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CECI HATCHER -AIKENS "WOMENS BASKETBALL 1975-1979, HON

A smiling woman wearing a golden stole and black outfit against a gradient background.

October 4, 1957, Upper Marlboro,

Maryland

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College/University

Bachelor of Science in Elementary

Education 1975-1979

• George Washington University

Special Education 1982

• Towson University- Instructional

Technology 2003

• Coppin State University -

Administration and Supervision 2006

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie High School Women’s

Basketball Team and Track & Field Team

• Bowie State College/University -


Women’s Basketball Team 1975 – 1979

• Bowie State College/University – Member of the 1978 & 1979 Maryland’s Women’s

Championship Teams MAIAW

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Basketball Four Year Women’s Basketball

Varsity Letterwoman

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Basketball – Most Improved Player 1975 - 76

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Basketball – Most Valuable Player (MVP)

1978 – 79

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Basketball – Team’s Leading Rebounder and

Shot Blocker

• Bowie State College/ University – Women’s Volleyball Team 1975-1977

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Volleyball Two-Year Women’s Volleyball

Varsity Letterwinner

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

NON-ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie State College/University - Dean’s List

• Bowie State College/University - Kappa Delta Pi-National Honorary Society in Education

• Bowie State College/University - Who’s Who Among Colleges and Universities


• Bowie State College/University - Alpha Delta Kappa-International Honorary Organization

for Women Educators

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Elementary Education Teacher, Harford County; Special Education Teacher, Prince

George’s County

• Special Education Itinerant; Special Education Data Management and Technology Analyst

• Weight Watchers International 2008-present

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Omega Eta Omega Chapter; Bowie State University –

Co-Founder - Dr. Cleophus C. and Marion M. Hatcher 5K Scholarship Walk; Bowie State

University National Alumni Association, Inc. – Lifetime Member; BSU Sports Hall of Fame

Alumni Chapter Member

• Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church (PBBC) Hospitality and Singles Ministry.

FAMILY

• Cleophus and Marion Hatcher-Parents(deceased); Ceci Renee Aikens-Daughter

• Willie James Aikens Jr. – Son; Ceci Symone Lesesene, Malia Gisselle Long, Ava Amor

Adefehinti -Granddaughters

CHURCH

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Volleyball, Two-Year

CHERYL HATCHER -WILLIAMS BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL,

CHERYL L. HATCHER-WILLIAMS, HOF

January 29, 1963, Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Nickname: Hatcher-Datcher-Snatcher

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College/University Bachelor of

Science -Elementary Education 1980-1984

• McDonald’s Corporation’s Hamburger

University Business 1989

• National Massage Therapy Institute

Massage Therapy 2009

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie High School – Women’s Varsity

Basketball Team, Women’s Volleyball Team, and

Track & Field - 1979-1981

• Bowie High School - State finalist 1981 for

Shot Put and Discus, Silver Medal Winner

• Bowie State College/University - Women’s Varsity Basketball Teams - 1980-1984 and Team Captain 1983

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Basketball Teams Four-Year Varsity Letterwoman

• Bowie State College/University – Women’s Varsity Track & Field Teams, Two-Year Letterwoman -Shot Put

and Discus – 1981 – 1983;

• Bowie State College/University Softball Teams – 1983 – 1984; Team Captain 1983

• Bowie State College/University Two-Year Varsity Letterwomen

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

NON-ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Delta Chi Omega Chapter (Alpha Kappa Alpha) Debutante Achievement Award; BSU Dean’s List

• BSU National Alumni Association (BSUNAA) -Lifetime Member; BSU Sports Hall of Fame (SHOF) Member

• Head Coach (PGCPS) Shugart Middle Girls Softball 2004-2008; Head Coach (PGCPS) Shugart Middle Girls

Soccer 2004-2008; Honors Convocation BSC Outstanding Physical Educator Award; Outstanding Physical

