Michael Briddell contacted GreatNewsMontgomery.com about an event to honor Dr. Ralph Bryson at the ASU Acadome. Although we had another engagement that evening and couldn’t attend, it spawned a great idea about presenting more Great News to Montgomery.
As this blog has increased in popularity in such a short amount of time we have been getting more requests to attend and document events.
Believe this-There is more GREAT NEWS happening around Montgomery than ANY major media organization can handle, let alone this independant blog.
Eddie offered to put together a post regarding the event if someone would send him a few pictures of the evening. The idea is that if an event is worthy enough to request our attendance then surely it is worthy enough of someone sending in some nice pictures of the event when we can’t make it.
Obviously those involved felt that is was worthy.
This is our first installment of Reader submitted Great News!
If you have a story that deserves to be presented in a unique and engaging manner then send an email to Editor@GreatNewsMontgomery.com
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DR. RALPH J. BRYSON
FOR THE PROCLAMATION ON HIS RECEIVING
THE KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY’S
LAUREL WREATH AWARD
Dr. Ralph J. Bryson was initiated into The University of Cincinnati Chapter, the Beta Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, December 6, 1946.
He received the Bachelor of Science Degree and the Master of Education Degree from the University of Cincinnati and the Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the Ohio State University.
His teaching career has spanned nearly sixty years, including employment at Southern University, Miles College, and Alabama State University.
He has spent more than fifty-six years at Alabama State University where he has served as vice chair of the faculty senate, Chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures, chair of the College of Arts and Science Faculty, and University Marshal.
He is a renowned scholar holding membership in several professional honor societies including Phi Delta Kappa International, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, and Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society.
He has served as President of the Association of College Teachers of
Alabama and of the Alabama Council of Teachers of English and has held various leadership positions in several other professional organization.
He has authored many articles in scholarly and professional publications.
He has served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
He has served as the Chairman of the Black Arts Festival.
He has served as Keeper of Records of the Montgomery Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi for fifty-five years.
He has served as advisor to the Alabama State University Chapter, the Beta Zeta of Kappa Alpha Psi fifty-five years.
He was cited as the Outstanding Advisor of an undergraduate chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity at the Sixty-fifth Grand Chapter Meeting.
He has supervised the initiation of more than one thousand men into
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
He received the Montgomery Alumni Chapter Kappa Man of the Year
Award in 1980 and the Polemarch’s Award in 1990 and 2007.
He co-authored the History of the Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi.
He edited and updated the fifth edition of The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi, the Fraternity’s history.
He has served as Editor of the column, “Books And Such” in The Journal of Kappa Alpha Psi since 1969.
He served on the Southern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Board of Directors for thirty-three years.
He has been awarded citations for distinguished service by every past Southern Province Polemarch.
He is both the current Grand Historian and Southern Province Historian of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
He has received certificates for distinguished service from nine past Grand Polemarchs.
He served as Chairman of the Achievement Commission of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for fifteen years.
He was invested with Elder Watson Diggs Award at the Seventy-Second Grand Chapter Meeting of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1995.
He was honored as the 64th Laurel Wreath Laureate at the 79th Grand Chapter Meeting, in Washington, D. C. in 2009.
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Congratulations to Mr. Ralph Bryon and we are sure you have more Great News in store for Montgomery.
