ALCORNITE OF THE YEAR 2008
Captain Percy O. Norwood Jr. ‘68
Retired Coast Guard Captain
Education
* B.S., Alcorn State University, 1968
* M.S., Tuskegee Institute, 1970
* Further Studies, Defense Race Relations Institute, 1977
* M.S., Naval Postgraduate School, 1980
Work
* Retired Captain, United States Coast Guard, 2000;
Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Headquarters Support Command; Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Headquarter Staff; and Executive Officer, Coast Guard Headquarters
* Director, Coast Guard Recruiting Center
* Instructor, Chemistry, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
* Baseball Coach, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Community/Professional Activities and Honors
* Military Awards include: Rank of Captain (0-6); the Legion of Merit; two Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, three Commandant’s Letters of Commendation Ribbons
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star; the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Medal, Coast Guard Recruiting Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device; Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation and five Meritorious Team Commendations
* Recipient, 1993 National Image, Inc. Award
* 1993 National Naval Officers Association’s Dorie Miller Award
* 1995 NAACP Roy Wilkins Renowned Service Award
* Member, Alcorn State University Consortium to help bring more federal and private funds to the university
*Team Leader, Vice President Al Gore’s National Performance Review Task Force to improve Coast Guard fisheries law enforcement efforts.
Alumni Activities
* Life Member, ASU National Alumni Association
* Member, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Chapter
* Former President, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Chapter. (Served Six Years)
* Recipient, NAFEO, 1995
* Chairperson, Class of 1968, Fund-raising efforts
* Recruiter, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Area
* Former President, St. Louis Alumni Chapter
* Inductee, Hall of Honor, 2006
* Recipient, Chapter President Award, 2003, 2004, and 2006
* Financial Contributor, Alcorn State University
