Local College Fair re-named in honor of
Dr. Rudolph G. Gordon
Greenville, South Carolina - Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. announces it is renaming its annual College Fair for Upstate College Fair to the Rudolph G. Gordon College Fair. It will be held injunction wih the annual Martin Luther King Youth Awards at Furman's University Center on Saturday, February 2nd.
This program is a part of Alpha Phi Alpha’s national effort, “Go to High School, Go to College”, and GGL Chapter is holding the program with Furman University continuing its four year partnership with MLK events. Last year, GGL, with the help of local High Schools, awarded more than 250 awards in five categories: Academics, Art, Athletics, Leadership, & Music, and College Fair had more a dozen College recruiters with more 250 partrons in attending he event.
Dr. Gordon, a native of Kingstree, South Carolina, was born on October 21, 1937. Dr. Gordon received a doctorate in education from the University of South Carolina, a master's degree in education from South Carolina State College, and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Benedict College, in 1959. |
Dr. Rudolph G. Gordon |
