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Brandon Pendarvis Brown is a testament to the old adage that age is just a number, based on the many accomplishments Brown has garnered in such a relatively short period. He has added several accolade to the long list of achievements. In good company, Brown along with Former CNN Anchor Soledad O’Brien and other distinguished individuals received the National Legacy Award for outstanding service to higher education during the UNCF NAC/PAC Leadership Conference, Friday, February 3, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The Conference, held annually, features college presidents, educators, alumni, students and philanthropists who gather to learn how to better render support to UNCF institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

When the South Carolina native was named Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Paine College in 2008, the job appointment could have been hypothetically titled, “The Return,” if speaking of Brown’s matriculation where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in History in 2000. He would later go on to earn a Master’s degree in Human Resources from Webster University of St. Louis. Brandon also was apart of Harvard University Gradute School of Education 2014 Institute For Education Management Class.

For Brown, the Paine experience is personal and significant, considering that he is following the legacy footsteps of his father, Bennie F. Brown Jr., a chemistry major who graduated from Paine College in 1969. The older Brown would go on to enjoy a successful career as a high school math and science teacher, in addition to continuing the family funeral home business in the Brown homestead of Greenville, S.C. The Browns are also proprietors of Brown Rentals and Properties. The younger Brown has also provided his expertise to ensure both family businesses have continued to remain viable.

Brown says he has been honored to have the opportunity to return to his alma mater. “It’s a special privilege to have worked with Dr. Bradley to move my alma mater forward,” he said.

As Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Brown was charged with raising in excess of $4.5 million for the institution’s Health Education Activities Learning Complex (HEAL), which is currently completed from construction on the Paine campus. The new facility has replaced the historic Randall A. Carter Gymnasium which has been part of the Paine campus for the past 60 years. “The HEAL includes classrooms, laboratories and a 2,