Post by marchingband1969 on Jun 17, 2021 16:06:56 GMT -5
Merle. Code, a former A&T Football Player just made a $500,000 donation to the National Alumni Scholarship Program.
He was a Presidential Scholar and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Cum Laude, from North Carolina A&T University in 1970. Mr. Code was captain of the “”Aggie”” football team, while earning all American accolades in 1969. He was an outstanding student and athlete, and went on to play seven years of professional football.
Mr. Code resumed his academic pursuits at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate degree in 1979. He was an Earl Warren Legal Scholar, and became the first African American to serve as president of the Student Bar Association at USC. Throughout his distinguished career, the Honorable Judge Code has accomplished an impressive list of firsts: the first African American to serve as a Municipal Court Judge in Greenville, South Carolina in 1981; the first recipient of the Young Lawyer of the Year Award, selected by the South Carolina Bar Association in 1984; the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce in 1999, and the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Greenville County United Way Board of Directors in 1994. Among his many awards and honors are: The Order of the Palmetto, in 1996, South Carolina’s highest civilian award; the Compleat Lawyer Award by the South Carolina Bar Association in 1997; North Carolina A&T University Hall of Fame in 1981; Omega Man of the Year both in 1978 and 1998, and was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame in 1999.
This outstanding Jurist, businessman, athlete, and community servant has devoted his life to being involved locally, regionally, and nationally. His service on national and regional boards includes: Furman University Board of Trustees, Palmetto Institute Board of Directors, BCBS of South Carolina Board of Directors, University Center Board of Visitors of Greenville, Clemson University’s Board of Visitors, BB&T Bank, the South Carolina Board of Directors, the Boy Scouts and the United Way. Judge Code has been a staunch advocate for African American business development and social change.”
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He was a Presidential Scholar and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Cum Laude, from North Carolina A&T University in 1970. Mr. Code was captain of the “”Aggie”” football team, while earning all American accolades in 1969. He was an outstanding student and athlete, and went on to play seven years of professional football.
Mr. Code resumed his academic pursuits at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law, earning his Juris Doctorate degree in 1979. He was an Earl Warren Legal Scholar, and became the first African American to serve as president of the Student Bar Association at USC. Throughout his distinguished career, the Honorable Judge Code has accomplished an impressive list of firsts: the first African American to serve as a Municipal Court Judge in Greenville, South Carolina in 1981; the first recipient of the Young Lawyer of the Year Award, selected by the South Carolina Bar Association in 1984; the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce in 1999, and the first African American to serve as Chairman of the Greenville County United Way Board of Directors in 1994. Among his many awards and honors are: The Order of the Palmetto, in 1996, South Carolina’s highest civilian award; the Compleat Lawyer Award by the South Carolina Bar Association in 1997; North Carolina A&T University Hall of Fame in 1981; Omega Man of the Year both in 1978 and 1998, and was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame in 1999.
This outstanding Jurist, businessman, athlete, and community servant has devoted his life to being involved locally, regionally, and nationally. His service on national and regional boards includes: Furman University Board of Trustees, Palmetto Institute Board of Directors, BCBS of South Carolina Board of Directors, University Center Board of Visitors of Greenville, Clemson University’s Board of Visitors, BB&T Bank, the South Carolina Board of Directors, the Boy Scouts and the United Way. Judge Code has been a staunch advocate for African American business development and social change.”
relations.ncat.edu/pubs/alumnitimes/2020/may28/?fbclid=IwAR01B4Md0_CFeLmSQLXsS8Q99y4oqG97Ws77oTu3Q7IeGnZYVAY4BVv0z6M
