MELODY CHALMERS
MELODY CHALMERS , PRINCIPAL E.E.SMITH HS
Melody Chalmers, principal at Cross Creek Early College High School, will become principal at E.E. Smith High School.
A Cumberland County school board committee approved the move Thursday. The full board is expected to approve the transfer at its Oct. 11 meeting.
Chalmers is a 1994 graduate of E.E. Smith and a former teacher and assistant principal at the school. Cross Creek is on the campus of Fayetteville State University, which is less than a mile from E.E. Smith. Chalmers replaces Clinton Robinson, who left this month to become principal at Wake Forest-Rolesville High School in Wake County. E.E. Smith made significant improvements in his four years there.
William Carver Inducted into Hall of Fame
(August 14, 2007) Former Fayetteville State University Director of Athletics, William Carver, was among the latest additions to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. "This put the icing on the cake, to be associated with some of the greatest people that are already there," said Carver. It's a tremendous honor for me. It's something that I did not expect."
Carver served as Director of Athletic at Fayetteville State University from 2000-2004 and was named the CIAA Athletic Director of the Year in 2004. During his time as Director of Athletics, the teams won 11 conference championships and two second place finishes.
A graduate of E.E. Smith High School and Hampton University, Carver spent most of his 40 years as an educator, coach and administrator in the Cumberland County School System
LEON MACK, Cumberland County Schools Athletic Director
Former EE Smith High School Athletic Director and Presently Cumberland County School System Student Activity Director and Athletic Director. Coach Mack is a member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors.
COACH IKE WALKER
LEGENDARY BASKETBALL COACH E.E. SMITH HS. Inducted into the Fayetteville Sports Club HALL OF FAME. Coach Walker Started the first Track Team at E.E. Smith HS. Coach Ike Walker was an Outstanding football , basketball and Track Coach , as well as a Historian and one of the most Intellegent people you will ever meet. Coach Walker was an notable athlete at E.E. Smith HS. and A&T University.
REV. DR. AARON JAMALE JOHNSON
PASTOR DR. AARON JAMALE JOHNSON BECAME THE PASTOR OF MT. SINAI MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH on January 15, 2007 and was installed March 11, 2007. Prior to becoming pastor, Rev. Johnson served as Minister of Education (1997) and as Assistant Pastor (1998) of Mt. Sinai. Rev. Johnson was licensed to preach the gospel at Mt. Sinai on July 9, 1995 and ordained by the Union Baptist Association in February 1998.
He is a proud 1989 graduate of E.E. Smith Senior School in Fayetteville. He earned two economic degrees from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, respectively 1993 and 1995. He earned a Master’s of Divinity and a Master’s of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina; Master’s of Theology, respectively in 1998 and 2001. His last degree earned was Doctorate of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio December 2007.
REGGIE PINKNEY
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME.
FORMER HEAD FOOTBALL COACH WESTOVER HS. , NOW PRINCIPAL OF WALKER-SPIVEY HIGH SCHOOL
All-Southern Conference defensive back as a senior in 1976, Pinkney set the ECU record for interception return yardage with 197. Pinkney intercepted a team-high six passes during the '76 campaign, one of which included a 98-yard return against Richmond. He also led the Pirates in interceptions as a freshman in 1973 with three. As a kick-off return specialist, 23.1 yards per return, which ranks as the ninth-highest return average in school history. After concluding his collegiate career, Pinkney was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He played five years professionally.
MICHAEL GIBSON
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN DIRECTOR OF FAYETTEVILLE- CUMBERLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
DIRECTOR OF FAYETTVILLE-CUMBERLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION,
Michael Gibson started at the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation Department as a camp counselor in 1987. He held other titles, including athletic director and park superintendent, before taking over in 2008 after the retirement of Robert Barefoot.
Gibson's department has a $16.8 million annual budget and about 150 full-time employees, plus almost 200 seasonal workers. The department's duties include building maintenance, right-of-way mowing and loose-leaf collection.
