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Recent News
From the January - February 2008 Issue
Outstaning Acheiver: Walter W. Black, Jr.
Civil Rights Advocate & Community ActivistThe Outstanding Achiever for this issue of the Maryland African American Pride Magazine is Walter Weldon Black, Jr., chairman of the board of the Neighborhood Service Center in Easton, long-time civil rights advocate and community activist. He has held positions in the NAACP at the national, state, and local levels. This year Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley appointed him to the Talbot County Election Board where he now serves as vice president.
His fifty-one years of civil rights advocacy include having been an urban program director for the national NAACP office; president, director of Branches, and chairman of various committees of the Maryland Conference of NAACP Branches; and president of the Talbot County Branch among several other positions in the Branch. He is a Life Member and the current third vice president of the State Conference chairman of the Branch's Legal Redress Committee and the Freedom Fund Committee.
Also a businessman, Black operates Twenty-first Century financial Group, a financial services and travel firm. He has been a marketing research analyst in the School of Business and Public Administration at Howard U.
Born in Salisbury, MD to Dorothy Webb Black and the late Walter Weldon Black, Sr., Walter, Jr. grew up in McDaniel and (Talbot County), MD. He graduated Salutatorian of his class from Robert Russa Moton Jr.-Sr. High School in Easton and received a full scholarship to Morgan State College in Baltimore. There he earned a BS in Business Administration, received numerous awards and was president of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity chapter and his graduating class. He later studied law at American University in Washington, D.C.
A U.S. Army veteran where he reached the rank of first lieutenant, Black is a member of the executive committee of Blake-Blackstone American Legion Post #77 in Easton. He is also a member of the executive board of the Talbot Democratic Forum, Moton High School Alumni Association, and a former member of the MD Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Walter resides in Easton with his wife, Clairdean Riley Black & the couple has one son.
New Cambridge public building honors Watkins
The new Cambridge Public Safety building is named in honor of the late Edward E. Watkins, past president of the Cambridge City Commission and five-term 2nd Ward city commissioner. Located on Washington St. off of US Rt. 50, the state-ofthe-art facility houses the city police station. A Cambridge native, Watkins passed away while president of the Commission in 2005. He was a Howard University graduate and a retired DSS social worker. Watkins was a WWII veteran and member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Elks, the Prince Hall Freemasons and the NAACP.
AKA's honor six with the Spirit of Excellence Award
The Delta Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. honored six Lower Shore community leaders with its coveted Spirit of Excellence Award. The presentations were made last December in a ceremony held during the gala, a part of the chapter's 60th Anniversary celebration weekend. Those receiving the awards were: Hebreux St. Fleur for Business, Michelle Bailey for Health, Tracey Cottman for Public Service, Patrick Henry for The Arts, Allen Brown for Education, and Rev. Carol Fields for Community Service.
Hebreux Sf. Fleur owns Hebrew Quality Construction, Hebrew Quality Insulation, and Hebrew Investments. His company is based in Salisbury. He has built his business to one of the St. Fleur most profitable Black-owned businesses on the Shore. Cottman is the Pocomoke City councilwoman representing District 4 and is Executive Director of the Somerset County Local Management Board. She is in her first term as Cottman council woman and is the first Black female to sit on
the council.
Patrick Henry is a wellknown artist whose studio and gallery is in 103 Main St., Berlin, MD. He is also an art instructor. Allen Brown is Assistant Superintendent of the Wicomico County Board of Education and resides in Salisbury.
Rev. Carol Fields has been the pastor of St. James United Methodist Church in Westover in Somerset County for the past eleven years. She has over seen the construction of a new church and added and child day care and several other ministries to the charge.
Martin Luther King Jr. birthday breakfast is held in Cambridge
The Dorchester County Branch of the NAACP held its 20th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast at the Dorchester Elks Lodge In Cambridge on January 21st and over 250 people attended. The keynote speaker was the Rev. Keith Cornish, pastor of the Church Creek Cambridge Charge of the United Methodist Church and president of the Good Shepard Association.
Above, Dorchester County NAACP Branch President James Pinkett (I) is pictured in Cambridge with keynote speaker Rev. Keith Cornish.
