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Vol. XIV, No. 3
Winston-Salem State University
December, 1979
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Future Business Leaders
CUm WUllamBon and Pierre Easter are the recipients of the Ashland Oil
Scholarship. This schohmhip. will pay for tnltlon and fees heglnnhig fai the Spring
semester. Both Ms. Williamson and Mr. Easter are Boslness Admfadstradon m^rs.
To receive the scholarship, one most be a sophomore or a Junior with a 2.5 grade potat
average. A student most also mi^r in an academic discipline that will be osefol to
Ashland Oil and be highly motivated. [Photo by Shelia Monroe 1
Who’s Who Names
37 WSSU Students
By William S. Fulton
Thirty - seven Winstoa-
Salem University (WSSU) stu
dents have been selected for
“Who’s Who Among Students
in American Colleges and Uni
versities” of 1979-80. The list
of students for this presti
gious award was submitted
to the Recruitment and Re
cords Office, November 27.
The list was prepared by the
Recruitment Office and ap
proved by the national or
ganization of “Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.”
Each college or university is
responsible for compiling a list
of nominees, which is sub
ject to the approval of the
national organization.
The criteria for nominations
is also the responsibility of the
individual schools.
WSSU requires that all no
minated students have a cu
mulative average of at least
2.8, leadership qualities, and
good citizenship qualities. An
Ad Hoc Committee then eval
uates this criteria by using a
point system which allows
from two to 25 points for
specified qualities.
The students must also be
nominated by: a campus
organization; the junior or
jenior class advisor; or the
departmental chairperson of
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the student’s major.
The selected “Who’s Who”
nominees are: Sylvia E.
Anthony, Ivary R. Bailey,
Cindy Brown, Keith A. Byrd,
Ronald 0. Davis, and Vanessa
D. Davis.
Other selected nominees in
clude: Bernard T. Eaton, Jay
C. Farabee, Earl C. Franks,
William S. Fulton, Raphael H.
Hauser, and Sylvia E. Hayes.
More selected nominees
are: Beverly D. Hester,
Margie Holmes, Gasometha
G. Hueston, Robert L. Hunt,
II, Shirley M. Jones, Stephani
Lemon, and Marinda D. Ma
son.
Student receiving the award
also include: Brenda Mc-
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By Faye M. Vernon
The Career Planning and
Placement Office has announ
ced that two Winston-Salem
State University (WSSU) stu
dents have been selected by
Ashland Oil, Inc. to receive
the Ashland Oil Scholarship.
The scholarship will cover
tuition and fees beginning
Spring semester, 1979-80.
Summer employment will pro
vided to assist the students in
accumulating funds for other
college expenses and to en
courage the development of
interest in Ashland Oil.
The two students selected
are considered to be out
standing Business Admin-
stration majors. They are
Qara Williamson of Winston-
Salem and Peirre Easter of
Durham, North Carolina.
Ms. Williamson is a Junior
with a concentration in Ac
counting. Mr. Easter, a
Sophomore, carries a double
concentration. Computer Sci
ence and Housing Manage
ment. In response to the
question, “How did you de
monstrate a high level of
motivation to receive this a-
ward?”, these were their re
sponses: (Clara Williamson)
“The majority was an asser
tive attitude, a very assertive
attitude, and a willingness to
be mobile. Putting your best
of everything forward, that is
your dress, your speech, man
nerisms, intelligence, and
charm.” (Pierre Eas*^er) “I
showed a great intere_: in my
future; that’s what motiva:ed
me into getting a higher edu
cation in the first place.”
Both were asked for words
to motivate others to apply for
such scholarships. Ms. Wil
liamson said, “The sky is the
limit. Because you fail one
time doesn’t mean you’ll fail
all times. But in order to
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School
Closes
Early
By News Argus Staff
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity students will have a
longer Christmas holiday as a
result of the university closing
one week early.
This early break is due to a
malfunction in the campus’
heating system. This mal
function has resulted in no
heat or hot water in several of
the campus buildings.
Classes also ended approxi
mately one week earlier and
first semester examinations
are also a week early.
The semester was originally
supposed to end December 21,
however students will be able
to leave for the Christmas
break, December 14.
Board Sets Aims
By Brian Washington
The Office of Academic
Affairs reported the revision
and clarification that it made
of the College Level Examina
tion Program (CLEP) at the
Board of Trustees meeting,
December 6.
Beginning with the fall se
mester, 1980. the number o'
CLEP credits will be 36 se
mester hours for first time
enrollees; and that each aca
demic department will deter
mine the maximum number of
additional credits to he earnc ''
via challenging examinations
A new policy concerning aL
grade changes has also been
instituted. All grade changes
must now occur within the
■'cademic year. The standard
Change of Grade form has also
been rfvised to reflect the new
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