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HOMECOMING 2005  We are excited and happy to announce that Johnson C. Smith University's Homecoming 2005 will be held during the weekend of October 28 through 30. This year's event is packed with activities for alumni, students and friends of the university. The JCSU Golden Bulls will be competing against the N.C. Central University Eagles. Hotel information is posted below. Alumni should soon receive a detailed schedule of events for the homecoming weekend. Adam's Mark Hotel Back to top JCSU Searches for Former Band Members Johnson C. Smith University cordially invites all former band members to join the JCSU Band Alumni Association. With the help of talented alumni, the organization is committed to honor our tradition of musical excellence and school pride while developing financial support for the music program. The JCSU Band Alumni Association will: * Encourage fellowship among band alumni, university faculty, and current students The first general body meeting will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2005 in the University Choir hall. If you are unable to attend but are interested in joining the JCSU Band Alumni Association, please call Samuel Glover at 704-281-1294 or email jcsubandalumni@yahoo.com. If you are interested in participating in the Homecoming band, please submit a check in the amount of $25 made payable to the "Johnson C. Smith University Band." Mail payment along with your name, telephone number, mailing address, e-mail address, and t-shirt size to: Johnson C. Smith University (Fees must be received by Oct. 12) Back to top Class Notes * Congratulations to Traci C. Benjamin (97 ) for receiving the 2005 Mid-Atlantic EMMY Award for her work on CN8 & VIP Magazine's Ultimate Wedding. The award recognizes excellence in regional television news, programming, and individual achievement. Traci, along with four-co-workers, won in the category for Talk Program/One Time Only Special. This is her first EMMY Award. * Sharlise Crump ('02) and Linwood Spindle, Jr. ('03) celebrated their one year wedding anniversary on September 19th. Sharlise and Linwood met in 2001. *Congratulations to Gail McFadden-Roberts (82) for completing the three-day 60 mile walk to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs, as well as the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives. Gail's team raised over $3,800.00. Gail is a member of the JCSU Philadelphia Alumni Chapter & the National Alumni Association. * Phillip Michael Green ('80) received a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a concentration in Information and Technology Management on August 12th. Mr. Green also holds a Master of Science degree in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. * Sheila Petty ('78) was selected as the 2005-2006 Teacher of the Year for Greenwood Elementary School in Sanford, NC. This is the third time she has received the honor. Ms. Petty has worked at the school for 27 years, teaching the second grade. * Congratulations to Doris King (Class Agent) and her classmates of 1960 for their class gift of $41,739.60 presented during Reunion Weekend, April 29 - May 1, 2005. *Joseph Buskey ('86) is the author of a new book entitled "Tinged Valor" An Expose of the Real Police (1st edition), to be released December 2005. * Cornelius "Neil" Henderson ('00) is training for the 2005 Honolulu Marathon which will take place on December 11, 2005. http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=DC-3147&EventCode=HN05Back to top Deceased Alumni * Annie M Oliver ('46) September 22, 2005 * Michael Cooper ('80) July 17, 2004 * Miyoshi Smith ('80) Death date unknown Back to top JCSU Begins Its Own Football Show  The 2005 - 2006 term not only brings a new year for an illustrious university, but also the beginning of a new era for JCSU athletics. With the addition of a new coach with a long resume of success, the Johnson C. Smith University Golden Bulls Football Team is definitely A Team on the Rise Again.For the next 10 weeks, journey with Coach McNeill and the Golden Bulls by watching the new coach's television program. This high impact, weekly, 30-minute program is filled with highlights as well as interviews with coaches and players. The program also includes a weekly feature with a variety of topics that spotlight students, student/athletes, university departments, and behind the scene footage of team preparations. JCSU Football With Coach Daryl McNeill airs every Sunday at 11:30 pm on WAXN Action 64 (Cable 10).This program is produced by Underground Sounds and the JCSU Office of Public Relations. The owner of Underground Sounds, Rick Reynolds, is a JCSU alumnus. Back to top JCSU Makes National Ranking List Fifth Consecutive year Johnson C. Smith University has again secured a top spot in U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges ranking released earlier this month.The national publication ranked JCSU 45th out of the 106 colleges in the south that were ranked. This is the fifth consecutive year that the national magazine has identified JCSU as a Top Tier Institution among Comprehensive Colleges that offer bachelor’s degrees. “We are pleased that U.S News & World Report has recognized our outstanding academic programs and students by including JCSU on their list,” said Johnson C. Smith University President, Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy. This is the second time in three months that the University has received accolades for its academic programs. In June, Black Issues in Higher Education named JCSU as the top university in North Carolina that produces African-American students with Computer Science degrees. JCSU is also 22nd in the nation when it comes to producing African-American students with Computer Science degrees. Johnson C. Smith University