Educator 1983 Award; Transit Authority Outstanding Rush Award 2019 Customer Care

• BSU National Alumni Association Legacy Award 2018

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Prince George's County School System, McDonald Corporation, Metro Access

• National Massage Therapy Institute - Massage Therapy Degree - 2009

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Hemingway Memorial AME Church – Backpack Project: Fully loaded backpacks for Prince George’s

Students K – 12 & Hemingway Memorial AME Church - Turkeys and gift cards for Prince George’s County

Residents

• Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.- Omega Eta Omega Chapter; BSU Dr. Cleophus C. and Marion M. Hatcher

5K Scholarship Walk; BSU National Alumni Association – Lifetime Member; BSU Sports Hall of Fame

Alumni Chapter Member


FAMILY

• Spouse: Arnold Robert Williams; Children: Son - Skye Robert Williams; Daughters: Star Lynne Williams,

Melajero Austin Williams and Kenya Soleil Williams; Grandchildren: Kennedy Lynne, Autumn, Nino, Tori,

Tyler, Skyy, Mirycle, Andrew and Asher; The Hatcher- Girls - Della Hatcher, Karen Hatcher-Thomas, Ceci

Aikens, Marion Hatcher and Bridgette Tucker; and Parents (Deceased): Dr. Cleophus and Marion Hatcher

CHURCH

• Hemingway Memorial AME Church - Trustee (Elected) Hemingway Memorial AME Church 2014-present

HIGHLIGHTS

• First Bowie State College/University Athlete to earn Varsity Letters in 3 different sports during her era

(Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, and Track & Field) & 1980 First student enrolled in dual Varsity

Sports (Bowie High School/ Bowie State College).

DR. STALEY JACKSON "HEAD FOOTBALL COACH 1972-1973," HOF

November 16, 1942

EDUCATION

• Howard University,

Washington, DC 1965, Bachelor of

Science – Physical Education

• American University,

Washington, DC 1969, Master of

Education

• Ohio State University College

of Medicine 1979, Doctor of

Medicine

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Montgomery Blair High

School, Montgomery County,

Maryland: Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, and Varsity Baseball. Undefeated in dual

competition wrestling for 3 years

• Howard University, Washington, DC: Varsity Letterman - Football, Wrestling, and

Baseball

• Howard University – Wrestling 4x Champion and All-CIAA. Undefeated in CIAA

competition for 4 years

• Howard University – Baseball – All-CIAA and Small College All-American with a batting

average of .486 for the season

• Howard University Athlete of the Decade 1965

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Montgomery County Public Schools 1965, Physical Education Teacher for three

Elementary Schools.

• Montgomery County Public Schools 1966, Walt Whitman High School - Coached Varsity

Wrestling Team to the Bi-County Championship, Coached Varsity Track & Field, and

Junior Varsity Football.

• Federal City College, Washington, DC, Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach

• Bowie State College, 1972, Head Football Coach who started the first football program

of the modern era.


• Career Head Football Coaching Record: 1972 – Won 2 Games and Lost 5 Games. 1973 –

Won 5 Games and Lost 2 Games. Established the football dynasty Bowie State was to

become.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Ohio Public Schools – Served as a trainer for the local high school sports teams

• Ohio State University – Served as an assistant to the Ohio State football team’s

orthopedic doctor

• Phoenix, Arizona – Provided health care to Native American Indians

• Lumberton, North Carolina – Served as the local high school trainer and provided free

orthopedic services for athletes.

