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A magazine from Johnson C. Smith University 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 President Vice President Institutional Advancement Joy Paige Executive Editor Ronald L. Carter, Ph.D.
Sherri Belfield Editors Jennifer K. Gaskins | Vashti Crowell Managing Editor Contributing Writers Kate Marcus Lamont Hinson | Melissa Davis Photographers Jennifer K. Gaskins | Jonathan Keitt | Kate Marcus Published annually by University Communications and Marketing for alumni and friends of JCSU. Johnson C. Smith University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Johnson C. Smith University.
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our campus continued on its trajectory of radical transformation, one that has become increasingly critical to our future as a private liberal arts university.
Since we embarked on this path toward becoming a new urban university, we have made tough decisions, designed creative solutions, rethought business processes and tested prototypes. The cover story in this Bulletin illustrates how disruptive change on campus is not only for our own benefit. It also transcends into our community in positive ways. Thanks to funding from government sources and support from corporate, private and alumni donors, these and other initiatives are addressing some of the critical economic, socio-political and educational issues impacting Charlotte’s future.
Initiatives taking place at the HealthPlex and Sustainability Village are succeeding in building healthy assets in Charlotte’s Northwest Corridor while providing students with applied research opportunities. Likewise, partnerships with our local schools seek to bolster parental engagement and college readiness for students, which will help improve the quality of public education and the quality of life in the Corridor. On a national scale, one of the most pressing issues pertains to college access. I am pleased to report that the gap scholarship established in 2012 has helped to retain hundreds of students facing financial barriers over the past year.
And, thanks to a major corporate partner, a new College-to-Career student employment program launched this fall will help students learn and earn as they prepare for the workforce. These are just a few of the ways JCSU is living its mission as a new urban University with a public purpose that demands thought, growth and change in every community it touches and in every academic endeavor. The University is gaining recognition at national conferences and by major foundations as it serves as a model for change among private liberal arts universities. Through productive partnerships and financial support, we will continue to transform big dreams into reality. On behalf of the JCSU family, I wish to thank the more than 1,700 donors who contributed $118 million to advance our mission. I encourage you to refer to the enclosed Donor Report, which lists all donors during the 2013-1014 fiscal year.
I am also proud to announce that our Comprehensive Campaign, “Tomorrow is what WE make it,” passed the $100 million mark to move us closer to our $150 million goal. This milestone represents confidence in JCSU’s ability to graduate students who are prepared to solve tough problems and affect change locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Solving such problems requires radical transformation of the way our nation perceives, supports and values education. It is often through difficulty that we find the most creative solutions. I am reminded of the quote, “Life isn’t about how we survive the storm, but how we dance in the rain.” I invite you to dance with us as we work diligently to turn challenges into opportunities for our students, our JCSU family and the communities we serve.
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As an independent new urban University with a public purpose, JCSU remains committed to graduating students with a liberal arts and professional education that prepares them to use their knowledge, skills, values and ethics to solve tough problems at all system levels in the city, state, nation and the world. This cover story of the Bulletin highlights JCSU’s educational and economic impact in Charlotte as a change agent working with public and private organizations. JCSU is disrupting the norm in a positive way to innovate and educate in ways that will impact and sustain Charlotte so it has a brighter future for all residents.
From an economic standpoint, JCSU is a significant driver, with an operating budget of $45 million. The University ranks in the top 20 percent among corporate engines.
As an example, the University played a role in relocating the CIAA headquarters to the city and keeping the tournament in Charlotte, a decision that will have significant economic, cultural and social impact for the next six years. In 2013 alone, the CIAA generated $29.86 million in direct spending and $47.17 million in economic impact. “We are especially grateful for his (Dr. Ronald L.
Carter’s) role in helping to secure the long-term commitment of the CIAA basketball tournament to Charlotte and the relocation of the CIAA headquarters to our city,” said Charlotte Chamber President and CEO Bob Morgan.
Noting Dr. Ronald L. Carter’s contribution to the CIAA as a board member and chair of its finance committee, CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams said his involvement locally “has been and will continue to be instrumental to the CIAA’s agreement for the next six years in Charlotte.” She said the partnership with JCSU embraces the CIAA tradition and leadership while recognizing the value and new opportunities of economic growth the CIAA brings to this area. “Like all of our institutions, JCSU has been truly engaged as a key partner with the city of Charlotte to enhance the vitality and economic opportunities within the city. The relationship with the city is whole and genuine as it supports the mission of the University.” The addition of Burger King on campus is another demonstration of the University’s commitment to providing local citizens and students more food options and employment opportunities. Perkins Management Services operates the new restaurant, which is open to the community. The company also opened Laurene’s Too, a southern style restaurant, on campus. “We are excited about the future and the many great things we have in store for the campus and the community,” said Nicholas Perkins, chairman, president and CEO of Perkins Management Services.
— Jacqie McWilliams, CIAA Commissioner
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The University’s new public leadership program is giving voice to the citizens in the Northwest Corridor. They were heard loud and clear at a leadership forum and through a citizens’ survey in partnership with the Indaba, a community forum representing over 30 neighborhoods. More than 100 citizens communicated their issues of concern at the forum in Biddle Hall in August 2013 before 17 local and regional political candidates. The forum coincided with a leadership survey of over 1,000 residents conducted by JCSU faculty and students titled “Giving Voice to the Northwest Corridor.” Citizens aired their concerns about economic growth, crime and education, all vital issues to the Corridor’s future.
“The leadership forum helped the community prepare for upcoming elections by engaging, educating and empowering residents to get more involved in recruiting leaders while providing candidates with information,” said Dr. Bryan Patterson, visiting assistant professor of the JCSU public leadership program. As a point of pride on the rich history of the area, a video was produced by JCSU student Zwelabo Mandela ’15, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela.
It may be viewed at: http://youtu.be/DhK9l6FFfVo. “We are heavily invested in the Northwest Corridor,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter. “The overall purpose of our public leadership program is to help future leaders focus on matters that affect the quality of life and build up our assets as we work together to create a vibrant community.” The Public leadership is an academic program focused on applied research. Since the spring of 2013, five new academic courses and a student leadership certificate program have been added to the curriculum. The program intends to produce a new generation of leaders who are civic-minded critical thinkers, invested in transformational change to improve local, national and global communities. “Through this academic program and community engagement activities, JCSU has begun to prepare our leaders for the new roles they will play in our evolving society,” said Patterson. “Since population demographics have shifted and global trade has increased, change is imminent in our corporate, government and service sectors.”
As a University with a commitment to community and service, JCSU must look beyond its gates and implement strategies that enhance the quality of life for residents of Charlotte’s West End. One way is to become a keeper of the stories that preserve the rich and vibrant history of Charlotte’s Northwest Corridor and cast light on social, political, economic and academic issues that continue to plague the community.
Such information has been collected in a new book, “Let There Be Light.” The anthology offers a voyeuristic view of the community through a more expansive and meaningful lens as the community’s citizens struggle to achieve unity and become a powerful force in the shaping of their future.
“It’s imperative that individual accounts and collective greatness of those most intimate with this segment of our community be honored, shared and presented,” said Dr. Diane Bowles, vice president of Government Sponsored Programs and Applied Research at JCSU and executive director of the Smith Institute for Applied Research. “This exceptional inaugural volume demonstrates our commitment to offer support, service and leadership to Charlotte’s Northwest Corridor.”
— Dr. Bryan Patterson, visiting assistant professor of public leadership
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— Dr. Heath Morrison, Superintendent of CMS
Written by more than a dozen contributing writers, Dr. Tom Hanchett takes the reader on a guided tour of the Corridor while Mary Curtis highlights five of Charlotte’s most heroic African-American women. In another chapter, reporter Eric Frazier describes how economic segregation directly impacts the quality of education in the area’s public schools.
What factors contribute to the parent-school relationship that leads to student success? The second annual MayFest at Reid Park Academy provided a research opportunity to answer this question. In partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), JCSU’s research team collected valuable data on family, school and community engagement that will help educators make improvements at the school and throughout the Northwest Corridor.
Results of the project led by JCSU faculty researcher Dr. Ruth Greene under the auspices of the Smith Institute for Applied Research, will be presented to CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison, Dr. Ronald Carter, CMS Assistant Superintendent LaTarzja Henry and Principal James T. Garvin. The project is part of a larger goal of the Indaba, a group of citizens in the West End, who are working with JCSU to create an open dialogue with schools, administrators and teachers to improve educational outcomes of youth in the Northwest Corridor. A parental engagement initiative by the Smith Institute for Applied Research delved deeper into the issue by commissioning a study by the Education Development Center. It also hosted a professional development session with CMS teachers, family engagement staff and JCSU research staff on how to become more receptive to parental engagement.
“Parental and family engagement is an area where collaboration between schools, parents, students and the community is essential for success,” said Dr. Heath Morrison, superintendent of CMS. “The study done by the Smith Institute’s Center for Applied Research on engagement in the Northwest Corridor offers us several opportunities to
strengthen our engagement with the parents and students on Charlotte’s West Side.” Since age 14, after doctors cured his father of kidney cancer, Luis Dominguez ’16 had aspired to go to college to become a doctor. But he became discouraged when, as an undocumented student, he could not receive federal aid or apply for scholarships despite his good grades. “Everything changed when I was offered the James B. Duke Scholarship here at Johnson C. Smith University,” said Dominguez, now going into his junior year as a chemistry and biology major. He joins more than 80 Hispanic and Latino students at JCSU representing ten countries. The University began working with the Latin American Chamber of Commerce and other local organizations to create educational opportunities for this underserved population in 2009. With cumulative GPAs of 3.23, these students are highly motivated to find their path to a successful future. The Latino community has taken note of the University’s mission and the partnership continues to flourish. “Dr. Carter and JCSU have had the courage and 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 5

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— Astrid Chirinos, President Latin American Chamber of Commerce
— Clayton M. Christensen, author “Disrupting Class”
For Angelica Valencia of Cary, N.C., attending camp for a week at JCSU was a life-changing experience that taught her to accept her past and decide what she wanted for her future. She joined 25 other high school students at College Bound, a residential camp experience for youths in foster care, those who are wards of the state or have aged out of the system. The free opportunity, funded by a $27,000 grant from the nsoro Educational Foundation and administered by the JCSU Foster Village Network Center, was offered on campus for the first time in June 2014. The campers gathered in the newly renovated George E. Davis House where they worked on creating digital versions of their personal stories using iPod touch devices. According to Cynthia J. Moreland, executive director of the nsoro Foundation, only about two percent of students who grow up in foster care typically attend and finish college.
The University is beating these odds with a 75 percent graduation rate among participants in the Foster Village Network Center’s Guardian Scholars Program. Rachel Boone ’17 is among the more than 20 students served by the Guardian Scholars program. After spending 10 years in the foster care system, she ended up in a situation where she was homeless during her senior year of high school. Her guidance counselor put her in touch with JCSU and she enrolled as a social work major.
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JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:29 AM Page 7 Students who become scholars are empowered to pursue higher education, successfully matriculate and graduate from college. “I see so many grand possibilities as we see these young women and men grow into their dreams and aspirations and make them a reality,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter.
When Cory Carter and Michael McAllister were looking to create a mentoring program for African-American and Latino male teens, they chose to innovate rather than imitate. The result is a unique program that builds technology skills, social acumen and self-esteem. “We didn’t look for other models,” said Carter. “We just looked at what the future looks like and what we can do.” Now in its third year, the Charlotte’s Web technology mentoring program has served 40 students at West Charlotte High School, Bruns Academy and Ranson Middle School. The project is supported financially by Project L.I.F.T.
(Leadership & Investment For Transformation) and the United Negro College Fund.
The nationally recognized program has improved grades and created some technological innovations that rival college-level work. The students recently created automatic blinds that open and close using Raspberry Pi computers and a solar-powered photo cell. “We help them learn people skills and give them an appreciation of IT with the goal of getting them ready for their future,” said Carter.
When Kennedy Charter School held Friends and Family Night in March, the school expected about 300 to attend.
School Superintendent Dr. Frederick Grosse was surprised to see over 500 pack into Grimes Lounge to learn more about the K-12 school’s move to the JCSU campus in fall 2014. There are several benefits to the school’s new location, explained Grosse. For one, the students will be closer to home with greater opportunities for parental involvement.
As part of a campus-based learning environment, they will have access to athletics facilities, support services, the library and more. JCSU has provided space on campus for two other programs affiliated with Kennedy Charter School’s parent organization, Elon Homes and Schools for Children:
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Kid central outpatient behavioral health services, offering mental health diagnosis to the poor
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Community-based Foster Care, serving 12 counties in North Carolina The partnership also will provide a community-based operation for Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services. “JCSU serves as a role model for how to work in the community rather than remain detached as an ivory tower institution,” said Grosse. “Its vision is dynamic, clear and consistent with ours.” Ten percent of the students at Kennedy Charter School are in foster care and 80 to 90 percent receive free or reduced lunch. “This partnership, in conjunction with our own Foster Village Network Center, will help us improve these students’ chances of attending college,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter.
The relationship is intended to be mutually beneficial. In addition to serving its own students, Kennedy Charter School will provide unique learning, internship and employment opportunities for JCSU students. Two JCSU alumni teach at Kennedy Charter School and two of the charter school’s graduates enrolled at JCSU in fall 2013.
— Peggy Eagan, Director Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
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The motorsports industry has a $4 billion economic impact in Charlotte, creating over 18,000 jobs, according to a 2004 study by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. Some of those jobs are generated through the NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine, which trains minority students for pit crew careers. Participants Quinton Gaddy ’14 and Jabari Carney ’14 both jumped at the chance to compete for pit crew opportunities when the Drive for Diversity Combine came to campus last year. They were then selected for the official training program, practicing three days a week with Rev Racing in Concord, N.C., under the direction of pit crew coach Phil Horton, former athletic trainer for the Milwaukee Bucks. Gaddy became what is called a carrier and ended up working six races with the ARCA Truck Series during his first year in the program. “It’s fun and different,” he said of the experience. When the Combine circled back to campus this past year, both students served as instructors, helping other students get a jump start on a career in motorsports.
"The Combine event exposed our students to the career opportunities available in the motor sports industry,” said BerNadette Lawson-Williams, assistant professor of health and human performance. “It was the ultimate experiential learning project for students in our sport facilities and event management class who helped organize the event as part of their assignment. The combination of classroom theory and practical experiences gave them insight into NASCAR as an organization and a brand."
JCSU joined the city’s push to attract and groom entrepreneurs in 2012 by launching Innovo Laboratory at Packard Place, Charlotte’s fledgling business incubator. An initiative of Smith Institute for Applied Research, Innovo aims to connect students to Charlotte’s most successful business and civic leaders to inspire and educate a new generation of entrepreneurs. Innovo Scholars hail from around the world – including Johannesburg, Rwanda, Haiti, Baton Rouge and Brooklyn.
Since its launch, some 20 Innovo Scholars, whose interests range from entertainment management to alternative energy production, have participated in the program. The lab also boldly brings issues that have hindered minority business development to the forefront.
The program has attracted numerous industry leaders eager to engage and even recruit its students. Among them are Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Greg Sizemore, director for the U.S.
Export Assistance Centers of North Carolina; Wesley Mancini, president of Wesley Mancini, Ltd.; and John Boyer, president and CEO of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Innovo Laboratory has hosted brainstorming sessions for the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, as well as participated in a White House panel discussion on entrepreneurial education.
Innovo Scholars are now moving from the classroom to the marketplace. For example, Queen City Forward’s ImpactU, an accelerator program for college-age entrepreneurs, selected Innovo Scholar and dance major Radijah Hudson into its summer 2014 class. The Baton Rouge native is developing a Charlotte dance studio that aims to improve community health. Geoffrey Griffin, a 2013 alumnus of JCSU and Innovo Laboratory, is also participating in the ImpactU accelerator program. The business graduate is developing a digital application that enables students and young adults to better manage their finances.
— Jay Bendis, chairman Queen City Forward
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JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:29 AM Page 9 Students are always looking for opportunities to gain job experience through internships with local, regional and national companies. “Such partnerships offer benefits to both parties,” as Tim Giometti, director of engineering for Genfare, a division of SPX Corporation in Charlotte, observed. Four summer interns were paired with a mentor from his company who helped them transition from a college to corporate environment. “We were able to send them through several key areas in our new product introduction cycle including product management, embedded software coding and quality control," said Giometti of the students. “The students were able to see the full scope of what goes into creating new technologies and what it takes to implement them. We are confident that this experience will better facilitate these highly eager young professionals into areas they find the most interesting. “
In Mecklenburg County, more than 72,000 residents are living in designated food deserts, defined by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture as "urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy and affordable food." The issue hits home for Northwest Corridor residents. Sustainability Village seeks to help solve this tough problem as an urban oasis offering fresh produce. Since opening in 2012, the Village's community garden has yielded 200 pounds of fresh produce. An Evening of Sustainable Dining and Kora Music, celebrating the first annual fish harvest of tilapia grown aquaponically, invited the community to sample healthier dietary fare by Kenyan Chef Njathi Kabui, a provider of locally-grown meals and catering. “Our ability to bring these healthy options to our community is a result of many partnerships with The Duke Endowment, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and the Indaba of the Northwest Corridor,” said Dr. Philip Otienoburu, assistant professor of biology.
Ellison Clary, director of community relations for BCBS of North Carolina, supports the project because it ties into his organization’s goal to support healthy lifestyles, smart nutrition and fighting obesity. “We liked the idea of the urban garden at Sustainability Village from the beginning,” he said. “Not only has it taught students about biology and farming, it also has benefitted various neighborhoods in the Corridor which are classified as food deserts. Everyone seems to be happy with the garden and what Smith is doing… to educate and nurture. “
— Percy Agreras Dastur, author “Disruptive Innovation”
Next door to Sustainability Village stands the HealthPlex, a modern building that houses fitness equipment and instruction rooms for bringing healthy lifestyles to the campus and the community.
One new program has laid the groundwork for healthier eating among the area’s youth. The Seed to Feed sustainable food project offered through the HealthPlex and the James B. Duke Library has taught gardening and the science behind healthy eating to 169 area youth. As part of the program, the University helped build three gardens at the Beatties Ford Road Regional Library as a learning tool. 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 9

JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:29 AM Page 10 “Access to an ample quantity and variety of fruits and vegetables at school, at home and in the community is critical,” said Wellness Director Victor Romano. “It is especially important for school-age children, given that poor dietary habits can linger or worsen into the high school years and adulthood. They need in-depth knowledge of the food system, which can be gained through engagement in activities.” The program measured changes in attitude and behavior.
For example, the number of youth who indicated they consumed junk food every day decreased by 34 percent and unhealthy snacking saw a 70 percent decrease across all grade levels. The program for youth feeds into another initiative: Village HeartBEAT (VHB), which stands for Building Education and Accountability Together. Created by the Mecklenburg County Health Department and implemented in partnership with the HealthPlex, Village HeartBEAT has been an effective tool in promoting awareness of obesity and heart disease among African-American and Hispanic populations. The HealthPlex offers the participants free access to fitness and weight loss programs. Over 200 participants between ages 18 and 82, representing 13 religious faiths accepted the challenge to lower their heart disease risk. In January 2014, they volunteered for a 16-week challenge that included weight management and exercise classes, health coaching and healthy living seminars.
“Many people have struggled for years to change behaviors and reduce their risk factors,” said Cheryl Emanuel, senior manager of Mecklenburg County Health Department. “They need extra lifestyle coaching and support to increase their level of physical activity, but cannot afford a membership fee to a gym. The HealthPlex has been a core component of the VHB program, offering access to a health and wellness facility and its team-oriented staff who can coach them on how to set some realistic personal health goals.” When Carolyn Cooper’s cardiologist recommended the program to her, she found it motivated her to get on the right track of nutrition and exercise. She lost 14 pounds and found the routine exercise regime, along with a low carb diet, gave her more energy. “It did a marvelous job for me,” she said. “My blood sugar is now under control, I am using weights and walking at home.” The concept for the program recently received the Faith & Community Health Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
An historic home at 301 Campus Street once owned by the University’s first Black professor is breathing new life as the administrative hub for the Foster Village Network Center. The center’s Guardian Scholars Program serves youth who have aged out of foster care, those who are homeless, wards of the courts, or orphans. Several community partners provided the resources for the $800,000 restoration of the house, including the Cannon Foundation, Committee To Restore And Preserve Third Ward Inc., Wells Fargo Foundation, Mecklenburg County, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission,
— Gerald Johnson, publisher and CEO The Charlotte Post
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In its study of the Northwest Corridor, the University’s Center for Applied Research and Community Development identified transportation as a critical factor in economic development in the city’s Northwest Corridor. The University took a front seat in the recent campaign to bring the Gold Line to the area by holding a series of town meetings and news conferences on campus. The Gold Line, with funding now approved, will create another sustainable asset as it connects a missing link with the Center City. “Johnson C. Smith University’s commitment to bring the streetcar to Charlotte has been monumental for the success of the CityLYNX Gold Line,” said Carolyn Flowers, chief executive officer for the Charlotte Area Transit System.
“The University’s advocacy and support will provide economic development opportunities for future growth and will further link our community to businesses, education, cultural centers and more. We are grateful to JCSU for working closely to align their objectives with CATS transit system plan. Collaboratively, we will help transform the landscape of the Northwest Corridor and continue to work towards future enhancement for our city as a whole.”
A $25 million mixed-use project funded by public and private partnerships rises above West Trade Street as a symbol of revitalization and collaboration in the Northwest Corridor. The four-story Mosaic Village offers an array of options for students, businesses and residents.
The first three stories of apartment suites are available to JCSU students and the fourth floor’s private-access suites are open to the public for short-term rentals.
The facility, adjacent to a three-story public parking deck, is also home to No Grease! Barber Shop, which opened in 2013 in street-front retail space. The rooftop terrace above the parking deck provides a spectacular view of Charlotte's skyline. The venue is available for weddings and other special events. The building’s colorful design with exterior wall depicting the rich history of the area is adding vibrancy to an area that had been long neglected. It is another sign of revitalization that holds promise for the Queen City.
Those who travel through the I-77 underpass on West Trade Street will notice an unusual display of public art called “Passing Through Light.” Artist Erwin Redl uses LED technology to create a dynamic sequence of light and color to illuminate a gateway for those traveling from Uptown to the West End. It has transformed a dark space into a bright entry point into the district.
The project was made possible through a partnership with JCSU and the Arts and Science Council with funding from Wells Fargo Corporation. Its symbolism is not lost on the University whose motto Sit Lux means “Let There Be Light.” It signifies progress of the past and hope for the future as the University continues its mission of empowering tomorrow’s diverse entrepreneurial citizens and leaders. Mosaic Village 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 Photo by Sean Busher 11

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The Class of 2014 enjoyed their day in the sun on May 10 as the University conferred degrees on 247 men and women during a picture-perfect spring morning. Leading the procession amid the colorful fanfare of African drummers were seven students from Jamaica who earned 4.0 GPAs in the College of STEM. The group included Valedictorian Regina Jones-McPherson and Salutatorian Sana-Kay Whyte.
In addressing her classmates, Jones-McPherson shared her background as a child who grew up selling produce in the marketplace to help support her family. “Poverty was never an excuse for us,” she said. She advised her classmates to “go forward and tell the world to move over and make some room.” During her four years in college, Jones-McPherson adapted to a new environment while learning about civility and inclusion. JCSU afforded her the opportunity to serve as vice president of the International Club and to study abroad in Kenya, Puerto Rico and South Africa. To prepare for her career in medicine, she shadowed doctors and attending physicians at Carolinas Medical Center’s Biddle Point Family Practice and Elizabeth Family Medicine. She plans to attend medical school to become an oncologist.
Salutatorian Sana-Kay Whyte, a first-generation college student from Portland, Jamaica, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and a minor in general biology. She plans to attend the University of Toronto to prepare for medical school. During her studies at JCSU, she readied herself for the intellectual rigor of graduate school by participating in summer research internships and presenting her work at national and local conferences. “I did not succeed because I was smart,” she said. “It was my attitude toward my goals. I always strive to be better than my previous self, no one else.” In his welcome remarks, President Ronald L. Carter said, “There can be no doubt that this is a very important occasion — for JCSU, for everyone assembled here President Ronald L. Carter congratulates graduate Oliver Merino.
today, and especially for the young women and men who have worked so long and hard to earn their degrees.” Speaking to a crowd of over 3,000, Commencement speaker Robert Niblock, chairman and chief executive officer of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., reminded the class that their degree comes with no guarantee. “It does come with a remarkable gift that brings possibility and responsibility,” he said. “It is the gift of opportunity.” Golden Anniversary Class of 1964 takes part in Commencement Exercises during Alumni Reunion Weekend.
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He offered the following advice to students as they enter the next chapter in their lives:
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Choose to do something that matters to people.
Be part of something bigger than yourselves.
Take the things you learned about yourself in college and be that every day.
Niblock drew rounds of applause as he announced a $100,000 donation from Lowe’s Companies, Inc., to support the President’s Gap Scholarship Fund. JCSU Board of Trustees Chairman Monroe Miller presented an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Niblock for helping lift the African-American community through philanthropy. He also awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters to Loretta Jean Webber and the Doctor of Science to her late husband, Dr. Spurgeon W. Webber, for their generous support of the University and for their civic responsibility. In Dr. Webber's honor, JCSU’s new Science Center will include the Webber Family Research Center. Joining the graduates were 41 distinguished alumni from the Class of 1964 proudly wearing gold robes to commemorate their 50th reunion. Among the notables were past president of JCSU and Shaw University Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy and renowned cardiologist Dr. Boisey O. Barnes.
The graduates left the stadium with families and friends to continue their journey, some heading to jobs in industries ranging from banking and teaching to healthcare. Others have been accepted at nationally competitive graduate schools. Correll Kennedy of Chester, S.C., a social studies and secondary education major, is headed to Wake Forest School of Law. His classmate, Horane Hogate of Jamaica, a psychology research scholar, will begin a research fellowship in the Ph.D. program at Purdue University. No matter where their journeys take them next, JCSU will always be home for the Class of 2014.. As he officially inducted the class into the National Alumni Association, President Grover Smith ’70 said, “You are our newest ambassadors for JCSU. Let your careers, actions and service to your communities be a shining example for other young men and women to follow your path to Johnson C.
Smith University – the educational institution that has prepared you for global leadership.” Metropolitan College students stand proudly in the processional into Irwin Belk Complex.
Members of the Class of 2014 enjoy the spotlight.
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L to R: Chairman (BOT) Monroe Miller; Commissioner Trevor M. Fuller, Chairman, Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners; Dr. Helen Caldwell, Dean, College of Professional Studies; Dr. Ronald L. Carter, President, JCSU; Dr. Lynn Weis, Chairman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark Commission 14 F E A T u R E S

