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MKiiia H An independent student newspaper serving the CAU community bringing the • * 16 News to you. Volume III Number XVII Atlanta , Georgia April 10, 1992 Colgate-Palmolive Company Awards Cole as Model of Excellence Dr. I komas W. Cole accepts Model of Excel lence Award at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. By Dionne Lang Stajf Writer Dr. Thomas Cole Jr. , president of Clark Atlanta University, was re cently named as one of the “Models of Excellence” by the Colgate- Palmolive Company. He joined the list that included former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, baseball legend HankAaron, R&B legend Curtis Mayfield and AIDS researcher Helene Gayle . He received the honor at a Feb. 29, banquet at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, in which Colgate-Palmolive donated $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund. Cole received the Education Award during the “Models of Excel lence” ceremony. A $5,000 schol arship was also given to the Atlanta chapter of the United Negro College Fund, (UNCF) in the name of each of the five recipients. The program was developed to link African-American role models with today's distinguished Atlantans who are living examples of inspiration, according to Colgate- Palmolive. His history of service and achieve ment was praised. It was also noted that he was a forerunner in the movement to increase representa tion of minorities and lower-income families in the fields of engineering and science. Cole has served as director of the Atlanta Resource Center for Sci ence and Engineering, as a visiting professor to such universities as Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology (MIT), a research scientist for Proctor and Gamble, and as a director and consultant for numer ous professional societies. “His career as a model of excel lence is matched by few,” the com pany said. “Formorethan20years, Dr. Cole has served as a model of educational excellence in a field that demands the very best and brightest.” Aaron received the Groundbreaker Award for his achievements on and off the base ball diamond. Citing Aaron’s con tributions in organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the America Cancer Society, the company said he has continued to set the standard off the field. Young received the Civil Rights Award for his career of more than 35 years in public service and Mayfield was awarded the Enter tainment Award for his career as a performer and producer. The com pany praised his social conscience in his music and said his stature in the field of entertainment is as sured. Dr. Gayle, chief of international AIDS research for the U.S. Center for Disease Control, received the Science Award. The award presen tation acknowledged that she is one of the most effective and knowl edgeable leaders in the field. SGA ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 21 FROM 9 A.M. TO 7 P.M. IN THAYER HALL ROOM 121 Departments Undergo Changes to Uplift University By Sharese Shields Contributing Writer The year 2000 will not only pin point the turn of the century but also the turning over of a new leaf in several Clark Atlanta University major departments. As the demands of society rapidly change over the next several years and as more young African-Ameri cans aspire to become proficient in the fields of communications, sci ences, politics and business, these departments recognize the need to make more fundamental and stra tegic accommodations. “One of the largest undertakings we’re moving toward is accredita tion for radio, TV, film, journalism, public relations and speech,” stated Dr. Herbert Eichelberger, interim head of the Division of Communi cation Arts. The department plans to achieve this through the Accred iting Council on Education in Jour nalism and Mass Communications. Dr. Eichelberger indicated that it will be the stepping stone to estab lishing a graduate degree program and that it will necessitate a larger faculty with doctoral degrees. Over the next eight years, courses may be added to the curriculum, but definite plans have not yet been made. Dr. Eichelberger recently implemented a course which stud ies African-American images in the media. The faculty will become more active in generating funds and will encourage students to organize a program to secure donations from alumni, he added. In computer science, a new elec trical engineering program is an ticipated with accreditation by the Computing Science Accreditation Board. In addition, attempts will be made to implement ‘much needed’ Ph.D. program, according to chairman Nazir Warsi. He says that faculty hired in the future will be required to have a doctorate’s degree in computer sci ence. There are 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate students majoring in computer science; these figures are projected to increase to 300 and 100 by the year 2000. Psychology as it relates to the African-American experience will be more strongly emphasized in the psychology department, explained Chairman Carson Lee, by working in conjunction with African-Ameri can studies. Over the next eight years coun seling and human development graduate programs and clinical and counselling undergraduate pro grams will be started. Dr. Lee expressed that the de partment commonly loses its stu dents who are interested in pursu- Continued on page 2 Henderson Names Scott CAU's New Police Chief By LaKesha Gage News Editor Dana M. Scott is her name, and she is Clark Atlanta University’s new chief-of-police, recently ap pointed by CAU Public Safety Di rector, Greg Henderson. Scott has a long list of law en forcement experience that began in 1984 with the Clayton County Po lice Department, where she was a patrol officer and also a participant in undercover vice operations. As the result of her competency and ability she was promoted to the position of internal affairs investi gator. Scott handled formal com plaints within the department as well as complaints for smaller mu nicipal agencies in the county. Scott also was responsible for con ducting the selection process and background investigations of pro spective officers. In 1988 she was appointed as an instructor in the Clayton County Regional Police Continued on page 2