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At the fall commencement, Dec. 14, 74-year-
old Bertha Kornegay Dixon walked across
the dais having successfully completed the
requirements to earn a Ph.D. in leadership
studies from North Carolina A&T State
University.
This degree added to her already impressive
collection of academic achievements:
Bachelor of Arts degree in business
education from Savannah State University,
Master of Arts degrees in education
and curriculum and administration from
Northeastern Illinois University and Chicago
State University, respectively, and a Juris
Doctorate from DePaul University.
Dixon attributes her love of education to
her father. As she reflects on her humble
upbringing in the small town of Hazlehurst,
Ga., she remembers how much her father
valued education. His goal, she said, was to
educate as many of his children as possible.
“My dad’s plan was that we would all work
together to get my two older sisters out
(of college) and then each one of us would
reach down and bring the younger ones out
of college,” she said.
Of her 12 siblings, 10 have earned master’s
degrees or above.
Septuagenarian Earns Doctorate
Although her doctoral program is complete, Dixon has no plans
of sitting idly. Her immediate goals are to become a professor at
N.C. A&T, take the bar exam and practice law in North Carolina or
become a consultant.
“When I retired they asked me what I wanted. I told them a rocking
chair, but it would only be for decoration,” she said.
Dixon practiced law for 26 years in Illinois where she also spent
time as a teacher and then administrator in the Chicago public
school system. In 2006, she became an adjunct professor in the
School of Business and Economics at A&T.
Her key piece of advice for students of any age is simply to have
a goal.
“Have a time frame for that goal and don’t let anyone or anything
get in your way of reaching that goal,” she said.
Board of Governors Approves More Out-of-State Freshmen for N.C. A&T
On Jan. 10, the University of North Carolina Board of
Governors approved Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.’s proposal
to increase the out-of-state capacity for new freshmen at
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
In a letter to UNC President Thomas Ross dated Jan. 3,
Martin requested a 7 percent increase on the current 18
percent cap for out-of-state new freshmen citing the
university’s capability to serve the additional number of
students without it having a negative impact on in-state
enrollment or in-state students.
“We are pleased the board of governors agreed to increase
the out-of-state student cap at North Carolina A&T State
University,” said Martin. “We will continue to increase
the university’s academic competitiveness and prepare
more students for careers in high-need disciplines locally,
regionally and nationally.”
Recruitment efforts for out-of-state students will be focused
in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics,
nursing, education and agricultural disciplines.
As a part of the increase, no qualified in-state student
will be denied admission or access to the university to
accommodate out-of-state students.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) student chapter at North Carolina A&T State
University has been selected to receive a Commendable Award for its activities
conducted during the 2012-2013 academic year.
The Society Committee on Education presented 53 outstanding, 85 commendable
and 125 honorable mention awards. Lists of award winning chapters were published
in Chemical & Engineering News and in the November/December issue of
inChemistry, the student member magazine. The award-winning chapters will also
be honored at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas,
Texas, on March 16.
Dr. Marion A. Franks, associate professor in the chemistry department, is the faculty
advisor for the ACS student chapter at N.C. A&T.
ACS is dynamic, visionary and committed to “improving people’s lives through
the transforming power of chemistry.” With more than 163,000 members, it is
the world’s largest scientific society and one of the leading
sources of authoritative scientific information. A nonprofit
organization that was chartered by Congress, ACS is at the
forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise
and the premier professional home for chemists, chemical
engineers and related professions around the globe.
ACS Student Chapter Receives Award
®Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. congratulates Bertha K. Dixon, who earned a
Doctor of Philosophy degree in leadership studies at the age of 74.
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Toyota Exec Delivers Commencement Keynote
Wilbert W. “Wil” James, president
of Toyota Motor Manufacturing
Kentucky Inc. (TMMK), delivered
the keynote address at the fall
commencement exercises held
Dec. 14 at Greensboro Coliseum.
James’ career at Toyota spans
more than 26 years. He was
appointed to his current position
in July 2010.
James passed along three lessons
to the December class of 2013.
LeSSON ONe: Always do what
you commit to do and strive to
over-deliver.
James learned this lesson as a
boy. On one occasion James
mowed the lawn as he was told
but didn’t go the extra mile of
cleaning up the debris after the
chore was completed. His father
explained that over-delivering is
“the difference between getting
by and getting noticed.”
LeSSON TwO: Respect the
knowledge of others and (then)
go and see for yourself.
“never make a withdrawal until you’ve made a significant deposit.” – Wil James
Early in his career, James was
assigned a task that seemed
equivalent to finding a needle
in a haystack. A coincidental
conversation with an experienced
employee provided the information
he needed. “Know where to go and
who to ask,” he said.
LeSSON Three: Never make a
withdrawal until you’ve made a
significant deposit.
James said that this lesson is
true in finances and relationships.
He advised the candidates to
regularly deposit respect, trust and
teamwork, ask the right questions
and invest the time to listen. He
also warned, “One careless move
can deplete your account.”
The Norfolk, Va., native received
his Bachelor of Science degree
in mechanical engineering
technology Associate’s degree
in applied sciences from Old
Dominion University in 1978
and 1976, respectively.He and
his wife Michaelene reside in
Lexington, which places him
close to two of his three daughters
and their families.
James
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Biology receives $3.8 Million for research Support
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Department of Biology with a $3.8 million grant in support
of North Carolina A&T State University’s Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Research Initiative for
Scientific Enhancement (RISE)program.
TheRISEprogram was established in the biology department in 2007. The grant will support 40 undergraduate
studentsat its maximum capacity and 10 master’s level students annually for five consecutiveyears.
The goal of the MBRS-RISE program is to increase the number of students in areas of biomedical and behavioral
research. These students will be trained and mentored in state of the art research practices. They will also travel
and present data at science conferences, participate in seminars, supplemental instruction, bridge programs,
learning and living communities, and prepare for admission and success in tier Ph.D. programs.
For the 28th year, The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina
A&T State University is setting aside a week to showcase the impact
of small-scale agriculture in North Carolina with the 2014 Small Farms
Week, March 23–28.
The events will begin in western North Carolina and culminate on A&T’s
campus, and will recognize the contributions of small-scale producers on
farms that generate $250,000 or less, annually, in gross sales.
Whereas last year the focus was on tools for the next generation, this
year’s theme, “Innovations for the Next Generation,” looks at creative
ways to reach the next crop of agriculturalists.
Even as this year’s Small Farms Week theme pays homage to
“millennials” or Generation Y — young people born in the 1980s to 2000s
— Small Farms Week still celebrates small-scale farmers of all ages, land
sizes and traditional as well as unconventional enterprises.
“We maintain our commitment to those farmers who have long been
the backbone of our state — who have supported their communities
economically and provided safe, nutritious and affordable food — even
as we reach out to prepare that next generation of farmers and local
food producers,” says Dr. Fletcher Barber Jr., associate administrator
for The Cooperative Extension Program.
“We celebrate the contributions of our experienced farmers and new and
emerging farmers. We also pledge to continue the work, the outreach
and support that Cooperative Extension has been providing to our
agricultural base now for 100 years.”
Millennials the focus of 2014 Small farms Week
Some of the programs and workshops
for the week’s activities have been
specifically tailored to a young audience,
with the intention of demonstrating
farming as a career, as a means of
local-food production, and as a pathway
to community empowerment and
engagement. In addition, demonstrations
and educational activities will be
conducted at the University Farm, where
middle school students will explore
agricultural practices and learn about
agricultural industry jobs.
Other learning experiences for students
will include a lecture by a young food-
systems pioneer, urban farmer Robin
Emmons, honored last year as a CNN
Hero; and a screening of an urban
agriculture film, “Growing Cities.”
Dr. John O’Sullivan, Cooperative
Extension’s professor of sustainable
agriculture, local and community food,
says the activities have relevance for
students across the entire A&T campus
and not just those in the School of
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
“Students today are interested in the issues
concerning where their food comes from
and in jobs and economic opportunities in
the food system as it relates to the African
American community,” says O’Sullivan,
who is also the co-director of the Center
for Environmental Farming Systems near
Goldsboro. “They have questions about
food deserts and economic opportunities.”
This year Cooperative Extension at A&T
and nationwide celebrate 100 years of its
official founding in 1914.
On Nov. 1, the Department of Journalism
and Mass Communication (JOMC) hosted
a summit—Media Coverage of Civil and
Human Rights in 2013: Unfiltered and
Unbiased?—on how media have covered and
reported civil and human rights issues and
events. The event convened in Crosby Hall.
Participants were Bob Butler of the National
Association of Black Journalists and N.C.
