The Coppin State University Development Foundation, the Division of Institutional Advancement, and I would like to express our sincere gratitude and deepest appreciation to the nearly 40 sponsors, 95 players, planning committee members and the numerous volunteers who made the 15th Annual Golf Classic possible. Their combined efforts helped raise over $40,000 for the Senior Opportunity Scholarship (SOS) Program which provides financial assistance to undergraduate seniors who demonstrate high academic achievement and have financial need. 

Mr. Ollen W. Douglass is the newest Foundation Merit Scholarship Donor.  Mr. Douglass was born and raised in East Baltimore. After graduating from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, he graduated from Coppin State University in 1971 with a B.S. degree in Secondary Education. Mr. Douglass is a veteran of the United States Army and is a licensed clinical social worker in Baltimore. This brings the program to 33 scholarships since the program began in 2012.  Mr. Douglass will be recognized in a ceremony during Fanny Jackson Coppin week in the fall. 

Congratulations to Dr. Ron Williams, Dean of the College of Business and Dr. Elgin Klugh, Associate Professor of Applied Social and Political Science, whose article, “Creating a University Driven ‘Ingepreneurial’ Ecosystem in West Baltimore: A Strategy for Rust Belt Revitalization” was published in The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)

Additionally, Dr. Jamal Uddin, Founding Director, Center for Nanotechnology - Wilson H. Elkins Professor of Chemistry and Nanotechnology, whose article “Photophysical, Electrochemical and Photovoltaic Properties of Porphyrin-Based Dye Sensitized Solar Cell” was published in Advances in Materials Physics Chemistry (AMPC).