Fathers Helping Fathers

A recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation, Pulitzer Prize nominee, and Outstanding Young Man in America 1985, 85, and 86, Dr. Archie Wortham received his Ph.D., in Curriculum Studies from the University of Texas, Austin. His research focuses on fathers, and how important they are in the overall growth and success of their children in school. His dissertation entitled "Paternal Involvement in the Education of their Sons: How Fathers communicated the Value of Education to Their Sons," was nominated as the Outstanding dissertation from his department. He's presently an assistant professor of speech at Northeast Lakeview Community College, has done workshops and presentations on fatherhood throughout the country, most recently at the 2007 National Council for Educating Black Children. He is a member of the Vice President of the Board of Directors of fatherville.com. Archie lives with his wife, Suzan of 24 years, and their two sons Myles (13), and Jeremy (17) in Universal City, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio.

You may email him at awortham@mail.accd.edu

Note: The material found on this website is copyrighted, and is intended for private use. No part of this can be published in any format without written permission from Archie Wortham.

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Used with permission of a new guest Columnist Mark Brandenburg, this father shares some ideas about helping overwhelmed dads.[more]

'WHY WE CANNOT FORGET...WHAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER..
Asked by Mrs. Larcene Bowers to speak on the 19th of February, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education, for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Command in San Antonio, Texas, commanded by Colonel Robert Cook, United States Army, author Archie Wortham talks about the lasting effects of Brown II's "with deliberate speech," as he talks about: racism, prejudice and discrimination. NOTE: Permission to use any content of the speech without permission of the author in writing is strictly prohibited.[more]