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"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
Volume 27, Number 9
Thursday. March 2, 200^. 3 " 25c
Halt of Fame?New (JNCP Athletic Hall of Fame members Dr. Ed.
Crain (left) and Delton Ray Locklear. Dr. Crain coached track and cross
country and Mr. Locklear was a three-sport staf from the I950's
Registrar Joyce Singletary
to retire after 36 years
Pembroke, JVC?Joyce Simmons Singletary, who has spent 36 years in
UNC Pembroke's Registrar's Office and 26 years as registrar, retired Feb. 29.
Ms. Singletary began as a student worker in 1961, became a full-time
secretary in 1963 and was appointed registrar in 1974. The registrar is
responsible for maintaining student records, registration, grades, graduation
and assisting students and faculty with advisement and academic policy.
Students consistently rank UNCP's registration services highest among
UNC institutions in an independent survey that is conducted annually.
"This is the only office I've ever worked in. and I've enjoyed every minute,"
Ms. Singletary said in a recent interview from her office in Lumbee Hall. "This
has been a wonderful place for me and my entire family."
While employed by UNCP, she finished a bachelor of science degree in
elementary education, a master's degree in counseling from Appalachian State
University and married Thomas Worth Singletary. The Singletary s raised three
girls, two of whom are graduates of the university and the youngest, a
Chancellor's Scholar, will graduate with honors in the spring.
Dr. Charles Jenkins, provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, said
the academic operation of an effective university relies heavily on the work of
the registrar's office.
"Ms. Singletary has contributed so much to students, faculty and UNC
Pembroke by doing such an outstanding job in a very professional manner."
Sr. Jenkins said. "She is to be commended particularly for her work in advising
students, in assisting faculty and staff with information about academic
requirements,' in preparing for commencements and for her dedication and
devotion to the university for 36 years."
"She has probably assisted as many students through the years as any
single persons ever associated with the university." he said.
There have been many changes at UNCP and in the Registrar's office over
36 years.
"When 1 came to this office, all active student records were in one portable
file," Ms. Singletary said. "We used to have an arena-style registration with
very long lines. Professors wrote their class lists by hand."
"We converted to IBM keypunch cards, but the long lines continued," she
said. "In 1989, we took the giant leap into the SIS (Student Information System),
and it has been very successful."
Like all successful managers. Ms. Singletary gives credit to her staff.
"I have been very fortunate over the years to have really good supervisors
and employees," she said. "To have dedicated, long-term employees has made
this job so much more enjoyable and this office so much more efficient.
"Over the years, we have worked very closely with students in advising
them," Ms. Singletary said. "We have an open door policy and students take
advantage of the service."
Ms. Singletary is active in the Carolinas, Southern and American Associations
ofCollegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the University ofNorth
Carolina Registrars Forum. Phi Delta Kappa, the UNCP Alumni Association,
and is a standing member ofUNCP'sCurriculum Subcommittee and Counselors's
Conference Committee.
A Fairmont native. Ms. Singletary said she wiy spend a lot of time at the
beach with her husband, an avid fisherman, and with her grandchildren.
Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic
to perform in nearby Moore County
Pembroke, /V.C.-Thc Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic from the Czech
Republic will perform at Pinecrest High School auditorium'in Southern Pines
on Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available now at the UNC Pembroke Music Department office
in Moore Hall (521-6230), Showboat Costumes in downtown Southern
Pines, Campbell House on Connecticut Avenue. Moore County Arts Council
or at the door. The price is SI5 for adults and S5 for students.
It is the first U.S. tour for the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert
is sponsored by the UNCP Music Society, and proceeds will be used for its
scholarship fund.
During its American spring tour, the Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic
will perform from Feb. 20 through April 9. They will travel up the East Coast
starting from Florida and end up in New York.
"We were fortunate to be able to land a performance date for our region."
said Dr. George Walter, chair of the UNCP Music Department. "They are
considered one of the finest mid-sized orchestras in Eastern Europe, and they
tour extensively around the globe."
"This is very exciting for our department, and we are pleased to stage the
concert in Southern Pines," Dr. Walter said.
Theconductdrofthe Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic is Tomas koutnik,
who is from Olomouc in eastern Moravia, which is now the Czech Republic.
Maestro Koutnik has always been involved with music. He studied
violoncello and conducting at both the Prague Conservatory and at the
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague where he graduated in 1977.
The Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic of Pardubice in the Czech Republic
was founded in 1969. The Philharmonic has made over 300 tours abroad
including Austria, Belgium. France. Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the
former Yugoslavia. Poland, Romania. Russia. Spain. Switzerland. Luxembourg
and Japan.