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Like many of the students it now serves, the George E. Davis House has undergone a remarkable transformation of its own. For 55 years, the Queen Anne-style house was the home of Dr. George E. Davis and his wife, two educators who worked hard to provide educational equality for all.
Davis served as the University’s first black professor. His wife, Marie, was a prominent Charlotte public school principal and teacher. Born in Wilmington, N.C., George Davis graduated in 1883 from Biddle University and taught at JCSU for 35 years. He became dean of the faculty in 1905. After retiring in 1920, he became North Carolina’s agent for the Rosenwald Fund, financed by Sears Roebuck President Julius Rosenwald, to build schools for African-Americans.
His work led to the construction of 813 Rosenwald schools across the state, with 26 in Mecklenburg County.
After falling into disrepair for the last 30 years, Davis’ vacant house is now starting a second life as the administrative center for the Foster Village Network at JCSU. The center’s Guardian Scholars program serves students who have been in kinship care arrangements as well as for emancipated youth, wards of the court, orphans and unaccompanied homeless youth. The $800,000 renovation project, led by Andrew Roby General Contractors, was funded by the Cannon Foundation, Committee To Restore And Preserve Third Ward Inc., Wells Fargo Foundation, Mecklenburg County, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, and individual support. “Thanks to the support of neighbors, historians and local preservationists, the restored house serves as an iconic part of the JCSU mission as well as a reminder of two beloved educators newly renovated George E. Davis House.
whose legacy continues to open new possibilities for our youth today,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter, JCSU president. Special features at the Davis House include SMART classrooms, a conference room, offices and plans for a tranquility garden. On display inside the house is a rare collection of African art donated in memory of Hyman and Pearl Polk of Charlotte.
“Given their true spirit of helping those in need in our community, we could not think of a better place to display this art than in this center which will help youth who have aged out of foster care,” said Carter.
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flag are affixed to the beam before it is hoisted to its final destination.
Students sign the beam on the University Plaza for posterity.
JCSU celebrated the building of its new Science Center in March as the final steel beam was hoisted by crane into place atop the four-story building during a Topping Out ceremony. Before the beam was lifted by Messer Construction Co., students, administrators and trustees had an opportunity to sign it for posterity. After the signing, guests attended a luncheon to hear how the new center will benefit students pursuing market-driven fields in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
The University also announced a $1 million contribution from Duke Energy to support scholarships for STEM and business majors. In addition, JCSU’s Center for Renewable Energy will be named after Duke Energy. “Every dollar we contribute to education is an investment in the future of our state,” said Stick Williams, president of the Duke Energy Foundation. “We are proud to support programs that help encourage, engage and excite students about energy, math and science. Our partnership with Johnson C. Smith University is laying the foundation for our future leaders.” “As we build this new center, we are raising the bar in STEM education by delivering market-driven programs in emerging fields such as cyber security, robotics, bioinformatics, analytics and renewable energy,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president. “We thank Duke Energy, The Duke Endowment and our many other donors for helping students in STEM prepare for viable careers that are in high demand.” “We at Messer are very proud to help bring to the community an integral piece of the future of Johnson C.
Smith University,” said Steve Keckeis, Messer Construction Co. vice president and Charlotte region leader. “Building communities has long been a main focus of our company, so not only are we looking to reflect that theme with the finished product – the new Science Center. We’re also aiming to reflect it in the means and processes used throughout the construction process. This project has truly been a community effort thus far, as more than 80 percent of the $23 million in construction costs to date have been contracted to more than 50 Charlotte-area companies.
Additionally, about 29 percent of the contracts to date – a $6.4 million value – have been awarded to Historically Underutilized (HUB) or minority and women-owned businesses (MWBE). We’ve achieved great momentum on this project and look to continue it as we work to make the new Science Center a reflection of this great community.” 16 F E A T u R E S

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The weather was cool, but the food was hot in the tailgating lot during Homecoming 2013. As the smoky smell of charcoal filled the air, hundreds of people enjoyed fellowship, music, dancing and food underneath the colorful tents. For those who dared to put their grilling and frying skills to the test, the heat was on in the competition to reign as king of the grill. JCSU’s Communications and Marketing Department partnered with Coca-Cola to present the first ever MasterBULL Griller contest as part of Homecoming festivities. The contest was open to every cook in the tailgating lot to see who would be the best bull in three categories: burgers, chicken and ribs. Several contestants entered more than one category. Alumni and friends grilled stuffed burgers, ribs with unique blends of spices, and chicken with sauces ranging from hot to sweet as they went head-to-head to see which entry would impress the judges the most. In the end, the competition to be the MasterBULL Griller and titular king of the grill came down to the top bull in each category: Best Burger, Victor Romano; Best Chicken, Carolina Good Times; Best Ribs, Lumber Company Tailgating Crew (LCTC).
The judges awarded the highest score of the day to the ribs cooked by the Lumber Company Tailgating Crew. Several dozen people who were gathered under the crew’s tent erupted in cheers and shouts of “JC…SU!” as the men savored their win. The ecstatic cooks gave each other high fives and hugs before taking a victory walk around the tailgating lot to brag and boast. The Carolina Good Times grillers joined in the victory walk to show off their Best Chicken certificate. In addition to the title of MasterBULL Griller, LCTC received a
Victor Romano, JCSU wellness director won Best Burger for his blue cheese-stuffed creation.
Carolina Good Times tailgating crew took the prize for Best Chicken.
new portable grill and cooler in addition to Coca-Cola branded items. The other Best winners also received Coca Cola items as rewards for their grilling skills. Along with their first place in the chicken category, Carolina Good Times placed second in the ribs category. LCTC placed third in the burger category, and alumnus John R. Gaines ’74 placed third in ribs.
Members of the Lumber Company Tailgating Crew took top honors as well as the prize for Best Ribs at the first-ever MasterBULL Griller Homecoming Grill-Off.
Not only are members of LCTC good cooks, but they are also good men. Proceeds from the tailgating meals sold will benefit their mentoring programs for middle and high school youths. The grill masters of LCTC said they plan to return next year to defend their MasterBULL Griller title.
“We’ve been tailgating at Homecoming for 23 years, and we’ll be back for number 24,” they said. Here’s a message to all grillers: start working on your secret sauce and experimenting with the extra pinch of spice that makes the flavor of your meat zing, so you can challenge the Lumber Company Tailgating Crew for the title of MasterBULL Griller. JCSU extends heartfelt thanks to the following who served as MasterBULL Griller judges: Regina Smith ’95, William Kannady of Coca-Cola, Herb White ‘84 of The Charlotte Post, Glen Burkins of Q City Metro, Jessica “The Girl Next Door” Williams ’04 of Power 98 radio, Delano Little of WBTV, and current student Tobias Whitley. 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 17

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The Charlotte Post has been educating, empowering and enlightening Charlotte’s African-American community for 137 years. Under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Herb White ’84, the news outlet covers issues and excellence in higher education through its coverage of JCSU and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Because of the newspaper’s coverage of issues in higher education, earned White the 2014 Pete Ivey Award from the College News Association of the Carolinas (CNAC). It is the highest honor given by the organization. “This is the first time this distinguished award has recognized a black community publication for its excellence,” said Sherri Belfield, director of communications and marketing for JCSU and CNAC board member. Over the years, The Charlotte Post has featured stories about economic development in Charlotte’s West End, like Mosaic Village. Articles have also focused on the food desert issue and the University’s role in helping address it through projects like Sustainability Village and its community garden. “Such coverage is helpful in supporting the mission of JCSU while highlighting the University's community engagement and leadership,” added Belfield. When presented with the award during JCSU’s annual athletic awards banquet, White said, “As Smith has raised its profile locally, it’s only natural that The Post chronicle its growth. I appreciate the recognition CNAC has given us.” White is also a prolific sports writer, covering college athletics for The Post and The Charlotte Observer. He has helped raise awareness of Golden Bulls sports through stories about student-athletes, coaches, the CIAA and more. “This is a much deserved award for Herb White and The Charlotte Post,” said Steve Joyner '73, JCSU athletics director. “I have watched his growth and development as a journalist since his hiring at The Post because it coincided with my hiring as JCSU’s head men’s basketball coach in 1987. In his coverage of the Charlotte area, Herb has made sure that the West End where JCSU is located was included. We are all very excited that he has been recognized as the 2014 Pete Ivey Award recipient and take great pride in the fact that he is an alumnus of JCSU who remains at his growing edge.” Lamont Hinson, JCSU director of Sports Information, praised White’s consistent coverage of JCSU athletics over the past two decades. “Herb’s quality coverage has been instrumental in providing awareness to the local community and surrounding areas about Johnson C. Smith University athletics programs,” he said.
The CNAC is comprised of media personnel from public and private colleges and universities in North and South Carolina. Members come from a variety of communications backgrounds including media relations, marketing writing, graphics and web design. The Charlotte Post Editor in Chief Herbert White (left) accepts the Pete Ivey Award from JCSU Director of University Communications and Marketing Sherri Belfield.
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JCSU enjoyed the spotlight when the Tom Joyner Foundation named the University its School of the Month in February 2014. The designation, announced on the nationally syndicated “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” came with a fundraising campaign to support the University’s Comprehensive Campaign: “Tomorrow is What We Make It.” The foundation highlights an HBCU each month with the purpose of strengthening the institution’s mission to help keep students in college.
During his radio show, Joyner announced four JCSU students as Hercules Scholars. The scholarship is named after Joyner’s father, the late Hercules Joyner, who was a strong supporter of higher education. To be selected, the student must be a male with a GPA of at least 3.5
and be a leader on campus who is also involved in the community. His career goal must be tied to making a difference in the quality of life for African-Americans.
Austin Jacques ’16, a music performance major; Kwamaine Lane ’15, an information systems engineering major; Aaron Beitia ’15 a visual and performing arts major and Isreal Spencer ’16, a business management major, all received a $1,500 scholarship to offset their college expenses. “The scholarship program has been a great way to recognize young men who are impacting the lives of others every day,” said Lane. “I believe the best way to make a difference in life is by helping communities get back on their feet.
Feeding the homeless and mentoring high school students and college freshmen has humbled me deeply.” The Tom Joyner Foundation (TJF) has made a difference in the lives of more than 29,000 HBCU students since 1998.
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The Huffington Post named JCSU among five HBCUs that have the best sustainability programs as they take “bold steps to preserve the environment and build healthier communities.” The University shares the honor with Spelman College, Paul Quinn College, Virginia State University and Jackson State University, all of which are noted for growing organic foods to improve food safety and for bringing valuable research and support to benefit their students and the world.
The JCSU campus is taking a comprehensive approach to campus wide sustainability while serving as an aggressive partner in Charlotte’s environmental preservation efforts.
The campus is home to a community garden and aquaponic system that produces fresh tilapia and vegetables for resale and donation to area food banks. A Center for Renewable Energy is also being built in the new Science Center slated for completion in 2015. JCSU also ranked well among HBCUs, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 edition of the Best Colleges Report. The list includes the top HBCU ranking, which names Johnson C. Smith University 14th out of 70 HBCUs ranked based on tuition, enrollment, retention, graduation rates and college admission test scores.
To qualify for the ranking, an HBCU must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first time students and must be a school that is currently part of the 2014 Best Colleges rankings.
The University is also on U.S. News & World Report’s Short List of top 10 HBCUs with the greatest percentage of alumni giving. The report highlights institutions where more than 12 percent of their alumni donated to the school over a two-year period. JCSU ranks 9th on the list with a 13.5
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Members of the JCSU Concert Choir lent their time and talent to Opera Carolina’s production of the Guisseppe Verdi classic, “Aida.” The JCSU Concert Choir captured the attention of Charlotte’s opera fans in Opera Carolina’s productions of “Aida” and “Rise for Freedom.” Some 40 members of the choir performed in Verdi’s “Aida” at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in October 2013. The opera tells the story of a young princess in ancient Egypt who finds herself torn between loyalty and love. In April, Opera Carolina and JCSU collaborated with On Q Productions and Firebird Arts Alliance to bring “Rise for Freedom,” by Adolphus Hailstork to Biddle Hall. The one-act opera tells the true story of John Parker who, as a freed man in the 1860's in Ripley, Ohio, fought aggressively against slavery as a leader in the Underground Railroad. The JCSU Concert Choir offered a stellar performance as Dr. Shawn-Allyce White, director of choral activities, performed the role of his wife, Miranda Parker.
JCSU appreciates FDY’s 30 years of food service to students, faculty, staff and guests. Over the years, the company has grown with the University, providing dining, catering, vending services and retail concessions for the campus and the community.
Since its founding in 1982 by Floyd D. Young, FDY has expanded operations throughout the Southeast.
The company is recognized as the fourth largest minority-owned company in Mecklenburg County.
Johnson C. Smith University wishes FDY continuous success in providing excellent food service to colleges and businesses in Charlotte and beyond. Floyd Young has taken a personal interest in becoming a generous, steadfast benefactor to JCSU over the years. He is the sole member of the Biddle Giving Society with lifetime commitments to the University totaling more than $535,000 since 2000. The contributions have supported more than 100 JCSU students through the Floyd and Norma Young Annual Scholarship. Mr. Young’s giving fills the critical financial gap needed to ensure students have the means to continue on their educational paths and prepare for their chosen careers. Because of donors like Mr. Young, JCSU is able to fulfill its historic mission of providing an education of excellence for a diverse group of talented and highly motivated students from various ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic backgrounds. The University is deeply grateful for Mr. Young’s investment in the JCSU mission.
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Johnson C. Smith University made national news headlines during the spring 2014 semester when it became the first HBCU in the nation to host the Latin fraternal organization, Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc. “Although we are a new and relatively small Greek organization on this campus, we are dedicated to making positive changes and are passionate about helping the surrounding Charlotte community,” said JCSU student and founding member Francisco Cerrillo ’16. He began the process of bringing the Latin fraternity to campus three years ago with fellow students Omar Cossio ’16, Yerisson Cardenas ’16, Sergio Montesdeoca ’16, Luis Dominguez ’16 and Juan Carlos Hernandez-Campillo ’16. The men are all majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, a common bond that started their idea to form a fraternity.
“One day we were discussing how we wanted to make an impact on the community,” Dominguez told Diverse Issues in Higher Education. “We also wanted to celebrate our heritage and promote Latino culture at the University,” added Cerrillo.
Dean of Student Success Cathy Jones said the new fraternity “really aligns with the University’s vision and mission to create cultural diversity.” The Johnson C. Smith University Colony is the 127th undergraduate entity of Lambda Theta Phi and the fourth in North Carolina. The University enrolled 82 students in the spring 2014 semester who identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic. They represented the countries of Argentina, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El-Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru.
“Because of the growing Latino community, we hope to continue paving the way for future members to break down stereotypes about Latinos and minorities as a whole,” said Cerrillo, an information systems engineering major.
Membership in Lambda Theta Phi is open to all college men who support its values of scholarship, respect for all cultures, community service, and the advancement and fair treatment of Latinos in the United States. “This is by no means an exclusionary organization,” noted Cerillo. “Anyone is welcome to join if they meet the GPA and program requirements for the interest group and maintain strength and resolve during the subsequent induction process. In the North Carolina Sector of Lambda Theta Phi, we have members of Jamaican, Pakistani, French and mixed-race origin, to name a few.” 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 21

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Photo by Chris Jenkins Volunteers from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., TreesCharlotte, Arbor Day Foundation and JCSU planted 31 trees on campus expanding JCSU’s commitment to sustainability.
The University expanded its commitment to sustainability in July 2014 by planting 31 trees with volunteers from TreesCharlotte. The project, funded by Toyota, was sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to kick off its national convention in Charlotte.
The tree planting was the first step in the process to be considered for the 22 Tree Campus USA designation by the Arbor Day Foundation. “Trees contribute greatly to the aesthetic and economic value of our campus,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president. In 2011, the University worked with Bartlett Tree Experts to conduct a tree inventory and identified 915 trees with 66 different species on campus. The inventory estimated a total value of all trees on campus, with values ranging from $46,506 to $69,957. “As an urban university, we are proud to join with our local and national partners in helping to expand Charlotte’s urban forest,” added Carter.
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The University recognized three faculty members for excellence in teaching at the annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards Luncheon in May 2014. Latrelle McAllister, assistant vice president of Human Resources, said “Those who were recognized showed how we 'smash the mold', are 'change agents', and how we as the JCSU Family 'Do not settle!'” The Par Excellence Teaching Award honored Dr. Terza Lima-Neves, assistant professor of political science, for her significant contributions to teaching.
Sit Lux Award – Dr. Matthew DeForrest, interim chair of languages and literature and associate professor of English, in recognition of significant scholarly research and publications during the academic year or highest student evaluation scores. Cato Par Excellence Teaching Award – Dr. Robert Lindsey, assistant professor of health education, for his continuous and personal contributions to teaching. The award comes with a $5,000 cash stipend and financial assistance for professional development opportunities.
Moses S. Belton Distinguished Service Award
– James Saunders, director of student support
Sara Stewart Distinguished Service Award
– Michelle Orr, digitization librarian
Lonnie T. Parker Pinnacle Service Award for Caring
– Judy Jordan, sergeant, JCSU Campus Police
Lonnie T. Parker Pinnacle Service Award for Enterprise
– Lamont Hinson, director of Sports Information
Lonnie T. Parker Pinnacle Service Award for Innovation
– William Watkins, IT security specialist
Lonnie T. Parker Pinnacle Service Award for Quality
– Carol Scott Payne, administrative assistant
Lonnie T. Parker Pinnacle Service Award
for Servant Leadership – Ron Stodghill, assistant professor and director of the Center of Excellence for Diversity, Workforce and Small Business Development in the Smith Institute for Applied Research
Doris Burns, administrative assistant II Lennox Graham, head track and field coach Tanya Greene, tutorial coordinator Pamela Harrell, accounts payable coordinator B. Tawanna Heaggans, residence hall coordinator David Horace, major, JCSU Campus Police Catherine Hurd, dean of Enrollment Services Hasaan Kirkland, associate professor of fine art Joshua Nypaver, web services coordinator Ashley Smith, residence hall coordinator
L to R: Perkins President and CEO, Nicholas Perkins, and JCSU President, Dr. Ronald L. Carter stand shoulder to-shoulder as partners striving to create innovative opportunities in the Northwest Corridor.
Students and community members gathered in recognition of service and opportunity as the University celebrated the opening of the only Burger King on a college campus in North Carolina. Open to the public, the restaurant is operated by Perkins Management Services of Charlotte and is located in the Mary Joyce Taylor Crisp Student Union on campus. The grand opening, which coincided with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, also recognized Dr. King’s message of altruism by including a canned food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. “The addition of Burger King takes us one step closer to helping solve the food desert in the Northwest Corridor,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president. “Adding another public restaurant in the area will also provide jobs for our local citizens and students.” The Burger King at JCSU also boasts the first college campus in the nation to offer Coca-Cola Company’s freestyle proprietary drink fountains.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
honored JCSU with its Presidential Award for Civil Rights and Social Justice during the sorority’s 66th national convention in Charlotte on July 13. Carolyn House Stewart, Esq., international president of AKA, presented the award before an audience of nearly 12,000 to Dr. Ronald L. Carter for the work accomplished through the University’s Foster Village Network Center. The center administers the Guardian Scholars Program, which offers college access support to youth who are phasing out of the foster care system. “The comprehensive support services we can offer to these students significantly increases their chances of succeeding in college and in life,” said Dr. Helen Caldwell, dean of the College of Professional Studies. “It is a fact that too often these students lack the support, confidence and resources needed to pursue education beyond high school,” added Patricia Newell, director of the Foster Village Network Center, noting the program also serves youth President Ronald L. Carter accepts the Presidential Award for Civil Rights and Social Justice from Carolyn House Stewart, Esq., international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
who spent time in kinship care, experienced homelessness during high school or were in a legal guardianship arrangement. During the awards ceremony, JCSU shared the stage with several notables including Anthony Hamilton, Grammy Award winning singer, who received the Presidential Award for Emerging Young Leaders for his work to raise awareness of the growing number of African-American children in the foster care system. “I am so appreciative to the AKA’s for honoring us with their Presidential Award during their 66th National Convention,” said Caldwell. “Words cannot express the impact JCSU’s foster care initiative continues to have on the larger community.”
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Nine students and three residence hall coordinators from JCSU have been trained to serve as mentors in the Transitional Aftercare Network (TAN), a developmental program for inmates returning to society after incarceration. Mentoring will be provided to minimum custody inmates who are soon to be released or who are already on work release jobs. Developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Adult Correction/ Prisons, TAN helps train organizations such as churches and agencies to guide inmates as they transition back to their communities after incarceration to reduce recidivism. This program will be the first of its kind on a college campus. The program at JCSU is led by adjunct chaplain Khalil Akbar with help from student and faculty volunteers and local minister Tonia Gathers. After working for North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety for 25 years, Akbar introduced the idea of TAN to Donnie Shell, director of the JCSU Spiritual Life Center. “When I heard the idea, I knew this would be a great opportunity for our staff, L to R: Brittany Winston, Kayla Bernard, Iesha Bynum-Joy and Sydney Davis proudly display their certificates after completing TAN training students and the community,” Shell said. Akbar added, “By equipping these ex-offenders with coping skills to successfully return to society, they are less likely to return to prison.” “The slogan of the program, ‘Transforming Lives through a Spirit of Excellence,’ ties into JCSU’s mission to be socially conscious,” added Shell. Octavius Rice, a residence hall coordinator at JCSU said, “This program helps me tremendously by allowing me to see how blessed I am. I have the opportunity to help someone else in need. It is important to know how to deal with different types of people.” Noni Lengoati ’16, a social work major from South Africa, described the volunteer opportunity as a turning point in her life. “I have never dealt with incarceration before. This experience will teach me to help others in need and not to stereotype people,” she said.
The Walmart Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to JCSU to help provide greater access to higher education and career opportunities. The funds will support JCSU’s planning efforts for reaffirmation of accreditation through the Fiscal and Strategic Technical Assistance Program. The program will ensure that the institution has the appropriate systems, processes and procedures in place to demonstrate institutional effectiveness. With this assistance, JCSU will be prepared to meet the critical requirements of the regional accreditation process.
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Four students tested their business acumen and polished their networking skills in the Federal Reserve’s College Fed Challenge in November 2013. Accounting majors Whitney Joyner ’14, and Kenroy Walker ’14, along with banking and finance majors Geovanie Foote ’16 and Oscar Kgatla ’14, delivered 20-minute presentations on monetary policy to a panel of judges. The contestants were scored on content, teamwork, responses to questions, and presentation style.
The students gained real world business experience as they were challenged to interpret economic data under a tight deadline. The exercise helped them use tactics learned in the classroom and apply them in a professional situation. The JCSU students competed with Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Davidson College and other North Carolina institutions. The JCSU students performed well even though they did not make the national event, according to Dr. James Nguyen, associate professor of finance for JCSU, who mentored the students for the event. “Participation in the Fed Challenge is one of the best ways for students to better understand the inner operations at one of the world’s most important central banks,” he said. After the competition, the students networked with professionals from the Federal Reserve of Richmond, as well as banking and corporate executives in the area. “JCSU’s participation in the event has helped us project a positive image in the community,” Nguyen added. This is the third year students from JCSU have participated in the Fed Challenge.
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The University received permission from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, its first graduate-level program, starting in the fall 2014 semester. The program was admitted to candidacy during the meeting of the Commission on Accreditation in February 2014. Initial accreditation for the MSW program will occur in 2015 following a site visit by the CSWE. As part of the process, the University applied with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to become a Level III institution. Acceptance of its application in December 2013 was the first critical step required in the process to offer masters degrees. “This is a historic period at Johnson C.
Smith University as we move from a bachelor-degree-granting institution to one that offers an even higher level of education,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president. “Our Master of Social Work program is designed to meet the needs of our students and the community at large, fulfilling our mission as a new urban university.” The two-year MSW program is offered evenings and weekends on the JCSU main campus. “We have designed this program to be convenient for adults in the workforce who want to pursue graduate social work study during non-work hours,” said Dr. Jeanne Cook, professor of social work and director of the MSW program. “Students will leave our program as culturally competent and creative social workers ready for advanced practice.” Starting in summer 2015, a one -year advanced standing option will be available for selected graduates from accredited bachelor’s programs in social work.
Three students from JCSU presented their Commitment to Action projects at the internationally competitive Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) annual meeting at Arizona State University March 21-23, 2014.
More than 1,000 student leaders from around the world convened at the meeting hosted by President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton.
For his Commitment to Action, JCSU chemistry and biology major Omar Cossio ’16, of Asheboro, N.C., presented an update on Sustainability Village at JCSU. The innovative living learning prototype incorporates academic coursework, service learning activities and humanitarian work. It includes an aquaponic system that combines growing crops and cultivating fish in a closed loop environment. The produce from the garden is available for the campus and the surrounding community to help solve the food desert in Charlotte’s Northwest Corridor.
Biology major Karla Mendoza ’17, of Aiken, S.C., and biology and psychology major Korey Smith ’16, from Merrillville, Ind., presented a new STEM tutoring initiative they are working on with Bruns Academy in Charlotte that features a small-scale aquaponic system for educating students about sustainability with the goal of sparking their interest in STEM-related fields.
The JCSU students competed at CGI U with some of the nation’s top institutions for funding awards. While discussing ideas for solving some of the most pressing concerns of the Millennial generation, they talked about human rights, women’s social and economic empowerment and ways to combat HIV/AIDS. “Johnson C. Smith University plays a pivotal role in the community by preparing a cadre of students who are solutions driven and prepared to solve myriad global development challenges,” said Philip Otienoburu, assistant professor of biology. This was the second year JCSU was represented at the CGIU.
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Brandon McMurray ’15 of Atlanta, Ga., has never traveled outside of North America. In May of his junior year, he took advantage of a study abroad trip to Brazil, joining six other students under the direction of Dr. Latonya Williams, assistant professor of political science, and Dr. Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, assistant professor of criminology. The group travelled to Rio de Janeiro and Salvador da Bahia for a 12-day cultural immersion program focused on the Afro-Brazilian experience.
The faculty prepared students for the experience through lectures, discussions, documentaries, language lessons and cultural training.
“The objective of this study abroad experience was to offer students a unique cultural and educational opportunity that would transform their understanding of the African diaspora in the Western Hemisphere,” said Dr. Williams.
“We accomplished this goal through a series of conversations, experiential learning opportunities and travel to Salvador da Bahia, the epicenter of Afro-Brazilian culture.” Highlights of the study abroad experience included visits to the:
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Black Culture and Research Institute founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1975 to raise black consciousness and mobilize blacks against racial discrimination
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Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain, recognized as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
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Steve Biko Institute, named after the anti-apartheid activist who founded the Black Consciousness Movement
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“The most memorable experience for me was standing on the mountaintop under the Christ the Redeemer statue,” said McMurray. The only male student on the trip, McMurray said traveling to Brazil was an incredible opportunity. “Studying abroad in the summer gives you a chance to travel at a time when you have less responsibilities,” he said. “It broadens your horizons and exposes you to other people and cultures. Dr. Bledsoe-Gardner described the experience as a powerful learning opportunity that promoted critical thinking in a practical, applied setting. “It was a perfect platform to unify theory and practice,” she said.
Laylaa Randera ’15, senior communicationarts major “The summer 2014 study abroad to Brazil was a phenomenal, once-in-a-lifetime experience! Learning about the roots of Afro-Brazilian culture galvanized my passion for observing the colors of the world, the dynamic nature of humanity, and the tapestry that constitutes our global, yet extremely unique, experiences that make each of us wholly individual. I couldn't have wished to travel with any other group of people.”
After five years of teaching film and video production at JCSU, assistant professor Sitara Sadler ’05, needed to recharge her batteries. That opportunity came when she was selected for the highly competitive Emmy Foundation Fellowship Faculty Seminar in Los Angeles. Only 20 professors from colleges and universities nationwide are selected each year by the Television Academy for a chance to learn from the industry’s top professionals. Sadler flew to LA in November for the fellowship which included day trips to TV studios and production lots, conversations with TV executives and screenwriters. She met with Jerry Weintraub, producer of the film “Candelabra,” toured Stargate Studios post production house and met with the program director for the show “Parenthood.” On the last day, she visited Fox Studios to meet with the heads of programming and planning from five major networks.
“It was rejuvenating,” Sadler said of the seminar. “The fact I was chosen to go and be a part of this experience meant a lot and validated the importance of what I do. The contacts I’ve made will help us to continue to grow this program and attract more students.” Sadler holds a bachelor’s degree in communication arts from JCSU and a Master of Fine Arts degree in motion pictures and television from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She looks forward to integrating some of the ideas gained from the fellowship in her film and video production and screenwriting classes. “I came back with some different things I wanted to do in the classroom to make it more lively and engaging.” 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 29

