Founders

Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941)

• Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, South Carolina.
• Graduated from the Industrial School of the State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
• Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa)
• Awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, 1915
• Doctor of Philosophy Degree, University of Chicago, 1916
• Became the 19th honoree in the U.S. Postal Service’s Black Heritage Stamp Series on February 1, 1996.

Professor Frank Charles Coleman (1890-1967)

• Frank Coleman was born in Washington, D.C.
• Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913
• Master of Science Degree, University of Chicago
• Advanced Training, University of Pennsylvania
• Professor and head of the Physics Department, Howard University
• U.S. Army Officer, World War I

Dr. Oscar James Cooper (1888-1972)

• Oscar J. Cooper was born in Washington, D.C.
• Graduated from the M Street High School, Washington, D.C.
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Howard University, 1913 Doctor of Medicine Degree, Howard University, 1917
• Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, PA for 50 years

Bishop Edgar Amos Love (1891-1974)

• Edgar A. Love was born in Harrisburg, Virginia
• Graduated from the Academy of Morgan College
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, 1913
• Bachelor of Divinity Degree, Howard University, 1916
• Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree, Boston University, 1918
• Doctor of Divinity Degree (Honorary), Morgan College, 1935
• U.S. Army Chaplain, World War I
• Bishop, Methodist Church