Founders

Dr. Ernest Everett Just

• Born Charleston, SC
• Graduated Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, SC; Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH
• Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa)
• Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, 1915
• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1916
• 19th honoree in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Stamp Series, February 1, 1996

Bishop Edgar Amos Love

• Born Harrisonburg, VA
• Graduated Academy of Morgan College
• Bachelor of Arts, Howard University, 1913
• Bachelor of Divinity, Howard University, 1916
• Bachelor of Sacred Theology, Boston University, 1918
• Doctor of Divinity (Honorary), Morgan College, 1935
• U.S. Army Chaplain, WWI
• Bishop, Methodist Church

Professor Frank Charles Coleman

• Born Washington, D.C.
• Graduated M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
• Bachelor of Science, Howard University, 1913
• Master of Science, University of Chicago
• Advanced Training, University of Pennsylvania
• Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University
• U.S. Army Officer, WWI

Dr. Oscar James Cooper

• Born Washington, D.C.
• Graduated M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
• Bachelor of Science, Howard University, 1913
• Doctor of Medicine, Howard University, 1917
• Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years