Gibson said most of the projects on the proposed list of parks and recreation improvements come from an $82 million park plan that city and county officials accepted in 2006 without dedicating any money to it. Interest in the projects re-emerged about a year ago with a funding idea: issuing general-obligation bonds if voters approve.
A lot more work is needed before officials say they will be ready to decide whether to hold a countywide referendum, perhaps as early as 2012. Some city and county elected officials have said the price tag is too steep. A bond issue that size would require a property tax increase that some officials oppose.
Topping the list is a $15 million combined indoor track/swimming pool and senior center, with more than 120,000 square feet and plenty of meeting and banquet space. Nothing like it exists in the county. Also proposed are five smaller outdoor pools, a tennis complex, a skateboarding park, a performing arts center and two recreation centers
LONNIE McALLISTER,
An EE. Smith and Fayetteville State University Grad. Earned his Masters Degree From North Carolina A & T University. He spent his educational career in Fayettville as principal of Pauline Jones Elementary School , Horace Sisk and EE. Smith High School. As Principal of EE. Smith he showed strong leadership in both Academic and Athletic excellence.
JUDGE CRESSIE THIGPEN
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE NC. BAR ASSOCIATION
Judge Cressie Thigpen, the first African-American elected president of the North Carolina State Bar, has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the state Court of Appeals.Gov. Beverly Perdue’s office announced the appointment on Monday. Thigpen will serve the remaining four months on the term of Judge Jim Wynn, who now sits on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Wynn’s old term expires at the end of this year. Thigpen plans to file next week to run for a full eight-year term on the Court of Appeals that would begin in January.
Thigpen, a graduate of EE. Smith High School and North Carolina Central University, has been a special Superior Court judge since 2008. In 1999, he became the first black attorney elected to president of the state bar.
BEN MAJOR ,
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FIRE CHIEF.
Ben Major never planned to become a firefighter after he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
"I was doing the whole job-search thing," Major said. "I looked in the paper and saw an ad for the Fayetteville Fire Department. I asked questions, did some research, and my interest grew."
That was in 1984, when his plans were to pass time until something bigger and better came along.
But Major, smitten with being a firefighter, stayed put.
It was a decision that paid off.
In October, after a career that began as a firefighter, Major was sworn in as chief of the Fayetteville Fire Department.
Major grew up in a military family and moved onto Fort Bragg in 1971, he said. The family moved to Fayetteville in 1977, and Major graduated from E.E. Smith High School.
Major takes the helm of the 330-member department at a time when the city is growing and the role of fire services is rapidly changing. More immediate, Major said, is a transition in the department because of retirements and promotions.
But Major says the path will be smooth as the department forges ahead.
"It's an exciting time, a challenging time with new roles and new positions to be filled and getting everybody on board," Major said.
As chief, he's in charge of 16 stations scattered throughout the city, including one at Fayetteville Regional Airport. He is responsible for seeing that the department's varied needs, including keeping vehicles serviced and meeting staffing needs, are met while operating within a budget of $23.5 million.
Ben is the brother of Roz Major Williams and Dee Hardy
CHARLIE BAGGETT
E.E. Smith and Michigan State Football Star
NFL veteran Charlie Baggett, who has coached nine 1,000-yard receivers in the professional ranks, will serve as Tennessee's assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. Baggett brings 33 years of coaching experience to the Vols, including 11 seasons as an NFL assistant. Baggett had just completed his first season with the St. Louis Rams when Vols head coach Derek Dooley selected him for UT's assistant head coach.
Baggett previously was at the University of Washington, where he coached wide receivers from 2007-08. Baggett was associate head coach/offense and wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2005-06. Under Baggett, Dolphins wide receiver Chris Chambers recorded the most productive season of his career in 2005, catching 82 passes for 1,118 yards and 11 touchdowns and becoming the first Dolphins wide receiver to be named to the Pro Bowl since Irving Fryar in 1994.
