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Sorority awards educators Sorority members (front row, from left) Evelyn Sanders, Patsy Squire, Ricquel Pratt, Ann Moye, Norma Corley, Donna Mickens, Theresa Scott (back row) Sarah Alston, Clarissa Felder, Valeria Edwards, Sharina Baker, Demetria Smith, Benita Brown, Joyce Mack,Aliesha Oakes and Jackie Spencer. Kenneth Rocker Jr. with Ashley Penn. 2013 Parent of the Year Malissa Pompey (center) with Sharina Baker and Chapter Preiident Ann Moye (right). ) Nathan Ross Freeman speaks as Ellen Leak listens. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Beta Lambda Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. sponsored its 10th Bi-Annual Excellence in Education Awards and Vital Issues Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday, June 1 at St. John CME Church. The event is the orga nization's effort to pool resources to gain insight into ways to help students attain their highest poten tial in the educational arena. Each year during the event, the sorority recognizes educators from the Winston Salem/Forsyth County School System. Young Educator awards went to Jakeia Payne, Jessica Smith and Talaya McManus. Excellence in Education awards went to Coach Bobby Collins. Spencer Hardy, Alesia Hilton, Dr. Felecia Piggot-Long, Velvet McGregor, Joyce Mack, Melanee Mills, Patsy S. Murrill, Tiffany Pankey, Tiffani Richardson and Gladys Wilson. The Distinguished Educator Award winners are Ida Witherspoon, Rev. Steve Doral Stowe, Roberta Parson. Pricilla Jackson-Wiggins, Dr. Betty Alexander, William Toney, Evelyn Howie, Shirley Kindle, Johnetta Huntley and Doretha Bryd. The Classified Educator Awards were presented to Damian Anderson, Shirley Boyd, Denise McCoy, Ronda Gordon, William Fulton, Preston Jones and Sheradica Squire. This year, Larry Womble, a former educa tor and member of the N.C. House, was present ed with the Chapter Citation Award. His service and devotion to education and the entire Winston-Salem commu nity is certainly appreci ated and beneficial to all . r OI us. Kenneth Rocker Jr. and Ashley Penn, schol arship winners, were also recognized, as was "Parent of the Year" Malissa Pompey. Mayor Allen Joines, Sen. Earline Parmon and City Council Member James Taylor provided greetings and opening comments. The keynote speaker. Rev. Dwight Hash, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, spoke on the theme of the event, "Promoting the Destiny of African American Youth." FCEA from page Bl Rhoades under often taxing circum stances. "All of us are chasing a dream, and it gave us some thing to look forward to," Leak said. Public nominations were sought for each of the 27 categories. The nominat ed entertainers in each cate gory put on a showcase ear lier in the year for a panelof judges charged with picking the winners. In the case of ties among the judges, online voting by the public decided the winner. The event had all the trappings of televised award shows. The name of each nominee in each category was read, and there was a drum-roll before the win ners' names were called. The victors walked to the stage to applause to give acceptance speeches, some even slipped in a few lines of a song. Winners crrati e tude to their sup porters. collabo rators and fans and praised the ceremony for providing recog nition and inspi ration. "It's a pleas ure to be finally heard. I love nidi, mait Country Artist winner Matthew Allivato told atten dees. "And to everyone that's in this building who thinks they can be a musi cian or an artist or anything that so many tell you 'no,' do it and don't care what people tell you." Virginia Walker, a rap per known as State Da Truth, was also a winner, taking home the Female Hip Hop Artist award. Though she has performed at numerous venues locally and around the state, the Forsyth County Entertainment Award was her very first honor. "A shout-out to all the nominees in the female hip hop category," Walker said as she accepted the honor. "I'm not just accepting it for myself. I'm accepting it for the ladies because it's a ladies* movement A lot of times we are overlooked in a male-dominated industry, but we're here too." William Furches took home his second FCAE. Last year, he took home the FnnH S*rvir* award for his company A Slice of Heaven Deserts, which specializes in creating cakes and other sweet treats. This year, he won in the Male Interpretive Haivo /^otAAnrv i^niiw vaivgvi j for his Testimony Mime Ministry. "It's very humbling; it gives you drive to go on," Furches said of his back-to back honors. Though dancing at churches, weddings and family gatherings keeps him busy, Furches said he keeps the fourth Saturday of each month open so that he can feed and perform for the homeless at Macedonia Worship Center. Several special honors were also presented. The Crystal Diamond Honorarium - given to entertainers who were pio 4 neers or have made major contributions - were pre sented to music producer Patrick Douthit (also known as 9th WondeT), promoter Jarrard Goldsmith of Goldfinger, Inc. and Diamond Life Concerts, and Community Arts Cafe owners Jim and Cathy Tedder. Lynn Rhoades and Nathan Ross Freeman, co founders of the teen writing organization Authoring Action, were each present ed with an award. "If this is about saving lives, if this is about enlivening souls, if this is about handing the world over, putting the world into the hands of our youth, then I'm up for this," Freeman said in accepting his award. Attendees also heard from AIDS Care Service Director Jesse Duncan and activist Wanda Brendle Moss, both of whom talked about the mission of the agency and HIV/AIDS awareness, and a diverse array of musical acts - Carlos Bocanegra, Cedric Moser and Dion Fowler (who hosted the event). Thy lor Ann Fleshman. John Hollerman and Khiana Meyer received Teen Entertainer awards, and Ginaya Meyer received the Teen Artist award. Other awards went to Christian Voit (painter). Meredith Sanchez (female actor). Lance Megginson (male actor). Manning Crowell ? (creative writer). Lions and Liars (band). Court and Friends (jazz ensemble), April Waller (female coun try artist), DJ Jamal (DJ). Rodney Archie (gospel artist). Exalted Praise (gospel group), Mark Vega (graphic designer), Robb County (hip hop male). Lawanda Lash (female interpretive dancer). Sound Lizzard Productions (music company). Tremayne Blair (producer). Bud McKenzie (music group), Greg "Catman" Good (sports entertainer), Scott Burton (videographer), Rachel G Photography (photograph er), Joshua Moyer (rock/pop), Jerry White (male R&B), Tanya Ross (female R&B), Shante McKoy (female musician). Thomas ina Flowers (Entrepreneur of the Year) and Rene Roman (male musician and Entertainer of the Year). Robins earns scouting honor SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ? Robins Elizabeth Robins has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting. To earn the honor, Robins, the daughter of Edwin victoria Robins and a member auu ? ivtv? ?? of Troop 41242, focused on improving the use of volunteers of Crisis Control Ministry and expanding the participation in the Gift of the Month program. She developed and distributed a survey to more than 600 current volunteers and used that information to evalu ate the effectiveness of the current oroeram. Robins then marketed the * w volunteer program and initiated the Gift-of-the-Month program to local churches. By earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, Robins has become a community leader. Her accomplishments reflect leadership and citizenship skills that set her anarf upm ? ? 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