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FALL-WINTER 2022-2023
DRIVING into
THE FUTURE
NORTH CAROLINA A&T
Contents
MAGAZINE
FALL-WINTER 2022-2023
44 HUMBLE 46
BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIRWOMAN
Hilda M. Pinnix-Ragland ’77
CHANCELLOR
Harold L. Martin Sr. ’74, ’76 MS
BEGINNINGS
57 ON THE COVER
CHIEF OF STAFF
Erin Hill Hart KEEPING IT
ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR
FOR UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
REAL
Todd H. Simmons
EDITOR
Sandra M. Brown
FALL-WINTER 2022-2023
PRODUCTION
Donna M. Wojek-Gibbs, Graphic Design
Village Printing, Printing Services
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Alana V. Allen ’07 (Alumni Relations)
Lydian Bernhardt (Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences)
Jamie Crockett (University Relations)
Tonya D. Dixon ’04, ’21 (University Relations)
Brian M. Holloway ’97 (Athletics)
Jordan M. Howse (Engineering)
Kathryn Kehoe (Library) DRIVING into
Jacob Pritchett (Athletics) THE FUTURE
Jackie Torok (University Relations)
Alexander Saunders
Todd H. Simmons (University Relations)
Will Toman (Athletics) One of N.C. A&T’s Aggie Auto (autonomous)
PHOTOGRAPHER shuttles on the test track at Gateway
Chris English/Tigermoth Creative Research Park, North Campus
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Kevin L. Dorsey (Athletics)
Erin Mizzelle (Athletics)
James F. Parker (CAES)
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N.C. A&T HAS ANOTHER RECORD YEAR
IN RESEARCH FUNDING
MAKING NEWS
By Jamie Crockett, Science Writer,
and Jackie Torok, Director of Media Relations
$97.3 million in awards
Sponsored research activities at North u A $1.05 million N.C. Department a reproducible, 3D membrane-
‘ENGINEERING NORTH CAROLINA’S
Carolina A&T expanded significantly of Environmental Quality grant free neuro-gliovascular-immune
in fiscal year 2022, supported by a to principal investigator system. If successful, this project
FUTURE’ INVESTS $35M IN N.C. A&T second consecutive record year in
contracts and grants to A&T faculty
Raymond Tesiero, Ph.D., in support
of two research projects that will
will “reduce animal use, fill the
scientific gap between in vitro
with researchers earning $97.3 million provide cost-effective solutions to and vivo models and accelerate
in awards. That marked an increase of low-income housing challenges by drug screening and discovery.” For
North Carolina Agricultural and R1-Very High Research Activity in In February of this year, A&T opened $19.2 million over the previous fiscal helping homeowners save energy more on Yun, see page 44.
Technical State University will add the Carnegie Classifications for the Harold L. Martin Sr. Engineering year and a nearly 62% in total research and reduce household expenses.
new leading faculty, enroll more top higher education. This new funding and Research Complex, a new funding over the past two years. This and other research and u A $320,565 grant from the
engineering students and create recognizes that momentum, and $90-million facility that boasts cutting- apprenticeship projects in clean National Science Foundation
world-class research facilities with frankly, it could not have come at a edge technology, including humanoid Faculty across the university are energy were piloted alongside (NSF) for collaborative research on
$35 million in new capital and better time.” robotics, a holographic design studio, increasingly prominent as principal colleagues Balakrishna Gokaraju, speech science to improve
operational state funding from the a state-of-the-art cycloramic driving or co-principal investigators on Ph.D., and Greg Monty, Ph.D., automatic speech recognition
Engineering North Carolina’s Future ENCF funds will address a range of simulator and advanced support for significant federally funded projects whose work resulted in a major systems that are becoming
(ENCF) program. priorities: A&T’s range of self-driving vehicles and of interest to North Carolinians and award from the U.S. Department of ubiquitous in modern life. Joseph
autonomous drones. the world of science more broadly. Commerce last week. D. Stephens, Ph.D., is the principal
ENCF is a special initiative of the • Recruitment and retention of top investigator for the project, which
u A $600,000 USDA National
N.C. General Assembly aimed at undergraduate and graduate The ENCF allocations will enable A&T faculty also were awarded eight has received funding through the
students, which will enjoy $2.5 Institute of Food and Agriculture
dramatically beefing up the high-tech A&T to build on the considerable U.S. patents in FY22—the most ever in NSF Build and Broaden
million in new support grant to lead investigator Salam
workforce for a state exploding in new momentum created by strong student a single fiscal over the university’s 132- Program. “We will help the
Ibrahim, Ph.D., will help establish
business growth, with companies such and corporate interest in the Martin year history. science to become more inclusive
• Creation of four new advanced an airborne virus transmission
as Apple, Toyota, Merck, Honda and Complex. The College of Engineering, by investigating how human
engineering laboratories—The laboratory model to create and
Boom Supersonic either announcing which ranks among the nation’s top Among the many projects to win listeners understand variable
Convergence Engineering disseminate best practices to keep
new campuses or operations in North 150 doctoral degree-granting programs funding are efforts to keep food service speech, and will help diversify the
Applications Lab, the employees safe and address gaps
Carolina over the past year. in engineering, enrolled more than workers safe from airborne viruses, field by increasing the capacity
Interdisciplinary Core Research in evidence-based decision-
2,300 students this academic year. increase flood-mapping capabilities, and involvement of students from
Lab, the Metaverse Engineering making that the COVID-19
Already the nation’s No. 1 university It is responsible for nearly half of the reduce household energy expenses, groups that are underrepresented
Lab and a glass technology pandemic revealed in the food-
in graduation of Black engineers, university’s graduates each year in expand Alzheimer’s disease research in speech science,” said Stephens.
research lab processing industry.
