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Indeed, 2005 was a most memorable year for Elizabeth CityState University. We began the fall semester with a recordenrollment of 2,664 students, and, after a long wait, the newstudent union complex opened with rave reviews. More thanever before, this year’s class of new students is an exuberantand talented group that has brought a new level of excitementto our campus community. They are exuding “Viking Pride”that is permeating the entire university.

Included in this dynamic group are 14 students who representthe first pharmacy class in a joint pharmacy program betweenECSU and UNC-Chapel Hill. After much planning andanticipation, the start of this program was a “definingmoment” for ECSU. With its high-tech facilities, this programis likely to be a model for instructional delivery, not only inNorth Carolina, but also throughout the nation.

In this issue, we share the highlights of these programs and otherexciting innovations taking place at ECSU. We are especiallypleased to put the spotlight on two of our students, whodemonstrate very well the caliber of students we have at ECSU. Aswell, their experiences and accomplishments show some of thewonderful opportunities we offer at our fine university. Certainly,we speak with pride about their achievements and the fine examplethey set for their peers.

Although there are many important topics covered in this issue,none is more important than the donor list provided on page 36. Weare pleased to use this medium to express our sincere appreciationand gratitude to all our alumni and friends who support ourmission and students through their generous gifts.

ECSU continues to make huge strides in transforming itself into oneof North Carolina’s great universities. With the continued supportof our alumni, friends, and community and corporate partners, wecan only imagine an even brighter future for this university in the21st century.

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ATHLETICS

• 26th Annual Sports Hall of Fame

• Homecoming 2006

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Elizabeth City Chamber of CommerceWelcomes Area Educators

• Entrepreneur of the Year

• Women in Math Celebration 2005

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• Tom Joyner Scholarship Brunch & Auction

• Annual Fund Contributors

• Success Fest 2006

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• New members join ECSU board of trustees

• Erskine Bowles named UNC president

• ECSU’s graduation rate among thebest in nation

• ECSU ranked #3 among its peers

• African Education Initiative

• Student Center Opens

• Student goes to Antarctica

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• Ronald McNair Scholarship Recipients

• University Players present:“Before it Hits Home”

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• From the President

• Alumni Awards Banquet

• Torchbearers: Outstanding alumni

• Homecoming 2005

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• International Week

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ECSU Magazine is published by theOffice of University Relations & Marketing1704 Weeksville RoadCampus Box 778Elizabeth City, NC 27909252.335.3594FAX: 252.335.3769E-mail: [email protected]

Editorial Staff

Managing Editor Marsha McLean

Editors Jeanette H. EvansKesha WilliamsMargaret Fisher

Publications Coordinator Rhonda M. Hayes

Contributors La’Tanya AfolayanRonald BlackmonApril EmoryPatricia GibbsDonna James-WhidbeeRichard LucasPaul NormanVandalyn M. RayGwendolyn SandersDerrick Wilkins

Photographers Richard T. HarveyKesha Williams

To submit information for the ECSU Magazine, e-mail, fax, orsend drafted articles to the address listed; or call the office at252.335.3594. All items submitted will be edited.

Elizabeth City State University is committed to equality of educationalopportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, oremployees based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or

disability.

Cover photo byGordon KreplinAscension Recordings, Inc./PhotographyKitty Hawk, North Carolina

Magazine layout and design byFlowers PrintingElizabeth City, North Carolina

ECSU Board of Trustees2005 - 2006

Walter C. Davenport, Chair ................................. 2009Frederick L. Yates, Vice-Chair .............................. 2007Henry B. Pickett, Jr., Secretary .............................. 2009Earl M. Brown ....................................................... 2009Calvin R. Worsley ................................................. 2009Harriett L. Hornthal ............................................. 2007Anthony A. Lewis ................................................ 2007Norman L. Mebane, Jr. ......................................... 2007Regina W. Peele .................................................... 2007Harold E. Mitchell ................................................ 2007Teresa DeLoatch Bryant ...................................... 2009Joe Wilson ............................................................. 2009

Ex Officio MemberJames Stratford, SGA President ............................ 2006

Mickey L. Burnim,Chancellor

Clifton Davis

Thomas Evans

W.M. Green

Thomas Evans,Treasurer

Clyde Holt, III

Willie Mae Jones Johnson

Willis Langley

Matthew Lewis, Jr.

ECSU FoundationBoard of Directors

George L. Moore

Paul Norman

Abdul Sm Rasheed

Billie J. Reid

Mitchell St. Clair

David Twiddy

Robert Vaughan,Secretary

Kennis Wilkins

Winifred Wood

Kenneth P. Henshaw, Chair

ECSU Magazine lettersI am writing to let you know how impressed I am withthe Elizabeth City State University magazine of whichyou are the managing editor. I felt that the Fall 2005 Vol.4.1 issue of the magazine was one of the mostprofessional and attractive publications that I have everreviewed. It easily ranks among the very best collegiatemedia productions, and it mirrors in a majestic mannerthe progress of a great institution and its stature in theacademic community.

Congratulations to you and your editorial staff. Pleasecontinue to hold the banner of ECSU high. Thepromoters of all Historically Black Colleges are madeproud by the caliber of this publication and the quality ofits contents.

Sincerely,Dallas FosterWake Technical Community College

to the editor

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New members joinECSU Board of Trustees

Elizabeth City State University proudly announcesfour new members on the ECSU Board of Trustees:

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TERESA DELOATCH BRYANT

an attorney and partner in the firmBrooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey& Leonard, L.L.P with offices inGreensboro and Raleigh, NC

ANTHONY A. LEWIS

president of Verizon,Washington, DC, and a1986 graduate of ECSU

JOE WILSON

chairman emeritus ofIntegrated PackagingCorporation,New Brunswick, NJ

JAMES STRATFORD

2005-06 president ofthe Student GovernmentAssociation at ECSU

Brown and Skidmorenamed “Trustee Emeritus”The Elizabeth City State University Board ofTrustees named Attorney Earl T. Brown andMr. Frank H. Skidmore “Trustee Emeritus.”Attorney Brown is the principal owner ofthe Law Office of Earl T. Brown, P.C. inGreenville, NC. Mr. Skidmore is a retiredbusiness executive from IBM and aconsultant. Both men served eight years asuniversity trustees before ending theirservice in 2005.


Charlotte investment bankerErskine B. Bowles was unanimouslyelected president of the 16-campusUniversity of North Carolina by theUNC Board of Governors. Bowles tookoffice January 1, 2006, succeedingMolly Corbett Broad, who retired aftereight and a half years in the post.

J. Bradley Wilson, chairman of theUNC Board of Governors who led thePresidential Search Committee of theBoard, said they searched the nationfor a leader who had “a rare blend ofexperience, skills, character andpassion.” Wilson said they found thatcombination in Bowles.

“Without question, UNC’spresident must have an intimateunderstanding of the teaching,research, and outreach that define theUniversity’s three-part mission. Butequally important, the president must

understand how to leverage resourcesand motivate supporters to carry outthat mission. I’m absolutelyconvinced Erskine Bowles is up to thejob,” Wilson said.

Bowles is a North Carolina native,the son of a distinguished statelegislator, and a graduate of theUniversity of North Carolina. Heearned an undergraduate degree therein business in 1967 and an MBA fromthe Columbia Business School in NewYork in 1969. He joined the financialfirm of Morgan Stanley in New Yorkand later settled in Charlotte where hehelped launch the 1975 investmentbanking firm, Bowles HollowellConner.

In 1993, President Bill Clintonappointed him to serve as director ofthe Small Business Administration,and later selected him to serve as

deputy White House chief of staff(1994-95) and White House chief ofstaff (1996-98). As chief of staff, hewas credited with helping to negotiatethe first balanced federal budget in ageneration. Between his two WhiteHouse tours of duty, Bowles co-founded Carousel Capital, a merchantbank based in Charlotte, where hecurrently serves as a senior advisor tothe firm. From 1999 to 2001, he alsoserved as a general partner ofForstmann Little, a New York-basedprivate equity firm. He ran for the U.S.Senate in 2002 and 2004.

Taking charge!

“. . . a rare blend of experience, skills, character and passion . . .”

J. Bradley Wilson,Chairman of UNC Board of Governors

Erskine Bowles (left), the president ofthe 16-campus University of North

Carolina, met with ECSU students,Arkeem Fleming (middle) and Jedidiah

Gist (right), to learn the issues ofgreatest concern to students during

Bowles’ visit to the campus.

ChancellorMickey L. Burnimand President Erskine Bowles stop to talk whiletouring the Jimmy R. Jenkins Science Center.


Bowles has shown a life-longcommitment to public service. Hehelped found Dogwood Equity,chaired the Rural Prosperity TaskForce, and served as a trustee of theGolden LEAF Foundation—threeentities designed to bring economicdevelopment to rural North Carolina.Earlier this year, he was appointedUnited Nations deputy special envoyto 13 tsunami-affected countries inSoutheast Asia. He has served as vicechair of the Carolinas Medical Centerin Charlotte and as a trustee of theDuke Endowment.

In addition, family illness inspiredBowles to help lead efforts to create anALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) Center inCharlotte and to serve as theinternational president of the JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation. Hecurrently serves on the boards ofGeneral Motors, Cousins Properties,

and NC Mutual Life InsuranceCompany. Following his election,Bowles told the Board of Governors,“I cannot imagine having another jobthat would offer such anextraordinary opportunity topositively impact the lives andlivelihoods of the citizens of our statefor years and years to come.”

“In the years ahead, we are goingto face enormous challenges andopportunities. Today’s knowledge-based global economy relentlesslypunishes the undereducatedindividual, community, state, andnation. North Carolina’s system ofhigher education must be up to thatchallenge. I promise you that I will beprepared to accept this public trust,and I thank you for entrusting mewith this opportunity to serve thisgreat University.”

Bowles is married to CrandallClose Bowles, chair and chiefexecutive officer of Springs Industries,one of the nation’s largest textilecompanies. They have two adult sonsand a daughter: Sam, a graduate ofUNC-Chapel Hill and the HarvardBusiness School employed byCarousel Capital; Annie, a graduate ofUNC-Chapel Hill and the JohnsHopkins School of Medicine; and Bill,a graduate of Princeton Universitynow attending the Stanford BusinessSchool. The Bowles also have agranddaughter, Ellie.

(This article appears courtesy of Joni B.Worthington, Associate Vice President forCommunications & Special Assistant tothe President of The University of NorthCarolina.)

Bowles unanimously elected Presidentof University of North Carolina system

Harriett Hornthal, a member of the ECSU Board of Trustees, and Ken Henshaw,Chairman of the ECSU Foundation, welcome Erskine Bowles to a luncheonduring his first tour of ECSU as president of The University of North Carolina.


Elizabeth City State University was one of 12 universities in thenation recognized for high graduation rates. A new study found thatcampus culture and university leadership help improve studentsuccess.

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities(AASCU), working with the National Association of System Heads andthe Education Trust identified aspects of leadership and campusculture that resulted in higher-than-predicted graduation rates orhigher-than-predicted improvement in graduation rates.The study found that what sets Elizabeth City State University and theother campuses apart, and well above average, is the presence of acampus culture that values student success. The culture reinforces thebelief that the students can and should succeed. It projects aprevailing attitude that what is now being done can be done better andconveys mutually high expectations for students and for faculty andstaff.

The study identified the role of leadership at these institutions ashaving two qualities. First, “leadership” is a shared responsibility—occurring at all levels and deeply embedded in the way the institutionworks as an organization on a day-to-day basis. Second, the leaderbuilds and sustains the culture by listening more than talking andoffering a consistent personal modeling of a particular collectivevision.

Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim said this recognition of theuniversity’s graduation rates reflects the emphasis ECSU faculty andstaff place on meeting the needs of students.

“Student success is at the forefront of our mission here at ECSU,”Chancellor Burnim said. “Our graduation rate reflects the institution’slongstanding culture characterized by personal attention andcommitment of our faculty, administrators and staff. Students at ECSUare connected to the inner workings of the institution which, we feel,leads to higher retention and ultimately graduation.”

Sponsors of the study also commented on the value of theirfindings.

“The Graduation Rate Project adds significant new insight andunderstanding about student success. Improved graduation rates arepossible when there is strong academic leadership and a commitment tostudent success is integrated into the campus culture,” saidConstantine W. (Deno) Curris, president, AASCU.

“It is enormously heartening to see the leaders of state colleges anduniversities take a hard look at their role in helping the students theyadmit succeed academically,” said Kati Haycock, director of theEducation Trust, which co-sponsored the study.

Researchers used College Results Online (www.collegeresults.org),a web-tool created by the Education Trust to identify 12 colleges anduniversities with much higher graduation rates than those of similarschools that serve similar student populations. Study teams fromAASCU-member institutions around the country then visited thosecolleges and universities to identify the findings in this report.

Excerpts of this story are courtesy of AASCU.

ECSU’s graduation rate among the best in the nation


America’s Best Colleges 2005 report ranked Elizabeth CityState University #3 among its peer institutions of Top PublicComprehensive Colleges in the south. America’s Best Collegesis published by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

Each year, America’s Best Colleges describes its BestComprehensive Colleges as those “institutions [that] focus onundergraduate education and offer a range of degreeprograms—in the liberal arts, which account for fewer thanhalf of their bachelor’s degrees and in professional fields suchas business, nursing and education. There are 324comprehensive colleges ranked within four regions: North,South, Midwest and West.”

From that selection of private and public comprehensivecolleges, the organization narrows its scope to identify its toppublic comprehensive colleges. It is in this category, Top PublicComprehensive Colleges, ECSU is ranked third in the South!

The Top Public Comprehensive Colleges are those publicinstitutions which have achieved outstanding feats in thefollowing categories: peer assessment, average freshmanretention, average graduation rate, percent of classes with fewerthan 20 students, percent of classes with 50 or more students,student-faculty ratio, percent of faculty who are full-time, SAT/ACT scores within the 25th - 75th percentile, freshmen in thetop 25 percent of their 2004 high school class, acceptance rateas of 2004, and the average alumni giving rate.

ECSU Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim was pleased with theoutcome of U.S. News & World Report’s data analysis.

“Elizabeth City State University is an outstandinginstitution of higher education both in the state of NorthCarolina and among its peer institutions in the south,” Burnimsaid. “Our faculty, staff, students, and alumni deserve credit forearning this national recognition. In pursuit of our mission, wecontinue to strive for academic excellence and a student-centered focus. We believe that our emphasis in these areasserves us well, as indicated by this recognition by U.S. Newsand World Report, as well as our recent national recognitionfor our graduation rate by the Education Trust.”

America’s Best CollegesTop Public Comprehensive Colleges in the South

ECSU ranked #3among its peers

striving foracademicexcellence anda student-centered focus

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After a national search and approval by the UNC

Board of Governors, Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim

announced Dr. Ronald H. Blackmon as the Vice

Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

In July 2005, Dr. Blackmon began serving in this rolealthough his tenure began at ECSU in 1989. Dr.Blackmon’s education, experience, and accomplish-ments in teaching, research, and leadership, along withhis commitment to the academic progress at ECSU,made him an outstanding candidate for the vicechancellor position.

In 1989, Dr. Blackmon joined ECSU as an assistantprofessor and, since that time, has continuouslyprogressed as a faculty member and academicadministrator. He advanced as chairman of the BiologyDepartment and later dean of the School ofMathematics, Science and Technology. Dr. Blackmonhas enhanced the curriculum throughout these years,developing several new academic programs, includingbachelor’s degrees in molecular biology, biotechnologyand aviation science; master’s degrees in biology andmathematics; and most recently, a doctor of pharmacydegree. Also, he has conducted notable biology andbiotechnology research at the University of NorthCarolina in Chapel Hill and has excelled in otherresearch as the result of grants from such agencies asthe National Science Foundation, U.S. Department ofDefense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and NorthCarolina Biotechnology Center. Dr. Blackmon is well-respected by academicians and researchers, bothinternal and external to ECSU, for his teaching,research, published entries, and service.

Prior to coming to ECSU, Dr. Blackmon served as aresearch technician at the Walter Reed Army Institute ofResearch in Washington, D.C. He received a B.S. inBiology from Delaware State University, and a M.S. inZoology and Ph.D. in Cell Biology from HowardUniversity.

Dr. Ronald H. Blackmon named Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Dr. Ronald H. Blackmon


Dr. Ali Khan

Dr. Claudie Mackey

• Dr. Cheryl Lewis has been namedinterim associate vice chancellor forAcademic Affairs. With more than 23years of administrative experience, Dr.Lewis has been employed at ECSU asthe director of TRIO Program for the last15 of those years. During her tenurewith the university, she hassignificantly contributed to the learningoutcomes of numerous(secondary, post-secondary andgraduate) students andhas secured grants andcontracts (more than $8million) to provideeducationalopportunities forstudents and resourcesfor faculty and staff.

• Dr. Bonita Ewers, who served asinterim vice chancellorfor Academic Affairsfrom February 1 to June30, 2005, has returnedto the position ofdirector of the Centerfor Teaching Excellenceand special assistant tothe chancellor.

Dr. Ronald H. Blackmon, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, is pleased toannounce the following personnel appointments in his division:

Dr. Bonita Ewers

Dr. Cheryl Lewis

• Dr. Ali Khan, has been appointedinterim dean of the School ofMathematics, Science andTechnology. Dr. Khan isalso a professor in theDepartment of Chemistryand Physics.

• Dr. Claudie Mackey has been namedinterim dean of the School ofEducation and Psychology.As an ECSU alumnus,educator, and administrator,he brings a wealth ofexperience to the position.

