Photo by Roalyn Ptyoc of Trinity Studios
Mother of the Year Alice Dixon-Sims takes a photo with her son Shelby Owens.
The Light, a local Christian radio station, has held the Mother of the Year
Contest since 2000.
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Ruby Williams looks on as her daughter Judy Williams reads the letter she sub
mitted to The Light radio station for the Mother of the Year contest. Williams
won second place, which included a trip to Atlanta, Georgia.
'Boss-Lady' crowns Mother of the Year
Local Christian radio station
announces winners of annual
contest held to honor mothers
BY TEVIN STTNSON
THB CHRONICLE
More than 100 mothers gathered at The Enterprise
Center last Thursday to hear who would be crowned
"Mother of the Year."
Since 2000, Anita "Boss Lady" Dean-Arnette of The
Light (1340 AM WPOL) a Christian radio station, has
invited listeners to send in letters to nominate their moth
ers for Mother of the Year. This year, station officials sort
ed through scores of letters and decided Alice Dixon-Sims
deserved to wear the 2016 crown.
Along with a crown and plaque, Dixon-Sims' honor
able designation came with a four-day cruise to the
Bahamas. Although she was unable to attend the reception
held to announce the winners, Dixon-Sims'joy and excite
ment could be heard through the phone as she spoke with
"Boss-Lady" shortly after the announcement.
Dixon-Sims' letter was submitted by her son Shelby
Owens. Before reading the winning letter, Owens said he
decided to enter the contest because his mother always
makes sure other people are taken care of.
"She a very loving person," said Owens, "I want to
thank The Light and Boss Lady. I know this is something
she will never forget."
Second-place winner is Ruby Williams. The third
place winner is Bertha Godley. Fouth-place went to
Shelva Davis and Cora Smith took home fifth-place hon
ors.
There were also a number of honorable mentions
announced during the reception held last week including:
Allie G. Highsmith, Wendee Haywood, Wilhelmenia
Leak, Ethel Braddy, Tameka Roseboro, Tawanna L.
Archia and Carolyn Samuels.
Between taking pictures with dozens of adoring fans,
Dean-Arnette said that when she started the contest 16
years ago, she had no idea it would grow to become such
a big event. She said the first year the contest only had five
mothers and the awards ceremony was held inside a small
conference room at the radio station.
"God has really blessed us over the years," she said.
"It has been amazing to see the event grow. It has become
an event the community looks forward to each year."
Boss Lady said although there is a lot of work that
Photo by Xcvtn Stinsor
Anita "Boss Lady" Dean-Arnette addresses the more than 100 mothers in attendance during the annual
Mother of the Year celebration held at The Enterprise Center last week.
"God has really blessed us over the years. It has been
amazing to see the event grow. It has become an event the
community looks forward to each year."
-Anita "Boss Lady" Dean-Arnette
goes into holding the contest every year, she continues to
do it because there are a number of deserving mothers
who will not receive anything on Mother's Day. She said
the contest gives mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts,
mother figures and. even mentors a chance to be recog
nized for all they do.
During an interview with The Chronicle, Dean
Arnette said, "The look on the mothers' faces is well
worth it.
"This is not about me," she continued. "It's about giv
ing God the praise and touching one life at a time. That's
why I continue to do it. The looks on their faces brings me
a lot of excxtepient and joy."
WSSU's Rehabilitation Counseling |
Program ranked among the top in U.S.
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) was recent
ly recognized by Affordable Colleges Online, a leading
education and industry resource for online education
information, for having one of the best online counseling
programs in the nation. WSSU's program ranked third in
the nation.
For universities to qualify for this ranking they must
be public and not for profit. Qualifying schools were then
evaluated based on the:
?Count of online master's degrees available
?Graduate tuition and fees
?Academic and career counseling services
?Job placement for graduates
?AC Online Peer-Based Value (PBV)*
The PBV score compares the cost of each program to
the cost of similar programs with the same qualitative
score.
WSSU's Rehabilitation Counseling program provides
students with the opportunity to earn a master's degree in
rehabilitation counseling and to become eligible to take
the national Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)
examination. Rehabilitation counselors assist individuals
who are disabled with obtaining competitive employment
and/or achieving independent living goals. The program is
accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education.
"Congratulations Dr. Yolanda Edwards and the entire
Rehabilitation Counseling Department on this awesome
accomplishment," said Peggy Valentine, dean of the
WSSU School of Health Sciences. "Being nationally
ranked as one of the most notable combinations of aca
demic quality, accommodation, guidance, and affordabili
ty is to be celebrated."
Correction
The Chronicle apologizes for an error made in a
story submitted to The Chronicle and printed in The
Chronicle on May S. The article, on page B8, has the
headline "5K run supports those with colorectal cancer."
Cutlines were in error, also. The organization that spon
sored the 5K was die Colon Cancer Coalition. The
Colon Cancer Alliance, in partnership with Bayer, solely
sponsored the giant inflatable colon. The Chronicle
regrets any misunderstanding thit may have resulted
from this error. The Editor
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