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XJ^k ,»* Christopher W. Kemp, Chairman of the Johnson C. Smith -University Music Department and Univer sity Choir Director, was selected as the first North Carolina National Bank (NCNB) Par Excellence Teaching Award winner. The annual award, presented to Kemp by NCNB senior vice-pres ident James Leavelle, included a tax-free $1,000 stipend as well as a com memorative plaque. Candidates for the bonor are nominated by fellow faculty members. A committee examines each candidate’s credentials, including student evalua tions, to determine the eventual winner. . “The final selection was very difficult as there were many worthy nominees,” cited committee member Bessie Ledbetter. “Profes sor Kemp’s credentials were simply impeccable.” nir»«tn|»K»r KWwp his association with JCSU in 1947 after completing work on his Masters in Music degree from the University, of Michigan. Kemp graduated with high honors from Hampton In stitute. His education con James Leavelle, senior vice-president of North Carolina National Bank, presents - fc—1 Christopher Kemp with the “NCNB Par tinued at summer courses and seminars throughout the country and the world. Kemp studied at the School of Sacred Music at Union TTieological Seminary in New York, the University of Salzburg (Austria), the ' University of Ghana (West Africa), the Peter Wil housky Master Class in Conducting, Steinway Hall (New York), the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester and at a host of other schools and institutes. “The highlight of my education was studying in the summer of 1966 with Nadia Boulanger at the Teachers To Hear Beverid&e During this year’s pres idents! campaign, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has made an issue of how delegates are chosen for the Demo cratic National Convention this summer in California. The man who will be at the center of that debate at the 1984 Democratic National Convention will be the. kickoff speaker for the 15th annual Taft Seminar on American Democracy and the Two-Party System this month at the Univer sity of North Carolina at Charlotte. Albert Beveridge III, an attorney who is counsel to the Credentials Committee - of the Democratic National Convention and chairman of the District of Columbia Board of Elections, will lv> at UNCC June U for the banquet which officially opens the Taft Seminar for teachers. Beveridge will speak following the 7:90 p.m. dinner in the Spa ugh Rooms of Cooe Center. His topic is "Choosing Conven tion Delegates: Presiden tial Politics 1964.” Ninth District Congress man James G. Martin, a Republican candidate for governor of North Car olina, will be the con cluding speaker on June 39 at 1 p.m. Rep. Martin’s topic is “Political Change in North Carolina: The Strategy for Winning the GovernonMp." These two are among some 94 speakers whs will lecture to classroom teachers, librarians and school administrators during the two-week Taft Institute. Directed by Dr. Schley Lyons, associate dean of the college of Arts and Sciences, the Taft Institute helps elementary and secondary teachers, I --— better understand the poli tical system so they can effectively instruct their - students about government. and the two-party system. All sessions „ are scheduled in the Spa ugh Rooms of Cone Center. Following are the speakers and their topics: HQI1 : ®nr *o,Nnr & Laundry ■ 1806 North Graham Street | (Next To Hutchinson Shopping Center) ■ Conservatoire d’Ameri MinM in Fontainebleau, France,” beamed Kemp. Honors include partici pating conductor at the First International Con ference of Music Education held at the Palais dee Geaux Arts in Belgium where he received a Bronae Medal for his performance. Kemp has received numerous awards of merit for his music scholarship and performances. The Johnson C. Smith University Choir was selected as the official broadcasting choir for the United Presbyterian Church, USA, in 1964. The choir performed at the Dedication of the Charred Cross at the New York World Fair also in 1964. In his 37 years as director, the JCSU Choir has performed thousands of concerts throughout the country and made numerous radio and television appearances. Record albums include participation in the Charlotte Symphony’s recording of Beethoven’s “Choral Ninth Symphony” and three albums of sacred and secular choral literature. “We are dwHgtit—j that a person of Christopher Kemp’s stature and committment was stilnrkd as the first recipient of the NCNB Par Excellence Teaching Award,” remarked JCSU President Robert L. Albright. “Professor Kemp exemplifies the qualities of excellence that is the goal of every effort at the university.” License Fees The fees for licenses are $5 for spayed or neutered dogs and cats and $20 for fertile dogs and cats. 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