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dent at Shumway Middle School in
Vancouver, W ashington, his winnings
include a $25,000 college scholarship,
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The finals o f the Bee, held at N a­
tional Geographic Society headquar­
ters, and moderated by Alex Trebek,
host of “Jeopardy” , will be aired on
OPB Saturday, May 23 at 6:00pm.
“These contestants can put an au ­
dience o f well-educated adults to shame
with the depth and breadth o f their
knowledge of the w orld,” said G ilbert
M. Grosvenor, president o f the N a­
tional Geographic Society. “They pro­
vide proof that when students are well
taught, and arc supported by their par­
ents, there is no limit tohow much they
can learn about a subject.”
The state bees, held March 27,
were won by sixth-dirough eighth grade
students who answered such questions
as, “W hat city, once the capital of
imperial Russia, is the easternm ost
port on the G ulf o f Finland?” (Answer:
St. Petersburg.) Fite won the nationals
without having m issed the answ er to a
single question.
In his spare time, winner Fite skis
and collects baseball cards. His teacher
is Theresa Peru and his role model is
his grandfather because “he is honest.”
The sponsors o f the Bee are N a­
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Presenting the award are Mrs. Jesse Owens, Chairwoman of the Jessie Owens Foundation; Herbert P. douglas,
Jr (second from left), President and Founder of the Jesse Owens International Trophy Award and Anheuser-
Busch, Inc. executives, patrick T. Stokes (right), President; and Henry H. Brown (left), Senior Vice President,
Marketing Development and Affairs. Mr. Stokes served as the Dinner Chairman.
The Award Dinner Ceremony attracted 850 people and raised more than $300.000. Proceeds benefited the
Jesse Owens Scholarship Program and The U.S. Olympic Committee. The Jesse Owens International Trophy
Award recognizes the accomplishments and dedication of Olympic and amateur athletes worldwide.
Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. And Rev. Jesse jackson
To Receive 1992 Bethune-DuBols Award
He graduated 35th out o f a class o f 276
and went on to become the first Tuskegee
Airman; and recipient of num erous U.S.
and Foreign m ilitary decorations.
The Honorable Jesse L. Jackson
O ne o f A m erica’s forem ost political
figures, Reverend Jackson has played a
major role in virtually every m ovem ent
for em pow erm ent, peace, civil rights,
gender equality, economic and social
justice. Called “ the conscience of the
nation” , jackson steadfastly continues
to challenge America to establish just
and humane priorities, and to push for a
com m on ground across lines o f race,
class, gender and belief.
Ms. Ingrid Saunders Jones One of
the few Black women to head a Fortune
500 corporate foundation, Ms. Jones is
one o f the most powerful executives in
corporate America. Vice president of
Corporate External Affairs o f The Coca-
C ola Company in A tlanta, Georgia, she
is very active in prom oting and im prov­
ing educational program s and corporate
involvement in the community.
Mr. Henry H. Brown recently ap­
p o in te d S e n io r V ice P re sid e n t o f
Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Mr Brown has
earned the reputation o f being on of
am erica’s leading executives. He has
received national recognition for his
innovative marketing program s such as
Budw eiscr’s “Great Kings and Queens
of A frica,’’often considered the nation’s
premiere cultural heritage program and
one of the most significant corporate
Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
the first Black Air Force General and
Leader of the Tuskegee Airmen; The
honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Shadow
Senator for the District o f Columbia;
Ms. Ingrid Sanders Jones, Vice presi­
dent, ThcC oca-C olaC om pany ; and Mr.
Henry H. Brown, Senior Vice President
of Marketing and Development Affairs
for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. will receive
the 1992 Bethune-DuBois Fund (BDF)
distinguished service award. The awards
will be presented during The Bethunc-
DuBois Fund’s Seventh Annual Awards
Dinner on Tuesday, June 9, 1992 at the
W ashington Hilton Hotel, W ashington,
D.C.
Dr. C. Delores Tucker, president
and Founder of
the Bethunc-DuBoisFund notes dial
honorees arc selected based on their
exem plification o f the spirit o f Mrs.
Bethune and Dr. DuBois. through edu­
cation, philanthropy, entrepreneurship,
and service to all human-kind. Also
chosen as a result o f their com m itm ent
to community and to youth, the work o f
the living legends is further reflected in
the diverse experience o f this year’s
award recipients:
Lt. General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Despite national opposition and official
military directives stating that Blacks
were inferior, superstitious, and cow ­
ardly, Davis, with the help of African
American congressman oscar DcPricst,
entered W est Point Academy in 1932.
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Mike Powell (center), world-record holder in the long jump and 1988 Olympic Silver Medal winner, receives The
Jesse Owens International Trophy Award at the 12th Annual Dinner Award Ceremony at New York's Woldorf-
ria.
The Annual Awards Dinner is but
one of the many com m unity related
activities of the Bethune-DuBois Fund.
O thcrProgram s include; the bi-monthly
N a tio n a l L e a d e rs h ip F o ru m , T h e
Augustus Hawkins Internship Program
(on Capitol Hill) for minority college
students, and the Annual Junior Associ­
ates Camp for inner-city youth.
N am ed in ho n o r o f Dr. M ary
McLeod Bethune, founder of the N a­
tional Council o f Negro W omen and
Belhune-Cookman College, and W.E.B.
DuBois, the first African American Ph.D.
graduate from harvard university and a
founder of the NAACP, the Bethune-
DuBois Fund is a non-profit organiza­
tion established in 1984 to increase p ar­
ticipation by African am ericans in the
political process. The Fund also seeks to
encourage disadvantaged youth to reach
their highest potential through increased
exposure, education and understanding
o f the political process.
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