DEE HARDY
UNC PEMBROKE HALL OF FAME & THE FAYETTEVILLE SPORTS CLUB HALL OF FAME
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has named Dee Hardy of E. E. Smith High School the Doris Howard Female Coach of the Year. Hardy has spent her entire athletic career in the Cape Fear region. She was a three-sport high school star at E. E. Smith and a college standout at UNC-Pembroke in both volleyball and basketball, where she scored 1,554 career points. She returned to coach at her high school alma mater and has been successful for over 20 years, coaching both women's basketball and volleyball. She has coached in the North Carolina Coaches Association basketball game in Greensboro as well as the Carolinas All-Star Basketball Classic between North Carolina and South Carolina. She is a member of the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame as well as the UNC-Pembroke Hall of Fame.
This award is named for Doris Howard of Fayetteville who was one of the state’s most successful female coaches during a 41-year career at Hope Mills, Central and Cape Fear High Schools, winning 533 games in basketball, and is in the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
JANA TODD,
THE FOUNDER OF THE PIECE MAGAZINE
JANA TODD
Jana Todd is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Founder and President of Positive Images Entertainment Company founded in 1991 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Positive Images is a thriving company, which embodies a team of visionaries. She is a seven-year military veteran and recipient of two honorable discharges. Jana brings to the table over 25 years of managing and coordinating experience and over 15 years, writing, creating and producing talents. After her military term of service in 1980 Jana launched her own Entertainment Company, F&J Enterprise. Taking South Florida by storm she carved her niche through shopping mall promotions with clients such as The Lauderhill Mall, The Bazaar World Flea Market and numerous other retail outlets. Managing amateur modeling, acting, singing, and dancing talents, F&J Enterprise strived toward excellence and achieved. In 1991 after a brief stint as an urban radio talk host with WFAI 1230-AM in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Jana revived her entrepreneurial skills renamed her company and Positive Images Entertainment Company was born. Broadening her horizons she created and launched her own community level talk show “Positive Images” in conjunction with Cablevision of Fayetteville. Within one year her show became apart of the program line up at WKFT-TV-40
Marshall B. Pitts -
THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAYETTEVILLE , NC MAYOR
In 2001 was elected as Fayetteville, North Carolina’s first African-American Mayor. He proudly served two terms. Marshall B. Pitts, Jr. is the oldest child of Marshall B. Pitts, Sr. and Carol W. Pitts, both educators. Marshall was born in Carrollton , Ga. and moved with his family to Fayetteville in 1970. He graduated from Westover High School in 1982 where he excelled in both academics and athletics. He continued this trend at Appalachian State University and earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a minor in the field of Political Science in 1987. Subsequently, Marshall went on to obtain his law degree from North Carolina Central University in 1990. Upon graduating from law school, Marshall worked in the Washington , D.C. area
MOSES MATHIS , THE BICYCLE MAN
Moses Mathis fixes old bikes and gives them away every Christmas, but a tough economy is making this year's effort an uphill battle. Everybody calls me 'The Bicycle Man,'" Moses Mathis said. For 17 years Mathis and a crew of volunteers have turned old broken-down bicycles into priceless Christmas gifts for less fortunate kids. At the age of 72, Mathis says it's a lot of work, but worth it.
"It's a blessing on Christmas when I give them away, when I see all the hugs and tears from kids and parents," he said. "It's just wonderful fellowship down here with the kids."
Mathis figures he's given away more than 12,000 bikes since he started in 1991. But this year the economy is taking its toll. Mathis usually asks for $5 to help with cost, this year a lot of families can't afford even that. "A lot of parents have called me and said, 'Look, I've lost my job, my husband has lost his job, we just can't do it,'" he said. But Mathis says no child will be turned away. Right now he has a little over 1,000 bikes ready to go, but he too is running short of funds to fix another 150 bikes before the December 22 give-a-way.
