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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Founder Honored
in Black Heritage Stamp Series |
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On February 1, 1996 in Tower Auditorium-Ambulatory
Care Building on the campus of Howard University Dr. Ernest E. Just will
be become the 19th honoree in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage
Stamp Series. The Stamp Dedication will take place at 11a.m. on February
1st. Founder Just , an internationally renown zoologist is known primarily
for his research in marine biology. He also studied the fundamental role
of the cell surface in the development of organisms. Founder Just taught
at Howard University from 1907-1041 during which he served as the head
of the department of physiology (1912-1941) and the head of the department
of zoology (1912-1920). While at Howard he was an advisor to Oscar J. Cooper,
Edgar A. Love and Frank Coleman, all undergraduates, and assisted in the
founding of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. on November 17, 1911. In 1915
Founder Just became the first winner of the Spingarn Medal awarded by the
NAACP. Founder Just died on October 27, 1941. The Just Stamp uses a Robert
Scurlock photograph. |
All
of Omega's sons stands proudly
in honor of Founder Dr.
Ernest E. Just. |
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