HCF raises funds for scholarships, initiative programming, and for private and public HBCUs and MSis. HCF is a strong advocate for students and higher education.
Our charge at HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is to work tirelessly to assist students, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Thank you for your unwavering support throughout the years of our organization’s existence; we were able to make dreams come true. Furthermore, as we continue our mission to remain strong advocates for students and HBCUs, we would like for your continued support to become an HBCU Campaign Donor or Lifesaver in helping us in the longevity fight in strengthening the HBCU space.
Our mission is to fundraise while instituting initiative programming and partnerships in support of HBCUs and their communities. We’ll accomplish those goals by providing scholarships, endowments, and enhancing the significance of those who are supported by our organization.
Our fundraising campaigns are focused on raising funding for students who have financial needs to continue their college education or assist the organization with the necessary financing for providing initiative programming to students and HBCUs, Your contribution is critical and beneficial to many individuals who are supported through HCF who fall short financially. Our goal is to assist as many individuals in need and ensuring that they accomplish their dreams.
We are calling on all HBCU alumni, friends, affinity groups, and supporters of education to help us support students going to college and keep them in college by supporting the HBCU Campaign Fund with a generous gift to continue the proposed dreamed mission.
If you would like to become a donor or an HBCU Campaign Lifesaver, you can make an online donation at www.hbcucampaignfund.org/donate. You may also donate through Cash App to cashtag $CampaignForHBCUs or send by mail to HBCU Campaign Fund, 12558 S. Princeton Ave, Chicago, IL 60628-7225. Your donation will provide access to the key of education for many students who are achieving their goals to success. We Are HBCUs.
Yours Sincerely,
Demetrius Johnson, Jr. President and CEO, Founder HBCU Campaign Fund
Statement by Demetrius Johnson, Jr. President and CEO, Founder, HBCU Campaign Fund
America’s issue of racism and hate has transpired for too long over the years. However, recently police brutality has taken a toll more than ever before. Because of the usage of social media, citizens have been informed more about the dreadful impact of racism and hate towards the Black community. The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) was founded to help students and support all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). We work tirelessly to advocate for students and those institutions we serve in making sure that their voices are heard to virtually continue serving first-generation, and underprivileged students as well as their surrounding neighborhoods.
We have recently witnessed the brutal and uncaused for deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and David McAtee that have shaken our nation and once again demonstrated the heartless discrimination against the Black community.
Our country must continue to unite to dismantle racism and bigotry in all forms and denounce race-related violence and police brutality.
HCF looks forward to joining others and partnering with our nation leaders, HBCUs, and communities we serve in working together to heal our nation on those issues of racism and hate. We must not be silent. As Dr. King once reminded us all: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
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About the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF)
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a nonprofit advocacy educational organization that is mission to support the significance and raises funds for scholarships, initiative programming, and for public and private HBCUs and MSIs. HCF remains today as a strong advocacy for students and higher education. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
HCF’s President and CEO, Founder Demetrius Johnson Jr., at the 2018 Bayou Classic Football Game as part of HCF’s HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour.
CHICAGO, IL – Each year, HCF is more eagerly excited to hit the road in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and athletics as well as participate in efforts of encouraging those to choose to attend an HBCU. Our HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour, which began back in 2016 continues to float with very limited funding and resources. However, due to the efforts as an advocacy non-profit, we at HCF thrive in making it happen with or without funding.
We are
thrilled to add back to our schedule the Southern Heritage Classic College Fair
and Game as well as the Chicago Football Classic. We are forever grateful of
our partnership with the Chicago Football Classic as it strengthens each year. The
tour is joint with our Division of Recruitment, which representatives will
participate in various college fairs on the road. We are also excited to
announce that the recruitment team is awaiting to confirm a few more fairs that
it will part take in, assisting students and providing resources such as their
College-Board Guide Folders.
The 2019 HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour schedule is as
follow:
Your support in HCF’s endeavors in making this happens makes a significant
difference in the mission to supporting students and campaigning for HBCUs. A
donation of any amount can assist our HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour in
various ways. You may give a donation online via HCF’s website at www.hbcucampaignfund.org/donate or by
texting ‘CAMPAIGNFORHBCUS’ to 444999. Cash App
is also available: $CampaignForHBCUs.
As we travel to work hard for our nation distinguish institutions, we are so excited to meet new faces, supporters, fellow HBCU community members and prospective students on the road. Your support keeps our organization alive and strong, and we are forever grateful to be a part of such space. Thank you for campaigning with us!
