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Former Wake Law dean
to receive prestigious honor
The American Bar Association has announced that
this year's winner of the Kutak Award will be Wake
Forest University School of Law Dean Emeritus
Robert K. Walsh '
The award will be presented to Dean Walsh at a
reception and ceremony at the ABA Annual Meeting
Walsh
in San Francisco on Friday,
Aug. 6. Past winners of the
Kutak Award have been prac
ticing lawyers, academics, and
judges, including Supreme
Court Justice Sandra Day
O'Connor in 2006.
Each year, the American
Bar Association Section of
Legal Education and
Admissions to the Bar gives its
national award, the Robert J.
Kutak Award, to the person
who "meets the highest stan
dard of professional responsibility and demonstrates
substantial achievement towards increased under
standing between legal education and the active prac
tice of law." The award honors the late Robert J.
Kutak. a distinguished member of the Section's gov
erning Council who died suddenly in 1983 after a
remarkable career characterized by service to the pub
lic and the legal profession
"This award is a humbling honor." Walsh said. "It
is very meaningful to me because of the man it hon
ors. the wonderful achievements of its past recipients,
and the source of the award, an organization for which
I have the highest respect."
Last year. Chief-Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
appointed Walsh to a five-year term on the Federal
Judicial Center Foundation Board.
Holcomb-Pack PR accreditation
Judie Holcomb-Pack. PR & Marketing coordina
tor for Crisis Control Ministry, recently earned her
Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the
Universal Accreditation
Hoard, a consortium ot nine
professional communication
organizations that directs this
competency certification pro
gram.
The accreditation program
aims to improve the practice
of public relations by assess
ing competence in 60 areas of
knowledge, skills and abilities
associated with the profes
sion. The process includes
presenting a portfolio to a
Hulcomb-Pack
readiness review panel and sitting for a computer
based examination.
Holc'omb-Pack has more than 10 years of experi
ence in public relations and is a member of the
Tarheel Chapter of Public Relations Society of
America.
Business School reaffirmed
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has
received reaffirmation of the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
International Certification of Accreditation which
demonstrates achievement of the highest standard in
management education.
"We are certainly proud of this achievement
which makes Winston-Salem State one of only 593
schools in 37 countries throughout the world with
such a designation." said Dr Jessica Bailey, dean of
the SBE
Work on the reaffirmation process began shortly
following the SBE receiv ing its initial accreditation in
2(HX>. In addition to providing information on the
school's management and operations along with
assessment reports, the School had to show a commit
ment to continuous improvement and that it had a cur
riculum responsive to the needs of business.
WFU Law student
among scholarship winners
Law firm Nexsen Pruet will support three students
this year through its Diversity Scholarship Program.
Andrew Charles Cooper of University of South
Carolina School of Law. Kenny Gardner of
Charleston (S.C.) School of Law; and Tiffany Rene
Johnson
Johnson of Wake Forest
University School of Law are
this year's scholarship win
ners
Each year. Nexsen Pruet
awards scholarships to excep
tional minority law school stu
dents who are planning legal
careers in the Carol inas In
addition to the $3. (XX) award,
the students may be considered
for summer employment in
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Students who attend North Carolina Central
University School of Law. the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Wake Forest
University School of Law. the University of South
Carolina School of Law and Charleston Law School
are eligible to apply for the yearly scholarships.
Nexsen Pruet is one of the largest law firms in the
Carol inas. with more than 1 70 attorneys and offices in
Columbia. Charleston. Greenville. Hilton Head, and
Myrtle Beach. S.C.. as well as Charlotte, Greensboro,
and Raleigh
Daycare to teach tots entrepreneurstiip
Kwame Jackson
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The Millionaires in Training Petite Academy,
which bills itself as the nation's first entrepre
neiyship childcare program for kids
trom ages f> months to 5, win nost an
open house on May 7 at 10 a.m. at its
Greensboro headquarters.
The Academy promises to offer
youngsters a head start on learning
basic business concepts and skills. It
is the latest venture for Millionaires
in Training, a youth entrepreneurial
training and development initiative
founded by V.K. Fields.
Kids participating in the
Millionaires in Training Petite
Academy will be introduced to new
business concepts on a weekly basis using a 52
week custom curriculum developed by educators
and business owners, bach student also receives a
college savings tund opened in his/her name.
"Social innovation such as youth entrepre
Fields
Neckw
neurship is the fuel that will drive the future
Ameriean economy," said Fields. Our mission is
to provide 'Exposure, Experience and
Entrepreneurship' principles as early as possible
and model success for our students." .
At the event. Fields, who is also the
CEO of her own public relations firm in
Raleigh. V.K. Fields & Co., will also
introduce her "The Bizeebee Family
Business" entrepreneurship children's
books, which will be used as part of the
Academy's curriculum. Kwame Jackson,
best known for being the runner-up on
the first season of the reality show "The
Apprentice." is scheduled to speak at the
open house. Jackson is now the CEO of
Krimson by Kwame Executive
ear.
Advanced registration is required to attend
the event. For more information, go to
www. MilHonaireTraining.org or call 919-829
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Little racial,
gender diversity
on Forbes'
CEO money list
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
According to Forbes.com, Susan
Ivey, the chairman and CEO of
Winston-Salem-based Reynolds
American, was the second highest paid
female executive last year.
Ivey made $11.8 million in 2(X)9,
according to the magazine, which annu
ally ranks the com
pensation of the
executives at the
nation's top 500
companies. Only
12 of those compa
nies are headed by
women.
