007
• Archon Kelly M. Smith, Jr. Selected for National Baptist Convention Post The Reverend Dr. Kelly Miller Smith, Jr. of Knoxville Tennessee has been selected to serve as the Executive Director of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., as of June 2007.
  November 8, 2007
• Archon William V. Bell Wins Mayoral Race Archon William V. Bell, mayor of Durham, North Carolina, handily defeated challenger Thomas Stith III on Tuesday, November 6, fending off a well-funded opponent to win a fourth term by capturing 58 percent of the nearly 32,000 votes cast.
  November 13, 2007
• Archon Gloster Current Named to Assist CEO Gloster Current (Beta Alpha Boulé), currently vice president – policyowner services, has been named to the newly created role of vice president – corporate affairs and assistant to the chief executive officer (CEO).
  December 4, 2007
• Gannon President Receives Highest Honor Archon Antoine M. Garibaldi recently was honored by the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development.
  December 4, 2007
• Archon Antoine M. Garibaldi Receives Honorary Doctorate Archon Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., President of Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters degree, from Seton Hall University–during Seton Hall’s commencement ceremony in South Orange, New Jersey on May 7, 2007.
  December 4, 2007
• Archon Oliver R. Sockwell Jr. Elected to Wilmington Trust Board The Wilmington Trust Corporation announced on June 1, 2007, that Archon Oliver R. Sockwell, Jr. (Epsilon Boulé), had been elected to its Board of Directors.
  December 4, 2007
• Leadership Runs In the Family On October 21, 2007, a dinner was sponsored in Knoxville, Tennessee, to honor Archon Jimmy and Archousa Vicky Hammock for their election to leadership positions in their respective fraternity and sorority.
  December 4, 2007
• A New Christmas Song A new Christmas CD has been written and produced by Archon Hallerin Hilton Hill.
  December 21, 2007
• Gammma Beta’s Gregory Morrison Recognized as one of Computerworld’s 2008 Premier 100 IT Leaders December 10…Computerworld, the “Voice of IT Management,” today announced that it selected Gregory Morrison, Rhetoricos, Gamma Beta Boule, as one of Computerworld's 2008 Premier 100 IT Leaders.
  January 13, 2008
• Virgis And Angela Colbert Donate The Largest Individual Gift To Thurgood Marshall College Fund At 20th Anniversary Awards Dinner Gala Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced that Virgis and Angela Colbert donated $400,000 to the Fund during the organization’s 20th Anniversary Dinner Gala held in New York City at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on Monday, November 5th , 2007.
  January 13, 2008
• Child Welfare League of America Recognizes Archon Joseph Crumbley The Child Welfare League of America will recognize Joseph Crumbley, DSW, for Best Practice in Kinship Care at its 2007 Adoption and Foster Care Training Conference. The annual meeting took place in New Orleans on December 10, 2007.
  January 13, 2008
• President Bush Meets With Psi Archon Charles Matthews, National Big Brother Of The Year On September 28, 2007, Archon Charles Matthews and his “Little Brother” Rico met with President Bush who recognized and honored “Chuck” as National Big Brother of the Year.
  January 13, 2008
• Grand Sire Archon Featured in Twin Cities Business Magazine
  January 13, 2008
• Archon Harold A. Black honored as Distinguished Speaker by International Finance Association Dr. Harold A. Black was the Distinguished Luncheon Speaker on February 28, 2008 at the annual MFA conference in San Antonio, Texas.
  April 7, 2008
• Lemle & Kelleher Names Archon Hardy As Chairman Of The Firm’s Management Committee The law firm of Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P. has named Timothy W. Hardy as the Chairman of the firm’s Management Committee for 2008. Mr. Hardy is the first African-American elected to this position in the firm’s 100-year history.
  April 7, 2008
• Beta Boulé Archon Stewart Elected As Fellow To American Academy Of Arts And Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of Archon Donald Stewart as a fellow of the Academy. Archon Stewart is a Visiting Professor in the Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies School at the University of Chicago
  April 7, 2008
• Archon Marty Dunn, of Alpha Delta, Joins Dinsmore & Shohl LLP A standout in the legal community and a well-known figure for his commitment to Greater Cincinnati, Archon Dunn has joined Dinsmore & Shahl LLP.
