RONALD M

Ronald M. Powell, is a financially active member of the National Association and the Washington, D.C. Metro Chapter. He’s also a former member of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Currently, Ron is president and general manager of Soul Journey Enterprises, Inc., a 30-year old travel and leisure firm based in Washington, D.C. As part owner, Ron frequently volunteers company resources to help plan and execute lucrative fundraising activities for the Washington Chapter. As chair of the Chapter’s fundraising committee, Ron has contributed both time and money to raising scholarship funds for the University. For the past two years, he has spearheaded five major fundraising efforts for the Washington Chapter, enabling the chapter to raise over $35,000 in scholarship funds. This year Ron was one of the chapter’s major motivators in challenging members in our local chapter to participate in the Tom Joyner campaign. He penned a form letter for use by members to encourage other alumni not affiliated with a local chapter to participate in the campaign as well. This letter campaign has resulted in the Washington Chapter raising an additional $1,500 for the Tom Joyner initiative.

Ronald M. Powell

In addition to chairing the fundraising committee, Ron was a member of the host committee for the 1999 National Alumni Convention held in Washington, D.C. In 2000, Ron was co-chair of the LU Reunion Class of 1960. In this capacity, he was instrumental in class members pledging $20,000 to the University during Homecoming and sponsoring a luncheon in honor of former faculty members and administrators who worked at Lincoln University in the late 1950s. Currently, he edits a newsletter aimed at locating and keeping in touch with Class of 1960 members. Ron has volunteered to serve as co-chair of the Class of 1960’s 50^th reunion in 2010. Ron regularly attends Homecoming and National Conventions. He is a financial member of the Blue Tiger Athletic Association.

Ron is very active in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. He’s a member of the NAACP, participates in voter registration drives, supports the DC Food & Friends, Us Helping Us and Prince George’s County Hospice DC Aids.

A world traveler, Ron is a member of the Inter-American Travel Agents Society. He is extremely active, both physically and financially, in providing aid to under-privileged Black/Afro groups in several Caribbean and Latin American countries, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica and Venezuela.

One of five generations, who attended Lincoln University, Ron is spearheading a family project to present a monetary gift, along with the original 1913 teaching diploma of his great, great grandmother, to Page Library. A true Lincolnite, Ron is very proud of his educational heritage. The National Alumni Association is also proud to acknowledge Ron’s outstanding contribution to his local Chapter and the University with this award.