• Dr. Saundra Copeland has been namedinterim chair of the Department ofEducation in the School ofEducation and Psychology.Dr. Copeland, an ECSUalumna, holds degrees inearly childhood educationand educationaladministration. In additionto her previousadministrative experience inthe Chesapeake PublicSchools, Dr. Copeland hastaught at both the undergraduateand graduate levels at ECSU.

Dr. Saundra Copeland

Administrative AppointmentsACADEMIC AFFAIRS


After a national search and approval by the UNCBoard of Governors, Chancellor Mickey L. Burnimannounced Dr. Richard L. Lucas, Jr. as vice chancellorfor Institutional Advancement. Dr. Lucas joinedElizabeth City State University in October 2005.

Dr. Lucas comes to ECSU from Howard Universitywhere he served as associate vice president forAdvancement. With 20 years of experience, he has beenresponsible for annual giving, prospect research,planned giving, capital campaigns, and variousadvancement services. Additionally, Dr. Lucas hasextensive knowledge and background in computertechnology, including information systems anddatabase management. Prior to his tenure at HowardUniversity, he served at the State University of NewYork at Buffalo from 1986 to 2000 in the offices ofalumni relations and development.

Dr. Lucas has earned three degrees from the StateUniversity of New York at Buffalo—a B.S. inInformation Systems Management, and a M.Ed. andPh.D. in Education.

Dr. Richard L. Lucas, Jr.named Vice Chancellorfor InstitutionalAdvancement

Dr. Richard L. Lucas, Jr.

For the fourth consecutive year,ECSU had record enrollment forsummer and fall semesters.

Dr. Ali Khan, director of theSummer School program, said thatthe attendance is directly related toincreased marketing efforts, a largerspan of courses offered, and morefaculty teaching during summerschool. Khan said that the summerenrollment reflects increases in mostcategories — in-state and out-of-state undergraduate and graduatestudents. By taking a course or twoduring summer school, students can

reduce the number of semestersneeded to complete a degreeprogram.

“This year marks a 14 percentincrease over last year and 33percent increase since 2001,” Khansaid. “We are growing because weare offering the courses studentsneed for their career.”

The total number of summerstudents enrolled was 862undergraduate and 28 graduatestudents with women, 578,outnumbering men, 284.

Fall enrollment rose to 2,664

students, an increase of 194 overthe fall 2004 student enrollment of2,470. New students, overall, included557 new freshmen, 173 transferstudents and 61 graduate students.

Enhanced academic programs,student services, and facilities arethe primary focus of ECSU’s strategyto enroll and retain students.Graduate programs, including theECSU Pharmacy Program incollaboration with UNC-Chapel Hill,are an asset that make ECSU one ofthe most attractive and affordablecampuses in the state.

Record enrollment for summer and fall semesters

New findings from an economic impact studyreveal ECSU contributes approximately $100million to northeastern North Carolina. The lawfirm of Smith Moore, LLP (formerly Holt, York,McDarris & High) in Raleigh, NC conducted thestudy.

During a press conference last fall, ChancellorMickey L. Burnim and Attorney Clyde Holt III ofSmith Moore, LLP introduced the study andpresented their findings to the ECSU Board ofTrustees, the ECSU Foundation, area governmentagencies and surrounding organizations involvedin economic development and commerce.Chancellor Burnim and Attorney Holt elaboratedon the study that revealed the major economicimpact ECSU has on northeastern North Carolina.Below are some of the points the economic impactstudy addresses:

ECSU directly spends more than $45 millionannually through its operating budget in theAlbemarle area, a rate that exceeds any othersingle business or institution.

In addition to the $45 million, additional fundsare invested in capital projects.

ECSU’s direct and indirect or “domino effect”impact on the region’s economy is estimated atmore than $100 million.

ECSU students, alumni, visitors and employeesspend additional money in regional cities andtowns. Those funds contribute to local and stateeconomies.

ECSU is one of the top employers in the region.In addition, the university creates hundreds ofjobs through contracts and partnerships.

ECONOMIC IMPACTAs the only public institution in the region

offering baccalaureate and master’s degrees anda doctor of pharmacy degree program incollaboration with UNC-Chapel Hill, ECSU is amajor source of research and development. Areagovernment, non-profit and commercialbusinesses and individuals benefit from thatresearch. During the press conference,Chancellor Burnim and other officialscommented on the ways the study will be used tostrengthen current relationships and establishnew partnerships to enhance economicdevelopment in the 21 surrounding counties.

$100 million infused annually into northeastern North Carolina

ECSU admitted 14 students into the newpharmacy program. During fall semester, thesestudents completed teleconference classes thatwere broadcast from UNC-Chapel Hill. Classesand laboratory sessions were held in the JimmyR. Jenkins Science Center and temporaryfacilities were equipped with state-of-the artlaboratory and videoconferencing equipment.

Dr. Huyla Coker, an advisor and lab teacherfor the program, said the pharmacy studentsbegan learning skills that will be a part of theirnormal routine in a pharmacy.

“They are learning to compound medication,prepare medications and to use pharmacyresources to find answers to the types ofquestions a doctor would ask,” Coker said.“Checking for prescription errors and roleplaying are other lessons they are learning nowand will continue to learn.”

Pharmacy programenrolls studentsfor fall semester

Coker said that communication skills will alsobe critical to their learning experience becausepharmacists are expected to educate theircustomers about their prescriptions. Today’spharmacist must also communicate effectivelywith a number of health care professionals andpatient care providers. Dr. Coker said that she isexcited to see the classes available here. A numberof years ago, she attended ECSU as a pre-pharmacystudent, then transferred to UNC-Chapel Hill tocomplete the Bachelor of Science degree. Afterearning a doctorate from Campbell University, sheeventually returned to Elizabeth City. She looksforward to seeing this year’s pharmacy studentsreturn to the region to work as pharmacists.

Most of the students came to the pharmacyprogram with various scientific backgrounds. Onestudent holds a degree in education. Their arrivalmarks ECSU’s entrance into an urgent strategy toaddress the shortage of pharmacists, particularlythose working in rural areas throughout the state.

The list of students and their hometowns follows:

Ahmed Abrahim, Cary, NCAllison Bennett, Portland, OregonPaula Carpenter, Albemarle, NCLee Davidson, Colerain, NCTyler Harlow, Kannapolis, NCTravis Heath, Orlando, FLJennifer Hulbert, Wilmington, NCMichell Morrison, Jameston, NCLindsay Page, Rocky Mount, NCVinod Patel, Charlotte, NCAlesha Thomas, Hamlet, NCAllison Williams, Middlesex, NCIvan Wolanin, Springfield, MALaura Yarbro, Weldon, NC


AfricanEducationInitiative

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A three-day conference for universities involved in President Bush’s Africa Education Initiative brings ECSU faculty to Alexandria,Virginia where they discuss the Textbook and Learning Materials Program with partnering university figures.Standing left to right: Dr. Ronald Blackmon, ECSU Provost and Vice Chancellor and for Academic Affairs, Mrs. Gmakhan Sherman(USAID Liaison); Dr. Johnny Houston, ECSU TLM Program co-director; Dr. Margery Coulson-Clark, ECSU TLM Program co-director; Dr.Sonya Medina, special assistant to the President (President George Bush) for Domestic Policy ; Chancellor Burnim; Dr. Abdou MatySene, ECSU Program Coordinator. Dr. Saundra Copeland, a faculty consultant from the ECSU School of Education and Psychology; Dr.Bonita Ewers, special assistant to the Chancellor for international affairs.

On November 7, 2005, Dr. Sarah Moten, educationchief of the Africa Bureau of the U. S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID), officially kickedoff phase two of President George W. Bush’s AfricaEducation Initiative (AEI) Textbooks and LearningMaterials Program (TLMP) in Alexandria, VA.USAID hosted a three-day conference for the sixMinority Serving Institutions (MSIs) selected toparticipate in this second phase of the initiative that willrun from 2005-2008. Elizabeth City State University isone of the current six institutions and one of only twoinstitutions to be selected from the original six in thefirst phase of the initiative.

As such, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID),under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, has awarded $3 million toECSU for the Textbook and Learning Materials Program. The three-yeargrant period is October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2008.

The phase two selection process expanded to a larger group of highereducation institutions nationwide beyond historically black colleges anduniversities (HBCUs). In addition to HBCUs, the 2005 TLMP grantprogram was broadened to include Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs),while making it more competitive for the potential grant recipients. Evenamong the more stringent and competitive environment, Elizabeth CityState University prevailed and is one of six MSIs awarded CooperativeAgreements to work with six African countries. The recipients and theirpartner African countries are:

Elizabeth City State University Senegal

Chicago State University Ghana

University of Texas at San Antonio South Africa

Alabama A & M University Ethiopia

South Carolina State University Tanzania

Mississippi Consortium for International Zambia Development (MCID)


In October 2005, university and public relationsofficer Ms. Ndeye Alimatou Diop from the UniversiteCheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) de Dakar – Rectorat inSenegal, West Africa visited ECSU. Ms. Diop touredECSU’s campus, met with several faculty, staff andstudents to learn about ECSU academic programs,student life, and university operations. Representingher university, Ms. Diop’s visit was a fact findingmission so that she could inform the Rector (chiefexecutive officer) at UCAD about ECSU andspecifically about the African textbook projectpartnership being sponsored by the U.S. Agency forInternational Development.

Universite CheikhAnta Diopadministratorvisits ECSU

ECSU faculty welcome guest, Ms. Ndeye Alimatou Diop, a public relations professional with Univerite Cheik Anta Diop to ECSU. Standing left to right onthe front row: Dr. Bonita Ewers, Dr. Beverlyn Cain, Dr. Margery Coulson-Clarke, Dr. Saundra Copeland, Dr. Johnnie Houston. Second row left to right, Dr.Alex Ogwu, Dr. Ebere Oriaku, Dr. Joseph Lisowski, Ms. Ndeye Alimatou Diop, Dr. Abdou Maty Sene.

Dr. Margery Coulson-Clark, the Textbooks and Learning MaterialsProgram co-director, and Chancellor Burnim welcome Ms. NdeyeAlimatou Diop, a public relations professional with UniveriteCheik Anta Diop in for her first tour of ECSU. The two universitiesare partners in an African textbook initiative that will benefitstudents in Senegal. Ms. Ndeye Alimatou Diop brought greetingsfrom the recteur of Univerite Cheik Anta Diop.


For the second annual observanceof African Introspection Week, HisExcellency Sir Q. Ketumile J. Masire,the former President of Botswanavisited ECSU and was the guest ofhonor for the weeklong celebration.

His Excellency Sir Q. Ketumile J.Masire is the fourth Balfour AfricanPresident in Residence at BostonUniversity’s African PresidentialArchives and Research Center(APARC). He was a co-founder of theBotswana Democratic Party (BDP)and in 1965 was made deputy primeminister. After independence in 1966,he became vice-president. On July 18,1980, President Masire succeeded thelate Seretse Khama as the secondPresident of the Republic Botswana.

ECSU observes its second African Instrospection Week with special guests from Botwsana (Africa) and Scarborough, Tobago. Standing from leftto right: Dr. Johnny Houston, ECSU professor and director of the African Studies Program; Dr. Bonita Ewers, special assistant to the Chancellorfor International Affairs/Center for Teacher Excellence; Chancellor Mickey L. Burnin; Sir Q. Ketumile J. Masire, the former President of Botswana;Dr. Winston Murray of Tobago Community College in Scarborough, Tobago; Dr. Ronald Blackmon, ECSU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; andProfessor Cynthia Harvey, Provost, Tobago Community College in Scarborough.

In 1984, he won the presidentialelections with a landslide of 77percent under the ruling BotswanaDemocratic Party. President Masireserved his country as head of stateuntil March 1998.

President Masire earned a teachingdegree at Tiger Kloof in the FormerBritish Bechuanaland. He wasfounder and director of the Seepapitsosecondary school in Kanye (1950). Inaddition to teaching, he also workedas a farmer and journalist beforeentering politics.

He served on the Bangwaketsetribal council and then the legislativecouncil. President Masire helpedBotswana become one of the moststable states in Africa.

During his speeches at ECSU,President Masire shared details of aneconomically developing Africancontinent that is not well representedby American media reports. He urgedstudents to seek news souces thatreport accomplishments in Africannations such as the 90 percent literacyrate in Botswana and the increases inAfrican educational opportunities forchildren and young adults.

Other guest speakers for AfricanInstrospection Week includedProfessor Cynthia Harvey, Provost,Tobago Community College inScarborough, Tobago and Dr.Winston Murray, President andFounder, Tobago Community Collegein Scarborough, Tobago.


Dr. Ephraim Gwebu’s dream of aninternational research program forECSU students has come true. An$875,448 grant from the NationalInstitute of Health (NIH) wasawarded. It provides funds to supportstudent international researchinternships, laboratory supplies, andtravel expenses to link students totheir research colleagues in Botswanaand South Africa during the summer.

The Elizabeth City State UniversityMinority Health Institute ResearchTraining program (E-MHIRT) willinvolve young scholars in crucialresearch on the impact that diabetesand HIV/AIDS have on minorities. Inaddition, students will be involved indrug research for the treatment of suchdiseases as cancer, diabetes,Alzheimer’s and stroke. Thesediseases disproportionately affectminorities in the U.S. — especiallyAfrican-Americans and Hispanics. Dr.Gwebu said that he is delighted toinvolve undergraduate students inresearch so relevant to their lives.

“The statistics are staggering whenyou look at the differences between themajority population and minoritiessuffering from diseases, as well asdeaths from these diseases,” Dr.Gwebu said. “These diseases aretouching the lives of our students. I tellthem it’s not just research or all aboutmoney from a big grant. It’s aboutsaving and serving the generationbefore you, as well as your owngeneration!”

The four-year grant will benefit theECSU Chemistry and Physicsdepartments. Each year, 10 studentswill receive a stipend for theirinternship and travel to work withprominent African scientists at the

Granting wishes ECSU students are planning now for a summer research experience in

Africa. Seated on first row, left to right: Dr. Runner Majinda, ShanitriaCuthbertson, Ashely Daniels, Shay Lou, Juan Alcantar. Standing, left to right:Dr. Gwebu, Salima Cogbill, Michelle Howell, Shanta Armwood, Jonithan White.

University of Botswana and theUniversity of Zululand, South Africa.Under the grant, 40 ECSU studentswill participate in this program. Eachprospective E-MHIRT student musthave an appreciation for Africanculture, outstanding grade pointaverages, and a keen interest inscientific research. At the end of theirsummer research internship, thestudents will present their findings atthe Research Symposium held inBotswana.

Dr. Gwebu said that thisopportunity may come as a surprise toECSU students who thoughtbiomedical and behavioral researchwere exclusive privileges of tenuredscientists at the nation’s mostprestigious universities.

He assures the students they have arole to play as young adults. For Dr.Gwebu, a native of Zimbabwe, Englishwas not his first language. Yet, helearned the language by diligentlyreading class materials, studyingdictionaries and reading newspapersand books. He earned dual degrees inchemistry and education, a doctoratedegree in physiological chemistry, andhas conducted numerous relatedresearch projects. Now, he tellsAmerican students that they must bedetermined to take full advantage ofeducational opportunities to helpeliminate health disparities in thiscountry.

“We have to push (undergraduatestudents) now. Nobody told them inhigh school that they could do thiskind of research, but you can’t accepta stationary place in life,” Gwebusaid. “I believe that faculty at ECSUshould take these students from wherethey are as freshmen and bring them to

the level where they are motivated tosucceed in their quest for excellence.We must make them accountable fortheir learning.”

“I often ask them how badly dothey want it — success? Whenfreshmen or sophomores come to mewanting to drop a chemistry orphysics class because they arestruggling, I say “We must find atutor, if you are already spendingquality time in your studies. Do notalways take a line of least resistance.You must reject the possibility offailure just because a course seemsdifficult.”

Dr. Gwebu is pleased to say anumber of juniors and seniors inbiology, chemistry, psychology, andsociology have the necessary gradesand research potential to qualify forthe Minority Health Institute ResearchTraining program. He is confident thatfellow professors at partneringuniversities will also prove valuablementors for the undergraduates.Similar research initiatives have beenconducted recently, so Dr. Gwebu saidthat the time is right to bring ECSUundergraduates on board.

The following students have beenselected for the Minority HealthInternational Research Trainingprogram:

• Shanta Armwood• Salima Cogbill• Michelle Howell• Johnithan White• Ashley Bowden• Shay Luu• Eundene Gramby• Ashley Daniels• Shanitria Cuthbertson

New Student Complex OpensThe fall 2005 semester opened with a treasured addition to the campus—the opening of a

new student complex named after Walter N. Ridley and Henrietta B. Ridley. Dr. WalterNathaniel Ridley was the fifth president of Elizabeth City State University (then known asElizabeth City Teachers College), serving from 1958 to 1968, and the third chief executive officerto be affirmed President Emeritus. Former First Lady Henrietta Ridley also worked at theuniversity as the student union advisor and was known for her untiring dedication to students.

The new 33,500-square foot student complex houses meetings for student organizations andpresentations related to classroom instruction. The handicapped-accessible facility features a100 seat state-of-the-art auditorium, a large multi-purpose room, the university store, a grilland food lounge, and office space for the student activities staff and Student GovernmentAssociation. The building space also includes study areas with computers and open loungeseating and a small stage for impromptu or planned presentations.