The mistress of ceremony was Dr. Kay McKelvey. Honored at the event were Dorchester County natives James & Lillian Jolley, for their long-time dedicated work at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church. Among the officials in attendance was State Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, County Council president William V. Nichols, and City Commissioners La-Shon M. Brooks, president Gilbert Cephas, and Donald Sydnor. The NAACP Branch President is James A. Pinkett.
Crisfield has its first Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
Some 100 Crisfield area residents gathered at Captain's Galley in Crisfield at a breakfast to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday. The surprisingly large turnout for the hastily organized affair was encouraging to organizers who plan to make it an annual event. The event was sponsored by Citizens for Community Progress, a Crisfield areas community advocacy group.
The theme of the affair was "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On, Not a Day Off!" the Rev. Doretha Whittington presided over it. Former Crisfield town councilwoman Catherine Brown welcomed those attending and explained the occasion.
The guest speaker was Dr. H. DeWayne Whittington the County's first and only school superintendent (retired). He was introduced by Winfield Whittington. A Somerset County native, Dr. Whittington recalled some of his civil rights struggles in the County and the struggles of some others.
Clarence Bell recited excerpts from Dr. King's speeches. Music was provided by the St. James AME Choir and Shiloh Unity Gospel Choir. Praise dancing was provided by the St. James Free Methodist Church Praise Dancers. "The History of Our Town in 1968" was recalled by James Lane.
23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration is held
Above, Tri-Counties Organization Coalition banquet chairwoman Norma Lee Barkley (r) presents a gift of appreciation to Keynote speaker Georgia State Sen. M. Kasim Reed (I).
The 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Birthday celebration in Salisbury concluded with another successful banquet. Over 1,500 people attended the event, including Lower Shore elected officials and other dignitaries. It was held at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center following the day's youth activities.
The keynote speaker was the Georgia State Sen. M. Kasim Reed, who is an attorney with Holland & Knight LLP, a member of Howard University's Board of Trustees, and one of the youngest members of the Georgia State Senate. He challenged those attending that we must keep working to make Dr. King's dream a reality. Reed was introduced by fellow Kappa, Freddy L. Mitchell of SHORE UP!, Inc.
The master of ceremony was Charles Goslee of Salisbury. Music was provided by musicians Paul Brown and Rosemary Hudson and the St. James Mass Choir of Westover. The 2006 Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards for service to the community were presented by Ms. Katrina Purnell and Tri-Counties Organizations' Coalition president Jesse Ballard to Mrs. Monica M. Vickers of Wesley Temple UM Church and the staff and volunteers of the Richard Hazel Salvation Army Youth Center for Wicomico County, Rev. Dr. William T. Wallace, Sr. of Waugh Chapel UM Church for Dorchester County, Rev. Carroll L. Fields of St. James UM Church for Somerset County, and Mrs. Leola A. Smack, retired teacher and president of B.R.A.V.E. after-school tutorial project in Berlin for Worcester County.
The Banquet has been sponsored by the Tri-County Organizations' Coalition, Inc. since 1983. Jesse Ballard is its president and Norma Lee Barkley is the Banquet Program chairperson. The youth program held earlier in the day is sponsored each year by the Salisbury High School Association, Edward "Sonnye" Henry President.
Monica Matthews
Unsung HeroineOur Unsung Heroine for this issue is Monica Matthews Vickers, organizer of the Emergency Shelter Project at Wesley Temple United Methodist Church in Salisbury. She heads the church's participation in the Community Emergency Shelter Project in Salisbury.
That project provides shelter for homeless men during freezing weather at various churches around the city. Each church provides overnight shelter, three meals a day and transportation to services for two weeks. Wesley Temple is the only Black church participating in the cooperative effort and provides the only shelter located in the west-side Salisbury neighborhood This is the second year.
Vickers is also the church secretary, an active member of United Methodist Women Community, and a member of the Parish Council of Urban Ministries. A native of Baltimore, Vickers and her husband, Walter, reside in Salisbury and have five children. She is also active in Success Temple Elks and is directress of the Battered Women Department for the Tri-State Elks Association (MD, DE and DC).
Shore native appointed chief probation officer
Gennine Milbourne Hagar promoted in DC Pocomoke City native Gennine Milbourne Hagar is the first woman to serve the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as Chief Probation Officer. She was sworn into office last January. As Chief OffIcer, Gennine is responsible for executive leadership, management, and supervision for all of the operations of the U.S. Probation OffIce in Washington, DC.