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About HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which is mission to supporting the significance and raising funds for scholarships and initiative programming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs). HCF advocates for students, alumni and HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
Dr. Santarvis N. Brown, Ed.D., appointed as the next Chair of the Board of Directors at HBCU Campaign Fund.
CHICAGO, IL (July 27, 2019) – HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) organization is pleased to announce the appointment of Santarvis N. Brown, Ed.D, as the next Chair of the HCF Board of Directors.
Dr. Brown joined the Board as a member on December 1, 2017. He succeeds Demetrius Johnson Jr., who served as interim Chair of the Board since 2015 and will continue to assume his duties as President and CEO of the organization.
A passionate executive leader in higher education, Dr. Brown has over 15 years of stellar organizational leadership and brings experience in board governance to HCF. He currently serves as the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at Miami Regional University in Miami Gardens, Florida.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Santarvis Brown as the Chair of the Board of Directors. I am sincerely confident that he will lead growth for our Board at HCF,” said Demetrius Johnson Jr., President and CEO, Founder at HBCU Campaign Fund. “He is an experienced leader and dedicated member of our organization who brings with him tremendous leadership and governance skills that will prove invaluable as we continue to move forward as an organization to campaign for HBCUs.”
Dr. Brown earned his Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy from Florida Memorial University; A Master of Arts in Management & Leadership from Liberty University; A Master of Business Administration from Columbia Southern University; A Master of Divinity from Payne Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Education in Administration from California Coast University. He also serves as the pastor of St. Stephens AME Church in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Additionally, Dr. Brown serves with the Miami Dade County Community Action Agency Board and the Nuisance Abatement Board of Miami Gardens. He is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
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About HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which is mission to supporting the significance and raising funds for scholarships and initiative programming at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs). HCF advocates for students, alumni and HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) participating in the 2018 Chicago Football Classic college fair.
CHICAGO, IL – The HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) has announced that this fall, representatives will hit the road once again for its 4th Annual HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) football classics and join by its Division of Recruitment on specific dates to assist with recruiting to HBCUs. The HBCU Football and Recruitment Tour is one of the biggest initiative programs at HCF.
Last year’s tour HCF added the Southern Heritage Classic college fair and football game, and Bayou Classic football game. Returns were made to the Chicago Football Classic college fair and football game, and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff’s homecoming. The Division of Recruitment join on the tour at the SHC and CFC college fairs to provide students with imperative information about attending college and what does the HBCU experience entails once you step foot on campus.
Students who visited the HCF table at the Southern Heritage Classic on September 5, 2018, in Memphis, TN, are filling out applications to various HBCUs.
“This initiative that HCF takes a part of in implementing those necessary efforts is what our organization was established to accomplish,” said Demetrius Johnson, Jr., President and CEO, Founder at HBCU Campaign Fund. We thrive to go out and beyond our office as well as the Chicago area to make sure that individuals can be transformed and witness what the HBCU experience is all about. Outreach and telling the story is a key facto to attracting those to our nation jewels, our Historically Black Colleges.”
The Division of Recruitment was established to partner and assist with recruiting prospective students to HBCU and Predominately Black Institutions. Representatives mentor and assist students in choosing the right HBCU that fits their collegiate needs. The division also established their signature “College Bound-Guide Folders,” which provides information such as college tips, scholarship information, selective HBCU recruitment material – brochures and flyers, and career planning information.
“We look forward to another year of meeting students to encourage them to choose HBCU, which is our motto at HCF. We also hope to inspire, and meet members of our HBCU community as well as supporters who follow our organization advocacy work,” Demetrius continued. “This tour is meant to bring empowerment and awareness to our HBCUs, and to make sure that the name of our institutions are known to the unknown.”
See this year’s tour confirmed dates below. The dates are separated by football and college fairs.
More dates are still too be confirmed. All dates are subject for cancellation and may or may not be rescheduled.
You can make a donation to support HCF’s continued advocacy work and to aid those students, HBCU and PB institutions that are benefited through the organization via the website by clicking here or below:
Every Monday, the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) will spotlight a
Chancellor or President who currently serves a Historically Black
College or University. This initiative recognizes and introduces those
individuals who serve our nation HBCUs on a daily basis, changing and
educating lives while producing the forthcoming visionary leaders of
tomorrow.
