The Mosely Gallery at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was established in 1986 and is named for Jimmie Lee Mosely Sr., the first chairman of the fine arts department. Mosely was born Jan. 17, 1927 in Lakeland, Fla. After graduating from Washington Park High School, he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and served…Read more The Mosely Gallery
Photographer Moneta J. Sleet Jr., widely recognized as the first Black photo-journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize, was briefly an instructor at Maryland State College in the late 1940s. Sleet won daily print journalism’s most coveted honor in 1969 for his photograph of a grieving Coretta Scott King at her husband’s April 1968 funeral – an iconic…Read more Moneta J. Sleet Jr.
In 1931, Arthur King’s native Prince George’s County, Md. was typical of communities across the nation struggling in the midst of the Great Depression and where racial segregation was the order of the day. African-Americans were beset by discrimination limiting their ability to find work, live in certain neighborhoods, obtain an education and engage in…Read more Arthur King
Like many long-serving University of Maryland Eastern Shore educators who came before him, Ernest R. Satchell earned a reputation as an institution within the institution. A committed alumnus, respected teacher, master potter and mentor to students, alumni and co-workers, Ernie Satchell gave of his time, talent and treasure over a 39-year career. Although retired, the Princess Anne resident can…Read more Ernest R. Satchell
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a tradition of welcoming international students to the institution. In the 1890-91 catalog of Morgan College, which oversaw then Delaware Conference Academy, four students with the surname Bean from Bermuda, West Indies, were listed as students enrolled at Princess Anne. Two who apparently were brothers — Washington I. and Edward…Read more Welcoming the World
Clarence Clemons Baby boomers who grew up listening to rock ‘n’ roll music knew him by his nickname, the “Big Man.” Before becoming a cornerstone of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, however, Clarence Clemons was a pretty fair athlete. Like many Black adolescent athletes of his generation who grew up in the segregated south and matriculated to Maryland State in the 1950s…Read more The Big Man
By MARK BERMAN / THE ROANOKE TIMES ROANOKE, VA. (March 23, 2002) – The Harlem Globetrotters will play at the Roanoke Civic Center tonight, but Thomas Spencer won’t be there to watch his old team. Spencer, who was a member of the Globetrotters for three years, lived in Roanoke from 1980 until his death on…Read more Way Ahead of His Time
The Campus Queens’ Gallery on the second floor of the Student Services Center is a testament to the legacy of royalty at historically Black institutions that has long been a part of student life. Though campus lore suggests the tradition of selecting a campus queen dates to 1932 when the institution was known as Princess…Read more Queen Lemay
One of the more endearing – and enduring – traditions at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the annual selection of a campus queen. Like many of its peer institutions, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has embraced this extracurricular activity with vigor dating back to the Great Depression, according to campus lore. Miss UMES…Read more Campus queens
The Role of Bodies Donated to Science Allied health instruction is one the University of Maryland Eastern Shore signature academic programs in the 21st century. UMES offers a doctoral degree in physical therapy, a credential that is the standard for those who want to practice in that branch of health care. Between 2005, when the inaugural class of doctoral…Read more Allied Health
