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ALLTEL names Edwards vice
president and general manager
Reidsville and Winston-Salem.
He is responsible for ALLTEL's
wireless, long distance, paging
and Web-unwired products and
services as well as the company's
local telephone service for busi
ness.
Edwards has 11 years in the
telecommunications industry and
most recently held the position of
vice president and general man
ager for ALLTEL's Gulf Coast
market area.
GREENSBORO - Monte Edwards has been named
vice president and general manager for ALLTEL's Triad
market area, serving Greensboro, Asheboro, High Point,
- Edwards
A graduate of Cornell University with a bachelor of
science degree in management. Edwards is a native of
Mt. Vernon, N.Y. He is a member of the Greensboro
Chamber of Commerce. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.,
the National Black MBA Association, American Man
agement Association and the Cornell Alumni Ambas
sadors Network. His office is at 2005 Clifton Road in
Greensboro. ALLTEL has nearly 20 retail stores and
Wal-Mart locations in the Triad area.
Pop and Pepsi
M)ji aririK guini signs
reigning music princess,
Beyonce Knowles
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE I
PURCHASE, N.Y. - Beyonce
Knowles, the lead singer of the multiplat
inum selling trio Destiny's Child and big
screen star of "Austin Powers in Gold
member." has joined the Pepsi family.
The new agreement includes the devel
opment of a national ad campaign and
potential concert tour sponsorship.
Knowles' new relationship with
Pepsi calls for creative collaboration on
two new TV commercials. Pepsi also will
have the option to sponsor a solo concert
tour, which Knowles is considering for
2003. I
"Beyonce is a multitalented enter- I
tainer who has achieved tremendous suc
cess and popularity in both music and j
movies," said Dave Burwick. senior vice
president and chief marketing officer of
Pepsi-Cola North America. "We're excit
ed to be working with Beyonce to cap
ture her unique style in a special Pepsi
way."
Knowles said: "I've been a fan of
Pepsi's TV ads for as long as I can
remember. I'm thrilled to be joining so
many talented entertainers who have cre
ated memorable Pepsi moments over the
years. Many of them have inspired me,
and I'd love to do the same for the next
generation of artists out there."
The relationship between Knowles
and Pepsi will go beyond television to
include radio and Internet ads. point-of
purchase materials and consumer promo
tions.
"Beyonce's popularity resonates with
a remarkably broad audience." said
Randy Melville, vice president-multicul
turalism and strategic initiatives for
Pepsi-Cola North America. "We look
forward to doing extraordinary work
with Beyonc?, reaching out to a diverse
range of consumers and communities B<
across the country." gi
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tyonce Knowles is an actress and lead singer for the hit-making
?oup Destiny's Child.
Kent Teague named King city
executive for LSB TheBank
Vice President Kent L. Teague has been named city
executive at the King office of LSB TheBank, announced
Nick Daves, senior vice president and area executive.
Daves said: "Kent Teague is an excellent business
banker who understands the kinds of banking support a
small business owner needs to be successful. I have confi
dence that, under his leadership, the King office of LSB
will continue to grow and play a meaningful role in the
community."
Daves added. "Kent is looked to as a community
leader, as evidenced by his participation as past president of
the King Chamber of Commerce and a past director of the
Stokes Family YMCA. He will also be serving as treasur
er. a director and a member of the Executive Committee of
the Stokes Partnership for Children."
Teague joined LSB TheBank in King in December
1977 after a diverse banking career that began in 1989. As
vice president, his initial and continuing responsibility is
area commercial lending for the King. Danbury and Rural
Hall offices.
Teague. who earned a bachelor of science degree in
business management from Gardner-Webb College, is a
graduate of the mid-management curriculum at the N.C.
School of Banking. He also graduated from the RM A/East
Carolina University Commercial Lending School in 1996
and the advanced curriculum at that school in 1999.
Teague and"his wife, the former Tfacy Crouse, have a
daughter and son and live in Pfalftown.
Banks gives $1.1 million to Self-Help
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Help's Community Advantage As a result of its work, Self
program has provided financing Help recently was named one of
DURHAM - Self-Help, one to thousands of low- and moder- the U.S. nonprofit organizations
of the nation's leading communi- ate-income families buy homes in that best exemplify the building
ty development financial institu- 48 states. of economic opportunity and
tions, announced a $1.1 million "Self-Help has an impressive hope for individuals through
grant from Wachovia Corp. to track record of helping low- community investing by the
extend its mission of creating income individuals in our com- national Social Investment
ownership and economic oppor- munities achieve the dream of Forum.
tunity for home buyers, small home ownership." said Jane Hen- Wachovia and Self-Help have
business owners and nonprofits. derson, Wachovia's director of a long history of working togeth
Wachovia has been partnering community development. "Jt has er on projects throughout North
with Self-Help since the mid- helped build the case to the sec- Carolina. When Hurricane Floyd
1980s to provide access to credit ondary market mortgage industry devastated many low- and moder
for underserved communities, that low-income borrowers are ate-income neighborhoods in the
Wachovia was the first bank to appropriate credit risks. Self- eastern part of the state, for
support Self-Help's Affordable Help provides both economic example, Wachovia provided
Mortgage Loan Demonstration opportunity and hope for individ- Self-Help with funds to aid
Project by offering loans to jump- uals by investing in communi- homeowners there,
start the program. Today, Self- ties."
