TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Ames W. Chapman, PhD 1919–2020 College Educator, WWII Veteran, U.S. Army
By Aaron Williams
R etired Central State (OH) University (CSU) Profes- sor Dr. Ames W. Chapman (Alpha Sigma 1941) entered the Chapter Invisible on May 2, 2020, in Dayton, OH, five months after his 100th birthday. Chapman was born in Woodville, MS on December 7, 1919, to Carrie (née Stansberry) Chapman and Edward Levi Chapman. He grew up in Woodville, MS and went to McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated from Southern University in 1943 with a degree in Arts and Sciences magna cum laude. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in July 1942 in the Army Specialized Training Program and entered active duty in May 1943. Chapman was involved in the European Theater of Operations where he won battle stars in the Ardennes, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland. Honorably discharged in 1945, Chapman received the European, African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and World War II Victory Medals. After military service, Chapman earned the M.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and the Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.
At CSU, he served as Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropol- ogy, Director of the Division of Social sciences, Director of Branches, and Editor of the Journal of Human Rela- tions. Chapman helped to secure grants for CSU, which provided opportunities for faculty and student participation. Among them were The Upward Bound Program, Talent Search, Student Rights Center, Education Leadership Training Program, College Science Improvement Program, The Gerontology Program, and The Economic Dependency and Welfare Reform Program. He published many articles in scientific periodicals under peer review. He served as a member of the Board of the Planned Parenthood Association of the Miami Valley, President of the Lions Club of Xenia, President of the United Golf Association, and consultant to the National Science Foundation. He was a Fellow of the American Sociological Society, Fellow, American Statistical Association, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Economic Association. Chapman was a member of the Phi Delta Kappa Nation- al Honorary Society and Beta Tau Kappa International Honorary Society.
(OH) Alumni Chapter. A dedicated Kappa Man, he had been a strong Delta Chapter Alumni and the Delta Zeta sup- porter across the years. Brother Ames W. Chapman is survived by his wife of sixty-nine years, Burnice R. Chapman; sons Edward R. Chapman (Delta Zeta 1982) and Gary G. (Faith) Chapman (Beta Eta 1982); grandchildren Mahog- any Chapman, Malachi Chapman, and Daniel Chapman; nephews Atty Carlyle H. Chapman, Jr. and Herman Chapman and a host of other relatives, friends, col- leagues and former students. Chapman joined the initial faculty at Central State (OH) University (CSU) in 1947. At CSU, he served as Chairman of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Director of the Division of Social sciences, Director of Branches, and Editor of the Journal of Human Relations.
Chapman joined the initial faculty of Central State (OH) University in 1947.
A Life Member, Chapman was a longtime member of the Wilberforce
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