ECSU Magazine 2.1.pmd - Elizabeth City State University

Choir performs atFirst Flight-TuskegeeAirmen ceremonyThe Elizabeth City State University Choir performed ata First Flight Centennial Commemorative Ceremonyfeaturing the famed Tuskegee Airmen in February (2003) atthe Visitors Center of the Wright Brothers Memorial in KillDevil Hills, NC. The ECSU Choir sung the nationalanthem.The First Centennial Commission and the NationalPark Service hosted this ceremony paying special tribute toAfrican-American aviators and particularly the TuskegeeAirmen. The Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first African-American combat pilots, courageously served in the U.S.Army Air Corps during World War II. Despite an era ofsegregation, these men trained at Tuskegee Army Air Fieldand became wartime assets to the U.S. Army.This commemorative ceremony is part of the yearlongFirst Flight Centennial Celebration that includes eventsboth in the Outer Banks and throughout North Carolina,culminating with a six-day celebration at Wright BrothersNational Memorial in Kitty Hawk, December 12-17, 2003.Math CompetitionFaculty and Staff WinnersECSU faculty and staff members in the Department of Math and ComputerScience prepare to distribute awards to students from 13 area schools whocompeted in the regional, annual Math Competition. The competition testsstudents skills in math, algebra I, algebra II, geometry and a comprehensiveround of events. From left to right: Dr. Nwojo Agwu; Dr. Dipendra Sengupta; Mr.Benjamin James; Dr. Vinod Manglik; Dr. Jharna Sengupta.Students from First Flight MiddleSchool display their excitement overthe Regional Math Contest at ECSUby wearing these catchy T-shirts:Got Math? The event drew hundredsof North Carolina youths to competein math and algebra. Dr. JharnaSengupta and Dr. Vinod Manglikcoordinated the event with supportfrom staff and faculty in theDepartment of Mathematics andComputer Science.community outreachECSU MAGAZINE FALL 2003 39