ONYX MAGAZINE HONORS DR. BRONSON

DAYTONA BEACH,  Fla. – Bethune-Cookman College President Dr. Oswald P. Bronson was honored by Onyx magazine at the 2^nd annual Onyx Awards Saturday, April 17 at the Omni Rosen Hotel in Orlando, Fla.

Bethune-Cookman College President Dr. Oswald P. Bronson Sr., with his wife, Helen Williams Bronson at his side, receives Onyx Magazine's special recognition for his years of service. Presenting him the award are Richard Black, representing Onyx Magazine and the Bethune Visionary Committee and Myrtle Brown, President of the B-CC Alumni Association.

Nominated along with Dr. Barbara Darby, President of the North Campus of Florida Community College in Jacksonville; James Wilson, retired music teacher at Orlando’s Jones High School; and Dr. Patrick Coggins, former President of Stetson University’s School of Education, Dr. Bronson received the Onyx Award for Education. Later in the program, Dr. Bronson received special recognition for his 29 years of service to Bethune-Cookman and to Higher Education.

“Dr. Bronson’s leadership and achievements at Bethune-Cookman College have become a benchmark in higher education,’’ said Onyx Magazine publisher Lillian Seays. “His belief in community service is evident in his numerous outside activities and his list of honors is a litany of his accomplishments.”

Slated to retire in June, Dr. Bronson has recently been named the Volusia County Person of the Year by the March of Dimes and received the J. Saxon Lloyd award from the Daytona Beach Civic League. He was honored by the Daytona Beach/Halifax Area Chamber of Commerce with its “Enterprise” award on behalf of the College’s contribution to the area.

The Onyx Award is presented each year to African-American individuals in 12 different categories for their accomplishments, and community involvement in their chosen career path. The nominees have assumed a leadership role in his/her professional role, and/or education, health and community services to improve and expand African-Americans in a positive way throughout the state of Florida.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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