North Carolina A&T and its College “critical workforce” disciplines. frontiers and improve automatic
of Engineering are prepared to do • Expansion of facilities in speech recognition systems. u A $473,615 National Oceanic and “Our faculty are deepening their
much more with the new allocations engineering and the Joint Those graduates enjoy exceptional Atmospheric Administration leadership and reputations across
from ENCF. School of Nanoscience and opportunities in the workplace. “It’s important to underscore that grant to Leila Hashemi Beni, numerous areas of scientific interest,
Nanoengineering, supporting the A&T ranks second among the UNC this funding, awarded competitively, Ph.D., will support her team’s work both on their own and in collaboration
“The substantial and welcome latter’s ascent among the nation’s System’s 16 university campuses in is earned through the creativity and to address gaps in flood extent with peers across campus and around
investments for our university will top nanoscience programs in early career earnings for its alumni—a focus of our talented faculty,” said mapping capabilities by using the country,” said Vice Chancellor for
expand our capabilities to prepare America position fueled by engineering and North Carolina A&T Chancellor Harold drones to gather data that is Research and Economic Development
talented and highly competitive computer science graduates, whose L. Martin Sr. “It enables them to challenging to capture otherwise. Eric Muth, Ph.D. “The growth for which
students in engineering, computer A&T’s national leadership in starting salaries typically exceed make important, impactful advances The data will assist regional and they were responsible last year is not
science and related disciplines,” STEM education generally, and its $65,000. in such areas as autonomous federal agencies to better manage only great for the projects they’re
said Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., preeminence in engineering and vehicle technology, biomaterials, rescue operations and assess involved in now, but for those they will
himself a two-time graduate of A&T in computer science, make it a high- The College of Engineering also nanoengineering and more. damages following a major pursue in the future.”
electrical engineering. demand partner for the high-tech makes significant contributions to storm event.
sector, as do its expanding degree A&T’s annual economic impact, most “I’m grateful for the outstanding effort Research funding is already off to a
u A $324,000 National Institutes of
“These investments also come as North and certificate programs. The recently valued at nearly $1.5 billion, they collectively put forward.” brisk start in the current fiscal year, with
Health National Institute of
Carolina A&T is executing strategy university delivers new graduates most of which is concentrated in the a $23.7 million American Rescue Plan
General Medical Sciences grant
across the board to enhance our who are consistently recognized 10 counties comprising the Piedmont The following are among the projects Good Jobs Challenge grant announced
to lead investigator Yeoheung
standing as a research institution and as exceptionally well prepared for Triad region. that received funding in FY22: last week from the U.S. Department
Yun, Ph.D., will expand previous
elevate our classification to innovation, leadership and impact. of Commerce to create an energy
Alzheimer’s disease research by
workforce training program.
supporting Yun’s development of
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MAKING NEWS
L-R: Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr., second-year elementary education
student and February One Scholar Jayden Seay, U.S. Secretary of
President Joe Biden Education Miguel Cardona and First Lady Jill Biden
PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY BIDEN Biden’s plan later became the massive
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which
North Carolina Governor Cooper
and U.S. Congresswoman Kathy
sizes and safety concerns have
discouraged potential teachers.
KICK OFF NATIONAL TOURS AT N.C. A&T he signed into law in August. Manning (NC-06) also spoke at the
event where A&T senior electrical “So, if we want to add more bright,
Included in the law are provisions engineering student Malkam talented people into this field, if we
of potential interest to North Hawkins introduced the president. want educators to be able to do
Of all the many places across university campuses – as a matter Alumni-Foundation Event Center,
Carolina A&T students and faculty. what they do best, we have to give
the country President Joe Biden of fact, for four years, I was a full the president connected the
A major investment in funding for On Sept. 12, First Lady Jill Biden and them the support that they – or you
could have chosen to boost his professor at the University of dots between A&T’s leadership
wireless supply chain innovation, for U.S. Secretary of Education Michael all – deserve, we have to come to
monumental “Building A Better Pennsylvania. And North Carolina in STEM education and research
instance, could have a significant Cardona made North Carolina A&T places like North Carolina A&T and
America” plan, he chose North A&T is a really impressive place and the needs of a nation focused
effect on graduates of A&T’s Supply their first stop for the Department of say, ‘We need you.’”
Carolina A&T. In an April 14 visit that with a lot of very impressive on increasing its global standing
Chain Management and Marketing Education’s Road to Success Back to
drew media coverage from around students,” said Biden, surrounded in the advanced manufacturing
program, ranked no. 21 nationally School Bus Tour for academic year Cardona agreed saying, “Whatever
the world, the 46th president of by media and dignitaries following sector. “America used to be ranked
for its bachelor’s degree and 19th 2022-23. you’re doing at A&T, and whatever
the United States enthusiastically a tour of the Harold L. Martin No. 1 in the world in investing in
for the Supply Chain Management you will do, you know that your
explained his decision. Sr. Engineering Research and the future. Now we’re ranked No.
concentration of its MBA program. “Teaching isn’t what we do, it’s who school is raising the bar. A&T is a
Innovation Complex. 9 on research and development.
we are,” said Biden, who teaches testament to something any good
“A&T is an extraordinary university Other countries are closing in fast,”
U.S. Environmental Protection at Northern Virginia Community teacher knows: If you set high
with a great tradition – an HBCU In a policy speech later that day Biden said. “We can and we must
Agency Administrator and A&T College. “Obstacles like student expectations and you give students
tradition. I’ve been on a lot of before a packed ballroom in the change that.”
alumnus Michael S. Regan ’98, loans, low salaries, large class access to opportunity, they deliver.”
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MAKING NEWS
By Jamie Crockett, Science Writer
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical IBM will provide access to the following:
State University will collaborate with IBM to
• Cybersecurity curricula. IBM will develop for each HBCU a customized
establish a virtual Cybersecurity Leadership
IBM Security Learning Academy portal—an IBM client offering—including
Center aimed at enhancing opportunities
courses designed to help the university enhance its cybersecurity
for learning, application and professional
education portfolio.
development for students and faculty.
• Immersive learning experience. Faculty and students will have an
“North Carolina A&T State University opportunity to benefit from IBM Security’s Command Center, through
being chosen as one of the first six HBCU which they can experience a highly realistic, simulated cyberattack,
(historically Black college and university) designed to prepare them and train them on response techniques.
