From Case Western Reserve
Ms. Amos Receives The J.D. Dearree
Gena Renee Amos, a native Char
lottean, a 1977 graduate of Inde
pendence High School, and a 1981
graduate of the University of Pitts
burgh, received the J.D. degree
from the Case Western Reserve
University School of Law in Cleve
land, Ohio.
For the first time in 15 years, the
law school graduates participated in
two commencement ceremonies. A
university-wide ceremony was held
in the Case Quadrangle and a pri
vate law school ceremony was held
at Severance Hall at 11 a m.
During her three years at Case,
Ms. Amos participated in various
extracurricular activities. She
served as a student member of the
law school Admissions Committee,
where her main responsibility in
cluded reading the admissions files
of prospective applicants for the
class of 1989. As the only minority
student member of the committee,
she read all of the incoming minority
files and made recommendations
concerning minority enrollment to
the head of admissions.
Said Ms. Amos, ‘‘I took this po
sition very seriously because it is
essential for the presence of mi
nority students to become more
visible. It is also extremely im
portant for minority students to
., have a support system because it
helps to make the rigors of law
-school somcwhat marft hgnrahlt. Of
approximately 244 students, there
were only three blacks in my class,
and I would have appreciated the
benefit of a minority support sys
tem.”
Gena Renee Amoa
.Law school graduate
For two years, Ms. Amos also
served as the treasurer of the
Black Law Students Association
(BLSA) This year the Case Chapter
of BLSA hosted the Midwest Re
gional Convention, and Ms. Amos
served as convention chairperson.
Some of the activities held during
the three-day convention included
various workshops on topics such as
the conservative trend of the Su
preme Court, the situation in South
Africa, tips on taking the bar,• and
-alternative jnh opportunity for at
tomeys. The keynote speaker at the
luncheon was Judge Carl Stokes, a
former mayor of Cleveland. Judge
William Booth, head of the Ame
rican Committee on Africa, was the
Gantt Is Far More Than
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as mayor require his presence at
City Hall on Mondays and Fridays.
In addition to the two days each
week, the mayor often attends
breakfast meetings ("You’d be sur
prised how much business gets done
over breakfast.”), luncheons, and
evening sessions, addressing
groups, giving input, or listening to
his constituents.
POLITICAL CHILDREN
| Although he laughingly re
marked, "All of my kids are poli
tical children; they've taken my
political role in stride,” Gantt
makes a point of reserving some
nights and weekends for his family.
As much as possible, 5:30-7 p.m. is
reserved for dinner at home. Con
versations with his wife, Cindy, an
accountant, tend to take place very
early in the morning or late at night.
“We don’t try to take this role too
seriously,” he related. “I have to
remember my top priorities are
God, family, and my professional
undertaking.” -His role as mayor is
important, but "not all-consuming.”
It is this balance that keeps the job
invigorating, he said.
Spending Mondays and Fridays at
City Hall leaves Gantt three days a
week to devote to earning a living.
As a partner of Gantt, Huberman
Associates, an architectural firm in
Charlotte, Gantt asserted, “The only
thing I love better” than the mayor’s
position “is architecture.” In truth,
there is much common ground be
tween the two. In addition to the
designing and buildiig in the ab
stract sense that is involved in
making a city a good place to live,
knowledge of the physical require
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merits, such as roads, buildings,
etc., and the ability To 'visualize
mean that an architect brings prac
tical assets to the job of mayor.
Gantt, the only elected mayor in the
country who is an architect, has
been asked to speak to a gathering of
architects in San Francisco next
week. “Maybe architects are na
turals at organizing, developing, and
building cities,” the mayor reflect
ed.
It has been widely assumed that
Mayor Gantt will seek another term
of office, although he as yet has
made no announcement to that ef
fect. With his obvious love for the
job and the zest with which he has
tackled it, it is probably safe to
assume that he will run again. When
will the mayor announce his Inten
tions? Smiling, he replied, “Before it
gets too hot this summer.” With the
weather Charlotte’s been having, his
announcement could come any day.
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keynote speaker at the convention
banquet. The highlight of the con
vention was the Frederick Douglass
Moot Court Competition, a compe
tition where students are given the
opportunity to display their oral J
advocacy skills before judges and
attorneys. The best team won an
award and advanced to the national
competition that was held in San
Francisco this year. Ms. Amos was a
delegate to the national convention
in San Francisco.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin 0. Amos and the grand
daughter of Mrs. Lizzie C. Peace.
Ms. Amos' future plans include
taking the Virginia Bar Examina
tion in July and practicing law in the
Tidewater area of Virginia.
John White Award
Mary Hicklin won the first John
White Photography Award for stu
dents at Central Piedmont Com
munity College.
Hicklin’s photo essay, "Bed
room to Boardroom,” was chosen
for the honor at the CPCC Art
Division Student Art Show at Queens
Gallery. The award includes a $200
prize donated this year by First
Union Bank.
The award was established in
honor of 1982 Pulitzer Prize-win
ning photographer John White, a
graduate of CPCC who decided on a
^careeFlrTphotographyrarThe en
couragement of a CPCC instructor.
Receiving honorable mention
awards of $50 each were Sydney
Chamley for her photo essay titled
“Special Olympics - Special Love”
and Raymond Grubb for an untitled
series of photographs on a mime in
action.
Judges from CPCC’s Art Divi
sion, The Charlotte Observer, and
The Charlotte News made their
— selections baaed on visual impart
continuity, technical quality, and
presentation.
Contributions for future awards
will come from Eastman Kodak and
Colorcraft Corp. of Charlotte.
^he art show, including the photo
essays, will continue through May 31
at the Queens Gallery on The Plaza
and McClintock.
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