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Ptmbrokt-P8U has been funded with a $486,400 Health
Careen Opportunity Program (HCOP) grant from the
federal government to help minority and disadvantaged
students enter and graduate from health professions
schools, it has been announced by PSU Chancellor Joseph
B. Oxendine.
The starting date of the program is September 1 with
the funding level being $101,800 per year over three yean
(1090-88).
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Departmem of Health and Human Services, the Public
Health Service, the Health Resources and Services
Administration, the Bureau of Health Professions, and
the Division of Disadvantaged Assistance.
Project director is Jan Lowery, director erf PSU" s
Health Careen Recruitment ProgTam who together with
Dr. Susan Prugh, PSU coordinator of faculty grants, wrote
the grant proposal. The program will be based in the PSU
Health Careen Office.
PSU" s HCOP program will include: (1) a seven county
(Robeson, Hoke, Scotland, Bladen, Cumberland, Rich
mond, Columbus) high school recruitment effort designed
to attract disadvantaged students into pre- health
professions programs; (2) special workshops for the
development of verbal, speaking, writing, and computer
skills; (8) science enrichment courses (biology, chemistry,
physics, math em sties, computer science) through a six
week summer program; (4) Health Professions Examina
tion Review courses; (5) interview taking techniques; (6)
monthly seminars by local health professionals; (7) field
trips to major medical centers in North Carolina; and (8)
clinical exposure through internships in local health care
settings.
With funds provided by this grant, Lowery will hire two
or possibly three full time staff members as additions to
her office in greatly increasing efforts to recruit potential
health career students from the seven county radius of
PSU.
Once these students successfully complete their
health training programs, health care establishments
such as Southeastern General Hospital at Lumberton.
Scotland Memorial Hospital in La win burg, and other
health care agencies within our region have already
pledged a commitment to recruit them for employment,"
said Lowery.
Chancellor Oxendine, who was associated with a Health
Careers Opportunity Program for 10 years while a dean
and professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, said
"I am excited about this opportunity for Pembroke State.
This program will encourage and facilitate more minority
students into health careers. This is a need, particularly in
Robeson and surrounding counties. As we recruit more
minority students for the various health careers, they are
more likely to make a difference in our own county and
elsewhere."
Oxendine said this effort will be helping PSU to fulfill
its newly stated mission, which includes improving the
education, health and economics of the region. "Having
this program is vitally important It is a good one. Under
the superb leadership of Jan Lowery, it is something we
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individuals to become health professionals, said Lowery,
"because they are more likely to work with and provide
care for undereerved populations and undersetved areas
of the nation."
Assistance will be pro vied to help these students obtain
the preliminary and professional educations they need in
"medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy,
podiaty, veterinary medicine, and a host of allied health
professions," said Lowery.
The program will not only identify prospective
candidates from area high schools but entering freshment
at PSU including'' those students who early in school may
be considered academic risks but have the potential to
succeed both in school and in a health profession."
Lowery said education deficiencies "must be overcome
for these students to earn admission into professional
schools--and the PSU program will provide personal
o/Min?Jitig and attention essential to support and retain
disadvantaged students."
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WYRUs-General Manager, Mike Flanagan, announ
ced today that as of July 29, 1990 1160 AM will be
operating under a format of full time gospel Mr.
Flanagan stated that this change is due to a large
response from the community asking for another station
to becoem their gospel headquarters.
"I realize that there is a great void that has
encompassed our community and we intend to become a
more community oriented station," said Flanagan.
WYRU 1160 AM is the most powerful based rasio station
in Robeson County serving a four county area,
Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland Counties.
' We nave been playing black gospel in the evenings for
many years, but in order to service a wide section of the
surrounding area, we feel that this change is necessary,"
Flanagan said. On July 29 WYKU AM will begin
operating as a full time gospel radio station playing a
mixture of southern, black, contemporary gospel music.
WYKU Radio Station is owned and operated by Carolina
Sunbelt Media, he.
Flanagan said, "We sincerely hope that the
communities within our listening area will rejoice in this
decision and give us their full support."
Anyone wishing to comment on the format changes
should call 919-843-5946, 843-5947, 843-5981 or 738-2312.
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JAMES HARDIN
James Hardin, Executive Director
of the Lumbee Regional Develop
ment Association was recently elec
ted president of the board of the
National American Indian Council, a
D.C.-baaed National Advocacy and
Research and Development Organi
zation for non-federally recognized
tribes and urban Indian organiza
tions in the U.S. who are consider
off-reservation Indians by the federal
government.
Hie organization w*p founded in
1986 and opened an office in D.G. in
1989. Hie original founders of the
organization were Barry Richardson.
