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For Immediate Release
Shaw University Students and Bennett President Honored at Annual
Brotherhood Dinner
Raleigh, NC (December 17, 2003) – Two Shaw University
students were recognized at the 21st Annual
University-Community Brotherhood Dinner held at North Carolina State
University for demonstrating excellence in the areas of scholastic
abilities and humanitarianism.
Bennett College president, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, was the
honoree for the dinner due to her numerous achievements.
The dinner was held on December 12th. Dr. Cole
made a presentation prior to the dinner entitled “Are You Your
Sister’s and Your Brother’s Keeper?”
Established in 1982, the Brotherhood Dinner plays an important role
in recognizing African-Americans who have made and continue to make
significant contributions to our nation and the world.
The Dinner also reaffirms the university and the
community’s commitment to enhancing an environment where people of
all races may come together to study and work. Some of the previous
honorees were former United States Representative, Eva M. Clayton;
astronaut, Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr.; artist and educator, Dr.
Margaret Burroughs; historian, John Hope Franklin; and educator and
civil rights pioneer, Robert Moses.
This year’s dinner was hosted by NC State Chancellor Marye Ann Fox
and focused on both the
lifetime of achievements of Dr. Cole and students from Shaw
University, North Carolina State University, and Saint Augustine’s
College. The two
students who proudly represented Shaw University in excellence and
achievement were James J. Bailey II, a senior majoring in computer science and Deidre
Coleman, a senior majoring in mathematics.
Bailey and Coleman are both from Savannah, GA.
Shaw University, founded in 1865, is the oldest
historically Black institution in the South.
Since 2003, the University has been under the leadership of
President Clarence G. Newsome.
President Newsome’s leadership pursues the theme “Strides
to Excellence: Only the Best!”
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