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The Sustainability Village project at JCSU fulfilled its international mission in June when three students, a professor and community member traveled to Haiti to begin building a sustainable food source there. Funded by The Duke Endowment, the group partnered with Charlotte based Joseph’s Exchange, which supports members of Haiti Missions Service. During the two-week trip, the group worked with local residents to build an aquaponics facility and three plant beds in Mahanaim Village, located in Barbamcourt. The facility’s 1,000-gallon concrete tank is large enough to raise 320 tilapia. It is the first of its kind in the village which is designed to provide shelter and safety, while leading residents to productive independence.
A similar but smaller prototype has been functioning successfully at Sustainability Village on the JCSU campus since 2012 as a way to help alleviate the food desert in the Northwest Corridor. Taking the concept overseas has been part of the original plan for the village, which serves as an academic living and learning tool.
Dr. Philip Otienoburu, assistant professor of biology, who heads the academic portion of the JCSU project, led the Haiti trip, accompanied by JCSU students Gusmann Santil ’15, Johny Altine ’16, Angelica Grant and a community member, Thelma Bailey. As a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board, Bailey was impressed by the level of engagement in education and politics in Haiti. “They are politically engaged, and they all vote,” she said. “By contrast, only about half of local people here register to vote. When you drive down the street you see walls written with political statements instead of gang-related graffiti.” Armed with knowledge from his doctoral research on mosquitos, Otienoburu felt compelled to respond to the public health issue. He organized a team to survey 60 households to assess their knowledge of the outbreak and provide information about the risks. When they visited a 2,000-member church and asked how many people had the virus, almost all hands went up. The virus, which is not fatal, causes fever and severe muscle pains.
“I was quite excited to have the opportunity to walk into a situation where we were so needed,” said Otienoburu. He found the local residents were knowledgeable about the virus and its symptoms but needed help identifying its cause and how to address the problem. A common opinion shared by the Haitians was that Americans had caused the problem by spraying the area.
The group from JCSU noticed one of the best protections against the virus, mosquito netting, was hard to find.
Learning that, Santil, arranged for a friend in Miami to ship Community members in Haiti begin building a sustainable food source.
She was also delighted to see the concept of the Sustainability Village gardens take root in Haiti, knowing the benefit it has brought to her own community. “My neighbors are absolutely thrilled about the garden, said Bailey, who serves as president of the Lincoln Heights neighborhood association.
Despite his preliminary research ahead of time, Otienoburu said the JCSU group was surprised to find the area was in the midst of an outbreak of the chikungunya mosquito virus. “I knew about the outbreak, but didn’t know it was so prevalent,” he said.
nets back to his contact there. As a native of Haiti, Santil said the sustainability project to help his home country meant a lot. After working with JCSU’s Sustainability Village, he became aware of how the project can go far in providing a sustainable food source to a community.
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Can you describe the research you are doing this year?
I am working on several projects. Near completion is a book of personal poems tentatively entitled “Western Union and Other Poems.” The book is about the role that the West and tourism play in Africa. It uses real stories ripped from the local headlines and written in the voice of one or more of the subjects. Usually, we hear one story about Africa and it inevitably involves Americans or the West as saviors, as perhaps benign. But we also occupy another space here that is inglorious, and of course, not in the story we tell about ourselves, as it’s not beautiful. We come here as tourists with a narrative of supremacy that we invoke whenever uncomfortable, as entrepreneurs, as missionaries. It’s complicated; it’s fraught. I’m writing about that. I’ve been doing some work on local nonprofits and the good they’re doing here. I’m working with a group of scholars and activists to draw greater attention to African-run organizations.
A group I’m really proud to be on board with is Second Chance Academy, directed by Mame Diarra Bousso Ndiaye. The organization offers education to young men and women who were formerly, or are still, incarcerated. My last piece of scholarship that I’m really excited about is a database. Along with a few local scholars, I am building an archive of scholarship by African writers and scholars. One of the problems my students delineated last year deals with a gap between what Africans are doing here – and it’s great, amazing work – and what is accessible to other scholars and students, including those here. What’s available is largely written by Westerners and published by Western publishers, even when the topic is about Africa. We’re working on building a website that documents more of the story. More voices, accessible to more people.
Where are you based in Senegal?
Last year I lived in Ziguinchor, Senegal, which is located in the Casamance region of the country, near the border of Guinea-Bissau. While there, I taught at the University of Ziguinchor and occasionally gave lectures on federalism to local leaders and members of the Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) of Casamance, the rebel group there. The area has been in civil war for over 30 years now and is struggling to either gain greater recognition from the Senegalese government, or to gain independence and sovereignty.
As the only American living there sent by the U.S. Embassy, I was called to talk to various groups on occasion. This was an incredible opportunity for me. I loved living and teaching there. People are amazing; very poor but very hopeful, happy and kind. To live in a place with people who have been living with civil war and violent conflict for so long gave me a new perspective.
I had students who missed classes because their fathers hid them – sent them to villages so they wouldn’t be taken by the rebels and forced into the cause – as well as students who were eager to join the MFDC. It was risky to discuss and difficult not to discuss.
Courses were complicated; conversations were complicated. I learned everything about life all over again. It was difficult and it was great. I made the decision to move to Dakar because of the teaching job I was offered here, but I am able to split my time between Dakar and Casamance, which I do. Casamance, and what’s happening there, is so important that we know about it. When you look at a map of Africa, of Senegal, and you understand that Westerners are complicit in the problem. The map of Senegambia a perfect representation. In the African “land grab,” Senegambia was split into two countries, with Gambia – the area of Casamance which borders the Gambia River – going to the British and 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 31

JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:29 AM Page 32 Senegal – on either side of Gambia – becoming a French colony. Just beneath southern Senegal, Ziguinchor, is Guinea-Bissau, which is a former colony of Portugal. So these three areas that share resources, people, ethnic groups, culture, roads, borders and politics have as their national languages (and of all the institutional systems) French, English, and Portuguese. It’s mind boggling. And it explains everything. So I was studying there, and initially interested in this idea of border crossing and of borders, which in French is frontière. The notion of the frontier then became increasingly interesting to me – how they are created in the imaginary and in actuality. I began to study why they exist and why we insist on them – what crosses the frontier and what doesn’t. That’s another project I’ve been writing about in a series of stories about borders.
Why did you choose Senegal as a location for your research?
I came here in 2003 on a Fulbright Hays fellowship. I was a student then and utterly unprepared. I made a million mistakes thinking I understood something when I didn’t. I grew increasingly questioning and skeptical of the ability any of us has to travel and leave a small footprint, or a good footprint. But I was so curious about Senegal. It’s so rich culturally. There’s so much to learn and to admire. I still want to learn more. I’ve had the good fortune to travel to many other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, but Senegal is a place that I love.
How has this experience broadened your knowledge?
In every way you can think of. In the past year and a half, I’ve learned at least two languages. I’ve had to communicate in one or two of those languages each day – whether I want to go somewhere, use a bathroom, have a conversation or shop at the supermarket. In addition, I’ve had to learn several other cultures. One thing this experience has taught me is that we underestimate how difficult it is for immigrants to adjust to American life. Liliane Ntabana, one of our JCSU students, spent a lot of time with me when she first arrived at JCSU. As culturally competent as I believed myself to be, I only appreciated how difficult her transition must have been after I was struggling here myself. In America we’re not always as tolerant of non-native speakers as people are here. It made me appreciate how many brilliant, gifted immigrants I’d met in the U.S. without appreciating or even noticing their brilliance. As for teaching, I’ve learned a lot. Class sizes at the public universities range from 70 to 700. Students arrive up to three hours early to have a seat in the room. Professors teach a lot more classes here and with a lot more students. I am better at managing my time now and am more organized.
What period does your Fulbright grant cover? I had said in a previous article that it was for 2012-2013, but it appears you’re still there.
The grant covers 2012-2013. I asked Dr. Carter for another year of leave in order to finish my work here, which he granted. I am really grateful for his understanding and support. He’s the reason I’ve been able to do any of these things. His experience in South Africa and his leadership has also inspired me and served as a model for me. 32 A C A D E M I C S

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HBCU Digest honored JCSU in July with its Best STEM Program award during the 2014 HBCU Media Week hosted by Dillard University. The University was selected among Historically Black Colleges and Universities who participated in the annual award nominations. The two-day conference drew HBCU communications executives, faculty members, presidents, alumni officers and vice presidents from HBCUs around the nation. To qualify for the award, the institution had to have earned significant media coverage for research, academic or professional development in the industry, or have demonstrated faculty or student excellence in a variety of STEM disciplines. The University was selected among three other finalists: Delaware State College of Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology, Fisk University Department of Life and Physical Sciences and Florida A&M University College of Science and Technology. As an independent urban university, JCSU stands out in several STEM categories. Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked JCSU in the top one percent among all U.S. higher education institutions in graduating African Americans in computer science and information systems. The University takes pride in the fact that about 50 percent of its graduates in the STEM disciplines are women, more than double the national rate.
One such graduate from JCSU is Aisha Davis ’13, who is blazing trails for women in computer science at Microsoft Corporation. As a student, she worked on a cyber security project with the federal government. Junior computer engineering major Jheanelle Linton is among 74 students in the nation recognized as HBCU All Stars of 2014 by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Much of JCSU’s recent success in STEM is based on its innovative vision to offer existing and future market driven programs like cyber security, as well as renewable energy, homeland security, bioinformatics, medical informatics, analytics, big data, modeling and simulation and robotics. Students in these disciplines win awards for their research and participate in conferences early in their college years. Many go on to graduate school. Notable alumni include Dr. Brian Jackson ’96, who went on to be the first alumnus to earn a Ph.D. in computer engineering. Similarly, Dr. Nicki Washington ’00, was the first graduate of JCSU to earn a Ph.D. in computer science. “This award speaks volumes about the positive outcomes we are seeing from the STEM program, which can be attributed to the hard work of faculty, staff and students,” said Dr. Magdy Attia, dean of the College of STEM.
“You only have to look at this year’s graduating class to see the intellectual rigor demonstrated by our students.
The top seven graduates in the Class of 2014, four of whom are female, have all earned a 4.0 and gone on to employment and graduate study in STEM fields.” STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
The Department of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts (VPA) will expand its curriculum and faculty development opportunities over the next three years with a $975,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant will fund a Mellon Early Career Faculty Development Program for technology and new media, an emerging scholars lecture series and a collaborative research initiative.
The University has developed an innovative curriculum in studio and graphic art, as well as film, and continues to add faculty with a new Bachelor of Arts degree in dance.
The foundation initially helped raise the prominence of the department in 2008 by establishing an interdisciplinary degree in visual and performing arts with five concentrations. Recent U.S.
Department of Education studies suggest interdisciplinary instruction currently is valued among employers.
Since its introduction, student enrollment in the visual and performing arts program at JCSU has grown from 13 to 50 students. “The continued support from the foundation takes us a step closer to growing each concentration into its own major degree program,” said Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
One of the most visible components of the program, the JCSU Arts Factory, opened on West Trade Street in 2010.
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Hasaan Kirkland, associate professor of fine art, is published in volume seven of the book “International Contemporary Masters.” The book includes four of his original works, one of which is in the permanent collection at Bowie State University. Dr. Victor Romano, wellness director, has published his first book “Creating a Culture of Wellness: A Guide to a Happier & Healthier Lifestyle.” Abstract: Romano provides an easy-to-follow guide for individuals, students studying wellness, and organizations wishing to add a wellness program to their business model. Taking a multidimensional approach to well-being, the book explains wellness in seven distinct dimensions: emotional, environmental, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. Dr. Nicola Bivens, assistant professor of criminology; Dr. Linette Fox, assistant professor of management; Dr. Yolanda Meade Byrd; Dr. Deborah Quick, associate professor of sociology; Dr. Thomas Priest, professor of criminology and Dr. Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, assistant professor of criminology 2014. “Three Decades of Community Based Participatory Research: Effective Pedagogy, Community Activism, and Impacting Communities.” Journal of Justice Studies.
Abstract: The Urban Research Group was formed at JCSU to provide student-assisted research support for community-based and nonprofit organizations in the community as well as enhance students’ research skills for graduate school and employment opportunities. Over the last 30 years, the group has been involved in Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and has engaged undergraduate students in research projects involving the local housing authority, the United Way, local law enforcement and courts, various community development corporations and over 15 neighborhood associations.
Embodying a number of High Impact Educational Practices as defined by The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU), CBPR has afforded students and faculty the opportunity to impact communities through activism. Dr. Nicola Bivens, assistant professor of criminology; Dr. Anita Bledsoe- Gardner, assistant professor of criminology; Dr. Dezette Johnson, assistant professor of social work 2014. “Back to the Basics: Innovative Strategies to Prepare Traditional and Adult Learners in the Social Sciences for 21st Century Workforce.” NETWORK: A Journal of Faculty Development, Fall 2013. Abstract: A study conducted by Hart and Associates on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (2010) reveals that employers believe that two and four-year institutions need to place more emphasis on written and oral communication as well as critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills.
Writing should be emphasized not only by English faculty, but the entire campus community. JCSU formerly offered “learning across the curriculum” courses to enhance these skills. These courses have since been phased out, resulting in academic programs to implement strategies to incorporate these skill sets in their existing curriculums. Dr. Robert R. Lindsey, associate professor of health education; K. Hillard, alumnus; Dr. Indhu Gopal, associate professor of physical education; BerNadette Lawson- Williams, associate professor of physical education; Dr. Robert Lyons, associate professor at Queens University 2013. “Life Satisfaction Among African-American College Students: a pilot study.” The NCAAHPERD Journal, 48(1), 9-15.
Dr. Gabriel Sealey-Morris, assistant professor of English.
“Coleridge’s Moors: Osorio, Remorse, and the Swarthy Shadow of Othello.” Nineteenth-Century Contexts, Vol. 35, Issue 3, 2013.
Abstract: This article attempts to place the racism of Coleridge’s “Othello” criticism into a comprehensible social, political and psychological context by considering Coleridge’s use of the Moors in his plays “Osorio and Remorse.” In doing so, I hope to illuminate a small but previously misunderstood aspect of Coleridge’s thought by giving his racial attitudes a philosophical and political context.
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Dr. Ying Bai, professor of computer science and engineering; Dali Wang and Sunil Gupta, assistant professor of natural science, “Reduce Nuclear Radiations in Pediatric Nuclear Medicines by Selecting the Optimized Effective Dose,” Journal of Applied Science & Research, Vol.1, Issue 1, 2014, 28-35.
Dr. Ying Bai, professor of computer science and engineering; Dali Wang and Sunil Gupta, assistant professor of natural science, “Estimate the Minimized Effective Dose and Critical Organ in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine,” American Journal of Medical Case Reports, No.1 (2014): 4-9, doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-2-1-2.
Dali Wang and Dr. Ying Bai, professor of computer science and engineering, “Fuzzy Logic Control Implementation Considerations and Complexity Analysis,” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 24 (2013) 677-683.
Dr. Ying Bai, professor of computer science and engineering; Dali Wang, “Using Fuzzy Inference System to Estimate the Minimized Effective Dose and Critical Organ in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine,” Proceedings of Future Computing 2014: The Sixth International Conference on Future Computational Technologies and Applications, Venice, Italy, May 25-29, 2014, 21-25.
Ying Bai, professor of computer science and engineering; Dali Wang and Sunil Gupta, assistant professor of natural science, “Select the Optimal Effective Dose to Reduce Nuclear Radiations in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine,” Proceedings of 2014 International Conference on Energy, Environment and Materials Engineering, Feb. 20-22, 2014, Shenzhen, China, 991-996.
Dr. Sharon D. Raynor, assistant professor of English, received a Clark-Yudkin Fellowship to continue her research on African-American Vietnam veterans. The fellowship enabled her to visit the McDermott Special Collections to access the oral histories of the first African American graduates and cadets from interviews conducted by the United States Air Force Academy Center for Oral Histories. Her research focuses on the process of integration at the Air Force Academy. Her work will result in a scholarly journal article to be published in “Recollecting Vietnam: Essay Collection” as well as inclusion in other scholarly articles.
Raynor has also received the 2013-14 Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History Fellowship for her ongoing research on this topic. She also conducted research in 2012 for a project titled “The Silence of War,” which captured personal stories from North Carolina veterans. The project focused on interviews with Vietnam veterans who have struggled with the psychological effects and stress of war in Southeast Asia. Raynor earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from East Carolina University and her Ph.D. in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is also the recipient of the Alphonse Fletcher, Sr.
Fellowship through the Fletcher Foundation and the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
In previous years, she served as the Interim Director of the Honors College (2008-2009), Chair of the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Johnson C. Smith University (2005-2008) and as a lecturer in the English Department at East Carolina University. Her work may be found at: www.thesilenceofwar.com
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Junior computer engineering major Jheanelle Linton ’16, of St. Thomas, Jamaica, is among 75 students in the nation recognized as HBCU All-Stars of 2014 by the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This new initiative recognizes and empowers outstanding student leaders to become advocates for academic success and excellence.
Chosen from among more than 445 applicants, Linton demonstrates leadership and civic engagement in her community. She is serving as an ambassador for the initiative by promoting the value of education through social media and forming relationships with community-based organizations.
Linton seized the opportunity to further her education after receiving a scholarship from JCSU. “I always wanted to go to college but my dreams were ultimately shattered after graduating from high school knowing that I couldn’t afford it,” said Linton. “When I received a scholarship, it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.” As an HBCU All-Star, Linton’s work will be featured on the Initiative’s website http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/.
She will also participate in regional events, network with other scholars to showcase individual or collective talent in the HBCU community and join quarterly web chats with the deputy director of the program and other professionals. As a member of the National Society of Black Engineers, Linton demonstrates leadership and intellectual rigor and maintains a GPA of 3.9. In January 2013, she began volunteering with the Charlotte’s Web mentorship program to help at-risk male high school students gain hands-on learning through technology training. She also serves as a tutor in the writing, science and math labs on campus.
A student researcher during her sophomore year, she worked in the Multidisciplinary Applied Computational Modeling and Simulations Lab, she has twice been named to the JCSU President’s List for having a 4.0 GPA.
“I enjoy my academic life and am confident I am pursuing what will be known as my career in the very near future,” said Linton. “Being named HBCU All Star, along with other achievements, will ultimately play a role in pushing me over the finish line.” Linton received several financial awards to help realize her college dream, including JCSU’s Academic Merit Scholarship, the Duke Growth STEM Scholarship, the Duke Power Scholarship, Duke STEM Annual Scholarship and IBM Scholarship.
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JCSU sophomore Ashley Booth received national attention in March when she appeared on the “Queen Latifah Show” as the 2014 United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) Rising Star Scholarship winner. The show kicked off the promotional campaign for “An Evening of Stars,” the annual UNCF fundraiser, which airs each April on Black Entertainment Television. Booth, who is from the same hometown (Irvington, N.J.) as Queen Latifah, shared her story of financial hardship and her aspirations to become a veterinarian. She talked about how her mother, Nanette Booth, who was also in attendance, inspired her to go to college to major in biology so her dreams could be recognized. The program brought tears and a few surprises to mother and daughter.
Booth received $30,000 in scholarships: $10,000 from UNCF, $10,000 from the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, and $10,000 from Sony Corporation. At JCSU’s College of STEM, female students like Booth make up about half of the student body, which far exceeds the national average of between one and 25 percent of STEM students being female. Ashley Booth (second from right) ’17 with (l to r) her mother Nanette, UNCF president and CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax, and Queen Latifah 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 37

