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Careers Briefs Students take state internships Gov. Bev Perdue have announced that 56 North Carolina college, graduate and law students have been selected for summer internships with state agencies. Now in its 42nd year, the State Government Internship Program is coordinated by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Acbninistration. The Forsyth County stu dents selected are: ? David Cook of Clemmons, a junior double majoring in political science and criminal justice at Guilford College, who has accepted a Legislative intern ship with the Division of N.C. C nnfm>n rp of Plmlfs of Ntvels Superior Court in the Administrative Office of the Courts in Raleigh; ? Caitlin McCabe of Winston-Salem, a sopho more journalism major at UNC Chapel Hill, who has accepted a Marketing and Public Affairs internship with N.C. Community College System in Raleigh; and ? Adeia Nevels of Winston-Salem, a graduate stu dent in management at N.C. A&T University, who has accepted a Employee Resource Groups Facilitators of Organizational Innovation internship with the Division of EEO, Diversity and Compliance in the Office of State Personnel in Raleigh. Men also have trouble with work/home life balance Think balancing wotk and family life is an issue only women face? Think again. There was "not much dfference" between the responses of male and female UNCG employees when surveyed on the work/life balance in their lives, said Paige Hall Smith, a professor of public health education in the School of Health and Human Sciences. Smith, along with a cohort of graduate stu dents. has completed a study looking at issues that impact employees' ability to balance their wotk obli gations with their personal lives at the Triad's biggest university. The research gives insight to work/life balance stresses faced by employees in jobs in an educational setting and beyond. I Among their findngs: Incidents of work/family conflict are very common and impact almost every employee group on campus regard ess of their posi tion. gender or whether or not they have childen; stu dent employees as well as staff and faculty suffer from strains that can come from findng the time and ener gy to manage both work and family life; and women employees, on the other hand, are more likely than men to suffer from role strain. For more on this study, visit http://www.uncg.edu/hhs/cwhw/Sprl lHEA676.html 93-year-old earns senior service honor A 93-year-old Huntersville man has been honored as the North Carolina winner of the Home Instead Senior Care Network. Jack Hart received the Salute to Senior Servioe award for his dedcated community service, includng his wotk at Our Towns Habitat for Humanity. The Salute to Senior Service program was launched to honor seniors' commitments to their causes and communities. Since 2006, Jack has volun teered over 3,500 hours for the oiganization. He has also trav eled to Guatemala three times with Our Towns Habitat for Humanity to build block hous Hart es and smokeless stoves for families in need. One nominator wrote. "Jack is the absolute best ambassa dor we have ever had." As a state winner. Hart was considered for the national Salute to Senior Service award. The nation al award was presented to Clark Paradise of Lake wood, N.J., who was honored for his work with Your Grandnother's Cupboard, a nonprofit organiza tion he and his wife founded to meet the need of thousands of homeless families. A $5,000 gift will be donated to Paradise's nonprofit charity of choice. Reaves at top of his game James K. Reaves, senior vice president at BB&T Insurance Services, has again earned 'Top of the Table" recognition from the Million Dollar Round Table ? The Premier Association of Financial Professionals. Reaves is a 16-year MDRT member and a five-time Top of the Table qualifier. Top of the Table status is the highest level of MDRT membership and places Reaves among the top professionals in the global life insurance and financial services industry. It recognizes Reaves Reaves for demonstrating exceptional professional knowl edge, client service and ethical conduct. ? In addition- to'? recognizing career accomplish ments, Top of the Table membership offers Reaves the opportunity to further improve professional skills by sharing ideas and best practices with other leadng professionals at the Top of the Table Annua] Meeting and other educational forums. v i Bright futures for Aggies who graduated with perfect GPAs CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Dan an DeBreaux Bridges, Skyla Ja'Til Staton, John Adam Hylton and Stanton Andrew Smith graduated from North Carolina A&T State University last month with perfect grade point averages. Bridges, a 22-year-old native of Richland, Mich., is a second generation Aggie. He earned his degree in mechanical engineering and plans to attend the University of Michigan to pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. Smith, a 33-year-old native of Greensboro, also earned his degree in mechanical engineering. He plans to pur sue graduate studies at N.C. A&T. Staton, a 22-year-old native of Tarboro, earned her degree in fashion merchandising ? ? ? " * I - - ?