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EDUCATION 7H/S WEEK
C^ennls McNeil (I)-and Wlnaton Crlsp(c) were
honored during the 56th annual JCSU Hon
ors Convocation. Joining them is Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society Chapter Advisor,
Mrs. Bessie Ledbetter.
JCSU Honors Its Brightest
Recently, the members of the
Alpha Kappa Sigma chapter of
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
sponsored the Flfty-Fllth Annu
al Honors Convocation on the
campus of Johnson C. Smith
University.
Along with the chapter advis
or, Mrs. Bessie Ledbetter, the
event was presided over by
chapter President Teresa
Childs. The JCSU Honors Con
vocation serves as a day of rec
ognition for those students who
excel, both academically and
socially. In scholarship and ser
vice to the university communi
ty-
Three current members of the
chapter stood out as recipients
of various awards. Glennls
McNeill, a senior English major
who spent last summer at Har
vard University as part of the
Bell South Project, was one of
the standouts. Glennls was hon
ored for her involvement In the
Alpha Chi National Honor Soci
ety, the Alpha Lambda Delta
National Freshman Honor Soci
ety, as well as Alpha Kappa Mu.
She was also honored for being
a Presidential Scholar. The Re-
Idsvllle, North Carolina, native
was also the recipient recently
of the FLrst Annusd JCSU Board
of Visitors Merit Award. Glennls,
who graduated this spring with
a grade point average above 3.8,
served her senior classmates as
Senior Class President.
Teresa Childs, a senior Eng
lish major, who graduated with
Glennls with numerous honors,
was recognized and so honored
as President of both Alpha Kap
pa Mu and Sigma Tau Delta
Honor societies. Teresa Is a
Presidential Scholar and Is the
recipient of the Board of Trus
tees Scholarship. Like Glennls,
Teresa spent last summer at
Harvard University as part of
the Summer Study F*roject and
she, too, was honored as one of
five JCSU Board of Visitors Mer
it Award winners. Teresa Is a
native of Greenwood, South Car
olina, and was Valedictorian for
the Class of 1989.
Winston Crisp, who received
his degree in History, was hon
ored at the 55th Annual Honors
Convocation as President of Al
pha Chi and PI Gamma Mu In
ternational Social Science Hon
or societies, and for being a
member of Alpha Kappa Mu and
Alpha Lambda Delta. Winston Is
also a Presidential Scholar and
recently received Awards of
Merit for services rendered to
both Student Government and
the JCSU Honors College. Wins
ton has been admitted to the
Law School at the University of
North Carolina on full fellow
ship and also at Harvard Uni
versity Law School. He was re
cently notified that he scored at
the 97th percentile nationally
on the LSAT. Winston, Glennls
and Teresa are all members of
Who's Who In American Univer
sities and Colleges.
Educator: Fund Programs For At-Risk
WASHINGTON, DC - A federal
government report said recently
that the nation's public schools
are stagnating.
And the National Education
Association agrees.
But the federal government Is
one of the ma
jor reasons
why our
schools are
not getting
better, says
NEA President
Mary Hatwood
Futrell.
Why?
Because
over the past
Futrell eight years,
Futrell points out, federal edu
cation programs have been cut
to the bone leaving millions of
at-rlsk children out In the cold.
For the sixth straight year, the
Department of Education's
"State of Eklucatlon Performance
Charts" show no significant
gains In student achievement or
In the conditions of America's
schools. "While we are deeply
disappointed, we are not sur
prise," notes F\itrell.
"It Is sad to hear the same rhe
toric that 'money alone Is not
the answer.'" says Futrell. "If we
are calling for Improved perfor
mance, then we are all going to
have to accept the responsibili
ty of Identlljdng the fiscfd and
physical resources necessaiy to
turn things around."
A recent NEA report disclosed
a need for an extra $10 billion in
federal education spending to
counter a shocking erosion In
federal programs serving at-rlsk
children.
Adds F\rtrell: "It Is no mystery
that after eight years of eroding
federal support for education,
particularly for essential pro
grams targeting our ever grow
ing minority and low-income
populations, we find little
progress In the achievement of
our students. What we are see
ing now Is the direct result of the
educational neglect supported
by the Reagan Administration."
FTitrell notes that substantial
progress In student achieve
ment can only come about
through full funding of key edu
cation Initiatives - like Chapter
1, Head Start, and nutrition —
that give children a solid educa-
I tlon foundation.
'We are all In agreement that
schools need to change," says
Futrell. 'The NEA accepts the
challenge that we need to 'stir
up the education waters in
America.' But the waters must
be stirred In the right direction."
"It Is encouraging to note that
both Secretary Cavazos and
President Bush have a better
understanding of the problems
we need to address to improve
our schools," says F\itrell. "But
they should also have the will
ingness to do whatever It takes
to change the course of educa
tion In America.
"And, yes, Mr. President and Mr.
Secretary, It wUl take additional
fiscal and physical resources to
provide quality and equitable
education for adl the children In
America," says the NEA presi
dent.
Sums up FTitrell, 'The sooner
that we can agree on this matter,
the sooner we can all get to the
task at hand."
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The Greyhound Corporation
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cipients for 1989 are Dorothy
Gantt and Vertonya Perry.
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