UNCW gets grant to address alcohol
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has received a $12,000 grant through the Collaborative Alcohol Management Project for University Success to enhance the institution's alcohol prevention efforts.
The university has targeted problems associated with high-risk drinking, working to develop a campus/community coalition.
The coalition should complete its plans by May 2004. Strategies include asking communities to examine the question, "How can we expect our students to say 'no' in an environment that only says 'yes'?"
The coalition is made up of community leaders, law enforcement officials, health-care professionals, public school personnel and UNCW students, staff and faculty.
Anyone interested in becoming part of the coalition can call Jessica Burtt at UNCW CROSSROADS, 962-4136, or come to the group's next meeting at 4 p.m. May 22 in Canterbury Annex across from New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Tannis Nelson, N.C. PTA president and a New Hanover County resident, is one of six finalists for the Jay Robinson Leadership Award presented by the Public School Forum Board of Directors.
Dr. Robinson's career as an education leader spanned 50 years and moved from classroom teacher to university vice president to chairman of the State Board of Education. He died in April 2000.
Dr. Robinson was the first president of the Public School Forum when it opened its doors in 1986. The forum will name the winner during a luncheon on June 2. The recipient will receive $5,000 from Wachovia Corp.
The other finalists are: Marsha Bledsoe, superintendent of Surry County Schools; Tom Burnham, superintendent of Henderson County Schools; Jim Causby, superintendent of Johnston County Schools; John Fries, executive regional superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools; and Richard Jones, superintendent of Watauga County Schools.
Columbus County Hospital has scheduled a reception to introduce its nonprofit CCH Foundation and jump-start a yearlong celebration honoring former hospital staff members.
Honorees include Ralph Rodgers, the hospital's administrator from 1968 to 1991, as well as the first 13 doctors on the medical staff when the current hospital building was dedicated in 1977.
The reception will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the hospital's main entrance rotunda. The public is invited, and refreshments will be served.