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NoRTh CaRolINa agRICulTuRal aNd TEChNICal STaTE uNIvERSITy

Aggie Pride Alumni ShOw Aggie PriDe with Generous Gifts

Bridges to Engineering Research Conference

IFAJS Nabs Tavis Smiley, Cornel West for

Kerner Symposium

"Barbara" Bell Jones ’47 is role model for

aspiring Aggies

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North Carolina agricultural and Technical State university

Winter 2007-2008

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Executive CabinetChancellor - Stanley F. Battle Provost/Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs - Janice Brewington ‘70 Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance - Robert Pompey Jr. ’87 Vice Chancellor, Development and University Relations - Mark KielVice Chancellor, Human Resources - Linda R. McAbeeVice Chancellor, Information Technology and Telecommunications/CIO - Vijay K. VermaVice Chancellor, Research and Economic Development - Narayanaswamy “Radha” RadhakrishnanVice Chancellor, Student Affairs - Sullivan A. Welborne Jr. ’61 General Counsel/Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer - Valerie L. GreenSpecial Assistant to the Chancellor, Community Outreach and Special Projects - Wendell PhillipsSpecial Assistant to the Chancellor, Development - William A. Clay Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Research and Public Health - Dorothy C. BrowneDirector, Athletics - Wheeler Brown ’79 (Interim) Director, Internal Auditing - Larry R. Kreiser

alumni association Board of directorsPresident - Pamela L. Johnson ’91 First Vice President - Marvin L. Walton ’91 Second Vice President - “Chuck” Burch Jr. ’82 Treasurer - Gerald Williams ’83 Assistant Treasurer - Kristen R. Rutledge ’89Recording Secretary - Charvetta Ford-McGriff ’85Parliamentarian - Randall E. Dunn ’91Immediate Past President - Teresa M. Davis ’89 Executive Director - Deloris C. Chisley ‘73 (Interim)Geographical Area I Director, Seat 1 - T. Roberson Edwards ’73 Geographical Area I Director, Seat 2 - Eugene H. Preston Jr. ’57 Geographical Area II Director, Seat 3 - Deloris C. Chisley ’73 Geographical Area II Director, Seat 4 - Malinda N. Carmon ’73 Geographical Area III Director, Seat 5 - James E. Bridgett Jr. ’53 Geographical Area IV Director, Seat 6 - Irvin Moore ’72 Geographical Area V Director, Seat 7 - Ulysses J. Cozart Jr. ’77Board of Directors (BOD) Seat 8 (School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences) - Arthur Purcell ’67 BOD Seat 9 (College of Arts and Sciences) - James J. Gooch ’67 BOD Seat 10 (School of Business and Economics) - Anthony C. Wright ’92 BOD Seat 11 (School of Education) - Velma Speight-Buford ’53 BOD Seat 12 (College of Engineering) - Anthony “TJ” Jackson ’81 BOD Seat 13 (School of Nursing) - Linda R. Wilson ’75BOD Seat 14 (School of Technology) - Tony E. Graham ’78

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Board of TrusteesSpence H. BroadhurstPamela McCorkle Buncum ’81 D. Hayes ClementKaren J. Collins ’84Charles C. CornelioWillie A. Deese ’77 Michelle Gethers-ClarkAlbert S. Lineberry Jr.Franklin E. McCain Sr. ’64 Velma R. Speight-Buford ’53, ChairDavid N. Street, Student RepresentativeJoseph A. Williams ’72 Patricia Miller Zollar ’84

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23) victory Club to launch Endowment Campaign

29) homecoming Reunion Raises Funds for Band

FEATURE ARTICLES 12) Major gifts Bolster a&T

Alumni show Aggie Pride

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"Barbara" Bell Jones ’47 is role model

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INSIDE AGGIELANDCentenarian Receives Human Rights Medal

t age 100, george harrison evans, m.D., has been a witness to and a catalyst for many changes

that occurred in the 20th century. On Feb. 1, evans was presented the 2008 north Carolina Agricultural and Technical State university human rights medal for his role in upholding human rights. Born may 18, 1907, in milan, Tenn., evans experienced Jim Crow firsthand and realized at an early age that education would provide access to the kind of freedom he and other Americans envisioned. evans earned his undergraduate degree from roger williams university in nashville, Tenn., and completed post-graduate study at Polyclinic hospital in new York City before entering meharry medical College. he received hospital training at City hospital #2 in St. louis, mo.,

and did further training in OB-gYn at Polyclinic hospital in new York.

Dr. evans and his wife marguerite moved to greensboro, n.C., in

December 1934 to begin a medical practice that flourished until his retirement in 1981. Before long, he had become an agent for change and diversity in the city. evans served on the l. richardson memorial hospital Board of Trustees (1935-1957) and as chief of staff (1950-51). notably, he served on the medical staff at l. richardson the entire 47 years of his medical practice. One of evans’ first civic duties was in the late 1940s when mayor Benjamin Cone appointed him to serve on the greensboro housing Authority. evans was instrumental in naming the morningside homes development. in the early 1960s, during the struggle for desegregation, he was selected by mayor David Schenck to serve on the mayor’s Special Committee on human relations. his contributions as chairman earned credit for furthering community harmony and understanding. he later served on the governor’s Commission on human relations. evans also served on the greensboro City Board of education (1950-1960), Bennett College Board of Trustees, hayes-Taylor YmCA Board of Directors, greensboro Community health Service, greensboro American Cancer Society, and greensboro American red Cross. Among numerous tributes evans has received are the meharry medical College President’s Award, nAACP man of the Year, Old north State Doctor

of the Year, and The Battle of guilford Courthouse Award.

Currently, evans is a member of St. James Presbyterian Church, greensboro men’s Club, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Beta epsilon Boule.

Alexis Richmond, Lyndon Massenburg and Noell

Massenburg, grandchildren of the late David Richmond

Jr., are pictured in front of the residence facility in the

Aggie Quad that is named in honor of their grandfather.

On Feb. 1 – the 48th anniversary of the day N.C. A&T

students Ezell Blair Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil

and Richmond sat down at the segregated lunch counter

of Woolworth’s in downtown Greensboro, requested

service and refused to move – the A&T Board of Trustees

announced the naming of each of the four residence

facilities in Aggie Quad in honor of the four alumni.

George H. Evans, M.D., is the recipient of the 2008 N.C. A&T Human Rights Medal. Pictured with Evans is his wife of 73 years, Marguerite.

n February, the Peace Corps celebrated its 47th anniversary during Peace Corps week, which commemorates the

establishment of the agency by President Kennedy in 1961. As part of the annual Peace Corps week celebrations, Peace Corps Africa regional Director and north Carolina A&T State university graduate, henry mcKoy, recognized the many contributions the university has made to Peace Corps. During the ceremony, n.C. A&T student Courtney Owens, who is currently an agriculture volunteer in Burkina Faso, shared her experiences. Owens is participating in the Peace Corps’ masters international program, which offers the unique opportunity to combine Peace Corps service with a master’s degree program. with three alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, A&T is among the top five hBCu producers of volunteers. in total, 21 alumni have served as Peace Corps Volunteers. Peace Corps Director ron Tschetter said, “historically Black Colleges and universities continue to provide the

Peace Corps with a capable and diverse group of volunteer candidates. They represent the best of America as they apply their education and skills as volunteers around the globe.” henry mcKoy is a former presidentially-appointed member of the African Development Foundation, which is the principal agency of the u.S. government to support

Africa. in 1995, henry was elected to the state senate in north Carolina and served on the

appropriations and budget committees. he is a graduate of north Carolina A&T State

university with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in history education. he is also a u.S. Army veteran (1969-1971). The Peace Corps is celebrating a 47-year legacy of service at home and

abroad. Currently there are over 8,000 volunteers abroad, a 37-year high for

volunteers in the field. Since 1961, more than 190,000 volunteers have helped promote

a better understanding between Americans and the people of the 139 countries where volunteers have served.

Volunteers must be u.S. citizens and at least 18 years of age. Peace Corps service is a 27-month commitment.

Peace Corps Recognizes N.C. A&T during Peace Corps Week

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INSIDE AGGIELANDA&T TO Offer meTeOrOlOGY DeGree

north Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is making another

first with its new undergraduate degree program in atmospheric sciences

and meteorology.

The program is the second of its kind among historically black colleges

and universities in the United States and the first at an HBCU in the state.

There are three other universities in the state of North Carolina that offer a similar

degree in meteorology: UNC-Asheville, UNC-Charlotte and N.C. State.

Beginning in the fall, the program will be available for enrollment through

the department of physics. A sampling of courses in the curriculum includes

atmospheric thermodynamics, weather systems, atmospheric physics and

synoptic meteorology.

Using the latest tools of modern technology, atmospheric scientists look

for answer to important questions that protect the environment and saves lives.

Atmospheric scientists and meteorologists have careers in atmospheric research,

teaching, weather forecasting and other kinds of applied meteorology.

N.C. A&T’s NOAA-Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology

Cooperative Science Center (ISET-CSC) also will provide scholarships, tuition

support and stipends to qualified students in the range of $8,000-10,000 per year.

