Meet Wilbur Whitney, Director of the Bonner Community Service Office.

Dr. Whitney is the Director, Bonner Office of Community Service at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.  Previously he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Morehouse College.  He earned his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. His area of training and expertise is in Ecological Psychology, which is the study of the impact of culture and environment on individuals, groups and organizations.  He has co-authored several books on African- American Issues in Mental Health. He is the former Executive Director for Human Relations for the City of Cincinnati and the former National President of the Association of Black Psychologist.  Dr. Whitney conducts program evaluation research for Non-profit and Profit organizations.  

Question: How will you use this Bonner Scholarship to leave a legacy at Morehouse?

Meet Jacob Bentley, Program Coordinator of BOCS

Mr. Jacob Bentley was born to Jacob and Phyllis Bentley in Riverside California. When

he was 3, his father got a job coaching for the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers, and his family

moved to the great city of Atlanta, where he was raised. After graduating from the illustrious

Benjamin E. Banneker High School in College Park, Georgia he chose to forsake the many

schools that wanted him (Harvard, GA Tech, Princeton, Emory), and take his talents to

Morehouse College. Upon reviving his Bachelor of Science degrees in Math and Engineering,

Mr. Bentley went to the FAMU/FSU school of Engineering to get his Master’s in Industrial

Wanting to do more for his community, Mr. Bentley gave up Engineering and chose to

become an educator. For the last 8+ years, he has worked at Morehouse College, first with the

Federal TRIO programs, and for the last 6, with the Bonner Office of Community Service.

Question- Tell me why you won't be the one out of three students that will not make it?