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Greason elected president of
Forsyth Tech Foundation Board
Murray C. Greason Jr . an attorney with Wombie
Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, was elected president of
the hoard of The Foundation of Forsyth Tech In the
election. Penni P Bradshaw. Managing Member of
Constangy Brooks <x
Smith, was chosen as
vice- president Dr
Ramon Velez. Wake
Forest University
Health Sciences, was
elected member-at
large . Forsyth Tech
President Gary M
Green was re-elected
as secretary of the
Foundation board.
And Wendy R
Emerson, vice presi
dent tor business serv
ices at the College,
was elected treasurer.
Five new mem
bers were elected to
the 30-member board.
The> are Louis B
Baldwin. Jr.. Baldwin
WFV Pht*i.
Murray C. Greasort Jr.
Properties: Walton T.
Carpenter, R.J Reynolds Tobacco Co.; C Douglas
Cross. First Tennessee Bank: David C. Eagan,
Commercial Properties. Inc.; and D. Gray Kimel.
Vulcan Materials
Foundation Board members serve two three year
terms and must be re-elected for the second term.
Mercurv Toastmasters
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elect new leaders
Mercury Toastmasters Club, founded in 1958.
recently elected new officers for the 2010-11 year.
They arc President. Tom Fleming: Vice-President
of Education. J udie Holcomb-Pack; Vice-President of
Membership and Marketing. Lois Koufman:
Secretary. Melissa Dalton: and Treasurer. Bill Nagel.
Mercury Toastmasters began as a Western Electric
Club at a time when the organization was for men
only and met at the Western Electric Plant on
Reynolda Road Later, meetings were moved to the
now -defunct Robert E. Lee Hotel in downtown
Winston-Salem.
The local organization opened its membership to
women before Toastmasters International accepted
women. Sometime after Western Electric became
AT&T, the club opened its membership to the general
public and began meeting at other places in Winston
Salem The club's members have won numerous
awards at every level of speech competition in
Toastmasters. including competing in the
International Speech Contest, the highest honor in
Toastmasters.
Mercury Toastmasters Club's membership is open
to the public and meets on the second and fourth
Thursdays at 6:30 p.nv at Mayberry's Restaurant on
Miller Street.
Southern Community's Annual
Report wins another honor
Southern Community Financial Corporation's
2<XW annual report has won a Bronze Vision Award
from the League of American Communications
Professionals (LAC'P). This is the eighth consecutive
year that the bank's annual report has been a winner
in the international competition All eight annual
reports were developed
8 in conjunction with The
Bloom Agency of
Winston-Salem
Competition was
particular!) intense this
year, with more than
4.(XX) entries received
trom companies in over
25 countries.
Additionally, all com
mercial banks in the
Americas were^rouped
into one awards catego
ry. rather than being
separated by size.
Scott Bauer Titled "The Truth
About Banking," the
report put an emphasis
on business and individual customers of Southern
Community Bank and Trust, how they are faring in
the current economic climate, and how the bank is
addressing the changes wrought by the ongoing reces
sion The impact of the rapid acceleration of technol
ogy and new challenges and opportunities for entre
preneurship were also topics touched upon
The judges commented on how engaging the
report is "The reader gains a sense of being part of
the organization's extended family." one judge noted
"Great job introducing this level of intimacy."
Scott Bauer. Southern Community's Chairman
and CEO, said the annual report vividly captures the
relationship of trust that the hank values and encour
ages with all its stakeholders.
"In this economic climate it is crucial that we all
be honest with one another, as well as respectful and
compassionate." he said. "The annual report takes its
title from a series of town meetings that senior man
agement held in six of our markets during 2009 We
welcomed the hard questions from customers,
investors and members of the public We must know
people's real situations and their genuine concerns so
we can respond effectively to their needs."
Wake Forest Univerity gets
some attention on Wall Street
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SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Wake Forest University enjoyed a day
in the international spotlight as alumni,
students, parents and friends converged at
the New York Stock Exchange for "Wake
Forest on Wall Street" on July 27. The
Demon Deacon flag proudly flew outside
of the New York Stock Exchange, symbol
izing the strong presence and significant
contributions of Wake Forest alumni
working in the New York area
"Our vision is to increase awareness of
the Wake Forest brand in the world of
New York finance, and to help students
and alumni find internships, find jobs and
grow," said WFU alumnus David R.
Hanson, an associate at Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
served as host sponsor of the event.
Annaly was represented by Michael
Farrell, chairman. Chief Executive Officer
and president. Farrell is a member of the
Wake Forest University Schools of
Business Board of Visitors.
"I support education that promotes
accountability and has a moral fiber." said
Farrell. "This was a good opportunity to
give exposure to Wake Forest University,
and for Annaly to co-brand the event to
help raise that voice."
Farrell had the honor of ringing the
closing bell at the New York Stock
Exchange and was joined on the podium
WR, Imafe
Alumni and supporters of WFl! ring the opening bell.
with colleagues from Annah and Wake
Forest University. The ceremony was tel
evised live to a worldwide audience.
Video is available on (www.nyse.com).
Following the closing bell ceremony,
more than 100 Wake Forest students,
alumni, parents and friends filled the New
York Stock Exchange Boardroom to listen
to the Wake Forest on Wall Street panel
discussion: "The Credit Crisis: Where Are
We Now, Where Are We Going?
Fox Business Network Anchor Dagen
McDowell, a 1491 Wake Forest grad,
served as the panel moderator, engaging
highly respected finance industry leaders
in a passionate discussion and debate.