For more information about the program call the ISET Office at (336) 285-2336.

major educational initiative named for educator/entertainer Bill Cosby is the latest collaboration

between north Carolina A&T State university, guilford Technical Community College and guilford County Schools. On Feb. 5, n.C. A&T Chancellor Stanley Battle, gTCC President Don Cameron and gCS Superintendent Terry grier announced at a joint news conference plans for the new “Cosby Kids” at north Carolina A&T State university Program. The partnership is designed to enhance the academic performance and related areas of African-American and hispanic students in the fourth, sixth and eighth grades. The overall goal of the “Cosby Kids” program is to ensure that targeted children perform at grade level or above in the areas of reading, math and science. Funding will come from the partners in the form of actual dollars and/or services offered for the children and their parents as well as from foundations, federal agencies and fundraising efforts with Cosby. A small project that will serve as the pilot for “Cosby Kids” – The Stepping it up Program – was funded recently through a dropout prevention grant from the north Carolina Department of Public instruction. Stepping it up is a collaborative effort involving A&T, the Black Child Development institute of greensboro and Kiser middle School designed to improve the academic performance and leadership skills of 30 eighth-grade students at risk of dropping out of school. it will include the following activities on A&T’s campus: a Summer Academy; a fall Saturday Academy; tutoring and mentoring services, monitoring of academic performance and attendance; and the creation of a step dance team to perform in local and state venues. n.C. A&T, as one of America’s largest hBCus, plays an important role in reducing educational and health disparities as well as the problems associated with these disparities such as low educational achievement and poor economic status. According to Dorothy C. Browne, special assistant to the chancellor for research and public health, director of the institute for Public health at n.C. A&T and author of the proposal that will help fund the program, “Cosby

Kids” at n.C. A&T is based on previous educational research and a conceptual model that recognizes that children do not develop in isolation, but they flourish in the context of their peers, families, teachers, schools and the larger community. “The program will use a multifaceted, holistic approach that reaches out to students and their families and teachers,” she explained. “Participating children will be paired with mentors from the community as well as from faculty, staff, students from A&T and gTCC.” An afterschool instructional curriculum will be conducted at A&T with the curriculum designed to enhance basic skills – particularly in math, reading and writing – as specified in the state’s standard course of study. in addition, participating students will receive tutoring and workshops will be offered for parents to obtain information about their children’s performance and how parents can assist their children. Teachers also will benefit from workshops specifically designed for them. For other details about The “Cosby Kids” at n.C. A&T Program, contact wendell Phillips at (336) 334-7940.

Guilford Education Leaders Team Up for “Cosby Kids” Program

Chancellor Stanley Battle (center) introduces the new “Cosby Kids” at N.C. A&T State University Program during a joint news conference with (now former) GCS Superintendent Terry Grier (left) and GTCC President Don Cameron.

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n last fall, Elizabeth Barber, assistant professor in the leadership studies program, Thomas Smith, assistant professor in the department of curriculum and instruction, and doctoral students Jacqueline greenlee, Tonya

hargett and vanessa duren-Winfield presented their collaboratively-authored works at the Seventh Annual international Conference on Service-learning in Tampa, Fla. The group presented posters and two papers – “Building Capacity for Change Agent leadership,” and “Children, AiDS and Photovoice” – based on their summer 2007 research in malawi, Central Africa.

n dorothy C. Browne has been named director of the institute for Public health. Browne is an experienced professor, scientist and researcher, having been awarded numerous grants amounting to millions of dollars for research and interventions in the areas of violence, early sexual behavior, drugs, and health disparities related to drugs (e.g. hiV/AiDS). She also served as the director of the nih-funded Prevention Sciences research Center at morgan State university, interim associate dean of research at morgan State School of Public health and Policy (now known as the School of Community health and Policy), and co-director of the morgan-hopkins Center for health Disparities Solutions.

Before assuming the positions at morgan, Browne was a tenured faculty member at The university of north Carolina at Chapel hill in the department of maternal and child health where she is currently an adjunct professor. Other positions include visiting faculty member at Duke university, interim executive director of the roxbury medical and Dental health Center in Boston, assistant to the dean of the harvard School of Public health, and advocacy consultant for the family development study at Children’s hospital medical Center in Boston. Browne has many state and national community/professional affiliations, consultancies, commendations and honors, as well as numerous publications in the areas of maternal and child health, drug use, violence and health disparities. She received her undergraduate degree from Bennett College, m.S.w. degree from the School of Social work at the university of Pittsburgh, and m.P.h. and D.P.h. degrees from harvard university School of Public health.

n goldie S. Byrd, chair of the biology department, was selected to participate in the 2007 leadership north Carolina Program. The program is aimed toward persons who have demonstrated community and professional leadership experiences and is held during a series of sessions, Oct. 2007-may 2008. its

mission is to inform, develop and engage committed leaders by broadening their understanding of issues facing the state of north Carolina.

n Eric a. Cheek, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and director of summer sessions and outreach, was elected Southern region vice president of the north American Association of Summer Sessions (nAASS) at the 44th Annual Conference in maui, hawai’i. The association’s purpose is to promote summer sessions in higher education, develop quality summer programs and academic standards, and to exchange ideas and information among the membership.

n Tracey d. Ford is director of the Center for Academic excellence. Formerly The Center for Student Success, the Center for Academic excellence provides advising and academic support services for freshmen. Ford comes to A&T from the university of georgia (Athens), where she most recently served as assistant director of the African American Cultural Center. Ford earned her undergraduate degree in biology from norfolk State university, her master’s degree in genetics from howard university, and her doctorate in higher education from the university of georgia.

n anthony graham, assistant professor in the department of curriculum and instruction, has co-authored a peer-reviewed article titled “reading Achievement, Suspensions, and African American males in middle School,” which appears in the Middle Grades Research Journal (Vol. 2, no. 2, Fall 2007).

n Cathy Kea, professor of special education in the department of curriculum and instruction, has been appointed to the Council on educational Services for exceptional Children, which serves as an advisory council to the north Carolina State Board of education. The Council’s primary purpose is to ensure that statewide children with disabilities have their special needs met.

n Thaddeus McEwen, professor in the department of business administration (School of Business and economics) and director of the interdisciplinary Center for entrepreneurship and e-Business (iCeeB), has been elected chair of the minority and women entrepreneurship Division/interest group of the united States Association for Small Business and entrepreneurship (uSASBe). mcewen previously served as vice president-elect and program chair for the division. An affiliate of the international Council on Small Business, uSASBe is the premier

network for entrepreneurship educators at all levels including professional practitioners, entrepreneurship researchers and government policy makers.

n Judy Rashid, dean of students, has been invited to serve as a founding member of the board of directors for the Association of Student Judicial Affairs Foundation, the premier international organization in higher education for student judicial affairs. rashid has served in several national leadership capacities within the organization including the first members Council representative for Senior Student Affairs Officers and subsequent conference chair for the SSAO national conference program track.

n Miriam l. Wagner, director of geAr uP, Simon Whittaker, assistant professor in the curriculum and instruction department (School of education), and Tyra N. Whittaker, associate professor in the human development and services department (School of education), presented “using Technology to interest At-risk Students in Science” at the Sixth international Conference on education that was held in hawai’i. wagner also served as a reviewer for the conference.

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n Spencer humphrey made his debut on BeT’s “College hill: intern.” The show took 10 young men and women and allowed them the opportunity to show forth their business savvy and interpersonal skills, seeing if they had what it took to make it in their respective industry. humphrey, known on the

show only as “Spencer,” is a 20-year-old from Jacksonville, n.C. he began the show as a junior at n.C. A&T. humphrey started the show as a good guy who needed to learn how to interact with his peers, and he gained the reputation of being one who stands up for what he believes and continued learning more about himself and his cast mates as the season progressed. As the show wrapped its series, humphrey’s team won the last challenge. he won the most improved intern award and was praised for his overall growth and maturity.

n Five n.C. A&T honor students competed in the Second Annual Black College Quiz Bowl in Chicago. Walid adams, senior history major from greensboro, n.C.; Rashawnda daniels, senior elementary education major from Portsmouth, Va.; lyonel dominick Pittman, senior history major from Fayetteville, n.C.; Jasmine C.

Ryant, sophomore chemical engineering major from Orangeburg, S.C., and Christopher Ware, sophomore physics major from Baker, la. Sandrea T. Williamson, assistant director of the university honors Program, served as team coach. Black College Quiz Bowl is produced by Central City Productions (CCP) and was sponsored in part by State Farm and mcDonalds. The half-hour game show aired in syndication in February. Participants answered questions on black history from The History Makers, a website that archives biographies of African Americans who have contributed to history in a significant way.

n Three teams of north Carolina A&T students defended their ideas on how to keep the campus green at the Third lloyd Trotter ecomagination Competition sponsored by general electric (ge). The competition was held on campus. Team eXCel was the first place winner. Team members included Edward Johnson

(leader), lawrence locke, Joey Marsh, osco

gardin and William gee. each team member received a $500 Book Award, a $100 American express gift Card, a plaque and a general electric giveaway bag. Team QS’ was the second place winner consisting of demetrius Samuel, Rikki vinson (leader), Ngozi opara, Brandee Reed and Jonathan Eli alford. each received a $250 Book Award, a $50 American express gift Card, a plaque and a ge giveaway bag. Team Twenty-eleven came in third place. members included Jordan ortiz, Kenneth

ochoa, Maurice McKoy (leader), Shavon

Moore and Tierra Jones. each received a $25 American express gift Card, a plaque and a ge giveaway bag. Competition founder lloyd Trotter

received an honorary doctorate in 2006 from A&T. he is chairman of ge and vice president and CeO of ge industrial. Brandon d. Ball ’06, an industrial and systems engineer for hitachi nuclear energy in wilmington, n.C., served as master of ceremony.

n nine graphic communication systems and technological studies printing and publishing students were honored by the Printing industry of the Carolinas at grandover resort in greensboro, Jan. 19. Four students won Best of Category honors: Jonathan allred, “Duotone – Classmates,” offset printing (duotones, flat); grafton Boone, “A&T – we Drive Success,”

flexoraphic printing (four-color process); leke

Fonge, “like mike,” screen printing (two or more spot colors, non-textile); and Terry

gordon, “Batter up,” screen printing (one color, non-textile). Four students won a Special Judges Award: Josette Casterlow, “Street life,” screen printing (two or more spot colors, non-textile); leke Fonge, “TaToo,” screen printing (two or more spot colors, non-textile); Jason Troxler, “Bling Bling,” offset printing (duotones, flat); and Natasha Wilson, “The King,” flexographic printing (four-color process). Two students won an Award of excellence: darius Cobb, “A&T Dog,” flexographic printing (four-color process), and alanna Wise, “Afrikan American Festival,” flexographic printing (four-color process).

