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Jenkins promoted at Marriott
Norman K. Jenkins, vice president of owner and
franchise services for Marriott International Inc., has
been named senior vice president of North American
lodging development for the company.
In his new role, Jenkins will
Jenkins
lead all development efforts relat
ed to minority ownership. He will
oversee Marriott's recently
enhanced Diversity Ownership
Initiative, which has been
designed to build on Marriott's
outstanding track record of
attracting top-tier minority own
ers and franchisees. Marriott is
committed to doubling the num
ber of properties owned by
minorities over the next five
years.
Before joining Marriott, Jenkins began his profes
sional career at McDonald's Corp.. where he held man
agement positions in finance and operations. In 1992,
Jenkins joined Marriott's internal audit group, where he
was a senior manager responsible for several company
businesses, including Marriott Hotels, Resorts & Suites.
In addition, he managed all corporate engagements and
special investigations.
Jenkins also previously served as vice president,
global operations, and CFO of Marriott's Ramada Inter
national division.
He holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Howard Uni
versity, an M B. A. from George Washington University
and is a certified public accountant.
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Business networking event
NFB (Networking for the Best), a business after
hour refen-al organization, will host a networking holi
day social Wednesday. Dec. 8. "An Evening to Connect"
will open at 5:30 p.m. in the exclusive Piedmont Club,
located in downtown Winston-Salem at 200 W. Second
Street, 19th floor. "An Evening to Connect" will be very
well attended by both professional leaders in the com
munity as well as representatives of community busi
nesses. ^
This same event took place in August 2004 and had
more than 75 participants. "An Evening to Connect"
will be the opportunity for all the area's businesses to
interact with each other as well engage with the Triad's
professional and most prominent leaders.
Businesses will have the chance to meet and speak
with leaders such as: Nigel Alston, GMAC community
and public relations, and motivational speaker; Edgar
Broyhill of the Edgar Group; Larry Womble. member of
the N.C. House of Representatives; and Maria Sanchez
Boudy. Latin Connection and 2002 Small Business
recipient. These are just a few of the leaders who will be
there. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. For more
information call (336) 403-9754. Admission charge is
$5.
Clark named Wake fund head
Mary Dawne Clark of Statesville has been named the
new director or annual support ana
the College Fund in University
Advancement at Wake Forest Uni
versity.
Clark joined Wake Forest in
1999 as a major gifts officer for the
university's current capital cam
paign. In 2002, she was named
director of development for Wake
Forest's Calloway School of Busi
ness and Accountancy.
Before joining Wake Forest,
Clark worked in banking for 17
Clark
years. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology
from Wake Forest in 1983.
Clark, a Statesville native and resident, is the daughter
of Marybelle Bell of Statesville and John Clark of
Statesville. She graduated from Statesville High School in
1979.
A&F settles for $40 million
LOS ANGELES - Civil rights attorneys reached a
settlement of a class-action lawsuit. Gonzalez v. Aber
crombie & Fitch, requiring the retail clothing giant to
pay $40 million to Latino. African-American, Asian
American and women applicants and employees who
charged the compapy with discrimination. The settle
ii it. I ii, appiuvtu iaai uy u.j.
District Court Judge Susan 111
ston. also requires the company
to institute a range of policies and
programs to promote diversity
among its work force and to pre
vent discrimination based on race
or gender.
The lawsuit was originally
filed in U.S. District Court in San
Francisco in June 2003 by the
Mexican American Legal
Defense and Educational Fund
(MALDEF). the NAACP Legal Defense and Education
al Fund (LDF). the Asian Pacific American Legal Cen
ter (APALC) and the law firm of Lieff. Cabraser,
Heimann. & Bernstein, LLP. on behalf of nine young
adults of color, including students and graduates of the
University of California and Stanford who were refused
sales jobs or terminated based on their race or ethnicity.
Attorney Bill Lann Lee of Lieff. Cabraser, Heimann
& Bernstein explained the breadth of the consent decree,
which covers recruitment, hiring, job assignment, pro
motion and training of employees. "This comprehensive
package of reforms will ensure that minority and
women employees feel welcome. The company should
get credit for agreeing to changes that will transform
how Abercrombie does business." said Lee. who is a
former assistant attorney general for civil rights at the
U.S. Department of Justice.
Native Pinkney hired at Carolina
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CHAPEL HII.L - Dr. Dwayne
L. Pinkney has joined the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as
assistant vice chancellor for finance
and administration. Nov. 1 7 was his
first day on the job.
Pinkney has. since March 2002,
served as associate vice president for
finance for the University of North
Carolina system. In that role, he
established, analyzed, reviewed and
approved budget policy for the sys
tem and executed its $2.5 billion cap
ital program.
In his new post, Pinkney will
lead a variety of community-related
efforts, representing the university in
work groups created by the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Com
merce and the Greater Triangle
Regional Council. He succeeds Bob
Knight, who left this summer to
return to Case Western Reserve Uni
versity.
Pinkney said he relishes the
chance to be back in a campus envi
ronment.
l couia not nave
dreamed of a better
development."
Pinkney said, than
"coming back to
make a professional
contribution in the
place that prepared
me so well for a var
ied and enriching
career in government
and politics."
Pinkney will also
lead research man
agement analyses,
review financial state
ments and audits of
external foundations and auxiliaries,
prepare the annual financial report
and direct assorted special projects.
Pinkney also will advance efforts
Pinkney
begun during Knight's tenure to
develop affordable and reasonably
priced housing in the local com
munity, including
the smart com
mute Mortgage Ini
tiative collabora
tion with Chapel
Hill-Carrboro and
Orange, Durham
and Wake counties.
"I am particular
ly enthusiastic about
Carolina's commit
ment to and leader
ship in engaging the
Cha^l Hill commu
nity in efforts to pro
vide affordable
housing in Chapel
Hill and the sur
rounding areas," Pinkney said.
