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?1 1 Paoe A14-The Chronicle, Thur* ' Bennett ge Christmas By CHERYL WILLIAMS Chronlcl* SUff Writer TX_ m.L I 13 ?_ .u f- i. w... l/i . xvhuoj u dciuicu ji. ? Having Christmas in July. Bennett says that in his new position as vice chancellor for academic affairs at WinstonSalem State University, he is like a kid with a new toy at Christmas. "I'm so excited about being here," he says. "I see this as a tremendous challenge to me. I hope that I can make a positive contribution." Bennett, however, who officially started his job on July 1, sees his job, not as a plaything, but as a tool to help improve the university. He says that his basic responsibility at WSSU will be to assess the academic programs at the university. It's hard to talk to Bennett and not have some of his zeal for education rub off. , 4 The only thing I know is academics," he says. feennett has a deep concern for the university and its students. 4 The most important commodity we have is the students," he says, "that's something we must never forget herer^ ("Without the students, there would be no need for anything else," he says. "We don't just want them to be involved with what the band plays or whether or not we win a football game, although that is a part of college life. We want them to know they are here to study and learn. "The only thing 1 want to get across to students is that they can be everything they want to be," Bennett says. i Bennett, a former professor at . A&T State University, says that students, need to take more respwRfetfct^TW TtlClT fedUC&llon. 4'Our kids have got to stop shuckin' and ?jivin' and start opening their books and burning the midnight oil so that they can be competitive,'* he says. "They Council on te By CHERYL WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer The Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention is being revived, and the Forsyth County Health Department held a meetinc last mnnth fnr ??-?_ ......Q ?? iwt UIUJV Ml" terested in taking part. A similar council operated during the late 1970s and early 1980s, said Pheon E. Beal, a health' educator with the department. More than 60 people attended the meeting, said Ms. Beal, who also is director of the department's Teen Initiative Project. There were people representing agencies present, as well as 1 Brown? ttiwmwmmimniwiimiwmwiwHiiiiniiimMimiiiwi "He's the kind of person who < together,'' he said. "If that's whai ministration wants, then Brown quality to that position." Brown, 51, would succeed Hem is now on home leave. Earlier this year, Brown led a educators to South Africa to help program for training teachers an proving education opportunities i country. Although he is a Republican, Br of a fund-raising event for Jess< High Point home during Jackson tial bid. Brown said then that Jackson friend and predicted that he - * - uemocranc presidential primary is The administration source said candidates under consideration as understood to include Richard Vi foreign service officer who wa bassador to Jordan. A nominee for the post would firmed by the Senate Foreign Relai J of which Republican Sen. Jesse Carolina is the second-ranking m< At the White House, spokesma \i' i i . . - - * J day, July 17, 1966 ts early present have to realize that we can teach them, but we can't learn them." Bennett says that one reason he was attracted to WSSU is because he sees it as a university with excellent possibilities. "We have the nucleus of excellence already here," he says. "We have to build on the strengths we already have. We have to come up with programmatic interventions that put to work innovative strategies to assure that we can produce quality students." The university's goal is to produce students whom companies will beat the doors down to recruit, Bennett says. He says another objective of the university is to continue to recruit and retain faculty members who can act as role models. 4<We have > to have faculty members on this campus who can say to students, 'You can be not only as successful as I am, but more successful.' "I think we have a fine faculty here," he adds. "And we will continue to encourage the faculty to enhance themselves. We want our faculty to know that their teaching is enhanced by involvement outside the classroom. We Want th#?m to ar\ tr\ cmminaM ? MW>? >w QW ?w IVIIIIUOI 9 CU1U professional meetings." Bennett brings to his new job a wealth of experience. