▁I ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁this ▁tradition ally ▁black ▁university ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁full ▁opportunity ▁to ▁develop ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁university ▁serving ▁the ▁entire ▁community ." ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Hum ph ries ▁and ▁his ▁staff ▁gave ▁leadership ▁to ▁the ▁merged ▁T SU ▁and ▁provided ▁for ▁U T N ▁and ▁began ▁serving ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁larger ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Nash ville ▁community . ▁ ▁As ▁Hum ph ries ▁progress ed ▁up ▁the ▁leadership ▁lad der ▁and ▁proved ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁f ighter ▁for ▁H BC Us ▁and ▁for ▁en hanced ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁minor ities ▁in ▁higher ▁education , ▁he ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁invited ▁to ▁membership ▁on ▁bo ards , ▁comm issions , ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁other ▁influ ential ▁groups ▁at ▁the ▁state , ▁regional ▁and ▁national ▁levels . ▁With ▁a ▁stern ▁focus ▁on ▁improved ▁education ▁for ▁minor ities , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁External ▁E valu ator ▁of ▁Title ▁III ▁Program s ; ▁Minor ity ▁Represent ative ▁in ▁Gr adu ate ▁School s ▁Special ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ; ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Neg ro ▁College ▁Fund ▁Pre - Med ical ▁Program , ▁F isk ▁University ; ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Special ▁Committee ▁on ▁Minor ity ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁Gr adu ate ▁and ▁Professional ▁Education ; ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Education ▁of ▁Black s ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁The ▁Florida ▁A