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Darrica Byrd ’15 was among eight students in the nation selected to attend the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit in Boca Raton, Fla., a nationally competitive summit funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The February 2014 event convened with more than 800 influential business women of color from across the nation, and this was the first year college students could attend.
Byrd, who is from Pineville, N.C., served as a voice for the students as she participated in roundtables and panel discussions to empower young African-American women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “The purpose of the summit was for female industry leaders to encourage young women in STEM to pursue a career in the field after they graduate,” Byrd said. Byrd enjoyed hearing from speaker Lisa Jackson, former EPA chief, and vice president for environmental initiatives at Apple Inc. Jackson, the first African-American woman to lead the EPA, worked on the Clean Water Act. “I learned from her that in the face of adversity you can’t give up,” said Byrd. “She spoke about juggling a family, a career and being a woman in STEM and I admire her ability to excel in all aspects of her life.” Students from Fayetteville State University, Howard University, Dillard University and other institutions also attended the summit. “To me it was the best conference any female could attend,” said Byrd. She enjoyed the opportunity to interact with female executives from top companies who shared their stories of success. “I could see all these women coming together working to build and enrich the female STEM community.” Byrd plans to apply her scientific knowledge in the field of medicine when she graduates. After undergoing several back surgeries due to a congenital condition, Byrd realized early in life she wanted to work in the medical field. “I started reading medical books when I was younger,” she said. That knowledge continued to fuel her interest in the field and the decision to major in biology in college.
With a 3.9 GPA she has her sights set on orthopedics so she can help patients like herself enjoy a better quality of life. Darrica Byrd ’15 stands in front of the construction site of the new Science Center.
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Stephen Graddick ’16 is gaining national attention as a member of the Toyota Green Initiative (TGI). The communications major travels the college circuit nationally to talk to students about sustainability. Toyota’s environmental stewardship program seeks to empower the African American community to find smart, simple ideas that can make an environmental impact.
Graddick’s own green initiative began at Livingstone College during his freshman year. He started with a recycling program and greenhouse renovation project on campus. But he wanted to do more. “I realized it’s more than going green,” he said. “It’s about reclaiming the environment and reconnecting.” His work gained national attention when he was selected from among 400 students to join the TGI during its inaugural year in 2010. After transferring to JCSU the following year, he continued to hone his communications skills while working with the Initiative on campus and speaking at other HBCUs across the country. Toyota has sent him to speak at Clark Atlanta University, Grambling State University and other schools affiliated with the United Negro College Fund, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Southwestern Athletic Conference. When the TGI Tour came to JCSU, the Block outside Biddle Hall turned “green” with displays and activities, including the Green Gallery featuring environmental tips and facts about green history in the African American community. The popular Power Hour competition challenged students to generate power on stationary bikes for prizes. During the 2014 CIAA Tournament in Charlotte, Graddick participated in a forum of environmental experts representing the TGI Coalition which included actors Lance Gross and Tatyana Ali, along with green experts Zakiya Harris and Pandora Thomas. When he is not on tour with TGI, Graddick champions the cause at JCSU by supporting projects that address the food desert in Charlotte’s Northwest Corridor where the University is located. “When I came to JCSU, I noticed there was a huge disparity here as we’re in the middle of a food desert,” Graddick said. He promotes the University’s community garden at Sustainability Village, which also contains an aquaponic system supporting tilapia fish and fresh vegetables. As an Innovo Scholar, Graddick participates in a program on campus that supports student entrepreneurs.
Some of the small businesses Graddick helped market include an online boutique and a line of natural grooming products for men. He plans to continue working in the marketing communications field as an entrepreneur when he graduates.
Until then, he is making steady inroads promoting sustainability among his peers and JCSU’s peer institutions. He is known on campus for his bright red Toyota Prius, which was presented to him by TGI two years ago. When he received the car, Graddick flew to California to pick it up and drive it back to campus. The trip, he proudly points out, only cost him $250 in gas.
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Director of Athletics and head men’s basketball coach Stephen Joyner Sr. '73 is among the seven new members of the elite John B. McLendon Jr. Hall of Fame. "We are pleased to honor these individuals for their outstanding accomplishments as head coaches, former student-athletes and administrators," said Jacqie Carpenter, CIAA Commissioner.
The CIAA inducted Joyner during a Hall of Fame breakfast Feb. 28 at Charlotte Convention Center.
Joyner is the most established men’s basketball coach in JCSU history with the most wins of any men's basketball coach. He has recorded over 475 victories.
in 1980, building the Golden Bulls into one of the CIAA's most competitive programs. He guided the women's team to its first appearance in the NCAA South Atlantic Regional Tournament. To get there, JCSU won its first CIAA Southern Division Championship and finished second in the conference tournament. After compiling a 92-87 record with the women's team, Joyner took over as the head men's coach in 1987. For almost three decades, he has taken the men's program to unprecedented levels, establishing JCSU as one of the most competitive teams in the CIAA. His career coaching record as head men’s coach is 476-287.
The Winston-Salem, N.C., native recently completed his 27th season as head men’s basketball coach at JCSU. His success in basketball began on the court at Atkins High School where he was the second leading scorer on the 1969 undefeated North Carolina State 4-A Championship Team. After a stellar high school career, he became the star point guard for the Golden Bulls from 1969-73.
After a stint as an assistant coach at Virginia Union University, Joyner received his first head coaching position with JCSU's women's basketball team Throughout his 26-year tenure as head men’s coach, Joyner has collected numerous accomplishments. He led the Golden Bulls to the CIAA Western Division Title in 1992, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
In 2000, his team finished fourth in the CIAA, third place finishes in 1991, 1993 and 2003, and second place finishes in 1992, 1998, 2002, and 2006. Coach Joyner has captured the CIAA Tournament Championship in 2001, 2008, and 2009. He was selected as the CIAA Coach of the Year and (1992, 1997, 2001) and NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 2001.
Coach Joyner with (l to r) Columbus “Green Light” Parker and Mark Sherrill, who have become a part of the Joyner family.
40 The Joyner Family (l to r): Brian, Janel, Steve Sr., Alicia, Narell, and Steve Jr. Coach Joyner is surrounded by sons who are part of his coaching legacy as stand-out former players (l to r): Mark Sherrill, Columbus Parker and Steve Joyner Jr. Both Sherrill and Joyner Jr are current JCSU coaches walking in his footsteps. A T H L E T I C S

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The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced JCSU’s Danielle Williams ‘14 National Track Athlete of the Year. Williams is the only female student-athlete at JCSU to ever receive this honor, which has been awarded to her for the second consecutive year.
Williams won dual individual titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Fractions of a second were all that separated Williams from becoming the first woman in Division II history to win three track events in the same championships. Prior to winning titles both at 100 and 200m, Williams lost out to teammate Samantha Elliott '14 in the 100m hurdles by just .006 as both ran 13.05. This was an encore from last year’s championships, where Williams won the 100m, 200m, and runner-up in the 100m hurdles.
In 100m, Williams would ultimately be a runaway by comparison as she edged out top-seeded Ada Udaya of New Haven by .06 in 11.55. She capped her day in the 200m; where she was able to just barely hold off Janae Johnson of Lincoln (Mo.) by .01 of a second in 23.48.
Williams’ season also included a runner-up 100m hurdles finish at the Penn Relays and CIAA titles in all the aforementioned events.
The Department of Athletics earned the CIAA Team Highest Grade Point Average Award in women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, as well as men’s and women’s outdoor track and field for the 2013-2014 academic year. The award is based on the overall GPAs of the returning players from the previous season throughout the conference. JCSU won five Team Highest GPA honors, the most of any CIAA institution this season. The women’s cross country team boasted an average of 3.41, while the men’s indoor track and field and women’s indoor track and field teams won with averages of 3.06 and 3.32, respectively. "The focus at the CIAA is on our student-athletes from both an athletic and academic perspective,” said CIAA Commissioner Jacqie McWilliams. “We are proud to see a strong showing from the member institutions in our conference. Head coach Lennox Graham leads all five programs that garnered academic honors as well as men’s cross country. Graham, in his seventh year at JCSU, led the women’s outdoor track and field team to a second consecutive CIAA outdoor conference title this season. He was named U.S. Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association Atlantic Region Women’s Outdoor Track Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Graham was also named the Atlantic Region Women's Coach of the Year for the indoor season.
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Charlotte, NC – The Johnson C. Smith University men’s basketball team received the 2014 John B. McLendon Sportsmanship Award during the finale of the 2014 CIAA Tournament held at Time Warner Cable Arena. In addition to the team award, senior forward Antwan Wilkerson (Greensboro, NC), junior forward Emilio Parks (Ashtabula, OH), and junior guard LaMarquis Letchaw (Dallas, TX) were all named to the 2014 CIAA All-Tournament Team.
The John B. McLendon Sportsmanship Award is the most prestigious award presented by the CIAA Tournament Committee. The award honors individuals and institutions involved in basketball for their displays of tremendous sportsmanship on and off the court, as well as their positive contributions to the game.
This is the second consecutive season JCSU men’s basketball has received the honor.
Out of the 10 All-Tournament selections, there were three Golden Bull recipients. In the four tournament games played, Wilkerson scored 50 points and grabbed 43 rebounds. He had two double-doubles along with seven blocks. Parks adds All-Tournament honors to his All-CIAA selection received this season. He scored a team-high 80 points, averaging 20 points per game in the four tournament contests.
Parks also pulled down 17 rebounds and had five blocks. He was named the Food Lion Most Valuable Player in the Golden Bull wins over Virginia Union and Virginia State.
Letchaw made an impressive CIAA Tournament debut. He was second on the team in scoring with 64 points, averaging 16 points per game.
Letchaw also recorded 17 rebounds, nine assists, and six steals. In the 81-77 victory against Bowie State, Letchaw had 20 points and four assists en route to being named the Food Lion Most Valuable Player.
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Danielle Williams ‘14 was named CIAA Female Scholar Athlete of the Year and CIAA Woman of the Year at the CIAA Spring General Assembly Meeting and Awards Reception in May.
Williams earned both honors for her outstanding grade point average, superior athletic achievement and service to her community. During the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, Williams became the first student-athlete in DII history to claim three individual track titles at the same indoor national championship meet with crowns in the 60 meters, 200 meters and the 60-meter hurdles.
At the CIAA Outdoor Championships, Williams was named the 2014 Women's Outdoor Track MVP.
She won the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 100 meters hurdles events. Those victories produced 30 points towards securing the repeating as conference champions.
JCSU Associate Athletics Director Natasha Wilson was named the 2014 CIAA Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) of the Year. She serves the athletics department as the compliance coordinator and SWA within her role as the associate athletic director. Since she joined JCSU in 2013, Wilson has served as an administrator for all women’s sports including cheerleading. She has been instrumental in revamping the compliance policies and procedures as well as successfully updating departmental handbooks and documentation.
Wilson also represents the Atlantic Region as a member of the NCAA Division II nominating committee and is President of the CIAA Compliance Officers Association. Head track and field coach Lennox Graham received CIAA Coach of the Year honors in women’s indoor and outdoor track and field. He led JCSU women’s track and field to a second place finish at the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships and repeated as CIAA Outdoor Champions.
Director of Athletics Stephen Joyner, Sr. was elected to the position of president of the CIAA Management Council. Head football coach Steven Aycock and head men’s and women’s tennis coach James Cuthbertson retained their positions as association president for their respective sports.
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The women’s track and field team completed another successful season, winning their second consecutive CIAA Outdoor Championship, finishing second in the nation for the second consecutive season and bringing home seven All-America honors.
The team placed second overall with 59 team points at the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May 2013.
JCSU recorded 59 points with performances in the 100m dash, 100m hurdles, 200m dash, 400m dash, 400m hurdles and 4x400 relay.
Senior Danielle Williams won titles with season best performances in the 100m and 200m events. She clocked 11.55 in the 100m and 23.48 in the 200m. Senior Samantha Elliott won the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles with times of 13.04 and 57.12, respectively. Williams claimed second place in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.05.
Samantha Elliott and Danielle Williams Sophomore Tovea Jenkins placed fourth overall in the 400m with a time of 53.81.
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L to R: Head Golf Coach William Watkins, Calvin Mason '15, Brencis Stanford '15, Johanan Edmeade '15, Stephen Graddick '16, and Assistant Coach Brandon Stanford The men’s golf team finished sixth overall in the Men’s Team Division II competition at the 28th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship that concluded on May 11. The 54-hole Championship featured nearly 200 players representing more than 40 colleges and universities competing at PGA Golf Club.
JCSU shot 1006 over the three-day competition on the Wanamaker Course in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
In Division II, Lincoln University from Jefferson City, Mo., took home its sixth overall title by a single stroke over Texas A&M International University. Junior Brencis Stanford shot 237 (79-82-76) for the Golden Bulls. Fellow junior teammates Calvin Mason and Johanan Edmeade followed with respective scores of 84-84-77 (245) and 91-87-81 (259).
Sophomore Stephen Graddick rounded the JCSU individual scores with 90-84-91 (265).
The PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, which originated in November 1986 following the Jackson State University Golf Tournament, has elevated golf in minority colleges and universities by providing opportunities to more players to compete in a national championship.
Sophomore Khadijha Battle and freshman Victoria Ogundipe were named to the 2014 All-CIAA Women’s Team.
Battle Ogundipe The CIAA, in conjunction with the CIAA Tennis Coaches Association, announced their selections for the 2014 Women's Tennis All-CIAA Team, Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year on April 15. Battle played 18 matches in the number three singles position this season. She recorded a mark of 7-11 overall and 7-6 against CIAA opponents. Battle ended the regular season with a three-match singles winning streak.
Ogundipe competed in 13 matches at the number six singles position during the season. She finished the regular season with a mark of 9-4 overall and 8-2 in the conference. Ogundipe won four of her last five matches in singles competition. Battle and Ogundipe competed as partners at the number three doubles flight. The duo had an overall record of 12-2 and a perfect 10-0 mark in CIAA doubles competition. 44 A T H L E T I C S

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The freshmen trio of Hasty, Hernandez, and Jefferson ranked in the top three on the team in the categories of batting average, slugging percentage, L to R: Softball players Monique Jefferson, Jocelyn Hernandez, Morgan Hasty, and Assistant Coach Eria Young Softball freshmen Morgan Hasty, Jocelyn Hernandez and Monique on-base percentage, hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs, total bases, total plate appearances, at-bats, games played and started.
Jefferson were elected to the 2014 CIAA All-Rookie Team and honored at the CIAA Spring Sports Awards Ceremony in April at Virginia State University. In addition to the three All-Rookie selections, Hernandez received the 2014 CIAA Softball Rookie of the Year Award.
Hernandez, who plays shortstop, led the team and ranked third in the conference with a .436 batting average for the year. In addition to her batting average, she led JCSU in hits (48), doubles (12), triples (4), total bases (71), at-bats (111), and games played and started (36). Hernandez recorded 20 runs scored, 23 RBIs and one homerun. At the third base position, Hasty turned in an equally impressive rookie season, leading the Golden Bulls in slugging percentage (.700), on-base percentage (.467), runs scored (24), and homeruns (6). The three homeruns from Hasty is a tie for third most in the entire conference. She also played in and started a team-high 36 games this season. Hasty had 90 at-bats, 35 hits, 20 RBIs, six doubles, and two triples on the year. Jefferson, as catcher, finished the season ranked fourth in the CIAA for RBIs (33) and fifth in homeruns (5). For the season, Jefferson tallied 98 at-bats, 15 runs scored, 36 hits, seven doubles and 105 plate appearances in 34 games played and started.
The CIAA named 40 student-athletes from the 12 member institutions to the 17th annual CIAA Commissioner’s All-Academic Team. Four student athletes from JCSU were named to the All-Academic First Team, including senior sprinter and hurdler Danielle Williams who was named the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. The 2014 CIAA Commissioner’s All Academic Team consists of 20 male and 20 female student-athletes, 10 on the First Team and 10 on the Second Team, as voted on by the CIAA Sports Information Directors’ Association. The average grade point average of the First Team is a 3.889, and the average for the Second Team is a 3.697 GPA.
Senior sprinter Samantha Elliott ‘14, freshman third baseman Morgan Hasty and Williams were the three female JCSU representatives on the All-Academic First Team. Senior thrower Randale Watson was the only male representation for JCSU.
Elliott had a stellar track and field season as the 400m hurdles champion at the 2014 Penn Relays. She also won the 400m hurdles event at the 2014 Raleigh Relays. Elliott received All CIAA honors for both indoor and outdoor seasons. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.
Hasty had an impressive initial season on the softball diamond en route to being selected to the CIAA All-Rookie Team. She led the Golden Bulls in slugging percentage (.700), on-base percentage (.467), runs scored (24), and homeruns (6). Her homeruns are a tie for third most in the entire conference. She holds a 4.0 GPA as a rising sophomore sport management major.
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Watson delivered another strong year in the classroom and on the field of competition. He won his third CIAA outdoor shot put championship in addition to receiving All-CIAA honors for the shot put and discus events. He also set a record of 16.46m for JCSU when he placed first at the George Mason Invitational. Watson graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering.
The Department of Athletics celebrated the 2013-14 academic year with the theme “We Don’t Settle, We Excel” at the annual awards banquet in April. The ceremony acknowledged team award winners and over 100 student-athletes for academics across all 15 varsity sports and support groups, including cheerleading and the dance team.
Senior sprinter Rolando Berch was named the Pettis Norman Male Student-Athlete of the Year, while fellow senior sprinter Danielle Williams was named Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
Berch had a stellar senior campaign during the indoor track and field season, which spilled into outdoor season as well. He finished third overall at the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in the men’s 400m dash, earning him NCAA DII All America honors. Berch was also selected to the 2014 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Atlantic Region Team. At the CIAA Indoor Championships, Berch finished second in the 400m dash and third as a member of the 4x400m relay team. At the CIAA Outdoor Championships, Berch finished second overall in the 400m dash. He has earned All-CIAA honors for both indoor and outdoor seasons.
L to R: Head Track and Field Coach Lennox Graham, Rolando Berch '14, Danielle Williams '14 and Trustee Grover Smith Williams was named the Division II Indoor National Track Athlete of the Year, a first in school history.
During the 2014 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, Williams became the first student-athlete in DII history to claim three individual track titles at the same indoor national championship meet with crowns in the 60m, 200m and the 60m hurdles.
In the span of one Saturday afternoon, she defended her national 60m hurdles title in 8.12, claimed the 60m crown in 7.32 and set a new JDL Fast Track facility record at 200m in 23.80.
Earlier in the season she earned CIAA Championship titles in each of those three events, and won both the 60m hurdles and 200m at the Penn State National.
At the CIAA Outdoor Championships, Williams was named the 2014 Women's Outdoor Track MVP. She won the 100m, 200m, and 100m hurdles events. Those victories produced 30 points towards securing the repeating as conference champions. Stan Lewter of ESPN TV and host of the “Inside the Game” show served as the master of ceremonies. The JCSU 100 Club inducted Dr. Ronald Carter as an honorary member.
The women's outdoor track and field team was the only team this year to win a championship of any sort as the 2014 CIAA Outdoor Champions; an honor held for the second consecutive season.
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At JCSU’s football games, most tailgaters only cook for a few friends. But Russell Ransom of Richmond, Va., along with his cousin Travis Gleaton and wife Belinda of Greenville, S.C., cooked to feed the Golden Bulls football team for the past three years. The Ransom’s son, Cameron, who graduated in May 2014, played on the team.
During each home game, the Ransoms and Gleatons set up a monster grill and large tent in a corner of the lot on Summit Street and cooked up a storm. They had ribs, hot dogs, sausages, deep fried turkeys, chickens and anumerous side dishes. At least 40 to 50 players and a few coaches have showed up on a typical game day and as many as 100 players on a big day. “When they win, they eat a lot,” said Travis of the players. “When they weren’t winning, they would come over and talk about the game,” added Ransom. “You’ve got to build them up and encourage them.” Win or lose, the players always came hungry and enjoyed the complimentary meal. Their hosts purchased all of the food for each game and transported it to the campus. It’s a tradition that began Cameron’s sophomore year.
“I don’t look at the expense part of it,” said Ransom, who constantly shopped for bargains. “Being a Dad and being a model for my son is what it’s all about. I hope I have been a positive male model in the lives of these young men.” Ransom and Gleaton, who are members of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, were always decked out in crimson and cream. Gleaton, who did most of the cooking, has seven children and also cooks for one of his son’s high school football teams.
“It meant a lot to me knowing I have family to support me and my teammates,” said Cameron. After the 2013 Homecoming game, the last time Cameron played for JCSU, he was surprised by the even larger turnout for the tailgate event. He was greeted by his grandmother, who made a special surprise visit seated under a tent decked out with a banner congratulating him on his football career at JCSU. “It's been great playing for JCSU all these years,” he said. “I'll miss it but next Homecoming I'll be here cooking out.” Russell Ransom (l), along with his cousin Travis Gleaton and wife, Belinda cook to feed the Golden Bulls football team, including son and senior player Cameron Ransom.
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Johnson C. Smith University has had a remarkable year thanks to the commitment of our donors. Their generosity has pushed the
“Tomorrow is what WE make It”
comprehensive campaign past the $100 million mark of the $150 million goal, completing two-thirds of our journey. Alumni, corporations, foundations, faculty and staff and friends have secured $107 million of much-needed funds for scholarships, new academic facilities and renovations of historic buildings on campus, faculty and student research, and support of the JCSU Fund. Momentum and excitement around this campaign is palpable as the University presses forward in securing the remaining $43 million. Achievement of the campaign goal in 2016 rests with JCSU’s continued tenacity in identifying and securing partners in the
Tomorrow
campaign vision.
During Fiscal Year 2014, more than 1,800 donors contributed $11.8 million in support of JCSU’s mission. A few of our pacesetting gifts which helped the University reach its year-end (2014) goal include:
• President’s Gap Scholarship • $2,500,000 • The Duke Endowment Duke Energy Foundation President’s Gap Scholarship and Duke Energy Endowed Scholarship • $1,000,000
Endowed and expendable scholarship funding will directly address gaps in financial aid for deserving JCSU students targeting those majoring in the STEM and business disciplines.
• Bank of America Foundation George E. Davis House and JCSU College-to-Career Employment Program • $500,000
This gift supports the renovation of the historic George E. Davis House, which serves as the administrative hub for JCSU’s Foster Village Network Center. The center supports students whose lives have been touched by the foster care system and social services. The gift also supports the new College-to-Career student employment program.
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Visual and Performing Arts Program and Faculty Development • $975,000
This funding will expand the curriculum in the VPA Program, increase the number of faculty in dance and technical theatre and add a degree program in dance. It will also enable the University to further develop the curriculum in studio art, graphic art, film and theatre. The foundation will also support a Summer Institute for new faculty development as a starting point for a larger faculty development agenda that will cover technology, new media and collaborative/interdisciplinary pedagogy.
• John M. Belk Endowment President’s Gap Scholarship • $825,000 • DeLois A. Washington ’72/73 (on behalf of the late Reginald Washington ’69 and Alicia Nicki Washington ’00) JCSU Fund • $110,000 • William T. Morris Foundation Scholarship Support • $100,000
This expendable scholarship will directly address gaps in financial aid for 20 JCSU students.
• Leon and Sandra Levine Foundation President Gap Scholarship • $100,000
The foundation provides an expendable scholarship to address gaps in financial aid for deserving JCSU students. Their challenge gift enables JCSU to match 1:1, thereby raising $200,000 for the emergency scholarship fund.
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• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation HBCUs Pursuing Transformative Change • $75,000
JCSU is one of nine HBCUs that has been awarded by the foundation to drive systemic change within their institution and across the higher education spectrum to increase student success.
• Estate of Evelyn Stinchcomb ’50 George E. Davis House • $51,000 • Estate of William ’60 & Gloria Smith JCSU Fund • $50,000 • Sisters of Mercy Foundation Foster Village Network Center • $35,000
(Renewable $35,000 in Year 2) In support of the Foster Village Network Center, the foundation continues to fund JCSU’s comprehensive program in educating students who have been emancipated from foster care or touched in some way by social services.
• American Schlafhorst Foundation Endowed Scholarship • $30,000
This endowed scholarship funding will directly address gaps in financial aid for deserving JCSU students.
• Xerox Foundation Scholarship Support • $25,000
Expendable scholarship funding from the foundation will directly address gaps in financial aid for deserving JCSU students.
• LPL Financial Foundation Foster Village Network Center • $20,000
LPL renewed its support of the Foster Village Network Center, which is becoming one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind in the nation.
Please join us on April 11, 2015 at the Seventh Annual Arch of Triumph Gala as we publicly launch the comprehensive campaign and share our vision for the final phase of this fundraising initiative. This is the largest campaign in JCSU history and requires everyone’s help to bring it to the successful conclusion it deserves. Since the Campaign was launched in FY 2010, the University has achieved the following important milestones: Total commitments through June 30, 2014
(Gifts and Pledges): Private Giving: $76,203,860 Public Giving: $30,781,713 Total Giving $106,985,573
We are thrilled with the continued growth and vibrancy of the Tomorrow campaign and the support we are receiving from alumni, friends, corporations and foundations.
These gifts from various corporate, foundation, individual and government sources affirm the University’s ambitious effort to create a new paradigm for Historically Black Universities and Colleges while upholding its reputation as a leading national liberal arts university. At the heart of every mission stands a strong group of leaders. The University appreciates its dedicated campaign champions for their service: lead gifts co-chairs Kendall Alley and Tom Baldwin ’71; Trustee Kevin Henry, and honorary co-chairs Sally Robinson, Eva Clayton ‘55 and Sheryl Underwood.
Gifts from alumni provide resources the University needs to continue its rise as a leader in liberal arts education and public service. These resources have been attained through an increase in alumni participation, which increased to 18 percent in fiscal year 2014. JCSU is proud to recognize alumni for generously supporting the University. Since the campaign’s inception alumni have pledged more than $3.7 million, providing scholarship support, equipping SMART classrooms, strengthening academic programs and initiatives across the campus. The value of alumni participation in the University extends beyond financial support. Many alumni contribute hours to the University each year, speaking with students, serving on leadership boards and providing advice to faculty and administrators. Alumni are also participating in campus engagement events –from Homecoming and Founders’ Week to Reunion, Commencement and the Arch of Triumph Gala.
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Established 16 new Endowed Scholarship Funds
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Established 12 new Annual Scholarship Funds
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Bridged student financial aid gap (Parent PLUS) ($2.5 million)
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Developed President’s Gap Scholarship ($4.4 million)
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Enhanced recruitment of international students and high growth majors
$32 million (76% to goal)
Total Commitments through 6/30/14
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Constructed new state-of-the-art Science Center
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Named nine spaces in Science Center - $1.5 million
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Named 225 seats in the Science Center Multi-media Lecture Hall
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Renovated Dr. George E. Davis House for foster care program
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Funded full-time Foster Care Coordinator
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Refurbished historic Duke Residence Hall
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Repaired Jane M. Smith Memorial Chapel
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Created Sustainability Village/Program (community and aquaponic garden)
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Strengthened campus-wide student counseling services (Student Resiliency)
$47 million (78% to goal)
Total Commitments through 6/30/14
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Enabled design and expansion of Visual & Performing Arts curricula ($1 million)
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Implemented new Faculty Development Program
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Funded 17 SMART classrooms
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Seeded Retail Management program and curriculum
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Updated campus technology, training and software
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Launched Metropolitan College
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Funded Spiritual Life Center
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Started Charlotte Web’s mentoring program/ Project Lift Partnership
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Established the Center for Applied Leadership & Community Development
$20 million (49% to goal)
Total Commitments through 6/30/14
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Branded Annual Arch of Triumph Gala yielding $1.3 Million in gross revenues
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Raised $5.1 million in unrestricted funding (JCSU Fund and UNCF)
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Garnered Trustee and Trustee Emeriti support ($1.4 million)
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Received $680,000 in planned gifts (Alumni)/ Confirmed two $1 million planned gifts (expectancies)
$8.3 million (119% to goal)
Total Commitments through 6/30/14
The Duke Endowment has awarded the University a $2.5 million grant to offer financial support to students negatively impacted by the new standards related to the U.S. Department of Education’s Parent PLUS Loan Program.
The goal of the gift is to foster a community where all deserving students enjoy access to higher education.
“Many of today’s JCSU students face significant financial barriers that result in gaps between the aid they receive and the total cost of their college education,” said President Ronald L. Carter. Approximately 85 percent of JCSU students receive some form of financial aid, 45 percent are first-generation college students and 70 percent come from low-income households. “Such statistics speak to the compelling and diverse needs of these students and the constant pressure they carry as they seek ways to finance their education,” Carter said. “This generous gift from The Duke Endowment will help us to maintain our commitment to these deserving students. It is crucial to help close these funding gaps and enhance the University’s position as a nationally recognized premier independent urban university.” 50 p H I L A N T H R O p Y