The daughter of Geraldine Milbourne and granddaughter of Donald H. Milbourne, Gennine graduated Salutatorian of the Pocomoke High School class of 1978. Prior to her appointment, she served the federal courts for five years as Deputy Chief, five years as supervisor of an Investigative Unit, six years as a Federal Sentencing Guidelines Specialist, and three years as a U.S. Probation Officer. Hagar currently resides in Fort Washington, MD with her husband Charles and son, Gregory who currently attends Tuskegee University.
Lorraine Johnson receives State DHR service honor
Talbot County Social Services worker Lorraine Johnson received the 2007 DHR Customer Service Excellence Award at the annual Maryland Department of Human Resources ceremony held at the War Memorial Building in Baltimore, MD. This award is given to select DHR staff members throughout the state who consistently demonstrate exemplary customer service.
Lorraine has been employed with Talbot County Social Services for nine years. In addition to the most recent award, Johnson was awarded the Outstanding Commitment to CQI Customer Education and Advocacy and Exceptional Customer Service Award by her peers at Talbot County Department of Social Services. She has also won awards for payment accuracy and on team work. A native of Aberdeen, MD in Harford County, Johnson is the daughter of Robert and Lenore Williams. She is a graduate of Aberdeen High School who earned her Associates of Arts Degree at Harford Community College and BS Degree at Salisbury University.
Lorraine has been employed with Talbot County Social Services for nine years. She volunteers each year at Pemberton elementary school, where her children attend, and at Mardela High School for the Winter 2008 wrestling team that her husband coaches. She also vo lunteers with the Red Cross in Talbot County, and she has helped raise funds for the Community Center in Bivalve, MD. Lorraine and her husband, Dion, live in Salisbury with their two daughters.
Vivian Fuller heads Sojourner-Douglass College in Cambridge
The Cambridge branch of Sojourner-Douglass College has seen quite a revival since Dr. Vivian Fuller has become its director. Dr. Fuller migrated to the Shore to take the position of Athletic Director at UMES in 2000 and decided to make her home here even after she left the university. She had served as athletic director at Tennessee State U. and Northeatern Illinois U. prior to coming to UMES.
A pioneer in sports, Dr. Fuller shook up the sporting world as the fIrst African-American woman to become an athletic director at a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I school with a football team. She is approaching the challenge of directing the college with the same determination to succeed. Dr. Fuller is a native of Chapel Hill, NC. A graduate of Fayetteville State U., she earned her master's degree at the U. of Idaho and the PhD at Iowa State University.
Sojourner - Douglass College, based in Baltimore, began in 1972 as the Homestead-Montebello Center as an affiliate of Antioch University. It is a fully accredited institution and has locations in Annapolis, Lanham, Salisbury and Hurlock -- as well as in Nassau, Bahamas. The Cambridge site was opened in 1980.
Ms. Birkhead celebrates 29 years on the air
WESM radio hostess, Marian C. Birkhead celebrated her 29th year on the air as a gospel radio show hostess with a gospel show at Parkside High School in Salisbury last Fall. She drew a capacity crowd. Birkhead is well-known for hosting the Stairway to Heaven gospel show on the UMES radio station. She is also known throughout the Shore for her organ music and gospel show promotions.
Ms. Birkhead has been employed at the University for 34 years and is an administrative assistant in the School of Business and Technology. A native of Salisbury, Birkhead is the daughter of the late John and Allie Birkhead. And has two children. She graduated from Salisbury High School and studied at Bennett College in North Carolina. Active in the Somerset County Arts Council, Ms. Birkhead helped secure a grant to bring the African Children's Choir to the area twice. She is a member of Mill's Memorial Baptist Church, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Toastmistresses of America, and the NAACP.
Mark Chandler receives national recording
Salisbury native Mark Chandler, a talented gospel artist, won the October Singer Universe "Best Vocalist Of The Month" recognition, for his performance of "I Don't Know Why (Jesus Loved Me)," by Andrae Crouch. The song is featured on Chandler's debut l2-song album, My Offering, which he released independently earlier last year.
