The Register, 1975-11-04

              THI^ REGISTER
"COMPLETE   AWARENESS   FOR  COMPLETE COMMITMENT"
VOLUME   XLVII     NUMBER 20    A&T  State   University,  Greensboro      November 4, 1975
A&T Receives Research Funds
As tbe HAWK grows stronger, and short sleeves turn into long sleeves,
AGGIES find less and less time to tie things up.
General Electric Awards
Grants For
The General Electric
Foundation has awarded the
A&T State University School of
Engineering a $75,000
"Mainstream Award" for the
school's efforts in designing
programs to increase minority
engineering enrollment.
A check for $25,000 was
presented to Dr. Lewis C.
Dowdy, A&T chancellor, by
Edmund B. Tucker, manager of
science and technology support
programs for GE.
The university wUl receive
similar amounts for the next two
years.
The School of Engineering
enjoyed a highly successful
recruiting program last year,
thanks to $25,000 previously
awarded to the university by GE.
According to Dr. Suresh
Chandra, dean of the school, the
overall enrollment is up this year
by 23 percent, and the freshman
enrollment is up to 65 per cent.
Robinson said during the
year, 11 different A&T
departments' shared in the
research projects. The areas of
research included, the
production of beef by
low-income farmers, the
environmental impact of
recreation, housing needs of
low-income rural residents of
North Carolina, urban and rural
transportation systems, space
studies, nutritional and health
problems of rural people, and
low temperature capacities of
alloys.
The A&T funds were provided
mostly by federal agencies, like
the Cooperative State Research
Service, the Department of
Transportation and the   National
Science Foundation, but also
included smaller grants from the
City of Greensboro and North
Carolina State Board of
Education, and from members of
the     A&T/Industry   Ouster.
Robinson noted that A&T's
success is due partly to the
aggressiveness of faculty
members in submitting worthy
proposals to the agencies.
The curtailment of federal
spending during the past year
had an impact on A&T State
University's research efforts; but
the university still managed to
secure $1.3 million in research
funds.
The total, surpassing a million
dollars for the second straight
year, was noted Friday by Dr.
Howard Robinson, director of
the Office of Research
Administration at A&T.
Robinson said, "The
administration's inflationary
poUcy and emphasis on the
curtailment of government
spending in all areas was
primarily responsible for the
lower level of funding for
1974-75, but the university was
still successful in obtaining
funding in key areas of its
extra-mural program."
Robinson noted that A&T,
during this period, managed to
generate the third largest amount
of research funds of any of the
state universities.
He said A&T has in effect
some $7,342,252 in ongoing
research projects.
"We are highly pleased that
much     of    this     research    is
people-oriented research; that is,
if it is successfully completed, it
could have implications for the
improvement    of   our   national
life " said Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy,
chancellor.
He    credits    the    surge     to
increased  efforts by the school
and   the   university's   admission
office.
General Electric, a member of
the A&T/Industry Ouster, has
given the university more than
$120,000 in recent years and also
equipment and on-loan
professors.
Students Steal Utensils
At Halloween Dinner
Former A&T Student
Receives High Honor
Bernice Bingham Holloway
has honored on October 26
by the International Business &
Professional Woman's Club,
Jamaica Chapter at the
Americana Hotel in New York
City.
Among the distinguished
guests were Congresslady Bella
Abzug, Ruby Dee, movie actress,
Lady Sara Lou Carter from
England, many first ladies of
many countries. Several
commissioners of New York
City agencies, and television
personalities also attended.
Mrs. Holloway received ner
B.S. degree at A&T College in
Greensboro, North Carolina, and
her Masters of Science Degree at
Long Island University in
Brooklyn, New York. She is.
the director of the agency for
Child Development and she also
does marriage and family
therapy an(j counseling.
Her    three children,
Angela,    attends     A&T;    Cecil,
attends Morgan State University
and Cheryl attends Richmond
HiU High School in New York
Oty.
By Benjamin T. Forbes
At the Halloween Special
which was held at the F.A.
Williams Student Dining Center,
sponsored by the department of
food services, a sizable number
of table decorations were stolen.
According to Lawrence
Munson, director of food
services, 10 new orange table
cloths and over 100 candle
holders were stolen. He stated
that the lights were turned out in
order for the students to eat by
candlelight. While the lights were
out, the decorations were stolen.
Munson also mentioned that two
additional table cloths were
burned.
Munson said that employees
of the food services department
had worked hard to prepare for
the event. At the dinner,
employees were "decked out" in
Halloween attire.
When asked if this incident
would affect future dinners
sponsored by food services, the
director emphasized that planned
events would not be cancelled.
Munson continued by saying
that the students (only a smail
portion) are only ripping
themselves off when they
commit such actions. He said
that students shouldn't always
speak negatively of the
administration, but should look
,at what they (the students) are
j doing to themselves. He added
that, in the long run, such
activities would only hurt the
university, because the alumni
will not continue to devote their
time and money to the
institution nor will they bring
their families to A&T.
The incident prompted
Munson to contact the SGA to
see if the student leaders could
aid the food services department
concerning the incident.
According to Munson, no word
had been received.
Campus security have been
called in to investigate the
matter, but they were not able to
search anyone's room.
"We are stUl giving the best
service possible," Munson stated.
He pointed out that students at
(See Munson, Page 3)
She won't even listen to me.     She's acting  as if !  never tell the truth.