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James Colon, Toyota Vice President of African-American Business, gives President Carter the keys to the Toyota Green Initiative Prius. One of the signature events of the CIAA for Golden Bulls fans was celebrated off the court on Saturday, March 1 as JCSU welcomed about 200 alumni, donors and friends to the annual President's Championship Saturday Reception. President Ronald L. Carter, the Administrative Council and Trustees hosted this year’s event at the Levine Museum of the New South in uptown Charlotte.
Guests from around the region jumped on the “brand wagon” and mingled in CIAA-style while enjoying live music, gourmet selections of soul food and Cajun cuisine, as well as fellowship and a good time. Students wearing JCSU branded shirts talked with guests about how they personify JCSU’s branding messages of: intellectual rigor, global education, socially conscious, smash the mold and radical transformation. JCSU thanks sponsors Carolinas HealthCare System, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina and Perkins Management Services for supporting this signature event during the CIAA Tournament. A highlight of the event was a presentation by Toyota’s Vice President, James Colon, who announced a special gift to the University – the lease of a Toyota Prius hybrid car for one year. Colon commended JCSU for its sustainability efforts, citing the University as the first HBCU in the nation to receive the vehicle as part of its Toyota Green Initiative.
featuring 102 photographs taken by Herbert Randall in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. His powerful images document the struggles and triumphs The initiative made stops at 22 HBCUs committed to sustainability and presented a one-year lease of a Toyota Prius. “As the Toyota Green Joy Paige Springs, vice president of Institutional Advancement, speaks at the President's Reception. Initiative begins its fourth year, we of Civil Rights activists and wanted to provide historically black disenfranchised African-American institutions with a product that would voters during the summer of 1964.
help improve campus environments The reception provided guests a and promote sustainability,” chance to enter a photo booth to take said Colon. pictures using various props. Several The location for this year’s reception guests showed their funny sides and offered guests an opportunity to view posed in hats, masks and large glasses.
the current exhibit “Faces of Freedom,” The results were priceless.
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In observance of the 147th Founders’ Week, the sixth annual Arch of Triumph Gala honored two individuals and one organization for their outstanding contributions to higher education, economic development and entrepreneurship. The University recognized Andrea L.
Harris, president of the North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development; The Duke Endowment and Thomas E. Baldwin, senior vice president of BB&T Bank.
Shannon Cross '04, served as Mistress of Ceremonies. She is a sports anchor and reporter for CTV, covering national and local sports stories in the Washington, D.C. metro area.
Harris was honored for working to change the culture in private and public sectors by increasing access to market opportunities, affordable capital and supportive assistance for minority and women-owned businesses. Her organization has also supported JCSU’s efforts to redefine the urban landscape of the Northwest Corridor with the opening of the Arts Factory, Mosaic Village and by launching the “Soul of the Northwest Corridor” initiative.
Baldwin, a 1971 graduate of JCSU, was recognized for his numerous civic and philanthropic accomplishments. He was the founding officer for 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte and served on the boards of Elon Homes & Schools for Children, Florence Crittenton Services and JCSU Trustees.
The Duke Endowment was awarded for its longstanding support of education, including a $35 million grant to JCSU, one of the largest gifts ever awarded to an HBCU. Since its inception in 1924, the Endowment has awarded more than $3 billion in grants. Its sustainability initiative supports a unique collaboration with JCSU and only three other colleges and universities. A vision of Dr. Ronald L. Carter, the Gala annually extends an opportunity to dignitaries, corporate and civic leaders, alumni and other supporters to raise critical unrestricted dollars for the JCSU Fund. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $1.1 million.
The University thanks this year’s presenting sponsors, Carolinas HealthCare System and Wells Fargo Bank.
Save the Date: Next year’s Gala will be held on April 11, 2015
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L to R: Chairman Monroe Miller with Sally and Russell Robinson.
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The James B. Duke Memorial Library has received a $96,665 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) African History and Culture to fund a traveling exhibition and public programs that illuminate cultural traditions of giving in African American communities. The two-year project is titled Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited. The exhibition will be shared among HBCUs and cultural institutions across the South and is designed to have a long-term benefit for JCSU students, faculty and the community. “This grant demonstrates the University’s vision to enjoy strong community relations and strategic partnerships with businesses, corporations and professional organizations,” said Monika Rhue, library director who is spearheading the project. Partners include Bennett College, The Black Benefactors, BlackGivesBack.com, Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, Foundation for the Mid South, Levine Museum of the New South, Prairie View A&M University and The Denver Foundation.
The library staff will work with author Virginia Fullwood, photographer Charles Thomas and members of the giving circle New Generation of African American Philanthropists (NGAAP-Charlotte) to design, curate and fabricate the exhibition and related educational and marketing materials. It will contain original photographs and stories from the book “Giving Back: a Tribute to Generations of African-American Philanthropy.” African Americans are often left out of the conversation and recognition of giving unless fame and wealth are associated, according to Fullwood. The book points out that stories of ordinary African Americans giving to charitable causes are rarely heard. The stories more often feature Black people as only beneficiaries or people in need. Rhue said the exhibition will benefit the larger community by providing a more comprehensive story, making the point that African Americans give a higher percentage of their discretionary income to charitable causes than any other racial group in America.
"This partnership with JCSU is the fulfillment of a longtime aspiration because influencing the next generation of givers is a priority of our giving circle, New Generation of African American Philanthropists,” said Fullwood. “Our aim has been to use artful photography and storytelling to ignite a movement of conscientious philanthropy by empowering a generation of Americans to recognize their power and responsibility to give back."
Guests enjoyed the Big Hitters tent at the Homecoming football game on Oct. 26, 2013. The Division of Institutional Advancement sponsored the event to thank alumni and friends who gave $1,000 or more to the University during the 2012-2013 year. Guests also included members of the 1867 Society, which is comprised of those who have given more than $10,000 since the year 2000. 54 p H I L A N T H R O p Y

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“Coming back home to Smith means a lot to me and my family,” said DeLois “De” Washington '72/'73. “When the world seemed to crash down, Smith was always our safe haven.” One of those moments came last year when her husband of 42 years passed away on July 22, 2013. De and her daughter, Dr. Alicia Nicki Washington ’00, presented a $110,000 legacy gift to JCSU in memory of Reginald “Reggie” James Washington ’69. “Smith was the place that we could always count on and we are indebted to JCSU for the life we experienced together, said De of the life spent with Reggie. “Our family is proud to give back to the University and the next generation of Smithites…Reggie would have it no other way.” Giving to JCSU is a long-standing family affair for the Washingtons, who have volunteered at admissions fairs, made annual contributions and led alumni organizations. In 2007, the family established the Reginald DeLois Nicki Washington Endowed Scholarship Fund. They are members of the Every Year Club, which recognizes donors who have given consistently for five fiscal years or more. They also have been inducted into the 1867 Society for their total giving of $10,000 and above.
Over the years, the Washingtons’ commitment to JCSU has grown. When De served as President of the National Alumni Association and as University Trustee during Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy’s presidency, Yancy encouraged De and Reggie to join the Legacy Society. Because the couple had always planned to make a significant commitment to the University, they decided a legacy gift would satisfy their goal. L to R: DeLois “De” Washington '72/'73, her daughter Dr. Alicia Nicki Washington ’00, and late husband Reginald “Reggie” James Washington ’69.
“Reggie and I met at JCSU, which led to our marriage and the birth of our cherished daughter Nicki,” said De.
“JCSU prepared each one of us to excel in our chosen career paths. Those paths have led to success in business and education.” Reggie earned a B.S. degree in physical education and retired in 2009 from Durham Public Schools. De earned her B.S. degree in mathematics and enjoyed a long career with IBM, retiring in 2010. Nicki earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in computer science, and is currently a faculty member at Howard University. In May 2014, De and Nicki continued with their family’s giving plan and bestowed their legacy gift during the JCSU Alumni Reunion. The weekend would have marked Reggie’s 45th anniversary of his graduation from JCSU. Standing before a room of JCSU alumni and friends, De and Nicki fulfilled their Legacy Society commitment, grateful for being part of a JCSU family that continues to embrace them.
Established in 1997, the JCSU Legacy Society recognizes individuals who contribute to the future of the university by leaving more than memories. They include JCSU in their charitable giving plans at $10,000 or more through estate plans, insurance policies, trusts, property or other investments. These gifts allow the donor to receive important tax benefits today and/or tomorrow, providing for Johnson C. Smith University to receive a significant gift in the future. For more information about making a planned gift to the university, contact Sharon Harrington, assistant vice president for Institutional Advancement, at (704) 330-1437 or sharrington@jcsu.edu.
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The annual Scholarship Luncheon in May wrapped up the spring semester with a surprise announcement from the John M. Belk Endowment. During the luncheon, guest speaker Mary Claudia “M.C.” Belk Pilon, chair of the JohnM.
Belk Endowment, announced an $825,000 grant to provide scholarships to first-generation college students who graduate from North Carolina high schools. Approximately 85 percent of JCSU students receive some form of financial aid, 45 percent are first-generation college students and 70 percent come from low-income households. “We recognize that for many first-generation college students, the cost of higher education is out of reach,” said Pilon. “Our mission is to increase their access to higher education so they can get the skills they need to succeed – and to boost the quality of North Carolina’s workforce.” The funding will help offset a decline in available financial aid largely due to changes in eligibility criteria for families seeking college loans from the U.S. Department of Education’s Parent PLUS Loan program. Tighter underwriting restrictions have had a disproportionate impact on historically black colleges and universities, which serve greater numbers of disadvantaged students.
“Many of today’s JCSU students face significant financial barriers that result in gaps between the aid they receive and the total cost of their college education,” said Dr. Ronald L. Carter. “We are grateful to the John M. Belk Endowment for helping us maintain our commitment to this group.” L to R: Mary Claudia “M.C.” Belk Pilon, President Carter and student Austin Jacques '15 56 p H I L A N T H R O p Y

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President Ronald L. Carter received the Latin American Excelente Award as the “Non-Latin Person Most Supportive of the Latino Community” during an awards gala in October 2013. During the ceremony, four Latin Americans joined Carter as Excelente Award winners and six Latino college students from Charlotte received Student of the Year awards and $2,500 scholarships. The 2013 gala marked the 15th year of the Excelente Awards in Charlotte. The annual event is sponsored by La Noticia: The Spanish-Language Newspaper, which serves the Latino community in the Charlotte region. The Excelente Awards recognize Latin Americans for their outstanding achievements and service in the Charlotte community. One non-Latino person is recognized each year for supporting the Latin Dr. Carter delivers remarks after receiving the Excelente Award. American community.
Carter, who is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, was praised for his commitment to ensuring that undocumented students in Charlotte have access to higher education. He joined with the Latin American Coalition and Latin American Women in the fall of 2010 to provide educational opportunities and scholarships to Latino students. Because of his efforts, the University has served over 100 Latino students.
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When Danielle Locklair wrote a script about bullying in school, the third-grader at Charlotte’s Whitewater Academy wanted to turn it into a production for her peers at her school. That’s when the academy’s guidance counselor reached out to JCSU’s Cindy Kistenberg, associate professor of theater and communication arts.
With help from one of her students, Arthur Miller ’14, Kistenberg put the play into action as a community outreach project. In an interview with The Charlotte Observer, Kistenberg shared her passion for theater as a means of social change. “When I learned what the play was about, I was 100 percent on board,” she said.
Miller was initially surprised to find out that a 10-year-old student had written a script for a play that, in his opinion, was well developed and thought out.
Locklair’s inspiration for the play titled “How to Stop a Bully” came after her friend complained about being called names and treated like an outcast.
Kistenberg said working with elementary-school-age students presented more of a challenge compared to teaching college, but the final production was rewarding. The production garnered Locklair high marks for her quality of writing and courage to address a tough problem. C O M M u N I T Y E N g A g E M E N T

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Volunteers help build raised beds in JCSU's Sustainability Village.
In collaboration with Sugar Creek Charter School and Friendship Gardens of Charlotte, JCSU is working on a project to generate interest in sustainability while helping to alleviate Charlotte’s food deserts. Through the Seed-to-Feed project, students at the Title I charter school are learning how to grow and prepare fresh food and make healthy choices.
The school serves 608 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Jennifer Lee, a wellness program assistant at the HealthPlex, said the Seed-to-Feed project is vital to the health of youth. “Access to an ample quantity and variety of fruits and vegetables at school, at home and in the community is critical,” she said. “It is especially important for school-age children since poor dietary habits can linger or worsen into the high school years and adulthood.” The project is made possible by a $35,000 grant to the HealthPlex from the Aetna Foundation. “The grants awarded by the Aetna Foundation are helping more than 100 local nonprofits create momentum around building healthier lifestyles in underserved communities through better nutrition and greater physical activity,” said Dr. Garth Graham, president of the Aetna Foundation. During the summer of 2013, the HealthPlex took the initiative to self fund the Seed-to-Feed pilot program in cooperation with the Mecklenburg County Beatties Ford Road Library and An Angel’s Touch Youth Enrichment Program. Before the start of the program, the 154 students scored 5.58 percent when tested on their healthy eating knowledge. After the program, their scores rose over 15 percent when completing the same test. “This improvement showed that the hands-on experience gained by participating contributed to the students’ understanding of the subject,” said Victor Romano, director of the HealthPlex. “Seed-to-Feed ties into the University’s focus on community engagement and sustainability,” said President Ronald L. Carter. “We are moving beyond our gates to educate the community on how to become better stewards of their own health and their environment.” 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 59

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Members of the campus and the community enjoyed an evening of sustainable dining and kora music to celebrate the first harvest of fish raised aquaponically at Sustainability Village.
Organic chef Njathi Wa Kabui, an urban farmer, author and food activist originally from Kenya, served the freshly cooked tilapia along with a cornucopia of fresh vegetables and herbs picked from the community garden that day.
Students worked with Kabui to prepare the meal in the greenhouse which was transformed into a kitchen for the event. Guests toured the kitchen and watched the crew demonstrate how farm-to-table can work in an urban environment.
Funded by BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina, the Village's community garden is helping solve the food desert issue in the West End.
It has yielded 200 pounds of produce since the first planting in 2012. The University’s Center for Applied Leadership and Community Development works with local community and school groups on a regular basis to arrange tours, volunteer planting days and harvesting opportunities. “Our partnership with the community has been strengthened through our common interests in this issue,” said Dr.
Philip Otienoburu, assistant professor of biology. Since the launch of Sustainability Village, nearly 500 guests have walked through its gates. Sixty students have trained to work on the project, performing such tasks as feeding fish, planting seeds and weighing produce. Several students shared their learning experience at the Clinton Global Initiative University and traveled to Haiti this past summer to replicate the project. Students show the first fish harvest from the aquaponics system. 60 C O M M u N I T Y E N g A g E M E N T

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Northwest Corridor residents let their voices be heard before 17 local and regional political candidates during the annual Indaba, a community forum representing 30 neighborhoods in Charlotte’s West End. The meeting held in August 2013 also served as a reminder for residents to get out and vote in the September primary elections. The forum came on the heels of a leadership audit of more than 1,000 residents conducted over the summer by JCSU faculty and students. The “Giving Voice to the Community” audit invited citizens to air their concerns about issues they feel are vital to the Corridor’s future.
The issues covered economic growth, crime and education.
“The leadership audit is intended to help the community prepare for upcoming elections by engaging, educating and empowering residents to get more involved in recruiting leaders and providing candidates with information,” said Bryan Patterson, visiting professor of public leadership. Following a presentation of the audit’s findings, residents met in small groups to discuss how they might resolve some pressing issues and shared their opinions with the candidates. The public leadership research will serve several purposes by:
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One of the highlights of the meeting featured a video on the history and traditions of the Northwest Corridor produced by JCSU international student Zwelabo Mandela ’15, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela. It may be viewed at: http://youtu.be/DhK9l6FFfVo.
“This project is part of our ongoing commitment to the people of the Northwest Corridor” said Dr. Ronald L.
Carter, president. “Our results will help future leaders focus on matters that affect the quality of life and build up our assets as we work together to create a vibrant community.” The “Giving Voice to the Northwest Corridor” project may be viewed online at www.jcsu.edu/nwc. As a continuation of the University’s public leadership program, seven 12th District candidates filled the stage at Biddle Auditorium in April 2014 to offer their prescriptions for solving some of the tough problems faced by residents in North Carolina’s most urban congressional district. 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 61

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In combination with its Powerade Youth Sports Initiative, Coca-Cola launched a series of youth sports commercials in 2013. One of the spots featured JCSU alumnus Julien Polk ’10, a former member of the JCSU golf team, playing the role of a track athlete.
Southeast. “This was a great way to highlight JCSU’s awesome football field and provide one of its graduates with a great opportunity to represent the Powerade brand and Golden Bulls Pride,” added Kannady. “As an alumnus affiliated with one of our great partners, Polk fit the athletic look for the Powerade training video,” said William Kannady, multicultural marketing specialist for Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consolidated, Inc. Polk appears on the distinctive blue track at Irwin Belk Athletic Complex, a recognizable landmark, with the Charlotte skyline in the background. Coca-Cola launched the Powerade grassroots campaign to target youth consumers in the “I thought it was pretty cool to be part of something like that,” said Polk. The spot took about six hours to shoot and required some intense physical activity according to Polk, who ran up bleachers and performed push-ups during the shoot. Did the experience turn him into a Powerade fan? Polk said he has always enjoyed the drink. Despite his brush with stardom, Polk plans to keep his day job as an underwriter with Wells Fargo Mortgage. He also attends Charlotte School of Law.
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A small act of generosity by two classmates from 1994 is giving computer science majors a financial head start. Over ten years ago, two graduates decided to each contribute $1,000 to establish a scholarship fund.
Classmates Juan Flowers and Marion Robinson then asked their employers to match their gifts and the fund climbed to $4,000. Since then, the scholarship has grown tenfold, providing financial assistance to more than 15 students including Chris Kohn, who graduated with honors on May 4, 2014. Flowers and Robinson are the youngest alumni to establish an endowed scholarship, an idea they considered soon after they graduated.
Their faith and determination paid off. Flowers worked at Microsoft Corporation for 16 years before starting his own successful business venture, FLOWJ Technology Solutions, where he is a managing partner and IT management and learning consultant.
As a student, Flowers participated in the Microsoft Co-Op program where he earned college credit, received a stipend and obtained work experience in the IT field early in his career. He was the first student from JCSU chosen for the program and then employed at Microsoft Corporation.
It wasn’t until his senior year when Robinson found his niche with computers and changed his major to computer science. Like Flowers, he learned what he wanted to do through internship experience. “We were the only two out of our class who secured jobs prior to the start of our final year,” he said. Robinson is currently a successful IT business unit manager with Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, which designs, engineers and L to R: Marion Robinson '94, President Carter, Juan Flowers '94 constructs some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects.
During their recent visit to campus, the men reflected on what motivated them to help JCSU students. “I chose to invest in JCSU by establishing our scholarship to help fill a financial void for students who wanted to pursue degrees in computer science and computer engineering,” said Flowers.
“Financial assistance was only available to students who wanted to pursue degrees in the natural sciences like biology, chemistry and physics.” Robinson appreciates JCSU for helping him find success in life. “I felt the education I received at JCSU was invaluable,” he said. “Without it, I would not have become the man I am today.
Both Juan and I agreed the best way to acknowledge the education we received was to give back in the form of a scholarship for a deserving computer science or engineering major.” Today when they meet with students, the men advise them to become involved in co-ops, internships and campus organizations to build lasting relationships, job experience and leadership skills. When they arrived on campus on academic and athletic scholarships, Robinson and Flowers immediately became friends. Robinson excelled in track and field as a two-time Division II National Champion in 1992 and 1994 in the long jump. Flowers, a scholar athlete, also served in leadership roles on campus as a Board of Trustee representative for Academic Affairs from 1992 to 1993 and as Student Government Association president from 1993 to 1994. They also joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Involvement in such activities further cemented their relationship with one another and with fellow students. It also helped to build a lasting connection to JCSU. Flowers and Robinson can often be seen mingling with students and reminiscing with fellow alumni at Homecoming, CIAA week and at the Arch of Triumph Gala. As an adjunct professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, Flowers is part of the campus community as he applies his own knowledge in the field to help students excel at their growing edge.
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Homecoming 2013 celebrated what it means to be “Smith Made,” as the JCSU Family came together to reminisce and celebrate Oct. 21-26. The week began with the coronation of JCSU senior Rhonda Wright as Miss JCSU and the anticipation continued with Friday’s pep rally and Gold and Blue Masquerade Ball for alumni. As a special Homecoming addition, the JCSU Concert Choir performed with Opera Carolina’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida.” The annual parade and FestiVille brought families together on Saturday for food, fun and games. In the afternoon, Golden Bulls fans competed in the inaugural MasterBULL Griller contest to fill up for the football game against Shaw University. For post-game excitement, the National Pan-Hellenic Council presented a step show and after party.
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former JCSU forward and current Euroleague basketball player, recently published a motivational book based on his experiences pursuing a pro basketball career. "A Spirit of Perseverance" tells the story of how Jackson pursued his dream of continuing his career after college, despite the fact that scouts weren't exactly beating down his door.
He told HBCU Gameday "Basketball was a dream that I wanted to pursue, and through the help of my support system I was able to pursue it." Jackson played at JCSU from 2007 2011, winning back-to-back CIAA Championships in 2008 and 2009 under the direction of CIAA Hall of Fame coach Stephen Joyner Sr. Jackson told HBCU Gameday the lessons he learned from Joyner contributed to his book in a major way. "We have a great relationship to this day," Jackson said of Joyner. "I think the relationship may have gotten better now that I've stopped playing basketball [for Joyner]." After graduating from JCSU in 2011, Jackson worked a string of temp jobs before taking a chance to follow his dream of continuing his basketball career. He had planned on attending the CIAA Tournament as a spectator for the first time, but an opportunity to play with a barnstorming team overseas arose, and Jackson was faced with deciding between a guaranteed good time or a potentially fruitless trip abroad.
"I had a couple of conversations with people and they said, this may be your only chance," Jackson said. "Either you're going to sacrifice what you are now for what you want to be come." Jackson decided to take the chance and pay his way to Peru, which paid off in a big way as he landed his first professional contract. Jackson also played in Argentina before latching on as power forward for the Evil Sportif Ormes in France.
Jackson says he hopes "A Spirit of Perseverance" helps other people pursue their dreams with a passion.
"If you work hard enough, something will happen," he said. "If you continuously push through and you strive for greatness then something will happen. Things won't stay the same." Contact info. 301-456-9056; earljackson2@gmail.com
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was featured in the Northern Dutchess News and Creative Living newspaper as the first African American from his hometown of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to be commissioned as an officer in WWII.
Patrice is among those whose stories are featured in a new film, “A Breath of Freedom,” which tells the little known story of unexpected freedom African-American GIs experienced in Germany following World War II.
received the Pioneer of the Year Award at the Black Business Association’s 2014 Annual Salute to Black Women Business Conference, Vendor Fair and Awards Luncheon in Los Angeles on March 29, 2014.
is helping to raise funds for the new JCSU Science Center with the assistance of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Landover, Md., and the Kiwanis Club of Shepard Park. She has reached 75 percent of her fundraising goal of $20,000.
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received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Chronicle in Winston-Salem, N.C. at its Annual Community Service Award Banquet.
was honored by the Outreach Alliance For Babies, Inc., for his 40-plus years of serving babies and families in Winston-Salem.
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has been named vice chairman of the board of directors for Marine Federal Credit Union.
was honored by the American Chemical Society for his 50 years as a member of the Society.
has published his second book, “Our Roots, Our Branches, Our Fruits of Knowledge.” The book can be purchased at the High Point Museum in High Point, N.C.
received the 2014 HBCU Trailblazers Award at the Alumni Alliance Scholarship Dinner and Dance in Wayne County, N.C. She is a member of JCSU’s new Eastern Alumni Chapter in North Carolina. The alliance includes seven HBCU chapters: Johnson C.
Smith University, A&T University, Fayetteville State University, Elizabeth City State University, St.
Augustine University, Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina Central University.
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is a new citizen member of the Jacksonville, Fla.
Times-Union editorial board.
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is owner of Dazzle events by Andrea, LLC. The business offers event design/decor, specialty linen and furniture rentals, chair covers and florals. They also offer destination wedding/honeymoon/vow renewal packages and are specialists for Sandals/Beaches properties and Mexico group travel.
is the 1988 class agent. She may be reached at backson5@yahoo.com.
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company, Lain Consulting, LLC was selected Minority Business Enterprise of the Year by the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County at the 2014 Crowns of Enterprise Awards Ceremony. She was also selected for the 2014 Women in Business Achievement Award by the Charlotte Business Journal.
gave the keynote address for the Thurgood Marshall Foundation Teacher Quality and Retention Institute at Virginia State University on July 18.
stars on TV show “Hoarders,” and co-authored a book “Breathing Room; Open Your Heart by Decluttering Your Home."
is Associate Professor of English at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.
was promoted to Vice President, Talent Management at Discovery Place. He has more than 20 years of human resources experience. Prior to working at Discovery Place, he worked in the banking industry in Washington D.C.
has been appointed board member of the Bechtler Arts Foundation by the Charlotte City Council. The board is charged with overseeing the Bechtler Museum and its collection.
published the book “Three Blind Mice.” It is the untold story of the three presidents before Abraham Lincoln during the decade between 1850 and 1860, leading up to the American Civil War.
produced a feature/documentary with Paradox Smoke in New York City starring Rain Pryor based on her Off Broadway One Woman Show. Sledge also produced “Fried Chicken and Latkes,” about Pryor’s life growing up the daughter of Richard Pryor and a Jewish mother.
was named principal at Pinewood Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C.
00’s
is the publisher of New Growth Hair Magazine, a publication that captures the culture and conversations in urban barbershops and beauty salons. The magazine uses its social influence to provide hair services, school supplies and hope to Charlotte’s homeless student population. C L A S S N O T E S

