The Dr. Clyde D. Carnegie was installed as the Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church on Sunday, May 1st, 2011. Dr. Carnegie holds three degrees from Michigan State University; BS in Biological and Physical Sciences, MA in School Administration, and a PhD in Administration and Higher Education. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa an Education Honorary and was elected to Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Dr. Carnegie was an educator with the Lansing School District for over 36 years serving as a teacher, and the principal of Walter French Junior High School and at J W Sexton High School for 22 years. He served as a Michigan Commissioner for the North Central Accreditation Association and was an instructor at Lansing Community College and Olivet College. The Dr. Clyde Carnegie Sports Arena was dedicated at Sexton High School on February 24, 2006. Dr. Carnegie has been involved in many community organizations, serving as President of the Lansing Rotary Club; Rotary District Governor; Rotary International Zone Officer; President of the Paul Harris 711 Club at the Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, Senior Chaplain for the Lansing Police Department for 20 years; Interim Chaplain for the Lansing Fire Department; President of the Chief Okemos Council of the Boys Scouts of America; President of the Greater Lansing Foundation; member of the Old Newsboys Association; Board of Directors for the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross; and a member of the Advisory Boards for the City of Lansing Human Resources Department, WKAR-TV, Michigan State University Museum, Volunteers of America, Capital Area United Way, and Lansing Community College Admissions Office. Dr. Carnegie was General Chaplain for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. from 2012 – 2016. He has received numerous awards and certificates of appreciation for his commitment to furthering the educational advancement of youth in the Lansing Community.