BETHEL, Leonard L(eslie) 1939-

PERSONAL: Born February 5, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Henry W. and Anna (an educator; present surname, Young) Bethel; married, August 24, 1962; wife's name Veronica B. (a professor); children: Amiel W., Kama Bethel Pierce. Ethnicity: "African-American."

Education: Lincoln University (of Pennsylvania), B.A., 1961; Johnson C. Smith University, M.Div., 1964; New Brunswick Theological Seminary, M.A., 1971; Rutgers University, Ed.D., 1975; Princeton Theological Seminary, work toward D.Min. Politics: Democrat. Hobbies and other interests: Writing, public speaking.

ADDRESSES: Home—146 Parkside Rd., Plainfield, NJ 07060. Offıce—Department of Africana Studies, 112 Beck Hall, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; fax: 732-445-0076. E-mail—bethel@rci.rutgers.edu.

CAREER: Ordained Presbyterian minister. United Presbyterian church, Reading, PA, pastor, 1964-67; Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA, director of student center, counselor, and assistant chaplain, 1967-69; Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, faculty member, 1969-80, associate professor, 1980—, chair of Department of Africana Studies, 1969-2001, fellow of Rutgers College, 1980, chair of planning committee, 1989-93. Presbytery of Elizabeth, NJ, member, 1982—; Bethel Presbyterian Church, Plainfield, NJ, pastor, 1982-92. Member of board of trustees, Rutgers Preparatory School, 1971-85, Union County College, Plainfield, 1980-86, Bloomfield College, 1980-86, and Lincoln University, 1996—.

MEMBER: Phi Delta Kappa.

AWARDS, HONORS: Paul Robeson Faculty Award, Rutgers University, 1978; Community Leader Award, Frontiers International, 1981; Princeton University Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1984; Civil Rights Award, Township of Piscataway, NJ, 1999.

WRITINGS:

(With Frederick Johnson) Advancement throughService: A History of the Frontiers International, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1991.

(Editor with Frederick A. Johnson) Plainfield'sAfrican-American: Northern Slavery to Church Freedom, University Press of America (Lanham, MD), 1998.

(Editor) Africana: An Introduction and Study, Kendall/Hunt Publishing (Dubuque, IA), 1999.

Contributor to periodicals, including Argus, Reformed Review, and Readings in Africana Studies.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Educating African Leaders: Missionism in America, for Edwin Mellen Press (Lewiston, NY); La Citadelle: Layle Land, Her Life and Times.