Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Below: Encouraqing the deveopment of comprehensive student-alumni re'ations is one of the rewest projects of the Office of Alumni Affairs. Mrs. Brenda Lawson Brown, as director of this office, keeps track of alumni organizations and individua alumni. It is pari of the office's function to keep the olumni aware of the happenings at Howard. Her staff supplies the alumni with technical and administrative assistance in the operation of their various programs which include fund raising and student recruitment for the university. Left and below: The waiting room outside :f 2 I 7-A of the Administration bui'ding ■- usually full ex ceot very early in the morning. Mr. Ernest J. Wil-son. Director of Foreign Student Services shore; this waitir.q room wth the University's financial old ond placement courie;or:. He and his assistant ore available to help foreign students wth any out-of-class problems that might affect the-r academic careers. The p'ogram this year is enhanced by ’he efforts of the intra-university consortium advisory committee to involve the entire campus commu ty in the functions of the office. Above: The secretary probably knows more about the university’s business than ony other person. C-Frederick Stanton, Secretary of the University and of ‘he Board of Directors, must admit that his |ob is very informing. He serve', as chairman or r a member of most committees estaolished by President Cheek ond provides b’oad oversight for the offices of Public Relations, bui’ding coordinat es, ond personnel. In addition to this, he arc his staff of five are 'osponsible for issuing graduation materials. It is his personal responsib ! ty to maintain custody of the university seal. At the desgnation of the president of the University, Dr. Stanton and hij -.toff ore ma na a»-renqements to serve as a contra' ropc-sitory information concerning unlverf .ty-w-de committees, and to provide ongoing analysis and feodback with respect lo the orqaniiation and functioning of these committees. 21

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McKinney Appointed V.P. for Academic Affairs As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Theophilus E. McKinney, Jr. is the chief academic officer under President Cheek. His administrative oversight includes colleges. schools, curriculum and other matters which involve the educational policy at Howard. Through his office a Universitywide Task Force on African and Afro-American Studies and an offico for operations and analysis for institutional research is being created. Mr. McKinney's previous positions include Executive Associate of Education and World Affairs in New York City. Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Southern University. and Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida A M University. He received his A.B. degree from Bowdoin College and AM., M.A.L.D.. and Ph.D. Degrees from Tufts University. Mr. McKinney is pleased at the similarity of conviction between he and Dr. Cheek. He feels that Howard has a major role to play both nationally, internationally and in the District of Columbia, in light of an expanding awareness among people of emerging social realities. Above left: Dr. McKinney discusses plans fCr the leadership conference with Col. Robinson. Above: McKinney advises the President's secretary in his absence. Above: One of Mr. Ward t responsibilities s the maintenance of a campus police force. Left: Warm rooms in the winter and cool rooms in the summer okmg with campus beauty are essential »n insuring student comfort ond happiness. Physical Plant operations ot Howard University are directed by George W. Ward, Jr. He and his stoff of 303 members are responsible for budgeting planning, ond upkeep of all University build ngs. Ward has been ot Howord since 1962. and has hold five portions since that date, among them w«s Supervisor of Student Accounts. Accofdinq to Mr. Ward. No new programs have been made but continued efforts to mail-mire the quolity of fecilty management are ever present.'

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