Education.[back to top] The Union Institute Ph.D. American Religious History, September, 1985
Duke University Master of Divinity, June, 1979
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, May, 1976
Central Piedmont Community College April 1973 – December, 1974
Work Experience.[back to top] August, 1995 – January, 2008 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Director of Minority Academic Services Created, designed and executed the following programs: Student Advising for Freshmen Excellence (SAFE) Program and the Transfer Resource for Advancing the College Experience (TRACE) Program. Co-designed the University Transitions Opportunities Program (UTOP), the Producing Readiness of Diverse University Cohorts in Education (PRODUCE) Program. Other responsibilities include advising students, helping students on probation obtain tutors, conducting numerous workshops and conferences to better advise and aid in the retention of graduatation of minority students at UNCCharlotte.
August, 1987 – August 1995 Minority Student Advisor / Educational Support Services Served as academic advisor for entering freshmen students. Worked with them on course selection, obtaining tutoring, monitored and administered peer mentoring program.
Adjunct Assistant Professor /Afro American & African Studies Taught two courses in Afro-American and African Studies per semester
August, 1988 – August, 1989 Director/ Student Support Services Coordinated a federally funded program (TRIO) that serves 150 first generation, low income and disabled students. The program provided academic advising, tutorial services, mentoring, supplemental academic services, and social programs.
Adjust Assistant Professor Taught up to two classes per semester in African American and African Studies
August, 1987 – August, 1988 Minority Counselor/ Educational Support Services Served as academic advisor for black freshmen students
Lecturer / African American and African Studies Taught up to two classes per semester and advising department majors
July, 1986 – August, 1986 Assistant Director / University Transitional Opportunity Program Coordinated a staff of four counselors, supervised the summer experience of 15 incoming freshmen students through academic and community activities in preparation for the fall semester.
July, 1979 – August, 1987 Coordinator & Lecturer/ African American and African Studies Supervised and coordinated all activities of students enrolled in Phase I of the African American and African Studies Departmental program. Worked closely with the coordinator of Pre Internships to secure and maintain accurate records of students enrolled in Phase I. Coordinated community involvement for Phase I students.
July, 1978 - August, 1978 Visiting Lecturer / African American and African Studies Taught course entitled “ Roots of Black Nationalism” for African American and African Studies
June, 1976 – August, 1977 Comprehensive Training and Employment Act (C.E.T.A.) Program Youth Coordinator / Job Service Program Supervised the activities of approximately 70 youths, ages 14 – 21
Pastoral Work Experience.[back to top] May, 1990 – Present Pastor, Bellefonte Presbyterian Church Harrisburg, North Carolina
February 1986 – February 1989 Guest Minister, H.O. Graham Metropolitan Presbyterian Church Charlotte, North Carolina
1981 – 1986 Associate Pastor, First Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church Charlotte, North Carolina
May 1980 – November, 1981 Interim Pastor, Salem Baptist Church Charlotte, North Carolina
Classes Taught.[back to top] University of North Carolina at Charlotte African American and African Studies: Black Experience 101 & 102 African American and African Studies: Blacks in Reconstruction African American and African Studies: Black Political Thought African American and African Studies: Roots in Black Nationalism African American and African Studies: Black Experience in the Civil Rights Movement African American and African Studies: Black Religion in 20th Century America African American and African Studies: Black Preachers African American and African Studies: Religion in American Culture
University Service.[back to top] University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1995 – Present University Retention Committee / Member 1992 – Present Readmission Advisory Committee / Member Spring, 1980 Grievance Committee / Chancellor appointed 1982 – 1985 Minority Program Coordinating Committee / Member 1984 – 1985 S.O.A.R. Advisor Committee / Member 1984 – 1985 United Religious Ministry Council / Chairman 1985 – 1986 Academic Retention Committee / Sub-Chair 1979 – 1989 Black Student Union / Advisor 1979 – Present Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity / Advisor 1987 – 1995 Racial Harassment Committee / Member 1987 – 1995 Affirmative Action Committee / Member 1992 – 1994 African American Faculty and Staff Caucus / President 1993 – 1994 Master Thesis Committee for Department of Psychology / Member
Community Service. [back to top]. 1998 – Present Chairman: Peace Making Committee for the Committee on Ministry for the Presbytery of Charlotte
1999 - Speaker: Focus on Leadership; Topic: History of Blacks In Charlotte
1998 - Speaker: Charlotte Mecklenburg School Teachers; Topic: Making It Against The Odds