The Walter N. and Henrietta B. Ridley Student Complex will be dedicated on March 7, 2006,at 4:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Division of Student Affairs at (252) 335-3466.

Some people might say it gets a bit coldin Elizabeth City, but one Elizabeth CityState University student experiencedfirsthand a land where cold takes on awhole new meaning.

Jerome Mitchell, a computer sciencemajor, flew to McMurdo Station, Antarctica,December 22 for six weeks of research in aproject sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation. McMurdo Station is the largestAntarctic research station.

According to the NSF, the averagetemperature at McMurdo in January is abalmy -3 degrees Celsius, or 27 degreesFahrenheit. However, the temperaturedrops to a bone-chilling -28 C, or -18 F byAugust, which is mid-winter in the SouthernHemisphere.

Mitchell, a junior from Chesapeake, VA,said he went to Antarctica to researchglobal warming.

Global warming theorizes that the earthis gradually becoming warmer becausecertain gases, known as greenhouse gases,are trapping the sun’s heat within theearth’s atmosphere and causing what isknown as a greenhouse effect.

According to Mitchell, scientists havedetermined that the earth’s averagetemperature has risen 1 degree Fahrenheitin the last century. This increase has beenattributed to global warming.

Some scientists speculate that globalwarming could lead to a dangerousincrease in sea levels if the polar ice capsbegin to melt. If so, an increase in sealevels in the Atlantic Ocean could threatenthe North Carolina coast, Mitchell said.

In Antarctica, Mitchell used a robot to testdensity levels of the ice to determine ifindeed it is melting.

”I did field-testing with a robotic roverthat actually measures the characteristics ofice sheets,” he said.

Mitchell explained that the robot heworked with was self-guided. While therobot was in the field collecting data,Mitchell worked miles away in a laboratoryanalyzing the data transmitted by the robot.

The robot uses ground-penetrating radarto measure changes in the thickness of iceand transmits the information to a computervia satellite, Mitchell said. Changes in thethickness of ice in some locations couldindicate that it is melting, he said.

The robot probes the ice in two modes,either biostatic, which is a zigzag pattern, ormonostatic, in a straight line, Mitchell said.

The two patterns are used “so you caneffectively measure the ice processes,” hesaid.

Although Mitchell was excited about theopportunity to travel to Antarctica, hemissed some important dates.

”I was very excited and I could hardlycontain myself,” he said. “I was there sixweeks, even for Christmas, New Years andmy 21st birthday.”

Mitchell said he hopes his research tripwill lead to similar opportunities for otherECSU students.

He traveled to Antarctica with studentsfrom the University of Kansas, where hespent the last two summers conductingpolar-ice research.

ECSU, the University of Kansas, and otherinstitutions received a $26 million grant lastyear from the National Science Foundationto conduct a joint study of changes in globalclimate. ECSU’s share of the grant was $2million.

Mitchell said his trek to Antarctica beganat Norfolk (VA) International Airport wherehe flew to Los Angeles, and on to NewZealand. A U.S. military transport plane flewhim to McMurdo Station, he said.

Story appears courtesy of The DailyAdvance, by Chris Day.

Students from one of ECSU’slargest freshman classes filed intothe Floyd L RobinsonAuditorium to participate in auniversity tradition over threedecades old— the FallConvocation and CandlelightingCeremony. Chancellor Mickey L.Burnim delivered the keynoteaddress before Vice Chancellorfor Student Affairs, Dr. ArtieTravis, led the installationceremony of all class officers. Sixfreshmen also addressed their

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peers, challenging them tomaximize their educationalopportunities over the next fouryears. As the evening drew to aclose, Gordon Dove, a freshmanfrom Elizabeth City, lit hiscandle and raised it to beckon theparticipation of his freshmanpeers. With right hands raisedand candles lit, they recited thepre-alumni pledge led by Mr.Melvin Norman, a 1977graduate of ECSU.

ECSU freshmen participate in a universitytradition over three decades old—the Fall

Convocation and Candlelighting Ceremony.....


In November 2005, local educatorsjoined the nation in recognizingAmerican Education Week along withElizabeth City State University. Dr.Dudley E. Flood, a former administratorwith the North Carolina Department ofPublic Instruction and a renownedspeaker and published author, providedthis year’s American Education WeekAssembly speech. Teachers-of-the-Yearfrom 21 surrounding county schoolsystems joined ECSU faculty, staff andstudents in the Floyd L RobinsonAuditorium where Flood congratulatedthem on their outstanding service.

Dr. Flood was born in Winton, NC.He earned a bachelor’s degree fromNorth Carolina Central University, amaster’s degree from East CarolinaUniversity, and a doctorate from DukeUniversity. He has received more than300 awards for civic service.

In August 2005, ChancellorMickey L. Burnim welcomed U.S.Senator Richard Burr to ECSU foran update of the university’saccomplishments. Burr serves onfour U.S. Senate committees,including the Health, Education,Labor and Pensions Committee.Burr previously served in the U.S.House of Representatives,beginning in 1994, and wassworn into office with the U.S.Senate in January 2005.

Dr. Flood is also a sought-afterspeaker, having spoken or conductedworkshops in 48 of the 50 United States,the District of Columbia, Bermuda,Canada and Germany. He currentlyserves on the Board of Governors for theUniversity of North Carolina. Dr. Floodhas been a visiting professor at MeredithCollege and the University of NorthCarolina at Wilmington. Currently, heteaches at the Principals ExecutiveProgram at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill. The American Education Week 2005theme, “A Strong America Starts withGreat Public Schools,” highlighted theimportance of bringing together teachers,school staff, parents, students, andcommunities in an effort to build greatpublic schools. The ECSU School ofEducation and Psychology organized theAmerican Education Week Assembly.

AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK“A Strong America Starts with Great Public Schools”

Dr. Dudley E. Flood

Senator Richard Burr visitsECSU campus

Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim and U.S. Senator Richard Burr


ECSU continues its long-standing tradition of providing theLyceum Series, cultural enrichment experiences for the student bodyand the community. The Lyceum Series is a cultural outreachprogram that extends top-notch performances to both students andthe public at no charge.

Last fall, three outstanding and unique performances were held.The Evasons, a psychic duo, back by popular demand, delighted theaudience with their series of shrewd demonstrations, mind readingsand predictions.

Later in the fall, Mr. Leon Shepherd, amotivational speaker, author andaccomplished salesman, shared tried-and-true techniques that could propel the studentsto success. Dale K, a comedy hypnotist, ledstudents under his influence to react as if theywere cold, asleep and even howling like awolf.Willa Lamb, chairperson of the Lyceum

Series, said guests like these represent a shiftfrom some of the musical and danceperformers of past years. Yet, the objective ofthe program remains the same—exposestudents and the community to unique

performers seldom seen in the media and present performers whointeract with the audience while making an impression on them.

“When you attend a Lyceum Series performance, you can expect tosee something out of the ordinary. That’s the purpose of college and aLyceum Series—to challenge your mind,” Ms. Lamb said.

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Dale K, a comedyhypnotist standing withthe microphone, leads hisaudience participantsthrough a round ofexercises that surprisetheir peers during a fall2005 Lyceum Seriesperformance.

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The 41st annual International Week celebration tookon an especially serious tone this year to reflect some ofthe nation’s greatest concerns. “Our Environment, OurHealth: Responding to Global Challenges” was thetheme that sparked a series of discussion groups andposter and oral presentations. Dr. EmmanuelNgwainmbi, director of the International StudiesProgram, promised that the theme would give everyonea new outlook on the term, global society.

Dr. Lloyd Mitchell, instructor of the new class,Introduction to Environmental Health and Sanitation,served as moderator for his students’ presentation“Epidemics, Pandemics and Quarantines in the US:Can it really happen?” The students gave grippingdetails of how the American lifestyle would change inthe event of a bioterrorism attack.

Dr. H. Dawson, director of the Ralph Bunch Centerat Howard University and a guest speaker for theInternational Week assembly, encouraged students tobe mindful of their ability to contribute to society withhis speech “Global Challenges and Opportunities forECSU Students.”

To the delight of the community, the annual fashionshow of international dress and pot-luck dinner werethe climax of International Week 2005. A variety ofhomemade ethnic dishes spread across four tables toreflect the diverse cultures of the internationalcommunity working or living in the area.

International Weekcalls attention toglobal opportunitiesand challenges

Poster competition award winners Ronald Taylor, James Beatty,Amber Eure, Stephanie Kudyba and Sharain Halmon accept awardsfor individual and team research projects at the potluck dinner andawards ceremony for International Week.

Freshmen geology students Robert Layton, Tashanna Mobley, AprilHayes and De’Anndra Williams show off their poster whichhighlights Tularemia, a disease that appears primarily in infectedwild animals and contaminated soils. They presented their findingsat the potluck dinner and awards ceremony for International Week.

Dr. Hirendranath Banerjee and Nandida Banerjee (couple on the left)as well as Dr. Sultana and Dr. Ali Khan (couple on the right) stroll therunway during the International Week Fashion Show.

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Seven teams of college studentsgathered at ECSU again lastsummer for the UndergraduateResearch Experience (URE) inOcean, Marine and Space Science.Dr. Linda Hayden, projectinvestigator and Computer Scienceprofessor, welcomed ECSUstudents and other under-represented students fromuniversities throughout the nation.

For eight weeks, theparticipants developed not onlytheir research skills, but also theirprofessional skills. All UREresearch projects related remotesensing data to investigationswhich included the growth rate ofstriped bass in the AlbemarleSound, coastal upwelling events,the migration patterns ofbottlenose dolphins, and thedistribution and extent of seagrassin the Core and Bogue Sounds ofNorth Carolina.

Faculty mentors assisted thestudents through the program ofseminars, workshops, and fieldtrips that were organized toenhance their professionaldevelopment. Local Coast Guardinstructors taught the studentswater and boating safety classes.The summer experience alsoincluded a tour of the VirginiaAquarium and Marine ScienceCenter salt water marsh, dolphinwatching, and water sampling inthe Albemarle Sound. Each teammade an oral and written report toreveal their findings. The studentsagreed that the summer researchexperience was quite challengingbecause most of them came fromfields of study outsideoceanography or marine biology.

Dr. Sobhy Ragab Atalla, an Egyptian professor of physics fromFayoum University, Cairo, visited ECSU during summer 2005 for afaculty discussion of a jointly-developed, interactive, instructionalpackage of physics courses working directly with Dr. Linda Hayden,ECSU Computer Science professor.

This software package covers five topics composed of seven to 14lessons that include text, graphics, interactive solutions, quizzes andtests. The project was funded by U.S. AID and the Supreme Council ofthe Egyptian Universities. The software has been under design for fouryears and will be used by Egyptian universities for their physicsclasses.

Dr. Hayden said the project gave ECSU student researchers anotheropportunity to help create software instructional materials and tointeract with foreign researchers. Southern University of Baton Rouge,LA tested the software after its creation. Dr. Hayden and four studentstraveled to Egypt on several occasions during the project.

ECSU faculty welcome Dr. S. R. Atalla from Cairo, Egypt to discuss a new interactive,educational software designed for physics classes. From left to right: Dr. Althea Bluiett,Dr. Johnny Houston, Dr. Vinod Manglik, Dr. Darnell Johnson, Dr. S. R. Atalla,and Dr. Linda Hayden.

ECSU hostsUndergraduateResearchExperience

ECSU collaborates withEgyptian professor tocreate physics software

For more than 10 years, the Computational Science-Scientific Visualization (CSSV) Institute has preparedminorities for graduate school and work as futurescientists. During summer 2005, Dr. Houston andaccompanying faculty guided eight students throughan intense two-week series of science and technologyapplications.

Computational science is a process of solvingproblems using mathematical models on a computerprogram. That process also involves visualizationtechniques. Dr. Houston challenged the students tosucceed in order to meet an urgent need for available,trained American mathematical scientists.

“Major problems we must address are globalwarming, satellite distribution challenges and weatherforecasting—grand challenges that cannot be solved bysitting at a desk one day or one month,” Dr. Houstonsaid.

“Cryptography is another need because nationalsecurity issues and terrorism are very much a threattoday. So, one of our goals for the institute is to helpstudents learn new resources, tools and techniques fordoing quality research in mathematics, computer scienceand science/technology.”

Dr. Houston credits the Department of Energy, theNational Association of Mathematicians and nationalsecurity agencies with supporting the institute. Twoseniors from ECSU, Shalonda Poole and Jamerson Gibbs,as well as students from public and private colleges,comprised the roster of participants. ECSU faculty, whoserved as mentors, included Dr. Nwojo Agwu, Dr.Krishna Kulkarni, and Dr. Jamiiruu Luttamaguzi. Also,Dr. John Alexander came from Miami Dade College. Ms.Jamila Lewis, an ECSU staff member, made an institutepresentation and assisted the group with hardware,software and multi-media equipment.

solvingproblems

Summer Instituteprepares students forcareers in research


The origin of the constitution and its

usefulness to modern day situations was the

center of a Constitution Day panel discussion.

Last fall, the Department of History and

Political Science organized the discussion

where faculty members Dr. Kwabena Boansi,

Dr. Rebecca Seaman, and Mr. Elijah Sharp

served as panelists. Students reviewed the

role of the courts in making social and public

policy. The panelists used significant,

historical constitutional cases such as Brown

v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade as a

means of reviewing human rights and legal

concepts such as desegregation and privacy.

The panelists reached a conclusion that the

role of the courts in social and public policy is

inevitable and remains a fault line in

American politics for the future. Constitution

Day is a U.S. initiative legislated by the federal

government.

Dr. Rebecca Seaman, left, and Mr. Elijah Sharp, right,respond to student questions during a ConstitutionDay panel discussion in the G. R. Little Theater.

CONSTITUTION DAY

As the concern for bioterrorismrose across the nation, ECSU becameone of the first phase of universities toaddress the issue by offering a newprogram in Public Health andSanitation. This fall, Dr. LloydMitchell urged students, communityleaders and citizens to plot survivalplans in the event of a public healthdisaster. Through the Introduction toPublic Health series, comprised of fivecourses, students are prepared forcareers in emergency response,technical health care, homelandsecurity, bioterrorism, and as aregistered health inspector.

Homeland Security course offeredIn November 2005, the students

made a presentation on “Pandemics,Epidemics and Quarantines: Can itreally happen in the U.S.?” whichprovided insight into the kinds ofillnesses, symptoms and new healthapproaches ordinary citizens mightone day face. Dr. Mitchell said thathis students have responded well topublic health challenges facingAmericans today. The Public Healthand Sanitation Program is a minoroffered through the Department ofGeological, Environmental andMarine Sciences.

The ECSU Marching Band moved performances fromtheir half-time show on the football field into the MickeyL. Burnim Fine Arts Center to present “Sounds of theSeason.” This concert gave fans extensive versions ofpopular music from artists such as The Black IPS, EWF,Young Jeeezy, Luther Vandross, Fantasia and more. Theconcert marked the final home performance for theMarching Band.

Two weeks later, the Collegians Jazz Ensemble took thestage to perform music from the big-band or “swing” jazzera. Selections included “Splanky,” “Lil’ Darlin” asrecorded by The Count Basie Orchestra, “Perdido” by theDuke Ellington Orchestra and “Oye Como Va,” acontemporary piece written by Tito Puente.

Mr. Maurice LeFlore directs the Collegians JazzEnsemble and Mr. Ellard Forrester directs the MarchingBand. Both bands include mainly students who are musicmajors.

LetThereBeMusic

LetThereBeMusic !Marching Band,Collegians Jazz Ensembledelight audiences


Office of ChancellorMr. Darius Eure,Enrollment Services Officer, AdmissionsMr. Jerrubiel Gibbs,Electronics Technician, Academic ComputingMs. Lucretia Banks, Paralegal, Legal Affairs

Division of Academic AffairsMs. Billicia Hines, Assistant Professor,School of Arts & HumanitiesMr. William Drescher, Assistant Professor,School of Arts & HumanitiesDr. Jahi Issa, Assistant Professor,School of Arts & HumanitiesMs. Tonya Blair, Assistant Professor,School of Arts & HumanitiesMrs. Robyn Card, Assistant Professor,School of Arts & HumanitiesMr. Clark Wren, Visiting Instructor,School of Arts & HumanitiesDr. Jeanne Marquitz, Instructor,School of Business & EconomicsDr. Mary Jackson-Heard, Associate Professor,School of Business & EconomicsMs. Jacqueline Haskett, Visiting Lecturer,School of Business & EconomicsMr. Priest McNair, Visiting Assistant Professor,School of Education & PsychologyDr. Althea Blueitt, Assistant Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyDr. Tesfaye Serbessa, Assistant Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyDr. Huyla Coker, Assistant Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyMs. Guana Dixon, Visiting Assistant Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyMs. Weeatha Carey, Visiting Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyMr. Benjamin James, Visiting Professor,School of Math, Science & TechnologyMs. Dana Heckstall-Brown, Math Specialist,General StudiesMrs. Jacqueline Thomas, Office Assistant,History and Political ScienceMr. Larry Moore, Visiting Lecturer,Music DepartmentDr. Abdou Maty Sene, Project Coordinator,African Studies ProgramMs. Regina Price, Math Specialist,Student Support ServicesMr. Larry E. Smith, Enrollment Services Officer,Pharmacy ProgramMr. Peter Porosky, Visiting Lecturer,Language, Literature and Communication

Division of Business and FinanceMs. Paulette Goodwin, HousekeepingMs. Lashima James, HousekeepingMrs. Mary Thornton, HousekeepingMr. Joseph Wills, HousekeepingMs. Telesha Burnham, Processing Assistant, PurchasingMr. Hiram Quidley, Carpenter, Physical Plant

Division of Institutional AdvancementMs. Xenia R. Greenhill, Office Assistant, Institutional AdvancementMs. Alicia Harrell, Processing Assistant, Institutional Advancement

Division of Student AffairsMrs. Amy Barnett, Housing and Residence LifeMrs. Sheila Dotson-Zimmerman, Student Health ServicesMr. Anthony Lee, Campus PoliceMrs. Anita Freeman, Student ServicesMs. Erica Felton, Office Assistant, Student Health ServicesMs. Ella Holley, Enrollment Services Officer, Financial AidMs. Jenelle Simpson, Office Assistant, Student ActivitiesMrs. Linda Brown, Office Assistant, Career ServicesMs. Alisha Scott, Public Health Educator, Student Health Services

Administrative Appointments and TransfersMs. Nekesha Ferebee, Director, Institutional Research and AssessmentMr. Alexis Joyner, Chairperson, Art DepartmentDr. Gale Isaacs, Interim Chairperson,Language, Literature and CommunicationsMrs. Kristie Ford, Interim Director, Weekend & Evening CollegeMrs. Kimberly Griffin, Interim Coordinator,Academic Support Center, General StudiesMr. Stephen J. Sylvester, Director, Facilities ManagementDr. Joel Harrell, Interim Director, Financial AffairsMrs. Francine Bruce Travis, University Retention Coordinator

who’s new

In November 2005, the annualEmployee Appreciation Gala washeld. This year’s theme “ThisMasquerade” gave employees and

their guests an option to don elaboratecostumes and masks for a night of elegance

and mystique. For the first time, the Gala washeld in Williams Hall Gymnasium which created amagical grand ballroom for employees to enjoy anevening of fun, fellowship and good music. TheMagical Musical Maestro for the evening was EricShannon of Facilities Management. All employeesenjoyed a great evening.

