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NCNB Chairman McColl Speaks At Johnson C. Smith
Special To The Poet
Hugh McColl Jr., Chairman of
the NCNB Corporation, was Ihe
guest speaker for Johnson C.
Smith University's Board of Vis
itors Distinguished Lecture Ser
ies last week. McColl spoke dur
ing a luncheon meeting in
Grimes Lounge.
NCNB Corporation was recent
ly awarded management of the
41 banks of First Republic Cor
poration of Texas by the FDIC.
McColl spoke about that dra
matic acquisition, among other
things.
Recently, McColl has taken to
speaking out on the status of
Charlotte Mecklenburg's public
schools. Several times he has
voiced his opinions on this mat
ter, agreeing with a report by the
Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce that stated there should
be more Involvement and sup
port for education from busi
nesses in the area.
At Johnson C. Smith, McColl
took the opportunity to discuss
at length his opinions about ed
ucation and the future of schools
in the southern region.
He began his lecture with a per
sonal anecdote that spoke to the
economic expansion of the
south. McColl related, "In the
past, a southerner's search for a
better life meant packing up and
heading north. When it came
time for college and career, I did
exactly that. 1 left home in Ben-
nettsvllle. South Carolina and
Journeyed north, all the way to
North Carolina. As I like to say.
I came 12 miles north and 88
miles west.
Over the years, McColl contin
ued, "clearfy we've made tremen
dous strides. It really doesn't
take an MBA from Harvard to
figure out that the economic
growth of the region has been a
catalyst of growth for NCNB. All
elements of our inner structure
rank among the very best in the
country. Without question, we
are certainly above average in
every category.
"That is, all except one,"
McColl pointed out. "In our
march toward prosperity, we
have quite frankly overstepped
our schools.
'We've aU got to wake up to the
fact that the crisis in our
schools is paving the way for Ihe
crisis in our communities,"
McColl stressed to the audience.
'That's why dealing with this
crisis is the obligation of every
member of the community, not
just the teachers and adminis
trators. As the saying goes, If
you're not part of the solution,
then you're part of the problem."
McColl went on to lament the
status of education today, par
ticularly as It pertains to how we
regard teaching professionals,
'"reaching Is one career that I
can think of where you get abso
lutely no rewards for doing a
great Job and no punishment for
an inferior performance," he
said.
Stressing the Importance of
education in preparation for the
modem workplace, McColl ex
plained, "Careers will consist of
sbc or seven Job changes within
a working lifetime and educa
tion will be a lifelong process of
training and retraining.
"Simply put, the process for
the uneducated are dismal.
In moving forward, McColl ad
monished the audience, con
cluding, "for too long, we've
bashed educators for the failure
of our schools. The fact Is we are
all guilty for the Inadequacies of
our system. Progress never
comes from pointing fingers and
passing the buck.
'We all have a role to play In
improving the current state of
our schools."
Formed In 1978, the JCSU
Board of Visitors has been a ma-
Julian Bond To
Speak At Smith
Sunday, Jan. 29
Johnson C. Smith University's
Lyceum Committee recently an
nounced Its Program of Events
for 1989. Some of the highlights
Include speaking engagements
with Tony Brown, Dr. Alvin
Poulssant and Julian Bond.
The JCSU Lyceum Committee
was established to develop and
bring to the campus, a whole
some program of cultural and
educational events and speak
ers. The programs are open to
the public and will be held on
the JCSU campus.
The Lyceum Committee has
scheduled for early 1989 the fol
lowing programs and speakers.
Julian Bond - activist/
politician: January 29, 7 p.m.
Ron HarrlU - First Union Vice
President: February 9, Universi
ty Chapel.
Kelly Alexander Jr. - N.C.
President, NAACP, February 23.
Dr. Alvin Poulssant - Psychia
try Professor at Harvard; con
sultant for THE COSBY SHOW,
March 1.
Opera Carolina - March 26.
Tony Brown - Host of TONY
BROWN'S JOURNAL; black
spokesman and expert on the
television Industry, March 29.
Charlotte community.
The Distinguished Lecture Ser
ies developed and produced by
the Program Committee of the
Board of Visitors. Chairman of
that committee Is Terry Brode
rick, Senior Vice President, Roy
al Insurance.
Committee members Include
James G. Babb Jr., Executive
Vice President, Jefferson Pilot
Communications: Cy N. Baha-
kcl. President, Bahakel Televi
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Principal. Gantt Huberman As
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Queens College and John A. Tate
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