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Academy field house to honor first black grad
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:48:03 EDT
Posted : Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:48:03 EDT
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The new sports complex at the U.S. Naval Academy will be dedicated Saturday in honor of the academy’s first black graduate.
Retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown graduated in 1949 and now lives in Washington. He said using his name for the new $45 million field house is symbolic and indicates the Navy’s dedication to diversity.
About 4 percent of the academy’s 4,000 current midshipmen are black. The naming of the field house coincides with efforts to boost minority enrollment.
The sports complex will house facilities for physical education and sports teams.
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