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2. On Wednesday, March 11, Florida Governor Charlie Crist appointed Judge James E.C. Perry to the Florida Supreme Court--the fourth black justice ever appointed. He became the first black judge on the 18th Circuit when former Governor Jeb Bush appointed him several years ago. He is a native of New Bern, North Carolina and a 1966 graduate of St. Augustine's College.

The following were captured from the August 21 issue of the
Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

Maria Arvelo Lumpkin, director of student activities at Spelman College in Atlanta, was selected as the Scott-Hawkins Leadership Institute Fellow by The Links Inc. Dr. Lumpkin is a graduate of St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She holds a master's degree in urban studies from Old Dominion University and an educational doctorate from Clark Atlanta University.

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The New President of Texas College - Dwight J. Fennell was named the twenty-second president of Texas College in Tyler, Texas. The college, which was founded in 1894, is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The college enrolls about 800 students, 90 percent of whom are African Americans.

Dr. Fennell had served as vice president for academic affairs at the college. A native of Miami, Florida, Fennell is a graduate of St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina. He holds master's degrees from Atlanta University and Florida International University. He earned his doctorate at Florida State University

Norfolk, Virginia - February 1, 2007

S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announces that Michael Lee has been appointed by Norfolk City Council to the Board of the City of Norfolk Economic Development Authority for a two year term effective January 9, 2007. The Economic Development Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia created by the City to acquire, own, lease and dispose of properties to promote industry and induce businesses to locate and remain in Norfolk.

Mr. Lee has been a Board member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) for four years and is currently President Elect. He is also Vice President of the Board of the International Facilities Management Association.

Mr. Lee joined S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. in 1996. Since 2000 he has been Property Manager of the Norfolk Southern Tower, a 293,035 square foot building that is home to Norfolk's premier Fortune 500 Company. Mr. Lee is a 1977 graduate of Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC.

Currently celebrating its 100th Anniversary, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. manages, develops, and brokers shopping centers, apartments, and office/industrial properties in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. With offices in Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, it is one of the largest commercial real estate firms in Virginia; managing over 7.8 million square feet of retail space, over 18,000 apartment units, and 2 million square feet of office and industrial properties.

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On May 2, 2005, Malinda Miles became the first Black Mayor elected to serve in that post in the City of Mount Rainier, Maryland. Miles was sworn in as Mayor on May 9 and will serve a four year term in this office. Mount Rainier has a population of about 8500 residents, and is a very diverse neighborhood. Miles won her seat by a landslide and sees that as a mandate from her constituents for change.

Malinda Miles, a native of Screven, Georgia moved to Mount Rainier in 1968 following her marriage to Dr. William L. Miles. They are the proud parents of four adult children, all graduates from St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina where their parents met.

Mayor Miles previously served in several elected positions including the Prince George's Democratic Central Committee, and four terms on the Mount Rainier City Council where she was also the first Black woman elected to the Mount Rainier City Council.

A product of Wayne County and Ware County Public Schools, Mayor Miles graduated from Center High School in 1964 where she ranked third in her class. Although she has lived in Mount Rainier since 1968, she often visits her relative Mr. and Mrs. Edward Copeland in Waycross, and her aunts and cousins in Screven, Georgia.

Miles credits her success in Maryland to the solid education that she received, and the teachings of her Mother, Mrs. Florence H. B. Williams who raised her in the church and made her believe that she could accomplish anything, if she applied herself.

Since moving to Maryland following her graduation from Saint Augustine's College, Mayor Miles has gone on to make history in several other ways. She was employed by the National Education Association (NEA) for 26 years where she rose through the ranks to become the first Black Employment Manager with responsibility for hiring, affirmative action, and equal employment. During her tenure in this capacity, Miles increased the number of minorities on NEA's staff and in management positions.

Following her retirement from NEA, Miles became the Director of Human Resources for the Woodbourne Center in Baltimore, and later the Executive Director of Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc. As the Executive Director of Prisoners Aid, Mayor Miles created an awareness of the plight and condition of men and women coming out of prison. Because of her leadership in this area, programs and services for inmates and ex-offenders throughout Baltimore were increased, and Prisoners Aid, one of the oldest social service organizations in the State of Maryland was rejuvenated, and now provides services to more than 2000 inmates and ex-offenders annually.

