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The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11
Local Omegas Celebrate Achievement
Citizen of the Year Dawn Baker is pictured with Henry
Perry, Jr.
L-R: Mu Phi Basileus James Melvin (left) and Omega
Man of the Year Thad Hodges.
Founder’s Award Winner Dr. Lester B. Johnson, Jr.
(right) is pictured with Dr. Mark Stewart.
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Philip Coooper (left) presents the Superior Service Award
to Arthur Howard.
Mu Phi Basileus James Melvin (left) presents the Basileus
Award to Jonathan Clark.
David Lipscomb, Jr., (right) Alpha Gamma Omega Man
of the Year is pictured with DeMarcus Dixon.
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M u Phi Chapter, the
local graduate
chapter of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and
Alpha Gamma Chapter, the
undergraduate chapter at
Savannah State University,
held a banquet on Sunday,
November 16, 2008, at the
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil
Rights Museum Ballroom to
celebrate Achievement
Week, one of several nation
ally mandated programs for
the Fraternity. During the
banquet, the local Omegas
recognized individuals in
Savannah who have made
noteworthy contributions to
improve the quality of life
for African Americans.
Lloyd J. Jordan, an
attorney with Holland &
Knight, LLP, and a former
Grand Basileus of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, was the
guest speaker. Jordan deliv
ered a thought-provoking
address and used the pro
gram theme “Yes We Can,”
to challenge the Omegas to
be more aggressive in sup
port of people in our com
munity who are less fortu
nate and who cannot to
speak for themselves. He
challenged the men of
Omega to take the lead in
building a better communi
ty.
The highlight of the
evening was the presenta
tion of the annual awards.
For 2008, Mu Phi selected
popular WTOC-TV news
anchor Dawn Baker for the
prestigious Citizen of the
Year Award. The other Mu
Phi Chapter award recipi
ents were Brother Arthur
Howard, Superior Service
Award; Brother Thaddeus V.
Hodges, Omega Man of the
Year; Brother Jonathan
Clark, The Basileus Award;
and Brother Lester B.
Johnson, Jr., the Founders'
Award. Brother Johnson, Jr.
was also recognized for 60
years of distinguished serv
ice to the Fraternity.
The Alpha Gamma
Chapter Awards went to
Brother Charles Huggins,
III, the Superior Service
Award; and Brother David
Lipscomb, Jr., Omega Man
of the Year.
During the affair, Mu
Phi Vice Basileus Thaddeus
Hodges presented a bouquet
of roses to the 2008 Miss
Mardi Gras, Tasha Hall.
Founded in 1911 at
Howard University in
Washington, DC, Omega
Psi Phi is an international
fraternity, and the first
African-American fraternal
organization founded at one
of the historically black col
leges and universities.
Brother James Melvin
is Mu Phi Chapter Basileus
and Brother Arthur Howard
was Achievement Week
Chairman.
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