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Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind
(WSIFB) has announced the appointment of
Will Spivey as senior VP of Marketing and
Business Affairs.
Spivey will be
responsible for IFB's
marketing operations,
sales and new business
initiatives. Prior to
joining WSIFB, Spivey
spent 20 years provid
ing marketing and strat
egy services to a wide
array of clients. He
founded Maxim Direct,
Inc., in 1999, which
merged with Irone
Advertising in 2006.
WSEFB also announced four new members
to its Board of Directors for the 2013 Board
Year. They are: Greg Anderson of BB&T;
Karen Carey of Womble Carlyle Sandridge &
Rice PLLC; Rusty Davis of Caterpillar, and
Charles Pine of the IFB-Asheville Advisory
Council. County Commissioner David Plyler,
of Truth Broadcasting, is the new chairman.
Mike Faircloth of Hanesbrands Inc. is the vice
board chair.
BB&T unveils A&T
school spirit branch
BB&T changed its color scheme from its
traditional "bankers burgundy" to North
Carolina A&T State University's gold and
Aggie blue at the 915 E. Bessemer Ave., finan
cial center in Greensboro.
BB&T unveiled the new Aggie School
Spirit branch on Nov. 15. The financial center
prominently features the school colors, images
of the mascot and photos of N.C. A&T, creat
ing a college-themed banking experience. In
addition, the ATM machine is wrapped in
Aggie colors. BB&T now has 10 "school spir
it" branches, including one devoted to
Winston-Salem State University on New
Walkertown Road in Winston-Salem.
Foundation donates
to Sandy relief
Reynolds American Inc. announced thai the
Reynolds American Foundation will donate
$140,000 to the American Red Cross to help
provide relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy,
which hit the east coast of the United States.
Recovery efforts continue in the areas
affected by the storm and all seven chapters of
the Heart of Carolina Region of the Red Cross
in North Carolina have been busy helping
deploy more volunteers to the impacted areas,
as well as asking for financial support for the
relief effort.
"Our thoughts are with the folks who are
having to endure such hardships as a result of
the devastating storm," said John S. (Tripp)
Wilson, president of the Reynolds American
Foundation. "Our hope is that this donation
will support continued relief efforts for the
people and communities affected by Hurricane
Sandy."
The Reynolds American Foundation is a
non-profit corporation, established as a
501(cX3) tax-exempt private foundation, that
administers certain charitable and educational
giving programs on behalf of Reynolds
American Inc., its operating companies and
their employees.
K'ville chief named
to LGFCU Council
The Local Government Federal Credit
Union (LGFCU) has announced that Kenneth
Gamble has joined its Western Piedmont
Advisory Council, which comprises Davidson,
Forsyth and Stokes counties.
LGFCU says that Gamble, chief of the
Kernersville Police
Department, will be an
integral part of the
credit union's volun
teer-driven initiative
not only to educate peo
ple on the
benefits of credit union
membership, but also to
relay feedback to die
board of directors
regarding
available/potentially
available products and services, delivery of
service and member needs
Advisory council members, who
represent die philosophical character of the
credit union and contribute their time without
compensation, function as LGFCU's eyes and
ears throughout die state, serving as liaisons
between credit union members and non-mem
bers and LGFCU management
LGFCU serves North Carolina's local gov
ernment employees, elected/appointed offi
cials, volunteers and their families The $1.2
billion federally chartered credit union is a
cooperative of more than 217,000 members
associated with various facets of local govern
ment in North Carolina's 100 counties and 546
cities, towns and villages.
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Wake Forest
honored for
diversity push
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Wake Forest University has
received a Higher Education
Excellence in Diversity (HEED)
award from INSIGHT Into
Diversity magazine.
The awards honor U.S. col
leges and universities that demon
strate an outstanding commit
ment to diversity and inclusion.
The magazine announced the 48
recipients of the new HEED
awards on its
web site on
Nov. 13 and
will feature
the winners
in the
December
2012 issue.
Award
recipients
were select
ed based on
their institu
tion's exemplary diversity and
inclusion initiatives and the
"institution's level of success
with regard to diversity and inclu
sion among its students, suppli
ers, faculty and administrative
staffs."
In addition to diversity efforts
related to gender, race and ethnic
ity, schools were evaluated on ini
tiatives related to veterans, people
with disabilities and members of
the LGBT community.
"On behalf of the Office of
Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership Team, it is an honor to
receive this distinction for the
work we do to weave diversity
and inclusion into the fabric of
our institutional culture," said
Barbee Oakes, assistant provost
for diversity and inclusion.
"From senior administration
to facilities and campus services
employees, we believe respecting
others, embracing diversity, and
valuing difference is essential.
We are very pleased INSIGHT
Into Diversity magazine acknowl
edges our commitment across die
university."
