y 4 z RAST. cart ¥ 5 i } ‘ April 2, 1938 , : by ‘ i s ' ele : £ ‘ 5 | directors.— Charlie Nelson, Black | Employment Special ialist _ Nelson is a program management specves as _ in the Civilian Personnel Office and ser Emphasis Program man- nel Division, will be Force and the commu- Manager. He has Black Employment Program he Equal | ager, Civilian Person- honored for his years” of service to the Air been honored for his contributions tot e _ Affirmativ y and helped tunitNelson Opporms. yment progra Employment estabw..| Emplo oa neta *e i a | nity Tuesday at the Hill Be AFB Officers Club. — ff — lish the African-American Community Outreach | 4 s live and video- — program that annually present African-Americans | taped portrayals of famous — to local schools. The program, which stresses © ‘Activities begin with : a social n by more | - positive role models, has beenbegsee oe an. - than 90,000 students since it at 6 p.m., fol- F lowed by a buffet din- fa ner at 6:30 p.m. Mess [a= dress is required for | military personnel, and |= Sav _ “Nelson has been honored by Air Force Materiel Fi ‘ : ee 3) Command and the Air Force with the Distinguished Equal Em] loyment Opportunity Award * : in the Black Employment Program category. ee a oe Y coat and tie for civil- By rv . ians. The event is co- fae . sponsored by Blacks in po Government, Masonic | ee Lodge No. 20, the Hill (ages AFB Chiefs Group and fF oe Shriners-Labbayk. . _ Nelson servedinthe f ee ber of Blacks in Government, which he helped . | at Hill AFB. He served two governors | establish co > In the community, Nelsonisa charter mem. — onthe — Utah Black Advisory Council, and ia - member of the American Legion, the Air Force © Sergeants Association and the National Asso- ~— d Peo"ciation for the Advancement of Colore Te Se nof © ber o mem is as sergeant. His - In the Masonic Lodge, Nel Charlie Nelson _ ?. =... Air Force fomi9sst d f master chie 1985 and retiasre out-_ Tori Lodge 46, Free and Accepted Masons, d an mm Co Air gic ate Str the e lud inc ~ awards 4, and the Prince Hall Affiliation; Keystone Consistory 197 for r yea the of man air ng ndi i = 85: Obelisk Temple 187; and the United Supreme l of 33rd Degree Masons. can to retire as a chief master sergea nt at Hill Counci ntact | tickets or more info rmation, co For io AFR. © CMSst. Carver Cobbins, Ext. 7-5502 or sta ‘Bronze Star. He was the first African-Ameri- 4 x 2 “ _ After retiring fro m active duty, Nelson worked -as a counselor, security offi cer, career assess‘ment instructor, attendance officer and centerduty officer at the Cle arfield Job Corps Cen ember of the Job Corps board of 2270; CMSgt. Jerry Miles, Ext. 7-3459 or 727-or 9498; MSgt. Anthony Sanders, Ext. 7-2098 773-5046; or John Lyons, Ext. 7-4213 or (1o-. :