Based in Baltimore, MD, Chandler was born in Salisbury. He grew up in a Christian home - his father was a minister and his mother was a missionary. In high school, Chandler sang in the church choir, school talent show, and at various events such as weddings and parties. Yet despite his longtime love of music, Chandler (who is in his 40s) didn't seriously pursue a music career until fairly recently.
It was in 2006 that he decided to record his debut CD. My Offering has been getting a good response one of Chandler's songs has been selected by popular music site "Sonicbids" for their upcoming compilation CD. Chandler is looking forward to recording a second album and starting to write his own songs.
Church Directory
Mt. Enoch Holy ChurchRockawalkin Ridge Rd., Salisbury
Rev. Dr. Glen T. Robinson, Pastor
Faith Christian Full Gospel Church
500 E Lincoln Ave., Salisbury, MD
Revs. Robert & Carolyn Douglas, Pastors
United Church of the First Born
Patterson St., Salisbury, MD
Elder Richard E. Morris, Pastor
Weeping Mary Full Gospel Baptist Church
31537 Shavox Rd., Salisbury, MD
Rev. Dr. Henry Brown, Pastor
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
30683 Hampden Ave. Princess Anne
Rev. Carroll Linwood Mills, Pastor
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Snow Hill, MD
Rev. Joe L. Poe, Pastor
Mt. Olive United Methodist Church
Hope-Hayden Rd., Centreville, MD
Rev. Joyce Whittington, Pastor
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Rt. 113, Pocomoke, MD
Rev. Gertrude Brown, Pastor
UMES News
News for and about the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Five athletes inducted into Hall of FameNews for and about the University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The UMES Department of Athletics is inducting five outstanding Hawks into the Hawks Hall of Fame at a ceremony held on February 22, 2008 in the Student Services Center on campus. It is in conjunction with the University's Homecoming. The Class contains five former athletes who excelled in competition and represented the University well on and off the court.
The list includes basketball standout Alan Davenport, the late football and baseball great Jerome "Charlie" Boston, baseball sluggers Larry Brogden and Ralph Deaton and former Director of Athletics Joel Mack. Alan "AD" Davenport, who still works on campus and serves as an assistant coach to the UMES Softball Team, was a standout in basketball and even played two seasons of baseball.
Jerome "Charlie" Boston played football and baseball for the Hawks form 1971 through 1973. The quarterback earned All-MEAC honors in the 1973 season in football and followed that up with All-MEAC honors in baseball the same season as a right-handed pitcher. Baseball standouts Larry Brogden and Ralph Deaton had stellar careers on the diamond for the Hawks. Brogden played from 1964-1968 while Deaton was a member of the team from 1955-58.
Deaton was a part of several CIAA Championship teams in the late 50s. The final inductee in the class of five is Joel Mack. Mack was the Director of Athletics at UMES from 1981-82, just one year but was a strong supporter of the Hawks for his entire time at UMES.
Hawk Homecoming 2008 is celebrated February 17 - 23
Hawks play FAMU hoops; Ludacris performsHomecoming 2008 at UMES is open to the general public for several events. The week-long celebration takes place Sunday, February 17th, through Saturday, February 23rd. Gospel artist Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson of "The Spirit Voices" kicked off the week's activities along with the UMES Gospel Choir at the Gospel Extravaganza on Sunday. Recording rap artist Ludacris headlines the homecoming concert on Thursday.
President Thompson hosts the fifth annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast on Friday, February 22nd, in the Student Services Center. It features Pastor Matthew D. Gallashaw II of Philadelphia, Pa., as the keynote speaker, music by UMES choirs and saxophonist Everett Spells and breakfast by the Dining Services. The Hawks take on the Florida A&M Rattlers in men and women basketball action on Saturday evening.
Annual Honors Convocation recognizes top GPA students
UMES is celebrating Black History Month with an array of events offered throughout February. The African Diaspora, social issues, black entrepreneurship today and African American accomplishments will be explored along with other prominent topics.
The sixth annual African American Read-in was held on February 5th with award - winning reporter and author John Head on his work, "Standing in the Shadows: Black Men and Depression." A film series featuring the work of Director Spike Lee is being held February 6, 13, 20 and 27 in the Student Services Center theatre with showings at noon and 7 p.m. The film titles are "School Daze," "She Hates Me," "Bamboozled," and "Inside Man," respectively. Admission is free and open to the public.