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graduated from Mercer University with a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership. His dissertation topic was "The Relationships Among the Fine Arts, School Culture and High School Graduation Rates in Georgia." He currently serves as assistant principal at Paul L.
Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta.
executive producer and music supervisor for Rhythm And Views (RAV) Productions, LLC, has been fortunate to work with the National Museum of African American Music, National Black Nurses Association and vocal artists Tre Thomas and Mariah Maxwell, in just a few short months since she formed RAV in January 2014. In addition, they have assisted churches with marketing and branding and are in the process of locking in projects with two notable gospel artists. Chamber of Commerce (CMBCC). The CMBCC is focused on improving business retention and growth of black businesses while attracting successful black businesses to Charlotte.
is owner of Cup Your Cakes, specializing in quality cupcakes offered in various sizes and an array of delicious flavors with a creative decorating edge. They also create custom lollicakes, also known as cake pops.
was elected historian of the Northeastern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
has launched Rhythm and Views Production, LLC. The company serves individuals, production companies, record labels, artists, brand marketers, non-profits and large corporations nationwide. In addition to full service music supervision and video production, the company assists with talent booking, photo and video.
is a fitness model and competes in fitness competitions. She also writes articles for The Charlotte Post in the Life & Style section to offer health and fitness advice to readers. Andrea has a blog qcfitnessmodeling.blogspot.com, where she talks about her fitness journey and fitness modeling/competitions.
was recently appointed Economic Development Committee Chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black
earned a master’s degree in Spanish from Winthrop University and is a second-year doctoral student in the Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UNC-Chapel Hill.
married Kriston Brown on June 21, 2014.
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is the co-class agent with Gernae Chase as the 2011 class agent. Hilton may be reached at ericahltn@gmail.com.
was crowned Miss Maryland Exquisite International on April 27, 2014. The pageant celebrates diverse women of today by giving them an opportunity to showcase their beauty, intelligence and spirit of volunteerism. Nicole also participated in the 2014 Miss Maryland USA Pageant.
has been named the women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year in Division II for the 2013-14 track & field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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We have attempted to list each donor accurately, and sincerely apologize for any mistakes or omissions. If your name has been omitted or reported incorrectly, please notify the Development Office of the Division of Institutional Advancement at (704)-378-3576.
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The 1867 Society recognizes donors whose cumulative giving since January 2000 to Johnson C. Smith University totals $10,000 or more. This distinguished society is composed of six societal giving levels, named in honor of images and transformational leaders and donors of the University. The 1867 Society members are inducted into the society at one of the societal levels, and recognized for each new level attained at an annual luncheon held during Founder’s Day weekend. All 1867 Society inductees are also invited to join the student processional for Convocation which is also held during Founders’ Day weekend. JCSU salutes the following Fiscal Year 2013-2014 inductees for their generosity:
Golden Bull Society in honor of the University’s golden bull mascot – the embodiment of pride, spirit and association with Johnson C. Smith University.
Mr. James L. Greene ‘67 Mrs. Shirley M. Greene ‘69 Mrs. Loretta Jean Webber Dr. Spurgeon W. Webber, Jr. (deceased) Mr. Rudolph C. Worsley ‘55
Duke Society in honor of James B. Duke, who included Johnson C. Smith University in the Duke Endowment in 1924.
Trustee Thomas L. Barnhardt Trustee J. Porter Durham, Jr.
Mrs. Mattie S. Grigsby ‘48 Mrs. Wilhelmina P. Kimpson ‘56 Trustee Patricia Roderick Morton
Myers Society in honor of Col. William R. Myers’ gift of eight acres of land to establish a permanent site for the then Biddle Memorial Institute.
Dr. Lucinda B. Blue ‘74 Dr. David L. Hunter ‘55 Mrs. Gretel T. James ‘62 Mr. George K. Johnson ‘61 Mrs. Joetter J. Johnson ‘61 Mrs. Dorothy B. Latimer ‘74 Mr. Thomas E. Latimer ‘72 Mr. David L. Pugh ‘53 Ms. Charlotte Troup
Sanders Society in honor of Dr. Daniel J. Sanders, the first African- American President of Johnson C. Smith University.
Dr. Shirley Aluko Dr. Yele Aluko Mr. Jack S. Bailey III Mrs. Evelyn J. Blackwell ‘55 Mr. Luther Carter, Jr. ‘75 Dr. Ronald L. Carter Ms. Willie B. Colson ‘64 Mr. Andrew J. Gray ‘73 Mrs. Joyce Gray Ms. Joni M. Hicks ‘77 Mr. Marion H. Massey ‘66 Mr. David Pfleeger Dr. Condoleezza Rice Mrs. Brenda L. Sanders ‘64 Mrs. Mattie C. Sydnor ‘50 Ms. Pearl V. Welch ‘65 Mrs. Joan Zimmerman 1867 Giving societies inductees for 2013-2014 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 73

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Class of 1938 - $300
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Dr. Clarence F. Stephens
Class of 1940 - $2,000
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Ms. Ireta Taylor Dawson
Class of 1941 - $25
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Mr. Ralph W. Hall
Class of 1942 - $1,500
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Trustee Horace A. Davenport Mr. Prince A. Erwin, Jr.
Class of 1943 - $100
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Mr. Andrew J. McGhee, Jr.
Class of 1944 - $650
Class Agent: Mrs. Vernilla Glenn Mrs. Vernilla Glenn Mr. Walter Patrice Mrs. Roberta Brooks Shearin
Class of 1945 - $550
Class Agents: Dr. Darius L. Swann Mrs. Mildred S. Grier Dr. Joseph E. Thompson, Sr.
Mrs. Darwin McBeth Walton
Class of 1946 - $200
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Ms. Margaret Louise Carr
Class of 1947 - $1,620
Class Agent: Mrs. Gloria P. Munoz-Martin Senior Bishop John Hurst Adams Dr. Nelson A. Fain Dr. Winona L. Fletcher Mrs. Mozella T. Harris Mr. Julius W. Mallard
Alumni financial support is the critical difference in the life and legacy of the University. During Fiscal Year 2013 2014, alumni giving totaled more than $950,000 and the alumni giving participation rate increased to 18 percent. Mrs. Gloria P. Munoz-Martin Reverend James Deotis Roberts
Class of 1948 - $17,378
Class Agent: Mrs. Mattie Solice Grigsby Mrs. Dorothy Sutton Baker Ms. Mary B. Chasten Mrs. Lollie O. Cook-Redd Mrs. Edith Foster Crisp Mrs. Hyla Sue B. Cundiff Mrs. Eva G. Donaldson Dr. Gwendoline Young Fortune Ms. Fatina P. Gaston Mrs. Mattie Solice Grigsby Mrs. Magnolia M. Pickens Mrs. Vivian Simpson Thomas Dr. Clarence W. R. Wade Mrs. Juanita G. Williams
Class of 1949 - $5,280
Class Agent: Charles W. Hargrave Mrs. Odelle Steele Searles Mr. Richard R. Anderson Ms. Rosa Means Campbell Mrs. Mary L. Crumley Mrs. Gabrella Toatley Dimery Ms. Sarah G. Foxx Mrs. Anita T. Garner Mrs. Maggie Lloyd Gilliam Mr. Charles W. Hargrave Mrs. Helen R. Hudson Ms. Wylle Grae Joyner Ms. Doris Graham Pennington Mr. John Henry Potts Mr. Herman C. Ragin, Sr.
Mrs. Odelle Steele Searles
Class of 1950 - $57,737
Class Agent: Mrs. Ruth S. Cathey Mr. Raphael O. Black* Ms. Ruth P. Bowers Mrs. Ruth S. Cathey Mrs. Julia M. England Estate of Evelyn Stinchcomb Mrs. Miriam C. Hardge Dr. Bettye Shropshire Irwin Ms. Mae C. Orr Mr. O'Dell Robinson Mrs. Lilla Alberta M. Smith Mrs. Mattie Carter Sydnor Dr. Raymond Worsley
Class of 1951 - $9,775
Class Agents: Mr. Harry L. Jackson Dr. Maggie Lynch Mallory Mrs. Leora Ernestine Broady Mr. Paul L. Broady Mr. Willie E. Davis Mrs. Mildred M. Frederick Reverend Lawrence T. Glenn, Sr.
Mr. Harry L. Jackson Dr. Maggie Lynch Mallory Mrs. Constance Monroe The Honorable Carl T. Ratliff Mrs. Iris M. Rattley Mr. William H. Shepperson III Mr. Andrew W. Turner, Jr.
Dr. David H. Woodbury, Jr.
Class of 1952 - $2,565
Class Agent: Mrs. Mary L. Massey-Jones Ms. Myrtle Cathey Mr. Oliver N. Clark Mr. Melton Ellerby Mrs. Mamie E. Jones Mrs. Mary L. Massey-Jones Dr. Charles Morris, Jr.
Ms. Leatrice R. Pearson Mr. William W. Perry Mr. Arthur C. Redding Mr. Oscar D. Tate
Class of 1953 - $9,525
Class Agent: Mrs. Deloris G. Evans Mrs. Mary J. Bowden Mrs. Johnnie M. Collins Trustee Melva W. Costen Mrs. Lotess Priestley Cright Mrs. Deloris G. Evans Mrs. Ruby D. Harris Mrs. Helen V. Henry Miss Harriett L. Lewis* Mr. Charles E. Motley Mrs. LaVerne R. Parker Mr. David L. Pugh Reverend Colonel W. Sutton Reverend Benjamin F. Thompson Mrs. Frances T. Wade Mr. Howard Williams 74
Class of 1954 - $3,675
Class Agent: Mrs. Johnsie M. Grier Mrs. Pauline L. Avant Mr. Robert L. Babbs, Jr.
Mrs. Janie Clinkscales Chavis-Lucas Mrs. Helena T. Cunningham Mrs. Billie Mitchell Matthews Mrs. Henrietta M. Motley Dr. Thornell K. Page Mrs. Bessie Smith Ransome Mrs. Margaret H. Thomas
Class of 1955 - $36,951
Class Agent: Dr. Telezee L. Foster Mr. Cecil L. Adderley, Jr.
Mr. Alston Bellamy* Mrs. Evelyn J. Blackwell Mrs. Elizabeth A. Carrothers The Honorable Eva McPherson Clayton Dr. Charles Lorenza Curry Mr. Wendell A. Daniel Dr. Telezee Littlejohn Foster Dr. David L. Hunter Mr. James Henry Johnson Mrs. Mary Royster McAfee Mr. Roosevelt D. Odom, Sr.
Dr. Louis W. Pointer Mr. Thad Rhodes, Jr.
Mr. Rudolph C. Worsley
Class of 1956 - $9,650
Class Agents: Mrs. Beatrice T. Johnson Mrs. Muriel D. Wiggins Mr. Frank Theodore Gaither, Sr.
Mrs. Reather F. Green Ms. Constance J. Hill Mr. Ralph A. Hunt Mrs. Beatrice T. Johnson Mrs. Wilhelmina Page Kimpson Mrs. Pecola A. Maxwell Mrs. Frances McFadden Mrs. Shirley T. Paramore Mrs. Juanita Wideman Reynolds Ms. Millie R. Snider Mrs. Muriel D. Wiggins
Class of 1957 - $4,650
Class Agent: Mr. Rufus D. Spears, Sr.
Mr. Isaac G. Alexander Ms. Mary Frances Brown Mr. Charles F. Davis Mr. Floyd L. Davis Ms. Louise Page Gordon Mrs. Mildred L. Johnson Mrs. Velvie B. Ketch *Deceased D O N O R S

JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:30 AM Page 75 Ms. Alice P. Lee Dr. Eddie S. Moore Ms. Carolyn Garrison Phillips Ms. Lyda Helena Sammons-Slade Mrs. Selma A. Simelton Mr. Rufus D. Spears, Sr.
Mr. James A. Yancey
Class of 1958 - $7,653
Class Agents: Mr. Joseph H. Bugg Mrs. Sarah Young Gist Ms. Reba E. Adam Ms. Catherine F. Allen Mrs. Vernell G. Anderson Mrs. Katie Barnhill Mr. Joseph H. Bugg Mrs. Charlotte B. Cade Mr. Thomas G. Clyburn Mr. Norman L. Deas Mr. Lemuel H. Froneberger Mrs. Sarah Young Gist Mrs. Ilda J. Green Ms. Theon Hardy Mr. William Hunter Harris Mr. Crawford J. Jones Mrs. Doretha L. Leak Mr. Johnny M. Lunsford Mr. Raymond A. McDougal Mrs. Eartha Mae McMichael Dr. William Bruce McMillan Mrs. Christa E. Norment Dr. Carroll J. Redfern Mrs. Louise Y. Spencer Mr. Ira Thompson IV Mrs. Nannie B. Young
Class of 1959 - $18,425
Class Agents: Dr. Charlie L. Kennedy Reverend Lloyd B. Morris Mrs. Eleanor J. Moore Boyd Mr. Willie T. Boyd Mrs. Geraldine Helton Clyburn Mrs. Patricia S. Dixon Mr. James Edwards Mrs. Bernice S. Ferguson Ms. Virginia L.M. Johnson Ms. Lucille Joyner Ms. Georginna S. Knight Mrs. Helen G. Lassiter Mr. Edward Van Martin Reverend Lloyd B. Morris Mrs. Lorraine Adams Orr Ms. Nellie R. Purefoy Mr. Carroll B. Saunders Mr. James D. Shell Mrs. Neutrice C. Quick Towens Reverend George Murray Wilson Mr. Harold B. Winston
Class of 1960 - $98,985
Class Agents: Mrs. Bernice Corbett Smith Ms. Loretta Crowder Stanley Reverend James L. Allen Mr. Oscar W. Bidgood Mrs. Ortygia Mae Carnette Mr. Hezekiah Chisholm Ms. Annie Wallace Collier Mr. John P. Cureton Ms. Edith Strickland DeLaine Estate of Gloria Smith Mrs. Gloria Smith Frieson Ms. Elberta D. Gordon Dr. Argie Knox Johnson Ms. Doris R. King Mrs. Ruth A. Mann Mr. Donald L. McIntosh Mr. Otto N. Moore, Sr.
Mrs. Bernice Corbett Smith Mrs. Verdell F. Smyrl Ms. Loretta Crowder Stanley Trustee McKinley Washington, Jr.
Mrs. Amanda H. Wright
Class of 1961 - $24,740
Class Agent: Mr. Talmadge W. Fair Mrs. Garnell D. Bailey Mrs. Dorothy M. Ellis Mr. Talmadge W. Fair Mr. James W. Frazier Mr. Frank Edney Gadsden Ms. Cynthia Garrett Mr. George K. Johnson Ms. Gwendolyn H. Johnson Mrs. Joetter Joyner Johnson Mrs. Vera B. McIntosh Mrs. Lena Helton Pickens Ms. Nancy Patricia Smith Mr. Lorenzo Steele Ms. Anna M. Vernon Mr. Russell Young
Class of 1962 - $11,683
Class Agents: Mr. James Walker Mrs. Jeannette Dozier Mrs. Mary Roberts Bailey Mr. Frankie G. Barnes Mrs. Jo Alice Blyther Mrs. Hattie Ruth Brookens Mrs. Vida P. Carter Ms. Patricia W. Clayton Mr. Charlie S. Dannelly Mrs. Queen A. Davis Mr. George Dorman, Jr.
Mrs. Jeannette Dozier Ms. Ernestine G. Frye Mr. Jimmie Gist Mr. Arthur Graves Mrs. Virginia Ann Graves Mrs. Lucy A. Hamilton Reverend Carnell Hampton Mrs. Eva B. Irby Mrs. Gretel Thomas James Dr. William H. Joyner Mr. Willie L. Little Ms. Eleanor F. Long Mrs. Gladys A. Massey Mrs. Betty M. Stroud Mr. James Walker Ms. Judith E. Washington, Esq.
Dr. Thomas Wright, Jr.
Class of 1963 - $8,951
Class Agents: Mrs. Jean W. Graham Mrs. Queen Esther Whaley Ms. Barbara B. Clarkson Mr. William A. Dabney Mr. John N. Faxio Ms. Gussie Floyd Mr. Sidney Glee Reverend George C. Goodman Mrs. Jean W. Graham Mrs. Sylvia Smith Ivey Mr. Robert L. Johnson Mr. Samuel Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Luther C. Jones Ms. Barbara Ferguson Kamara Mr. Robert L. Lane, Sr.
Mr. Fred Lewis Mrs. Rosa Evans Martin Mrs. Viella Hollaway Mason Mr. Clyde McGriff Mr. R. T. Nicholas Ms. Carolyn Robinson Nix Mr. John L. Shropshire Ms. Carol E. Tunstall Mr. Ira P. Washington Mr. Cornelious W. Williams, Sr.
Ms. Maxine Dunn Woods
Class of 1964 - $54,200
Class Agent: Mrs. Dorothy Gordon Mitchell Dr. Boisey O. Barnes, Jr.
Mrs. Ella M. Barnes Mrs. Marzeloraine Blackman Barnes Dr. Pat Barr-Harrison Dr. Leonard L. Bethel Mrs. Veronica Bynum Bethel Mr. Joe L. Blakeney Mrs. Bettye Garrick Byrd Mrs. Hattie Dunn Campbell Mr. Samuel L. Campbell Mr. Freddie Sinclair Clinton Ms. Willie Beatrice Colson Mrs. Dorothy Counts- Scoggins Mr. Herbert N. Cunningham Mr. Haywood Curry, Jr.
Dr. Richard F. Dozier, Sr.
Mrs. Ellen E. Eummer Mrs. Ellen Dean Crawford Evans Mr. Paul D. Faulkner Mrs. Rebecca James Fulton Mrs. Idell W. Glenn Mr. George E. Goodman Mrs. Janice Tate Gresham Mr. George T. Hall Ms. Martha Gamble Hall Dr. Morris F. Hall Ms. Ellaree Hampton Ms. Muriel Byrd Hart Mrs. Mary Ruth Haskins Mr. J. C. Haynes Mrs. Tenner Young Hemphill Mrs. Vivian Jones Honor Mrs. Shirley M. Hunter Mr. Robert C. Johnson, Jr.
Dr. Lonnie Keith Mr. Clarence Ellie Little Mrs. Mae White Little Dr. Shirley Wilson Logan Mrs. Marian G. Mathes Ms. Sheila McDowell Ms. Vertelle D. Middleton Mrs. Dorothy Gordon Mitchell Ms. Amy L. Pasour Mrs. Patsy Kimble Phillips Mrs. Shirley Williams Purvis Mrs. Brenda Long Sanders Ms. Constance A. Sims Dr. June M. Smith Mrs. Mazie L. Storr Ms. Willie Belton Suswell Mrs. Mamie B. Thomas Mr. Joseph A. Tisdale Mr. Kenneth L. Turner Mr. Sidney Vance Mrs. Ella Belton Welch Mrs. Bertha B. Woods Reverend Thomasena Dodd Wright Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy Mrs. Barbara Y. Young 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 75