* f A Graduates Darian DeBreaux Bridges, Skyla Ja'Til Staton, John Adam Hylton and Stanton Andrew Smith. in fashion at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. Hylton, 29-year-old native of Rocky Mount, Va., earned his degree in biological engineering. He entered the program after being laid off. On June 4, Hylton started work at John Deere in Des Moines, Iowa, in the environmental engineering division. ana aesign. sne pians 10 pursue a ivi.r./\. Out of this World Honor NASA by Bill Ingalls President Barack Obama presents John Glenn, the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth, with a Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 29 at the White House. In all, the president presented 13 medals, one of the highest civilian awards in the United States. Other recipients included singer/songwriter Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. WS/FCS tech guru named emerging leader CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT ASCD, ^formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, has selected Steven Anderson, director of instructional tech nology at Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools, for its 2012 class of emerging leaders. ASCD is an educational leadership organization dedi notArl tA VtUW IV/ advanc ing best prac tices and policies for the success of each learner. There are Anderson more than 150,000 members in more than 145 countries. They include superintendents, supervisors, principals, teach ers, professors of education and school board members. The Emerging Leaders program recognizes and pre pares young, promising edu cators to influence education programs, policy and practice on both the local and national levels. This year's leaders were invited to apply for the com petitive program based on self-nominations and recom mendations made by past pro gram participants, current ASCD members and the greater education community. The leaders are enrolled in the program for two years and may be paired with an ASCD mentor who will provide sup port and help guide their development. Anderson is invited to attend ASCD's Leader to Leader (L2L) Conference in July 2012, where he will have the chance to grow as an ASCD emerg ing leader and access new I ideas, resources and best prac tices from ASCD leaders, pre I senters and staff. I "From the superinten dent's office to the classroom, I've observed how good lead ership supports all students' , efforts to reach their highest potential," said Anderson. "I . am excited for the opportunity ; to develop my own leadership skills as part of "ASCD's Emerging Leaders program, . and I look forward to applying them here in Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools." Anderson often travels across the nation, talking about how schools can use social media in the classroom and taking part in technology conferences. Anderson, who I holds a B.S. in midde grade mathematics and science edu . cation from Western Carolina j University and a master's I degree in instructional tech nology from East Carolina I University - has won a slew I of honors, including 2009 and 2011 Edublogs and Twitterer of The Year awards. ? ? Firm gives scholarship and iPad to student Submitted Photi The firm's Charlean Wright-Neblett pres ents Treyaun Quantez Fulton with an iPad, CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT A well known law firm has presented a $1,000 scholarship to Treyaun Quantez Fulton, a senior at Parkland Magnet High School. Fulton is one of five winners of Crumley Roberts Attorneys at Law's Chairman's Scholarship. In addition to the tuition assistance, winners also received iPad 3s. Fulton will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall and plans to study Business. As a winning applicant. Fulton had a GPA of 2.8 or better; produced a strong response to an essay question about ways to reduced distracted ckiving; and demonstrated an outstanding aptitude and passion for community service. Fulton has also been recognized as the Crosby Scholars Volunteer of the Year. He also spent 550 hours volunteering with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Monarch and the Ronald McDonald House. " Fulton was presented with the scholarship check and iPad during an awards ceremony on May 0 25 at Parkland. See Scholarship on A9 Black Marines getting Congressional Gold Medal later this month CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT Montford Point Marines will receive thl Congressional Gold Medal driring a Washington, n r r?wnnnv nn Iiinp Oy^rall, 19,168 African American Marines received training at Montford Point, which is in New River, N.C., between 1942 and 1949. Many of the Marines trained there par ticipated in the Pacific Theatre Campaign of World War II, distin guishing themselves by acts of great valor. Today, there are a little more than 400 sur viving members, all of whom will receive an invitation to the ceremo ny. "I am plaftvl that thf? Montford Pbint Marines will at long last receive their Congressional Gold Medals and recognition they deserve," said U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, the North Carolina Democrat who pushed the legislation that made the Congressional Gold Medal possible. "I feel privileged to have worked with these Marines and to have garnered the support of my colleagues to award these brave men the Congressional Gold Medal The Montfoid Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal was designed and approved by the Montford Pnint Monnn A ee/v>i of irvn ? v/iiii ITIUI IIIV rudvuaiivu, The United States Marine Corps and the U. S. Mint. The original medal will be preserved at the National Museum of the Marine Coips, located just outside of Quantioo Marine Base in Triangle, VA. Bronze duplicates will be available for purchase through the United States Mint. The highest civilian award bestowed by Congress, a Congressional Gold Medal bill reqtires 67 co-sponsors to be consid ered on the Senate floor. Hagan led the bipaitisan push to gamer suppoit anc pass this important legisla tir\n an lima f!r\r tKa \4annd Photo courtesy of Sen Hagan't Office Sen. Hagan poses with Montford Point Marine'Nathaniel James Jr. at a recent Joining Forces rally. \ IIUII 111 I1I1IV IUI 11IV ITIOIIIIl Corps' 236th anniversary on Nov. 10 and Veterans Day on November 11. Hag an introducec the Congressional Gold Medal bill on September 8, 2011 with Senators Richard Bw (R-NC), Richarc Blumenthal (D-CT), Patridc Roberts (R-KS) anc Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) as lead sponsors.
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