N.C. A&T senior Derrick Beasley (sociology), former CNN

anchor Bernard Shaw and A&T junior Jennifer Dean (mass

communications) in Washington, D.C., last November. Beasley and

Dean served as staff assistants for roundtable discussions on the

nation’s response to the Kerner Commission Report. In 1968, a panel created by U.S. President

Lyndon B. Johnson to assess the causes of a rash of race riots

concluded that “our nation is headed toward two societies,

one black, one white – separate and unequal.” Read more on the Kerner Commission on page 18.

Participants in the Lloyd Trotter MicroMagination Competition sponsored by General Electric include Brandee Reed, finance major; Jennifer McGhee, research and development financial analyst for General Electric-Global; alumnus Brandon Ball ’06, master of ceremony; Demetrius Samuel, ISE major, and Maurice McKoy, transportation major.


orth Carolina A&T State university is one of 14 colleges and universities selected to receive an award from the merck/

AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) undergraduate Science research Program. Totaling $60,000, the award will be paid over three years. n.C. A&T’s biology and chemistry departments will establish an interdepartmental summer research program for undergraduate biology and chemistry majors. Principal investigator, doretha B. Foushee, associate professor and graduate coordinator in the department of biology, and co-principal investigator, Margaret I. Kanipes, associate professor in the department of chemistry, solicited the participation of three assistant professors – Catherine White and Patrick Martin from the department of biology, and marion Franks, department of chemistry – to develop the winning proposal. The program will include three research teams, each composed of a biology and chemistry faculty member and a biology and chemistry student, that will work on research projects designed to enhance the biology student’s knowledge of the language of the chemist and the chemistry student’s knowledge of the language of the biologist. The three projects supported by this award are “examination of the relationship between Karenia brevisand gram-negative Bacteria in Culture” (Drs. Foushee and Kanipes); “The Synthesis, Characterization, and Apoptotic Activity of Chalcones on Du145 and lnCaP Carcinoma Cell lines” (Drs. Franks and martin);

and “Analysis of lipooligosaccharide in the Foodborne Pathogen, Campylobacter coli” (Drs. Kanipes and white). The merck/AAAS undergraduate Science research Program is a competitive program available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto rico. up to 15 awards are made annually. launched in 2000 as a national competition, the 10-year, $9 million initiative is funded by merck institute for Science education (miSe) and administered by AAAS. The program is open to institutions in the united States and Puerto rico that offer an American Chemical Society approved program in chemistry and confer 10 or fewer graduate degrees annually in biology and chemistry combined. miSe was established in 1993 to improve science education in the public schools. now expanded to include college and graduate-level education, miSe works to build capacity in the biomedical sciences through partnerships with education institutions. Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science, the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated total readership of 1 million. AAAS is open to all and fulfills its mission to “advance science and serve society” through initiatives in science policy, international programs, science education and more.

RESEARCH Three researchers in the School of Agriculture

and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina

Agricultural and Technical State University are

recipients of grants from the United States

Department of Agriculture.

Two of the projects are related to fruits

and vegetables research, and they will be

conducted in collaboration with N.C. A&T’s

new Center of Excellence for Post Harvest

Technologies at the new North Carolina

Research Campus in Kannapolis.

Mohamed ahmedna, associate professor

in the food and nutritional sciences program,

has received $198,000 to develop new college

courses and a childhood nutritional education

program aimed at curbing overweight and

obesity in preschoolers by encouraging them

to eat diets rich in fruits and vegetables.

Nationwide, approximately 14 percent of

children ages 2-5 are overweight or obese.

Ipek goktepe, assistant professor in the

food and nutritional sciences program, has

received $255,000 to research a new packaging

technology that could make fresh spinach and

other leafy greens safe from E.coli and other

pathogens.

anthony yeboah, chair of the department

of agribusiness, applied economics and

agriscience education, received $136,000 to

improve global education and study abroad

opportunities for students, which A&T has

identified as crucial to preparing students for

a global economy.

For additional information, contact

Laurie A. Gengenbach at [email protected]

or (336) 334-7048.

The College of Engineering hosted its first

Bridges to Engineering Research Conference-

2020, March 12-14, on campus.

Sponsored by the National Science

Foundation, Bridges brought together over 150

engineering deans and faculty from universities

across the country, including but not limited to

the University of Southern California, University

of Virginia, UNC-Charlotte and Duke University.

The conference focused on stating the research

challenges in engineering for the next two

decades and highlighting opportunities for

collaboration and partnerships among these

diverse universities in areas of emerging

engineering research.

Forming partnerships between majority

and minority institutions is an essential

outcome of the conference because while

African-Americans represent 12 percent of the

United States’ population, they constitute fewer

than 3 percent of scientists and engineers in

the country. And although Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) constitute

only 15 percent of colleges and universities

in the country, they graduate 30 percent of

all African-Americans who earn bachelor’s

degrees in engineering and nearly 50 percent of

African-American students who continue on to

graduate school.

North Carolina A&T is first in the nation in

producing African-Americans with bachelor’s

degrees in engineering, second in producing

African-American master’s degrees in

engineering, second in the number of tenured

track African-American faculty members, and

fifth in the percentage of engineering degrees

awarded to women.

“HBCUs are often seen as not being able

to produce the same caliber of research as

majority institutions,” said N. Radhakrishnan,

vice chancellor for research and economic

development at N.C. A&T. “Our goal is to show

others that not only do we produce quality

research, we excel in certain areas.”

Areas covered during the conference

included human capital for engineering

in 2020; research landscape at HBCUs;

enhancing talent pool – student/faculty;

enhancing major universities’ collaboration

with HBCUs; and enhancing K-12 education

in science, technology, engineering and math

disciplines.

“This (conference was) a great opportunity

for us to showcase the outstanding research

we’re doing at A&T and form meaningful

partnerships with other institutions,” said

Joseph Monroe, dean of engineering at North

Carolina A&T State University.

For additional information, visit the

Bridges to Engineering website, www.eng.

ncat.edu/event/nsf2008/nsf2008.htm, or

contact Shena Crittendon at [email protected]

or (336) 256-0860.

A&T receiVes scieNce reseArcH PrOGrAm AwArD

eNGiNeeriNG HOsTs reseArcH cONfereNce By Shena Crittendon/DORED

Ahmedna Foushe Franks Goktepe Kanipes Martin White Yeboah

AG reseArcH lANDs THree New usDA GrANTs By Laurie Gengenbach/SAES, Photos courtesy of SAES

College of Engineering Dean Joseph Monroe presents a gift to Mary Juhas, program director of diversity and outreach for the National Science Foundation. (Photo courtesy of the Division of Research and Economic Development )

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lthough graduates of the N.C. A&T State

University’s School of Business and Economics are among some of the most successful individuals in the nation, they aren’t the only Aggies able and willing to contribute large sums for student scholarships. However, B-school grads such as Willie Deese ’77, Donna Scott James ’79, Dmitri Stockton ’86 and Mitchell Martin ’75 have taken the lead recently among Aggies making “major gifts,” totaling $25,000 or more. And then there are Tim King ’76, Patricia Miller Zollar ’84 and honorary Aggie Bernie Milano. But don’t overlook Janice Bryant Howroyd and Royall Mack Sr. ’69, alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences; Clara Adams-Ender ’61 and Marilyn Thorne ’63 of the School of Nursing; Elijah Thorne ’64, School of Technology; and James Garrett ’64, College of Engineering. Aggies with diverse academic backgrounds have

achieved success and chosen to give back in a big way to their alma mater, says Mark Kiel, vice chancellor for development and university relations. “People who have attended North Carolina A&T have received a good education and they have used it wisely,” says Kiel, whose A&T experience includes faculty member and department chair in the School of Business and Economics. “They’re more than willing to donate their time and their treasures to us.” It’s not without a small degree of pride that Kiel notes many of the latest Aggies to become major donors have been School of Business and Economics alumni who responded to a mini campaign spearheaded by Dean Quiester Craig. King, who is global vice president for procurement of Dow Chemical Co., says Craig became the dean while he was a student. “I thought he had strong leadership skills and concern

for the students, but at the same time he was about making things better,” King says, noting that Craig has succeeded in doing so. “We need more people like him who have that attitude.” Craig has been successful in impressing upon his graduates the importance of student scholarships – reminding them

of the role of scholarships in their own educational careers. He also has clearly articulated the university’s needs. Mack and Adams-Ender, from Arts and Sciences and Nursing, respectively, whose gifts honor their parents as well as Enders’ late husband, Dr. F. Heinz Ender, also have a keen understanding of the need, which extends beyond just A&T. “I give back to A&T because I want the University to be able to attract the best possible teaching talent that can speak English and understand our young men and women, not be afraid of them, and to correct them when they are wrong and set the standards high both academically and character-wise,” Mack says. “If it doesn’t happen we’re going to have two separate sets of African Americans,” he says, “and that separation is going to come along the lines of income, education and values. I want to do whatever I can do to prevent that.” Making major gifts to create scholarship funds closes the circle of Aggie Pride.