DR. PEGGY GREEN
Dr. Peggy L. Green, Associate Professor, Department of Middle Grades, Secondary and Specialized Subjects earned the Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education (Team Sports) in 1973, from Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi; Master of Science degree in Physical Education (Research) in 1975, from Jackson State university, Jackson, Mississippi; and the Doctor of Arts degree in Physical Education (Administration) in 1984, from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While pursuing her master’s degree at Jackson State University she served as coach of the revised Women’s Basketball program as a club sport in 1974-1975.
Green worked at the University of Southern Mississippi for four years as an Instructor (1977-1979) and Assistant Intramural/Recreational Sports Director, 1975-1979. Her Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina, ties were from 1983 to 1985 as a Physical Education Instructor, Women’s Basketball Coach and Cheerleader’s Advisor. In 1985, she became an instructor at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, teaching physical education courses
and coaching Women’s Volleyball (1985-1989) and Women’s Basketball (1985-1992). She later became the Senior Woman Administrator (1989-Present).
DR. ERNEST McNEILL
Dr. Ernest McNeill , Educator , Professor Fayetteville State University . President of the
Orange Street School Restoration and Historical Association , Fayetteville NC.
DR. JEANETTE COUNCIL
Dr. Jeanette Council is the immediate past chair of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners. Aside from politics, she has a long history of leadership in education. She has been an educator since 1965. Her professional career includes employment as an elementary teacher, assistant principal, acting principal, elementary supervisor, curriculum coordinator, and federal programs coordinator.
Dr. Council enrolled at Fayetteville State University after graduating from E.E. Smith High School at age 15. She received a Masters from Indiana University at Bloomington. She went on to complete degrees at East Carolina University and received a Doctorate from South Carolina State University. She also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed the Duke University Institute of Politics.
She is a member of the Democratic National Committee and has been a voting delegate at the party's national conventions since 1972. Currently, she is a Cumberland County Commissioner, a member of the Democratic National Committee, chair of Fayetteville State University’s Foundation Board, and a member of the Board of Trustees for Cape Fear Valley Heath Systems. She is also the Federal Programs Coordinator for Pre K students for Cumberland County Schools and just finished two six year terms on the North Carolina Community Colleges Board.
Past honors include the NC Legislative Black Caucus Leadership Award and she was named one of the most influential Black females in Fayetteville by members of the Cape Fear Region 100 Black Men of America.
Aside from her career, Dr. Council is also an outstanding leader in the community. She is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, and the Links, Incorporated. She is married to Thomas Council and has one son, Thomas and a grandson, Thomas Melvin III.
REV. DR. AARON J. JOHNSON
Born a sharecropper’s son in rural North Carolina, Rev. Aaron Johnson has worked as a tireless advocate for social justice. After leading sit-ins under Martin Luther King Jr.’s tutelage, Johnson advised three N.C. governors on race relations and served as the state’s corrections secretary while pastoring for 45 years at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church on Murchison Road.powerful memoir, Dr. Aaron Johnson shares startling, inspiring insights from the front lines of the civil rights and social justice struggles over the last 50 years, telling his story with hsty and humor. Johnson shows us how human hatred and fear smells, sounds and feels-- and also how it feels to empower others with hope and trust. Meet Johnson in a 4-minute trailer, read or listen to an excerpt, and learn more project of the Foundation.book signing will follow event. Johnson's book is available for purchase at the FSU B It will also be available in the torium before and during the rogram.
In telling his life story, Rev. Aaron Johnson takes us to the front lines of the fight for civil and human rights in our country over the last fifty years. Whether being beaten and dragged from a dime store lunch counter, standing blindfolded before a Ku Klux Klan meeting, or praying arm-in-arm with a death-row inmate, Johnson shows us how human hatred and fear smells, sounds and feels—and how it feels to empower others with hope and trust.
Told with humility and humor, Johnson’s story reminds us that one individual—with focus and faith—can effect great change despite repeated hurdles. Readers will come to know Aaron Johnson as a friend and inspiring hero who suspects that God still has a few projects waiting for him on his to-do list.