Cybersecurity Leadership Centers is a great Moreover, faculty will have access to consultation sessions with IBM
privilege that will provide our students technical personnel on cybersecurity.
with access to top-notch education,
• Cloud access. IBM will provide faculty and students with no-cost access
technology, and industry professionals
to multiple SaaS IBM Cloud environments.
and will ensure the future cybersecurity
workforce will be diverse, experienced
In a recent announcement, IBM noted the Cybersecurity Leadership
and capable of protecting this country,”
Center is the result of a pledge the company’s leaders made last year in
said Hossein Sarrafzadeh, Ph.D., director of
efforts to “build a more diverse U.S. cyber workforce” and “underscore IBM’s
the Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity
focus on providing STEM job training to traditionally underrepresented
Research, Education and Outreach
communities as part of its commitment to skill 30 million people
(CREO).
worldwide by 2030 to create equitable, inclusive economic opportunities
while also addressing a longstanding STEM job skills shortage impacting
“IBM recognizes the untapped talent
the business community.”
at HBCUs, and with this investment,
they are building a cybersecurity
“We believe that the most promising job candidates for today’s demanding
education infrastructure that will propel
careers will come from communities that may have been historically
underrepresented communities to the
overlooked or excluded due to outdated hiring policies and old-fashioned
N.C. A&T, IBM TO ESTABLISH
forefront of security leadership,” Sarrafzadeh
credentialing,” said Justina Nixon-Saintil, vice president, IBM Corporate
added.
Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social and Governance. “That’s why
CYBERSECURITY LEADERSHIP CENTER, N.C. A&T joins this initiative with Clark
we’re uniting the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors to cultivate STEM
BOOST DIVERSITY IN FIELD
talent from underrepresented communities to address the world’s most
Atlanta University, Morgan State University,
critical challenges.”
South Carolina State University, Southern
University System and Xavier University of
The university has cemented its leadership in cybersecurity research and its
Louisiana.
preparation of the next generation of leaders in the field through CREO and
the College of Engineering, which consistently garners national recognition,
including recent graduate program rankings for the college and its
computer science program in U.S. News & World Report.
“We believe that the most
promising job candidates The Cybersecurity Leadership Center builds upon an already-existing
for today’s demanding relationship between A&T and the company, following the university’s
careers will come from designation as an IBM-HBCU Quantum Research Center.
communities that may have
been historically overlooked
or excluded …”
— Justina Nixon-Saintil, vice president, IBM Corporate
Social Responsibility and Environmental, Social and Governance
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SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS
EARN TOP 10 RANKING
RESEARCHERS TO EXAMINE ranked
North Carolina A&T
MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
has been
among the Best
Social Work
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The Engineering Research Center for
Precision Microbiome Engineering, or
environments—the homes, offices, cars,
hospitals, stores and other manmade
Joining Duke and A&T in this effort
are the University of North Carolina at
Schools in North
PreMiEr, aims to develop diagnostic
tools and engineering approaches
enclosures that underpin modern
society. Yet very little is known about
Chapel Hill, UNC Carolina and North
Carolina State University.
Carolina for 2022 by Social Work
Degree Center.
that promote building designs the ever-present but largely invisible
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for preventing the colonization of populations of microorganisms (built Of the more than 40 researchers, almost
only
harmful bacteria, fungi or viruses environment microbiomes) that grow half are women and nearly 20% belong
while encouraging beneficial and live in these spaces. to historically marginalized groups in N.C. A&T is the
microorganisms.
“PreMiEr represents a logical
STEM, contributing to the development
of a diverse workforce capable of tackling historically Black
PreMiEr is funded by a five-year,
$26 million grant from the National
continuation in an ongoing
collaboration between Duke and
these critical challenges into the future.
college or
Science Foundation (NSF), renewable
for a second five-year, $26 million term.
North Carolina A&T State University
in microbiome research,” said Joseph
The NSF ERC program supports
convergent research that will lead to
university
named to the website’s Top 10 list.
The Duke center is one of four new Graves Jr., professor of biological strong societal impact. Each ERC has
Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) sciences at N.C. A&T. “Researchers interacting foundational components
announced by the agency in August. at A&T will be contributing much of that go beyond the research project,
the foundational research that will including engineering workforce Students can earn
a B.A. in sociology,
“This center touches on the struggles allow us to better understand the
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development at all participant stages,
any parent or caregiver undergoes microbiomes of built environments.” fostering a culture of diversity and
because they want to make the best
decisions about what their loved PreMiEr will focus its efforts through
inclusion where all participants gain
mutual benefit, and creating value a BSW, an MSW
ones are exposed to,” said Claudia
Gunsch, Ph.D., professor of civil and
an inclusive and collaborative lens
to ensure that any of the questions
within an innovation ecosystem that
will outlast the lifetime of the ERC.
and Ph.D. in social work, the latter two
from the Joint Programs in Social Work
environmental engineering at Duke asked or solutions pursued The program was created in 1984 to
with UNC Greensboro.
and the director of PreMiEr. incorporate a wide range of cultural bring technology-based industry and
and societal viewpoints. This is universities together in an effort to
“We want to be able to go into reflected in the structure of the strengthen the competitive position “The BSW is a four-year program that prepares students
hospital rooms or other closed research center, which includes a core of American industry in the global to become effective social workers in various roles that
environments and devise treatment area for investigating the societal and marketplace. ultimately champion human rights at all levels” while
strategies for unwanted microbes,” ethical implications of microbiome “the MSW program focuses on preparing students to
Gunsch added. “That’s something that engineering to innovate responsibly. “For decades, NSF Engineering work in a multicultural environment,” the website notes.
is achievable in the short term. For Research Centers have transformed “Graduates are ready to promote economic and social
the long term, we want to develop “We have been particularly interested technologies and fostered innovations justice that benefits the population of North Carolina.”
the tools, procedures and knowledge in how the novel environments in the United States through bold
base needed to identify and define that will be produced by long-term research, collaborative partnerships,
what a healthy microbiome looks like space travel will alter the human and a deep commitment to inclusion
the
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and devise approaches for promoting microbiome,” Graves said. “We have The joint MSW is ranked among
North Carolina A&T scientists will join and broadening participation,” said
with colleagues at Duke University to
study microbial communities within
those healthy microbiomes across a
wide range of built environments.”
already performed one of the only
long-term studies of the impact of
Sethuraman Panchanathan, Ph.D.,
director of NSF. “The new NSF centers
top 75 such
the built environments in which microgravity and silver (a material will continue the legacy of impacts that programs in the United States,
people work, live and play. Human beings spend more than used in water purification in space) on improve lives across the Nation.” according to U.S. News & World Report’s
90% of their time within built a microorganism.” Graduate School rankings for 2022.
