Atlanta, GA
Founding President of Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Thomas Cole, dies at age 81
ATLANTA – Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., who oversaw the consolidation of the 2 increased studying establishments within the late Eighties that might turn out to be Clark Atlanta College died Thursday. He was 81.
Cole was born on January 11, 1941, in Vernon, Texas, the second of 4 youngsters to Eva and Thomas W. Cole Sr.
Whereas attending public college throughout his childhood, he watched and was mentored by his father who was President of Wiley Faculty from 1958 to 1971. Cole would turn out to be an Eagle Scout and graduated from highschool in 1958, He then attended Wiley Faculty the place was lively within the Kappa Chi and Alpha Kappa Mu Honor societies.
Cole would graduate summa cum laude in 1961, receiving a Bachelor’s of Science and the Southern Regional Fellowship. He then attended the College of Chicago the place earned his Ph.D. in natural chemistry in 1966.
Dr. Cole would then head to Atlanta in 1966 after accepting an assistant professor place at Atlanta College Heart. He would rise the rinks throughout his tenure there. From 1970 via 1979, Cole served because the chemistry division chair. From 1969 via 1979, he served because the Fuller E. Callaway Professor of Chemistry, and in 1979 he was named Provost and Vice President for Educational Affairs till 1982.
“President Cole was a large among the many panorama of American Increased Schooling leaders and a celebrated colleague, notably among the many Traditionally Black Faculty and College group and the various federal businesses that supported the sciences,” mentioned Clark Atlanta College President George T. French Jr.
He served because the President of West Virginia State College from 1982 till 1986 and subsequently was appointed Chancellor of the West Virginia Board of Regents, one in all 4 African People to guide a state system of public increased schooling on the time
“Dr. Cole was a real chief in increased schooling and left an enduring legacy at plenty of establishments, together with West Virginia State College, that has impacted generations of scholars,” mentioned WVSU President Ericke Cage. “The ideas and prayers of your entire Yellow Jacket household exit to his spouse, Choose Brenda Cole, and your entire Cole household at this tough time.”
Dr. Cole could be appointed president of each Atlanta College and Clark Faculty in 1987, overseeing the establishments concurrently and readying them for consolidation. He would ten function the Founding President of Clark Atlanta College in 1988.
Throughout his tenure as president of Clark Atlanta College, President Cole launched section one of many establishment’s first Capital Marketing campaign (The College for A New Day Marketing campaign). The trouble exceeded its $9 million aim, elevating $11.5 million. Dr. Cole additionally served because the Chairman of the United Negro Faculty Fund member presidents.
Of Dr. Cole, Clark Atlanta College President French wrote:
“His scholarship, management, imaginative and prescient, and strategic positioning propelled CAU into the elite ranks amongst U.S. Complete, Doctoral Universities, which was famous in a Chronicle of Increased Schooling front-page article titled, The Exceptional Rise of Clark Atlanta College.
“President Cole profoundly liked Clark Atlanta College. His deep appreciation for your entire CAU household was felt by all, together with school, employees, and most significantly, the scholars. He was a college students’ president. He knew college students by title, and each choice he made was led with the perfect curiosity of the scholars and the college in thoughts.”
Dr. Cole would step down and retire from his publish in 2002.
He’s survived by his spouse Brenda H. Cole, a Fulton County State Courtroom decide, and their two youngsters, Kelley S. Cole and Thomas Winston Cole, III.
“President Cole was a large of a person, who will probably be cherished and ceaselessly distinguished. Right this moment, Dr. Bacon French and I embrace Choose Brenda Cole and household throughout this tough time. President Cole was good friend and confidant to our household for which we’ll ceaselessly be grateful,” wrote President French.
Funeral providers will probably be at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 25 at Cascade United Methodist Church. Internment particulars will probably be introduced within the subsequent few days.
The household asks in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Thomas W. Cole Jr., Scholarship Fund at Clark Atlanta College.
Atlanta, GA
Chase Chrisley named as suspect in assault incident at Atlanta sports bar
Watch: Savannah Chrisley’s full 2024 RNC speech
Reality TV star Savannah Chrisley delivers speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
The Chrisley family is facing more legal headwinds. This time, middle son Chase Chrisley is the subject of police concerns.
The “Chrisley Knows Best” star was named as a suspect in a “simple assault” incident at Twin Peaks sport bar in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood on Monday night, according to a police report obtained by USA TODAY and confirmed by the Atlanta Police Department on Wednesday.
USA TODAY reached out to reps for Chrisley for comment.
Police say that the alleged victim claimed Chrisley “became really drunk” inside the restaurant and bar franchise, which boasts locations around the U.S., and “started to act very disrespectful and belligerent.”
After he was allegedly asked by the victim to leave the location “multiple times,” the police report says Chrisley “slapped him in the face twice” after he previously “refused to leave and started acting more belligerent.”
According to the report, the alleged victim was not injured in the incident and “refused medical attention.”