  April 17, 2008
• Alpha Delta’s Archon Jeffery Hopkins Elected to American Bankruptcy Institute’s Board of Directors An ABI member since 2004, Judge Hopkins has frequently served as a panelist and speaker at ABI programs and events.
  April 18, 2008
• Omicron Boulé Archon Named Dean of Hamline University School of Law Archon Donald Lewis, co-founder of Minneapolis law firm, Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson, has been named Dean of Hamline University School of Law. Lewis will assume the post on July 1 while remaining Of Counsel with the law firm.
  April 23, 2008
• Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau Named Howard's 16th President Sidney A. Ribeau, Ph.D. of Alpha Phi Boulé, has been officially named President of Howard University. This current president of Bowling Green State University was the Board of Trustee's unanimous choice. Ribeau will assume presidency on Aug. 1, 2008.
  May 9, 2008
• Archon Frederick Jones Graduation Keynote Speaker Archon Frederick Jones of Gamma Nu Boulé, Northern Mississippi, was the keynote speaker for the 140th Graduating Class of the Howard University College of Medicine on Friday, May 9, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
  May 19, 2008
• Essence Magazine Recognizes Delta Mu Archousa for Community Service Archousa Gloria Reed Austin is one of twelve women featured in an article in the May 2008 issue of Essence magazine as having made a significant difference in her community and awarded the "Woman Making a Powerful Difference Award".
  June 9, 2008
• Boulé Foundation Board of Trustees Elects New Member On June 6, 2008 Archon Robert Holmes of Beta Kappa Boulé was elected by the Boulé Foundation Board of Trustees to serve a three-year term.
  June 17, 2008
• Archon Holifield Defines the "21st Century Urban League" Alpha Kappa Archon addressed a packed house of The City Club of Cleveland.
  July 1, 2008
• Archon Wilson Wright, Jr. Awarded Fellowship In American College of Dentists Dr. Wilson Wright, Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama was awarded Fellowship in the American College of Dentists during its 2007 Annual Meeting and Convocation in San Francisco, California.
  July 18, 2008
• Archon Garibaldi Honored by National Educational Research Association Archon Antoine M. Garibaldi of Epsilon Boulé and President of Gannon University has been selected as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
  September 3, 2008
• Archousa Kimbrough Releases First Children's Book Archousa Helen Kimbrough, wife of Archon Marcus Kimbrough of Beta Delta Boulé, has released her first children's book.
  September 17, 2008
• Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH, Appointed Vice President & Chief Medical Officer for Temple University Health System Archon Calvin B. Johnson, MD, MPH, has been appointed Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Temple University Health System (TUHS), effective October 15, 2008.
  September 17, 2008
• Raymond Ealy Joins QuantumMethod As Partner Ealy to Direct New Product Development, Sales and Marketing
  September 17, 2008
• Grand Sire Archon Harris Participates in Congressional Black Caucus Activities During the CBC, Grand Sire Archon Harris will participate in the special Forum "The New Green: A Climate of Change for Environmental Justice" on Thursday, September 25 and on Friday, September 26 will serve as a panelist on "Environmental Justice Braintrust: Securing Our Future - The Nuclear Alternative".
  September 22, 2008
• A New Leader for Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, the Nation’s Oldest Greek-letter Organization of Primarily African American Men At its biennial convention in Denver, Colorado, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, commonly known as the Boulé, installed Robert L. Harris of Oakland, California, as its 44^th Grand Sire Archon (national president).
  September 23, 2008
• Boulé Foundation Donates $50,000 Dollars for Voter Education In one of its largest donations ever, The Boulé Foundation of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity last week (September 25) donated $50,000 to the non-partisan National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization dedicated to increasing Black civic engagement and voter participation.
  October 8, 2008
• Archon James T. Giles, Alpha Boulé, Former U.S. District Judge, Joins Pepper Hamilton Former U.S. District Judge James T. Giles has joined the firm as Of Counsel, after serving on the bench in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 28 years. He will focus chiefly on referred mediation and arbitration matters, local, national and international in scope.
