Staff. Sgt. Byroo Brown
.W. Mecklenburg grad
Brown
Completes AT
CoHtroler Course
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
As a little boy, Byron
Brown grew up believing
that one day he would fly
like the soaring birds. At
that time, with one brother
and three sisters, there
wasn’t much money to pro
vide him with special
plane kits.
Instead, he used his
imagination. He took shoe
boxes and sticks from
trees. From there he
shaved the sticks for
wings, weiglied down the
show boxes with clay and,
believe it or not, made the
superficial airplane fly.
Later, he began buying
his own models and build
ing them. When high
school days rolled around it
seemed only natural for
him to enter the Airforce
ROTC program at West
Mecklenburg High School.
From his instructor, Lt.
Colonel Ken Smith, be
learned one of life’s most
valuable lessons: “He al
ways told me I could do
anything I wanted to.
Things will come if you
work hard enough.” Thus
we have a success story.
Alter graduating and
working one year for an
insurance company, Sgt.
Brown entered the Air
Force as Airman First
~ elms Uwu stiipts). What ■
regularly takes two years
to achieve he accomplished
in eight months; he
became a Senior Airman
1 (three stripes). For his
fourth stripe, he was tested
in two parts - one part
about the general regula
tions and history of the Air
Force, and the second
about his specific area. Our
of 2,120 eligible, only 350
were promoted, and Sgt
Brown placed 10th among
those.
His most recent adven
ture was the completion of
the Air Traffic Controllers’
School at the Keesler Air
Force Base in Mississippi.
As class leader and an
honor graduate, Sgt.
Brown’s average was 95.
Now that Sgt. Brown has
completed the Air Traffic
Controllers School, he will
become an Air Traffic Con
troller at Pope Air Force
Base in Fayetteville.
He has decided what he
wants from life. "I plan to
go to college while I am in
the Air Force and ac
quire my degree in Airport
Management. I also want
to obtain my pilot’s
iiiravc. a civilian, 2>gi.
Brown would like to pursue
a career as an Airport
Manager.
So far, he has shown
limitless leadership abili
ties. He was named “Main
tenance Person of the
Month” and was the day
shift supervisor. During
this time, the staffs pro
duction and quality of work
wed because of the
ng programs instigat
ed by Sgt. Brown. All of
these accomplishments
were reflected on Ms eval
uations.
Sgt. Brown is the son of
Mary L. Brown of Char
lotte. He la a member of
Progressive Baptist
Church
Perhaps Sgt Brown’s
from the confidence he has
scquired from working
hard. “I believe there are
opportunities for everyone
regardless of race. But you
must work hard because
nothing is given free to
anyone.”
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Wingate Awards Merit-Based Scholarships To Local Students
Kristin J. Childers, Betsy
Jo Petursoo, and Mary Lee
Petty, all of Charlotte,
have been awarded merit
scholarships to Wingate
College.
Ms. Childers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. El den P.
Childers, 4828 Westridge,
Dr., Charlotte, received a
renewable G. M. Stewart
Scholarship valued at
$500. A senior at Harding
High School, Ms. Childers
is a member of the Nation
al Honor Society, Big
Brother-Big 81810-, and
Future Business Leaders of
America. She was also a
junior marshal and re
ceived a DAR History
Award. Ms. Childers plans
to major in early childhood
education at Wingate Col
Ms. Petty, daughter of
Mr. Roy Lee Petty, Jr. of
Concord and Mrs. Rose
mary P. Petty, 6100 Chan
ning Court, Charlotte, re
ceived a renewable 6500 G.
M. Stewart Scholarship. A
senior at Garinger High
School, Ms. Petty is p
member of the Science
Club, French Club and
Wildcat Club. She also
plays basketball and soft
ball for a church league,
and she participated in an
academic law internship.
Ms. Petty plans to major in
accounting at Wingate
College, then pursue a
career in law.
Ms. Pearson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe
Pearson, 9828 Pleasant
View Lane, Charlotte, re
ceived a renewable $300 W.
M. Perry Scholarship. Ms.
Pearson is a senior at
Independence High School
where she is a member of
the National Honor So
ciety, Fine Arts Honor
Society, Spanish Club and
Drama Club. For four
years, she has been a
member of the Youth
Symphony of the Caro
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linas, and she was se
lected for "Who’s Who
Among High School Stu
dentr” At Wingate, Ms.
Pearson plans to atwjjr
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