Phttco by Kevin Walker
New York native
Frank Stallworth
recently moved
to Winston
Salem to head
the post office on
Hoaly Drive.
Stallworth hat
tpent the last 13
years working
his way up the
ladder at the
U.S. Postal Ser
vice.
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New Manor Station manager
has deep Postal Service roots
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
When the U.S. Postal Service
brags that neither rain, sleet nor
snow will stop it from servicing
its customers, the agency is not
telling a fib.
Frank F. Stallworth knows
firsthand that despite the condi
tions outside, the show must go
on at the post office. He began his
career at the post office 1 3 years
ago as letter carrier, braving the
cruel winters and April showers
in his native New York.
"No matter what, we were
out there delivering mail to the
people," Stallworth recalled last
week. The dedication and drive
that Stallworth honed as a letter
carrier are still in place today as
the 37-year-old is in the first few
weeks of serving as the manager
for the Manor Station post office
on Healy Drive.
As station manager. Stall
worth has reached the highest
managerial level in the U.S.
Postal Service; only postmaster is
higher. He oversees a staff of
more than 120 and an operation
that handles thousands of pieces
of mail each day. Manor Station
services 75 routes and two ZIP
codes. A Postal Service official
said that Stallworth is one of four
African American managers in
the city. It was unclear, though, if
other blacks head postal stations
in Winston-Salem.
After working in New York,
Stallworth went to Maryland,
where he held a number of posi
tions in the Postal Service. It was
in Maryland that he first cut his
teeth in management. He moved
to Winston-Salem just about a
month ago for the Manor Station
job. Stallworth said he pursued a
managerial job because he feels
he has a lot to offer.
"I think I work well with peo
ple. It is not about being the boss.
I like to dialogue with people and
talk with them about the things
we need to do," he said.
You could say that the Postal
Service runs in Stallworth's
blood. His mother is a longtime
Postal Service employee in New
York. She will soon retire after
serving for 30 years.
"The post office has provided
for me since I was a child." Stall
worth said. "We never really
wanted for many things. My
mother provided for us very well
by working at the post office."
But even with his Postal Ser
vice roots, Stallworth did not
always have dreams of following
in his mother's footsteps. Like
many young men, he dreamed of
playing professional basketball
He even played some ball in col
lege. Stallworth left school when
a job opportunity became avail
able at the Postal Service. By that
time he and his wife. Karen, had
their first child, Stephon, now 17.
and Stallworth needed steady
work with good benefits. The
couple now have two daughters
as well, Briahanna and McKen
zie.
Through his service. Stall
worth hopes to pay back the i
Postal Service for some of what it
has provided for him and his c
family over the years. In this day
of e-mailt. text messaging and
FedEx, Stallworth says the Postal i
Service faces challenges like it
never has before. But the agency
is up to the challenge, he
believes.
"We don't have a monopoly
anymore, but I am going to do
my part to make sure that the post
office stays viable," he said.
Stallworth said the post office's
dedicated people are among its
strongest assets. He knows that
sometimes postal workers get a
bad rap, especially after a series
of workplace shootings by Postal
Service employees in the 1990s.
But Stallworth said there is not a
better bunch of folks than those
who work to get the mail out.
"The post office is more like
a family than a workplace. It is
like a community. We all work
very closely together." he said.
Stallworth made the jump
from acting supervisor to the
highest level management in less
than five years, so it is obvious
that he is full of ambition. He
thinks the sky is the limit for him
at the Postal Service. But for
now, he is content with settling
his family in Winston-Salem and
making Manor Station the best
post office that it can be.
Stallworth is always cog
nizanl of the Postal Service's
long history and those who
depend on the agency. Those fac
tors drive him to do his best every
day.
"There are people who still
wait for the postal carrier to come
every day. They wait at the mail
box. especially during the holi
days. They can't wait to get their
cards and letters. We are a part of
the American culture." he said.