Other Wake graduates who took part
include: Michael Genereux, senior man
aging director of The Blackstone Group;
Loyd Henderson, senior VP of Oaktree
Capital: and Jim Woolery. partner at
Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
School of
Education
undergoes
big changes
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The School of Education and Human
Performance (SHHP) at Winston-Salem
State University has established two new
departments: the Department of Secondary
Education and the Department of
Educational Leadership. Counseling and
Professional Studies.
The Department of Secondary
Education will house undergraduate teacher
education programs in English, mathemat
ics, science and physical education.
Dr. Cynthia
Williams-Brown, the
former chair of the
Department of
Human Performance
and Sports Science,
has been named head
of this new area.
WSSU says that
bringing these pro
grams into one
department will cre
ate a greater focus on
teacher training in
addition to the aca
demic subject matter.
The English,
Mathematics and
Science programs
were housed in the
College of Arts and
Sciences and the
Physical Education
program was in the
Department of
Human Performance
Or Hell
Dr. Williams-Brown
ana 3 pons science.
All of the graduate programs in the
School of Education and Human
Performance will now be housed in the new
Department of Educational Leadership.
Counseling and Professional Studies.
The department will include the mas
ter's degree programs for Elementary
Education, Rehabilitation Counseling,
teaching, English as a Second Language
and Applied Linguistics.
Starting in summer of 201 1 . it will also
include the master's degree in school
administration. Dr. Edwin Bell. WSSU pro
fessor of Education, will serve as interim
chair of the department.
Dr. Manuel Vargas moved from the
position of associate dean to interim dean
of the School of Education and Human
Performance in June, when former Dean
Dr Cynthia Jackson-Hammond left the uni
versity to become provost at Coppin State
University.
WSSU also announced that Dr. Madu
Ireh. an associate professor of education
and director of technology in the SEHP.
has been named interim chair of the
Department of Education, while Dr Travis
Teague. coordinator of the Molorsports
Management program, will now serve as
interim chair for Human Performance and
Sports Science
Alphas announce
PLANS TO GO GLOBAL
CHRONiq I STAFF REPOR7
More than 50,000 members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity from the U.S and around
the world will begin implementing new plans to improve local communities.
Plans for this effort were hashed out at the fraternity's 104th Anniversary
Convention in Las Vegas from Wednesday. July 21 Sunday. July 25. The Alphas
announced months ago that they would move its convention out of Phoenix. Ari/ to
protect the state's controversial immigration
policies. I he Alphas were the lirst
major group to boycott Arizona.
"We came to Las Vegas
because we simply were not
going to spend our hard
earned dollars in a state
that would make as a
matter of law . the poten
tial for racial profiling
and civil- and
human-rights vio
lations of our
members and oth
ers," said Herman
"Skip" Mason Jr.
general president of
the fraternity.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 12.4.1906
major portion 01 me
Las Vegas convention was dedicated to a forum on immigration. The panel discussion
included several key members of Alpha Phi Alpha, who were joined by Carlos Famadas.
chairman of Phi Iota Alpha F raternity, the nation's oldest Latino fraternity, founded in
1931
In other business. Alpha Phi Alpha agreed to build an academy in earthquake-torn
Haiti to help educate young people there. The fraternity sent a relief mission to the
island in February and issued a follow-up report at the convention. Members also
approved plans to "go global." by chartering new chapters in Africa and Furope The
newest outposts for Alpha expansion are in Johannesburg. South Africa and London
Sec \lphas .>n A5
Professor's Foundation awards scholarships
CHRONIC! 1 s I M l REPOR1
The Simmons Memorial Foundation.
Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,
founded by Wake Forest Uni\ersity
School of Law Professor Omari Simmons.
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nas awarueu scnoiarsmps
to two local students
Since its inception in
1996, the Foundation has
provided high-quality edu
cational support programs
for students who are mem
bers of vulnerable groups.
Many talented students
from vulnerable back
grounds fail to attend col
lege. are grossly underrep
resented at selective col
leges. or have limited suc
cess rates at four-year
institutions. These stu
dents' capacities remain
underestimated, unnoticed
or underdeveloped. SMF
seeks to empower vulnera
ble students to achieve a
quality higher education so that they can
effectively participate in improving their
local and world communities
Recent Parkland Magnet High School
graduate Rafael Alberto Grillo Avila
received the Cynthia T Simmons
Memorial Scholarship, which is named
for Professor Simmons' late mother It
honors a high school senior who exempli
fies the qualities of academic excellence,
emotional -intelligence. development.
Omari Simmons
potential, active SMI participation and
community commitment. A\ila will attend
Princeton University in the fall.
The Nathaniel P. Simmons III
Memorial Scholarship. named for
Simmons' late brother, pro
\ ides support to a high school
senior who has not allowed
adverse circumstances to inter
fere with their dreams of
securing a quality college edu
cation In addition, recipients
must exemplify academic
excellence, development and
tremendous potential . Damaris
Betsaida Ramirez, also a
recent graduate of Parkland
Magnet High School, received
this scholarship. She will
attend Meredith College.
Avila and Ramirez are both
active members of their school
and local communities; partic
ipants m the Potential on the
Periphery Pipeline Initiative
(3PI): and outstanding exam
ples of undcrrenresented stu
dents with enormous potential for success.
SMF has previously granted scholar
ships to 25 students. SMI-' aims to contin
ue sharing strategies of success with youth
and helping students achieve their dreams
through its college mentoring and scholar
ship program.
For more information. go to
M H'w smfoundation com .