A&T alumni Dexter Mullins of Al Jazeera
America and veteran broadcast journalist
Sandra Hughes, among others.
One of the town hall sessions, Media
Accuracy in Civil and Human Rights,
examined how accurately media have
covered civil rights, human rights and race-
related issues in 2013. The second session,
Crisis Communications in Civil Rights,
explored crisis communications and the role
of public relations professionals and media
practitioners in high-profile civil rights and
criminal cases involving race and ethnicity.
A reception honoring Hughes was part of
the activities.
JOMC hosts Summit on Media’s Coverage of Civil and human rights
New Ph.D. Program In Computer Science Is Approved
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University expects
to admit the first class of students into the new Ph.D. program in
computer science in the fall. The University of North Carolina Board of
Governors approved the establishment of the program in 2013.
“The doctoral program is consistent with the A&T Preeminence 2020
strategic plan that aims to enhance graduate education and research,”
said Dr. Beryl McEwen, vice provost for strategic planning and
institutional effectiveness at N.C. A&T.
“The new Ph.D. program will further strengthen the graduate programs
at N.C. A&T by attracting highly qualified students for advanced study
and research in information security, distributed systems and artificial
intelligence,” said Dr. Sanjiv Sarin, vice provost for research, graduate
programs and extended learning, and dean of the graduate school.
The Department of Computer Science has been very active in
extramural research funding, having secured $9 million over the last
three years that has led to the establishment of nationally recognized
centers, such as the Center for Advanced Studies in Identity Sciences
(CASIS), with funding from the ARMY Research Labs and the Center for
Cyber Defense, which is funded by the National Security Agency and
Department of Homeland Security.
“Over the past six years, our computer science faculty and staff have
done an excellent job in preparing for this program,” said Dr. Gerry V.
Dozier, professor and chairman of the department. “We look forward
to the new collaborations with other computer science departments
throughout the Triad that will develop as a result of this program.”
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One of the Piedmont Triad’s key industries
will receive two more years of education,
research and workforce development from
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical
State University. The U.S. Department of
Transportation has awarded a two-year
renewal of funding for the Transportation
Institute at N.C. A&T.
“The Triad’s excellent geographic position
makes it a prime location for the
transportation and logistics industry,”
said Dr. Kathryn Dobie, director of the
Transportation Institute. “But continued
job growth and business success require
more than just great location. Technology
and the challenges of our economy make
transportation and logistics as complex and
dynamic as any high-impact industry.
The School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (SAES) hosted
two national conferences in September, engaging thousands of people
across the country in its programs and academic leadership and in
North Carolina A&T State University’s campus activities.
The National Goat Conference, held at the Joseph S. Koury Convention
Center and University Farm, and National Teach Ag Day, which
streamed live from the Alumni-Foundation Event Center on campus,
were both coordinated by SAES faculty and staff. The conferences also
provided training to A&T students who gained professional experience
as part of panel discussions, workshops and technical assistance.
The National Goat
Conference, held Sept.
15-18, included half-
day workshops and
demonstrations on goat
health at the University
Farm. The conference
brought more than 300
researchers, current and
prospective farmers and
ranchers, and academicians from across the country to Greensboro for
the event that was sponsored this year by SAES.
Conferees hailed from as far away as Oregon and as nearby as
Seagrove, N.C., to attend interactive workshops and demonstrations,
and to hear from acclaimed experts on goats. The National Goat
Consortium, a collective of 1890 land-grant institutions that includes
A&T and 17 other universities across the Southeast, presents the
conference triennially.
SAES’s other national event, National Teach Ag Day, was streamed
live on the Internet from the Alumni-Foundation Event Center, Sept.
26, to an onsite crowd of more than 70 and a viewing audience of
more than 2,000. Viewers joined the webcast from 464 sites, 47 states,
and several college campuses including Penn State, the University
of Kentucky and The Ohio State University. In addition, the event
generated 1,200 #taglive13 tweets from 615 contributors reaching
299,000 accounts.
SAES Hosts Two National Conferences
National Teach Ag Day celebrates
school-based agricultural education
and is designed to share career
opportunities in agricultural
education with students from
middle school to college and
service programs, as well as with
other professionals. The event was
recruited to A&T by Dr. Antoine
Alston, interim associate dean for
academic studies, with key support
from Dr. Chastity Warren English.
A&T was recently honored as a
Teach Ag Champion by the National
Teach Ag Campaign, in recognition
of serving as host institution for the
National Teach Ag Day program
and webcast. The campaign is an
initiative of the National Council
for Agricultural Education, led
by the National Association of
Agricultural Educators (NAAE and is
funded by the CHS Foundation as a
special project of the National FFA
Foundation.
With strong programs in agricultural,
environmental, family and consumer
sciences designed to serve the
needs of agribusiness, rural
communities, and urban food
producers, A&T is an active partner
of the National FFA, an organization
with half a million members
nationwide.
Transportation Institute’s funding Renewed to Continue Serving Triad
“Our goal is to help the industry—and related ones, like
construction—to grow and thrive in its rapidly changing
environment and to be as efficient and effective as it can be.”
The institute’s initiatives serve students, industry professionals and
businesses.In the past five years, it has received more than $2.5
million from federal and state agencies. The ongoing programs
include the Right of Way Training Program, the N.C. A&T/N.C. DOT
Construction Contractor Technology Certificate Program, the
Summer High School Transportation Institute, and the Eisenhower
Transportation Fellowship program. It also offers seminars,
workshops, lectures, publications and other information.
Established in 1970, the Transportation Institute is a program of the
School of Business and Economics at A&T.
A&T received the new funding as a member of the Southeastern
Transportation Center consortium, a group of 10 universities in the
region. The university’s funding is included in a $5.5 million award to
the consortium.
In addition to A&T, members of the regional consortium
include the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, lead
institution; University of Alabama, Birmingham;
University of Central Florida; Clemson University;
University of Kentucky; University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, and University of South Florida.
The new award is one of 10 granted nationwide to
regional university transportation centers.
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National Environmental Conference Ignites Innovative Ideas, Information Exchange and Research Needs
More than 120 people from across the nation and abroad attended the 2013
National Conference on Advances in Environmental Science and Technology
that convened Sept. 12, in Greensboro, N.C., on the campus of North Carolina
A&T State University. Participants included environmental industry, federal,
state and local agencies, experienced professionals, lawmakers, community
leaders, and graduate and undergraduate students.
The conference provided a forum for agencies to address advances in
environmental science and technology including problems, solutions and
research needs. The goal was to foster relationships that could result in
partnerships needed to protect and sustain the environment and improve the
quality of life.
The national environmental conference with more than 70 presenters and
co-presenters offered two general sessions, two concurrent sessions and
a poster session highlighting more than 50 technical papers. The featured
keynote speakers were Michael Maloy, vice president of Sullivan International
Group in San Diego; Greg Green, director of outreach and information, United
States Environmental Protection Agency, and Barry Edwards, director of
utilities and engineering, Catawba County Government, N.C.
General session presentations focused on environmental regulations,
groundwater remediation technologies and waste to energy, while technical
sessions covered topics on climate change, economics and environmental
justice, fate and transport of contaminants, food bio-processing, innovative
environmental technologies, sustainable energy and water resources and
waste management.
Dr. Godfrey A. Uzochukwu, professor and director of the Waste Management
Institute at N.C. A&T, served as executive chairman of the conference.
Visit www.ncat.edu/~wmi for video highlights and program. Black Nativity
The Visual and Performing Arts Department presented its annual
holiday play, Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity,” Dec. 5-8. The high
energy musical chronicles the Nativity story, using vibrant songs
and dances of praise and worship. Storytellers are used to guide the
audience through this retelling of the classic story.
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Two faculty researchers have been named 2014
Data Science Faculty Fellows by the National
Consortium for Data Science: dr. rajeev Agrawal, associate professor in the Department
of Computer Systems Technology, and dr. Justin Zhan, assistant professor in the Department of
Computer Science. Their research projects are
“Designing Sustainable and Domain-Neutral Next
Generation Data Infrastructure to Advance Big
Data Science” and “Community Detection on Big
Networks,” respectively.
Each researcher will receive $30,000 to support
their research. They are among five researchers
awarded fellowships for 2014.
dr. solomon Bililign, professor of physics and
director of the NOAA-ISET Center, presented a
paper—“Impacts of Biomass Burning Organic
Acids, and Aerosols on Climate and Air Quality
over the African Continent”—at the Africa Climate
Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, Oct. 15–18. The
conference is organized through the collaborative
efforts of the World Climate Research
Programme (WCRP) of the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) and the African Climate
Policy Center (ACPC) of the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and
was hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam.