also is one of only two HBCU’s in the Carolinas listed in Black Enterprise Magazine’s list of the Top 50 Best Colleges for African-Americans. Back to top Yancy Represents JCSU During Summer Conferences  Johnson C. Smith University President Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy has been very busy this summer representing JCSU around the country. She recently served as Chairwoman of the HBCU Congressional Forum Steering Committee. The committee held its meeting at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. More than 70 HBCU Presidents and their representatives attended the national event. Dr. Yancy also was a special guest of President George Bush and his wife, First Lady Laura Bush, to celebrate Black Music Month earlier this summer. Thank you, Dr. Yancy, for showing the nation that JCSU is a shining example of leadership and academic success!Back to top JCSU Helps Displaced Hurricane Katrina Victims Johnson C. Smith University is continuing to help Hurricane Katrina victims and their families both personally and spiritually. The University has accepted 12 college students displaced from Dillard and Xavier Universities in Louisiana. Three of those students have chosen to attend the university this fall. “It’s very important for us to make sure that those students have some place to go to continue their studies,” said Johnson C. Smith President Dr. Dorothy Cowser Yancy. “We fully expect students displaced by the storms to transfer back to their original school after a full recovery has taken place.” In addition to accepting displaced students, JCSU faculty, staff and students have volunteered countless hours through the American Red Cross to provide assistance to more than 1,000 storm victims who are using the Charlotte Coliseum as their temporary home. JCSU faculty, staff and students are also joining forces with the United Negro College Fund to raise money for our sister schools ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. The campuses of Dillard University, Xavier University and several other colleges have been severely damaged by the storm and its aftermath. That fundraising campaign should end within the next two weeks. Finally, JCSU’s Religious Life Program and the Student Government Association presented a worship service for hurricane victims last week in the Jane M. Smith Memorial Church. The service included singing, praying, liturgical dancing, and speaking. During the service, each campus organization was asked to give their hurricane relief offering. Back to top Chapter Information The Office of Alumni Affairs would like to give a special "thank you" to A. Rochelle Johnson ('82) of the Columbia, SC Alumni Chapter for her leadership and hard work in making JCSU's alumni visible for the football team's participation in the Palmetto City Capital Classic September 10th. *JOHNSON C. SMITH SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORED BY THE WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA ALUMNI CHAPTER On Monday, August 22, 2005 the Third Annual Johnson C. Smith University Scholarship Golf Tournament was held at the beautiful Marlborough Country Club in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Participating players came from as far away as Pennsylvania, but most came from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia area. For our event, the format used was a four man Scramble with a Captain's Choice. Following registration and time on the practice putting green and driving range, at eight thirty nearly sixty eager male and female golfers proceeded to their assigned tees to "drive it true; chip it close; and sink the putt" to help support a student at JCSU. All players understood that proceeds from the tournament go to provide scholarships to students. In addition to the anticipated fun and fellowship there would also be prizes for team performance, longest drives and closest to the pin on select holes. Upon completion of play the golfers gathered in the Club's dining room and enjoyed a lunch of grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, Italian sausages and chicken breast with a bag of chips, and lemonade or iced tea. During that time players learned that prizes went to the following: Team Play First Place score (60) Vincent Perry Second Place score (63) Third Place score (64) Longest Drive Closest to the Pin Back to top Alumni News * Become a member today of the JCSU "Golden Bulls" 100 Club to help support athletics! Logon to www.goldenbulls100club.org for more information or call the membership hotline 704-JCSU-100. Back to top Alumni Magazine Scheduled for Release in October Alumni and friends should receive the second edition of the revamped JCSU Fall Bulletin Magazine during the week before homecoming. This issue will include stories about how alumni couples met at the university and ended up getting married, profiles on JCSU Philanthropist Cecilia Trottie, Miss JCSU Coreea McCoppin, and other important news. We hope that you will enjoy our second issue. Back to top SAVE THE DATE * Reunion Weekend - May 5 - May 7, 2006 * BLACK COLLEGE HOOPS CLASSIC 2005 Back to top Alumni Giving Goal  Help us reach our 2005-2006 goals:25% Alumni Participation $640,000.00 Alumni Giving Make your financial gift to the university by June 30, 2006. Please send you gift to: Attn: Contributions/Office of Institutional Advancement Back to top Class Agent Information Through this program, it is expected that class agents routinely correspond with their classmates and establish meaningful relationships in an effort to reconnect and to solicit financial support among alumni and friends of the University. To find out more about the Class Agent Program, click on the following link: http://www.jcsu.edu/alumni/classagents.htm Back to top
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