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The city's Recreation and Parks Division sponsored a Mack History Month essay and
coloring contest - which gave local students the chance, to win prizes using either their
artistic talents or creative writing skills. Pictured here are the three winners of the
essay contest - Henny Monroe, Niyana Johnson and \atalia Casas. All three of the
winners wrote about their favorite African-American hero or heroine. They received
their awards on Sunday during a ceremony at the Carl Russell Recreation Center that
honored several African Americans who were trailhlazers within the Winston-Salem
Police Department. The Chronicle will feature more about that ceremony in its March
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Martin will be installed on April 23
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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr.
will be installed as the 12th
chancellor of North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical
State University during a five
dav celebration from April 19
23.
The university promises
that installation events will
feature a variety of events
designed to engage the com
munity in academia. social and
civic issues and the arts The
installation ceremony will be
held at 10 a.m. on Friday. April
23 in Cortvtt Sports Center on
the A&T campus. It is free and
open to the public.
A 33-member steering
committee, led by ctxhain
Shirley T. Frye and Dr. Alton
Thompson and consisting of a
C hancellor Startin
cross section of faculty, staff,
administrators, students, alum
ni, trustees and friends of the
university, is coordinating
activities for the consequential
occasion that is being centered
around the theme "North
Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University:
Making a Difference."
Thousands of people
throughout the country are
expected to participate in
Chancellor Martin's installa
tion. Martin, a Winston-Salem
natne. is the first A&T alum
nus to lead the university. He
assumed his position as chan
cellor of his alma mater on
June 8. 2009. Prior to becom
ing chancellor, he served as the
senior N ice president for aca
demic affairs at the University
of North Carolina UNC
General Administration
Before that. Martin was the
ele\enth chief administrator
and the seventh chancellor of
Wmston-Salem State
University.
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Sewer lines to be repaired
in Ardmore
A comprehensive project
to examine and repair sewer
lines in the Ardmore neigh
borhood is scheduled to begin
March 1
Under a $793 .(XX) contract
awarded in January by the
City /County Utility
Commission. Southeast Pipe
Survey Inc. will examine
sewer pipes in the area bor
dered by Business 40, Peters
Creek Parkway, and Silas
Creek Parkway. Sections will
be replaced as needed. The
project is scheduled to take
180 days to complete.
Crews will work block
by-block. No lengthy street
closures are expected.
However, when a section of
pipe must be replaced, a block
typically will be closed from a
day to a week. Detours will be
posted when necessary.
WFU students again have
highest CPA passage rate
For the fifth consecutive
year, graduates of the Wake
Forest University Schools of
Business accountancy pro
gram have achieved the high
est passing rates in the nation
on the Certified Public
Accountant (CPA) exam.
According to results com
piled by the National
Association of State Boards
of Accountancy (NASBA) for
the 2008 exam, the most
recent scores available. Wake
Forest graduates, without
advanced degrees, led all
first-time candidates by
achieving an overall passing
rate of 89.74 percent. By
com pan son. among all candi
dates taking the 2008 exam,
just 7.8 pervent passed all
four sections on their first try
Since the school began
offering a master's degree in
accounting in 1997. its gradu
ates have achieved the top
national ranking eight times
and placed second in the
nation three times for candi
dates passing all four sections
of the test on their first
attempt.
Successful completion of
the CPA examination is
required for licensure to prac
tice public accountancy in all
50 states, the District of
Columbia and major United
States territories. The exam is
written and graded by the
American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants
and administered by the
NASBA.
Rescheduled HK on J will
be Saturday
The Historic Thousands
on Jones Street (HK on J)
March will now take place on
Saturday (Feb. 27) in Raleigh.
The march, which is coordi
nated by the N.C. NAACP,
was slated for Feb. 1 3 but was
called off because of
inclement weather. It will
begin at 9:30 a.m. at Shaw
University.
Residents from across the
state are expected to take part
in the event, which will
demand that state leaders
address issues such as unem
ployment, education and
poverty.
MLK grants available
Grants of up to $5,000 in
each of seven regions across
North Carolina are available
from the Martin Luther King
Jr. Commission to non-profit
organizations wishing to cre
ate or strengthen programs
that sup
port of
legacy of
Dr. Martin
Luther
King Jr.,
especially
those
which ben
efit youth.
"There
is a great
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need for
quality services for at-risk
students and those who need
guidance to make use of their
abilities." said Dr. Dumas A.
Harshaw Jr., chairman of the
MLK Commission. "We
stand ready to support quali
fied non-profits that will work
hard to reduce the drop-out
rate, increase voter registra
tion and embrace opportuni
ties to strengthen their com
munities."
The MLK Commission is
staffed by the Human
Relations Commission of the
N.C. Department of
Administration. Interested
non-profits should use the
application form on the
Human Relations
Commission Web site
(www.doa.nc.gov/hrc) to
identify your organization and
to define the specific program
you wish to present that will
foster and promote the legacy
and philosophy of Dr. Martin
Luther King. Jr.
Applications must be
postmarked no later than
Friday, March 5. Awards will
be announced by April 9. If
you have questions, call the
Human Relations
Commission at 919-807
4420.
N.C. Motorsports Advisory
Council gets rolling
Gov. Bev Perdue signed
an executive order last week
establishing the North
Carolina Motorsports
Advisory Council. The coun
cil will advise the Governor
on ways to strengthen the
industry and recruit new
motorsports jobs to North
Carolina. She signed the order
during a ceremony at the
Charlotte Motor Speedway, a
few days before Sunday's
Daytona 500.
"Just days away from the
Daytona 500. I'm taking the
time to rev up our commit
ment to the motorsports
industry, which supports
thousands of high-tech jobs in
North Carolina." said Perdue.
"We've come a long way
since moonshine running
turned into a multi-billion
dollar industry more than 60
years ago."
According to Perdue 's
office, the motorsports indus
try supports more than 27,000
jobs in North Carolina and
contributes more than $6 bil
lion to the state's econom\
each year. Ninety percent of
NASCAR teams are based in
North Carolina and Charlotte
is the home to the NASCAR
Hall of Fame.
A motorsports advisory
council was originally created
in 2005. but has been ihactivc
since 2007.
GIVE YOUR
COLLEGE
WHAT IT'S
GIVEN YOU.
The.Home Depot wants to give our nation's
Historically Black Colleges and Universities what
they've given to so many. A strong foundation.
Renewed purpose. Distinctive character.
The program is a chance
for schools to upgrade their campuses with
grants from The Home Depot.
You can participate. Buy one of three unique
commemorative "Retool Your School" gift cards
from February 15, 2D10 - February 15, 2011, and
we'll make a donation equal to 5% of the value
you put on the card to this worthwhile program,
up to $150,000. Then vote for your favorite
school to receive a grant.
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