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RENE PHILIPPE BAQUET, PA.C.Mr. Baquet was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 16, 1951. He is married to the former Beverly Fitzgerald and their anniversary is August 23rd. He is a member of St. Catherine of Sienna Church where the Rev. Paul Anthony is Pastor. He is responsible, honest, industrious, cheerful, practical and orderly. They are the parents of one son, Phillippe, who is almost five now.
MEMBERSHIPS: First Black President of the St. Louis Student P.A. Society; Past Delegate, Chairman of Minority Affairs Committee, Missouri Academy of Physician Assistants; Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine; Past President, Kappa Sigma Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; Past 33rd SW Regional Conference Chairman, Phi Beta Sigma; Past Vice President, St. Louis Pan Hellenic Council. My hobbies are spectator sports, racquetball, bicycling, chess, swimming and computer science. Favorite television programs are HILL STREET BLUES, ST. ELSEWHERE, and PERSONAL COMPUTER SHOW. DISCRIMINATION: An instance of discrimination which occurred while I was a student at St. Louis University, I was enrolled in an organic chemistry class along with maybe half a dozen other Blacks. The class started with nearly 300 students. All of the Black students would study and prepare for exams together. The course was very difficult and was known to be a flunk-out course for those in pre-med and those seeking a B. S. degree in Chemistry. At mid-term, I was told by my professor that I needed to put a little more work into it if I wanted a passing grade. Most of the Blacks in this class were told the same thing. Well, we continued our study sessions. I did very well in my lab classes. I attended all lectures and sessions. I did very well in my lab classes. I attended all lectures and turned in all homework assignments on time. I felt I at least had a C, only because my exam grades were fair. Anyway, by the end of the semester after grades were out, all of us got together again to compare grades. What we found was that only one Black got a C, the rest got D's and F's. We protested and took our case to the grievances chairman of the University Ombudsman. In turn, there was a hearing with top university officials and the professor. Our grades were not changed, but after that semester that particular rofessor took an unscheduled and abrupt sabbatical. I feel what we did may not have helped us personally, but did help those who were to follow. One must know the enemy, head on, and not be afraid to tackle him, otherwise you will be defeated. I received corporal punishment as a child. I don't remember the last bad thing I did as a child. I was hardly ever mischievous and was too afraid to be outright disobedient. I presently reside in University City, Mo. My community is very cosmopolitan, young, liberal and integrated. it is near to shopping centers, Forest Park and the city. I don't realIy feel that I am living in the suburbs here. My neighborhood is quiet and the neighbors are friends. I feel comfortable and relatively safe in this area.
RENE BAQUET PA.C.
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