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Class of 1965 - $17,575
Class Agents: Mrs. Pearl V. Welch Mrs. Doris M. Wilson Mrs. Ida Isbella Adams Mr. Isaiah Boyd Mrs. Margaret Love Brandon Ms. Lula M. Brown Reverend Franklin D. Colclough Dr. Harry T. Coleman Ms. Doris C. Covington Ms. Catherine Wallace Fields Dr. William C. Flythe Ms. Jeanette Goines Miss Frances Clayton Gray Mrs. Carrie E. Hampton Mrs. Irene Neal Lowry Mrs. Ossie H. Martin Mr. Leon McClinton Ms. Alice F. Mitchell Mr. Richard Blackout Reeves Dr. George G. Reynolds Dr. Horace R. Rice Mrs. Rachel B. Smith Ms. Martha E. Warren Mrs. Barbara M. Watkins-Sohan Ms. Pearl V. Welch Dr. Kenneth Whitted Mrs. Pearlie Ann Williams Mrs. Doris M. Wilson
Class of 1966 - $51,129
Class Agent: Mr. James A. Gaither Mr. Herman Carl Bagley* Dr. Venton Lee Bell Mr. Johnny R. Bowen Dr. Henry Joseph Bowers Mr. James W. Brandon Reverend Shady Clark Mrs. Sarah C. Crowder Ms. Deborah L Doris Mrs. Ruby F. Dubose Mr. James Dyson, Sr.
Ms. Barbara J. Foster Mr. James A. Gaither Mrs. Lucille Garrick Gaither Ms. Vera C. Gardner Ms. Diana George Gilford Ms. Annette P. Graham Ms. Marguerite D. Greene Ms. Gertude Hadley Dr. Shirley Hart Mr. Henry Hubbard, Sr.
Ms. Mary L. Lesesne Mr. Norman T. Little Mr. Marion Herman Massey Mr. John Troy McQueen Mrs. Beverly Patterson Pollard 76 Mr. James Ray Ms. Ida B. Reid Mr. Samuel H. Reid Mrs. Carolyn J. Richmond Mrs. Pamela M. Robinson Mr. Hezekiah N. Simmons Mr. James E. Thomas The Honorable Sandra Townes Mrs. Brenda E. Twiggs
Class of 1967 - $30,872
Class Agents: Mr. Nathaniel Baccus, Esq.
Mr. James Lee Greene Mrs. Sandra Anthony-Tobias Mr. Nathaniel Baccus, Esq.
Mrs. Sarah E. Bellamy Mrs. Jeannie Frasier Bryant Mr. Robert M. Carter Mrs. Gayle B. Crawford Dr. Samuel L. Cunningham Ms. Florence J. Day Ms. Barbara A. Floyd Mr. James Lee Greene Mrs. Carole Coles Henley Mr. Grover Jackson Mr. Ronald T. Johnson Ms. Guinevere Scott Jones Mr. Donald S. Lewis, Sr.
Mrs. Lorraine E. Manning Mrs. Marjorie McIver Mrs. Melba D. Mobley Mrs. Gretta Moorhead Ms. Claudia Nichols Mrs. Virginia W. Peterkin Mr. Curtis O. Peters Mr. Aaron L. Reynolds Mrs. Joyce Freeman Sanders Mrs. Trudelle G. Stroman Ms. Vivian Reed Terry Ms. Margo Judge Watts Mr. Arcelia Wicker, Sr.
Ms. S. Marie Williams Mrs. Frances Wofford-Schley
Class of 1968 - $13,820
Class Agent: Reverend Calvin Lewers Mr. Robert Arnold Mrs. Ann Austin Mr. Guy Barnes Mr. Horace D. Black Mrs. Carolyn Bridges-Graves Ms. Rebecca Dortch Brown Mr. Richard Colson, Sr.
Mrs. Candace Bynum Currence Mr. Rhenn T. Darensburg Ms. Yolanda Ford Mr. Frank Franklin Mr. Jesse B. Goode, Jr.
Mrs. Barbara M. Howell Ms. Michele Evon Hutchinson Mr. Johnny C. James Mr. Johnny J. Jenkins Ms. Deidre G. Johnson Mr. Tyron S. Johnson Mrs. Rosemary L. Lawrence Reverend Calvin Lewers Mrs. Viola B. Myers-Williams Mrs. Don Yvonne Owens Ms. Gloria A. Pickett-McNeill Mrs. Eula C. Richardson Mrs. Betty Rivers Mr. Luke Salley Mr. Stephen J. Schley Mr. Mack H. Shannon Mr. Rudolph D. Wheeler Mr. James L. Williams Ms. Patricia D. Williams Mrs. Dorothy Brown Zamora
Class of 1969 - $47,148
Class Agents: Mr. Calvin Banks Mrs. Shirley Means Greene Dr. Edwin D. Ayers Ms. Safiya E. Bandele Mr. Calvin Banks Mrs. Jacqueline P. Barnes Mr. Noah William Barnes, Jr.
Mr. Bruce E. Bivins Mrs. Jessie M. Broadaway Mr. William L. Broadaway Mr. David J. Cauthen, Jr.
Mr. Hubert I. Davis, Sr.
Mr. Lionel D. Davis, Esq.
Miss Nevonia Dean Mrs. Margaret M. Dorsey Mr. Walter Kenneth Edwards Ms. Jo Ella Cooper Ferrell Ms. Angie Foster Mrs. Veronica Seabrook Fountain Mrs. Dorothy G. Franklin Ms. C. Dianne Freeman Mrs. Saundra G. Gaffney Mrs. Evelyn Gentry-Howie Mr. Richard H. Glover, Sr.
Mrs. Daphne Jones Graves-Smith Mrs. Shirley Means Greene Mr. Langston C. Harley Mrs. Bertha Harris Mrs. Mary Ellen Jenkins Haynes Mrs. Velma O. Pruitt Hill Ms. Linda C. Hines Mr. Charles Hodges Mr. James Truman Humbert Dr. William Eugene Jackson Ms. Eddy R. Jennings Mrs. Carolyn Blount Johnson Mr. Raymond Johnson, Jr.
Mrs. Saundra Ross Johnson Mr. Albert E. Kennedy Mrs. Vera W. Lewers Mr. Leroy B. Long Mrs. Sandra McBee Mack Mrs. Vivian Wallace Mathewson Mr. Vincent C. McBee Mr. Cornell McBride Ms. Portia E. McCollum Ms. Denise McDaniel-Henderson Mr. Wayne McLaughlin Mr. James I. Melvin Mrs. Arie Gaddy Miles Ms. Amelia L. Parker Mr. Preston Pendergrass, Jr.
Mrs. Donna Epps Ramsey Mrs. Carolyn E. Randall Mrs. Carolyn Y. Reese Mr. Derrick B. Reese Ms. Gloria J. Rhodes Mrs. Ann Marie Riley Mrs. Brenda M. Donnell Salley Mr. Robert G. Seabrooks, CPA Mrs. Roslyn G. Smith, PhD Mr. Ivory W. Tate, Jr. Mr. Fred L. Tatum Mrs. Correll Loundermon Townes Reverend David L. Wallace, Sr.
Mrs. Geraldine Smith Walls Mrs. H. Yvonne G. Williams Dr. Julie Brown Williams Mr. Frederick A. Wilson, Jr.
Mr. Otto Wingate, Jr.
Class of 1970 - $10,698
Class Agent: Ms. Gloria Tiller Captain Parks G. Adams Mrs. Deborah Marioneaux Allen Mrs. Gloria M. Beller Mrs. Mabel Washington Brown Mrs. Dorothy Velores Caldwell Mr. Mack Daniel Canady, Jr.
Dr. James Benjamin Ewers, Jr.
Dr. John E. Floyd Ms. Clara McMillan Foster Mrs. Carolyn Scipio Glover Mrs. Bessie Meeks Green Reverend Dr. Lloyd Green, Jr.
Mrs. Jacquelyn C. Hammond Mrs. Oree M.R. Johnson Mr. Albert L. Jordan Mrs. Juanita Reid Jordan Mrs. Nellie Dunn Kennedy D O N O R S

JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:30 AM Page 77 Ms. Verta Witherspoon Looper The Honorable Larry D. Martin Ms. Tommye M. McMillan Mrs. Mercedes M. Munnerlyn Mrs. Carrie R. Murray Reverend Lonnie Jones Oliver Reverend Omotolokun Omokunde Dr. Melvin T. Pinn, Jr.
Mr. Delano R. Rackard Mr. Charles Thomas Robinson Mrs. Kaye W. Rogers Mrs. Sandra Simmons Trustee Grover Smith Mrs. Cheryl Oglesby Sullivan Ms. Gloria Jean Tiller Mrs. Jo Ann Townsend Dr. Michael Anthony Turner Mrs. Forestine D. Vaughn Mr. Elijah Washington Mr. Edward G. West Mrs. Donise B. White Mrs. Theodoshia Jeraldene Williams
Class of 1971 - $34,497
Class Agents: Dr. James Phillip Jeter Mr. Thomas E. Baldwin Mr. Joseph L. Alston Mr. Thomas E. Baldwin Dr. Curtis W. Branch Mrs. Emily Ann Chavis Mr. Harold S. Dawkins Mrs. Anita Garcia Mr. Charles Harvey Reverend Larry Hill Mrs. Veronica M. Isaac Mr. Charles N. Jackson Mrs. Jacquelyn M. Jenkins Dr. James Phillip Jeter Ms. Comatha B. Johnson Mr. Joseph Johnson Mrs. Jacquetta Jones Mrs. Emma Y. Martin-Goodman Mr. Bernard V. McGraw Ms. Ivy A. Metz Dr. Georthia M. Moses Mr. Nolan L. Nolley Mrs. Yvette B. Patterson Dr. Warner L. Pinchback, Jr.
Ms. Julia Rose Shepherd Reverend James E. Simmons Mrs. Kaffie H. Sledge Ms. Lolita S. Turner Mrs. Phyllis P. Wade Reverend Ralph Edward Williamson Mrs. Alberta Wilson-Anthony
Class of 1972 - $28,207
Class Agents: Mr. William H. Gunn Mr. Matthew H. Holland Ms. Brenda Jenkins Bennett Dr. John J. Brown, Jr.
Ms. Linda Curry Brown Mrs. Velma Butler-Brown Ms. Alyce Calmore Mr. Robert D. Craven Mr. James E. Daughtridge Ms. Gloria A. Davis Dr. Bobby G. Dawkins Mr. Joseph Faust Trustee Parran L. Foster III Mrs. Patricia C. Foster Ms. Barbara Jean Fuller Mr. William H. Gunn Mr. Malloy T. Harris, Jr.
Mrs. Gerald E. Hatcher Mrs. Phyllis T. Hilliard Mrs. Lettie C. Holland Mr. Matthew H. Holland Mr. David W. Hughes Mrs. Carlenia G. Ivory Mrs. Francesina Regester Jackson Mr. Richard E. Jenkins, Jr.
Mr. Thomas Latimer Dr. Michael L. Lindsey, Sr.
Mr. Robert N. Logan, Jr.
Mr. James Mather Mrs. Shirley J. McDonald Mr. Steve Miller Mrs. Emma Motley-Broadnax Mr. Ronald L. Nelson Mrs. Sula Henderson Page Mr. Benjamin E. Rawlins Ms. Patricia N. Robinson Mrs. Gwendolyn Smith Mrs. Kutricia A. Spann Mrs. Remona Spencer Mrs. Jacqueline D. Stewart Ms. Cynthia Williams Ms. Levern M. Younger
Class of 1973 - $123,781
Class Agents: Ms. Dorothy A. Prioleau Ms. Cassandra Reynolds Mrs. Willa Martin Bailey Mrs. Joyce Blakeney Mrs. Debora S. Blakney Mr. William H. Cameron, Jr.
Mr. Charles J. Cutler Ms. Daisy L. Davis Mrs. Margaret A. Faust Ms. Wanda B. Foy-Burroughs Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Joyce Gray Mr. John Henry Heath Mrs. Metter Hodges The Honorable Philemina M. Jones Mrs. Cassandra Reynolds Jordan Mr. Edward Richard Jordan Mr. Stephen W. Joyner, Sr.
Ms. Gayle Smith Logan Mrs. Jennifer Simmons McDowell Mrs. Yolanda B. McGraw Mr. Franklin J. McQueen Mr. Thurman K. Page Mrs. Jeanette McLean Praylor Ms. Dorothy A Prioleau Mr. Marion B. Robinson Reverend Mark R. Royster, Sr.
Mr. Mickel Singleton Mr. Roddy P. Starr Mrs. Lovieree L. Warren Mrs. DeLois A. Washington Mrs. Barbara Johnson Waters Ms. Vicki Gilchrist Weathers Ms. Sidonie Webber Ms. Faye Wright
Class of 1974 - $16,832
Class Agents: Dr. Lucinda Bowen Blue Dr. Rhonda O. Covington Mrs. Diane H. Barton Dr. Lucinda Bowen Blue Mr. Stephen K. Brown Ms. Vara Smith Burns Dr. Rhonda O. Covington Mrs. Peggy Jeter Cureton Ms. Leondras Perry Davis Mr. Kenny H. Faulkner Ms. Debra Dry Frazier Mr. Daniel Harvin Mr. James E. Howard, Jr.
Mr. Alfred Hudson Mrs. Dorothy Baldwin Latimer Mrs. Carolyn Latimore Means Ms. Constance Lesesne Ms. Carolyn Parker Ms. Glenda L. Pyant Ms. Wanda Herdon Scott Mrs. Norma A. Thompson Ms. Shirley A. Tillman Dr. Vereda Johnson Williams Mrs. Norris Moore Wilson
Class of 1975 - $13,880
Class Agents: Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins Ms. Christy Shelton Bryant Ms. Geraldine Dawson Mrs. Pamela Fuller Brown Ms. Christy Shelton Bryant Mr. Luther Carter, Jr.
Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins Ms. Geraldine Dawson Mr. Bruce Dale Duke II Ms. Carolyn McClain Ellis Mr. Mallory D. Felder Mr. Claude Green Reverend Ethel Kelly Grinkley Mr. Alton P. Myers Ms. Billie D. Nichols Mrs. Linda Washington Williams Ms. Eulalia A. Winstead Mr. Gregory L. Woods
Class of 1976 - $6,305
Class Agents: Ms. Shelia D. Harvey Ms. Jacqueline Glover Mr. Tracey C. Barrett Ms. Joyce Ryals Bynum Mrs. Jacqueline R. Cherry Mr. Jerry Clark Reverend James R. Covington, Jr.
Mr. Kelly L. Darden, Jr.
Mr. Wallace H. Davis, Jr.
Mr. Lawrence Graves Ms. Gisele V. Hamilton Ms. Shelia D. Harvey Mr. James E. Hicks, Jr.
Mrs. Lavone C. Hicks Mr. Kenneth R. Hopkins Ms. Angela R. Jacobs Ms. Patricia Ann Jessup Mrs. Ann Gupton Jones Mr. Steffen C. Knight Mrs. Velma B. Leavens Ms. Janice McCall Mrs. Diane Wilson Proctor Mr. Linwood J. Spindle, Sr.
Mrs. Warrenell Lesane Spindle Mr. Harold Talley Ms. Robbie J. Thompson Ms. Delores Timberlake Mr. Anthony K. Tolbert Mrs. Gail W. Tolbert Ms. Deborah A. Wadsworth Mrs. Joann Mays Walker Ms. Dorothy Jean Wilkins
Class of 1977- $11,917
Class Agent: Mr. Johnny L. Headen Mr. Leonard E. Bodrick Dr. Sheila Renee Brown Mrs. Dawn Carter Mr. Albert Tim Catlett Mr. Earl A. Clipper Mr. Paul Coleman, Jr.
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JCSU BULLETIN 2013_2014_v01_Layout 1 12/19/2014 11:30 AM Page 78 Mrs. Jacqueline Denise Duke Ms. LaFrieda Flack Mr. Lloyd Beaver Gibson Mrs. Jacqueline C. Green Mrs. Sadie M. Haney-Morgan Mr. Timothy Harkness Mr. Johnny L. Headen Ms. Joni Mills Hicks Ms. Helen Hinton Mrs. Bernice Lewers Irby Mr. Gerald Leon Jackson Mr. Gerald L. Johnson Mrs. Mary Foxx Johnson Mrs. Juanita Jones-Hall Mrs. Emma H. Kurtz Mrs. Catherine Laster-Cook Reverend Warren J. Lesane, Jr.
Ms. Marie W. Matthews Mr. Timothy McCoy Dr. Ronald E. McFarland, Sr.
Ms. Theresa Y. Morris-Brown Mrs. Cheryl Legette Myrick Mr. Blane J. Newberry Mrs. Germaine Patterson-Smith Mrs. Treva G. Pettis Ms. Phyllis Watkins Ratliffe Ms. Verida Arnell Sarratt Mrs. Vonshier V. Simpson Mr. John K. Stokes Ms. T. Diane Phillips Surgeon, Esq.
Mrs. Blanche E. Talley Mr. Michael A. Travis Mrs. Marilyn M. Watkins Ms. Edith Worsham Reverend Johnnie Lee Wright
Class of 1978 - $3,614
Class Agents: Mrs. Shelia B. Petty Mrs. Annette Graddick Wright Mr. Armenous Adams Ms. Michelle Andrews Ms. Carolyn Austin-Younge Mr. Marconi Buchanan Mr. Bobby Byrd Ms. Cheryl Carpenter Mrs. Miriam Butts Choice Mrs. Sharron McKnight Clipper Dr. Valencia P. Covington Mr. Micheal W. Giles Mr. Duane L. Griffith Mr. William D. James Mrs. Sandra Lutz Mrs. Joan F. Manns Mr. Ron L. Matthews Ms. Dorothy A. Mayo Mr. Michael A. McClinton Mr. Willie McMahand, Jr.
78 Mrs. Rita Wray Miller Mrs. Sharon Thompson Moorer Mr. Kevin Michael Paige, Sr.
Mr. Kimmie Patterson Mr. Robert Michael Patton Mrs. Shelia B. Petty Mr. Dwight Pinson Mr. Orrin K. Reeder Mr. Mickel L. Roseborough Mrs. Nedra Burns Snow Ms. Charlene L. Strong Mr. Alvin B. Wideman Mrs. Annette Graddick Wright
Class of 1979 - $15,017
Class Agent - Mrs. Peggy Lide Mrs. Earldene Boyd Trustee Steven L. Boyd Mrs. Siclinda Canty-Elliott Mr. William J. Crutchfield Ms. Renee Everett Mr. Willie H. Golphin Mrs. Joyce Gottlieb Dr. Doreen Bowen Hilton Ms. Anita Barber Ingram Mr. Clarence Johnson Mrs. Paula W. King Mr. Andrew Ladd Mrs. Peggy McCloud Lide Reverend Carl L. Manuel, Jr.
Ms. Debra E. Massey Ms. Rita Ann Mickey Mr. Kenneth Myers Dr. Edward "Pep" Peppers Ms. Cynthia Peters Ms. Heather F. Philpott Mrs. Ellen Freeman Reid Mr. Roy J. Rivers Mrs. Hedy J. Stevenson Mrs. Miriam Alston Summers Mrs. Helen Turner Ms. Valerie R. Wade Mr. Nathan Walker
Class of 1980 - $1,000
Class Agents: Mrs. Maxie C. McRae Mrs. Cynthia McAfee Ms. Karen E. Watson Dr. Gloria S. Boutte Mr. William T. Harper Mr. Anthony Hayes Mrs. Vickie Teresa Moseley-Jones Mr. Alfred Owens Ms. June E. Pearson Ms. Vanessa Ragsdale Mrs. Cynthia McAfee Smith Mr. Edwin D. Smith Ms. Kathy Cohen Tatum Ms. Karen E. Watson Mrs. Cynthia Zorn-Pettigrew
Class of 1981 - $987
Class Agent: Mr. Dennis K. Branch Mr. Dennis K. Branch Ms. Angela T. Caldwell Mrs. Blessyng Mychele Conway Mrs. Sarah-elaine Jones Ms. Albertha H. Lawson, PhD Mrs. Barbara Jean Massey-Arnold Mr. Dwight S. Miller Mr. Robert A. Owens Ms. Fernanda G. Tate-Owens
Class of 1982 - $2,920
Class Agent: Ms. Stephanie M. McLeod Mrs. Jewel Y. Coan Ms. Nadine Y. Ford Mrs. Debra T. Givens Mr. Johnny Hall Ms. Brenda J. Hammond Dr. James H. Harris, Jr.
Mrs. Susie S. Page Mr. William Lee Roberts Mr. Willie T. Smith III Mrs. Yvette H. Smith Mr. Perry E. Solice, Jr.
Class of 1983 - $4,991
Class Agents: Mrs. Leanna M. Rogers Mrs. Deborah Byrd White Ms. Winifred Battle Ms. Cathy Carter Mrs. Pernevlyn Covington Coggins Ms. Juanzia Sabrina Dewalt Mrs. Sherry Ford-Ellis Mrs. Charell M. Harper Mrs. Valencia Jones High Ms. Sondra E. Zonobia Hines Ms. Camilla Jones Mrs. Anita McAfee Lee Ms. Helen D. Lindsey Mr. G. Wayne Mallory Ms. Nancy E. Mark Mrs. Brenda L. McMurray Mr. Terry S. McPherson Mrs. Glennette B. McRae Mr. Charles E. Merriweather Mrs. Rosalyn Merriweather Mr. Carl E. Muldrow Mr. Mark G. Packard Mr. Francis L. Pendergrass Mrs. Leanna M. Rogers Mrs. Antone Davis Scott Ms. Robin Lynn Simmons Blackwell Ms. Carol Tue Mrs. Phyllis A. Washington Ms. Jacqueline P. Waters Mrs. Deborah Byrd White Mrs. Pamela Y. Whitted Mr. M. Ray Wiggins Mrs. Joan Bulger Williams Ms. Wanda Michelle Wilson
Class of 1984 - $1,631
Class Agents: Jane E. Wallace-Black Ms. Elizabeth Anthony Mr. Timothy L. Alston, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Anthony Mrs. Cheryl McCullough Davis Mr. Joseph K. Farrow Mr. Leroy Forney, Jr.
Ms. Laverne Ingrid Fuller Mr. Calvin Goss, Jr.
Mrs. Kathy Wallace Goss Mr. Ervin L. Gourdine Mr. Chris Johnson Mr. Marcus Morgan Ms. Phyllis Throckmorton Mr. Ricky G. Wade Mrs. Jane E. Wallace-Black Mr. Herbert L. White Mr. Arthur L. Wilson Mr. Randolph Worsley
Class of 1985 - $1,075
Class Agents: Mrs. Tammy Marshall Lenoir Mrs. Felicia C. Morgan Mrs. Kimberley Dawson Munn Mr. David E. Blair Mrs. Stephanie B. Burrell Ms. Vanessa Latrale Giles Ms. Brenda J. Harris Mr. Charles L. Mason lll Mrs. Felicia C. Morgan Mrs. Sherri Jackson Paysour Mr. James Erwin Saunders II Mr. Darrel J. Wesley
Class of 1986 - $130
Class Agent: Ms. Deedra O. Wright Mr. Anthony M. Bright Mr. Joseph Buskey Mr. Melvin W. Parker, Jr.
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Class of 1987 - $1,500
Class Agent: Mr. Craig A. Bell Mr. Mark L. Alexander Mr. Billy M. Banks Mr. Craig A. Bell Ms. Alisa R. Fryar Dr. Walter J. Hill Mr. Abraham McCormick Mrs. Vicki Bell Morris
Class of 1988 - $25,965
Class Agent: Ms. Belinda Jackson Colter Mr. Erik Andrews Mrs. Demetrice Andrews Griffin Dr. Octavia M. Cannon Mr. James Ely III Ms. Marian Flowers Mrs. Kim McLean Graham Mr. Benjamin Greene Mr. Kenneth Griffin Mr. Douglas G. Jones Mrs. Cheryl Bunn Mallory Mrs. Hope E. Manigault Mrs. Carolyn Green McCullough Dr. Paula Eaton Orr Mr. Brian P. Willis
Class of 1989 - $7,070
Class Agent: Mr. Gregg P. Hankins Colonel Morris L. Bodrick Mr. Gregory Bryant Ms. Jennifer A. Jones Ms. Katherine Pamela Keitt Ms. Andrea Knotts Mrs. Jamela Middleton Wintons
Class of 1990 - $2,590
Class Agents: Mrs. Wanda Holloway Ms. Velda G. Fludd Ms. Belinda Williams Carr Ms. Sonya Crump-Greene Ms. Iris Dawn Gaylord Ms. Ivy Jones-Turner Dr. Rosalind C. Lee Mr. Kenneth D. Snow, Esq.
Class of 1991 - $895
Class Agents: Mrs. Malacy Taylor Williams Ms. Patricia Wilson Mr. Eric S. Ellis Mr. Roderick D. Ford Ms. Shania L. Jackson Ms. Kimberly D. Jarvis Mr. John M. Norris Ms. Tracey L. Stallworth Mrs. Malacy Taylor-Williams Mr. Jonathan D. Truesdale Ms. Patricia Wilson Mr. Hervery Young
Class of 1992 - $4,862
Class Agents: Reverend Adrian Harper Ms. Nina La Dawn Newton Dr. Joy M. Barnes-Johnson Mr. Edwin O. Benjamin Mr. Harold Black Ms. Latonya Dilligard Edwards, Esq.
Ms. Kathryn L. Goins Mrs. Felicia Walton Gray Reverend Adrian Harper Mr. Charlton J. Harris Mr. Benjamin C. Heatley Ms. Dionne Holley Ms. Sophia Jackson Mr. Donald Jones Mr. Shedrick D. Kirkpatrick Ms. Angel Manago Mr. Victor D. Martin Ms. Janea D. Matchett Ms. Nina La Dawn Newton Mr. Michael Powell Mr. Eric B. Robinson Senator Christopher L. Smith Dr. Terrill Tops Ms. Norma Walker Mr. Hazel Williams, Jr.
Class of 1993 - $1,821
Class Agent: Mrs. Jeri M. Thompson Mrs. Darlene Simmons Boles Mr. Desi L. Campbell Mr. Julian Coaxum Mr. Anthony L. Holloman Ms. Juana Renee Jordan Mrs. Vereatta A. Lowe Ms. Nicole McNeil Mrs. Dawn R. Perry Mr. LaMonte Richardson Mr. Carlton Riddick Ms. Latissa Simmons Dr. Pamela L. Taylor Ms. Nannie Priscilla Willingham Ms. Dawn C. Yarber-Josey
Class of 1994 - $1,455
Class Agent: Ms. Tifferney Michelle White Ms. Regina Javelle Boyd Mr. William Bullock Ms. LaFrance Carpenter Dr. Melanie L. Kennedy Mrs. Lanette R. Madison-Hinton Ms. Millicent McMillian Mrs. Tamara Alford Neely Mrs. DeLone Dupree Pittman Mrs. Lisa M. Reid-Drayton Ms. Jennifer Robinson Ms. Andrea Swindler Ms. Andrea D. Watts
Class of 1995 - $540
Class Agents: Dr. Brian L. Johnson Jeannine Hunler Rasheda McMullin Ms. Olaiya Kelly Ms. Nicole Balaam Mr. Richard Colson II Mr. Roy D. English Ms. Jeannine F. Hunter Ms. Freda Patterson Jackson Dr. Brian L. Johnson Mr. Chad Dion Lassiter Mrs. Cynthia D. Richardson Ms. Monique Taylor Ms. Crystal M. Wilson
Class of 1996 - $2,237
Class Agent: Ms. Tonya L. Johnson Mrs. Kristen J. Berry Ms. Demetrial Shavon Coleman Mrs. Deena Davenport-Beasley Ms. Kiona DeWitt Ms. Terricia Y. Gaines Mr. Robert Johnson Ms. Valerie F. Kinloch, PhD Ms. Natalie Nesbit Ms. Angela Simmons Mr. Gerald L. Terrell, Jr.
Ms. Michelle Wilkins
Class of 1997 - $2,752
Class Agents: Mrs. Shemeka Barnes Johnson Mr. Keisha Ramey Wilson Mr. Alpha Arnett Ms. Traci Charlene Benjamin Ms. Laila C. Brinson Ms. Okeatta Brown Ms. Joycelyn Gray Mrs. Shemeka Barnes Johnson Ms. April Potts Mrs. Nakia Reynolds Robinson Ms. Lori A. Staples Mrs. Heather Brown Stowe Ms. Marcia Tonkins Mrs. Keisha Ramey Wilson
Class of 1998 - $1,245
Class Agent: Ms. Petrina Smith Ms. Tileshia B. Alford Ms. Jennifer Bell Ms. Tennille Brown Mr. Dion Butcher Dr. Johvonne Claybourne Ms. Toye D. Griffin Dr. Davida Loren Haywood Mrs. Crystal Henry Ms. Joy M. Jackson Ms. Nedra Morant Mrs. Eunice Murray Ms. Shanikwa Peterkin Ms. Allyson L. Shropshire Mr. Kenya M. Sullivan Mr. Rodney Wagner, Jr.
Ms. Desiree' Wells
Class of 1999 - $2,370
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Mr. Lorenzo Bradshaw Ms. Monica T. Brown Mr. Jason O. Davis Ms. Alicia Dickerson Mr. Anwar Y. Dunbar, PhD Mrs. Leandra Hayes-Thomas Mr. Conyus R. Johnson, Jr. Ms. Ieshia Kreshunda Jones Ms. Rashida Lawrence Ms. Malaika Lesesne Mr. Kraig Marable Ms. Angela S. McClain Ms. Shantel Mitchell Ms. Tasmanika J. Rich Mr. Robert Ridley IV Mr. Travis Smith Mrs. Twyla Smith Sterling
Class of 2000 - $600
Class Agents: Mr. Derrick Dillard Mr. Herman Brian Gloster Mr. Justin Dickerson Mr. Derrick Dillard Mrs. Veronica Brooks Duck Mr. Herman Brian Gloster Mr. Cornelius R. Henderson II Mrs. Kristene Brathwaite Kelly Ms. Shamika Morris Mr. Kemuel Murray Ms. Lauakia Richburg, PhD Mr. Charles Walls 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 79