  October 22, 2008
• Grand Sire Harris on PBS Panel Moderated by CNN’s John King Grand Sire Archon Harris to appear on PBS program, “Securing Our Future: The Nuclear Alternative.” starting Friday, November 7, 2008.
  November 6, 2008
• Alpha Archousa, Charisse R. Lillie, to Lead Community Investment Initiatives at Comcast Corporation “I am honored to take on this new role and be a part of the great work and service that Comcast is already doing for our communities,” said Lillie. “Whether it’s working to strengthen community partnerships or being a driver behind youth development and digital literacy, Comcast and the Comcast Foundation are making a positive impact. I look forward to building upon these efforts.”
  November 12, 2008
• Cincinnati Museum Center Director Emeritus Receives AASLH’s Most Prestigious Recognition In what has become a substantial and distinguished compilation of personal and professional achievements, John Fleming is once again adding to the collection. At its recent annual meeting, the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) honored Fleming with its Award of Distinction.
  November 12, 2008
• Archon Michael A. Brown (Epsilon) Elected to Washington DC City Council Archon Michael A. Brown of Epsilon Boulé, the son of the late Archon Ron Brown also of Epsilon Boulé, was elected to an At Large City Wide Seat on the Washington, DC, City Council on November 4, 2008.
  November 25, 2008
• Alpha Boulé Archon Named Partner in Saul Ewing LLP Saul Ewing LLP named Archon Wendell F. Holland, Alpha Boulé as a partner in the Firm’s Energy and Utilities Practice Group.
  November 25, 2008
• Beta Lambda Archon Promoted to Chief of Radiology Archon Victor D. Lewis III of Beta Lambda Boulé was recently promoted to Chief of Radiology, Director of Interventional Radiology and the Uterine Fibroid Embolization Center at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, Virginia.
  December 11, 2008
• Archon Maurice Jones Named Publisher of Virginian-Pilot He is the first African American publisher in the history of Landmark Communications which owns the newspaper. This makes the Virginian-Pilot the nation’s largest daily newspaper with an African American publisher.
  December 11, 2008
• President-elect Obama announced key Department of Defense post President-elect Barack Obama announced that he intends to nominate Archon Jeh Charles Johnson, Zeta Boulé, as General Counsel at the United States Department of Defense.
  January 14, 2009
• Colorado Judicial Institute Announces 2008 Judicial Excellence Award Recipients Denver—The Colorado Judicial Institute, a 29-year-old nonpartisan, nonprofit citizens’ organization dedicated to judicial independence and excellence is honored to announce that Archon Robert H. Russell, II, Delta Eta Bouléis one of two honorees in the District Court Category.
  January 16, 2009
• Archon Mitchell Crusto contributes chapter to upcoming book on Katrina Archon Crusto has contributed a chapter to the upcoming book, “Hurricane Katrina: America’s Unnatural Disaster,” a collection of essays that urges the reader to examine how African-Americans and others were affected by the national and global response to the African-American victims of the storm.
  March 3, 2009
• Delta Nu Archon A. Barry Rand to take over as CEO for AARP The nation’s largest membership organization, AARP, will appoint A. Barry Rand, known for being a catalyst for social change and inclusion in the workplace, to become CEO in early April succeeding Bill Novelli, who has held the position for eight years. Rand will be the first African-American to lead the organization.
  March 12, 2009
• Archon Hallerin Hilton Hill of Beta Theta Boulé Presented Distinguished Citizen Award by Boy Scouts Council On February 9 Archon Hallerin Hilton Hill was presented the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Greater Smoky Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  April 15, 2009
• Alpha Delta’s Archon Kearney Walks for Children’s Health Alpha Delta’s Archon Eric Kearney, State Senator for Ohio’s Ninth District, set off on the morning of April 17 on his third annual Walk for Children’s Health.
  April 19, 2009
• Alpha Delta’s Dwayne Allen Joins Cummins, Inc. On April 13, 2009, Archon Dwayne Allen joined Cummins, Inc. as Executive Director of Application Development and Support.
  May 11, 2009
• Archon Sheadrick A. Tillman IV Is Leader Of Renowned Alex Haley Farm On January 5, 2009, Dr. Sheadrick A. Tillman IV was appointed managing director of the Children's Defense Fund Haley Farm.
