Brother J. Thomas Maultsby is a native of Washington DC and a graduate of Wilberforce University. Tom also earned a Masters Degree in Community Planning with a collateral field of study in Organizational Development at the University of Cincinnati.
Prior to joining United Way of the Greater Dayton area as interim President and CEO, Tom served as Group Leader of Group One Development, LLC which is a diversified professional consulting and training firm based here in Dayton. Throughout his professional career, Tom has worked with nonprofits, educational institutions, and for profit companies in the area of management and leadership development.
Parity’s Top 10 African American Award recognizes African American males that have made a significant contributions and paved a brighter path for African America’s within the greater Dayton, Ohio community. Many of our Honorees are activists, community leaders, elected officials, religious leaders, businessmen, medical professionals, artists, pioneers, innovators, coaches, and educators. We are honored to have had many of the honorees be members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Two Dayton Kappas were recognized this year.
Dr. Darius D. Sanders is currently employed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as an aerospace engineer in the Aerospace Systems Directorate, Turbine Engine Division. He attended Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware as an undergraduate, and then attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia, where he received a Master’s of Science and a Doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Mr. Robert “Bob” Williams is currently Vice President for SoBran, Inc. This multi-million dollar corporations’ home office is located in Dayton, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, and later earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Williams is a retired U.S. Air Force military officer, Vietnam veteran, and highly decorated for his service to our country.
On November 16th, the Dayton Alumni KAPPA Leaguers, under the direction of Brother Fred Fields, were hosted on the campus of Ohio State University by the Zeta chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Once the Kappa arrived on OSU’s yard, they were greeted by Brother XX. Then they were escorted to a class room to begin the meet and greet. During initial phase of the visit, the KAPPA Leaguers were able to engage the Brothers of Zeta Chapter about classes, college life, their majors, paths to college, differences in high school life vs. college life and they were shown videos of unique traits of life at Ohio State University.
The next phase of the visit was a very in-depth tour of the OSU stadiums most cherished spaces. We began in the Yassenoff Recruit Center, which is filled with pictures of current and former Buckeye greats. Then we were off to the playing field where the Kappa leaguers were allowed to walk “the Horseshoe” field. This seemed to be a great highlight to the leaguers. From there we were shown to one of the nation’s largest collegiate press boxes. This provided an added vantage point to viewing the stadium.
Upon leaving the Ohio Stadium, we were then taken an Engineering building. There the group was shown classrooms of various sizes, the smaller 30 seat rooms to the lecture halls of 300+ seats. They were also explained the differences in approach to understanding how to achieve in the multiple classroom settings. Being told that in the larger classes, professor office visits and assistant professor visits are very key to excelling and understanding a particular subject. Also they were told that with the amount of class you take, you must learn to utilize your free time wisely. Choosing your classes and the timeframes is also very important. The most important thing they learned on the expansive walk between buildings is that mom and dad are not here to wake you and ensure that you study, eat wash clothes, exercise, go to the library, turn in homework and monitor social time. This is something that you must be prepared to engage on your own and draw from your own self-discipline to be effective in college life and achieve required grades for graduation.
The tour continued from the Engineering building to the Library. The Kappa Leaguers were shown the expansive Library with its multiple floors and study areas. From there the tour continued to the recreation center. Showing them all uniquely different activities ongoing at one time, from weight lifting, to intramural basketball games, swimming, golf, racquetball, other various workout activities. During the rec center visit there was time slotted to allow for 40 minutes of free time on a basketball court.
The Dayton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Dayton, OH) would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the family of Brother Lt. Colonel George N. Charlton, Jr. (Pittsburgh, PA) who recently passed to the chapter invisible. Brother Charlton was signficant to the Dayton Alumni Chapter as he was a Past Polemarch of the East Central Province. His leadership helped several brothers here in Dayton develop into great Kappa men.
As a servant leader and community volunteer, George became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh in 1952. He was a life memebr of 61 years and actively particiapted as a leader including a long tenure as Polemarch of the East Central Province.
