OBIT: Vincent J. BROWNE, 1997, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  VINCENT J. BROWNE
  
    Dr. Vincent J. Browne, 80, of Washington, D.C., died Aug. 27, 1997,
  at Washington Hospital Center.
    Dr. Browne was born in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 1917.  He grew
  up in Meyersdale, where he was valedictorian of his graduating class,
  prior to returning to Washington in 1934.
    He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Frances Raymond Browne; his
  son, Vincent J. Browne, Jr.; his daughter-in-law, Dr. Matrice
  Washington Browne; two grandchildren: Kara Francine and Jordan
  Vincent Browne; and a host of relatives and friends.
    Dr. Browne was a graduate professor and chairman of the department
  of political science at Howard University.  He received his B.A. from
  Howard in 1938 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University
  in 1941 and 1946 respectively.  In 1939, as a graduate student, he
  was research assistant to the late Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, in connection
  with the Carnegie-Mydral study of An American Dilemma.  From 1942 to
  1946, he was on active duty in the U.S. Army, leaving with the rank
  of Captain.  Professor Browne held various consultantships, among
  them with the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Foreign
  Operations Administration and the President's Commission for Veterans
  Benefits (1955).
    From 1953 to 1964, he served as administrative assistant to the
  President of Howard University.  He served for five years (1964-1969)
  as director, Foreign Affairs Scholars Program, funded by the Ford
  Foundation and administered by Howard University on behalf of the
  Department of State and the U.S. Information Agency.
    He was also a former Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, serving
  in that position from 1968 to 1971.  He published numerous scholarly
  articles and was a member of many professional associations.  He
  served as the president of the Washington Urban League and as a
  member of its board of directors for several years.  He was an active
  member of the NAACP and was a member of the board of directors of the
  Washington Branch of that organization.
  
  New Republic, October 9, 1997
  
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