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The Compass
April 29, 1988
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Laverne Jones (left) and Dr. Bobby Lewis ham it up
during Scholarcade 88. Now in its 8th year, the annual
event raises money for scholarships to ECSU.
Facuity displays talents
in Scholarcade benefit
No, that’s not Ray Charles; it’s ECSU’s own Chancellor
Jimmy Jenkins, performing at Scholarcade ’88. George
was definitely on his mind.
ECSU’s faculty and adminstra-
tion showed off their talents dur
ing Scholarcade Showcase 88,
April 10, in Moore Hall.
"Dr. Dan Pearce, Edna Bond and Rosa Sawyer stole the show with their comedy skit,
“The Old Folks.”
Photos by Matthew Coates
Awards
Continued from page 1.
Michele R. Hewitt received the
Excellence-In-Accounting
Award; Mary Bray Luton re
ceived the Excellence-in-Busi-
ness (Basic) Award; Cynthia J.
Simpson received the Excel-
lence-in-Business (Comprehen
sive) Award; Monique Ladawn
Branch received the Excellence-
In-Economics/Finance Award;
Roxanna Perry received the Ex-
cellence-In General Business Ad
ministration Award; Charles A.
Quinlan, HI, received the Excel-
lence-in-Marketing Award; Joe
B. Underdue, IH, received the
Excellence-in-Management
Award, and Vernar Mae Beatty,
the Excellence-in-Office Admin
istration Award.
Dorothy Riddick, John Sawyer,
Sheila Perry, Faria Alam, and
Lucile Anthony received ^hol-
arship Awards.
Sheila Perry received the Stu-
dent-in-Free Enterprise Lead
ership and Service Award. Anto
nio L. McDaniel received The
Wall Street Journal Achievement
Award.
Faria Alam was named The
Student of the Year (junior), and
Michele R. Hewitt was named
The Student of the Year (senior)
from the Department of Business
and Economics.
Mary E. Walton and DeU E.
Walton received the Early Child
hood Education Award from the
Department of Education and Ps-
chology. Sharon Lewis received
the Middle Grades Award, and
Evell J. Barco and Atleacia
Stokes received the Psychology
Faculty Award. Stokes also re
ceived the Sessoms-Crawford
Award.
Viki Sawyer and Arlene Twin
received certificates of merit
from the Division of General
Studies. Debbie Runnels received
a certificate of merit from the
Department of Geosciences.
Alston W. Glenn, Tony C. Tay
lor, Caldwell L. Cowell, and Ste
ven D. Mullen received awards
for Industrial Arts/Technology
from the Department of Indus
trial Arts and Technology.
David A. Carroll, Jr. and Ezroe
L. Webb received Industrial
Technology-Electronics Awards;
Rhonda L. James received the
Industrial Technology-Mechani
cal Award.
William J. Monti received the
B.M. Patterson Technology Edu
cation Award; Crystal C. Godf
rey and Darryl L. Thompson re
ceived the Industrial Technology
Faculty Awards.
Robin C. Sawyer received the
E.M. Spellman Award from the
Department of Language, Litera
ture and Communication. Valerie
WilUiams received the Depart
ment Senior Award; and Samya
D. Johnson, Terrell C. Rivers and
Andrea L. Simmons received the
Freshman/Sophomore Honors
Program awards.
Cheryl R. Bailey, Karen B.
Blanchard, Sallie T. Durham,
Samya D. Johnson, and Darryl
A. Sansbury received mathemat
ics awards from the Department
of Mathematics and Computer
Science.
Charles D. Twiddy, Karen B.
Blanchard, Raymond Hunter, Jr.
Sarnya D. Johnson, John G. Mc
Carthy, Carl A. Jones, Derrick L.
Wilkins, Selina Everett, and Eliz
abeth S. Reid received Math
ematics and Computer Science
Awards. Reid also received the
Margaret Gregory Sharpe
Award.
The Department of Music hon
ored the A.J. Fletcher Scholars,
Jon Adrian Arceneaux, Keisha
Blackwell, Harvey Bullock, Scott
Byers, Nell Cannon, and Shana
Robinson.
Jacqueline E. Carr, Sharop R.
McPherson, Patricia A. Miles,
Cynthia R. Ruiz, Fred F. Smith,
Janette A. Smith and Stuart M.
Squires received certificates of
merit from the Department of
Physical Sciences. Melinda
White received a plaque and
Stuart M. Squires received the
CRC Freshman Chemistry
Award.
Peggy F. Bateman, Catherine
L. Gibson and Diane Nixon re
ceived the North Carolina Sher
iffs’ Association Award from the
Department of Social Sciences.
Benjamin C. Durant, III received
the Social Sciences Senior
Award, and Charmont Hall re
ceived the Timothy H. Womack
Memorial Scholarship Award.
Andrea L. Simmons received
the Zeta Kappa Omega Chapter
award from the Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority. Simmons also ac
cepted the David Cup that went to
Sloan Hall, New Complex Build
ing A.
Nancy Sewell received the Art
Guild Award, and Atleacia
Stokes received the Dorothy M.
