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To honor, recognize and celebrate the life of Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr. and to extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends on the occasion of his passing on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.
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WHEREAS, Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr. was born March 24, 1927 to Frank W. Hale, Sr. and Novella Banks Hale; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale was a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was awarded the B.A. and M.A. degrees in Communication and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1955 and was awarded a Post Doctoral Fellowship from the University of London. Dr. Hale held honorary doctoral degrees from various universities throughout the country and held full professorships at Oakwood College, Central State University, and The Ohio State University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale was the Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Chairman of the Fellowship Committee and Professor of Communication at The Ohio State University. He was the first African American to hold a deanship in the Graduate School at OSU; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale was Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University, where he served from 1971-1988, 1999-2005 and was a Distinguished University Representative and Consultant in the Office of the President at The Ohio State University from 1999-2005; and
WHEREAS, through Dr. Hale's efforts more than $15 million graduate fellowship awards were granted to approximately 1200 minority students at The Ohio State University. Eighty percent of those fellowship recipients earned masters and/or doctoral degrees and went on to establish successful career profiles throughout the world. During his tenure, the university was cited as the number one producer of Black PhD's in the nation in the 1970's and 1980's; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale established the Minority Scholars Program (later named the Morrill Scholars Program), a program that awarded over 500 scholarships to high school seniors during his tenure as Vice Provost. As a capstone to his illustrious career, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees voted him Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus, naming in his honor the Frank W. Hale, Jr., Black Cultural Center and designated the building in which is housed as Hale Hall; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale was a champion for African American youth in America. He was a Civil-rights activist and educator and was inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame last year. He changed and enhanced the lives of many and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hale is a true giant and American hero. He is an extraordinary scholar and National Leader; and
WHEREAS, No one truly comprehends the loss that you feel or the sadness that you must be enduring. No one can know the ways of eternity or understand when those we love leave this earth before we are ready to say good-bye. Just know our deepest sympathy and prayer is that God will give you His help, His strength and His hope during your time of bereavement; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this council does hereby honor, recognize and celebrate the long and fulfilling life of Dr. Frank W. Hale, Jr. and extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends on the occasion of his passing.