In 2003, Charles was awarded an honorary degree by Dillard University, and upon his death he endowed a professorship of African-American culinary history at the school, the first such chair in the nation.
Charles was awarded an honorary degree by Dillard University, and upon his death-American culinary history at the school. This was in 2003. He endowed a professorship of African his death. The school was the first such chair in the nation.