Walker Award, presennted by
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Johnny G. Reid received the
ECSU Class of 1967 Award, and
Darryl Marshall received the
Henrietta B. Ridley Award for
Excellence in Leadership.
Randy L. Futrell received the
Delta Iota Chapter Award from
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity;
Kimberly Armstrong and Anto
nio McDaniel received awards
from the Phi Beta Lambda Busi
ness Club.
Miracle Perry received the Se
nior Matron Social, Literary and
Art Club Award, and Eundene
Perry received the Social Sci
ences Club Award.
Joy A. Mitchell received the
Bryant Family of Michigan
Scholarship, and Keisha Black-
well received the Evelyn D. John
son Scholarship. Karen Pichens
received the Mary E. Tillery
Scholarship recipient.
James Respass, winner of the
Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitu
tion Essay Contest, was honored.
Karen L. Bodenhamer and La-
gina Frink received certificates.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Frater
nity, Beta Zeta Chapter, the
ECSU Association of Retired
Persons, and the ECSU Harmony
Club made special presentations
to the Chancellor for the Chan
cellor’s Scholarship Fimd.
Following the presentation of
awards. Chancellor Jenkins
thanked the organizations who
donated gifts to the scholarship
fund, and congratulated the
award recipients. Jenkins also
recognized the parents of Faria
Alam, Mr. A.M.M. Shamsul
Alam and Mrs. Sitara Alam, who
came from Bangladesh for the
Honors Day Convocation. Jen
kins also recognized other par
ents in the audience.
The University Choir per
formed “Too Late, Sinnah” by
Eugene T. Simpson. Dr. Rachel
W. Gragson, organist, performed
during the I^elude and Postlude.
Now in its 8th year, Schol-I
arcade provides full grants fori
four years of study at ECSU, and!
encourages ECSU recruitment of I
high school students who possess]
exceptional academic skills.
Emcees for the program were I
Gerald McCants, Hezekiah Coo-|
per, Boyce Williams and B.
Dexter Algood.
The evening’s entertainment I
featured performances in drama,
music, voice, comedy, and
dance. The vocalists included
The ECSU Ensemble, Billy
Hines, University Chorale, Card-
well CoweU, Elaine Prince, Chan
cellor’s Choir, the Social Sciences |
Department’s Barber Shop Quar
tet, Dr. James Townes, Chan-1
cellor Jimmy Jenkins, Jhama
Sengupta, and Calvin Spellman
(background vocalists, Rosa Sa
wyer, Lubertha James and Caro-1
lyn James).
Sherrick Hiscock performed a I
soprano saxaphone solo, and
Ivory Lyans performed a Bill
Cosby spoof. Other musicians in
cluded Handsel Ingram, Willie
McElroy, Dexter Allgood, Willie |
Sullivan and Robert Thomas.
Appearing in “The Howl and!
the Pussycat,”a comedy skit,!
were Susan McHaffey, Shawn I
Smith, Glenda Davis, and Ste-|
phen March. Dan Pearce, Rosa I
Sawyer and Edna Bond appeared I
in “The Old Folks,” a comedy |
skit.
The Northeastern Stars, a
dance troupe, performed a
square dance.
Helen Caldwell moderated
“The International Scenario, ”a
fashion show, featuring Jhama
Sengupta and Sultan Khahn.
Lavem Jones choreographed
“Putting on The Hits.”
Others appearing in the show
were Boyce Williams, Bobby Le
wis, Barry Herring, Thurlis
Little, Eugene O’Neal, William
Oats, A.C. Robinson, Pedro Hol
ley, Thomas Clark, Edmond
Koker, Alice Bynum, William
Porter, Alma WUkins, Shirley
Brown, Hope Smith, Melvona
Griffin and Ruth Williams.
Dorothy Smith was Chairper
son of the Scholarcade Steering
Committee.
Compass
Continued from page 1.
Among the judges’ recommen- j
dations for improvements for
The Compass were “more fre
quent publications, to keep stu
dents aware and informed,” and
“more coverage of upcoming
news events.”
The Compass scored 901 points
out of a possible 1000 in the judges
evaluation.
Robin Sawyer, editor of The
Compass said the first place
award caught her by surprise.
“I never expected we’d win
first place,” said Sawyer.“I was
hoping for second place.”
The Compass is published by
ECSU’s Department of Lan
guage, Literature and Commu
nication, Dr. Anne Henderson,
Chairperson. Faculty advisor,
Stephen March.
Bits and
Pieces
ECSU STUDENT DECEIVES $$$...Derrick
science major at ECSU, has been awarded a $20,000 ^noiarship fc
Shfo Sta^University. Wilkins, an ECSU honore stadent, plans
work toward a graduate degree in computer science.
COMPUTER MEET...Hie Department of Mathematics and Com
puT&ience sponsored a Compuiter Science Contest on Apnl 21
The contest consisted of teams of students from various tagh school
competing for a computer solution to a particular problem. Eacl
team’s computer solution was judged on (tune spent solv^
the problem), efficiency, (program structure), accuracy, (solutioi
response), and design (output format).
