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BUSINESS FOCUS Briefs United Way gives honors The United Way of Forsyth County recently held its annual meeting, electing 2008 officers and direc tors, and presenting two of its most prestigious awards. Edwin L. Welch Jr. was elected board chair. He was also honored with the 2008 Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Award, which was presented by John Burress of J.W. Burress, Inc. B/E Aerospace was honored with the 2008 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Community Service Award. Reynolds American chairman Susan Ivey presented the award. Former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, the president of the Alliance for Excellence in Education, was the keynote speaker. THfe event was held in the Hearn Ballroom at the Marriott Hotel. Approximately 230 volunteers and partner agency staff attended. Denny's has new diversity chief SPARTANBURG, SC - As a continuation of its commitment to diversity, Denny's, Inc., has promot ed April Kelly-Qrummond to Director of Diversity Affairs. In her role, Kelly-Drummond serves as the key liaison with major civil rights organizations and builds relationships with local, regional and national minority organizations. Additionally, she oversees Denny's national sponsorship of various community service initiatives. Kelly-Drummond previously served as a Senior Manager in Denny's Diversity Affairs Department. She joined the company in 1994 and has held leader ship roles in community relations, public affairs and diversity. She has played an integral part of Denny's successful initiatives benefiting the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), National Civil Rights Museum, The King Center, National Urban League. Hispanic College Fund and The Salvation Army. Endeavors such as these, along with proactive efforts to attract a diverse and qualified workforce, franchisees and vendors, have earned Denny's recognition as a corporate leader in diversity by civil rights groups, community organizations and major media including 60 Minutes, "Black Enterprise," "Essence" and "Fortune" maga zines. In January 2008, she led the launch of a new ini tiative in partnership with The Tpm Joyner Foundation called "The Denny's Single Parent Student Scholarship," which is aimed at helping sin gle parent students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities meet the challenges of raising ? family while earning a post-secondary edu cation. Kelly-Drummond is a lifetime member of the NAACP, where she serves on the corporate board of the NAACP Florida State Conference Office. She also takes pride in her accomplishments outside 'bf Denny's as a devoted wife and mother and active member of her local church. Thomas Ingram named to High Point University's board Thomas E. Ingram of Clemmons, project manag er for Piedmont Triad Research Park, has been appointed to the High Point University Board of Trustees for a four-year term. Ingram has served in various leadership positions with the university, including two terms as chairman of the Board of Visitors. An employee of Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Ingram directs the research park's office and research facility construction, space customization and reno vation, and facility operation^ Ingram led the construction team Hiirintr the first nhase of the research park's expansion and is responsible for the planning and oversight of ongoing architectural design, and construction activities. Ingram earned a B.S. in business administration and economics from High Point University and a master of arts in liberal studies from Wake Forest University. He is very active in the community and has a spe cial interest in programs that serve youth and young adults. His civic activity includes the YMCA, Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation Board, Rotary Club of Clemmons, Arts Council of Winston-Salem, Sawtooth School for Visual Arts Board and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Local law firm to host visit by Swedish ambassador The law firm of Wall Esleeck Babcock will host a visit to Winston-Salem by Sweden's Ambassador to the United States, Jonas Hafstrom, in early May. Ambassador Hafstrom is scheduled to attend a num ber of business development and private functions, most of them in Winston-Salem. He will tour Volvo Trucks in Greensboro, have lunch with elected and business officials in Winston Salem, tour the Piedmont Triad Research Park, attend a private evening function hosted by Wall Esleeck Babcock and wilj conclude his visit with a tour of the campus of Wake Forest University. Linda McCarty, a native of Sweden and an attor ney at the firm, facilitated the Ambassador's visit. Wall Esleeck Babcock focuses on corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, healthcare law, taxation, mediation, commercial real estate and inter national law. Speed: Things looking up for N.C. Mutual SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company policyhold ers gathered in Durham recently for the company's 109th annual meeting. The company is the nation's oldest and largest insurance com pany with roots in the African- American community and offers a wide variety of insurance products, including life, accident and health, dental and disability through group plans for both large and small organizations and through individual nolieit*?; N C James Speed Mutual has more than $7.7 billion in force in 24 states and the District of Columbia. Policyholders at last month's meeting heard President and CEO, James H. Speed, Jr., describe how an aggressive sales force is setting pro ductivity records and helping the company recapture markets in the Southeast. He cited recent successes in Memphis, Tidewater, Va., and Charleston, S.C. He also talked about future marketing opportunities in Alabama. "We are taking advantage of the fact that African Americans in mar kets throughout the Southeast are underserved and that in many com munities there is goodwill and brand equity for North Carolina Mutual," Speed said. "Our new policyholders are younger, and they are buying larger policies. That is good news for the company." Speed also noted that the average net worth of an African American family is only about $8,000. "We not only are selling insurance policies, we are creating wealth in the African-America community," he said. "Just look at what a