“This is magnanimous on their part,” Kiel says of the major donors. “This provides the same opportunity for A&T that somebody provided for them.” That’s true for King. “I’m convinced that I would not be where I am were it not for the opportunity to attend A&T,” he says. “I think they opened up the doors for me and I think it was good for me when I was there and I should make it good for them now that I have gone. I think as African Americans we don’t spend enough time giving back and leaving a legacy. I have the ability and the desire to do that.” King and his wife, who met at A&T, also have gifts to the university in their will: “It made both of us who we are,” he says of A&T. Adams-Ender has a similar fondness for her alma mater. “I still remember many pleasant moments – my arrival at Holland Hall for freshman orientation, my first nursing experience at L. Richardson Hospital, participating in the sit-ins at Woolworth’s and arguing the Bible with Jesse Jackson in Sunday School. There were many moments like these that contributed

to my formal education, and it all happened at A&T,” she says. “I sincerely believe that when we have achieved and accomplished much in life, we have a duty to help others and to serve others. This is my way of doing that.” King is glad to see so many of his fellow Aggies also stepping forward to make major gifts. “It suggests to me that there are a lot of us who can and will. I think we just need to be nudged,” he says, telling a story about a fellow church member who is a generous giver and says he became one after the pastor approached him and said, “We need.” “There have been a lot of successful people who went to (A&T) who have the means to do what needs to be done,” King adds. “We just need to get a lot better about asking.” Kiel and his staff are asking, and they are grateful to all Aggies who give back. “In general, A&T alumni are a generous bunch of people,” Kiel says. “They are willing to support us because they know the value the university brings to its students.”

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“I still remember many pleasant moments

– my arrival at Holland Hall for freshman

orientation, my first nursing experience at

L. Richardson Hospital, participating in the

sit-ins at Woolworth’s and arguing the Bible with Jesse Jackson in

Sunday School."

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Adams-Ender Deese Garrett James King Stockton Zollar

Major gifts bolster A&T

By Joya Wesley


Justintime,NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity’sCollegeofEngineeringhasbegunreversingthatdownwardtrendwithitsnewbachelorofsciencedegreeingeomaticsengineering,whichputsstudentsonafasttracktostatelicensure. Launchedinthefallsemesterof2006,theprogramcoverslandsurveyingandaerialphotography. “ThisbroadtermofgeomaticshasbeenusedforyearsinEuropeandisjusttakingholdintheUnitedStates,”saysPeggyFersner,PE,coordinatoroftheprogramandamemberofthefacultysince1993. Muchmorethanthenamehaschanged. “Priorto15or20yearsago,thepracticeofsurveyinghadnotchangedmuch,”Fersnersays.“Withtechnologyandyourglobalpositioningunitsandglobalinformationsystems,theamountofknowledgethatyouneedtostaycurrentisjustexpanding.It’soutthere. “Surveyorsarechargedwithanythingthatrequiresmeasurement;measurementsarealltiedtotechnology.Newsurveyorshavetointeractwithnewtechnology.Becauseoftechnology,we’vegonetoasurveyornowwhocandojustaboutanythingtheywant.It’sbecomingverybroad.”

Inamodelofuniversity-professionalcooperation,CollegeofEngineeringDeanJosephMonroebegantheprocessofcreatingthenewdegreeprogramattherequestoftheN.C.SocietyofSurveyors.“Thesurveyorswererespondingtoadefiniteshortage,”Fersnersays.“Thetraditionallandsurveyorsareretiringatamuchfasterratethannewsurveyorsarecomingintotheprofession.”Inaddition,studentsenteringthefieldwithoutgoingtocollegewerehavingdifficultypassingthestatelicensureexam.Tobecomelicensed,surveyorsmustpasstwoeight-hourexams,muchlikethe“professionalengineer”certificationprocess. “Thepassratewasabysmal,”Fersnersays,notingthatchangeshavemadethefirstexammoreknowledge-basedthanpractice-based. Thismeantthetestrequiredknowledgeofsuchsubjectsascalculus,physics,dynamics,staticsandmaterials–thingsyoulearnincollege. “Thepeoplewhoarenotgoingtoatwo-yearorfour-yearprogram,arenotpassing,”shesays.“Technologyhassortofdrivenwhathasoccurred.” TheA&Tprogram,whichhasabout30studentsenrolled,makesiteasyforpeopleintwo-yearcommunitycollegeprogramstoupgrade. “Withafewtweaks(toyourcommunitycollegecoursework),”Fersnersays,“youcancometoA&Tandin2½years,getyourA&Tbachelor’sdegree.” Theprogramalsohasadistancelearningcomponent,withallofthejuniorandseniorgeomaticscoursesbeingofferedonlinesostudentsdon’thavetophysicallycometoA&T. “Alotofthepeoplewhotakethetwo-yearcommunitycollegeprogramareusuallylocal.Theynormallywork

whiletheytakethosecoursesandtheywanttocontinuetowork,”Fersnersays.“Theyhavefamiliesandthey’renotlookingtomove.” Surveyorswithfour-yeardegreescangetfullylicensedinamuchshortertimeperiodthanthosewithtwo-yeardegreesoronlyhighschooldiplomas. SwellingtheranksoflicensedprofessionalsisthenameofthegameforA&TandfortheNCSS,whichhasstayedcloselyinvolvedwithdevelopingandsupportingtheprogram. “Thisprogramisblessedbecausetheyare100percentbehindusandtheyhaveofferedsupportandscholarshipstomystudents,”Fersnersays,addingthattheprogramhasenjoyedsimilarsupportfromanotherprofessionalassociation,theAmericanSocietyforPhotogrammetryandRemoteSensing,theimagingandgeospacialinformationsociety. “Theoutreachfromthewidercommunityofsurveyorshasbeenwonderful.Thatmakesuswanttogrowtheprogramandmakesuretogivethemwhattheywant.” ThedegreeofsupporttheprogramenjoyswasevidentinFersner’sexperienceforminganadvisoryboard.Thenumberofpeopleinterestedinservingquicklygrewtoanunwieldy20or21people. Asshescrambledtofindaroombigenoughforthefirstmeeting,somecolleaguessaid,“Don’tworry,theywon’tallshowup.”Butsheknewthisadvisoryboardwouldbedifferent. “Wehadeverypersonbutoneshowup,andthatone…emailedmeinadvanceofthemeeting,”Fersnersays. “Thesupportoftheprofessionthatthisprogramhasreceivedisphenomenal.Absolutelyphenomenal.”

Atthesametimethatthefieldoflandsurveyingisexplodingwithnewtechnologyandnewopportunities,thenumberofpeoplequalifiedtotakeadvantageofthoseopportunitieshasbeendwindling.

measuring upBy Joya Wesley

measuring up

powerhouse of enthusiasm, motivation and tenacity is how Rodney L. Boone portrays his high

school teacher. “She is no ordinary teacher but an exceptional educator,” the former A&T SGA president (1993-94) said. “Just as Harriett Tubman helped to free many, Mrs. Betty "Barbara" Bell Jones has freed many children in poverty by showing them the pathway to maximize their potential.” Boone, a middle school principal, uses the life lessons he learned from Jones in his profession today. “She taught me to be compassionate to others, love who you are, communicate what you mean, make decisions now to positively impact your future, never let your past or present determine your future and be the best you can be,” he said. A retired school teacher, Jones graduated from A&T in 1947 with a degree in social studies. When it comes to teaching, this outstanding guru is adamant about her views. “I strongly believe that all children should have every available opportunity to reach their

potential regardless of their physical, mental or emotional limitations,” she said. Other former students of Jones agree with Boone when it comes to their committed teacher. “Mrs. Jones was persistent and very involved in the lives of her students,” said Debbie Kay Wright, chief counsel for Kraft Foods in Northfield, Ill. “She took great care to pay attention to her students’ needs. She was clear in her content and helped students make connections to a larger world, culturally and politically.” Twin sisters Rev. Dr. Erica Smith-Ingram and Alicia Smith-Freshwater recall their days in Jones’ class. “I remember her giving a lecture on the electoral process in civics class one day, and she said something to me that had a profound effect on my future goals,” said Smith Ingram, who after 10 years in a successful engineering career decided to teach and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. “She reminded me that I should aspire to be the best engineer, politician, doctor, lawyer or whatever profession I could possibly be, but that I should never forget to

give back, bridge gaps and be a part of the process for change.” Smith-Freshwater adds, ”Since the moment we met, I have always admired Mrs. Jones for her passion and inspiring commitment to educating youth.” The youngest of 10 children, Jones grew up on a farm in Jackson, N.C. Education was always stressed in her household, where the family farmed and operated several businesses including a cotton gin, saw mill, truck line and grocery store. “I loved growing up in a rural community where my family earned a good living,” Jones said. “My parents were the dominant influence in my life, instilling in me a strict moral code of ethics, a spiritual belief in the divine and a desire for knowledge, wisdom and understanding.” Dabbling in the family businesses would prove to be quite a learning experience for Jones who would later apply the skills she acquired to college and teaching. She made the decision to enroll at A&T based on strong recommendations from two of her siblings. “I visited my brother Louis and sister Alice who were attending A&T, was impressed with what I saw, and decided to follow in their footsteps.” Jones became grounded in Aggieland her freshman year when Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity ranked her among the top 25 freshmen. “I was near the top of the list, and the recognition gave me the spirit to know that I could excel,” said the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Drama Club member. After graduation, Jones taught social studies at Bladen County Training School in Elizabethtown, N.C., for two years; however, due to a family crisis her career was interrupted. “My father was dead and my mother’s health was declining, so I resigned from my position and returned home to help manage the family business.” Jones’ desire to continue her profession never wavered and nearly 10 years later she returned to teaching. She remained in the classroom for 32 years before retiring in 1992 from Northampton County High School-West.

The distinguished educator served in many leadership roles including treasurer and secretary of the North Carolina Association of Classroom Teachers, vice president and president of the North Carolina Council for Social Studies as well as member of the board of directors. Her dedication to education didn’t go unnoticed; she received numerous honors including the Smith Reynolds Scholarship Award in Economic Education (1964), Governor James B. Hunt School of Volunteer Program Award (1982) and the Northampton County Teacher of the Year (1983).