Bililign also organized and chaired a session at
the 80th annual meeting of the Southeastern
Section of the American Physical Society, Nov.
20–23, in Bowling Green, Ky. The session was
titled “The Role of Physics in Geosciences: Earth
and Atmospheric Physics and Climate Physics.”
dr. guibing chen, assistant professor in the
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
and lead scientist for food processing and
engineering at the Center for Excellence in
Post-Harvest Technologies, has had two articles
summarizing results from his research published
in the International Journal of Food Science and
Technology. “A comparison of two methods for
estimating microbial survival parameters from
dynamic survival data” summarizes some of Chen’s
research into food sterilization and pasteurization
processes. “Estimating microbial survival
parameters from dynamic survival data using
Microsoft Excel” describes a simplified process
for estimating microbial survival parameters.
Chen is also the recent recipient of a $299,988
USDA Capacity Building Grant for a three-year
study, “Development of wheat bread enriched with
microfluidized corn and oat brans.”
dr. salil desai, associate
professor in the Department
of Industrial and Systems
Engineering, has been
awarded United States
Patent No. 8,573,757. His
invention provides a
method of generating
scalable micro to nano-patterned features on
a substrate. The method involves ejecting a
succession of droplets and altering their sizes in
flight from micro to nano scale dimensions, thus
giving control on the topography of the final 3D
freeform features and enabling researchers to
deposit nano to micro droplets of different colloidal
materials including metals, ceramics, polymers,
bio-fluids, etcetera. Complex three-dimensional
structures can be fabricated on curved surfaces at
high throughput rates. This technology provides
diverse applications in the fields of semiconductor
electronics, photonics, NEM/MEMS, sensor
development and regenerative tissue engineering.
dr. Zerihun Assefa, professor of chemistry, was recently
named a National Faculty Mentor Role Model by Minority
Access Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists
individuals, academic institutions, corporations, and federal,
state and local government agencies in diversifying their
campuses and work sites.
dr. Elham “Ellie” fini, civil engineering; dr. Mahour Mellat Parast, applied engineering
technology, and daniel oldham, graduate student,
make up the N.C. A&T Bio-Adhesive Team that won
the grand prize of $100,000 at the 2013 Mega Watt
Ventures in Tampa, Fla., last September. Fini serves
as the team’s technical advisor. MegaWatt Ventures
is an annual clean energy business plan competition
sponsored by the United States Department of
Energy, in conjunction with Southeastern universities
in the U.S. The competition is designed to encourage
the commercialization of innovative energy-related
technologies from the lab bench into the marketplace.
The Bio-Adhesive Alliance’s winning technology
utilizes swine waste to create a durable construction
adhesive that enhances pavement performance.
Recently, the team was named champion of the ACC
Clean Energy Challenge.
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dr. Edward B. fort, professor and chancellor emeritus, edited
“Survival of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Making it
Happen (The Africana Experience and Critical Leadership Studies),” a
book that “serves as a ‘think piece’ for those concerned about the
future of HBCUs” as well as “a guide for those who need enlightenment
on the status of these institutions …” Fort also authored the preface,
introduction and three chapters—“For HBCUs: The Real Challenge,” “The
Difference Is Leadership” and “On-Campus Diversity and Its Challenge”—
and the conclusion. The book, part of The Africana Experience and
Critical Leadership Studies series edited by A&T professors Dr. Abul
Pitre and Dr. Comfort Okpala, is published by Lexington Books.
The oral history of Perry howard, associate professor in the
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design and
coordinator of the Landscape Architecture Program, School of
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, has been added to the archives
of The HistoryMakers, a non-profit organization based in Chicago that
was established to videotape, preserve and share biographies of African
Americans who have made significant contributions to their professions
and American society.
dr. Mary T. lewis, associate professor of social work, Dr. Maura
Nsonwu, assistant professor of social work, Dr. Sharon Warren-Cook,
assistant professor and interim chair of the Department of Sociology
and Social Work, along with Dr. Raleigh Bailey, University of North
Carolina at Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians, and A.B.
Mayfield-Clarke of Summerfield, N.C., have published a chapter, “The
Complexity of the Nexus of Poverty and Healthy: Impact on Immigrants
and Refugees,” in a two-volume set titled “Poverty and Health: A Crisis
Among America’s Most Vulnerable.”
dr. harold l. Martin sr., chancellor, has been selected to serve on
a United States Senate task force to examine the federal regulations
and reporting requirements on institutions of higher education. The
bipartisan group will be tasked to review mandates on institutions
of higher education added by Congress and the U.S. Department
of Education. Members will be expected to offer recommendations
that will consolidate, streamline and even eliminate regulations and
requirements to make these processes less confusing.
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dr. Tonya smith-Jackson, chair of the Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering, and her colleagues
drs. Marc resnick and Kayenda Johnson, have co-
edited a textbook on ergonomics. “Cultural Ergonomics:
Theory, Methods and Applications” is an introduction and
primer on how to implement the approach. It provides
systemic methods on how to apply what is learned from
analyses of culture to the design, development, and
evaluation of products and systems.
dr. Marcia Williams, director of STEM/sponsored
programs in the College of Engineering, was a panelist
at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in November.
The plenary session, “Undergraduate Research as an
Institutional Strategy,” included members of the Council
on Undergraduate Research and the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute. Williams currently serves as a CUR
councilor in the Undergraduate Research Program
Directors division and a member of the URPD Broadening
Participation Task Force.
dr. Jagannathan “Jag” sankar, director of the
Engineering Research Center
for Revolutionizing Metallic
Biomaterials (ERC-RMB) and
Distinguished Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, has
been recognized by Triad
Business Journal as one of
the “Triad’s Most Influential”
People for 2014. This is the sixth
consecutive year Sankar has
been named to this notable list.
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Senior computer science major Joi carter has been selected to receive
the 2014 Black Engineer of the Year
Leadership Award, an honor given to
two undergraduate students nationally
who have demonstrated leadership
in engineering through personal
accomplishments and developments and
has promoted science and technology.
Carter will be honored at the 28th
Annual BEYA STEM Conference’s
Student Leadership Awards Ceremony in
Washington, D.C., in February.
On Nov. 9, the Graduate Student Advisory
Council took the National Association of
Graduate and Professional Students 27th
Annual Conference by storm, making
history as the first HBCU to become a
voting member of the organization and
claiming two national offices and three
regional offices for 2014. In addition,
the Aggies participated in the four-day
conference presenting in breakout and
poster sessions.
dwayne A. Johnson, council president,
was elected national chair of the Social
Justice Committee; yasmine farley was
elected national chair of the Employment
Concerns Committee; raleta summers
was elected chair of the Southeast
Region; Brittany glover, chief of staff,
was elected director of communications
(Southeast Region); and Amber urooj was elected chair of employee relations
(Southeast Region). Tiffany richardson,
executive vice president, and osejie oriaifo, representative, School of
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences,
also participated in the conference.
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In September, 10 civil engineering students were invited to Washington,
D.C., for the two-day World Energy Engineering Congress Conference:
Brandy diggs, Jordan gooden, Kelyn green, deanna ho, shakira ibrahim, Justin Montgomery, dana ruth, Ariel White and haley Williamson. Among the speakers were former California governor,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions and William Colton,
vice president of corporate planning for Exxon Mobil. WEEC paid the
registration fee for the students and two faculty members, dr. sameer hamoush, chair of civil, architectural and environmental engineering,
and dr. Taher Abu-lebdeh.
Tia Mills, who is pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) degree in
physical education and health, performed her student student teaching
(grades 7-12) at Ansbach Middle High School in Ansbach, Germany,
during the fall 2013 semester. She is the first graduate student in the
Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies, School of
Education, to teach in the German school system.
Last summer, civil engineering majors yillian rivera and Tiffany Williams participated in the Advancing Minorities’ Interest in
Engineering (AIME) internship program in Germany. AIME, in partnership
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, assists undergraduate minority
students in gaining employment in the field of engineering. The U.S.
Army Corp of Engineers provides housing.
“Our German neighbors helped us understand the language and adapt to
the culture. There was such a sense of community,” said Rivera, who is
interested in environmental issues and got hands-on experience working
on a rainwater harvesting project.
“Working in different countries helped me gain a more global perspective
and understanding of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and what it
takes to be a professional engineer,” said Williams. “It was an incredible
experience, from a cultural and engineering standpoint.”
Rivera and Williams stayed in Mainz, the capital of the state of Rhineland-
Palatinate. On weekends the pair traveled around Germany and nearby
countries including Austria, Belgium, France and the Netherlands.
