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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated Presents 70th Anniversary Black & Gold Scholarship Ball
On Saturday, March 28th at the Mainsail Conference and Event Center, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorpo- rated and GZL Educational Foundation, Incorporated presented the 70th Anniver- sary Black and Gold Scholar- ship Ball.
Special guest speaker for the event was Roland Martin, CNN News One Now and
Tom Joyner Morning Show- commentator.
With the theme, “Return to Elegance...70 Years of Excel- lence,” the honorees were:
C. Blythe Andrews, founder of the Florida Sen- tinel Bulletin and the Lily Se- curity Benefit Association. He was a charter member of the Gamma Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
and Frontiers of America Tampa Chapter. The street in front of the Sentinel Office bears his name, as well as an apartment complex. His bust stands among those along the Riverwalk.
Dr. Paul L. Sheehy, Sr.,
former Chief Administrator of the Lily White Hospital, was one of the first African Amer- ican doctors in the Tampa
Accepting the award for his great grandfather the late C. Blythe Andrews, who was a charter member of the local chapter, was C. Blythe An- drews, IV.
Past President John Warren.
community. He gave free school exams for more than 30 years and there’s an ele- mentary school named in his honor in East Tampa.
Dr. Richard F. Pride is known for his excellence in education. The former princi- pal of Howard W. Blake High School before becoming a professor at the University of South Florida, and ultimately he became Director of the Up-
ward Bound Program. He was the founder of Theta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated at the University of South Florida.
William Sylvester Fill- more, Jr. was the Director of the St. Petersburg Head Start Program for 36 years. He or- ganized the Florida Head Start Association. (PHOTOS BY JULIA JACKSON)
From left to right: Mayor Bob Buckhorn, Speaker Roland Mar- tin, and Gary Oliver, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity President.
Accepting the award in honor of his father, the late Dr. Paul Sheehy is his son, Dr. Paul Sheehy, Jr.
Attending the Ball were Mrs. Yvonne Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry (Ruth) Bell.
Alphas and brothers, Keith and Carl Harris.
Sisters Ashley Harmon and Shaylia McRae, and Roland Martin.
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