In loving Memory of our one and only EBA Commissioner...You will be missed by ALL

 

MARITAL STATUS:

· Wife – Betty J.

· Children

· Daughter, Judith

· Son, Julius, Jr.

 

EDUCATION:

· High School Graduate 1952, Farrell, Pennsylvania

· College Graduate 1956, Michigan State University

· Other Studies:

· Springfield College

· Temple University

· Lebanon Valley College

· Elizabethtown College

· Texas Southern University

 

MILITARY STATUS:

· Honorably Discharged, U.S. Army 1958

 

CHURCH AFFILIATION:

· Protestant - Capital Presbyterian

· Elder

· Former Chairman of Board of Trustees, Men’s Council

 

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

1983-2004     Special Assistant to the Secretary – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA

1971-1983     Director, Bureau of Equal Opportunity – Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA

1962-1968     Teacher & Coach – Harrisburg School District, Harrisburg, PA

1959-1962     Director of Physical Education – YMCA, Harrisburg, PA

 

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:

1969              Elected Member of Harrisburg Charter Commission

1980              Candidate for Mayor – Harrisburg, PA

 

HONORS:

· Selected by Pittsburgh Steelers after High School Senior Year

· While in Service – All Armed Forces Basketball

· 12-year Player in Eastern Professional Basketball League

· All time leading scorer of the Eastern Basketball Association

· Honorary Board of Trustees – Harrisburg Area YMCA

· Past chairman, National YMCA Health & Physical Education Coordinating Council

 

HONORS:

1951              All Pennsylvania Football

1951              Western Pennsylvania 100 and 200 yard dash Champion

1951-52         All Pennsylvania Basketball Team

1955              President “Excalibur” Honorary Society of Michigan State

1956              All-American Honors Michigan State University

1956              Athlete of the Year – Michigan State University

1957              European Sprint Champion

1958              CISM Basketball Team

1968              Dauphin County Cancer Crusade Chairmen

1969              Elected Member of Harrisburg Charter Commissions

1972              Dauphin County Christmas Seal Chairman

1972-73         President Frontiers International

1973-76         Member US Olympic Basketball Committee

1980              Hall of Fame – Dauphin County

1980              Hall of Fame – Mercer County

1986-2004     AAA Central PA –Board of Directors

1993-95         AAA Central PA –Chairman

1996              Continental Basketball Association All-Time Team

1998              Michigan State Distinguished Alumnus Award

2003              Lifetime Achievement Award Minority Business Opportunity Committee – Pittsburgh

2005              Honorary Board of Trustees Area YMCA

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS:

· Organizer and Chairman, Constitution and by-laws committee, Recreation Assoc. of Greater Harrisburg

· Member of PA Sports Hall of Fame

· Member of Executive Committee Dauphin County NAACP

· Member of Alpha-Phi-Alpha Fraternity – Zeta-Theta-Lambda Chapter

· Member Board of Trustees Harrisburg Area YMCA

· Life Member Pennsylvania State Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation

· Former Treasurer, Neighborhood Day Care Center

· Former Second District Director, Frontiers International

· Former President Youth Urban Services YMCA, Harrisburg, PA

· Former Organizer of Harrisburg Area Basketball League

· Former Official PIAA for Basketball, Football and Track

· Former Member, Keystone Area Council – Boys Scouts of America

· Former Member, Advisory Board Metro Arts of Greater Harrisburg

· Former Member U.S. Olympic Basketball Committee

· Former Member Tri-County United Way Board of Directors

· Former Member of Minority Business Committee – Philadelphia

· Former Member of Harrisburg Association Pennsylvania National Bank

· Former Member of Executive Board , Fellowship of Christian Athletes

· Former Member of AAA Board of Directors

· Former Member National Board & Council of YMCA

· Former Member Minority Business Opportunity Committee –Pittsburgh

· Former Member Harrisburg Area Chapter Public Personnel Association

· Former Member Conference of Minority Transportation Officials

· Former Member Conference of Minority Transportation Officials

· Former Member Community Services Block Grant Force Advisory Committee

· Former Member Board of Directors, Harrisburg Boys Club

· Former Member Board of Directors, Harrisburg Boy’s Club

· Former Member – Salvation Army Advisory Board

· Former Chairman, National YMCA Health & Physical Education Coordination Council

· Former Chairman Youth Committee, Salvation Army Advisory Board

· Former Chairman Harrisburg School Building Authority

· Former Board Member, Dauphin County Cancer Society

· Former Associate Director, PA National Bank & Trust Company

Julius McCoy

1932 - 2008