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MAKING NEWS
AHA AWARDS $2.3M FOR
RESEARCH TO IMPROVE
MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
By Lydian Bernhardt, Interim Director of Communications, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES)
A team from North Carolina “The overarching goal of our work the United States was 55.3 deaths
Agricultural and Technical State is to transform perinatal and per 100,000 live births, which
University and the University of North reproductive health services so that exceeds the national maternal
Carolina at Chapel Hill has been each mother, birthing person, and mortality rates in more than 100
awarded a four-year, $2.3 million health team member is seen, heard countries worldwide.
grant from the American Heart and valued,” Williams said. “The
Association to study ways to improve curriculum that we create will “For Black infants, the mortality rate
outcomes among women who are help to establish trust and healing is 10.6 per 1,000 live births, which
Janiya Mitnaul Williams, right, works with a student in N.C. A&T’s lactation program.
more likely to experience pregnancy from birth-related trauma and is higher than that of more than
Lactation students will help implement a curriculum that Williams and her partners
complications because of poor professional moral injury, and share 80 countries. These disparities are developed with the support of an American Heart Association grant.
heart health. it with a national audience. rooted in structural racism, and
they require holistic solutions that
Building Equitable Linkages with “Through this training, birthing address the cultural norms and
Interprofessional Education Valuing people, community members and practices that define the distribution
BELIEVE has three main components:
Everyone (BELIEVE) will be led by health team members will be able to of health care.”
Janiya Mitnaul Williams, director of engage in holistic, person-centered,
the Human Lactation Program at N.C. collaborative care that can reverse BELIEVE is one of five nationwide 1). First, the team will partner Harper, an expert in technical 3). Finally, the team will implement
A&T; Kimberly D. Harper, perinatal the structural racism and mistrust projects funded by the American with community-based writing, bias and visual rhetoric, the BELIEVE curriculum and
neonatal outreach coordinator that drives disparities in maternal Heart Association as part of its organizations and national which includes the ways quantify its impact though
at the UNC School of Medicine; and infant outcomes.” Health Equity Research Network on leaders in Black maternal health images are used to include or assessments, simulated
Alison Stuebe, M.D., M.Sc., a professor Disparities in Maternal-Infant Health to identify gaps in current exclude others, will take the lead interactions among birthing
of obstetrics and gynecology at Pre-eclampsia, or high blood Outcomes, a $20 million program care and discover the structural in writing BELIEVE’s curriculum people and health teams, and
the UNC School of Medicine; pressure during pregnancy and with the goal of improving heart changes that are needed to and best practices to help interviews.
and Kimberly C. Harper, Ph.D., an in the postpartum period, is the health, particularly among women support sustained change and address implicit biases that
associate professor in A&T’s English No. 1 killer of Black women during of color. improve maternal outcomes. providers may have. The students “To work on dismantling systemic
department whose research interests pregnancy or postpartum. Systemic in A&T’s Lactation Certificate racism in the health care system
include Black maternal health and racism is one of the contributors to A&T will also take the lead 2). Second, the team will develop Program, in the Department of requires this kind of holistic
reproductive justice. high blood pressure, Williams said. in engaging a diverse population and test the BELIEVE curriculum Family and Consumer Sciences, approach,” Williams said. “We expect
of participants from among both virtually and in-person. Pre- will take part in the curriculum that this curriculum will help to
The project’s goal is to assess gaps in “In 2020, a Black birthing woman in historically Black colleges and licensure interdisciplinary teams and help develop its next phases. establish the trust and healing that
current practice, create a curriculum the United States was 2.9 times as universities (HBCUs) to work with the will include students enrolled in lead to better outcomes.”
to address them, and implement likely to die as a non-Hispanic white project. Other collaborators include programs such as medicine, Teams from four hospitals in
the curriculum across a network of woman,” Williams said. “The maternal the University of Pennsylvania, nursing, lactation, doula, social central North Carolina, including
hospital and community providers. mortality rate for Black women in Northwestern University, The Ohio work, and nutrition. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital,
State University and the University of Duke University Hospital and UNC
Alabama at Birmingham. Hospitals, will participate in
piloting and development.
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MAKING NEWS
Seventy years after Chief Justice Henry Frye and Shirley for Action Greensboro, served on the Greensboro City
Frye met as undergraduates at North Carolina A&T, the Schools Board of Education and in leadership positions at
legendary couple donated their personal archives to the United Way of Greater Greensboro, N.C. A&T Real Estate
university’s F.D. Bluford Library. Foundation Board, High Point University Board of Trustees
and others.
The acquisition of this collection, which was announced
following the university’s Student Honors Convocation in “Shirley Frye is the most requested woman in the archives,”
April, represents more than five decades of materials that said James Stewart, archives and special collections
document the Fryes’ historic legacy in civil rights, social librarian at A&T. “Her leadership and civic engagement are
justice and civic engagement. of the highest order and her dedication to public service is
matched by that of her husband, Justice Henry Frye.”
The materials will establish the Justice Henry E. and
Shirley T. Frye Archival Collection, which will be preserved, Henry Frye joined the Air Force upon graduating with
protected and made accessible to the university, the public highest honors from A&T. When he returned home, he
and the world for study, research and discussion. married Shirley Taylor on Aug. 25, 1956—the same day he
was denied the right to vote. This act of discrimination
The Fryes both graduated from N.C. A&T in 1953 and went fueled his desire to build an equitable America, and in 1959
on to become local, state and national trailblazers, each in he became the first African American student to complete
their own right. all three years of study and graduate from the University of
North Carolina School of Law.