FAMILY

• Married – Margie Jones Jackson

• Children: Staley Jackson Jr., Renee Easter Jackson, and Savannah Mack

HIGHLIGHTS

• Howard University - Four straight years undefeated as a Wrestler

• Howard University – All-CIAA Baseball and Small College All-American with a batting

average of .486 for the season

• Howard University Athlete of the Decade 1965

STEPHEN E. SMITH "FOOTBALL 1977-1980", HOF 2022

August 15, 1969, Jacksonville, NC

EDUCATION

• Chowan College, Physical Education

Program 1988-1989

• Bowie State University, Bachelor’s

Degree Program, Sociology 1990-1992


• World Instructional Training Schools-

Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness


Instructor 2010

• All State Career Institute, Commercial

Driving License with Passenger

Endorsement 2008

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS


• Chowan University, First Team All-

American Defensive Back 1989


• Bowie State University Football Teams

Member and Three Year Letterman 1990 –

1992; Bowie State University Football

Defensive Player of the Year 1992; Bowie state University Football Central Intercollegiate Athletic

Association (CIAA) First Team Selection 1992; Bowie State University Football Black College Sports

Writers All American Team 1992; Bowie State University Coca Cola Defensive Player of the Week

vs North Carolina Central 1990; BSU Coca Cola Defensive Player of the Week vs Virginia State

1991; BSU Coca Cola Defensive Player of the Week vs Livingstone College 1992; BSU Coca Cola

Defensive Player of the Week vs Howard University 1992; BSU Defensive Player of the Week vs

Elizabeth City State University 1992;

• Bowie State University Football – BSU Career All-Time Interceptions Leader in a single game: 4 and

Longest Interception Return for a Touchdown: 95 yards; Ended playing career with 13 interceptions

and 3 touchdowns

PROFESSIONAL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• First Bowie State University Football Player invited to the National Football League’s (NFL) Scouting

Combine, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993; First BSU Player to hold an Official NFL Pro Day (12 Teams

Attended); Signed with C. Lamont Smith’s All Pro Sports Agent Firm; Invited to NFL New York

Giants Camp 1994; Invited to NFL Washington Redskins Camp 1995

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland - Neighborhood Improvement Specialist and Code Enforcement

Official

• DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville, Maryland Football Coach, Educator, and Mentor

• Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Rockville, MD; Our Lady of Good Counsel High

School, Olney, Maryland

• Gorjus Fitness LLC - Fitness Instructor

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS


• Youth Football Coach Montgomery County Knights; Youth Football Coach Germantown Panthers;

Commissioner Montgomery County Bearcats Youth Football Organization; Community Activist -

Christian Legal Aid and Prison Fellowship Ministries; Member of Kingdom Fellowship AME Church

in Calverton, MD

• Bowie State University National Alumni Association and Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame

Alumni Chapter

FAMILY

• Married - Cheryl Smith; Children-Steve Jr.; Emmanuel, Jazmin, Mckenzie and Linsey

• Siblings- Tony, Dwayne, Deborah, Natasha and Malakai; Parents - Charles and Hannah Smith

Deceased

CHURCH

• Member of Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Calverton, MD

HIGHLIGHTS

• Homecoming 1992: Intercepted 4 passes and ran one back for a 95-yard touchdown against Elizabeth

City; First BSU Player invited to the NFL Scouting Combine; Tryouts with NFL Teams New York

Giants and Washington Redskins; All-CIAA First Team and Black Sports Writer’s All-American and

1991; BSU Coca-Cola Defensive Player of the Week vs. Livingstone College 1992; BSU Coca-Colaatek Athletic

GREGORY "TYEHIMBA' MCCOLLOUGH, "FOOTBALL 1972-1975", HOF

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

October 28, 1954, San Antonio, Texas

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College/University

Bachelor of Science – Physical Education

1972 – 1977

• Coppin State University Master’s

Equivalency Adapted – Physical Education

– 2006 – 2008

• Baltimore School of Massage -

Certification of Massage Therapy – 2007

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie State College - Member of

the1st Bowie State College Football Team


of the Modern Era, 1972;

• Bowie State College – Member of the Football Team, 1972 – 1975, Four-Year Varsity

Letterman and Starting Defensive Back;

• Bowie State College Football Team Captain – 1975; Baltimore Sun Newspaper – First

Team All-State All-Star – 1974; Bowie State College - Baltimore Sun Newspaper – First

Team All-State All-Star – 1975;

• Bowie State College - Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year – 1975;


• Bowie State College – One of the first players to be named NCAA Black College All-

