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NEWS BRIEFS SAINT AUGUSTINE’S UNIVERSITY NAMES DR. EVERETT B. WARD INTERIM PRESIDENT PI CHAPTER CELEBRATES NURSING LEGENDS DURHAM, NC - Pi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. recently sponsored its Seventh Annual Scholarship Luncheon at the Millennium Hotel. The theme was “A Salute to Nursing Legends.” Sixteen nurses from the Durham community were recognized. They were Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses who have made outstanding contributions to the nursing profession and the community. Those recognized (pictured above)were: (front row, L-R): Marion Miles, Dr. Johnea Kelley, Alberta L. Allen, Ms. Jueldenn Ford and Maxine Mason; (middle row, L-R): Dr. Sheilda Rodgers, Velma Forte, Mildred Henderson and Mary Baldwin; and (back row, L-R): Rev. Anna Williams, Dr. Louise Gooche, Cheryl Harris, Dr. Sharon ElliottBynum, Dr. Cheryl Brewer and Annie Hargett. (Rachel Davis not pictured). They Pi Chapter is an affiliate of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., a professional organization for registered nurses and nursing students. The mission of the sorority is: To encourage the pursuit of continuing education among members of the nursing profession; To have a continuous recruitment program for nursing and other health professionals; To stimulate a close and friendly relationship among members; To develop working relationships with other professional groups for the improvement and delivery of health services; and To constantly identify a corps of nursing leaders within the membership who will function as agents of social change on the national, regional and local levels. Pi Chapter members are diligent in promoting the sorority mission. Members of Pi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.(Second pictured above) who served in a variety of areas, including attended the Luncheon are (front row, L–R): but not limited to, staff nurses, nursing Foretta Davis (President), Eula Cole, Marion administrators, educators and community Miles, Alberta L. Allen, Jueldenn Ford, Dr. activist. Each honoree received a plaque and Robbin Harmon; (second row, L-R): Joyce a long stem red rose. Pi Nursing Legends CONTINUES ON PAGE 25 RALEIGH, NC– On April 23rd, Rodney Gaddy, chairman of the board of trustees of Saint Augustine’s University, named Dr. Everett B. Ward, interim president after a change in administration was announced earlier this month. “We have been focused in recent weeks,” Gaddy said, “on finding the best person to fill the role of president on an interim basis. In naming Dr. Ward today, we are confident we have chosen the right person at the right time.” “Dr. Ward is a son of Saint Augustine’s University, having earned his Bachelor of Arts degree here,” Gaddy continued, “and he has remained a strong supporter and leader, including serving recently as chairman of the board of trustees.” “My top three priorities for Saint Augustine’s University are clear,” Ward said at a news conference. “I will roll up my sleeves and work hard to make sure all of our stakeholders are aware that Saint Augustine’s University is alive and well and will remain so into the future. I will also focus immediately on our students, faculty and staff to reinforce the wisdom of their decision to choose Saint Augustine’s University as a place to work and study and for alumni and donors, a wise place to invest. And, third, I will put together a team to undertake a thorough assessment of our fiscal management www.spectacularmag.com | May 2014 | SPECTACULAR MAGAZINE policies, practices and procedures and make recommendations to put us on firm financial footing.” “Given the significant level of positive feedback I have already received,” Ward added, “I have every confidence these priorities can be accomplished.” Ward resigned his position as director of Historically Black Colleges and University Institutions/Minority Institutions of Higher Education Program with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to accept the interim presidency at Saint Augustine’s University. In an earlier role, Ward served as NCDOT’s director of Intergovernmental Affairs and special assistant to the deputy secretary for Environment, Planning and Local Government. In addition to his undergraduate degree from Saint Augustine’s University, Ward holds a master’s degree from North Carolina State University and recently earned a Ph.D. in leadership studies from North Carolina A&T State University. “Like nearly all institutions of higher learning, we have our share of challenges in these difficult economic times, Ward concluded, “but by working together we will restore Saint Augustine’s University to its rightful place a premier institution of higher learning.” 23