Gilbert Ware, a retired professor emeritus of political science at Drexel University, died Feb. 10, 2010. He was 76.

Ware graduated from Morgan State University in 1955, where he was senior class president, valedictorian, and ROTC commandant. He served as an officer in the Army until 1959, and then earned a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton in 1962. In addition to his academic career, he held policy positions with the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the Urban Institute, the Maryland governor’s cabinet, and the National Bar Association. He wrote From the Black Bar: Voices for Equal Justice (1976) and William Hastie: Grace Under Pressure (1984).

As a professor of political science and African studies, he taught at Morgan State, the University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University. After retiring from Drexel in 1999, he continued teaching at Berea College and Centre College.

Among Ware’s awards were fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Philosophical Society, and the Ford Foundation. He was a life member of both the NAACP and the APGA. Known for his gentle manner, he had a deep concern for those in need.

Ware is survived by two aunts, Jean Campbell and Ethel Jones, and a cousin, Cathy Thomas.

Graduate memorials are prepared by the APGA.

Graduate Class of 1962