REV. DR. CURETON JOHNSON
The Reverend Doctor Cureton L. Johnson is the pastor of The First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is the son and grandson of Baptist ministers. He was called into the Gospel ministry in 1976 and ordained in 1978.
Dr. Johnson worked as the Outreach Director of the national Christian anti-hunger lobby, Bread for the World and traveled to Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rome, Italy. He was editor of The Baptist Informer, the official organ of the General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, Incorporated. He has also worked on the news staffs of The Raleigh Times and The Carolinian newspapers and traveled to Guyana, South America on behalf of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Missions Convention.
Dr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received master's degrees from The American University and The Shaw Divinity School (Master of Divinity) and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Drew University, Madison, New Jersey. He also has served on the public relations staffs at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro and Howard University in Washington.
Mr. JJ. JONES ,
FOUNDER OF THE FAYETTEVILLE PRESS
In 1989, the first edition of The Fayetteville Press was printed. The Fayetteville Press Newspaper, the brainchild of J.J. Jones, was the beginning of a new career �entrepreneurship�, for Mr. Jones who was coming to the end of an outstanding military service career.
A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Mr. Jones began his media career in his hometown in 1976 as a Radio Sales Rep and Announcer for WNOO Radio. In 1978 he joined the Army, where he served in the Public Affairs field where he served as Army Photographer, Armed Forces Radio announcer and Military Writer.
Starting the Fayetteville Press Newspaper, would become a culmination of Mr. Jones� years of experience, hard work and dedication to media industry. Today, the Fayetteville Press recently celebrated its 15th year in circulation. The paper has a state wide circulation market, among its local circulation market is Fayetteville, Spring Lake, Hope Mills, Dunn and Raeford.
The Fayetteville Press Newspaper is also well known as a strong advertising sales medium. Additionally, each publication contains timely issues, features, facts, articles and advice (its business advice section is written and submitted by local minority professionals from very diverse markets and business industry).
COACH EVA PATTERSON-HEATH
ROBESON COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Fayetteville, NC – In a press conference held in Capel Arena, Fayetteville State University introduced Mrs. Eva Patterson-Heath as its 12th Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Women’s Basketball officially began at Fayetteville State in 1940. Since its inception, the Lady Broncos have won two CIAA Championships (1979 & 2001) and has six NCAA postseason appearances.
Coach Eva Patterson-Heath previously served as the Head Girl’s Basketball Coach at Red Spring High School in Red Springs, NC for the past 13 years. Under her leadership, the Lady Devils had a 503-128 record. This outstanding record led her teams to 17 conference titles, 11 conference tournament championships, and 23 state playoff appearances with two State Championship appearances.
Coach Heath’s coaching ability allowed her to develop 21 collegiate student-athletes, seven North Carolina East-West All Star players, three Robeson County Players of the Year, and one Cape Fear Region Player of the Year. Flourishing at Red Springs High School, Coach Heath has brought home several awards. In 2009, she was inducted into the Robeson County’s Inaugural Sports Hall of Fame and in 2006, she was chosen as the North Carolina High School Athletics Association Female Coach of the Year.
NICK PERKINS , EE. SMITH GRAD.
As Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Perkins Management Services Company, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to you for taking the time to learn about our company, our management philosophy and the services that we provide. Consistency is a hallmark of our company. The Golden Bar of Excellence as represented in our logo is a symbol of our commitment to maintaining a superior level of quality management services.
Perkins Management Services Company is a dynamic young company that is poised to become an industry leader. Our company has achieved tremendous growth since our establishment in 2005, we attribute our success to our unique ability to create innovative concepts that are modeled to transcend traditional programs and adapt to the changing needs of our customers, while delivering exceptional customer service. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and training the best executive and culinary talent available.
We are committed to total quality management and the delivery of a sustained quality product. Our company stands firm upon a foundation built with integrity and guided by both moral and ethical commitments to sound business practices and socially responsible corporate citizenship. We look forward to establishing a mutual beneficial partnership with you in the future!
HECTOR MCEACHERN
An E.E. Smith and Fayetteville State University Grad.