Earlier this year, Oakes was
named one of "25 Women
Making a Difference" by Diverse
Issues in Higher Education.
"We hope the HEED award
serves as a reminder that diversity
and inclusion must remain priori
ties in the 21st century higher
education landscape," said
Lenore Pearstein, publisher of
INSIGHT Into Diversity maga
zine. "Every college and univer
sity should recognize the impor
tance of diversity and inclusion as
being part of their everyday life
on campus."
Over the last 40 years,
INSIGHT Into Diversity has
established itself as the largest
diversity magazine and web site
in higher education. The maga
zine's decades of experience in
recruiting employees from all
underrepresented groups has
earned it a reputation in higher
education, business and govern
ment for finding the most
dynamic talent in every field.
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Lewis is biscuit-making champ
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Sonya Lewis is the undisputed master of
whipping up biscuits.
Lewis, a team trainer at die Bojangles'
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been named cham
pion of this year's
Bojangles' Master
Biscuit Maker
Challenge. The
annual competi
tion puts the com
pany's focus on
one of its greatest
passions: deli
cious, made-from
scratch, buttermilk
biscuits.
During the past
three months, ,
Bojangles'
employees from
more than 530 locations have battled for the
title through store-, area- and regional-level
challenges. The finals were held earlier this
month in Charlotte.
Bojangles' officials says that making the
perfect biscuit is no easy feat. Even the most
passionate Bojangles' fans are unlikely to
realize the hard work and precision that goes
into it. Every step must be completed correct
ly and in die right order to yield the perfect
batch of biscuits, say company officials.
At each level of the challenge. Master
Biscuit Maker judges took into account each
aspect of fte biscuit-baking process. Before
even putting their biscuits in the oven, con
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complete a 15-step
mixing process, 18
step rolling process
and 11-step cutting
process Once bis
cuits are baked to
golden perfection,
they are judged not
only on taste, but
also color, height
and diameter.
As a recipient of
the 2012 Master
Biscuit Maker Title,
Lewis earned a
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plaque and, perhaps
most importantly.
bragging rights.
"We're grateful for all members of the
Bojangles* family who work hard each day to
ensure our customers are served the best-tast
ing buttermilk biscuits and hand-breaded
chicken available," said Bojangles' President
and CEO Randy Kibler. "We are especially
proud to have teammates who possess the
dedication and drive that our Master Biscuit
Maker competitors exhibited throughout this
year's competition."
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Sonya Lewis poses with her trophy.
Sealing the Deal
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North Carolina A AT State University Chancellor Harold Martin Sr. (seated left)
shakes hands with Randolph Community College President Robert Shackle ford after
the two signed an agreement for A AT State University to offer a bachelor's degree
through the University Center of Randolph County. Looking on are (from left) Dr.
Sherry Abernathy,AAT assistant dean for student success; Dr. Clay Gloster, chair of
AAT's Electronics, Computer and Information Technology Department and interim
associate dean of the School of Technology; and Dr. Ben Obinero Uwakweh, dean of
AAT's School of Technology.
Fund to hold Annual Luncheon
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Michele Ozumba, president and CEO
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Women's Fund of Winston
Salem Seventh Annual
Luncheon later this month.
The San Francisco
based Women's Funding
Network connects and
strengthens more than 160
organizations around the
world that fund programs
that offer solutions for
women Collectively, the
Network's members invest
$65 million annually in
women and girls worldwide
and have more than $535
million in working assets.
Ozumba joined the
Network in May 2011 after serving for 10
years as president and CEO of the Georgia
Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy
Prevention (G-CAPP). From 1995-1999,
she served as the director of the Office of
Adolescent Health at the Georgia Division
of Public Health. Her background also
includes 12 years as a lecturer in Urban
Planning at the University of Nigeria. She
was a co-invcstigator in the
first national study on
child abuse in Nigeria,
which led to the creation of
regional reporting centers
funded by the Ford
Foundation.
The Annual Luncheon
will be held at the Benton
Convention Center from
noon - 1:30 p.m. on
Wednesday. Nov. 28. WXII
Anchorwoman Wanda
Starke will serve as the
emcee.
The goal of the
Women's Fund of
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improve the economic and
social well-being of women and girls in
Forsyth County by supporting projects that
bring about social change?changes in the
knowledge, attitudes, thinking and prac
tices of individuals, groups of individuals,
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National honor for WSSU business school
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The School of Business and Economics at
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has
received the Visionary Award for 2012 from the
Society for Financial Education and
Professional Development.
The award recognizes individuals and organ
izations that use a holistic approach to enhanc
ing the financial and professional growth of
individuals. It was presented at the recent fifth
Annual Financial Literacy Leadership
Conference in Washington, D.C.
Four students accepted the award on behalf
of WSSU: Dianna McCollum and Garrard
Taylor, finance students, Bryant Clinton from
accounting and Vanity Oakes from marketing.
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