October, 1997 - Speaker: NCCPA Conference on the Freshmen Year Experience; Topic: The Operation of the SAFE Program at UNC Charlotte
March, 1995 - Speaker: Wake County Developers Association; Topic: Finding Opportunities for Employment For the Disabled
September, 1994 - Speaker: North Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Associate State Meeting; Topic: Making It Against The Odds
May, 1993 - Speaker: Youth Appreciation for Cabarrus Country; Topic: Succeeding After Graduation
1991 – 1993 Served on Allocations Board for United Way; Cabarrus County, North Carolina
1990 –1993 Served on Dissertation Committee for Union Institute; Cincinnati, Ohio
July, 1988 Keynote Speaker: American Council for the Blind National Convention “ Black, Blindness, Struggle for Human Equality and Pursuit of the American Dream”
1986 – 1988 Served on Advisor Board for Citizens for Disability
April, 1985 - Guest Speaker: University of North Carolina at Asheville; “Why Martin Luther King Had a Dream and Why We Must Not Let It Become A Nightmare”
June, 1985 - Commencement Speaker: Central Piedmont Community College
1984 – 1985 President of Charlotte Council for the Blind
1984 - Consultant: Caldwell College for the development of an Afro-American Studies Course
1983 – 1987 Board of Directors: Metrolina Association for the Blind
1979 – 1983 President: North Carolina Council for the Blind
1980 – 1981 Member: Specialized Transportation Committee for the City of Charlotte Chairman: Consumer and Advocacy Committee for the Blind of the State of North Carolina
1978 – 1980 Board of Directors: Metrolina Independent Living Center
1976 – 1978 Member: Executive Board North Carolina Council for the Blind
College Activities. [back to top] 1975 – 1976 University of North Carolina at Charlotte United Religious Ministerial Staff Political Affairs Chair for the Black Student Union Chairperson of the Executive Committee of Student Government Association
1974 – 1976 Member of North Carolina Student Legislature
1973 – 1974 Central Piedmont Community College President of Student Government Association
Internships. [back to top] 1978 – 1979: New Hope Baptist Church (Durham, North Carolina), Assistant Minister / Student Intern 1977 – 1978: Duke University Chapel (Durham, North Carolina), Black Campus Minister / Intern
Honors and Awards. [back to top] 2007 - Inducted into the UNCC Alumni Hall of Fame 2008 - Formation of the Gregory Davis Scholarship Fund 1990: Inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society 1984 – 1985: Afro American and African Studies Faculty of the Year Award 1981: Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society 1976 – 1979: Recipient of the Benjamin Mayes Fellowship from the fund for Theological Education in Princeton, New Jersey 1976 The Bill Mitchell Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1975 – 1976: Selected to Outstanding Young Men of America Malcolm X Award for Alumni Achievement, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Government Humanitarian Award, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Frederick Douglass Award for Contribution to the development of African American and African Studies Program, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Service Certificate for contributions to the Gospel Choir, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1975: Richard H. Hagemeyer Award for Outstanding Graduating Senior, Central Piedmont Community College 1974: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society 1974 – 1976: Recipient of Upper Division Scholarship for Minority Students
Scholarly Services. [back to top]. September, 1984: Black Religious Experience (research), Caldwell Community College October, 1984: Black Politics and the November Elections, Caldwell Community College February, 1985: Civil Rights in Charlotte (Lecturer), Steele Creek AME Zion Church February, 1985: The Black Religious Experience (Presentation), Hidden Valley Optimist Club February, 1985: Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins’ Leadership in Charlotte Mecklenburg During the Civil Rights Period (Lecturer) Friendship Baptist Church
February, 1985: Blacks in Local Politics/ Cable Television (Research), Black Media Association of Charlotte-Mecklenburg March, 1985: The Emergence of the Black Church, Friendship Baptist Church: Charlotte, North Carolina March, 1985: Consultant to the “Women of Charlotte” documentary fil, WTVI and the NC Humanities Commission April, 1988: The Jesse Jackson Factor in the 1984 Presidential Election (Lecturer), Jackson State University: Jackson, Mississippi
Articles. [back to top] “Leadership Styles in the Black Church”, Henry J. Young (ed.)The Black Church in Ministry and Mission: Memorial of Bejamin Elijah Mayes. (Indiana: Wyndham Hall Press, 1985)
“A Profile of Jackie Robinson,” Children’s Literature (Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1992).
“Religion In the Diaspora”, Mario Azevado (ed.), Africa Studies (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1993)
Professional Affiliations. [back to top] North Carolina College Personnel Association North Carolina Council of the Blind Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated North Carolina Council of Educational Opportunities Programs Charlotte Presbytery The Society for the Study of Black Religion