For the art lover, "Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery Exhibition," is at the Mosely Gallery in the Arts and Technology Center on campus throughout February. The traveling exhibit created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library consists of approximately 30 full color panels that reflect the experience of the transatlantic slave trade.
The Mosely Gallery is free and open to the public Monday - Friday, from 9am to 5pm. The month long celebration culminates with a luncheon and symposium on Thursday, February 28, at noon and 3 p.m., respectively, in the Richard A. Henson Center ballroom on campus. The symposium guest speaker is Dr. Juliet Walker of the University of Texas at Austin, the country's foremost expert on the history of black business. She will speak on the topic "African American Business in a Global Economy: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow." The event is free of charge and open to the public. Reserve a seat at the luncheon by calling 410-651-6434 before February 22.
"Experiences in Black Entrepreneurship," a lecture by Simba Sana, the CEO of Karibu Books, takes place Thursday, February 28, at 7 pm. in the Student Services Center theatre following the symposium. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information on the Black History Month celebration at UMES, call 410-651-6669. Black History Month at UMES is made possible, in part, by a grant from Delmarva Power.
UMES Gala is March 1st
Step out of 2008 and into the soulful and romantic atmosphere of Motown during the UMES Gala on Saturday, March 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center on the campus. The affair offers an upscale social hour, cameo performances by the UMES Drama Club, and a gourmet dinner prepared and served by UMES Hotel and Restaurant Management students and faculty. After dinner and dessert, guests should be prepared to dance the night away to the music of the UMES Jazz Ensemble. The event will also feature live and silent auctions with proceeds benefiting student scholarships.
Gala Chairpersons Ernest and Elsa Satchell of UMES; Princess Anne Town Commissioner Dennis Williams and community leader Bonnie Luna are leading the charge in organizing the black tie affair. For more information, to donate or for tickets to the UMES Gala, call 410-651-7773.
AKA's celebrate 60th anniversary
The Sisters of the Delta Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.The Delta Sigma Omega Chapter of AKA has been dedicated to service in local Eastern Shore communities since 1947. Organized on the campus of what was then Maryland State College, the founding members were: Hattie Waters Brown of Ridgely, MD; Ermein W. Jackson, Princess Anne, MD; Donzelle F. Hutt, Salisbury, MD; Sylvia S. Small and Shelba S. Small, Denton, MD; Esther Tilghman, Centreville, MD; and Inez C. Harewood, Snow Hill, MD.
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2007-2009 Officers Kimberly C. Dumpson, Esq., Pres. Jean A. Greene, J Sl vp Angela Morton Polk, Treas. Pamela Anderson, Financial Sec. Erin Holmes, Recording Sec. Joan M. Conway, Corresp. Sec. Lillie Giddins, Parliamentarian Barbara Derrickson, Chaplain Jaunesta Cannon, Historian Shane Sams-Morton, Sgt.-at-Arrns Maeve Hart-Morton, Grad. Advisor Jennifer Hayward, Ivy Leaf Reporter Gloristeen Pinkett, Courtesy Chair Loretta Savoy, At-Large |
Delta Sigma Omega Chapter programs include the award winning IVY AKAdemy at the Fruitland Community Center, Annual Book Awards and Scholarships, Fashionetta Pageant, and the Juneteenth African American Heritage Festival.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. is the oldest greek lettered sorority established by African American women. It was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University. AKA strives to cultivate and encourage high scholastic achievement and ethical standards and to be of service to all mankind. Delta Sigma Omega Chapter was the sorority's 21st graduate chapter.
April Pinkett is the Dorchester Elks Temple's Daughter Ruler
The head of Progressive Dorchester IPBOEofW Elks Temple #224 in Cambridge is April L. Pinkett. The Cambridge native joined the Elks twelve years ago. Her father, the late Linton King, Sr., was a member of the Elks Lodge. This is her second year as Daughter Ruler of the Temple. Pinkett has also been Loyal Daughter Ruler of Bessie Leonard and Ethel K. Jews Council of the IPBOEofW for four years.
Ms. Pinkett is an honor graduate of Cambridge South Dorchester High School and completed Washington School for Secretaries in Washington, D.C. She is studying for her B in Business Administration at Sojourner-Douglass College. Employed at SFA defense contractor in Easton, she was recently promoted to accounts payable supervisor. A single mother, April has one son.