This week’s Chancellor or President: Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, Talladega College
Billy C. Hawkins, PhD
Dr. Billy C. Hawkins has served as president of Talladega College since January 1, 2008. During his distinguished tenure of the institution’s 20th president, he has stabilized finances; increased fundraising; expanded academic offerings; successfully guided the institution through SACSCOC accreditation; and led the College in reaching record-breaking enrollment increases. Under his leadership, Talladega College has been completely transformed and revitalized.
During his first year at the College, Dr. Hawkins implemented rigorous plans for renovation and growth. As a result of his vision, enrollment doubled from just over 300 students to 601 students in one semester; athletic programs were reinstated for the first time in ten years; and major campus beautification projects were undertaken. Today Talladega College has 1,217 students and is listed among the Princeton Review’s best colleges in the Southeast and U.S. News and World Report’s best regional colleges and best HBCUs. The college recently launched its first-ever graduate program, an online Master of Science in Computer Information Systems. In addition, the campus is undergoing a major physical transformation.
A 45,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art residence hall opened in January 2019. In fall 2019, the College will open its first-ever student center, a 47,000-square-foot facility replete with a 2,000-seat arena as well as a banquet hall, restaurant, convocation center, computer lab, health care clinic, VIP suite, concession stand, coffee lounge and convenience store. Ground has also been broken on the Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art, which will house six critically-acclaimed Hall Woodruff murals, including the renowned Amistad Murals. To construct the museum for Woodruff’s murals, which are valued at 50 million dollars, Dr. Hawkins secured Talladega’s largest-ever financial gift, a one million dollar donation from alumnus Dr. William R. Harvey. Dr. Hawkins also secured a 1.5 million dollar contribution from Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and the State of Alabama.
Dr. Hawkins spearheaded a similar transformation at Texas College, where he also served as the 20th president. Prior to his arrival, the College had lost both its accreditation and its membership in the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). During his 7-year tenure, which began December 1, 2000, the institution flourished. There was an 82% increased in student enrollment within the first ten months of his arrival. Under his leadership, the institution regained accreditation in 2001, stabilized its finances, and also regained its membership in the UNCF. Dr. Hawkins implemented five new academic programs, constructed three new facilities, remodeled all academic and student service facilities, procured property assets, eliminated all long-term debt, and started new athletic programs which won three championship. As a result of the remarkable turnaround, the college received a new 10 year accreditation in 2006.
Prior to joining Texas College, Dr. Hawkins served as Provost,
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at Mississippi
Valley State University. During his tenure at Mississippi Valley State
University, he developed and proposed 18 new academic programs; increased
internet accessibility and computer access for students and faculty;
spearheaded diverse innovative faculty development initiatives; and
re-engineered the registration process. Dr. Hawkins began his career as an
educator in the Lansing Michigan Public Schools System. His passion for
teaching led him to the field of higher education where he has served as
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Professor at Mississippi Valley
State University; Vice President for Academic Affairs/Professor at Saint Paul’s
College in Lawrenceville, Virginia; Acting Dean, Associate Dean, and Assistant
Dean/Professor in the College of Education at Ferris State University; and
Director of Educational Opportunity Program, State University of New York at
Morrisville College.
A prominent leader in the field of education, Dr. Hawkins has
appeared on numerous television programs, including the O’Reilly Factor with
Bill O’Reilly on FOX News, the Don Lemon Show on CNN, the Armstrong Williams
Show, the ABC Evening News with the late Peter Jennings, BBC News, and diverse
programs on local ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX affiliates. In addition, he has been
featured on the cover of Diverse Issues in Higher Education and
highlighted in publications such as Alabama Business Magazine, U.S. News
and World Report and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Dr. Hawkins serves as chair of the 36 presidents of member institutions for the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) board of directors, and also serves as UNCF chair of the executive committee of member institutions, vice chair of the corporate board, and vice chair of the corporate board executive committee. He was appointed by President Donald Trump to the White House Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in September, 2018. In addition, he was appointed by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to serve on the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council. Dr. Hawkins is the first African American to chair the Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the author of two books, and a member of the Talladega Rotary Club, the Delta Upsilon Boule and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He is a recipient of the Vanguard Award from the Higher Education Leadership Foundation, the Colonel Leo Thorsness Courage Award, the Ferris State Distinguished Alumni Award, the Kent Hall of Fame, the Presidential Service Award from the HBCU Title III Administrators, Inc, the Distinguished Service Award to the Nation’s HBCUs, a Certificate of Appreciation from the Anniston Army Depot, Alabama’s Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc’s Graduate Citizen of the Year Award, and the Theta Tau Chapter’s Citizenship Award. Quality of Life Health Services named Dr. Hawkins a “Hero in Healthcare for 2018.” In recognition of his leadership in the community and the College’s 17 million dollar economic impact in the region, the Talladega City Council presented Dr. Hawkins with the Key to the City and other awards at a special council meeting and reception held in his honor in 2019.