While working in education, Jones found time to serve her alma mater. She credits her sister-in-law, the late Izora Bagley, a former Miss A&T, with encouraging her to become active with the National Alumni Association. At that time, Bagley served as director of the Midwest Region and often invited her to attend meetings and take on an active role. Jones emulated her mentor, becoming associate director of the Mideast Region in 1995 and director of the Mideast Region, 2000-2005. Additionally, she served as recruitment chair for the Association and still enlists students for A&T. Boone and the Smith

twins were among her recruits. “When graduating from the North Carolina School of Science and Math, with the opportunity to attend top ranked universities in the country, Mrs. Jones challenged me to attend the top of her list, her alma mater A&T,” said Smith-Freshwater. “The most important aspect of my A&T experience was being fashioned with a strong foundation that has enabled me to succeed both in industry and academia.” Jones also recruited family members. Over 30 of her relatives have attended A&T. “Since my childhood, I have been Aggie bred by my mother, an A&T alumna, and my Aunt Barbara Bell Jones. From being a contestant in the Little Mr. and Ms. Halifax-Northampton A&T Alumni Pageant and going to Aggie Nites, to attending homecomings and spending time on campus,” says freshman Wayne Kimball Jr. Jones’ nephew, Corey Caldwell graduated from A&T in 2007 with a degree in chemistry and is currently attending dental school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “When I think about my Aunt Barbara, I think about two things, A&T and AKA,” he said. Throughout the years, A&T has recognized Jones for her contributions to the university. She was selected as one of the 100 Aggie Achievers for the Centennial Celebration (1991), the recipient of the National Association for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education Distinguished Alumni Citation (1994) and recipient of the Association’s Julia S. Brooks Achievement Award (1997). Jacqueline Bell Pyatt, a vice principal who reigned as Miss A&T, applauds her aunt for her commitment to A&T. “My aunt (Barbara Bell Jones) is a role model for the women of our family, her com-munity and for many others who knows her.” Husband Jasper, a retired principal and former interim school superintendent, drives his wife to all her A&T activities and is one of her greatest supporters. “A&T is in my heart,” Jones said. “We’ve got to keep moving and keep our university in the forefront, so that everybody will know that we have a great university.”


role callBy Nettie Collins Rowland ’72

Molding the minds of young people has been Betty "Barbara"

Bell Jones’ quest throughout her life, and it is evident in the success of her students that she has accomplished her mission.

AlumnA “BArBArA” Bell Jones ’47 is A role model for Aspiring Aggies.

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Jasper and “Barbara” Bell Jones

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launched the “Kerner Plus 40: another look at

america’s Most Intractable Problem” symposium that

was held Feb. 24-26 in aggieland.

Co-sponsored by The Institute for advanced

Journalism Studies (IFaJS) at North Carolina

agricultural and Technical State university and The

university of Pennsylvania, the symposium took an

in-depth look at the Kerner Commission Report, a

1968 document of a federal government commission

appointed by President lyndon B. Johnson that

investigated urban riots in the united States.

The report was

released after seven

months of investigation

by the National

advisory Commission

on Civil disorders

and took its name

from the commission

chairman, Illinois gov.

otto Kerner. President

Johnson appointed the

commission on July 28,

1967, while rioting was

still underway in major

cities. Johnson charged

the commission with

analyzing the specific

triggers for the riots,

the deeper causes of the

worsening racial climate

of the time, and potential

remedies.

The commission

concluded that urban

violence reflected the

profound frustration of

inner-city blacks and

that racism was deeply

embedded in american

society. The report’s

most famous passage

warned that the united

States was “moving

toward two societies, one black, one white – separate

and unequal.” It further recommended sweeping

federal initiatives directed at improving educational

and employment opportunities, public services, and

housing in black urban neighborhoods, which were

largely ignored by the Richard Nixon administration.

Smiley and West addressed the state of Black

america 40 years after the 1968 publication of the

Kerner Commission Report.

Smiley is the host of “Tavis Smiley” on PBS and

“The Tavis Smiley Show” on public radio. he is the

first american to simultaneously host signature talk

shows on both public television and public radio. he

is the principle organizer of the State of the Black

union address, an annual Black history Month event

that gathers influential thinkers and politicians from

around the country.

West is a professor of religion at Princeton

university and the author of numerous books

including race matters and The African American

century. he is a former alphonse Fletcher Jr.

university Professor at harvard university, his alma

mater, where he taught afro-american Studies and

Philosophy of Religion.

The IFaJS sent journalists back to some of the

cities that were mentioned in the Kerner Report

to take a look at the current civil rights issues still

affecting the minority communities. The result is a

book of findings that was released at the conference.

The two-day workshops included local and

national panelists including Pulitzer Prize winner

les Payne, Newsday; henry E. Frye Sr., retired N.C.

Supreme Court Chief Justice; Julius Chambers,

attorney; Bennett College President Julianne

Malveaux, and Rev. Nelson Johnson of Faith

Community Center in greensboro.

Participants from the campus community

included professors Claude Barnes and James Steele,

department of political science and criminal justice;

Millicent Brown, of history; Robert davis, sociology

and social work; and Teresa J. Styles and gail

Wiggins, journalism and mass communication. actor/

director Tim Reid hosted a workshop on race relations

in hollywood.

Former u.S. President William Clinton was the

keynote speaker at The university of Pennsylvania

symposium.

The 2008 hBCu Think Tank collaborated with the

IFaJS on this event.

Radio/Tv host Tavis Smiley and author/educator/historian Cornel West

Tavis smiley, Cornel WesT among Speakers for iFaJs Kerner symposium

Left to right: Cornel West, Tavis Smiley and DeWayne Wickham

AGGIE SPORTS


By Brian M. Holloway ’97

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bibbs wiNs NiNTH cOAcH Of THe YeAr HONOr

hen the story of north Carolina A&T women’s basketball coach Patricia Cage Bibbs’ coaching career is completed, the one undeniable truth history can not ignore is her consistency of

excellence regardless of the women’s college basketball program she led. Bibbs has rebuilt all three programs she has coached. She has won regular-season conference championships at all three programs she has coached. And on march 10, she remained consistent with yet another honor. Bibbs was named meAC women’s Basketball Coach of the Year at the annual meAC Tip-Off Banquet held at the north raleigh hilton. it was Bibbs’ ninth coach of the year honor in 23 years as a head coach. She won seven SwAC Coach of the Year awards at grambling, and she won one meAC Coach of the Year award at hampton. This year marked Bibbs’ first coach of the year honor in 10 years. “i would like to thank my daughter and my husband for bringing me back to the profession i love so much,’’ said Bibbs, who retired from coaching after the 2003-04 season at hampton, but returned in 2005-06 at the urging of her daughter Satin and her husband ezil. “if it had not been for them i wouldn’t have gotten an opportunity to coach this incredible group of ladies, and so i thank god i didn’t miss out on that.”

blAND eArNs firsT-TeAm HONOr Cook, Taylor-James earn second-team honors

lthough the north Carolina A&T women’s basketball team went from second place to meAC regular-Season Champion, the postseason accolades

for the players did not change. Amber Bland earned her second consecutive All-meAC first-team honor when it was announced at the annual meAC Tournament Tip-Off Banquet. Also for the second consecutive season, sophomore point guard Ta’wuana Cook and junior forward Brittanie Taylor-James were named to the second team. in addition, the Aggies placed a player on the meAC All-rookie team for the second straight season as Jalessa Sams followed Cook’s 2006-07 spot for the 2007-08 season. Bland will likely lead the Aggies in scoring for the second straight season. She averages 15.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She ranks in the top 15 in an astounding eight different statistical categories and leads the meAC in 3-point field percentage (.402). nationally, her defense has helped the Aggies to a no. 2 ranking in steals per game, and she ranks 31st nationally in steals. Against howard on march 1, she exceeded the 1,000-point plateau with a 24-point performance, becoming the fastest Aggie to reach 1,000 career points (57 games). She was named meAC Player of the week once. “i learned this year what it means to sacrifice for the team in order to accomplish team goals,” said Bland, who ranked 20th in the nation last season in scoring at 19.6 points per game. “it would have been nice to have been recognized as player of the year, but winning the tournament in my mind is more important.”

AGGies wiN “PAck THe HOuse cHAlleNGe”Jan. 26 game breaks attendance record for women’s basketball

The 2007-2008 North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team is making record-

breaking a habit this season.

The Aggies won the NCAA’s “Pack the House Challenge” for the Mid-Eastern

Athletic Conference by drawing 3,813 fans to the Jan. 26 home game against

Winston-Salem State, a record for an A&T women’s basketball game.

The Aggies beat WSSU 71-51.

In its inaugural year, “Pack the House Challenge” is an NCAA

marketing program designed to help grow the visibility of women’s college

basketball. A&T was one of 198 women’s basketball programs to participate.

The Aggies athletics program will receive four NCAA Basketball camp chairs and four

NCAA Basketball coolers. NCAA also will make a $500 donation to a non-profit organization

of the coach’s choice on the school’s behalf. The Aggies finished 11-1 at home this season

and are 27-8 at Corbett Sports Center under Coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs.

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Left to right: Bland, Cook and Taylor-James

Lady Aggies coach, Patricia Cage Bibbs, accepts the 2008 MEAC Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year award.


