Briefs
Local agent up for award
Becky Scoggins, a Greensboro literary agent and
managing partner of Bressler Scoggins Literary
Management, has been named as a finalist for a pres
tigious international award which recognizes young
women business leaders.
Scoggins is one of 25 worldwide finalists for the
2008 eWomenNetwork Foundation's Emerging
Leader of the Year Award or Femtor Award, which is
given to women who have proven themselves to be
exemplary role models in the world df business.
Scoggins has been nominated in the category of
Emerging Leader of the Year. This award recognizes
significant accomplishments in the areas of educa
tion, business, and service to community among the
next generation -young women aged 20-29. The
winner in this category will be announced at a cere
mony in early July in Dallas, Texas.
Scoggins, along with partner Jordan Bressler,
founded Bressler Scoggins Literary Management
(BSLM) with the goal of promoting authors in their
publishing endeavors as well as providing compre
hensive management, marketing and public relations
services. Success has come quickly to this entrepre
neur with several well known clients already on
board and literally hundreds of manuscripts coming
in each month.
Hampton president inducted
into business hall of fame
Hampton University President Dr. William R.
Harvey was inducted into the Hampton Roads
Business Hall of Fame on May 15 at the Norfolk
Marriott, Norfolk, Va. Proceeds from this black-tie
dinner and awards ceremony benefit Junior
Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads.
Harvey was chosen because he demonstrates
business excellence; courageous thinking and
actions; visionary, innovative
leadership; and community
involvement: He has chosen
career paths in both business
and education. Harvey has
been the president of
Hampton University for 30
years and has also been 100
percent owner of a Pepsi-Cola
Bottling plant in Houghton,
Mich., for 25 years.
At the awards ceremony
Harvey said, "People have
Dr. Harvey
asked, 'How do those two career paths mesh togeth
er?' Actually, they mesh together very well. Some 30
years ago, I talked about running a college or univer
sity as a business, for educational objectives. A lot of
institutions are now talking abe"t management tech
niques. outcomes, institutional effectiveness and
results, and those are good things. Hampton has
actually been practicing this kind of management and
governance for 30 years."
Founded in 1985, the Hampton Roads Business
Hall of Fame hopors individuals whose business
innovations, effective management and civic
involvement have made a major impact and positive
difference in companies and communities throughout
Hampton Roads.
TTiomas A Barton, CEO of Beach Ford/Barton
Ford, Lincoln Mercury; Macon F. Brock, chairman
of the board of Dollar Tree Stores; and Herbert V.
Kelly (posthumously) former president and senior
partner, Jones, Blechman, Woltz and Kelly, were also
inducted into the business hall of fame. Harvey was
asked by the Kelly family to introduce the renowned
attorney at the awards ceremony.
Law firm gives staff free gas
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, a law firm that spe
cializes in labor and employment, handed out $300
gas cards to its employees just before Memorial Day.
The firm has 14 offices nationwide, including one
in Winston-Salem. Workers at all of its offices got
cards. In all, $30 /XX) worth of cards were given out.
With gas prices surging and many of our employ
ees already in metropolitan areas dealing with long
commutes, employees really begin to feel the pinch.
With Memorial Day and upcoming summer holi
days right around the comer, Constangy wanted to
show our support for our employees and their fami
lies by offering the gas cards to help with summer
travel," said Randy Loftis, head of
Constangy's Winston-Salem office.
New leader for
Greensboro United Way
The United Way of Greater Greensboro
announced recently that Keith Barsuhn has been
named president and CEO. Barsuhn, 47, brings 24
years of United Way experience, most recently serv
ing as President of United Way of Greater Stark
County in Canton, Ohio, for the past four years.
From 1991 to 2000, Barsuhn served as the Vice
President of Campaign and Donor Relations with the
United Way of Central Ohio in Columbus. During
those 10 years, United Way increased its annual cam
paign from $33 million to $51 million and became
the number one United Way campaign in the nation,
as measured by per capita from a major city.
Barsuhn has a track record of success in leading
strategic plans and campaigns that position United
Way as an expert in addressing the community's
most critical needs. He has been successful in build
ing relationships with a number of key community
leaders, including individual donors, and business,
government, foundation and agency leaders.
Barsuhn, who will assume his new post on July 1 ,
was selected after a national search.
Caldwell again shatters glass ceiling
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Lisa J. Caldwell has been pro
moted to executive vice president
of human resources for both
Reynolds American Inc. and its
largest subsidiary, R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company.
Caldwell is currently senior
vice president of human resources
of Reynolds American and RJ.
Reynolds Tobacco. She made his
tory in that role by becoming the
first African- American woman , in
the company's history to serve op
the top-tier leadership team. With
the promotion, Caldwell is the
company's ' higest-ranking
African-American and reports
directly to Susan M Ivey, chair
man and chief executive officer of
Reynolds American.
"Lisa is a seasoned profession
She will soon become
Reynolds American 's executive VP)
al who brings tremendous insight
and passion
to her role in
the compa
ny," said
Ivey. "RAI's
operating
companies
hjive two
main assets:
strong
brands and
strong peo
ple. Lisa
will play a
Lisa Caldwell
i
leaaersnip roie in setting strate
gics that attract, develop and
retain the employees who will
lead our companies in the future "
Caldwell joined R J. Reynolds
Tobacco in 1991 as manager of
employment practices. Over the
last IS years, sl}e has steadfastly
worked her way up the corporate
ladder. By 1996, she was director
of Human Resources, and became
VP of Human Resources six years
later. She worked at Womble
Carlyle and West and Banks law
firms before joining the R.J.
