Professor Yosef Ford (known to many Ethiopians as Gashe Yosef, showing respect and closeness as an older brother) was born in the 1930s to the late Mrs. Mignon Lorraine Inniss Ford and Mr. Arnold Josiah Ford in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Professor Ford completed his elementary education at the Princess Zenebework School that was founded by his mother and finished his high school education at the prestigious General Wingate High in Addis Ababa. In1958 Prof. Yosef came to the U.S to pursue higher education. For over 20 years following his graduate studies, he taught at several institutions in the U.S. such as Hofstra University, New York Poly. Tech, college of New Rochelle, C.W post College of Long Island Univ., Rutgers University, Queens College, the University of Maryland and most recently at Howard University. Professor Ford holds undergraduate degrees in sociology and psychology from Aurora University, M.A from Columbia University and completed the required course work toward the Ph.D at Columbia in Social and Applied Anthropology. He is the recipient of numerous awards such as Ethiopian Research Council, Community Service Award, Community Service Citation, from Univ.sity of the District of Columbia, U.S Dept. of Education award, Presidential Fellow, Columbia University and National Defense Language Fellow, Columbia University. Prof. Ford publications include Ethiopian Refugees in their New Environment! What is the Moral Imperative of the Black woman! Who are the African Americans! Violence and the Ethiopian Immigrant! In search of National Identity to mention, but a few. Professor Ford dedicated his entire life to helping the cause of the Ethiopian community. Since 1983, he worked in various capacities including as a Program Coordinator at the Ethiopian Community center providing services in resettlement of Ethiopian and other refuges/ immigrants, interpretations, counseling and many, many other needed services. In the most recent past, Prof. Ford served on task forces such as: Multicultural Education Development for the District of Columbia Public schools and on Cultural Sensitivity Training for Washington, D.C Metro. Police. SEED would like to posthumously thank Prof. Yosef Ford for his love of Ethiopia and Ethiopians, as our venerated teacher and for his lifetime services to our community.