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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION GALA

Dr. Kuldeep Rawat (faculty, Technology)presented a paper entitled, An InterdisciplinaryApproach to Undergraduate Robotics CourseProjects, at the Convention of the NationalAssociation of Industrial Technology (NAIT),in November, 2005 in St. Louis, MO.

Dr. Rawat also presented a paper entitled“Studying the Dependence of Low-FrequencyNoise on Geometrical Shapes of Al-Based ThinFilm Interconnects,” in proceedings of theInternational Society for Optical Engineering(SPIE)-Noise & Fluctuations Conference inAustin, TX in (May 2005).

Dr. Michael Weaver (faculty, Music) waslisted in the 9th edition of Who’s Who AmongAmerica’s Teachers and in the 2006 edition ofWho’s Who in America. He has been invitedto present a lecture recital entitled The PulitzerPrize in Music, and Introduction with aSurvey of Viola Works by Pulitzer PrizeWinning Composers at the 4th Annual HawaiiInternational Conference on Arts andHumanities in January 2006. Also, the EdwinMellen Press has accepted Dr. Weaver’sAnnotated Bibliography of Works for Solo Viola,Viola with Keyboard, and Viola with Orchestra byPulitzer Prize Winning Composers.

FACULTYDr. Beverlyn Cain (director of Lab School,Education) is collaborating with UNC-ChapelHill on a study of early literacy in African-American families, with special emphasis onthe development of early literacy in African-American boys.

Dr. Mehran Elahi (faculty, Technology) co-authored a textbook entitled, Data, Network,and Internet Communications Technology. Thisbook was published July 2005 by ThomsonDelmar Learning publishing company (ISBN:1401872697).

Dr. Mehran Elahi and Dr. Akbar Eslami(Technology) presented a paper, The CreepResponse of Polymeric Composites: Data andModel at the 2005 National Association ofIndustrial Technology (NAIT) Convention inSt. Louis, MO.

Dr. Akbar Eslami (chairperson, Technology)co-authored a paper entitled, CooperativeEducation-Innovative Approaches for Partnershipsbetween Universities, Industries and High Schools,published in a proceeding of the 2005 ASEEAnnual Conference in Portland, OR.

Dr. Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi (faculty,Language, Literature, and Communication)published two articles, The Black MediaEntrepreneur and Economic Implications for the21st Century in the Journal of Black Studies,Vol. 36, No.1, pp. 3-33 (2005) and the Globaland Nepad’s Development Perspective Bridgingthe Digital Divide with Good Governance in theJournal of Black Studies, Vol. 35, No. 3, 284-309 (2005)

Dr. Ngwainmbi was appointed to the editorialboards of the Prudence InternationalMagazine in July 2004, and the Journal ofInterdisciplinary Studies in August 2004.

Dr. Ngwainmbi also presented two researchpapers entitled, Grassroots Development and theGlobal Marketplace: A Framework for DefiningCommunity Participation and Local Space at theNational Association of African AmericanStudies in Houston, TX, and Globalization,Local Urban Culture and Change in West Africa:Toward Negotiating SocioeconomicUnderstanding with Foreign Companies andInternational Organizations at the InternationalAssociation of Media, Communications &Research (IAMCR) in Taiwan-Asia.on th

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Mrs. Deborah Branch, Assistant ViceChancellor for Student Affairs, has beenselected from a nationwide process to attendthe Alice Manicur Symposium for Women.The symposium is sponsored by NASPA.

Mrs. Marsha McLean, Director of UniversityRelations & Marketing, has been appointedby the City of Elizabeth City to the EC-Pasquotank County Tourism DevelopmentAuthority for a 2-year term.


student newsGieira Jones, a sophomore majoring in biology from

Philadelphia, PA, is the recipient of a $20,000 scholarshipfrom the National Institute of Health. The scholarship will payfor her undergraduate education and set the stage for graduateschool. To qualify, applicants must have had a minimumgrade point average of 3.5, meet income requirements, have astrong interest in biomedical sciences, and supply relevantrecommendations for the award. Recipients of the award are

required to attend a10-week summerinternship at NIH and commit to a yearof service after graduation. Jones, astudent in the honors program, said sheis excited to receive the award since sheis one of five children and the first toattend college. The scholarship, the one-on-one laboratory experiences withfaculty members and ECSU’s nurturingenvironment assured Jones that she madethe right decision to forgo northernuniversities for undergraduate school.

“I recommend this school [ECSU],”Jones said. “ Here, they treat you as aperson not as a number. I love the smallcommunity and the southern hospitalityis great.”

Two ECSU students joined 32 otherstudents from the University of NorthCarolina’s constituent universities in anew program that sendsupperclassmen to work and study inWashington, DC. For one semester,students hold internships in corporatebusinesses, think tanks and U.S.Congressional offices. The interns werealso required to spend three hours perweek in an academic seminar. Toqualify, students must have a minimumgrade point average of 3.0 and meetother standard application guidelines.

Diketa Lyons, a senior majoringin accounting, interned with VerizonWashington, DC. Jamal Willis, asenior majoring in IndustrialTechnology, interned with the FederalCommunications Commission.

Ms. Roberta Shaw, thecoordinator of the BusinessInternship Program in the Walter R.Davis School of Business andEconomics, said the internshipsprovide valuable exposure tocorporate settings and metropolitancities.

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Kennedy participates inresearch program

Leslie Kennedy, an ECSU sophomore from IndianTrail, NC majoring in biology, was one of 12 studentswho participated in the Partnership for MinorityAdvancement in Biomolecular Sciences (PMABS)Summer 2005 Research Program at UNC-Chapel Hill.The program was designed to establish a community ofscholars who will complete graduate school and careersin science.

Dr. Deborah Threadgill of the UNC-Chapel Hilldepartment of genetics led Kennedy in the laboratory toinvestigate enzyme expression in bacterial strains foundin the intestine.

The PMABS Summer Research Program wassponsored by PMABS, the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute forScience Learning and supported by a grant from theHoward Hughes Medical Institute.(Lea Hart of the UNC Institute for Science Learningcontributed to this article.)

Mercer participates inleadership program

Jaime Mercer, vice president of the StudentGovernment Association, was one of 60 students whocompleted the Nissan Student Government LeadershipProgram at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS. Nissanprovided the students with intensive leadershipdevelopment and training that is generally reserved forexecutives from Fortune 500 companies.

The summer sessions were designed to enhancesocio-political awareness, interpersonal relationshipsand key leadership traits. Mercer is a senior fromElizabeth City majoring in political science.

Financial ManagementSeminar for students

ECSU is one of several universities in the nation tohost financial management workshops for students athistorically black colleges and universities. The School ofArts and Humanities—in collaboration with HSBCNorth America, one of the nation’s largest financialservices firm, and the Society for Financial Educationand Professional Development (SFEPD)—conducted thefirst in a series of financial management workshops forstudents in the Floyd L Robinson Auditorium in theMickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center. More than 200students attended and five students received cashawards of $100 each to assist with educational expenses.

The seminar focused on maintaining a good creditscore, investment strategies, estate planning, credit cardsand interest rates, and automobile purchases.

Six ECSU students were recognized foroutstanding achievements during the 10th AnnualMcNair Scholars Research Symposium held inJuly 2005. The topics presented and students whoparticipated were:

The Differential Effect of Religious &Non-Religious Music on Aggression Levels-1st PlaceShanitria Cuthbertson, Brookes Davis &Marquita PerkinsFaculty Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Huff

The Effects of Lovastatin on Brain &Breast Cancer-2nd PlaceEricka ShawFaculty Mentor: Dr. Hirendra Banerjee

An Investigation of the Indicator of JobSatisfaction of African American Women inMass Communication both Print & BroadcastCarla Layton & Kimberly LillyFaculty Mentor: Dr. Velma Blackmon

Dr. Cheryl Lewis, interim associate vicechancellor for Academic Affairs, organized theMcNair Scholars Research Symposium andAwards Ceremony.

MCNAIRSCHOLARS

The fall 2005 Career Fair drew representatives from government agencies such as the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, private industry companies and corporations, banks and graduate schools. Many alumnireturned representing their employers at exhibit booths and enlightened ECSU students about careeropportunities at their respective organizations. In addition to learning about available jobs, 11 studentsreceived internship offers with the U.S. Defense Finance & Accounting Service agency, an accounting firm thatconsults and advises organizations.

CareerFair2005

The fervor of competitioncontinued this year forparticipants in the 2005 HondaCampus All-Star ChallengeCampus Tournament. TwoECSU teams contended for thetop spot but “Band ofBrothers,” Jerome Gillis(Captain), Dwight Hooker,Daryl Turrentine and PhillipRiddick, won.

Their competitors, “College Knowledge,”Arkeem Fleming (Captain), Salimah Cogbil,Gerard Locus and Tyrone Knox challengedthem on topics within politics and government,the sciences and the humanities.

Following the campus tournament, theCampus Coordinator & Coach, Derrick L.Wilkins, selected Arkeem Fleming, RaymondFranklin, Jerome Gillis, Jedidiah U. Gist,Emerald Lucas, Tyrone Knox, and DarrylTurrentine to play on the Varsity Squad. Aftercoaching the varsity squad, Wilkins will selectfive of the varsity players who will travel toOrlando, Florida for the NationalChampionship Tournament. In March 64 teamsfrom HBCU’s across the country will competefor the championship title. Last year, theViking scholars made it to the semi-finals.

Two ECSUteamsvie fortop honors

Honda Campus All-Star Challege


The University Players presented Cheryl L.West’s play “Before It Hits Home,” a sociallyconscious drama that portrays a family whosebeliefs in tradition, pride, and integrity areshattered when their son, Wendal Bailey, comeshome with AIDS. News of his deceptive lifestylethreatens to destroy their family.

The play was directed by Billicia Hines, anassistant professor in the School of Arts andHumanities, in her first semester at theuniversity. After reading the script, Hines saidshe was compelled to present it on a collegecampus.

University PlayersTheatre troupe presents“Before It Hits Home”

“I wanted to enlighten students and theaudience on the affects of AIDS, particularly howit affects our community,” Hines said. “Peopledon’t think of how it [AIDS] affects the family, orhow differently family members will react.Having AIDS and not knowing, not testing for it,is deadly because the infected person passes it tothe next person they date. Each time it spreadsand kills people, it affects our community.”

PresidentJames Stratford

Vice PresidentJaime Mercer

Attorney GeneralCandra Jordan

Recording SecretaryKennita Spratley

Corresponding SecretaryAshley Edwards

TreasurerKevin Leonard

Miss ECSUCarleta Ricks

Mr. ECSUJedidiah Gist

2005-2006 SGA OFFICERS& MISS AND MR. ECSU

Vikings• James Dean, Facilities Management

Students• Jynette M. Allen, a sophomore political science major at

ECSU, died on Wednesday, September 14, 2005.

• Andrew Jackson High, a sophomore criminal justice majorat ECSU, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2005.

• Michael Veilleux, a 1st semester freshman majoring in businessadministration at ECSU, died on Friday October 28, 2005.

Alumni• Carolyn Shorter Bias ‘40• Dempsey Burgess ’01• Jerry Culbreth ‘82• Louvenia Ferebee ‘90• William E. Honeyblue ‘41• James T. Jackson ‘65

In Remembrance

• Naomi C. “Doll” Lomax ’45• Quincy Harper Mullen ‘89• Edward Pailin ‘50• Edna Maske Shorter ‘44• Larry Vann ‘94


giving matters

Viking Pride was prominentlydisplayed on Saturday, December 3,2005, as the Elizabeth City StateUniversity Foundation welcomed TomJoyner and his crew to ECSU. TheFoundation hosted a scholarshipbrunch at the K.E. White GraduateCenter that featured the nationallyknown syndicated radio personalityas the keynote speaker.

At last count, the occasiongenerated over $50,000 to benefitgeneral scholarships available at theUniversity… and that amount keepson growing as those in attendancecontinue to answer Mr. Joyner’s call tosupport ECSU. Mr. Joyner remindedthe crowd that successful people don’tjust materialize out-of-thin-air butrather most, including he, need a littleassistance from those that traveled thepath before them and achievedsuccess.

The capacity crowd of over threehundred guests enjoyed a deliciousbrunch and enjoyed entertainment bythe ECSU Choir and Ms. Mary Harrell,’77. In addition, they were invited to

participate in a live and a silentauction. There were many great itemsup-for-bid including everything fromtwenty-five gallons of gas to a weeks’vacation at a six-bedroom cottage inDuck, NC as well as a new ChevroletTrailblazer. Everyone enjoyedthemselves as Mr. Joyner promoted alittle friendly competition andemployed some good-natured teasingtactics to entice participants to raisetheir bids, repeatedly.

Prior to the fun and merriment ofthe auction, Mr. Joyner took time todeliver a rather serious message. Heencouraged Viking Alumni andfriends to Stand Up and Reach Out toothers so that everyone has a chance tosucceed. He placed particularemphasis on the importance of thecollective responsibility of alumni insustaining the future of ECSU. He toldthose assembled that their continuedsupport of ECSU was critical because,“no one else will do it.”

Mr. Joyner also took time toacknowledge several of ECSU’s mostenthusiastic supporters. Often called

the “Hardest Working Man in Radio”,Mr. Joyner honored severalindividuals with his very own specialbrand of the Hardest WorkingIndividual Achievement awards. Herecognized the Hardest WorkingAlumni, Corporate Friends,Foundation Board Members, Trustee,Faculty member and Staff member atECSU with specially designedtrophies made just for the occasion.

The recipients of those awards were:Alumni:Julia Congleton Bryant, ’63Tony Lassiter, ’86Corporate Friends:Bruce Biggs, owner ofBiggs Pontiac, Buick GMC, CadillacDale Horn, owner of theElizabeth City Golden CorralFaculty:Dr. Ali KhanFoundation Board members:Tom Evans, ’68Kennis Wilkins, ‘76Staff:Sheila PerryTrustee:Fred Yates

Both the ECSU Foundation andECSU value the partnership that wasformed with Mr. Joyner in June of 2003when ECSU was honored as a TomJoyner School of the Month. You canlisten to his radio show from 7 a.m.until 10 a.m. He hosts a nationallysyndicated show that is available inmost markets.From left to right: Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, Tony Lassiter (‘86), Dr. Ali Khan, Kennis Wilkins (‘76),

Thomas Evans (‘68), Julia Congleton Bryant (‘63) and Tom Joyner.


P. W. Moore Society($50,000-$99,999)Central Intercollegiate Athletic

AssociationCorporation for Public BroadcastingWachovia CorporationThurgood Marshall Scholarship

FoundationBill Gates Scholarship FoundationConnie & James Maynard Dr. John H. Bias Society($25,000-$49,999)Page Development CompanyVerizon Dr. Harold Trigg Society($10,000-$24,999)Bernice Stewart Ashe FundComerica BankECSU National Alumni AssociationFDY/SodexhoFrank H. Skidmore, Jr.Holly & G. Matt WoodJames T. AlexanderLeBleu CorporationThe Daily Advance

Dr. Sidney D. Williams Society($5,000-$9,999)Anna & Bruce BiggsLaVera & Mickey BurnimMary A. Douglas ‘52McKenzie Construction CorporationCarden PrintingCarolyn & Charles MahoneyNorman L. Mebane, Jr.National Collegiate Athletic AssocationRBC Centura BankRegina PeeleBillie J. Reid ‘70Edward Kirk Rivers ’96State Farm InsuranceTom Joyner FoundationBrenda & Kennis Wilkins ‘76Winifred Wood

Dr. Walter N. Ridley Society($2,500-$4,999)Biggs PontiacBurney & Burney ConstructionCompany (Owen Burney) ‘77Mamie and Luther Burse ‘63Helen Marshall CaldwellTyron W. Eason ‘86Tom Evans, Jr. ‘68EGADS

Annual Fund Contributors

Fifth Street Baptist Church,Richmond ,VA

Gateway Bank & Trust Co.Golden CorralIBMNC Legislative Black Caucus

FoundationRoger A. McLeanPasquotank CountyFranklin J. Owens ‘70Mitchell A. St.ClairSt. Stephens Missionary Baptist

ChurchFletcher Watts, Jr.