Before joining the system office,
Pinkney was senior fiscal analyst for
the N.C. General Assembly's fiscal
research division in Raleigh. He also
has worked as deputy secretary for
administration in thtf N.C. Depart
ment of the Secretary of State: terri
tory manager for Parke-Davis in
Raleigh; and as a program analyst for
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency in Washington, D.C. He is
an instructor in the adult degree pro
gram at N.C. Wesleyan College and
has served previously as an instructor
and lecturer in the UNC-Chapel Hill
School of Government.
A native of Winston-Salem,
Pinkney earned a' bachelor's degree
in English and journalism from N.C.
Agricultural and Technical State
University in Greensboro in 1985
and a master's degree in public
administration from the University of
Pittsburgh in 1987. He earned a
Ph.D. in political science, with a
focus on public policy and adminis
tration. from UNC-Chapel Hill in
2001.
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Oprah Winfrey with Will Smith on an episode of her popular television talk show.
Oprah Winfrey the first
black on philanthropy list
SPECIAL TO I hi: chronicle
Talk show queen Oprah Win
frey debuts at No. 40 on Busi
nessWeek's annual ranking of
America's top givers.
making her the first
African-American ever
to make the list.
Winfrey gave $151
million in gifts and
pledges to various
charities, according to
the magazine. Much of
Winfrey's givings has
gone to causes that
support children and
education.
Winfrey has made many lists
over the years. Forbes magazine
has named her one of the world's
most powerful women and one of
the richest. The magazine esti
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Bill Gates
mated Winfrey's worth at $1.1
billion, making her the world's
first African-American billion
aire.
Another notable newcomer to
this vear's Business
Week list is Veronica
Atkins, the widow of
Dr. Robert C. Atkins,
who pledged her entire
$500 million fortune to
end the "di-obesity" -
diabetes and obesity -
epidemic made famous
by her late husband.
The death of War
ren Buffett's wife,
Susie, catapults Ameri
ca's second richest man to No. 3
on BusinessWeek's third annual
ranking of the top 50 U.S. philan
thropists. up from No. 26 last
year (for the purposes of the
BusinessWeek rankings, married
couples are generally treated as a
single entity). Much of Susie
Buffett's estate was put into a
foundation that she and her hus
band shared.
Other donors on Business
Week's list include: Gordon and
Betty Moore (No. 2), George
Soros (No. 4), Michael and Susan
Dell (No. 7), Michael Bloomberg
(No. 13) and David Geffen (No.
31).
Topping the list again were
Bill and Melinda Gates, the
world's largest international
donors, who made history this
year by giving their estimated $3
billion Microsoft Corp. dividend
to their foundation. It's one of the
largest donations in history by a
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Xerox exec
to speak at
A&Tfall
graduation
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
GREENSBORO - Emerson
U. Fullwood, a corporate vice
president of Xerox Corp.. Stam
ford, Conn., and president of the
Xerox
Channels r
Group,
will deliv
er the
address at
N . C .
Agricul- |
tural and
Technical |
State Uni- I
versity's
Annual
Fullwood
Fall
Commencement.
The ceremony will be held
Saturday, Dec. 1 1 , at Greensboro
Coliseum. The lineup will begin
at 8 a.m. and the processional at
8:30 a.m. More than 60() students
will receive degrees.
Serving in his current position
since September 2003, Fullwood
joined Xerox in 1972 as an
account representative. He has
held a variety of marketing and
sales management positions in
the supplies and copier business
es. He also served as president of
Xerox's Worldwide Customer
Services Group, president of
Xerox's Regional Operations
(Latin America) and executive
chief staff officer of Xerox Devel
oping Markets Operations.
Fullwood has a B.A. degree
in economics from N.C. State
University and an M.B.A. in mar
keting from Columbia University.
He serves on numerous boards of
directors, including SPX Corp.,
United Way of Greater Rochester
Area Community Foundation,
Rochester Boy Scouts of America
Oteriana Council, Rochester
Health Commission, Threshold
and Xerox Foundation. He is a
member of the N.C. A&T Uni
versity College of Engineering
Industry Advisory Group.
Making History
Michael C. Blake is sworn in after becoming the first African
American mayor of the city of Cocoa , Fla., since the city incorpo
rated in 1895. Blake , 44, who won a landslide victory, ran a
grassroots campaign that crossed racial boundaries and focused
on a balanced budget, keeping an in-house fire department and
creating more jobs in the city. The eighth-grade schoolteacher and
former City Council member was sworn into office by City Clerk
Joan Clark as former Mayor Judy Parrish looked on before a
standing-room-only crowd.
Amtrak makes traveling
easier for HBCU students
SI't CI \\ TO THE CHRONICLE
WASHINGTON - In part
nership with The United
Negro College Fund (UNCF),
Amtrak has established for the
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"Amtrak Travel
Scholars Program,"
rewarding academ
ic achievement and
introducing passen
ger rail to college
students at 20 of
the nation's histori
cally black colleges
and universities
(HBCUs), includ
ing jonnson l.
Smith University in Charlotte.
"The Travel Scholars pro
gram introduces Amtrak to
students and builds loyal cus
tomers for the future. The pro
gram also underscores how
Lomax
convenient Amtrak is to many
colleges and universities."
said Barbara Richardson,
Amtrak's vice president of
marketing and sales.
Students at 20
colleges and univer
sities are eligible for
(he program. The
schools were chosen
on the basis of (heir
proximity to an
Amtrdk station. At
each school, five
students will be
awarded travel
stipends through the
financial aid depart
ment based on
financial need and academic
achievement. Applications are
available on the UNCF Web
site at www.uncf.org and at
the financial aid offices
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