A&T lands Wickham
for journalism program
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
N.C. Agricultural and Tech
nical State University has land
ed acclaimed journalist
DeWayne Wickham as u distin
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journalism and mass
communications.
Wickham will join
the school in Janu
ary.
Chancellor
James C. Renick
also announced that
under Wickham's
leadership, the Insti
tute for Advanced
Journalism Studies
Wickham
will be housed in
N.C. A&T's College of Arts
and Sciences' newly renovated
Crosby Hall on the campus.
Wickham created the Institute
for Advanced Journalism Stud
ies to stem the loss of black
journalists to the profession by
offering opportunities to ,
enhance skills and involvement
with reporting not normally
available in newsrooms.
"We are extremely proud to
announce such a celebrated,
internationally known journal
ist, author and commentator
will join the faculty as a distin
guished professor at A&T,"
Renick said during a recent
meeting of the A&T board of
trustees. "Professor Wickham
is a columnist for USA Today
and the Gannett News Service,
and he is a founding member
and former president of the
National Association of Black
Journalists."
Wickham said he is grateful
for the chance to serve at A&T.
"There are few opportuni
ties in life that come along that
can make your lifelong dream
come true," Wickham said.
"Chancellor Renick has offered
such an exciting opportunity
for the Institute for Advanced
Journalism Stud
les to grow in a
nurturing envi
ronment."
Initially at
A&T, Wickham
will work to
establish the insti
tute's presence on
the campus as
well as nationally.
He is planning a
symposium that
focuses on black
While House
news correspondents and con
tinuing un ongoing research
project about Africans in the
Americas. Future research
may also delve into a racial jus
tice project involving environ
mental racism and predatory
Jending.
Wickham's career in jour
nalism spans 30 ye'ars. He has
worked as an analyst for CBS
News, a reporter for both The
Evening Sun and The Sun, of
Baltimore; as a Capitol Hill
correspondent for U.S. News
and World Report; and as a
contributing editor for Black
Enterprise magazine. Wick
ham is the 2(X>4 recipient of the
Distinguished Alumnus Award
of the University of Maryland's
Philip Merrill College of Jour
nalism. He was Poynter Insti
tute ethics fellow in 2(X)2 and is
currently a scholar-in-residence
and distinguished professor of
journalism at Delaware State
University, where he teaches a
course on media ethics.
List
from page AS
living donor. To put it into
perspective, that one gift is
three times bigger than the
amount that members of
America's richest family, the
descendants of Wal-Mart
Stores Inc. founder Sam Wal
ton, have given during their
entire lifetimes, according to
the BusinessWeek ranking.
In addition to its annual
ranking, this year Business
Week took a look at some
well-known celebrity givers.
In "Star Power of the Purse,"
BusinessWeek singles out
Angelina Jolie, Steven Spiel
berg, Michael J. Fox and Bill
Cosby for their generous
donations to worthwhile caus
es.
And while celebrities and
the extremely wealthy do give
generously, BusinessWeek
Amtrak
from page A8
through Nov. 29. Recipients
of the scholarships must have
a minimum grade point aver
age of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and
be a full-time student. Recipi
ents will be announced the
first week of December just in
time for students to head
home for the holidays. Each
student is eligible for up to
$1,000 in travel during the
academic year.
"Amtrak has been a long
time supporter of UNCF,"
said Dr. Michael L. Lomax.
president and CEO of UNCF
"We are extremely grateful
for this new program with
Amtrak, which recognizes the
challenges that many students
and their families face in
arranging travel to return
home for the holidays."
points out that lower- and
middle-income Americans are
the real unsung heroes of phi
lanthropy. Families that have
household incomes of
$100,000 or less contribute 59
percent of all philanthropic
dollars, according to a study
by the Center on Philanthropy
at Indiana University.