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Class of 2001 - $2,695
Class Agents: Mr. Andrew Lovett Ms. Felicia Carol Brooks-Gadson Ms. Tameika Badger-Carter Ms. Trinnette Cooper Mrs. Akeisha Carraway Foster Mr. Dmoro L. Foster Ms. Anitra Goshea Mr. Omari Greene Ms. Syeetah Hampton-El Mr. Joseph Hollington Mr. Andrew Lovett, Jr.
Mr. Manuel L. McGriff Mr. Rashad Phillips
Class of 2002 - $879
Class Agents: Mrs. Unique Morris Hughes, PhD Mrs. Shayla Jackson Ward Ms. Christie J. Blackmon Ms. Jessica C. Davis Mr. Eric L. Hill, Jr.
Ms. Talathia S. Joyner Ms. Danielle Kelly Mrs. Christine Landry Ms. Elva Lynch Mrs. Unique N. Morris-Hughes, PhD Ms. Tennille T. Price Ms. Toni V. Session Ms. Nushat A. Thomas Mrs. Shayla Jackson Ward
Class of 2003 - $975
Class Agent: Ms. Kristin E. Hicks Ms. Angela Beverly-Kibler Sergeant Jonte L. Colclough Ms. Gwendolyn Eaton Ms. Akilah Luke Garvin Ms. Robin Hazward Ms. Kristin E. Hicks Ms. Masaley L. Kargbo Ms. Voneisa McBride Ms. Sharifa McKerson Morris Mr. Ricky Muse, Jr.
Dr. Kristen P. Nickens Ms. Tanique Laurette Odom Ms. Ryanne Persinger Mr. Kevin Randolph Richardson II
Class of 2004 - $250
Class Agents: Mr. Robin M. Phillips Ms. LeAnn Harley Ms. Shannon Elaine Cross Ms. Jessica Janelle Gay Mr. Walter Jermane Hall Mrs. Latrise Halls Hunter Ms. Erika LaShawn Johnson Ms. Kerri Christina Legette Ms. Fabrese Logan Mr. Viticus Sentino Thomas
Class of 2005 - $371
Class Agent: Mr. Alexis Bibbs Mr. Alexis Bibbs Ms. Indya Davis Mr. Ricky Elum Mr. Frederick Engram Ms. Natasha Hairston Ms. Barbara J. Hamilton Mr. Tyrell Hughes Mr. Wesley McGill Ms. Nicole Owens Ms. Michelle R. Sturdivant Mr. Anthony D. Tindall
Class of 2006 - $2,528
Class Agents: Mr. William Utley Ms. Ebonee Mayo-Mitchell Mr. Alliancy Calice Ms. Krystal C. Cherry Mr. LeVar Terrell Crooms Mrs. Rhonda Lynn Dorsey-Prude Mr. John Nicholas Holmes Ms. Nichole L. Johnson Ms. Nisa Kibona Mr. Edward Jermaine Shepard Mr. William Utley Miss Judene Wright
Class of 2007 - $335
Class Agents: Mr. Daryl D. Jackson Ms. Aisha Nicole Lide Mr. Travis Burgin Mr. Andre Gibson Mrs. Quiesha S. Gibson Ms. Dawnita M. Gilmore Mr. Daryl D. Jackson Ms. Aisha Nicole Lide Ms. Mercy Clymonteen Lineberry Ms. Ruth P. Mitchell Mr. David Eugene Neal, Jr.
Mr. John Stuckey
Class of 2008 - $70
Class Agents: Mr. Tony A. White Ms. Zena Conway Mr. Aljamon Davis Alexander Ms. Shana Johnell Collins Mr. Christopher Alexander Manning Ms. Anika Therese Pimentel
Class of 2009 - $284
Class Agents: Mr. Durrell Brown Ms. Ashley Patrice Smith Mr. Brandon Christopher Benjamin Ms. Cheryl Howard Carrothers Mr. Kelvin Carl Deadwyler, Jr.
Ms. Cierra Arsenia Irving Mr. Carlton Alexander Richardson Mrs. Erin Davis Sherman
Class of 2010 - $529
Class Agents: Ms. Ariel Danyette Watts Ms. Octoria Ridenhour Ms. Demetria Lynne Bell Ms. Shante' Unique Brown Mr. Justin Louis Burch Mr. Dante' Ashif Drummer Ms. Joy Evita Francis Mr. Raheem L. Roberts Mr. Matthew Alexander Robertson Mr. Rashad Jermaine Smith Mr. Jason Randall Stuckey Ms. Tyleia Rashad Wallace Mr. Devo'n LeSalle Williams
Class of 2011 - $468
Class Agents: Gernae' Adele Chase Ms. Erica Hilton Ms. Santucee S. Bell Ms. Doneka Dori Edwards Ms. Regina L. Fields Mr. Eric Glenn, Sr. Ms. Sheria Jenae Hatcher Ms. Erica N. Hilton Ms. Corey Lamont'e Jenkins, Jr.
Ms. Derek Jamell Jenkins Ms. Sapphira Emmanuelle Martin Ms. Marshae Shaneice Puryear Ms. Jerald Carlton Stuckey Ms. Ashley Lynnaire Wright
Class of 2012 - $152
Class Agents: Ms. Christina O. Onunu Ms. Trajana C. Wright Ms. Vadale L. Hamilton Ms. Saishea L. McNeill-Cook Ms. Mecia Moore Ms. Christina O. Onunu Ms. Rolanda Sue
Class of 2013 - $431
Class Agents: Ms. Janelle M. Clarke Ms. Nikefa Salter Ms. Pamela Bailey Mr. Clement Ray Bowman II Ms. Alexa Brown Ms. Deidre Crowder Ms. Kianna Culver Ms. Erica Camille Logan Ms. Jasmine McKoy Ms. Lashaundra J. Polk Ms. Amber T. Quattlebaum Ms. Joi D Robins-Monroe Ms. Nikefa Karima Salter Ms. Faith Angeleik Shore Ms. Ruth Elizabeth Williams-Hines
Class of 2014 - $31
Class Agent: Office of Alumni Affairs Ms. Kevin Wendell Billups II Mr. Ronald A. Bishop Mr. Christophe Martino Fatton Miss Bryana Rachelle Goode Mr. Clayton Gordon Ms. Shaquana D. Jackson Mr. Jordan Joseph Lewis Ms. Breonna Shanece Myers Ms. Unequea D. Patterson Ms. Jonathan W. Savage Ms. Veronica Stansberry Ms. Elizabeth Austin Ms. Joselyn K. Bowers-Watts Mr. Andre A. Dingle Ms. Teressa Chasten Fields Ms. Juanita J. Hicklin Mr. Tyree Johnson Mr. James N. Murray Mr. Richard Punter Ms. Jocelyn M. Pyles-Elo Ms. Frances L. Steiner 80 D O N O R S

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Alumni organizations serve as the catalyst for alumni engagement around the nation. We applaud all alumni chapters and organizations for continuously holding high the Gold and Blue.
JCSU 100 Club $22,500 JCSU Baltimore Alumni Chapter $1,210 JCSU Charleston Alumni Chapter $2,000 JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter $8,529 JCSU Columbia Alumni Chapter $2,135 JCSU Groove Phi Groove Chapter $1,000 JCSU National Alumni Association $17,674 JCSU Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter $1,225 JCSU Raleigh Durham Chapter $1,084 JCSU Richmond Alumni Chapter $700 JCSU Sumter Regional Alumni Chapter $1,600 JCSU Washington Metropolitan Chapter $12,100
GRAND TOTAL $71,757
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Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Tammie Alan Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Mr. Joseph L. Alston Mr. Jack S. Bailey III Mrs. Mary Roberts Bailey Mr. Calvin Banks Ms. Wanda W. Beamon Mrs. Debora S. Blakney Dr. William and Mrs. Adrian Blount Dr. O. Diane Bowles Trustee Steven and Mrs. Earldene Boyd Ms. Betty D. Brown Mr. Ronnie Bryant Mr. John and Mrs. Kay Cardella Ms. Pamela Carolan Mr. Ellison Clary, Jr.
Ms. Jeanne Cook Mrs. Ollie Cook Ms. W. Gale Crews Ms. Doris T. Davis Mrs. Eva G. Donaldson Mrs. Adelaide G. Douglas Durham Graduate Chapter of Groove Phi Groove SFI Mr. William and Mrs. Linda Farthing Ms. Vildred Fitzgerald Ms. Vivian Leeper Ford Dr. Linette Fox Mr. James and Mrs. Lucille Gaither Mrs. Janeen J. Gammage Mr. Hugh Gaskill Ms. Carolyn Gilchrist Mr. Sidney Glee Mr. Herman Brian Gloster Ms. Sonia C. Glover Mrs. Daphne Jones Graves-Smith Mr. Joshua Hamilton Dr. Lizzie Harrell Mrs. Sharon Carr Harrington Mrs. Gerald E. Hatcher Trustee Kevin A. Henry Mr. Alfred and Mrs. Pauline Hinson Ms. Gassennie Hodge Mrs. Valita Holmes-Wingate Trustee Shirley J. Hughes Mrs. Selena M. Hunter Mrs. Veronica M. Isaac Mrs. Carlenia G. Ivory Mrs. E. Rochelle Anderson Jackson Mrs. Francesina Regester Jackson JCSU Columbia Alumni Chapter Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Yvonne Johnson Mr. LaHarve M. Johnson Mr. Ronald E. Johnson Mrs. Rosetta Johnson Ms. Veronica B. Johnson Ms. Almeta G. Jordan Mr. Albert and Mrs. Mercedes Kennedy Mr. William and Mrs. Queen Lawrence Ms. Iris D. Layne Ms. Margaret Leatherberry Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Ledbetter Mr. Clarence Lewis Mrs. Mamie Lewis Mike, Latrelle and Michael McAllister Trustee Monroe Miller Mint Museum of Art Ms. Gwendolyn Moore Ms. Mattie Moss New Salem Baptist Church Office of the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina Trustee Richard J. Osborne Ms. Dorothy A. Prioleau Dr. Carol E. Quillen Mr. Delano R. Rackard Mrs. Alleane S. Reeves RL Enterprise & Associates, LLC Ms. Andrea Robinson Mr. Russell and Mrs. Sally Robinson Ms. Grace Rowland-Curtis Reverend Mark R. Royster, Sr.
Ms. Constance B. Scott Mr. Curtis Shade Mr. Charles and Mrs. Evelyn Slappy Mr. W.T. Small Ms. Eurydice W. Smith Mrs. Rachel B. Smith St. Stephen United Methodist Church Mrs. Twyla Smith Sterling Ms. Bettye J. Straughter Mr. Robert Stroupe Ms. Martha Tanner Dr. Pamela L. Taylor The Duke Endowment The Roberts Family Ms. Wilhelmenia Thornton Mrs. Forestine D. Vaughn Mrs. Phyllis P. Wade Mrs. Janette Warsaw Mrs. DeLois A. Washington Mr. Leon Washington Mr. Roger Washington WASPCO Corporation Ms. Geraldean Williams Ms. Jacqueline Williams Ms. Claudia Woods Ms. Faye Wright Mrs. Philipa I. Wright Ms. Lucy Wynn
Mrs. Rosa Bell "Lady" Gibson Carter Mrs. Levonia Bailey Chaney Dr. David M. Dupree '48 Dr. William C. Fitzgerald '52 Dr. Arthur E. Frazier '48 Mr. Kevin B. Glover '93 Dr. James P. Green '48 Mrs. Thelma M. Harrison '44 Mr. Fred D. McLeod '48 Mr. Thomas A. Reeves '50 Mr. Jason Floyd Smith Mrs. Willie Belle Tolliver '48 Mr. Reginald J. Washington '69 Mrs. Luvenia Stewart Washington Mrs. Mamie Williams White '45 Mrs. Zeddie Williams Whitehead '48 Ms. Kimberly Michele Wright '99 82 C O V E R S T O R Y

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The Honor Roll of Donors reflects all gifts – trustees, faculty/staff, alumni, friends, corporations and foundations received during July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 fiscal year. The University thanks all who invest in JCSU to meet the immediate needs of students.
Platinum Circle Plus
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Bank of America Foundation Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Duke Endowment Foundation For The Carolinas John M. Belk Endowment The Leon Levine Foundation UNCF, Inc. Mrs. DeLois A. Washington William T. Morris Foundation Inc.
Platinum Circle
BB&T Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated Estate of Gloria Smith Estate of Evelyn Stinchcomb Mrs. Loretta Jean Webber Wells Fargo
Prestigous Five Star Circle
Aetna Foundation, Inc. Reverend James L. Allen American Schlafhorst Foundation, Inc. Dr. Henry Joseph Bowers Carolinas Healthcare System Trustee J. Porter Durham, Jr.
Electrolux Fifth Third Bank Trustee Patricia Roderick Morton PNC Foundation Rockefeller Foundation Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, Inc. Snyder's - Lance, Inc. Xerox Corporation
Founder's Circle
Drs. Yele and Shirley Aluko ARA of the Carolinas, Inc. Trustee Thomas L. Barnhardt/NCFI Polyurethanes BB&T Trustee Steven and Mrs. Earldene Boyd Ms. Christy Shelton Bryant Duke Energy Mr. James Ely III Mr. Talmadge W. Fair Food Lion, Inc. Trustee Parran L. Foster III Mr. James and Mrs. Shirley Greene Mrs. Mattie Solice Grigsby Hendrix Business Systems, Inc. Trustee Kevin A. Henry Trustee Shirley J. Hughes JCSU 100 Club JCSU National Alumni Association JCSU Washington Metropolitan Chapter Anonymous Jewish Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Lowe's Companies, Inc. Trustee Monroe Miller NC Community Development Initiative, Inc. NC Legislative Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. Trustee Richard J. Osborne Mr. Aaron L. Reynolds Dr. Condoleezza Rice Estate of Dr. Annie Louise Richardson Mr. Rudolph C. Worsley Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
President's Circle
WFF Facility Services Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy Mrs. Joan Zimmerman Mr. Thomas E. Baldwin Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Ms. Joyce M. Brayboy Mr. Gregory Bryant Dr. Ronald L. Carter The Charlotte Links, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Mrs. Ellen Polk Fligel Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Ann Ford Gantt Huberman Architects Mrs. Gail Polk Green Gregory Grier, Inc. Dr. David L. Hunter Mrs. Veronica M. Isaac JCSU Charlotte Alumni Chapter Mr. Johnny and Mrs. Jacquelyn Jenkins Dr. Argie Knox Johnson Mr. George and Mrs. Joetter Johnson Mrs. Wilhelmina Page Kimpson Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Dorothy Latimer Mrs. Tasse A. Little Mrs. Marian G. Mathes Mr. Leon and Mrs. Irine McClinton Mrs. Viola B. Myers-Williams National Collegiate Athletic Association North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities Trustee Gregory W. Norwood Mr. Larry and Mrs. Audrey Polk Presbyterian Church USA Foundation Mr. Russell and Mrs. Sally Robinson Mr. Carroll B. Saunders State Farm Companies Foundation The Jocelyn Hunter Charitable Foundation The Tom Joyner Foundation, Inc. The Honorable Rebecca and Mr. Noell Tin The Honorable Sandra Townes UTC Aerospace Systems Trustee McKinley Washington, Jr.
Webber Marketing & Consulting, LLC
Blue and Gold Circle
500 Foods, LLC Alwinell Foundation Mr. Calvin Banks Dr. Boisey O. Barnes, Jr.
Dr. Leonard and Mrs. Veronica Bethel Dr. Lucinda Bowen Blue Bobcats Charitable Foundation The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Post The Honorable Eva McPherson Clayton Ms. Edith Strickland DeLaine First Baptist Church - West Mr. Richard and Mrs. Carolyn Glover Goldman Sachs and Company Trustee Cameron M. Harris Mr. Malloy T. Harris, Jr.
IBM International Foundation Mrs. Gretel Thomas James Dr. James Phillip Jeter Mr. Samuel Johnson, Jr.
Mr. Scott C. Lea Mr. Clarence Ellie Little Dr. Shirley Wilson Logan Mrs. Minnie G. Maxwell Mr. Bernard and Mrs. Yolanda McGraw McGuireWoods LLP Microsoft Corporation Mrs. Emma Motley-Broadnax Nationwide Life Insurance Co. Neighboring Concepts PLLC Novant Healthcare Orthocarolina Piedmont Natural Gas Company Presbytery of Eastern Virginia Mr. David L. Pugh The Honorable Carl T. Ratliff Mr. Samuel and Mrs. Ida Reid Ms. Wanda Herdon Scott Mr. Robert G. Seabrooks, CPA Trustee Tami Simmons 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4 83

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Mrs. Bertha B. Woods
Tower Circle
Mr. Richard R. Anderson AT&T Corporation Mr. Jack S. Bailey III Mrs. Mary Roberts Bailey Mr. Noah and Mrs. Jacqueline Barnes Dr. Pat Barr-Harrison Belk, Inc. Dr. Venton Lee Bell Mr. Alston and Mrs. Sarah Bellamy* Mrs. Evelyn J. Blackwell Colonel Morris L. Bodrick Dr. Curtis W. Branch Mr. William and Mrs. Jessie Broadaway Mr. Paul and Mrs. Leora Broady Ms. Okeatta Brown Ms. Rebecca Dortch Brown Mr. Talmadge Brown Mrs. Jeannie Frasier Bryant Mrs. Bettye Garrick Byrd Mrs. Charlotte B. Cade Dr. Octavia M. Cannon Carolina Panthers Mr. Luther Carter, Jr.
Mr. Albert Tim Catlett Center for Intentional Leadership Charlotte Center City Partners Charlotte Chamber Mr. Freddie Sinclair Clinton Mrs. Johnnie M. Collins Ms. Willie Beatrice Colson Dr. Rhonda O. Covington Dr. Samuel L. Cunningham Dr. Charles Lorenza Curry Trustee Horace A. Davenport Mr. Hubert I. Davis, Sr.
Ms. Ireta Taylor Dawson Mr. Norman L. Deas Mr. John D. Dennis Mrs. Patricia S. Dixon Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Mrs. Eva G. Donaldson Dr. Richard and Mrs. Jeannette Dozier Elon Homes and Schools for Children Mrs. Carmen Fair Mr. William and Mrs. Linda Farthing Mr. Kenny H. Faulkner Mr. Paul D. Faulkner Mrs. Bernice S. Ferguson Ms. Jo Ella Cooper Ferrell Ms. Fannie Flono Mrs. Akeisha Carraway Foster Mr. Dmoro L. Foster Mrs. Patricia C. Foster Dr. Telezee Littlejohn Foster Mr. Frank and Mrs. Dorothy Franklin Ms. Debra Dry Frazier Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Ms. Ernestine G. Frye Mrs. Rebecca James Fulton Mr. James and Mrs. Lucille Gaither Mrs. Idell W. Glenn Reverend Lawrence T. Glenn, Sr.
Ms. Sonia C. Glover Mrs. Meg Goldstein Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont Ms. Louise Page Gordon Ms. Annette P. Graham Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star PHA Grant Thornton LLP Mrs. Daphne Jones Graves-Smith Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Joyce Gray Ms. Marguerite D. Greene Mr. Dale Halton Mr. Watts Hamrick Mr. Charles W. Hargrave Ms. Shelia D. Harvey Harvey B. Gantt Center Mrs. Gerald E. Hatcher Mr. J. C. Haynes Mrs. Mary Ellen Jenkins Haynes Mr. Benjamin C. Heatley Mrs. Carole Coles Henley Ms. Joni Mills Hicks Ms. Joan Higginbotham Mitchell Mrs. Valencia Jones High Mr. Ivan Hinrichs Mrs. Vivian Jones Honor Mr. James Truman Humbert Mr. Ralph A. Hunt Mr. James Hynes Mr. Charles N. Jackson Ms. Angela R. Jacobs Jacobs Family Foundation JCSU Alumni Chapter of Groove Phi Groove JCSU Baltimore Alumni Chapter JCSU Charleston Alumni Chapter JCSU Columbia Alumni Chapter JCSU Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter JCSU Raleigh Durham Chapter JCSU Sumter Regional Alumni Chapter Joe T. McMillan and Billie Carole McMillan Foundation Mr. Gerald L. Johnson Mrs. Mary Foxx Johnson Mr. Raymond Johnson, Jr.
Mrs. Saundra Ross Johnson Mr. Stephen W. Joyner, Sr.
Dr. Lonnie Keith Mr. Stanley Liston Law Ms. Mary L. Lesesne Reverend Calvin and Mrs. Vera Lewers Mr. Norman and Mrs. Mae Little Mr. Willie L. Little Mrs. Christy Long Mr. Nigel Long Ms. Verta Witherspoon Looper The Honorable Johnny M. Lunsford Mr. Edward Van Martin Mrs. Viella Hollaway Mason Mr. Marion Herman Massey Mr. Timothy McCoy McCrorey YMCA Mrs. Jennifer Simmons McDowell Dr. Ronald E. McFarland, Sr.
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Vera McIntosh Mr. Wayne McLaughlin Mechanics & Farmers Bank Mr. James I. Melvin Memorial Presbyterian Church Merck Partnership for Giving Mr. Charles and Mrs. Rosalyn Merriweather Ms. Ivy A. Metz Mrs. Dorothy Gordon Mitchell Mrs. Melba D. Mobley Reverend Lloyd B. Morris National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Ms. Caroline Noonjin Nsoro Educational Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Thornell K. Page Ms. Joy E. Paige Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP Mrs. Magnolia M. Pickens Piedmont Plastics Dr. Warner L. Pinchback, Jr.
Dr. Melvin T. Pinn, Jr.
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