Notable Honors for Two African American Scholars

Don C. Locke, distinguished professor emeritus of counselor education at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and retired director of diversity and multiculturalism at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, received the Legacy Award for contributions to the counseling profession from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Dr. Locke holds bachelor’s and  degrees from Tennessee State University in Nashville. He earned a doctorate from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

DeLauderWilliam B. DeLauder, president emeritus of historically Black Delaware State University, received the Justin Smith Morrill Award from the Association of Public Land-grant Universities. Dr. DeLauder was honored for his long-time contributions to food and agricultural sciences.

Dr. DeLauder served as president of Delaware State University 1987 to 2003.

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