Larry Hawkins

Background
Larry Hawkins was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1930. He graduated from Phillips High School in 1948, where he was a star basketball player. Im 1950 he earned an A.A. degree from Wilson Junior College. Larry Hawkins served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955 to return and complete his bachelor's degree at George Williams College and Roosevelt University. He earned the title, Dr., in 1986 when he received his doctorate from the University of Illinois. Dr. Hawkins was the Director of the Office of Special Programs-College Prep at the University of Chicago for many years. He has been known as an intimidating, but helpful force to many of his students over the years. His main message was to have them be respectful and determined young adults.
High School Coaching Career
Dr. Larry Hawkins was a high school basketball coach at Carver Military Academy brom the late 1950s until the 1960s. He coached his team to back-to-back state championship appearances in 1962 and 1963. In 1962, the team's star player was Cazzie Russell, who later went on to star at the University of Michigan and the NBA. Russell contributed a great 24 point effort, but the team fell short by one point to Decatur. In 1963, Carver played Centralia in the Illinois state championship. Coach Hawkins and the team pulled out a victory by the same margin that they lost by a year before, a one point state championship victory. Not only was he a great basketball coach, but he also coached the Hyde Park High School girls' volleyball team later on in the 1980s.
University of Chicago
Office of Special Programs-College Prep (OSP-CP)
In 1968 Dr. Larry Hawkins became Director of the program that was established to encourage and supply disadvantaged students with the proper tools to assist students through their success in elementary, high school, and graduate from college.
PEP Program
•Pilot Enrichment, which brings students from Hyde Park Career Academy and Hirsch High School to the University for accelerated classes in literature, writing and mathematics.
Upward Bound Program
•Upward Bound, which offers academic and cultural enrichment, tutoring and recreational activities.
•Upward Bound Math/Science Priority, which focuses on teaching students to understand, appreciate and develop an enthusiasm for mathematics and science.
IAE
•Institute for Athletics & Education, which supports the educational goals of sports programs in elementary schools and high schools by providing guidance, counseling and educational support to student-athletes and their parents.
Notable Alumni
*Sonny Parker, a retired American college basketball forward for Texas A&M University who was a first-round NBA draft pick for the Golden State Warriors
*Carol Mosely Braun, American politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999

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