Three presidents from Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) were recognized and honored for their profound services and contributions in each of their fields.
Hampton University’s president William R. Harvey received the 2014 Chairman’s Award in mentoring from the 100 Black Men of America Inc. June 17. The 100 Black Men of America is a men’s civic organization and service club whose mission is to educate and empower African American children and teens.
Harvey has been the president of the university since 1978. He was recognized for his work and commitment to mentoring college and university presidents, especially African Americans at the organization’s 28th annual conference.
“Part of my job at the local and national level is to prepare leaders for tomorrow,” Harvey said in a Daily Press article. “In that regard, at Hampton University, I am constantly mentoring my administrative and faculty colleagues in the realities of administration, finances and governance.”
Tennessee State University’s president Glenda Glover June 21 received the 2014 National Achievement in Education Award from the National Association of Black Accountants.
The award is bestowed to individuals who have made significant contributions to the accounting profession. NABA, short for the National Association of Black Accountants Inc., was created in 1969 by nine African Americans to address the unique challenges and limited opportunities they faced in the accounting profession.
Glover is a certified public accountant and attorney who is also one of the two African American women in the nation to hold both a Ph.D. and a law degree.
In a Tennessee State press release, Glover acknowledged that she was proud to have been recognized by the organization.
“I am honored to receive this award from such a prestigious organization,” she said. “My relationship extends back to the late 1970s when we were all struggling to get through the CPA examination together. NABA has such a worthwhile purpose in the community assisting others in their efforts to enter the accounting profession. It is wonderful to be affiliated with an organization such as NABA.”
Julie D. Goodwin, general counsel for Morgan State University received the distinguished service award by the National Association of College and University’s Attorney (NACUA) for her service to the organization and contribution to its mission, according to the Baltimore Times.
“My service to NACUA has been a labor of love due to the importance of NACUA to my career and because I am steeped in a family and community tradition (the daughter of James and Enolia Goodwin, educators in the Baltimore metropolitan area) which is dedicated to excellence and equal educational opportunity,” Goodwin said. “One emphasis is the enhanced implementation of some of NACUA’s core values related to diversity and inclusiveness. Working together, we were able to develop additional initiatives which have made NACUA a stronger organization and well-positioned to serve the needs of its attorney representatives who provided advice and counsel to colleges and universities across the nation and world.”
Goodwin also said that attorneys who are part of a multiculturally-rich professional organization are better able to develop advice that considers the complex interests of a multicultural and global society.
“My family, professional peers, mentors and NACUA colleagues have done so much for my professional development that I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity, through my service, to return just a small fraction of the wealth that was invested in me.”
Goodwin has served as general counsel for the university since 1993, and has been a member of NACUA since 1985.
Goodwin served on the NACUA board of directors as the at-large member from 2001-2004.
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