AGGIE SPORTS continued

orth Carolina A&T’s softball team won 30 games last season. The Aggies had the top batter and home run

hitter in the conference. They even had the best run scorer in the entire country. They made a remarkable run to the meAC championship game before falling short of winning the program’s first-ever conference title. They did all of it with eight freshmen playing a vital role. So with all those wonderful, talented players returning, what is concerning n.C. A&T head coach mamie Jones? The past. Jones has perhaps her strongest team in her 14-year tenure with the Aggies. But with youthful success comes high expectations the next season. Therefore, perhaps her biggest challenge other than winning games on the field this season, is keeping her young team focused on what needs to happen in the now and not on what they accomplished last season. “if i mention last year, i bring it up to discuss where we need to improve from 2007,” said Jones. “But we need to get past 2007. Being a young team we need to work on maturity, being consistent, working hard and perfecting our skills.” But it’s hard not to revel in what the Aggies achieved in 2007 with such a young team. A year ago, the Aggies put up impressive offensive numbers not seen before in the programs history. The Aggies led the conference in slugging percentage (.496), runs scored (411), hits (536), rBis (334), home runs (56) and total bases (822). nationally, the Aggies were third in the country in runs; fifth in the country in batting average (.323); ninth in slugging percentage and 35th in home runs. Four of the Aggies eight returning sophomores were All-meAC performers with shortstop Yahamma white and second baseman lillian Bullock making first team. Jessie larson earned second team honors as a first baseman, and record-setting pitcher Sasha Philpot did the same. white led the nation in runs per game (1.27) and was first in the meAC in batting at .432. Bullock led the meAC in home runs with 17 (she also became the Aggies all-time

leader in home runs in one season) and was tied with larson for the rBi lead in the conference with 56. meanwhile, Philpot won a school-record 18 games and struck out 115 batters. Jones has brought in four more talented recruits in outfielder ryanne hill, infielder Antoinette Torres, junior college transfer pitcher Zapora gaston and pitcher/infielder Jennifer luper. She also wanted to take some pressure off of Philpot so she added to her rotation by brining in gaston and luper. white, Bianca Alsobrook and Channing Statham will continue to develop as pitchers and will be used more this

season in relief roles. Two new assistants also were added. earnest washington came in from grambling to free Jones to do more strategizing. She also brought back an Aggie great in latronda Anderson – n.C. A&T’s all-time strikeout leader – to work with her numerous pitchers. Jones’ final adjustment before the season was at the catcher position. The Aggies lost versatile player and catcher Tabitha Veney to graduation. larson, who made just four errors at the first base position last season, will move to catcher this season. That will leave the starting first base job open for either Statham or

Alsobrook. Third baseman Tangala Conover will back up larson at catcher. The Aggies have two seniors on the team in outfielders Chaola Simmons and Sylvia Felder. Simmons enters her fourth season as the Aggies lead-off hitter. She has shown and played almost every game for Jones. Simmons has started 156 of the 157 games she has played as an Aggie. She has 99 career runs scored, she is a career .293 hitter and she has stolen 40 bases. Felder discovered some pop in her bat in 2007. She recorded career best in every statistical category, including a career-best .282 batting average. She also hit her first career home run last season and had six doubles and five triples. But all of that happened last year. “we can’t get distracted,” said Jones. “we have to set goals and know what it is going take to obtain those goals.”

sOfTbAll TeAm wANTs TO imPrOVe uPON lAsT seAsON

hen the best high school athletes make their selections for college,

the members of the Victory Club booster organization know how to make more of them choose A&T, but they need help from all Aggies. “To build a program, you’ve got to attract good athletes. To attract good athletes, you must be able to give them scholarships. You must give them a good education,” says Phillip mcAlpin, executive director. Toward that end, the Victory Club is launching a $1 million campaign to give Aggie Athletics something it has long needed: an endowment for scholarships. “The athletics department has no

endowment,” Phillip mcAlpin says. “with the million-dollar endowment fund, based on current rates of return and current costs of supporting athletes at n.C. A&T State university, that fund will

provide roughly five scholarships per year. Forever.” mcAlpin believes most Aggies understand the key role athletics play in the overall n.C. A&T experience. “generally, athletics are in most cases the front porch of the university’s visibility,” he says. “That’s why it’s important – from A&T’s history and heritage in athletics, to its importance in the hBCu arena. we’ve always had stellar athletics and we’d like to bring this back up to where it was.” Although the Victory Club is a standalone non-profit entity, those who give to the organization are listed as university donors and acknowledged each year in the Chancellor’s Report. “All the money that the Victory Club raises goes toward the university’s overall capital campaign,” mcAlpin says. “we target larger dollar donors – $1,000 and above – as well as individuals and corporations.”

Victory Club to Launch Endowment Campaign By Joya Wesley

Victory club members give at the

following levels and, in return for

their gifts, receive the following perks:

leadership Society - $1,000-$2,499

Right to purchase up to 6 season tickets

Right to purchase 1 tailgate pass

2 hospitality tent passes

Skinner Society - $2,500-$4,999


Right to purchase up to 2 tailgate passes


aggie Pride Society - $5,000-$9,999




Blue & gold Society - $10,000 and up




For more information about becoming

a member of the Victory Club, contact

Phillip McAlpin at (336) 334-7600 or

[email protected]. Also visit

www.aggievictoryclub.com online.

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PeoPle Behind the ScholarShiPS an endowed scholarship strengthens the long-term

financial underpinnings of North Carolina A&T State

University. Endowed scholarships provide a base of

support for generations of students in perpetuity.

An endowment is a permanent fund – often

named in honor of an individual – that is created

for the purpose of leaving a legacy to current and

future Aggie students. The principal, or corpus, of

an endowment fund is never spent. Only annual

earnings or a portion of annual earnings are awarded

for scholarships. In this way an endowed scholarship

provides annual income to be awarded to deserving

students forever.

Typically, annual awards equal no more than

5 percent of the principal balance (depending

on investment performance). Thus, a $25,000

scholarship would pay out $1,250 (5%) each year

in the form of a scholarship. Annual earnings above

the payout amount are reinvested in the principal

of the scholarship fund. This builds the principal of

the endowment fund over time, allowing for larger

scholarship awards in future years.

Historical evidence proves tuition typically

increases! Reinvestment also serves as a hedge

against inflation.

aMouNTS REquIREd

endowed scholarship (minimum) - $25,000

fully endowed scholarship - $200,000

North Carolina or Washington, D.C. Student

fully endowed scholarship - $400,000

Out-of-state Student

The minimum amount to establish an endowed

scholarship is $25,000 and may be donated over

a period of up to five years ($5,000 gifts annually

for five years). One year after the principal reaches

$25,000, the first scholarship award may be made.

(One year is needed after the minimum is reached to

earn interest.)

A donor (or donors) may suggest a designation

and associated criteria for an endowed scholarship.

For example, the John Doe Endowed Scholarship

Fund may be designated for a student in the College

of Engineering who demonstrates financial need and

who is from North Carolina (or a specific county or

region of North Carolina).

A scholarship donor(s) is required to sign a

Deed of Gift (pledge statement) and document the

desired scholarship designation and criteria.

GuiDeliNe TO esTAblisH AN eNDOweD scHOlArsHiP AT NOrTH cArOliNA A&T sTATe uNiVersiTY

any have sat glued to the bleachers in Aggie Stadium time and again

awaiting another stellar performance by the Blue and gold marching machine. From the precision of the Cold Steel drum line or the familiar tunes played by the entire band, spectators are guaranteed a stunning show. it was for this reason that the Avery-Collins Scholarship endowment Fund was formed. The scholarship gives deserving

band members an opportunity to succeed at north Carolina A&T State university. Four band members recently were awarded scholarships from the fund for the 2007-08 academic year: Terrell r. morton, Yolanda B. Johnson, Justin moore and D’Javon Alston. Carrying a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, the students were selected from a variety of academic majors and each student received a minimum of $1,000.

The fund was established in 2000 in honor of the late walter henry Collins ’50 and his former wife Celessie Avery Collins-Caldwell ’55, both members of the marching machine during their matriculation at n.C. A&T. According to daughter Deloris Chisley ’73, both parents possessed an immense love and commitment to A&T and to the band that once nurtured them.

“A&T was always a part of our lives. we went to every homecoming, i’ve only missed one since i was three,” said Chisley, who currently serves on the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board. “For as long as i can remember, A&T has been a part of my life. it is as much a part of the Aggie experience as the football game,” said Barbara Collins ellis ’73. “my parents always talked with great pride about being in the band and how much it meant

to them to be a part of the Aggie marching machine.” Chisley, along with her sisters ellis and Adrienne Collins-ross ’76 (deceased), had long planned to do something to pay tribute to their parents as a way of supporting the university, the band and its membership. “(The fund) was put in place to both acknowledge and recognize the significant role that the n.C. A&T marching machine

played in the life of this university and our family,” said Chisley, a board member and former president of the national alumni association. ellis added, “They also were volunteers in the band and did it because of their love of music and the university and did it with great pride. we thought it would be an appropriate tribute to our parents, as they celebrated their golden (class) reunions, to acknowledge their lifelong commitment to the university by setting up the endowment fund.” The Aggie fever started with

the union of walter and Celessie when they met on A&T’s campus. walter was a high stepping drum major (who is still rumored by many alumni to have been the best drum major in the band’s history). walter was born in Birmingham, Ala., and entered the armed services right after high school. he left the service in 1946 and found himself enrolling at A&T. while at the university, he served in rOTC and earned his undergraduate degree in social

studies. he later re-enlisted and was awarded a Purple heart for being injured in the Korean war. Celessie was a first clarinet in the band. She had played in her high school band in Charlotte, which made the transition to the college band a lot smoother. She was the first in her family to attend college. The two married in college, and Celessie took a break from school to tend to her new family. She would later return and earn a degree in home economics. Their marriage ended when walter returned to active duty; however, their love and commitment to their children and to A&T lived on. That passion would later feed the same desire in their daughters and countless Avery-Collins relatives that would attend the university. in addition to homecoming activities, Chisley also went to alumni meetings growing up. “my parents were active alums. my father was the coordinator for his 50th class reunion,” she added. Chisley said it was during this weekend celebration that her father fell ill and days later died of complications. his death propelled their work. Although it only takes $25,000 to start an endowment fund, the sisters set a goal of raising $50,000 over 5 years. The money was raised mostly through the contributions of their own. “i think the message we want to send is that everyone can give something. it may not be a scholarship fund, but we have all been blessed with too much not to give back to our university,” said Chisley. The Avery-Collins family members met the recipients of their scholarship during homecoming 2007 when the recipients presented Celessie with flowers to show their appreciation. “it was a wonderful experience to meet the recipients of this year’s scholarships,” ellis said. “it just reinforced for me that we can make the difference for these young people in reaching their full potential. “what better legacy can one have for life than knowing that you made a