“I also learned the importance of networking and professional
development after meeting three of our alumni from the College of
Engineering who are employed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Aggie Pride is worldwide!”
Senior honor student destenie nock
has made N.C. A&T history as the first
student to receive the George J. Mitchell
Scholarship, and she is the first student
attending a historically black college or
university (HBCU) to receive the award.
The Lusby, Md., native will represent the
United States in Ireland as a 2015 Mitchell
Scholar. She was selected from a pool of
over 300 applicants across the nation. As
part of the selection process, she attended
a reception hosted by the Irish ambassador
at the Irish Embassy and was interviewed
by a panel that included the Irish
ambassador, the senior project director at
the Trust for the National Mall and a former
vice president of the World Bank.
While in Ireland, Nock—who is majoring
in electrical engineering and applied
mathematics—plans to earn a Master of
Science degree in sustainable electrical
energy systems at Queens University
in Belfast. After receiving this degree,
she intends to pursue a Ph.D. in an area
focusing on wind energy. Her ultimate
career goal is to be a faculty member at a
major research institution promoting the
use of wind energy in the U.S. as well as in
developing countries.
The Mitchell Scholarship was established in 1998 by an
endowment from the Government of Ireland and is funded in
collaboration with the U.S. Department of State. The scholarship
seeks to establish a partnership between emerging young
leaders in the U.S. and institutions in Ireland. Recipients are
selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and a sustained
commitment to community and public service.
Nock is also one of three winners of the 2014 Black Engineer of
the Year Academic Award, which will be presented at the 28th
Annual BEYA STEM Conference’s Student Leadership Awards
Ceremony in Washington, D.C., in February.
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rodward hewlin, a doctoral
student in the mechanical
engineering department, was one of
10 chosen from across the country
to be recognized by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) Fluid Engineering Division
as a winner of the 2013 Graduate
Student Scholarship Award for their
outstanding papers presented at the
Fluids Engineering Division Summer
Meeting in Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Learning took on a global meaning for N.C. A&T and Virginia Tech
engineering students during a two-week study abroad program last
summer. Students participating in the Rising Sophom*ore Abroad
Program (RSAP) ventured outside the traditional classroom for a
diverse cultural experience in Italy, Switzerland and Germany.
RSAP is designed to introduce students to global teaming and
leadership in engineering while providing cultural and practical
experiences. The course emphasizes the importance of cultural
competency for engineers, as well as the cultural, social and economic
aspect of practicing engineering abroad.
The global engineering practicum is comprised of two intergraded modules, each containing
pedagogical content equivalent to three course credit hours. During the two-week in-country
module, students learn about the technological, social, educational and environmental diversity
of these countries.
Sophom*ore civil engineering major, devaugh nance of Winston Salem, N.C., said his trip to
Europe was an amazing experience. “It allowed me to broaden my experiences as a college
student. We visited the Alp Transit, a European high speed rail network and the Lamborghini car
factory where the most prestigious and sought-after super sports cars are engineered.”
“I had never traveled abroad before, and didn’t know what to expect,” said Mariyah Pressley, a
sophom*ore biomedical engineering major from Newport News, Va. “Traveling to Europe opened
my eyes to so many different places and experiences. One of the highlights for me was our visit
to Technische Universitat Darmstadt. I had a chance to meet students there and learn what
campus life is like abroad. The trip was an opportunity of a lifetime with memories I will cherish
for years to come.”
RSAP is led by A&T College of Engineering alumna, professor and department head at Virginia
Tech, Dr. Stephanie Adams. ronnie Bailey, professor in the department of civil and architectural
engineering at A&T, assisted Adams as co-teacher of the semester based distance-learning
course. Bailey led the course at A&T and traveled to the Virginia Tech campus to lecture on
visualization and the engineering design process.
Hewlin was a winner in the forum on fluid measurements and
instrumentation for his paper, “Development of a Capacitance
Based Void Fraction Sensor for Two-Phase Flow Measurements,”
co-authored by dr. John Kizito, advisor and professor in the
mechanical engineering department, accepted the award.
Hewlin received a cash honorarium of $1,000 and a one-year
tenure to serve on the Fluid Measurement and Instrumentation
Technical Committee at the international level. The project
is supported by grant funding from the Air Force Research
Laboratory and United Technology Corporation with conference
travel funded through Title III. Hewlin is the recipient of a Title III
PhD Fellowship at North Carolina A&T State University.
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Soon after the spring 2013 semester ended, civil engineering student Eric White boarded a plane for East Africa. His mission was to learn Kiswahili, the native language, and work with a humanitarian organization to aid the people of Tanzania.
White worked through N.C. A&T’s Office of International Programs and the Knowledge Exchange Institute (KEI), which offers a wide array of programs for students interested in integrating courses, internships and cultural interaction.
After a three-week Kiswahili language course in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, White traveled to Mahenge Town, a remote area of South Central Tanzania where he began an assignment with Caritas, a global confederation of Catholic organizations that provide humanitarian emergency assistance in developing countries.
humanitarian effort
Despite its abundance of lakes, safe water is in short supply in Tanzania. The Caritas-supported water resource project involved constructing a gravity water supply system that will be more sustainable long term during the hot and dry climate. Ultimately, the improved system will provide safe water access for children and families.
While working in Tanzania, White said he discovered that as little as 10 percent of the aid donated to governmental agencies actually reaches Tanzanian villages, while about 90 percent of non-governmental organization (NGO) funding is distributed.
“It made me think, I could create my own NGO to work in the villages performing the same kind of work,” said White.
Before leaving Tanzania, White shared his vision of creating an NGO with village leaders to help deliver assistance and resources to poverty stricken communities. White was considering graduate school upon completing his undergraduate degree in December (2013).
Since his trip, White says the experience has changed his educational trajectory. Instead, he plans to raise money and return to Tanzania this summer (2014), to live and provide humanitarian aid under a registered NGO he is working to establish.
“Studying abroad in Tanzania was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life; not only did I get to direct my own study at my pace and in my
area of interest, but I also forged memorable friendships.
“Having the support of my dean, Dr. Robin Coger, and Dr. Stephanie Luster-Teasley’s Engage 2B Engineers program was huge. Without their sponsorship, I probably would not have gone abroad,” he said.
White has spent time in Costa Rica where he learned to speak, read and write Spanish. As a student, he also
traveled to Rio de Janeiro and Juiz de Fora, Brazil, for six months in 2010. In the summer of 2012, he participated
in a research internship in South Korea sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
By Terri Godwin
Eric White, a civil engineering major
who graduated in December, with
children and men in Mahenge Town,
Tanzania, where he worked to bring
safe water access to families.
EnginEEring sTudEnT Eric WhiTE’s ProJEcT hElPs ProVidE sAfE WATEr AccEss for fAMiliEs in TAnZAniA
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Franklin EugEnE Mccain Sr., a pioneer for justice, transitioned to eternal life on January 9, 2014, to be with his wife Bettye, who preceded him in death. Dr. McCain had dedicated his life to family and service.
Born January 3, 1941, to Warner E. McCain and Mattie M. McCain in Union County, N.C., McCain grew up in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Eastern High School in 1959. McCain enrolled at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (then A&T College) and graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and biology.
Franklin Eugene McCain Sr.
A legacy of courage
While matriculating at A&T, McCain realized the wheels of justice were turning in the right direction for only a few and the masses were being eliminated from the process. He, along with three classmates Ezell Blair Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), Joseph A. McNeil and David L. Richmond, decided to make a statement against the segregation and injustices that prevailed in the United States. They strategically planned to make a difference and on a cool Monday in February 1960, they began to implement their plan by walking that long mile from the campus to the F.W. Woolworth Store in downtown Greensboro. The courageous A&T Four (later known as the Greensboro Four) sat at the “whites only” lunch counter. This bold move served as a catalyst and a springboard for other sit-ins to take place in cities across North Carolina and the nation.
Because of their brave act, the Woolworth store was prompted to integrate the lunch counter five months later. Additionally, the Greensboro episode—as proclaimed by most—had the greatest impact, inviting national publicity and inspiring a heightened level of activism among college students and other youths. In the same year, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the most effective civil rights groups, was born in Southern black colleges.
To commemorate the action of these young men, a portion of the lunch counter from the Woolworth store is now on exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and the site of the store in Greensboro, N.C., is occupied by the International Civil Rights Museum. It is an honor for Franklin McCain to have his legacy remembered in the city where he grew up and the one where he attended school and dared to make a difference.
A year after graduating from A&T, he married his Bennett College sweetheart, Bettye Davis, who shared his desire to correct a wrong and who also participated in the civil rights demonstration. Franklin and Bettye moved to Charlotte and had three sons: Franklin Jr., Wendell and W. Bertrand.