American 1975;


• Bowie State College – All-NAIA District 19 First Team Selection – 1974 & 1975;

• Bowie State College – Member of the 1975 Jet Magazine’s Independent Black College

Champion Football Team – 1975 and number 1 Ranked Defense in the Nation;

• Led Bowie State Defensive Football Team to the # 1 National Ranking – Fewest Points

Allowed in the Nation among all colleges and universities

• Member of the Original Bowie State College Hall of Fame – 1984

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Physical Education Teacher & African Dance & Drumming Director – Seed School of

Maryland – 2008 – 2019; Physical Education Teacher & African Dance Director –

Woodbourne Day School - 2002 – 2008

• Kankouran West African Dance Company of Washington DC – 1984 – 2004;


• African Dance & Drumming Director – Maarifa School of Baltimore, MD – 1995 – 2000;

• Windows of Kauubba (Family Venture w/3 Sons) – Teaching and performing African

Dance & Drumming at Summer Camps, Washington DC and Maryland – 1995 – Present;

• Massage Therapist, Baltimore School of Massage – 2009.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• WBFF – TV Fox 45 Baltimore, MD – Saluted for service and positive Role Model to Youth

– Champions of Courage Program – Recognizes the tireless efforts of those who keep Dr.

King’s dreams alive – 1994;

• WBFF – TV Fox 45 Baltimore, MD – Champions of Courage Program – Featured African

Dance & Drumming;

• Woodbourne Day School – Taught students’ self-discipline, self-respect, and individual

self-expression through appropriate behaviors;

• Member of the Bowie State University National Alumni Association and Member of the

BSU Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Chapter.

FAMILY

Dance & Drumming at Summer Camps, Washington, DC, and Maryland – 1995 – Present;t;

PAUL MCGOWAN "FOOTBALL 1972-1974", HOF 2022

May 10, 1952, Somers Point, New

Jersey

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College/

University Batchelor of Science

Degree, Elementary Education,

1971 – 1976

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie State College Member

of the1st Bowie State College

Football Team of the Modern Era,

1972;


• Bowie State College Co-

Captain of the 1st Bowie State


College Football Team of the

Modern Era, 1972.


• Bowie State College Two-

Year Varsity Letterman of the Bowie State College Football Teams


• Bowie State College Started every Football Game during the 1972 Season

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Employed by the State of Maryland, 38 Years, Division of Parole and Probation - 1980 to

2018 (Retired)

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Member of the Forest Garden Improvement Association, Baltimore County

• Member of Bowie State University National Alumni Association (BSUNAA)

• Member of the Bowie State University Baltimore Alumni Chapter

• Member of the Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Chapter

• Charter Member of the Bowie State University 1976 – 1977 Class Endowment

Committee

FAMILY

• Single

• Has one daughter who is a graduate of an HBCU.

CHURCH

• President of Augsburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

RICKY "RODERICK" MISSOURI, "TENNIS 1971-1974", HOF 2022

Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College (University) 1970 –

1976, Major: Social Work, Received Bachelor

of Science Degree 1976.

• University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada

1985 – 1988, Major: Counseling & Guidance

Personnel Services, Received M.A. Degree

1988.

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1967 - Helped Form the First Fairmont

Heights High School Tennis Team (Prince

George’s County, MD).


• Bowie State College – Tennis Team Member 1971 – 1974;

• Bowie State College – Four-Year Varsity Letterman Men’s Tennis 1971 – 1974;

• Bowie State College – Men’s Tennis, Selected as the Tennis Team’s Most Valuable Player (MVP)

1974

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

ADDITIONAL ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS - TENNIS

• 2003 - Played on Washington Area Tennis League (WATL) Team 3.5, Men’s First Place; 2005 -

Played on WATL Summer League Team 3.5, Men’s Runner Up; 2006 - Played on WATL 3.5, Men’s

Finalist; 2007 - Played on Prince George’s County Tennis League (PGCTL) Adult 3.5, Men’s

Champion; 2007 - Played on WATL Summer League Team 3.5, Men’s Finalist; 2008 - Played on


PGCTL Adult 3.5, Men’s Champion; 2008 - Played on WATL Summer League 3.5, Men’s Runner-

Up, 2009 - Played on Washington Tennis Association Senior League 3.5, Men’s 2nd Place; 2012 -


United States Tennis Association (USTA)/DC 3.5, Men’s League Champion.

