Background
Berry, Lemuel was born on October 11, 1946 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Lemuel Senior and Ethel (Flippen) Berry.
Berry, Lemuel was born on October 11, 1946 in Oneonta, New York, United States. Son of Lemuel Senior and Ethel (Flippen) Berry.
Bachelor in Music Education, Livingstone College, 1969; Master of Arts in Music Education, U. Iowa, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education, U. Iowa, 1973.
Department chairman music, Fayetteville (North Carolina) State University, 1973-1976; department chairman music and art, Langston (Oklahoma) University, 1976-1983; dean school music, Alabama State University, Montgomery, 1983-1986; department chairman music and fine arts, Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1986-1988; department chairman music, Memphis State University, 1988-1990; dean humanities and social science, Virginia State University, Petersburg, 1990-1995; dean Caudill College Humanities,, Morehead (Kentucky) State University, since 1995. Board directors National Association African American Studies, National Association Hispanic and Latino Studies, Petersburg Ballet, The Concert Ballet of Virginia, Richmond Ballet, Petersburg Festival Chorus, Richmond Symphony Orchestra.
Coord. string program Macon County (Alabama) Public Schools. Member school board Guthrie (Oklahoma) Parochial Schools, 1981-1983, Our Lady Queen of Mercy School, Montgomery, 1986. Member Alabama Music Educators, American Choral Dirs.
Association (book reviewer since 1994), National Association African-American Studies (founder, executive director since 1991), National Association Hispanic and Latin Studies (executive director since 1995), Association Concert Bands (board directors 1984-1985), Council for Research in Music Education, Music Educators National Conference, Music Industry Council, National Advisory Council for Black Music Collegium and Competition (state chairman 1979-1980), National Association College Wind and Percussion Instrs., National Association Jazz Educators (research committee, certified appreciation 1981, 85), Oklahoma College and University Music Association, Oklahoma Music Educators Association, Research Association Minority professors (national president 1983-1986), Special Research Interest Group: Sociology, Social Psychology and Anthropology in Music Education, Southern Conference Afro-American Studies (national president 1991-1993), Popular Culture Association (Fulbright program advisor), Association International Education Adminstrs., Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Kappa Psi (national president 1985-1987, chairman of the board of trustees 1987-1989, board directors).
Married Keva Berry; children: LemuelIII, Cyrus James, Kyla.