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Bill 3623

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3623
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990302
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Brown
All Sponsors:                     J. Brown, Howard and J.H. Neal
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22191cm99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990304
Subject:                          Reverend Dr. Westberry Homer Neal, 
                                  Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990304  Received from Senate
Senate  19990303  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19990302  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate


                             Versions of This Bill

RECOGNIZING THE REVEREND DOCTOR WESTBERRY HOMER NEAL OF RICHLAND COUNTY FOR HIS MORE THAN HALF CENTURY OF FAITHFUL SERVICE AS A PASTOR, DEDICATED EDUCATOR, AND LIFE-LONG HUMANITARIAN, AND CONGRATULATING HIM UPON RECEIVING THE NATIONAL ALUMNI COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.'S OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD.

Whereas, the Reverend Dr. Westberry Homer Neal was born in 1908 in Hopkins, South Carolina, the eighth child in a family of sixteen children born to Jessie and Minnie Holley Neal; and

Whereas, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935 and his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1956 from Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina; and

Whereas, Dr. Neal has completed additional studies at Columbia University and at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City; and

Whereas, in recognition of his many achievements, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 1959 by his alma mater, Morris College; and

Whereas, for fifty-five years, Dr. Neal served as a dedicated educator; and

Whereas, he faithfully served as pastor of Beulah Baptist Church for twenty-two years; Mt. Moriah Baptist Church for forty years; First Nazareth Baptist Church for forty years; and both Mt. Zion and Weeping Mary Baptist Churches for four years each; and St. John Baptist Church in Hopkins for fifty-four years; and

Whereas, Dr. Neal has served on the Board of Trustees of Morris College for fifty years -- thirty-five of those years as chairman, which makes him the longest serving Chairman of the Board of any institution of higher learning in the nation; and

Whereas, he served as interim to the President's office at Morris College from 1970-1971 and 1973-1974; and

Whereas, on July 1, 1985, Dr. Neal was named Chairman Emeritus to the Morris College Board of Trustees, and also chairs the college's honorary degree selection committee; and

Whereas, he has served as a member of the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention of America for fifty-two years and state representative to the Foreign Mission Board for fourteen years; and

Whereas, Dr. Neal currently is serving as Pastor Emeritus of Beulah, Mt. Moriah, and First Nazareth Baptist Churches; moderator of the Gethsemane Baptist Association, Upper Division; member of the advisory committee for continuing education of the University of South Carolina and the Connie Maxwell Home; Vice-Chairman of the Respite House; a member of the Department of Social Services Board of Richland County; and

Whereas, he is a mason, a member of the United Order of Odd-Fellows, the Elks, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and has authored a play entitled Physical Fitness; and

Whereas, on February 5, 1999, the National Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund, Inc. presented its Outstanding Alumnus Award to Dr. Neal for the outstanding contributions he has made to Morris College, his community, and the United Negro College Fund, Inc. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution publicly recognize the Reverend Dr. Westberry Homer Neal for his more than half century of faithful service as a pastor, dedicated educator, and life-long humanitarian and congratulate him upon receiving the National Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund, Inc.'s Outstanding Alumnus Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Reverend Dr. Westberry Homer Neal.

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