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NCCU professor named American
Correctional Assoc. president-elect
DURHAM - N.C. Central University's Gwendolyn
C. Chunn, criminal justice professor and executive
director of the Juvenile Justice Institute, has been named
the American Correctional Association president-elect.
i Founded in 1870 as the National Prison Association,
ACA is the oldest correctional organization in the coun
try, developed specifically for
practitioners in the correctional
profession and to advocate cor
rectional effectiveness. Former
President Rutherford B. Hayes
was the first ACA president.
The position of president of
the ACA is so coveted that the
election winner will serve as
president-elect for two years
before officially taking over the
presidency. The president serves
for a term of two years, and each
Chunn
former president also serves as
immediate past president for two years.
Chunn recently held the position of ACA vice presi
dent. She graduated from N.C. College at Durham in
1964 and received a master's degree in Spanish from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1971. In
1977, Chunn became a specialist for the N.C. Division
of Youth Services, where she assisted in the design and
delivery of training for direct care staff. By 1979, she
was chief of staff development and training.
She continued up the ranks until she was named
Division of Youth Services director in 1989. In addition
"to leading the state-funded Juvenile Justice Institute at
I' NCCU, Chunn teaches a course on administration and
; management of criminal justice organizations.
Southern Community Financial
Corp. ranked in top 150
I American Banker announced that Southern Commu
; nity Financial Corp. ranked 44th in home equity loans
out of the top 150 bank holding companies in the coun
try. The list is based on statistics provided by Thomson
Fanancial/Sheshunoff Information Services.
As of March 2002, Southern Community had an
, 1,1.5 percent concentration of home equity loans, for a
; total of $43.6 million. Total loans for Southern Commu
pity as of March 2002 were $379.5 million.
? F. Scott Bauer, chief executive officer, said: "This
? reflects our commitment to our customers and the com
! munity. We are pleased to be recognized in this group in
less than six years of operations."
Southern Community has its headquarters in Win
: iton-Salem and operates eight banking locations
through its subsidiary. Southern Community Bank and
Trust.
The Wall Street Journal ranks
Babcock School No. 23 overall
Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School
of Management ranks No. 23 among the world's top 50
-business schools in the second annual survey of corpo
rate recruiters conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Recruiters who participated in the survey rated Bab
cock's Career Management Center No. 6 in the world
and No. 5 among U.S. Schools. The survey, which was
published in the newspaper's Sept. 9 edition, named the
Babcock School No. 7 among 10 schools regarded as
"hidden gems."
The survey, which was conducted with Harris Inter
active Inc., included responses from 2,221 corporate
representatives who recruit full-time MBA school grad
uates. The recruiters compiled a total of 3,641 school
ratings, which were based on perceptions of the school
and the school's students (80 percent) and on the
school's "mass appeal" (20 percent), defined by the total
number of recruiters who recruit from that school.
The survey included 187 U.S. business schools
accredited by the AACSB - The International Associa
tion for Management Education and 73 non-U.S. busi
ness schools. The goal was to identify school and stu
dent characteristics that recruiters consider most impor
tant when they make decisions about which schools to
recruit from and which students to recruit.
"We are excited that The Wall Street Journal survey
has recognized the hard work being done by the school,
Babcock's outstanding faculty, our alumni and friends,
and by our Career Management Center in particular,"
said R. Charles Moyer, dean of the Babcock School and
GMAC Insurance chair of finance.
U.S. Justice Department is
investigating Cracker Barrel chain
NASHVILLE, Terin. (AP) - The U.S. Justice
Department is investigating discrimination claims
against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc.. the
restaurant company's parent said last week.
Cracker Barrel's parent company. CBRL Group Inc.
of Lebanon, said it is responding to questions posed by
the Justice Department under the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
"It's an attempt to clarify the company's policies and
procedures." company spokeswoman Julie Davis said.
"They've asked for a variety of information, ranging
from store locations to training programs."
. Davis said she did not know if the investigation
stemmed from a civil lawsuit, filed last year, that accus
es Cracker Barrel of widespread racism.
But plaintiffs' attorney David Sanford said the class
action federal lawsuit, which seeks $100 million,
prompted the Justice Department probe. At least 42
plaintiffs, including the NAACP. claim Cracker Barrel,
which owns and operates 450 restaurants in 41 states,
^{gregated black customers in the smoking section and
'denied them service.
WSBCC
Street Fest
will kick
off Friday
Renowned black economic
expert to appear at event
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Winston-Salem Black Chamber
of Commerce will kick off its Black
Business Street Festival Friday. Sept.
20, at noon at the Ivy Arms Apartment
Clubhouse, 1115 E, Second Street.
A film titled "The Heyday of Black
Businesses in Winston Salem" will be
shown by The Society for the Study of
Afro-American History in Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Inc. Effley
Howell Sr. of
Ihanktul Her
itage will have
artifacts from
his traveling
black history
museum on
display.
The
evening will
conclude with
a reception
from 6 to 9
p.m. for spon
sors, vendors
and WSBCC
members.
Clingman
James Cling
man. a nationally known author, will be
the guest speaker. He is the founder and
first executive director and president of
the Greater Cincinnati African-Ameri
can Chamber of Commerce. He is the
author of the book "Economic Empow
erment or Economic Enslavement - We
Have a Choice."
Clingman is an adjunct professor on
black entrepreneurship at the Universi
ty of Cincinnati's department of
African-American studies. Clingman's
economic empowerment doctrine
stresses consumer education and
alliances among African-Americans.
On Saturday. Sept. 21. from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., vendors will be set up along
Highland Avenue between east Fifth
Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
to provide an opportunity for the com
munity to see and meet black business
owners in Winston-Salem and sur
rounding communities.