I r e n e
Rosenfeld. the hea^
of Kraft Foods,
topped the list of
highest-paid female
CEOs. She brought
in $16.7 million
last year Carol
Meyrowitz, of
retail chain TJX
Cos (whose hold
ings include
TJMaxx. Marshalls
and HomeGoods),
was third, with
$11.1 million: fol
lowed by Indra
Nooyi, of PepsiCo,
at $10.7 million
and Avon's Andrea
Jung with $9.1 mil
lion.
The only
African- American
woman on the list
was Xerox's newly
appointed CEO
Ursula Burns, who
made $4.1 million.
The 51 -year-old
was appointed head
of the company
only last summer
and immediately
navigated Xerox's
$6.4 billion acqui
sition of Affiliated
Computer Services.
Brenda C Barnes,
chairman and CEO
of Sara Lee. also
made the list, rak
ing in $4 million
last year.
H. Lawrence
Culp Jr., the head of
the manufacturing
company Danaher.
was #1 on the list,
with a 2009 com
pensation package
of more than $141
million. He was
Ivey
Hums
Chenaull
Otis
William\
followed by Orcale s Lawrence J
Ellison with $130.23 million; and
Aubrey K MeClendon of Chesapeake
Energy with $114 29 million
The top African-American on the
list was Kenneth I. Chenault of
American Express. Chenault. who will
give Wake Forest University's com
mencement address later this month,
was #45 with $17.11 million The other
African Americans on the list are:
Ronald A. Williams, chairman and
CEO of Aetna, who made $7.29 million
last year; Clarence Otis Jr., head of
Darden Restaurants (whose holdings
include Red Lobster. Olive Garden and
LongHorn Steakhouse eateries), who
made $3.82 million; and Rodney
O'Neal, the CEO of Delphi (which
owns Goodyear Tires), made $1 .30 mil
lion.
m rece>ve.r
CHRPNtCI i s i \n REPQR1
Dr. Phillip Jeter, professor and chair of the
Department of Mass Communications at
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU). has
been named the recipient of the 2010 Edward
L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast
Journalism Education.
The award, named for a long
time CBS News writer, editor and
producer, recognizes an electronic
journalism educator w ho has made
a significant and lasting contribu
tion to the field in the areas ^of
teaching, service and scholarship. It
is given annually by the Radio
Television Journalism (RTVJ) divi
sion of the Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass
Communication (AEJMC) and will
be presented Aug. 5 at the associa
tion's national convention in Denver.
Jeter has been at Winston-Salem State
since 2008. Previously, he had spent 19 years
on the faculty of the School of Journalism and
Graphic Communication at Florida A&M
University. In 2007. he was named the Geier
Visiting Professor at Middle Tennessee State
University and he has also taught mass media
courses at Johnson C. Smith University,
Marshall University, Michigan State
University and the University of South
Carolina's Columbia campus. Prior to becom
ing a professor. Jeter was a news writer for
Dr. Jeter
United Press International and worked at
WTTW-TV. a public broadcasting station in
Chicago.
One of Jeter's former students is Kathy
Times, an Emmy-winning investigative
reporter who is an anchor for Fox -W) in
Jackson. Miss, and the president of the
National Association of Black
Journalists
"I)r Jeter has the right ingredi
ents for reaching and teaching stu
dents. I remember him being calm,
but he demanded that we excel in
every aspect." Times said. "(He
gave) me my tuition's worth and
more."
In writing Jeter's nomination
letter. Dr Don Heider. dean and
professor of the School of
Communication at Loyola
University Chicaeo. said. " Phil ren
resents everything we look for in a Bliss win
ner. He is a dedicated teacher who has served
students for many years He is dedicated to
broadcasting, where he worked, and has kept
an active hand over many years, and he has an
exemplary record of service, stepping up
whenever asked "
Jeter holds a Ph.D. from the University of
Wisconsin, an M A. from Cornell University,
and a B.A. from Johnson C. Smith University
(JCSU). He is active in the alumni associa
tions for both Wisconsin and JCSU. and he is
a life member of the NAACF'.
A Friend of Business
Plvno voune>> <>t the Office ??f Rep
Fokx
U.S. Rep. Virginia
Foxx, a Republican
who represents North
Caroli n a 's Fifth
District, receives the
Spirit of Enterprise
Award last week on
Capitol Hill from
Thomas J. Donohue,
president and CEO of
the U.S. Chamber. The
organization gives the
honors to elected offi
cials who vote in line
with the Chamber's
"pro-business" agen
da.
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Veteran educator to lead Petree
School undergoing major changes to secure federal money
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Assistant Superintendent
Charlene Davis is leaving the
Winston-Salem / Forsyth
County Central Office to
become the next principal of
Petrec Elementary School.
As part of a federal grant
program that is designed to
improve inner-city schools.
Petree will see drastic changes.
In addition to replacing
Principal Shelia F. Burlock
with Davis, up to half of
Petree's teachers will have to
he reassigned to other schools
in order to meet the require
ments of the three-year grant,
which could bring the school
up to $2 million a year. Petree
will also operate on an extend
ed school year calendar.
Kennedy learning Center
will also apply for the grant
and will have to replace its
principal and much of its staff
as well.
Davis has worked in the
school system for three
DAVID H. PETREE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
decades. Before becoming
assistant superintendent in
2(X>3. Davis was the principal
of Meadowlark Elementary for
five years; she was Sherwood
forest Elementary \ principal
for four years before that
Davis has also served as an
assistant principal, curriculum
coordinator, teacher, summer
school coordinator--' and
teacher's assistant.
"Charlene has a wealth of
experience that will benefit
Petree." Superintendent Don
Martin said "She has been
successful in every phase of
her career, and Petree's stu
dents. parents and staff will
quickly learn how devoted she
is to education
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