In Their Fields
Page 3 - Spelman Spotlight
Spelman Graduates Succeed
by Dorothy Williams
What do Dr. Jane Browning,
special assistant to President
Donald Stewart; Linda Goode
Bryant, owner and director of Just
Above Midtown, Inc.; Marian
Wright Edelman, Director of the
Children’s Defense Fund; and
actress Marie Thomas Foster have
in common? Well, they’re all
women to state the obvious, but
most important and surprising to
many is that they’re all graduates of
Spelman College. As listed on a
bulletin in the alumnae office last
year, these are just a few of the
women listed as “Distinguished
Spelman Alumnae.” Some others
included as “Distinguished Spel
man Alumnae” included the Asso
ciate Academic Dean at Spelman,
Dr. Kathyryn Brisbane; Herschell
Sullivan Challenor, aide to United
States Representative Charles
Diggs; Effie O’Neal Ellis, special
assistant for health service to the
executive vice president of the
American Medical Association;
and Eleanor Ison Franklin, asso
ciate academic dean at Howard
University School of Medicine.
Reputed by many to have gradu
ated more successful black women
than any other institution in the
country, Spelman College has in
many respects lived up to her repu
tation of par excellence. Women
such as those named above, and
others who have entered and grad
uated from the ranks of Spelman
College, whether they be house
wives or doctors, all seem to reflect
a certain aura of success in every
sense of the word.
Spelman graduates reflect suc
cess in all fields and areas of study.
For instance, the latest report on
former Spelman alumnae indicate
that well over 1,300 of them have
earned advanced degrees and cer
tificates, ranging in fields from act
ing to medicine. Latest sources also
indicate that Spelman alumnae
have attended over 200 colleges,
universities, and professional
schools throughout the country,
attending such notable institutions
as Harvard, Yale, John Hopkins
and Princeton.
Spelman graduates have been
the recipients of many notable
awards, such is the case with the
aforementioned Linda Goode
Bryant who was featured as an
“Essence Woman.” Ms. Bryant was
also featured as an art dealer in
popular Black Enterprise maga
zine. Another case in point is
Sigmas Enhance Their
Community Service Programs
by Sheron Covington
“Sigmas - Building Bridges into
the 80’s,” was the theme of the Phi
Beta Sigma Fraternity conclave,
which was held this summer in San
Francisco. The fraternity, which
boasts a membership of 45,000
plus, has launched a full service
plan to aid the total community.
On the local scene, the effects of
the conference will be felt through
the actions of the Chi chapter at
Morehouse College, with Rodney
Turner, president; Girad Petti
grew, vice president; and Ivory L.
Lyons Jr., treasurer. According to
Lyons, this year the Chi chapter
will re-emphasize all of their pro
gram; bigger and better business,
social action, tutorial programs
and project SAD (Sigmas Attack
YAO
Marian Wright Edelman who was
named by Time magazine four
years ago as one of two hundred
men and women who seem “Most
Likely to Provide the United States
with a New Generation of Leaders.”
Recent successful graduates of
Spelman College include Sheryl
Harris Riley, who at the very young
age of twenty-six serves as Director
of Public Information at local
Channel 30. Her sister, Debra Har
ris, who graduated from Spelman
this past year is currently employed
as an anchorperson for CBS news-
affiliate in Waco, Texas.
Spelman has a long standing rep
utation of successful alumnae.
They have made their marks on the
world in some way or another. You
may do this, too. Think about it...
You just might be one of the next
to be named as a “Distinguished
Spelman Alumnae.”
A Quote To
Remember
Education makes
people easy to
lead, but difficult
to drive; easy to
govern, but im
possible to enslave
Henry Peter Brougham
NBSA Struggle Continues
Defects). Project SAD is a most
noteworthy endeavor, because the
fraternity will work directly with
the National March of Dimes
Foundation, aiming to rid the com
munity of some of the causes and
conditions known to damage life.
The state director of undergrad
uate affairs, Hugh Vanball, a very
strong and positive influence in the
organization, expounded with
great optimism on the projects
scheduled and added that another
of the main goals is to eliminate
physical harassment.
Judging by the enthusiasm of
Lyons and Vanball, Phi Beta
Sigma fraternity will be a very mo
tivating force in the Atlanta Uni
versity Center as well as the nation.
by Kojo Owusu
The Atlanta Chapter of the
National Black Students Associa
tion (NBSA) has launched its fall
program for the year 1978-79. This
year’s first activity was a citywide
meeting for black student leaders
which was held at Clark College on
September 27th. NBSA plans to
follow up with a general meeting of
black students to be held in early
October.
The theme for this year’s
National Program is “Human
Rights From South Africa to the
U.S. A.” Across the country NBSA
chapters will be having forums,
demonstrations, films and other
activities designed to raise the level
of awareness of black students
related to the human rights strug
gles of black people in the United
States as well as those of our broth
ers and sisters across the sea.
Because we feel that a decent and
relevant education is also a human
right, we intend to generate a great
deal of activity around quality and
direction of black education.
Regionally, NBSA plans to con
tinue publishing “UJIMA”, the
black student newsletter which
provides information and analysis
of current events and issues from
the local level to the international
level. The organization is working
to develop the newsletter into
national communications service
for black students. The Southern
Regional Coordinating Committee
also intends to begin circulating
NBSA posters, t-shirts, etc.
throughout the region. Regional
officers will continue to travel
through the area recruiting and
speaking at colleges and universities.
The Atlanta Chapter will also be
supporting and working with stu
dent struggles such as those at
Morehouse psychology depart
ment and the struggle at Atlanta
Junior College. Black students
must get actively involved in the
affairs that affect our education.
Because of the need for black
students to become active in the
affairs of the larger community,
NBSA in conjunction with Satur
day School (Jumamosi Shule), is
launching a tutorial program
which will primarily serve the
University-John Hope Homes area
which surrounds the A.U. Center.
This project will be launched in
early October and tutoring will
take place during weekday after
noon. NBSA has many exciting
plans for this semester and for the
entire school year but in order for
any of them to be effective we need
workers—students who are willing
to give any amount of time to help
out in any area. For info write
NBSA. P. O. Box 92001, Atlanta,
Ga. 30314 or call Dennis at 892-
5025.
If you are interested, join today
because NBSA has declared WAR
on Student apathy. And WE intend
to WIN!!!!!
Kathy Carter Predicts
A Prosperous Year
by Pamela Johnson
Kathy Carter, president of the
Student Government Association
(SGA), very optimistically predicts
a prosperous year for the SGA and
the student body. Her prediction is
based on the enthusiastic group of
cabinet members she will be work
ing with this year. She feels that
through their ability to work har
moniously, that significant pro
gress will be made within the
student government.
Ms. Carter believes that this is a
very critical year for the SGA due
to the considerable deficit in the
budget that is to be alloted to
organizations on campus. She says
that all students will be affected by
the money shortage, but specifi
cally the Spotlight and Reflections
staffs. However, the SGA plans to
sponsor as many cultural, aca
demic and social activities as possi
ble through contacts with such
organizations as the Congress on
Racial Equality (CORE) and the
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP). She is confident that
SGA activities will be conducive to
overall student participation.
Ms. Carter is a native of Bir
mingham, Ala. She is an Arien
majoring in pre-law political
science. She believes that one
should leave her make on this
world, so why not begin by doing
something significant at Spelman.
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