Background
Grier, Leamon Forest was born on September 17, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Gilbert Grier and Cleo Grier Norris.
Grier, Leamon Forest was born on September 17, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Gilbert Grier and Cleo Grier Norris.
Bachelor in Physical Education, Morris Brown College, 1959. Postgraduate, Rutgers University, 1964. Master of Arts in Community Psychology, University Düsseldorf.C., 1979.
Urban director, department director, CSRA EOA, Augusta, Georgia, 1967-1970;
training officer, Leadership Institute for Community Development, Washington, 1970-1974;
college coordinator, Moton Mission Education Opportunity Center, Washington, 1974-1976;
coordinator research development and planning, psychologist, Youth Pride, Inc., Washington, 1978-1981;
consultant, Howard U. School Education, Washington, 1981-1984;
training provider, National Institutes of Health, Washington, since 1985;
interim executive director, Bethlehem Community Center, Inc., Augusta, Georgia, 1992-1993;
executive director, Bethlehem Community Center, Inc., Augusta, Georgia, since 1993. Part-time professor Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina., since 1993, consultant president, since 1974. President Leamon F. Grier and Associations, Washington, 1981-1993.
Field reseacher United States Office Education, Washington, since 1992. Program developer Laney Walker BTC, Augusta, 1991-1992. Evaluator Shorter College Title III Program, Little Rock, 1980-1986.
Payment administrator Rent Rollback Teanents Movements, Washington, since 1979. Consultant management and manpower Fauquier County (Virginia) Cmty. Action Agency, 1979-1985.
Active Good Hope Baptist Church. Volunteer Ward I Democrats Coordinator Committee, 1980-1983, First New Horizon Baptist Church, Clinton, Maryland. Board directors Dorchester House Tenants Association, 1979-1997.
Member Two Hundred Dollars A Year Club. With United States Army, 1960-1962. Member Morris Brown College Alumni Association (named to Hall of Fame 1981), John M. Tutt Quarterback Club, Kappa Alpha Psi (life, Man of Year 1997), Two Hundred Dollars A Year Club.
Married Marion Samuel Smith, April, 1960 (divorced 1968). Children: Frank O., Donald Smith, Susan Grier Bowman. Married Shirley Burroughs Graddy, June 19, 1992.
Children: Cheryl Cofer, Pamela N. Gordon.