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.
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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
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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.”
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