McCain was employed at Hoechst-Celanese Corporation in Charlotte as a chemist. His analytical skills were recognized and he was tapped to become a section leader in its home furnishings fibers division. He ultimately was promoted to senior executive at the same company.
McCain became a member of Memorial United Presbyterian Church where he gave freely of his talents and resources. He was an inspiration to everyone he met. He never boasted of his accomplishments, but always remained humble and forever encouraging others to rise to their fullest potential.
McCain
The A&T Four (l-r): Franklin E. McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., David L. Richmond and Joseph A. McNeil
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When great trees fall,
rocks on distant hills shudder,
lions hunker down
in tall grasses,
and even elephants
lumber after safety.
When great trees fall
in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses
eroded beyond fear.
When great souls die,
the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly.
Our eyes, briefly,
see with
a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
examines,
gnaws on kind words
unsaid,
promised walks
never taken.
Great souls die and
our reality, bound to
them, takes leave of us.
Our souls,
dependent upon their
nurture,
now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed
and informed by their
radiance,
fall away.
We are not so much maddened
as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
of dark, cold
caves.
And when great souls die,
after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always
irregularly. Spaces fill
with a kind of
soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never
to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.
We can be. Be and be
better. For they existed.
Many small trees will grow
To maturity and give shade
And oxygen and beauty
To the world
Because of the life,
Courage and inspiration of
Mr. Franklin McCain.
Our world is indebted
To this great hero!
~ written by Maya Angelou ©
Although McCain never ran for public office, he was a mentor for those who aspired to serve. He instilled in them a zest for always believing in who they were and what they could do and to never settle for anything less. He was a role model, not only for his children but for their friends who would often visit his home to sit and talk with him and to learn about the real meaning of being true to yourself and your convictions.
McCain and his wife Bettye continued their fight for justice in Charlotte and worked tirelessly with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Incorporated. Franklin served as chairman of the North Carolina Regional Committee, which sponsored statewide events to raise funds for the NAACP LDF Fund Inc.
McCain’s work did not go unnoticed. He has been recognized and honored by numerous organizations across this state and nation. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University, in 1994, for his contribution to the civil rights movement.
Some of his numerous awards and recognitions include The Nancy Susan Reynolds Award for Advocacy, Humanitarian of the Year Award from North Carolina NAACP, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine from Governor James Martin, Pioneer for Freedom Award from Memorial Presbyterian Church, Drum Major for Justice Award for Civil Rights from the SCLC Women, Legend Award of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund from Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King, and the Nabisco Brands, Incorporated listing of Famous Black American Leaders.
McCain’s academic excellence was manifested as he served as chairman of the board of trustees at North Carolina A&T State University, and on the boards of Bennett College, North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The latter penned a resolution on June 14, 2013, honoring him for his longstanding and loyal services to the university and to the State of North Carolina.
McCain made time to volunteer with many groups—two of those as a valued member and serving as sire archon and chairman of the Membership Council of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and as chairman of the Black Political Caucus.
a legacy of courage
N.C. A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr.
McCain (left) and Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.) share a moment on campus
prior to the unveiling of the February One Monument. (Feb. 1, 2002)
McCain (left) and N.C. A&T alumnus Jesse L. Jackson Sr. (second left) join officials
for the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in downtown
Greensboro, N.C. (Feb. 1, 2010) Part of the ICRCM is located in the F.W. Woolworth
building where the Feb. 1, 1960, sit-in occurred.
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a legacy of courage
Clockwise from bottom left:
Harrison Auditorium prior to
the memorial service; news
media in front of the February
One Monument on University
Circle; program cover; A&T
Four members Joseph A.
McNeil (right) and Jibreel
Khazan (left).
Top: Family, friends and
community share fond
memories of McCain at the
university’s memorial.
Bottom: Franklin E.
McCain Jr. (left) listens as
A&T alumnus Lewis A.
Brandon recounts his past
experiences with McCain Sr.
(Jan. 16)
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The Tutor Center has been made possible by a three-year grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and the partnership of N.C. A&T, UNCG, UNCG’s North Carolina Center for New North Carolinians and the help of volunteers and donors from Americorps, Blevins, Caraway Mobile Home Movers, Frye Concrete Co. LLC, PDQ Construction LLC, Precision Decks & Garages, Swaim Electric, Heating & Air and Yes! We Care Charities.
Located in the heart of the Oakwood Forest community, the initial idea for the Tutor Center was to have a place for children in the primarily Latino neighborhood to have a place to do their homework and get the help they need with school work from Americorps volunteers. The center has grown to include help for adults that include English as a second language classes and counseling.
“This is a very unique and innovative program,” said Dr. Maura Nsonwu, principal investigator and assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Work.
Serving the Community
Joint Master of Social Work students gain
hands-on experience at new center
Tucked away in north Greensboro off U.S. 29 is one of the most valuable teaching tools for North Carolina A&T State University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro social work undergraduate and graduate students alike.
On Oct. 4, the Supporting Thriving Families (STF) project opened the Oakwood Forest Tutor Center in the Oakwood Forest mobile home community.
“This is a really amazing project,” said Dr. Yoko Crume, principal investigator and associate professor of the Joint Masters of Social Work (JMSW) program.
This project is the product of a long history of strong collaboration between the social work programs of A&T and UNCG. The goal of the STF project is to increase access to culturally responsive mental health services for the Latino residents.
Innovative ideas for sustainable mental health services have been identified and include locating the service in the resident-supported activity center at the Oakwood Forest community; providing bilingual services by social workers, AmeriCorps members, and volunteers; training the next generation of social workers to meet the needs of the Latino residents in the community; and engaging in research activities for community change and improvement.
This forward thinking of placing this program in a neighborhood with a large concentration of Latino residents is a significant factor in the project securing the funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Nsonwu said.
The trust was established in 1947 to improve the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina. It is comprised of two divisions: (1) Health Care responds to health and wellness needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of health for financially needy residents of the state and (2) Poor and Needy responds to basic life needs and invests in solutions that improve the quality of life for financially needy residents of Forsyth County.
For Oakwood Forest residents to receive this access to counseling services, four graduate students from the Joint Masters of Social Work program along with three UNCG and one A&T undergraduate students will work at the center for their internship.
“This gives these students an opportunity for a good internship experience outside a traditional agency,” STF project coordinator Natosha Knight said.
The students will have an opportunity to counsel adults, families and children. JMSW student Julie Rains is one of the eight interns working on the project. She began work on the project in September and likes the program. She is invested already.
“My goal is to support the program in whatever direction they want to go,” she said. “I want to provide mental health services to people who need them.”
Rains’ enthusiasm is shared by her fellow interns, Crume said.
By Tiffany S. Jones ’03
“They’re excited because they see that what they are learning in the classroom can be applied in the real world,” Crume said.
“There are a lot of students who just want the experience they get to come and help people. It’s nurturing for all of us.”
Principal investigators Crume, Nsonwu, Dr. Jay Poole, assistant professor of social work at UNCG, and Dr. Raleigh Bailey, CNNC director emeritus, worked together for more than a year to write a proposal for funding for this project. It was important that community engagement be a large piece of this program as Crume and Nsonwu teach it to their students.
“We talk about being culturally competent and the students realize they need to learn the culture and the language—this program gives them a hands-on approach.”
It is that hands-on approach that appeals most to Rains because she gets the chance help break down the barriers that hinder Latino people from the mental health services they need.
“There’s a stigma, sometimes, there’s no insurance and a lot of it is just the lack of access to the services—I want to be able to help them get the help they need,” she said.
For the duration of STF, the number of interns will be capped at eight but there are several volunteer opportunities for students from A&T and UNCG. Volunteers will not be given an opportunity to participate in counseling services for liability reasons but they can be of use in other ways.
“Students can help with everything from tutoring the kids to coming with us on field trips to teaching the English as a second language classes,” Knight said. “It’s such a unique experience in that we are very community based and we get to serve all ages based on what they need.
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When Patrick D. Cannon was in elementary school, he
hardly imagined a career in politics. Instead, the newly
sworn in mayor of Charlotte, N.C., had vivid dreams of
pursuing a career in communications and business.
Determined to achieve his childhood goals, Cannon
majored in journalism and mass communication
and held a minor in business at North Carolina A&T
State University. He was on track to following his
dreams, until he attended his first neighborhood
meeting. There, he learned haunting stories of fragile
communities immersed in less than fair conditions.
Cannon felt compelled to help, so he volunteered to be
the voice of the people and to bring about change in
the community.