MARATHONS

• 2005 - Sallie Mae 10K; 2005 - Army Ten Miler; 2005 - College Park 10K; 2005 - Jug Bay 10 K; 2005

- Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA, Finisher; 2006 - Cherry Pitt Ten Miler; 2006 - Marine

Corps Marathon, Washington, DC, Finisher; 2007 - Annapolis Ten Miler; 2007 - Parks Half

Marathon - Montgomery County, MD; 2007 - Army Ten Miler; 2007 - Cherry Blossom Ten Miler;

2008 - Cherry Blossom Ten Miler; 2008 - Army Ten Miler.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


• Prince George’s County Department of Family Services, Supervisor; Homemaker Health Aide

Services, Washington, DC – Supervisor; Counselor, Family Advocacy Services, Baltimore, MD;

Social Worker, Washoe County Department of Social Services, Reno, NV.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Charter Member of Bowie State College (University) Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.;

Life Member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc., and member of Beta Phi Omega Alumni Chapter;

President of Bishops Bequest Single Family Homeowners Association; Member of Turner

Memorial AME Church; Lifetime Member of the Bowie State University National Alumni

Association, Inc.; Member of the BSU Sports Hall of Fame Alumni Chapter; Member of University

of Nevada, Reno Alumni Association; Life Member of Fairmont Heights High School Alumni

Association.

FAMILY - Married: Angela E. Missouri

HIGHLIGHTS

• In 1971, my first year on the Bowie State Tennis Team, we finished with 9 wins and 4 losses as a team. The

1974 Bowie State Tennis Team completed the season as the Runner-Up in the Potomac Intercollegiate

Conference. I was awarded the MVP Trophy for the 1974 tennis season. I was the first African American to

graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno with a master’s degree in counseling & Guidance Personnel

Services from the Department of Education. I was listed in the 1989 – 1990 National Distinguished Service

Champion; 2007 - Played on WATL Summer League Team 3.5, Men’s; Finalist; 2008 - Played on Washington, DC.a ,;

DR. BRUCE PERNELL, "BASKETBALL" 1985-1988", HOF 2022

November 2, 1964 – Washington, DC

EDUCATION

• Bowie State University Bachelor of

Arts in Psychology 1994; Sum Cum Laude

• University of Cincinnati Master of

Arts in Psychology 1999

• University of Lagos Doctor of

Philosophy in Clinical Psychology 2005

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bowie State University Men’s


Basketball Team Member 1985 – 1988; Four-

Year Varsity Letterman


• Bowie State University Men’s

Basketball Team Captain 1986

• Bowie State University Men’s

Basketball All-CIAA Honorable Mention –


Rebounds

• Bowie State University Men’s Basketball CIAA Record – Most Rebounds in a Single Game,

24, 1986

• Bowie State University Men’s Basketball CIAA Record – Averaged Most Rebounds Per

Game 1986

• Bowie State University Men’s Basketball Bowie State School Record – Most Rebounds in

Career

• Ghetto Invitational Men’s Basketball League All-Star Team 1980; Urban Coalition All-Star

Team 1980

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• Founder and Executive Director The Love-More Movement, Inc. Community Based and

International Non Profit; Programs Offered: We Redefine Cool - Human Development

Initiative for Youth; Love More Studios - Built Recording and Arts Studio in Hyattsville

MD; Seniors Offering Unconditional Love (S.O.U.L.); Senior Engagement and

Transformation; Gang and Crew intervention Prevention and Intervention; Teen

Pregnancy Prevention; Substance Use Prevention/Intervention and Treatment;