The Kent, Ohio native holds a B.S. in Teacher Education from
Ferris State University; an M.A. in Education Administration from Central
Michigan University; and a Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University.
He has completed post doctorate study at Harvard University. Dr. Hawkins and
his wife Lucy reside in Talladega, AL.
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About Talladega College
Talladega College is located in an historic district of the city of Talladega, Alabama. The campus is on a plateau about 700 feet above sea level in the heart of a fertile valley in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus is a quiet place – away from the distractions and fast pace of urban living. For more information, visit www.talladega.edu.
About the HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which
is mission to supporting the significance and campaign in raising funds
for scholarships and services at historically black colleges and
universities and predominately black institutions. HCF advocates for
students, alumni, HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
Every Monday, the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) will spotlight a
Chancellor or President who currently serves a Historically Black
College or University. This initiative recognizes and introduces those
individuals who serve our nation HBCUs on a daily basis, changing and
educating lives while producing the forthcoming visionary leaders of
tomorrow.
This week’s Chancellor or President: Dr. William R. Harvey, Hampton University
Dr. William R. Harvey, President of Hampton University
Dr. William R. Harvey is President of Hampton University and 100% owner of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Houghton, Michigan. Since 1978, he has served with distinction as President of Hampton University and created a monumental legacy during his forty-one year tenure-one of the longest tenures of any sitting president of a college or university in the country. Dr. Harvey is described as “one of the most focused individuals that one can meet. He is relentlessly single-minded” when it comes to the advancement of the University. During the time that he has served as the helm, Dr. Harvey has made countless contributions to the University, the state of Virginia, and the nation.
Since being named President, Dr. Harvey has introduced innovations, which have solidified Hampton University’s stellar program among the nation’s colleges and universities. His innovative leadership is reflected in the growth and quality of the University’s student population, academic programs, physicals facilities, and financial base. During Dr. Harvey’s tenure as President, the student enrollment at Hampton University has increased from approximately 2,700 students over 6,300.
Dr. Harvey is the visionary and leader behind numerous community and educational initiatives. In 1994, he chaired the Virginia Peninsula United Way Campaign. He was the first African-American to head the organization’s annual drive and raised a record setting $6.6 million. Dr. Harvey chaired the annual fundraising dinner for the National Conference of Christians and Jews and was the first guest host at the Celebrity Luncheon for the Hampton Roads Chapter of the American Red Cross. A Star Scout as a young boy, he endowed an outstanding leadership award and leadership forum for the Colonial Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Dr. Harvey continued to share his treasure with the Peninsula community when he and Mrs. Harvey endowed a $1,000,000 scholarship in honor of his father for students from Hampton and Newport News who aspire to be teachers.
Dr. Harvey’s financial leadership is indicated in the financial growth and stability Hampton has achieved during his forty-one years as President. The University has balanced its budget and achieved a surplus during each of those years. The endowment, which stood at $29 million when he became President, now exceeds $250 million. The University’s first capital fundraising campaign in 1979 had a goal of $30,000,000. That campaign raised $46.4 million. The most recent campaign had a goal of $200 million and raised $264 million.
Along with his duties as President, the corporate boards that Dr. Harvey serves on, or has served on, are Fannie Mae, Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Signet Bank, Newport News Shipbuilding, Wachovia Bank (Mid-Atlantic Region), Newport News Savings Bank, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Houghton, Michigan, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and the Harvard Cooperative Society. He is a member of Virginia Association of Higher Education, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia, and the Omega Psi Phi and Sigma Pi Phi fraternities.
Dr. Harvey’s achievements have been recognized through inclusion of Personalities of the South, Who’s Who in the South and Southeast, Who’s Who in Black America, Who’s Who in American Education, International Who’s Who of Intellectuals, Two Thousand Notable Americans, Who’s Who in Business and Finance, and Who’s Who in America.
