January 28,1982
The Voice
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Faculty Focus
59-year-old Resident
By Ronnie McLean
Dr. Joseph Knuckles
This month Faculty Focus takes a
look at Dr. Joseph Knuckles,
Professor of Biology. A member of the
FSU faculty since 1956, Dr. “Knuck”
or “Joe” as he is affectionately called
by some of his students, has seen a lot
of growth around FSU.
A native of Lumberton, N.C., Dr.
Knuckles was the first citizen of Lum
berton to receive a Ph.D. He was also
the first Black to earn a Ph.D. from the
University of Connecticut. He received
the bachelor’s and master’s degrees
from North Carolina Central Univer
sity. Since his arrival on campus twen-
ty-five years ago. Dr. Knuckles has
served in many capacities. He has been
assistant football coach. Director of
Summer School, Chairman of the
Department of Biological and Physical
Sciences, Acting Head of the Division
of Science and Mathematics and also
Acting Head of the Division of Scien
ces.
His contributions to FSU are many.
He was instrumental in the creation of
many of the programs in the science
area. He designed and wrote
justifications for the Biology and
Chemistry Curriculum, Medical
Technology Programs, and the
Associate of Arts Degree programs in
Chemistry and Biology.
Dr. Knuckles’ involvement in resear
ch has spanned over twenty years.
Much of his research efforts have been
concentrated on the accumulation of
knowledge concerning the blowfly and
how they transmit bacteria. He has
achieved many breakthroughs on this
area, the results of which have been
printed in various professional jour
nals. He has over twenty-five published
works to his credit, many of which
have been reprinted internationally.
During the interview. Dr. Knuckles
expressed great concern about college
students, particularly Black students.
He contends that many students have
“a misconception about what life is all
about” when they attempt to find the
easy route through education. Par
tially, Dr. Knuckles blames instructors
for this false conception. He stated,
“Some teachers pass their students
along, making them feel proficient
when they really aren’t.” However, he
emphasized that students will have to
demonstrate their ability through per
formance if they want to be successful.
Finally, Dr. Knuckles advised all
students to utilize their abilities to the
utmost through persistance,
dedication, and performance in order
to reach their potential.
Student Competes
For Scholarship
Larell Higginbotham, a sophomore at FSU was one of 40 students in New
York last week competing for the Luard Scholarship. The British scholarship is
offered to one U.S. student for a semester of study at any British University or
college.
Ms. Higginbotham was interviewed here at FSU by an ad hoc committee and
was interviewed in New York by the English Speaking Union. The forty finalists
were chosen from a field of 3,000 applicants across the nation.
Ms. Higginbotham is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. McBert Higginbotham of
Fayetteville.
THE VOICE
Speakmg For Ourselves
Volume 36, Number 4
January 28,1982
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Editor
Managing Editor
Business Manager
Sports Editor
David Pate
Ronnie McLean
Michael Moore
Advisor
STAFF
Emanuel Vaughn
Jacquelyn E. Stewart
Willie H. Smith
Carleton Bell
Derrick Eddie
Anthony Scott
Trenetta Tubwell
Stan Singleton
Mr. Charles Mooney
John E. Stone
FENG
Scholarship
Recipients
John E. Stone and Karen Ann Jobes
have been selected as the recipients of
the Feng Scholarship at Fayetteville
State University.
The Feng Scholarship was given to
the Unviersity by Mr. Chih-An Feng,
President of the Fu-Shin Institute of
Technology in the Republic of China,
during a visit to FSU’s campus last
year. The recipients of the Feng
Scholarship must maintain a 3.0 grade
point average, have earned at least 31
credit hours, and must be enrolled for
at least 12 credit hours each semester.
The scholarship is for $600.00
John Stone is a senior Math/Com
puter Science major from Bishopville,
S.C. A 1978 graduate of Bishopville
High School, John is the youngest of
three children. He is the son of Mrs.
Annie Lee Stone of Bishopville.
While at FSU, John has been active
in all facets of University life. He is
presently President of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity; President of Beta
Kappa Chi, Scientific Honor Society;
and Vice President of Alpha Kappa
Mu, National Honor Society. He plans
to attend graduate school at either
Jackson State or Atlanta University in
Math/Computer Science. John has a
G.P.A. of 3.5.
Karen Ann Jobes is a senior English
major from New York City. She is the
daughter of Henry and Ruth Kowalski
of Lake Placid, Florida. A 1971
graduate of Bayside High School in
Queens, New York, Karen spent eight
years in the Air Force before returning
to college. A member of AFROTC
Detachment 607, she plans to be com
missioned in December 1982.
Karen is a member of Sigma Tau
Delta, English Honor 'Society; and
Who’s Who In American Colleges and
Universities. Her hobbies include cam
ping, sewing and foreign language. She
currently speaks German and
Japanese. After graduation, she plans
to attend graduate school to work on
the M.B.A. Karen has a G.P.A. of 3.4.
She says that her ultimate goal is to be
a happy housewife.
{The Voice regrets a picture of Ms.
Jobes was not available at press time.)
It’s The Dorm
Life For Her
“Everyone treats me like I’m their
Grandma and I love it!” says Harris
Hall’s resident “grandma,” Mrs. Mary
Dunlop Cockman.
Mrs. Cockman, who will be sixty in
February, decided to move on campus
to avoid the daily ride from her Moore
County home to attend classes here at
FSU. Her decision to continue her
education was influenced by her
husband’s death, not being ready for
remarriage, and her fear of being ‘too
much’ in her children’s lives.
While it is no longer unusual to find
a sixty year old college student, it is
unusual to find one who is white and
living in a dormitory where all the
other residents are young Black
women. But Mrs. Cockman says she
has no problem living in the dorm. “I
don’t see color, I see people.”
The mother of five children and
grandmother of twelve, Mrs. Cockman
says she likes her fellow students, in
structors, and even the dining-hall
food.
A junior on the route to becoming a
social worker, Mrs. Cockman says she
sometimes gets discouraged. At those
times she reminds herself that “I
maybe sixty or sixty-one when I
graduate, but how old would I be if I
didn’t”
Administrator
Receives
internship
Ms. Caletha M. Powell, Assistant to
the Chancellor for Development and
University Relations at Fayetteville
State University has been selected to
participate in the Association of Fund
Raising Officers, (AFRO, Inc.)
Training Program for Development
Officers of Historically Balck In
stitutions. She was one of nine persons
approved for enrollment in the Ford
Foundation sponsored program begin
ning January 3, 1982 through June 30,
1982.
Ms. Powell has been assigned to
Howard University in Washington,
D.C. for her internship. Her work will
involve observations and direct work
experiences with leading experts in the
area of Institutional Advancement.
She will participate in training
workshops as well as on the job
training.
The work will involve studying
various techniques and methodologies
for implementing programs in fund
raising, alumni relations, public
relations and publications. Ms. Powell
will make frequent visits back to the
campus in addition to limited
monitoring of on-going activities
within her area of responsibility. This
training will more adequately prepare
Ms. Powell to administer the
Development operation here at FSU.
Classified
COLLEGE REP WANTED
TO DISTRIBUTE “STUDENT RATE”
subscription cards at this campus. Good
income, no selling involved. For information
and application write to:
TIME INC. COLLEGE BUREAU
251 Glenwood Drive, Mooresville, NC 28115
REWARD!
200 TEACHERS WANTED FOR 1982-83
For details inquire at your
Placement Office or write
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Upper Marlboro. MD. 20772
Bordering Washington, D.C.
Salary Range (1981-82) $13,215 — $22,337