▁holds , ▁significant ▁leadership ▁positions ▁on ▁bo ards , ▁comm issions , ▁and ▁comm itte es ▁designed ▁to ▁u pl ift ▁various ▁segments ▁of ▁our ▁society . ▁These ▁include : ▁Chair man , ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁Land - Gr ant ▁Colleg es ; ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees , ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ; ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Wal - Mart , ▁Inc .; ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Br ink er ▁International ; ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁Associ ates ▁Univers ities ; ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Study ▁P anel ▁on ▁Big ▁Science , ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ; ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Land - Gr ant ▁Institution s ; ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ; ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors , ▁Bar nett ▁Bank ▁in ▁T alla has see ; ▁the . ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors , ▁National ▁Mer it ▁Sch olar ship ▁Corporation ; ▁the ▁Ap al ach icola ▁Bay ▁Resources ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Management ▁Committee ; ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁His ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁include : ▁the ▁Dr um ▁Major ▁for ▁Justice ▁Award ▁in ▁Education ▁by ▁the ▁Southern ▁Christian ▁Le ad ership ▁Conference ; ▁President ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁High er ▁Education ▁by ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Black ▁Men ▁in ▁America ,