Executive Director of the Baltimore
American Indian Center, Rod Lock
tear. Board Member, LRDA; Syd
Beane, Executive Director, Indian
Center, Inc. of Lincoln, Neb. ; Phyllis
Bigpond, Director Phoenix Indian
Center, Phoenix, Arizona; Cheryl
Gustason of Minnesota; Ron An
drade, former Executive Director of
the National Congress of American
, Indians; and James Hardin of LRDA.
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for two years. Mr. Beane still senfcs
on the board.
According to the 1980 Census over
700,000 Indians live in off-reserva
tion communities. Hie National
American Indian Council is seeking
to be a collective advocacy voice for
this segment of the population and to
share information and research on
the needs of these communities to
states and federal agencies to help
meet their needs in health, education
and economic development.
Hie organization has identified six
model off-reservation economic de
velopment projects across the coun
try that it has shared with other
Indian organisations for potential
replication and assessment
The organization also monitors
legislation in Washington to impact
the definition of In An in bills that
provide services to ifcian communi
ties. Bills often exclude services to
off-reservation groups or urban
Indian centers unless N.A.LC. can
get member organizations to begin
working their Congressman or Sena
tore to fight to include such groups.
Hardin stated that his goal for
N.A.LC. will be to strengthen its
legislative networking with the Na
tional Congress of American Indians
and to expand funding support for
N.A-IC.'s operations in DjC
Currently N.A.jfc. and the Na
tional Congress of American Indians
are working jointly to get Congress to
pass strong legislation dealing with
re burial and repatriation of Indian
skeletal remains.
N.A.LC. has gone on record in
support of liimbee Federal Recogni
tion and the National Congress of
American Indians at its annual
convention in Oklahoma in 1969
passed a resolution supporting the
work ai N.A.LC.
Funding supporters for the organi
zation have been the Phillip-Morris
Corporation, Adotph Coon Corpora
tion, the Administration for Native
Americans, in D.C., and member
ship fees and dues from individuals
tnd organizations.
Associations Spend $8.5 BflBon on
Education for Members and Public
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News USA
(NU) ? America's trade and pro
fessional associations spend more on ,
continuing education than any state
ui the country except California, ac
cording to a new study. Last year;
spending approached $8.5 billion and
thiayear it wil be even more.
These findings are part of a recent
in-depth report on *The Value of
Associations to America," conducted
by die Indianapolis-based Hudson
Institute for the American Society of
Association Executives (ASAE), and
the ASAE Foundation.
The 3,500 national associations
surveyed spent $3.3 billion oo con
tinuing educational meetings and pro
ducts or services for their members,
plus an additional $2.5 billion on -
luring the general public.
The report states that surveyed as
sociations are providing their mem
ben with much needed technical
expertise, news oo tiemfc, and manage
ment skills/training that benefit soci
ety by improving the countless prod
ucts and services their mem ben
produce.
Products and Services
Further, it illustrates how asso
ciations educate and inform the gen
eral public about products, services,
and issues that are of vital impor
Uuice to the public food. Many asso
ciations offer educational courses to
the public that help Americans quit
smoking, improve their diet and exer
cise regimens, and take control of
their Uvea
According to the study, 90% of
associations surveyed indicated they
offered educational courses to then
members. And, in addition to mem
ber education, the majority of associ
ations ? 71% ? offer puMic-educa
tion courses as well. AO told, educa
tional programs represented more
than one quarter of association
burets in 1989.
Tne report^ figures, however, are a
conservative estimate based only on
the 5,500 national associations includ
ed in the survey and do not reflect the
total contribution of the thousands
upon thousands of other associations
in the United States.
The survey queried professional
societies, trade and business associa
tions, fraternal and charitable otganixa
tioos, and advocacy and cause-related
For copies of the full report. The
Value of Associations to America" or
The Executive Summary write: Amer
ican Society of Association Execu
tives, 1575 Eye St., NW, Washington,
DC 20005.
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Indian Youth
Unity Conference
held at ECU
Several area youths took leader
ship roles during the 1990 Indian
Youth Unity Conference held June
19-15 at East Carolina University.
They were among the 900 students
and adults who attended the confer
once, which offered a range of
educational, social and physical
activities.
The conference was sponsored by
the North Carolina Native American
Youth Organisation (NCNAYO).
Paula Manning , 1989 90
NCNAYO chairperson, received the
Indian Youth of the Year Award.
She is a graduate of Warren County
High School and is the daughter of
Minnie and John Manning. Paula
was elected senior representative by
the assembly of Indian youths. Other
officers elected during the annual
gathering were:
Ckmrponon-Robocca Jonti, dau
ghter of Lorrie and Dexter Jones and
a rising senior at Hoke County High
School.