The orchestra has recorded over 20 discs for CBS and other labels. Home J
for the orchestra is Pardubice, a city of 100.000 located 60 cast of Prague. a
Featured on the program will be the Beethoven's Symphony # I in C Major. *
the Serenade for Strings by Josef Suk, the Overture to the Fair Melusine by h
Felix Mendelssohn and the Czech Suite by Dvorak.
For more information, call 910/521-6230. j
Wall of Honor Highlig
UNCP Homecoming Weekend
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20(10 was a walk down memory lane
as I NC Pembroke unveiled its \\ all
of Honor, commemorating its athletic
heroes in bronze.
Record crowds turned out on a
spring-like 75-degreo day for Homecoming
activities, which included
the induction of two additional members
to the athletic I lall of Fame. The
Alumni Association named its Outstanding
Alumnus and the recipient
of its Distinguished Service Award.
In all. more than 4.000 students,
alumni and friends of hte university
attended events that included aluntni
soccer and basketball games, a barbecue
lunch and hte unveiling and
Awards Dinner. The day was capped
off with a victory for the men's basketball
team over Clayton State
University.
Last year, the Hawk Rock was
unveiled in from ot the University
Center as a new permanent campus
fixture, and this year it was the new
exhibit honoring Hall of Fame member.
all-Americans and national
champions. Designed by an Ohio
company and located in Jones Athletic
Complex, each Flail of Fame
member is memorialized with a
bronze likeness mounted on walnut.
"This is what college is all about,
memories." said Chancellor Allen C.
Meadors said at the ceremony.
"This Wall of Honor is a way to
say thank you to all the Hall of Fame
members, All-Americans and Endowed
Scholarship benefactors," said
Athletic Director Dan Kenney, addressing
a crowd of 150.
Two legends of UNC Pembroke
athletics became the 52nd and 53rd
members of the hall. Track and cross
country coach Ed Crain, who led the
university to 12 district, four area
and one national championship, and
Delton Ray l.ocklear. a three-sport
star from the 1950s, were inducted at
the Awards Dinner.
"C oach Crain would ask you about
your books first and legs second."
said current I'NCP track and cross
country coach Larry Rodgers. "He
pushed you harder than you ever
beliesed you could go. and he never
let you off the hook or let you take
shortcuts."
About a dozen former runners
turned out to honor their coach, and
an endowed scholarship in his name
was announced. For his part. Dr.
Crain said he was "just a country boy
from South Carolina" who believed
in hard work.
"Thank you for allowing me to
relive these great memories." Dr.
Crain told a dinner audience of 200.
"I actually lived my teaching and
coaching at the university. It meant
a lot to me."
Another L'NCP sports legend and
Hall of Fame. Ned Sampson, introduced
his friend and teammate Delton
Ray Locklear '53 into the Hall.
"Delton went on the football field
for the kickoff and did not come out
until the game was over." Mr. Sampson
said. "He was also an outstanding
basketball player and second
baseman."
"This is what college and athletics
in particular will do for you," Mr.
Locklear said. "You will make good
friends for life."
Also at the Awards Banquet, Orange
County School Superintendent
Randy Bridges '77 was granted the
Outstanding Alumnus Award, and
retired Charlotte educator and Na
tive American activist Rosa Winfree
'60 was granted the Distinguished
Service Award.
"Rosa Winfree is well know to
every non-profit organization in the
Charlotte area." said Olene Sampson.
a member of the Alumni
Association Board of Directors. "She
is one of those people who can always
be counted on to help the Alumni
Association with an event."
Ms. Winfree praised the university
as "the greatest gift of the Lumbee
people to the region and to the state."
"I met my husband Frank here,
and this university has been good for
me in many ways." Ms. Winfree said.
"The faculty has always been a strong
point for this university, and they
inspired me to become a lifelong
educator."
Alumni Board member Dwight
Pearson introduced Mr. Bridges.
"As 1 came through the door this
afternoon and saw Dr. (Ken) Johnson.
Dr. Crain and Dr. (Charles)
Jenkins, a flood of great memories
came back to me," Mr. Bridges said.
"Like this university. I am in the
people growing business, and I would
challenge you all to stay in tune to the
needs of our children."
At halftime of the men's game
Eric Wright was named Homecoming
King and Brittina Griffin was
named Homecoming Queen. Mr. ,
Wright is a senior from New Bern,
and Ms. Griffin a sophomore from
Hope Mills.
In basketball, the men won for the
third straight year, and the women
lost. Senior Theotis Gibson scored
22 points and hauled down 11 rebounds
to lead the Braves to a 74-68
victory.
Joyce Singletary
Pembroke Student Member
Of Dartmouth Class Of2003
Hanover, N.H. Bradley Locklear of Pembroke (28372, has enrolled as
a member of the class of 2003 at Dartmouth College.
