Brown joins First Union Board
Robert J. Brown, chairman and
chief executive officer of B&C
Associates, Inc., has been named to
the state board of directors of First
Union National Bank of North Car
olina.
"We're very pleased to have
Bob join us as a director," said
Frank Dunn, president of First
Union National Bank of North Car
olina. "Bob has distinguished him
self not only through his business
achievements, but as a strong leader
in the community, as well as the *
state and nation. We value the expe
rience and insight he brings to our
board."
A native of North Carolina,
Brown in 1960 established B&C
Johnson to
head HHS'
ADAMHA
Dr. Elaine Johnson, who is an
active member of Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, has been appointed Acting
Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug
Abuse, and Mental Health Adminis
tration (ADAMHA) of the Depart
ment of Health and Human Services
(HHS).
Prior to becoming director of
OSAP, Dr. Johnson served as the
deputy directol' of the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, where she
had a lead role in the expansion of
Associates, a management consult
ing, marketing research and public
relations firm headquartered in
High Point. He served as president
until 1968, when he took a leave of
absence to serve as special assistant
to President Richard Nixon. He
returned as chairman and CEO of
B&C Associates in 1973.
Brown serves as a member of
the boards of the Piedmont Triad
Airport Authority (Greensboro),
N.C. Shakespeare Festival (High
!roint), the national NAACP Special
Contributions Fund (Baltimore,
Md.), N.C. Outward Bound School
(Morganton), and the Governor's
Business Council on the Arts and
Humanities (Raleigh).
Elalna Johnson
research activities on cocaine and in
establishing new programs to study
IV drug use aspects of AIDS.
Benjamin Hooks will resign from the NAACP In April of 1993.
Hooks to deliver last
address at Convention
When Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, the Sunday night meeting, a number
executive director/CEO of the of major pre-convention activities
NAACP, delivers his keynote will be held.
address on Sunday night, July 12th, . The first is a Health Summit
to formally open the Association's designed to examine the critical
1992 Annual Convention in health issues facing the African
Nashville, Tenn, it will mark the last ^American community ? including
time he will carry out that responsi- health care, cost, access and preven
bility. tion ? and produce policy state
Earlier this ' year, Hooks ments for both the guidance of the
announced he would be retiring at NAACP's constituency, and for
the end of his current contract year, action by policy makers.
April 1993. He delivered his first The summit opens on Thurs
keynote address to the convention day, July 9, with a training session
in 1977 while he was executive 0 and reception for participants; con
director/designate. tinues on Friday, July 10, with a
While the keynote address has series of day-long working sessions;
always been a highlight of the con- and a luncheon to be addressed by
vention. Hook's imminent depar- the Honorable Louis L. Sullivan,
ture makes this year's address even secretary of the Department of
more important Health and Human Services. The
This year's theme is "Honoring summit concludes on Saturday, July
our past, fulfilling our present, 11, with a closing discussion and a
preparing for our future." Prior to luncheon.
Happy Hill Gardens store
receives $25,000 grant
The Winston-Salem Housing
Authority was recently awarded a
$25,000 grant by the Winston
Salem Foundation.
The money will provide the
start-up cost for the Happy Hill
Garden Mart on Free Street. The
convenience store was bought out
by residents of Happy Hill Gardens
community last year with the help
of the United Way.
The store is scheduled to open
on September 11.
Housing Authority Director
Arthur Milligan said he was glad to
see that the community wilt finally
get what they've been waiting for.
"This is another step forward
for the residents and the completion
of the store" said Milligan.
Yvonne Jefferson, assistant
director of the Better You, Better
Me said she was excited to also get
started.
This means we can go on for
ward with our store. God is good.
We really needed that grant," said
Jefferson, who is one of the resi
dents involved the store buyout
Jefferson is also part of the
group of residents who are current
ly being trained to run the business.
"Not only did we buy the store, we
are being trained on how to run the
business," she said.
"Now we can open this store in
September and stay open. I know it
will be successful," Jefferson said.
Robert J. Brown
Summit
House gets
$40,000 grant
Summit House has announced
receipt of a $40,000 grant from the
Public Welfare Foundation in Wash
ington, D.C.
The funds will be used for gen
eral operations of the program.
Summit House is an alternative to
prison for nonviolent female offend
ers and their children. It is based in
Greensboro but serves the entire
state.
Summit House allows children
to remain in their mother's care
while the women receive intensive
rehabilitative care, such as drug ?
counseling, parenting skills, and
education.
The Public Welfare Foundation
supports projects that address target
issues such as criminal justice and
disadvantaged youth.
Wake Forest
graduates
more women
&
For the first time in its 158-year
history. Wake Forest University has
graduated more women th$i) ipeii
At the 149th commencement
held May 18, 368 women and 360
men received bachelor's degrees,
according to Associate Registrar
Hallie Arlington.
' Coincidentally, graduating
women became the majority 50
years after Wake Forest first admit
ted female students. Women were
accepted to maintain enrollment
when World War II reduced the
number of men attending college.
The university will hold a year
long celebration of the 50th
anniversary of coeducation at Wake
Forest, beginning with its opening
convocation in August
Children's
Home focuses^
on minorities
The Children's Home Society
plans to implement a community
based minority recruitment/outreach
effort to increase the number of
available minority adoptive families
in the Forsyth County area.
The Children's Home recently
was awarded a $40,000 grant by the
Kate B. Reynolds Poor and Needy
Trust to help with the outreach effort
and with financial support for birth
mothers and infants during the
neonatal and adoption period.
"Our goal is not only to
increase the number of adoptive
families for children, but to improve
education in the community, thereby
making recruitment of families for
minority children a successful ongo
ing program across the state/ said
Sandra Yarborough, CHS director of
specialized adoption.
"Our efforts to improve the
quality of life for North Carolina
children would not be possible with
out the strong support of charitable
organizations like the Kate B.
Reynolds Trust"
The Kate B. Reynolds Trust is a
private foundation created in 1946
through provisions in the will of
Mrs. William N. Reynolds. The Poor
and Needy Division of the Trust was
established for the purpose of
improving the welfare of Forsyth
County's disadvantaged citizens.
CHS is a private, statewide, non
profit, child-oriented service agency
headquartered in Greensboro.
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