During his 30-year human resources management career with Wachovia Corporation, Hector McEachern played a key role in keeping the company on the leading edge as the HR field expanded and matured exponentially. Not content to put all that experience on the shelf when he retired in 2009, Mr. McEachern founded The McEachern Group and now acts as its president. Our firm provides guidance on human capital strategies, executive coaching and diversity leadership, organizational change through mergers and acquisitions, and organizational consulting.
While at Wachovia, Mr. McEachern rose from personnel manager to become manager of corporate human resources, chief diversity officer, and, most recently, executive vice president and human resources business partner director. In the latter position, he provided executive oversight of the corporation’s operating committee for human resources and other business lines, including leadership for 12 HR officers and 240 HR professionals. Prior to that, Mr. McEachern established the corporation’s Office of Diversity through which he steered a comprehensive cultural assessment of the organization’s workforce and designed and implemented a company-wide cultural awareness and diversity initiative.
A long-time leader in his profession, Mr. McEachern is a former member of the American Bankers Association’s Human Resources Executive Committee and former chairman of the Bank Administration Institute’s Human Resources Division. He also commits himself to numerous educational and charitable endeavors, including being former chair of the Fayetteville State University board of trustees, member of the boards for LeMoyne-Owen College and Guilford College, on the board of advisors for UNCG, life member of the board of advisers for The Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, and on the Wells Fargo Greensboro advisory board.
Mr. FELTON CAPEL
Born in Richmond County, NC, Felton Capel attended Mineral Springs High School in Ellerbe and then served two years in the military in Germany and France. On the GI Bill of Rights, he then attended college at Hampton University in Virginia. He then returned to the Pinehurst area.
In 1959, Felton joined the Los Angeles-based Century Metalcraft Corporation as a sales representative for the firm's cookware. He led the firm's international division in sales in his first year and became an southeastern area sales director.
At the same time, Capel got involved in the local community being elected in 1959 to the Southern Pines Town Council. He was re-elected five times and served four years as Mayor Pro Tem and four years as Town Treasurer.
In 1968, he was appointed by NC Governor Bob Scott to the North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development.
In the mid-1970s, Felton Capel and six other executives bought the assets of Century Metalcraft and created Century Associates with seven affiliated companies.
For more than two decades, Felton Capel has been a volunteer and financial supporter of the Fayetteville State University (FSU) — now part of the University of North Carolina system. Felton has served as chairman and member of the FSU Board of Trustees (1978 - 1987) and then as vice chairman and member of the FSU Foundation Board of Directors for more than 10 years. Fayetteville State University named and dedicated its sports arena to Felton J. Capel in 1995.
REV. DR. MATTHEW ROUSE
Reverend Rouse confessed Christ at the early age of 12. He was then baptized and joined the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Saint Pauls, North Carolina. During his years there, he served in numerous offices and positions, i.e. Superintendent of Church School, Director of Church Training Union, Teacher of Church School and Church Training Union, Church Clerk, Church Treasurer and Trustee.
Reverend Rouse is a 1967 Honor graduate of the former East Side High School of Saint Pauls, North Carolina. After graduation, he attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University of Greensboro, North Carolina and completed 2 years. Due to the untimely demise of his mother, he returned home to assist with the care of his brothers and sisters. He then entered Robeson Community College of Lumberton, North Carolina (Former Robeson Technical Institute) and earned an Associate Degree in Building Trades Drafting. With such tremendous determination, Reverend Rouse later attended Shaw Universityof Raleigh, North Carolina and achieved a B.A. Degree in Behavioral Science and graduated Cum Laude. He also did further studies at Shaw Divinity School of Raleigh, North Carolina and obtained a Masters of Theology degree from International Seminary of Plymouth Florida. In recognition of his labor and work in RobesonCounty,Tri-CountyBibleCollege and Seminary inMaxton,North Carolina awarded Reverend Rouse a Doctorate of Humane Letters
DR. JOHN R. GRIFFIN
