Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2004
Dr. Darwin Huey, associate professor of education at Westminster College, will discuss historically black colleges and universities at the Henderson Lecture Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
The lecture, "Lifting the Veil," culminates a year of research that included visiting colleges and historic sites, interviewing people involved in black education, and reading various documents related to this subject.
Huey's research explores historically black colleges and universities through words of faith, pages of literature, fields of sport and roads of travel through the American South.
"The design of this research is similar to my ongoing study of the past many years," Huey said. "It's built upon my interest in African-American history in general and historic black colleges in particular."
The Henderson Lecture was founded by Dr. Joseph R. Henderson and his wife, Elizabeth, to encourage and recognize original and continuing research and scholarship among Westminster College faculty, and to afford the opportunity for faculty to share their learning with the academic community. Dr. Henderson is a professor emeritus of education at Westminster, and served as chair of the Department of Education and director of the Graduate Program. Each year Westminster faculty members may nominate themselves or others to receive the lectureship, which includes a stipend to support a specific research project. A special faculty committee chooses from the nominees.
Huey, who has been with Westminster College since 1977, is also chair of the Department of Education and Director of the Graduate Program. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Westminster College, and his Ed. D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a member of football coaching staff for 23 years, the last eight of those years as the Titan's defensive coordinator.
He was named to the Towering Titan Hall of Fame in 2001; received the Alumni Citation in 1999; named the Educator of the Year by Phi Delta Kappa in 1995; appointed Distinguished Faculty Award at Westminster College in 1994; chosen Outstanding Faculty Member by Kappa Delta Sorority in 1993; received the Salute to Teaching Recognition by the Pennsylvania Academy for the Advancement of Teaching in 1990; and chosen Outstanding Faculty Member by Westminster College in 1990.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Huey at (724) 946-7186 or e-mail hueydw@westminster.edu.