Chancellor’s Society($1,000- $2,499)La’Tanya & Olatunde AfolayanAlbemarle Annual Conference AME

Zion ChurchBack Swamp Church of Christ, Inc.Allan BakerUlysses Bell ‘65Clarence E. Biggs ‘62Velma & Ronald BlackmonFaye & Frankie Bordeaux ‘80Branch Banking & TrustEarl T. BrownA. S. BurnimJeffrey Cofield ‘04Deborah Cowell ‘81Levin CulpepperWalter C. DavenportRonnie Davis ‘77Josie & Charles Davis ‘65Theretha & Lonnie Davis ’56/ ‘56ECSU Tri-County Alumni ChapterBonita EwersFirst Citizens BankCharles FosterJacqueline & Willie Gilchrist ’72/ ‘73Francine Godwin ‘82Lois W. GreenHubert Griffin, Sr. ‘79Hampton InnHarley Davidson (Maurice Slaughter)Loisteen Harrell ‘63Brenda & Emmanuel HarrisSansberry A. Harvey ‘71Patricia & Billy HinesClyde Holt, IIIHospiraBarbaina Houston-Black ’80INGGeorge JacksonMichael N. Johnson ‘96Angelita M. Upshaw-Joshua

Willis Langley ‘70Levels Family PartnershipAnthony Lewis ‘86Lifecycle Facilities ManagementMark MalandFreda McBrideEdward & Marsha McLeanDennis MelvilleHarold MitchellMount Lebanon AME Zion ChurchNational Association for Equal

Opportunity in Higher EducationNew Middle Swamp Baptist ChurchAlexander Peace ‘64Mary & Henry Pickett, Jr. ’60/ ‘61Cary PittmanPSNC EnergyMarolyn & Abdul Rasheed ‘71Melvyn & Vonda Riley ’61/ ‘65Floyd L RobinsonClarence L. SessomsCozetta & Charles Singleton ‘68John N. SmithFrederick & Bettie Smith ’66/ ‘67Gail P. SmithSouthern BankEmma & James R. Spence ’53/ ‘56SprintStuart M. Squires ‘91St. Luke Baptist ChurchIsh SudVendetta Sutton ‘70Louise N. SuttonThe Freelon Group, Inc.The Prudential FoundationNorman ThomasShirley M. Turnage ‘67Rosabelle & Russell TwifordKevin VassorValerie & Robert Vaughan, Sr.Walmart FoundationRuby & William H. Washington ’73/ ‘74D. Waddell WhiteheadDerrick Wilkins ‘88Frederick L. Yates

Dean’s Golden Circle($500- $999)Albemarle Orthotics & ProstheticsZiner Alexander ‘68Martha E. Alford ‘65Atlantic Anesthesia Associates, P. C.Darnella G. Barnes ‘73Barnhill Contracting CompanyCathy BeanArthur A. BergmanCity Beverage

Gifts received between July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2005

The Division of Institutional Advancement regrets any errors or omissions. For inquiries or omissions, please contact the ECSU Foundation at 252-335-3011.


Clear Water PoolsTeresa Cobb ‘73Joyce & Ralph Cole ’65/‘62Margery Coulson-ClarkPauline Goza Daniels ‘73Angela A. Daughety ‘73Edna L. DavisDirect PublicationsEastern Star Church of God In ChristECSU A.P. Lester Alumni ChapterECSU Elizabeth City Alumni ChapterECSU Eva J. Lewis Alumni ChapterECSU Greater Triad Alumni ChapterECSU New York Alumni ChapterECSU Raleigh-Durham Wake Alumni

ChapterECSU Robert E. Harvey Tri-State

Alumni ChapterMattie Edwards ‘49Enterprise Rent-A-CarFarm Fresh Charitable FoundationCarolyn Ferebee-EdwardsFirst Baptist Church-WestFirst Citizens BankFlowers PrintingGlenda M. GriffinThomas M. Harris ‘73Eudora Harvey ‘51Luester & John Hazel ’67/ ‘66Marlene & Pedro Holley ‘74Mildred E. Hopkins ‘68Harriett & Tony HornthalSamuel & Delores Hubbard ’63/ ‘59Bobbi & Kurt HunsbergerMarlon Hunter ‘78Leonard F. Jarvis ‘73Darnell Johnson ‘73Gloria F. Johnson ‘65Lavern Jones ‘76Marjorie Jones ‘65Shirley B. Jones ‘75Deborah Jordan ‘81George E. JoynerLambda Omega FoundationNaomi C. Lomax ’45 *Harry C. MondsMount Carmel Baptist ChurchErnest G. MurphreyNew Bethel Missionary Baptist ChurchNortheastern NC Black Chamber ofCommerceEileen I. OliverSam PatelPepsi Bottling VenturesPenelope C. PowellRamco Management CorpJoseph J. Ray, Sr.Davis RaymondRBC Financial GroupGwendolyn Sanders ‘77Barbara & Milton SelbyMary Sharpe ‘57Yvonne & Butler Sharpe, III ‘68

Evelyn Shaw ‘66Phillip Smith, III ‘61Southern Office FurnitureSalvage StithBarbara B. Sutton ‘74Claudia C. TwifordWachovia FoundationSheila & Reginald WardBarbara White ‘75Ernestine White ‘71Charles L. Whitley ‘95Gwendolyn WilliamsAlisha WoodsonCalvin R. Worsley ‘77

Professor’s Silver Circle($250- $499)Alpha and Omega Christian CenterHilton BarrettRandy B. Bell ‘72Eddie Bland ‘67Javon Brothers ‘70Wykesia BrownJulia Congleton Bryant ‘63Mellonee BurnimAmeche L. Burns ‘84Napoleon Byrd ‘52Christ Episcopal ChurchJanet S. Cooper ‘76Brian Copeland ‘79Terri DixonJamel DotsonRichard DurrenECSU Richmond Metro Alumni

AssociationEMI Music Christian Music GroupClayton Evans ‘79Jeanette H. Evans ‘63Norris Francis ‘64Wilma & Milton Gainey ’64/ ‘62Felicia GarciaMargaret GilesOrestes GoodenGerald Gunnell ‘75Harmony Lodge # 21Patricia A. Harris ‘74Margaret E. Harris ‘81Annie HedgebethParthenia & Gerald Hill ’71/ ‘72Wanda B. HinnantRosa & Jesse Hinton ‘69Virginia & Johnny HoustonLubertha James ‘76Naomi C. Johnson ‘59John JohnsonKelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant &

TavernVivian & Willie Key ‘73Sultana & Ali KhanRickey E. King ‘02Eulice Langford ‘72Luther’s Inc.Elois B. Maske ‘71

Ed MasonicDonald McLain ‘92Ethel G. Meekins ‘65Melton Grove General Fund

Memorial Missionary Baptist ChurchNathaniel Moore ‘62Brenda G. Moore ‘75Dorothy & Glendell Moore ‘75NC Conference of the United Methodist

ChurchGloria M. Parker ‘74Clifford E. Patterson ‘71Edith & Charles PennyJosie & Lloyd Porter ‘64Joycelyn J. PoweRegulator Marine, Inc.Marjorie M. Riddick ‘65Sylvia & Bobby Riley ‘66Jeanette & Elliott RobinsonW. D. RowellGordon RoylanceAileene & Benjamin SaundersValerie & Esan SimonWilliam Shawn SmithJanie Melton Smith ‘63Mamie Speller ‘63Shelton Spence ‘80Evelyn & Gary Stubbins ‘66Sweet Sign DesignsKenneth Tapp ‘73Victory Faith Outreach MinistriesBenaree & Fletcher WileyElwood L. Williams ‘64

Century Club($100- $249)Ahoskie Soul Savings StationAlbemarle HospitalMary R. Andrews ’54Susie ArmstrongDennie Askew, Jr. ‘59Robert E. Backus ‘76Walter D. Baltrop, Jr.Carray Banks, Jr. ‘86Sherol Bass ‘85Florida B. Bazemore ‘45BB&B Construction CompanySam Beamon ‘85T. V. BeasleyTimothy R. Bellamy ‘81Beston United Methodist ChurchBias Shores Homeowners Assoc.Melanie & Colter BlackfordCleveland Blount ‘68James BlountJames Bond, Jr. ‘75Gregory Bonner, Sr.Mary & Wesley BoonePaula G. Bowe ‘95Cheville B. BranchTrumilla Britt ‘60Marion B. Byrd ‘65Jean S. Canada

* Denotes Deceased


Cheryl R. Canton ‘69Bessie Carr ‘66G. Paul CarrSadie J. Carter ‘72Alfred L. Carter ‘70Mary L. Cates ‘61Center for Community Development,

Inc.Robert ChambersRenee ChinnJohn ChristianEvelyn R. Coleman ‘46Cornerstone Missionary Baptist

ChurchFloragene & Richard CostonNellie & Willie Council ‘51Courtesy FordEthel & Tommy Cox ’72/‘70Katie & Thomas CurrierKisha DardenDarlene DavisLinda DeBerry ‘74James E. Deloatch ‘72Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.Marilene E. Dobie ‘64Phillip DonahueSarah & Steven Downing ‘91ECSU Beaufort County Alumni ChapterYancy D. EdmondsDavid N. Edwards, Jr.Elizabeth City Chapter of Links, Inc.Don S. Etheridge ‘03Selena & Grover Eure ’69/‘67Evangelical Methodist Church ChoirJasper D. Evans ‘63Farm City Week CommitteeAlice FaulkSteven FeckerCynthia & Floyd FerebeeAudrey G. Ferebee ‘76Clementine & Hugene FieldsKathleen FisherKay & Mike FloodDaniel FlowersCaleb J. Forbes ‘77Geneva FoyCarol & Ervin Frances ’69/‘67Shirley & Henry FryeFurniture Lion IIGalatia Baptist ChurchHerman Gay ‘73Odella Gay ‘73W. Rogers Gist ‘57Wilhelmina & Michael Godfrey ’80/‘80Cornelius GoodwinGreater Welch’s ChapelAlvin C. Griffin ‘65Gilbertine Griffin ‘78Shirley & Reginald Griffin ‘78Joseph B. Hall ‘78Rita & Thomas HallLycurgus R. HarrellMissie & Nelson Harrell

Gladys B. HarrellE. Alphonzo Harrell ‘60Dorothy H. Harrison ‘54Haven Creek Baptist ChurchHertford County Undertakers Union,

Inc.Linda Hilliard ‘73Jonnie L. HindsmanTim HobbsRose & James HoflerStephen Hoggard ‘74Holy Trinity ChurchHoneywell Hometown SolutionsWilliam HopkinsCarl HouseElizabeth N. Ivey ‘42James T. Jackson ’65Jeffrey’s Greenworld & Florist, Inc.Charles W. Johnson ‘63Dezretta E. Johnson ‘59Gloria L. JohnsonRalph JonesBeverly C. JonesWilbert R. JonesJ. W. Jones Lumber Company, Inc.John W. Jordan ‘63Dorothy A. Joyner ‘47H. C. Joyner, Jr. ‘53Mattie B. Knight ‘50H. Kel LandisDennis LassiterCheryl J. Norman Lee ‘70Ernis A. Lee ‘86Theretha S. Lee ‘48Willie Lee, Jr. ‘74Maryella & Ronald Leigh ’67/ ‘72Bennie & Bobby Lewis ‘69Ruth R. Lewis ‘78Elizabeth Linney ‘87John Lister, Jr.’68George R. Little, Jr.Joyce E. Long ‘54Justina M. Long ‘54Kim Luckes ‘79Bettie Mitchell LyonsLenora & Claudie Mackey ’66/‘65Suzanne & Don MacMorrisJesse Majette ‘63Vinod ManglikMarva & Jimmie Manley ‘63Harold L. Martin, Sr.Mary’s Little Lambs Day Care &Learning Center, Inc.Roberta & Don McCabeTarshall & Robert McCauleyCamille H. MillerShirley Mills ‘64Barbara & Edgar Mitchell ‘66Darrin MitchellLisa MitchellLloyd MitchellWilliam C. Mizzell ‘67Jomare Bowers Mizzell

Jesse A. Moore ‘67Mary P. Moore ‘74Elaine & Hubert Moorer ’73/ ‘71More Music Group, Inc.Leola Morgan ‘46Saundra & Thomas MorrisShirley Morris ‘73Mount Olive United Methodist ChurchHarold Murrill ‘69Henry C. Myers ‘71Frank W. Neal ‘65Minu NiandaDorothy P. Nichols ‘51Geneva S. Nixon ‘48Malinda & J. Earl Norfleet ’83/ ‘73Claude M. OdomOmega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.Outer Banks H.O.G.Gloria & James Outlaw ’72/ ‘68Cary C. OwenW. C. Owens, Jr.P. C. & J. Inc.Frank ParrishWayman ParsonCarlton R. PattersonBishop M. PattersonLinda Peele ‘80Charles & Edith PennyPriscilla B. Penny ‘75Alexis L. PerryDelores PerryElaine W. Perry ‘54Patsy B. PerryShelia Perry ‘89Mildred J. PersonMarcus G. Pinkard ‘89Poole’s Grove Missonary Baptist

ChurchSabrine M. Purvis ‘92Marjorie T. Quick ‘51Carrie B. Reid ‘45Johnny G. Reid ’89Richard Pearson FuneralAnnie & Frank Rice ‘57Michael J. RiceConstance & John Richardson ‘65Mable Riddick ‘89Macille Riddick ‘42Alma B. Roberts ‘82Kenneth H. Roberts ‘79Dorothy W. Robinson ‘54Janis K. RobinsonRodney Robinson ‘77ROTCMildred S. Rountree ‘49Eva RussellDavene McCoy Rutledge ‘86Saint John AME Zion ChurchSaint Paul’s Baptist ChurchMildred T. Savannah ‘73Edith SawyersEvelyn Scott ‘60Charlie M. Sessoms ‘98


Joe W. Shambley ‘62Juanita & Glover Shannon ‘73Margaret G. Sharpe ‘70Estella Simons ‘55Leonard A. Slade, Jr. ‘63Mike SlawsonJeannine & Sampson Smith ‘50Percell SmithDollie M. Speight ‘49Naomi Close Spence ‘54G. Wendell Spivey ‘73Sprint FoundationBill W. StacyStallings Funeral Homes, Inc.Geraline & Timothy Stallings ‘60Star Services, IncMarilyn Dempsey StarkesRickie & Henry SteenstraRobert E. StephensonWillie J. Steward, Jr. ‘69Maudriece & Bryant StithShaun StokesDebra S. Stokley ‘77Gloria White Strong ‘78Charles SullivanCheryl Sutton ‘93Darnell T. TabronSharon TannerSylvia Marie TarpleyTaylor Mueller Realty, Inc.Chiquita Taylor ‘79The BayberryGeorge E. Thomas, Jr.Gordon l. Thornton ‘74Vickey B. Tillet ‘87Katherine TreherneRoscoe Trotman ‘75Martha & Marvin Trotman ’73/ ’62Queenie Turner ‘93Rochelle Vann ‘47Jeffrey VaughanSunny Stewart Vick ‘63Paula ViltzKevin J. Wade ‘02Julius Walker, Jr. ‘67Walson Funeral Home, Inc.Walton Grove AME Zion ChurchRuby V. Ward ‘67Virginia & Joseph Ward ‘75Anthony Washington ‘86Gwendolyn Weaver ‘71Aleric J. Wheeler ‘92Patricia WhiteBeverly M. Whittaker ‘73Carolyn S. Williams ‘69Evangelene Williams ‘66Kim WilliamsRobert E. Williams, Sr.Velma B. WilliamsKareen Windley ‘64Shirley Winstead ‘56Barbara & John WolffHenry WrightCharles J. Wynn, Sr. ‘67

Other Valued Donors($100 and Below)Leon R. AdamsMayowa AfolayanGrace Ajumobi ‘95Ashraf AlamShirley J. M. AlexanderMark AlkireAnderson’s InteriorsAnna M. AndersonWilliam AndersonDelores S. Armstrong ‘76Carlton ArmstrongElaine ArmstrongChester S. Askew ’39Kimberly AskewLillie Atkinson ‘65Dorethea N. BagbyJerome BaileyT. BakerJanice BakerJoann BanksFreda Banks ‘74Elizabeth BarnerMary & Sydney BarnwellLinda Barrett ‘01Bessie H. Bartell ‘40Delores & George BattleFrances BaxterVincent Beamon ‘85Alvah T. BeanderJean & Phillip BeckerDave BerquistMilton E. BiggsFrankie L. Biggs ‘75Jeanie A. Billups ‘95L. S. Blades, IIIKenneth BlandDennis BlountF. James BoehmEdna Bond ‘79Mildred BondSherry Boone ‘97Joanne K. BoyceLethicia BoydMildred BoyerMelody A. Brackett ‘88Doris F. Brantley ‘64Carroll Braxton ‘49Charles BrewerElizabeth BridgersLillian K. BriggsBarbara BriteAlexis BrodieShayla R. Brooks ‘03Coquetta L.C. BrooksDenise & James BrownDennis BrownDrewry L. BrownMelba Y. BrownTrell BrownDawn Brumsey ‘90