Chrisley was the star of USA Network’s “Chrisley Knows Best,” which aired for 10 seasons, with its most recent episode broadcast in March of 2024. The spinoff, “Growing Up Chrisley,” which followed his life with sister Savannah Chrisley, aired for four seasons between 2019 and 2022.
The Chrisley family, once ratings gold, has faced legal trouble in recent years
After a rapid rise to fame for TV’s Chrisley family with ratings gold, their swift downfall followed.
Chrisley’s parents — family matriarch and patriarch — Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons in the South on their USA Network shows, are both serving prison sentences after a jury in June 2022 found them guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta out of more than $36 million in fraudulent loans, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion.
In September, a federal judge ordered Julie Chrisley to continue to serve her seven-year prison sentence for tax evasion and bank fraud, upholding her own 2022 ruling.
The couple’s children — Chase, Savannah and Grayson, as well as granddaughter Chloe and Todd’s mother, Faye Chrisley — were slated to return to television with a new unscripted docuseries, according to an August 2023 press release obtained by Variety and Deadline.
The show, which has yet to be released, would follow the family as they adjust to life with their parents behind bars.
At this summer’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, youngest daughter Savannah Chrisley received criticism after arguing that her parents’ separate sentences were a case for criminal justice reform throughout the country.
Contributing: Charles Trepany, KiMi Robinson
Atlanta, GA
NBA: Trae Young's buzzer-beater seals win for Atlanta Hawks against Utah Jazz
Trae Young scored a dramatic buzzer-beater to earn the Atlanta Hawks a thrilling 124-121 win over the Utah Jazz in the NBA.
The game looked set for overtime when Collin Sexton’s three-pointer for the Jazz made it 121-121 with four seconds remaining at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
But Young replied with a stunning effort from the half-court line just before the final buzzer sounded to signal end of play, earning victory for the Hawks.
Young finished with 24 points – including 10 in the fourth quarter – and 20 assists for Atlanta, while Lauri Markkanen matched his season-high 35 points for the Jazz.
In Denver, Jayson Tatum top-scored with 29 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Denver Nuggets 118-106.
Kristaps Porzingis added 25 points for reigning champions Boston, who stay second in the Eastern Conference.
Russell Westbrook scored 26 points and nine rebounds in reply for 2023 NBA Championship winners Denver.
The Dallas Mavericks ended a five-game losing run with a convincing 118-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Quentin Grimes came off the bench to score 23 points and nine rebounds for Dallas, who were without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving because of injury.
Anthony Davis scored 21 points and LeBron James added 18 for the Lakers, who drop one place to sixth behind the Mavericks in the Western Conference.
Zion Williamson’s comeback from injury was not enough for the New Orleans Pelicans, who lost 104-97 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Williamson scored 22 points on his return after missing the previous 27 games with a hamstring injury, but Anthony Edwards’ game-high 32 points helped Minnesota to victory.
Elsewhere, the Charlotte Hornets ended a 10-game losing run with a 115-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Nikola Jovic top-scored with 20 points as the Miami Heat beat the Golden State Warriors 114-98 in San Francisco, while the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 135-112.
Atlanta, GA
Server at Atlanta‘s Mary Mac’s Tea Room shares stories of waiting on former President Jimmy Carter
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – For nearly 40 years, Marion Mims has served customers at Atlanta’s iconic Mary Mac’s Tea Room.
She has waited on a number of celebrities over the years, but none bigger than former President Jimmy Carter.
“When he came in and I waited on him, I almost started crying. I said I get a chance to wait on Jimmy Carter,” Mims said.
It’s a moment in time, Mims will not soon forget considering she waited on him many times. She remembers it like it was yesterday.
Mims said Carter would sit at a round table back in the day when it was in the middle of the Atlanta dining room next to The Carter Center mural on the wall.
“He loved it. He loved the picture,” Mims said.
Carter also loved to order the fried chicken and vegetable plate with a side of Southern hospitality.
“I put my hand on his shoulder, and I said what can I get you to drink baby. I called him baby. I call all my customer’s baby,” Mims said. “He loved that. He just smiled.”
Mims said all the servers wanted to wait on Carter when he came in and not just because he was a gentleman, but because he was a good tipper.
“I think the first time, I got $50, and the bill wasn’t that high, and I think one of the other servers got like $100 from him,” Mims said.
LIFE AND LEGACY OF JIMMY CARTER
Perhaps the real reason Carter loved to dine at Mary Mac’s was his special recipe for “Carter Custard,” which he gave the restaurant. And in his honor, it’s back on the menu this week only.
“It’s real peanuty, really, really peanuty,” Customer Crystal King said.
And just about as unique as Carter’s custard is on the menu at Mary Mac’s Tea Room are the number of photographs of the former president on the wall. He takes up more room than any other celebrity or dignitary and in one, he left a personal note.
“Thanks for putting the custard on the menu. This will be a great boost to my campaign. Love, Jimmy” the note dated February 1976 reads.
“He was really down to Earth, he was real down to Earth,” Mims said.
The Carter legacy will live on at Mary Mac’s and Mims is just grateful to have been a part of it.
“He’s really going to be missed. He’s really going to be missed,” Mims said.
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