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Wednesday, September 20
THE MAROON TIGER
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Morehouse Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
By Saeed Ahmed
General Manager
As part of its year-long
reorganization and restructuring
process, Morehouse College has
appointed three new Vice
Presidents to its administrative
roster over the summer. The new
appointees are Eddie D. Gaffney,
Acting Vice President for Student
Affairs; Bernard S. Smith, Vice
President for Policy and Planning;
and John B. Brown, Vice President
for College Relations.
Effective July 21, Eddie Gaffney
has been appointed Acting Vice
President for Student Affairs. He
replaces Dr. Raymon Crawford
who resigned recently for reasons
not disclosed.
In his new capacity, Mr. Gaffney
will lead the Office of Student
Affairs in addressing the concerns
and problems that students face
inside and outside the classroom,
and in providing services and
support for the "best possible
environment and opportunity for
intellectual exchange, ... cultural
enrichment and social activities."
Mr. Gaffney joined Morehouse
in 1992 as an instructor in the
Psychology department. Prior to
his appointment as VP, he served
as class dean, and, most recently,
as director of off-campus student
life. Mr Gaffney also spent 17
Photo Courtesy of Torch Yearbook
Mr. Eddie Gaffney
years at the University of South
Carolina at Columbia, including
15 years as an Assistant Professor
in the College of Applied
Professional Science.
Mr Gaffney earned a B.A. in
Psychology from Morehouse in
1970, and an M.A. in Clinical
Community Psychology from the
University of South Carolina,
where he is currently completing
requirements for a PhD., also in
Psychology.
Bernard S. Smith was
appointed Vice President for
Policy and Planning, effective
April 20. As Vice President, Dr
Smith will advise the President
and Board on policy and
regulatory matters that affect the
college. In addition, his office will
also work with the administration,
faculty, staff and students to assist
the college community in
identifying its goals, examining
the available options for achieving
them, and defining techniques for
their implementation.
Furthermore, the Office of
Planning and Policy is also
responsible for providing
adequate policies and procedures
Photo Courtesy of College Relations
Dr. Bernard Smith
for properly managing the
college's existing programs,
facilities and resources.
Prior to joining the staff at
Morehouse, Dr. Smith served as
Executive Director and Program
Designer of the United Negro
College Fund/ Lilly Endowment
Photo by Greg Ponder
Mr. John Baker Brown
Leadership and Organizational
Development Program, a
leadership and management
enhancing initiative serving
presidents and trustees in the 41
UNCF colleges and universities.
Additionally, he has served as
Chief Officer of Institutional
Advancement and Director of
Development at Talladega
College, Alabama; and as Vice
President for Development and
Public Affairs at Morris Brown
College.
Dr. Smith earned his B.A. in
Psychology from Morehouse
College in 1957; an M.Ed in
Educational Administration from
Florida A&M University; and PhD
in Educational Administration
from Florida State University.
John Baker Brown has been
appointed Vice President for
College Relations, effective June 1.
Since the Office of College
Relations now includes
publications and the print shop,
Mr. Brown's purview will include
the supervision of the Director of
Media Relations and Special
Events, the Director of Publication
and the Director of the Printing
Services.
Mr Brown is also charged with
enhancing the image of
Morehouse College, and as such,
is one of the principal
spokespersons for the institution.
Mr Brown, who has served as
consultant and assistant to the
President for College Relations
since January, is a former
corporate spokesperson for AT&T
and past editor of the Atlanta
Tribune. He has served as an
account supervisor with Cohn &
Wolfe, the Southeast's leading PR
firm. In addition, as a freelance
writer, Brown has prepared
speeches, newsletters, and
brochures for a range of clients,
including the mayor of Atlanta,
the Coca Cola Co. and the Fulton
County Government. Mr Brown
holds a B.A. in education and an
M.A. in Mass Communications
from the University of Akron,
Ohio.
Morehouse Gears up for the Olympics
By Razab Chowdhury
Staff Writer
The clatter of pneumatic
drills and bulldozers punctuates our
campus life these days. Morehouse
College, along with the entire AUC,
is going through a major reconstruc
tion phase. A new dormitory is be
ing raised on Fair Street, a new gym
nasium is shaping up next to the old
Samuel Archer Gymnasium, and a
covered corridor is being built
around all the AUC campuses.
The new dorm on Fair Street
will replace the old student
boardings which were taken down
earlier this Summer. The football
players who resided in them have
been moved to the refurbished West
End dormitories. Currently, site de
velopment for the Fair Street dorm
is in its final stages, and the foun
dation will be laid soon. The new
dorm will house 238 upperclassmen
and will be completed by June
15th,1996. It has 55,000 square feet
and will cost $4.5 million. The dorm
will be a three storey structure, with
the basement housing a laundromat,
and a courtyard between the two
main wings. Upon completion, it
will initially be used by Olympic
officials. After the games, students
will move in for the Fall 1996 semes
ter. One notable feature of the new
dorm will be its room configurations
which were developed with consid
eration given to SGA input. Fund
ing for the new dorm is being raised
through the issuance of $11.9 million
worth of Dormitory Facility Refund
ing Revenue Bonds for Morehouse
College. First Union Capital Mar
kets Corporation underwrote the
sale of bonds which were issued
through the Urban Residential Fi
nance Authority of the City of At
lanta.
The new stadium being built
alongside the old Archer Hall prom
ises to usher in a new era in More
house's athletics program. Seating
5,700, and boasting 89,000 square
feet of space, the new stadium will
cost $9.2 million to build. It is ex
pected to be completed by April
1996. The new stadium will also
have offices and classrooms. Upon
its completion, Morehouse will be
able to boast an international stand
ard athletic facility, thereby enabling
it to host NCAA and SIAC tourna
ments. During the Olympic games,
the stadium will be the venue for the
preliminary rounds for basketball.
After the Games, the floor's layout
will be modified from Olympic
standards to NCAA standards. One
added bonus of having the new sta
dium is that it will allow Archer Hall
to be devoted to intramural athlet
ics. Funding for the stadium is be
ing provided by the ACOG (Atlanta
Committee for Olympic Games).
One of the most exciting of
the many new projects being under
taken for the upcoming Centennial
Games is the AUC / West Side Pedes
trian Corridor. The Corridor System
is designed to be a network of pub
lic right-of-ways which, when en
hanced and beautified, will lead the
effort in the revitalizing of the AUC
area and the surrounding
neighborhoods. The Corridor is
comprised of three independent, but
interwoven, pedestrian circulation
systems - the AUC Promenade, the
Ashby Street Corridor, and the MLK
Drive Corridor. - linking three
MARTA rail stations to each of the
six AUC schools. This system of pe
destrian paths will form a unique
environment for the staging of the
three Olympic events to be held on
the AUC campuses for the 1996 Ol
ympic Games. Also, through the en
hancement of existing streetscapes,
and the development of open gath
ering and performance spaces, these
corridors will serve as nerve centers
for passive activities, information
and cultural events. It is hoped that
the Corridor will aid the six AUC in
stitutions by expanding their role
and effectiveness in addressing
community development through
reinforcing neighborhood revitaliza
tion, enhancing housing areas, and
creating additional potential for eco
nomic development.
Photo by Greg Ponder
The College breaks ground on new 238 bed dormitory
Photo by Greg Ponder