Oakes Named New Director at Wake Forest
H\ J( >HN MIN ION
Chimin It Senior Slutt Writer
Dr. Barbee M. Oakes has
been named director of the Wake
Forest University Office of Mul
ticultural Affairs.
Oakes, a 1980 graduate of
. Wake Forest and former assistant
professor of health and sport sci
ence, has served as the interim
director of the office since
August 1995. _.w_
"Dr. Oakes made significant
contributions to the Office of
Multicultural Affairs during her
interim appointment and we are
delighted to have her as director,"
said Harold Holmes, associate
vice president and dean of stu
dent services. "She is wonder
. fully effective with students and
has an excellent rapport with all
groups within our community."
Oakes said her new appoint
ment would allow her to con
tinue helping students in their
career development.
"From being a student and
being on the faculty here, I know
Wake Forest has a lot to offer
each student," Oakes said. "1
want to see students from all cul
tures have the opportunity to get
a degree and excel to the level
they're capable of achieving."
The Office of Multicultural
Affairs promotes the academic
and personal growth and devel
opment of multicultural students
and encourages awareness of cul
tural diversity among faculty,
staff, and students.
"She is an excellent choice,"
said Dr. Dolly McPherson, an
associate professor of English at
WFU. "She is highly qualified."
Oakes inherits an office that
made significant contributions to
the university under the leader
ship of Dr. Ernest Wade,
McPherson said.
"Dr. Oakes will continue that
outstanding trend," McPherson
added. "She serves as an excel
lent role model."
Oakes worked as the coordi
nator of the undergraduate pro
gram in Wake Forest's health and
sport science department for six
years. Oakes began teaching at
Wake Forest in 1989.
She was an assistant profes
sor in the Department of Physi
cal Education at Arizona State
University and an assistant pro
fessor in the Defrartment of
Exercise and Sport Science at
Pennsylvania State University.
Oakes has received research
grants to study coronary heart
disease among women from the
Wake Forest University Alumni
Council Fund, the William C.
Archie Fund, and the Research
& 'Creative Activities Council
She worked as the director
of health and nutrition services
for the St. Peter's World Out
reach Center in Winston-Salem
for four years.
Oakes earned a bachelor's
degree in health and sports sci
ence at WFU in 1980. A year
later, she graduated with a mas
ter's degree in exercise science at
Wake Forest. She completed her
doctorate in exercise physiology
and nutrition at the University of
Tennessee in 1984.
Oakes is chair of the exercise
Dr. Barbee M. Oakes
committee of the Association pf
Black Cardiologists, where she is
also a member of the Nutrition
and Obesity Committees; South
east American College of Sports
Medicine, and the American Col
lege of Sports Medicine.
She has written about health
and fitness issues in several pub
lications. She has also presented
her research at conferences in
North Carolina and nationwide.
WSSU Receives $50,000 Gift for Psychology Majors
H\ U>U> llfNTON
( Iiidiiii h Senior SUift Writer
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Winston-Salem State Univer
sity has received a $50,000
endowment to benefit psychology
majors at the school.
The endowment will honor
L (lie late Gime-A-*.Bass, a psychol
ogist w.jnro.had a passion for his
profession, higher education and
the Winston-Salem Urban
League.
Chancellor Alvin J.
Schexnider announced the Gene
A Bass Lndowed Memorial fund
last week at^WSSU's spring
semester assembly for faculty and
stall at the Anderson Center.
Marshal B. Bass, chairman of
the WSSU Foundation Inc.,
endowed the fund with a $50,000
check, which he presented to
Schexnider. Beginning with the
1997-98 academic year, psychol
ogy students with at least a 2.5
grade point average who demon
strate a financial need can get
assistance from the fund for
books, fees, tuition and board for
up to two academic years.
"I am honored to stand before
hution Marshall Bass has made -
and continues to make - to this
institution and to accept this gift
m honor of his brother Gene,",
Schexnider said. "This endow
ment will go a long way to ensure
a place for students majoring in
psychology here."
Gene Bass, who died on Dec.
16. 1994, spent 10 years with the
Urban League, where his com
mitment to his job-seeking clients
earned him the respect through
out the community. He retired?-in
1993.