Workforce Development; Healing Circles; Rites of Passage; Arts Integration in the


Community and Schools; Holistic Community Integration for Adjudicated Youth; Real-

Eyeez Broadcast Journalism and Music Therapy; Creative Solutions through Theater


including topics of identity, trauma, bullying, teen suicide, body image, achievement,

substance use and other topics that were generated through Real-Eyeez group sessions

• Transformative Life Coaches and Healing Leaders (T.Li.C.H.L.), Life Coaching Certification;

Healing Stations: International Trauma Recovery and Healing; Real-Eyeez Radio Show

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Satellite Intervention Groups: DC Public and Charter Schools, Prince Georges County

Public Schools, The Covenant House of Washington, S.E. Tennis & Learning Center

• Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington; DC General Hospital, Benning Park

Community Center, Arthur Cappers Community Center, Brookland Manor Community

Center, Queenstown Community Center, D.C. Promised Neighborhoods Initiative

Kenilworth, Kenilworth Courts Resident Council

• DC Department of Recreation Centers, Annapolis Housing Authority, Palmer Park

Recreation Center, Central Gardens Community Center; Chief, Village of Idanre, Ondo

State, Nigeria; American Psychological Association Minority Fellow; Gates Fellow; Mensa

Member; Boys and Girls Club of America National Board

• Bowie State University National Alumni Association Inc. (BSUNAA) Gala Legacy Award –

2019; Bowie State University National Alumni Association Lifetime Member; BSU DC

Alumni Chapter Member; BSU Sports Hall of Fame Member 2022; BSU Sports Hall of

Fame Individual Inductee 2022

• Freemason, Prince Hall Affiliate Member; American Psychological Association Member;

Association of Black Psychologists Member; National Genealogical Society Member

FAMILY

• Children: Tiffany and Bruce Jr.; Grandchildren: William, Jerimiah, Carmelo, Amber,

Kannon

CHURCH

• Founder and Executive Director, The Love-More Movement, Inc., Community-Based andndd

GERALD "JERRY" RICUCCI, "ASST FOOTBALL COACH 1972-75" HOF

February 27, 1944 – Jacksonville, Florida

EDUCATION

• Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD

1959-1962

• George Washington University 1962-1966, Bachelor

of Science Degree, Major in Physical Education, Minor in

English

• Postgraduate English Courses at Maryland

University, GWU, Western Maryland College

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Co-Captain, 1961 Montgomery Blair HS Championship

Football Team; Leading Scorer, 1961 Montgomery Blair HS

Championship Football Team; Montgomery County Sentinel

1961 First Team, Running Back All-Montgomery County

Football Team; Evening Star Newspaper- First Team,

Running Back, All Suburban Maryland Team (only

unanimous choice)


Washington Post /Times Herald, Honorable Mention, All-

Met Football Team; Co-Captain, 1962 Montgomery Blair HS


Championship Baseball Team; Co-MVP 1962 Montgomery

Blair HS Baseball Team

Received Full Football / Baseball Scholarship to George Washington University, 1962

College

Co-MVP, 1966 GWU Baseball Team; Was in the Top 10 Highest Winning Percentage for a Pitcher at GWU for 25

years;

Post College

JV Football Coach, Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda, MD, 1966; Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia

Phillies baseball team in 1967; Made the First Team Interstate Football League All-Star Team at Safety for the

Frederick Falcons, 1968

Defensive Coordinator, Montgomery Blair HS Varsity, 1967-1970; Head Football Coach, Frederick High School,

Frederick, Maryland, 1971; Defensive Coordinator, Bowie State College 1972-1976; Named Player / Coach for

Frederick Falcons 1970-1974; Named Player / Coach, Hagerstown Bears, 1975; Player / Coach Frederick Falcons

1976; Safety, Hanover Rhinos 1977; 2003-2008 Pitching Coach, Washington Adventist College; 2009-2012 Head

