Bishop Edgar A. Love
(1891 - 1974)
An accomplished man in his own right, Brother Love was born in Harrisburg, Virginia in 1891. Brother Love received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Howard University in 1913 and his Bachelor of Divinity from Howard in 1916. He earned his Bachelor of Sacred Theology Degree from Boston University in 1918. In 1935 he received an honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Morgan College. He was a veteran of World War I, where he served as Army Chaplain.
In a letter dated November 7, 1962 to Brother William C. Jason, Jr., Brother Love stated that Omega men should be "sterling in worth with unsullied character". He also stated that "we want men whose intellectual ability is above average". In an interview conducted by brother Joshua Mark Hyman in October of 1973, brother Love stated that he would not change anything about the Fraternity if he had to do it again. He also knew that there was no perfect body, referring to the body of Omega; "I’m sorry to say the master made a mistake, he chose twelve disciples and among them a traitor, you can’t expect Omega to have 30,000 in there without making some mistakes…"
All organizations require a foundation from which to build upon; for it is the foundation which is the strength that must bear the weight of all that enters. Because of his spiritual conviction, it is not difficult to assume that Omega’s spiritual foundation was planted by Bishop Edgar A. Love.
"....Friendship is Essential to Life and it is because we were born as a Fraternity of brothers and friends always love each other..." Bishop Edgar A. Love
Dr. Ernest E. Just
(1883 - 1941)
Of all the founders, Dr. Ernest E. Just can be considered the true leader of the four. His obsession with science led to him being one of the first African Amerian Scientist to acheive world recognition. Dr. Just received international acclaim for work he completed during the summers from 1909 to 1930 at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. At MBL, he conducted thousands of experiments studying the fertilization of the marine mammal cell. Dr. Just's tenacity and motivation led him to add to our understanding of the process of artificial parthenogenesis and the physiology of cell development.
Immediately after graduation, Dr. Just taught at Howard Universityt where he was appointed head of the Department of Zoology in 1912. At Howard, he also served as a professor in the medical school and head of the Department of Physiology until his death. The first Spingarn Medal was awarded to the reluctant and modest Just by the NAACP in 1915 for his accomplishments as a pure scientist. In 1916, Dr. Just gradutated magna cum laude from University of Chicago receiving his doctorate in experimental embryology.
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