For more information about the
Black Business Street Festival and/or
how to become a member of WSBCC.
contact Ed McCarter, membership
chair, at 724-0334.
The first-ever Willie E. Gary Football Classic will pit the Edward Waters Tigers against the
Shaw University Bears. Gary is a graduate of Shaw, which is in Raleigh.
Instant Classic
Inaugural Willie E.
Gary Football Classic
coming to ALLTEL
Stadium in Jacksonville
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
After a combined 57 years on
the sidelines the Edward
Waters Tigers and Shaw Uni
versity Bears are returning to
the gridiron in classic style -
squaring off against one
another in a game named after
the man responsible for
restarting football at each
school.
Representatives from each
school, joined by city officials
and other dignitaries announc
er Thursday a three-year
agreement with the city of
Jacksonville to host the annu
al Willie E Gary Football
Classic at ALLTEL stadium
Sept. 28.
Prominent attorney and
MBC television network
Chairman and CEO Willie E.
Gary has contributed hun
dreds of thousands of dollars
to revive the football pro
grams at each school. Edward
Waters began play last year
after a 34-year absence, while
Shaw University played its
first game in 23 years last
week in Raleigh.
Organizers are hoping to
draw 50,000 people to the
Sept. 28 game, which will be
televised live to a nationwide
audience of more then 40 mil
lion homes by the Major
Broadcasting Cable Network,
which is owned by Gary, box
ing champion Evander Holy
field. former baseball great
Cecil Fielder and Marion
Jackson of the legendary Jack
son Five. ,
MBC is the official net
work of black college sports.
"We are going to make this
the preeminent classic in the
country," Gary said. "We're
going -to build trust into the
most anticipated classics of
the college football season -
one that people will mark
down on their calendar to
attend each year."
More important, organiz
ers are hoping to help boost
enrollment while raising $3
million to be divided equally
between Edward Waters and
Shaw University.
Corporate sponsors
include Office Depot;
ClearChannel Communica
tions; MBC; the law firm of
Gary. Williams, Parenti,
Finney, Lewis, McManus.
Watson and Sperando: ALL
TEL: and the city of Jack
sonville.
Gary says both schools re
in dire need of financial sup
port to keep their doors open
and to continue to provide
educational opportunities to
our young people.
Both Edward Waters Col
lege and Shaw University
have battled back from the
brink of closing their doors -
thanks primarily to the gen
erosity of Gary, who has given
more than $10 million to his
alma mater (Shaw) and more
than $250,000 to Edward
Waters College. He serves on
the board of trustees at each
school and plays a large role
in the planning process.
Attorney Willie E. Gary speaks to the media recently after
announcing details about the football classic.
The Buzz: LSB workers pitching in
LSB employees, ready for community work, follow LSB "The
Bank" President Frank Sherron (left front with net hat and smok
er) as they march with food and other goods collected for agen
cies to the Davidson County United Way's "Day of Caring" rally.
SPEC I \[ l() rHE ( HRONICLE
LEXINGTON - When it intro
duced the theme "Beeline Bank" early
in 2(X)2. LSB "The Bank" decided to
structure and formally organize vol
unteer efforts being done by LSB
employees in their Triad neighbor
hoods. The result is LSB's Busy Bee
program, which is service-oriented
and reflects a commitment of person
al time and energy more than money.
To date. 36 Busy Bee hives have
formed throughout LSB's community
bank branches and at the headquarters
in Lexington. Hives are encouraged to
initiate and complete four community
projects annually, with at least half
their Busy Bees participating. That
equates to 144 volunteer projects a
year in Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford
and Stokes counties.
The LSB Clemmons hive's first
project was on March 16, when the
staff collected $250 and walked
together in the National Downs Syn
drome Society's "Buddy Walk" at
Forsyth County's Tanglewood Park.
In April, they scoured several Clem
mons streets for litter, picking it up for
the Community Street Clean.
And when the United Way recent
ly announced the "Day of Caring." the
largest community volunteer project
in Davidson County, Busy Bee hives
at LSB's county offices immediately
began selecting projects they could
tackle that Saturday. The hives gath
ered at LSB's home office that morn
ing. swarmed around President (and
Big Beekeeper) Frank Sherron and
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Jones to speak at A&T
SPf C1AL TO THE CHRONIC1 I
GREENSBORO - Lafayette
Jones, president and chief execu
tive of Segmented Marketing Ser
vices Inc. in Winston, Salem, will
be the guest speaker for the orienta
tion session for continuing students
in the department of speech and
communication at North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State
University. The event will be held
at 3 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Student
Union Ballroom.
Jones is a former sales and mar
keting executive at Procter & Gam
ble, Lever Brothers. Pillsbury Co.
and Kraft. As a marketing manager
for Hunt Wesson, he created the
Orville Redenbacher Gourmet Pop
Jonas
ping Corn and
Hunt's Man
wjch market
strategies.
He is a for
mer vice pres
ident of mar
keting and
sales at John
son Products
Co. and was
vice presi
dent/general
manager of
Johnson Pub
lishing's hair
care division. He is publisher of
Shades of Beauty and Urban Call, a
national trade publication that
focuses on urban retailing.
At the 2002 National Association of Black Journalists
(NABJ) gala are (from left) Billy Abshaw, manager, media
programs for Philip Morris U.S.A.; Condace Pressley, pres
ident of NABJ and Larry Waters, Miller Brewing Co., dis
cussing their new partnership established in support of
NABJ. Philip Morris Companies Inc. was a proud sponsor
of the NABJ Convention this year, which was held July 31
through Aug. 4 in Milwaukee.