Griffin also worked in the 1950s for the United States government in designing structures in Liberia.
[3] His exact graduation date from the bachelor of science degree in architectural engineering at UMich is unknown (either in 1935 or 1944).
[3] Followed by work as a cost estimator for Albert Irvin Cassell's Mayfair Mansions Apartments project (1943–1945).
[1][3] In the mid-1950s, White & Griffin took a project in Liberia;[3] a joint venture between the United States government, the Liberian government, and Prairie View A&M University to create the Booker T. Washington Institute, a vocational school patterned after the U.S. land grant college system.
[3] He was also a leader within the National Technical Association, providing training, opportunities, and support for African American architects.