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Leaders of Tomorrow! OCTOBER 1997 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER 7
MBC ALUMNI HONOR DISTINGUISHED MEMBER
By Fannie Allen
t was a time of recognition and honor
that began with a colorful military
ceremony at Fort Myer in Arlington,
Virginia. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff General John Shalikashvili, was
there to honor a distinguished alumnus of
Morris Brown College.
The occasion was the retirement of Lt.
General Albert J. Edmonds of the United
States Air Force. After 32 years of military
service, General Edmonds (‘64) was bidding
farewell to his military colleagues and
friends.
When the military honors were over, MBC
alumni took over and paid their own special
brand of homage to one of their very own.
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They took General Edmonds to Washing
ton, D.C.’s prestigious City Club for a
luncheon arranged by Artis Hampshire
Cowan, Esq. (‘75). On hand were MBC
President Dr. Jolley,and MBC’s First Lady,
Mrs. Jimmye Jolley, as well as Dr. Alffeda
Burnett, District of Columbia Alumni
Chapter President (‘85) and Ken Higgins
(‘75) along with many other members of
the MBC family.
The event was sponsored jointly by
MBC, the National Alumni Association,
and the Washington, D.C. Alumni
Chapter. General Edmonds endured some
good natured “roasting” by members of
the Alumni host committee (including
National Alumni Association President,
Joseph Powell), and enjoyed every minute
of it. Then Dr. Jolley read a Proclamation
signed by the MBC Board of Trustees
Chairman, Bishop Ming.
Gifts were presented to the distinguished
honoree who was accompanied by his
wife, Jacquelyn; his two brothers, and
sister. General Edmonds thanked the
alumni and vowed to continue working
for minorities in general and for MBC in
particular.
Of special note were three tributes to
General Edmonds which were read at the
luncheon. They were from Tonya Taylor
and Stacy Herring (MBC class of ‘97),
and a former mentor, Professor Mattie
Waymer Armstrong.
General Edmonds remarked that,
“Morris Brown really opened my mind
and taught me how to think. It also
solidified the moral standards I had
grown up with and convinced me it is
important to give people opportunities
to do well."
He also said, “My teachers instilled in
me a drive to work hard and study hard.
Those skills opened many doors for pie,
and since then, I have looked for op
portunities to give other people a chance
to shine."
General Edmonds is a living example
of the highly qualified graduates MBC is
capable of producing for service to the
community. We honor him both for the
distinguished record of service he has
already established, and for his commit
ment to continue in the spirit of MBC
to help others.