“One of the communities that actually took me up on it
was the very one I grew up in,” said the Charlotte native,
who was sworn into office Dec. 2, 2013.
In 1993, at the age of 26, Cannon ran and won the
District 3 council seat, making him the youngest
elected official to join Charlotte’s city council. In 2001,
he was elected as an at-large council member and
served as mayor pro tem for four of those years.
Cannon arrived on the political scene with big ideas
about public housing, recreational opportunities for
youth and educational development, but in his first
elected position his most prominent battle was the
one against his young age.
“I think people became accustomed to having
(elected officials) who were more tenured in age then
I happened to be, but when they heard me begin to
articulate what the issues were in the district, they
immediately did a 180,” Cannon recalls.
In a short time he was able to convince them that
where he lacked in age and experience he more
than made up for in vision. Cannon was educated,
articulate and prepared to combat the issues
set before him. He used the skills he developed
while studying at North Carolina A&T—research,
communication and organizational skills—to his
advantage.
Cannon shared that faculty and staff members like
Dean Tuggle, Gail Wiggins, Jaqueline Pender-Jones
and Tony Welbourne nurtured his professional
abilities and prepared him for his current career path.
“All of the opportunities to engage with them paid
off for me and helped me to become what I am
today, the mayor of one of the largest cities in the
country,” he said.
Cannon knows that leading one of the nation’s
largest cities also comes with great responsibilities.
Foremost, he plans to create more job opportunities.
He also will focus on developing transportation
opportunities, affordable housing and making the city
an international hub for the distribution of goods.
In addition to his goals for economic development,
Cannon also plans to take on social issues like
domestic violence and mentoring. He wants to raise
awareness for domestic violence and expand the
Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance program.
At the age of seven, Cannon’s father was killed, leaving
him and his mother struggling to make ends meet.
“Knowing and understanding that what she and I went
through then, other people are still going through
today,” he said. “One thing I want to do is help to
change those situations and conditions if I can.”
At an early age, Cannon’s mother exposed him to the
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America mentoring
program. It is an experience he reverences and holds
dear to his heart.
“Now, I think it’s clear why mentoring means so much
to me. It helped me along the way and I do believe,
truly, it can help another young person achieve their
goals,” he said.
Cannon has had his fair share of obstacles but his life
and legacy is proof that "good things come to those
who wait, but greater things come to those who don't
wait," he said.
The husband, father of two children, invested
community member, small-business owner and new
mayor of Charlotte, N.C., has no plans of slowing
down. He began his career many years ago as a
young man eager to make a change. Now, he sits at
the helm of one of the most rapidly growing cities in
the United States.
"The only thing between you and your success is
air and opportunity,” he said. “There's plenty of air.
The question becomes, ‘What will you do to take
advantage of the opportunity?’" Cannon explained.
KING of the QUEEN CITYAlumnus Patrick Cannon ’99 is mayor of Charlotte, N.C.
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people behind the scholarships
Trustee pledges $125,000 for scholarships
William Tracy Stokes Sr. was born in rural Sampson County, N.C.,
and raised by a family who wanted more for him than they had
themselves – an education.
Stokes’ father, Harrison, never attended school or learned to
read and write. The elder Stokes did, however, memorize the
story, “Henny Penny and Chicken Little,” and enjoyed telling it
to everyone who would listen. It’s a story William learned in the
third grade.
A relative, Louise Killett, dropped out of school in the eighth grade
and felt it appropriate to help Stokes’ parents, Harrison and Mary,
send him to North Carolina A&T State University.
In the spirit of his family who made sacrifices to pay for his
education, Stokes has pledged $50,000 to create two endowment
funds—the Harrison Stokes Endowed Scholarship Fund and the
Louise Killett Endowed Scholarship Fund—to honor his family.
Both scholarships will be managed by the Office of Financial Aid
and will be awarded to full-time undergraduate students attending
N.C. A&T with a high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 and
a minimum SAT score of 1000. Students who have a financial need
will be given priority, and the awards are renewable as long as the
student maintains a 2.5 GPA.
Stokes will make five annual pledge payments by the
end of the fiscal year for the next five years. Once
the endowment of $25,000 has been made for
each scholarship, the funds generated from
the interest will be made available from the
scholarship one year after the balance has
been achieved.
Because these are endowed gifts, the
principal investment of $25,000 each
will remain with the university in
perpetuity. Stokes and others may
make additional donations by
gift or bequest. Any gifts made
to these funds are eligible for
matching under A&T’s Title III
program.
Stokes
Alumnus establishes scholarships in honor of family
While Emerson U. Fullwood may have been named to the North Carolina A&T State University Board of Trustees last spring, his financial commitment to the university has surpassed his tenure as a trustee.
In 2012, Fullwood and his wife Vernita pledged a total gift of $125,000 that includes their personal gift and a matching gift from the Xerox Corporation to create the Emerson U. and Vernita Fullwood Xerox Endowed Scholarship. The first of five annual pledge payments was made that year.
The scholarship will provide financial awards for undergraduate students majoring in degree programs in the College of Engineering, the School of Business and Economics or studies within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievement. The student must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, and preference will be given to students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Awards are renewable and eligible recipients must reapply. The minimum award per student is $1,500 per academic year and recipients may receive up to four annual awards.
Fullwood, a North Carolina native, is the retired corporate vice president of Xerox Corporation. He began his career as an account representative and has held several executive and general management leadership positions within the company over the course of his career. He has been the executive chief of staff and marketing officer for Xerox North America, president of the Xerox Worldwide Channels Group, president of Latin America, executive chief staff officer of Developing Markets and president of Worldwide Customer Services.
He currently serves as a director of multiple health insurance and financial institutions nationally and several education and nonprofit civic boards of directors. Fullwood has also served as Rochester Institute of Technology’s Minett Professor and has done some work with the E. Philip Saunders College of Business.
Fullwood holds a B.A. degree in economics from North Carolina State University, an M.B.A. in marketing from Columbia University and an honorary doctorate from N.C. A&T.
N.C. A&T sophom*ore
accounting major Stanley
Mitchell (left) and senior
architectural engineering
major Zachary Canady are
recipients of the Emerson U.
and Vernita Fullwood Xerox
Endowed Scholarship this
academic year.
By Tiffany S. Jones ’03
Fullwood
aggie athleticsBy Brian M. Holloway ’97
Coach Rod Broadway likes to joke that when he assumed the job as
head football coach at North Carolina A&T, Aggie supporters often
told him all they wanted was to win Homecoming and beat North
Carolina Central University.
Broadway should be in good standing having won this year’s
Homecoming game as well as the match against N.C. Central
N.C. A&T’s impressive 59-12 Homecoming win over Virginia University
of Lynchburg was as much about beating the Dragons as it was about
becoming a better football team in the three remaining games of the
2013 season.
“When you’re playing in game like this the thing you’re trying to do is
get better individually,” said A&T head coach Rod Broadway. “That’s
what we’re trying to get our guys to see.
“We were better than they were. But it’s always nice to win. It doesn’t
matter if it is Homecoming or what; a win’s a win. I’m proud of my
guys. They stayed focused and played well enough to win.”
Cohen Named MeAC’s Best rookie
Over the course of seven consecutive
weeks, N.C. A&T freshman running back
Tarik Cohen of Bunn, N.C., made such an
indelible impression on the Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference, the conference’s
sports information directors and head
coaches decided to make him the 2013
MEAC Rookie of the Year.
Cohen was the only Aggie to make first-
team, all-conference.
Cohen did not become the Aggies starter
until Game 5 on Oct. 12 at Hampton. He
made sure he would never leave the starting
lineup again by rushing for 180 yards and compiling 119 yards
receiving while scoring a pair of touchdowns. In his seven
weeks in the spotlight, Cohen went on to earn MEAC Offensive
Player of the Week honors three times and MEAC Rookie of
the Week honors twice. He led the conference in rushing with
1,148 yards and eight touchdowns. He also made 11 catches for
152 yards and a touchdown. He is the only Aggie freshman in
school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Cohen is also a candidate for the Jerry Rice
Award, an honor that recognizes the best FCS
freshman in the nation. He is the second Aggie
in four years to win rookie of the year after all-
time leading rusher Mike Mayhew won it 2009.
“I’m so proud of him,” said Broadway about
Cohen. “If he keeps his head on right, this
kid is going to be unbelievable. He’s already
unbelievable. A couple of years from now, this
guy is going to be amazing.”
Four Aggies—offensive linemen William Ray
Robinson III and Nathan Isles, linebacker
D’Vonte Grant and cornerback/return
specialist D’Vonte Graham—earned second-team honors.