single $25,000 policy does to boost that net worth figure for a family ." North Carolina Mutual has an active financial literacy out reach program that partners with the faith community, fraternities and sororities, and social action organizations such "as the NAACP and the National Urban League. Speed said that there are always challenges and that currently the company is devoting energy to raising capital to support its dramatic increase in new individual policies that have a substan tial lead time before becoming profitable. He reported a surplus of almost $13 million. North Carolina Mutual has more than 300,000 policyholders across the nation. They elected current board ch<air and former President and CEO bert Collins and Durham accountant Nathan Garrett to additional one-year terms.. Speed was elected to a four-year term, and current board member Phail Wynn, vice pres ident for Durham and Regional Affairs at Duke University, was elected to a four-year terra. Foundation invests $40,000 in N.C. Smart Start programs SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE RALEIGH - The. Duke Energy Foundation committed $40,000 to Smart Start for two early education programs in five counties across the state. The contribution was made to The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., the organization that administers Smart Start across the state. The funds support the work of two Smart Start partnerships so that they can continue innovative programs already in progress -The Incredible Years and Raising a Reader. The Incredible Years is a national, research-based parenting support program that promotes positive parenting strategic to assist families in managing children's behavior. Parents leam positive reinforce ment, how to set limits, non-physical ways to discipline children and problem-solving strategies. The U.S Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention named it an "exemplary" best practice program. The Duke Energy Foundation is current ly funding the Incredible Years' BASIC Parent Training project in three Smart Start partnerships: Durham's Partnership for Children, the Alamance Partnership for Children and The Partnership for Children of Lincoln and Gaston Counties. The Foundation's new contribution will fund a second year of the program in these commu nities. The Duke Energy Foundation's contri bution also supports a second year of Raising a Reader at the Randolph County Partnership for Children. Raising a Reader is a national early literacy program that fos ters parent-child bonding and brain devel opment to prepare children for success in school. The program promotes "book cud dling," which encourages parents with chil dren birth to five to read together every day. . "The Duke Energy Foundation has been a champion of Smart Start from the begin ning," said Stephanie Fanjul, president of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. "Over the years, they have contributed more than $1 .2 million to Smart Start for important early education initia tives across the state. We are so grateful for their contribution. Because of The Duke Energy Foundation, more families across the state will receive services to prepare their children for success in school and in life." A Clear Choice ' ? I *FRNewsFoto Winston-Salem-based Prima Water is calling its new water bottles "inno vative" and "environmentally-friendly." Unlike traditional water bottles, which are made from crude oil, a non-renewable resource, the new Primo single-serve bottle, is made from plants, a natural, renewable resource grown on American soil. Company officials say, consumers are getting a win-win: great tasting water contained in a bottle that won't harm the Earth. In blind taste tests conducted last year across the country, three out of four consumers preferred Primo over other leading spring water brands. Foster gets new WSSU job title SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Ivan V. Foster, a senior human resources administrator and entrepreneur, with a broad business background span ning more than three decades, has been named interim assistant vice chancellor for human resources (HR) at Winston-Salem State University, effective May 1 . As interim assistant vice chancellor of WSSU's HR Department, Foster will be responsible for all WSSU per sonnel-related programs, including evaluation of functions and review of operations, staff recruitment sup port, classification, compensation, insurance, retirement plans and other benefits. "We are fortunate to have some one with Mr. Foster's considerable experience joining our team," said WSSU Chancellor Donald J. Reaves. "Under his leadership, we will strive to enhance our human resources capacity, and to improve customer service throughout the university." In his capacity as the interim Foster head of HR, Foster will report to Dorcas L. Colvin, the executive vice chancellor for management and strategic ini tiatives. From 1991 to 1994, Foster served as HR director with Kaiser Permanente Ohio Region, a major health plan provider in Cleveland, Ohio. The company consisted of more thai* 2,400 employees and served more than 205,000 health plan members. As HR director, Foster was responsi ble for strategic planning to support the company's busi ness goals and directed union contract negotiations. As director of Human Resources and Professional Staffing for Cleveland Consulting Associates (CCA), a business strategy and logistics consulting firm serving Fortune 500 corporations in Mayfield, Ohion, from 1987 to 1991, Foster designed and implemented a comprehensive HR system for recruitment, selection and performance appraisal. Foster also served as employee relations and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) manager at Technicare Corporation, a Johnson and Johnson company in Solon, Ohio. From 1969 to 1980, Foster served the Fisher Body Euclid Plant of General Motors as HR staff and EEO coordinator. Foster, owner of Envirocycle Specialty Chemicals in Ohio, succeeds Ed Hanes, who had served as associate vice chancellor for Human Resources at WSSU since August 2006. Hanes will assume his previous role as WSSU's Equal Employment Opportunity officer. He received his B.A. at Cleveland State University and his J.D. From Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland. He has been a recognized attorney in Ohio since 1976. 1
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