SENIOR KAPPAS SPOTLIGHT: PAST PROVINCE POLEMARCHS –THE SIX, INC.
School Contributor, Centennial Capital Campaign - Achievement Club, Di- saster Relief Fund Contributor, Kappa Kamp Contributor, the ‘Legacy Badge” No - C. 64 - Contributor (2016). He serves as THE SIX, INC. - Treasurer (1999 - present). Brother Scales will be the 111 th recipient of the Elder Watson Diggs
ALUMNI YEARS: Brother Thomas L. Battles Jr. is the Grand Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incor- porated. He was elected as the 33rd Grand Polemarch at the 82nd Grand Chapter Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2015. A Life Member of the Fraternity, he is a member of the
the cloud, increased undergraduate membership by 30%, Led the Capitol Campaign for the African American Museum in Washington, D.C., and established the Military and Veteran Affairs Commission to address the Fra- ternity’s need to engage the Fraternity’s members with military affiliations. Battles is a well-
prepared leader. He was first elected to the Grand Board of Directors of Kappa Alpha Psi at the 76 th Grand Chapter Meeting in Charlotte, NC and was reelected to the same position at each of the three subsequent Grand Chapter Meetings. Battles has dili- gently served the Fraternity in numer- ous province and national roles, such
Award which he will receive at the 84 th Grand Chapter Meeting. PROFESSIONAL YEARS: Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN, Counselor and Administrator; General Electric Company, Louis- ville, KY, Cincinna- ti, OH, Milwaukee, WI and Wilming- ton, NC, Produc- tion Supervisor,
Compensation Specialist and Organi- zational and Staffing Representative; R. W. Scales & Associates, Murfrees- boro, TN, Human Resources Consul- tant; State of Tennessee, Nashville, TN, Director of Training and Development; Scales & Sons Funeral Home, Mur- freesboro, TN, General Manager and Pre-Need Insurance Agent; President, Middle TN Funeral Directors and Mor- ticians Association. BORN: 1954 – Miami, FL MARRIED: Wife - Geraldine Woods Battles and together they have five children: Thomas Eric Battles, a life member of Kappa Alpha Psi, Clarence, Eric, Artamesa and Medina INITIATED: 1973 – The Florida A&M University Chapter, the Alpha Xi of Kappa Alpha Psi (S) EDUCATION: B.A. Florida A&M University 1975; M.S. Florida A&M University. He also earned certification in ministerial studies from the Inter- denominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. THOMAS L. BATTLES, JR.
Stockbridge-Jonesboro (GA) Alumni Chapter and he has held membership in the Tallahassee (FL) and Miami (FL) Alumni Chapters respectively. Prior to becoming Grand Polemarch, Battles was the fraternity’s Senior Grand Vice Polemarch. Battles intro- duced Kappa’s Six Point Plan when the 33 rd Administration was elected. The Six Point Plan focuses on: Community Service, Infrastructure, Undergradu- ate Development, Reclamation, New Member Recruitment and Training, and Executive Leadership Training and Succession Planning. The Frater- nity’s 33 rd Administration continues to make progress with implementing the Six Point Plan. Some of the Admin- istration’s accomplishments include, institution of the Senior Kappa Endow- ment Fund which will provide resourc- es for philanthropy and service efforts, partnership with the National Orga- nization of Black Law Enforcement Executive (NOBLE) and hosted “Learn 2 Live” workshops, consolidation and streamlining the Fraternity’s electronic platforms using better technology and
as Province Polemarch, Senior Province Vice Polemarch, Vice Chairman, Council of Province Polemarchs, Undergraduate Chapter Advisor, and Chief Operating Assistant to the 26 th Grand Polemarch, Dr. Ullysses McBride. His broad experi- ence with Kappa Alpha Psi also includes serving as Chairman of the Constitution and Statutes Committee, Hearing and Appeals Committee, Board Representa- tive to the Membership Status Commit- tee. PROFESSIONAL YEARS: Grand Polemarch Battles is a regional direc- tor for the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service, where he oversees eight southeastern states. The Community Relations Service is respon- sible for mediating and conciliating racial and ethnic disputes and providing assistance to communities experiencing hate crime tension. Battles was recog- nized regionally and nationally for his work, including receiving the Distin- guished Service Award from the U.S. Attorney General.
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