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New Administrative
Appointments Announced
by Carolyn Hooper
On August 4, 1986, Chancellor Cleon F.
Thompson announced seven new ad
ministrative appointments at WSSU. All ap
pointments became effective August 1.
Dr. Alex B. Johnson was named executive
assistant to the chancellor and is responsi
ble for the planning and coordination of ad
ministrative functions essential to the
operation, management and development
of the university. From 1983 until June of
this year. Dr. Johnson served as acting
assistant to the vice chancellor for
academic affairs. He is the author of
numerous articles on special education, and
joined the faculty of WSSU in 1981 as
associate professor of education.
Dr. Charles Williams has been named
assistant vice chancellor for support ser
vices and will assist the vice chancellor for
academic affairs in all phases of WSSU’s
academic program. He came to the univer
sity in 1974 as a counselor and has held the
rank of assistant professor of education and
resource consultant in charge of the testing
program here since 1978.
Willie E. Grissom has been reappointed
the university’s vice chancellor of business
affairs, the position he held from 1968 until
1983, after joining the university staff in
1964. He then served as internal
auditor/systems analyst.
Dr. Hazel Harvey, a professor of English
in the Department of Communication Arts,
which she chaired from 1977 until 1981; and
was appointed academic dean of the univer
sity this year. Dr. Harvey was most recent
ly the director of the Division of Liberal
Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Velma Jackson has been named the
university’s director of alumni affairs. She
will coordinate and implement alumni ac
tivities and keep an updated file of all WSSU
alumni.
Cheryl Harrison is the university’s first
director of annual fund and deferred giving.
She will be responsible for the coordination
and direction of the WSSU Annual Fund,
and will develop and direct the university’s
deferred giving efforts. For the past year
Harrison served as WSSU’s acting director
of alumni affairs.
Mrs. Fannie Williams^is the first director
of the Anderson Continuing Education
Center, which will house such university
programs as Project Strengthen (a
biomedical research/pre-med program),
the Department of Music’s commercial
music studio, microelectronics, continuing
education and evening school, the Center
for Graduate Studies, and the Division of
Education.
Joseph L. Totten has joined the WSSU
staff as director of personnel.
Myron Chenault is now vice chancellor for
development and university relations. He
was formerly the university’s vice
chancellor for development affairs.
These appointments and changes are a
part of the reorganization of several areas
at WSSU. In the next issue of the NEWS
ARGUS there will be more detailed infor
mation about the plans that Chancellor
Thompson has for our university.
Delta Hold Rap Session
The Sorors of Gamma Phi Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held an infor
mative “Rap Session” with the ladies of the
Class of 1990 in Atkins Hall’s Living room on
October 6, 1986.
According to Tanya McDougal, the
chapter’s president, “The purpose of this
meeting was to get together with the ladies
in the freshman class to discuss any of their
concerns about campus-life at WSSU.”
To assist the sorors in answering some of
the questions were Mrs. Johnetta Huntley, a
counselor in the Counseling Center and Ms.
Cheryl Troutman, director of Student Life.
Crime Prevention
Lecture Informs
WSSU Student Body
by James Johnson
“On My Honor” a theme which speaks on
behalf of criminal behavior was held
Wednesday, September 24, 1986 in the Ken
neth R. Williams Auditorium. The program
was especially informative on the preven
tion of crime among students.
The lecture was inspirational and en
couraging to WSSU college students for
future guidance in the prevention of crime.
Under the direction of the Physical
Education department of WSSU, the lecture
featured Attorney Mike Bruce, Lauretta
Biggs, and Judge Len Burleson. All the
speakers centered on college students abuse
of laws.
The first guest speaker, Biggs, attended
Spellman College and Howard University
Law School. Biggs, worked for Coca-Cola
for four years as a corporate lawyer, and is
now presently a District Attorney. Biggs
spoke on behalf of Black minorities with
criminal records.
Judge Len Burleson attended the Univer
sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
Wake Forest Law School. He stated that as
an employer he hesitates to hire people with
criminal records.
Attorney Mike Bruce, attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and Wake Forest Law School. He says,
‘Don’t let the system get you.” The court
system has one of two options: (1) To give
your rights and freedom to the system. (2)
The system will take your rights and
freedom from you.
The lecture increased student awareness
in crime prevention.
Day Students
Elected Officers
by Rodney Moore
The Day Student Organization met to
elect new officers and queens on September
10, 1986, in the Student Union ballroom.
The following members were elected;
Sebastian Mayfield, president; Deborah
Barr, vice president; Suzette Strictland,
secretary; Rodney Moore, parlimentarian;
and Paula McCulloum, treasurer.
The Day Student and The Twin City Club
(students who live in Winston-Salem) have
merged their organizations. The two clubs
are planning to sponsor certain campus ac
tivities together. During Homecoming
Week they plan to sponsor the Mini Parade,
a Pep Rally and this year they are also
sponsoring a campus-wide carnival that
will be held on the mall from 5-8 p.m. on Fri
day.
The clubs also elected the queens that will
represent them this school year. Paula Mc-
Cullum is Miss Day Student and Patsy
Melton is Miss Twin City.
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