Educator Receives Phi Delta Katroa Award
The Triad North Carolina
Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, an
international professional education
fraternity, presented the 1993 PDK
"Educator of the Year" award to
Marion R. Blair. The purpose of
this award is to "give recognition to
those individuals concerned with
the free public education, who have
made noteworthy contributions in
the general field of educational
research, service and leadership.**
Blair has also received the PDK
Service Key Award. Blair is a past
vice president of the Triad Chapter
of Phi Delta Kappa. He currently
serves as a member of the Depart
ment of Leadership and
Pobcy at North Carolina A&T State
University.
Before coming to A&T as the
registrar in 1968, Blair was a public
school teacher, administrator and
supervisor of public instruction with
the Newark, NJ. Public Schools.
During the period 1972-75, he
served as the associate director of
the Transportation Institute, assist
ing in the development of the cur
riculum for the Transportation
^ABgeinent Program in the School
of Business and Economics.
Blair was bom in Pittsburgh.
He is an alumnus of A&T, where he
received the bachelor of science
degree in biology and a commission
in the 82nd Airborne Infen&y Divi
sion at Fort Bragg, N.C. He studied
in the graduate school of Seton Hall
University in South Orange, NJ?
where he received the master of arts "
degree in secondary school admin
istration and supervision, with a
minor in Judeo-Christian philoso
phy.
He has served as a teacher,
department chairman, assistant prin
cipal, principal and supervisor of
Public Instruction for the State of
New Jersey. He holds valid North
Carolina, New Jersey and New
York certificates in major adminis
trative and teaching areas of public
education. He has taught grades K
18. Blair is an ordained minister,
devoted father, mentor-teacher, cur
riculum specialist and community
leader.
Blair received the doctor of
education degree at Indiana Univer
sity in Bloomington, Ind. His major
areas of professional knowledge
and experience are higher educa
tion, public school administration
and mass communications. He is an
advocate of futurism, multi-cultural
education, competency-based teach
ing and site-based management He
"completed advanced study in man
agement by objectives and planned
programmed budgeting systems at
the University of Wisconsin, Madi
son. Blair received the Certificate of
Leadership from UNC-Chapel Hill,
during a seminar on academic lead
ership-sponsored by-the-Harvard
Business School, Institute for Edu
cational Management
Marion R. Blair
Blair functioned effectively as
the acting dean and assistant dean
of the School of Education at AAT.
He served as coordinator of teach
ing training and internships. His
.major areas of teaching are admin
istration* supervision, educational
restructuring, school law, philoso
phy and mentor-teacher research.
He served as an educational consul
tant/evaluator for the Guilford
County and Greensboro Public
Schools. Blair is a professor of edu
cation. He served as co-chairperson
of the committee to rewrite the fac
ulty handbook for A&T.
Blair served as the senior pas
tor of Wentz Memorial Congrega
tional Church in Winston-Salem for
10 years. He is currently senior pas
tor^ First Congregational Church
in Troy, N.C. and senios pastor of
Strieby Congregational Church in
Asheboro, N.C. Blair served seven
years as a member of the National
Board of Directors of the United
Church Board for Homeland Min
istries in Cleveland. He served as a
member of the National Council for
Higher Education and the Division
of Evangelism and Local Church
Development. General Synod XVI
elected Blair to the Board of Direc
tors of the Office of Communica
tion, United Church of Christ in
New York.
Blair is an active member of
numerous professional societies and
organizations, including the follow
ing: Association for Supervision
and Curriculum Development,
Association of Teacher Educators,
Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi,
Futurists of America and Alpha Phi
Alpha. Blair is the founder of the
Angelic Echoes of Winston-Salem.
He has published extensively.
His most recent publication in May
was "An Educational Lexicon:
The Common Core."
? Blair is very active in educa
tional, church and civic activities.
He has traveled in Asia, Africa, the
Caribbean, Europe and most of
North America. He enjoys being a
parent, preaching, teaching, public
speaking and horticulture. Blair is
the son of Mattie B. Arnold of
Charlotte. He has three children?
Marion III, Shauneille Yolanda and
Sharon LaVeme.
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National Women of Achievement Inducts New Members
The Pfafftown Chapter of
National Women of Achievement
inducted four new members at their
May 1 meeting at the Western Steer .
Steak House on Reynolda Road.
They are Valeria Dove. Marcie B.
Shore, Ann Moye and Theresa R.
Henry.