Shirley Frye, who received the 2022 Triad Business
Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Special His continued hard work and dedication led to a series
Achievement Award in May, has earned many accolades of additional firsts: the first African American assistant U.S.
in her lifetime, including The (Greensboro, North Carolina) district attorney (1963); first Black man in the 20th century
News & Record Woman of the Year Award for 2017 and to be elected to the N.C. General Assembly (1968); first
the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of North Carolina’s African American appointed to the N.C. Supreme Court
highest civilian honors. (1983); and first African American chief justice of the N.C.
Supreme Court (1999).
After earning her B.S. in education and English with high
honors, Shirley Frye taught at Washington Elementary
School then earned a master’s degree in special education The collection represents more than five decades
and psychology to become a special education teacher
of materials that document the Fryes’ legacy in
serving the Greensboro community. Later, she returned
to A&T as assistant vice chancellor for development and civil rights, social justice and civic engagement.
university relations and as special assistant to the chancellor
before her career led her to serve as special assistant to the
president and director of planned giving at neighboring While making a career out of making North Carolina history,
Bennett College. She also worked for the North Carolina Henry Frye also remained dedicated to serving Greensboro
Department of Public Instruction and retired as vice through endeavors such as establishing Greensboro
president of community relations at WFMY News 2, where National Bank to combat lending discrimination against
she won an Emmy. Black business owners in the city. He is also moved by
poetry, having memorized Edgar Albert Guest’s “It Couldn’t
Throughout her career, Shirley Frye has also been a Be Done” and writing a poem for his wife on the occasion of
devoted community volunteer. She led the integration their 65th wedding anniversary that was published in The
JUSTICE HENRY E. AND SHIRLEY T. FRYE of Greensboro’s two segregated YWCAs in the 1970s, News & Record.
ARCHIVAL COLLECTION ESTABLISHED serving as the new organization’s first president and
with her work used as a model for YWCAs across the “I am proud that my alma mater, which gave me my
By Kathryn Kehoe, Communications Librarian, and Jackie Torok, Director of Media Relations country. The city’s newest YWCA building is named in her foundation to do all I was able to do, is receiving this
honor. Additionally, she chaired the steering committee collection,” he said.
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N.C. A&T CONTINUES
ITS ASCENT IN U.S.
NEWS & WORLD REPORT
PARTNERSHIP FORMED WITH CHEMOURS Renzun Zhao, Ph.D., an assistant professor
GRADUATE RANKINGS
N
TO ENHANCE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES of environmental engineering in the
College of Engineering, research goals are
North Carolina A&T continued its ascent in the U.S. News &
to “promote environmental sustainability,
World Report graduate program rankings, showing up with
By Jamie Crockett, Science Writer by understanding the complex water-
national rankings in four key academic areas.
energy interrelationship and mitigating
the environmental impacts by industrial
Over the next three years, North Graduate programs in the Willie A. Deese College of Business
activities, with emphasis on water/
Carolina A&T and The Chemours and Economics led the pack, with its highest ranking yet
wastewater and solid/hazardous waste.”
Company will partner to enhance at No. 94 nationally. The Deese College broke into the top
research, educational and coaching 100 last year, and continues to be the highest-ranked public
Additionally, Zhao was a mentor for civil
opportunities for faculty and graduate HBCU graduate business program in the nation.
engineering undergraduate student
students in areas related to chemistry
Myles Greer for his project selected for
and chemical engineering. N.C. A&T’s College of Engineering, the nation’s top college in
Virginia Tech’s 2021 Nanotechnology
graduation of African American engineers, earned two major
Entrepreneurship Challenge project,
The company will provide funding academic programming consistent forward to deepening our partnership rankings: No. 146 among all doctoral-granting engineering
which focused on repurposing coal fly
for faculty-led research proposals with our land-grant mission.” with N.C. A&T and engaging with their schools, and No. 175 in computer science. Only three other
ash on a nanoscale.
that are of mutual interest and are faculty and students.” North Carolina graduate engineering programs rank higher.
collaboratively selected following This partnership builds upon A&T is ranked No. 175 in computer science, with only four in-
Zhao recently received an Environmental
the university’s annual request for Chemours’ previous scholarship A&T is uniquely positioned to state programs ahead.
Enhancement Grant from N.C. Attorney
proposals. The funding also will support of A&T students and contribute to this partnership and the
General Josh Stein to lead a project
support at least one graduate student the company’s 2030 Corporate goal of driving new science in water Finally, A&T is among the nation’s top 300 biology programs,
which will partly focus on characterizing,
for each project, and the research Responsibility Commitment goals treatment as it is home to leading with a ranking of 275. The College of Science and Technology
measuring the amount of and removing
team will have access to coaching which include a commitment experts in multiple disciplines across program is one of eight across the state to earn a national
dissolved organic nitrogen found in
from Chemours’ scientists and to reduce process emissions of campus whose research interests ranking.
liquid waste generated from landfills in
engineers. Additionally, N.C. A&T and fluorinated organic chemicals by explore and address PFAS or other
eastern North Carolina.
