TO THE CHAPTER INVISIBLE
Brother Lonnie D. Reynolds was pre- ceded in death by two brothers, Timmy Reynolds and Perry Reese. He is sur- vived by two sisters, Linda Harvey and Patricia Reynolds; two brothers, Jimmy Reynolds and Larry Reynolds; and a host of close relatives, friends and colleagues.
efforts. Our thoughts are with his family and the many alumni and colleagues who were fortunate to have learned from and worked with him. Dr. Pulliam was a man of integrity who lived and exemplified the values of the Warhawk family.” Longtime diversity and equality leader Dr. Roger Pulliam (Gamma Beta 1964) entered the Chapter Invisible on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the age of 77. A native of Gary, IN native, Pulliam was the first person in his family to graduate from high school. He attended West- ern Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, MI where he played on the WMU football team and earned a B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1962 and 1968re- spectively. He later earned a Ph.D. in education in 1973 from the University of Michigan. He started his professional career as an administrator at his alma mater where he in 1968 was the first director of a program called Project 73 later renamed the Martin Luther King Program. In 1989, he joined the faculty at the UW- Whitewater and would spend nearly three decades at the school in numerous leadership roles including assistant vice chancellor of academic support services, director of advancement and interim chief diversity officer. An institution and beloved mentor at UW-Whitewater, Pulliam won state and federal funding to enhance the achieve- ment of first-generation, low-income and multicultural students at the school as well as securing hundreds of UW- Whitewater students the opportunity to study aboard. He was instrumental in the establishment of the school’s Office of National Black Student Union. A Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi®, Pulliam also was instrumental in bring- ing his fraternity to the campus with the establishment of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chapter, the Pi Omega of Kappa Alpha Psi.
liam was the inaugural recipient of the Lifetime of Service Award, from the Wisconsin State Council on Affirmative Action. UW-Whitewater recognized Pul- liam’s career and contributions with the S.A. White Award in 2013. He served as commencement speaker for Winter Commencement in 2015. Dr. Roger Pulliam is survived by his wife Dr. Barbara Moore Pulliam and daughter Rita Pulliam. The Pulliam- Dunlap Scholarship at UW-Whitewater is named in on honor of Dr. Pulliam and his family. Lonnie D. Reynolds 1944–2019 Human Resources Executive, U.S. Army Lonnie D.
Earl W. Richardson, Jr. 1935-2020
U.S. Department of Health and Hu- man Services, Educator, U.S. Air Force Earl Richardson Jr. (Beta Beta
1952) entered the Chapter Invisible on June 11, 2020 at the age of 85.
An only child, Earl Winston Richard- son, Jr. was born on March 10, 1935 in Tyler, TX to Mr. Earl Richard- son, Sr. and Verral (nee Roy). Richardson graduated from Tyler’s Em- mett Scott High School. He graduated from Texas College where in 1954 with a B.A. degree in Business Administra- tion. Richardson later earned an M.B.A from North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) in1959. He joined the United States Air Force where he received a National Defense Medal in 1957. In the early 1960s, Richardson moved to Dallas, TX where he began a career in education initially as an instructor and administrator for the Dallas Indepen- dent School District from 1959-1969. After a tour of duty as a Program Direc- tor for the Dallas County Action Agency, he culminated his career with over 30 years of service with the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services as Project Officer and Southwest Regional Director for Head Start and other child development state programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Rcihardson was the recipient of numer- ous awards including the Secretary Award for Exceptional Achievement pre- sented by the Secretary of Health and
Reynolds (South- field (MI) Alumni 1988) entered the Chapter Invisible on November 8, 2019 at the age of 74 in Westland, MI. Lonnie Dan-
iel Reynolds was born December 22, 1944, in Shelbyville, TN and was the son of the late Donna Ruth (née Gill) Reynolds and the late Adams D (Bes- sie) Reynolds. He was a 1962 gradu- ate of Bedford County Training School (BCTS) in Shelbyville, TN. Reynolds graduated from Tennessee State Univer- sity (TSU) where he earned his bache- lor’s degree. He later returned to college and earned his Master’s Degree. Lonnie was an outstanding football player at both BCTS and TSU. He served in the U.S. Army and also played a soldier in the hit movie 1968 “The Green Berets.” He retired from Ford Motor Company as a Human Resource Manager. He also worked at Rouge Steel Company/Severstall and was a Shriner. Reynolds professed his faith in Christ at an early age. He was a devoted and faithful member of Ypsilanti Church of Christ in Ypsilanti, MI until his passing.
Among his many achievements, Pul-
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