difference and had a direct impact on the lives of others,” ellis added. The family hopes to see more efforts made to financing the needs of the A&T marching machine and will continue their efforts of providing scholarships to deserving students. “The band is an asset to this university,” ellis continued. “we all get great joy and excitement in their skills and performances. what we don’t see all the time is the practice …. They work hard and yet they still do not have the money they need to be better.” Band Director Kenneth ruff said he is very thankful for the Avery-Collins Scholarship endowment Fund. “every donation helps,” said Dr. ruff. “hopefully by getting people to invest in the band, students will be able to grow. Alumni giving really helps. “You all see the finished polished product, but a lot of work goes on behind the scenes,” he added. “The A&T marching Band members meet five days a week and practice for 4-6 hours per night.” ellis and Chisley agree. “The Aggie marching machine is a part of the DnA of A&T and should be appropriately recognized and rewarded for making our university the greatest university on earth. i know that these scholarships will lessen the financial burden on our band students who give unselfishly of their time and talent and bring such great distinction to our university,” ellis said. Ann mcCabe Beamon, director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences said the Avery-Collins Scholarship endowment Fund is an example of the true spirit of Aggie Pride and hopes it will encourages others. “with support and dedication from alums like Chisley and her family, we are confident that our students will continue to strive and become beacons for A&T and throughout the world. Our band students are truly grateful for the monetary support that was given on behalf of the family. The College of Arts and Sciences appreciates the loyalty and commitment of all our supporters,” Beamon said.

AVerY-cOlliNs scHOlArsHiP suPPOrTs bAND members

Sisters Deloris Collins Chisley ’73 and Barbara Collins Ellis ’73 establish an endowed scholarship fund to honor their parents that will benefit students in the university’s marching band.

By Samantha V. Hargrove


Celessie Avery Collins-Caldwell ’55 (2nd left) and Deloris Collins Chisley ’73 (2nd right) are pictured with marching band director Kenneth Ruff (far left) and recipients of the Avery-Collins Endowed Scholarship: Yolanda B. Johnson, D’Javon Alston and Terrell R. Morton.

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The late Walter Henry Collins ’50


n 1960sBeatrice adderley-Kelly ’60 has been appointed dean of the College of Pharmacy and nursing and Allied health Sciences at howard university. with more than 30 years of teaching and administrative/leadership experience in higher education, Adderley-Kelly has devoted her entire academic career to promoting and advancing the academic achievement of minority undergraduate and graduate students. Prior to serving as interim dean beginning in 2005, Adderley-Kelly was department chair, assistant dean for undergraduate and graduate programs, assistant dean for academic affairs, and chair of numerous committees and task forces. As an educator, she has expertise in teaching, curriculum design, test construction and outcomes assessment. in addition to her B.S. degree in nursing from north Carolina A&T State university, Adderley-Kelly has a master’s degree in nursing from the university of maryland, a Certificate of Advanced graduate Studies in education and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from howard university.

n 1970santhony Fox ’77 has been elected to Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein llP’s Board of Directors where he will serve a three-year

term. Fox has extensive experience advising municipalities, public sector clients, regulated industries and corporate clients on all aspects of municipal and governmental transactions including annexation, telecommunications, public finance, land use, transportation and administrative law. The firm has 225 lawyers in six offices across the Carolinas, counseling clients in banking and capital markets, business law, litigation, real estate and commercial development and regulatory law. Fox received his Juris Doctorate from north Carolina Central university, master of Public Administration from the university of north Carolina at Chapel hill and his Bachelor of Arts from north Carolina A&T State university.

lonnie Sharpe Jr. ’75 is interim dean of the College of engineering, Technology and Computer Science at Tennessee State university. Prior to this appointment, Sharpe served on the faculty as chair for the university’s Dr. Samuel P. massie Chair of excellence program, a professorship of engineering in the environmental disciplines in which TSu focuses on fate and transport of hazardous chemicals and innovative technologies for hazardous waste remediation of pollution. Prior to joining TSu, Sharpe was professor and dean of engineering at north Carolina A&T State university.

AGGIES ON THE MOVE

he received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from north Carolina A&T State university, an m.S. from north Carolina State university and Ph.D. from the university of illinois.

n 1980santhony C. Nelson ’80 is the new dean of the School of Business at Bowie State university. Prior to joining Bowie State university, he was the dean of the College of Business at grambling State university. he also has taught at grambling State, the university of missouri-St. louis and the university of South Florida. nelson’s corporate experience includes systems development and project management positions at national Steel inc., Champion international Paper inc., and mellon Bank. Additionally, he has consulted with various corporations, city governments and local businesses to improve their business processes using computer solutions. his academic credentials include a B.S. degree in business management from north Carolina A&T State university, an m.B.A. and Ph.D. in business administration from the university of Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.

valencia Winstead ’80 became the director of the design and construction division for the united States Department of Agriculture in July 2007. As director, winstead is responsible for providing oversight and design of uSDA’s major construction, modernization, repair and alterations initiatives for the uSDA headquarters Complex as well as the george washington Carver Center in Beltsville, md. in addition, she directs the departmental space management program, including assignments, relocations and leasing for the uSDA locations within the washington Area national Capital region. Prior to joining the Office of Operations, winstead served as the Agricultural research Service’s Deputy Director for Design and Construction.

n 1990sgeoff Foster ’90 is CeO and president of Core Technology molding group, llC, which recently became a supplier with Tyco electronics’ global automotive division. Foster is an adjunct professor in the n.C. A&T State university School of Technology where he also serves as vice chairman of the Department of manufacturing Systems industrial Advisory Board. in addition to his bachelor’s degree, Foster has an m.S. degree from n.C. A&T. he also has an m.B.A. from wake Forest university.

As the owner of a multi-million dollar business,

Janice Bryant howroyd is no stranger to hard work

and perseverance. Her story of founding ACT-1

Personnel Services, a temporary employment agency,

in 1978 with just herself and a phone as the firm’s only

assets and then by 2003 taking in revenues of $483

million was no simple feat.

It comes as no surprise that this N.C. A&T alumna

was recognized on Black Entertainment Television’s

newest awards show, BET Honors, which recognizes

exceptional African Americans in the categories of

media, entrepreneurship, entertainment, corporate

citizenship, public service and education.

The 2008 honorees include Tyra Banks,

Howroyd, Alicia Keys, Richard Parsons,

Maxine Waters and Cornel West. The

show, which aired Feb. 22, was hosted

ALUMNI NEWSby Cedric “The Entertainer” and performers included

Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott, Wyclef Jean,

John Legend and Brian McKnight.

Howroyd, a native of Tarboro, N.C., is an avid

supporter of education and gives generously to college

endowment funds, including her alma mater, A&T.

Her professional memberships include the National

Association of Women Business Owners, Urban

League of Los Angeles Board of Directors, and Greater

L.A. African American Chamber of Commerce Board of

Directors. She recently served as co-chair of N.C. A&T’s

$100 million capital campaign.

Howroyd has been featured in national magazines

and on television shows as a dynamic CEO and savvy

business woman. She has received countless awards

including AT&T Entrepreneur of the Year (1994) and

was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Adderley-Kelly Foster Fox Sharpe

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he has studied several years of French, Spanish and german, which he says better prepared him for working with diverse cultures in north America and around the world.

Sharron K. Jenkins ’91 presented “AiDS Online international: An internationally synchronized online, college-credit course on hiV/AiDS” during the Campus health and Safety Conference sponsored by n.C. A&T State university Student government Association on Feb. 15. Dr. Jenkins is a professor at Purdue university’s north Central campus in westville, ind.

lenard d. Moore ’97 has been elected president of the haiku Society of America for 2008. moore is the first African American to hold this office in the organization’s 40-year history. The Jacksonville n.C., native has been teaching at mount Olive College since August 2005. Among many accolades, he has received the Sam ragan Fine Arts Award, Tarheel of the week (raleigh News and Observer), Dean’s Professional Development Award (mount Olive College), 2000 Alumni Achievement Award (Shaw university) and

the indies Arts Award (Independent Weekly). moore is the author of more than 300 literary works. his latest book, A Temple Looming, will be released in June by word Tech Communications.

laTonya Sibert Powell ’98 works at nASA as the lead information technology specialist on the integrated enterprise management Project (iemP) Competency Center’s Application Technical Support (ATS) team. She joined the ATS team in 2004 after working for Accenture as a business consultant. Powell has a bachelor’s degree in transportation management and logistics from n.C. A&T and a master’s degree in management information systems from the university of Alabama in huntsville.

P. Kevin Williamson ’98 is director of development for leadership gifts at the university of north Carolina wilmington. he began his career with Old north State Council, Boy Scouts of America in greensboro, n.C., in 1999 as a district executive. in this role was a liaison between the community, volunteers, parents and the council headquarters, including volunteer recruitment, marketing, communications and fundraising. Success in that role led to other opportunities with the Boy Scouts that eventually took him to wilmington, making the switch to development an almost natural transition. his primary responsibility at unCw is to raise funds for the university through discovery, stewardship and solicitation of alumni and friends.

Thank you!

orth Carolina A&T alumni from class years 1967 through 1970,

other classes and guests participated in their ninth Annual homecoming Class reunion during homecoming 2007. The homecoming weekend was such a huge success that $1,000 was raised for the Blue and gold marching machine (band). members of these classes and their guests had the opportunity to relax,

reminisce, eat and party with classmates and friends. A hospitality suite was open Friday and Saturday night for a mixer and a tailgate party was held before and after the big game. A special memorial tribute was held Saturday night in the suite for the fallen Aggies. many of these classmates returned to A&T for the first time in more than 35 years to enjoy the festivities and to hear about the many changes that have

taken place at our alma mater. Don’t miss out on the fun and camaraderie next homecoming, the 10th year for this reunion. Plans are underway for another exciting weekend. Contact Jessie Barnes via email, [email protected], to obtain more details and to make arrangement to be a part of the fall 2008 class reunion activities. homecoming Day is Oct. 11.

