Opinion | Welcome to LeMoyne-Owen College’s newest President | Otis Sanford
Local 24 News political analyst and commentator Otis Sanford shares his point of view on the new president of LeMoyne-Owen College. Author: Otis Sanford (Local 24) Published: 12:38 PM CST December 18, 2020 Updated: 5:33 PM CST December 18, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. It is always important news when top leadership at any of our local institutions of higher learning changes hands. So naturally, it’s worth noting the selection of Vernell Bennett-Fairs as the next president of LeMoyne-Owen College.
Bennett-Fairs will become the school’s 13th president when she takes over January 5th. Her priorities for the historically black institution, include recruiting and retaining students, along with shoring up revenue and building relationships throughout the community and beyond – all of which impressed the college’s board of trustees.
Jody Mohr
Last year I brought home a sack of used books from the library book sale, after I worked for a couple of hours at the sale table and helped other people buy some choice titles. One of the books I brought home was “Eighty Years & More: Reminiscences 1815-1897,” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It’s a paperback of 490 pages, and a good way to read this book is just a few pages now and then, because it’s packed with dates, travels, people, women’s rights. The index is names of those in the book, and I also penciled some notes at the beginning of each chapter to help me find specific details. The illustrations in the book are photos or drawings of family and friends.