  May 11, 2009
• Epsilon Epsilon Archon Announces New Media Network NPBN, the New Paradigm Broadcast Network, is a new, innovative, and cutting edge television and internet broadcast network dedicated to delivering entertainment for the nation’s ever-changing African American and Latino audiences.
  May 11, 2009
• Delta Pi Archon Receives Ph.D. Archon Duncan Eric Jackson, a Past Sire Archon of Delta Pi Boulé, Pensacola, Florida, received a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary humanities.
  June 3, 2009
• Archon Bobby McDonald Named to California State Community College Board of Governors Archon McDonald, executive director of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Orange County, is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s newly appointed trustee to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors.
  June 15, 2009
• Archon Mitchell Crusto of Alpha Alpha Boulé Publishes Law Review Article Archon Mitchell Crusto of Alpha Alpha Boule published a law review article on the constitutionality of the police stopping US citizens from crossing the Mississippi River bridge to escape from the flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The article is posted here as a pdf in its entirety.
  June 15, 2009
• Archon Richard L. Tolliver and Bill Cosby Awarded Honorary Doctorates St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, awarded Archon Richard L. Tolliver, a Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, at its One Hundred and Twenty-First Commencement Exercise on Sunday, May 10, 2009.
  June 15, 2009
• Theta Archon Appointed Commissioner of New Jersey Athletic Control Board Theta Archon Aaron M. Davis was appointed Commissioner of the New Jersey Athletic Control Board on October 7, 2008.
  June 15, 2009
• President Obama Names Archon George W. Madison to Treasury Department Post President Barack Obama moved to expand the top ranks of the Treasury Department by naming Archon George Madison as the department’s general counsel. The post requires Senate confirmation.
  June 15, 2009
• Anthony Hall Receives NFBPA’s Highest Award The National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) bestowed the organization’s highest honor upon Archon Anthony W. Hall, Jr., Chief Administrative Officer for the city of Houston during its national convention held April 25-29 in Oakland, California.
  July 10, 2009
• President Obama to Nominate Dennis Hightower as Commerce Deputy Secretary President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Archon Dennis Hightower of Epsilon Boulé, an experienced management professional with more than 30 years of experience, as the new Deputy Secretary at the Department of Commerce.
  July 24, 2009
• The National African American Insurance Association recognizes Archon Frank J. Smith with the 2009 NAAIA Pioneer Award at the NAAIA 5th Annual Legislative Conference On April 29 The National African American Insurance Association announced Frank J. Smith, President and CEO of Sphinx Financial Group, Williamsburg, VA, as the recipient of its 2009 NAAIA Pioneer Award.
  August 3, 2009
• Claflin President Receives Honorary Doctorate From Hofstra University Claflin University President Dr. Henry N. Tisdale has been conferred an honorary doctorate from Hofstra University of New York, where he recently delivered the Honors Convocation address.
  September 17, 2009
• AAVC Outstanding Service to Vassar Award: Archon Richard “Ricky” Roberts ’74 After considering Judge Ricky Roberts’s numerous commitments, both academic and extracurricular, during his time at Vassar it may come as no surprise that this Renaissance man did not stop wearing multiple hats after graduation.
  November 2, 2009
• Archon Anthony Foxx wins race for Charlotte mayor Voters ended more than two decades of Republican leadership in Charlotte Tuesday by electing Democrat Anthony Foxx the city's second African-American mayor and the youngest in memory.
  November 13, 2009
• Archon Has Lead Article in University of Miami Law Review Professor Mitchell Crusto is honored to have the lead article published in the recent edition of the University of Miami Law Review.
  November 13, 2009
• Alpha Delta’s Archon Hopkins Elected to American Law Institute and American College of Bankruptcy On November 9, 2009, Archon Jeffery P. Hopkins, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, S.D. Ohio and Archon of Alpha Delta Boulé, was elected as a member of the American Law Institute.
  December 4, 2009
• Summer Internship Opportunity Available Through The Institute for Responsible Citizenship The Institute for Responsible Citizenship is currently accepting applications for its summer leadership program in Washington, DC. The Institute provides America’s best and brightest African American male college students with unparalleled networking opportunities, leadership development, and life‐long mentorship.
