He was the recipient of the first Jacob L. Dave grew up in the South End of Hartford, the son of immigrant parents. There he served on the University of Maryland’s Board of Regents and the on the Board of Directors of the university’s hospital.Ĭontinuing his connection with his alma mater, Albert received an honorary degree from Amherst College in 1968Īshley Montagu, the British-American anthropologist, once observed, “The idea is to die young as late as possible.” In this, as in so many other endeavors, Dave Rosen succeeded admirably.ĭave passed away at age 101 at his home in West Hartford, Conn. and increased the operating budget from $5.5 to $34 million.Īfter retiring from NCCU, Albert relocated to Columbia, Md. Albert initiated the first major fundraising campaign aimed at creating a university endowment for NCCU, helped to establish the NCCU Foundation Inc. As president/chancellor, he increased enrollment from 3,000 students to more than 5,000, and he oversaw substantial growth of the physical plant, which included the construction of 12 buildings. In 1966, Albert was elected president of North Carolina College at Durham, which became North Carolina Central University (NCCU) with the addition of the school of business in 1972. He served as assistant dean/dean of Morgan State College, 1957–67. Lila Ammons.Īlbert served as professor of sociology at Bennett College and Atlanta University and as faculty dean at Morris Brown College. Brooke Whiting and an adopted daughter, Dr.
He married Lottie Luck Whiting on June 10, 1950, in Danville, Va., and was the father of Dr. After Amherst College graduation, he earned a master’s degree at Fisk University and a doctorate in sociology at American University.ĭuring World War II, Albert served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Albert Nathaniel Whiting, who was the last surviving member of the class of 1938 and was believed to have been the oldest surviving Amherst alumnus, passed away at age 102 on June 4, 2020, in Columbia, Md.Īlbert was born to Hilda and Hezekiah Whiting on July 3, 1917, in Jersey City, N.J.
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