VOL. 9, NO. 14
North Carolina Wesleyan CoUege, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRTOAY, APRIL 22,1994
Junior wins statewide Jefferson Award
Roderick L. Tillery, a junior
»at North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege, was one of five people in
North Carolina who were pre-
*sented with the 1994 Jefferson
■Award by WTVD Newschannel
.11.
• Tillery, a Rocky Mount native,
.founded the Thome-Battle Youth
Center, an after-school facility.
He volunteers his time, resources,
Neugebauer
wins $1,000
Glaxo grant
Jennifer M. Neugebauer, aris
ing sophomore at Wesleyan, has
been selected to receive a $1,000
Glaxo Women in Science Schol
arship for the 1994-95 academic
year.
• Neugebauer, a chemistry ma
jor from Millersville, Md., re
ceived the scholarship for her
^holastic achievements as part
of Glaxo’s initiative to support
scientific studies by women un
dergraduate students at 11 col
leges and universities across
North CaroUna
■ The Glaxo Women in Science
Scholars program combines'more
than $250,000 in endowed schol
arships with a unique mentoring
program, linking each student
with a Glaxo woman scientist.
Selected by their schools, these
scholars must have demonstrated
an interest in science and main
tain a grade point average of 3.0
Qn a 4.0 scale.
“Statistics show that many
promising women students are
abandoning scientific studies,”
said Dr. Charles A. Sanders,
chairman and CEO of Glaxo, Inc.
and chairman of The Glaxo Foun
dation.
■ “We cannot afford this loss of
skill, knowledge, and energy. The
Women in Science Scholars pro
gram is designed to provide young
women not only with finanri?^!
sapport but also role models who
will help guide them on to suc-
cessfiil careers that ultimately will
benefit us all,” he said.
and friendship to make the Cen
ter accessible to children, while
encouraging them to grow to their
fullest potential.
Named after President Thomas
Jefferson, the Jefferson Awards
are designed to honor those who
perform significant public service
in their communities, most often
without recognition.
The Thomas-Battle Youth
Center, located on Planters Street
in Edgecombe County, was
named after the late Rev. J.O.
Thome, former chairman of the
Edgecombe County Commission
ers, and Rev. Richard Battle, pas
tor of Thornes Chapel Baptist
Church and Shiloh Baptist
Church.
The Center offers homework
help, field trips, positive role
models, and a deeper under
standing of religion. Approxi
mately 40 youth attend the Cen
ter that is open Monday through
Friday from 4-6 p.m. Several
members of the community vol
unteer their time at the center as
assistant directors.
On the local level, Jefferson
Award winners are selected by a
panel of community leaders from
nominations submitted by area
residents. Each honoree receives
a distinctive bronze medallion
donated by the Franklin Mint, and
becomes a nominee for the
American Institute for Public Ser
vice national awards. Hie Insti
tute was founded by Samuel S.
Beard, a former staff associate of
the late Senator Robert Kennedy.
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Music class
stirs multiple
complaints
SUBJECT OF ALLEGATIONS — Assistant Professor Mike
McAllister has been tiie subject aX student allegations related to
his course, “Singing in the American Musical Theatre.”
By CECILIA LYNN CASEY
Allegations have surfaced con
cerning the possible wrongdoing
of Assistant Professor of Music,
Michael McAllister while teach
ing the group study “Singing in
the American Musical TTieatre.”
The allegations concern the
lack of regular class meetings,
lack of professionalism in the
class room, and harassment of stu
dents.
The group study was sched
uled to meet on Wednesday nights
fixMn 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The class
met for five weeks, but sources
confirm that the class has not met
for a regular session since Feb. 9.
“You know, he is being paid
for a class that he is not teach
ing,” a student in the group study
said.
Instead of class, McAllister
and most of the students have
been involved in preparation for
a production of “Music and May
hem,” a musical revue. However,
sources also confirm that this pro
duction was not a requirement for
the class. The musical was only
scheduled after ^ few weeks into
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Jefferson-Pilot Professor announced
Dr. Leslie H. Gamer, Jr., i*esi-
dent of North Carolina Wesleyan
College, has ^)pointed Dr. C.
Dale Therrien as the College’s
1993-94 Jefferson-Pilot Profes
sor.
Therrien, who has taught as
Wesleyan since 1991, receives
this honor as a recognized distin
guished scholar dedicated to
teaching and to the academic life
of the College. He was selected
on the basis of his professional
cfflnmitment to the value of lib
eral education and his posonal
character.
“Professor Therrien demon
strates a commitment to teach
ing, scholarship, and service that
is a model for the College,” said
President Garner. “I am very
pleased that he is honored with
the Jefferson-Pilot ftofessor-
ship.”
Therrien, professor of biology
and chairman of the science and
mathematics division, taught at
Pennsylvania State UnivCTsity fw
almost 30 years before joining
Wesleyan’s feculty. He earned his
bachelor’s degree in biology from
Sl Ambrose University in Dav
enport, La., and his doctorate fiom
the University of Texas at Aus
tin.
This year, he has directed two
IHDjects at Wesleyan. The Gl^o
Women in Science Scholars pro
gram, witii which he is involved,
combines more than $250,000 in
endowed scholarships with a
mentoring program linking stu
dents wifli Glaxo women scien
tists.
He is also director of a DNA
biotechnology jxoject focusing cm
the late blight pafliogen of the
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