Dewey D. Buffaloe ‘89Carolyn & Joseph Buggs ’67/’61Ann D. Burnette ‘80Goldie BurrusLucretia BuschLeon BynumBeverlyn CainTerrell CallowayDaniel L. CarltonAronto M. CarrWilliam CarrJames T. CarrMajor T. CarringtonAngela T. Carver ‘91Latrisha Cherry ‘99Charles D. Cherry ‘63Lee ClarkArondia Clemons-PackerCoastal Office EquipmentJoseph D. Cochran ‘04Ruby C. ColemanShelia & Raymond Coleman, Jr.Hersey CombsJudith ComfortConocanary Baptist ChurchDebbie M. CooperHector W. CooperJ. Selig CooperLynn Cooper ‘92Saundra & Robert Copeland ’71/ ‘72Rosaland & Leonard CorbinLena CouncilWilliam E. Cox, Jr. ‘65Hollis CreecyWaverly S. Creecy ‘76Ruth & Alvin CrickardSylvia & Eddie CrockettMargarita & Elwood CroonFloyd CrossDonna CrouseCarrie CroweDanielle’s BoutiqueBenjamin H. DanielsEmmett DanielsStacey DanielsT. F. DanielsAntonio J. DasilvaDemetrics D. DavisSelma Davis ‘96William T. DavisAlice & James Dawkins, Jr.Fae A. DeatonMasceo S. DeschampsJohn A. Dixon, Jr. ‘71McKenny DixonAvis E. DoddDon DyerEasi-Ty DesignsVernell F. Eason ‘64ECSU School of Education and

Psychology Social FundMehran ElahiCynthia Elden


Sylvia & Curtis Elder ‘67John W. EleyZaccheaus EleyJanet C. ElliotMarita ElliottAkbar EslamiLetitia EvansCathy M. EverettMike FagartyKay B. FarrarJohn S. FaulkSara FeltonFerebee Concrete ContractorsBeatrice FerebeeJosephine FerebeeNekesha Ferebee ‘97Gertrude FergusonAnnie W. Fields ‘63Sherry FiggsKen FosterMabel Freeman ‘66Diana M. GardnerD. F. GarnersDelbert GarnesGreg GarvisPaula GassawayEllen GeorgeTravis M. GilliardGlaxoSmithKline FoundationZelma Young GoodeErma Gore ‘62Sandra T. Graham ‘84Talbert GrayAndrea GreenErnie Green ‘68Tracy Gregory ‘92James Griffin ‘67Melvona Griffin ‘04Patricia GriffinLinda R. GrimesMary & William HagansKeith HightDebbie HallMamie S. Hall ‘64Sarah & Moses HardieNellie T. HardyAlvin B. HarmonMichael Harrell ‘81Claude D. Harris ‘74Lillie & Walter HarrisOdell Harris ‘58Yvonne Harris ‘65Calvin HarrisonOra & Raymond HarrisonHarvey’s Funeral Home Inc.Delores HarveyHaskett Construction, Co.Carietta B. HaskettRoger A. Hathaway ‘72Angela E. HayesElva Haynes ‘73Jennifer HeckstallJames E. Hedgebeth

Alfred HeggieCassandra E. HerndonRicky HicksFrances HillRonald E. HilliardAja HinesFrances HinesEdward HollomanLucy HollomanWilliam H. HoltClifford HorneDeborah & Junious Horton ‘60William HortonErvin HowardSheila Hughes Williams ‘87Charlie HughesCarey HughleyKenneth HumphriesLinda H. HunterCarroll Hurdle ‘66William HydenPocahontas IveyValerie & Frank JacksonSylvia M. JacobsLashima JamesWayne JamesJoyce J. JarmanMatthew D. Jarmond, Jr.Edna & Arthur Jarrett, Jr.Darren JermanShirley Johnikins ‘66Cal JohnsonBarbara L. JohnsonFerriel JohnsonMyrtle Johnson ‘75Sylvia Gibson Johnson ‘77George C. Jones, Jr.Helen H. JonesMary B. & Vernon Jones ‘79Margaret & Horace Jones ’65/’64Mike JonesShirley L. JonesWilliam F. JonesCharles H. JordanHilda Marie JordanJermaine JordanWayne JordanArchie Joshua, Sr.Genevia Kellogg ‘72Timothy KellyKeystone Barber & BeautySarah KingBernard B. KnightGloria & Clifton KnightJerry KnightJimmie R. KnightFrank W. KnightMaxine KnightRobert K. KnightChrist KraftKrishna KulkarniWilla Lamb ‘87G. Renee Lamb-Bullock

Henry J. Land, Jr. ‘63Paula LangeMarguerite C. Langford ‘73Fannie & Miles Langston, Jr.Carol LansdowneBernice L. LassiterMartha LassiterSarah & Anthony LathropDeborah LawrenceSheri LawrenceJuanita LebarronTrudell C. LeCompteCassandra LeeNancy Y. LeeJenifer & Jason LeeEdna & Billy LeggetteeCheryl LewisKevin LightyLinda & Joseph LisowskiMelissa G. LongTommy LovelandJamiiru & Mwamini LuttamaguziLydia’s AlterationsNancy H. McAllister ‘62Phyllis & Gerald McCantsJoyce McDonald-HamerCarol H. McDougalLeorie MalloryShirley R. MaloneJon ManganaMichael G. Marshall ‘97Cheryl & Darryl MasonChristine MassielloScott MathisJacqueline R. MatthewsMike MauroBarbara MaysWanda E. McLeanCharles McLennanPriest D. McNairBetty S. MeggsDorothy MeltonJuanita Midgette ‘85Sidney D. Miller ‘81William S. Mills, Jr. ‘77Carla MitchellChiquita Mitchell ‘85Dorothy Mitchell ‘53Velma MitchellKim MontgomeryLarry MooreMichelle MooreRuth & Edmund Moore ‘49Samuel C. MooreDarlene Y. MorganGeorge Morgan ‘67William Morgan ‘71Carrie G. Morris ‘68Cynthia Morris ‘84Rosa MortonJohn MosleyNorth Carolina Association of CPAsVictor S. Neal


Bessie NevilleGolar F. Newby ‘03Earl NewsomeSandra & Eric NickensElizabeth B. NobleJan NoeDamond Nollan ‘99Paul A. Norman ‘81Melvin Norman ‘77Norman Young Tire CenterJoyce Nowell ‘62Kingsley NwalaHarry & Carol O’NealOlive Branch Missionary Baptist

ChurchGayle & Richard J. OlsonJoyce & Eugene O’NealC.J. OvertonShelia M. Overton ‘83Ruth & Paul Overton ‘54Ray Parker ‘69Thomas ParrisSusan PeckSharde’ PennyDonald PerryBarbara & Warren PerryC. P. PertroglinPhelps Coiffures, Inc.Marietta PhelinBeth PointekFrances L. PolitowiczDonna PolitowiczGeneva V. PorterWilliam PorterDeborah PoulasNorma PowellMary B. Powell ‘95Frances W. Powell ‘68Jessie Lee Powell ‘68Timothy J. PriceTony Price ‘83Progress EnergyMichelle & Richard ProntoThomas P. QuanceAlbert RadfordRavi RamsamoojRuth W. RandolphEugene RascoeDana RayWayne ReevesCarolyn Reid ‘77Doris ReidHarold Renfrow ‘78Teresa & Henry Rhoulac ‘69Jessica RichWhitney RichBlonza RichKimberly A. RichardsonDwight L. Ricks ‘78McKinley RiddickValerie S. Riddick ‘87LuAnn S. RiddickSandra Riggs ‘93

Roanoke Salem Baptist ChurchDebbie C. RobertsJacquelyn & Paul RobertsonArlene RobinsonRuben RobinsonTapp V. RobinsonEdith W. Romaine ‘72Vince RossShellee Rust ‘98Earl SandridgeDrusiano ScerboBarbara A. ScottRobin ScottRebecca M. SeamanDeborah SellersDipendra SenguptaSandra SessomsSylvia SewellEdith G. SharpeRoberta ShawPauline F. SheaDiane SheltonErvin Simons ‘71Barbara Simpson ‘72Markieta SmallsF. Mark SmallsBeverly A. Smith-LawrenceD’Ann SmithHelena J. SmithSkip SmithDoretha F. SpeightSoraya SpellmanClydie Spence ‘72Cynthia SpenceJohn & Fannie SpiveyMarshall SprowSonya Spruill ‘90Donald StedmanA. B. StevensonJ. E. StevensonBessie F. Stewart-Cox ‘80Lee StewartChauncey Strong ‘91Teresa StylesAnna SuttonCurtis SwainCassie Swimpson ‘71Bruce TateBarry TaylorJennifer Taylor ‘87Lowell TaylorMargaret S. TaylorThe Fitness Warehouse of

Elizabeth City, LLCThe L & M Group DBA Balloons,

Flowers & GiftsBelinda & John Thomas, Jr. ‘73Paula & Tenus ThomasRichard ThomasLillie ThompsonJulia & Wallace ThorneLois H. Thornton ‘73Barbara Threatt ‘75

J. P. TimberlakeJuanita & Henry TolbertKevin TuppinceDoretha W. TurnerZeddie TwineDemetra Y. Tyner ‘71Lolethia Underdue ‘96James ValkyWilliam R. VaughanIvey VaughnLula M. T. VereenRob VinsonBrenda WalkerIda WalkerMarybeth & James WalkerSamantha WalroundDarlene M. WaltonYvonne S. Walton ‘76Mavis & Russell Ward, IIIRebecca A. WareJosephine C. WarrenWilliam WarrenBarbara J. Washington ‘00Michael A. WeaverJulius O. Webb ‘67Velma & Wiley Welch ’69/ ‘69Wallace WelchGary D. Whidbee ‘97Annie F. WhiteJanet White ‘74Jean WhiteLora WhiteAngela WhitehurstSelesta WhiteheadKindria WigginsGeorge R. Wilcox ‘74Julia WilkinsJulia G. WilliamsMary H. Williams ‘73Odessa A. WilliamsPatrick M. WilliamsRuth A. Williams ‘89Trevelyn WilliamsAngela M. Wills ‘99Ernest M. WillsLewellyn S. WillsMatthew WillsMildred WillsDonald WilsonErnestine N. WilsonBeatrice L. WolfreyHelen WoodRobert & Toni WoodV. Lisa Wooddell ‘94Geraldine & James WoodleyMarquise WoodsAlice Woolard ‘60Carole H. WoolforkCarlton WrightenJessie Wrighten ‘80William Wrighten ‘81Streata & Raymond Yarborough ‘63Don YurkoLei Zhang


grantsgrantsFocus Growth Funding ProjectMr. Keith Hight (faculty, Art) was awarded $75,000 forthe Focus Growth Funding project through the UNC-OP. As a three-year grant, these funds are forstrengthening the Theater Arts program at ECSU. Theprogram will provides equipment that enhancesstudents’ learning opportunities so that they will beoutstanding and competitive professionals in theTheater Arts upon graduation. The grant will be usedfor theatrical and stage equipment and perishablegoods. Approximately 25 students have beenidentified to participate.

The Sonia Kovalevsky High School Days for FemaleHigh School Students and their TeachersDr. Linda Hayden, (faculty, Mathematics & ComputerScience) award was renewed for $50,000 by theNational Security Agency (NSA) for theImplementation of the Sonia Kovalevsky High SchoolDays (SK Days) for Female High School Students andtheir Teachers. As a follow up to the 2004-2005 ECSUSK Days project funded by the NSA, this grant awardcontinues the project in 2005-2006. These events, heldat various U. S. colleges and universities, includemathematical talks, panels, activities, and problem-solving competitions for young female high schoolstudents and their teachers.

U. S. Department of the Interior for the SubmergedAquatic Vegetation Habitat Mapping ProjectDr. Elizabeth Noble (professor, Geological,Environmental & Marine Science) was awarded anadditional $47,638 by the U.S. Department of theInterior for her project entitled Submerged AquaticVegetation Habitat Mapping. This project monitorssubmerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitat in thearea from Back Bay, VA, to Kitty Hawk Bay, NC,including the Currituck Sound. This is part of anoverall and ongoing effort to establish long-termmonitoring of SAV Habitat in coastal North Carolinaand Virginia.

DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Inspiring the Next Generation of Earth Explorersthrough Remote Sensing Studies: Remote SensingExplorers ProgramDr. Linda Hayden was awarded $192,632 by NASA forthe Inspiring the Next Generation of Earth Explorersthrough Remote Sensing Studies: Remote SensingExplorers Program.Program activities target minority students andfaculty at ECSU and the 54 HBCU/MI institutionswithin the MU-SPIN Goddard Space Flight CenterConsortium. Both academic year and summerprograms are planned which include student, faculty,curriculum enhancement, and evaluationcomponents. The Remote Sensing Explorersundergraduate activities are designed to promotestudent achievement in STEM and help prepare a newgeneration of Americans to pursue challenging careersin Earth Science.

IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing SocietyDr. Linda Hayden was awarded $25,000 by NASA forthe IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. Theprogram provides support for the Eastern NorthCarolina IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Societyat ECSU. Chapter activities provide training,partnership and research opportunities for studentsand faculty within the MU-SPIN funded NetworkResources and Training Site consortia of 54 HBCU/MIs. Two distinguished lectures per year will beconducted and support for student/ faculty travel toGRSS conferences and chapter meetings is provided.

Broad B and E-Learning Science WorkshopMrs. Claudia Twiford, (faculty, Education) wasawarded $145,800 from UNC-OP for the Broad B andE-Learning Science Workshop. A core team of teachers,curriculum specialists and instructional technologydesigners representing ECSU, COA, Port Discover,Museum of the Albemarle, Gates County Schools,Halifax County Schools, and Perquimans CountySchools have collaborated and designed an online IVChands-on science workshop for K-5 teachers for theSpring 2006 semester. The goal is to provide a qualityonline science workshop with CEU credit and sciencekits for teachers to impact student learning and futureeconomic growth in northeastern North Carolina.


REU: Site Collaborative Research Experience ProjectDr. Kathleen Fischer (faculty, Geological, Environmental &Marine Science) was awarded an additional $42,135 throughNorfolk State University originally funded by the NationalScience Foundation for her REU: Site Collaborative ResearchExperience project. As a collaborative effort of ECSU andNorfolk State University, the primary goal of this program isto prepare undergraduate students to successfully competefor entrance into graduate programs leading to a Ph.D. Thespecific goals for the program are to establish a REUprogram between NSU and ECSU, to increase the number ofstudents applying to doctoral programs, to increase thenumber of minority students exposed to environmentalresearch, and to establish a Joint Environmental ScienceResearch Careers Center (ESRCC) at both universities.

National Summer Transportation InstituteDr. Ellis Lawrence, (faculty, Technology) was awarded$40,000 from South Carolina State University through NSTIfor the National Summer Transportation Institute. Fifteenhigh school students will be exposed to Elizabeth City StateUniversity and the transportation industry. The intent isthat these students will attend ECSU within the next twoyears and after graduation pursue careers in thetransportation industry.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Classroom PresentationsDr. Emmanual Ngwainmbi (faculty, Language, Literature &Communications) was awarded $2,500 by the UNC-CHSchool of Education for the Evaluating the Effectiveness ofClassroom Presentations Project as a Component of TitleVI-Funded K-12 International Outreach Programs.The program will pilot-test evaluation instruments at ECSUsuch as written surveys, online surveys, observationinstruments, and interview protocols.

Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention in MinorityWomenDr. Kulwinder Kaur-Walker (faculty, Education andPsychology) was awarded a $2,500 grant from UNC-ChapelHill to develop a proposed program in health disparitiesresearch. This seed money has been used to collectpreliminary data on breast cancer awareness andprevention in minority women. A major research proposalis now being submitted to NIH in collaboration with UNC-Chapel Hill.

Dr. Cheryl Lewis and Dr. Darnell Johnson represent the two divisionswith the largest contributions to the ECSU Viking Annual FundCampaign. Dr. Lewis represented the Division of Academic Affairswith a donation of $9,040 and Dr. Johnson represented the Schoolof Math, Science and Technology with a donation of $4,050. Thetotal amount given by all faculty and staff was $50,000. The ECSUViking Annual Fund Campaign represents all support the universityreceives from private organizations and individuals. A luncheonwas held to help faculty and staff realize the importance of theircontributions. Such donations are a major indication of employees’willingness to support the university.

Faculty/staff giving


Alumni and friends who wish tobecome involved in Elizabeth CityState University have the potential tochange lives by investing in acharitable gift annuity.

A charitable gift annuity is a simplecontract between a donor and theElizabeth City State UniversityFoundation. In exchange, the ECSUFoundation will pay the donor ordesignated beneficiary a fixed andguaranteed rate of annual income forthe life of one or two annuitants. Theremaining proceeds are used tosupport the wishes of the donor atElizabeth City State University.

Charitable gift annuities provide anexcellent way for donors to carry outtheir charitable objectives whileadding to their own financial security.Gift annuities are funded throughirrevocable transfers of money and/orproperty.

The amount of income the annuityprovides is based on the size of thedonation and the age of the annuitant

Charitable gift annuities can yieldannual income for donor and beneficiary

at the time the gift is made. As aresult, annuity rates are higher forolder than younger annuitants. Ratesare also adjusted according to thenumber of annuitants, with rates fortwo-life contracts often lower due tothe extended life expectancy.