Chemours have agreed to pursue 99% or more. environmental challenges. In the U.S. News Online Graduate Program rankings, A&T was
extramural funding, which could already ranked 19th among all universities in information
Niroj Aryal, Ph.D., an assistant professor
support the establishment of a center “Chemours is a company focused on For example, the research technology and No. 20 in such programs for veterans.
in the College of Agriculture and
of excellence in water treatment, innovation and sustainable solutions, of Dongyang “Sunny” Deng, Ph.D., an
Environmental Sciences (CAES), focuses
among other initiatives. with a bedrock commitment to associate professor in the Department “Our growth in quality in graduate programs is matched by
partly on emerging pollutants, watershed
responsible manufacturing. We’re of Built Environment in the College our growth in applications and enrollment, which has grown
and stormwater management. He
“N.C. A&T is known for producing excited to partner with a premier of Science and Technology, includes by more than 14% over the past three years, in the midst of
and other CAES colleagues recently
strong STEM graduates from richly institution like N.C. A&T to help a focus on “physical, chemical and a pandemic,” said Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for
published “A Review on Constructed
diverse backgrounds. We’re excited to advance new research to meet the biological wastewater treatment Academic Affairs Tonya Smith-Jackson, Ph.D. “As a doctoral-
Treatment Wetlands for Removal
work with Chemours on challenging world’s demands now and in the technology development and granting land grant institution, we take very seriously our
of Pollutants in the Agricultural
new technical programs that will drive days to come,” said Chemours Vice chemical spill and fate in the commitment to the students of this state in making strong,
Runoff” in Sustainability.
research with the potential to benefit President of Technology Randal environment.” meaningful graduate programs available to them. We look
people everywhere,” said Eric Muth, King. “N.C. A&T’s students represent forward to continued growth in the years ahead.”
Finally, EPA Administrator Michael S.
Ph.D., vice chancellor for research and the future of chemistry, and we’ve Deng previously received the
Regan, who graduated from CAES
economic development. “Working been fortunate to fund scholarships Outstanding Young Investigator A&T is now in its eighth year as America’s largest HBCU,
with a B.S. in earth and environmental
alongside our distinguished faculty, for several students attending the award during a university celebration according to U.S. Department of Education data. It is ranked
science, announced last fall the agency’s
our students will also benefit from university through our Future of of faculty excellence event. The U.S. No. 1 among all HBCUs by Money magazine and Washington
roadmap to address PFAS contamination
interaction and mentoring from Chemistry Scholarship program and Environmental Protection Agency also Monthly magazine, as well as the top-ranked public HBCU
as well as implementing a new testing
Chemours’ leading scientists. We look the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative. invited her to review “an emerging by Forbes.
strategy for PFAS manufacturers
forward to bringing new opportunities This agreement is a natural next contaminant proposal regarding PFAS
nationwide.
to advance our research and step in our relationship, and we look in agricultural wastewater.”
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foundational components of investing
and finance, integrating a degree with
entrepreneurial pursuits, career and plan
roadblocks, corporate success and more.
Hobson concluded the conversation with
the considerable need to improve financial
literacy.
“If I could change one thing, if I were queen
for a day, and if I could just wave my wand,
it’s that we would be teaching money
and investing starting in grade school,”
she said. “I think financial knowledge and
the language of money is like a foreign
language. The earlier you start, the better
you will be.”
Johnson shared his personal story of
business development and practical
Mellody Hobson
knowledge with a capacity-filled audience
CHANCELLOR’S SPEAKER SERIES at North Carolina A&T’s Harrison
Auditorium on March 29.
ADDRESSES BUILDING BLACK Nearly as soon as he took the stage, Johnson
WEALTH AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS Earvin "Magic" Johnson
admonished attendees to understand one thing above
all else: “If you don’t dream it, you can’t become it.” Then
he added, “See yourself in that [CEO] position. Here it is
40 years later, and I am that CEO.”
Johnson’s statement referenced his own story of working
as a young janitor of a company, but envisioning himself
By Tonya D. Dixon ’04, ’21, Director of Digital Content as the CEO.
Hobson addressed one of the top roadblocks to Black Throughout the evening, he referenced the power of
Mellody Hobson Global finance expert Mellody Hobson and business
wealth creation and proliferation—it is taboo to talk about investing in urban America by way of increased housing
mogul Earvin “Magic” Johnson shared their personal
and Earvin “Magic” stories and tried-and-true advice during their respective money—and that it must be dispelled. and retail opportunities as well as job creation.
Johnson share wealth keynote presentations for the 2021-22 Chancellor’s Speaker
Series. To kick off the 2022-23 series, actor, director and “When I was very young, my mother had me paying “A lot of money leaves our communities because
(of knowledge), while director Tracee Ellis Ross took center stage to discuss the check. In the beginning it was handing the money somebody else owns the businesses. We need our own
Tracee Ellis Ross has empowering women. over the counter, then it was counting the change,” she businesses,” he said.
said, noting the very act of participating in the process
a conversation on and exchange of money provides a sense of clarity for In addition to numerous other ventures, Johnson
The first event, on Feb. 17, was virtual, but to the delight of
empowerment. viewers the conversation progressed along the lines of an children at a young age. thrived with Magic Johnson movie theaters and
intimate conversation between trusted advisors—Hobson Starbucks franchise stores located in urban areas.
and moderator/N.C. A&T graduate Ebony Thomas ’97. The conversation navigated and addressed issues specific Knowing his customer base was key and continues to
to college students, including student loan repayment, be key to his success.
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On Oct. 4, Ross was met by a sold-out Harrison She added that the antidote to fear, whenever it creeps
Auditorium eager to hear her views on “Empowered: A in, is being well informed. “Getting information is part of
Conversation About Women’s Rights.” being empowered,” she said.
From the moment the curtains opened, the anticipation “We should all have the right to whatever happens in our
was high and the energy never waned. Ross and bodies. Full stop,” said Rankins. “Historically, as women, we
moderator, alumna and obstetrician-gynecologist haven’t had control over our own bodies.”
Dr. Nicole Rankins ’98 settled into an engaging
conversation that touched on health and welfare wellness, As the conversation drew to a close, Ross discussed how
representation, success and self-empowerment. she has evolved and grown into the woman she is today,
the importance of intentionality with your own path,
In response to her thoughts on the implicit requirement advocating for one another and the power of voting.
that women must overproduce for equal treatment, Ross
said that not only are women enough, but women are “Even as a child, when I saw things unfair, I think that was
worthy and powerful: “Those are facts. Even though the me beginning to be a figher for justice and showing up for
world doesn’t always mirror that back.” others,” she said. “My freedom is inextricably tied to yours
and others. I have decided to be intentional and purposeful
After exploring the complexities and obstacles women about how I use my voice and the agency I have.
historically have had to overcome, the conversation
turned toward entrepreneurship, specifically how women “Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides.
are breaking barriers and developing the products and Genuinely make space for yourself in the world and honor
services they want and need. Ross shared the evolution of your heart. Don’t live a life that’s anyone’s but your own. I
her haircare line, Pattern Beauty, which has been 10 years just want you guys to thrive.”
in the making.