Reynolds family.
Caldwell holds a bachelor's
degree in business administration
from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and a juris
doctorate degree from Wake
Forest University School of Law.
The Burlington native was the
first female in Alamance County
to be named a UNC Morehead
Scholar.
Caldwell is replacing Ann A.
Johnston as the executive vice
president of human resources.
Johnston is retiring on June 30
after 20 years of service. Cald\yell
officially assumes the new role on
June 1.
Caldwell is married to Alan
Caldwell, who also works for
Reynolds American. The couple
has two children: Lauren and
Tyler, who is currently a student at
UNC. The Cald wells are active
members of United Metropolitan
Missionary Baptist Church, where
Lisa Caldwell sings on the Senior
Choir.
N C Cooperative Extension Photos
From left, S.C. Cooperative Extension Administrator Dr. M. Ray McKinnie, Scholarship Donor Ed Barnes,
Award Winner April Bowman, Scholarship Donor Carolyn Stanley Barnes, S.C. Cooperative Extension
Foundation's Sharon Runion Rowland and Dr. Jon Ort, right, associate director of the extension.
County employ ees=with
years of service honored
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Members of the North Carolina
Cooperative. Extension's Forsyth
County Center recently received
awards at the Extension's
Regional Extension Conference.
Staff members that were hon
ored for their years of service
were: Toby Bost, a horticulture
extension agent who has served
for more than 30 years; Rocio
Sedo, an expanded food and nutri
tion education program associate
with 10 years of service; and Mark
Tucker, the county extension
director who has 20 years of serv
ice.
April Bowman, the local cen
ter's 4-H youth development agent
was awarded with the Carolyn
Stanley Barnes and George
Edward Barnes 4-H Graduate
Education Scholarship, which
goes to North Carolina
Cooperative Extension employees
who aspire to enhance their pro
fessional development through
graduate educa^pn. Bowman is
Awarders Toby Bost, Rocio Sedo and Mark Tucker.
enrolled in the Master's of Science
in Curriculum and Instruction pro
gram at North Carolina State
University and will use the schol
arship to help cover the costs of
her graduate courses.
The Cooperative Extension is
the outreach arm of the College of
Agriculture an$J Life Sciences at
N.C. Statd University and the
School Of Agriculture at N.C.
A&T State University. The local
center is a department of Forsyth
County Government, and its
employees are county agents, pro
fessors, scientists and volunteers
working together to improve the
quality of life in Forsyth- County
and in North Carolina. Some of
the components of N.C.
Cooperative Extension's mission
are sustaining agriculture and
forestry, protecting the environ
ment and developing responsible
youth and strong, healthy and safe
families.
Nagatha Tonkins
A&T's
Tonkins to
be honored
by NABJ
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The National Association
of Black Journalists (NABJ)
will recognize Nagatha
Tonkins, an assistant profes
sor/internship director in the
department of journalism and
mass communication at North
Carolina A&T State
University, at its Hall of Fame
banquet July 23-27 in Chicago.
Tonkins will be recognized
as the organization's
Journalism Educator of the
Year. Others to be honored
include Sidney Wright IV of
Florida A&M University as
Student Journalist of the Year
and Evelyn Cunningham, for
merly of the Pittsburgh
Courier, as the recipient of the
association's Legacy Award.
The NABJ Hall of Fame
Awards recognizes black jour
nalists who have made out
standing contributions to the
journalism profession. Past
inductees include Ida B. Wells,
W.E.B. Dubois, John H.
Johnson and Charlayne Hunter
Gault. Last year's class con
sisted of Xernona Clayton
Brady, Mary Aubespin, John L.
Dotson Jr., and Jim Vance.
The NABJ Hall of Fame
banquet will take place in con
junction with the UNITY:
Journalists of Color
Convention.
Big Brothers will benefit from Arby's campaign
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Arby's restaurants across the nation are tak
ing part in an effort to raise money and aware
ness for youth-mentoring programs.
From now through June 30, customers who
visit Arby's restaurants in Winston-Salem may
donate $1 and sign a "Help Us Help Kids" pin
up to hang on the wall of the restaurant. Money
raised will support Big Brothers Big Sisters
Services, Inc. Last year, Arby's raised more than
$1.6 million nationwide through its pin-up cam
paign.
Atlanta-based Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.,
is a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc., the
franchisor of the Arby's restaurant system, which
consists of approximately 3,700 restaurants
worldwide. Triarc, itself, is owner and opera
tor of more than 1,100 of those restaurants.
Founded in 1964, Arby's specializes in offering
slow roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sand
wiches as well as its Market Fresh deli-style
sandwiches, toasted subs, wraps and salads.
"We've always believed in the power of giv
ing back to the communities that we serve," said
Greg Hawkins, Sr. Vice President of Community
Partnerships, Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.
"Arby's is proud to support Big Brothers Big
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Young Big Brothers Big Sisters participants take part in a 2007 Arby's promotion.
Sisters in their mission to serve children in need
with one-to-one mentors."
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the nation's old
est, largest youth mentoring organization. It has
been the leader in one-to-one youth service for
more than a century, developing positive rela
tionships that have a direct and lasting impact on
the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big
Sisters mentors children, ages 6 through 18. in
communities across the country.