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North Carolina recently honored people for their work in HIV/AIDS. Area award winners were (from left): Robert Noble and Sammie Gray of the Union Baptist AIDS Ministry; and Deborea Winfrey, an AIDS Care Services member.
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Published: December 22, 2008
IN PUBLIC SERVICE
□ The Union Baptist AIDS Ministry and an AIDS Care Services member were recently honored by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Division, at A World AIDS Day banquet in Durham.
SAMMIE GRAY, founder of the Union Baptist AIDS Ministry, and ROBERT NOBLE accepted the Organizational Service Award for the organization's long-term service to those who suffer from HIV/AIDS. The Ministry reaches out weekly to serve clients of AIDS Care Services through delivery of meals to those housebound, visits to residents of ACS' Holly Haven Family Care Home, and by generating awareness about HIV in the community.
DEBOREA WINFREY was presented with an Individual Service Award for her exemplary mental-health services to the ACS women's support group. She has been credited by the women of the group with helping them improve their self-esteem and their ability to build healthy emotional relationships, along with an increased ability to deal with depression and other stressors that are part of living with HIV.
□ MATTHEW STEEN, of Winston-Salem and a senior studying computer science at Wake Forest University, is among nine university students who will be traveling to Smyrna, Tenn., over the winter break to participate in the repair and renovation of homes and buildings devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The students, all members of the Baptist Student Union, and university associate chaplain BECKY HARTZOG will help rebuild a residence for a homeless widow, a retirement home for missionaries arriving from Jamaica and a dormitory where volunteers stay while working in Smyrna.
IN EDUCATION
□ GRANT MILLSAPS is among 17 Samford University students selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He is president of the Samford chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society, and director of the 2009 Step Sing student-produced music and dance competition. A Samford Ambassador, he is a member of the Student Recruitment Team and Alpha Lambda Delta academic honor society. He is also president of Samford Club Ultimate Frisbee and a leader in various campus and community service projects and ministries.
Millsaps, a senior religion major, is the son of Brad and Valerie Millsaps of Winston-Salem.
□ MEADOWBROOK ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL students, faculty, parents and bus drivers have contributed to King Outreach Ministry by collecting 831 nonperishable items, surpassing the student body's original goal of 800 items. In reaching its goal, Meadowbrook principal DONNA HORTON agreed to dye her hair a color chosen by student voting. The students received a hair color ballot for every five items brought. A Hair Dyeing party was held during lunch for all students to watch as huckleberry blue dye was placed on Horton's hair by LIDA LAMB. The students later sang "Blue Christmas" during a morning meeting to commemorate Ms. Horton's hair color for the holidays. NICOLE SMITH, individual student winner, brought in the most items and received a $25 gift card. SIERRA PERRELL, second place winner, received a $10 gift card. SEAN KLISIEWECZ's homeroom won a pizza party for bringing in the most items collectively.
□ BREANNA MARIE MATTHEWS has graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political Science. She intends to continue her education by attending graduate school in the fall of 2009 to obtain her Masters Degree in political science and public administration. Afterward, she plans to attend law school and practice corporate law. Her ultimate goal is to someday become a judge and serve her community as an elected official.
Matthews is a 2005 graduate of Glenn High School.
□ JAMES DAUGHERTY, the director of bands at Central Davidson High School, has been elected president of the North Carolina Bandmasters Association. This is the highest leadership role in which a band director can serve in North Carolina.
Daugherty is currently in his 15th year as director of bands and instructor of music theory at Central Davidson. Under his supervision, the school's symphonic band and wind ensemble have consistently earned ratings of excellent and superior at regional, state and national music festivals from North Carolina to Florida.
In 1996, Daugherty was named Teacher of the Year at Central Davidson and in 1997 for the Davidson County School System. In 1998, he was presented with a distinguished service award of Outstanding Young Educator by the Lexington Jaycees, and in 2006, he was nominated for a Young Alumnus Award from Appalachian State University.
Daugherty currently serves as chairman for the Northwest North Carolina Bandmasters Association. He also continues to serve as state chair for the North Carolina High School Honors Band and district five president for the North Carolina Music Educators Association.
□ ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, a doctoral candidate in mathematics at Texas Tech University, has been honored by the Lubbock Texas Chapter of Achievement Rewards for College Scientists at the Annual Scholar Recognition Reception and Scientist of the Year Dinner. The ARCS Foundation is a national women's organization dedicated to helping meet the country's needs for scientists and engineers by providing scholarships to academically outstanding students.
Williams received his Bachelors and Masters degrees in mathematics from Texas Tech, and has been the recipient of several prestigious scholarships. He has taught math courses at Tech and is a member of several student and professional organizations.
Williams is the son of Valerie Gentzel of Winston-Salem.
□ NATHAN EVAN TYRIE COMBS has been accepted into the honors program at N.C. State University in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. He will live in Becton Hall in the Honors Village.
Combs has also been awarded the Edward E. and Kay T. Hood Jr. Scholarship, which is awarded to those students who demonstrate strong academic merit and who plan to major in science or engineering. He has also received scholarships from the State Employee Credit Union and Rotary Club.
Combs is a 2008 honor graduate of West Stokes High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society, a North Carolina Scholar, an Advanced Placement Scholar with honors and a National Merit Scholar nominee. He also received the DAR good citizenship award and departmental awards in science and business.
Combs is the son of Eddie and Debbie Combs of King.
□ GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY recently inducted new members into the Alpha Sigma Lambda-Gamma Beta Upsilon Chapter National Honor Society. Area inductees include:
MASONNE M. SAWYER of Winston-Salem. She is the wife of Kevan R. Sawyer and mother of Sydne and Kieran.
NOELLE STANLEY WOLFE of Jonesville. She is the wife of Zach Wolfe and the daughter of Dennis and Susan Bennett.
Alpha Sigma Lambda is devoted to the advancement of scholarship and to recognizing nontraditional students or adult learners continuing in higher education.
□ DAVID BENNETT, director of bands at West Stokes High School, was recently named NewBridge Bank's Outstanding Teacher of the Month for December. Along with the honor, he received a $1,000 cash award from NewBridge Bank. Bennett's other awards include Stokes County Teacher of the Year and West Stokes Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009.
Bennett is the band director for grades nine through 12 at West Stokes, a position he's held for nine years. He also teaches sixth-graders at nearby Chestnut Grove Middle School. Before joining West Stokes, he was an assistant band director at South Stokes High School. He also works part-time as the director of music in ministries at Center United Methodist Church in Greensboro.
Bennett received a bachelor's degree in music education from Appalachian State University and a masters in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
IN THE ARTS
□ THE BLOWING ROCK STAGE COMPANY has been awarded the 2008 North Carolina Theatre Conference George A. Parides Professional Theatre Award. The award, named in honor of a former director of the Theatre Arts Section of the North Carolina Arts Council, is presented to companies, schools and individuals that exhibit leadership roles in their community, as well as artistic, professional or educational excellence.
The Blowing Rock Stage Company performs in The Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock.
□ THE WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY has announced the recent election of two new members to its board of directors. BRAD FRIESEN and CINDY ROTHSCHILD were elected to fill the unexpired portions of two terms vacated early because of the moving of former directors. Friesen is an associate attorney with the law firm of Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A. Rothschild is a partner with the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton, L.L.P.
Friesen and Rothschild will both stand for re-election to full three-year terms at the Symphony Association's May 2009 Annual Meeting.
□ FRANCO COLAVECCHIA, a faculty member in the School of Design and Production at the UNC School of the Arts has been chosen to receive the Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design from the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology. The award is given "to honor an individual who has established a career record of achievement in his or her specialty," according to USITT President Carl Lefko.
Colavecchia has been a member of UNCSA School of Design and Production set and costume design faculty since 1996. Previously, he served as head of scenic design at DePaul University, director of design and production at Opera Company of Philadelphia, and was resident designer and faculty member for 25 years at The Juilliard School. He also has taught at Harvard, State University of New York-Purchase, Carnegie Mellon, Colgate and the University of California-San Diego.
Colavecchia has designed more than 100 opera productions for numerous companies including the New York City Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, the Monte Carlo Opera House, Wolf Trap, and Juilliard. He has also designed productions on and off-Broadway, as well as for PBS-TV, including Carmen, Live From Lincoln Center and La Boheme, Great Performances, for which he was honored by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Colavecchia has also been honored by Artists in the Theatre, British Arts Council and Royal Society for Arts and Industry, United Kingdom. He studied both stage design and painting at St. Martin's College of Art, London, and the Slade School of Art, London University.
