Dr. Charles I. Brown

Dr. Charles I. Brown of Raleigh, NC was born August 6, 1920 and departed this life on May 20, 2004. He was 83.
Dr. Brown was the fifth of nine siblings born in Columbia, SC to Anderson and Jesse Octavia Metz Brown. His parents, all of his brothers and sisters and his wife of 45 years, Minnie Thelma Miller Brown of Salisbury, NC preceded him in death.
Dr. and Mrs. Brown had no children, but his deceased wife's brothers and sisters survived him, a host of nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews from both his and his late wife's family. Left to mourn his legacy are his many students, proteges, colleagues and friends.
Dr. Brown was a member of Davie Street Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Dr. Brown, Professor Emeritus of Fayetteville State University, was a graduate of the university, receiving his baccalaureate there. He received his Master's degree from North Carolina Central University and the Ed.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers University.
He joined the Association for Institutional Research in 1970 and was instrumental in establishing the Southern Association for Institutional Research, the North Carolina Association for Institutional Research and Traditionally Black Colleges and Universities SIG of the Association of Institutional Research which granted him President Emeritus status in 1989. In 2000, the Association for Institutional Research established the C.I Brown Dissertation Fellowship Award in his honor.
Dr. Brown was active in many civic, fraternal and community- based organizations. He was a Life Member of Eta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. the FSU Alumni Association and the Raleigh YMCA. He served on the Board of Directors of SIWEL, a consulting firm in South Bend, IN and was past president of the FSU Alumni Association and the FSU Retirees Club among others.
Lea Funeral Home is handling final arrangements. Rev. Byron A. Wade, David Street Presbyterian Church, will preside over the services.
A memorial service in absentia is planned by Fayetteville State University and an Omega service will be conducted by Eta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
In lieu of floral expressions, friends, relatives and supporters are encouraged to contribute to the C.I. Brown Scholarship Fund at Fayetteville State University.
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities.
Nor things present, nor things
to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature,
Shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:37-39