We Ckatrpenon Brian Scott, son
of Marilyn and Joe Scott and a rising
junior at Fairmont High School
Secretary-Sherry Clerk, a rising
senior at Scotland County High
Sehool.
TYeoiuror-Sptnctr Rickaniton,
son of Tabitha and Spencer Richard
son and a rising senior at Warren
County High School.
Cnmborimd Cmrnty Rtpretrnta
tiv*t-Jennifer Jonti, daughter of
Glenda and Ted Jones and a rising
sophomore at Cape Pear Junior High
School, and Amy LockUar, daughter
of Trudy and Harvey LockJear and a
rising eophomore at Douglas Byrd
Junior High Sehool.
Hokt County Roproiontativot
Dane Ckavu, daughter of Martha
and Gene Chavis and a rising senior
at the North Carolina School of
Science and Math, and SsraA Dial,
daughter of Kathy and William Dial
and a rising senior at Hoke County
High School.
Rob*ton County Reprttentative?
Dtmatha Hunt, daughter of Deanna
and James Hunt and a rising junior
at South Robeson High School, and
Mmk Dttte, a rising junior at
Punell Swett Senior High
School.
April WXitttmorr of Fayettevilie
was named Miss North Carolina
Native American Princes*. She is the
daughter of Sandra and Charies
Whittemore and is a rising junior at
Douglas Byrd Senior High School.
Other pageant finalists wera:
Rrst Runner Up--Amy Locklear,
daughter of Trudy and Harvey
Lockiear and a rising sophomore at
Douglas Ryrd Junior High School.
Stcvnd Runner Up -Carol Jomt,
daughter of Carolyn and Jerry Jones
and a rising junior at Hoke County
High School
Tkrrd Runner- Up--Otekanna Low
try, daughter of Phyllis and Hubbard
Lowery and a rising freshman at
Pembroke Junior High School.
Fburtk Runntr Up~Cktuty ftw
myton, daughter of Marie and Jackie
Brewington and a rising senior at
Triton High SehooL
Scholarships valued at 1100 each
were awarded to 1\ffmy Locklear,
daughter of Paulette and Harry
Locklear and a graduate of Red
Springs High School and Indonm
Buant, daughter of Dorothy and
Stanley Evans and a graduate of
Northwest High School.
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Ill* Association on Amoricsn
Indian Affairs (AAIA) will be accept
ing application through September
14, 1990, tor the Sequoyah Graduate
Fellowship Program (or American
Indian and Alaaka Native Graduate
students.
The Fellowship provides a one
year. $1,500 unrestricted stipend
paid in two equal installments. Over
the past several years, the Associa
tion has swarded Sequoyah Fellow
ships to American Indians and
Alaaka Natives pursuing graduate
degrees in such diverse fields as
anthropology, microbiology, educa
tion. law, mechanical engineering,
psychology and business administra
tion at universities throughout the
United States.
To be considered for a Fellowship,
a graduate student must be an
enrolled member of an American
Indian tribe or Alaaka Native corpor
ation. To apply, the student* should
provide the Association with the
following:
?A biography describing his/her
background; tribal affiliation and a
certificate showing tribal member
ship; university; year. subject of
study; career goals, interests; and
financial situation.
?Two (2) letters of recommenda
tion.
?Social security number.
?The name, address, and tele
phone number of the financial aid
officer at the university which the
student attends.
Applications should be sent Tb:
Sequoyah Fellowship Program
Scholarship Coord inator
Aasociation on American Indian
Affairs, Inc.
96 Madison Avenue
New Yorit. New York 10016
The selection of 10 1990 91 Sequo
yah Fbllowa will be announced by the
Association starting October 1,1910.
Class of 1936
Indian Normal School
Reunion Held
Membera of the graduating elan
of 1936 from the Indian Normal
School In FVm broke met for their
annual claas reunion July 6. Ten of
the twelve surviving classmates and
their guests met for their reunion at
Sheff s Restaurant in Pembroke.
During the evening the group
reminisced before and alter the
dinner of their choice from the menu.
The evening began with Fred
Lowry welcoming the group and by
Done Lowry giving the in vocation
Clasimalei who attended www:
Bracy Loddear, Dorsey Lowry. FVed
lowry, Raymond Clark, and William
Lloyd Hunt, all of Pembroke; Helen
Lowry Smith of Raleigh. Beulah
Ransom Kemerer, Zehna Hate her
Hunt. Missouri Spaukding, all of
Rowland; and Mahoney Loddear Jr.
of Raeiord. Guests of the classmatee
were Mrs. Doieey Lowry, Mrs. FVtd
Lowry. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Clark
aad their son Chartee, Mrs. Peal
Hunt Jr. and Mrs. IWtea HmL