CLASS OF 1953 WHO'S WHO & WHERE - The City College Fund

(I did not attend the graduation ceremony, as I was drafted into the Army immediately after graduation.)Military Service—3/53—3/55—U.S. ArmyAfter my discharge from the Army, I changed my career path from Chemistry to the Social Servicesbecause of the better employment opportunities there.Post Graduate StudiesC.C.N.Y.—1958-1960—Completed 30 Graduate Credits in SociologyJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice, MPA 1/75 (Government, G.P.A.-3.8)Work HistoryNYC Department of Welfare—10/55—1/60—Social InvestigatorNYC Department of Probation—1/60—8/87 (Began as a Probation Officer, and received successivepromotions to Administrative Probation Officer—Branch Chief—until retirement on 8/17/87.)I will forever be grateful to C.C.N.Y. for the opportunity afforded me to be the first member of mybranch of my family to obtain a college education. In the years thereafter, many others have followedmy example. My daughter, Linda, graduated from Adelphi University with a M.S.W. degree in 1992,and is now in private practice as a Psychotherapist.C.C.N.Y. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIESI have been an active member of the Board of Directors of the Black Alumni Association of the C.C.N.Y.Alumni Association for the past 25 years. I have served as the Treasurer for approximately 15 years,and also as one of the key fundraisers for the organization—principally by planning and organizing anannual day trip to nearby states, based on the African-American Cultural Heritage Experience. Thetrips have been well-received and have helped to stabilize and increase the assets of the Black AlumniScholarship Fund.In addition to the above, I contribute monetary payments to the College, as follows:As a member of the Inner Circle, wherein a modest sum is automatically deducted from my checkingaccount on a monthly basis and is sent to The City College Fund.As a member of the Brooklyn-Tech/CCNY Scholarship Committee, wherein payments are made to TheCity College Fund on a semi-annual basis, in accordance to a pledge that I have made.Other Group Affiliations and ActivitiesI am a member of the Alumni Association of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.I am a long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church in Jamaica, New York, wherein I have held variouspositions in the South Carolina Club (President, Treasurer, Business Manager). In those positions, Ihave arranged and conducted a dozen annual trips to areas of historical significance in the study of theUnderground Railroad of pre-Civil War days.I am a Past-President and long-time Board Member of the Town Hall Civic Association of Springfield