PEOPLE IN THF NFWS
Pickett Promoted To
Assistant Sports
Editor At The Charlotte Observer
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marry Pickett, 33, a Shallottc na
tive, has been
promoted to as
sistant sports
editor at The
Charlotte Ob
server, Execu
tive Sports Edi
tor Gary Sch
wab announced.
Pickett joined
the newspaper
almost six years pickett
ago as a layout and copy editor in
the sports department.
The 1982 Appalachian State Uni
versity graduate was previously
sports editor at The Watauga Dem
ocrat in Boone and The Elkin-Jones
villc Tribune in Elkin.
Pickett covered high school sports
for The Brunswick Beacon while a
student at West Brunswick High
School, where he graduated in 1978.
He and his wife, Diannc, and son,
Brandon, 9, live in Charlotte.
Pickett is the son of Annie Pickett
Marlowe of Shallottc and the late
Harry Pickett Sr. He is the grandson
of Gertrude Williams and Isabel
Pickett, both of Shallottc.
Elected At UNCG
Christopher G. Leslie, a rising ju
nior from
Yaupon Beach,
has been elected
vice president of
student govern
ment at the
University of
North Carolina
at Greensboro
for the 1993-94
academic year.
Leslie is the LESLIE
son of Philip D. and Sallie S. Leslie.
He is a graduate of Cary Senior
High School and has been involved
in student government at UNGG for
two years.
The Student Government Asso
ciation promotes the interests of stu
dents while acting as a liaison be
tween the administration and the
student body. It also is responsible
for providing numerous services to
the university community and the
funding of various clubs and organi
zations.
Graduates At WSSU
John Christapha Morgan of
Supply has earned a bachelor of arts
dcp-cc in political scicncc from
Winston-Salem State University.
His degree was conferred during
commencement exercises Saturday,
May 8, in the Lawrence Joel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
He is the son of Charles B. and
Vannie B. Morgan of Supply.
Employee Of Month
Cathy Lewis has been chosen The
Brunswick Hospital's "Employee of
the Month" for May 1993.
Lewis is a secretary in the hospi
tal's administration department.
"Cathy has a very positive atti
tude," said a fellow employee who
nominated her. "She is always pre
pared to assist hospital personnel
whenever necessary. When all else
fails, I can count on Cathy to lend a
helping hand, whatever the task."
Lewis received a rosebud corsage,
a complimentary meal and a cash
prize. She has been with The
Brunswick Hospital for seven years.
Chosen For School
Two Brunswick County students
will be among 270 from 51 counties
of eastern North Carolina participat
ing in the annual Legislators' School
for Youth Leadership Development
at East Carolina University.
They arc Yarbi Lemon, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lemon of Shal
lottc, and Lamarr Hardy, son of
Jackie and James Hardy Jr., also of
Shalloue.
The students were nominated by
their local schools for having de
monstrated leadership potential.
They will attend classes and partici
pate in activities designed to en
hance their development as potential
leaders.
They attend workshops and semi
nars, go on field trips and outdoor
adventures, and participate in musi
cal and recreational activities.
Expenses of the program arc
funded by the N.C. General As
sembly.
Norris Graduates
Barbara Norris of Shalloue was
graduated May
1 from Heritage
Bible College in
Dunn with a
bachelor's de
gree in religious
education.
Norris plans
to begin work in
the fall toward a
master's degree.
She serves as norris
dean of women and financial aid of
ficer at the college and edits its
newsletter.
She is the wife of Gene Norris
and the mother of Buddy Norris,
Teresa Morton and Melissa Ethc
ridgc.
AJI-American Scholar
Kevin Chilton, the 16-year-old
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J.
Paroda Sr. of Supply, has been
named an All-Amcrican Scholar
National Award winner. His biogra
phy and photograph will appear in
the United States Achievement Aca
demey National Awards Yearbook.
A high school sophomore, Chil
ton is a finalist for the N.C. School
of Science and Mathematics in Dur
ham. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Paroda Jr. of Goldsboro and for
merly attended Union Primary
School.
NCCU Graduate
Toni Randolph and Marion Nat
haniel Reaves Sr. of Shalloue
have announced
the forthcoming
graduation of
their daughter,
Chcri A. Ran
dolph, from
N.C. Central
University in
Durham.
The cere
monies will take
Randolph place May 15.
Randolph will be awarded a bache
lor of science degree in criminal jus
tice.
Aboard Nimitz
Navy Airman Recruit Alvin R.
Burncy, son of Carol A. and Alvin
R. Bumcy Sr. of Supply, rcccnily
deployed aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz, homeportcd in Bremer
ton, Wash., for six months to the
Western Pacific as part of a nine
ship battle group.
The Nimit/. is designed to support
and operate aircraft that engage in
attacks on airborne, afloat and
ashore targets which threaten use of
the sea. The carrier also can engage
in sustained operations in support of
other forces.
Bumcy, a 1989 graduate of West
Brunswick High School, joined the
Navy in August 1992.
Earns M.D. Degree
Belinda Jacobs McPhcrson, origi
nally of Lcland,
was one of 73
students gradu
ating from the
East Carolina
University
School of Med
icine on Satur
day, May 8.
Her parents
arc Mr. and
Mrs. Francis MCPHERSON
Edward Jacobs of Lcland. She is a
1983 graduate of North Brunswick
High School.
Dr. McPhcrson will begin a resi
dency in family mcdicinc this sum
mer at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Bus Drivers Honored
Three bus drivers with the
Brunswick County Public Schools
were honored last week for out
standing performance on the job,
Assistant Superintendent Bill Turner
said Monday.
Graver Gore, a 15-ycar driver for
Southport Elementary School, was
named Outstanding Driver of the
Year.
Two other drivers received
plaques for taking actions that most
likely saved students' lives, said
Turner.
South Brunswick Middle School
driver Susan Gore was recognized
for quick action on Dec. 4, 1992, in
evacuating students from a bus that
burst into flames only minutes later.
Shallouc Middle School driver
Mallic Bryant was recognized for
her quick response on March 19
when it was apparent a logging truck
was not going to slop on U.S. 17 at
Supply in time to avoid rear-ending
her bus. She called back inside a stu
dent who was preparing to leave the
bus and would have been in the path
of the truck.
Completes Training
Marine Pvt. Thomas F. Mullins,
Keiserhaus Kennels
In Supply
7122
Boarding Dogs & Cats
Basic Grooming
Indoor Runs
Heoted & An Conditioned
?Outdoor Exercise Area
1403 Makatoka Rd. NW
son of Thomas F. Mullins Sr. of Recruits participate in an aciivc
Southport, rcccnily completed re- physical conditioning program and
cruit training. gain proficiency in a variety of tnili
During the training cycic at Ma- tary skills including first aid, rifle
rinc Corps Recruit Depot, Parris marksmanship and close-order drill.
Island, S.C., recruiLs arc taught the Mullins is a 1992 graduate of
basics of battlefield survival and arc South Brunswick High School.
introduced to typical daily military Clifton De* Fn/i'c*c
routine and personal and profession- \.iinon Ke-cni/Si5
al standards. Technical Sgt. Richard D. Clifton
has re-enlisted in ihe U.S. Air Forcc
after 13 years of military service.
Clifton, an aircraft armament sys
tems technician team chief, is the
son of Sandy D. Clifton of Whitc
villc and Carol S. Fowler of Shal
loltc.
He is a 1978 graduate of White -
villc Senior High School.
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