A&T senior inducted into electronics honor society
Congratulations are in order
for Elmo Gentry of Winston
Salem. On Sunday, Dec. 7, Gentry
was inducted into the Gamma Zeta
Chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau at
North Carolina A A T State
University, where he is a senior
* electronics and computer
technology major.
Epsilon Pi Tau,is a national and
international honor society in the
. field of
technology. It is founded on
three main principles: Pragmateia,
' which means social efficiency;
Texnikh, which refers to technical
skills; and Exetasis, which meansfc
research.
? Gentry is weH deserving of this
honor because of his academic
? achievement and many talents. As
well. Gentry has achieved
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numerous other accolade*. He is a
Dean's List student at N.C. AAT
and during the spring of 1997, he
achieved a 4.0 grade point avenge.
In May 1997, Gentry was
selected to participate in a summer
research experience in the
Advanced Electronics Materials
Processing Department at North
Carolina State University. During
his three-month stay in Raleigh, he
worked diligently on his research
project. The research program
culminated with a symposium in
which Gentry presented his..
research on metal oxide semi
conductors using silicon wafers,
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Gentry will be graduating in
May and pursuing a career in
computer technology. Gentry is the
son of Byron and Cheryl Ingram,
the pastors of Shekinah Glory
Praise Center. Gentry has two
brothers, Joshua and Bryant.
Gentry never forgets- that help
comes from the Lord and always
acknowledges the Lord as he serves
as choir director of Shekinah
Glory's choir, the Anointed Voices
of Praise.
Gentry's motto is: The Lord is
my light and my salvation, whom
dull I fear." (Psalms 27:1). His
family and friends am very proud
of him and wish him success for
the future.
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Army Reserve Pfc. Bonny G.
Farrell has graduated from basic
military training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Waynesville/Mo.
During the training, students
received instruction in drill and
ceremonies, weapons, map
reading, tactics, military courtesy,
military justice, first aid, and Army
history and traditions, Farretl is
the daughter of David and
Annette Farrell of 979 Ridgeview
Ave., Winston-Salem.
Farmers told settlement will
include support for families that
raise tobacco
In his annual report to the 62nd
annual convention of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau, President
W. B. Jenkins reported a
membership of over 390,000
member families.
Guest speakers on the first day
of the convention, held in
Winston-Salem, included North
Carolina Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker,
who shared memories of boyhood
. days spent priming tobacco on his
^family's farm. The Lieutenant.
^Governor offered unwavering
^commitment to Farm Bureau
^members, saying he would dp all in
*-his power as a state officer to
^represent the interests of
'^agriculture.
- He was joined on the podium
^by North Carolina Attorney
^General Mike Easley, who
^discussed ongoing efforts to
^include farmer interest; in any
^-settlement of the tobacco issue. He
jsaid, "I have made it clear that any
^tobacco settlement must include
^support for our farm families that
praise tobacco. Farmers must be
scompensated for any reduction in
jjquota, price or poundage"
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The Attorney General said he
had also filed suit on behalf of the
state in protest of U.S. District
Judge David Doty's recent decision
not to enforce most of the nation's
33 fluid milk marketing orders. He
said, "If producers lose the
transportation differential,
dairymen by the score will go out
of business in North Carolina."
Gov. Jim Hunt, himself a Farm
Bureau member, proudly noted in
his address that this was his 14th
appearance at the annual meeting
of the North Carolina Farm
Bureau. He said, "This industry
provides 24 percent of the jobs in
our state and I'm proud to add
that we recently became the second
highest producing state in net farm
income in the U.S. This marks
tremendous growth."
The governor congratulated
Farm Bureau members for their
efforts to represent all farmers, and
tobacco producers in particular, at
the local, state and national level.
He said, "This organization is the
most active and effective voice that
farmers have in the whole
country."
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earns honors for teen
ATLANTA ? Eddie
Armstrong is the Boys & Girls
Clubs of America's National
Youth of the Year.
Armstrong, 19, is a political
science major at the University of
Arkansas. He earned the Boys &
Girls Clubs' top youth honor with
his commitment to community
service, academic excellence and
dynamic leadership skills, said
Andrea Johnson, assistant director
of public relations.
Raised by his mother after she
left an abusive and alcohol
dependent husband, Armstrong
never let excuses or obstacles stop
him from achieving. Instead,
Armstrong found the North Little
Rock BoysA Girls Gub and turned
his anger and attitude into Rower
and personal responsibility.
"Our nation can no longer
afford to ignore the problems
caused by destruction of the
family," said Armstrong. "We must
continue to motivate children to
assume personal responsibility.
Responsible young people do not
get pregnant when they are 13.
Responsible young people do not
allow their friends to make bad
choices, but support them when
they make good ones."
An active member in the
community, Armstrong wrote a
proposal to restore and enhance a
neighborhood playground. His
initiative resulted in a $25,000
grant from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
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