Briefs
Shaw graduate named
president of New York college
Dr. William L. Pollard, former president of the
University of the District of Columbia, has been
appointed president of Medgar Evers College by the
Board of Trustees of The City
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During his 40ryear career,
which has included illustrious
positions in the public and pri
vate higher education arenas.
Dr. Pollard has worked to pro
mote public universities, gar
nered millions, of dollars in
funding to support initiatives
such as faculty recruitment and
fostered crucial ties with both
alumni and the community at
Pollard
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"I am very excited about (his opportunity to serve
CUNY and Medgar livers ColFege " said Dr. "Pollard
of the new position. "J would he remiss if 1 did not
say its we'll thanks 'to the -students and the faculty of
Medgar Evers College. >vho spent a considerable
amount of time helping me get oriented and raised
the kind of questions that helped me to think through
what we had before us. 1 could not leave without
*? . ' thanking Ldison .lacksim for lea\ i'ng the institution in
the shafV that it js now in. allow ing me to continue on
this path." . \
Pollard served a?, vice president for the Office' Of
Access and the Advancement 'of Public Black'
Colleges and . Universities for (he National
Association .for -State Universities ami Land Grant
Colleges. He has also worked at Syracuse University
and Gra.rivbling !^aie Uriivefsityl: Pollard earned his
M'.S.W. from the University -.of North Carolina
School of Social Work, atid a- B.A. from Shaw
University, He is married to Merriette Chance Pollard
and they have two sons. William L. Pollard II and
Frederick Touissaint Pollard.
College will fund capitalism
course with BB&T grant
A $500,000 grant from BB&T to Guilford
College will support programs exploring the ethics of
capitalism, including a new interdisciplinary course,
a faculty-led discussion series on selected books,
scholarships and a speaker series.
Beginning in the fall semester of 2010. Guilford
will offer a Course entitled "The Moral Foundations
of Capitalism." which will focus on the theoretical,
practical and ethical approaches to a free market
economy. Faculty-led discussions on selected books
and authors w ill be presented annually for upper level
students.
In the course, students will read and discuss the
ideas presented by Ayn Rand, chiefly her classic
philosophical novel "Atlas Shrugged." and also John
Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Paul Krugman
and others. In keeping with Guilford's heritage.
Quaker teachings and testimonies on the principles of
money and capitalism will also be discussed.
The capstone course w ill be open to seniors in all
academic majors, and will be taught by faculty from
the business management, economics and political
science departments.
In addition to funding the course, the BB&T grant
will support as many as three students each year in
the existing Principled Problem Solving Scholars
program with a fOcus (in ethical approaches to capi
talism within the community. A combination of
courses and engaged learning opportunities will offer
each student a scholarship, support for an internship
and individualized skill development.
Willie Gary files suit
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over D.C. train crash
Prominent attorney Willie Gary announced last
week that he will represent Ivey tpps and her moth
er. Bernea Bell, in a lawsuit against the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The women
were among those
aboard two trains that i 1 e
Collided in
Washington.
early last week, Nine
people were killed and
dozens were injured.
A legal team led by
Gary contends that
Epps and Bell were
victims of negligent
inspection b\ the
Washington Area
Transit Authority, who
they claim did not
properly maintain,
repair, and inspect the
brakes on the Red Line
metro train. As a result.
i
Willie Gary
the suit Males that their
clients sustained severe and painful injuries when
their train unexpectedly collided into another metro
train. The suit argues that the Washington
Metropolitan Transit Authority failed to remove rail
cars from service, in spite of the fact that the it had
knowledge that they were not suitable for passenger
travel due to faulty safety equipment.
"This is a very sad and unfortunate occurrence,"
stated Gary/ Hundreds of people r?ly on the public
transportation system in the DC. area and it is a trust
ed mode of transportation. It is up to the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to take the nec
essary steps and precautions to ensure that their pas
sengers are safe. They owe it to those who rely on
them to keep the passengers safe.
American Airltiw* _l"l?oto?
Steve Harvey greets American Airlines pilots.
Learning to Soar
Comedian , black pilots
give kids weekend
to remember
CHRONKH I M M I Kl PQgi
Ovef Father's Paj weekend. .
100 African- American boys .from
around the country got to experi
ence Jife through the eyes of a
pilot.
It happened during the first
ever Steve Harvey Mentoring
Weekend: an event, hosted by the
comedian/actor/radio host at his
Dallas ranch with support from
Fort Worth, Texas-based
American Airlines.
Harvey created the mentoring
weekend to support boys ages
13-18 who are being raised with
out fathers in their homes.
During the camp, they visited the
Dallas-based C.R.P. Future Pilots
Right School, which is spon
sored by the airline and exposes
young people from economically
disadvantaged backgrounds to
careers in piloting and aircraft
maintenance,
Harvey also called on celebri
ty friends, business leaders and
other corporate sponsors to lead
seminars on topics that included
getting in and staying in college,
making the best impression and
other areas of self-development.