“I’m excited to have total creative control,” she said.
Ross said she certainly endured doubt, but she knew
what she wanted and was willing to wait until she could
provide a product she was proud to offer.
“I want to promise something with the [Pattern Beauty]
brand … everything with the company runs through the
mission.”
Touching on the recent Roe v. Wade Supreme Court
decision, Ross and Rankins shared their concerns in a
moment that nearly silenced the room.
Out of the country at the time of the announcement,
Ross said she was overwhelmed and had to gather her
thoughts through journaling. “I am worthy. I am more
than the parts of my body. I am a whole being,” she said
in summation. “Don’t compare your insides to Dr. Nicole Rankins (moderator)
and Tracee Ellis Ross
other people’s outsides."
— Tracee Ellis Ross
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UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MAKING NEWS RAISES OUT-OF-STATE
ENROLLMENT CAP
By Jordan M. Howse, Director of Communications,
N.C. A&T HITS HIGH MARKS College of Engineering (COE)
By Jackie Torok, Director of Media Relations
IIn April, in an endorsement of North Carolina A&T’s growing
prominence in drawing highly qualified prospective students
from around the globe, the UNC System Board of Governors
increased the university’s out-of-state enrollment cap from 30%
Following a year when A&T students incur to begin with by chain management as well as his Women in Technology, she accelerated to 35%.
generated a record $181.4 million both reducing their expenses and proactive contributions defining the number of women in technical roles.
through the eight-year Campaign accelerating their time to degree.” healthy, engaged corporate cultures, With the new cap, up to 35% of N.C. A&T’s annual incoming
for North Carolina A&T—believed to implementing environmental and Uzzell received her B.S. in mechanical first-year class can be comprised of students from other states
be the largest capital campaign total Provost Emerita Beryl McEwen sustainability standards, diversity, engineering from A&T and MBA in and nations. Dramatically growing numbers of such students
ever raised by a public historically joined other HBCU leaders on equity and inclusion practices international business from Fairleigh seek admission to A&T, owing to its recognized national
Black college or university (HBCU)— June 17 to address the Professional and policies, and leadership Dickinson University. She is a recipient of leadership in STEM education, engineering, journalism,
the university continues to attract Pipeline Development Group at development. numerous awards, including the United agricultural science and liberal arts. Such students may not
national attention for its own success the New York Stock Exchange. She Nations Global Leadership Award and displace qualified in-state students who meet the university’s
and champion that of its fellow shared details on A&T’s research, Deese earned his B.S. in business one of ADWEEK’s Top Black Women admissions standards; as a result, they enroll at A&T with
HBCUs. corporate collaborations and overall administration from A&T and Trailblazers in Tech. She fuses her passion exceptionally high academic profiles (their high school GPA, for
ascent as a research university, MBA from Western New England for social justice and her leadership to instance, are typically above 4.0).
In June, Chancellor Harold L. Martin helping to show what A&T and College. The Willie A. Deese College shine light on inequality in tech spaces
Sr. represented HBCUs across the its HBCU colleagues have to offer of Business and Economics – the and forge opportunities for others. A&T is in its ninth-straight year as the nation’s largest HBCU
country as part of the 2022 Business members of NYSE looking for first named college at A&T – honors and is ranked the no. 1 HBCU in America by the UniversityHQ
Roundtable Racial Equity and new hires and opportunities to his many contributions to his Two other President’s Board of Advisors rankings organization.
Justice Event, “Bridging the Gap: collaborate. alma mater, which he credits with on HBCUs appointees— Academy Award
Creating Wealth through Equitable providing him the foundational nominated and SAG and Golden Globe “As a doctoral, land-grant institution, our mission is to be the
Opportunity,” in Washington, D.C. McEwen, HBCU colleagues and platform upon which he was able winning actor, filmmaker and activist people’s university, providing rich educational opportunity to
leaders of the PPDG also rang the to build a successful. He fervently Taraji P. Henson and 12-time NBA All- high-achieving students from all backgrounds and origins,” said
Martin served on a panel with Marvin closing bell for the stock exchange believes that when we level the Star, two-time Olympic Gold medalist, Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. “We are grateful for a new cap
Ellison, chairman, president and that day, a special moment that can playing field by providing equitable philanthropist and humanitarian Chris that recognizes the impact of our university nationally and the
CEO of Lowe’s Companies Inc., and be viewed online at https://www. resources and opportunities for all, it Paul—also have ties to A&T. chance to educate more outstanding students in our state, a
Robert Smith, founder, chairman youtube.com/watch?v=7-leFkInh-o. leads to positive outcomes that have great many of whom remain here after graduation, increasing
and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, to (McEwen is pictured front left.) an exponential impact on society. The President’s Board advances the goal the quality and diversity of our workforce.”
speak on “Strengthening Diversity of the HBCU Initiative, established by
in the Workforce: Partnering with Before visiting the A&T campus in Uzzell is CEO of the National Society the Carter Administration, to increase An increased interest in HBCUs has led to more applications at
HBCUs” with moderator CNBC April, President Biden appointed of Black Engineers, the largest the capacity of HBCUs to provide the all the UNC System’s HBCUs. In 2020, the board increased the
Senior White House Correspondent alumni Willie A. Deese ‘77 and Black STEM community impacting highest-quality education to its students 18% enrollment cap to 25% for A&T which proved to benefit
Kayla Tausche. Janeen Uzzell ‘90 to the 18-member society and industry. In her former and continue serving as engines of the learning environment for high-caliber Aggies.
President’s Board of Advisors on role as chief operating officer for opportunity.
