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Six new members have been inducted into
the Omega Nu Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta
International English honor society
Micka P. Chase, a junior from Washington,
D.C.; DeannaHarris, a s(^)homore from Bridge
port, Conn.; Wendy R. Jones, a sophomwe
frtjm GreensbOTO, N.C.; Erin Mixon, a sopho
more from Miami, Fla.; Natalie R. Stewart, a
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TIie Bennett Banner
VOL XXI NO. 10 May 14,
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC 27401
Crunch time
With the end of
spring semester
nearing, Thyais
Artis, a junior
psychology major
from Snowhiii, N.C
takes time to
study in the
Hoigate Library.
Finals for
underclasswomen
took place
May 10-14. Photo by
Leah Whaiey-Holmes,
Banner Photographer.
MLz
115 expected
to participate
in commencement
Approximately 115 members
of the class of 1999 are expected to
participate in the commencement
exercises at 11 a.m. May 16 on the
campus quadrangle.
The graduates will be the 123rd
class to graduate from Bennett as
an institution of higher learning
and the73rdclass to graduate from
Bennett as a HBCU institution for
women.
This year’s commencement ad
dress will be delivered by Gloria J.
Jeff, a deputy administrator of the
Federal Highway Administradon.
Jeff represents FHWA on the
Executive Committee of the World
Road Association. She also leads
the Asian Pacific Economic Coop
erative, the Transportation Work
ing Group Congestion Points
Study, and she currendy chairs the
APEC Intermodal Task Force.
Jeff, a Detroit native, has a
bachelor’s degree in civil engi-
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Hill discusses her role as Miss Bennett
WLI to offer $300 award
for leadership skills
by brandy JONES
Editor
Mattea Hill was introduced as
the newly elected Miss Bennett for
the 1999-2000 academic school
year at the President’s Ball April 9
at the Greensboro Hilton.
An education major from Up
per Marlboro, Md., Hill will be
formally introduced to the Bennett
College community at the 1999
fall coronation. She said she be
lieves, “Just Jesus” will make her
unique from the Miss Barnetts of
previous years.
Hill said she has wanted to run
for die tide of Miss Bennett since
her first year of studies here.
“I want to use it [Miss Bennett
title] as an opportunity to represent
the school and the women who
attend it,” Hill said.
Hill also said that she will use
the summer months to get ready
for her new position.
“I am going to prepare over the
summer by getting a lot of rest and
outlining the things that need to be
done for the 1999-2000 school
year,” Hill said.
When asked her vision for the
upcoming year, she responded,
“Which one? God has given me
several and I will begin by follow
ing and building on what Miss
Bennett 1998-99 established.”
The duties of Miss Bennett in
clude the planning of coronation,
serving as an ambassador for the
college in the community, and
implementing campus wide com
munity service projects.
Hill said she didn’t want to dis
close her programs involving her
responsibilities as Miss Bennett
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BY AISHA HART
Staff Reporter
For the first time, a $300 Lead
ership Award will be given by the
Women's Leadership Institute to
a student who demonstrates lead
ership skills during a service
project.
For a student to be eligible for
the award, she must demonstrate
strong interest and diligence in
completing her on or off campus
service project
"The qualifications [for the
award winner] will include the
WLI’s expectations that uphold
the accomplishments of the
Institute’s mission of creating and
developing phenomenal women
leaders," said Dr. LeaE. Williams,
WLI executive director.
Application and guideline in
formation for the Leadership
Award will be available at the be
ginning of the fall semester.
Williams says that the new Lead
ership award is one of the projects
that the WLI has initiated to en
hance the Institute's conunitment
to build and strengthen its ties be
tween Academic Affairs and Stu
dent Development.