IN THE MILITARY
□ MATTHEW S. LEE has graduated from the Army ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as Operation Warrior Forge, at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
The training provides the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support.
Lee is a 2004 graduate of North Forsyth High School and is currently a student at UNC Charlotte. He is the son of Tony R. and Ronna S. Lee of Germanton.
□ Navy Seaman Recruit BRANDON S. YATES recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Yates completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness.
Yates is son of Dawn R. Tilley of King, and is a 2003 graduate of West Stokes High School.
□ THE DEPARTMENT AND CHAPTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART have raised funds to benefit the wounded military personnel convalescing at Camp Lejeune's Wounded Warrior Battalion East and the soldiers at Ft Bragg's Warrior Transition Battalion. This project provides airline tickets, or mileage reimbursement to those with privately owned vehicles, so that these Marines and soldiers can go home to spend Christmas with their families. These funds are also used to provide emergency family leave airfare to these servicemen throughout the year.
The Department of North Carolina and members of the surrounding Purple Heart Chapters were joined by retired Marine Colonel JIM SIMS, National Senior Vice Commander, to distribute checks and airfare to the Marines at Camp Lejeune and to soldiers at Ft Bragg this December.
The Local Chapter 638 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart has 250 members from five counties including Forsyth County.
□ Army Reserve Pvt. Rusty Campbell has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During his nine weeks of training, he studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.
Campbell is the son of Sandra and stepson of Rickie Manuel of Rural Hall, and a 2008 graduate of Forsyth Tech High School.
IN OTHER AREAS
□ SALTER RACING ENGINES has been selected for the 2008 Best of Winston Salem Award in the Automobile Racing Cars category by the U.S. Local Business Association.
The USLBA Best of Local Business award program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Also, engine builder BRIAN SALTER of Salter Racing Engines and driver CHARLES VENABLE set a new standing-mile land-speed record this year at Maxton. Venable, owner and driver of the 1933 vicky coupe, broke the record that had stood for over 12 years. Salter, of Salter Racing Engines, designed the engine that powered the record run. Venable then set two more records by moving up to the blower engine class and blower methanol class. Salter Racing Engines and Venable will attempt a world record at Bonneville next year.
□ In an effort to heighten community awareness of black history year round, Winston-Salem's Mayor Allen Joines has issued the annual black-history proclamation early. Joines and some members of the black community met recently to unveil BLACK MIRACLES: THE MIRACLES OF BLACK INVENTORS AND SCIENTISTS, a poster featuring over 200 inventions by black Americans. Joines also encouraged Triad youth to pursue an education in science for personal and community advancement.
□ JAMES LEE of Winston-Salem was recently honored as the Toyota/Automotive Service Excellence Master Collision Repair & Refinish Technician of the Year. He has been a technician for 28 years, a painter for Rice Toyota Collision Center for the past 10 years and an ASE certified master collision repair and refinish technician since 2003.
Lee is one of 37 outstanding ASE-certified technicians nationally recognized by different segments of the automotive- service-and-repair industry.
□ In the third annual Run to Victory presented by Sprint, approximately 860 half-marathon and five-mile runners hit the pavement to raise money for VICTORY JUNCTION.
Teaming up with Runner's World columnist and John Bingham Racing founder John "The Penguin" Bingham to organize the event, Run to Victory offered two options for participants, a half marathon and a five-mile run/walk. The results were as follows:
Men's Top-Three, Half-Marathon: NICK LIVERSEDGE, Burlington; JONATHAN DAVIS, Asheboro; AARON CARR, Hillsborough.
Women's Top-Three, Half-Marathon: MARY BETH ERRINGTON, Pleasant Garden; AMY CERNAVA, Asheboro; ANNETTE GREEN, Martinsville, Va.
Men's Top-Three, Five-Mile: ADAM GOHO, High Point; PAUL STONELEY; ROBERT WHITING, Greensboro.
Women's Top-Three, Five-Mile: Megan Schwanke, Greensboro; Kimberly Shankle, Swannanoa; Kate Walko, Greensboro.
Victory Junction, located in Randleman, is a year-round camping environment for children, ages six to 16, with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. Its mission is to provide life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment.
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