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NOTICE OF PREHEARING WORKSHOPS
ANI) PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE WINSTON-SALEM NORTHERN BELTWAY
FROM US 158 TO US 311
Project 6.628001T R-2247 Forsyth County
Project 6.628002T U-2579 and U-2579A Forsyth County
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold the above pre-hearing workshops
and public hearings at the following times and locations;
Monday, November 8, 2004: A pre-hearing workshop will be held between the hours of
4:00 PM and 8:00 PM at the Anderson Conference Center at Winston-Salem State Univer
sity, 601 Martin Luther King Dr.
Tuesday, November 9, 2004: A pre-hearing workshop will be held between the hours of
4:00 PM and 8:00 P\1 at the Home and Garden Building at the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds.
421 West 27th Street.
O
Tuesday, November 16, 2004: An open house public hearing will be held for the Western
Section of the proposed heltway from US 158 to US 52 between the hours of 4:00 PM and
8:00 PM at the Anderson Conference Center at Winston-Salem State University, 601 Mar
tin Luther King Drive.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004: A formal public hearing will be held for the Eastern Sec
tion of the proposed heltway from US 52 to 1-40 Business at 7:00 PM at the Anderson Con
ference Center at Winston-Salem State University, 601 Martin Luther King Drive. Depart
ment of Transportation personnel will also be present between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to
answer questions.
Thursday, December 2, 2004: A formal corridor public hearing will be held for the East
ern Section Extension of the proposed Beltway between 1-40 Business and US 311 at the
Benton Convention Center, 301 West Fifth Street. Department of Transportation personnel
will also be present between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to answer questions.
The hearings will consist of an explanation of the proposed location, design and right of way
and relocation requirements and procedures. The hearings will be open to those present for state
ments, questions, comments, and/or submittal of material pertaining to the proposed project.
Additional materials may be submitted for a period of 30 days from the date of the hearings to:
Carl B. Goode. Jr.. P.E.
1583 Mail Service Center
Raleigh. NC 27699-1583
Anyone wishing to speak at the formal hearings may register to do so at the pre hearing work
shops. immediately prior to the formal hearings or by calling (919) 715-1515. Speakers will be
called in the order they signed up. A four minute time limit will be imposed for speaking in order
to allow the fair opportunity for those wishing to do so. Additional spoken comments will be
received after those who registered have finished their comments.
Under this project, it is proposed to construct a multi-lane freeway from USI58 southwest of
Winston-Salem to US 311 southeast of Winston-Salem. The proposed route will he located on
the west, north, and east sides of Winston-Salem. Additional right of way and the relocation of
homes and businesses will be required for the construction of this project.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Mr. Goode at the above address or phone
(919) 715-1515.
A copy of the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement/Supplemental Draft Envi
ronmental Impact Statement and maps showing the location and design for this project are avail
able for public review at the Department of Transportation's Division 9 Office. 375 Sihis Creek
Parkway, Winston-Salem and the Winston-Salem Department of Transportation, City Hall
South, 100 East First Street. Room 307.
Additional copies of the Environmental Document are available at following Forsyth County
Libraries:
Central Library. 660 West Fifth Street. Winston-Salem.
Kernersville Branch. 130 E. Mountain Street, Kernersville.
Carver School Road Branch. 4915 Lansing Drive. Winston-Salem.
Lewisville Branch. Lewisville Plaza Shopping Center. Lewisville.
Reynolda Manor Branch. 2839 Fairlawn Drive. Winston-Salem.
Rural Hall Branch. 7125 Broad Street. Rural Hall.
Walkertown Branch. 2969 Main Street. Walkertown.
Tickets for parking for the public hearing on December 2. 2004 at the Benton Convention Cen
ter parking deck may be validated at the hearing registration table.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled persons who wish to participate in
the hearings to comply with the American Disabilities Act. To receive special services, please
cohtact Mr. Goode at the above address or phone number or fax (919) 715-1501 to provide ade
quate notice prior to the date of the hearings so that arrangements can be made.
The Chronicle: Nov. II. 18. 25, 2004