![]() ![]() His own time at Morgan, where he graduated with a Doctor of Education in higher education/higher education administration in 2008, helped prepare him for a career that would make history, break barriers and put him on a path to effect change for hundreds of thousands of people. “…I grew up with such an affinity for Morgan, and so it was a dream come true to be able to go there,” Ball said. As a child, Ball, encouraged by his father, would listen to storyteller and educator Mary Carter Smith (“The Griot”) on Morgan State University’s radio station, WEAA-FM. When Calvin Ball was deciding what university to attend for his doctoral studies more than a decade ago, he looked to the past - his family’s past.īall’s father had attended Morgan State College on the GI Bill, and his graduation in 1973 greatly expanded the opportunities for the family, said Ball, now 43. Ball was elected as county executive of Howard County, Maryland, becoming the first African American to hold the position. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2023
Categories |