Frank coleman biography
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Dr. Ernest E. Just
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Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, SC. Graduated from the Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, SC. Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa) Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Chicago, Became the 19th honoree in the U.S. Postal Service's Black Heritage Stamp Series on February 1,
Learn moreDr. Oscar J. Cooper
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Oscar J. Cooper was born in Washington, D.C. Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, Doctor of medicin Degree, Howard University, Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years.
Read moreProf. Frank C. Coleman
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Frank Coleman was born in Washington, D.C. Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Science grad, Howard University, Master of Science grad, University of Chicago Advanced Training, University
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Frank Coleman (counselor)
American educator and community volunteer
Frank C. Coleman | |
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Born | ()February 29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | December 25, () (aged96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
Resting place | Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)[1] |
Othernames | "Tick" |
Education | BA, Lincoln University; MA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD (Honorary), Lincoln University |
Knownfor | education |
Children | 2 |
Frank "Tick" Coleman (February 29, – Christmas ) was an educator and community volunteer. Born in Philadelphia, Coleman grew up in its Point Breeze neighborhood. He was one of the first blackEagle Scouts.[2] Coleman is noted for supporting those institutions that helped him succeed and mentoring many youth in the city of Philadelphia.
Early years
[edit]While at Logan Elementary School, he acquired the nickname "Tick" because his classmates said he could do things in a "few ticks of the clock."[2] • Frank Charles Coleman was an American physicist who co-founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, one of the oldest African American Greek letter organizations, with more than chapters globally. He was married to Mary Edna Brown, one of the Founders of Delta Sigma Theta, and his sister Grace Coleman would become Delta Sigma Thetas president in Coleman was born in Washington, D.C., on July 11, , one of eight children of Benjamin Coleman, a government employee, and Frances Ella, a homemaker. The younger Coleman graduated from M Street High School (now Paul Laurence Dunbar High School) in , and in , he entered Howard University to major in physics. At Howard, Coleman wrote for the student newspaper, The Howard Journal, and was a Kappa Sigma Debating Society member. Coleman spent most of his time in the office of Dr. Ernest E. Just, the acclaimed South Carolinian biologist, who would identify the fundamental role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. On November 17, , in