The Southeast Regional Direc
tor of NWOA, Achiever Helen
Falls, performed the induction cere
mony.
The meeting opened with
Achiever Jeanne tie T. Lewis, presi
dent, presiding. Meditation was
given by Achiever Eristeen Lash.
Minutes were read by Achiever
Valarie S. Harris. Lucille Gwynn
and Eristeen Lash gave the financial
report.
The chapter discussed plans for
its upcoming picnic at Horizons
Park scheduled for Aug. 7 from 10
ajn. to 2 p.m. Youth Achievers and
their parents are invited.
There are now 20 members in
the Pfafftown Chapter of NWOA.
They are: Achievers Jeannette T.
Lewis, president; Irene P. Hairston,
1st vice president; Lois Hauser, his
torian; Lucille M. Gwynn, treasurer,
Lena M. Turner, youth leader;
Valarie S. Harris, recording secre
tary, Eristeen Lash, financial secre
tary and head youth leader, Polly G.
Bailey, chaplain and youth leader;
Leola F. Sadler, parliamentarian and
head of Constitution; Emma Nor
(I to r): Valeria Dove , Marcie B. Shore , Ann Moye and Theresa R.
Henry .
man, youth leader, Rosa B. West,
Scrapbook Committee; Jacqueline
R. Dunlap, Scrapbook Committee;
Phillis D. Humphrey-Joseph, youth
leader; Shirley B. Holness, youth
leader; Debbie S. Woodson, youth
leader; Jamesine T. Ruff, co-head
youth leader and copy editor, Mar
cie B. Shore, youth leader, Theresa
R. Henry, youth leader; Valeria
Dove, youth leader and Ann Moye.,
youth leader.
The newly inducted Pfafftown
Youth Achievers of NWOA are 30
strong. The youth have been divided
into three groups: ages 5-8, 9-13 and
14-18. Most of these youth are from
the Pfafftown area and a few are
from the Winston-Salem area.
Approximately three NWOA youth
leaders will be working with each
group.
? ? Achiever Lena Turner gave an
update on the success of the Busi
ness Youth Career Awareness Con
ference, which was sponsored by
Sara Lee Knit Products. Achiever
Lena Turner was conference coordi
nator.
A call meeting was held June 5
at 11:30 a.m. at St. Stephens Epis
copal Church to make plans for the
summer youth activities.
The meeting adjourned for fel
lowship and refreshments. Achiever
Valeria Dove is the chapter caterer.
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Eastern Star Presents Twelve Tribes
The Eleventh District Order of
the Eastern Star Prince Hall Affili
ate will present the Twelve Tribes
of Israel on June 13 at the Masonic
Temple, 1025 E. 14th St. at 4 p.m.
Mother Rachel will be por
trayed by Past Matron Aretha
Broadway; Luther Abraham by Past
Master Paul Miller.
The Little Angels Choir of
Solid Rock Baptist Church will fur
nish the music.
Members of the tribes are Her
bert Stanback, Ellsworth Jessup,
Cornell O'Neal, Julius Epps,
Nathaniel Dalton, Lewis Matthews,
Samuel Kimbrough, John Hawkins,
David Gregg, Robert Miller, Todd
Wise and Monroe Falls.
The Rev. Otis Donaldson, asso
ciate minister of Shiloh Baptist
Church, will give the summariza
tion.
Ricky Wilson is grand district
deputy for the Eleventh District;
Elizabeth Durham is worthy matron
of the Eleventh District administra
tive council.
Larn Dillard and Macie Sibert
are co-chairpersons of the program.
Arts Council to Present Fiber Exhibition
The Arts Council Boardroom
Gallery, located at the Aits Council
offices, 305 W. Fourth St, will pre
sent a Regional Fiber Art Exhibition
June 25 through Aug. 13. The
exhibit will showcase the variety of
styles of uses in fjber work being
created in the region.
Three national artists repre
sented by the local studio. Fiber
work, are also included in the exhi
bition.
Participating artists are: Jane
Doub, Martha Dunigan, Carolyn
Glazener, Leslie Hiatt, Leslie
Karpinski, Sue Kneppelt, Doris
Louie of New Mexico, Barbara
Murak of New York, Mary Lynn
O'Shea of Vermont, Linda Phillips,
Jim Sanders and Amy White.
The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Monday through Friday. The
space is also used for meetings. For
information call 122-7 *5.
The event is free and open to
the public.