A native of Brewton, Alabama, he is a graduate of Talladega College. After graduating from Talladega College, Dr. Harvey served three years on active duty with the United States Army. During that time, he saw duty in Europe and in the United States. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve. Dr. Harvey earned his doctorate in College Administration from Harvard University in 1972. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Assistant for Governmental Affairs to the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University; Administrative Assistant to the President at Fisk University; and as Administrative Vice President at Tuskegee University.
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About Hampton University
Hampton University is a comprehensive institution of higher education, dedicated to the promotion of learning, building of character and preparation of promising students for positions of leadership and service. HU curriculum emphasis is scientific and professional with a strong liberl arts under girding. In carrying out its mission, the University requires that everything that it does be of the highest quality. For more information, visit www.hamptonu.edu.
About the HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which
is mission to supporting the significance and campaign in raising funds
for scholarships and services at historically black colleges and
universities and predominately black institutions. HCF advocates for
students, alumni, HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
Every Monday, the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) will spotlight a
Chancellor or President who currently serves a Historically Black
College or University. This initiative recognizes and introduces those
individuals who serve our nation HBCUs on a daily basis, changing and
educating lives while producing the forthcoming visionary leaders of
tomorrow.
This week’s Chancellor or President: Dr. Paulette Dillard, Shaw University
Dr. Paulette Dillard, 18th President of Shaw University.
Dr. Paulette Dillard, the 18th President of Shaw University, has a rich teaching history having taught biology for over 20 years at various institutions. Prior to her appointment as Shaw interim President, she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs.
During her tenure at Shaw University, Dr. Dillard served as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Department Chair for Professor of Biology. She also has served as Coordinator of undergraduate research infrastructure, and Co-Director of the academic enrichment programs for the National Institutes of Health funded National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI) project.
Dr. Dillard also served as a research mentor for interns as part of the Shaw in Jamaica-Mon International Student Research Training Project, a collaborative partnership with The University of the West Indies. During the summer, Dr. Dillard and the student research interns spent six week in Kingston, Jamaica conducting research and examining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of Jamaican men of African descent who were diagnosed with prostate cancer. This study was of interest to Dr. Dillard since it is well documented that Jamaica men have the highest mortality rate from prostate cancer when compared with other ethnic groups.
Dr. Dillard serves on the boards for the Carolina Small Business Development Fund and the Dorothea Dix Conservancy. She has been involved with the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and the LaunchRALEIGH initiatives since inception. Throughout her career, Dr. Dillard has served on the boards of a number of professional and community organizations.
Dr. Dillard earned a bachelor of science degree in biology at Barber-Scotia College in Concord, North Carolina and received a master of science degree in biology from Tennessee State University. She went on to earn an MBA from the Jack Massey School of Business at Belmont University and a Ph.D. in Biological Science from Clark Atlanta University (CAU). She completed postdoctoral training at the Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development at CAU.
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About Shaw University
Shaw University, is the first historically black university in the Southern United States. Shaw is a private liberal arts institution affiliated with the Baptist Church and among the oldest HBCUs in the nation. Founded in 1865, Shaw University has a rich history steeped in tradition, activism and service. Shaw University was the first college in North Carolina to offer a four-year medical school; the first institution of higher learning established for freedmen after the Civil War and the first historically Black College in the nation to open its doors to women. For more information, visit www.shawu.edu.
About the HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which
is mission to supporting the significance and campaign in raising funds
for scholarships and services at historically black colleges and
universities and predominately black institutions. HCF advocates for
students, alumni, HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
Every Monday, the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) will spotlight a
Chancellor or President who currently serves a Historically Black
College or University. This initiative recognizes and introduces those
individuals who serve our nation HBCUs on a daily basis, changing and
educating lives while producing the forthcoming visionary leaders of
tomorrow.
This week’s Chancellor or President: Dr. Kevin W. Cosby, Simmons College of Kentucky
Dr. Kevin W. Cosby
In 2005, Dr. Kevin W. Cosby was named the 13th President of Simmons College of Kentucky (SCKY). Two year later, the college returned to their original campus. In the 13 years of his tenure, he has led the campus in generosity and vision, as demonstrated by his refusal to accept a salary from the college. Under his visionary direction, SCKY was granted accreditation by the Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) in February 2014, expanded it’s campus and added three new degree programs, and was officially designated as the nation’s 107th Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) in April 2015.
Dr. Cosby has held administrative and teaching assignments at Kentucky State University, the University of Louisville, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary. Additionally, his exceptional oratorical skills have garnered lecture engagements at universities and institutions all over the world, including Harvard University.