Patrena Benton has been named executive director

of the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program

(NC-HCAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel

Hill. After serving as interim executive director for nearly

a year, Benton assumed her new role on Oct. 1. She

will provide leadership for strategic planning, policy

development, fundraising, financial management and

programmatic planning for NC-HCAP.

Benton began her tenure with NC-HCAP in 1996,

serving as the recruiter and first AHEC liaison. After a stint coordinating

pre-college and college summer programs for the UNC School of

Medicine/Office of Special Programs, she returned to NC-HCAP in 2003

as associate director for development, evaluation and new initiatives and

as the organization’s chief operating officer.

1967

Ann Carolyn “Breeze”

Breakfield

Brenda Brown

John Crews

Nathaniel Foster

Margaret Furguson

Otis L. Hairston Jr.

Harvey Hayes

Charles Lownes

Ronald Meares

Mary Morehead

Ronald J Mullen

Nathaniel Speight

Annie Williams-

Muhammad

James Worth

William E. Young III

1968

Jessie Barnes

Virginia Blackwell

Willie Boulware

Janet Burton

Lawrence Clark

Reginald Clemmons

Jimmy Cochran

Clinton Dutch Dilligard

Marietta S. Douglas

Veronica Finch

Earnest Fulton

Cornell Gordon

Lynne Grissett

Mary Little Hale

Ronald Hayes

Reginald Hill

Harriet Jackson

Jean Jenkins Jackson

Sam Jenkins

John Jolley

Michael Johnson

James Kimble

Claudia McClain

Henry McKoy

Margaret McLawhorn

Clarence Moran

William Olds

Virginia Pallor

Hawthorne Proctor

Nathaniel Powell

Felton Ray

Sarah Reid

Gaither Rodgers Jr.

Leonard L. Smith

Myrdis Sprinkle

Julian Stafford

Faye Thorne

Chauncey Walker

Connie Williams

Joseph A. Williams

Joseph C. Williams

Mary Williams

1969

Ernestine Burks

Darius Burton

Judy Cole

Larry Crowder

Sula Douglas

Walter Douglas

Mary Cook Douglass

Mary Geddie Eaves

Alfred Finch

Clarence Fisher

Joyce Fisher

Phyllis Banks Fulton

Ronald “Al” Gardner

Ronald Harris

Mary Johnson

Geraldine Jones Granger

Annette Lanier

James Lanier

Gwendolyn Lawson

Brenda Letman-Hudson

Royall Mack Sr.

Walter McClarty

Katie McKoy

Arthur McMillian

Arlene Meadows

Ella Miller

Eugene Parsons

Eugenia Moore Pleasant

Brenda Russell

Velma J. Simmons

Curtis Spencer

Pompey E. Stafford

Zenobia M. Walker

Baye’ Webb

Shirley Smith Young

1970

Terry Armstrong

Merl Code

Anthony Cone

Oscar Crowder III

Moses Douglass Jr.

Mavis Exum-Edmundson

Keith Graves

Alfred Harding

Clifton James

Nathan Pettus

Ransom Stafford

Kenneth White

Lewis Williams

Charles Worth

others

Margo Baker

William Blakley ’72

John Dillahunt ’66

Barbara Dixon ’66

Ebony Fenner

Mary Fergerson

Adrienne Granger

Clarence Harrison ’71

Robert & Anna

Jackson

Brenda Massenburg

Lloyd Miller ’63

Billy Simmons ’72

Vivian Spencer ’71

Bobby Stafford ’61

Jerry Thorne ’75

Ninth Annual Homecoming Class Reunion Raises Funds for Marching BandBy Jesse Barnes ’68

ALUMNI NEWS


Memoriam

Moore Powell Williamson

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alumni

yolanda d. Bennett - Dec. 28, 2007

Catherine oates Buie ’52 - Jan. 7

halima Cotwright ’99 - Dec. 28, 2007

Charles l. gilmore Sr. - Dec. 24, 2007

Randa davenport Russell - Jan. 2008

Mary Smith - Dec. 30, 2007

Joseph F. Weston Jr. - Dec. 19, 2007

other

William h. “BC” Cook Jr., volunteer,

WNAA 90.1 FM - Dec. 5, 2007

ALUMNI NEWS


We Believe! Alumni Affirming Their Belief in A&T

Anthony “TJ” Jackson ’81 BOD Seat 12

College of Engineering

Linda R. Wilson ’75 BOD Seat 13

School of Nursing

Tony E. Graham ’78 BOD Seat 14

School of Technology

NaTIoNal aluMNI aSSoCIaTIoN BoaRd oF dIRECToRS 2007-2008

May 2008 will mark another milestone in our alumni history when we celebrate yet another outstanding reunion for the classes ending in 3 and 8. We will host many alumni from around the country who will come back home for the Alumni Weekend activities. The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Alumni Association, Inc. (Association) has adopted “WE BELIEVE” as our theme for this fiscal year. Interestingly enough, it is a theme that personifies a feeling expressed by all of us as it

relates to our esteemed alma mater. Your presence during Alumni Weekend will confirm how “WE BELIEVE” in our university and what it continues to offer to our students. Alumni Weekend will begin with the Annual Meeting for ALL alumni. As alumni, this is your meeting and your presence ensures the success of our programs and the efforts that we expend to cultivate the relationships that connect us as one. Many festivities are planned to engage all alumni as well as special events that are planned for those

classes in reunion. The Alumni Banquet will culminate the events of the weekend. This weekend is a time that you just do not want to hear about; you want to be able to talk about it because you experienced it for yourself. So, clear your calendar for May 9-11, and complete the 2008 Alumni Weekend registration form to the right. You are sure to reconnect with old friends and acquaintances, and you are guaranteed to kindle new relationships that will last an Aggie lifetime! The Association is looking

Marvin L. Walton ’91First Vice President

“Chuck” Burch Jr. ’82Second Vice President

Gerald Williams ’83Treasurer

Charvetta Ford-McGriff ’85

Recording Secretary

Teresa M. Davis ’89Immediate Past

President

Deloris C. Chisley ’73Interim Executive

Director; Geographical Area Director II, Seat 3

Randall E. Dunn ’91Parliamentarian

Malinda N. Carmon ’73 Geographical Area Director II, Seat 4

James E. Bridgett Jr. ’53

Geographical Area Director III, Seat 5

Irvin Moore ’72 Geographical Area Director IV, Seat 6

Ulysses J. Cozart ’77 Geographical Area Director V, Seat 7

Arthur Purcell ’67 Board of Directors

(BOD) Seat 8School of Agriculture

and Environmental Sciences

James J. Gooch ’67 Board of Directors

(BOD) Seat 9College of Arts and

Sciences

Velma Speight-Buford ’53

BOD Seat 11School of Education

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Not Pictured: Kristen R. Rutledge ’89, Assistant Treasurer, and Anthony C. Wright ’92, BOD Seat 10, School of Business and Economics

T. Roberson Edwards ’73

Geographical Area Director I, Seat 1

Eugene H. Preston Jr. ’57

Geographical Area Director I, Seat 2

forward to welcoming you back home and, more importantly, thanking you for your commitment to our students through your Aggie giving. Make this a weekend of great memories. Make history by being a part of it. Proclaim A&T’s worth by exclaiming the great things you have done with your lives! Effect positive change by simply believing in Aggie Pride! Believing in Aggie Pride and hoping to see you there!

Aggie love and pride,

Pamela L. Johnson ’91 National President

rom the moment Chancellor Stanley F. Battle arrived on the campus of

north Carolina A&T State university in July 2007, one of his initiatives has been for the university to be able to provide a greater variety of academic scholarships to qualifying students. On Friday, may 9, at 7 p.m., Dr. Battle will host “An evening with Bill Cosby” to benefit and support scholarship initiatives at n.C. A&T. Cosby will perform in the guilford Ballroom at Sheraton Four Seasons hotel in greensboro. Tickets are now on sale for this event that will feature live music in addition to Cosby’s performance. The costs for table sponsors (10 seats per table) are $1000, $2500, $5000 and up. (The non-gift portion of each table cost is $500.) There are a limited number of individual tickets available at $125 per person. The purchase of each table puts the university closer to Dr. Battle’s goal to provide a base of support for generations of A&T Aggies to come through the endowed scholarships program. endowed scholarships will

strengthen the A&T’s long-term financial base while providing substantial scholarship support for years to come. “An evening with Bill Cosby is a showcase event that will help highlight the university’s vision of making scholarship funds available for the best and brightest students,” says Battle. “Dr. Cosby has made it his business to support all institutions but has been a champion for historically Black Colleges and universities throughout this country. we look forward to this event and are excited about the support we continue to receive from our community.” Cosby – a best-selling, award-winning comedian and author who uses humor to provide an insight into our roles as men, women and family members – began his

career performing

in night clubs while attending Temple university. he has had many hit comedy albums, television shows and books including “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” which ran for 12 years. his most memorable achievement was the success of “The Cosby Show,” 1984-1992. it was Cosby’s interest in education and youth that motivated him to earn both a master’s and doctorate in education from the university of massachusetts. he recently lent his name to a collaborative educational program between n.C. A&T, guilford County Schools and guilford Technical Community College that aims to enhance the academic performance and related areas of targeted students in grades 4, 6 and 8. For information on scholarship donor opportunities at north Carolina Agricultural and Technical State university, call (336) 334-7600. To purchase tables or tickets for “An evening with Bill Cosby,” call (336) 433-5570.

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