PROF’S DAUGHTER ON TV...Miss Nancy Butts, daughter o.
W’Jliam Butts, Assistant Professor of Crimincal J^tice, was a con
testant on the daytime version of “Win, L^e, Or Draw, on March
9, on Channel 10. By solving the final word puzzle, eskimo. Butts
won $2,100.
ECSU STUDENT WINS GRAND PRIZE...Nancy SeweU, an ECSU
art major, was the grand prize winner in the Sixth AMual Daily
Advance Photography Contest. Sewell’s photog^ph, Sunht Stair
case,” was the only winner in black and white. The judges prai^
the the photo’s “creative and technical skill, and the use of hght.”
Sewell took her winning photograph last fall in an abandoned farm
house in Corapeake.
ECSU STUDENT’S POEM PUBLISHED...Nancy Porter, a senior
ENGLISH major, has had an original poem published in American
Poetry Anthology; Porter’s poem, “Our Daughter, Our Son, My Val
entine” was a winning entry in the American Poetry Association’s
Poetry contest.
ROTC CEREMONY...ECSU’s ROTC will hold its Commissioning
Ceremony on May 7, at 10:00 a.m. at the Graduate Center.
ALPHA KAPPA HOSTS CONFERENCE...The Alpha Kappa Chap
ter of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society hosted the Alpha Kappa Mu
National Honor Society’s First Biennial Regional Conference oi
March 25, 26. The theme of the conference was “Yesterday’s
Dream, Today’s Reality. Tomorrow’s Promise.” Colleges rep
resented at the conference were Shaw University, Fayetteville
State, and St. Augustine’s College. Guest speaker for the Fridaj
aftemoon business session was Mr. W.C. Witiierspoon, of Elizabetl
City. Friday evening, a banquet was held to welcome the guests am
to honor Alpha Kappa’s past advisor, Dr. Louise Sutton. Dr. Suttoi
was presented with a plaque for her many years of service to Thi
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
GEOLOGY MAJORS RECEIVE $$$...ECSU junior Eric McLendoi
has received $1,000 from the National Association of Black Geolog
ists and Geophysicists. McLendon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lestei
McLendon of Albemarle, N.C. Frank Godrey, a sophomore geolog]
major from Raleigh, received a $500 scholarship from NABGG.
A SHOWCASE OF TALENT...ECSU’s Art GuUd held its annual Ar
Show in the lobbies of the new Thorpe General Administratioi
Building, from April 12-25. The show, entitled “Past and Present,
featured the work of ECSU’s art alumni as well as many current ar
students. Many of the works on display have won awards in regiona
art exhibitions. The show was the first of the Art Guild’s annua
shows to feature works by both students and alumni. ECSU’s Ar
Guild is made up of students, both majors and non-majors, who arf
interested in art.
ECSU HOSTS VISITING SCHOLAR...On Thursday, April 14, EC
SU’s Division of Education hosted Dr. Johnathon Sher, Disting
uighsed Visting Scholar from UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Sher, an authoi
who is widely regarded for his knowledge and expertise in rura
education, discussed rural education during a workshop for facult
and students. The Visiting Scholar Series is sponsored by the Visi
ing Scholars Planning Committee, representing the Teacher Educa
tion Faculty at ECSU.
HEART SEMINAR...The Department of Biology co-sponsored
semiMr, “Adenosine Receptors in the Heart,” on March 24, in coi
junction with the Federation of American Society. Dr. J. Jama
Mustafa, the speaker, gave a presentation about the dialation o
blood vessels, which increased the flow of blood through the hear
when adenosine is added. Dr. Mustafa is a professor of Pharmacd
ogy at East Carolina University’s School of Medicine. He has put
lished over 100 papers, and conducted extensive research in his cho
sen field.
ECSU s CHOIR TOURS DIXIE...The 1988 Spring Tour of the ECSI
Choir took them into seven cities in the Deep South. The eight-da
tour was “among the most memorable ever,” according to Dr. WU
lie Sulivan, Chairman of the Department of Music. The prograi
featured the works of Faure, Brahm, Casals, Dawson, Roland Cai
ter, Undme M^oore, and Eugene Simpson. Featured soloists wer
Scott Byers, S^n Sharpe, and Nell Cannon. The Choir receive
many congratulatory letters and reviews for their performances -
the words of one reviewer: “The performance was simply superb
pother reviewer wrote, “The University Choir poss^sL all tl.
sparklmg professional attributes, from their first entry to the stag^
acclaimed and remenj
amhac ^ of the univcrsity’s oldcst leadW
llndi fhpT’ toi^ northeastern states in the spring of r
the choir was
compamed by Mrs. E. Vendetta Sutton, an alumna
th
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fS^n thpS K ECSU Gospel Choir plac«
ScSv^P r^- Ctospel Choir Competition in Ne'
AfTpr direction of Dr. B. Dexter Allgo« ^
trophy, the choir gave an outstanding
^ K Tabernacle A.M.E. Church in Brooklyn,
SS’^Stion."^^ sponsorTdTthe EC$