  December 4, 2009
• St. Francis High School BSU Hosts Tuskegee Airmen Event Over 250 people attended an educational screening event in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen at St. Francis High School in La Canada, this past Sunday.
  December 14, 2009
• Archons among WWII airmen honored in Pasadena for contributions About 120 people attended the ceremony for Hodges, Harlan Leonard, Theodore Lumpkin, Clarence Finley, Louis Hill and Oliver Goodall.
  December 14, 2009
• President Obama Re-establishes President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Announces Members President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  March 1, 2010
• Archon Franklin's From Slavery to Freedom in 9^th Edition Archon John Hope Franklin's groundbreaking history, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, has been completely revised and updated to bring this foundational, classic work into the 21st century, including the historic election of President Barack Obama.
  March 4, 2010
• Archon Augustus A. White III Honored for Outstanding Orthopaedic Leadership Archon Augustus A. White III, MD, Ph.D., of Beta Beta Boulé, Boston, was honored on March 11, 2010, with the fifth annual William W. Tipton, Jr., Leadership Award for his work as an educator, mentor and champion of diversity initiatives.
  March 15, 2010
• McDonald's promotes Archon Don Thompson of Delta Alpha Boulé McDonald’s Corp. has promoted Don Thompson, the head of its U.S. business, to its No. 2 post worldwide, making him the frontrunner to succeed CEO James Skinner.
  April 3, 2010
• Philanthropists Honored Cornell Moore and Wenda Weekes Moore have supported time and money to education and public affairs.
  May 19, 2010
• Obama Administration Names Delta Mu Archon C. Donald Babers As Hud’s Acting Southwest Regional Director U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today named C. Donald Babers to serve as HUD’s Acting Southwest Regional Director for a five-state region that includes Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
  June 8, 2010
• Beta Alpha Archon John W. Daniels, Jr., Named Chair of Greater Milwaukee Foundation Board Archon John W. Daniels Jr., chairman of Quarles and Brady, LLP and one of the most preeminent real estate attorneys in the country, is the new chair of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Board of Directors.
  July 26, 2010
• Archon O’Dell Owens Appointed President of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Earlier this year the board of trustees of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College voted unanimously to appoint Archon O’Dell M. Owens of Alpha Delta Boulé as the next president of the College.
  September 14, 2010
• Archon Melvin I. Douglass Appointed to New York State Cultural Education Trust Board Archon Melvin I. Douglass, a distinguished educator and member of Alpha Sigma Boule (Brooklyn - Long Island), has been appointed to the New York State Cultural Education Trust Board.
  September 16, 2010
• Bowl Gamer® Launches bowlgamer.com, the New College Football Trivia Game with Prizes...and Everyone is Getting a Kick Out Of It Archon Jim Johnson, Gamma Zeta Boulé, the creator of Bowl Gamer®, hired Comentum® to turn his social-network Web site into a fast-paced trivia game with prizes, social interaction, events and fun for everyone. "Our mission is to provide the preeminent online knowledge and trivia-based collegiate bowl game experience that is fun, engaging, rewarding, and satisfying for the participant," says Archon Jim Johnson, founder and CEO of Bowl Gamer®.
  October 1, 2010
• Archon Nigel Alston of Gamma Kappa Boulé Named to Head Marketing, Alumni and Community Relations at WSSU Acting on the recommendation of Chancellor Donald J. Reaves (Gamma Kappa Boulé), the Board of Trustees for Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) voted unanimously on October 1 to approve naming Archon Nigel Alston, a well-known business and community leader, executive director for marketing, alumni and community relations for the university. This new position will report directly to Chancellor Reaves.
  October 8, 2010
• Archon Eric Sibley Inducted into the American Clinical and Climatological Association (STANFORD, CA) – Archon Eric Sibley, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) at the Stanford University School of Medicine and an attending physician in pediatric gastroenterology at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, was inducted into membership in the American Clinical and Climatological Association during the organization's 123rd meeting October 21-24 in San Antonio, Texas.