Three other Aggies—strong safety Travis Crosby, defensive
end Tyree Hearn and placekicker Cody Jones—made the
MEAC’s third team.
“It’s wonderful to see eight of our guys recognized by the
conference,” said head coach Rod Broadway. “It truly shows
how far our program has come in three years and how hard
these young men have worked to see this program have
better days. They deserve a tremendous amount of credit.”
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Aggies Win Homecoming and NCCU Matchup for Third Consecutive Year
A&T now has a 16-16 Homecoming record at
Aggie Stadium.
During the match against longtime rival
NCCU, the Aggies held the Eagles to 148
yards of offense in a 28-0 win at Aggie
Stadium. In addition to it being the third win
over the Eagles, the game marked the first
time since 2003—when Broadway was head
coach at NCCU—the Aggies held the Eagles
scoreless. It was also the first time in 13 years
the Aggies shutout a conference opponent.
Now Broadway wants to take the next step
beyond just winning the Homecoming and
NCCU games.
The Aggies will get back their spring practice
after coming out of NCAA sanctions because
of a low graduation rate. However, Broadway
has some big names to replace including his
entire secondary led by All-MEAC standouts
Travis Crosby and D’Vonte Graham. Defensive
end Tyree Heam and starting offensive
linemen Timothy Sunkins, Danye Gorrell and
Nathan Isles will be gone. There will also be a
new quarterback in Aggieland next season.
“I think we’re moving in the right direction,”
said Broadway. “We’re out of penalty phase
and next year we get all of our time back,
which is big … I am so looking forward to
spring practice.”
In his fifth season as head coach of the
North Carolina A&T State University
women’s bowling team, James Williams
hopes to capture both Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern
Division and MEAC Championship
Tournament titles.
The N.C. A&T Aggies currently hold the
No. 2 spot in the South and are looking
to bypass Norfolk State University for
the division win.
“We’re looking at a pretty good chance
of actually winning the Southern division
title. We’re only two games behind
Norfolk,” Williams said.
The top four teams in both the North
and South divisions will advance to the
championships scheduled for March 21-
23 in Chesapeake, Va.
“We’re sitting in pretty good position to
make sure we’re invited in March,” said
Williams.
Courtney Crook a senior team member
says that the team’s chemistry has
contributed greatly to the winning
season. For Crook, capturing the
Southern division title would be the
team’s greatest victory.
“We are expected to finish second, but
if we get that top spot that would be
huge,” Crook said.
In earlier years, women’s bowling
claimed four MEAC Championship
titles, including three back-to-back
wins from 2001–02 to 2003–04. The
Aggies qualified for the championship in
2012–13.
Although the championship games are
still months away the Aggies are already
bringing in awards. The team earned
its first national ranking on Dec. 26,
2013, and secured the final spot on the
National Tenpin Coaches Association
Media Poll.
Bowling Team Sets Sight on MeAC Championship
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greatest homecoming on earth ’13
Once again, N.C. A&T’s Homecoming was one of the best
on earth. Alumni and friends from around the world
embarked upon Aggieland to participate in the festivities.
Homecoming Week 2013 kicked off with the coronation
for Mister and Miss N.C. A&T, Anthony Fitzhugh and
Ambriya Neal, respectively. And it wouldn’t be Homecom-
ing without a hot lineup of entertainers. Among this year’s
picks were Mike Epps and Friends, The Men of Soul (Jef-
frey Osborne, Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Howard
Hewitt), Kirk Franklin, T.I., J. Cole, Kelly Rowland, J. Cole
and Juicy J. Other activities included golfing, tailgating,
school/college cookouts, a step show and block party. Best
of all, the Aggies won the game against Virginia University
of Lynchburg, 59-12!
1950sThe James River Community Center
has been renamed the Abram frink Jr.
Community Center in honor of the 1952
N.C. A&T graduate for his service to
various county boards and commissions
in James City County, Va., from the 1960s
through the 1980s. The new name was
unveiled in November during a surprise
celebration for Frink’s 86th birthday.
henry E. frye sr. ’53 is the subject of a
book, “Henry E. Frye: North Carolina’s
First African American Chief Justice,” by
author Howard E. Covington Jr. Along with
his career, the book traces “the growing
participation of African Americans in
the civic, political and social life of North
Carolina.”
1970sKenneth A. “Ken” free ’70 was one of 13
inducted into the Guilford County (N.C.)
Sports Hall of Fame’s class of 2013. Free
was a standout baseball player at Dudley
High School in Greensboro. He later served
as the first full-time commissioner of the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
and various positions within the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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alumni newsAGGIES ON THE MOVE First Lady Michelle Obama recently recognized
demetria Tucker ’72 for her work with the
Pearl Bailey Library Youth Program in Newport
News, Va. On Nov. 22, the program received
the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth
Program Award, which includes a $10,000
grant and technical support. The library was
among 12 after-school or out-of-school time
programs across the nation chosen out of 350
nominations and 50 finalists to receive this
year’s award at the White House.
Tucker, senior family and youth services
librarian, has worked with the library system
since the mid-1970s. She worked for the
Roanoke Public Library System until 2004 and
then moved to the Pearl Bailey Library in 2008.
She is also a recipient of the 2013 Coretta Scott
King Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime
Achievement.
1980sgregory Marrow ’80 is the chief information
officer (CIO) for Durham County, N.C.
gwendolyn K. ferguson ’81 was featured
recently in the Washington Business Journal.
The “Capital One Bank salutes transformative
leaders in our community” Q&A spotlights
Ferguson’s work with United Communities
Against Poverty Inc., where she is president
and CEO. The non-profit is the official
Community Action Agency (CAA) for Prince
George’s County (Md.) and the leading
advocate for communities of people facing
deficiencies in education, affordable housing,
economic stability and adequate health care
access. UCAP is dedicated to providing ample
services to individuals and families whose
quality of life has been negatively impacted by
poverty, unemployment, homelessness, crime
and inadequate public health services.
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frances Peppers ’85 received the 2013 National Alumni President
of the Year award from the National Black College Hall of Fame
Foundation. The award was presented during the National Black
College Hall of Fame Conference, Sept. 26–29 in Atlanta, Ga.
Peppers served as president of N.C. A&T’s alumni association
from July 1, 2012, until June 30, 2013. She currently serves as vice
chair of the executive board of The North Carolina A&T State
University Alumni Association Inc.
1990ssonja n. hines ’92, president of H&S Resources Corp., was one of
25 women selected to receive the 2013 Women of Color Award
from 100 Black Men of Greater Washington, D.C. Presented in
partnership with the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO),
the awards are based upon the success of these distinguished
business leaders and for service to the community. Hines also
has received a 2013 Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award
(Maryland/Virginia/Pennsylvania/Delaware/District of Columbia
region).
According to the Baltimore Sun Magazine (July 2013), Hines
is one of 50 women to watch. Under her leadership, H&S
Resources, a multi-million dollar company based in Columbia, Md.,
nearly doubled its revenue and more than tripled the number
of employees in the course of a year. The company provides
integrated facilities management, logistics and information
technology services. It has been recognized as one of the 50
fastest growing women-owned companies in the nation by WPO.
naTasha y. Williams ’92 is a member of the Broadway musical, “A
Night with Janis Joplin,” where she is cast as a Joplinaire, blues
singer, blues woman and Aretha Franklin. She recently performed
with other cast members on the Wendy Williams Show. She also
has appeared in “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” (Maria) and
“The Color Purple” (Sofia) on Broadway as well as in other shows
in New York City and across the nation.
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Michelle cooper Kelly ’94 has been appointed to a four-year term on the
Marietta City (Ga.) Council, representing Ward 6. She is the first African
American female to serve in this role.
The Oxford, N.C., native most recently served as co-chair of the Marietta
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. In 2012, she was a delegate to
the Democratic National Convention, representing the 11th Congressional
District.
Tim Atwell ’95 is featured on the cover of US Black Engineer & Information
Technology Magazine (Vol. 37, No. 2). Atwell is technology executive for
the ATM channel at Bank of America, where he is responsible for delivering
customer focused self-service technology solutions as well as vendor
management and software and hardware reliability on more than 16,000
ATMs. He joined Bank of America in 2005. Prior to that he worked as an
information technology leader at General Electric.
laquisha M. Parks ’95 was recently named
manager of the business excellence department
at Duke Energy, providing operational and
strategic direction, governance and management
for the company’s transmission and distribution
damage claims function. Parks is also the founder
of “Q” Cards LLC, a faith-based organization that
provides motivational speaking and biblically
based facilitation and teaching, and she recently published a book, “Job 41:
The Leviathan Spirit of Pride.”
calvin stevens Jr. was chosen as one of 10 individual winners of the 2013
Leader in Diversity award by the Triangle Business Journal. Stevens serves
as the director of business development and diversity for Balfour Beatty
Construction where he initiated the creation of the company’s diversity
mission, effort and program, has led its mentor/protégé efforts for seven
historically underutilized business (HUB) firms in North Carolina and has
mentored over 175 construction professionals.