Calvin Mitchell is District Commander of the VFW
District 16 VFW Posts have elected Calvin J. Mitchell as their Commander. District 16 includes all the VFW Posts on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Mitchell has been a member of VFW Post #10159 in Salisbury since 1971 and is one of its award-winning Color Guard. A US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he is a Purple Heart Medalist.
He is also a member of the Military Order of Cooties, the Disabled Veterans of America, and American Legion Post #145. He has held offices in all of them. A native of Salisbury, Mitchell is the son of Gertrude Elzey. He grew up in Laurel, DE and graduated from the former William C. Jayson High School in Georgetown, DE. Mitchell has been married to his wife, Alice, for 33 years. The couple has resided in Cambridge 33 years and has two children. He is a retired building contractor.
Kenneth Carter is American Legion District Commander
The South Eastern Shore District Commander of American Legion for this year is Kenneth C. Carter of Salisbury. The district includes the 16 Lower Shore American Legion Posts. Carter is a member and past commander of Sharptown - Columbia American Legion Post #269 in San Domingo.
He is a veteran of the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. A native of Mardela Springs, Carter is the son of William S. and Ruth M. Carter. He is a Salisbury U. graduate and Post Master of the Berlin PO. He and his wife, Sheila, have 3 sons.
DeWayne & Louise Whittington celebrate their 60th anniversary by renewing their Wedding vows
Some 500 friends and relatives joined Louise and Dr. H. DeWayne Whittington in the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary and the renewal of their wedding vows. The well known couple renewed their vows at a ceremony held at St. James United Methodist Church in Westover, MD. Serving as the best man and matron of honor were life-long friends State Delegate Rudolph C. Cane and his wife, Luella A reception followed that included a meal, testimonials and a toast to the couple. On display there were Mrs. Whittington's original wedding dress on a manikin and pictures of the wedding.
Dr. Whittington made history by becoming the first Black superintendent of Schools in Somerset County. Now retired, he is chairman of the SHOREUP!, Inc. board of directors.
Weeping Mary Baptist celebrates its 75th year
The special services celebrating the anniversary on December 9, 2007 included a morning service with pastor, Rev. Dr. Henry Brown as speaker. That afternoon's service featured Rev. Jesse E.C. Abbott of New Dimensions Ministry as guest speaker. The church has been under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Henry Brown and his wife, Elder Dr. Eliza Brown for the last seven years.
Craig Winder is playing minor league basketball
Former Wicomico High School basketball star Craig O. Winder has landed a spot on a NBA developmental team, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. After he finished playing for the Texas U. Long-horns, he tried out for several NBA developmental teams before landing on the Vipers. Although, he earned his college degree, he is still pursuing his dream of playing in the NBA. Recruited to Cecil Community College after high school, Winder was a two-year starter who led the team in scoring both seasons. He attracted the attention of coaches at the U. of Texas and accepted an offer to play there. He played limited minutes, but became known as a good 6th man at the NCAA tourney. The son of James and Jackie Winder, Craig was raised by his grandmother, Fran Atkinson.
Quentin Jones honored as Salesman of the Year
The 2007 Pre-owned Car Salesman of the Year at Pohanka Auto Group of Salisbury is Quentin "Q" Jones. The award was presented at a ceremony held recently by the Group. Jones thanks all of his customers for his success. "I have a great deal for you no matter what your credit is," he said. "Q" Jones is known as "The Godfather of All Sales." Although "Q" has only been with the Group about a year, he has 32 years experience in the auto sales business.
He started his career in auto sales in Philadelphia and became top salesman where he worked. He lived in Missouri several years and was top salesman at auto stores in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia, MO. He even owned an auto mart in Columbia. He moved back to the Shore after his wife passed and worked for Courtesy Chevrolet until he joined Pohanka.
Born in Jesterville, MD near Nanticoke, Quentin is the son of Agnes Jones and the late Otho Jones. He moved to Philadelphia as a teen where he graduated from Martin Luther King, Jr. High School and studied at Community College of Philadelphia. Jones has one daughter, Ashley, who attends Tuskegee U.
