Black Sports History Month – Lowell Cheatham

Jamal T. Jackson, LCSW

2/7/2022

Lowell Cheatham Wormley attended Dunbar High School (Washington D.C.) in the 1900’s.  He would enroll at Dartmouth College @dartmouthcollege where he was a varsity member of the Lacrosse team.  Lowell would graduate from Dartmouth in 1927 and then complete two additional years of medical education followed by four years of medical school at Howard University @howard1867 where he finished with honors in 1931.  Lowell would go on to join the army in 1941. Following an honorable discharge he was appointed Senior Medical Officer in charge of surgery at Poston Regional Hospital in Arizona.

Other accomplishments include serving on the boards of the Arizona Medical Society, Salvation Army, NAACP Phoenix Chapter, Maricopa Council of Campfire Girls of Arizona, and was the President of the Phoenix Chapter of Dartmouth Alumni and was honored for his successful efforts to have his alma mater enroll Native Americans, which Dartmouth College was originally established.

Student Athlete Counseling gives a special shout out to Lowel Cheatham Wormley on Black Sports History Month!

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