Tennessee State University

Donald V. Watkins

Apr 8
2 min

60 Years Ago, This Tennessee State University Student Demanded Academic Excellence at His College and Got It

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on April 8, 2024 In Memoriam to Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr., MD -- June 13, 1944 to April 11,...

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Denied Admission to UA Medical School, an Undeterred Levi Watkins, Jr., Soldiered On to Co-Develop the Cardioverter Defibrillator and Implant the First One in a Human Patient

Donald V. Watkins

Mar 6
2 min

Denied Admission to UA Medical School, an Undeterred Levi Watkins, Jr., Soldiered On to Co-Develop the Cardioverter Defibrillator and Implant the First One in a Human Patient

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on March 6, 2024 If you are one of the 200,000 heart patients each year who received an...

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Adam Watkins: One of My Earliest Mentors in Life, Business, and Politics

Donald V. Watkins

Nov 26, 2023
2 min

Adam Watkins: One of My Earliest Mentors in Life, Business, and Politics

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on November 26, 2023 Fifthy-five years ago, the Sunday, September 8, 1968, edition of the...

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Donald V. Watkins

Jul 7, 2018
4 min

Inspiring Educational Excellence

By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 7, 2018 I am so proud of my oldest sister Marie. She is always donating money for...

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