ECSU Magazine 2.1.pmd - Elizabeth City State University

Gallery of Greats calendarincludes ECSU ChancellorChancellor Mickey L.Burnim is one of 11prominent educatorsrecognized by MillerBrewing Company inthis year’s Gallery ofGreats Calendar. MillerBrewing Company hasproduced the Galleryof Greats Calendar for20 years, payingtribute to more than200 outstandingAfrican-Americanleaders in areas suchas politics, business,journalism,entertainment andathletics. The themefor the 2003calendar, “TurningDreams IntoReality,” focuseson the accomplishmentsof key leaders in higher education.Chancellor Burnim was acknowledged for his outstanding leadershipin higher education and for his accomplishments at ECSU, particularly inthe area of information technology. “When I arrived (to ECSU in 1995), wedid not have a campus intranet or widespread access to the Internet,”stated Chancellor Burnim. The university now has “a very welldevelopedintranet with every building connected to the Internet.”Chancellor Burnim was also recognized for making fiscal improvements,upgrading academic programs, and establishing the university’s firstmaster’s degree program in elementary education.The selected educators are all leaders of colleges and universitiesaffiliated with the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund (TMSF). TMSF isthe only national organization of its kind to award four-year meritscholarships to students attending public historically black colleges anduniversities. The Miller Brewing Company, a founding sponsor of theTMSF, is one of its major corporate donors. To purchase commemorative T-shirts,visit the Gallery of Greats website atwww.galleryofgreats.com.A commemorative calendar is free with each purchase.Photo Submitted by The Daily AdvanceFounder’s daughtergives keynote addressat convocationHistory was made at the 112 thFounders Day Convocation held onMarch 5, 2003. The keynote addresswas given by the daughter of one ofthe founders, Mrs. Elizabeth BiasCofield. Mrs. Cofield, the daughter ofthe second president John Henry Bias,is also an alumna of the institution.Having spent most of her youth inElizabeth City, she graduated fromP.W. Moore High School and went onto attend and graduate from ElizabethCity State Normal School, a two-yearprogram at that time. She continuedher education obtaining her B.S.degree from Hampton Institute (VA)and a M.A. degree and professionaldiploma from Columbia UniversityTeachers College (NY).During her illustrious career, Mrs.Cofield became an outstanding highereducation professor andadministrator, anelected official, anda communityleader in theRaleigh-WakeCounty area. ECSU MAGAZINE FALL 2003 37