  October 29, 2010
• University of Detroit Mercy Names Archon Garibaldi President University of Detroit Mercy Board of Trustees has named Archon Antoine M. Garibaldi of Epsilon Boulé, Washington, D.C., as the university’s new president. The announcement was made by UDM Board of Trustees Chair John D. Lewis. Archon Garibaldi, who is currently president of Gannon University in Erie, Pa., will assume the position July 1, 2011, to become UDM’s first lay president.
  November 16, 2010
• DMC Names Archon George Shade, Jr., Iota Boulé, to a Major New Role On Wednesday, December 8, Detroit Medical Center (DMC) has announced a new role for top medical executive, Archon George H. Shade, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.O.G., F.A.C.P.E.
  December 21, 2010
• Cox Enterprises Promotes Archon Gregory Morrison of Lambda Boulé to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer January 7, 2011 – Cox Enterprises announced today that Gregory Morrison has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer, effective immediately. He will continue reporting to John Dyer, executive vice president and chief financial officer.
  January 27, 2011
• Tri-Valley Bank Elects Archon Grisham Chairman San Ramon-based Tri-Valley Bank said Monday that longtime Bay Area banker Arnold Grisham was elected chairman, according to a March 14 story in the San Francisco Business Times. Archon Grisham is a member of Alpha Gamma Boulé in Oakland, California. This after the $71 million bank had canceled plans for a private stock placement announced last September that was to raise an additional $10 million in fresh capital.
  March 22, 2011
• Archon John Daniels Named to Internal Board of Best Lawyers Archon John W. Daniels, Jr., of Beta Alpha Boulé, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and chairman of the law firm of Quarles & Brady, has been selected to serve on the Advisory Board of The Best Lawyers In America.
  May 5, 2011
• Detroit Institute of Arts Names African American Gallery for Iota Boulé Archon Roy Roberts and Archousa Maureen Roberts May 4, 2011 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) has named a gallery of contemporary African American art after Archousa Maureen and Archon Roy S. Roberts. Archon Roberts is a retired General Motors (GM) group vice president, and he and Archousa Maureen Roberts are well-known philanthropists in the areas of the arts, culture and education.
  May 5, 2011
• Archon C. Ronald Belton Named Jacksonville, Florida, CFO Shortly before taking office, Jacksonville, Florida’s Mayor Alvin Brown named Archon C. Ronald (Ronnie) Belton of Gamma Beta Boulé to serve as the city’s chief financial officer/assistant to the mayor. Archon Belton was confirmed for the position by the city council on August 23, 2011.
  November 23, 2011
• New Archon Thom Gossom to Appear on NBC December 2 Newly-inducted Archon Thom Gossom, Jr., of Delta Pi Boulé, Pensacola, Florida, will co-star in the NBC movie, Game of Your Life, this Friday, December 2, at 7 p.m. Central Time. (Check your local listing for times.) Archon Gossom plays Billy Taylor, Jr., the father of a high school gamer, Zach Taylor. You can see a trailer of the movie by clicking on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUkAcnHDUIE
  December 1, 2011
• Boulé Granddaughter Is Queen at Pasadena 2012 Rose Parade The Pasadena Tournament of Roses has selected high-school senior Drew Washington to be the Rose Queen for the 2012 Rose Parade. Queen Drew is the granddaughter of Archon Lou Underwood of Gamma Zeta Boulé in Pasadena, California. Crowned at age 16, Queen Drew is the youngest and only the third queen of African American descent to be so honored in the Parade’s 123-year history. The parade is viewed by millions of people worldwide.
  December 26, 2011
• Feature Film Red Tails Opened at Box Offices January 20 Red Tails is a high-flying action epic feature film inspired by the heroics of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all-African American aerial combat unit to serve in the armed forces. Executive-produced by George Lucas and directed by Anthony Hemingway, the film boasts a powerful ensemble cast led by Oscar winner Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard. It pulls us directly into the drama of World War II as the Allied forces wage war against fascism in Europe while African Americans fight racism and ignorance at home. Red Tails tells the story of the pilots and crew of the 332nd Fighter Group, who stood with courage, valor and honor in the crucible of war and history.
  January 9, 2012