Women's
groups
will hold
forum
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Seven professional
women's organizations in the ,
Triad have joined forces to
present the first-ever Women
in Growth Symposium
(WINGS) on March 13,2003,
at the Adam's Mark Hotel in
downtown Winston-Salem.
The conference will begin
at noon with a luncheon, fea
turing guest speaker Sharon
Decker, president of the Don
caster Division of the Tanner
Companies.
After the luncheon, par
ticipants can attend two one
hour workshops, choosing
from 10 topics being offered.
The workshop topics cover
personal development man
agement skills, and training
for business owners.
The halt-day conference
will end with a networking
social from 5 to 7 p.m. Spon
sors and area businesses will
have exhibits available
throughout the conference.
Participants will have the
option of attending the lunch
eon only, or the luncheon
plus workshops plus net
working. Attendance is by
advance reservation only.
Those registering before Jan.
13 save $5. The cost of the
luncheon only is $35: the
cost of the full conference is
$75. The registration dead
line is March 6, 2003
The conference is being
organized and sponsored by
the Triad Council of Profes
sional Women (TCPW), Pro
fessional Women of Winston
Salem (PWWS), Greensboro
Area Incentives Network
(GAIN), the Alpha Rho
Chapter of Eta Phi Beta
Sorority in Greensboro, Triad
Women's Forum in High
Point, the Jamestown Chapter
of American Business
Women's Association, and
the Greater Greensboro
Chapter of the National Asso
ciation of Women in Con
struction.
Additional sponsors
include Today's American
Woman (Greensboro);
Graphic Printing Services
(Greensboro); Graphically
Speaking (Winston-Salem);
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Local lawyer named among best
Robert C. Vaughn, Jr. of Vaughn Perkinson Ehlinger
Moxley & Stogner, attorneys at law, has been selected by
his peers for inclusion in the current edition of The Best
Lawyers In America. Vaughn has been honored as one the
nation's top estate and tnist attorneys each year since Best
Lawyers was established 20 years ago and also has been
included in the tax section since it
was created later.
Best Lawyers is based on a sur
vey of 15,000 leading attorneys in
the United States. It has come to be
considered the definitive guide to
legal excellence in the United
States and
is featured on the Wall Street
Journal Web site. It will soon
appear as the link to attorneys at
Forbes.com.
Vaughn, a former president of
the North Carolina Bar Associa
Vaughn
tjon, received the B.S. degree from the University of North
Carolina in 1953 and the J.D. degree from the University of
North Carolina School of Law in 1955. He also took
advanced tax courses at Georgetown University School of
Law. Vaughn is married to Carolyn Hartford Vaughn. They
liaVe a son and a daughter.
Babcock school earns honor
Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate
School of Management has been awarded the Euro
pean Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accred
itation. The university joins an elite group of
schools worldwide and is one of only four in the
United States to become EQUIS accredited. The
organization has accredited a total of 59 universi
ties, 13 of which are outside Europe.
Based in Brussels, EQUIS is the accrediting
body of the European Foundation for Management
?Development. EQUIS was developed to help pro
vide guidance to students and employers as to which
institutions meet the highest international standards
both at home and abroad. The organization provides
an international system of strategic audit and
accreditation designed by Europeans for the assess
ment of institutions in widely different national con
texts. The rigorous accreditation process has three
related objectives:
'? Provide information to students and employers
as to which institutions meet international standards
for quality providers of MEA education.
? Provide an instrument for comparison and per
manent benchmarking, with a goal of moving
toward best practices in the delivery of management
education. Promote continuous quality improvement
ih the delivery of MBA education.
Mall kicks out kiosk
selling clothing items
with Confederate flag
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOBILE, Ala. - The
manager of a Mobile mall has
evicted a merchant selling
clothing with Confederate
battle flag designs, citing
complaints from people
angered by the merchandise.
The merchant. Camo
Unlimited,
opened a
kiosk in
Colonial
Mall Bel Air
just after
Thanksgiv
ing. The
Blountsville
based com
pany sells
Dixie Outfit
ters clothing
at the Mobile
mall and at other malls
throughout the Southeast,
owner Toby Smith said.
Dixie Outfitters offers
more than 600 designs with
themes such as hunting,
trucks and dogs, all including
the stars and bars of the Con
federate battle flag. The cloth
ing line's "Legends of the
Confederacy" series features
generals and other leaders of
the Confederacy.
Smith said that soon after
he opened the kiosk, employ
ees of another store at the
mall complained. Soon after
ward, the mall's management
told him to clear out by last
week.
Tim Nolan, the mall's gen
eral manager, said he heard
from several people who indi
cated the store could spur a
boycott
I of the
I mall.
"May
I remind
you that
blacks
and other
m i no ri -
ties con
stitute a
major
portion of
consumers who patronize
Colonial Bel Air Mall," chap
ter president Lettie Malone
wrote in a Dec. 5 letter to
Nolan.
"They should not be
embarrassed or made to feel
uncomfortable by those who i
are still fighting and trying to I,
revive a war that never should h
have been a part of our civi- I
lized society." e
The state president of the r
li
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American Airlines and the Radio City Rockettes are all about legs,
egroom and lending a hand. The world-famous Rockettes and Amer
can Airlines Spokesseat V 2D collected new and gently used pants on
>ec. 12 for the New York charity The River Fund. The clothes will ben
tfit needy New Yorkers this winter season. American has recently
emoved more than 9,500 seats from its entire fleet, creating the air
ine's More Room Throughout Coach feature.