Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well today. Today I'm celebrating Bernard Anthony Harris, Jr., the first African American<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American> to perform an extra-vehicular activity<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra-vehicular_activity> during the second of his two Space Shuttle<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Program> flights. Harris was born on June 26, 1956 in Temple, Texas. As a 1974 graduate of Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas>, Harris was actively involved in science fairs, book clubs and other school activities. He received a B.S.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science> degree in biology from University of Houston<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Houston> in 1978. He earned his MD<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_of_Medicine> degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_Health_Sciences_Center> School of Medicine in 1982 and completed a residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo_Clinic> in 1985. Dr. Harris has been recognized several times by NASA and other organizations for his professional and academic achievements. In 1996 he received an honorary doctorate<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_doctorate> from the Morehouse College<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morehouse_College> School of Medicine. He later received honorary doctorates from Stonybrook University<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonybrook_University>, New Jersey Institute of Technology<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Institute_of_Technology>, and the University of Houston<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Houston>. He has also received a NASA Space flight medal, a NASA Award of Merit, a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the 2000 Horatio Alger Award. Phase 4 - Leadership Program We are currently drafting a renewal proposal for Phase 4 of the HBCU Library Alliance Leadership Program. Paste this link http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q3FX535 into your address bar to complete a 2 question survey regarding your current position and retirement plans. The survey data will be kept strictly confidential and used to provide trends on leadership changes within the HBCU library community. Please complete the survey no later than next Friday, February 18th. If you prefer phone contact, I am available at 800-999-8558, ext. 4820. I look forward to receiving your survey results. Respectfully, Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.