Andrew Billingsley Scholar and Institution Builder - Essays and Tributes Paperback

Finally, the inestimable attainments of Dr. Andrew Billingsley are applauded in this long overdue Festshrift by those who were schooled and influenced by him. As the seminal scholar of the sociology of the Black family whose structure he describes as critically complex and yet at the fountainhead to the nation's progress, he has also attained groundbreaking achievements in other arenas. Billingsley has authored seven books; been a university president - the eighth at Morgan State University founded in 1867; completed graduate work at Brandeis, Michigan and Boston University; been an administrator at Maryland and Howard, and received a host of awards from professional and academic organizations like The American Sociological Association and The Association of Black Sociologists. This anthology rewards us with the first published collection, a symposium of individual reminders about Billingsley's historical accomplishments and unique perspectives. For those who are aware of his achievements and for those who haven't been, this collection is a treasure trove for both - a fresh, grand tribute of insights about a man whose untiring devotion to Black welfare has set him apart from the predictable.