Dr. Cosby has authored five highly-acclaimed books: Get off Your Butt!: Messages, Musings & Ministries to Empower the African-American Church; As They Went; Treasure Worth Seeking; Who’s Your Daddy?: Life Lessons from the prodigal Son and Loyal to the Royal. He has been a contributing writer to number of books, journals and periodicals.
He has been the subject of many national articles and documentaries, which consistently list him among Kentucky’s most influential leaders. His 2007 selection as Louisvillian of the Year is a tribute to his outstanding contributions to the community. He was ranked #1 of the Top Ten Religious Leaders in Louisville by Louisville Magazine in the October 2011 issue. In the spring of 2012, he was inducted into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni at Eastern Kentucky University. In February 2015, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights inducted Dr. Cosby into the Kentucky Gallery of Great Black Kentuckians at the state capitol. He is the 56th African American afforded this honor.
Since 1979, Dr. Cosby has served as Senior Pastor of St. Stephen Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Due to his practical and dynamic Bible teachings, the congregation has grown from 500 to approximately 14,000 members, and has been recognized by Outreach Magazine as one of the 100 largest churches in America (2010) and Emerge Magazine as one of six “super churches” of the South. During his tenure at St. Stephen, the church has transformed from the “little church on the corner” to a multi-faceted instituion that includes a 1,700-seat worship center, a cutting-edge $4 million inner-city family life center and a 1,000-seat worship facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana. In October 2013, Dr. Cosby began a satellite church in Hardin County, Kentucky. During the first Sunday’s service, seventy people united with the church.
A staunch proponent of education, Dr. Cosby earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, a master of Divinity degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from Eastern Kentucky University, Bellarmine University and Campbellsville University.
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About Simmons College of Kentucky
Simmons College Of Kentucky is an institution of biblical higher education dedicated to educating people in the urban context through strong academic and professional programs in order that they may become productive citizens and agents of change in society. For more information, visit www.simmonscollegeky.edu.
About the HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which
is mission to supporting the significance and campaign in raising funds
for scholarships and services at historically black colleges and
universities and predominately black institutions. HCF advocates for
students, alumni, HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
Every Monday, the HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) will spotlight a Chancellor or President who currently serves a Historically Black College or University. This initiative recognizes and introduces those individuals who serve our nation HBCUs daily, changing and educating lives while producing the forthcoming visionary leaders of tomorrow.
This week’s Chancellor or President: Dr. Logan Hampton, Tenth President of Lane College
Dr. Logan Hampton, 10th President of Lane College
Dr. Logan Hampton was named the 10th President of Lane College on June 12, 2014. Since assuming his presidency, Dr. Hampton led the campus to strengthen its brand and Christian ethos, approve associate degrees, expand online course offerings, establish a more conventional student residential community with a robust first year experience program, and improve the arts, recreation and athletic facilities.
Prior to joining Lane College, Dr. Hampton served in numerous student services capacities at UALR, University of Central Arkansas, Texas A&M University and Texas Christian University. At UALR he served as Vice Provost for Student Affairs, the chief student affairs officer, and as an adjunct faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education. While at UALR, Dr. Hampton was chosen by the students as Administrator of the Year and Staff of the Year. He was also presented the Brother’s Keeper Leadership Award for his work in co-founding the African American Male Initiative.
Active in the college, community and church, Dr. Hampton serves on the Board of Directors for National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), the General Connectional Board of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the Board of Trustees for West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Jackson, TN. In addition to working as a higher education administrator, Dr. Hampton is an ordained elder in full connection of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He served twenty-four years as a pastor in the Arkansas Region of the First Episcopal District.
Dr. Hampton has a Doctorate in Education in Higher Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). He earned a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services from Northwestern State University in Louisiana, and he received his Bachelor of Science in Biology (minor in math) from Arkansas Tech University.
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About Lane College
Lane College, located in Jackson, Tennessee is a small private, co-educational, church-related institution that provides a liberal arts curriculum leading to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences. The College admits persons regardless color, sex, religion or national origin. Visit www.lanecollege.edu for more information.
About the HBCU Campaign Fund
HBCU Campaign Fund (HCF) is a non-profit advocacy organization which
is mission to supporting the significance and campaign in raising funds
for scholarships and services at historically black colleges and
universities and predominately black institutions. HCF advocates for
students, alumni, HBCU and PB institutions. For more information, visit www.hbcucampaignfund.org.
