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Clark Atlanta University Panther November 25, 1991 _PaCjfe_2 Maddox, 44, Dies By Kesha Moorefield. Copy Editor Jacque Maddox, 44, on leave as the first General Manager of CAU Television, passed of apparent heart failure on November 16 in Washington, D.C.. She was employed as a special assistant to the chief of staff of the Peace Corps. Her main duties consisted of planning and organizing the 30th anniversary celebration of the Peace Corps and the reunion of its 130,000 former volunteers. During a memorial service held November 20 at Central United Methodist Church, friends and former co workers , remembered how she affected their lives. Chief of Police Eldrin Bell reflected on how she would come to a person's aid to protect their well being. Some students in the department read poems they had written during the ceremony. Maddox was one of the first Black women to embark upon a career as an anchorperson in the South. She started out in Nashville during the 70's at WLAC radio. Later, she was employed as a television broadcaster for WSIX/Channel 8 in the city,. The reporter relocated to Atlanta to work as a televison personaltiy and general assignment reporter for WAGA/Channel 5 in 1974. She was one of 12 people to receive the William Benton Fellowship at the University of Chicago in 1987. She received a bachelor's degree in speech and mass communications from Ball State University in 1970. Anita Barham, interim general manager, met Maddox in 1988 when she became host of 'Community Journal'. Later that year the former anchorperson was named general manager of communications for CAU. She remembered her as being a nice person who was willing to help students and offer advice. "She was aggressive and when she wanted something done it had to be done the right way," Barham said. The former anchorperson was also a very good jazz and classical pianist according to Barham. "This was her love but she preferred for people not to know it because she believed it interfered with her other tasks," she added. Occasionally she could be coerced into playing a few bars. Adrian Tibbs, a senior at CAU, met her when he came to the institution four years ago. He remembered her introducing him to every one on the staff during his first day of work study in the department."The ir pact she made upon my life at t at point has continued thus xr," he added. "Like a tour guide, she would take us on adventures outside of our protective world..." Tibbs read during the ceremony. During the memorial service her integrity and eagerness to face new challenges were commended. "She really had the best interest of students at heart," Patrick Riley, a Morehouse senior, majoring in the department said. He recalled her helping him produce his first special that aired on the school's television network. The funeral was held November 23 in her hometown of Richmond, Indiana. Her family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Kidney Foundation under her name. Pre-Alumni Council Meets By Dionne Lang mater Contributing Writer The con f erence was held for several reasons: 1) to Representatives from 12 inform students of Pre- historically Black colleges alumni concerns 2} to develop and universities vowed this an agenda 3) to establish a month to carry a message of working relationship between increasing awareness and the councils and 4) to stress fundraising back to their the importance of PAC’s role campuses. in the UNCF. The Southeastern "The conference was a Regional Conference of the United Negro College Fund's (UNCF) Pre-Alumni Council was held this month at Clark Atlanta University. The November 8-11 workshop raised issues ranging from career planing to career success. "This years' attendance was the best ever,” said, Juan McGruder, co advisor of CAU's chapter. A record breaking, 13 of the 17 schools in the region participated. The UNCF's Pre- Alumni Council fPAC) has traditionally functioned to inform students of UNCF’s history, fundraising, and outreach. The Council also instills into the students the importance of commitment and belief in their alma big success. I was very pleased to see so many dedicated students,” said, Michele Rhodes, Clark Atlanta University’s Pre-Alumni advisor. The program is a consortium of 41 private, historically Black colleges and universities. It raises funds and provides services in support of its member institutions. The UNCF institutions provide a quality education for approximately 50,000 men and women. The National Alumni Council’s officials said they were pleased with CAU’s preparations for the conference and that the University could very well be the location of the conference next year. CAU Raises Thousands By Angela D. Gravely Contributing Writer Clark Atlanta University raised over $70,000 in October during its annual Alumni Phon-A-Thon . Students, alumni, faculty and staff contacted former students throughout the nation to ask for gifts toward the CAU Annual Fund. The fund is a general monetary resource that allocates money to university programs and projects. These include education enhancement, student scholarships computer and lab facilities. This years goal is to reach $200,000 by the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1992. This phon-a-thon was a joint effort between CAU and Data Design Consulting Group, said Gay-linn Gatewood-Jasho, project coordinator and systems administrator of CAU. A lot of the credit goes to the consulting firm, said Gatewood-Jasho. "They were able to fix some of our problems immediately." She also said that alumni and students who participated before believed that this was the best organized phon-a- thon CAU has every sponsored. "CAU is making steps in the right direction with good starting blocks. The new system can capture and maintain more information on its constituency," said Michael Pittman, senior vice president of Data Design Consulting Group. The joint effort between CAU and the consulting firm also extends to other alumni office projects, a new alumni directory and other campus systems applications, added Gatewood-Jasho. She also said that the effort of the phon-a-thon met with some realistic drawbacks. Participants did not get a chance to go through all the alumni files and more assistance could have helped. "We're also in a midst of a recession. Some people have been out of work for over a year... and it definately showed when we talked with alumni," said Gatewood-Jasho. They raised $8,325, $5,210 and $4,675. Also, competing undergraduate organizations included the Honors Program, raising $2,335; Best Buddies, with $1,040; and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority with $950 This years major participants included alumni Betsy Monroe, class of 1951; Marcia Glenn, class of 1966; and Maddix Moore, class of 1978,