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| 2015 Class Reunion Agents & Raffle Ticket Information |
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LCNAA Homecoming raffle tickets are
available now for $5 each or $50 for a book of ten. The prizes this year are as follows:
2nd - $2,500 Macy's Gift Card
Get your tickets now and help your chapter sell tickets to support the LCNAA. Contact Bruce Stanback for additional details.
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| Alumni Notes and News . . . |
Lelar Williams (Class of '81) was ordained an elder in the A.M.E. Zion Church at the Missouri Annual Conference on July 11, 2015.
Lorraine Yvonne McIver-Price (Class of '70)
John Price and I, both retired educators, reside in my hometown. John is also a Combat Infantry Badgeman (Vietnam). We have one daughter together, Laila Price Thompson, a doctoral candidate at NC State University (Mathematics). She and her husband Andre are residents of Cary and parents of three beautiful daughters. We spend our time spoiling them. Laila has one sister, Tara Price Ayers.
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| Paa-Bekoe (Henry) Welbeck . . . |
A Life Report Feature
"T
hanks so much for the August, 2015 (LCNAA Blue Bear) Update. My name is Paa-Bekoe
(Henry) Welbeck, Class of '65," the email message started.
"I was so thrilled to read "A Life Report" on Juanita McGriff Kashoki. I remember her very well."
Unfortunately, according to Dr. Welbeck, he has not been very active in LCNAA for some time now due to health issues.
Those health challenges, he shared, have limited his time on the Internet and in front of a computer screen.
"Ironically, I have spent most of my career life promoting the uses of the Internet for faculty/student and staff development in higher education over the past 40 years!", he went on to say.
Dr. Welbeck is another proud graduate of Livingstone College who acknowledges the importance and influence of Livingstone College in his life.
"I am eternally grateful for the chance LC gave me to get started on my professional pathway. I have enough to say to fill a book," he wrote.
While he can't fully share his story right now, he did manage to share a snapshot of his journey, along with a little humor.
"One experience I certainly would love to share is my role as the editor of our campus newspaper, "The Living Stone" for two years in a row (63-64, 64-65)," he stated.
"I was a DICTATOR and had the POWER to decide which pretty girls I posed with for the paper and which ones made the front page. Just imagine the fun, anticipation
and excitement waiting to see your pictures in the Living Stone! Today,
everyone has smart phones and can share selfies in an instant! You may verify our fun by checking our 1965 yearbook."
(Note: Check out the 1965 yearbook online)
"Also, I was a fierce political
campaign manager whose candidates never lost an election for a position on LC campus! I was at LC during those hectic years of the civil rights movement . . . student activism . . . the sit-ins, march-ins, pray-ins, and voting
rights, etc. I took what I learned from LC to Massachusetts and then Michigan during the Vietnam war for more student demonstrations on and on.
I cut my teeth at dear old LC."
There is much to be learned from sitting at the feet of our elders, like Paa-Bekoe H. Welbeck, Ph.D.
We will be looking for more of his story and life experiences in the next chapter he shares.
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Here are a few images from the recent LCNAA Retreat with executive committee members, chapter presidents and committee chairs in attendance. The Retreat was over two days (8/21-22) at a neat location in Sophia, NC (Caraway Camp Conference Center). Click here to view the story.
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| LC SGA President Q&A . . . |
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Note: Raven Weathers is the Livingstone College SGA President. Below is a short Q&A with her on her future plans, SGA goals, life after college and how alumni can help students.
Name: Raven Weathers
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Class Year: 2016
Major: Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship
Future Plans:
My plans are to graduate from Livingstone College Summa Cum Laude while obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. After which I plan to attend Graduate school and continue my education. With that being said, after obtaining my master's degree I look forward to owning my own business; a Non-profit organization that emphasizes helping youth VALUE themselves, focused on mentoring along with being a motivational speaker.
LCNAA: What are your goals as the new
Weathers: My goal first and foremost as the newly elect SGA President is getting the school spirit back as the main attraction. Along with advocating for students, which is my ultimate goal, to make sure that their concerns and needs are met by the administrative staff here at Livingstone. I'm also trying my best to get into the minds of our phenomenal students spiritually; with God our Father being our main priority. With this being a Christian Institution I would like for it to be run as such. As President I will do everything possible to get our student's involved along with our community and our notable alumni of this great institution.
LCNAA: How is Livingstone preparing you for life after college?
