Dr. Charles L. Samuels (1930-2008)
SAMUELS, LEE, BROWN, HOLMES
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/18/2008 at 11:33:15
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Friday, October 17, 2008.
Dr. Charles Samuels, age 78, a long time Ames resident died Friday Oct. 17 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Services are pending at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family with arrangements.
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, October 19, 2008.
Dr. Charles L. Samuels, 78, a long time Ames resident, died Friday, Oct. 17, at Israel Family Hospice House. A visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 21, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 22, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care with a 2 p.m. inurnment Thursday, Oct 23, in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Charles was born April 20, 1930, in Winston-Salem, N.C., the son of Ernest and Beatrice (Lee) Samuels. He graduated from Atkins High School in 1948, then graduated from Johnson C. Smith College in Charlotte, N.C., and later received a master's degree from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., and doctorate degree in higher education from Iowa State University.
In 1952, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He married Joyce Brown on Sept. 7, 1956, in Denver, Colo. The couple then moved to Columbus, Ohio.
He was a representative and research specialist on Federal Office of Equal Opportunity programs in Ohio. He also served with the City of Columbus Probation Department. He then moved to Morgantown, W.Va., where he was resource administrator for West Virginia University and the State of West Virginia Board of Regents. In 1973, he was named the first Affirmative Action Officer at Iowa State University where he continued until he retired in 1992. While at Iowa State University, he was re-commissioned as a lt. colonel for the U.S. Navy and served as the campus liaison to recruit students into the military.
He received numerous awards and citations throughout his professional career including: Outstanding Alumni for the Iowa State University College of Education; Outstanding leadership and service award for Iowa State University Human Relations, Outstanding Advisor Award Iowa State University Vietnamese Student Association, and Ames/NAACP President Awards. He was an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa Mu, Phi Kappa Alpha and Pi Sigma Alpha honor societies. Professionally, he served as past president of National University Extension Association, Ames Noon Rotary Club, Ames Planning and Zoning Committee and Ames/Story County United Way, and he served on the Board of Directors for the Ames Boys and Girls Club, and State of Iowa Affirmative Action Task Force.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce, of Ames; one daughter, Anisha Samuels, of Ames; one son and daughter in law, Darryl and Gemaine Samuels, of Houston; one granddaughter, Diandra Holmes, of Des Moines; one great-granddaughter, Kasi Holmes, of Des Moines; one brother, Ernest Samuels, of Columbus, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Gregory Samuels.
Memorials may be directed to the family or to the Ames Noon Rotary Club.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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