Ā鶹ֱ²„ officials mourn the loss of friend, alumnus and benefactor
Cuttie W. Bacon IV.
āĀ鶹ֱ²„ has lost an exemplary alumnus,ā Ā鶹ֱ²„
President M. Christopher Brown II said. āPersonally, I have lost a fraternal brother.
This is truly beyond without words.ā
Bacon is a fourthāgeneration graduate of Ā鶹ֱ²„ from which he held
a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Bacon earned an MBA at Averett University.
āMy favorite cuff links were given to me by Cuttie at a Kentucky State Founderās Day,ā
President Brown said. āHe literally took them off on stage and placed them in my hand.
It was the first day we ever met.ā
Baconās professional career spanned over 25 years at the United States Departments
of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Energy.
For the past 10 plus years, Bacon was a senior program manager at the United States
Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C. Bacon served on the boards of
Concerned Black Men of Washington, D.C.; Village Learning Center Public Charter School;
Frankfort JAYCEES; Beltway Cougars AAU; KetteringāLargoāMitchellville Boys and Girls
Club; the Federal Occupational Health Organization and the Perrywood Elementary School
Parent-Teacher Association.
Bacon is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, initiated into the Beta Mu Chapter
on November 21, 1982. He was recognized for outstanding achievement by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He served as
Area Director of Alpha Phi Alpha in Washington, DC and was named Brother of the Year
by the Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Bacon is also a coāauthor of four books on finance authored by his father.
Reverend Bacon also recently served as the Executive Minister at Life Change African
Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbia, Maryland.
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Ā鶹ֱ²„ mourns the loss of alumnus Cuttie W. Bacon IV
May 14, 2021