Miles sees her priorities over the next four years to be inclusive of the populations that she represent, and ones that move the City forward as the Gateway to Prince George's County Maryland, the nation's riches Black community. When asked to give her vision about the growth and development of Mount Rainier, Mayor Miles stated that Mount Rainier is "a City on the Move"; one with a diverse culture; historic value; and a gateway to both the District of Columbia and Gorgeous Prince George's County. "It is an honor to represent this City and to be responsible for its growth and development over the next four years," Mayor Miles stated.

Three of Mayor Miles four adult children live in Maryland, and one lives in Louisburg, North Carolina. Dr. Miles and Mayor Miles were divorced in 1978, and he currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. However, Dr. Miles was the first person to encourage Mayor Miles to run for elected office in Mount Rainier when they were insulted during their attendance at a civic association meeting being held in one of the City's churches.

Mayor Miles, a graduate of St. Augustine's College, also completed graduate studies at Howard University and Antioch School of Law.

For more information on Mayor Malinda Miles, please visit her website at www.malindamiles.com. You may contact her by email at mayormiles@malindamiles.com or mmiles@mountrainiermd.org.

Falcons,

Coach George Williams, Athletic Director of Saint Augustine's College, is being honored with a Proclamation by the City of Raleigh on Tuesday, November 16th at 1:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 222 Harget Street in Room 201. Coach was the 2004 Track and Field Coach for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece and has produced world-class athletes, with a 95% graduation rate among scholarship athletes. His teams have produced 25 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships (Men and Women's Indoor & Outdoor Track and Field), and 123 CIAA Championships (Men and Women's Indoor, Outdoor and Cross-Country).

He was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame, the North Carolina and Florida Sports Hall of Fame. Of special note; in November 2003, he arranged for Saint Augustine's College to become the first historically black college to host the NCAA Division II Cross-Country Championships.

He has remained faithful to his alma mater, so please plan to show up in large number and lend your Falcon support as we honor our very own athletic giant, educator and mentor.

CONGRATULATIONS COACH WILLIAMS!

Mrs. Violet Armstrong Bough '57
St. Aug Alumna honored at Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 61st National
Convention and International Regional Conference - Gaylord Opryland, Nashville, Tennessee

Mrs. Violet Armstrong Bough (former President of Gamma Xi, chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., St. Augustine's Raleigh, NC; charter member and former President of Mu Gamma Omega, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands) celebrated her 50th year as a member in July, and is the first member from the International Region to be formally recognized at the International Convention as a "Golden" member." .

The 61st International Convention was held July 13-18 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee.

Accompanied by her daughter, who is also a member, Violet Bough enjoyed the week long conference activities which included a pre-conference celebration at the 14th International Regional Conference (IRC) and was congratulated by the sorority's International President, Linda M. White.

Her daughter, Ingrid Bough, Esquire who is a member of Iota Gamma Omega, chapter in Prince George's County, Maryland, sang in both English and German at the International Regional Conference's second plenary session and at the IRC's awards luncheon.

The International Regional Conference, held July 11th - 13th, is always held prior to the International Convention. This year's theme was "The Spirit of AKA: A Country Christmas in July." The International chapters represented at the conference were Germany (conference hostess chapter); the Bahamas; the U.S. Virgin Islands; Seoul, Korea; and Japan.

Violet Armstrong Bough, graduated 1st in her class, which included three magna cum laude graduates from St. Augustine's, in 1957 and led her class at graduation. She is a retired educator in the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education system. Currently, she enjoys life member status as a St. Aug. Alumna and in the AKA sorority. She resides in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Malinda Miles '68 - The fourth term elected official, Malinda Miles, will represent Ward 2 on the Mount Rainer City Council. Miles earned 95 votes to Preston Nalls' 60 votes. In contemplating her return to the Mount Rainier City Council, Miles said that the city's audit and restoring accountability were immediate priorities.
Additionally, Miles was elected to the Prince George's County Democratic Centeral Committee and served in that capacity for four years. She retired from the National Education Association (NEA) in 1994 where she was in charge of employment, EEO, and affirmative action; and recently retired from the Prisoners Aid Association of Maryland, Inc. where she served as executive director from 1996 to March 7 2004.