“Our alumni have been and continue Historically Black Colleges and the Wikimedia Foundation, which In 2021, legislation was passed to allow students on full
to be an excellent source of support Universities. operates Wikipedia, she drove “We are constantly exploring methods scholarship, including student-athletes, be counted as in-state
for current students. We know process improvement and helped and developing strategies to build upon students when calculating first-year enrollment rates. These
we can count on our alumni to Deese is a retired pharmaceutical launch the Wikimedia Knowledge our success and maintain its momentum measures have continued to present A&T with preeminent
reach back and help their fellow executive and corporate board Equity Fund to address racial well into the future,” said Martin. “Our growth for the university, the city of Greensboro and the
Aggies find success,” said Martin, member whose career spans five inequities in free knowledge. For mission is rooted in the charge to create workforce of North Carolina.
“We have also heavily invested in decades. He most recently served nearly two decades, she held various a diverse and inclusive community
student success initiatives—such as executive vice president of roles at General Electric, working of change agents who will provide In addition to raising the enrollment cap at A&T, the board also
as free textbooks and iPads and manufacturing at Merck and Co. in healthcare technologies in some innovative solutions to the issues facing voted to raise North Carolina Central University’s cap to 35%
free summer school sessions – that Inc. He is recognized for his expertise of the world’s most challenging our society and our global economy.” and Elizabeth City State University’s cap to 50%.
are intended to minimize the debt in manufacturing and supply environments. As the head of
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N.C. A&T LANDS $23.7M GOOD JOBS
CHALLENGE GRANT FOR CLEAN
ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING
By Jackie Torok, Director of Media Relations
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina STEPs4GROWTH will create quality, Group, the International Brotherhood
Raimondo announced a $23.7 demand-driven training for the of Electrical Workers and the
million American Rescue Plan Good region’s growing clean energy sector. North Carolina Sustainable Energy
Jobs Challenge grant to North With a focus on equity, the program Association were also on hand.
Carolina A&T on Aug. 4, to create will use mobile training units in
STEPs4GROWTH, a clean energy 16 economically distressed North “We are on the cutting edge of
workforce training program. Carolina counties to remove barriers the clean energy economy,” said
to access and deliver training where Cooper, noting North Carolina’s
N.C. A&T’s portion of the overall $500 workers are. STEPS4GROWTH will ranking by CNBC and Business
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo high-fives North Carolina A&T mechanical engineering
million Good Jobs Challenge, which serve as a national training model Facilities magazine as the top state
is funded by President Biden’s that will create a diverse talent in the country to do business. “This
student Sydney Parker as Assistant U.S. Commerce Secretary for Economic Development Alejandra
American Rescue Plan, is the largest pipeline to support the economy. transformative grant will invest in Castillo, left, and N.C. Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders look on at the Harold L. Martin
among the 32 worker-centered, our state’s diverse workforce as we Sr. Engineering Research and Innovation Complex on Aug. 4.
industry-led workforce training “This is the first-ever Commerce continue to create high-paying
partnerships across the country and Department initiative where we clean energy jobs and bolster North
is single-largest award the university are totally focused on job training,” Carolina A&T’s reputation as a
has received for research. said Raimondo. “That’s what this is national leader in preparing students
about—real jobs, family-sustaining for the economy of the future.”
Black colleges and universities. Through a holistic, integrated clean energy employers to create
“Through this important project, jobs that everybody can get.”
Few institutions are so critical, so partnership approach, these projects an effective, inclusive workforce
North Carolina A&T will play a As part of the project, more than 40
central to their communities and will provide tangible opportunities training program.”
leading role in preparing well-trained Joining Raimondo on the employers—including Strata Clean
their alumni, so HBCUs are a perfect and security for American workers,
workers to fill the many skilled jobs A&T campus for the historic Energy, Enviva, Siemens, Duke and
place to build lasting relationships focusing on serving and supporting “We are on a mission to make sure
in America’s rapidly growing clean announcement were Assistant Blue Ridge Power—have committed
to unlock opportunity.” a broad range of underserved that every American—regardless of
energy sector,” said Chancellor U.S. Commerce Secretary for to hiring 3,000 STEPs4GROWTH
communities and connecting where they live or the color of their
Harold L. Martin Sr. “The prescient Economic Development Alejandra trainees over four years, then 1,500
The 32 awardee projects were workers with the training, skills skin, how old they are, whether
work of A&T engineering faculty Castillo, U.S. Congresswoman Alma trainees every year afterward.
selected from a competitive pool of and support services needed to they are in recovery, formerly
and principal investigators on this Adams ’68, Gov. Roy Cooper, N.C.
509 applicants. By partnering with successfully secure a good job. incarcerated—has a chance to get a
grant, Balakrishna Gokaraju and Greg Secretary of Commerce Machelle “I’m happy to pick up the baton
stakeholders such as labor unions, real job,” said Raimondo. “You guys
Monty, has culminated in a novel Baker Sanders, N.C. Department of here because, as y’all already know,
community colleges and industry, “The Good Jobs Challenge is are working together as a team.
program for delivering education Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny, our national champion Aggies
these projects will solve for local bringing together diverse partners When we sit down to say, ‘Where
credentials through stackable N.C. Department of Environmental know how to run a relay,” joked
talent needs, increase the supply of and local leaders to advance do we want to invest the money?’
certificates. Quality Secretary Elizabeth Biser, N.C. Adams, referring to A&T’s national
trained workers and help workers workforce training programs across we keep coming back here [to
Senator Gladys Robinson and championship 4x400 men’s relay
secure jobs in 15 key industries the country,” said Castillo. “Led by North Carolina] because we trust
“Their training program will Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughn. team. “As the founder and co-chair
that are essential to U.S. supply North Carolina A&T, the nation’s your stewardship. So, let’s make
contribute significantly to preparing of the Congressional Bipartisan
chains, global competitiveness, and largest historically Black college this great.”
the highly skilled clean energy Business leaders from Duke Energy, HBCU Caucus, I know the power of
regional development. and university, this program is
workforce of the future.” Siemens Energy, Piedmont Services partnerships with our historically
bringing together education and
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