Film Selected For
International
Competition
WiJJiam L. Gaddis
A documentary film by William L.
Gaddis, a member of the Film and TV
Department at Bell Laboratories,
Murray Hill, N.J., has been awarded a
Golden Eagle Certiicate by the Council
on International Nontheatrical Events
(CINE).
These awards are highly regarded
among filmmakers, and are presented
annually to recognize outstanding
American films in industry, history,
religion, travel, sports and other cate
gories. As a Golden Eagle winner,
Gaddis' film, "Processing Integrated
Circuits at Bell Labs," will be among
the U.S. films entered by CINE in inter
national film festivals during the
coming year.
Gaddis has been with Bell Labs for
the past seven years. Before that, he
produced films and television pro
grams independently and for WNET
TV and the ABC network in New York,
including investigative documentaries
for the PBS series, "Bill Moyers Journal."
His film and television career began
at the Educational Development Center
and WGBH Television in Boston in
1962.
He is best known for producing the
1972 Public Broadcasting System 90
minute special, "The Black Composer,"
in which he paid tribute to four black
composers, including the late William
Grant Still. The Dallas Symphony
Orchestra performed selected works
of the four composers and Gaddis
illustrated the music with dramatic
images. "The Black Composer" aired
four times nationally in 1972 and 1973.
Gaddis has been affiliated with the
Directors Guild of America, the National
Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences, the National Association of
Educational Broadcasters, and the
International Alliance of Theatrical
and Stage Employees.
A native of oungstown, Ohio, Gaddis
resides'in West Orange, N.J.
GAMBIAN
TOURISM OFFICE
BUILDING FOR
GROWTH
The National Tourist Office of The
Gambia in North America has under
taken a program of deliberate and pru
dent expansion to accommodate grow
ing interest in Gambian destinations.
The Gambia "THE FRIENDLY
SMILE ON THE FACE OF WEST
AFRICA" has been the preferred
destination of growing numbers of U.S.
travelers since the tourist office was
opened over a year ago.
Its attractions range from the village
of Jufureh, where Alex Haley found the
"roots" of his ancestry, to the miles of
unspoiled Atlantic beach with luxury
hotels, casual living, and the friendliest
atmosphere on the entire African conti
nent. The newest official to assume duties
at the tourist office in New York is
Fatou M.boge, who will serve as ad
ministrative assistant. She shares the in
creasing workload now carried by
director Samba M.B. Fye.
M.boge's background in The Gam
bia's hotel infrastructure adds a
valuable dimension to the tourist
office's technical competence.
The new aide worked in several of
her country's leading hotels African
Village, Tropic Bungalows, Palm
Grove, among others between 1973
and 1976 after her graduation from the
Gambian secondary-school system.
In 1976 she went to work for Wing
Afric, a major tour operator based in
Banjul, capital of The Gambia. With
Wing Afric she was responsible for
designing and managing ground tours
out of Banjul to sites elsewhere in The
Gambia and in neighboring Senegal,
and for transportation and hotel ar-
Fatou M'Boge
rangements needed by Wing Afric
customers.
The following year she accepted a
scholarship to the Hotel & Tourism
Management School in Stuttgart, West
Germany. For the next three years she
served a variety of internships in
southern Germany, Sweden, and other
cooperating locations.
On graduation, she returned to the
luxury Fajara Hotel in Banjul, before
being selected as administrative assis
tant for the National Tourist Office in
North America.
M'boge speaks German and Swedish
as well as English and several Gambian
dialects. She will make her home in
New York City. For further informa
tion, please contact Samba M.B. Fye,
National Tourist Office of The Gambia,
19 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y.
10017. Tel: (212) 752-6213.
Tuskegee Gets
$450,000
The largest endowment ever given
by Gulf Oil Corporation to a Black
university was announced by Dr.
Luther H. Foster, president of Tuskegee
Institute.
The $450,000 grant will be used to
establish the Gulf Oil Foundation
Chair in Tuskegee' s School of Engineer
ing. The first installment, $200,000, was
presented to Dr. Foster at a luncheon
by Melvin J. Hill, president of Gulf
Oil Exploration and Production
Company, based in Houston, Texas.
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