Brenda Lytle (reprinted from "Early Childhood Today," November/December 2003, Vol. 18, No. 3): One of Brenda Lytle's greatest joys is seeing infants grow into walking, talking toddlers. With over 23 years in the early childhood profession, Brenda is an exemplary professional who is tireless in ensuring quality programs for young children.

She extends this professional commitment to her staff and community and is a strong early childhood advocate. Long before North Carolina required early childhood professionals to have advanced education, she acquired grant money to assist in providing partial scholarships to her staff. She is a board member of the local Smart Start program and mentors practitioners involved with new childcare programs in her community. Her commitment and leadership earned the Infant and Toddler Center [where she works] both NAEYC accreditation and the five-star rating in the state of North Carolina.

Ms. Brenda Lytle is the Director, Infant Toddler Center of First Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC

Several attempts were made to obtain copyright permission in order to print this article on the web site. We were unable to make contact with the publisher of "Early Childhood Today."

Colonel Octavia L. Parker, '80, was promoted to Colonel effective 1 October 2003. She is currently the Commander, United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Augmentation Unit, and also the Individual Augmentation (IA) Program Manager, which encompasses managing up to 2,000 individual mobilization augmentees. She is located at Ft. McPherson, Georgia. Colonel Parker is the first African-American female O6-level Commander in the Active Guard Reserves (AGR) Program for the Army Reserves.

Patricia Smith, '95, has joined the national law firm of Arter & Hadden. Smith is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property & Technology Group and will focus her practice on intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution.

She earned her Juris Doctorate from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomingtion (J.D., 2002) and her Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Augustine's College (B.S., Chemistry, 1995). While at Indiana University School of Law, she attended the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs-European Globalization Perspective, Summer 2000 and participated in the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, Fall 2000.

Established in 1843, Arter & Hadden LLP is a national law firm with offices in Ohio, Texas, California; and Washington, D.C. Arter & Hadden was recently recognized as one of the top ten law firms in the nation for client performance in a national survey of Fortune 1000 clients.

Bernard Allen, '62, a member of the Saint Augustine's College Board of Trustees, recently was sworn in to the North Carolina State Legislature as a Congressman in the House of Representatives.

Five alumni will be honored as Distinguished Alumni at NAFEO's 28th National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education, April 8-13, 2003, at the Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Cynthia A. Pratt, '83, made history in May 2002, when she was officially sworn in as Bahama's Parliament's first female Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Securitry. Over the past 20 years, she has helped obtain scholarships for numerous Bahamians to attend college.

Colonel Lisa D. Weatherington, '78, is currently the Deputy Chief for Personnel G-1 and Troop Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, at Fort Detrick, which encompasses 13 medical research laboratories and medical logistics operations throughout the world.

Colonel Weatherington has received numerous awards including the Legion of Merit, eight Meritorious Sevice Medals, three Army Commendation Medals and two Army Achievement Awards.

Arne W. Morris, '87, is currently Director of Wealth and Management Services with RSM McGladrey, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a lifetime member of the National Alumni Association of Saint Augustine's College, Inc. and board member of the Falcon Foundation.

A Saint Augustine's College Alumnus, two students, and a staff member represented the College at the 57th National Alumni Council and the 45th National Pre-Alumni Council Conference sponsored by the United Negro College Fund, January 30 through February 2, in Columbus, Ohio.

Each year awards are presented in four categories: Outstanding Alumni, Outstanding Intern-Alumni Council, the Presidential Award and the James E. Stamps Award.

George W. Brown, '56, received the Outstanding Alumni Award during the Alumni Recognition Banquet. Summer Hall, Pre-Alumni Council President, Ireka Elmore, Miss Pre-Alumni and Sheryl Ximines, of the Office of Alumni Relations, attended workshops such as "How to Keep the Fund in Fundraising", "Personal and Financial Planning", and "Career Planning: Prepared or Repaired" to gain valuable ideas for building a stronger pre-alumni council at the College.