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MAY, 1968 THE NEWS ARGUS PAGE THREE Annie WSSC HONORS TOP STUDENTS ON SCHOLARS DAY Honorees Mary L. Hagwood (L.), Hallie Forte, and Patricia Adams Johnson chat with Mrs. Frasier, Scholars Day Chairman, and Attorney Julius L. Chambers, speaker. Winston-Salem State College honor ed sixteen students who have ex celled scholastically during a Schol ars Day Program held April 24. The speaker for the Scholars Day program was Mr. Julius L. Chambers, an outstanding Char lotte attorney. Attorney Chambers is a graduate of North Carolina College at Durham with an M.A. degree in History from the Uni versity of Michigan. He received his Law degree from the Univer sity of North Carolina and was the first legal intern with the NAACP ' Legal Defense and Educational I Fund in 1963-64, working princi pally in civil rights cases in Vir ginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Heading the list of those honored was Patricia Adams Johnson, a senior from Tobaccoville, who was honored for having the highest average in English, for achieving a OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HONORED ON AWARDS DAY " On May 8, Winston-Salem State College honored those students and faculty members who have been active in various school activities and sports events during the 1967- 68 school term. After the prelude and invocation, Lewis Turner, president of the Stu- d e n t Government Association, spoke briefly using as his topic, “What Kind of Citizen are You?” “In many respects,” said Mr. Tur ner, “being a citizen of the United States is like being a citizen of Winston-Salem State. You have both rights and duties. You have the right to an education. You have the right to fair treatment as an individual.” The Awards Day Program ad dress was delivered by Mr. Carl Eller, a native of Winston-Salem. Presently Mr. Eller is playing pro fessional football with the Minne sota Vikings. Mr. Eller said, “As Negro youth, we are faced with a new dilemma, to challenge or to accept. To chal lenge is to employ every resource, every energy to reconstruct the tra ditions that govern our daily lives. Do not allow yourselves to become stagnant in an everchanging world. After 400 years, this is no time to camouflage under a blanket of ig norance and complacency. Now is the time when we must go on faith and assert ourselves in be coming better educated, getting better jobs and raising better chil dren.” The awards were divided into | four categories: special honors and awards, faculty awards, student leadership-citizenship awards, fine arts and outstanding performers. The SNEA certificate was award ed to Ernest Clemons and Linda Whitfield; Terry Morgan received the Student Teacher of the Year Certificate. Janet Mason was the recipient of the Zeta Phi Beta Wo man of the Year Award. The Day Student Merit Award for outstand ing participation in student or ganizations was received by Rob- bin Kirkland and Wilma F. Peo ples. Robbin Kirkland presented Lewis Turner, Student Government President, the Omega Plaque. This award is given for outstanding leadership and service to the col lege community. The faculty awards were given to Mr. Robert Cummings, Mr. Robert Shepherd, and Dr. Joseph N. Patterson. These three faculty members, in the students’ opinions, have made the greatest contribu tions in classroom teaching, cam pus activities and community serv ices. The student leadership-citizenship awards were given to members of the respective classes and organi zations. The Freshman recipient was Randolph Mills, Jr. The Sopho more award went to Janet Beckett. William S. Crews won the honors for the Junior Class. Lewis Turner was the honoree for the Senior Class. taining better than a 3.0 average for a four year period. The program was designed to honor those beyond the freshman class. However, Mary L. Hagwood of Leaksville was honored for superior scholarship in the fresh man class. Awards were given for highest scholarship in the areas as indi cated below: Art, Maggie E. Whitt of Roxboro; Biology, Cynthia E. Wells of Sedalia; Business Educa tion, Frances L. Riddick of Ahos- kie; Chemistry, Frank A. Robinson of Winston-Salem; Drama, Jacque lyn Taylor of Brooklyn, N. Y.; His tory, William Crews of Advance; Library Science, Mary Taylor of Greenville; Mathematics, Larry Butler of Winston-Salem; Music, Susie C. Siler of Greensboro; Nurs ing, Barbara A. Spencer of Golds boro; Physical Education, Claudia |M. Cherry of Sharpsburg; Physics, I Benjamin G. Penn of Martinsville, Va., and Sociology, Gloria Herring of Lakewood, N. J. Mrs. Annie S. Frasier, chairman of the college Honors Committee presided and introduced Mr. Chambers. The college choir furn- semester, achieving honorable Leah K. Pulliam was recognized j mention status in the W'oodrow for her leadership in the Alpha | wOson Fellowship competition, for Kappa Alpha sorority; Norma A. 1 ^ ^2,200 fellowship to at- Wright was honored for her leader-1 , ^ r ship in the Delta Sigma Thetaj*^®^*^ \\ake Forest University, for sorority; and Carolyn F. Page won j the membership in Alpha Kappa i the honors from the Zeta Phi Beta ; Mu Honor Society, for being elect-! ished music. President Kenneth sorority. gd to Who’s Who among students'r. wilhams made remarks and For outstanding leadership in a American Universities and Col-1 Dean Lafayette Parker presented Jofeph'SghtSy for Alpha PW Al- ^han; special awards. Those receiving pha, David Corry, Kappa Alpha' ^ ^.O average over a four year | special awards were: Jacquelyn Psi, Johnson B. Hunter, Phi Beta | period. j Taylor, an NDEA Grant to attend Sigma, and Carolyn F. Page, for j Hallie Forte, a senior from; the University of California at Phi Beta Lambda. I Raleigh, shared the spotlight with'Santa Barbara; Cynthia E. Wells, James Hairston received an Johnson. She was honored for ’ a research grant in biology from award for his leadership m Brown i. . , . , . - m o r ™ ,Hall. Doretha Clifton and Annie having the highest average in edu-, the North Carolina Academy of cation and psychology, for earning ] Science; and Dorothy Newkirk, an a perfect average during the fall award from the Forsjih County semester, for being inducted into! Tuberculosis and Health Associa- [BickettHall; Rosaly-n Hill and Ina|^j^^^ for main-ltion. I Orr, Colson Hall; Melva Cannon i 1 Graves received the award from j Atkins Hall. Other awards were: Hallie Forte, and Shirley Gilcrist, I and Betty Floyd, Moore Hall; Lil- ; lian Hoggard and Linda Whitfield, Pegram Hall. Charles Thornton is the recipient of the Afro-American Club award;.; Janet Beckett, and Wilma F. Peo ples, the Argus Newspaper Staff; Fannie Satterfield, the Charm i Club; Willie Jones, the Dramatics: Guild; English Club, Arthur Blue; Linda B. Twitty, the NAACP; and j Shirley Clavon, and Sandra Hewett, P Phi E. For various religious ac tivities, Ella Belle, Westminster Fellowship: Kenneth Griffin, the Lutheran Club; and Janet Mason, the Baptist Student Union. Carole (Continuod on Pnjro Eipht) \ I j Robbin Kirkland presents gift to Mr. Robert Cummings, SGA advisor, as Lewis Turner looks on. Carl Eller gives autographs to WSSC students Calvin Horne (left), Arthur Blue and Larry Spenser. 'i 1 Helping Lewis Turner hold his awards are SGA officers Nancy Wright (L.) and Gail Owens.
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