"Gene's legacy deserves to be
recognized because of the work
he accomplished over his life
time." Marshall Bass said. "I can
think of no better way to do that
than to establish an endowed fund
in education at WSSU."
The school must be commit
ted to increasing the number of
African American males seeking
postsecondary education
Schexnider said.
"Higher education is a posi
tive alternative to the judicial sys
tem," he said. "There are more
black men in our state prisons
than in our colleges and universi
ties. Equally important, the gen
der imbalance in our student
body, which is 65 percent female,
must be corrected."
The chancellor also spoke
about the goals and priorities of
WSSU.
"You will find the success of
our students at the top of the list
of my priorities for this academic
year," Schexnider said.
The school's ability to ensure
competitive salaries for faculty
and staff, to maintain and expand
the physical plant, and meet the
needs of business, government,
and other organizations requires
that WSSU affirm its commit
ment to excellence and student
successrhe added.
WSSU must also simplify its
curriculum to expand course
offerings.
"More work needs to be
done in this area, especially in
ensuring that our offerings are on
the cutting edge of their disci
plines or professions, and that
required courses are available for
students to complete degree pro
grams in a timely manner,"
Schexinder said.
He warned that cuts in the
federal student loan program
could hurt WSSU.
"Many of our students
require substantial assistance to
finance their education."
Schexnider said. "Drastic cuts in
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Marshall Bass, left, chairman of the W'SSL' Foundation Inc., presents a
$50,000 check to W'SSU chancellor Alvin ./. Schexnidcr as an endow
ment fund for psychology students.
student loans can he devastating
to students and their families and,
therefore, to us as well."
WSSU must improve its abil
ity to retain students.
"There is little time, to exalt
in freshman-class enrollment
only," Schexnider said. "We also
must improve transfers; encour
age more graduates of commu
nity college to pursue baccalaure
ate degrees; and we must keep
more of the students who are here
already and academically quali
fied to continue."
The university must also
strengthen its computer network
ing to increase communication
among campus units. Schexnider
said that the school must incorpo
rate modern voice/video data
technology into its instruction and
administration.
He also committed the school
to more research among its fac
ulty members and improve the
holdings and services of the
library.
The chancellor also
addressed the lack of state funds.
"State funds cannot ade
quately support our needs now or
in the future," Schexnider said.
"We must seek and secure private
support for new scholarships that
keep the doors to higher'educa
tion wide open and that keep us
competitive in attracting top stu
dents."
Wilson Named Chairman of Boys' State Committee
Hs JOHN HINTON
Clni'iiu It Senior Staff Writer
Henry A. Wilson of Winston
Salem has been appointed chair
man of the Tar Heel Boys' State
Committee, the first African
American named to this position.
The committee will host the
57th Session of the American
Legion Tar Heel Boys' State on
June 9-15 at Wake Forest Univer
sity. About 500 high school
seniors will learn about govern
ment operations. "We have
already formulated our plans,"
said Wilson, who served as a staff
assistant for 10 years. David
Desmond, commander of the
legion's North Carolina Depart
ment, appointed Wilson to the
position. A veteran of the U.S.
Army, Wilson is a member of
American Legion Post 220 of
Winston Salem. He is a retired
employee of R J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.
The American Legion
founded the Boys' State program
in 1935. The event concentrates
on North Carolina state govern
ment and politics. Its objectives
indude developing civic leader
ship and pride in American citi
zenship, to arouse an interest in
the study of government, to
develop in the young citizens of
Boys' State an understanding of
American traditions, to establish a
sense of individual obligation to
the community, state, and nation,
and to safeguard and transmit the
principles of justice, freedom and
democracy.
The participants will hear
from leaders in state government
in sessions where they will pre
sent insights into the political
institutions. The American
Legion, the largest veterans orga
nization in the world, was
founded in 1919. It has more than
three million members in 50
states, the District of Columbia,
and seven countries. Party con
ventions at the county and state
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levels permit citizens to sharpen
their political skills and experi
ence in parliamentary procedure.
City officers to be selected include
mayor and alderman. State offi
cials will include the governor,
lieutenant governor, members of
the council of state, justice of the
supreme court, speaker of the
house of representatives and oth
ers.
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