Year Elected: 1985

Board Committee(s):

• Educational Policy
• Howard Thurman Trust

Professional Affiliations Include:

• Senior Minister, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, Detroit, MI
• President, Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
• Founder, Black Seminarians Scholarship Fund, Harvard University
• Member, Crime Commission, State of Michigan
• General Board Member, Baptist World Alliance
• Member,World Council of Churches Central Committee
• Chair, National Council of Churches Ecumenical Urban Strategies Committee

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan
• Master of Divinity, The Harvard Divinity School
• Rockefeller Fellow, Harvard University
• Doctoral Fellow, Union Theological Seminary
• Merrill Theological Fellow, Harvard University

Achievements Include:

• 15 Greatest Black Preachers, Ebony Magazine, 1993
• Rabbi Marvin Katzenstein Award, 1992
• 100 Most Influential Americans, Ebony Magazine, 1991-1992
• Honorary Degree Recipient, University of Michigan, 1986
• Honorary Degree Recipient,Morehouse College, 1984
• Honorary Degree Recipient,Morris College, 1980
• Honorary Degree Recipient, Shaw College and Detroit, 1980
• Honorary Degree Recipient, Birmingham College, 1975