"My hope is that these boys
left the ranch so inspired that
they, in turn, will set the example
for other young men in their
neighborhoods," Harvey said.
"The weekend was a complete
The 100 boys chosen for the weekend.
success, and I appreciate every
one who contributed to making it
happen."
African- American aircraft
mechanics and pilots from
American and American Eagle
also participated in the event.
And about 30 pilots Hew in from
around the country to meet the
campers. Several retired pilots,
including ('apt. Dave Harris* the
first African- American to fly for
a commercial airline, also joined
the group. American and
American Eagle have some of the
most diverse flight crews in the
industry.
''Our kids are - our greatest
national resource," said Capt.
Mark Hettermann. American
Airlines vice president of flight
and chief pilot. "For anyone who
cares deeply about their futures,
this was a great day. The Steve
Harvey Foundation, the C R.P.
Future Pilots Flight School,
American Airlines and American
Eagle collaborated to create what
could easily be a life-changing
event for these kids."
An online tribute, which can
be found at
www.steVeharvey.com, chroni
cles the entire weekend with a
special section devoted to the day
at the flight school, where the
students showed off their school
and demonstrated skills they
have learned in piloting and air
craft maintenance.
John Wester
N.C. Bar
Association
elects leader
for 2009-10
CHRONIC! I S I \l l K I l'( )K I
John Rohbins Wester of
Charlotte was installed as the
1 15th president of . the North
C arolina Bar Association on
Saturday, j line .27 . at the
I 1 I i h
A n n u a I i 1
Meeting of
the NCBA
at I he
Grove Park
Inn in
Asheville.
H
replaces
R a l e t g li
ait o rney
Hecton
C h a r I e s
Becton. who dur!ng-his year
King term was the
Association's first African
American president.
"I am deeply honored that
the members of the North
Carolina Bar Association
have entrusted me with this
Opportunity for leadership,"
Wester said. "1 will strive to
uphold the great traditions of
this association and the pro
fession it serves in the days
ahead."
Wester grew up in
Rockingham and graduated
from UNC as a Morehead
Scholar. He received his law
degree with high honors
from the Duke University
School of Law. where he was
an editor of the law review
and inducted into the Order
of the Coif.
Wester has since called
Charlotte home, devoting his
entire career to Robinson.
Bradshaw & Hinson. where
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Bauer elected
new WSSU
Trustees chair
SPECl \l TO THE CHRONIC! I
Scott Bauer, chair and chief execu
tive officer for Southern Community
Financial Corporation, has been elected
ttauer
McNeil Miller
chair of the Board
of Trustees for
Winston-Salem
State University.
Bauer, formerly
vice chair, is
replacing Nigel
D. Alston, who
had served as
chair since 2007..
Alston is rotating
off the Board
after eight years
of service.
Other officers
elected at the
fecent Board
meeting include:
Karea McNeil
Miller, president
of the Kate B.
Reynolds
Charitable Trust,
vice president:
Martin B. Davis,
corporate chief
information offi
cer for Wachovia and an alumnus of
WSSU, secretary; and RaVonda Dalton
Rann. executive assistant to the chancel
lor at WSSU, assistant secretary.
In addition to Alston, other members
rotating off the Board are Brooke Burr, a
partner in Leonard Ryden Burr Real
Estate, and Harold T. Respass, who
served as the student representative and
president of the WSSU Student
Government Association.
Sweeeet!
PRNcWsFoio/Thc H^rshcy Company
A Norfolk, Va., Farm
Fresh Supermarket shop
per is overjoyed recently as
Candy company Reese's
picks up the bill for her
groceries. Norfolk won an
online contest to be named
"America's No. / Reese's
loving city," and as a
result, the company came
to town to give away more
than $40,000 worth of free
gas and groceries. The
event kicked off Reese's
Loves You Back national
promotion, which will give
customers a chance to win
up to $ 2.5 million in gas
and groceries through
December.
BBB: company with fake W-S address is a scam
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Better Business Bureau Serving Northwest North
Carolina says that the advatice fee loan company
Bloomfield Lending Group is advertising on the inter
net and purporting to be located in Winston-Salem.
But the BBB says the company is not located in the
city and is warning consumers that this is a scam. This
company is targeting individuals, via the internet, who
have poor credit history and difficulty
obtaining traditional loans.
According to consumers, the com
pany claims to be located at 514 S.
Stratford Road, Suite 1 10, Winston
Salem. and that they have been in
business for 10 years. BBB has con
firmed there is no one located in that
suite. The property manager confirms
that space has been empty for several years. Telephone
numbers provided by the company are not local numbers.
The company claims to be licensed in the state of North
Carolina, however. BBB can find no record of such with the
NC Banking Commission. The company's Web site
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