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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Board of Directors of City Trusts, the agency charged with overseeing charitable trusts bequeathed to the City of Philadelphia, today announced the unanimous election of prominent city attorney Bernard W. Smalley as its President – the first African-American ever to lead the Board in its 151-year history.
Smalley will lead a Board that administers 119 public charitable trusts, including Girard College, the historic boarding school in North Philadelphia; Wills Eye Hospital, consistently ranked as one of the top eye hospitals in the nation; the John Scott Award, which is bestowed annually in honor of Benjamin Franklin to honor singular achievements in science and medicine; and a series of other trusts dedicated to improving conditions on the Delaware waterfront and providing financial support for thousands of Philadelphians in need.
Dr. Winston M. Bryant Jr., a passionate ophthalmologist, swiftly passed away on October 22, 2020.  He was 91. Dr. Bryant was born in Brooklyn, NY but later traveled to Richmond, VA after matriculating into Virginia Union University. There he became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and met his beloved late wife of sixty-five years, Lillian Dabney Bryant. Dr. Bryantâs educational journey continued in 1951, at NYU Graduate School, where his studies earned him a M.S. in Histology. The following years, Dr. Bryant put his scientific knowledge to work as a laboratory technician for the U.S. Army. The medical career that many of us admire started at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. As a recent medical school graduate in 1960, Dr. Bryantâs focus in ophthalmology and life in Philadelphia began. He first interned at Philadelphia General Hospital and later became an ophthalmology resident within the Temple University Division. After residency, his