SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2005—THE CAROLINA TIMES-13
Durham Mayor and UNCF/ College Fund
Steering Committee Hold Reception
The Mayor of Durham and Dur
ham UNCF/College Fund Com
munity Reception was held recently
in the concourse area of the North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company. The event was in honor
of current and potential UNCF con
tributors.
Over $10,000 in cash and pledges
were received from over 100 con
tributors as Shaw student
musicians, Marcus Mitchell and
Terrence White serenaded the at
tendees. Durham UNCF Steering
Committee Chair and Mistress of
Ceremony Carolyn E. Henderson,
introduced program participants:
Mayor William V. Bell, Dr. Cleon
Thompson, vice president for In
stitutional Advancement at Shaw
University; Bert Collins, Honorary
Chair of the Durham UNCF Steer
ing Committee; and Mrs. Marilyn
B. Richards, North Carolina UNCF
Area Development Director who
brought greetings to the con
tributors.
Emotionnal testimonies were
given by Shaw University students,
Miss Annette Baker, a senior
criminal justice major and Leon D.
Parker, a junior religion and philos
ophy major. Student presentations
influence donations and pledges.
The theme of UNCF/College Fund
is "A mind is a terrible thing to
waste."
An enjoyable and productive
evenJames Spec, president of N.C/
Mutual Life, gave a special appeal
to contributors "to continue to help
make a difference in our students’
future".
Flanking Mayor William V. "Bill" Bell are Miss Annette Baker, a senior, and Leon D. Parker, a junior,
both at Shaw University.
Durham UNCF/Coilege Fund Steering Committee (1-r) are Chair
Carolyn E. Henderson; Dr. Cleon Thompson, Interim VP of Institu
tional Advancement of Shaw University and local UNCF Liaison;
Bert Collins, Honorary Chair of the Durham UNCF/College Fund
Steering Committee; and Mrs. Marilyn B. Richards, North Carolina
UNCF Area Development Director.
Kettering University’s AIM
Program Wins State Award
Mrs. Hortense McClinton and Mrs. Carolyn Collins, UNCF supporters; Bert Collins, Honorary Chair of the Durham UNCF/College
Fund Steering Committee; and James Speed, president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company.
NAACP Board Names Search
Committee to Replace Mfume
Baltimore, MD - NAACP Nation
al Board Chairman Julian Bond an
nounced that an eclectic group of
nine people have been named to
conduct the search for a successor
to President and CEO Kweisi
Mfume, who announced his resig
nation recently. Mfume’s resigna
tion is effective December 31.
In addition to Bond, the Presiden
tial Search Committee includes:
Roslyn Brock, vice-chair, NAACP
Board; Rupert Richardson, mem
ber, NAACP Board; former Repub
lican Congressman Jack Kemp;
Hugh B. Price, former president,
the National Urban League and
senior advisor to Piper Rudnick
LLP; Alice Huffman, member,
NAACP Board; Philip Murphy,
Managing Director, Investment
Management Division, Goldman,
Sachs & Co. and member, NAACP
SCF Trustee Board; Coleman
Peterson, Presideni/CEO Hollis En
terprises, LLC and member,
NAACP SCF Trustee Board; and
Nicholas Wiggins, NAACP Youth
Board Member.
"We are flattered that this dis
tinguished group has volunteered to
serve in this important task," said
Bond. "Their diversity reflects the
diversity of the NAACP and the
United States. We believe they will
help the NAACP Board find a
suitable candidate to take us for
ward."
Mfume is leaving after nearly
nine years as president and CEO.
The former Congressman from Bal
timore said he is stepping down "to
pursue other challenges both in the
private and public sectois."
During a press ct'iiU rence on No
vember 30, Mfufa -aid: "My deci- ,
sion to move on should be seen for I
what it is; another choice to seek
another challenge, and another
chance to make a difference." To
help assure a smooth transition to a
new administration, Mfume has .
agreed to serve as a consultant to
the NAACP until July 1, 2005.
Dennis C. Hayes, NAACP Gener
al Counsel, will serve as Acting
President and CEO until a
permanent chief executive officer is
selected.
The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) is the nation’s oldest and
largest civil rights organization. Its
half-million adult and youth mem
bers throughout the United States
and the world are front line advo
cates for civil rights, social justice
and equal opportunity under law.
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FLINT, Mich.-(BLACK PR
WIRE)(BUS[NESS WIRE) — The
Academically Interested Minorities
(AIM) program at Kettering Uni
versity in Flint received- the 2004
"Outstanding Program" award from
the Michigan Association of Col
lege Registrars and Admissions Of-,
ficers (MACRAO). The program
was recognized for its dedication to
the development and career success
of its students.
"Receiving this award shows
what we’re doing for youth is
recognized by our peers and sends
a message to prospective students
and their parents that ours is an
elite pre-college engineering pro
gram," said Ricky Brown, director
of pre-college programs for the Of
fice of Minority Student Affairs.
"The elements that made our pro
gram stand out from other pro
grams are the number of in-state
students participated and how well
they did academically in the pro
gram," said Brown.
"Our retention rate also helped us
earn this award," he said. An aver
age of 39 percent of AIM
participants enroll at Kettering. The
national average for students partic
ipating in pre-college engineering
programs enrolling at the host in
stitution is only 12 percent.
The summer 2004 AIM class had
39 students, 30 of whom have ap
plied to Kettering for admission in
2005. Once at Kettering, AIM stu
dents tend to do well academically,
said Brown. "The 2003 class had
13 students matriculate and they
currently have an average WAG
(weighted average grade) of 89 out
of iOO," he said.
AIM is a five-week residential
summer program for students enter
ing 12th grade in the fall. The pro
gram provides students with a "real
life" college experience.
Participants attend freshman-level
courses in calculus, chemistry,
computer programming, econom
ics, physics, and business manage
ment, taught by Kettering faculty.
Students tour Kettering co-op
employer companies and meet
professional engineers and business
managers. At the end of the pro
gram scholarships are offered to the
students who rank in the top 15 -
percent of their AIM class.
Since 1984 more than 700 stu
dents from across the United States,
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
have participated in the AIM pro
gram. Each student is sponsored by
a company or foundation, including
General Motors, Ford, Delphi,
UPS, TRW, Lear, Plastech and
Link Technologies, who un
derwrites their participation in the
program.
Kettering University (formerly
General Motors Institute) is one of
t the country’s premier co-op institu-
tions with career-based education
1 in engineering, applied sciences,
mathematics, and business manage
ment. For information, visit
www.kettering.edu.
Cardinal State Bank Breakfast
Seminar Series
The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce announces the schedule
for the 2005 Cardinal State Bank Breakfast Seminar Series.
* Tuesday, February 1, - "Get to Know Your Customers Better: Grow
ing Your business with the Customers You Already Have"
* Tuesday, May 24, - "Improv and Dynamic Communication
of Your Business Vision"
* Tuesday, August 2, - "Making Your Sales Repeatable, Measurable,
and Predictable"
* Tuesday, October 25, - "Navigating Legal Troubles in Business"
All seminars will be held from 8-10:30 a.m., at The Herald-Sun (2828
Pickett Road). Continental breakfajt and networking are scheduled from
8-8:30 a.m. The seminars will begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost per seminar is
$20 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members.
Danielle Kaspar at 682-2133 ext. 233 or
dkaspar@durhamchamber.org.