Morehouse College News March 24, 2015 Hodges Watch Company Donates Handcrafted Watch to Benefit Morehouse Scholarships Howie Hodges, a graduate of the class of 1982 at Morehouse College, took his commitment to the "House" seriously when he created a trademarked design for a signature watch to be exclusively worn by the formidable Morehouse Man. Hodges Watch Company (HWCo) donated one of the "luxury hand-assembled" watches to the College to be auctioned at the 27th annual "A Candle in the Dark" Gala that was held during the College's Founder's Week in February. The silent auction winner was Morehouse alumnus Gregory T. Burrell, class of 1990. Burrell is a prominent businessman from Philadelphia where he is president & CEO of the Terry Funeral Home. The HWCo watches are an élite and limited collection where only 350 will be offered for sale. Morehouse gets a percentage of all sales through an approved licensing arrangement. They are custom-made-to-order with a remarkable layered dial of iconic "Graves Hall" crafted from sterling silver, over iridescent mother-of-pearl. All movements are SWISS made and imported by HWCo. Hodges, says, "I have a passion for watches, and I wanted to design and manufacture a "collectable timepiece" that could be passed down from generation-to-generation of Morehouse men and to help my Alma Mater and have fun doing so. And, to remind me of the momentous years I spent on campus." For more details about the various styles of watches in the Morehouse Collection, one can visit the website at www.hodgeswatch.com or contact Hodges at the hodgeswatch@gmail.com About Hodges HWCo Founder C. Howie Hodges II is a second generation Morehouse(tm) Man from the Class of 1982 and is the son of the late Clemmon H. Hodges, Class of 1951. He's married to his college sweetheart Elizabeth "Beth" Jackson Hodges, the eldest daughter of distinguished Morehouse(tm) Alumnus, the late Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., Class of 1956. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree 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.