A00162 - The Legacy of Excellence of Thaddeus Spratlen

In response to my email about "A Tale of Two Black Economists", a classmate, suite mate, and dear friend sent me the following email.  


The email describes the legacy of excellence that Thaddeus Spratlen instilled in his daughter.  However, in a way, to my mind, it also evidences a certain legacy of spirit.  But then, that is probably just me.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins
Fairfield, California
June 27, 2023

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: 
To: Everett Jenkins <skipjen2865@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 05:30:58 AM PDT
Subject: Re: A Tale of Two Black Economists

Dear Skip,

Thank you for posting information about Professor Thaddeus Spratlen.  His accomplishments in the field of business education are very impressive.  

When I read Professor Spratlen's name in your e-mail, I wondered if he was related to Ambassador Pamela Spratlen.  I had one brief interaction with her almost 25 years ago when she and I discussed papers prepared by me and others in my then-office for the President's or Secretary of State's trip to Central America (I can't remember which).  I knew of her afterwards as she started her very impressive rise to the senior ranks of the State Department, going from being an entry-level officer to an Ambassador in about 20 years - no mean feat.  

When I opened the Ohio State University link you furnished, I answered my question.  Ambassador Spratlen certainly inherited and displayed her father's drive for excellence.  Her and her father's significant achievements, despite the obstacles each of them faced, are really an inspiration to all of us.  

Thanks for adding to my knowledge of Ambassador Spratlen and for giving me information about her father.  



On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 05:27:15 AM EDT, skipjen2865@aol.com <skipjen2865@aol.com> wrote:




It is June 24 and I have not yet begun reading my book of the month "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" by Thomas Sowell.  But that is not surprising, I am still only four-fifths of the way through "Autobiography of a Yogi" and I still need to finish the Notes for "Awe".  However, even before beginning Thomas Sowell's book, I stumbled tonight upon the bio for a contemporary black economist, Thaddeus Spratlen, and I was struck by the contrast in the lives of these two black economists and their vastly different economic perspectives. 



For those who have read Thomas Sowell's book or who are familiar with his economic philosophy, I wonder if it is at all beneficial to look at his personal background to better understand the foundation for his economic philosophy.  I wonder...

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins


-----Original Message-----
From: skipjen2865@aol.com <skipjen2865@aol.com>
To:
Sent: Sun, Jun 11, 2023 8:39 am
Subject: Book of the Month for the Month of June 2023: Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell



On my slow journey through Black History, I have now reached a "bump" that is causing me to stop and pull off to the side of the road.  The "bump" is the biography of one Thomas Sowell


and what causes me to pull off to the side of the road is a consideration of a Thomas Sowell book recommended by one of my Amherst College classmates entitled Black Rednecks and White Liberals


In reading the Wikipedia bio for Thomas Sowell, it appears that his brief stint at Amherst College in the late 1970s was one of the main reasons that he decided to abandon his academic teaching career.  Given all this, I am pausing in the month of June 2023 to read Black Rednecks and White Liberals, my Book of the Month for the Month of June 2023 to see if the Amherst men and women of the late 1970s performed the world a great service in helping to end Mr. Sowell's teaching career.

Y'all are welcome to join me.  Perhaps, by reading Professor Sowell's book, we all may experience a different kind of "awe".

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

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