“BROTHERMAN DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE”

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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Photo provided by Dimitrius Hutcherson
Dimitrius Hutcherson is the
president and founder of Garland
Advisors, LLC, serving as a trusted
advisor to publicly traded, closely held,
non-profit, and private equity portfolio
companies and the federal government.
He has extensive experience leading
business transformation initiatives,
integration (M&A/Change Management),
process improvement, and interim
executive management. He has spectrum
proficiency in experience in management
consulting, technology in financial
services, managing start-ups, and strategic
planning. He is an accomplished, resultsdriven
technology, finance and operations
executive with extensive experience in
developing companies from early stage
through fruition or commercializing ideas.
His relationship management
experience includes soliciting from
and presenting to numerous public
officials, boards, agencies, commissions,
foundations, private investors and
community stakeholders.
He has prior work experience in senior
level roles at PNC Financial Services
Group, Deloitte Services, LP, Freddie
Mac, GMAC Commercial Mortgage,
GE Capital, Ernst & Young, LLP and JP
Morgan Chase.
Hutcherson is the Board Chair of the
National Black Child Development
Institute, Inc., lifetime member (Board
Member 2002-2011) of the National
Black MBA Association, Temple
University IT Fellows Program (2002-
2003), Board of Advisors, Gabelli School
of Business, Roger Williams University
(Providence, RI) 2004-2007, Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (Life Member),
Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons,
Wolverine Consistory, #6, PHA, F&AM
and Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. He
has also served as a professor and guest
lecturer at several educational institutions,
conferences and workshops.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance,
graduating cum laude from Morehouse
College and earned a master’s of business
administration degree in finance and
business strategy from the Harvard
Business School.
Photo provided by Rev. Dr. Frances E. Paul
Rev. Dr. Frances E. Paul ’79,
who received her Bachelor of Arts degree
from Lincoln University, later earned
a Master of Biblical Studies degree, a
Diploma of Biblical Studies and a
Doctor of Theology degree.
Rev. Dr. Paul has demonstrated her
commitment and dedication to Lincoln
University without ceasing. She was
employed as a resident director and
counselor from 1980 – 1984. Presently,
she has served as the Class of 1979
representative since 1989t; Student
First Campaign Alumni Committee
Chairperson 2013 – 2014; An Unfailing
Legacy/ Legendary Light Executive
Committee Member 2012 – Present;
Alumni Association of Lincoln University
Life Member since 2009; Alumni
Association of Lincoln University
Philadelphia Chapter Second Vice-
President 2014 – 2016; and an annual
contributor to Lincoln University via her
time, talents and finances.
Rev. Dr. Paul serves her community by
way of her numerous organizational
affiliations. She is a Life Member, Silver
Star and active member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc., Omega Omega
Chapter. She is also a member of the
Order of the Eastern Stars, Prince Hall
Affiliated, Heroines of Jericho, Order
of the Cyrenes, Order of the Golden
Circle Assembly, Ladies of the Circle of
Perfection, and the Daughters Auxillary
of Pyramid Court No. 17 to the Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine.
Rev. Dr. Paul is ever mindful that All
Praise, All Honor and All Glory belong
to God. She holds fast to her ministerial
“Calling” – “The Spirit of the Lord God is
upon me, because the Lord has anointed
me to bring good news to the suffering
and afflicted. He has sent me to comfort
the broken hearted, to announce liberty
to captives and to open the eyes of the
blind.” (Isaiah 61:1).
Photo provided by Robert A. Allen
Robert A. Allen ’80, MBA is an
alumnus from Lincoln University class
of 1980 with a BS degree in Business
Administration. He earned his Masters of
Business Administration from Wilmington
University in 1996. Robert currently
teaches at Delaware County Community
College and serves and volunteers as
the Chair of the Expanded Branches
Community Development Corporation
(EBCDC) in Wilmington, Delaware at
The Resurrection Center. Robert is active
with the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Zeta Iota Iota Chapter in Philadelphia,
Pa. and was initiated in Beta Chapter at
Lincoln University.
He has over twenty-five years of corporate
experience in project management,
financial operations, real estate sales,
including twelve plus years serving as an
Assistant Professor at Lincoln University
in the Center of Excellence of Business
and Entrepreneurial Studies Department
from 2001-2013. Robert served as Interim
Director in the Masters of Science in
Administration (MSA) Program in the
spring of 2008 and as primary assistant
to the Department Chair from 2010 -
2012. In 2008, his services at Lincoln
University was recognized by the Board
of Trustees who honored him with the
Soraya M. Coley Distinguished Faculty
Service Award.
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