Katherine stevenson-chavis is a 2013
recipient of the Director’s Commendation
Honor Award at Marshall Space Flight Center
in Huntsville, Ala., where she is an engineering
directorate.
This honor, the highest award given at
MSFC, is given to an individual whose job
performance and/or special accomplishments
merit recognition where other avenues of
recognition are not sufficient. Stevenson-
Chavis was cited for outstanding leadership
demonstration of professionalism and
exceptional dedication as the lead systems
engineer for the high energy replicated optics
to explore the sun.
2000sAshley Watkins ’04 is the public relations
manager at Bouvier Kelly, a branding,
advertising and public relations agency in
Greensboro, N.C. Watkins has extensive
experience in nonprofit marketing and
previously was a part of a team that oversees
the marketing and community relations
efforts for the five-county territory that makes
up Goodwill Industries of Central North
Carolina Inc.
lynnae cennette quick ’05 received a Ph.D.
degree in planetary science from Johns
Hopkins University in May of 2013. She is
one of only four African American women in
the United States, and one of seven African
Americans, to hold this degree. In August, she
began a postdoctoral position at NASA Space
Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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IN MEMORIAMAlumni 2013
Jeff Berry ’82, Nov. 29
Waymond Anthony Blackmon ’76, Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 26
samuel Edward Brown sr. ’48, Wilmington, Del., Oct. 21
carolyn rae “carole” simmons carr ’66, Kingsport, Tenn., Oct. 25
Brian Keith Easter, Laurel, Md., April 16
Penny Mcintyre Eller, High Point, July 24
Anne gaines-swygert, Greensboro, N.C.
ruby Mae Williamson Jones ’54, Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 28
fred lutz, Goldsboro, N.C., Nov. 17
charles napoleon Mclendon, High Point, N.C., Sept. 7
caren hobbs McPherson ’98MS, Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 7
Marvin l. Morris, saginaw, Mich., Nov. 2
Vera “Jean” o’hara rivers, Statesville, N.C., Dec. 12
Albert E. smith ’56, Pembroke Pines, Fla., Nov. 17
Ann Wilson scales ’80MS, Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 26
Kenneth Avery smith ’88, Durham, N.C., Sept. 3
Marshall Bruce Thompson ’76, Reidsville, N.C., Sept. 17
ruby griffin Watlington, Greensboro, N.C., Dec. 17
Melvin Terrell Williams ’97, Greensboro, N.C., Oct.
Employees and others
helen scott donnell, former barber of Memorial Student
Union, Greensboro, N.C., June 3
William h. Mitchell Jr., former instructor of biology,
Greensboro, N.C.
Alumni 2014
gloria debnam-smith, Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 7
Matthew little ‘43, St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 26
franklin Eugene Mccain sr. ’64, Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 9
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dr. harold l. Martin sr. ’74, chancellor
of North Carolina A&T State University,
was honored Oct. 11, with the dedication
and ribbon cutting for the new Martin-
Schexnider Residence Hall on the campus
of Winston Salem State University (WSSU).
The residence hall consists of two towers
that are named after the university’s
former chancellors:Martin, who served as
chancellor from 2000 to 2006, and Alvin J.
Schexnider, who was chancellor from 1996
until 2000. Each tower holds 227 beds
with two shared bathrooms and a common
living space on each floor.
“I am delighted and honored to be a
part of Winston-Salem State University’s
strong history and legacy,” said Martin. “I
am grateful to have served the Winston-
Salem State University campus community
as chancellor and truly find it remarkable
to be recognized through the naming of
the new residence hall alongside former
chancellor Alvin J. Schexnider.”
Under Martin’s leadership, the university was reclassified from a
Baccalaureate I to a Master’s II institution, a school of graduate studies and
research was created, seven master’s degree programs were established,
the overall quality of academic programs was enhanced, and the university’s
enrollment doubled.
WSSU’s board of trustees approved the naming of the building in
September of 2012, in an effort to recognize those who have served as
chancellor at the university.
Pictured l-r: Martin, N.C. A&T First Lady Davida Wagner Martin ‘75, former WSSU First
Lady Virginia R. Schexnider and former WSSU Chancellor Alvin J. Schexnider
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) EngineeringResearch Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (ERC-RMB) has a significant new collaborator.
On Oct. 23, 2013, executives of InCube Labs of San Jose, Calif., visited North Carolina A&T State University to sign an agreement to work together on bringing the ERC-RMB’s technology to the medical marketplace.
InCube Labs is a life sciences research lab focused on developing and commercializing medical breakthroughs. It takes basic biomedical technology and develops medical applications that physicians can use to improve patient outcomes.
With more than 20 spin-off companies that produce implantable devices, drug delivery combinations, and interventional devices and use novel biomaterials, InCube Labs’ background positions it well for implementing the ERC’s novel magnesium alloys and other technology for implantable, bioresorbable medical devices.
mixed bag
Key CollaborationEngineering research center gains key collaborator for commercializing revolutionary technology
significance of the agreement
Dr. Leon Esterowitz of the National Science Foundation says InCube’s commercialization expertise addresses a critical gap in the way biomedical technology is developed today. Esterowitz is the NSF program director working with the ERC.
“Translating knowledge from biomedical science into clinical applications has been compared to crossing a ‘valley of death’ because of the many issues that separate the scientist at the research bench from the M.D. at the bedside,” Esterowitz says.
“Forty years ago, basic and clinical research were linked in institutions such as NIH (National Institutes of Health). Medical research was largely done by physician-scientists who also treated patients. That changed with the explosion of molecular biology in the 1970s. Clinical and basic research started to separate, and biomedical research departments emerged as a new discipline.
“The bulk of biomedical research is now done by highly specialized Ph.D. scientists, and the ecosystems of basic medical research and clinical research have significantly diverged. The gap left behind is the so-called ‘valley of death,’ and neither basic medical researchers, busy with discoveries, or physicians, busy with patients, have stepped into this void.
“Basic scientists have few incentives to move outside their comfort zone. It means getting involved with complex regulatory and patent issues, And it may also hurt their careers since it is not the type of research that gets published by leading journals and helps academic promotion.
“I believe Mir Imran and InCube can provide the tools and expertise to bridge this void.”
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By David Arneke
InCube was established by Imran, its CEO, in 1995. It has worked with Duke, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and several other universities.InCube operates labs in San Jose and San Antonio.Its corporate family includes a venture capital fund and a medical manufacturing company.
The ERC is developing novel magnesium alloys, polymer coatings, and sensors that can be used in implantable, bioresorbable medical devices that, at the appropriate time and rate, can be broken down within the body and and pass out of it without the need for surgical removal. Such devices could include plates, screws, and wires used in orthopedic, craniofacial, and cardiovascular surgery. A prototype device now in testing is a wire cage to immobilize spinal disks after fusion surgery.
N.C. A&T leads the ERC consortium, which includes the University of Pittsburgh, University of Cincinnati, and Hannover Medical School in Germany. It is funded by the NSF, which has invested more than $20 million in ERC research since 2008.
David Arneke is the director of research communications, Division of Research and Economic Development, at N.C. A&T.
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PICTORIAL HISTORY BOOK
TO BE PUBLISHED fOR 125TH
ANNIVERSARY
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A book, Pictorial History of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University, is being developed as part of the university’s 125th anniversary
celebration that will occur in 2016.
Old photographs and historical documents would help tell the university’s
history from 1891 to the present. Alumni and friends of the university are asked
to submit items for possible inclusion in the book. Items should include the
identification of individual(s) and event(s) involved, place and time. While
inclusion is not guaranteed, all materials will be considered and returned.
Photos and documents should be sent/delivered by Monday, March 10, to the
address below:
F.D. Bluford Library
Attention: Pictorial Review
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411.
Include an appropriate self-addressed stamped envelope or box to allow
return of materials.
Questions should be directed to the co-authors: Dr. Teresa Styles at
[emailprotected] or Valerie Nieman, [emailprotected]. Persons without
email may call 336-285-4151.
First “Official” winner, 2014 honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase in Atlanta, Ga.
in its 12th year, the honda Battle of the Bands invitational showcase is open to all hBcu bands, with eight bands advancing to the showcase. This was A&T’s third appearance.
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