Baseball Coach, Northwood High School. Took team to Maryland State Baseball Tournament for the first time in

School History.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

• 1966-1967 English Teacher, Walt Whitman HS, Bethesda, MD; 1967- 1972 English Teacher, Montgomery

Blair HS, Silver Spring, MD; 1968-1978 Owner / Operator Mike's Pizza Palace (2), Sonny's Pizza,

Nicolino's Pizza; 1978-1979 Howard University, Defensive Coordinator; 1979-1985 Calico Industries,

Vice-President, Sales and Marketing; 1985-1988 M.L. Scott Company, Co-Owner and Director of Sales;

1988-1992 Kraft General Foods, District Sales Manager;

• 1992-1996 Continental Foods, District Sales Manager; 1996-1997 Sorrento Cheese Company, East Coast

Sales Manager; 1997-2001 Kahn Paper Company, Vice President of Sales; 2001-2002 Long Term Preferred

Care Insurance, Salesman;


• 2002-2015 Ricucci Insurance Services, Co-Owner; 2003-2009 Lagasse / Sweet Company, Territory Sales

Manager, Greater DC and Baltimore Area; 2010-2016 Bunzl USA, Inc., Territory Sales Manager

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Former Member of American Dietetic Association Industry Advisory Council; Former Member of Virginia

School Food Service Association Industry Advisory Council; Articles Published in Washington Scene

Magazine, and Virginia School Food Service Association Magazine; Former Member of Lower Loudoun

Little League Board of Directors: Fund Raising Director; Lower Loudoun Little League Coach, 15 years;

Developed Individualized Reading Improvement Program at Montgomery Blair HS; Conducted Reading

Improvement Program for US Department of Interior, and The Atomic Energy Commission; Managed the

Prince Georges Cannons college age, wooden bat, summer league team, in the Eddie Brooks Baseball

League for 5 years

FAMILY

• Wife: Sharon L. Ricucci - Son: Michael Allen Ricucci

HIGHLIGHTS

Being part of Bowie State's inaugural football season, watching the development and maturing of our players and

their program over those first 4 seasons. Nothing has been more rewarding to me in my life, except for my wife and

son.CTION

STEPHEN L. LEE "FOOTBALL 1977-1980", HOF

January 16, 1959

EDUCATION

• Bowie State College/University

Bachelor of Arts Program, Psychology 1977

– 1980

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• High School: All-MSA (Football &

Wrestling)

• Bowie State College/University


Football Team Member 1977 – 1982; Four-

Year Varsity Letterman


• Bowie State College/University

Football Team Starting Defensive

Linebacker 1977 – 1980

• Bowie State College/University

Football Second Team NAIA All-District 19

1979

• Bowie State College/University


Football First Team NAIA All-District 19 1980

• Bowie State College/University Football Baltimore Sun Newspaper All-State All-Star

Team 1979 & 1980

• Bowie State College/University Football All Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

(CIAA) First Team 1980

• Bowie State College/University Football Sheridan Black College All-Star Selection 1980

• Bowie State College/University Football Team Captain 1979 & 1980

• Bowie State College/University Football – First Athlete to receive “Player of the Game”

Honors 1980

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame Individual Award Member 2022

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AWARDS

• Independent Football League (IFL) Defensive Rookie of The Year 1983

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Highpoint Charitable Service - Board of Directors 2019 - Present

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Member Since 1981

• Bowie State University National Alumni Association, INC. (BSUNAA) Member 2022

• Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame (SHOF) Alumni Chapter Member 2022


FAMILY

• Father of Donte, Chonte, and Jalyn Lee; Grandchildren: Trevon, Christian, Dyamond,

and Darrell;

• Parents: Charles and Gloria Lee; Siblings: Wardell, Kevin James, Charles, and Althea.

