1993

Portraits of the 1993 recipients of the Wall of Fame Honor. 

From left to right: Delano Roosevelt Boulware and King Benjamin Lindbergh Jeffcoat.

 

 
Delano Roosevelt Boulware
Saxon Homes 1956-66

Category: Communications

A former resident of Saxon Homes, Boulware was inducted into the Wall of Fame for his dedication to the community. His accomplishments include formatting news specials, and directing and filming documentaries. He received the Communication for Excellence to Black Audiences Award for his work. Boulware says, "Among some of the most important values learned growing up in Saxon Homes were that you must give back to your community and never forget your beginnings." At the time of his induction, Boulware was a cinematographer and director for WRLK-TV, the public television station in Columbia.

King Benjamin Lindbergh Jeffcoat
Allen Benedict Court 1940-55

Category: Education

A former resident of Allen Benedict Court, King Benjamin Lindbergh Jeffcoat was inducted into the Wall of Fame for his service to the community and the United States Government. Jeffcoat spent 36 years at W.A. Perry middle school as a teacher and administrator. Additionally, he dedicated his time to his church, to coach youth and to the boy scouts. Jeffcoat, also served for 40 years in the USAF/USAR, becoming the first African-American Reservist to complete Fort Jackson’s Drill Sergeant School, and was named Commandant of the 3282nd USAR Drill Sergeant School. He was honorably discharged with the highest enlisted rank, (CSM), in 1990. An honor graduate from the first graduating class of CA Johnson High School, Jeffcoat received his B.S. degree with honors from Benedict College, his Master of Science degree from Atlanta University, and did additional studies in mathematics at SC State University, The University of South Carolina, and Penn State. At the time of his induction, Jeffcoat was serving as the first principal of V.V. Reid Elementary School.


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