Weathers: Livingstone has opened up so many doors for me to be successful for life after college. With what I have experienced here I know that I am ready for the "real world", with great hope and a future that this institution has allowed me to do things that I wouldn't have ever thought was possible; educationally, socially, physically and mentally. I am more than grateful to have had this opportunity to even be noted as such. I totally believe that "Livingstone produces Leaders".
LCNAA: How would you like Alumni to engage with students?
Weathers: I would love for the alumni of Livingstone College to come back every so often to speak with our students about their success stories after obtaining a bachelor's degree from Livingstone. I also would like our alums to support us in all of our endeavors. I personally would like to see and hear from alums of this great institution before and after homecoming. All in all, I love the alums of Livingstone College. It is my hope to build a relationship with each of you.
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| LCNAA Profile . . . Delores Johnson |
Office:
President
Name: Delores Johnson
Class: 1969
Major: English Education
Additional Education: MA in Education/Guidance & Counseling from UNCG
Career/Occupation:1969-1980 High School English teacher in NC, 1980-1998 Purchasing Manager with AT&T
While working for AT&T I had several opportunities for community outreach. Perhaps the most fulfilling of which was to participate in Communities in Schools (CIS), a mentoring and tutoring program for at risk students. As a result of my work with CIS, I was awarded the Farish H. Cockran Outstanding Community Service Award. Later, I served two terms on the Executive Board of CIS. Following my retirement from AT&T, I worked as a Community Resource Director for this same organization.
In addition to community service, AT&T afforded me the opportunity to obtain the training and the management experience necessary for me to pass a national exam and receive the coveted National Purchasing Manager designation awarded by the National Purchasing Manager's Association. Later, I served two terms as president of the local organization followed by one term as president of the NAPM of the Carolinas and Virginia. Upon completion of my term, I received the Andy Sutton Outstanding President's Award.
Since graduation from Livingstone, I have been active with the Class of '69, the Greensboro Alumni Chapter and with the LCNAA. I served as Treasurer of the Class of '69 for ten years before becoming President in 2012. After serving in every office in the Greensboro Chapter, I served two separate terms as President. I was elected to the vice presidency of the LCNAA under two different administrations before being elected president this year. Over the years, I have received several awards from the Association including the Dedicated Service Award (2011) and the Meritorious Service Award (2013). In 2013 I was elected to the Livingstone College Leaders Hall of Fame.
Following my retirement from AT&T, I worked as Alumni Affairs Director at Livingstone which rounded out my knowledge of the College and gave me a deeper understanding and appreciation for the LCNAA.
Over the years, I have engaged in numerous hobbies and interests including doll collecting, reading, sewing, crafts and tennis. Tennis has been one of the most challenging and satisfying activities in which I have engaged. To date, I have won 6 state championships, 1 regional championship and participated in a national championship.
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A conversation with the LC Director of
Athletics
LCNAA:
What do you attribute success of the athletic program?
Springs: Having great student-athletes, coaches and great support from the administration and alumni will give you the resources needed to be successful and to become a Champion.
LCNAA:
What are you most proud of and why?
Springs: To win back-to-back CIAA Championships is not easy to do. This is the first time in the history of Livingstone College Basketball that a team played in three NCAA Atlantic Region Tournaments. In four years at Livingstone, LC Track Sprinter
Quanera
Hayes dominated the 400 meters, winning
three NCAA outdoor National titles and the 200 meters title. The LC Golf Team won the CIAA Championship and placed third in the PGA National Minority Coll
egiate Golf Championship. They also played in the NCAA Atlantic Region for the first time in school history.
LCNAA:
What can you tell us about the football team, head coach and players?
Springs: Last year the football team was 5 and 5 for the first time in sixteen (16) years.
Our #1
quarterback,
Drew Powell, is returning as is Jalen Hendricks, our top wide receiver.
The attendance for football has increased. For example, in the 2011-2012 year, attendance was 2, 979. In 2012-2013 attendance increased to 13,123 fans during the season.
LCNAA:
What are the expectations for the football team this year?
Springs: Indicators show that the team is on track this season to have a successful year. In the last sixteen (16) years of pre-season picks, our football team has been picked #12. This year we are ranked #7. My expectation for the football team this year is to be 500 or better.
LCNAA: What part do alumni play in the success of the athletic program at LC?
Springs: Alumni play a big part in the success of LC Athletics. By attending games and cheering on our student-athletes it creates excitement and positive energy in our athletic facilities. The financial support is also very much needed and appreciated. The alumni that feed the teams after the games also gives our student-athletes an opportunity to meet and thank them for their support.
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