We would again like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the family of Brother Charlton.
Two Brothers of the Dayton Alumni Chapter were recognized earlier this year by Parity, Inc. as being among the Top 10 African-American Males in Dayton for 2013. Parity’s Top 10 Award recognizes African American males that have made a significant contribution and paved a brighter pathfor African Americans within the greater Dayton, Ohio community. This is a great honor and underscores the leadership of Kappa Alpha Psi in the Dayton community.
Professor Jack Bennett has used his talents and resources to improve the well-being of African Americans in the Dayton community. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the English Department of Sinclair Community College. He is well known at Sinclair for his dedication to mentoring students, recruiting quality faculty, and leading initiatives which provide leadership and employment opportunities for minorities.
Dwight L. Johnson is a Business Development Consultant with the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce—Minority Business Partnership Program. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University, Finance Master of Business Administration degree from Xavier University, and a graduate of the United States (U.S.) Army Command and General Staff College. Dwight is a distinguished U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal.
Congratulations Brothers and thank you for demonstrating achievement throughout the Dayton area and beyond!
At their most recent bimonthly meeting, the African American Community Fund of Dayton, a component fund of The Dayton Foundation, elected Calvin D. Heard as its newest President. Heard was appointed to the Fund in 2009. Before starting his term as President, he served as Vice President for two years.
The African American Community Fund was established in 1992 by John Moore, Sr. and Lloyd D. Lewis, Jr., a Kappa and charter member of the Dayton Alumni Chapter. Today, the fund has approximately $4.7 million in assets and more than 160 funds. For more information on the fund, checkout their website, www.aacfdayton.org
The Dayton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. collected coat donations at the Kappa House (2725 W. Third St.) this weekend to donate to local churches and charities to provide to Dayton youth in need. We were accepting donations between the hours of 10am and 2pm but extend the invitation to anyone in the community to reach out to us and donate at any time. We need everyon’e help to make this a warm, safe, and happy winter for the children in our community.
The total number of coats collected on Saturday, November 9 was 38! That will be a tremendous help to a number of families and we hope to collect many more throughout the season.
3-Button, single breast dress blazers. Coat of arms and “Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 1911” embroidered on left pocket. All buttons on the blazer are coat of arms insignia buttons. Sizes 38-64.
Color(s)
Crimson & Cream
Available Sizes
• Short sizes are available up to size 44
• Extra long sizes are available in sizes 44 – 64 (add $10 to prices below) and are considered special order. Additional shipping time will apply.
• Sizes 58-64 are considered special order. Additional shipping time will apply.
• All blazers are embroidered.
• Blank blazers are not available.
Special Embroidery
Blazers with embroidered coat-of-arms may also contain a chapter name underneath. To have a chapter name embroidered on blazers, we require a purchase of ten (10) or more blazers ordered at one time. (add $10 to price of each blazer ordered)
Please specify size as 44L, 42R, etc. Final Price will include a $5 Processing Fee.
In Dayton’s City Commission race, Joey D. Williams and Jeffrey Mims won election. David K. Greer and David Esrati came in third and fourth respectively.
Williams led with 36.7 percent of the vote, followed by Mims with 30 percent, Greer with 16.6 percent. Esrati had 15.6 percent.
Williams is the only incumbent in the race. The other open seat is the result of Whaley leaving commission to run for mayor.
Congratulations Brother Mims and Brother Williams!
On Wednesday October the men of Kappa Alpha Psi presented a toast to the Dayton (OH) Alumane and Montgomery County (OH) Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Approximately 90 members of Delta Sigma Theta attended. We all enjoyed food, music, champagne, cake, and fun. In addition, we presented Kappa Alpha Psi Community Achievement Awards to the following members of Delta Sigma Theta:
Margaret Charles
Marva Cosby
Marva Hughes
Reba Cosby
Judge Adele Riley
Jo Helen Williams
Joyce Willis
Thanks to all that attended and made it a night to remember.
