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We are
greatly
saddened
by the
passing
of the
Chairman
of the
Miles
College
Board of
Trustees,
Chairman
Wallace
Edward
Lockett.
He was
elected
Chairman
of the
Board of
Trustees
in
October
2010.
Chairman
Lockett
was a
man of
faith,
serving
as
Bishop
of the
Fifth
Episcopal
District
of our
great
Zion.
Being a
developer
and
committed
to
community
development,
Chairman
Lockett
was
deliberate
in his
engagement
and
support
of
growth
and
development
plans
for
Miles
College
to
include
the
North
Campus
expansion
and
unification.
He spoke
with
great
enthusiasm
for and
commitment
to the
historic
development
of the
College
through
this
$125
million
expansion
and
unification
initiative.
The
College
will
utilize
his
professional
insight
and
knowledge
which he
shared
in
moving
forward
with the
plans
that he
dearly
embraced.
The
expression
of his
direction,
vision,
and zeal
for
Miles
College
in the
21st
Century
will be
missed
by the
entire
College
community,
but it
will not
be
forgotten
as we
forge
our way
forward
in the
continual
deployment
of our
unified
mission.
Chairman
Lockett
was a
thoughtful
man and
he will
be
missed
by
myself
and the
Miles
College
Community
as a
whole.
We are
thankful
for the
leadership
of Vice
Chairman
Lawrence
L.
Reddick
III, who
now
immediately
acts as
Chairman
of the
Miles
College
Board of
Trustees.
Under
the
leadership
of
Chairman
Reddick,
Miles
more
than
doubled
in land
size and
grew its
operating
budget
from $38
million
to $50
million,
increased
net
assets
by
nearly
$10
million
and grew
our
endowment
by $5
million.
As
Miles
College
is
currently
engaged
in the
process
of
cyclical
reaffirmation
with the
Southern
Association
of
Colleges
and
Schools
Commission
on
Colleges,
Chairman
Reddick’s
experience
and
leadership,
having
served
in this
capacity
during
the
Colleges
last
reaffirmation,
will
prove a
key to
continued
success.
My
administration
and the
College
community
are
thankful
for
Chairman
Reddick’s
leadership
and
support
of Miles
College.
The
thoughts
and
prayers
of the
entire
Miles
College
community
are with
Bishop
Lockett’s
family,
Mrs.
Lillie
B.
Lockett,
his
three
children;
Dwayne
Demetrius,
Vernon
Dale and
Nicole
Tonita,
and
grandchildren.
President
George &
Mrs. Joyce
French
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