European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stones six marching through go complaint by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Arthur a. Fletcher a fact finding trip to Europe in August created a firestorm that blew into the upper reaches of the Pentagon. Secretary of the army Michael . Stone reacted to the heal by selecting six people to assess the service s equal Opportunity programs in Europe. Stones six hit Germany in october to investigate racial discrimination complaints. The group s report recently reached the Secretary. Who make up this team All six have Strong ties to the military. Five of the six have military experience a two arc retired generals a and some Are personal friends of stones. One of them Arthur Thomas president of Central stale University in Wilbur Foo a Ohio hired recently retired sgt. Maj. Woodrow Keels for his schools staff. Keels was the top enlisted equal Opportunity official with the . Army in Europe before his retirement. Maj. Barbara Goodno an army spokeswoman said there is a no reason to believe that those ties would affect their ability to provide Stone with an Independent and objective assessment of the army a equal Opportunity programs and policies. A they were selected specifically for their Candor and experience Quot Goodno said. She added that their military backgrounds rather than representing a potential conflict of interest would help them provide Stone with a thorough picture of the state of the army s equal Opportunity efforts in Europe. The six ire a retired army Brig. Gen. Myma h. Williamson. Williamson who retired As the army a senior female officer in june 1989 after 28 years of service has built a successful second career As a motivational speaker. During her military career which she concluded with a tour of duty As the army a Deputy director of military personnel management in the Pentagon Williamson was involved in expanding opportunities for women in the military. For four years she was a . Delegate to a nato committee on women in the military. She led a briefing. Team to Japan to explain Myra Williamson the army s policies on women to that nation s military leaders. She also headed an army initiative to conduct Basic training for eskimos in Alaska. A native of Gregory s.d., who grew up on a Dairy farm and took her first plane ride when she entered the army Williamson has travelled to All 50 Stales and Many foreign countries. She has a masters degree in human relations from the University of Oklahoma and has attended the senior managers in government course at Harvard University. She is listed in the current edition of who a who in  Story a retired army it. Gen. Julius Beeton or. Becton an alumnus of Prairie View a amp a University in Texas has been president of the school since 1989 and spent almost 40 years in the army. He saw action in world War ii Korea and Vietnam As he Rose to three Star rank. Becton left the military eight years ago. For almost two years he was director of the . Office of foreign disaster assistance and also served four years As director of the Federal emergency management Agency. Julius Becton or. During his military career he served at Many posts in the United states As Well As in France the Philippines the southwestern Pacific Korea Japan and Germany including a tour of duty As commander of Vii corps. Becton who holds degrees in mathematics and economics served As Deputy commander of the army a training and doctrine come and commander of the 1st Cav div. A native of Bryn mawr pa., Becton served on the National Board of the american red Cross and the world Board of governors of the Uso in the late 1980s. He is on the Board of directors for his local boy scouts of America chapter. Becton has been listed in who a who in America and was named several limes by Ebony Magazine As one of the "100 most influential Blacks in  Henry Minton Francis. Like Becton Francis a special assistant to the president of Howard University in Washington saw service in world War ii Korea and Vietnam his 21-year army career included Tours As an artillery commander and a staff officer for the army comptroller and in the office of the defense Secretary. Francis has several government positions including executive assistant to the Secretary of housing and Urban development and Deputy for plans in the office of the . Postmaster general. Henry Francis he served As assistant Secretary of defense in charge of the Pentagon s human goals program which sought to guarantee equal Opportunity and civil rights Protection for minorities women and the disabled. In that capacity he directed a staff element within the defense department designed to increase Pentagon procurement of goods and services for minority businesses. Francis who holds a masters degree in business administration is a life member of disabled american veterans and serves on the Board of directors of the Uso for the Washington metropolitan area. He is also vice chairman of the District of Columbia Republican  Jerald c. Newman. Newman chief operating officer of the new York based slim fast foods co., has a varied background in private Industry. He had management positions with . Maey amp co. Inc., lbs television s. Klein department stores National Westminster Bank n a the bowery savings Bank and Feldman equities. Newman served As an Jerald Newman officer in the army signal corps for three years in the late 1950s. Lie has a masters degree in management and served 15 years As an adjunct professor of business administration at the Long Island University graduate school of business. He is president of his local Community civic association finance director of his local boy scout chapter and director of the Long Island division of the leukaemia society of America. Newman is a guest lecturer for the . Military Academy a masters in business administration program at West Point n.y., and has served since 1980 As a member of the army advisory panel on Roth affairs. Since 1982, he has served As an aide to the Secretary of the army. A Ernest Garcia. Garcia is vice president for Eastern operations for source one management a multifaceted management and information technology firm. He served 2 a years in the mid-1980s As the Senate scr cant at arms the first hispanic to hold that position. In that Job he had responsibility for More than 1,700 employees and a budget of More than $ 160 million. In his capacity As scr cant at arms he also served As the Senate s chief protocol officer chairman of Ernest Garcia the Capitol police Board and the Capitol guide Board and was a member of the Senate management Board. Before his work in the Senate Garcia spent four years As Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for legislative affairs for which he was credited by than Defonse Secretary Caspar Weinberger As a major influence in the Pentagon a legislative successes in the  he spent two years As special assistant to president Reagan in the White houses office of Public Liaison and was once an administrative and legislative assistant to sen. Robert Dole r-kan., Senate minority Leader. A Marine corps Veteran who is in the Marine corps Reserve Garcia was called up for duty and served As a civil affairs officer in the persian Gulf during operation desert  Arthur Thomas. Thomas is president of Central state University in Wilberforce Ohio. He holds a doctoral degree in education administration from the University of Massachusetts. Thomas is a member of Ohio a National museum of afro american history and culture advisory commission and the National commission on afro american history and culture. He has been appointed to president Bush a advisory Board on historically Black colleges and universities to work toward increased involvement of those it schools in All Levels of a Arthur Ido Mas Federal government programs. He also serves on the International committee of the National association for equal Opportunity in higher education. Thomas is on the Board of directors of the world Africa chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the state departments refugee affairs study team for the resettlement of ethiopian jews in Israel and has been on study teams in various african nations under the . Agency for International development. Thomas is a member of the National association for the advancement of coloured  6 a sunday december 1. 1991