Black-owned recruiting firm is based in Chestertown, MD
Carter-White & Shaw is a Black-owned and operated diverse attorney legal search firm located in Chestertown, Maryland. Founded by Ron Jordan in 1991, the firm specializes in recruiting a diverse pool of excellent attorneys for law firms and corporate legal departments nationwide. It also facilitates law firm mergers and acquisitions of law firm practice groups. The firm moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to its current headquarters, located on a 22-acre farm in Chestertown, Maryland, in 2001.
Ron Jordan, now Senior Principal Director, left his post as a legal recruiter with Pat Franklyn & Associates to begin his own firm 1991. Carter-White & Shaw's initial client base was composed of San Francisco Bay area law firms, and law firm partners. The firm moved from Berkeley to San Francisco in 1992 and to Carmel Valley, CA in 1997. The firm's presence is now nationwide.
TRACO names Greg Townsend top loan officer
Gregory X. Townsend of Salisbury earned the Loan Officer of the Year for 2007 at TRACO Mortgage. He has only been with the compamy a little more that a year. "Greg has been a great addition to our team," said TRACO president Don Trader.
"He works hard to fmd a way to fmance his clients home purchase." Townsend is a native of Pocomoke City and the son of the late Elizebeth Whitney of Pocomoke and Gerald Townsend of Randelstown, MD. He graduated from Pocomoke High School and studied at Delaware State U. and UMES. A ceertified and licensed loan originator, Greg has been in the mortgaging field four years.
He is a member of New Macedonia Baptist Church in Pocomoke and was director if the Young Men United project of Save The Youth. Greg has lived in Salisbury 13 years and is a baseball coach at the Salvation Army. He also helps to coach the Salisbury Middle School football club. He and his wife, Dawn, have two sons.
CMA one of Maryland's Top 100 MBE companies
CMA architectural and planning firm in Salisbury has been chosen one of the Top 100 MBE's in the State by the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs. The frrm, Chyke Maurice & Associates, is owned by Dr. Maurice C. Ngwabe of Salisbury. CMA, founded in 1994, has designed projects in Prince George's County and around the Shore. Three area churches are the most noticable - St. James United Methodist Church in Westover, S1, James Free Methodist Church in Head of the Creek, and New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church in Salisbury. The frrm even does work in Nigeria where Ngwaba was born.
A graduate of Tuskegee University in Architecture, Dr. Ngwabe was one of the first to earn the PhD in the Organizational Leadership doctoral program at UMES. He has been the director of Facilities/Planning at the university since 1990. A Registered Architect, Certified Planner, and Certified Construction Specifier, Ngwaba is unique to be qualified in all those fields.
C&C Wells sold to C&F Wells
C&C Well Drilling, LLC, owned by Troy Cannon and Ellis Crump was recently sold to Terron Crump and Everett Fields and renamed C&F Well Drilling, LLC. The company provides commercial and residential well installation and repair services across Delmarva. The office is located at 29026 Naylor Mill Rd. in Salisbury. Call 410-742-5829. The Black-owned company was founded as Dashiell Well in Fruitland years ago.
Mumford joins the AGH board
One of the five new members named to the Atlantic General Hospital board of directors is Garry Mumford of Snow Hill, MD. He joins Ira "Bud" Shockley as the two African Americans on the 18 member board. The others appointed are: Jack Burbage, Russ Barrett, Hugh Cropper, and Liz Gregory. Mumford has been assistant warden at the Worcester County Jail for the past seven years. A former special investigator for the Worcester County State's A-ttorney's Office, he is a Salisbury U. graduate with a bachelor's degree in social work He joined the US Army after graduation and ending his tour as a military police investigator. Garry currently sits on the Worcester County Board of Education as well as the Board of Directors of Oasis Ministries, Haven House. He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
Kim Dumpson joins MCE board
The board of directors of Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc. has added Attorney Kimberly C. Dumpson to its twelve members. Formed in 1998, the micro-business support firm provides loans and assistance to small businesses on the Maryland Eastern Shore. It is based in Salisbury. Attorney Dumpson is the director of alumni affairs for UMES. A native of Whitehaven, MD, Dumpson graduated from Towson U. and earned her law degree from Ohio Northern U. She has practiced law and directed Life Crisis Center since returning to the Shore. She is president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and owns Business Essentials business development and graphic design firm with her husband, Jeffrey.