Locklear, son of Gary & Molly Locklear of 815 Gary Locklear Drive.
Pembroke, is a graduate of West Robeson High School.
Dartmouth, the nation's ninth-oldest college, was founded in 1769. Noted
as a highly competitive institution. Dartmouth's enrollment includes more
than 4,000 undergraduates and 1.000 graduate students in the arts and
sciences and graduate schools of business, engineering and medicine.
Sandra Locklear
Local doctor
attends
statewide
symposium
Local optometrist. Dr. Sandra Locklear
of Pembroke recently attended
Carolina Eye Associates' Fourteenth
Annual Ocular Disorders Symposium
at the Pinehurst Golf and Country
Club in Pinehurst. North Carolina on
Saturday, February 19th. Optometrists
from North and South Carolina attended
the lectures and slide shows
which reviewed a wide variety of eye
disorders and complications, and
heard about the latest techniques in
caring for these eye problems.
The Ophthalmology Update was
presented by 12 surgical specialists
of Carolina Eye Associates. Presenters
included Dr. Greg Mincey, Dr.
Robert Martin, Dr. Dan Messner,
Dr. Michael Bartiss, Dr. Anna
Fakadej and Dr. Neil Griffin of the
Pinehurst center. Dr. Galen Grayson
and Dr. Nasrollah Samity of the
Charlotte center. Dr. Scott Tunis of
the Wilmington center. Dr. Juan
Orellana of the Raleigh center. Dr.
Shawn Riley of the Myrtle Beach
center, and Dr. Florence Bassi of the
Lumberton center.
Carolina Eye Associates is one of
the largest eye centers in the United
States with 12 centers located across
the Carolinas.
Jim Lowry and Cecil Jacobs
open Sandhills Nissan
ROCKINGHAM - Robeson County
native Jim Lowry and his cousin Cecil
Jacobs, a long time resident of Richmond
County, have joined forces to
open up a new dealership in
Rockingham, the name of the new
dealership is Sandhills Nissan.
Lowry. 55, is the son of the late Rev.
Harvey Lowry; his mother Myrtle still
lives in Robeson County. He is married
to the former Phyllis Locklear. The
Lowrys are the proud parents of two
children; Jayme recently married;
Chad is a Duke graduate and is considering
post graduate studies.
Lowry, who served for 8 years as
chairman of the N.C. Commission of
Indian Affairs, has also received the
Distinquished Service Award from the
Lumbee people and the Order of the
Long Leaf Pine from Governor Jim
Hunt. Currently Lowry owns High
Point Chevrolet/Jeep dealership in
High Piont. He is affiliated with a Rolls
Royce Bentley Franchise in High
Point; and is a partner in Thomasville
(formerly Lowry) Buick, Oldsmobile,
Pontiac, Chevrolet-Gco Franchise and
recently negotiated the purchase of
the Nissan Dealership in Thomasville.
Most recently Lowry has been
busy chairing the Lumbee Self Determination
Panel now in session and
meeting throughout the county with
the agenda of determining whether or
not the Lumbee want a tribal I government
and, if so. what kind?
JimLowry
Lowry and Jacobs invite all of their
Robeson County friends to visit them
at Sandhills Nissan at 1786 E. Broad
Ave.. Rockingham.N.C. Telephone#
is 910-987-5516 or (800) 331-5314.
Lowry said in a recent interview
that "I could not pass up this opportunity
to be nearer my family and
friends in Robeson County. I have
always wanted to be able to help my
people in any way that I can. whether
it be politics or business. I enjoy the
car business and look forward to seeing
my family and friends and working
with my cousin Cecil Jacobs more
often in the days and months ahead."
Sandhills Nissan officially opened
for business on September 1, 1999.
Celebrates 63rd birthday
Nellie F. Lock/ear who resides on High way 74, Lumberton, NCcelebrated
ler 63 rd birthday on February I Oth. As a special celebration she was feted
it the Village Inn on Highway 41 Sough, in Lumberton by fellow church
nembers and friends on February / 2th. Special guests for the occasion were
i er pastor, Elder Earl Chavis, and members of the First Apostolic Church.
!he received money and other gifts. She is the daughter ofthe late Mr. Junlous
'acohs and Mrs. Exand t uturnings Jacobs.
I
Robeson County Democratic Precinct
Meetings To Be Held March 7. 2000
Local Democrats will hold Precinct
Meetings on Tuesday. March 7
at 7:00 p.m. at the polling place of
each Precinct, unless otherwise designated
by the Local Precinct or
County Chair. The Chief item of
business will be to elect delegates to
the County Convention to be held on
April 15 at the County Courthouse.
For more information contact County
Democratic Chairman'
Milton Hunt at 521-4703. (nights)