The Register, 1976-04-23

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VOLUME XLVII. NUMBER 57      NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL .STATE UNIVERSITY. GREENSBORO *      April 23,1976
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A&T Engineering Student
Receives Bell Scholarship
By Benjamin T. Forbes
For the second consecutive
year, a student from the School
of Engineering has received a
scholarship from Bell
Laboratories.
Herman Hawkins, who was
notified on April 16, stated that
he was very happy he had won
the scholarship.
Last year, the scholarship was
won by Robert Copeland, a
senior    from    Portsmouth, Va.
Copeland mentioned that when
he was notified that,he had been
selected for the Bell Laboratory
Engineering scholarships
Program, (BLESP) he was told
that he was one of the top eight
Black engineers in the nation.
In the program, Bell Labs
selects 10 students; two of whom
must be white females, the other
eight are Blacks. Copeland stated
that Bell usually visits the large
A&T's program.
According to Copeland,
students are not selected on their
academic standings alone. He
said such things as social life,
religion, and character play a
great deal in determining who
gets a scholarship. In one
example he indicated that he
knew of a student with a 3.94
average whowas not selected.
Nine other universities
participated in the BLESP, which
covers all expenses. Those nine
included, the University of
Colorado, Columbia University,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, New Jersey
Institute of Technology, Ohio
State University, Polytechnic
Institute of New York, Purdue
University, and Atlanta
University Center/Georgia
Institute of Technology.
In  closing,   Copeland   stated,
Gerard  Gray explains a new psfciag plan.
Photo *y Lawson
During Final Meeting
Trustees Discuss Enrollment
white schools, but last year they     "It takes a first rate department
(Bell Labs) decided to look into     to produce first rate engineers."
By Benjamin T. Forbes
The    subject    of    university
A&T To Honor Greensboro Doctor
With University  Alumni   Award
Dr. Alvin V. Blount, Jr.,
longtime Greensboro physician
and president of the A&T
University Foundation, has been
selected to receive the annual
A&T State University Alumni
Excellence Award.
Blount will receive the award
from Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, A&T
chancellor, during    the
university's 85th annual
baccalaureate-commencement
exercises in the Greensboro
Coliseum on Sunday, May 2.
In announcing the award,
A&T's highest alumni citation,
Dowdy said:
"Dr. Blount, over the years,
has reflected great honor on the
university. He is not only a
dedicated practitioner of
medicine, but also a great
humanitarian, civic leader and
churchman.   We   are   happy   to
salute him."
Since 1971, Blount has headed
the foundation which is the
prime     source    of    non-state
support for A&T. Under his
direction, the foundation has
attracted increasing corporation
and foundation involvement,
mostly in the areas of student
scholarships and faculty
development.
(See Blount, Page 3)
'Brute' entertains the Aggies
Photo by   Lawson
enrollment was the main topic of
discussion during the final
meeting of the semester of the
University Board of Trustees.
Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy
opened the meeting by
expressing his concern over the
University of North Carolina
Board of Governors' decision to
cut back on enrollments at the
16 member institutions. Dowdy
stated in his informal report that
the Board of Governors had
established enrollment figures for
the 1976-77 school year ranging
from 4,750 to 4,950, which is
based on a full-time equivalent
basis. However budget
allocations were based on a
full-time equivalent basis of
4,380. This leaves a difference of
over 500 students since the
projected enrollment is greater
than that of the number of
students allocated for in the
budget.
In Dowdy's report,
projections on student
enrollments were done for 1976
thru 1981. For the 1976-77 year
the projection is 5,466;
1977-78-5,681; 1978-79-5,899;
1979-80-6,123; 1980-81-6,349.
Budget allocations for the
1976-77 school, year provide for
5.1 additional full-time teaching
positions, 2.3 administrative
positions and 1 position for
maintenance operations of the
physical plant.
The board also acted on
increases in student services.
Room and linen fee for the
summer session of 1977 "would
increase from $8.50 to $14.25.
Effective with the 1976-77
school year, board wouH rise
from $445 per year to $460 per
year.   Room  fees  for  the  next
school year would also be raised
from $440 per year to $465 per
year.
A   resolution   for   increasing
parking fees wil be acted on at a
later       date.     It     was     first
considered that student parking
fees be raised to  $35 per year:
faculty    $50    per    year;    and
reserved spaces $45 per year.
Gerard Gray, director of the
physical    plant,   presented    the
board with a parking plan which
is still in the processing stages. A
consulting   firm   was   asked   to
study the parking problems and
the effects future buildings might
have on the situation. Plans are
now underway  to acquire more
land     bordering    Salem    and
Bluford     Streets.    Gray    also
mentioned in his report plans for
pedestrian malls to connect the
two   sections   of   the   campus.
According to Gray, 620 parking
spaces are required by the city
for the new gym.
As the meeting continued, Dr.
Gloria   Scott   gave   an   updated
report     on    the    university's
compliance with Title IX of the
Health   Education   and   Welfare
regulations.    Dr. Scott said that
all   16  member  institutions  are
working    on    programscomply
with    HEW's    regulations.    The
.programs of the 16 campuses will
be   complied   and  presented  to
HEW on July 21.
Before    closing,    the    board
received  some  final remarks of
outgoing    SGA    President   Ted.
Mangum.   Mangum   made   some
recommendations     that
qualification  for SGA president
be changed to allow an upcoming
junior   to   run   for   the   office.
There were 17 specific areas that
Mangum  wished to take action
on.