Charitable gift annuities areirrevocable gifts and provide multipleopportunities for tax deductions. Bygiving a charitable gift annuity toElizabeth City State University, youcan increase your annual income,enjoy a charitable deduction, andavoid some taxes on capital gains.Part of the income may be tax free,which further increases the overallreturn to the donor.

Donors may designate a charitablegift annuity to any area of ElizabethCity State University. For example, adonor may choose to assist aparticular school or department, orperhaps an entity such as the ECSUChoir or Viking Marching Band.

Deferred paymentgift annuities

Many donors who have sufficientcurrent income from employment orother sources who would like to makea sizeable charitable gift now, but areconcerned that they may need theincome during retirement. Thedeferred gift annuity is often theanswer. It provides income later andsaves taxes now.

The start of payments is delayedwith this type of gift annuity until aspecific date, which is initiallydetermined by the donor. Deferral ofpayments increases the initial incometax charitable deduction, tax savingsand the annuity rate.

For additional details regarding giftannuities or sample annuity rates,please contact La’Tanya Afolayan,Director of Major and Planned Gifts at(252) 335-3966 or by e-mail at:[email protected].

SuccessFest 2005, the 12th annual fundraising eventfor National Public Radio-affiliate WRVS-FM 89.9,successfully drew donors and supporters to the station.General Manager Talbert Gray spearheaded SuccessFest2005 and the construction of a new studio set for thetelevised portion of the fundraiser. The money raisedhelps offset the costs of NPR award-winning programssuch as “All Things Considered,” “Morning Edition,”and a new show, “NPR News and Notes with EdGordon.”

SuccessFest, held in the fall of each year, brings manyof the Albemarle’s business and political luminaries tothe airwaves. Guests included Mr. Rich Olsen, the CityManager for the City of Elizabeth City; Mr. Russ Haddad,director of the Elizabeth City Area Convention andVisitors Bureau; and Dr. Denauvo Robinson, director ofAlbemarle Smart Start Partnership. Representatives fromarea agencies such as the College of The Albemarle, theGreater Albemarle Chapter of the Red Cross, the UnitedStates Coast Guard, and the Museum of the Albemarleserved as guests and volunteers during SuccessFest 2005.ECSU fraternities and sororities volunteered as did the

ECSU baseball, volleyball, and basketballteams. Area restaurateurs Dragon Buffet,Golden Corral in Edenton, Bojangle’s,Pizza Inn, and many others showed theirsupport of WRVS-FM by donating food forvolunteers and guests who participated inSuccessFest.

The station raised $24,000 that can beused for programming, studentinternships and operational budget costs.Gray said he greatly appreciates thegenerosity of area donors and fans. Thistelethon marked the first time the generalmanager relied upon a dual broadcasteffort of TV and radio telethons held atdifferent times. They plan to repeatthat strategy for the nextSuccesFest to reach moredonors.

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community outreach

Roanoke Bible College PresidentWilliam Griffin explains how a new$12.4 million fundraising campaignwill provide money needed overthe next four fiscal years to fundgeneral operations, capitalimprovements and to grow thecollege endowment.

Chancellor Mickey L. Burnimhighlights the new buildings atECSU for the audience attendingthe State of Education Breakfast.The Chamber of Commerceorganizes the event annually. Thisyear, the focus was on highereducation.

College of The Albemarle PresidentLynne Bunch comments on the COAexpansion of the allied healthprogramming. A new phlebotomyprogram will be offered spring 2006at the college’s Elizabeth CityCampus and additional programs arecurrently in the application process.

ELIZABETH CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEWELCOMES AREA EDUCATORS

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The Northeastern North CarolinaBlack Chamber of Commercerecognized Owen Burney Jr., a 1977graduate of ECSU and the owner ofBurney and Burney ConstructionInc., as the Entrepreneur of the Year.He received a certificate, plaque andletter from the regional chapter andthe National Black Chamber ofCommerce, Washington, DC.Burney praised his staff for theircontributions to his success and hisalma mater for its ability to nurturestudents during the educationprocess. The award was presented

during a community and regionalnetworking event, “Bridging theGap,” at the K. E. White GraduateCenter. The event was open tominority entrepreneurs and businessowners.

The motivational speakers wereMaurice Slaughter of Outer BanksHarley Davidson and Linda Lanierof Kinston Contracting Inc. TheNortheastern North Carolina BlackChamber of Commerce collaboratedwith ECSU and The Small BusinessTechnology and DevelopmentCenter to host the event.

During the Down East Viking Football Classic (DEVFC), ECSU hostedits first High School Quiz Bowl. Two student teams from RockyMount Senior High School tested their knowledge of science,history, geology, literature and pop culture. Derrick Wilkins, ECSUHonda All Star Challenge Team coach and director, served as theDEVFC Quiz Bowl Coordinator.

Rocky Mount Senior High School students, Team Yellow accepttheir appreciation gifts for participation in the first Down EastViking Football Classic High School Quiz Bowl.

Quiz Bowl

Rocky Mount Senior High School students, Team Red, wins thetrophy at the High School Quiz Bowl, a Down East VikingFootball Classic event.

Northeastern North CarolinaBlack Chamber of Commerce

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Mr. Owen Burney Jr., (left) thanks Mr. MichaelHarrell, (right) of the Northeastern NorthCarolina Black Chamber of Commerce, for theawards that came with this selection as theEntrepreneur of the Year.


More than 300 middle and high

school girls returned to ECSU for

the Women in Math Celebration.

After a day of workshops with

ECSU and guest instructors, the

young ladies formed teams from

their respective schools to win

awards for assorted math

competitions. The workshops are

designed to show students how

mathematics can be applied to

solve problems relevant to daily

living situations. There were also

exercises that challenged the

students to work with

spreadsheets and to complete

scavenger hunts. Dr. Linda

Hayden, ECSU assistant dean of

the School of Mathematics,

Science & Technology, works with

faculty and staff to organize the

event as a means of motivating

young ladies to complete more

math courses and consider

mathematic-related careers. Each

year, the student participants

learn how women have excelled in

careers where math skills are

most relevant.

Maurice Slaughter, owner ofOuter Banks Harley Davidson, wasrecognized as an outstanding localbusinessman during the BusinessCard Exchange regional networkingevent held at ECSU. The Office ofInstitutional Advancement and theNortheastern North Carolina BlackChamber of Commerce collaboratedto organize the event.

Business cardexchangeat ECSU

Slaughter has been an activesupporter of the university and of theNortheastern North Carolina BlackChamber of Commerce. Hecommended both organizations forhosting such an event where localminority business owners can networkand share their expertise with otherentrepreneurs about leading asuccessful business.

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A string of public performances in the lastyear gave the ECSU/Albemarle CommunityOrchestra the kind of publicity its conductor,Dr. Michael Weaver, desired. Performancessuch as the downtown Harbor Nights series,the Farm-City Banquet, “Handle’s Messiah”with the Evelyn Johnson Singers, BusinessAfter Hours events and the Christ EpiscopalChurch concert series placed students inpositions to learn important lessons.

“They learned how to work in theprofession—the business of playing differentjobs, how to make the contact, how to put thegroup together, how to organize their music,how to time it and how to present it. I talk withthem about those things.” Dr. Weaver said.“Our primary goal for the orchestra was tomake it a symphony orchestra, includingwinds, brass and percussion (sections) whichwe’ve accomplished.”

In November 2005, the symphony orchestramade its debut in the Mickey L. Burnim FineArts Center. Now the orchestra has a newname, the ECSU Albemarle SymphonyOrchestra. They performed “Rondo” by CharlesJones, a resident of Hertford who has publishedand sold his compositions. This compositionwas written especially for this orchestra. Dr.Weaver said his next goals are to present moremusic written by African American composers,such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and toincrease the number of performances in the 21surrounding counties.

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alumni news

Greetings once again fromyour servant and president ofthe Elizabeth City StateUniversity National AlumniAssociation!

I salute you with VikingPride! Personally, I am proudto be an alumnus of ElizabethCity State University, havingearned my B.S. degree in 1981.I am even more proud that myalma mater continues to offer atop-notch education forstudents and is definitely a place where they cansucceed.

My Viking Pride extends to the accomplishments ofthe National Alumni Association as we continue topursue our goals of increasing membership, increasingfundraising initiatives, and enhancing studentrecruitment. Proudly, I can say that we areaggressively reclaiming inactive members, increasingour fundraising capacity, and assisting the universitywith student recruitment. In addition, I am proud ofthe working relationship that the association hasfostered with the administration over the past fewyears.

As the National Alumni Association president, I amproud and grateful for the volunteers who havelabored on behalf of the university and association.Many of you have committed to the cause and I doappreciate your support in making our associationbigger and better. We can all take pride in the fact thatwe are making a difference in the lives of futuregenerations.

Paul A. Norman, Ed.DAlumni President

As I come to the close of my tenure as president ofthe National Alumni Association, I cannot help butreflect upon the past three and a half years. Theseyears seem to have come and gone so quickly. Theaccomplishments of the association are too numerousto list, but we can take comfort in knowing that theFreshman Move-in Project was a success, our awardsbanquet continues to get better and better, andHomecoming 2005 was a celebration and victory inand of itself.

Over the past three years, my travels have taken meall over the country representing the association.Indeed, I have been in awe of the accomplishments ofthe “Mighty Vikings.” Graduates of ECSU are in keypositions whether it is in education, business,government, or the political arena. As we continue toshine in our professions, let us think about thestudents that are still enrolled and those yet to enroll.We can make a difference by collaborating with theECSU Career Services department to create and provideinternships and mentoring relationships with futureViking leaders. Let me suggest that you contactTimothy Rodgers, chairperson of the NAA CareerDevelopment and Mentoring Program Committee, tolearn how you can be of assistance. Timothy can becontacted at [email protected].

As we begin a new semester and a new year, pleaseknow that I am more committed than ever. I would liketo thank you in advance for your continued support.As always, I am proud to be a “Viking.” With VikingPride, I am

Paul Andrew Norman, Ed.D.President of the National Alumni Association

Keeping the Dream Alive

Viking PrideFROM THE PRESIDENT ...


More than 200 ECSU alumni, friends anduniversity donors gathered in August 2005 at theK. E. White Graduate on the campus of ElizabethCity State University to honor several alumniand friends. The National Alumni Association,which hosted the event, presented awards in fivecategories including alumni affairs, education,and community and governmental service. Twounsuspecting university supporters also receivedthe Viking Spirit Award and Viking ImageAward. Twenty-three new life members and 48major alumni donors also received awards fortheir support of the university and the nationalassociation.

Thomas Evans, Jr., President and CEO ofEvans Tree Service, Rockville, MD, was thisyear’s recipient of the Alumni Affairs Award.This award is presented to an ECSU graduatewho has made significant contributions to theuniversity in the area of Alumni Relations. Mr.Evans has been a member of the NationalAlumni Association since his graduation in1968, and served as national president of thisorganization in the 1970s. Currently, Mr. Evansis treasurer of the ECSU Foundation Board.

Dr. Willie J. Gilchrist, superintendent ofHalifax County Schools and member of the UNCBoard of Governors, received the EducationAward. Dr. Gilchrist has spent his entire careerin the educational arena and moved strategicallyup the ladder of success in a variety of capacities,including teacher, principal, and associatesuperintendent. During his distinguishedcareer, Dr. Gilchrist has received more than 50awards and honors, which include being named

Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim and the NAA President Paul Normancongratulated all of the 2005 award recipients and thankeduniversity donors for their continued support.

AlumniAwards

Banquet

Superintendent of the Year forRegion 3 of NCHSAA.

Kennis Wilkins, owner ofFaith Works Home Healthcarein Williamston, NC, receivedthe Community Service andGovernmental Services Award.He is an active alumnus whoalso serves on the ECSUFoundation Board. He has anoutstanding record of alumniinvolvement and an impressivearray of community andgovernmental activities.Notably, he has served as vicechair of the Martin CountyDemocratic Committee (NC)and, in 2004, was selected as adelegate to the DemocraticNational Convention inBoston. Mr. Wilkins currentlyserves as a trustee for MartinCommunity College in Williamston, NC.

The Viking Spirit and Viking Image awardrecipients were not disclosed until the eveningof the event. This year’s recipients were GloriaStrong of Atlanta, GA, and Betty Meggs ofElizabeth City, NC, respectively. The VikingSpirit Award is presented to a “behind-the-scenes” graduate who has been an untiring anddedicated supporter of the university. TheViking Image Award is bestowed upon anindividual who is not a graduate, but is one whoconsistently supports the university in bothspirit and deeds.

Otis Strong and Gloria Strong

Kennis Wilkins, Dr. Willie Gilchrist and Thomas Evans


Robert E. Harvey Tri-State Alumni Chapter willsponsor its Annual Luncheon on Saturday, June17, 2006, at the Howard Johnson Hotel (CrystalBallroom) in Atlantic City, NJ. The price of $40includes hors d’oeuvres, a luncheon,entertainment, door prizes, and more. Foradditional information, please contact NormanKing at [email protected].

Peninsula, Portsmouth, Norfolk and VirginiaBeach Alumni Chapters hosted a “Meet andGreet” Pre-game Lunch to meet the ECSUbasketball coaches on November 12, 2005, and toshow their love and support for ECSU. Theluncheon was held at the Old Country BuffetRestaurant.

chapter updatesNATIONAL REGIONAL&

Atlanta Metro Alumni Chapter participated intwo community projects for the 2005 HolidaySeason: (1) The Food Project identified one needyfamily to receive a Thanksgiving Food Box. Eachalumni member was asked to donate two fooditems or one gift card for the family to purchasemeat. (2) The Angel Tree Project adopted a needychild. The chapter adopted 8 year oldShantavious for the Salvation Army Tree Program.Each alum was asked to give Shantavious amagical Christmas by showering her with “new”clothing and toys/gifts.

The Altanta Metro Alumni Chapter members alsoshowed their support by attending the ECSUVikings vs. Morehouse Maroon Tigers basketballgame in Atlanta, GA (November 18) and held aPre-Game Social/Meeting. They also attended theECSU vs. Clark Atlanta University basketballgame (November 19) in Atlanta.


Elizabeth Cofield (‘36) was honored by the YWCA, Greater Triangle, at its 23rd

Annual YWCA Academy of Women Awards held in November. This honorarysociety was formed in 1983 under the auspices of the YWCA. It is comprised ofwomen who have been formally inducted into membership through theirsingular achievement in a specific discipline. Ms. Cofield received an award inthe area of “special recognition.”

Napoleon Byrd (‘52) recently published a book entitled HiddenStrands. The book is a collection of 40 poems. Mr. Byrd is amember of the Portsmouth Alumni Chapter.

Robert E. Williams (‘70), Dean of Continuing Education &Workforce Development at Roanoke-Chowan CommunityCollege, retired October 1, 2005, after 31 years of service in theNorth Carolina Community College System. Mr. Williams is amember of the Roanoke Chowan Alumni Chapter.

Richard L. Reid, Ph.D. (‘71), Washington, DC Metro Chapter, was a recipient ofthe 2004-2005 Distinguished Educators & Grant Recipients for Excellence inEducation Awards from of the District of Columbia Public Schools in June 2005.He received this award with others who wrote a proposal for Best Buy titled,“Teaching Math thru Banking,” resulting in a $2,500 grant for technology to beused in his classroom.

Shirley A. Biggs (‘75) was recently named Director of Human Resources atClaflin University in Orangeburg, SC. Ms. Biggs recently obtained her master’sdegree in Urban Affairs with a concentration in Human Resources at NorfolkState University, Norfolk, VA. She is a member of the Virginia Beach AlumniChapter.

Dr. Paul Norman (‘81), president of the ECSU National Alumni Association, anda member of the Raleigh-Durham-Wake Chapter, was honored in November 2005by Wake Technical Community College as the recipient of the Student ServicesExcellence Award.

Sheree’ B. Saunders (‘95), also a graduate of Northeastern High School(Elizabeth City, NC), recently received her medical degree from HowardUniversity School of Medicine. Saunders received her master’s degree in biologyeducation from North Carolina A&T University and taught high school biologyin Prince George’s County, MD for four years before pursuing her degree inmedicine. She received a naval scholarship and began an internship in June2005 at the National Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD. Saunders is the daughterof Lloyd and Vandora Saunders of Elizabeth City, NC.

Happy Birthday to Matthew Lewis ‘32, whocelebrated his 95th birthday on Saturday,November 5, 2005, at Quinton’s Restaurant,Ahoskie, NC. In lieu of gifts, attendees madecontributions to the Elizabeth City StateUniversity Alumni Association.

Napoleon Byrd

National AlumniAssociation Officers

2004-2006

PresidentPaul Norman

First Vice-PresidentRuby Vincent-Ward

Second Vice-PresidentTony E. Lassiter

Recording SecretaryBarbara B. Sutton

Corresponding SecretaryElston R. Howell

TreasurerOphelia Francis

Financial SecretaryMaryella W. Leigh

ChaplainRochelle Vann

Sergeant-At-ArmsJames A. Spence

ParliamentarianSandra Gibson

Board of Directors

Patricia Harris, ChairCurtis Bryan

Mickey L. BurnimLeonard Carmichael

Norman M. Cherry, Sr.Alphonzo Harrell

Patricia HarrisBarbaina Houston-Black

Shirley JonesPaul A. NormanJulius Walker, Jr.