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta and his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Bennett taught and was involved in research at Meharry Medical College in Tennessee in the early 1970s. He is one of three faculty members there who developed a Ph.D. urogram in nnamMCT'gfflrtgarm"lie*Soilege. It was a request to improve A&T's nursing program that brought Bennett to North Carolina. en pregnancy clergy, parents, health professionals and teen-agers. The council is being reorganized with the aid of a special grant r ? -A.A. % ^ irom mc siaie, ivis. tseai saia. "We are organizing this council for the purpose of sharing information about prevention, to coordinate actions in the community and to identify ways to meet the community's needs," Ms. Beal said. "The former council did some good things," she said. "It was very effective. They had a tough job at that time because the community was not as aware of adolescent pregnancy. HmiwwHwiiwiiiiiiiiiiiiinmmiwimmiwimwwmni i Page A1 :an bring people jian, asked aboi t the Reagan ad- week's Time mi can bring this'* Nickel, replied presidential app nan Nickel, who Brown woulc white-ruled cou flrnun r?f hlarlr tV?? rAnml w "?r M1V 0VUVI ? develop a U.S. ? , , , , _ id otherwise im- Nickel left Sc or blacks in the lon? vacati?n has served four own was the host usual in the Pre s Jackson at his State 's 1984 presiden- >**n recal,ed 8 Africa was not was a longtime cc#for* would win the A vacation f< i North Carolina. and othcrs hav< there were other P?st ^or mont^! well. These were The Reagan lets, 55, a career reassessing its p s the U.S. am- to bring an end known as apart i ? nave 10 oc con- Chester A. C dons Committee, state for Africa Helms of North U.S. ability to i anber. "at the margin n Edward Djcrc- sanctions. I H Dr. Richard Bennett Jr.: I hope ''Somehow, somebody in North Carolina got wind of the fact that there was this fellow at Meharry who was involved in this," he says. 'They were trying to do some things with chemistry as far as nursing was concerned. At that time A&T and some other institutions were coming under some criticism because of the nursing programs. "I came over to teach program in chemistry for the nurses at A&T," he says. "I took a one-year leave of absence from Mcharry to do that." That was 13 years ago. Bennett has been in the state since. "I like this area and I like North Carolina," he says. "We'll be here a long time." Bennett has also been involved in the pre-med program at Fisk University. He was named 1984-85 Teacher of the Year for the College of Arts and Sciences at A&T. Bennett is also a consultant to the National Institutes of Health and a past chairman c&t he Board, of Scientific Directors of the N.C. Institute of Nutrition. Bennett has done a lot and he's proud of it all, but none o[ the things he has done can compare meets in Wit "The public was not as open to talking about it," she continued. "Since that time there has been a national awareness as well as a i _i / \ ?? luwm \unc;. A panel discussion at the meeting featured area people giving their perspectives on teen pregnancy, Ms. Beal said. Speakers included the Rev. Wendell Johnson, pastor of First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue, who spoke on the church's viewpoint on adolescent pregnancy; the mother of two teen-age boys, who spoke about her experiences; a 19-year-old mother who had a child when she mnntMiimmnmiiMMiHimvmiiniiiimiiiminiiiiiiiii mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmn at the report, first published in this igazine, that Brown would succeed I, "We have no comment on ointments." I be the first black envov to the ntry. A black, John Burroughs, is ral in Capetown. >uth Africa last week for a monthl Europe and the United States. He years in the post, a year longer than tori a assignment. nent officials said Nickel had not tnd that his absence from South related to consideration of a suc5r Nickel was overdue, and Brown 5 been under consideration for the ), officials said. administration is in the midst of oiicy toward South Africa in order to the system of racial segregation heid. Crocker, the assistant secretary of lac* U WIMUSf MiUUVllVW HUl TTMM UIOl influence events in the country was He rejected calls for stringent / & ? that I can make a positive contrit with the pride he feels for his family. Bennett, 47, has been married for 26 years, and he says they have all been happy years. "If I took everything into perspective, the thing I'm most proud of is the fact that while at Morehouse, I met a young lady who was at Spelman College," he says. "Twenty-six years ago she agreed to put up with me for the rest of her life. "She's the best thine that ever ^ ? - happened to me," he says. "She's my best friend, and I say that with pride." Bennett and his wife, Evelyn, have six children ranging in age from 14 to 24 years old. When Bennett has time for leisure, he says he enjoys playing golf, working in his lab and being with his family. Bennett feels that he is ready for whatever lies ahead in his new position. He has experience and family support to back him up. He also has a philosophy. . "Every day that the good Lord gives us, we ought to try to do something productive,** he says. "We ought to leave work with a good feeling, so we will want to come back the next day.** iston-Salem was 15 years old, and Charlene Miller, nurse coordinator at the Optional Education Center, who spoke from the perspective of a care, provider. Please see page A15 jkT OPEN^ Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 760-2815 sisib C^bHOlSi FASHIONS iy Countfy Club Road at Gordon Square i * ? .y..\ _ ' : H lit1 *^y|^^^^^*lieil ie1 ^ Imh ^ afl|^^ i^ jutlon (photo by James Parker). 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