CHURCH

• First Baptist Church of LaGrange - Deacon - LaGrange, Kentucky

HIGHLIGHTS

• First Bowie State "Player of the Game” in school history

• Member of the #1 Defense Team in the Nation, NCAA Division II - 1978

• Bowie State College/University Football All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

ANNETTE C. WEDDERBURN "FASS" RECOGNITION 2014-PRESENT

           Over 25 years of experience in higher education with tenure at Howard

University, Morgan State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore,

and Prince George’s County Community College

• Enthusiastic professional with a plethora of experience in conference

services, event management, alumni

relations, student affairs, student leadership, and student activities

• Progressively undertaken increased responsibility since joining Bowie

State University, initially working solely with the alumni to now serving as

the lead on numerous projects for Conference & Event Services,

Institutional Advancement, Alumni Relations, Student Affairs, Department

of Professional Studies, and Athletics, to name a few

• Proactively identified numerous cost-saving measures, saving the

University $250,000 in cost-saving over a five-year

period during the planning of University events and the procurement of


associated services

• Recognized by the Division and other Departments for stellar performance in successfully coordinating large

and

small events; self-motivated and willing to take on challenging tasks

• Extensive hands-on experience using Zoom, TEAMS, CVENT, and leading social media sites: Facebook,

YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram

• Started the Student Alumni Association to get students engaged and enthused about the

University before graduation

• Over the past 8 years, played key leadership roles in the planning and execution of BSU graduation logistics

• Revitalized several University and Alumni events which enhanced alumni participation

• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with a proven track record of managing large and small projects

within

an allocated budget and schedule

Education:

M.Ed., Guidance and Counseling, Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; August 2010

B.S., Mental Health, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; May 1992

High School, Woodrow Wilson, Washington, DC, June 1987

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member: Association of College Unions International (ACU-I)

• Member & Editor of Newsletter: Committee on Multi-Ethnic Programs (ACU-I)

• Member: American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

• Member: American Counseling Association (ACA)

• Member: Maryland Association for Counseling and Development (MACD)

CIVIC ASSOCIATION AFFILIATIONS

• Bowie State University National Alumni Association, Executive Director, Life Member

• Morgan State University National Alumni Association, Life Member

• BSU Sports Hall of Fame Board Member, Chief Administrative Officer (8 years)


VOLUNTEER

• W3 Philanthropic Ventures, Inc., Chief Operating Officer & Board Member

• National Coucil of Negro Women (Bowie State Section), Advisor

• Bowie State University Senior Class (SGA), Advisor

• Northridge HomeOwners Association, Member

• Bowie State University National ALumni Association Alumni 2000, Chapter Member

• BSUNAA Gala Chairperson, 2020 (COVID hit us but I was selected)

• Bsunaa Gala Co-Chairperson, 2017

• Bowie State University CIAA, Committee Member ( 2011-2020)

• Bowie State University BSUNAA Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Committee Member

(Annually)

• Graphic Design Services for BSUNAA + Alumni Chapters

• Social Media Strategist for BSUNAA + Alumni Chapters

• Freelance Event Producer

Awards

• 2017, Alumna of the Year, Bowie State University National Alumni Association

• 2020, Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame MVP Award

• 2020, Bowie State University Graduate Student Association Service Award

• 2019, Bowie State University Recognition of 10 Years of Service

• 2021, Bowie State University, Unsung Hero Award, College Of Education

• 2020, Bowie State University, Unsung Hero Award, College Of Education

• 2022, Nominee for the USM Board Staff Award

Other notes

Family

Weyden Wedderburn, Husband

Children: Weyden Karel Wedderburn and Windell Wesley Wedderburn

Live:

Bowie, Maryland

Current Job

Conference and Events, Sr. Event Manager

Past

Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events (10 years)

Service to the board -13 Years

Church: The Reid Temple A.M.E. Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church

Financial Contribution

• BSU National Alumni Association Gala Sponsors - (2016 -2017 - 2018 -2019)

• Annual Scholarship Supporter


• Athletic Bulldog Club Contributor

Over 10, 000 hours of volunteer time to the BSU Community and Alumni

Loyal Member, Servant Leader and Philanthropic Contributor


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