Shirley M. WilliamsElaine Perry, ex-officio

Ms. Priscilla Burrus-Penny, ‘75Crowned 2005-2006 Ms. Alumniduring the Coronation. Ms. Burrus-Penny is a native ofElizabeth City, NC, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta,Inc. and the Elizabeth City Area Alumni Chapter, ECSU.

Chancellor Burnimthanks Dr. Juanita Midgettwho presented a scholarship check to the universityon behalf of St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church,Rev. Dr. Ricky Banks ’77, Senior Pastor.

Vice Chancellorfor InstitutionalAdvancement,Dr. Richard L. Lucas,greets alumniand friends duringHomecoming 2005.

Homecoming Parade grand marshalsare major donors to ECSU

• Deborah Cowell, ‘81ECSU Campus Police, former Ms. Alumni

• Lenora Jarvis Mackey, ‘66CEO of River City CommunityDevelopment Corporation

• Richard Reid, ‘71Educator and former Mr. Alumni


VikingsMilitary

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Milton Hagan (‘79) has served his country in

the Army Reserve for 24 years/ Rank E-8(1SG)

and was bestowed the honor of Drill Sergeant

of the Year in 2000. He is currently stationed

in Iraq where he is responsible for training the

Iraq Army in Sinjar, a city in the northwest

corridor of Iraq. After graduating from ECSU,

Hagens served as an educator for 25 years.

Hagens, a physical education major, developed

his passion for athletics while at ECSU through

his involvement with intramural sports. He

continued his passion by serving nine years as

a football official in the CIAA and then on to

the Big East for 11 years where he officiated

five bowl games, including the Rose Bowl in

2000.

Sergeant Haganresponsible fortraining Iraqi Army


Cynthia M. Clayton MilitaryLTC Tyron Eason2620 Sir Thomas WayWilliamsburg, VA [email protected]

Durham AreaMs. Loisteen Harrell2511 W. Cornwallis RoadDurham, NC [email protected]

E. A. JohnsonMr. James SpenceP.O. Box 327Dinwiddie, VA 23841804-469-3024

Elizabeth CityMs. Cassie Swimpson311 Lance DriveElizabeth City, NC [email protected]

Edenton/ChowanMs. Daphne Drew203 Drummonds Point RoadEdenton, NC [email protected]

Eva J. LewisMs. Mary Cates1004 Colonial AvenueGreenville, NC 27834252-758-5039

Goldsboro-WayneMr. Charles MooreP.O. Box 1056Princeton, NC 27569919-936-3191 or [email protected]

Greater Charlotte ChapterMs. Felecia Bass Deloatch12940 Deaton Hill DriveCharlotte, NC [email protected]

Greater TriadMs. Mary Glover5623 Guida DriveGreensboro, NC 27410336-294-3075

John H. BiasMs. Jean Weaver2203 Angelica TerraceBaltimore, MD 21209410-542-6568

National AlumniChapterPresidentsRegional Director/Mid-Atlantic RegionMs. Kareen Windley4921 Saratoga CircleVirginia Beach, VA [email protected]

Regional Director/Southern RegionMr. Wytella Ford6202 Autry RoadRocky Mount, NC [email protected]

Regional Director/Eastern RegionMr. Melvin Norman743 Marriner RoadRoper, NC [email protected]

A. P. LesterMr. William Johnson201 White StreetWilliamston, NC 27892252-792-3024

Atlanta MetroMr. Otis Strong140 Neola LaneCollege Park, GA [email protected]

Beaufort CountyMr. Melvin Boyd1312 Washington StreetWashington, NC [email protected]

Bertie CountyMs. Linda PeeleP.O. Box 276Powellsville, NC [email protected]

Cape Fear/FayettevilleMr. Leonard Hedgepath3517 Thamesford RoadFayetteville, NC [email protected]

CRA-JO-PAMMr. Wytella FordRegional Director6202 Autry RoadRocky Mount, NC [email protected]

J. T. DolesMr. Kenny Price163 Haven DriveRoanoke Rapids, NC 27870252-535-4274

K-RegionMr. Lemuel EleyP.O. Box 175Henderson, NC 27536252-438-2491

Kinston/LenoirMs. Carolyn McKnight2003 N. Herritage StreetKinston, NC [email protected]

New York/Long IslandMs. Ella Baker1204 President Street Apt. HBrooklyn, NY 11225718-638-7452

NorfolkMr. Elwood “Coach” Williams554 Stuart CircleNorfolk, VA 23502(h) 757-464-2280(w) [email protected]

PeninsulaMs. Margaret Jones145 Pine Creek DriveHampton, VA [email protected]

PerquimansMs. Pamela ModlinP.O. Box 164Hertford, NC [email protected]

PortsmouthMr. Alphonzo Harrell945 Flintfield CrescentChesapeake, VA [email protected]

Raleigh-Durham-WakeMr. Allen Mason, Co-President8215 Clearbrook DriveRaleigh, NC [email protected]

Mr. Todd Twine, Co-President1312 Beacon Village DriveRaleigh, NC [email protected]

RichmondMr. Kenneth Bazemore3895 Elfston LaneRichmond, VA [email protected]

Roanoke-ChowanMr. Rochelle VannP.O. Box 217Winton, NC 27986252-358-4831

Robert Harvey Tri-StateMs. Ella IvoryP.O. Box 16972Philadelphia, PA [email protected]

Rosa B. RiddickMs. Sherry Boone622 NC Hwy. 32 NSunbury, NC [email protected]

Sandhills ChapterJames Hand116 James Hand RoadRockingham, NC 28379910-895-5022

Tri-CountyMr. Nathaniel Grant, Jr.4610 Saint Andrews DriveWilson, NC [email protected]

Virginia BeachMr. Rick Wilkins1081 Fairhaven RoadChesapeake, VA [email protected]

Washington CountyMr. Melvin Norman743 Marriner RoadRoper, NC [email protected]

Washington DC MetroMr. Carl Taylor5702 Monroe StreetCheverly, MD [email protected]

WilmingtonMr. Harris McIntyre109 Spring Creek LaneWilmington, NC [email protected]

Have you relocated or just graduated from Elizabeth City State University? Areyou just trying to locate some fellow Vikings and want to join the local alumnichapter? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, check out this updated listof chapter presidents. They should be able to assist you.


Purpose: The Viking Varsity Club, composed ofElizabeth City State University alumni,businesses, and other friends of intercollegiateathletics, was established to create greaterinterest in and financial support for varsity ECSUathletics. Members of the Viking Varsity Clubmake possible scholarship support for studentathletes which include five men’s and sevenwomen’s teams.

Organization Structure: Members of the VikingVarsity Club maintain their active membershipby virtue of annual contributions over the courseof a fiscal year (from July 1 through June 30).

Officers:Nathaniel Moore, PresidentReuben Buggs, Vice PresidentRalph Cole, Secretary/TreasurerMaxine Beatty, Recording Secretary

Viking Varsity ClubTHE OFFICIAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR ECSU ATHLETICS

Membership Dues: $100Foundation Categories:

• Viking Pride ($1,000 or more)• Viking Loyal ($500 to $999)• Viking Blue ($300 to $499)• Viking White ($100 to $299)

All gifts are deposited into the ECSU Foundation Viking VarsityFund for the university’s athletic, grant-in-aid program and toprovide unrestricted support for the ECSU Athletic Program.Make check or money order payable to the Elizabeth City StateUniversity Foundation and mail it, along with this form, to:Viking Varsity ClubECSU FoundationElizabeth City State UniversityP.O. Box 14671704 Weeksville RoadElizabeth City, NC 27909

The Viking Varsity Club application and membershipbenefits information are available on our website atwww.ecsu.edu/alumni/forms.cfm. For more information,please call (252) 335-3011.


Elizabeth City State UniversityNATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONRecruitment Drive for Period Covering:

January 1 - December 31, 2006

Name ________________________________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________________

City _________________________________ State _____________ Zip Code ______________________

Telephone No. ______________ Home ( )_____________ Work ( ) __________ Ext. __________

E-mail ________________________ FAX __________________________________________________

Type of Membership: ❑ Regular/Associate $30

❑

Chapter Affiliation? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, Chapter Name _______________________________

Did you attend ECSU? ❑ Yes ❑ No

Year of Graduation ______________

If you did not graduate, give year(s) of attendance _______________

Major __________________________________ Degree earned ________________________________

If you are interested in joining a chapter, organizing a chapter, or need additional information regarding membership, please contact:

❑ Single Life $400

Couple Life $720

Membership application is also available on our website at www.ecsu.edu/alumni/forms.cfm

Please mail application to:Elizabeth City State University

Campus Box 791 • 1704 Weeksville Road • Elizabeth City, NC 27909

DR. JEANETTE H. EVANS, CHAIRPERSON TELEPHONE: (252) 335.3618ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY FAX: (252) 335.3731ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909 EMAIL: [email protected]


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2006 HOMECOMINGNOVEMBER 2-5, 2006

If you are interested in serving on the 60s Decade Reunion Committee, please contact:

Dr. Jeanette Hawkins Evans ‘63: 252-335-3618 or [email protected]. Shirley Murphy Turnage ‘67: 252-771-5047

60s Campus QueensLeft to right: Ella Roberts Spate ‘62, Alice Myrick McDonald ‘63, and Betty Wilkins Thweatt ‘65

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athletics

Elizabeth City State University inducted fivemen into the ECSU Sports Hall of Fame duringthe 26th Annual Sports Hall of Fame Banquet onOctober 21. A brief entry of theiraccomplishments follows:

Richard “Dick” Morgan, a letterman andfour-year-starter for the football andbasketball teams between 1954 and 1958; ateam leader in rebounding and defense; anoutstanding athlete for the conference inbasketball and football; currently a retiredresident of Arlington, VA.

Eugene “Peanut” Pailin, a letterman andquarterback for the football team; a memberof the EIAC Championship teams of 1947and 1948; a former teacher, mayor of Roper,Town Council member and now a semi-retired public servant.

Mike “Zeke” Hill, a four-year-member of thefootball team who led the team four years inpass receptions; selected for the All-CIAAfootball team in 1979; currently a resident ofSavannah GA.

Timothy “Ice” McDaniels, a letterman andfour-year-starter for the basketball team whowas voted All-CIAA in 1986 and 1987 andvoted to the All-Region Team. McDanielresides in Rocky Mount, NC.

Robert “Rob” Tiller, a four-year-starter forthe football team and center fielder inbaseball. He led the team four years in passreceptions and the CIAA his junior andsenior seasons. He led the CIAA in batting inhis junior and senior years and was selectedto the All-CIAA baseball team in 1987 and1988. He resides in Chester, PA.

The ECSU Sports Hall of Fame was organized torecognize former athletes, coaches andcontributors to ECSU athletics and to inspireyoung athletes. For more information, pleasecontact Dr. Claudie Mackey, interim dean of theECSU School of Education and Psychology, 252-335-3479.

Richard “Dick” Morgan *Eugene “Peanut” Pailin Mike “Zeke” Hill Timothy “Ice” McDaniels Robert “Rob” Tiller

Sports Hall of Fame26TH ANNUAL

*Deceased


CIAA Basketball Tournament 2006Charlotte Arena

Charlotte, North CarolinaFebruary 27 - March 4, 2006

HOST HOTEL

Omni Hotel132 E. Trade StreetCharlotte, NC 28202

704.377.0400

TICKETS

For ticket information,call the ECSU Athletics Department

at 252-335-3388 or visit www.theciaa.com

For information regarding Alumni Events,please call the

Office of Alumni Relationsat 252.335.3226 or

toll free 877.687.2476Email: [email protected]

Catch the Viking Spirit!!2005-2006 Basketball Sesason Tickets on Sale Now!

Season Ticket Prices

VIP* ......................................................................... $125.00

General .................................................................... $80.00

Game Day Ticket Prices

General Admission ............................................. $10.00

Military with ID ..................................................... $ 7.00

(ECSU Students Admitted Free with Valid ID)

For more information, call the athletic department at 252.335.3388 or 1.800.690.3385

(Includes Home Games and Winter Homecoming)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME11/19-20 Clayton College and State Tourn. Morrow, GA TBA12/2-3 Wingate University Tournament Wingate, NC TBA12/6 Barton College Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm12/11 Claflin University Orangeburg, SC 3:00pm1/3 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC 5:30pm1/7 Claflin University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm1/10 Shaw University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm1/12 Virginia State University Petersburg, VA 5:30pm1/17 Saint Augustine’s College Raleigh, NC 5:30pm1/19 Chowan College Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm1/21 Fayetteville State University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm1/23 Univ. of District of Columbia Washington, DC 6:00pm1/26 Saint Paul’s College Lawrenceville, VA 5:30pm1/28 Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 5:30pm1/31 Bowie State University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/2 Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC 6:00pm2/4 Shaw University Raleigh, NC 5:30pm2/7 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC 5:30pm2/9 Johnson C. Smith University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/11 Saint Paul’s College Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/14 North Carolina Central University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/16 Univ. of District of Columbia Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/18 Virginia State University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/21 Bowie State University Bowie, MD 5:30pm2/25 Virginia Union University Elizabeth City, NC 5:30pm2/27-3/4 CIAA Basketball Tournament Charlotte, NC T.B.A

Lady Vikings 2005-2006 BASKETBALL

Vikings 2005-2006 BASKETBALLDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME11/12 Hampton University (Exhibition) Hampton, VA 7:30pm11/15 Barton College Wilson, NC 7:30pm11/18 Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 7:30pm11/19 Clark-Atlanta University Atlanta, GA 6:00pm11/25-26 Embassy Suites Classic Charleston, WV TBA

University of Charleston12/6 Barton College Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm12/17 Atlantic College Elizabeth City, NC 2:00pm1/3 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC 7:30pm1/7 Claflin University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm1/10 Shaw University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm1/12 Virginia State University Petersburg, VA 7:30pm1/14 H.B.C.U. Classic (Claflin Univ.) Greenville, SC TBA1/17 Saint Augustine’s College Raleigh, NC 7:30pm1/21 Fayetteville State University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm1/24 Chowan College Murfreesboro, NC 7:30pm1/26 Saint Paul’s College Lawrenceville, VA 7:30pm1/28 Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 7:30pm1/31 Bowie State University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/4 Shaw University Raleigh, NC 7:30pm2/7 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC 7:30pm2/9 Johnson C. Smith University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/11 Saint Paul’s College Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/14 North Carolina Central University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/16 Chowan College Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/18 Virginia State University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm2/21 Bowie State University Bowie, MD 7:30pm2/25 Virginia Union University Elizabeth City, NC 7:30pm3/1-4 CIAA Basketball Tournament Charlotte, NC TBA

DATE OPPONENT

February11 Craven Community College (DH) @1:00 p.m.24 Columbia Union College (DH) @1:00 p.m.25 Lincoln University (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.26 Columbia Union (DH) @1:00 p.m.

March4 Lock Haven University (DH) @12:00 p.m.12 Voorhees College (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.

(played @ Lions Park in Raleigh, NC)14 Benedict College (DH) @ 2:00 p.m.15 Benedict College @ 3:00 p.m.16 Claflin University @ 2:00 p.m.18 Morris College @ 1:00 p.m.21 Chowan College (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.25 Shaw University (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.27 Virginia St. Univ. (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.29 St. Paul’s College (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.31 St. Augustine’s College (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.

April3 Shaw University (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.5 St. Paul’s College (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.8 Virginia St. University (DH) @ 1:00 p.m.10 St. Augustine’s College (DH)@ 1:00 p.m.19 CIAA Baseball Championships20 CIAA Baseball Championships21 CIAA Baseball Championships22 CIAA Baseball Championships

(played in Petersburg, VA)

DH (Double Header) Blue (home games)

Vikings

2006 BASEBALL

Lady Vikings 2006 TENNISDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

March

1 *Saint Paul’s College Elizabeth City, NC 1:30pm3 *Bowie State University Elizabeth City, NC 3:00pm7 Shaw University Elizabeth City, NC 1:30pm11 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC 1:30pm23 Virginia Union University Elizabeth City, NC 1:30pm24 Winston-Salem State Univ. Winston-Salem, NC 2:00pm25 North Carolina Central Univ. Durham, NC 12:00pm27 Livingstone College Elizabeth City, NC 12:00pm

April

1 Saint Augustine’s College Elizabeth City, NC 1:30pm4 Shaw University Raleigh, NC 1:30pm7 Virginia Union University Richmond, VA 1:30pm10 Johnson C. Smith Elizabeth City, NC 1:30pm15 *Virginia State University Petersburg, VA 1:30pm

* Double Match Blue (home games)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

February

28 Chowan College Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm

March

4 California (PA) Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm11 Winston-Salem State Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm18 North Carolina Central Durham, NC 1:00pm21 Saint Augustine’s Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm25 Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC 1:00pm27 Livingstone Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm28 Shaw University Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm

April

1 Johnson C. Smith Univ. Charlotte, NC 1:00pm4 Virginia State Univ. Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm6 Saint Paul’s Lawrenceville, VA 1:00pm12 Mount Olive College Wilson, NC 1:00pm14 Virginia Union Elizabeth City, NC 1:00pm16 Bowie State Bowie, MD 1:00pm

Blue (home games)

Lady Vikings

2006 SOFTBALL

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Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

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Phone: _____________________________________ Email: __________________________________________

If your address or the address of someone youknow has changed, submit a change of address to:

Elizabeth City State UniversityOffice of Alumni RelationsCampus Box 9771704 Weeksville RoadElizabeth City, NC 27909-7806

Contact Information:Gwendolyn Sanders252.335.32261.877.687.2476 (Toll Free)Fax: 252.335.3489

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