He founded Florida A&M's Marching 100 after being told 'there were no jobs for colored conductors.' His tight formations were augmented with snazzy dancing and singing to 'dazzle' the audience. At the University of Kansas in the late 1930s, William P. Foster was barred from joining the marching band because he was black. When he graduated in 1941, he aspired to direct a band but the school's ...
Nielsen has served WR Grace as director of European legal services. Before that, he was legal counsel for IBM Central Holding GmbH, in Stuttgart, Germany. ...