Archie J. Powell ’74 AM

Archie J. Powell ’74 AM, of Roxbury, Mass.; Jan. 30. He worked for the Rhode Island Department of Education until 1981, when he took a position at Brown to become minority affairs officer in the division of biology and medicine. He left Brown to be associate dean of students for minority affairs at Albany Medical College (New York) and later was associate director of admissions at Boston Univ. He was a gifted musician and taught piano, organ, and voice in the Boston area; he performed with the Morehouse College Glee Club and also directed the Boston Orchestra and Chorale choir. In addition to his many memberships, he belonged to the American Guild of Organists and the National Association of Minority Medical Educators, and sat on several boards. He was inducted into the Distinguished Service Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma in 2013. He is survived by two sisters, a half-sister, and a nephew.